Duke of Windsor Weds Wallis Warfield in Two Ceremonies
In Monts France on June 3 the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield wed in two ceremonies, one Church of England blessing read by Rev R Anderson Jardine and a civil service. Edward Albert Christian George… spoke briefly thanking guests as champagne flowed at a terrace wedding breakfast.
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Edward
Rolypoly
Charles Mercier
R. Anderson Jardine
Darlington
England
Duchess of Windsor
Wallis
Mr. Jardine
Edward Dudley Metcalfe
Herman L. Rogers
Marcel Dupre
Duke
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Windsor
Major Metcalfe
Parley Opens With Optimism At Panhandle Bankers Meet
Fort Worth attorney Mark McGee urged owners run their businesses while condemning sit-down strikes and Wagner Act myths at the Panhandle Bankers Association convention in Amarillo. J Ross Noland of First National Bank Tulsa was elected president with Arthur Ware and H S Wilbur elevated to vice presidents. The group endorsed Soil Conservation programs and heard speeches from Frank A. Paul and others as the morning session opened.
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Mark McGee
Fort Worth
Panhandle Bankers Association
Ku Klux Klan
Herring Hotel
Thomas E. Noel
H. S. Wilbur
John K. Crews
Plainview
Dale Smiley
Amarillo
Department of Agriculture
Alamogordo Dam Faces Imminent Washout Threat
Gov. Clyde Tingley, citing a call from Earle Hardy, said Alamogordo Dam could not withstand a 15 foot flood rise after heavy rains. If the dam breaks Fort Sumner and other areas would be in the flood path as water spilled over the structure.
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N. M
Clyde Tingley
Earle Hardy
Albuquerque
Alamogordo Dam
Fort Sumner
Hardy
Disputes Prompt Peace Moves in Labor Conflicts
Violence flared briefly in New Jersey and Ohio as leaders on both sides edge toward peace. Pickets battered a Little Falls laundry while a driver was injured by glass. A Warren Ohio strike incident wounded a worker and a Hollywood craftsman strike leader faced expulsion threats. Detroit Ford challenges a one man grand jury probe into Ford plant disturbances. Pontiac rent strike eviction hearing set for today.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
Ohio
Little Falls
N. J
Steven Young
Republic Steel Corporation
Warren
O. George E. Browne
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Hollywood
International Union
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Pontiac
Mich
Double Wedding Planned on Paramount Stage in Amarillo
In June, a public double wedding will unfold next Tuesday night at the Paramount Theater in Amarillo. The identities of the four spouses remain secret until 9 PM June 8 when the couples enter the flowered stage to the marriage march. Amarillo merchants will advertise wedding needs and gifts, with a honey moon trip to Kansas City from English Field for the couples. Dr. Robert C. Jones will conduct the ceremony. Both couples are Amarilloans.
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Amarillo
Paramount Theater
TWA
Kansas City
English Field
Robert C. Jones
Church of Christ
Seven Power Projects Sought by FDR To Halt Floods and Dust
President Roosevelt asked Congress to create seven regional authorities to plan and oversee federal hydro electric projects aimed at preventing floods droughts and dust storms. The plan includes areas from the Atlantic seaboard to the Columbia River basin and would coordinate with a restructured National Resources Board with state and local financing.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Geven “Little Tva
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cumberland Rivers
National Resources Board
Beheading by Train Shocks Amarillo Community
Norwood Wright a 35 year old Amarillo bookkeeper disappeared yesterday evening and was found decapitated in the Rock Island yards. Two eye witnesses describe a man dash toward a moving train as a brakeman shouted a warning. Coroner withheld verdict for a day or two. Wright formerly of Clarendon had worked for Franklin Blackley Serum Company and left home with coworker George McClellan before vanishing.
