Finish Fight on Ethiopian Question Due
The League of Nations faces a pivotal June 25 assembly to resolve the Italian Ethiopian dispute. Argentina seeks action while warning against recognizing Ethiopia’s conquest. outcome could force Italy to leave the league or prompt covenant revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Carroll
United Press
Geneva
U.P
League of Nations
League
Woodrow Wilson
Parliament of Nations
Italy
Europe
Argentina
Ethiopia
One Way Ride Ordered for WPA Worker
Dayton Dean testifies that Charles A Poole was ordered killed by Black Legionnaires in Detroit as punishment for beating his wife. Dean said the plan was a one way ride ending in hanging or shooting, contradicting other testimony that Poole’s death was not ordered.
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Detroit
Charles A. Poot
Harvey Davis
WPA
Common Pleas Court
Dayton Dean
Poole
Legion
Dean
Duncan C. McCrea
West Side
Findlater Temple
House Senate In Conference On Relief Bill
Congress moved toward adjournment as House Democrats and Republicans reached a pact to send the 2.4309 billion relief-deficiency bill to conference with the Senate for reconciliation. The development came as lawmakers eyed concluding action on the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Senate
Washington
Congress
King Kong Hoffman Awarded Medal for Onstage KO of Reporter
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman received a silver plated medal commemorating his one punch KO of Lou Wedemar at a New York banquet. Twelve Princeton undergrads shipped the medal to Trenton noting the Rockefeller Center setting and inscribing Rainbow Room Championship King Kong Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
U.P
Harold G. Hoffman
New York
Lou Wedemar
News Service
Princeton University
Governor's Office
Rockefeller Center
King Kong Hoffman
New Jersey
Wedemar
Wheat Crop Gain Forecast for 1936 Increases Output
Private crop experts from Chicago firms predict the 1936 wheat crop will total about 737 million bushels, up 134 million from last year. Winter wheat seen at 501 million, spring at 236 million with dust and drought hampering growth but near normal spring yield.
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Chicago
Plan To Move Zioncheck To Private Sanitarium
Friends of Representative Marion A. Zioncheck sought transfer from Gallinger Hospital to a private Maryland sanitarium. Officials awaited official word while Dr. Gilbert estimated a mental exam would take two or more days. Zioncheck, in good spirits, told a reporter he would run again.
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Washington
Friends of
Marion A. Zioncheck
Gallinger Hospital
Maryland
Joseph C. Gilbert
Zioncheck
Amarillo Area Weather Brief and Box Office Note
Forecast for Amarillo and west Texas shows partly cloudy tonight and fair and warmer Thursday. New Mexico expects unsettled north with possible showers, while temperatures reach 56 to 71 in Amarillo today. Box office records see “See it today.”
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Plains
Paramount
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Roosevelt era soil aid cut plan draws Senate review
Secretary Wallace urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to amend the soil conservation act to trim large farm payments. Proposals call for reductions from 1 to 2 percent on mid level benefits with steeper cuts beyond $51,000, plus a 50 percent cut on all further payments. In parallel, Vann Kennedy announced Dallas dates to certify candidates for the July 25 first party primary.
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Washington
Wallace
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
South Carolina
Roosevelt
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Hatch
New Mexico
Austin
Vann M. Kennedy
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Dallas
Japs Declare Cantons Men Are On March
Canton government troops about 250000 men moved in three directions toward Fukien and Kiangse provinces, with Japanese reports stating a march on several fronts. Authorities claim the move aims to forestall threats as Sino altercations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris J. Harris Shanghat
Canton
Fukien
Kiangse
Nanking
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce fund drive underway
More than $5,000 of a $30,000 1936 37 budget has been subscribed for Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. The activities group led by Walter Barlow Tony Chisum and Jim Korey met at a luncheon in the Amarillo Hotel with directors. President Guy Saunders forecasts a swift campaign directed by John K. Boyce as J R Cullum and Binford Arney plan a breakfast with over 200 workers before expanding to all Amarillo citizens.
