Wise County notes and public events in Alvord assembly
Weather fair and warmer with light winds forecast for Thursday and Friday, amid dust from New Mexico and possible short cycles of rain across the Plains. A large Wise County gathering in Alvord featured Ernest Thompson’s political reach, barbecue, and praise from Judge Terrell, with local remarks on Shirley Temple and scattered trivia from national figures and facts.
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New Mexico
Ernest
C. V. Terrell
Wise County
Railroad Commission
Judge Terrell
Texas
Demo Drive for District Funds Short of Goal
Major Simpson reports the eighteenth district funds drive trails its $500 quota, with only $293 subscribed as part of a $15,000 Texas panhandle effort to cover Philadelphia convention expenses. He urges loyal Democrats to mail checks to him or secretary Floyd Cooper.
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Roosevelt
Sweden
So Andso
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Harmenzgoon Rijn Rembrandt
Harvard Observatory
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A. & P. Chain
Orange
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Smithsonian Institute
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Department of Commerce
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CU Ben Frank
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FB. A. Simpson
Eighteenth
Major Simpson
Panhandle
Texas
Philadelphia
Mrl
Floyd Cooper
Order Probe of Complaint in Arkansas
Attorney General Cummings ordered an investigation into alleged violations of federal criminal laws in Arkansas cotton disputes between plantation owners and sharecroppers. Sam E. Whitaker, a criminal division appointee, was sent to Arkansas to conduct the probe. The Rural Planning Committee urged a probe into peonage and kidnapping tied to a cotton workers strike seeking a $1.50 daily wage and criticized U.S. Attorney Isgrig as a plantation owner, calling for the inquiry to be reassigned.
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Washington
Cummings
Arkansas
Sam E. Whitaker
National Committee On Rural Social Planning
Fred FE. Isgrig
Little Rock
Pianist Father Johnsson To Speak On KGNC Broadcast
World famous pianist Father Johnsson will speak at 3.50 tomorrow afternoon over KGNC in a farewell broadcast to the Panhandle for the summer. She will depart for New York next weekend to sail for Europe. In Tomorrow's Every Woman's Hour she discusses women in Europe and how freedom grows toward the western world.
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Father Johnsson
KGNC
Panhandle
New York
Europe
Miss Johnsson
Jaycees to Convene Special Meeting Tonight
A special session of the Ameria Junior Chamber of Commerce is declared important and to be held in the Southwestern Public Service Company assembly room tonight at 8 oclock on the eve of the annual Chamber membership event.
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Ameriia Junior Chamber of Commerce
Publi Service Company
Chamber of Commerce
Emineoen
Ocluk
City to Pay One Half of Two Supervisors’ Salaries
Potter County relief commission approves city to cover half the salaries of two supervisors. Previously agreed to pay half of one supervisor. Half salaries set at 10 dollars and 12.50 dollars per week.
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Potter County Relief Commission
Mexicans in Jail for Disorderly Conduct
Several Mexicans were in the city jail awaiting appearance in corporation court on drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges. Motorists reported stones thrown at cars on Tenth Avenue and Grant Street. officers found the group throwing at passing motorists.
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Corporation Court
Tenth Avenue
Grant Street
John Barber Faces Trial for Assault with Intent to Murder
John Barber, a Black man, goes to trial before a jury in the Forty Seventh District Court on an alleged assault with intent to murder. The charged incident involves Floyd Goodrich, a police officer assigned to The Flats area, who was disarmed and beaten on Sunday night, May 10.
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John Berber
Forty Seventh District
Floyd Goodrich
Goodrich
Sentenced to Jail for Aggravated Assault
Rob Ephrin was sentenced to six months in jail by a forty seventh district court jury for aggravated assault. The conviction followed testimony about a knife slashing of a Black woman.
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Rob Ephrin
Ephrin
Crack Train Detour Delays Super Chief Through Amarillo
Western Kansas and eastern Colorado high water forced the Santa Fe Super Chief to detour via Amarillo this morning bound for California. Santa Fe officials asked police to guard tracks at the station as the fast train halted for 15 minutes to refuel.
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Kansas
Colorado
Santa Fe
Amarillo
California
Plow That Broke the Plains discussed in local letters
A reader from Amanita responds to editorials about the Plow That Broke the Plains. He recounts seeing a Tugwell era brainstorm at a theater courtesy of We Para mount Theater and notes his own injury as context for writing.
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Amanita
California
Plains
Paramount Theater
Amarillo
Panhandle Chamber Officials in Amarillo Luncheon
Chamber of Commerce officials from across the Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma gather in Amarillo for a noon luncheon at the Capitol Hotel. Guy Saunders chairs the session to discuss mutual problems and Panhandle participation in Fort Worth’s Frontier Centennial events.
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Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Guy Saunders
Boise City
Okla
Capitol Hotel
Saunders
Street Light Request Fails To Halt Prowl Concerns
Property owners near Thirty-Second Avenue and Polk Street petitioned the city commission for a street light at the intersection to protect homes from prowlers. The commission referred the petition to city manager H. R. Smith with authority to act.
