Texas House Passes Race Repeal Bill
The Texas House approved Bryan Bradbury Bill to repeal the parimutuel racing law by a 116 to 16 vote. The measure moves to the Senate for committee, with Gov. Allred backing bookmaking and dog racing as session topics after Senate action.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Senate
Bryan Bradbury
James V. Allred
G. H. Nelson
House
Walter Woodul
Flood Waters Disrupt Northbound Rail and Highway Traffic
Flood waters from New Mexico inundate the Panhandle near Amarillo halting traffic north and west. Highway 5 between Dalhart and Texline washed out at Rita Blanco Creek with 100 feet of the Denver Railroad bridge out near Texline. Highway 54 near Coldwater Creek at Dalhart to Stratford four feet underwater blocks Colorado-bound detours via Boise City and Lamar. Santa Fe bridge on the Beaver River between Stratford and Boise City faces collapse risk.
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New Mexico
Panhandle
Amarillo
Dalhart
Texline
Rita Blanco Creek
Colorado
Denver
Stratford
Coldwater Creek
Boise City
Lamar
Beaver River
Britain backs neutrality plan amid Spanish crisis
London joins with Germany and Italy in a stance toward neutral shipping as Spain’s government faces the nonintervention issue. Hull seeks amicable settlement of the German Danish incident and considers armed guarantees to keep hands off foreign shipping. A British protest over the H M S Hardy bombing prompts talks on safety zones for neutral warships off Palma de Mallorca.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Europe
Berlin
Rome
Spoesmen
Internationa
Spain
Britain
H.M. S. Hardy
Palma Mallorca
Foreign Office
Valencia
Palma
Burns Honeymoons With Bride In Las Vegas
Arkansas actor Bob Burns married his secretary Harriet Madelia Foster in Las Vegas after flying there yesterday. Burns kept his job as secretary and used the name Robin Burns to escape publicity, while Miss Foster had prior plans to travel aboard.
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Hollywood
Bob Burns
Burns
Harriet Madelia Foster
Las Vegas
Nev
Albert C. Melton
Robin Burns
van Buren
Ark
Abe Lastvogel
Burbank Field
Miss Foter
Salvation Army Seeks 5000 for Van Buren HQ Option
United civic forces lead a drive to raise five thousand dollars to exercise an option on the brick building at 507 Van Buren Street for the Salvation Army headquarters. Jim Williams chairs the campaign with Guy McSwain distributing cards to business firms and F Locher reporting early gains. Envoy Frederick M. Lange from Dallas assists in the drive as the option, expiring June 20, targets a nine thousand dollar sale price for the building while the current home across the street is valued at four thousand.
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Salvation Army
van Buren Street
Jim Williams
Guy McSwain
Industrials Group
F. Locher
Special Gifts Committee
Frederick M. Lange
Dallas
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday in Amarillo and west Texas with possible showers in the northwest. New Mexico shows unsettled conditions with showers and thundershowers east and north central areas. Temperature extremes in Amarillo reach 61 to 77 degrees by one o clock today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Opening Day for Fishermen and Swimmers in Amarillo
Amarillo today celebrated aquatics with residents of all ages enjoying the pool at Thompson Park and anglers at the city lake 20 miles southwest. The pool opening marks the stadium reopening after a three season closure and admission is set at 10 cents for children under 12 and 15 cents for students.
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Thompson Park
Amarillo
O. K
UN Salmon
Palo Duro
Joe Jenkins
Ross Rogers
H. Ernest Smith
H. R. Smith
Auxiliary to Clovis wete Drum corps to join pioneer celebration caravan
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary drum corps will accompany a Chamber of Commerce delegation to Clovis for a pioneer celebration on Tuesday June 3. Clay Thornton chairman said roads are passable and arrangements for the trip are being made. Nearly a score of cars have been pledged for the caravan.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Chamber of Commerce
Clovis
Clay Thornton
Chamber of Commerce Goodwill Committee
Override Veto On Wels' Bill
The House voted to override President Roosevelt's veto of a bill extending the time for World War veterans to renew their war risk term insurance policies.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Hollywood Atmosphere Thrills Yet Quiet Onlookers
An observer notes Hollywood showbiz excitement. many travel for a glimpse while one narrator stays calm. A joke about a grandmother and grandfather adds a humorous local flavor to the scene.
Supreme Court Defeats New Deal on Three Power Cases
The Supreme Court closed its 1936-37 term ruling against government pleas in three power and utility matters. It refused Tenn V Electric Power Co and others on lower court actions, blocked PWA power loan challenges pending circuit review, and agreed to hear Alabama Power and Iowa City Light appeals on PWA municipal loans. A special master was named in a Texas inheritance tax suit on Ed H. R. Green.
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Supreme Court
New Deal
Tennessee
Federal District Court
T Electric Power Company
Bik
Electric Bond & Share Company
Utility Holding Company Act
Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Public Works Administration
Alabama Power Company
Iowa City Light and Power Company
PWA
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
John&. Flannery
Washington
Texas
Ed H. R. Green
FDR Seeks Laws to End Tax Evasion by Rich Minority
President Roosevelt urged Congress to pass targeted legislation this session to eliminate tax dodging by a minority of very rich individuals. He warned evasion shifts the burden to those less able to pay and stressed a fair, uniform tax system. See New Tax Page 2.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wheat Growers Seek Road Improvement Near City
Pullman Wheat Growers Association officials urged the county to improve the road to the association elevator 10 miles east of Harry Krabbe president Luther Grovier secretary and A W SoRelle directors appeared before the commission. The county agreed to grade and drain the road and the elevator men will fix the drive to the elevator. The session also approved office expenses and raised assistant county hide and animal inspector Charley Ellis pay from 50 to 100 dollars monthly. he assists County Inspector Bob Haley amid rising cattle inspection activity.