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Amarillo
Guy Saunders
John K. Boyce
J. R Cullum
Binford Arney
Oil Men's Day Features Pampa Centennial Rites
Pampa conducts oil history floats in the Panhandle centennial observance with events marked as oil men day. A rodeo, stag supper at Danciger Road Runner Park, a stag show at La Nova Theater, and an 8 30 p m baseball game highlight the afternoon program in the Texas Centennial year observance.
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Pampa
Panhandle
Danciger Road Runner Park
la Nova Theater
Panhandle Centennial Celebration
Too Stubborn To Give Up
Eleanor Powell defies early doubt with ten tap lessons and solo practice. The dancer, once shy, evolves into a show-stopper with comedy chops as she pushes toward Broadway roles. Powell’s persistence reshapes her career despite initial rejections.
Texas Banks Close in Honor of Jeff Davis
Banks across Texas and the South suspend business to mark Jefferson Davis’s 124th birthday. The former Confederate president, captured after the Civil War, died in New Orleans at age 81 in a life spent apart from politics and never pardoned by the Union government.
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Texas
Jeff Davis
South
Jefferson Davis
Jeff” Davis
New Orleans
Girl dies in plunge from Edgewood water tower
Miss Hallie Gates, 19, Edgewood High School student, fell from the town water tower and was killed. Authorities report the incident occurred late yesterday as residents mourn the tragedy. The watermark of the report notes FHA LOANS and mentions Long-Bell Lumber Co. as associated entities.
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Edgewood
Hallie Gates
Edgewood High School
Glamorous Adventure of Gail Everett in New York Nights
Gail Everett, winner of the John S. Larne prize for costume design, visits a silk manufacturer in New York on a first trip back to the city since childhood. She recalls her father's death, travels across the country, and uncovering financial hardship as she seeks a start in show business. In a grand reception room, she asks to see Mr. Larne, initiating her promising but precarious new chapter.
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Gail Fverett
Fifth Avenue
John S. Larne
New York
East 34Th Street
Gail
The
Angels
Martha
Grand Central
Merrywood Hall
Larne
John
Costume design prize winner seeks chance with Mr Held in New York
Gail plans to pursue a start in costume design after winning a prize and receiving tentative support from Mr Larne who promised to help if she travels to New York. A friend questions motives as Gail arranges a call, hinting at other potential contacts.
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New York
Gail
Amarillo Chamber mobilizes 30,000 dollar membership drive
A large volunteer force is assembled to sign up chamber members. Colonel Roy Cullum and Adjutant Binford Arney will lead the effort to raise a $30,000 budget for the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce for the coming year, with John K. Boyce as general chairman and Guy Saunders aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Roy Cullum
Binford Arney
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce
John K. Boyce
Guy Saunders
J. R. Armstrong
Roy Burke
Don Loden
Harry Dumbell
Bob Stroud
C. P. Langon
Roy Britain
Burton Elliott
Curtis Westcott
Rolla Cartwright
John Crudgington
Floyd
The Queen Arrives and Rivalry Stirs Atlantic Trade
Arthur Brisbane notes the Queen Mary’s first transatlantic crossing with fog delaying placement and hints at a race with the Normandie. He observes U S interest in luxury liners and box office competition as major themes shaping public awe and national comparison.
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Paris
France
Ened
Bakers
Albert Sarraut
Leon Blum
Nanterre
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Marseilles
Trigger Man
McCrea
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Senate Today
Labor Committee
Supreme Court
Potter
Richard Critz
Commissioners Court
Potter County
H. G. Hamrick
Hattie Dell Simpler
Court of Civil Appeals
Hattie
H. G. “Frosty” Hamrick
Cleo Clayton
Tokyo
Shanghai
South China
North China
Hunan
China
C. OF C. Funds
Paul Harrison
Hollywood
Eleanor Powell
Broadway
Miss Powell
Powell
FHA
Long-Bell Lbr, Co
Cape Cod
Miss Cranston
Lucille Travers
Lucille
Alent
By Jean Seivwright
Chamber
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brigshane
Uncle Sam
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