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Thirty-Second Avenue
Polk Street
City Commission
H. R. Smith
Japan and China drift toward possible civil clash over North China
Reports from Canton, Nanking and Tokyo diverge on a civil war risk as Japanese forces move toward northern divisions while Canton is said to offer aid to Nanking. Officials in Nanking deny plans for internal strife, accusing Japan of fomenting trouble in South China.
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China
Tientsin-Peiping
Canton
Nanking
Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Japan
Tokyo
South
Powell confronts audience tastes in Broadway stint
The narrator recalls Powell adjusting to audience demands with mixed reception. She faced a failed Omaha engagement and later a solid week there to redeem her record, incurring travel costs. A Broadway production under an inexperienced manager added to her discouragement before Eleanor's assignment.
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Omaha
Miss Powell
Powell Beats The Odds To Star In Three Pictures
The tale follows Miss Powell, a stubborn, talented tap dancer who endured persecution from a producer, endured cold misfortune, and later found Hollywood success. A pivotal night at a local club sparked her rise from understudy to leading star with a plan to film three major pictures.
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Miss Powell
Hollywood
Oh-h-h-h
Witnesses describe multiple gunshots in Poole killing
The testimony recounts eight shots fired at Poole as he fell, with Dean stating he fired while nervous. Ervin Lee also fired, leaving Poole slumped by a roadside ditch. The group returned to town, later visiting a German beer garden before Dean disposed of the revolvers in Edison Lake.
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Poole
Dean
McCrea
Davis
Edison Lake
Strikes Continue Across Firms Amid Paris Unrest
Strikes persist today across several American linked firms including Richard Hudnut Perfumery Matford Automobile Company and Crane Plumbing Fixture Company. The United States embassy reports no molestation of officials and no request for aid. The Sarraut cabinet plans a 4 P M meeting tomorrow at the ministry of the interior before a march.
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Terday
Richard Hudnut Perfumery
Matford Automobile Company
Ford Company
Crane Plumbing Fixture Company
United States
Sarraut
Ministry of the Interior
Edouard Herriot Backed as Chamber President Candidate
The text notes a joint resignation across the street to the Elysee Palace as Edouard Herriot is the sole candidate for chamber president. It states that President Albert Lebrun would then ask Blum to form the new cabinet.
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Elysee Palace
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Lebrun
Blum
Court ruling on juvenile officer salary dispute reaches appeals
The county auditor argued the commissioners' court could not appoint a juvenile officer under the statute. Hamrick refused to pay Hattie Simpler's salary until the case, which caused courthouse controversy, reached the 108th District Court. The district court ruled in favor of the juvenile officer, and the matter was appealed.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Commissioners' Court
Hamrick
Hattie Simpler
108Th District Court
Local military roster listing officers and sergeants
A long list of names and ranks appears, detailing officers captains and sergeants across units. The document includes Dorsey Smith M Darling Sam Elkins Captain Will M Benton and many sergeants with multiple captain titles and other names.
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Earl Scruggs
T. W. Cotten
B. I. Barfield
J. A. Batson
W. E
Military officers and sergeants listed in group roster
A long list of military officers including captains majors and sergeants is presented, naming numerous individuals such as James A Blackburn Guy Carlander Glen Casey C T Crowe and others across multiple units and ranks. The OCR text comprises a roster style roll call of personnel with no narrative context or dates.
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Ernest Archambeau
Herbert Willborn
Joe Morris
W. H. Brymer
L. C. Whitney
Jim Webb
Charles A. Green
Gene Klein
Leland Abbott
Hugo Loewenstern
H. C. Ferguson
John Maynard
James W. Oakes
James Bowen
J. Prank Wright
J. ©. Paschall
P. J. Midkiff
R. S. White
Clarence Williams
A. A. Meredith
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Ordway
Harry Hatch
Hugh Jacobs
Marvin Saunders
Fred Pool
Clay Thornton
Bruce Autry
Bob Crudgington
Herman Clutter
Hubert Cole
N. O. Glenn
Bill Hale
Bill Beechler
Bob Epperson
Avery Rush
T. B. Mathews
WG. Riddle
Glen Miller
W. M. Curl
H. A. Shaw
Jim Sellars
Jess Rogers
Jack Allen
R. R. Nation
Pampa Fete Highlights Night of Music and Dance
Tomorrow is Oldtimers Day with events at Road Runer Park and Pla Mor ballroom. 8:30 P M features a Pampa fete against Borger Huber Blackfaces, followed by an oldtimers square dance at the high school gym at 10 P M with an oil men dance and suitable programs arranged.
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Borger Huber
Allred Reiterates Opposition to Political Interference in Texas Highways
Gov James V Allred spoke at CHILDRESS June 3 opposing any state candidate or highway department officer guiding politics. He cited 1935 36 records with over 45 million dollars spent and nearly 3000 miles of roads built or contracted, saying executive non intervention fostered efficiency.
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Texas
Allred
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