Opening of CC Drive Draws Amarillo Leaders
Amarillo's Chamber of Commerce membership campaign opens tomorrow with a 5:30 PM meeting at the Amarillo Hotel led by Jim Florey. More than 200 civic leaders will attend as the activities fund committee finalizes plans, while Clay Thornton prepares for a 7:30 PM Thursday meeting in the same hotel to launch a four-division sales army Friday morning led by Duke Cullum, Mark Taylor, John Armstrong and Bill Gilstrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Florey
Activities Fund Committee
Activities Fund
Florey
Ross D. Rogers
Carl Makeig
Guy Saunders
Gilstrap
Clay Thornton
Chamber of Commerce Sales Army
Amarillo Hotel
Sales Army
Duke Cullum
Mark Taylor
John Armstrong
Bill Gilstrap
Moley Opposes Court Plan as Crisis Persists in Washington
Raymond Moley, once a New Deal adviser, warned Congress that Roosevelt’s judiciary plan will not solve the present crisis and urged a constitutional amendment instead. He argued the plan would delay progress and weaken long standing institutional procedures. He cited seven justices’ opposition to enlarging the court and noted political paralysis in Congress pending the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Moley
Washington
U.P
New Deal
Roosevelt
Moley
Congress
Mussolini Attacks Britain in Venice Mass Rally
Premier Benito Mussolini vented anger at Great Britain before 250000 Fascists in Venice Square marking Fascism's 18th anniversary. He condemned foreign press criticism and urged Blackshirts to prepare for action, while diplomats warned of worsening Italy Britain tensions amid Ethiopia and Spain conflicts.
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Rome
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Great Britain
Venice
Mussolini
Adowa
Ethiopia
Italy
Britain
House of Commons
Braniff Buys Five Douglas DC-2 Planes
Braniff Airways president T. E. Braniff announced the purchase of five Douglas DC-2 aircraft for use on the Chicago to Brownsville route, supplementing the Electra fleet and boosting passenger capacity on the line by about 140 percent.
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Douglas
Braniff Air Line
Oklahoma City
T. E. Braniff
Braniff Airways, Inc
Braniff
Chicago
Brownsville
Tex
Negi Servant Seeks Share of Creek Millionaire Estate
Bertha Barnett a Oklahoma City servant testified regarding her marriage to the late Jackson Barnett Creek Indian millionaire. She pursued a portion of his $3,900,000 estate claiming rights from the marriage aided by two ministers one English speaking and the other Creek. She said Crazy Jack’s answer was unclear due to Creek speaking ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
U.P
Bertha Barnett
Oklahoma City
Jackson Barnett
Barnett
Jack
Customs Ups Allowance for Foreign Liquor Imports
The customs service announced on March 23 that travelers may bring a gallon of foreign liquor into the United States without detailed usage declarations. Previously travelers had to file affidavits guaranteeing the liquor under the $100 per person exemption was not for sale or commercial use.
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Washington
Customs Service
Uncle Sam
Showers Sweep Northwest Oklahoma After Dust Storms
Rainfall varying from light showers to heavy downpours was reported today in Northwest Oklahoma an area that was swept by dust storms last weekend March 23 report from Oklahoma City notes.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
East Texas schools shut after London explosion
Rigid inspection of every rural school in East Texas oil field began after the London school explosion. Doors were closed as safety experts searched for gas buildup conditions similar to the one that caused 455 deaths here.
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New London
Tex
East Texas
London
Cost Saving Gas Blast Kills 426 In New London
A school board effort to save about 300 dollars a month by using waste gas for fuel is blamed for a fatal explosion that killed 426 students and teachers. A military court found gas accumulated in a basement and released when facilities were operated.
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New London
Tex
U.P
New
Amarillo Applies for Largest WPA Paving Project Yet
The city submits an application for about 30 blocks of pavement costing an estimated 61251 dollars under the WPA plan. Property owners pay for materials only while labor is supplied by the government. The city notes WPA paving costs about one third of the old contract method as more blocks earlier have been paved.
