Texas Solons Seek Centennial Appointees in Washington
Texas senators outlined plans to appoint four administrators for the Texas Centennial appropriation after passing a bill for eighty three million. They urged a Texas commissioner general favored by Cullen F. Thomas and hinted at an expo expert in a government department. Roosevelt expected to choose the head, with input from Texas lawmakers. Speaker Burns and Vice-President Garner backed the joint resolution.
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Washington
Congress
Texas
Roosevelt
Connally
Sheppard
Cullen F. Thomas
Houston
San Antonio
Burns
House
Garner
White House
Roosevelt seeks law to back gold payments against devaluation
President Roosevelt asked Congress for legislation to back government securities in gold or devalued currency, following the Supreme Court gold cases. The move aims to curb private profits and stabilize the monetary system, with Treasury authority to swap securities for gold clause bonds or pay in cash dollar-for-dollar with interest. The proposal outlines three specific powers and relations to Panama canal remittances.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Secretary of the Treasury
Fletcher
Senate Banking Committee
Connally
Texas
Japs Say Incident Settled in Chahar Province
The Japanese military announced that the Chahar incident is settled, with China silent on the matter. The announcement signals a possible capitulation to Japanese demands as part of a broader Sino-Japanese North China crisis. Terms reportedly include withdrawal of Japanese troops and Chinese patrols, and permission for a Kalgan airfield.
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Peiping
China
Changpei
Chahar
Chahar Province
Kenji Doihara
Nanking
Sung Chen-Yuan
Japan
Kalgan
No Gold for Payments of Zone Rental
Panama presses for gold payments tied to the Canal Zone rental, prompting a tentative shift to dollar remittances equivalent to the old gold value. The arrangement would see the United States pay about 370000 dollars annually in devalued currency, reflecting the 1903 Treaty and gold-value drop to 59 cents.
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Washington
Panama
United States
Canal Zone
Prince Objects to Being Put to Bed
In Bucharest on June 27 Prince Mihai, 13, urged King Carol to stop tucking him in after passing his school examinations with honors. The boy argued reports prove he is no longer a baby. Since Queen Helen left Romania, the king has read him to sleep nightly, but he now seeks independence and will go to bed by himself hereafter.
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Bucharest
Romania
Mihai
Carol
Helen
Flirtation Walk and the Spider Network
A noisy page glimpse lists items from several sections including a tennis duel, a clipper ship, and a Nazi regiment. Other entries touch on debt, money relief, social changes, and an alien probe with terse notes across pages.
Dover of Hope Fades for Eva Coo Amid Hour of Death
Eva Coo facing execution by electric chair tonight clings to a possible eleventh hour reprieve from Gov. Herbert Lehman. Leonard Scarnici also faces execution for a separate crime, while both await fate in Ossining New York.
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Ossining
N. Y
Eva Coo
Herbert Lehman
Leonard Scarnici
More Showers Slated In Panhandle Tonight
The Panhandle and Amarillo area forecast calls for thundershowers this afternoon and tonight as clouds linger. Rain spread from Pampa east to Clinton Oklahoma with 1 to 1.5 inches reported by Santa Fe, Skellytown noting similar totals. Rain fell in mid morning from Spearman to Shattuck with Spearman the heaviest, while light showers appeared near McLean Alanreed and near Gruver and Glen Rio.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Pampa
Clinton
Okla
Santa Fe
Skellytown
Spearman
Shattuck
McLean
Alanreed
Rock Island
Gruver
Glen Rio
Scarnici Freed After Habeas Writ For Death Penalty Case
Ossining N Y June 27 Leonard Scarnici freed from Sing Sing on a habeas corpus writ was taken to New York City for an immediate federal hearing before Judge William Bondy. He had been condemned to die in the electric chair for the murder of Detective James A Stevens during a bank holdup in May 1933.
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James A. Stevens
Rennsseracy County Bank and Trust Company
Scarniet Rave
John A. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
Arthur Brisbane and The Globe Commentary Note
The Globe prints a note that Arthur Brisbane's column reflects his opinions, not the paper's editorial stance. It references a government loan guarantee bill of one billion dollars to aid tenant farmers, mentions Senator King proposing a reduction to two hundred million, and recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s past push to build.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Sam
Senator King
Theodore Roosevelt
Wrestling Bouts Relocated To Armory Tonight
Overcast weather prompted promoters to move tonight's all star wrestling exhibition indoors from Metro Park to the National Guard Armory. The card begins at the usual time of 8:50 p m sponsored by Cal Farley’s Tire Shops.
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Metro Park
National Guard
Cal Farley
Wind Erosion Program Financed For Panhandle Counties
State relief officials announce the wind erosion control program completed in 44 Panhandle and Plains counties at a cost of 470000. Fuel for tractors and feed for teams aided 22000 farmers with Deaf Smith County receiving the largest share. Other counties include Dallam Hansford Ochiltree Palmer and Sherman with substantial expenditures on fuel and personal services.
