Washington Off the Record anecdotes and House portraits
A mosaic of Washington glimpses features senators and representatives in informal moments, from McCarran’s joke about a divorce to Edith Nourse Rogers and Florence Kahn on the House stage. It also notes the National Press Club’s Jade Room, Green ink favors, and quirky hobbies of Perkins and Somers as prices rally in New Orleans on cotton policy and silver legislation moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigrid Arne Renois Sen
Pat McCarran
Nevada
McCarran
Washington
House of Representatives
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Ross Collins
Mississippi
Mrs. Colling
National Press Club
Whistler
New Orleans
Spring Style Show Opens in Amarillo Tonight
After blustery days spring arrives as Amarillo merchants unveil new fashions. The Spring Style Show opens at 7 30 with two bands performing downtown while live models display the season's styles in brightly lighted windows. The Amarillo High School Band and the Dave Perden band provide concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Dave Perden
Philippine independence bill clears House sent to Senate
The McDuffie Tydings Philippine independence bill passed the House 251 to 114 and moves to the Senate. The Bankhead compulsory cotton control bill also passed the House 251 to 114 and goes to the Senate, aimed at stabilizing cotton prices and aiding producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Death Penalty Sought For Crutchfield In Amarillo Murder Trial
Crutchfield faces murder charges in the death of Police Captain Preston Burnam in Amarillo on January 5. The defense seeks insanity as a basis to avoid trial. jury selection delays and about 100 witnesses were noted as the case moved forward. Burnam died chasing Crutchfield near the Western Hotel area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crutchfield
White Deer
Preston Burnam
Amarillo
Henry
Bishop
FB. A. Simpson
Simpson
Crutchfield
Potter County
Venice
Deferine
Witnesen
Polter County
Tenth Avenue
Pierce Street
Western Hotel
Burnham
George Hayden
East
Grady Haglewood
Br.t. Miller
Bimpeon
Julius Dorenfield, Jr
John Studer
Pampa
Dillinger Lawyer in Hot Water
Chicago attorney Louis Piquett who came to Lima to defend Russell Clark in the Dillinger murder case faced charges of attempted bribery and disorderly conduct in municipal court. He pleaded not guilty and was released to his attorney Francis Durbin while Clark faced pending death penalty status for the county jail raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piquett
Francis W. Durbin
Common Pleas Court
Clark
Harry Pierpont
Charles Makiey
Pierpont and
Makley
Jess L. Larber
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Crown Point
Ind
Ward Taylor
Lima
Cummings Says Underworld Boasts More Armed Men Than Army
Washington March 19 Attorney General Cummings tells Senate Judiciary Committee the underworld has more armed men than the U S Army and Navy. He urges strong federal state collaboration to seal the twilight zone of authority enabling gangster bands to operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cummings
America
United States Army
Navy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Congress
Army
United States
Four Injured In Car Chase Between Amarillo And Vega
A stolen automobile chase on the highway between Amarillo and Vega noon today injured four people, including two policemen. The suspect, J. B. Martin of San Jon New Mexico, was jailed after stopping for service at a filling station. The chase ended when a police scout car overturned after a tire blowout near Vega.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Vega
J. B. Martin
San Jon
N. M
Frank Gamblin
W. C. Beaver
L. C. Scott
Oliver
Martin
Northwest Texas Hospital
Insull Fears Kidnap Plot Plans Appeal
Athens dispatch reports Samuel Insull seeking refuge aboard the tramp steamer Marctis and drafting influential Americans to intervene with President Roosevelt. He fears American authorities may order a kidnapping or forced return to face trial. Rumors of a yacht interception near Istanbul prompted official denials.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Marctis
United States
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Insull
Malatis
Istanbul
Turkey
Advertising Space Sold in Catalog for Amarillo Fair
Advertising space in the Amarillo Tri-State Fair catalog is being sold under Secretary Ted Taylor. Officials aim to publish and distribute the catalog by July 1, a change from the previous August release. Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the Fair Association, seeks cooperation from firms and individuals to make the catalog possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Taylor
Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Fair Association
Relief Work Employs 1 200 Men in Potter County
About 1 200 persons are at work in Potter County under a new emergency relief setup that replaces the cancelled CWA plan. The county quota is 2 750 workers, 413 fewer than the CWA peak. Relief administrator Gaines Whitsitt hopes full staffing by week end, with action on new projects sent to Austin pending.
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Potter County
CWA
Gaines Whitsitt
Austin
Whitsitt
Thieves Rob Grand Prairie Bank in North Texas Heist
Three men robbed the Grand Prairie State Bank taking about $1543 and locked four people in the vault. They fled in a Ford V-8 sedan toward Oklahoma then swapped cars at Hensley Army airport. Bank officials could not estimate the total loss. The incident involved armed men and a vault search with warnings to remain inside.
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Grand Prairie
Texas
Grand Prairie State Bank
Oklahoma
Hensley Army Airport
Joe Waggoner
Waggoner
Freeze Causes Slight Damage to Texas Crop
A blustery norther brought rain sleet and snow across Texas with clear skies today as surveys assess early crop damage. Most damage is believed slight though fruit trees near Denton fell to 24 degrees and Laredo saw 30 degrees briefly. Brownsville reported a light frost in the Rio Grande Valley with some damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Arena
Texas
Denton
Laredo
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Embezzlement Trial Under Way for Heidings Felder
Georgetown Texas March 19 Second trial of C F Heidings Felder Houston attorney accused of embezzling 34500 from a woman client is underway. The first trial last month ended with a hung jury.
