Anheuser-Busch Rep Seeks Amarillo Agency For Texas
A St. Louis beer representative plans to establish district operations in Amarillo and push legal beer distribution in Texas within six months. He predicts outlets in drug and grocery stores, while locals doubt repeal of prohibitions soon amid ongoing dry tensions. The piece also notes social scenes, local figures, and poetic definitions from Governor Pollard.
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Anheuser- Busch Brewing Company
St. Louis
Amarillo
Texas
Anheuser-Busch Company
Fragments From Texas and Humorous Local Notes
A collection of local witticisms and anecdotes including remarks on Texas politics and state policy, a purse recovery tale involving Mrs. F. R. Bacon and bus driver Paul Miles, a joke about an Amarillo resident’s lunch habit, and a moral quip about worry and the afterlife. It also notes a carrot donation to Stew Kitchens and mentions a driver’s memory of a lost purse.
Dream of Nujol normalizes digestion and cleanse health
Don t get down about nagging side pains health risks urged to avoid dangerous drugs and seek Nujol treatment. The ad touts harmless Dream of Nujol as a safe, affordable intestinal cleanse that won t cause gripes or interference with work and promises quick relief with a tasty dose per bottle.
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M Nujal
Matador Ranch Life Recalled By Amarillo Visitors
Will C. Carter and fellow Panhandle pioneers in Amarillo for the Fat Stock Show revisit a 1895 Matador ranch scene. The group finds most pictured members alive and many still local citizens, with several identified in rows and columns across the old image.
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Matador Ranch
Will C. Carter
Amarillo
Mr. Carter
Santa Fe
Panhandle
Buck Curry
Henry Piercy
Brainard Ranch
Spearman
Billie Barr
Montana
Henry Marshal
Billie Bell
Pampa
Jess Wind
Henry Lovett
Stockman
Jim Fulston
Chicago
W. C. Carter
Joe Humphries
Clarendon
Charlie Wafford
Hereford
Jack Lockett
Tom Crawford
Charlie Holman
Booker
Billie McKie
George Scarlet
Cook
Cowboys
Hanival Blain
Stripping Gas Permit Hearing Continues in Panhandle
The Panhandle field gasoline stripping permit hearing at Herrng continues with 18 of 34 applications heard Tuesday. Phillips Petroleum's 48 well Bradenhead gas request in Hutchinson County dominates Wednesday morning's session. Evidence shows a small industrial market for portion of dry gas, with pipelines noting minimal open-flow usage. Deputy Supervisor J. T. Elliott and J. N. McDonald expect to finish tonight.
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Panhandle
Herrng
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips
Bradenhead
Hutchinson County
J. T. Elliott
J. N. McDonald
Inaugural Motion Pictures Shown In Dallas
Motion pictures of President Roosevelts inauguration rushed from Washington to Dallas by airplane will be shown for three days at the Paramount Theater beginning with Wednesday afternoon schedule.
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Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Dallas
Paramount Theater
Roosevelt outlines banking and currency plans in interview
In a friendly press session the President hinted at two or three topics for Congress, emphasizing continuation of wartime powers, currency needs due to hoarding, and a broad government reorganization. He avoided specifics on a temporary scrip clearing house and hinted at surprises in his message.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Reserve
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Robinson Says Congress Will Aid Roosevelt
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader, says a special session could pass Roosevelt's emergency banking program in three days. He expects perfect cooperation between Senate and House to achieve adoption.
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Robinson
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
Arkansas
Senate
House
Fletcher and Harrison Named To Key Senate Posts
The Senate Democratic steering committee chose new chairmen for all standing committees for the new Congress and assigned banking and finance posts to Senators Fletcher of Florida and Harrison of Mississippi respectively.
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Fletcher
Harrison
Washington
Senate Democratic Steering Committee
Congress
Florida
Mississippi
Eleanor Roosevelt Gets Settled in White House in Record Time
Washington dispatch notes Eleanor Roosevelt quickly transforming the White House interiors. The Monroe Room was replaced with a blue velvet sitting room centered on a museum piece piano. A Hoover era corridor nook gave way to an early American suite reflecting Roosevelt and Hudson Valley crafts.
