Bonus Parley Gathers Veterans Ahead of Washington March
A meeting of former service members at the American Legion Home in Tucumcari N M to discuss joining a nationwide bonus march to Washington was set for 3 PM. Veterans urged restraint though some leaders planned to address marchers. Local organizers and V F W leaders warned against the plan while noting larger mobilization in Dallas and Texarkana.
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Municipal Auditorium
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Hanson Post
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el Paso
Albuquerque
Tucumcari
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Amarillo
Southern Pacific
Arkansas
Little Rock
Dallas
San Antonio
Hiram Williamson
War Veterans Relief Association of
Congress
Texarkana
Wright Patman
Garner relief plan backed by House Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee favorably reported a 2.3 billion Garner relief program. A Democratic caucus was summoned for 4 P.M. to decide action, with Speaker Garner aiming to bring the measure to a House vote Tuesday if approved. Details of the revenue bill were being prepared for submission.
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Ways and Means Committee
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Senate
Wall Street turmoil and German Reichstag shakeup described
The piece contrasts Wall Street anxieties with a fiscal budget debate as stocks rise on optimism then falter. It notes New York tax collections by Comptroller Berry and explains how mortgage pressures push tax payments, with broader context on Germany's political shift and the impending Reichstag dissolution following Chancellor Bruening's removal.
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Heinrich Bruening
Franz von Papen
Germany
Washington
United States
Adolf Hitler
Rogers Files Candidacy for Amarillo Mayor Post
Rogers qualified as a candidate for mayor in the June 14 special election. Petitions with required signatures were filed to place his name on the ballot, due not later than June 10. No other candidate has announced. former mayor Lon Marrs remains available.
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Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Rogers
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Lon D. Marrs
Harris
J. H. Harris
Wilbur C. Hawk
Mr. Hawk
Amarillo man linked to fainting stunts in Minneapolis
The Associated Press reports Joseph Webb, 21, claiming Amarillo as his home, fainted himself into Minneapolis jail. Amarillo records show no Webb and a painter Leo Durand has staged similar hoaxes across cities. Police say Webb’s claimed home isn’t Amarillo’s.
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Bertha
Minneapolis
Associated Press
The
Globe
Joseph Webb
Minneapolis, Minn
Leo J. Durand
Durand
Minneapolis Dispatch
Webb
Tex
Roosevelt says no delay in Walker charge
Governor Roosevelt asserts the legislative committee and Samuel Seabury should file charges against Mayor Walker if there is sufficient cause and not wait for the next legislature. He responds to reports that Seabury planned to withhold formal charges to allow Roosevelt to act independently.
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Samuel Seabury
Walker
Seabury
New York
Negro man sentenced to death in Houston murder case
Johnnie Williams, 30, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the November slaying of H. L. Bennett, 71, a retired railroad man, at his suburban chicken ranch.
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U.P
Johnnie Williams
H. L. Bennett
Church Editor David Sweets Dies in Louisville
Dr. David Matthis Sweets aged 64 editor of the Christian Observer and noted Southern Presbyterian minister was found dead at his Louisville home from a heart attack.
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David Matthis Sweets
The
Christian Observer
Southern Presbyterian Church
Auto Pioneer Hugh Chalmers Dies in Beacon New York
Hugh Chalmers a pioneer in the automobile industry died in Beacon New York after a week of illness. He will be buried Monday in Detroit according to the obituary notice from the U.P. dispatch.
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N. Y
U.P
Hugh Chalmers
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Public meeting urged by Taxpayers League to outline economy plan
Advisory committee of 25 elected to work with the executive group announced plans for an open league parley at the Municipal Auditorium. The meeting will report on progress to date and present future programs while endorsing current cost-cutting efforts in schools and local government. Leland Abbott was named vice chairman and J B Gibbon secretary.
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Taxpayers League
League
Tom Cotten
Leland Abbott
J. B. Gibbon
H. A. Daniels
Homer Conkling
John Griffin
T. W. Cotten
Fred Bessey
John Rowland
Wolf Herring
Hausner Hops Again for Nonstop Flight to Warsaw
Stanislaus Hausner of Newark N J left Floyd Bennett Field at 8 46 A M EST aboard a single engine plane in a second attempt at a solo flight to Warsaw Poland He hoped to fly non stop if weather permitted and noted possible stops at London or Paris He carried 525 gallons of gas and packed food and water for the journey His wife rode in the escort plane as the mission began.
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Stanislaus Hausner
Newark
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Warsaw
Poland
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London
Paris
Youth in Arms Leaps into Volcano Pit in Hawaii
In Hawaii a young man Sylvester Nunes leaped into the Kilauea crater holding his 17 year old sweetheart Margaret Enos who was shot dead before the fall. A note in the car said she died instantly and he must pay. Park officials seek permission to lower a recovery team into the fiery crater amid heat and smoke and dangerous rocks.
