Italian Cabinet approves war measures amid Ethiopian front flare
Italy's cabinet endorsed three new wartime steps after a report of a southern Ethiopian front flank threat. 15,000 Italian native troops were in danger, while 15,000 white soldiers camped near Neghelli. Ethiopian forces claimed a raid killed 35 Italians and seized four trucks as Mussolini boosted troops with 50,000 workers behind the lines.
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Roy P. Porter
Associated Press
Italy
Wadara
Rome
Addis Ababa
Rodolfo Graziani
Neghelli
Ethiopian War Office
Mussolini
Council of Ministers
East Africa
Shale
Ras Seyoum
Northern Front
Addi Abba
Europe
High Command
Pietro Badoglio
Maikale
Badoglio
Crown Funeral Sees King George Left Beside His Father
King George laid to rest at Windsor behind a royal vault as the crown is removed before the altar. The simple Church of England service, broadcast worldwide, marks the end of an era while England mourns at Windsor Castle.
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Windsor Castle
Eton
England
George
King Edward VII
Queen Victoria
Church of England
Archbishop of Canterbury
Britain
South Africa
Holy Ganges
India
Congress to take up farm plan within a week
President Roosevelt and officials discussed financing the new farm program as the Senate received the soil conservation subsidy plan. A $440 million annual cost was projected for the temporary farm bill with tax funding under consideration and talks on regaining funds returned to processors. Germany’s Hitler warned peace hinges on honor while vowing steadfastness if attacked.
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Washington
Senate
Cummings
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
White House
Morgenthau
Wallace
Daniel W. Bell
Agricultural Committee
Supreme Court
AAA
Bankhead
Smith
South Carolina
Amarillo Man on Trial Over Wife Slaying
George Hamlin faced jurors in his second trial with psychiatrist Dr. A T Hanratta testifying Hamlin was sane when he killed his wife Irene Hare amid illness at their Amarillo home. The defense pressed cross examination as a 14 page hypothetical question reviewed Hamlin’s life including a 1926 California fireman injury.
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Farwell
George Hamlin
Irene Hare
Amarillo
Janice
A. T. Hanratta
Wichita Falls
Palmer County
Hamlin
Hanratta
E. T. Miller
E. A. Simpson
Oakland
Calif
Plight of 1200 Is Dire in Amarillo Relief Drive
Rosa Fortuny of the Catholic Welfare Bureau outlined the dire case of about 300 families or roughly 1200 people under the agency care as workers in the Feed the Hungry Appeal reported on their fund drive. The Community Chest faces a lack of funds and burden on individuals amid hunger and cold.
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Amarillo
Meedy
Catholic Welfare Bureau
Rosa Fortuny
West Texas
Amanillo
Manlands Three Jobs From Tiny Want Ad
A. K. Manning of 3513 A West Eighth Street placed a 17 word Want Ad in the Globe News Want Ads. The 7 day listing cost $2.04 and directly yielded three jobs. The ad read FLOOR LANDING especialive in old floors. Investigate payment plan trade. American Floor Sanders, Dial 5890.
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A. K
Manning
West Eighth Street
Amarillo
Globe News
U S Inventor Threatens to Sell Fastest Tank Abroad
New York January 30 America's top war vehicle designer J Walter Christie demands 450000 dollars from the War Department or he will sell his new rocket tank to Germany or Russia. He claims the flying tank can reach 100 miles per hour on wheels and 65 on caterpillar tread, carries 2 3 men with a 77 millimeter gun, weighs 4500 pounds and is highly inconspicuous. He says two thousand such tanks would render infantry unnecessary.
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New York
America
Russia
Germany
United States War Department
Itate
J. Walter Christie
Harry H. Woodring
Washington
Christie
War Department
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Declared Free From Columbia Control
The Delaware Federal District Court issued a consent decree in a Justice Department anti trust case against Columbia Gas and Electric. It ends direct domination over Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and requires a trustee to oversee Panhandle Eastern stock and voting rights to restore competitive gas distribution across multiple Midwestern states.
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Washington
U.R
Columbia Gas and Electric Company
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company
Delaware Federal District Court
Justice Department
Columbia Gas and Electric
Middle Western
Muncie
Ind
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Kansas City
St. Louis
Detroit
Kansas
Missouri
Bitterness Held Motive in San Angelo Shooting
A 19 year old youth’s bitterness over disruption of his family was named the motive in an inquest at San Angelo. The shooting near the airport killed Miss Eleanor Robinson of Tuscaloosa Alabama and R A Oakes Jr of Fort Worth. Oakes Sr testified the youth vowed to kill the woman saying she wrecked their home.
