Path cleared for dam plans near Tucumcari
Telegrams reported to Mayor Del Rogero and Wilbur Hawk said Conchas Dam project may get final action this week by the executive board. A new delegation urged President Roosevelt to include the dam in relief programs and sought $4.6 million War Dept funding for the confluence site northeast of Tucumcari to curb flood losses and aid irrigation for Tucumcari and Amarillo.
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Conchas Dam
Ross del Rogere
Wilbur C. Hawk
Arch Hurley
Hurley
Amarillo
Roosevelt
Carl Hinton
Tucumeart
Senate extends nuisance taxes for one year
Senator Gore leads extension of nuisance and excise levies and four tariffs for one year while President's tax proposals are debated. Harrison notes hope for improvement and says further extension may be unnecessary. La Follette plans floor amendments, but Senate may delay action on the president's recommendations.
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Gore
Oklahoma
Harrison
Newt Genslow
Ways and Means Committee
House
la Follette
Senate
Ranger recounts audits and welcomes observers
McDonald asserts resistance to persecution while praising audits of the department. He notes two completed audits with courtesy and a third in progress as observers may inspect records. The Ranger guard is to be continued with Leo Baldwin, ex UT football and track star, serving as the Ranger on guard.
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McDonald
Texas
Ranger
Nesbitt
Leo Baldwin
University of Texas
Business Failures Nearly One a Day
Texas business failures in May averaged six per week with total liabilities of 231000 as reported by the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. Failures paralleled April rates, while new Texas charters totaled 186 in May. Capitalization rose to 2813000, up 38 percent from April and 123 percent from May last year. Six corporations had capital stock of 100000 or more.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
What They vary Write To Tack CLOTHES FOR SCHOOL
A reader asks Tack Tam for work such as housework or caring for children to earn money for clothes to wear to Echoes next. The note appears as part of a page 8 collection of letters.
Day of the Big Stink on Seventh Avenue
The day of the Big Stink will be long remembered along Seventh Avenue where post office workers and others suffered odors from spilled barley. Ama rile Fire Department hoses spent 45 minutes and 10,000 gallons of water to dissipate the aroma. Postmaster W. D. De Grassi and residents blamed a trash wagon as the source while the odor lingered despite efforts.
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Seventh Avenue
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Federal Building
Amarile Fire Department
H. R. Smith
W. D. DeGrassi
Italy and Abyssinia Clash Over Embassy Officer incident
The Italian minister protested after Giulio Mombelli, first secretary of the Italian legation, had his car blocked outside a cinema and an Abyssinian pilot ripped the Italian flag from the vehicle. A fist fight followed and police arrested the Abyssinian.
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Giulio Mombelli
Legation
Italy
Rome
U.P
Addis Ababa
Foreign Office
Seek Missing Girl From Lubbock Home
Amrillo officers asked to watch for Ouida Hope Meredith a 16 year old from Lubbock who vanished June 13. She was described as five and a half feet tall 104 pounds with grey blue eyes olive complexion and heavy dark brown hair. She told friends she was going to California and may pass for 18. Contact Lubbock police or her mother Mrs F E L Meredith 1820 Broadway Street Lubbock or call 2152.
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Amrillo
Lubbock
Ouida Hope Meredith
California
Mra Fef L. Meredith
Broadway Street
Treaty clash over naval limits triggers Franco‑American dispute
French officials deem Germanys fleet build up an obvious violation of Versailles and Washington naval pacts. They argue the German move impairs Frances sea security and amounts to juridical abrogation of treaty guarantees. The United States Britain Japan France Italy pledged naval security.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Washington
Britain Moves on Naval Pact Fears and Western Air Pact
London reports the government aims to calm French concerns over its naval agreement with Germany and to push for an immediate decision on a Western European air pact. Capt. Anthony Eden received final instructions from Prime Minister Baldwin before departing for Paris. The meeting followed talks with Reichsführer Hitler’s emissary, Gen. von Ribbentrop, on unifying proposed air pact drafts.
