Bruce and Gilbert Face Possible Divorce Amid Separation
Hollywood reports John Albert Gilbert and Virginia Bruce, married August 1932, have separated after disputes. Bruce says reconciliation possible while living with her parents. their five month old daughter Susan remains with Bruce. Gilbert, 35, has cited his past marriages to Olivia Burwell Leatrice Joy and Ina Claire.
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John Albert
Virginia Bruce
Gilbert
Olivia Burwell
Leatrice Joy
Ina Claire
Susan
Miss Bruce
Miss Claire
Greta Garbo
Treasury Set Gold Price At Thirty Four Forty Five
Secretary Morgenthau announced a new gold price of 34.45 dollars per ounce for newly mined domestic gold starting January 16. He set a Wednesday night deadline for delivery of all gold held by individuals to the Treasury, excluding Federal Reserve banks.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve Banks
RFC
Roosevelt advocates redefining dollar powers for periodic revaluations
President Roosevelt asked Congress to redefine his dollar powers to allow periodic revaluations within a 50 to 60 percent range of the present gold content. He argued a sound and adequate currency system could be organized despite internal dissent.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
No Fan Dance barred by New Orleans police
George Reyer the New Orleans police superintendent ordered the fan dance revue stopped at midnight as he called it immoral and obscene. Marcus Revue counsel seeks to enjoin police from barring future performances while A B Marcus defends the show as high moral character.
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George Reyer
Marcus
City Auditorium
Beyer
A. B. Marcus
Embargo on Wheat Shipments Declared Nonbinding
A three judge federal panel in Fargo holds North Dakota's wheat embargo and related law issued by Governor William A. Langer has no force. The ruling asserts interstate commerce power lies with Congress and blocks further embargo attempts. The action stemmed from a suit by North Dakota elevator companies against the governor and the state railroad commission.
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William A. Langer
John B. Sanborn
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Andrew Miller
M. Joyce
Federal District Court
State Railroad Commission
Congress
Robbers Kidnap Pair After Wild Ride Near Frederick
M. D. McCurley and M. S. Williams of Vernon Texas were kidnapped by four highwaymen who forced them into two cars and drove about 50 miles before releasing them unharmed ten miles east of Frederick Oklahoma. The robbers took $10. They fled and left no trace.
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Frederick
Okla
M. D. McCurley
Vernon
Tex
M. S. Williams
Childress
Oklainton
Texas
Davidson
Deep Red Creek
McCurley
Williams
Amarillo Churches Protest Marcus Show In Fair Week
In Amarillo a Sunday protest against the Marcus Show at the Tri State Fair planned for next week was organized by church members. About 1000 petitions were signed by noon Monday urging cancellation on grounds of obscenity. The protest was led by Rev. J. T. McClure, with laymen and pastors coordinating at Polk Street Methodist Church.
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Amarillo
Marcus
J. T. McClure
Polk Street Methodist
McClure
Roy C. Snodgrass
Dr. McClure
Soviet Sees Sensation in New Spy Case
Nine foreigners and 20 Russians were arrested in a Soviet espionage case linked to the Control Company branch of Societe Des Surveillances Geneva. The arrests spanned four months from September to December, with Austrian brothers Josef and Karl Weinzettl central to the case.
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Moscow
Metropolitan-Vickers
Germany
Austria
Denmark
Societe Des Surveillances, Limited
Geneva
Josef and
Karl Weinzettl
Silvain Bernhardt
Belgium
Emil Fleischle
Herbert
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast shows Amarillo and nearby areas partly cloudy and slightly cooler tonight and Tuesday with possible light snow. West Texas mostly cloudy with likely colder conditions tonight and Tuesday, north portion especially cold. New Mexico fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Temperatures today range from 35 to 46.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Prosecution Opens Case On Rheta Wynekoop Death
Assistant State's Attorney Charles Dougherty outlined the scene at the Wynekoop home describing Rheta Wynekoop’s death on the operating table. He argued 62 year old Dr. Alice Wynekoop planned and carried out the murder using chloroform and a pistol wound to Rheta’s heart. The detailed opening covered clothing, a pistol, a chloroform-soaked towel, and the basement surgical room to argue for homicide.
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Criminal Courts
Chicago
Charles 8
Dougherty
Rheta Wynekoop
Alice L. Wynekoop
Wynekoop
Rheta
Frank Turner Dies Sudden Death in Amarillo
Frank P. Turner 41, Amarillo tire representative for Kelly-Springfield since 1925, died suddenly at his Herring Hotel apartment. Heart attack caused his death as he prepared to leave for his office. Survived by widow, mother, two sisters, and two brothers. Funeral at N. B. Griggs & Sons chapel with Bishop Seaman officiating. Body to Fort Worth for burial. He was active in racing, highway projects, and civic affairs. Turner born August 20, 1892 in Wortham, Texas.
