Air Mail Board Law Creates Commission and Bids System
President Roosevelt signed the McKellar Black Air Mail Bill creating a five member expert commission to draft a national aviation policy and authorize one year competitive contracts. The act cuts mail postage to six cents an ounce and sets routes limits, bidding rules, profit caps, and penalties including imprisonment for bid interference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Post Office Department
Congress
Special Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Walter F. Brown
Secretary of Commerce
Darrow Group Denounces Autocracy in NRA Codes
Washington reports a new denunciation by the Darrow group and the Jar row Herview Board of National Recovery Administration methods. They demand a searching inquiry into alleged arbitrary power by Hugh S. Johnson and criticize code changes after submission, citing stealthy manipulation affecting retail trade, lumber, food, beer, and shoe manufacturing codes.
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Washington
NEA
Moosevelt
Jarrow Herview Poard
Hugh & Johnson
NRA
Aton
Johnson
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Tugwell Vote Stirs Congress as Roosevelts Aide Faces Senate
Washington June 12 A tense Senate fight over Dr Rexford Tugwell to be under secretary of agriculture drew attention from House actions on unneeded appropriations and a silver purchase bill. Stirring scenes showed Tugwell’s supporters predicting confirmation while a few opposed his promotion. Majors hoped adjournment by week end as Morgenthau asked curbs on bootleggers and quick Rainey House action.
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Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Congress
Smith
South Carolina
Hatfield
West Virginia
Tugwell
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Hous
White House
Capitol
Morgenthau
Rainey
Miss Dresden Plans Panhandle Visit To Drought Areas
Miss Marie Dresden head of Texas relief and Winthrop D. Lane federal engineer will inspect drouth stricken regions in the Panhandle and Northwest Texas. Agriculture lists counties eligible for emergency highway funds and other aid. Andrews to Yoakum counties added to the secondary list.
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Austin
Marie Dresden
Texas Relief
Winthrop D. Lane
Federal Administration
Panhandle
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Martin
Midland
Reeves
Senate approves Bankhead cotton controls for tobacco sector plan
The Senate agriculture committee approved a House bill to extend Bankhead cotton control plant features to the tobacco producing industry, aiming to support growers amid market pressures.
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Washington
Bankhead
Senate Agriculture Committee
Explosives in Air Wreckage Reported in Liberty NY Crash
Seven victims of a Newark to Chicago air liner crash were found in a storm wreck site on Mongaup Mountain. Undertakers and state police toiled through wooded terrain to move bodies to Liberty and Livingston Manor for relatives to view. The dead include pilot Clyde Holbrook and passenger John Barron Jr.
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Liberty
N. Y
Newark
Chicago
Livingston Manor
Mongaup Mountain
Harry Pinsley
New York
Clyde Holbrook
John Barron, Jr
City to Advertise Bids on Amarillo Water Works Plan
Mayor Ross D. Rogers says the Amarillo city commission will authorize advertising bids tonight at 8 for the water works program. State engineer's office has approved plans and specifications. The project contemplates a $147,000 PWA loan and a $39,000 outright gift from the Public Works Administration.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Ross D. Rogers
Rogers
PWA
Public Works Administration
Formal Strike Call Foreseen For Thursday
Washington reports a nationwide steel strike movement now converging into a concrete walkout plan by the Amalgamated Association of Iron Tin and Steel Workers. A Thursday meeting is expected to issue a formal strike call unless industry agrees to recognition and bargaining terms.
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Asan
Mrewe
Met
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
Michael Tighe
Roosevelt
Green Patton
Republic Steel Corporation
Alabama
Cleveland San Pedro
Calif
United Front Strike Committee
New York
San Francisco
Jury in Hamilton Case Is Completed
The jury to try Raymond Hamilton, Dallas desperado, was completed at noon. Indictment charges murder in the slaying of Major Crowson, guard at Eastham prison farm, and habitual criminal. Hamilton pleaded not guilty as court recessed until 1 o clock.
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Hun Ysville
Tex
Raymond Hamilton
Dallas Desperado
Hamilton
Major Crowson
Eastham
Three Die in Miami Oklahoma Gunfight on Main Street
A 33 year old merchant policeman Jack Dunaway was killed while pursuing two armed men on Main Street in Miami Oklahoma. The two gunmen and a foiled accomplice Frank Sinn were involved. Sinn denied knowledge of the victims. Police seized fingerprints for identification.
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Miami
Okla
UPI
Main Street
Jack Dunaway
Muskogee and
Cookson Hills
Frank Sinn
Webber Falls
Oklahoma City
Sinn
Dunaway
I. W. Ellis
F. J. Johnson
W. L. Young
Muskogee
Johnscon
German Finance In Trouble And Prisons In The Air
Arthur Brisbane notes Germany suspends payments by the Reichsbank. The move threatens private debts still owed and signals a far worse financial condition than public view. Paris papers warn the impact could be severe.
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Mr. Baer
Camera
Reichsbank
Germany
Paris
Relief Costs Two Billions in Federal Help Authored by J H Jenkins
Washington dispatch reports direct unemployment relief will exceed 2.0 billion dollars by August 1 with another billion projected in the next year. Since Hopkins became emergency relief chief, the Roosevelt administration will have spent 1.6 billion by July 1.
