Half Billion Trim Centers On Vets Money
Washington March 16 Final congressional approval was given to Roosevelt's plan to cut government spending by 500 million dollars by reducing veterans allowances and federal pay The measure passes to the White House for Roosevelt's signature with amendments aimed at protecting veterans The debate also touched on the 3 2 percent beer bill with prohibition advocates opposing the measure and Roosevelt planning to send only farm relief in a Capitol Hill message later today
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Representative McDuffie
Alabama
House
Senate
Congress
Robinson
Arkansas
Friends of Prohibition
Sheppard
Texas
United States
Capitol Hill
Arguments In Court At Law Hearing On Potter County Court
Heated open meeting before the commissioners court discussed abolishing Potter County court at law. J M Simpson presided with Taxpayers League urging economy and Amarillo Bar Association opposing suspension citing faster civil process and unchanged clerical costs. The court's fate to be advised after today’s hearing with a prior legislature petition.
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Potter County Court-At-Law
Nelson
Commissioners Court
J M. Simpson
Taxpayers’ League
Amarillo Bar Association
Ray
Simpson
Bill Pheiffer
Bar Association
Hugh Cooper
Major Simpson
Geiseking in Quake Bets On Tremors
Walter Geiseking, a renowned concert pianist, stayed unfazed during an earlier quake in a Los Angeles hotel watching the chandelier and making self bets. He arrives in Amarillo for his first U S appearance, describing himself as a modest German artist who dislikes beer and doubts jazz has a future. He will not perform Rhapsody in Blue, calling it an orchestral piece not suited to piano.
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Walter Geiseking
Farth
Los Angeles
Amarilo
United States
Geiselring
Amer
Grain and cotton soar as markets surge in early rally
The Chicago grain pit opened with strong bullish momentum as wheat gains 5 cents per bushel and corn climbs 3 cents amid lifted price fluctuation restrictions effective tomorrow. New York cotton climbs to near 5 dollars a bale. stock and bond prices rise, with government bonds and corporate loans up as investor optimism spreads.
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John L. Cooley
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
United States
Small Beer Is Here Why Must We Sit In
Arthur Brisbane discusses national mood as beer legislation passes Congress and moves toward state decisions on sale. He notes President Roosevelt’s urgent message and the expected early April availability, joking that Uncle Sam seeks beer to balance the budget while the drinker aims for modest alcohol.
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Dr. Klein
Uncle Sam
Falstaff
Prince Hal
Panhandle Envoys Await Gas Hearing
Residents from the Panhandle gathered in Austin for a natural gas tax hearing before the house revenue and taxation committee. Rep Cecil A Lotief proposed raising the tax from 2 percent of gas value to two cents per thousand cubic feet and backed a substitute exempting the first 150 million feet produced each three months on operator land. He argued the substitute would shift most tax burden to major pipelines and their affiliates.
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Austin
the Panhandle
House Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Cecil A. Lotief
Cross Plains
Lotief
Panhandle Field
Cafe Man Shot and Killed by Bandit
SAN ANTONIO March 16. K Kioka a Japanese restaurant man died from a bullet wound suffered last night in a gun battle with a bandit who stopped his car after closing the cafe Kioka died from wounds today the bandit fled and is at large.
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San Antonio
U.P
K. Kioka
Kioka
Gas theft tip leads to shooting near Texroy plant
Alfred A. Abrams, son of an Amarillo roofer, lies in Borger hospital with seven buckshot wounds after officers stopped a truckload of gasoline at 10 30 p m near the Texroy plant. A second Amarillo man is jailed without charges. state officers had a tip of planned theft. Ten bullet holes riddled the truck as officers opened fire after ordered stops.
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Globe
Borger
Alfred A. Abrams
Amarillo
Abrams
Texroy
Dan Hardee
Wounded man dies after 36 hours in woods
Harold Havens, 25, of Houston, died in a Conroe hospital after being wounded during a holdup near Conroe. Sheriff said four suspects fled. three others, Dan and Dave McLemore and B H McIntire, were arrested in Houston for robbery by firearms.
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Conroe
Texas
U.P
Harold Havens
Houston
Here
Guy Hooper
Havens
Sid Strickling
Strickland
Glen
Dan and
Dave McLemore
BH. C. McIntire
Rakovsky Returned From Exile and Executed in Moscow
Reports reaching Leon Trotzky in exile on Prinkipo Island indicate that Christian Rakovsky, once the 50viet ambassador to Paris and former Ukraine Republic president, has been returned to Moscow from exile and put to death.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Leon Trotzky
Prinkipo Island
Christian Rakovsky
Paris
Ukraine
Moscow
Hollywood Stars Visit Amarillo With Joe E. Brown
Hollywood figures led by Joe E. Brown visited Amarillo at the Santa Fe station during a one hour morning event. Mayor Ross D. Rogers welcomed stars including Tom Mix with his horse King, Lyle Talbot, Laura La Plante, and Warner Bros. representative G. P. Sully among others aboard the 42nd Street Special en route from Washington.
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Hollywood
Amarillo
Joe E. Brown
Santa Fe
42Nd Street
Washington
Brown
Joe Brown
Ross D. Rogers
King
Roosevelt
Mayor Rogers
Wilbur C. Hawk
Roy Cullum
Bill Beechler
T. E. Johnson
Lyle Talbot
Laura la Plante
Azelee Cecil
Charles Cecil
Charley
Fairview
Okla
Shirley Ross
Dallas
Lois January
Rosalie Roy
Waco
Clara Dodd
Glenda Farrell
G. P. Sully
Warner Bros
Mix
Mrs. Sully
Elea
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Friday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas and New Mexico expected partly cloudy and warmer with variable extremes. Temperature extremes today up to 1 PM ranged from 34 to 57 degrees. Oil price note: guaranteed 10c. Location: 1900 W. 3rd.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Brewers Getting Ready as Beer Nears Reality
Reports indicate a revived brewing industry as Congress nears beer legalization. New York brewers predict 3.2 percent beer will match pre prohibition potency, with advances in chemistry and machinery. Orders for bottles, barrels, caps, grain total over 100 million dollars, aiming to expand plants. St Louis brewers celebrate state beer bill with parade. Drug stores in New York eye selling beer at soda fountains once bill allows.
