Badge of Honor Observed by Two Thousand Mothers-in-Law
Amarillo marked its first Mother-in-Law Day with a 2000-strong procession before the Amarillo Hotel. Participants wore sweet pea corsages and ranged in age from 34 to 91, led by notable figures such as Mrs. Iane Bowles and Mrs. Mae Johnson as the day drew crowds and traffic.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Hotel
W. R. Gann
Rusk Street
John Rowland
Washington Street
Iane Bowles
Mae Johnson
W. F. Donald
Old Tack
Daily Globe
Jams
Texas Relief Commission to offer 4 million in bonds
Texas officials said 4 million dollars of remaining 7.75 million unemployment relief bonds would be offered for sale. The commission estimated 2.074 million dollars could meet destitute needs through March, with potential federal matching possibly extending coverage for four months as the agreement expired March 1.
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Austin
Mar
Texas Relief Commission
Adam R. Johnson
Texas
Panhandle livestock show opens with judging of pig clubs
The fourth annual Fat Stock Show at the Panhandle Fair Grounds begins with judging of Boys and Girls Pig Club entries while high school vocational teams compete in livestock judging. A horse show and Panhandle Livestock Association meeting follow with speakers including Fred Mollin, Senator Clint Small, and Gene Howe.
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Panhandle Plains
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Panhandle
Panhandle Livestock Association
Red Room
Amarillo
Fred Mollin
Denver
American National Livestock Association
Clint C. Small
Gene A. Howe
Exposition
Higher Wages Campaign Urged By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged direct action to back NRA codes and raise wages to stimulate buying. He warned against Those who refuse to fly the Blue Eagle and called for consumer boycott of selfish interests while defending workers’ rights to organize. The address to NRA code authorities emphasized reemployment and purchasing power as essential to recovery.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
United States
Weirton Steel Company
NRA Code Authorities
Trade Association Codes Committees
Hugh 8. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Jealousy Ends in Double Slaying in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City two men, Roy Foster and Frank Bailey, were shot as they slept while a third man, G. W. Limbecker, surrendered after admitting he fired through a window of Foster's shack. Bailey, visiting with Foster, did not partake in the dispute over Ester Limbecker, who accused Limbecker of improprieties during a night of jealousy over their separation.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Foster
Frank Bailey
Bailey
Memphis
Tenn
G. W. Limbecker
Conroe
Texas
Foster
K. V. Alderson
Ester Limbecker
Wynekoop Defense Rests in Death Case Trial
The defense in the Dr. Alice Wynekoop murder trial rested its case at 11 o clock this morning in Chicago. The proceedings center on the death of Rozella Wynekoop and Dr Wynekoop is the defendant. Prosecutors and defense counsel debated lingering questions as the trial nears its end.
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DR. Wynekoop
Criminal Courts Blog
Chicago
Alice Wynekoop
Mother-in-Law Poem Wins First Prize in Contest
Rose Jasper Nickell of Amarillo was awarded first prize in the Mother-in-Law Poem Contest held by Old Tack in observance of Mother-in-Law Day. Several hundred poems were submitted and three judges selected the winners with second and third prizes to be listed on Page Several hundred poems were submitted and the winners were chosen by three judges.
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Rose Jasper Nickell
Hayden Street
Amarillo
Old Tack
To the Mother-in-Law Poem by Rose Jasper Nickell
A verse poem addressed to a mother-in-law honoring her devotion and the bond with her son and daughter-in-law. The speaker seeks wisdom and righteousness to honor the mother’s treasure and nurture their marriage with shared respect and care.
Mother-in-Law Day Celebrated With Radio Tributes and Parade
National radio salutes Mother-in-Law Day with Will Rogers segment and NBC broadcasts from Amarillo. A crowd of 6,000 gathers before the hotel as 2,000 paraders march with in-laws, High School band plays, and Texas Mother-in-Law Club president Mrs. N. S. Griggs leads ceremony. Covey of 1934 model cars aids honorees.
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Will Rogers
NBC
Clara
Lou
Amarillo
NBC News
Press Radio Bureau
Third Avenue
Polk Street
Texas Mother-in
Griggs
Tack
Police Link Murder to Stavisky Case in Dijon Clues
Paris reports police uncovered four key clues tying the murder of Judge Albert Prince to the Stavisky Bayonne banking scandal. The clues, found near Dijon on a railroad track, follow Prince's death February 21 just before he planned to reveal details about Stavisky and the Bayonne pawnshop fraud involving about $40 million.
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Paris
Bayonne
Albert Prince
Dijon
Prince
Serge Stavisky
Bayonne Municipal
Bitter feud laces Ocker court martial at Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston Texas March 5 The Ocker trial drew a bitter feud atmosphere as defense and prosecution sparred over alleged unethical procedures in Maj William Ockers case. Capt H E Schneider testified while Brig Gen Charles A Howland presided with heated exchanges suggesting collusion between Col Henry B Clagett and Maj Clyde C Johnston regarding a medical exam.