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Pullman Wheat Growers Association
County Commission
Association
Amarillo
Harry Krabbe
Luther Grovier
A. W. SoRelle
Orville Blankenship
Charley Ellis
Ellis
Bob Haley
Haley
Teagle to Assume Chairmanship of Standard Oil
Walter Teagle told stockholders at the New Jersey company annual meeting that he would immediately become chairman of the board effective today. W. S. Farish, former chairman, will succeed him as president.
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New York
Walter ©. Teagle
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
W. 8. Farish
Buchanan Street Underpass Opening Delayed to Friday
Formal opening of the Buchanan Street underpass, originally set for tonight, has been postponed until Friday. Finishing work on the $400,000 structure remains incomplete as city officials prepare a ceremony for the opening.
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Buchanan Street
Disappearance of Ruth Baumgardner Prompts $500 Reward
Ruth Elizabeth Baumgardner, a brown haired blue eyed student from Ohio Wesleyan University, vanished in early May. Police nationwide follow leads as her parents offer a $500 reward for information to locate the coed who stands about five feet tall with a dimple on her chin.
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Ruth Elizabeth Baumgardner
Ohio Wesleyan University
Carl Baumgare
Airood
Pickets Clash at Republic Steel Stay-in Plant
Sheriff Roy Hardman reported about 1000 pickets clashed with workers inside Republic Steel's Warren plant amid the seven state steel strike. Bricks and bolts were used as weapons. at least two men were injured. A photographer claimed he was fired on while attempting to document the scene.
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Cleveland
U.P
Roy Hardman
Warten
Republic
Steel Corporation
Ohio
Hardman
Dick Bauman
Charles Deming
BE. R. Bush
Charles Wilk
Wide World Agency
Warren Mill
Reprieve Only Possible Clemency for Grid Star
A 40 day reprieve was the only clemency available today for Augustus Dwight Beard a 27 year old former North Carolina College athlete sentenced to be electrocuted June 4 for the murder of John Roberts in a Dallas garage hold up.
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Austin
Augustus Dwight Beard
North Carolina
John Roberts
Dallas
Wally Will Marry as Sun Rises
In Monts France American Wallis Warfield will wed the Duke of Windsor in a dawn ceremony set for 4 30 A M on Thursday. spokesman Herman L Rogers said the half hour time adjustment allows space for a wedding breakfast following the ceremony.
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Wally
Monts
France
Wallis Warfield
Duchess of Windsor
Herman L. Rogers
Edward VIII
Duke
Mrs. Warfield
Roswell Spared From Second Flood Hit by Hondo River
Roswell New Mexico dodged a second inundation as the Hondo River carried eight feet more water than Friday night. Authorities said the smaller stream would still flow into the city, but damage was expected to be less than the prior flood. About 13 000 residents huddled on hills after warnings of renewed rains sparked fears of major damage.
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Roswell
N. M
Hondo
Pecos Valley
Capitan
White Mountains
Rail and road bridges washed out severing New Mexico roads
A flood roared along Rita Blanco Creek destroying the Denver trestle and washing out highway bridges near Texline four feet above the rails. Trains halted at Texline and Amarillo while detours awaited Santa Fe through Boise City as Beaver River bridge stood. Several highway washouts cut off Dalhart Tucumcari and Roswell traffic. FHA LOANS, Long-Bell Lbr. Co.
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Amarillo
Clayton
Boise City
Puente Agua Creek
Highway 54
Dalhart
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Pecos
Roswell
Highway 380
Tatum
Clovis
Lubbock
Rita Blanco
Texline
Denver
Santa Fe
Beaver River
Maverick Jamboree Tonight Draws Capacity Crowd
The Maverick Club Jamboree at the Municipal Auditorium is set for tonight with 28 acts from various cities. Ticket sales are strong with few seats left. remaining tickets move from City Drug Store to the box office at 6 30. Proceeds fund the new club house at Amarillo College Gym. Music by the Guymen and Cowbo y Band leads, followed by Leroy the Magician and Bill Finley in Sense.
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Maverick Club
Municipal Auditorium
Cal Parley
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Amarillo College
Guymen
Okla
Cowboy Band
Leroy
Bill Finley
Lefors
Amelia Earhart Sets Out On Second World Flight Attempt
In Miami on June 1 Amelia Earhart launched a second attempt to circle the globe in a 28,000 mile voyage. She took off at 5:57 AM, waving farewell to navigator Captain Fred Noonan who will accompany her on the West to East flight.
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Miami
Fla
Amelia Earhart
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Freed Noonan
Bagi
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Cordell Hull
State Department
United Civic Forces
Ambrose
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Fes
High Tor
Rockland County
N. Y
Maxwell Anderson
Gertrude Starbuck
Clovis Wete
Wels
Grandpaw Snelson
Grandpaw
Grandmaw
Esquire Features, Inc
John A. Reichmann
FDR
Walter Teagle
Standard Oil
Palo Duro Club
Justus Francsed
FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
Maverick Jamboree
The
Mavericks
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