Patman Predicts Two-Thirds Back Bonus Payment Bill
Representative Patman told the House Ways and Means Committee that two thirds of House and Senate members will vote for a two billion dollar bonus payment bill, a result he says could override a presidential veto. He defended the new currency provision as noninflationary and pledged support for any measure achieving the bill’s purpose.
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Washington
Patman
Texas
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Democrat
North Carolina
American Legion
Texas Tornado and Sandstorm Hit Panhandle Towns
A pair of Texas storms battered the Panhandle with a killer dust storm nearing Amarillo and a tornado striking Forney. The dust storm blanketed Amarillo causing darkness and low visibility, while Forney suffered one death and widespread damage to more than 100 buildings. Weather officials warned of continuing high winds and freezing temperatures.
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Preas
Forney
Texas
Kaufman
Rockwall
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Brady
Greece Extends War Drive Against Rebels Across Aegean
Athens dispatches infantry artillery warships and air power to suppress rebels in Macedonia Crete and the Aegean Sea while heavy fighting near Dram a and Saloniki continues. Gen George Kondylis assumes command as courts martial are set to try rebels.
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Associated Preas
Athens
Macedonia
Crete
Aegean Sea
Drama
Saloniki
Philippi
Brutus
Cassius
B. C
Eleutherios Venizelos
Canea
Nicholas Plastiras
Cannes
George Kondylis
TVA Alabama Power contracts annulled by federal judge
Judge W. S. Grubb voided the sale contracts between Alabama Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority and between the utility and EHFA. He upheld the Joe Wheeler dam construction and allowed continued wholesale interchange to protect municipal service. Forney Johnston said compensation or condemnation could resolve the site issue. The decree keeps the interchange in force for four months after the decree or appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
W. S. Grubb
U. S. District Court
TVA
Holmes Serious Ill After Bronchial Pneumonia
Former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia, passed a comfortable night. Nurses detected no change in his condition. Mark Howe, a former secretary, reported the update. Doctors were not called during the night.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mark Howe
Holmes
Howe
Search Dropped For Ray Hamilton After False Sighting
Officers end the hunt for Raymond Hamilton, fugitive killer, after a report of a sighting near Richmond by a former prison employee proves false. A man resembling the bandit was found, ending the active search in Laveria.
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Lavernia
U.P
Raymond Hamilton
Richmond
Trash Fires Spur Windstorm Fire Alerts in City
Fire alarms sounded from multiple locations as wind driven trash fires broke out around 3:43 PM at 206 Virginia Street and again at 9:09 AM on Third Avenue and Polk Street with later incidents at Harrison Street and Sixteenth Avenue. A central truck was delayed leaving the station.
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San Jacinto
Virginia Street
Central Station
Third Avenue
Polk Street
Harrison Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Taylor Street
Two Year Mark Finds New Deal Squabbles
On its second anniversary the Roosevelt New Deal faces congressional stalemate and intra party splits. The Democratic majority in Congress has yet to pass major recovery or reform laws while opposition remains disorganized and uncertain, though Roosevelt’s popular support appears intact.
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Mark
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
al Smith
Tribute Planned for Judge J C Paul Panhandle leader dies at 82
Friends and admirers will gather at Central Presbyterian Church at 3:60 tomorrow afternoon to honor Judge J C Paul. The Panhandle banker and builder died at Panhandle after a week long illness following a paralytic stroke. Interment is planned at Llano Cemetery after a service conducted by Dr. R Thomson. born September 19 1852 in Rockbridge County Virginia he moved to the region years ago.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Panhandle
J. C. Paul
Judge Paul
R. Thomson
J. E. Southwood
J. F. Weatherly
Asberry A. Callaghan
Ray Wheatley
L. A. Wells
T. B. Gallagher
Llano Cemetery
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Griggs Chapel
James Christopher Paul
Rockbridge
County
Virginia
Bandit Loot Run Ends in Slaying at South Dakota Bank
In Sturgis South Dakota a gun battle at Bear Butte Valley Savings Bank left an unidentified bandit dead and two officers injured. A second bandit and a taxi thief from Topeka escaped as snow hindered pursuit.
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Sturgis
N. D
U.P
Bear Butte Valley Savings Bank
Topeka
Kan
Glen Rogers
C. E. Peterson
Rap'd City
S. D
Kennamer Sentenced for Tulsa Slaying
Kennamer, 19, son of Judy Franklin Kennamer, was sent to the state penitentiary at McAlester at 7 10 A M to serve a 25 year term for the Thanksgiving slaying of John F Gorrell Jr a student dentist in Tulsa.
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Kennamer
Pawnee
Okla
Phil Kennamer
Judy
Franklin FE
McAlester
John F. Gorrell
Tulsa
Upside-Down Stomach Is Righted for Girl
Ten-year-old Alyce Jane Mc Henry of Omaha underwent a successful operation at Truesdale Hospital to correct an upside down stomach. The procedure lasted over two hours with Dr. Philemon Edwards Truesdale leading a team of visiting physicians.
