East Amarillo grocer robbed and kidnapped by shotgun bandit
Clyde E. Lemaster, owner of a East Eighth Avenue grocer, was held at gunpoint Monday night as a bandit robbed his cash register of about 150 dollars then forced him to drive toward the city edge to seek accomplices. Lemaster, unharmed, walked two miles to the Young Dairy to report the crime.
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Clyde E. Lemaster
Amarillo
Lemaster
East
Eighth Avenue
Pistol Point
Oklahoma City
Young Dairy
Mr. Young
Hoover Likely To Take Charge Of Tucumcari Mattson Case
Sheriff Fred White in Tucumcari says the Mattson kidnap case may head toward a federal lead with J Edgar Hoover possibly directing actions from Washington. Federal agents hold a Tacoma man Vern Chariton for questioning as Hoover’s whereabouts become a focal point in the unfolding inquiry.
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Hoover
Mattson
Tucumcart
N. M
Fred White
Vern Charlton
Washington
Charles Mattson
Quay County
Alex Street
Department of Justice
el Paso
New Mexico
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tucumcari
United Press
Coma
Wash
Vern Chariton
Tacoma
Globe
Mayor Hurt in Auto Blast in Kirkville Missouri
Mayor Gail Jacobs was critically injured when his car exploded as he tried to start it. Police suspect nitroglycerin in the motor. damage included the garage and windows. His left leg and right leg injuries were severe, with arm and other wounds. his son Claude slept in and avoided harm.
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Kirksville
Gail H. Jacobs
Jacobs
R. O. Stickler
Claude
Tide Turns As Loyalists Gain Ground In Spain War
United Press reports from Spain say Loyalists have gained momentum after months as the underdog. Insurgents and German allies quarrel with Italians over reverses at Guadalajara and Cordoba. Loyalist forces push toward Siguenza as the revolt braces for a counterattack while Valencia claims naval supremacy. Rome watches for possible Italian reinforcements.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Spain
Europe
Guadalajara
Cordoba
Madrid
Siguenza
Valencia
Rome
Mussolini
Wheat Prospects Improve As Snow Melts Across Panhandle
Snow receded across the Plains as temperatures rose, bringing two to four inches in the Texas Panhandle and light totals elsewhere. Officials say wheat prospects are the best in eight to 10 years, with moisture lasting two weeks to a month and dust control easing as spring cover nears.
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Plains
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Texas
Proration Hearing Set for April 20 by Railroad Commission
The Railroad Commission called a statewide oil and gas proration hearing for April 20 in Austin. Evidence will be received on Texas field conditions as a precursor to fixing May allowables.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Texas
Ukranians Arrested Over Volhynia Separation Plot
Warsaw reports 43 Ukranians detained for alleged plot to separate Volhynia province from Poland. Authorities claim the individuals planned political separation in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Volhynia
Poland
Deadlock Persists Over Chrysler UAW Bargaining Rights
In Lansing Michigan on March 30, U P reports a deadlock between the United Automobile Workers and Chrysler Corporation over sole bargaining rights. Negotiations resumed with Walter P Chrysler and Gov Frank Murphy's aides as nine Detroit area plants reopen and further talks on grievances proceed. Analysts expect the impasse to endure until CIO leader John L Lewis returns from Appalachian coal conferences.