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Washington
White House
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Ava Long
Hoover
Mrs. Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Monroe
California
Roosevelt
Hudson Valley
Fat Stock Show features top pigs and auto exhibits
Clarence Koenig of Amarillo entered the grand champion pig weighing 215 pounds with top price honors. Other top buys included a 245 pound pig. Jay Taylor paid four and a half cents per pound for a 210 pound pig. Cudahy Packing and Southwest Bell’s Don Hunsaker were active buyers as the Fat Stock Show in Amarillo neared its close with baby beef sales and Auto Follies performances scheduled.
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Clarence Koenig
Amarillo
Koenig
Jay Taylor
Eugene Wilks
Plaview
Cudahy Packing Company
Don Hunsaker
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Pinkney
McSpadden
Wortham
Amatillo Automobile Association
Jehol Leader Resigns After Jehol Loss and Challenges
The official telegram from the Jehol commander states he fell short after Manchuria loss and Jehol collapse. He cites inability to fulfill duties and requests the government to permit his resignation and appoint a capable successor.
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Shanhaikwan
Jehol
Nanking
Manchuria
Governor Tang Yu-Lin Arrested Near Jehol
Gen. Tang Yu-Lin governor of Jehol province is reported arrested at Hsiefengkow Pass near the Great Wall. Unconfirmed reports say he was killed after arrest and fled with possessions, with his whereabouts uncertain and troops retreating alongside.
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Jehol
Peiping
China
Tang Yu-Lin
Hsiefengkow Pass
Tang
Great Wall
Abductors Seize Man Then Escape in Black Sedan
Mitchell recounts being forced from his car and abducted by three men. He says they bound his hands and feet with wire, forced him into a second car, and drove off before he managed to start his own vehicle and return to town. Descriptions of the suspects are vague and the car is described as a large black sedan.
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Mitchell
What They Write To Tack What They Write To Tack
A reader recalls returning a one dollar bill found and describes sending a letter with a dollar to the Literary Digest for a weekly subscription. The letter reportedly went astray before arrival. The writer reflects on faith in fellowmen and hopes others will gain a new lease on life.
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Literary Digest
Boat thieves land in jail in Deal
James Connell Henry Mc Caig and Joseph Cox planned to flee to France after stealing a boat at Deal. In a foggy Channel crossing they rowed toward lights they mistook for France, and landed back in Deal where an officer with a warrant charged them with boat theft.
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England
France
James Connell
Henry McCaig
Joseph Cox
Deal
French
English Channel
Paris autoists urge special court for dangerous drivers
The Midi de Paris proposes a special court of autoists to try dangerous driving cases. It argues for severe penalties as authorities ignore weekly deaths and injuries from road accidents. The journal questions magistrates' knowledge of driving safety.
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Paris
Austrian cabinet proclaims semi dictatorship in Vienna
The Austrian cabinet approved a proclamation creating a semi dictatorship with bans on parades and mass meetings and curbs on press freedom. The move consolidates executive power amid political tension in Vienna.
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Vienna
Large 1756 Portuguese Coin Found at Dennis Mill Site
A large Portuguese coin dated 1756 was found on the site of an old grist mill in Dennis Massachusetts. Authorities believe the coin may have been dropped by a sea captain paying the miller in earlier days.
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Dennis
Mass
Cleared in Bank Job Fort Worth
Frank Whiteside former bus driver was no billed by the grand jury on charges of robbery and conspiracy regarding the Grapevine Home Bank loot of December 30. In South Rhodesia a Hope Fountain girls school is over capacity as officials consider enlarging buildings. A black girl arrived from Selukwe walking 20 miles after funds ran out. her mother cannot pay fees and the girl aims to be a working pupil.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Frank Whiteside
Grapevine
South Rhodesia
Hope Fountain
Bulawayo
Selukwe
Jon
Taxpayers Meeting Postponed to April in Texas
The State Taxpayers Association meeting previously set for Friday and Saturday in Austin has been moved to April 7 and 8. Derby taxpayers were told of the new dates at the conference.
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Derby Taxpayers
Dallas
State Taxpayers’ Association
Austin
Cermak's Body Brought Home In Funeral Train
Under somber skies, Mayor Anton Joseph Cermak traveled home to Chicago in a funeral train. The event marked a solemn return to the city he led during his career, aligning with a nation in mourning.
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Cermak
Chicago
U.P
Anton Joseph Cermak
City Commission Transacts No Business After Police Reports
The city commission met Tuesday night and, aside from receiving regular reports from police and public utilities, did not transact any business.