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Amarillo
Seventh Avenue
Fillmore Street
Seventeenth Avenue
Hayden Street
Lipscomb Street
Twenty Eighth
Thirtieth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Johnson Street
Grant Street
Hughes Street
Third Avenue
Nineteenth Avenue
Thirteenth Avenue
Washington Street
North Second Avenue
Buchanan Street
Wolflin Street
Twenty-first Avenue
Twenty-second Avenue
Polk Street
Pierce Buchanan
Tenth Avenue
Harrison-Van Buren
Third
Karloff Seeks Gentle Image After Scare
Hollywood March 23 Boris Karloff famous horror star says he hopes to stop terrifying audiences and turn toward more family friendly roles after a Wichita theater incident that sickened 18 year old Jesse Hawk. The theater manager reports Karloff offered Hawk a season pass amid the publicized shift in his screen persona.
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Hollywood
Calif
Boris Karloff
Lon Chaney
Trayer
Jesse Hawk
Clearwater
Wichita
Karloff
Jesse
Motion Picture House
Experts See More Drouth Foreseen by Weather Officials
Government weather experts warned a new drought could scorch parts of the nation this year though they avoid fixed long term forecasts. J B Kincer chief of climate and crop division notes droughts recur in dry cycles and may strike periodically while predicting eventual longer periods of heavy rainfall and fewer dust storms.
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Washington
Drouth
J. B. Kincer
Kincer
Students Ready to End Howe High School Strike
Spokesman Jack Bradley led students back toward classes as the Howe school board appointed W B Wheeler of Pickton to be superintendent after the strike over Rev J Roy Williams' appointment. Williams reportedly declined the post.
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Howe
Texas
Jack Bradley
Howe School Board
W. B. Wheeler
Pickton
J. Roy Williams
Howe Methodist Church
C. F E. Wheat
Box Ell Bros Ad Poses Life Question About Savings
An advertisement from Box Ell Brothers asks if a person’s interest in life stems from their bank deposit and promotes financial planning guidance. It highlights thrift and prudent saving as key to fulfillment and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELL Bros
Prices Cheer U. S. Farmers
Chicago reports cheerful mood as farmers begin the 1937 growing season with prices for wheat corn oats cattle lambs hogs and butter at or near multi year highs. Traders say bumper crops do not undermine markets and optimism extends to railroads farm implements and related industries.
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Chicago
United States
Love Finds a Way in Tennessee
In Sneedville Tennessee on March 23 a report notes underage marriages among East Tennessee mountain girls. It cites a January 9 year old Burnce Winstead wed to 23 year old Charlie Johns and a 14 year old Dollie Livesay wedding to 23 year old James Brewer near the Kentucky line.
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Sneedville
Tenn
Middlesboro
Livesays
Winsteads
FDR Hopes No New Taxes This Session
President Roosevelt expressed hope there would be no new taxes at this session of Congress. He spoke at an open air press conference in Warm Springs, Ga, noting the situation was evolving and declining to discuss the need for additional federal revenue.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Marriner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Port of Los Angeles Paralyzed by Labor Dispute
Port of Los Angeles faced complete paralysis today amid the ongoing marine labor dispute in San Pedro California with ships unable to move and no clear resolution in sight.
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San Pedro
Calif
Los Angeles
Probable Frost Predicted For Part of West Texas
The Dallas weather office forecast frost tonight in southwest West Texas with sub-freezing temps not expected in Southern California. Scattered thundershowers were forecast and light rain was reported in Austin and Del Rio.
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Dallas
West Texas
Weather Bureau
California
Texas
Austin
del Rio
Farley Predicts Roosevelts Court Reorganization Victory
Post General James Aloysius Farley told a Dallas Democratic breakfast crowd that Roosevelt would win approval for a reorganization of the Supreme Court. The jovial PGM warned he risked little by predicting a Roosevelt win, saying we’re going to win.
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Dallas
U.P
James Aloysius Far
Roosevelt
PGM
Senate
House
Russia Holds Whip by Webb Miller
Soviet Russia, in 1937, has the world’s largest peacetime army and a powerful war machine. The piece cites a 26.006 billion rouble military budget, 1.3 million standing troops, 170 million population, and extensive training programs, noting secrecy and potential exaggeration.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
U.P
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Europe
China
Russia
Air and Chemical Defence Society
Police Peeved at Sit-Down Strikers
Widespread sit-down strikes draw swift police and political backlash. Chicago police used a 75 year old law to evict over a thousand strikers from three plants while Kentucky Governor Chandler and Louisville Mayor Miller condemn the tactic as unlawful.
