Death of Ivar Kreuger Shocks Global Markets
Leading world financial markets absorbed the shock of Ivar Kreuger’s death by his own action. Kreuger issues fell sharply while other securities held up, with Paris and New York showing deeper declines and a 30 day moratorium granted in Stockholm.
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
New York
Paris
Ivar Kreuger
Kreuger
London
Kreuger and Toll Co
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Amsterdam
Berlin
van Hindenburg
Stockholm
Oslo
Copenhagen
Texas Democrats Stand By Loyalty Pledge, Huggins Says
W O Huggins, Texas Democratic executive committee chairman, will not reconvene the body to reconsider the party loyalty pledge unless a majority calls for it. He cites a unanimous prior vote approving the pledge required at precinct conventions for Democratic nominees and electors in Texas.
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Houston
W. O. Huggins
Democratic Executive Committee
Huggins
Thomas B. Love
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
Love
Alfred E. Smith
Moore County Oil Field Claimed Distinct Pool
March 14 report to the State Railroad Commission argues Moore County oil field is separate from the Panhandle pool. If recognized, its minimum production would be 10 000 barrels per day, versus 600 to 700 now allotted. Shamrock Oil & Gas president John J Sheerin cites dry holes between Moore County and the Borger pool and geologists support separation.
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Austin
U.P
Moore County
Panhandle
State Railroad Commission
John J. Sheerin
Shamrock Oil & Gas Company
Borger Pool
Sun Shifts Panhandle Cold Snap Marked By Snow Melt
The Panhandle ends its cold spell as a rapid temperature rise melts five inches of snow from the previous day. Temperatures rose from a 10 degree above zero minimum and a nine day 25 degree average, with Amarillo reporting a 30 degree low. No major damage to shrubs or fruit trees noted.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Bronchoscopy Clears Pebble From Little Girl Lung
Nora Ruth Morrison fourteen month old underwent bronchoscopy at Methodist Hospital Fort Worth to remove a pebble lodged in her lung since January 28. The procedure aided her recovery as of today.
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Fort Worth
Nora Ruth Morrison
Methodist Hospital
Student Prince cast shines at Amarillo tonight
The Municipal Auditorium hosts the New York cast of The Student Prince led by Gertrude Lang with Allan Prior as the Prince. George Hassel portrays Lutz and contributes new lines as the show arrives from El Paso for a Texas engagement.
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Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
New York
Sigmund Romberg
Messrs. Shubert
Gertrude Lang
Mitzi
Allan Prior
Prince
London
George Hassel
Lutz
Australia
Tickets selling brisk for Student Prince operetta
City Drug Store reported strong advance sales for The Student Prince at Municipal Auditorium tonight. Seats remain in all sections from 1 to 2.50 dollars and may be bought at 517 Polk Street or at the auditorium box office starting 7 p.m. Wilbur C. Hawk, who booked the show for the Tri State Fair Association, reserved seats for out of town patrons and predicted it will be a standout production, possibly the last big show of the season until fall.
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City Drug Store
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug
Polk Street
Wilbur C. Hawk
Hawk
Blizzard Blizzard Grips Nation Causes Dense Snow Crash
A severe blizzard sweeps the nation causing widespread traffic chaos. Along the Buffalo Olean highway near Chaffee New York a bus rear ends a small sedan, sending it into a ditch. The bus driver could not see clearly and the sedan driver is seriously injured.
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United States
Buffalo-Olean
Chaffee
N.Y
Hit and Run Case and Far East War Moves Reported
In Shanghai Japan orders withdrawal of units including the 11th division and Shimomoto’s brigade after imperial approval. A Siberian border clash allegedly sees a Japanese plane forced down by Soviet fighters amid border tensions. In Potter County a grand jury probes a fatal hit and run that killed three and injured one. Dude Miles is jailed on murder charges with multiple counts filed after a drunken, fleeing driver incident.
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Tokio
U.P
Hirohito
Shimomoto
Shanghai War
Jinsaburo Mazaki
Shanghai
Kenkichi Ugeda
London
Harbin
Manchuria
Siberian
Pogranichnaya
Manchur
Manchuk
Potter County
Dude Miles
East Fifth Street
Pat Hooker
Buchanan Street
Ruby Lawrence
East Seventh Avenue
W. M. Seymour
East Tenth Avenue
St. Anthony's Hospital
Panhandle
Eighth Avenue
Chiang Kai-shek Accepts Chairmanship of Chinese Military Council
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek announces he will accept the chairmanship of the Chinese military council with full responsibility for China's armed forces. He says China seeks peace with Japan but will fight to the end if aggression continues.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Chinese Military Council
China
Japan
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The Amarillo area and West Texas expect fair skies and a rise in temperatures tonight and Tuesday. New Mexico also stays fair with warmer temperatures and frost in the south tonight. Temperature extremes today at 1 PM were 30 to 57 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Cattle Raisers Meet Opens in El Paso With Amarillo Delegation
Southwest ranchmen gather for the 56th annual Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention in El Paso. J M West of Houston leads as president with E B Spiller and Tad Moses among officers. Amarillo plans hospitality events for Gov Sterling of Texas and Gov Fierro of Chihuahua and aims to host the 1933 session.
