Cabinet Members Named for New Administration
Washington lists the cabinet appointees with their ages states and occupations. Cordell Hull from Tennessee is slated for State. William H. Woodin of New York for Treasury. George H. Dern of Utah for War. Thomas J. Walsh of Montana for Justice. James A. Farley of New York for Post Office. Claude A. Swanson of Virginia for Navy. Harold L. Ickes of Illinois for Interior. Henry A. Wallace of Iowa for Agriculture. Daniel C. Roper of South Carolina for Commerce. Frances Perkins of New York for Labor.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Treasury
William H. Woodin
New York City
POST
James A. Farley
New York
NAVY
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Methodist
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Presbyterian
Henry A. Wallace
Teader
Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
South Carolina
Frances Perkins
Chinese Extend Line In Surprise Flanking Drive
Chinese forces extended their front 25 miles toward Jehol southern front in a rapid flanking move and moved south to join Major Hattori's troops for a broader assault on Lingyuan. Reports also claim Chihfeng captured, Tang Yu-Lin reportedly surrendered, and Japanese forces press toward Chengtehfu amid heavy snow and fierce fighting near Lingyuan.
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Peiping
Jehol
Hattori
Lingyuan
Kailu
Tang Yu-Lin
Manchoukuo
Paishihtsuimen
Chihfeng
Chinchow
Chengtehfu
Heijiro Hattori
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chenteh
Kuratani
Civil Appeals Judges Salaries Targeted in Senate Debate
In Austin on March 1, the Senate debated the judicial appropriations bill with arguments over Civil Appeals justices salaries. An amendment would set Civil Appeals salaries at 5800 dollars, a 15 percent cut, while the committee favored 5250 dollars, a 25 percent cut from 7000. District judges salaries were approved at 4200 dollars. Drys in the Texas House blocked ratification convention bill as a special order while approving the new gasoline tax. The oil committee prepared to resume discussions on enforcement in East Texas.
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Austin
U.P
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Thomas Watt Gregory
Rusk
Upshur
Gregg
Edgar Witt
House
Texas House of Representatives
Texas
House Oil Committee
Labor Fights Cabinet Pick of a Woman
William Green of the AFL criticized President elect Roosevelt's choice for secretary of labor as not meeting labor's needs. He noted labor's view that the secretary should represent workers and understand labor issues, despite praise from women’s groups for Frances Perkins.
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LABOR
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Roosevelt
Green
National League of Women Voters
Woman's Party
Frances Perkins
Labor Post
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
A Troubled World and Imaginary President
Arthur Brisbane surveys a troubled world in today’s column with sharp observations on leadership and public perception. He contrasts real crises with fictional ideals, urging readers to discern fact from rhetoric amid global tension.
Prohibition Forces Back National Repeal Plan in Texas
The United Forces for Prohibition in Texas shift to backing a separate November election on the national repeal amendment with 150 delegates to a repeal convention elected from state House districts. W. N. Wiggins says the issue to be put directly to the people, with plans for wet and dry delegates and mass meetings in each district. Observers expect a Texas vote on national repeal before year’s end.