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Chicago
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Nevilie Miller
Louisville
Illinois
New Jersey
Connecticut
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler Motor Corporation
Providence
R. T
Committee For Industrial Organization
Louisville, Ky
Tingley Backs Water Plans and Highway Work
Governor Clyde Tingley expressed strong support for the Panhandle Water Conservation Association program, stating it is essential for Eastern New Mexico. Carl Hinton reported from Santa Fe that three counties have representatives in the association, which lobbies for state and national action to combat drought. Also noted: crews on Highway 66 near Santa Rosa and a new contract to pave the entire route through New Mexico. Hinton plans another trip to Washington and will attend the Chamber of Commerce board meeting at the Herring Hotel where new directors will be invited. The newly elected directors are Harvey W. Allen, Walter Barlow, Walter Blackburn, John K. Boyce, C. T. Crowe, Paul Edquist, James Farwell, Ed Hardin, Ray Milner, Avery Rush, Jay Taylor, and Clay Thornton.
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Clyde Tingeley
New Mexico
Panhandle
Carl Hinton
Santa Fe
Chamber of Commerce
Sunshine State
Mr. Hinton
Panhandle Water Conservation Association
Santa Rosa
Hinton
Washington
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Herring Hotel
Sateurday
Harvey W. Allen
Walter Barlow
Walter Blackburn
John K. Boyce
C. T. Crowe
Paul Edquist
James Farwell
Ed Hardin
Ray Milner
Avery Rush
Jay Taylor
Clay Thornton
Thug Forgets Telephone In Dallas Hotel Robbery
A 23 year old former hotel employee in Dallas robbed night manager G. Vu. Gorman of 263 dollars after grabbing three pistols from a desk drawer. He threatened to kill sportsman Bennie Bickers who lived at the hotel but was met by Bickers with a rifle and detained by police. The bandit claimed the entire act was a joke.
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Dallas
U.P
Bennie Bickers
G. Vu. Gorman
Bickers
Amarillo Area Forecast With Cooler Temps Tonight
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday with a low around 32. Winds shift from southwest to northwest tonight. West Texas shows partly cloudy and cooler with frost possible in the south tonight and a colder Wednesday for the north and east. New Mexico预计 snow or rain in the north tonight and much colder east portions with frost south and Wednesday colder in the far east. Temperature extremes in Amarillo reached 55 to 61 by 1 PM today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Deadline Approaches for Texas Employers Unemployment Payments
Texas employers must make first monthly payments by March 25 under the unemployment compensation act, warns Chairman-Director Orville Carpenter. So far $6,284,006 has been paid by 11,671 firms for about 600,000 workers, with some firms paying under protest pending possible refunds if the act is invalid.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Orville Carpenter
State Commission
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M. Blackburn, Jr
Roy Britain
Roy Burke
Clyde Holtzclaw
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Gene Klein
Max Bixins
Jack Baker
Marvin Saunders
Paul Chaney
Warren Angle
Fred DeCoster
Perry Blackburn
Henry Buthker
C. A. Clark
Matt Hudson
G. ©. Laing
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Bob Stround
Charles Pryor
Sims Kelly
Neill Singleton
Marty Snyder
J. F. Eckert
Bob Younger
Charles Rogers
Phil. Reppert
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hugh L. Umphres
Department of Agriculture
Ment
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Hughes
San Diego
Cal
U. S. Supreme Court
John Hessin Clarke
Ben G. Oneal
Wichita Falls
Oneal
San Antonio
Negi
East
Clarence L. Parker
Associated Press
Parade Gasoline Company
W. C. Shaw
Shaw
A. P. Schoch
University of Texas
Schoch
James V. Alfred
E. P. Schoch
New London, Texas
Alson Meredith
H. R. Smith
By Edwin B. Harkinson
U. S
Tennessee
FDR
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Juan Reyes
Juan Cotal
West
Jim Farley
Farley
Bee
Tingley
John Maynard Sr
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