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Norwood Wright
Hughes Street
Rock Island
Wright
Justice of the Peace
Charles Carder
Clarendon
Eugene Norwood Wright
Amarillo
Franklin Blackley Serum Company
Polk Street
George McClellan
Margaret Wright
Chicago
Dalhart
Tucumcari
Walker
Robinson
Morgenthau Plans $80 Million Note Offering
Secretary Morgenthau announced an $80 million note sale on Monday to cover a $300 million maturity and add cash to the treasury working balance. The $300 million discount bills mature June 15, lifting the national debt toward a new high near $35.7 billion as the treasury aims to reach $1 billion in cash reserves. He did not specify interest rate or note term at a morning press conference.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Three-Point Plan Submitted to Italy France and Germany
Great Britain presents a three point plan to France Italy and Germany to restore friendly relations over the Spanish issue and to win their return to the non intervention committee. It calls for safety zones in Spanish harbors guarded by non intervention ships guarantees against harassment of warships and immediate naval consultation among the four patrol fleets if attacks occur. The other governments study the plan with Britain acting as mediator in chief.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Britain
Foreign Office
Agent Ernest Duke Seeks Discussion With Officials in College Station
County agent Ernest Duke traveled to College Station for a business visit and to meet with state extension service officials, including representatives from PHA Loans and Long-Bell Lumber Co.
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College Station
Ernest Duke
Dead man, two hurt in east of Clovis accidents
On U S Highway 60 east of Clovis two wrecks during Pioneer Days left Thurman Birchfield 16 dead and W L Bowers 20 and George Collier injured. Two Littlefield men and others in jail as investigation continues with District Attorney Compton en route.
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Vance Johnson Clovis
Here
Thurman Birchfield
Farwell
Littlefield
W. L. Bowers
Texico
George Collier
Bovina
Bowers
Collier
B. G. Hall
Little
Lubbock
J. C. Compton
Portales
Harlow Stricken on Studio Lot in Severe Gallbladder Illness
Hollywood reports Jean Harlow suffered terribly overnight from a gall bladder inflammation after a Saturday attack on the MGM studio lot. She is under constant nurse care at her Beverly Hills home with Dr. E C Fishbaugh attending. MGM expects her return to work soon as filming continues.
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Hollywood
Jean Harlow
Studio
Texas Senate votes first test on horse race repeal
In Austin on June 4 the Texas Senate approved a motion to hold a repeal bill out of order, as Senator G H Nelson and supporters push to end track betting. Governor Allred pledged to push tighter anti bookmaking laws once a bill banning track betting passes. The House previously backed repeal 6 to 1, signaling strong momentum toward ending parimutuel wagering.
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Texas
Senate
Austin
U.P
Texas Senate
Cuatain
Walter Woodul
James V. Allred
House
Pampa Fiesta Parade Highlights Historic Panhandle History
The Fiesta in Pampa Texas opened June 3 amid intermittent showers with a two day program. About 26 000 spectators watched a two mile parade honoring Panhandle pioneers and events. Attorney General William C. McCraw spoke at City Hall as Dick Hughes led events and Ina Mae Dean served as Fiesta Queen.
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Pampa
Texas
Panhandle
Coronado
Dick Hughes
City Hall
William C. McCraw
High Plains
John Sturgeon
Roden
W. B. Weathered
Raymond Harrah
Raymond Allen
Garnett Reeves
Tex Deweese
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ina Mae Dean
Fort Worth
Last of Convicts Recaptured After Prison Break
Alfred James Martin, 24, a Darring ton farm convict from Houston, was recaptured near Fresno after six inmates attempted a prison break Tuesday night. One man died, three were recaptured immediately, and Martin was notified by prison officials today.
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Huntsville
Alfred James Martin
Darrington Farm
Fresno
Martin
Houston
Amarillo Weather Forecast Outlook for Tonight and Friday
Unsettled tonight with Amarillo and vicinity partly cloudy. West Texas and New Mexico expect partly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday, with local thunder showers possible north central and northeast areas this afternoon or tonight. Temperature extremes around 57 to 63 degrees in Amarillo by early today.
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Associated Press
Panhandle
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Small Town Life Favors Close Ties Over City Crowds
A rural resident contrasts town and city living, noting in a five thousand population town everyone knows each other while a city stranger knows few. A city visitor jokes about preferring city life, then learns the narrator lives eight miles away in the hills.
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van Buren
Pernell
Hills
Esquire Pegturés, Inc
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