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Dallas
Central Committee of the United Forces For Prohibition
Texas
W. N. Wiggins
Forces
Wiggins
United Forces
Central Committee
Austin
Antis Land Pros
United Forces’ Action
Bank holidays declared by Tennessee and Kentucky governors
Governors in Tennessee and Kentucky proclaimed bank holidays in their states for six and four days respectively, urging consistency with neighboring states. Many banks remained open, signaling confidence. A plan to reorganize Detroit banks faced a hitch as Senator Couzens arrived to aid, while Maryland extended its holiday by one day to allow laws to be enacted.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Kentucky
Commonwealths
Detroit
Arkansas
Couzens
Michigan
Maryland
Pitched Battle Over Pistol Seen In Quinn Trial
ENID Oklahoma March 1 The second murder trial of Earl Quinn focuses on the pistol that killed Jessie and Zexia Griffith as defense seeks to exclude the weapon linked to Quinn via his wife The appeal court reversal of the first conviction prompts a venue change to Enid with James H Mathers leading the defense and confrontation over the .32 calibre automatic presented at the prior trial
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Enid
Okla
Earl Quinn
Jessie
Zexia Griffith
Quinn
James H. Mathers
Newkirk
Criminal Court of Appeals
Jean Quinn
Mannon
Santa Fe
Wellington
Kan
Kansas City
Griffith Sisters
Money Bill Compromise Reached in Congressional Conference
Conferees report a compromise on the treasury post office bill totaling 940 million dollars. The blanket 5 percent spending cut is rejected while an amendment granting the President broad powers to reorganize government departments is accepted. Air mail funding is set at 15 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury - Post Office
Senate
House Conference Committee
House
Cermak On Upgrade After Gunshot Wound
Miami report states Mayor Anton Cermak is better after sustaining a gunshot wound. Attending physicians say his lungs and heart sound normal and he is definitely on the upgrade with recovery expected barring unforeseen complications.
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Miami
Fla
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Giuseppe Zangara
Cermak
Frederick Tice
Anderson County Judge Kennedy Dies in Palestine
Ben J. Kennedy longtime Anderson County official and two term county judge died in Palestine from blood poisoning traced to a knee spur wound after a rooster attack. He served 11 years in public office and is survived by his widow and son Harold.
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Palestine
Tex
Ben J. Kennedy
Anderson County
Harold
Imposition of Death Penalty Decree in Germany
Berlin March 1. President Von Hindenburg issued an emergency decree imposing the death penalty for betraying the German people or high treason. It targets disclosure of military secrets and distortion of facts that jeopardize the nation. The decree also imposes harsh penalties for military espionage and inciting strikes among workers.
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Berlin
U.P
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Germany
Acid mistake ends life in Dallas
Cornelius J. O’Leary, 29, died after taking carbolic acid from a bottle labeled paregoric. He staggered into a Dallas pharmacy and cried for help saying he had taken acid by mistake.
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Dallas
U.P
Cornelius J. O'Leary
Campbell and Blue Bird Sail for England Tonight
Sir Malcolm Campbell and his Blue Bird racing car depart New York aboard the Aquitania for England on March 1, as he continues his speed record pursuit.
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New York
U.P
Sir Malcolm Campbell
England
Aquitania
Two Bandits Captured Three Flee With Loot
Two robbers were captured in Emporia after a bank heist with three accomplices who fled with about $10,000. One wounded by Chief Roy Clay. Earl Lord, assistant cashier, also hurt. Suspects entered with revolvers, fired, and fled to a sedan or rooftop hideout. In Chanute another group robbed the Bank of Commerce of 2000 to 3000, forcing five people to serve as shields before escaping.
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Emporia
Kan
Citizen's National Bank
Roy Clay
Earl Lord
Lord
Clay
George Chase
Chase
Chanute
Bank of Commerce
Minneapolis Woman Faces $100 Fine for Trousers
Minneapolis police plan to enforce a 56 year old ordinance barring women from wearing trousers in public. The law prohibits any dress not belonging to a woman's sex with a maximum penalty of $100 or 90 days in jail.
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William J. Meehan
Firms Reflect New Strength
Dallas March report notes low business mortality in January with fewer commercial failures than in prior years. Department store sales show a 56 percent monthly drop in large cities while year over year remain better than December, and wholesale demand shows uneven patterns as retailers hold orders near minimal levels.
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Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Thursday for Amarillo and surrounding West Texas. West of 100th meridian shows warmer conditions north and east. New Mexico area generally fair with a slight cold snap in extreme east and south-central portions. Temperatures range from 37 to 56 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Amarillo to Elect Mayor and Four Commissioners in April
City voters in Amarillo will cast ballots on the first Tuesday in April to choose a mayor and two city commissioners for two year terms. The commission fixed filing rules requiring petitions with 379 inked signatures, about five percent of last general election voters. Polling places cover eight precincts with designated judges clerks and polling officials listed for each precinct.
