Parker Vote Nearing in Senate Over Parker Nomination
The senate nears a vote on John J. Parker for the supreme court amid labor and civil rights objections. Democratic leaders await positions as Wagner and McKellar urge rejection, citing Parker’s Red Jacket ruling and past remarks on race. A March 1930 interior letter calling the appointment a major political stroke is noted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Joseph T. Robinson
Robinson
London
American Federation of Labor
Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Parker
Circuit Court of Appeals
United Mine Workers
Red Jacket Coal and Coke Company
Negro Association
North Carolina
Labor
Wagner
New York
McKellar
Tennessee
New York State Supreme Court
Supreme Ourt
Dixon
The
Interior Department
Hoover
Supreme Bench
French flier Mermoz forced down in Africa
Jean Mermoz, French aviator planning a South American flight, took off from Dakar for a seaborne return but was forced to land at Perpignan near the Spanish border due to a leaky radiator. He said repairs would allow an immediate resumption of the flight.
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Africa
Marseilles
Jean Mermoz
South America
Dakar
Senegal
Sas
Perpigran
France
Mermoz
Expedition Into Gobi Desert Ready
More than a year late due to disagreements the fourth central Asiatic expedition under Roy Chapman Andrews nears departure from Kalgan. Dr Andrew’s team buys 200 camels while motor cars and scientific gear arrive from the United States under Walter Granger of the American Museum of Natural History to seek traces of early man similar to Peking man at Choukoutien cave near Peiping.
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Bynlted Press
Peiping
Nay
Mongolia
Roy Chapman
Gobi Desert
Kalgan
Andrew
United States
Walter F. Granger
American Museum of Natal History
Choukoutien
Eiping
Slain Editor's War On Crime in Ohio City Gets Results
Canton, Ohio investigation into vice conditions tied to editor Don Melett’s murder yields federal indictments for thirty five Canton citizens. Former mayor, former police chief and numerous ex officers named in report to U S grand jury. Grand jury to convene in two weeks.
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Ohio City
United Free
Cleveland
Canton
Don Melett
Tirty-Five
United States
Wilfred J. Mahon
Henry Ford Wins 100 Yard Dash in Virginia Tour
Henry Ford raced his secretary Frank Campbell in Fredericksburg Virginia and won by several yards after an after-breakfast stroll. The event occurred during Arden week as Ford tours Virginia with his party. The note adds that only 39 percent of world tonnage of ships relies exclusively on coal.
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Associated Press
Fredericksburg
Henry Ford
Frank Campbell
Detroit
Virginia
Arden
Portraitist Chooses Dorothy Hall as Americas Most Beautiful
New York reports Leo Quanchi selects Dorothy Hall as Americas most beautiful woman for his Paris exhibition portrait. The artist praises Hall’s hair eyes cheeks lips and teeth in vivid terms. In a separate note investors enjoy a May day as dividend disbursements by around 600 firms reach millions. Pittsburg court orders distribution of Lois Moran’s share from an aunt’s estate.
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Associated Press
New York
Leo Quanchi
America
Dorothy Hall
Paris
Pittsburgh
Lois Moran
Immigrant Tobacco Maker Dies Leaving Large Estate
Moris Schimas, who came from Asia Minor to New York 36 years ago and built a cigarette business, left an estate appraised at 8 014 962. A trust arrangement held until the heir came of age has now ended. In Fredericksburg Virginia Henry Ford, after breakfast, raced his secretary in a 100 yard dash and won by two yards without a stopwatch.
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New York
Moris Schimas
Asia Minor
Amarillo Grants Bus Line Certificate of Public Convenience
Ordinance authorizes Quincy Ford to operate a Pleasant Valley Bus Line on city streets including Fillmore Ninth Taylor Fifth and Sixth Avenues. A bond of indemnity must be filed before service begins.
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City OF
Amarillo
Texas
Fillmore Street
Ninth Avenue
Taylor Street
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Quincy Ford
Pleasant Valley
Quincey Ford
Bleeding Gums Pyorrhea Warning Seeks Quick Care
Warning on bleeding gums signals pyorrhea linked to heart trouble and rheumatism. Promotes Creosone with 26 germ fighting ingredients to stop bleeding and soreness in one day and claims teeth tighten in three weeks with money back from the manufacturer. Obtain Creosone at drug stores.
Amarillo City Ordinance Regulating Bus Grant Conditions
The ordinance sets bond and indemnity minimums of 5000 for personal injury and 10000 for injury to multiple persons per accident. It fixes fare maximums of 10 cents for ages above twelve and five cents for younger riders, with free passage for under fives and caps for school riders. It requires proof of premiums, inspector powers, vehicle safety standards, and five year grant terms with annual license fees.
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City of
Amarillo
City Commission
Texas
Amar
Amarill
Shell
Ernest C. Thompson
Lela Krebs
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Polk St
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Wedesers
MLK
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Panhandle Auto Club
Polk St. Amarillo, Texas
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Takamis
Sy Ciricuat
Schilling
H. V. Robertson & Co
Accountants and Auditors
G. C. Bruce
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Oliver Eakle
FOX Drug Company
Shawinigan Carbide
American Warehouse & Storage Company
S. Grant Street
S.S.S
Pontiac
Mich
W. W. Ballew, Inc
Amarillo, Texas
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