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City Commission
HOUSES FOR SALE AND TRADE OFFERS IN WANT ADS
Want ads promote bargains including 409 Carolina five rooms in splendid condition at a give-way price. 160 acres near Plainview offered for trade for equity in Amarillo residence. Singer Sewing Machine in A-1 condition priced for quick sale at $15.00.
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M. C. Wisdom
Carolina
Plainview
Amarillo
Singer
Roosevelt era currency plan expands banking reforms
President Roosevelt aims to push Congress toward a banking program and a comprehensive set of regulations, as Woodin reports progress and optimism amid crisis. Alfred E. Smith takes control of New York scrip plans, with Lehman appointing him head of the emergency certificate corporation to issue certificates backed by sound bank assets.
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Woodin
Roosevelt
Congress
New York Federal Reserve Bank
AL Smith
New York
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
Herbert H. Lehman
Smith
Emergency Certificate Corporation
Clearing House
Lehman
Texas Banks Open With Restrictions In San Antonio
San Antonio banks began limited operations today for the first time since closing March 1, allowing no withdrawals or deposits while patrons await ongoing restrictions. The reopening offered a glimmer of normalcy as the San Antonio Clearing House Association oversees the process.
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Texas
San Antonio
San Antonio Clearing House Association
Bookseller Refuses Cash Payment for Tax in Houston
Herbert Fletcher, a Houston bookseller, had his income tax payment rejected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue when offered in cash. Fletcher refused to write a check and a compromise was reached with a money order.
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Houston
U.P
Herbert Fletcher
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Fletcher
Treasury moves to widen banking functions under holiday orders
The article notes a slated vote later in the day to expand banking powers used during holiday regulations issued by the secretary of the treasury. Treasury warrant and check holders reached high spirits as banks prepared to cash them in currency or coin rather than gold or gold certificates.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States Treasury
Valley banks issue scrip against opposition in Rio Grande Valley
Scrip certificates appeared with bank reopenings in the Rio Grande Valley. The Valley Clearing House Association opposes scrip issuance. Two Mission banks issued $5 scrip backed by deposits. Brownsville issued scrip and the Hidalgo Reconstruction Finance Corporation Committee paid workers in 13 counties with $25,000 in scrip certificates.
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Valley
Mcallen
U.P
Rio Grande Valley
Valley Clearing House Association
Mission
Brownsville
Hidalgo
Fort Worth Banks Prepare to Reopen Friday
Fort Worth banks pledge reopening by Friday with payroll accounts first priority. Other services to follow under state and federal regulations. No official word yet on scrip issuance from the local clearing house association.
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FT. Worth
Fort Worth
Clearing House Association
Grain Exchanges Seek Rule Change to Reopen Markets
Representatives of major grain exchanges urged modification of banking rules to allow immediate reopening of cash and futures trading to prevent possible disruption of the nation's food supplies. They presented the issue to Henry Morgenthau Jr., new chairman of the farm board.
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Board
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Swings Prices
US DA market report for Kansas City shows hogs 6 000 head with 10 to 25 cent declines and top $8.80 for 140 to 220 lb hogs. Cattle 4 600 head with mixed shifts. vealers and stocker steers steady to firm. Sheep 14 000 head with lambs and ewes slipping about 25 cents. Prices listed for weights and grades with noted quotients.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Kidnap Suspects Charged in Abduction Case
Four accused in the Boettcher kidnap plot face formal charges as informations name two men and two women as accessories. U S district attorney Ralph Carr says indictments will mobilize federal resources. The jury is set to meet Monday and two men and two women remain in custody.
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Som
Boettcher
United States
Ralph Carr
Carl Pearce
Arthur Youngberg
Ruth Kohler
Prohibition Advocates Responsibility for Speakeasy Suppression
Prohibition leaders argue that enforcement should shift to local authorities and that Congress has placed fairer responsibility in law. They claim the law will reduce speakeasy supply more effectively than past administrative action.
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Congress
Shotgun Slayer Sought in San Antonio Murder
A shotgun slayer who fired through an open bedroom window was sought in San Antonio in the murder of 26 year old Carlos Senchez. He was asleep with his wife when shot in the back of the head. Three children slept nearby unhurt. Mrs Senchez offered no clues or explanation.