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Amarillo
Court
Central Fire Station
Buchanan Street
Sanborn School
Wilson School
Sixteenth Avenue
Wolflin School
San Jacinto
Want Ads Spark Curbstone Deals In City
Want ads highlight cheap downtown desk space at 2.50 monthly and a 1932 Pontiac Sedan offered by a local auto agency for 525 dollars. Classifieds reference field numbers 28 and 56 for details.
Roosevelt Poised on Ambassadorship Lineup in 1933
President elect Roosevelt weighing ambassador posts as he completes his cabinet. Possible nominees include James M. Curley for Rome, James W. Gerard for Berlin, Jesse Straus for Cuba, Ruth Owen for Denmark, and Newton Baker may refuse. Other names: Bingham, Cox, Sevier, Bowman, Owen, Dunham, Welles, and Howell, with Mexico City and Chile postings among rumors.
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United Press
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N. Y
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Louisville
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England
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Boston
Rome
Newton D. Baker
Col
Arthur O'Brien
Washington, D. C
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Germany
Jesse I. Straus
New York
Clark Howell
The
Atlanta Constitution
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Henry Sevier
Texas
Sumner Welles
Wirt Bowman
Arizona
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
Robert Dunham
Chicago
Bowman
Mexico City
Owen
Denmark
Berlin
Job Dunham
Berlin Post
Sevier
Chile
Straus
Liberal Line Seniority Row Returns To Start In 1929
A long running seniority dispute between Amarillo and Dalhart Rock Island trainmen on the Amarillo Liberal line was reset to its 1929 position by a temporary injunction granted by Judge Reese Tatum. The order, to be appealed to the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals, concerns a contract signed in October 1931 and names the Grand Lodge and railroad entities as defendants in Hemphill versus the Brotherhood.
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Amarillo
Dalhart
Rock Island
Grand Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago
Rock Island & Gulf
Texas Rangers Salary Cuts Signed by Governor
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson signed a bill reducing Texas Rangers salaries by 25 percent. Privates will earn 112 dollars per month and captains 170 dollars.
Texans Travel to Washington for Roosevelt Inauguration
Texans moved to Washington aboard a Texas special train shouting it is all over now we are back at work. They ban unusual attire at the inauguration and Texas officials guide decorum. Washington braces for crowds as hotels fill with inflated rates and thousands offer spare rooms while Roosevelt prepares to take the presidency at The Mayflower before moving to the White House.
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Dallas
U.P
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
P. Deloache
Troubled World News Mixed In California Prison Plot
Indicted financiers in a Folsom prison attempt a breakout kidnapping the warden with home made guns. the ring leader commits suicide. China sees ongoing combat and shifting fronts as Japan presses in on Chinese lines. Wall Street shows a fainting spell amid a market pause.
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California
Folsom
Indictments Against Theodore Dreiser Dismissed in Kentucky
In Pineville Kentucky on March 1 1932 criminal syndicalism indictments against novelist Theodore Dreiser and party members who visited to study labor conditions in the Kentucky coal fields late in 1931 were dismissed by Circuit Judge D C Jones.
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Pineville
Theodore Dreiser
Kentucky
D. C. Jones
Lila Lee to Wed Director George Hill
Chicago reports that film star Lila Lee plans marriage to director George Hill. Friends of the couple say the wedding is near and will take place in the near future.
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Lila Lee
Chicago
Moving Picture Star
George Hill
Friends of the Star
City Tax Payments Flow In By Mail To Meet Deadline
Dozens of city tax payments arrived by mail on the last day of February to avoid higher penalties under the deferred plan. Officials at Jim Bowen’s office said the exact amount received could not yet be determined, with a heavy mail day and unclear totals. The city had advertised that one fifth of the total due could be paid with a two percent penalty before February 24, while the delinquency penalty rose two percent on March 1.
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Jim Bowen
Maude M. Mc Lung
City Commission
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