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Fall River
Mass
U.P
Alyce Jane McHenry
Omaha
Neb
Truesdale Hospital
Philemon Edwards Truesdale
Second Annual Mother-in-Law Day Planned in Amarillo
Amarillo prepares for a large celebration honoring mothers-in-law with a 9 to 12 registration at the Amarillo Hotel and Building. A parade with 17 bands, a governor’s speech in the Municipal Auditorium, free movie entry, and dances at the Roseland and Nat palaces are on the schedule. Governor’s mother-in-law Mrs Claude Miller of Wichita Falls will be crowned.
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Webster
Amarillo
Guy
Jimmy Allred
Wll
Municipal
Roseland
Nat Palaces
Claude Miller
Wichita Falls
Texas
Ama
National Guard
Canyon
Arthur Ball
L. M. Fischer
Amarillo Senior High School
Panhandle Cattlemen's Association
Mission Theater
John Snider
News- Globe
Panhandle
Sixth Avenue
Polk Street
Austin
Mae West Letter Delights Texas Governor On Centennial Day
Mae West autographed photograph amuses Governor James V. Allred as part of a Texas Centennial stunt. She quips that a gal a day should be enough for anybody, adding a playful note to the booster effort by film performers.
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Mae
Austin
Mae West
James V. Allred
Texas
Arthur Brisbane
Io the Globe
Hrishane
Globe—Editore
Hitler frees Saar prisoners in celebration
Miami report notes Chancellor Hitler marks the Saar reversion by releasing all prisoners with sentences of one year or less. The event signals a nationalist triumph as Germany asserts control over the region and its 850,000 residents.
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Miami
Fla
Hitler
Saar
Long Says Farley May Quit Post
Senator Huey P. Long said in the Senate he had heard talk at the White House about Postmaster General James A. Farley resigning. He suggested the resignation might already have been submitted amid White House discussions.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Senate
James A. Farley
White House
Long
Governor Allred Heads Texas Mother-in-Law Day in Amarillo
Governor James V Allred and party arrive in Amarillo for the second annual Mother-in-Law Day events. He will address Amarillo Senior High School Panhandle Cattlemen's Association and a mothers-in-law parade in a day featuring meals and a garlanded coronation.
Young Demos Hear Allred Thompson Amarillo Meeting
The Amarillo Panhandle Young Democrats plan an 8 PM talk by Gov Jimmy Allred and Railroad Chairman Ernest Thompson with Colonel Thompson listed as a speaker. President Tom Seay announced the event at the Herring Hotel mezzanine with public attendance invited and discussion on truck and road limits to follow.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Jimmy Allred
State Railroad Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
Colonel Thompson
Tom Seay
Alfred
Herring Hotel
Seay
Peeress Lost in Jungle Found Alive After Four Days
Lady Young reported found alive by searchers after four days in jungle. Maj. Sir Hubert Young, governor of Northern Rhodesia and husband of the missing woman, directed the search since her disappearance on a flight over jungle terrain.
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Bulawayo
Southern Rhodesia
Lady Young
Sir Hubert Young
Northern Rhodesia
Texas relief bond bill meets to strike race wager tax
House conferees withdrew the House amendment that would have added a tax on racing wagers as part of the 3.5 million relief bond bill. A compromise bill omitting the tax is in progress, while a 245 percent levy on pari mutuel bets was dropped from the Senate bill. Local option on track pari mutuels tops the House calendar as a suspension decision looms.
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Austin
James V. Alfred
House
Senate
Charles Tennyson
Wichita Falls
Harold Hankhamer
el Paso
J. C. Duvall
Fort Worth
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Outlook Tonight Through Tuesday
Forecasts show fair and colder conditions for Amarillo tonight and Tuesday with near to below freezing temperatures. West Texas expected to stay generally fair but colder north and east, with a hard freeze and livestock warnings in the north portion. New Mexico mostly fair with possible snow in extreme northwest, colder east. Temperature extremes 55 to 39. John Maynard Lumber and Paint. Griggs Ambulance. Dial 4311.
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Amarillo
Walter Barlow
Great West
Bryston
H. T. Collman
Panhandle
Lubbock
Texline
New Mexico
West Texas
Fat Stock Show Opens With Wide Range Of Entries
Amarillo hosts a multi department fat stock event amid a sand storm. Entries in canned meat, ham bacon and meat shows begin. The Boys and Girls Pig Club, Carrot Bull shows judged this afternoon as 13 Texas Oklahoma schools compete in stock judging under Prof. Frank R. Phillips. 475 canned meat entries reported by Miss Mary Sitton with judges Miss Bess Edwards and Miss Ruby Mashburn.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Texas
Oklahoma
Frank R. Phillips
West Texas State Teachers Col Cne
Mary Sitton
Panehandle Plains
Bess Edwrds
Ruby Mashburn
Colege Station
Hain, Bacon and
Jess Hill
Roy Snyder
Texas A. & M. College
E. R. Duke
Edd Rodger
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Amarillo Hotel
Col
Texas Railroad Commission
Red
Thompson
Hill
Grover Hill
Allred
House of Representatives
Railroad Commission
Ray Hamilton
W. &Rd
J.C. Paul
Paul Page
Lee
King Femures Syndicate, Inc
International
Germany
Gulf Stream
Farley
Long-Bell Lbr, Co
Peeress
London
United States
China
France
Japan
John Maynard
Griggs Ambulance
Dial
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