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Frank P. Turner
Amarillo
Turner
Herring Hotel
Kelly- Springfield Tire
West Texas
Kelly-Springfield
Fort Worth
C. J. Turner
Robert Tadlock
Charley
Will
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
E. Cecil Seaman
Episcopal Church
Mr. Turner
Wortham
Texas
Kelly-Springfield Company
Abilene
Federal Expense Up During Fiscal Year
Government expenses and receipts through January 12 show a deficit and changing cash balance compared with the same period last year. Expenditures reach 83 trillion plus, receipts around 1.58 quadrillion, yielding a sizable deficit and cash balance of about 717 billion.
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Washington
Air Mail Stops Depend On Support by Public
Amarillo officials and business leaders push to keep multiple air mail stops amid proposed TWA schedules. Postmaster and postal supervisor cite lack of department change and seek public support to avoid reducing Amarillo’s stops from four per direction.
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Amarillo
Transcontinental & Western Air
Postal Department
Ross D. Rogers
Floyd Cooper
A. Cistler
All Mail
Rogers
Washington
T.W.A
Cisier
FE Dilday
Fort Worth
Young Insull in Jail Return to Toronto Probable
Martin J. Insull former Chicago utilities operator was jailed after a weekly chambers court denied his release. He faces extradition to Cook County Illinois on larceny and embezzlement charges linked to Midwest Utilities collapse. He plans further appeals from the extradition order issued last fall while residing in Orillia Ontario.
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Martin J. Insull
Chicago
Charles Garrow
Chambers
Insull
Cook County
Ilinois
Mid- West
A. C. Kingstone
Orillia
Ont
Insull Sr Denied Entry to Turkey
Istanbul authorities refuse entry to Samuel Insull Sr former Chicago utilities magnate after instruction from Turkish interior minister Shukra Kaya Bey. The police were directed today not to permit his arrival in Turkey.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Japan Should Watch Russia Says Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane argues in his Globe column that Japan should focus on the Russian threat near Manchukuo rather than US hostility. He notes Admiral Suetsugu’s quoted comments and cites air factory capacity in Russia as a warning.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Exitar
Nate
Culbertsons Out Of Bridge Tourney Finals Tomorrow
NEW YORK January 15 The Grand National Championship of the United States Bridge Association will be settled without Culbertson as Ely Culbertson and his partner Theodore Lightner were eliminated yesterday Lightner’s luckless double doomed Culbertsons team The finals pit Malowan Langdon Rusinow Bachner against Burnstine Jacoby Schenken Gottlieb from New York The Culbertsons finished by 2740 points in a separate match and the event will run 100 boards.
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New York
United States
Grau resigns as Cuba faces shaky throne
Havana reports Ramon Grau San Martin was ousted as president after his resignation, with Carson Hevia named by the revolutionary junta to succeed him amid a 24 hour deadlock over the leadership. The government also seized control of major Cuban Electric Company facilities after a strike and power cut across the island. An informal protest is planned with Cuban authorities over the seizure of the American owned company assets.
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Havana
Carson Hevia
Cuba
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau San Martin
Carlos Mendieta
Mendieta
Hevia
Washington
U.P
Phillips
Cotton Prices Jump on Market Opening Rally
New Orleans traders saw cotton futures rise above 11 cents a pound as the market opened. Initial transactions pushed futures up about 1 to 1.10 a bale, marking a roughly seven dollar bale gain since post Christmas.
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New Orleans
Roosevelt urges dollar revaluation and gold control
In a brief message, Roosevelt calls for a dollar revaluation to drop to at least 60 percent of its gold value, urges Congress to seize permanent possession of all monetary gold, and proposes a $2 billion stabilization fund from gold profits to manage foreign exchange. He also favors a permanent ban on gold circulation and holds back on silver recommendations pending study.
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Washington
Ian
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
Senate Passes RFC Extension With Increased Lending Power
The Senate approved the administration bill to extend the Reconstruction Finance Corporation's life to February 1, 1995 and expand its lending authority by 450 million dollars. A federal fund would regulate dollar and bond values, amid testimony about monetary policy and a reshaped Treasury program.
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RFC
Washington
Jan
Senate
Dollar
Snow Forecast Fizzles as Amarillo Weather Says False Alarm
H T Collman head weatherman of the U S Weather Bureau in Amarillo cautions that snow is unlikely this region. He notes any snow would have to originate locally and says there is no weather elsewhere. Smoke from Borger carbon black plants darkens skies near Amarillo while Canadian Gas forecaster F B Greenwood reports lingering clouds north of the city clearing by noon.
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Amarillo
H. T. Collman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mr. Collman
Borger
Japan Land Hungry Now Over-Populated
Washington January 15 1944 Warren Thompson of the Scripps Foundation warned birth control advocates that Japan faces overpopulation and will seek new territories in the Far East. He cited the Philippines and western Pacific colonies along with Italy and Germany as potential flashpoints, saying conquest is not a lasting solution.
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Japan
Far East
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Thompson
Scripps Foundation
Philippines
Western Pacific
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