Edward VIII Proclaimed King in Britain and Empire
Edward VIII was proclaimed king and emperor in London and across the empire. A 41 gun salute rang out in Hyde Park to mark his 41 years, while the Tower of London fired a 62 gun salute for his age and sovereign’s first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford L. Day
Associated Preas
London
Edward VIII
Great Britain
Ireland
India
England
Wales
Scotland
Hyde
College enrollment nears Amarillo College capacity
Amarillo College enrollment for the second semester exceeds 300 students as registrations push the campus toward capacity before the new building is ready next September. Officials note many withdrawals stem from first half exam failures and anticipate transfers from Amarillo High School as final exams occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo College
Amarillo High School
J. F. Mead
Laval Quits With Cabinet in Gold Standard Split
Premier Laval presented his resignation and that of his cabinet to President Albert Lebrun after six radical socialist ministers led by Edouard Herriot quit at party demand. The left blamed Laval for gaining strength as France clung to the gold standard.
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Paris
Laval
France
Albert Lebrun
Edouard Herriot
Perre Laval
Authenticity Is Upheld By 2 Witnesses In Hamlin Confession Case
The Texas trial heard two witnesses confirm George S. Hamlin signed his confession admitting wife murder after a warned statement. Howard Anderson and Norman Minter testified to seeing Hamlin sign after reading it, while cross examination touched on the warning and other confessions. A new angle emerged with Dr. W Scott Johnson to discuss Hamlin’s epileptic fit in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Elo Farwell
George S. Hamlin
Howard Anderson
Potter County
Norman Minter
Amarillo
Hamlin
E. T. Miller
Anderson
Minter
Miller
Adams
Ham- Minter
Blank
Bob Underwood
Gene Howe
News-Globe
W. Scott Johnson
Farwell
Johnson
Jimmie Witherspoon
Hereford
Ham
Congress approves baby bond plan for veterans
Immediate payment of the soldiers bonus wins House approval 346 to 58 after Senate action. The plan authorizes $50 bonds for 3.5 million World War veterans with 3 percent interest from 1937 to 1945, proceeding toward the White House with possible Roosevelt veto.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Burns
Garner
Roosevelt
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Dallas Pharmacy Loses Court Liquor Fight
The Texas Supreme Court denied Bishop Pharmacy of Dallas leave to file a mandamus against the Texas Liquor Control Board. Oak Cliff precinct was deemed dry by a local option vote not rescinded by a county wide wet vote last December, leading the board to deny a package store permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Supreme Court
Bishop Pharmacy of
Dallas
Texas Liquor Control Board
Oak Cliff
Liquor Board
Farm Plan Ready for Introduction in Congress
Washington reports the administration's two year half billion dollar substitute for AAA is prepared as a separate bill. It amends the soil conservation act adding soil fertility measures and aims to maintain a stable farm purchasing power with payments to producers based on land use and crop acreages. Senator Norris challenges its constitutionality as it moves toward formal introduction.
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Washington
AAA
Capitol Hill
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
Senate
Independent Offices
Secretary of Agriculture
Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Arlette Stavisky Seeks Fresh Start in United States
Arlette Stavisky widow of the famed swindler sailed from England to the United States under her maiden name Arlette Simon. After 16 months in jail she was acquitted of complicity in her husband’s large frauds and now aims to rebuild her fortune by pursuing a place on the American stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Visky
United States
Arlette Simon
England
Ethiopian Leader Denies Italian Victor Claims
Ras Desta Demtu, Haile Selassie's son in law, rejects Fascist reports of a 125 mile northward advance and 5000 Ethiopian casualties. He notes several engagements with mixed results while Geneva talks see funding disputes over sanctions and a clash between Aloisi and Guinazu on aid transfers.
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Roy P. Porter
Ras Desta Demptu
Haile Selassie
Ras Desta
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Baron Aloisi
Ruiz Guinazu
Coordination Committee of
Aloisi
League
Guinazu
The Prince of Wales and His Possible Reign
Arthur Brisbane notes public curiosity about the Prince of Wales and how he might resemble past English kings. Americans who met him think he will follow his father’s example, though he offered no definite preference when asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
America
Five Nations Sign New Pact
The League of Nations announced a mutual assistance pact among Great Britain France Turkey Greece and Yugoslavia to act if Italy attacks any member. A special expert committee will study oil embargo viability and invite government reps. no sanctions action on coal iron and steel was taken. Earlier Baron Pompeo Aloisi of Italy protested a 75000 Swiss franc payment to cover sanctions committee expenses.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
Italy
League
Pompeo Aloisi
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas Area
Fair tonight and Thursday with low around 32 degrees in Amarillo. West Texas sees similar calm conditions with slight warming southeast Thursday. New Mexico also fair tonight and Thursday with higher temps in extreme southeast. Temperature extremes recorded 30 to 50. Notes reference Bulla, Lor, Maynerd Lor, Co 00 W Std, PHA Loans, Long-Bell Lbr Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Bulla
Laumber
John Maynerd
Kan
H. T. Collman
U. S
City Wins In Court Battle Over Bond Proceeds
Fort Worth City Council may use 687 500 dollars in bond proceeds for Centennial livestock show buildings and for acquiring necessary sites the Texas Supreme Court ruled. The court answered that the city had the right to use the funds for all purposes stated, making the other questions unnecessary.
