White Collar Workers Targeted by Blanket Code Plan
Washington July 20 United Press reports the national recovery administration plans a blanket code to raise wages and shorten hours aimed at boosting white collar purchasing power. The plan includes 35 hour max work week for all industries, 40 hour limit for office workers with a 15 dollar weekly minimum, and voluntary employer adoption with staged implementation and regional education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Thompson
United Press
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Hugh 8. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
NIRA
Four Men and Two Women Nabbed in Luer Kidnapping Case
Police claim to have solved the August Luer kidnapping with four men and two women arrested after a raid on the Musiala farm near Madison Illinois. Ex-convict Percy Fitzgerald admitted involvement and said he was the shooter. No ransom was paid, according to investigators.
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ST. Louis
August Luer
Alton
Joseph Gerk
Madison
Tll
Michael
Anna Musiala
Percy Michael Fitzgerald
Police
Department of Justice
Seth Holman editor and civic builder dies at 51
Seth Holman veteran Panhandle newspaperman and civic leader died at his Hereford home after months of illness. He helped create the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and championed the Colorado to Gulf highway and the board of city development in Amarillo. Born May 23, 1882, he shaped Panhandle agriculture through journalism and public service.
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Seth Holman
the Panhandle
Hereford
Seth
West Texas
Yee
Panhandle
Board of City Development
Weimar
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
A. & M. College
Department of Agrculture
News-Globe
Ann Hill
Houston
Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Amarillo
Nunn-Warren Company
West
Canada
Desperado Stanton Captured by Armed Guards in Texas
Ed Perchmouth Stanton, alleged bank robber linked to slayings of Sheriff Moseley and a deputy, was brought to Potter County jail for safekeeping after being captured in Carrizona New Mexico. He was wounded, shackled, and held under guard as New Mexico and Texas officers secured custody.
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Ed “Perchmouth” Stanton
Swisher County
J. C. Moseley
Tulsa
Wise County
Potter County
Carrizona
N. M
Stanton
Swisher
New Mexico
Texas Line
Dennis Zimmerman
Davises Potter
Sam Ramsey
Amarillo
Davis
D. L
Colquitt
Ramsey
Glenn Hunsucker
Tom Jones
Ramon
Texas
Pampan held on charges made by niece here
A New Mexico girl lies in St. Anthonys Hospital after an alleged illegal operation. Her uncle Alfred Holmes a Pampa hotel proprietor faces mistreatment charges in Justice J W Pottingers court and awaits a $1500 bond.
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Pampan
New Mexico
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Alfred Holmes
Pampa
J. W. Pottinger
Holmes
Bob Underwood
Amarillo
Swap Column Promises Quick Trades At Globe News
The Swap Column reports high success in exchanging almost anything for anything else. Readers may trade items like a baby carriage for a lawn mower or services for other goods. Call the ad desk to use special 3 day and weekly rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-News
Wages Rise for Million Workers Amid Economic Hope
Arthur Brisbane notes a vast wage increase affecting about one million workers, including 700,000 textile workers, restoring pay to near 1929 levels and boosting purchasing power. He argues better distribution may lift the mood and aid trade as the gold standard is traded for brighter times.
Balbo Welcomed by Roosevelt at White House
Gen Italo Balbo and 39 officers of the Italian air fleet were greeted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House. An official luncheon followed with Acting Secretary Phillips and Ambassador Rosso in attendance as Balbo arrived by naval plane at Bolling Field amid a 19 gun salute and band recital.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Italo Balbo
White House
Executive Mansion
Ident
Phillips
State Department
Rosso
Italy
General Balbo
Bolling Field
New York
B. K. Yount
United States Navy
Balbo
Yount
Swanson
Roper
Wiley Post Flies Over Nome in Record Solo Dash
Wiley Post, famed Oklahoma aviator, raced from Khabarovsk, Siberia to Alaska in 15 hours 32 minutes, 13 minutes faster than his 1931 record with Harold Gatty. He refueled at Khabarovsk, then pressed toward Fairbanks, sailing through wind and poor visibility.
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Nome
Alaska
U.P
Wiley Post
Amarillo
Fairbanks
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Post
Harold Gatty
Iron Man
Bering Sea
Moscow
North American
Bukhlovo
Winnie Mae
Rukhlovo
Catholics in Equal Rights in Germany Pact Signed
Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen and Cardinal Pacelli signed a treaty establishing Roman Catholic Church rights in Germany. The accord grants equality with other religions and limits church organizations to purely religious activities.
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Vatican City
Franz von Papen
Germany
Cardinal Pacelli
Vatican
Clear Skies Return to Panhandle After Showers
Panhandle weather clears with sunshine resuming after a week of unsettled skies. Amarillo may see thundershowers tonight while the Panhandle region experiences historically dry periods. County official H T Collman notes the July 1 1932 to July 1 1933 span was the driest on record with 9.74 inches of rain.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
H. T. Collman
Federal
Collman
Wheat Plunges as Pit Goes Bedlam in Chicago Market
The Chicago Board of Trade wheat pit erupted in gyrations as prices plunged up to 26 cents below the prior day with July at 90 cents and September at 91. Corn dropped to 46 cents for July and oats to 35 cents. Brokers fought to unload hundreds of thousands of bushels in a volatile session, described as the wildest since 1929 and the war markets of 1917 and 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Chicago Board of Trade
Bedlam
Desperado Barrow brothers escape during police cordon near Platte City
Two men identified as Clyde and Ivy Barrow escaped from a cabin after a raid by 13 officers. Three officers were lightly wounded and Sheriff Holt Coffey and others were hit. The fugitives fled north on Highway 71 with a woman companion after a burst of machine gun fire.