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Washington
Roosevelt Administration
Harry L Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Hoover Administration
Roosevelt Administraion
Public Works Administration
Congress
San Antonio Chosen for Kiwanis International in 1935
San Antonio Texas was chosen as the site for the 1935 Kiwanis International convention. About 5000 delegates from the United States and Canada toasted President Franklin D Roosevelt and King George at an international brotherhood hour, drinking water from legislative fountains.
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Toronto
Ont
San Antonio
Texas
Kiwanis Clubs
International Brotherhood
United States
Canada
Franklin D. Roosevelt
King George
Japan demands China guarantee safety of missing envoy in Nanking
In Nanking on June 12 Japanese official notes urged China to guarantee the safety of Hidekai Kuramoto, the missing Japanese vice consul. Suma presented the note as Japanese warships moved toward Nanking on the Yangtze to protect nationals, deepening Sino Japanese tensions.
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Nanking
Japan
China
Hidekai Kuramolo
Suma
Yangtze
Kuramoto
Bomb threat not executed against Doris Duke in Newark
A letter mailed to Doris Duke, billed as a threat from an "ex-bomber," demanded $3,000 and warned of a bombing at 3 o'clock if payment was not made by May 26. The date passed without incident, according to a federal court disclosure in Newark, New Jersey.
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Newark
N. J
Doris Duke
Baer and Carnera Cleared for Rematch at Garden
Max Baer and Primo Carnera passed a second NYSAC physical, listed in fit condition for their 15 round heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden Bowl Thursday. Baer had a sore throat, but doctors said it was improving and unlikely to affect the fight. The pair were examined separately and exchanged a brief nod.
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New York
Max Baer
Primo Carnera
New York State Athletic Commission
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Lion trainer survives whirlwind World Fair show
Allan King, famed animal trainer, faced a Nubian lion during a chaotic World’s Fair concession performance. The lion tore a chair from his hand and slashed his arm before King reentered the cage after treatment and finished the act despite injuries. In Oklahoma, condemned inmate John Lemke hanged himself in his death row cell at Tate prison.
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Chicago
Allan King
King
Cappy
Mccalester
Okla
John Lemke
Custer County
Tate’ Prison
Bailey to Address City Voters Tonight in Amarillo
Joseph Weldon Bailey campaigns across the Panhandle speaking in Amarillo at Municipal Auditorium and planning stops in Canyon Tulia Plainview and Lubbock. Bailey, son of the late U.S. Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey, seeks the Texas seat in the United States Senate.
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North Plains
Joseph Weldon Bailey
United Stazen
Amarillo
Bocloek
Municipal Auditorium
Benator
Texas
Pherman
Dunas
Dalhart Ile
North Platon
Bailey
Panhandie
South Platte
Canyon
Tulle
Plainview
Lubbock
Birge
The
Veterans of Foreign Ware
Grady Fox
Panhandle
United States Senate
Fourth French debt default decided upon
Paris reports France will default on its fourth debt to the United States. A cabinet approved note names Edouard Herriot in the minority, with a communiqué recognizing his stance. A cable is to be sent to Washington for delivery to Secretary Cordell Hull.
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Paris
Prance
United States
Edouard Herriot
Washington
Cordell Hull
Bank Deposit Bill Sent to President
Congress sent to the White House a bill to continue bank deposit insurance in liberalized form and authorize additional aid to depositors in closed banks. Washington date June 12.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Amarillo and Southwest Weather Outlook Today
Forecasters predict fair conditions in Amarillo and parts of West Texas and New Mexico tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures will range from the mid 60s to mid 80s with cooler readings in extreme north central areas.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Dionne babies in third week progress in Québec
The Dionne Quintuplets, now in their third week, are reported progressing satisfactorily though four have reportedly lost weight since Sunday. Dr Dafoe oversees care as Yvonne gains strength while quadruplets thrive on a corn syrup milk regimen under Dr Wearingen.
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Ala. DaFoe
Sistore
Dafoe
Yvonne
G. WH. Bwearingen
Larry
Sac County
Bandit Strikes Filling Station During Oklahoma Officers Meeting
In Guthrie Oklahoma on June 12 an armed bandit robbed a filling station in front of hundreds of members at the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association convention, taking $25 and the attendant Wayne Leuker aged 21. Leuker later wandered back to the station three hours later and police suspect he was drugged.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma Sheriffs’ and Peace Officers’ Association
Wayne Leuker
Leuker
Gale Turns South and Texas Safe From Hurricane
Weather reports say tropical disturbance off the Mexican coast swerved southwest and weakened. Observers believe the Texas coast is safe as barometers normalize and the storm shifts away from Texan shores. damage reported in Bonham with two lines down and two inches of rain and no casualties.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Vera Cruz
Mexican
Texas
Brownsville
Mexico
Tampico
Bonham,tex
Texan
Ings
Texas Power and Light Company
Bonham
Paris
Cooper
Ladonia
Wolf City
Honey Grove
Savoy
Greenville
Gober
Will
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Darrow Group
R H Macy and Company of New York
Miss Dresden
Drouth
Tobacco Aid
Mary Harmon Black
Birmingham
N. C
University of Alabama
Associated Press
Wagner Labor Board
Brussels
Belgium
Charles de Broqueuil
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane m
America
Globe
Hrisbane
J. H. Jenkins
Max
Primo
Lion Malls
Joe Bailey
Dionne
Bulgaria
Vienna
Fiest
Boris
Kimon Gheorghef
Bandit
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