Relief commission rescinds 1930 indigent ruling in Texas
Texas relief commissioners meet to rescind a 1930 directive barring county and private charity from placing indigents on relief rolls. Controversy over county funding and a commissary plan dominates as Holliday and Dresden participate. Anson and Palo Duro searches for fugitives continue with multiple counties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Relief Commissioners
Robert L. Holliday
el Paso
Supreme Court
Holliday
Col
Julius Dozenfield, Jr
Amarillo
Relief Commission
Brady Gentry
Smith County
Smith
Estes
Gentry
Carl Estes
Brain trust announced for finance study in Washington
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau appoints a 14 member brain trust to study new monetary and taxation legislation for the next Congress. Dr. Jacob Viner will direct the groups focusing on revenue tax and currency banking, with reports due by mid September to guide potential legislation. The panel includes professors from Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, Ohio State, Wesleyan, and others and is funded from the emergency act appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Gridley
Washington
U. A
Treasury Department
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Jacob Viner
University of Chicago
The
Treasury
Morgenthal
Morgenthau
Brain Trust
Laughlin Currie
Harvard University
Fletcher School of Law
Harry D. White
Lawrence College
Appleton, Wi
Albert G. Hart
Virginian F. Coe
Brookings Institution
Washington, D. C
Edward C. Simmons
Carl Shoup
Columbia University
New York City
Roy G. Blakey
University of Minnesota
Malcolm Bryan
Street Car Strikers Riot in Milwaukee Clash
Milwaukee police battled a rioting mob of striking street car operators and sympathizers for two hours. About 3,000 participants halted nearly 100 cars at a south side intersection while 6 000 more cheered, with trolleys pulled from wires and motormen beaten. Nine treated, ten arrested as authorities restored order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Almont
Frank Fillinger
Witnesson
Pecora Will Head Group If Named Chairman
Ferdinand Pecora, Senate stock market investigator, would accept the chairmanship of the new securities commission for one year but declines further membership. A five man commission is to be appointed this week with Roosevelt considering Pecora and others. Landis, once expected as chairman, helped frame the securities act and its enforcement. The securities acts will be administered by the new commission starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Stock Market Inquisitor
New Securities Commission
United Press
White House
Pecora
Roosevelt
James M. Landis
Brain Truster
No. 2
Federal Trade Commission
Landis
Securities Commission
Endurance Flight Record Attempt Ends in Meridian
A broken cylinder cut short the Key brothers endurance flight in Meridian Miss after 123 hours aloft. They had aimed to set a new air endurance record before the failure halted the attempt.
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Meridian
Miss
Key Brothers
Europe in 20 Years War Readiness as Nations Arm
Twenty years after the great war Europe remains heavily armed with larger militaries and higher spending. The League of Nations and war staffs report 2.9 million armed men in the region, with total arms outlays near four and a half billion dollars yearly, far surpassing 1913 levels.
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Europe
Hitler
League of Nations
Drouth Relief Expanded as CCC Plans 50 000 Enlistees
Washington June 27 The Civilian Conservation Corps will enlist 50 000 men from 22 states in drouth stricken areas to relieve suffering and support drought relief. Fechner announced 45 000 aged 18 to 25 and 5 000 war veterans will be selected from cities in growth areas across states from California to Indiana. About 150 to 200 new camps will be established to house the workers for roughly three months with an initial 12 500 000 dollars funds.
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Washington
U.P
Civilian Conservation Corps
Drouth
Robert Fechner
California
Indiana
Grouth
CCC
Fechner
Dreuth
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Milton Work dies at 69 noted bridge author and teacher
Milton C. Work, famed Philadelphia bridge authority and author of Whist of Today, died in a Philadelphia hospital at age 69 after months of intestinal illness. He left a law career for bridge study and teaching, gaining fame for popularizing contract bridge worldwide.
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Philadelphia
Milton C. Work
Foeading
Rittenhouse Square
Robert
Anna Whiteman
University of Pennsylvania
University Law School
Reversal in Death of Child Sparks Remand for Sherman Clayton
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Sherman Clayton’s murder conviction in the prayer healing death of his 3 year old daughter Bernice, due to improper prosecution argument. Paul Oakley’s murder conviction was also reversed. both cases stem from the 1932 backwoods prayer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Sherman Clayton
Cass County
Bernice
Clayton
Paul Oakley
Oakley
Claytons
Coy Oakley
Labor Board Named to Settle Pacific Coast Dockers Strike
President Roosevelt taps the Wagner act to settle a coast wide strike of 27 million longshoremen. The labor board includes Rev Edward J Hanna O K Cushing and Edward F McGrady, Assistant Secretary of Labor, named last night to handle the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Edward J. Hanna
O. K. Cushing
Edward F. McGrady
Cabinet Endorses More War Supplies
London reports the cabinet endorsed supplementary estimates to bolster the navy army and air force as hopes for naval disarmament waned.