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Carht
Associated Press
London
Germany
Anthony Eden
Lfague of Nations Relations
Stanley Baldwin
Paris
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Minister Eskridge Slaying Trial Faces Biased Orange County
Defense witnesses testified they believed Orange County residents were greatly aroused over the slaying involving Rev. Edgar Eskridge and that he could not obtain a fair trial. More than twenty Baptist Church members and others said locals had fixed opinions on his guilt in the downtown killing of Ed J. O'Reilly. District Attorney Hollis Kinard opposed a transfer of the trial and planned to begin offering his witnesses.
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Orange
Texas
Orange County
Edgar Eskridge
Fskridge
Ed J. O'Reilly
Hollis Kinard
Officiers Arrest Two Bandit Companions In Missouri Case
In Willow Springs a man and woman linked as bandit companions were captured after a 24 hour search. The man identified as Charles Hendrickson of Shreveport Louisiana said the slain suspect was Lee Allen and that he met Allen and the woman in Dewey Oklahoma. The report notes the incident followed a nightclub holdup near Poplar Bluff Missouri. A state highway patrol sergeant reported the two suspects were involved in the earlier shooting. A separate item from Austing Texas notes a gas rate hearing for West Texas Gas Company being continued to next Monday.
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Willow Springs
Poplar Bluff
Nathan Maasie
State Highway Patrol
Charles Hendrickson
Shreveport
Lee Allen
Maasie
Allen
Dewey Okla
Margaret
Austin
U.P
West Texas Gas Company
Radio Schedule Fragment From KGNG Listing Evening Programs
A garbled OCR style radio schedule lists KGNG Thursday night programs across hours from 6 to 10 PM including dinner dances, various musical segments, wrestling, and later News and music blocks. Mentions studios and sponsors like Yellow Cab, Mills Brothers, and Texan segments, with a Friday lineup continuing into morning and afternoon blocks.
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Jan Garbers
Mills Brothers
Yellow Cab
Baarball Broadrant
Wallace predicts federal power as major public issue
Secretary Henry Wallace told Harvard graduates that constitutional use of federal powers to fix social and economic abuses will dominate public debate in the coming decade. He suggested a possible constitutional amendment may be needed to enable a proper union and overcome group conflicts, noting past underutilization of federal unity since World War I.
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Boston
Henry Wallace
Harvard University
Wallace
United States
Kidnapers face three paths to fair trial in Weyerhaeuser case
Tacoma reporters note ex convict Harmon Waley and his wife prepare for arraignment on federal charges tied to the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. A grand jury indicted the Waleys and co defendant William Mahan for Lindbergh law violations, conspiracy and mail extortion. They may plead guilty immediately or seek jury trial next week with possible time to plead.
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Tacoma
Wash
Harmon Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Waleys
William Mahan
Department of Justice
F. E. Cushman
Walers
Roosevelt Cleans Desk for Weekend Journey
President Roosevelt cleared his desk for a weekend trip. He will travel to New London Connecticut to watch the Harvard Yale crew races on the Thames River. Afterward he and Mrs Roosevelt will go to Hyde Park New York for a Saturday at home before a Sunday dinner in New York City and return to Washington Monday morning.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New London
Conn
Harvyard-Yale
Thames
Hyde Park
N. Y
New York City
Eastman Railway Bill Clears House Judiciary Committee
The Eastman bill to streamline railroad organization was approved by the House Judiciary Committee. President Roosevelt urged amendments to the bankruptcy law to allow refinancing of carriers under court supervision, aiming to prevent minority creditors from blocking a reorganization plan.
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Washington
Eastman
House Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
McCraw Not Seeking Governor Post in Texas Race
Texas Attorney General William McCraw says he will run for re election as attorney general and would not seek the governorship if Governor Allred moved to Missouri. FE O Thompson, chairman of the State Railroad Commission, also hints at reelection to the railroad panel.
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Austin
William McCraw
Allred
Lily Damita Returns to Work After Marriage
Hollywood reports Lily Damita, French actress, back to work as Mrs. Fred Flynn after a brief elopement to Yuma Arizona. A 10 minute ceremony and two hour honeymoon preceded her plane departure with Prynn Trish, an adventurer, to the wedding site.
