First Texas state old age pension checks arrive in Amarillo
Two hundred elderly residents in Amarillo received their initial state old age pension checks marking the start of social security in Texas. The monthly payments come from a mix of state liquor tax funds and federal support, aiding those in need without shame. David H. Freeman, 306 North Houston Street, was the first to receive his check at the post office.
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Amarillo
Texas
Pos
David H. Freeman
North
Houston Street
Second Siamese Twin Dies Before Operation
In Medford Massachusetts the second Siamese twin died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after surgeons abandoned plans for a severance operation. Mary survived briefly after birth but died following respiratory and treatment complications. Carina had died earlier. Dr. John B. Vernaglia, who delivered the twins, spoke of slim odds of recovery and the decision to halt surgery.
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Medford
Maas
Lawrence Memorial
John B. Vernaglia
Vernaglia
Recess Taken in Frink Suit Against Helen Hayes
Recess was taken early in the hearing of Carol Frink's $100,000 alienation of affections suit against Helen Hayes. Court corridors buzzed with rumors that lawyers were attempting a settlement.
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Chicago
U.P
Carol Frink
Helen Hayes
Light Showers Ineffectual in Stricken Area
United Press reports a vast drought across the Northwest driving grain prices higher. Farmers face poverty amid chinch bugs and grasshoppers as scattered showers fail to relieve the heat. Officials urge federal aid while drought-struck regions from the Dakotas to Iowa suffer. Mayor Eric Wallin of Steele, North Dakota, warns of actual want on many farms.
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United Press
Chicago
U.P
Great Agricultural Northwest
Ohio
Missouri
Canada
Winnipeg
Dakotas
Wyoming
Montana
Iowa
Drouth
Eric Wallin
Steele, N. D
Plow That Broke the Plains Shown With Soviet Films in New York
Horace M. Russell, Amarillo businessman, reported in New York that The Plow That Broke the Plains shared billing at the Cameo Theater on 42nd Street with May Day in Moscow and News Spots from U. S. 8.R. The Plow was made by the Resettlement Administration, an agency of the U.S. government, while the other two were released by the National Russian Picture Exhibiting Company.
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Times Square
New York City
Moscow
U.S
New York
Cameo Theater
Amkinos
Rusell
West
Amarillo to Pick Post Office Site and Price
The federal government seeks a new post office site in Amarillo with a $750,000 building budget. Proposals from property owners will be opened publicly as the Treasury Public Works Division requests purchase prices and donations of property. Corner lots and interior lots with specified frontage and depth are described and alternate street frontages will be considered.
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Amarillo
Federal
Congress
Procurement Division
Public Works Branch
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
GOP Charges Plank Thefts Across 1936 Platforms
Chicago July 3. John D. M. Hamilton Republican national chairman accuses Democratic modelers of plagiarizing planks from the Republican platform. He cites anti monopoly and civil service pledges as copied ahead of the Democratic convention.
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Chicago
John D. M. Hamilton
Illinois Republican Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Hamilton
Convicts Captured While Asleep in Auto
In Groesbeck Texas two escapees Luke Trammell and Forrest Gibson were captured after being startled from sleep in a stalled car near Thornton. Night Warden T. T. Easley and a prison guard seized them at 1 10 A.M. and they were taken to Limestone County jail bound for Huntsville.
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Trammell and Gibson
Limestone County
State
Huntsville
Balloon race kicks off from Denver for national event
Six balloonists launch a pre Independence Day adventure from Denver’s mile high airport in the 24th annual national balloon race. The winner earns a chance to represent the United States in Poland for the James Gordon Bennett International race next month and may chase a distance record.
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Denver
United States
Poland
Watermelon Thief Puzzle Baffles Police Expert
Charles Williams, a Black man, was convicted of stealing a watermelon. William Wright attempted to fingerprint him, discovering Williams had six fingers. It took two hours to decide how to fingerprint a six-fingered man, as official cards offer only five spaces. Headquarters advised using two cards.