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Austin
Panhandle
Plains
Deaf Smith
Dallam County
Hansford
Ochiltree
Palmer
Sherman
Comminists Rush At U.S. Minister Owsley In Dublin
In Dublin June 27 Communists tried to rush the car carrying Al vin M. Owsley the new United States minister as he moved to Dublin Castle to present credentials to President Eamon de Valera Police repelled the crowd and searched for arms Owsley completed the ceremony and departed with cavalry escort Leaflets denounced Owsley as an agent of big business and rails against the Mooney case.
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Tom Mooney
Alvin M. Owsley
United States
Dublin Castle
Owsley
Eamon de Valera
Phoenix Park
Ireland
Mooney
Ship Building Bills Pass House as Debates Rift
Washington June 27 The Bland Copeland bill to subsidize and expand the American merchant marine moves to the Senate after a 194 to 186 House vote. Proponents say it would build a domestically owned and crewed merchant fleet and aid wartime needs. Opponents call it flawed and wasteful amid many proposed amendments. Eastland June 27 Jep Lowe acquitted of murder in the Seaman Garrison case after five ballots.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Wheeler- Rayburn Public Utility Holding Company
Bland-Copeland
House
Eastland
Jep Lowe
Seaman Garrison
Strife-Torn Sails to Defy Strikers in Pacific Northwest
In Portland Oregon lumbermen reject government mediation and open more sawmills under guards as 35 000 workers strike. A labor board struggles to act while threats of dynamite targets loom and wage talks break down. Former employees urged back with higher pay and outsiders invited to fill vacancies.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Perkins
Lambermens Association
Unig
Veteran Nabs Lead In Open Golf Tourney
Henry Cotton yielded the British Open lead in round two at Muirfield to 40 year old Charles A Whitcombe. Six Americans qualified for the decisive stretch with scores of 145 to 151 under tough wind conditions.
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Muirfield
Scotland
Henry Cotton
Charles A. Whitcombe
Petter
Henry Picard
Hershey
Robert Swerney
New York
London
MacDonald Smith
Glandale Calif
W Tawson Jittle, Jr
San Prarkinsen
Joe Ezar
Ware
Texas
Frank Ball
Allania Ga
New York oil promoter Jones refuses securities hearing
J Edward Jones, New York oil securities promoter, declines to appear at today’s securities commission hearing. He serves notice to challenge the 1933 act constitutionality. Judge Green overrules motions to quash the subpoena. Commission plans to compel Jones’s appearance. Jones’s counsel may seek review in the New York Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Washington
J. Edward Jones
New York
Securities Commission
Commission
H. I. Fischbach
Jones
William Green
Bernard Cahn
Fischbach
Amarillo andvicinityweather forecast update
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday for Amarillo and West Texas. Southeast New Mexico shows showers tonight and Friday. Temperatures today range from 66 to 74. Blatz ad and local businesses appear in text but no additional weather details.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Gold Strike Brings Wealth to Kansas City Janitor
In the Rosedale district city relief workers unearthed a gold strike from a catch basin. Foreman David Hepworth found the first trace on a shovel of dirt and ten people shared about $450, with Homer C. Womack the janitor getting $337.50 for his hunch.
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Kansas City
Kan
U.P
New Rosedale
Homer C. Womack
David G. Hepworth
Labor Chief Names 7Vexan for Disputes
Secretary Perkins announced the appointment of George W. Stocking as chairman of two arbitration committees to settle disputes from the Toledo Edison Company strike. Stocking, borrowed from the Interior Department, was technical advisor to the NRA labor policy board and teaches at the University of Texas on leave.
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Washington
Perkins
George W. Stocking
Petroleum Labor Policy Board
Toledo Edison Company
Labor Department
Stocking
Interior Department
Toledo
Petroleum Board
NRA
Labor Policy Board
Texas
University of Texas
Endurance record attempt by Key brothers nears new mark
Meridian Mississippi June 27 The Key Brothers Fred and Al winged in their 24 day endurance flight near a world record of 543 hours 2 minutes 30 seconds They needed to fly to 3 13 12 P M but must stay aloft another hour to be officially recognized Crowds cheered bands Army planes saluted and a $100 daily prize was offered by publishers for each day they stayed beyond the record government rain fears lingered as they pressed on
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Burns
House
Ways and Means Committee
Burns
Meridian
Miss
Key
Fred
Alote
Daddy
Sonny Key
James H. Skewes
Chamber of Commerce
Kress
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St. Anthony's Hospital
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Ben McDonald
Borger
Paul Brooks
McDonald
A. W. Gregory
James Smith
Terre Haute
Ind
Brooks
Billie Brooks
Artesia
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Detroit
Prince
Lee Eva Coo
Bill
Scarnici
Amarillo Lor. & Supply Co
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Armory
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Lowe
Nabs
Shreveport
Armin F. Ylerold
Barksdale
Pield
Long-Bell Lbr
John Maynard Lor Co
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