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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1934
Page
1
Foreign Minister Louis Bar thou’s interview signals France’s view on Germany rearmament and potential consequences. The remarks, among his strongest published comments since taking office, indicate how Paris expects Europe to respond to Germany’s military buildup.
A conference of relief and agricultural officials from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico announced an emergency cattle purchase program to begin before week’s end. A Amarillo canning plant will reopen to process edible livestock and employ about 400 workers.
Paris interview with Louis Barthou, French foreign minister, warns that Germany’s renewed arms build up and its exit from the League threaten disarmament efforts. He says Geneva talks face a hard outlook as Germany strengthens land, sea, and air forces and budgets to 1943-34.
Pete Davis pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in district court. Judge Henry 8 bishop sentenced Davis to one year in a suspended penitentiary term and suspended his driving privileges for 90 days after testimony by John Milligan Jr. that linked Milligan to the collision involving Davis’s car.
General Electric advertises one 5 room furnished house at 821 Florida and seeks fourteen applicants. About 15 people inquired the day the ad ran in The Globe and News, leaving 14 still watching Want Ads. Call 6262 to place rental ads.
Arthur Brisbane reports looming strikes tied to economic strain and fiscal gaps. The piece discusses wage pressures and potential labor actions amid national shortages and political response, reflecting broader turmoil of the era.
Arthur Brisbane notes in The Globe that the House Appropriations Committee grants the President authority to spend six thousand million dollars for relief. He argues bonds would double the cost to twelve billion, ultimately funded by taxpayers, and hints at wide fiscal ramifications for national currency and guarantees.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded Barney Blackshear's second murder trial for slaying Viola Brimberry and her husband in 1932. Pretrial publicity in Tyler papers led to a prejudged case, requiring a venue change for the retrial. The court affirmed a separate death sentence for June Woolfolk in a 1933 Texas murder case.
A labor treaty between organized oil workers and the Sinclair interests pledges both sides to settle differences and aligns with the oil code collective bargaining principles. Officials say it will prevent dangerous oil field and refinery strikes. Chairman W. M. Lieserson called the development a welcome success.
Mrs Josephine Abarro, 36, accused of imprisoning her daughter Mary seven in a chicken pen for weeks as a cure for an evil eye, was convicted in justice court on unjustifiable punishment and sent to San Juan Capistrano county hospital for observation.
Berlin reports three German cities faced angry demonstrations against Woolworth stores after claims the company joined an anti German boycott. Kassel windows were smashed Bonn painted exteriors Ludwigshafen crowds urged not to buy from the firm. Woolworth denied joining the boycott and promised to press the German government to halt the campaign.
A House committee heard that anti Semitic propaganda attributed to Henry Ford is being broadcast in the United States. Rep. Carl Weideman said articles from the Dearborn Independent are printed in Germany and circulated here despite Ford’s repudiation. The German embassy commented on the Luther funding charge but denied propaganda effort.
Representative Eagle of Texas denounces the proposed oil production control bill as a monstrosity and disgrace, accusing Secretary Ickes of pressuring the President. He warns the measure targets small Pennsylvania wells while harming Texas producers and denies criminal motives in his state’s oil industry.
The agriculture department warns drought will affect the national food supply as rains reach Maine and midwest states. Officials report late crop relief, with some hopes for corn and pastures, while Maine and New England face damage and President Roosevelt pushes a 525 million drouth relief plan.
In Chicago on June 6 the Republican National Committee forged a compromise to back Henry P. Fletcher for national chair. The plan includes a campaign executive committee and seats for two strong opponents on an advisory group, clearing the way for Fletcher’s election.
In Weatherford Texas on June 6 two men fled after a policeman was severely beaten with a pistol and a farmer was shot. One suspect named from photos was Odett Charles Hughes, a Harlem state prison farm escapee from Fort Bend County. The abandoned car tied to the escape was traced to the getaway.
With the Tri State spring racing meet opening in a week, the fair grounds plant is busy finishing extensive improvements including a large stable. Races run June 15 to June 25, drawing crowds of turf fans. Admission is 75 cents with reserved boxes 50 cents more.
Corbeil Ontario June 6 An oxygen tank at 95 percent oxygen and five percent carbon dioxide was used today to aid the breathing of the prematurely born Dionne quintuplets. Dr A R DaFoe says six embryos formed but one did not mature and the babies were born at seven months rather than eight.
Dr. J. M. Ballew of Memphis, a pioneer Hall County resident, was in Amarillo today on business.
Amarillo forecast calls for likely thundershowers tonight and Thursday. West Texas views partly to mostly cloudy skies with possible thunder showers in the Panhandle tonight and Thursday. New Mexico region: fair in the south, unsettled in the north tonight and Thursday. Temperature range late night to 1 am 70 to 86 degrees.
The treasury said subscriptions totaling about 7.0 billion dollars were received for the June 1 offering of 800 million dollars in new securities. The 400 million cash hand money was eight times oversubscribed and the 500 million non issue was nine times oversubscribed. The books close tonight with 165 million in certificates maturing June 15 and 346 million in notes maturing August 1 eligible for exchange into 3 percent bonds.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded Barney Blackshear’s death verdict in Smith County for the Viola Brimberry slaying, marking a second reversal in this case. The court affirmed a death sentence for June Woolfolk in San Antonio for Alma Dell Cabble’s murder, beat to death with a metal pipe. It also affirmed life for R. Tipton of Comanche County for P. H. Milton’s slaying, and upheld a 45 year term for W. D. Burkhart in Wilgammon County for Henry James’s murder.
In San Francisco on June 6 attorneys forTom Mooney renewed efforts to obtain a federal habeas corpus ruling. Federal Judge A F Staure denied changing his prior dismissal and suggested that state court avenues be exhausted before any federal review. George Davis said an appeal would be filed promptly in the U S Court of Appeals.
Lubbock dispatch reports authorities sought two men and a red haired woman who yesterday robbed J. W. Dennis a mail carrier of 2000 from a registered pouch three miles east of Orton Texas. The money came from Plainview City National Bank to Olton State Bank. One suspect was about 45 the other about 20. the woman was not masked.
The House approved Senate changes 154 to 53 finishing action on a reciprocal tariff bill. The measure grants the President power to adjust duties up to 50 percent for trade bargaining and sets three year limits on trade pacts. The bill, sent to the White House for signature, opens broad international bargaining while barring war debt cancellations.
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