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San Antonio
Carlos Senchez
Senchez
No bill in Cameron County officer shooting case
The Cameron County grand jury in Brownsville returned a no bill in the case of Cage Johnson a Harlingen police officer who shot and killed Joseph Sulzer of San Benito when Sulzer tried to flee last Sunday.
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San Benito
Tex
Cameron County
Brownsville
Cage Johnson
Harlingen
Joseph Sulzer
Arrests Made On Two Of Three Felony True Bills
Two of three felony indictments returned by the grand jury this week resulted in arrests. C. G. Johnson posted $2,000 bond on a driving while intoxicated charge and J. T. Northam posted $2,500 bond on a liquor violation. The grand jury session was Wednesday with no further bills, and the Forty-seventh District Court was not in session.
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C. G. Johnson
J. T. Northam
Santa Fe Re-elects Galveston Railway Officers
All officers and directors of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway were re-elected at the annual meeting in Galveston. The charter renewal for the railway, granted 60 years ago, was approved.
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Santa FE
Galveston
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Pioneer Sheriff Dead Fort Worth
W S Blanton Sr aged 81 longtime Bell County sheriff died at his daughter’s home in Fort Worth He was elected in 1883 and served two terms The report also notes discussions about seeking guidance from Secretary Woodin on rule modifications Morgenthau stated no plans to reopen the exchange before 4 PM
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Fort Worth
W. S. Blanton, Sr
Texas
Blanton
Bell County
Woodin
Morgenthau
Banks Release 700000 for Louisiana Unemployment Relief
Banks in Louisiana authorized to release 700000 in cash to the state unemployment relief committee. Charles A. Stain, chairman, announced the move after receiving a telegram from Harvey C. Couch, director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
O.S
State
Charles A. Stain
Harvey C. Couch
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Polar Guide Exceeds Compass on True North
The North Star is described as a steadier beacon than the compass needle, offering a reliable guide toward true north and the pole.
Farm income holds steady in Texas two months
The Dallas News reports Texas farm income for January and February 1933 at 24 582 829 dollars, about the same as 1932. Bank closures and holidays disrupted ranchers and irrigated farms in South Texas, while sheep and goat shearers began work. Corn and cotton planting started in several South Texas counties with seed demand higher than in years.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas News
South Texas
South
Panhandle
Indictment for Poll Tax Payments in Valley District
Four men including Harry Ridgway business manager of the Donna irrigation district were indicted by the county grand jury for paying poll taxes with district funds. Sid Hardin district attorney said the indictments precede a broader probe and books have been seized from the irrigation district Donna and the Por es Independent School District. Ridgway once figured in a murder plot case now under appeal in Austin.
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Edinburg
Tex
U.P
Harry Ridgway
Donna
Sid Hardin
Pores Independent School
Pores Independent School Disct. the Others Indicted Are Manuel Mora and T. Moye
Harry Clemens
Ridgway
Courts of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Blackshear Death Penalty Reversed Remanded
The Texas Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded a death penalty verdict for Barney Blackshear convicted in Smith County of the murder of Viola Brimberry and her husband near Arp. The court cited improper introduction of Blackshear’s statement claiming he killed the Brimberrys.
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Austin
Mint of Criminal Appeals
Barney Blackshear
Smith County
Viola Brimberry
George Brimberry
Arp
East Texas
Blackshear
Brimberrys
Railway Clerks Support Community Kitchens in Amarillo
The Amarillo branch of the Railway Mail Clerks Association voted to donate $20 monthly to the News-Globe sponsored Community Kitchens. About 22 members will contribute $1 each, aiding relief stations feeding the needy. a $20 donation was also made last month.
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Amarillo
Railway Mail Clerks Association
News-Globe
E. V. Harris
Mail
Mrs Gill Improves After Roosevelt Attack
Physicians treating Mrs Joe Gill who was gravely wounded in the Roosevelt assassination attempt by Giuseppe Zangara reported she was improving today. She may enjoy solid foods such as chicken and rice while still not entirely out of danger.
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Gill
Miami
Fila
U.P
Joe Gill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Giuseppi Zangara
Democrats Back Bimetallic Standard In Fort Worth
Democrats of Tarrant County adopted resolutions in Fort Worth urging free and equal coinage of silver with gold and storage of both metals in the United States treasury. The March 8 report notes the meeting and its stance on national monetary policy.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Tarrant County
United States
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