Administration launches real drive on low mood spending
The Roosevelt administration unveils an $8.5 billion relief push as the new fiscal year opens. WPA, CCC, and public works receive large funding boosts to employ up to about 3 million. the Navy and other agencies gain funds to stave off unemployment amid a rapid industrial decline.
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Roosevelt
Army and Navy
Public Works Departments
Treasury
Federal Reserve
WPA
CCC
National Youth Administration
Navy
Army
Air Corps
Navy Air Corps
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
TVA
Miniature golf craze returns to Amarillo city scene
Crowds fill the ground near the Colonial Kitchen as Amarillo resumes the miniature golf fad on West Tenth Street. Ben Manning Jr renews the craze with 10 cent games, 18 holes plus prizes, while auditions and local entertainment events unfold at the Amarillo Hotel and Rialto.
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West Tenth Street
Colonial Kitchen
Ben Manning, Jr
Panhandle
United States
Railroads update mentions assignments and visits across divisions
In Amarillo division staff changes include Frank Fidler assigned to work train service. A D Lowe attends brotherhood business in Amarillo. W L Brush joins Amarillo area visit with his injured son. H R Smith attends a Railway Express meeting in Wichita. J M Davis and family spend weekend in Childress. C B Elliott and G H Dougherty are visiting foreign railroad representatives. John F E Drummond travels for Missouri–Kansas–Texas lines in Wichita.
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Frank Fidler
Amarillo
C. 8. Elliott
Southern Pacific Lines
Fort Worth
G. H. Dougherty
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Dallas
John FE. Drummond
Misson Eeeiennes Lines
Wichita
Fourth of July dance plans draw crowds at country club
The group will swim and attend a breakfast dance from 8 to 11 on Monday morning, with swimming included. Nat hosts a July Fourth dance that evening, aimed at the older set, while Don Crossett in Roseland stages another Fourth dance with Roy Divin and his Dixieland band. A German dance at El Taos is planned, and a top band leader offered engagement for the Fourth. Greta Garbo is courted for a film in Italy with Capra directing if she agrees, while Metro books another potential comedy vehicle in Hollywood.
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Canary Room
Amarillo Hotel
Eddie Baumel
Don Crossett
Roseland
Roy Divin
Don
el Taos
Italy
Greta Garbo
Frank Capra
Metro
Hollywood
Tax money to be paid to 19 Texas counties
Taxes on University of Texas land valued at 3,953,551 dollars by the state tax board will be paid to 19 counties by the state this year. The valuations were adopted yesterday under the state act to furnish adequate funds to counties.
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Austin
Tex
U.P
University of Texas
State
Republican program committee to host public problems institute
Chicago July 1 a series of round table discussions on political and economic issues will run August 1 to 6 at Northwestern University Evanston chaired by Glenn Frank with about 150 committee members and 25 advisers. Topics include labor agriculture social security finance relief civil service and political liberty. The project aims to audit the New Deal report national policy and restate party philosophy.
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Chicago
Republican Program Committee
Glenn Frank
Great Britain
University land holdings expand by re bounding and resurvey
Large areas of public land formerly free from taxation are now reassessed. Resurveys and re bounding increased University holdings by 67 672 acres to 2 262 487 acres. Ward and Reagan counties show no local tax equalization boards meeting. Lands are assessed at the same rate as continuous property under the law.
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Ward
Reagan
Dick Powell Welcomes Baby Girl Ellen
Hollywood report says Dick Powell and wife Joan Blondell welcomed an eight pound baby girl yesterday. The infant will be christened Ellen. Also noted is a historical aside that the first gold mined in the U S came from the Appalachians.
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Dick Powell
Hollywood
U.P
Joan Blondell
Ellen
The
U. S
Appalachians
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