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Cabin
Holt Coffey
Platte Coun
Jackson County
Fly plague plagues Potter County courthouse offices
County's notorious manure pile feeds a fly infestation that overtakes the courthouse. School Superintendent Laura V. Hamner, back from Taos, N M, faces crowded desks and swarms as staff improvise with fans and fly paper. County commissioners are pressed to install window screens to curb the outbreak.
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Laura V. Hamner
Taos
N. M
Miss Hamner
Jessie N. Ross
Red Cross
Hamner
Arraignment in Beer Car Theft On Fort Worth Denver Line
Forrest Wallace 19 of Denver and Lois Allen 17 of Ennis were arraigned by a U S Commissioner after pleading guilty to breaking into a refrigerator car on the Fort Worth and Denver line. They were part of a train carload of beer moving from Colorado to Oklahoma. Police arrested 44 men and boys aboard the freight after a tip from two train passengers at Dalhart. all but two released. Bonds may be set at 750 each, with the pair jailed in Potter County to await federal probation supervision. The hatch of the Century Beer refrigerator car was pried open and six cases of beer were missing. Complainant was O B Chessir Denver line agent.
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Forrest Wallace
Denver
Lois Allen
Ennis
U. S
Fort Worth & Denver
Colorado
Oklahoma
Dalhart
Potter County
Century Beer
O. B. Chessir
Denver Line
Tex association seeks Teagle ouster from Recovery Board
The Independent Petroleum Association of Texas via vice president Bailey W. Hardy telegraphed President Roosevelt requesting the removal of Walter C. Teagle head of Standard Oil Company from the National Recovery Board.
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J. P. A. Raps
Teagle
Austin
Independent Petroleum Association of Texas
Bailey W. Hardy
Roosevelt
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company
National Recovery Board
Tennessee Votes For Prohibition Repeal In 19th State
Tennessee rejected prohibition and joined 18 states voting for repeal of the federal constitutional amendment. Campaign leaders predicted Tennessee would back repeal by about 75,000, while Arkansas and Alabama influence was noted as favorable to repeal. Oregon faced a July 21 vote with leaders saying the state had a fighting chance.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
John F. Baggett
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Dty
Bread Hike Less Than Cent Per Loaf Noted
In 32 cities, price increases averaged under one cent per pound, according to Frederick C. Howe Consumers' Counsel for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. He notes the rise is well below the maximum justified by higher wheat prices and processing taxes.
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Washington
Frederick C. Howe
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Iceman shoots youth in Fort Worth incident
July 20 report says James Wilson alias Jack Shelton was shot and seriously wounded today by George Miller Emery 21 deliveryman for an ice company in Fort Worth.
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Iceman
Fort Worth
James Wilson
Jack Shelton
George Miller Emery
Flag raising planned at Palo Duro Camp Sunday
Palo Duro state park hosts a Sunday 3 45 PM flag raising ceremony for three companies of ex service men stationed on site. Haneson Post of the American Legion leads with Fred Young as post commander announcing the program. Congressman Marvin Jones of Amarillo will be the speaker, part of a limited Panhandle visit before returning to Washington. The public is invited to attend, and the Amarillo Legion post provided the flagpole for the 600 veterans at the camp.
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Palo Duro State Park
Haneson
American Legion
Fred Young
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Panhandle
Washington
Amarillo Legion
Palo Duro Park
Three Suspects Freed in Slaying Attempt on Ranger
In Fort Worth on July 20 three suspects two men and a woman were released by police after an attempted slaying of Charles L. Allison a 45 year old Texas Ranger. Allison was shot at his home as he read near a window and his condition was reported as resting well. Musicians were initially feared to face amputation of his right arm.
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Fort Worth
Charles L. Allison
Special
Texas Ranger
Allson
Hitch-Hikes 30 Miles With Her Dead Infant
In Blair Nebraska an 18 year old mother Mrs Raymond T Keyes carried her dead baby thirty miles under July sun to reach a hospital. Authorities issued a permit for body removal after the baby died in Omaha from illness. The mother said she would ride a street car to the end of a line for pickup but the hospital declined.
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Blair
Neb
Omaha
Raymond T. Keyes
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Amarillo and vicinity expect thundershowers tonight and Friday. West Texas west of the 160th meridian will be partly cloudy with probable thundershowers Panhandle cooler Friday. New Mexico forecast shows generally fair conditions south with showers and thunderstorms north tonight and Friday. cooler northeast and extreme north central portions tonight and east Friday. Temperatures today reach 68 to 88 by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
160Th Meridian
Panhandle
New Mexico
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