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New York
Charles Williams
William Wright
Wright
Williams
Headquarters
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas shows fair conditions tonight and Saturday with a few clouds Sunday and Monday. New Mexico also fair tonight and Saturday with warmer northwest portions. Temperature extremes reach 68 degrees today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Northwest
Fischer to broadcast on Texas Quality network Friday nights
Governor candidate W. Fischer will air a campaign broadcast on the Texas Quality network at 8 p.m. each Friday night. Campaign manager Jim Williams says the slot will continue weekly until the first primary on July 25.
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W. Fischer
Texas Quality Network
Jim Williams
Panhandle
Official Democratic ballot list for July 25 election
County Clerk Ted Blackburn holds the ballot for distribution on election day. Absentee voters may obtain ballots beginning Sunday. Names listed include U S Senator J Edward Glenn. Governor P Pierce Brooks. Lieutenant Governor Walter F Woodul. Attorney General William McCross. Chief Justice C M Cureton. Associate Justice Richard Critz. Judge O B Lattimore. State Railroad Commissioner to be continued on Ballot Page 2.
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Ted Blackburn
United States
J. Edward Glenn
Bosque County
Guy B. Fisher
San Augustine
Richard C. Bush
McLennan County
Joe H. Eagle
Harris County
Morris Sheppard
Bowie County
Joseph H. Price
Tarrant County
P. Pierce Brooks
Dallas County
F. W. Fischer
Smith County
James V. Allred
Wichita County
Tom F. Hunter
Roy Sanderford
Bell County
Walter F. Woodul
William McCross
Supreme Court
C. M. Cureton
Richard Critz
Williamson County
Court of Criminal Appeals
O. 8. Lattimore
Travis County
Elephant tusk teeth delightfully snap at a Democrat
A centenarian has false teeth carved from an elephant tusk. The new teeth are mostly satisfactory though they occasionally snap at a Democrat, causing periodic comic trouble in daily life.
Spokane Plays for Zioncheck in Secluded Homecoming
Seattle July 3 Marion A Zioncheck faced his district after a trip with his wife in seclusion. He traveled by train through Idaho Washington state while a band played at Spokane station and he stayed in a locked compartment. His wife arrived by airplane, a surprise to locals amid a warrant for her arrest by former landlady Mrs Benjamin Young. An 18th candidate for the congressional post appeared today. FHA LOANS. Long Bell Lbr Co
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Seattle
Marion A. Zioncheck
Bitter Root
Idaho
Washington State
Spokane
Zioncheck
Fast
Benjamin Young
Amarillo Prepares for Glorious Fourth Celebrations
Amarilloans head into a long Fourth of July weekend with business hours extended and plans for a major Independence Day crash show at Tri-State Fair grounds by Hanson Post of the American Legion. The city joins a Clarendon highway parade and the Donley County Pioneer Round-Up, while the Red Cross warns of firework related injuries and urges caution among revelers.
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Amarillo
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Hanson Post
The
American Legion
American Red Cross
Police and Fire Departments
Sheriff's Office
Soothsayer fails to soothe as clients miss valuables
More than a dozen Amarillo residents sought the clairvoyant’s help using official and private sources. Victims told of leaving money and cherished items, including a wedding band and rings, with the soothsayer while she pondered problems. A sign claimed she was away at a beauty salon.
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Harold Speaks
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Walter Welford
North Dakota
Elmer Holt
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Tom Berry
South Dakota
Mary
Carina
Diego
Dick) Fiorenza
Everett
Sehmeting
Germany
Louis
America
Dust Film
GOP
Plank
DEMOS
John Maynard
Ltr
U.S. Pat. of
Arthur Brisbane
Globe
Brisbane
Paris
Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Coleridge
Xanadu
Fischer
Pensions
Congressman
FHA
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
Harrison Street
Mattoe
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