Women’s Club Aims to Boost Civic Work in District Meeting
Delegates gather at Central Presbyterian Church for a three day district convention focusing on federation growth civic projects and NRA education. Amarillo leader Mrs W P Arriett says the group seeks renewed energy and broader participation with noon luncheon at Amarillo Country Club and a speaker Horace M Russell on blue eagle flights. Choral contests are set for Friday with Ardelle S S George directing.
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NRA
Federated Club
Central Presbyterian Church
W. P. Arriett
Lamesa
Federation
Amarillo Country Club
Arriett
8. E. Fish
Amerillo
The
Blue Eagle
Horace M. Russell
Amarillo
Ardelle S&s. George
Dawn
Trotzky Flees French Villa Amid Fears of Attack
Leon Trotzky and his wife fled from a Barbizon hiding place fearing a White Russian assault. They departed at daybreak in a black car after three months in seclusion, with two guns and police dogs guarding the area.
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Barbizon
France
Leon Trotzky
Soviet Russia
Trotzky
Congress Told Lots of Work Must Be Done
President Roosevelt’s requests to Congress total about major public works and relief. Speaker Rainey and House leaders discussed possible adjournment and shelved measures. The stock market regulation bill and tax changes were debated with calls for stronger teeth in enforcement.
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Congress
Washiington
Henry T. Rainey
Rainey
Washington
Sam Rayburn
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Roosevelt
Conservation Corps
CWA
Exchangen
House
Connery
Dalhart Area Receives Rain Across Panhandle
The Panhandle saw rain overnight with showers and up to an inch. Dalhart reported a quarter inch while Plainview measured about an inch. Rail dispatches warned of more rain as skies stayed cloudy near noon in Amarillo.
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Panhandle
Dalhart
Plainview
Amarillo
U S Chairman Scoffs At Oil Strike Threat
William M. Leiserson, chairman of the Petroleum Policy Board, ridiculed Harvey Fremming of the International Oil Workers Union who warned of a nationwide oil workers strike over wage demands. Leiserson called Fremming's threat mere talk, likening it to employers' warnings.
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Washington
William M. Leiserson
Petroleum Policy Board
The
Oil Adminstration
Harvey Fremming
International Oil Workers Union
Fremming
Leiserson
Yarbrough Testimony Ends in Torch Murder Trial
Testimony in the Cal B. Yarbrough case ended abruptly in Travis County district court as prosecutors offered no rebuttal in the torch murder of his adopted daughter Doris.
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Yarbrough
Austin
Cal B. Yarbrough
Belton
Doris
Travis County
Trotzky linked to Fourth International amid French villa raid
Authorities disclosed that Leon Trotzky, revealed after a French police raid on his Fontainebleau villa, is the sponsor of a movement called the Fourth International aiming for permanent revolution. Trotzky admitted his identity and said he was preparing a new communist party as officials tightened mail scrutiny.
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New York
United States
Leon Trotzky
France
Fontainebleau
Trotzky
Corsica
Monsieur Sodroff
Red Army of Russia
Catholics and Jews Persist In Hitler Defi
Berlin reports describe two Nazi fronts against Jews and Catholics as repression of socialists continues. The piece notes fewer prison camps remain harsh, with some closures and releases, while antisemitic violence has intensified, and communists remain hunted.
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Hitler
Milton Bronner
NEA
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Scout executives honor Dorothea Sullivan at luncheon
A luncheon for Girl Scout training course executives will be held at the Rose Bowl Tea Room tomorrow at 12:30 PM. Miss Dorothea Sullivan of New York City will conduct the training course during the weeklong visit.
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Rose Bowl Tea Room
Dorothea Sullivan
New York City
Twins Stricken by Ossification Malady in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on April 16, physicians report 11-year-old twins Katherine and Margaret Maguire showing muscle rigidity progressing toward stone-like hardness. The rare ossification condition is linked to calcium deposits in blood and has no cure. father disputes diagnosis, calling it arthritis.
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Philadelphia
Little Katherine
Margaret Maguire
Peter Maguire
Katherine Maguire
Margaret
Crosby calls for open talk on kidnap threats in Hollywood
Bing Crosby urges stars to disclose real incomes to curb kidnap threats. He notes many Hollywood figures including Ann Harding Mae West and Marlene Dietrich have faced extortion and believes honest income figures would reduce threats. Crosby says his own take home after taxes and expenses is only 15 to 20 percent of his salary.