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U.P
Sylvester Nunes
Kilaueau
Nunes
Margaret Enos
Margaret
National Park
Leavitt
Washington, D. C
Miss Enos
Manuel Furtado
Two People Hurt In Auto Collision At City Intersection
Mrs. L. Z. Timmons of 620 East Twelfth Avenue and J. E. Baisinger of 908 Buchanan Street were injured last night in a motor car crash at Sixteenth Avenue and Harrison Street. Baisinger’s car overturned and the driver was pinned to the pavement. he may have internal injuries. Mrs. Timmons suffered shock.
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J. E. Baisinger
Buchanan Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Harrison Street
Baisinger
Bassinger
Blackburn
Timmons
Secretary of Foreign Trade Council Dies in Bronxville
Oscar King Davis 66 long service head of the National Foreign Trade Council since 1917 died in a Bronxville hospital after a recurrence of a heart ailment. Known as O K Davis he spent most of his life in newspaper work.
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New York
Oscar King Davis
National Foreign Trade Council
Bronxville
N. Y
O. K." Davis
Earhart Arrives in Paris Amid Intense Crowds
Thousands of Parisians greet Amelia Earhart and her husband as they arrive from London via Cherbourg. Police struggle to keep the crowd from lifting Earhart and carrying her to her hotel.
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Paris
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Here
London
Cherbourg
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast shows showers tonight and Saturday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas remains cloudy with showers possible tonight and Saturday, while eastern and extreme northern areas see the heaviest chances. New Mexico stays unsettled with possible showers and thunderstorms in the north. Temperatures ranged from 64 to 80 at 1 o'clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Talks on Jones Bill to Expand Farm Loans in Panhandle
A Saturday meeting in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel will discuss the Jones Bill authorizing extra Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans to agriculture and raising the limit from 400 to 2000 dollars. Northwest Texas officials seek needed funds for the coming year as only 36 million of 200 million originally appropriated was loaned. John E. Hill will preside at the session with chamber secretaries bankers and seed loan advocates attending.
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Panhandle
Texas
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Amarillo
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John E. Hill
County Agricultural
Thompson To Take Oath on Saturday
Ernest O Thompson former mayor of Amarillo arrives to join the Texas Railroad Commission He will be sworn in Saturday succeeding Pat M Neff who resigns to become Baylor president Fred Connelly chief clerk of the supreme court will administer the oath in the governor s reception room
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Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Texas Railroad Commission
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Baylor University
Waco
Thompson
Fred Connelly
Supreme Court
Man Shot to Death at Tourist Camp Disturbance
J. H. Smith of Howard County was killed in a disturbance at a tourist camp in Eag Bpring. Camp manager M. L. Copeland surrendered and was charged with murder after saying he fired when a man tried to break into his home. deputy sheriff was summoned but arrived after the shot.
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J. H. Smith
Howard County
M. L. Copeland
Copeland
Pioneer Hidalgo County Man Dies
John Closner known as the father of Hidalgo County died at his Brownsville home at 79. He helped guide development of South Texas with Judge B Wells and served as sheriff for 24 years before becoming county treasurer. Edinburg was once named Closner in his honor. He lived in Brownsville since 1923.
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John Closner
Hidalgo County
Judge B. Wells
South Texas
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Closner
Globe Girdlers To Hop to New York
Oklahoma City June 3 veteran pilots Jimmy Mattern and Bennett Griffin plan a globe circling attempt to beat Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. They await favorable weather before flying to Floyd Bennett airport for final preparations for a late June flight. Mattern based in Fort Worth flew the Lockheed Vega 525 horsepower craft to Oklahoma City last night arriving before a rainstorm.
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U.P
Jimmy Mattern
Bennett Griffin
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Mattern
Fort Worth
Mexico City Quakes Scare Residents with Minor Damage
Three tremors rattled Mexico City at 4 45 A M today in rapid succession. The shocks, the heaviest in over a year, sent thousands outdoors but caused no major damage and left residents unsettled.
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Oklahoma flood toll rises as river floods Yukon to Shawnee
Four bodies recovered and twenty missing after North Canadian River flood. Emergency relief under Red Cross with Salvation Army aid, National Guardsmen, and 300 army cots deployed. Damage pegged near 7 million dollars as victims remain unidentified.
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Red Cross
Salvation Army
National Guardsmen
University Hospital
Yukon
Shawnee
Floods Maroon Hundreds In Packingtown And Capitol Hill
Burns and city agencies patrolled a flooded area extending over ten miles. Damages run into hundreds of thousands of dollars as relentless rain swelled the North Canadian River. Rescue boats evacuated people clinging to trees and posts near Taylor School for Boys where sixty six youths faced exposure and hunger.
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Packingtown
Capitol Hill
Capitol Building
Taylor School
North Canadian
Jefferson Davis Birthday Observances Across South
South notes its esteem as 124th anniversary of Jefferson Davis birth marked by simple tributes. Cities like Memphis Nashville and Montgomery held ceremonies while banks closed and services were held at Confederate monuments. Richmond hosts United Daughters of the Confederacy events and Confederate Museum free admission. Texas state departments closed in observance with Gov Sterling in the background.
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