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Lansing
Mich
U.P
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler Corporation
Walter P. Chrysler
Frank Murphy
Chrysler
Detroit
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
New York City
Drastic Neutrality Bills Introduced in Congress
Sen. Gerald Nye and Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr. introduced identical resolutions in the Senate and House to establish a drastic neutral policy. The plan bans arms shipments to European nations in peace or war, with exceptions for American continent nations at war with non-American states. The President would have broad power to enforce provisions and seized arms would be confiscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gerald P. Nye
Republican
North Dakota
Hamilton Fish, Jr
New York
Senate
House
Lindberghs Arrive Rhodes After Athena Visit
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh reached the island of Rhodes after an arrival in Athens. They were anticipated to spend the day there and continue on their itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Charles A. Lindbergh
Rhodes
Society Girl and Rich Husband Free on Bond
Beverly Hills story: Mary Kirke Brown and her millionaire husband William Seymore ailing from a drunken driving scare after a car hit a fire plug and lamp post. They were released on $500 bail after five hours in custody. Mary Boland heard the crash nearby. Capt. Bell White and Officer W L Hill investigated and found the couple afoot arguing weeks from the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Mary Kirke Brown
New York
Atlanta
Max Baer
William Seymore
Liberty
Mary Boland
Seymore
Belle
Bell White
W. L. Hill
Kittrell Pleads Guilty in Bank Embezzlement Case
Burns Kittrell a Lubbock Texas bank employee pleaded guilty and was held on a $10 000 bond for federal grand jury action in connection with embezzling 9 200 from the First National Bank of Lubbock. John Maynard Lumber listed appears in the text as a name related to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Blufy
Ark
Burns Kittrell
Lubbock
Texas
First National Bank of
Tweedsmuir Arrives for Social White House Visit
Canada’s governor general Lord Tweedsmuir and Lady Tweedsmuir arrived in Washington for a two day stay as personal representatives of King George VI. They will be guests of President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House with honors usually reserved for royalty. Officials say the visit is purely social and no official business will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Roosevelt
George VI
England
Lady Tweedsmuir
White House
Chamber reports over $3,000 raised in drive banquet tease
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce sales army and activities fund committee announced more than 3,000 dollars raised toward a 25,180 goal. Reports from Bill Gilstrap Duke Cullum Mark Taylor and John Armstrong totaled 3,705.50 with Jim Florey leading the activities fund reports at 2,083 dollars. The banquet will include beans or bacon bets and a singing contest.
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Chamber of Commerce Sales Army
Activities Fund Committee
Amarillo
Bill Gilstrap
Duke Cullum
Mark Taylor
John Armstrong
Jim Florey
Potter expenses cut by George May in county commission
The Potter County Commission reports February 1937 expenditures $3,675 under February 1936 as three new commissioners Paylard Winters and Sellars took office. Purchases totaled $19,773 vs $23,351 last year after a new purchasing plan began February 12. Relief cuts and WPA road projects were affected. WPA workers moved to Canyon Highway. Judge Newt Riggs and East-precinct commissioner Mark Parker serve with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George May
Potter County Commission
Commission
Dan Paylard
John Winters
Lon Scllars
Sellars
Winters
Commissioners’ Court
Sellars, Winters
Pavillard
Newt Riggs
Mark Parker
Await Funds To Start Soil Conservation Payment Program
Farm officials and a Texas Oklahoma Kansas Colorado New Mexico congressional group urged the budget bureau to free unspent balances in the Dust Bowl area to begin a soil conservation payment program. Administrative details will be ready soon, but funds must be provided promptly to aid breuth-afflicted farmers.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Af Tor Aay
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Dust Bowl
Russian Five Year Plan Lag Revealed In 1937 First Quarter
Moscow reports alarming industrial and agricultural lag in the first quarter of 1937. The spring planting campaign is about 315 million acres behind schedule, raising fears the plan may not meet the scale planned to mark twenty years of Soviet rule.
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect a fair night with a low around 26 and light west winds. Wednesday brings fair, warmer conditions. In West Texas generally fair with possible frost in the south tonight, gradual temperature rise by Wednesday. New Mexico: fair tonight and Wednesday, not very cold tonight, warmer Wednesday, frost in the south tonight, freezing temperatures southeast portion. Temperature extremes in Amarillo today reach 26 to 44 degrees by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Soaring Wheat Prices Spark Hope in Dust Bowl Farmers
In Guymon Oklahoma on March 30 farmers in the high plains see renewed optimism as record wheat prices at Chicago retreat after a day before. County agents split on snow value with some praising added moisture while others warn storms could return if no further snow or rain falls.
