Redistricting Potter County Precincts Probed by Court
A debate over redrawing Potter County commission precincts pits Amarillo dominated District No. 1 against rural areas. Precincts four with voters totaling about 9,287 and uneven distribution spark arguments for and against redistricting. The commissioners may vote at August session if the issue advances.
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Potter County
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Lon Sellars
Amarillo
Mark Parker
St. Francis
John Winters
West Amarillo
Dan Pavillard
Pleasant Valley
Texas
Commissioners Court
FDR Aides Named For New 10 000 Year Posts In White House
President Roosevelt picks Laughlin Currie economist William H. McReynolds and James H. Rowe Jr for the first three $10,000-a-year assistants in the reorganization drive. Currie is linked to New Deal spending ideas. McReynolds has long served in government personnel work. Rowe works with Brig. Gen. Watson in the White House secretariat. Three more assistants to be named later.
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Laughlin Currie
Federal Reserve Board
William H. McReynolds
Secretary of the Treasury
James H. Rowe, Jr
Edwin M. Watson
White House
Currie
Roosevelt
Marriner S. Eccles
Treasury Holds Foreign Silver Price At 35 Cents
The treasury retained its foreign silver price at 35 cents an ounce today. The report notes no change in the official valuation and references ongoing market considerations.
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Washington
Treasury
First Step in Salvage Of Squalus Completed
The Squalus and 26 bodies were lifted from the ocean floor in a pontoon cradle near Portsmouth New Hampshire. The bow rose first, then the stern hung on the sea bed as air pumps leveled the craft, with the operation visible at 9 05 AM. Salvage of the French submarine Phenix at Cam Ranh naval base failed after cables snapped during a 300 foot depth lift.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. S
Falcon
Saigon
Indo-China
China Sea
Cam Ranh
Suspect to Deny Cleveland Torso Murder Charge
Fred P. Soukup attorney for Frank Dole zal said the bricklayer will deny involvement in the July case tied to Mrs. Florence Polillo. The suspect faces grand jury action expected later this month in Cleveland's string of 12 torso murders.
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Cleveland
Fred P. Soukup
Frank Dolezal
Florence Polillo
Garner Clique Fighting For Domination
Garner-for-President organizers push to bar federal officials from political activity to deny Roosevelt control of the 1940 Democratic nominating convention. Vice President Garner backs the Hatch bill as a check on administration influence. Texas advisers urge broader exclusion of federal jobholders from delegations. See POLITICS Page 2
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Washington
John N. Garner
Texas
Garner
Roosevelt
Hatch
Senate
Mosquito Massacre by Amarillo Health Unit
Amarillo health officials say 22 barrels of crude oil were poured on lake surfaces to suffocate wrigglers or wiggle-tails. Chemist Jack Wyatt described the method as forming an air barrier that traps mosquitoes beneath an oil film.
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Amarillo
Jack Wyatt
Britain to Follow Suit on Embargo Against Japan
London officials indicated on July 13 that if the Pittman bill to authorize an arms embargo against Japan passed in Congress, Britain would likely enact a similar embargo.
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Britain
London
W.P
United States
Japan
British to conscript all able bodied in Hong Kong
London reports the British government will conscript all able bodied British subjects in Hong Kong for defense service. Hong Kong authorities prepare conscription machinery with a force similar to the territorial units. The plan targets mainly the large Chinese population as well as British subjects, reflecting a shift in defense views about Hong Kong’s defense capability.
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London
U.P
Hong Kong
Twelve Thousand Naval Reservists Called Up by Britain
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that 12 000 retired naval officers and reservists would be called to duty in August and September to participate in fleet exercises. Reservists report July 31, air force and fleet to hold joint drills, and King George will review 130 vessels at Weymouth Bay on August 9.
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London
U.P
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
King George
Weymouth Bay
Death Rides Highways in Early Hours
Amarillo will host a city wide traffic survey led by Robert Swain an engineer in the state highway department safety division. Early hour crashes are concentrated between midnight and 6 am with downtown lights affecting patterns. More serious crashes occur on outlying streets when traffic is lighter.