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Miss Robinson
Sister of Horace Russell Seriously Ill In Los Angeles
Mrs. Charles Woodburn of 1721 Tyler Street left by plane for Los Angeles today as her sister Mrs. Gordon C. Eastman lies critically ill after an appendectomy Monday followed by pneumonia. Eastman, once an Amarillo resident and raised here, is Horace M. Russell’s sister and also sister to Louise and Cora Russell.
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Charles Woodburn
Tyler Street
Los Angeles
Gordon C. Eastman
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicin ity expect fair and warmer conditions tonight and Friday with a low around 20 degrees. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies in the north and unsettled conditions in the south with rain likely in the southwest tonight and Friday. New Mexico trends fair weather tonight and Friday with warmer conditions in the northeast tonight and in the east Friday. Temperature extremes recorded to 1 pm ranged from 11 to 28. Snow totaled two and a quarter inches with .24 inch moisture over the last 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Wastage in Panhandle Triggers Lone Star Gas Shift
Uncertain Panhandle gas supply prompts Lone Star Gas to seek new resources in Anderson County. P M Biddison testifies in Wichita Falls rate case as Lone Star builds a 100 mile Cayuga to Dallas pipeline to secure service. Community Natural Gas seeks to block a rate cut to 61 cents per 1000 cubic feet.
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Austin
Panhandle
Lone Star Gas Company
Anderson County
P. M. Biddison
Wichita Falls
Lone Star System
Cayuga Field
Dallas
Biddison
Community Natural Gas Company
Lone Star
Railroad Commission
Community Gas Company
Roosevelt Letter Seeks 2.25 Billion Bonus Appropriation
President Roosevelt requested a 2 249 178 375 appropriation to cover veterans bonus payments. Speaker Burns will refer the letter to the appropriations committee. Chairman Doughton of Ways and Means said tax legislation would not necessarily be needed and planned to await White House or treasury guidance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Burns
Appropriations Committee
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Treasury
Congress
Veterans’ Administration
Texas Chief Will Reply to Landon Speech
Gov. James V. Allred of Texas plans a formal reply to Alf Landon’s Kansas Day address at the Texas Democratic State Executive Committee meeting in Austin. The session aims to pick Texas delegates to the Democratic National Convention, choose a state convention site, and possibly instruct the delegation.
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Austin
U.P
James V. Allred
Texas
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Texas Democratic State Executive Committee
Philadelphia
Missing Penal Code Articles Found in 1925 Texas Revision
Austin officials work to preserve 150 penal code articles omitted from the 1925 revision signed by Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson. Missing items include penalties for neglect of duties, nepotism, felony drafting, public peace offenses, morals, decency, and portions of banking law.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
William McCraw
Amarillo Dances For Crippled Tots Benefit Tonight
Amarillo and the Crippled Children's Council sponsor three dances at The Nat The Roseland and the Masonic Temple to honor President Roosevelt's birthday Proceeds split 70 percent for local crippled children and 30 percent for the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. Bert McCullough chairs the event. Proceeds from prior years totaled over 700 dollars for Amarillo and smaller gifts from nearby towns.
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Amarillo
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Roseland
Masonic Temple
Mission of Rialto Theaters
Bert McCullough
Crippled Children’s Council
George Hammock
Crippled Children's Council of
Panhandle
Berger
Hereford
Roosevelt
McCullough
Crippled Children's Council
Snow Snow, Sleet Hit Texas Highs and Crashes
Snow and sleet battered North and West Texas with temperatures from seven to forty degrees. An American Airlines plane crashed near Denton, injuring pilot Ted Kincannon and lightly injuring five passengers. Multiple automobile accidents followed as weather worsened.
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Associated Press
Texas Sun
Texas
American Airlines
Denton
Ted Kincannon
Fort Worth
Poll Tax Revenue in Potter County Stalls Near Half of 1934
Potter County tax collector Miss Jewell Davidson reports noon totals at 5 257, about half the 1934 figure. With national politics drawing interest, turnout may rise, yet payments lag. About 10 000 taxes expected, 1 500 exemptions issued, most permanent for seniors 60 plus. Office hours extended to 7 30 tonight and Friday to midnight.
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Potter County
Jewell Davidson
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By Paul Kecskemeti
United Press Staff
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U. S
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Is ‘Free’ of
Columbia Gas Control
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Tass
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Manchukuo
Ulan Bator
Outer Mongolia
Mongolia
Japan War Office
Foryo
War Office
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W. 5Th
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Long-Bell Lbr. Co
Horace Russell
Landon
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Plainview Lions District Meeting
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American Business Club
Lions Clubs
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James Roosevelt
Waldorf- Astoria
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Louis M. Howe
Howe
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