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Hollywood
Calif
Bing Crosby
Ann Harding
Mae West
Marlene Deitrich
Crosby
Chaco Flares In New Battle Asuncion reports surge in fighting
Reports from La Paz claim Paraguayan losses around 1500 and a surrounded regiment in the Cohchita Pilcomayo sector, while Asuncion disputes the encirclement. Fierce fighting centers on Fort Ballivan as Bolivia's lines retreat after the Saavedra defeat, with recent casualty estimates mounting since 1932.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Bolivia
la Paz
Cohchita-Pilcomayo
Fort Ballivian
Fort Saavedra
Bear Treed in Battery Park After Wall Street Sprint
A bear escaped a caravan on Broadway and ran down Wall Street before being treed in Battery Park. It clawed at police and begged for peanuts, finally surrendering for 10 shares of Cuba Sugar preferred. An accompanying Want Ad offered a 1934 GE refrigerator for 249 dollars, phone 4182.
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Broadway
Wall Street
Battery Park
Cuba
News- Globe
General Electric
Four prize winning models crowned at New York exhibit
In Rockefeller Center the 18th National Exhibition of Advertising Art named four prize winning models. Janice Jarrett was Miss Young America Barbara Shanton was most typically American Frances Joyce was the most popular model and Jean Barreau Jr was the prettiest baby model. Alexander Woolcott was named the most popular male model.
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New York
Janice Jarrett
Barbara Shanton
Frances
Oklahoma Guardsmen halt tax sales across 11 counties
National Guardsmen moved with Gov Murray order to stop or delay tax delinquent property resales in 11 Oklahoma counties. In Walters Cotton County Treasurer Young and others reported sales called off or postponed, with temporary restraining orders issued in Durant and Vinita. Officers noted no disorder and some treasurers claimed no prior notices were advertised.
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National Guardsmen
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Walters
Cotton County
Monroe H. Young
Jesse H. Jones
Young
Vinita
Craig County
A. Huffman
E. M. Landrum
John H. Mason
Bryan County
C. O. Butler
Durant
Porter Newman
R. N. Phelps
Garfield
Garfield County
Bryan
Watonga
Blaine County
S. J. England
Enid
Benjamin Schuber
Shhuber
Allred Heads to Beaumont for Campaign Speech
Attorney General James V. Allred traveled to Beaumont for a campaign speech tonight and will also address supporters in Fort Worth Thursday night where he plans to outline an additional plank in his gubernatorial platform.
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Allred
Austin
James V. Allred
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Royal Canadians Here For Twin Engagement
The Royal Canadians arrive in Santa Fe with Guy Lombardo and 10 musicians, greeted by fans at the station. They proceed to the Herring Hotel to rest before their double engagement concert starting promptly tonight.
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Guy Lombardo
Brunet
Herring Hotel
Fines Assessed in County Court Case
In county court this morning David Ash pleaded guilty in two cases. He faced an affray charge and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. For tampering with a motor vehicle he received a 250 dollar fine plus costs. The pistol charge against J E Blackburn was set over to May 14 because defense attorneys were out of the city.
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David Ash
J. E. Blackburn
Hoover gives son $500000 Kern County ranch
Allan Hoover, 28, son of former President, owns a Kern County ranch valued around $500,000 as a gift from Herbert Hoover. Attorney Arthur M. Free announced the purchase by the former president and delivery to his son.
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Young Hoover
Ban Jose
Cal
U.P
Allan Hoover
Arthur M. Free
Herbert Hoover
Kern County
Humane Society Abandons Extermination Plan for Be Kind Week
In Beaumont on April 16 executions of stray cats and dogs scheduled for extermination were stayed as part of National Be Kind to Animals Week. Junior Humane Society members who organized collecting the animals withdrew amid rabies infection fears.