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Amarillo
Robert Swain
State Highway Department
Sid Harper
Police Department
Swain
Harper
State Safety Division
It Wasn’t Hard To Prove That Her Hubby Was Dead
In Miami Florida a woman claimed a $6.75 electric rate refund check for her deceased husband. A Florida Power & Light clerk demanded proof of death. She produced a coroner’s certificate stating the man was shot by his wife and the clerk released the check.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Power & Light Company
Yankee Clipper Due Port Washington Stop
Pan American Airways announced that the Yankee Clipper returning from Southampton England with American publishers will arrive in Port Washington between 5 and 7 PM.
Castle for Heaven Fight Complicates by Lien Filing
Newport, July 13 Countess Dorothy Fillipponi widow of Richard Washburn Child filed a lien on The Castle mansion offered to Father Divine for use as a heaven. The lien by the estate holder prevents transfer until settled. Mrs Angela Kaufman faces potential equity claim and failed negotiations with Father Divine after price cuts and licensing board dispute.
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Newport
R. I
Dorothy Fillipponi
Richard Washburn Child
Rome
Father Divine
Angela Kaufman
Mrs. Kaufman
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Union Officials and Workers
Warrants were issued for 221 people in Harlan Kentucky after a deadly clash between UMWA pickets and National Guardsmen. Leaders William Turnblazer and George Titler faced charges of banding and confederating to intimidate amid the "Bloody Harlan" fighting that left one miner dead and several injured. Governor Chandler ordered troops and National Guard reinforcements to restore order as John L. Lewis urged federal intervention.
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Harlan, Ky
United Mine Workers
Harlan Coal Field
National
William Turnblazer
Jellico
Harland
Bert Howard
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Harlan” County
Kentucky
Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers Union
Frank Murphy
A. B
Happy
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Houston Flood Danger Abates
The sun broke through the clouds as four days of heavy rains drained from south Texas prairies. Major rivers Brazos Trinity Neches and Sabine were far below flood stage. Houston bayous fell rapidly and evacuees returned home to limited water damage along streets and highways.
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Houston
South Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Brazos
Trinity
Neches
Sabine
Committee Blocks Major FDR Loan Bill In Senate Approved Plan
The House banking committee sidetracked an 800 million dollar expansion of the Roosevelt lending program, effectively killing the Senate approved move to raise housing authority bond authorization to 1.6 billion. It marks the second bill dropped as Congress nears adjournment. The Ways and Means panel also deferred action on removing tax exemptions from securities, to be studied during the recess.
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Washington
U.P
House Banking and Currency Committee
Roosevelt
United States Housing Authority
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
Hoover Links Unemployment To Uncertainty In U S
Former President Herbert Hoover said the real cause of unemployment and economic depression in the United States is uncertainty and fear about the future. He spoke in a San Francisco address on July 13.
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San Francisco
U.P
Herbert Hoover
United States
Bastille Day Guards Bring In Fresh Provisions
Paris reports France hastily adjusted army routines to accommodate 350 British guardsmen for the Bastille Day parade. Carpentry lengthened beds, menus planned bacon eggs marmalade tea and wines, and extra wash facilities were installed to suit the Britons and Americans who are noted for frequent washing.
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Paris
France
Army Command
Amarillo Attack Suspect Jack Compton Denies Nothing
Jack Compton, 26, questioned about the March 18 assault on a 13 year old girl in Amarillo, admitted his identity after being captured by Sherman County Sheriff. The victim and witnesses identified him as the attacker and he was photographed at the police station before being jailed without bond ahead of a likely September trial.
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Jack Compton
Amarillo
Jhor
Carpenter
Sherman County
Compton
Expert Says Planes Will Be Destroyed First in Next War
Maj. George Fielding Eliot warns that a future world war could annihilate 60 to 100 percent of fighting planes and near equal pilot and crew losses in the first 30 days. He argues infantry must subordinate aircraft and tanks, as mechanized forces falter without replacements.