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Guymon
Oklo
High Plains
Chicago
Texas
Colorado
Don L. Jones
Lubbock
H. ©. Hyer
Okla
Oklahoma Panhandle
Here
Dust Bowl
Amarillo Pickets Target Palace of Sweets Over Lunch Prices
In Amarillo a man and a woman from Local 441 picketed the Palace of Sweets on Polk Street, urging the owner to sign a union lunch-price agreement amid a drive to outlaw 25 cent meals. The protest marks the first such action in seven years, with police noting orderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Culinary Workers and Beverage Dispensers Local No. 441
Palace of Sweets
Fourth and
Fifth Avenues
Polk Street
George D. Georgantonis
Bill Tarter
Kenneth Hughey
Voice of Labor
Organized
Georgantonis
Culinary Union
Elmer Green
Fish Worm Act Stirs Senate in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City March 30 A worm fishing bill sparks politics in the Kiamichi Mountains as Gov. Marland uses pressure to halt a House filibuster over a $1.25 annual license for worm buyers. The compromise bill aims to end clashes and preserve the governor’s administrative program. The hill families rely on fish as staple food and resist new costs amid a history of moonshine-era hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
U.P
Kiamichi
Oklahoma
W. Marland
Marland
Stevens Quits Tariff Post To Campaign for Court Plan
Raymond B. Stevens resigned today from the tariff commission to devote full time to campaigning for Franklin D. Roosevelt's court reorganization plan. The change frees Stevens to advocate the plan as a public official.
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Stevens
Tariff
Washington
U.P
Raymond B. Stevens
Tariff Commission
Roosevelt
Goodwin’s Teeth Found After Sleep Swallowing
Miles Goodwin reported his false teeth disappeared then reappeared after he began suffering stomach pains. A physician concluded he swallowed the plates in sleep and recommended an operation to remove them immediately.
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Urbana
Miles Goodwin
Goodwin
Boyer Measure Loses in House
In Austin on March 30 House members from gas producing counties failed to cut the proposed natural gas tax. Speaker Robert W. Calbert broke a 67 67 tie to defeat Rep Max W Boyer of Perryton's amendment setting the tax at 3 percent of value, keeping the 3 percent levy. Proposals to more than double the tax were still under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Robert W. Calbert
Max W. Boyer
Perryton
Panhandle
Senate
Joe A. Keith
Sherman
Glass Assails Court Measure
Roosevelt foes claim gains after Sen. Carter Glass attacks court enlarging plan and Supreme Court rulings on social law. Glass denounces packing as immoral and hints at a possible third term. National Woman's Party vows to press an equal rights amendment after minimum wage rulings. Elsie Parrish receives back pay of $216.19 from the Washington wage decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Supreme Court
Virginia
Glass
National Woman's Party Today
Jekyl
Hyde
Elsie Parrish
United States Supreme Court
Two Are Injured in Abilene Accident
Dalton Riddle and J D Strage were injured when their car from San Antonio to Borger crashed into a bridge abutment south of Abilene. Riddle’s daughter Jeannette escaped uninjured.
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Abilene
San Antonio
Borger
Dalton Riddle
J. D. Strage
Jeannette
Riddle
Strage
Espionage Ring Bared in Los Angeles Case
Police disclosed that after arresting two Japanese men following a knife fight they found a locked room containing a radio set maps of Hawaiian fortifications and Los Angeles water system plans. One suspect Onishi was gravely wounded and could only say his name. Authorities said Abo was linked to a foreign spy organization and the two may have engaged in espionage activities. Federal officers were notified and the case was handed to government investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda Street
Rmng
Los Angeles
T. Onisa
Buiehiri Abo
Abo
Bert Wallis
Onishi
Alon
Wallis
Joe Filkas
William Baker
Abe
Walis
City Hall
Court House
Federal Radio Commission
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Evelyn Venable
Hollywood
Rosalia Venable Mohr
Lindys
Kittrell
John Maynard Lbr
United States
Tweedsmuir
FHA
Lbr, Co
Chamber
Mittee
Gilstrap
Moscow
Kiamichis
Boyer
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