Frazier Lemke Law Upheld by District Court
In Cincinnati Judge Robert R. Nevin ruled the amended Frazier Lemke farm moratorium law constitutionalamid a morning session. In San Antonio Flying Cadet Robert S. Atkinson 25 a Kelly Field trainee was critically injured when his attack plane clipped a water tank on takeoff. Winter Oils 10¢ Qt 1900 W 3rd
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Cincinnati
Robert R. Nevin
United States District Court
San Antonio
Robert S. Atkinson
Kelly
Federal study urges war on traffic deaths and federal control
The American Road Builders Association reports that a national traffic survey favors federal licensing and mandatory federal vehicle inspections. It says metallurgy and fuel tech created a dangerous machine and calls for constitutional amendment to place traffic control under federal authority. Frank J. McDevitt directed the survey in St. Louis.
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Cleveland
U.P
American Road Builders’ Association
Congress
Frank J. McDevitt
St. Louis
Contractor Claim Denied by City Dads
The Panhandle Construction Company of Lubbock sought 4200 for extras on the PWA water system enlargement, but the city commission denied the claim as submitted after the final estimate. Texas Public Works Administration officials acted as arbitrators. The manager was authorized to advertise for two sewer trucks and to repair the city barn at Fourth and Monroe. The commission also approved paving a leave-out on Street at 1009 Madison Avenue.
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Panhandie Construction Company
Lubbock
PWA
Public Works Administration
Texas
City Commission
H. R. Smith
Fourth
Monroe Street
Madison Avenue
Tobacco Road Opens at 8 45 Tonight in Municipal Auditorium
The play Tobacco Road starts at 8 45 with near sellout prospects in the Municipal Auditorium. Tickets are on sale after 6 at the auditorium box office and reservations are possible at City Drug No 1 on Polk Street for 55 cents to 2 20. Extra stage hands accelerate curtain setup due to 2600 seat capacity. Train delays from Tulsa affect opening.
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Tobacco Road
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug No. 1
Polk Street
Tulsa
Oklo
Amarillo
Huey Long Machine Maintains Firm Louisiana Control
Incomplete returns from Louisiana Democratic primary show Judge Richard Leche leading with 79 649 votes over Cleveland Dear as Huey P Long's machine appears to retain absolute power for four more years. New Orleans precincts reported Leche ahead clearly amid fraud allegations as Long supporters claim a landslide victory across the state.
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Richard Lewhe
Long
Cleveland Dear
New Orleans
Leche
Dear
Huey
I. I. Femrite
U.A
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Midwest Hit By Cold Wave Across Plains
A severe cold wave swept the plains bringing the coldest weather of the season. Snow of up to two inches fell overnight as a northern gale moved from a high pressure area centered east of the region. Temperatures plunged with reads like Winnipeg 40 below and Minneapolis 36 below, while the forecast called for more cold tonight then a warming trend tomorrow.
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Kansas City
U.P
Middlewest
Plains States
Canada
Medicine Hat
Missouri
Iowa
Canadian
North Pole
Winipeg
Huron
Bismarck
N. D
Moorhead
Minn
Minneapolis
Decorah
Spencer
Omaha
Sioux City
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Kirksville
Dakotas
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Government Weather Bureau
A Meter for Household Rows and Phon Noise
A Globe News Want Ad uses a playful note on phon readings to advertise a six room home at 1205 Bowie with electrical appliances and a double garage. The piece contrasts low whispers with high disputes, quoting phons from a dressmaker’s bill discussion.
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London Electrical College
Globe News
Bowie
Maverick complains about cowboy tunes in radio and shows
Rep Maury Maverick of Texas voices fatigue with cowboy songs and ranch imagery. He criticizes lines like Boots and Saddle as inauthentic, notes cowpunchers seldom sing, and questions Home on the Range as phony despite being a favorite of President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Maury Maverick
Texas Mavericks
Lone Prairie
Maverick
Texas
Roosevelt
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New York
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Sidney
Lee Edward VIII
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U. 8
T. R
Arthur Brisbane
Globe
Brisbane
Joseph E. Sharkey
PHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
Fort Worth
Midwest
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