Light gossip from Washington in quick anecdotes
Short sketches from Washington feature Mme Simopoulos chasing a Dane pup in New York taxicabs and a gilt baby shoe on Representative Collins's desk. Newton D. Baker recalls spring weather with a rifle diary joke while Mrs Rainey wears another's coat. A 7 year old son rebuffs a lunch date for his father, and dancing Attorney General Cummings enjoys late evenings. Pat Haltigan competes with a rower on shore leave as House vacation ends.
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Madame Simopoulos
Greece
New York
Mme. Simopoulos
Washington
William E. Barrett
What Japan Might Say in 1934 Naval Talks
Arthur Brisbane argues England and the United States should press Japan toward a 5 5 4 naval ratio agreed at Washington. The column notes England favors separate talks to avoid steering conversations astray and warns against building excessive ship numbers.
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Japan
United States
Washngton
England
Summer term begins today at Amarillo public schools and college
Registration for summer sessions started this morning as Amarillo College opens tomorrow with a faculty including M. E. Boone Mrs Gervis Taylor and J F Mead. Courses run on the semester plan allowing one six week term to complete a semester's work in two subjects. Ambitious students may complete 12 semester hours toward a degree during the summer.
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Amarillo College
M. E. Boone
Gervis Taylor
J. F. Mead
B. E. Masters
Capital and Labor Troubles Clearing
The AP reports fewer capital and labor troubles across the nation. The Electric Auto-Lite strike in Toledo ended with a 5 percent wage rise and union recognition. workers will return to duty. Other actions include a stalled textile strike in Washington, wage relief for Omaha brewery engineers, Remington Rand Ilion reopening, and new tensions on the Great Lakes with Milwaukee tug crews striking and ILU action pending.
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Associated Press
Toledo
National Guard
Auto-Lite Company
Washington
Hugh Ss. Johnson
Omaha
Remington Rand Company
Ilion
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Chicago
International Longshoremen’s Union
Drought Relief Approved By House Advances To Senate
The House passed a deficiency bill with a cash outlay of 1.178 billion and possible relief spending near six billion to fund drought relief across 27 Midwestern States amid GOP objections. Chairman Buchanan of Texas said the measure provides authority for funds to address the drought situation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Buchanan
Texas
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Taber
New York
Reconstruction Corporation
PWA
Ickes Name
Dumas and Romero Hit Four Inches In Fall Storm
Rain swept across the Panhandle last night with four inches recorded at Dumas in Moore County and Romero, 32 miles southwest of Dalhart. Dalhart saw half an inch. Amarillo reported a tenth inch as the system spread. storms disrupted dirt roads and traffic briefly before clearing by morning.
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North Plains
Dreath
Dumas
Moore County
Romero
Dalhart
H. T Collman
Tuesaday
Amarillo
W. B. Amacker
The
Pantandie Automobile Club
Rock Island
Flushland
Wildorado
San Jon
N. M
Bravo Ranch
Neva Visa
Exum
Texas
Brick
Oklo
McLean
Alanreed
Groom
Conway
Oklahoma Panhandle
Here
Stratford
Sanford
Fritch
Morse
Fort Worth & Denver
Channing
Tascosa
Texline
Hartley
Clarendon
Memphis
Hedley
Satelline
Wellington
Denver
South Plains
Dimmitt
Santa Fe
Boise City
Okla
Spearman
Shattuck
Clovis
Pampa
Clinton
Woodward
Roosevelt pushes tariff housing and labor board bills in long session
Washington reports the congressional session will extend into next week or longer as President Roosevelt presses for enactment of the tariff act housing Wagner labor board and silver bills. Senate debate on the tariff bill nears voting after weeks of discussion amid drought relief and other complicating factors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
House
Dreath
Unforeseen costs raise Roosevelt budget by 573 million
Buchanan notes excess budget driven by unforeseen items including 228 million for veterans benefits and federal pay, 150 million for livestock under the Jones act, 30 million for public buildings, 75 million for relief, 40 million for Vinson Naval building act construction, and multi billion indirect outlays cited by Taber. He accuses PWA admin of incompetence in public works fund allocation.
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Roosevelt
Buchanan
Congress
Independent Offices
Murdered West Texas Rancher Former Amarillo Resident
Riley Smith a noted West Texas rancher who with Mrs. Smith was killed at his Van Horn area ranch Saturday night was a former Amarillo citizen. He lived in the city before 1906 and worked for Col R B Masterson north of Amarillo. Antonio Carrasco aged 38 a Mexican ranch hand allegedly confessed to the slayings.
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Riley Smith
West Texas
Road relief plan is set for Panhandle start
The Texas Relief Commission announces a drouth relief program will begin in the Panhandle by Friday. Potter County Relief Board chairman Julius Dorenfield was notified and plans are to be made to start work before week’s end. The plan calls for a monthly expenditure of 400,000 dollars and follows approval during a Kansas City conference with Harry Hopkins.
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Panhandle
Texas Relief Commission
Julius Dorenfield
Potter County
Dorenfield
Texas Commission
Texas
Harry Hopkins
Kansas City
Hopkins
Austin
U.P
Harry L. Hopkins
Dalham
Hartley
Moore
Oldham
Sherman
Potter
Deaf Smith
Bailey
Hansford
Carson
Hutchinson
Ochiltree
Palmer
Lipscomb
Randall and Roberts
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Marie Dresden
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Dozenfield
Drouth
Supreme Court upholds war risk contract rights in Roosevelt act ruling
The Supreme Court ruled the 1934 Economy Act did not strip war veterans of suing rights under war risk insurance contracts. Justice Brandeis said the act sought to violate a contract and Congress could not authorize that. In a separate note, Hopkins designated sixteen Texas counties for special drought and hurricane relief funds.
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Veterans Administration
The
Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
Congress
Payne admits slaying his mother and brother in Los Angeles
Louis Rude Payne 21 confessed to police after hours of interrogation to murdering his mother Carrie L. Payne 45 and brother Robert 14 in their Westwood home near the University of California. He said he killed them Tuesday night after a buildup of grievances and later surrendered at Huntington Beach police station.
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Los Angeles
Louis Rude Payne
Hubert J. Wallis
Westwood
Carrie L. Payne
Robert
Payne
University of California At Los Angeles
Huntington Beach
Here
Louis
Drouth World Wide Relief Efforts Under Way
A global drought causes crop ruin and loss of life with U S deaths near 150 and damage over 1 billion dollars. President Roosevelt calls Relief Administrator Hopkins and officials to discuss immediate aid as rains begin easing heat in the Midwest and West.
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United Prey
United States
India
Russia
Balkan States
Asia
Colorado
Nebraska
Montana
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Harry L. Hopkins
North Dakota
Scottabluff
Neb
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Ottawa
Kas
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Leadville
Colo
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Russia Charges Jap Ship Violated Laws
Moscow says Manchukuoan ships violated Soviet border law after a Japanese protest over firing on a steamer in the Amur River. The note pledges enforcement of river traffic rules and urges Manchukuo to curb ships under its flag to prevent further incidents along the Soviet shore.
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Moscow
Russia
Amur
Weather outlook across West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy conditions with possible local thundershowers tonight and Tuesday. West Texas shows partly cloudy to cloudy skies with likely thundershowers in the north and east. New Mexico ranges from fair tonight to unsettled southeast tonight with varying conditions. Temperature extremes reach around 56 degrees at one o clock.
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New Mexico
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