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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1934
Page
9
In Bismarck North Dakota supporters of Lieutenant Governor Ole H Olson, Langers running mate, prepared for his arrival after his conviction of a federal felony. The move challenges Governor William A Langer s right to continue as chief executive as an opposition faction grows.
The governor and four close associates face possible two year terms and up to $10,000 in fines after a federal jury found them guilty of defrauding the United States by soliciting federal employees for political contributions to The Leader. Sentencing is set for tomorrow before Judge Andrew Miller as Langer seeks re election.
The text notes Langer, who began his term January 1 1933 after a NPL landslide victory, has become a political stormy petrel as he breaks with the league's executive committee. It cites officials in state and federal offices pressuring employees to aid the administration and compares the licitation to territorial days.
North Bay Ontario report says the Dionne quintuplets, now three weeks old, gain weight and their mother has recovered from a serious relapse. Dr Dafoe announces the condition satisfactory as the famed siblings continue to grow under careful care.
June 18 report details seven deaths and extensive damage from a late storm sweeping from the Gulf of Mexico into Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. It notes drownings near Morgan City, fatalities near Crystal Springs, a fatality in The ria Parish, and crop losses estimated in the millions.
Washington June 18 The Agriculture Department reports a near resurrection method using red orange and yellow light to wake seeds from winter dormancy and spur growth earlier than normal While violet blue and green light retard germination lettuce seeds germinate within 24 hours after brief exposure to light This first test used a 60 watt lamp and color filters for selection and sun light yields the same result Government scientists see immediate use in seed testing laboratories for grading seed lots.
Conversations preliminary to the 1935 Naval conference opened in London with U S Ambassador-at-Large Norman H. Davis and Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh visiting 10 Downing Street to pay respects to Premier Ramsay MacDonald. The week focuses on procedure and agenda for the forthcoming conference. The start date is set for formal discussions tomorrow.
Dorothy Cunningham 25, wife of a Kansas sheriff, and saxophonist Meinhard Ernest were intercepted by Columbus police while en route to Atlantic City in a claimed own car. They were jailed on charges of travel in a stolen auto and kidnapping the bride, with Kansas authorities to decide action.
Berlin reports that Franz von Papen, vice-chancellor, sharply criticized the Nazi regime in a Marburg University address. He urged monarchy restoration while denouncing press censorship and Goebbels propaganda campaigns against dissidents.
A biplane flown by 26 year old Paul Grow crashed from 200 feet into a field on a Sunday near Yankton South Dakota. Passenger Allen Keifer, 21, was killed. Grow suffered severe injuries including facial cuts a badly bruised body and a dislocated ankle and was watched by his sister from a nearby farmhouse.
A new brief surgical anaesthetic displayed in London takes full effect within 30 seconds of administration and lasts 15 to 20 minutes. The substance is touted for rapid, short procedures and quick recovery.
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