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Associated Press
Congress
Beverage Dispensers Union
New York
St. Louis
Albany
Japs Unite in Great Wall Stand Amides Heavy Fighting
Japanese columns united to repulse Chinese counter attacks along the Great Wall. Major General Heijiro Hattori's infantry unit fought under fierce gunfire as Chinese forces attacked Sahochia, a southern portal. Reports from Mukden say a Chinese air raid with poison gas shells was imminent with 28 planes from Nanking carrying gas.
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Hsifengkou
Great Wall
Heijiro Hattori
Sahochia
Mukden
Manchuria
U.P
Nanking
Kaifeng
Kweiteh
Norman Davis to Geneva to aid disarmament talks
Washington March 16 A P The State Department announced Norman H Davis would sail for Geneva next week as chairman of the American delegation with the rank of ambassador on special mission in an effort to save the disarmament conference.
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Washington
State Department
Norman H. Davis
Geneva
Williams Named President of Federal Land Bank Houston
A C Williams of Fort Worth was elected president of the Federal Land Bank and the Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston, succeeding M H Gossett who resigned to become chairman of the board of directors.
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Houston
U.P
A. C. Williams
Fort Worth
Federal Land Bank
Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston
M. H. Gossett
Gossett
Grand champion steer Mason's Model tops sale at $1.60 lb
Fort Worth March 16. The grand champion steer of the Southwestern Exposition and Stock Show, Mason's Model, sold at auction for 1.60 a pound about 1400. The 9893 pound steer was bought by A and P stores of Fort Worth and Dallas amid spirited bidding.
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Fort Worth
Mason
Dallas
Legion Chiefs Convene Here In Amarillo
National and state American Legion leaders arrive in Amarillo for a series of events. Carl Nesbitt of Mineola and Louis A. Johnson of Clarksburg are schedule to speak at a Municipal Auditorium meeting Friday night with a patriotic address and concert by the 142nd Infantry band. A noon parade and luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel follow a Thursday Guymon stop and a Friday morning motor caravan with stops at Borger.
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Amarillo
Carl Nesbitt
Mineola
American Legion
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Municipal Auditorium
Johnson
Nesbitt
Texas Department
Momeae Amarillo
Hanson Post
Guymon
Okla
Fred E. Young
George Broome
Garford Wilkinson
Globe News
Perryton
Borger
Fred Young
Lester Aldridge
America
American Business Club
Amarillo Hotel
1000 Miners to Resume Digging in Tri-State Area
About 1,000 men will be rehired in lead and zinc mines in the Tri-State region as several companies announce reopenings. Fualto Mining and Vinegar Hill Zinc plan to reopen Friday with around 250 workers, Eagle-Picher will restart Bendelar mills Sunday, with ore supplying mines resuming Monday for roughly 150 workers. Admiralty Zinc aims to reopen soon as metal demand improves and price outlook strengthens.
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Miami
Okla
Tri-State
Fualto Mining Company
Vinegar Hill Zinc Company
Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Company
Bendelar
Admiralty Zinc Company
Senate in Texas backs oil proration rule bill
In Austin on March 16 the Senate, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill to strengthen proration enforcement. Led by Sen. Walter Woodul, it would impose a 50 cent per barrel penalty on overproduced oil and penalize pipelines loading racks and refineries for handling illegally produced oil. Failure to file affidavits on oil origin or amount would risk two to five years in prison.
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Austin
U.P
Senate
Texas
Walter Woodul
T. J. Holbrook
George Purl
Woodul
War Fear Grips Europe as Britain Seeks Peace Plan
United Press reports Europe is divided into two camps with Britain seeking neutrality while war fears rise. A new disarmament plan from Ramsay MacDonald proposes 200000 German troops, equal milestones for France and Italy, and limits mirroring Hoover’s stance, amid tensions over the Polish corridor Balkans and Manchuria.
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Europe
United Press
Webb Miller
London
U.P
France
Germany
Britain
League of Nations
Manchuria
Jehol
Chaco
Leticia
South America
Balkans
John Simon
Far East
Market roundup shows broad gains across staples
Commodity prices rose across staples with moderate increases for most foods. Butter led with a 1 to 1½ cent rise, eggs gained a cent per dozen, and poultry advanced while potatoes dipped slightly. Hogs cattle and sheep held steady to firm as dressed meat demand grew in the Midwest. flour prices and wheat, corn, and oats climbed in Chicago with wheat trading halted at times.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Middle West
Minneapolis
Used Car Values in Amarillo Want Ads
Amarillo dealers advertise astounding auto values daily in Want Ads. Consult 32 A for furniture repair, 55 in Automobiles for a 1931 Ford Coupe at $235, 48 for Baby chicks, and 55 C for used auto parts bargains.
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Amarillo
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Geiseking
Fred H. Clatten
Board of Trade
Amarilloan
Arthur Brisbane
The
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Brisbane
Rainey
Panhandle
Chum
Young Abrams
Ting
Tom Mix
Tom
Tony Jr
Norman Davis
Legion
Court Row
Switzerland
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Italy
Hoover
Chicago Board of Trade
Kansas City
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