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New York
Spain
Outer Mongolia
George Fielding Eliot
Eliot
Europe
Germany
Coin Flips Decide $7200 Amarillo Building Bid
Two Amarillo contractors tied on a $7,200 building contract after identical bids. They settled the stalemate by a telephone coin toss. Contractor No. 2 won when the caller heard heads.
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Amarillo
Nightmare Esquire lineup features Duke Williams in vivid attire
In New York on July 13 a police lineup included Duke Williams wearing a blue jacket, cream trousers, red and yellow tie, flaming shirt, and horn hat. He is asked about $500 stolen from 18 clubs, and replies to the officer to judge him by appearance.
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New York
U.P
Duke
Warm and Fair Weather Predicted by Mr Collman
Mr Collman forecasts warm, fair conditions with no rain. Temperatures likely around 2 degrees below 90 today. yesterday’s high was 89. Clouds from coastal storms will only transiently affect the Panhandle. storms near Abilene may influence the area briefly.
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Mr. Collman
Collman
Panhandle
PBY-4 Flying Boat Sets 1995 Mile Ireland Flight
A 15 ton PBY-4 flying boat built for the British air ministry at San Diego California lifted off for a 1995 mile over water hop to Ireland.
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Botwood
Mid
U.P
Air Ministry
San Diego
Calif
Ireland
Arrest Record Links James Murphy to Louisiana Embezzlement Case
FBI records tie James Anthony Murphy, arrested April 8 1931 in Pittsburgh, to fingerprint match with J M Brown a New Orleans broker tied to former LSU official Jame Smith. Brown is charged with aiding Smith in embezzling 100000 of university funds. Brown acted as intermediary with Fenner and Beane.
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Baton Rouge
Lauly
New Orleans
Jame Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Pittsburgh
N. H. deBreton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
J. M. Brown
James Anthony Murphy
Murphy
FBI
Brown
Hast
Baton Rouge Parish
Smith
Fenner and Beane
Senate Rejects 30 Dollar Aid to Needy Aged
The Senate rejected by voice vote a proposal to grant needy aged individuals a federal pension of $30 monthly. The plan, tied to social security amendments, would have added to state payments and faced opposition from Finance Committee Chairman Harrison.
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Senate
Washington
Bilbo
Mississippi
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Nose Nose Nose? Teen Catcher Undergoes Multiple Surgeries
In Omaha on July 15 Mary Ann James a 15 year old catcher from Tilden Nebraska on a girls softball team was struck on the nose by a pitch and required surgery. Doctors removed cartilage from her nose and also operated to remove her tonsils adenoids and appendix.
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Omaha
Neb
Mary Ann James
Tilden, Neb
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Fair tonight and Friday across Amarillo area with west Texas partly cloudy. Rio Grande Valley may see scattered showers tonight and Friday in extreme west and south central portions, warmer in southeast Friday. New Mexico mostly fair with little temp change. Minimum 58 and maximum 89 in past 24 hours. noon reading 83.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
New Female Dictator to Be Celebrated in Victory Ball
Disney Oklahoma July 13 UP Blonde Alice Stephens 28 ex showgirl elected as new female dictator of Disney Grand River Dam town to be installed Sunday night with a victory ball at her beer tavern C D Armstrong promoter of the townsite plans publicity stunts including a tree fight custard pie throwing contest or greased pig chase Miss Stephens rode down the dusty main street in a black wig bathing suit and said inauguration would be a big thing The towns first dictatorial election saw Mrs Billy Baker win against Mrs Vera Silar but powers were limited by Deputy Hale Dunn who warned against carousing Disney lies near the hydroelectric project across the Grand River and will be on an island when the dam is completed
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Disney
Okla
Alice Stephens
Grand River Dam
Stephens
Lady Godiva
Armstrong
Billy Baker
Vera Silar
Baker
Police
Hale Dunn
Grand River
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Provict No
Pavillard
Parker
McReynolds
Kansas
Post Office Department
By Lyle C. Wilson
Mosquito
Singapore
Honk Kong
FDR
Klip Coin
Esquire
George
Georgia
Social Security Board
Neely-Greenhill Agey
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