Highway bids opened today on road work in four projects
Bids on four highway projects were to be opened by the State Highway Department in Austin under the National Recovery program. Contracts total 1 055 966 dollars. Projects include grading drainage on Highway 66 Palo Pinto. concrete pavement Highways 141 9 in Kleberg Lynn counties. and bituminous surfacing on Highway 24 Crosby County.
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Austin
U.P
State Highway Department
National Recovery Program
Palo Pinto County
Kleberg
Lynn
Crosby County
Potter County Sealed Bids Sought for Road Machinery
The Potter County Commissioner's Court Amarillo Texas invites sealed bids by 10 A M March 28 to Judge J M Simpson for one crawler tractor and one grader with 8 10 and 12 foot options. Bids must include bidder specs and tractor type for end and balance cash payment with NRA code compliance and court reserve right to accept or reject.
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Commissioner's Court
Potter County
Amarillo
Texas
J. M. Simpson
H. G. Hamrick
Commissioner’s Court
Mystery of Mr X at Paramount Opens Tonight
Robert Montgomery stars in the thriller Mystery of Mr X at the Paramount. Elizabeth Allan accompanies him as piano, with a hair-raising murder plot promised. Also features The Grasshopper and the Ants excerpts in Good Housekeeping and Disney Silly Symphony.
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Paramount
Mr. X
Robert Montgomery
FAIR
Joan Blendel
Ruby Keeler
Texas
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Edmund Lowe
Rialto
Tim McCoy
Fay Wray
Rex
Paul Whiteman
NAT
Phil Baxter
Roseland
Joe Norman
Brown
Freed
Elizabeth Allan
Bob
Montgomery
Good Housekeeping
David Harum
Deserving Widow Seeks Apartment Manager Position
A widow with 14 years experience seeks an apartment house manager role and offers strong references. She requests an appointment and can start immediately, asking readers to call 9060 for details.
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A. W
St Mary's Academy Brings The Upper Room Drama Tonight
St Marys Academy presents a three act drama The Upper Room tonight at 8 in McKinley School auditorium set during Christ crucifixion. The cast features ten biblical figures led by The Doctor and includes Milred Heidgerken Dorris May Hermann Joseph of Arimathea Mary Theresa Bilgin Otto Simon Colette Drexler Billie Del Scott Frances Morrow Mary Sonia Rasi Grace Dwyer Mary Lou Van Dever with the academy choir providing chorus numbers followed by a tableau audience invited.
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Mc Kinley
St. Mary’s Academy
Huberta Wedding
Achaz
Mildred Heidgerken
Striking Drivers To Observe Pact In Plea for Peace
New York city editors report that striking taxi drivers pledged to honor a new plebiscite after Mayor LaGuardia and District Attorney Dodge moved to quell riots. The grand jury opened an inquiry into violent disturbances tied to the taxicab war as officials and fleet operators met at City Hall.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
William C. Dodge
Greater New York
Dodge
New York County Grand Jury
General Sessions
J. Preschi
Insured Deposits Rise in Early 1940s Banking Review
Washington report shows insured bank deposits up by 449 million to 15.513 billion in January and February. Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman Leo Crowley notes 1,015 more banks joining to 13,632 and insured accounts totaling 54.814 million, with 2.068 million new insured accounts.
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Washington
Leo T. Crowley
The
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Insurance Fund
Crowley
Death Hits Thrice Within One Week
Oklahoma City report says the J. M. Haines family suffered three deaths in seven days. J. M. Haines, 65, died March 18 in Hamlin Texas with son Nolan. Mrs. Haines, 63, died at home in Oklahoma City. The son died yesterday in Hamlin. Pneumonia caused each death.
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Oklahoma City
J. M Haines
Haines
Nolan
Hamlin
Texas
Courtroom Notes Record Property Transfers And Car Registrations
Courthouse records list several warranty deeds including K and Loving to F 8 Burgess on Glidden and Sanborn parcels for 10 dollars and Miles G Bivins to C Patton for three lots in N Heights Add for 600 dollars. Also Plains Chevrolet Co. receives Lot 21 in Fas Amarillo for 10 dollars while J L Nunn trades with FG Sellars for 7000 at Plemons and again with E G Sellars for 10 dollars at SJH. Car registrations include J M Stone Plymouth and G W Camp Ford, plus Steffens Ice Cream Co. and J L Bivins Chevrolet. Building permits note W G Estes 916 La 1000 add on, Fred Roberts and Arthur Henderson 407 Lipscomb 350 residence, H A Griffith 2506 Fillmore 242 reshingle, Walter D Caldwell 110 F Third 500 residence.