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Hollywood
Lily Damita
Frrd Fiynn
Yuma
Ariz
Prynn
Trish
F A. Freeman
Eight Fined in Drive for Safe Traffic
Amarillo police continued a campaign against overtime and double parkers. By noon eight fines had been paid as Desk Sergeant Elmer Green predicted a new record. He blamed overtime parkers for double parking and traffic snarls while promising full enforcement and distributing copies of traffic regulations. A downtown grocer supported the crackdown noting fleets of cars blocking his one hour limit and causing customers to receive tickets.
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Amarillo
Elmer Green
Green
Flood Threatening Corpus Christi Area Escalates Damages
Dozens of districts along the Nueces and Frio rivers faced record flood pressure. Corpus Christi officials closed water operations briefly as the La Fruta Dam bore the strain, with city damages estimated around 50 000 dollars for bridges riprap and purification chemicals.
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Caney Creek
Corpus Christ
Nueces
Gulf
H. R. Giles
Calallen
Giles
la Fruta
Frio
Guadalupe
Victoria
Market Report Kansas City and New Orleans Trends
Kansas City grain and cattle markets show higher prices for choose cattle and sheep with steady to firm demand for calves and stockers. New Orleans cotton opens weaker on poor cables, with later gains near the day’s highs as ginning tax affects pricing. broad list of steel and commodity stocks noted in market wrap.
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Kansas City
Howe
Choice
New Orleans
Liverpool
Burglaries At Two Groceries Reported To Amarillo Police
Burglars broke into M. and M. Cash Grocery at North East Avenue and Buchanan Street and took 25 dollars and some groceries. A separate break in at 504 West Third Avenue owned by T. J. Hughes yielded two 24 pound sacks of flour and additional items.
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Amarillo
M. Cash
North East Avenue
Buchanan Street
West Third Avenue
T. J. Hughes
Negro to Trial on Charge of Murder
Matron "Baby Face" Martin, a large Black man, faced trial in Forty-seventh District Court for the pistol killing of Theodore Clark in the Flats. Jury selection began with 75 jurors present at noon. The district attorney was expected to seek the death penalty if convicted.
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Martin
Forty-seventh District
Theodore Clark
Flats
Grady Hazlewood
CCC to fortify range with 200 men on erosion work
A CCC unit of 200 men will move in after construction to rehabilitate ranges and demonstrate water and wind erosion control. They will work on thickening sod and improving range grass and will operate near the West Amarilla and Terovas creeks while supporting Potter residents along the route.
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CCC
Amarilla
Terovas
Effort to Free Texan From Soviet Detention
U S embassy moves to repatriate Ernest Elmer Baker of Menard Texas from a Soviet detention camp near Minsk. Baker 38 bricklayer entered Russia to spread his religious ideals and was arrested for illegal entry last September. Secretary Ward visited the camp and reported Baker in good spirits with adequate provisions.
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Moscow
United States
Ernest Elmer Baker
Menard
Tex
Minsk
Baker
Russia
Angus T. Ward
Ward
Texas
Europe
Canyon Route Designated State Highway
The Palo Duro road from Canyon to Palo Duro Park is now officially a state highway, announced by division highway engineer W. J. Van London. The road, previously paved except for asphalt topping, will receive asphalt within 10 days of work starting next week, with maintenance guaranteed under state designation. The route is currently open to traffic.
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Palo Duro
Three Missing After Boat Overturns in Fagle Lake Area
Three Eagle Lake men Emanuel Burttschell Robert Burttschell and Feliz Jisoa with Morris Ludwig went out to inspect a flooded section of the Paber Mercantile Company plantation. The skiff overturned in the Colorado River near Eldridge. Ludwig was rescued by clinging to a tall post. the other two men remained missing.