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London
Death of James R Wedell Ends Notable Flying Career
Arthur Brisbane notes in The Globe column on topics of the day. The death of James R Wedell, once holder of the world flying record, ends a remarkable life from a one-eyed youth to renowned airplane designer and fleet pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
America
Brisbane
Globe
James R. Wedell
Wedell
Army
France
Naval talk continues in London for 1933 conference agenda
In London on June 27 the first formal session of the week between U S and British naval representatives continued. It was presumed the British delegation would present further suggestions concerning the conference agenda for 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson
Texas
Lubbock
Abilene Highway
Rob
C. Jobson
D. L. Stephena
London
United States
Great Britain
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Unsettled tonight and Thursday in Amarillo and West Texas with partly to generally cloudy skies. Panhandle and New Mexico expect fair to generally fair conditions with some clouds tonight and Thursday. temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Harriman Receives Prison Term For Bank Falsifications
Joseph W. Harriman former president of Harriman National Bank was sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison after being convicted on 16 counts of falsifying bank records. Judge John C Knox ordered concurrent terms and stayed execution to allow an appeal. Acquitted co defendant Albert M. Austin testified during the trial.
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W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank & Trust Company
Federal
Harriman
John C. Knox
Knox
Albert M. Austin
Harriman Bank
Robert L. Hill Elected President of Rotary International
Robert L. Hill of Columbia Missouri was elected president of Rotary International by unanimous vote at the 25th annual convention in Detroit He succeeds John Nelson of Montreal Delegates looked to Postmaster General James A Parley and Professor William Lyon for guidance on youth and citizenship building Frederic Bnyder of Kingston New York was also consulted for youth initiatives
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Detroit
Robert L. Hill
Columbia
Rotary International Today
John Nelson
Montreal
James A. Parley
William Lyon
Frederic Bnyder
Kingston
N. Y
Rotary
Amarillo Senate campaign stops draw SOUTH PLAINS crowds
Ren. Clint C. Bmall of Amarillo shifted to Tulia and Plainview after drawing over 3,500 at a Lubbock rally last night. He spoke in Plainview at 1 30 pm after Tulsa at 10 am and noted plans on economy regulation and law enforcement. Gene A. Howe introduced him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren
Clint C. Bmall
Amarillo
Tulia
Plainview
Lubbock
South Plains
Tulsa
Senator Bmall
Bmall
Gene A. Howe
News Globe
Denny Shute Leads Americans in British Open Golf
Denny Shute of Philadelphia shot 71 to lead the American contestants in the British open golf championship, clipping three strokes from par and trailing leader Fred Taggart by one. President Green of the AFL announced unemployment at 10,267,000 with 9,400,000 jobs added since March 1934.
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Sandwich
Eng
U.P
Denny Shute
Philadelphia
Fred Taggart
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor Today
Garber Band Delivers Double Show In Amarillo Tonight
Jan Garber and his orchestra perform a concert at Municipal Auditorium at 8 15 and then dance at the Nat at 10 sponsored by the Tri State Fair Association with Wilbur Hawk as president. Garber arrives from Dallas on a Pullman to headline radio and live entertainment with Lee Bennet Rudy Ardisil Lew Palmer Friz Heilbron Helen Black and others. Tickets: downstairs 1 with free seat, balcony 40 and 45 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Garber
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Tri-State Fair Association
Wilbur C. Hawk
Ted Fiorito
Guy Lombardo
Anson Weeks
Garber
Dallas
Nat
Lombardo
Wilbur
Hawk
The
Fair Associa
Prom
Garber Band
Garber’ Orchestra
Radi
Lee Bennet
Rudy Ardisil
Lew Palmer
Friz Heilbron
Helen Black
Philadelphy
University
North Carolina
Washington D. C
Coral Gable Country Club
Florida
New York
Chicago
East
Middle
Radioland
Pacific Coast
Garber Orchestra Concert and Dance Tickets On Sale Today
Tickets for a Jan Garber and his orchestra concert and dance go on sale at City Drug Store No 1 Polk Street all day. Box office at Municipal Auditorium opens tonight. Concert downstairs section tickets 40 and 35 cents. Dance tickets 1.50 dollars each. Each $1 concert ticket includes a free ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Garber
Hit Orchestra
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Municipa Auditorium
Belcon
Train heads for Pacific Coast for Catalina Island engagement
The train will proceed directly to the Pacific Coast without stops to begin a lengthy engagement at Catalina Island scheduled for July 2.
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Pacific Coast
Catalina Island
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Tiwan
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Big Spring
San Angelo
Panhandie
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Wayside
New Palo Duro State Park
John Evans
Associated Press Foreign Staff
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Germany
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Drouth Relief
Milton Work
Labor Board
U. S
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