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H. E. Schneider
Kelly Field Medical Corps
Ocker
Charles A. Howland
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Flagg
Quirt
William ©. Osker
Henry B. Clagett
Kelly Field
Clagett
Clyde C Johnston
Amarillo Weather Outlook and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy tonight with unsettled conditions and a slight chill on Tuesday. West Texas west of the 100th meridian sees warmer southeast regions and cooler north portions with unsettled conditions. New Mexico skies remain generally fair with little temperature change. Temperature extremes today reached 41 to 56 degrees. A 4 door sedan was delivered in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Bank Robber Shot to Death in Alto Texas Bank Hold-Up
A bank bandit named McClure, said to be from New York, was killed in Alto while his partner Mervin French, 30, of Cherokee County, Texas, was captured after a bank robbery attempt at the Continental State Bank. Citizens dove for cover as gunfire erupted. Gus Rounsaville, James Shattuck, and Cal Earl led the defense. Authorities pursue two additional men linked to the raid. Also noted: a 1934 Studebaker priced at $869.
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Alto
Tex
McClure
New York
Mervin French
Cherokee County
Texas
Continental State Bank
Gus Rounsaville
War Department spurs inquiry over aviation purchases
The House Appropriations Committee reveals dissension within the War Department over supply buys including airplanes. General Foulois testifies that aircraft specs were revised after drawing, reducing speed range and altitude, while Woodring denies making changes. Fechner questioned about specification changes used for approval.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
Harry H. Woodring
War Department
House Military Affairs Committee
Foulois
Collins
Appropriations
Woodring
Military Affairs
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Money Tariffs and Power in Brisbane’s View
The column discusses tariffs and big power, noting the U.S. should avoid dictatorship and revolutions. It criticizes Congress as outdated and inefficient, urging citizens to vote intelligently to shape national policy.
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Allegra
Roosevelt seeks tariff control and trade negotiation power
President Roosevelt asks Congress for authority to control tariffs and to negotiate foreign trade agreements. He says the United States must be ready to act swiftly in the fast moving fight for international commerce, criticizing Congress for slow action.
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Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Floods Raging Push East Toward Flood Stage
Associated Press reports rivers swollen by snowmelt and rain threaten communities from Waterford to Kingston. Mohawk River floods Hudson. Hoosick Falls builds bridge risk. ice jam breaks in Turkey Hollow Brook. Chenango Bridge darkens. towns like Delancey Bainbridge Kingston Queens suffer outages and road closures as Monongahela and Ohio rivers rise.
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Associated Press
Waterford
N. Y
Mohawk
Hudson
Hoosick Falls
Wassaic
Turkey Hollow
Chenango Bridge
Binghampton
Delancey
Bainbridge
Kingston
Queens
New York City
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Homemaking Course Offered at Amarillo CWA School
Registration opens for homemaking classes at the Amarillo CWA Emergency Education School. Classes are open to anyone over 16 not enrolled in another course, as announced by Mrs. Earl Wyatt, superintendent, with sessions in the senior high building.
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Amarillo Cwa Emergency Education School
Earl Wyatt
Boaz Assault Trial Opens in 47th District Court
Dr. K H Boaz of Memphis went to trial in the 47th District Court this morning for the second time on a charge of assault with intent to murder. The case stems from an alleged knife attack on two companions here several months ago.
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K. H. Boaz
Memphis
47Th District Court
Boaz
James
Two Men Found Dead Along Shipley Road
The bodies of two young men were found wrapped in a blanket along Shipley Road in Brandywine Hundred near Wilmington. One has a neck wound, the other a cut throat, both with rope marks on their hands. They were well dressed and a book with names and addresses was found on one. They likely were from Philadelphia or Chester.
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Wilmington
Dela
Shipley Road
Brandywine Hundred
Here
Philadelphia
Chester
Costes Flew From Munster Amid Fog Search
Dieudonne Costes the Lindbergh of France left Munster at noon heading for Copenhagen. He had been the subject of a large search after failing to complete a Paris to Copenhagen flight planned for yesterday. Fog over Bremen forced the detour as he awaited better weather.
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Munster
Germany
Dieudonne Costes
Lindbergh
France
Copenhagen
Costes
Paris
Bremen
Geremany
Princess Irena Wins Libel Suit Against MGM
In London on March 5 the jury awarded Princess Irena Youssoupoff 25,000 pounds (about 125,000 dollars) from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for libel over the film Rasputin and the Empress. The verdict followed a dramatic trial with testimony about the film’s portrayal of Natasha and the mad monk. Princess Irena said she planned to sue every theater that showed the picture.
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London
Irena Youssoupoff
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd
Rasputin and
the Empress
Prince Youssoupoff
Russia
Trena
Natasha
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Irena
United States
England
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CWA
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Diana Wynyard
May Robson
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