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Fagle Lake
Tex
Eagle Lake
Colorado River
Eldridge
Emanuel
Robert’ Burttschell
Feliz Jiso
Morris Ludwig
Paber Mercantile Company
Ludwig
Black Widow Bite Fatal in Texas Oklahoma Border Area
A Texas Oklahoma border area reports its first fatal spider bite as Mrs. Ersy Wallace of Celburne Texas dies near Colbert Oklahoma after being bitten days earlier. A physician found the poison had spread and efforts to save her failed.
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Denison
Tex
Texas-Oklahoma
Ersy Wallace
Cleburne
Colbert
Okla
Tornado Strikes West of Big Spring Hospitalizes Three
Big Spring residents report a tornado three miles west of the city last night leaving three people hospitalized for injuries. B. T. Franklin, yard master for Texas and Pacific Railway, died of a heart attack believed induced by excitement during the storm.
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Big Spring
B. T. Franklin
Texas & Pacific Railway
Endurance Flyers Near World Record
The flying brothers Al and Fred Key, in the Ole Miss, reached 280 hours aloft at 8 32 A M aiming to break the world endurance flight mark. They had been up since June 4 and were in good condition. the current record is 553 hours 41 minutes 30 seconds set by the Hunter brothers of Chicago. If the Keys continue, they would surpass the record next Thursday June 27.
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Meridian
Miss
Flying
Fred Key
Ole Miss
Hunter Brothers
Chicago
Holt Challenged in Senate Appearance
Senator Fred Holt of West Virginia faced a challenge to his oath from Senator McNary over his age at election. The dispute centered on whether Holt was 30 at the start of the term, with Hastings moving to void his election. Holt turned 30 yesterday as the debate continued. Nearly 1,200,000 people in Tunisia attended traveling movie shows last year.
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Washington
Fred Holt
West Virginia
Senate
McNary
Holt
George
Elections Committee
Hastings
Delaware
Turmenia
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Stace of the Mission Theater
The
Oaxee
Bing Crosby
Orga Music
OO Miure
Pinkney Packing Company
Sirirger
Ted Black
Jane Walker
Home Economist
James Mellon
Levine
Lous H. Smith
Regents
Coca Cola
Steffen
Lineheon Musicale
Isham Jones
Blair Baseball
Calica
Russ Columbo
Eugene Ormates
Federal
Eastman Railway
Thompson
Lily
Belew
Ennis
Belew, Jr
Midlothian
Boulse
Idaho
H. E. Lanville
Homestake
Parmer
England
Southern Pacific Railroad
Wharton
Missouri Pacific
Corpus Christi
Mathis
Kansas City Livestock
BK. A. Pierce & Co
Alaska
Jinean Gold
Allis Chalmers
Amer
Amer Smelt
Amer Sugar
Amer Tel & T
Armour & Co
Anaconda Copper
Ramadil Oil
Bendix Aviation
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Briggs Machine Canada Dry
Chi Rock Island ‘& ParlGhryaier
Columb Gas & Klee Cobian Carbon
With & South
Consol
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Elec
Pow & Lite
Firestone
Foster Wheeler Freeport
Gillette Razor
Goodrich
Goodyear
Great Northern RR
Great West Sugar
Houston Oil
Internal Harvester
Kennecott Copper
Kresge
Kroger Grace & Ak Leew's
Lorillard
Magna Copper
Kan Texas RR
Kan & Texas RR
Iavate
Montgomery
Nat Dietillers National Steel
Caer
North American Aviation North American Co
Atchison
Auburn Auto
Northern Pacific RR
Ohio Oil
Packardman Penney Co
J. C
Pennsylvania
Phillips
Paeth Remington Randler Reynolds Tobacco
St Joseph
Leed
Seaboard Oil
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Hranda
Stewart-Warner Texas Corp Texas Gulf Sulfur Texas Par
Trans-America
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Seus Timen Oil
United Aircraft United Corp
Us&s and Alcohol
US Steel
Ea Western Union
Westinghouse Flee Woolworth Co
Gulf OF
Hamble
Penn Road
Indiana
Swift & Co
Panhandle
Huily Fon
Devenee
Oates Daly
Ra'y
Denay Raley
New York
FE. A. Pierce & Co
Schilling Impact
Sherwin Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Tyler
Blackburn Bros
Bors
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