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Loving
Burgess
South
Glidden & Sanborn
Miles G. Bivins
C. Patton
N. Heights Addition
J. M. Stone
Plymouth
Chinese Cotton Loan Cut to $20,000,000
Washington reports the RFC approved a reduction of the China cotton loan from 50 million to 20 million dollars. The funds will buy cotton and wheat flour, with 20 million allocated for cotton and wheat. Shipments of cotton and 6 million dollars of Northwestern wheat are due by July, with 4 million more for U.S. milling and shipment by December.
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Washington
China
Reconstruction Corporation
United States
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
Kellys Protector Out on Probation
In Memphis Tennessee on March 27 John C. Tichenor, linked to the capture of George Machine Gun Kelly, was placed on probation after a federal physician testified prison would harm his health. He had earlier received six months on a harboring charge and a six month penal farm term, which he has served. Langford Ramsey, a former brother-in-law of Kelly, was sent to Atlanta to begin a two-year term after finishing a six month sentence.
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Memphis
Tenn
John C. Tichenor
George
Kelly
Max Henning
Tichenor
Langford Ramsey
Atlanta
Congress Shapes Air Mail Measure
Congress approved a one year air mail bill authorizing Army flight and sent it to the President for signature before his Florida fishing trip. House and Senate committees move to speed permanent airmail legislation with closed hearings and expected action this week.
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Washington
Congress
Florida
House
Senate
Experienced Nurse Seeks Confinement Work On Farm
Mrs Edith Brown of Buffalo Oklahoma and a reader at 613 North Harrison Street advertise seeking employment as a housekeeper on a farm or ranch. Both offer experience and strong references with a specialty in confinement cases.
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Zara'a. Taylor
North
Williams Street
Edith Brown
Buffalo
Oklahoma
Harrison Street
Probe death of ranch man in Comanche Texas
Jeff Jones a 40 year old ranch hand was found with cuts and bruises in bushes three miles southwest of Comanche. Oscar Callaway his employer located the body while searching for lost sheep. Justice of the Peace B Waldrop ruled death by exposure after a daylong investigation. Jones had been missing since last Saturday.
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Comanche
Tex
U.P
Jeff Jones
Here
Oscar Callaway
Jones
Callaway
Justice of the Peace
B. Waldrop
Trade accord urged to open silk and cotton trade
Tokyo March 27 Saburo Kurusu chief of the foreign office commercial bureau urged a trade agreement to keep silk imports free into the United States and allow American cotton into Japan. He also proposed a possible three way pact with Latin American nations to balance accounts and boost foreign trade. The United States buys about 90 percent of Japan's raw silk and Japan is the main buyer of American raw cotton.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Saburo Kurusu
Foreign Office
Impertinent Remark Sparks House Inquiry
A congressman vows to summon Dr. Wirt to reveal who claimed Roosevelt is the beacon of a coming revolution. The President urges focus on urgent issues, noting words alone carry little weight as a fiery editor once argued Washington sought power before declining any third term.
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House
Roosevelt
Kerensky
George Washington
Washington
No Revolution Here Aims At Violent Change
A editor argues there will be no violent upheaval in the country or abroad. He cites slow generational change, compares revolutions from 1776 to today, and notes war tech, Dillinger, and attempts to alter appearances via surgery while stressing crime remains a human issue. France faces two complaints as Holland loans rise and U.S. loan embargoes officials discuss.
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Russia
Italy
Turkey
Germany
France
Holland
U.S .Treasury
Hiram Johnson
Allenry Rheumatic Relief Promises Quick Backache Cure
Health claim ad touts ALLENRY as a safe prescription that ends rheumatic pain within 24 to 48 hours. It claims rapid uric acid reduction for rheumatism lumbago sciatica and neuritis with a money back guarantee if results are not seen. Sold at City Drug Stores and others.
Gray Hair Beaut 6 Made At Ho
Home remedy recipe promises to restore gray hair using bay rum Barho Compound and glyc erine mixed with water. Apply twice weekly until color improves. claimed to color streaked or faded hair without staining scalp or leaving grease.
France Furies at US Trade Policy and Japan Competition
The piece notes French anger over embargoes and calls for American funds to aid France on a gold basis. It highlights Japan’s rising silk trade strength and colonial sales, France blaming the United States for Japanese market gains, and mentions reactions from Senators Fess and Peas on crop limits and property rights.
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France
The Ambition to Run Others Business Across Ages
The passage notes a persistent passion for controlling others affairs from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia through to modern times. It argues that societies muddle through without revolution and that plans for reform through inactivity feel bold. It cites an ancient king who boasted of crippling a captured ruler at his gate, implying cruel governance as a warning.
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Egypt
Mesopotamia
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