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Beaumont
Humane Society
Concert and Dance Tickets On Sale At City Drug Store
Ticket board will remain at City Drug Store No 1 until night while the box office at Municipal Auditorium opens. Concert and date tickets available at City Drug. Reservations before 6 at City Drug Store, after 6 at Auditorium box office. Dance tickets include concert prices from 50 to 75 cents and balcony and dance prices up to 2 dollars per person.
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City Drug Store
Until & Oelowk
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug
Royal Canadians to perform in Municipal Auditorium Texas
The Royal Canadians dance orchestra from San Francisco makes its Texas debut tonight at the Municipal Auditorium with a 10 o'clock dance at the Nat Dine and Dance Palace. The engagements in Texas include one more show in Galveston as part of a two-city tour. The event is organized by the Tri-State Pair Association under Wilbur C. Hawk. Ticket sales are brisk with many seats still available at both venues.
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Municipal Auditorium
Royal Canadians
San Francisco
Texas
Lone Star State
Galveston
Tri-State Pair Association
Wilbur C. Hawk
Nat
Hawk
Former Ambassador Dies at Beloved Brazilian Home
Edwin Vernon Morgan, 69, former United States ambassador to Brazil, died suddenly at his residence in Petropololis, Rio de Janeiro. Morgan served 20 years as ambassador before resigning during the Roosevelt era and had recently returned to Brazil on February 20 to retire.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Edwin Vernon l Morgan
United States
Brazil
Petropololis
Two liquor possession cases filed in Clark court
Over the weekend Justice B. R. Clark heard two charges of possession of liquor. Mrs. Minnie Miles and Frank Findley were brought before the court, both waived examining bond. Miles was bound at 590 dollars while Findley’s bond was set at 750 dollars.
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Court of Justice
B. R. Clark
Minnie Miles
Frank Findley
Miles
Findley
Fiesta Honors Heroic Death Of Texas Vets
San Antonio eyes Fiesta week marking the ninety eighth anniversary of the San Jacinto victory. The observance includes queen coronation on April 19 and the Battle of Flowers parade, with renewed interest amid Texas Centennial plans. The Alamo's fall in 1836 and Houston’s victory frame the commemorations.
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Texas
San Antonio
San Jacinto
Mexico
Plowers
the Alamo
Bam Houston
Houston
Alamo
Lone Star
Soil-Blowing Parley Ends with Unified Control Plan
Agricultural experts from five states and the U S Department of Agriculture conclude a noon conference proposing unified control of soil-blowing in drought areas. They call wheat lands serious in states producing about 60 percent of U S wheat and urge soil conservation steps including contour listing and narrow sorghum plantings across wind paths.
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Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Texas
Fisher
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
United States
Opening Ball Game Postponed by Rain in Washington
Rain halted the season opener as the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox were delayed today. The game, scheduled for Washington, was postponed after morning showers.
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Washington
U.P
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Highway Chief Seeks Federal Aid for Neches River Bridge
Chairman John Wood of the state highway commission traveled to Washington to negotiate a federal loan or grant for the $2,394,000 Neches River bridge project linking Port Arthur and Orange.
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Austin
John Wood
State Highway Commission
Washington
Port Arthur
Orange
AT&T Reports First Quarter 1934 Net Income
Ameri can Telephone and Telegraph Co reports net income of 33,038,108 for the first quarter of 1934, versus 32,983,187 in the same period of 1933, in New York dispatches dated April 16.
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New York
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Co Today
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday across Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas expects fair skies tonight and Tuesday with cooler readings in the southeast portion tonight. New Mexico shows unsettled conditions tonight, then generally fair Tuesday, with warmer temperatures in the northeast. Today’s temperature extremes range from 43 to 54 degrees at 1 o'clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Dairyland Beauties Shown at Plainview
West Texas and eastern New Mexico dairy exhibitors gathered at the 11th Panhandle Plains Dairy Show in Plainview. Jerseys Holsteins and Guernseys headlined a four day event open to dairy farmers, with talks on dairy farming and educational features. Horse displays join the exhibits, with stables from Amarillo and Panhandle noted. unsettled weather threatened, page 2.
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Harry Montgomery
Plainview
West Texas
New Mexico
Panhandle-Plains
Rocky Mountains
Plains
Lindsay Nunn
Amarillo
George P. Grout
Panhandle
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Arthur Brisbane
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Ford
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Alamo Mission
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