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EL Paso
Tex
Southwest
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
J. M. West
Houston
E. B. Spiller
Fort Worth
Tad Moses
R. S. Sterling
Texas
Roberto Fierro
Chihuahua
Mex
Amarillo
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Ernest O. Thompson
Co. V. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Don Hunsaker
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Rock Island
W. N. Durham
Bill O’brien
Mason King
Henry Ansley
The
Globe News
Claude Brummett
T. D. Hobart
Pampa
Cattleman’s Association
Wilbur C. Hawk
Wealthy Youth Marries Broadway Dance Hall Girl
Allan P. Carlisle a 20 year old Harvard student married Ro Maine Fleming 20 a hostess at a Broadway dance hall on December 23 during Christmas break. The ceremony in Rye New York had a taxi cab chauffeur and a neighbor as witnesses. Carlisle’s father Jay F. Carlisle sought to annul the marriage but the bride remains with her husband.
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New York
Allan P. Carlisle
Harvard
Romaine Fleming
Broadway
Young Carlisle
Jay F. Carlisle
Miss Fleming
Lindbergh Note Alleged Threats and Denial Request
A United Press informant says the ransom note warned the Lindberghs to stay silent or face harm and promised a future payment of 50 000 dollars. Police and officials reportedly refused to show the note. The informant, a man of high standing, says Colonel Lindbergh was agitated after discovery of the note and advised against discussing it.
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Delos Smith
United Press
Hopewell
N. J
U.P
United Press Today
Tell & Living Sui
Charles Augustus Jr
Sourland
Department of Justice
Lindbergh
Denver
Trenton
Colo
New York
Welfare Island
Tombs Prison
Schwartzkopf
Hindenburg to Run Again on Second Ballot in Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg, amid a close first round, accepted a second ballot on April 10 after missing re election by about 170 thousand votes while Adolf Hitler led with over 11 million ballots. Theodore Duesterberg drew 2.5 million but Nationalists offered no party switch.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Theodore Duesterberg
Duesterberg
Germany
Reichstag
von Hindenburg
George Eastman Dies at 77 in Rochester
George Eastman, 77, renowned industrialist, inventor, photographer and philanthropist, died at his Rochester home. A world figure in photography and art collection, his benefactions had surpassed 75 million dollars at the time of his death.
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Rochester, N
George Eastman
Chicago shoppers buy, sell, and salesmanship lessons
A Chicago column riffs on retail consumerism with a parable of a West ranch shopper in a city store spree. The tale notes purchases from Canton flannel nightgowns to bracelets and watches, all under the influence of salesmanship and display, ending with a hint of Detroit next.
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Chicago
Ranch
West
James Simpson
Windy Ranch
House votes 227 to 187 against liquor control bill
In Washington on March 14 the House rejected taking up legislation to turn liquor control back to the states. The 227 to 187 vote discharges the judiciary committee over the Beck Linthicum measure to amend the 18th Amendment, marking the first such record in 12 years on prohibition revision.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Texas Members Split on Beck Linthicum Anti-Prohibition Move
In Washington on March 14, three of Texas' 18 representatives backed the anti prohibition bid to bring the Beck Linthicum resolution before the House, which was defeated 227 to 187. Voting yes were Buchanan Brenham Kleberg Mansfield. Those voting no included Briggs Galveston Blanton Abilene Cross Waco Dies Orange Garrett Fouton Johnson Corsicana Jones Amarillo Lanham Fort Worth Patman Texarkana Sanders Canton Hutton Summers Dallas Thomason El Paso. Speaker Garner did not vote and two others were absent or not voting Rayburn Williams.
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Washington
U.P
Texas
House
James FP. Buchanan
Brenham
Richard Kleberg
Corpus Christi
J. J. Mansfield
Columbus
Briggs
Galveston
Thomas Blanton
Abilene
Oliver Cross
Waco
Martin Dies
Orange
Daniel Garrett
Fouston
Luther Johnson
Corsicana
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Fritz Lanham
Fort Worth
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Morgan Sanders
Canton
Hatton Summers
Dallas
R. E. Thomason
el Paso
John Garner
Uvalde
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Guinn Williams
Decatur
Senate Discharge Fails on Prohibition Measure in Committee
Petitioners from both parties lined up 76 Republicans and 69 Democrats but the discharge motion was defeated in committee by 14 to 6. Two leading Democrats Rainey of Illinois and McDuffie of Alabama voted for the discharge. The anti prohibition forces計 187 votes, exceeding early expectations. The Senate then adopted a resolution to immediately make 200 million farm loan funds of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation available.
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Tioners
Rainey
Ilinois
McDuffie
Alabama
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Fifty Percent Fewer Firms Fail in Texas in February
A University of Texas Bureau of Business Research report shows Texas commercial failures fell about 50 percent in February from January. Forty two firms failed versus 81 in February last year. total liabilities were 1.734 million dollars, with an average liability of 21.146 thousand dollars.
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Austin
Texas
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Fire Destroys Garage In Longview Blaze
A major fire swept the W Bazzell and Bazzell garage in Longview Texas destroying 31 stored and six new cars. Damages were estimated at 100000 dollars. The blaze occurred yesterday.
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Longview
Tex
U.P
W Bazzell
Bazzell
Amarillo to stage seventh annual Spring Window Style Show
Amarillo prepares Wednesday night for the seventh annual Spring Window Style Show featuring most merchants and dealers. Display windows open at 7 30 with living models anticipated. auto display along Polk Street showcases latest car models. Roy Cullum chairs the mobile committee as bands from Dave Derden perform for crowds drawn from Amarillo and surrounding trade area.
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Amarillo
Roy Cullum
The
Cullum Motor Company
Dave Derden
Derden
Polk Street
Ama
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