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Georgetown
Texas
U.P
C. FE. Heidingsfelder
Houston
Defense Rest in Wealaco Slaying Trial
In San Marcos Texas on March 19 the defense rested in the case of Mateo Cuellar and Ju Man Ybarra charged with the five year old slaying of Claude E. Kelley at Wealaco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Texas
Mateo Cuellar
Man Ybarra
Claude E. Kelley
Wealaco
Widespread Labor Troubles Threaten Industrial Chaos
A broad labor dispute snapshot shows a looming motor car industry general strike, wage-cut debates in railroads, taxi strikes in New York, potential mass action by Chicago cleaners, and Cleveland painters set to strike. Leadership faces union recognition and wage issues as tensions rise nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Hugh 8S. Johnson
A. P.of
Railroad Brotherhoods
Washington
Regional Labor Board
Army Flies Mail Again as New Air Mail Bill Debated
Army mail planes resumed flight across eight routes after a week long grounding from a fatal crash. Senator O Mahoney proposes a substitute to separate mail transport from subsidies, aiming for a rail like basis with no direct link to contracts. President Roosevelt weighs possible changes to the permanent air mail bill.
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Army
Washington
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Boston
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Dallas
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Portland
San Diego
Cheyenne
Denver
War Department
H. G. Richardson
Roosevelt
Rabbits Murdered by Dogs Shock Frank Vavra at 1001 Pierce
Frank Vavra, a longtime rabbit keeper, reports a pack of dogs killed four adult and five juvenile rabbits in his yard between midnight and 1 AM. Prize animals including Beauty Boy a New Zealand White and Amarillo Beauty the mother of eight chinchillas were among the losses. He planned to send Beauty Boy to the American Royal in Kansas City.
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Frank Vavra
Pierce Street
Amarillo
Frank
New Zealand
Beauty Boy
Kansas City
Gas Wastage Suits Filed Against Panhandle Gas Ops
Trustees of Texas Christian University and related estates filed two federal suits in Fort Worth challenging gas stripping in the Panhandle. They name Continental Oil and Phillips as defendants and Huber Petroleum in the other suit, contending the gas law and railroad commission permits allow improper depletion of the 6666 Ranch area across Hutchinson and Carson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Mary Couts Burnett Trust
the & B. Burnett Estate
United States District Court
Panhandle
Hutchinson
Carson Counties
Continental Oil Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Huber Petroleum Company
Railroad Commission
Panhandle Gan
President Roosevelt vetoes bill to repay Mora grant loss
Roosevelt vetoed a bill to reimburse Edward B. Wheeler of Las Vegas New Mexico and the State Investment Co for land losses in the Mora Community Land Grant claimed from 1825 by Mexico. Treasury plans to send money expert James Harvey Rogers to China for a silver study as Congress weighs two silver measures.
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WN. M
Washington
Roosevelt
Edward B. Wheeler
Las Vegas
New Mexico
State Investment Company
Mora Community
Mexico
Treasury
James Harvey Rogers
China
Morgenthau
House
Ferguson Stricken By Paralysis In Local Residence
G C Ferguson pioneer resident and businessman was struck with paralysis at his home 1412 Van Buren Street Sunday morning and remained unconscious through the day and night. His condition improved this morning as wife and son N C Ferguson attended him.
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G. C. Ferguson
van Buren Street
Mr. Ferguson
N. C. Ferguson
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast
Fair and slightly warmer tonight. Tuesday fair. West Texas and New Mexico regions stay fair with warmer trends tonight and Tuesday. Temperature extremes noted up to 1 o'clock range from 6 to 68 degrees.
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Amarillo
Vicineity
West Texas
New Mexico
Mamburger or Fight—Yale Bulldog Kidnapping Prank
Yale faces a missing bulldog mascot Handsome Dan II amid ransom rumors. A handover demand for a daily hamburger plus water and exercise is alleged as Yale and Harvard parties clash over the incident. The Lampoon feud details and coaching rumors swirl as Dan’s whereabouts remain unclear.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Handsome Dan
Dan
Harvard
Lampoon
Harvard Funny Magazine
Yales
New York
Boston
Mal Stevens
Adam Walsh
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Sen. J. Ham Lewis
Tinois
Senator Fess
Ohio
Sen. J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Capitol
Florence Kahn
California
Jim” Farley
Anthony Somers
Perkins
Steple
Fiesinger
Speaker Rainey
Tydings
Young Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
West Brookfield
Mass
Ralph Moulton
Adella Swedalsky
Algonia
Swedalsky
Boon
Laura LaPlante
London
William Seiter
Riga
Latvia
Venire
Taylor
Arthur Brisbane
Rosenbergs
Mr. Factor
King Feature Syndicate
Globe
Brisbane
Chicago American
Mike
Moe Rosenberg
Sam Insull
Mr. Insull
Moe
Turtle
CHASE
the Hague
Holland
Emma
William III
Wilhelmina
Cleveland
LABOR
Texas Christian University and
Burnett Estate
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