Senate Adjourning Vote Triggers Texas Special Session Talk
Senate approves adjournment to May 7 18 to 11 then hints a special session will be called. Administration senators blast the action as a blocks on race horse repeal taxes and utilities. Five unnamed men are blamed in a tense exchange as Lt. Gov Woodul demands names and the chamber contemplates an inevitable special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Senate
House
James V. Allred
Administration
Coke R. Stevenson
Fred Minor
Sinc
Tom Deberry
Bogota
Grady Woodruff
Decatur
Walter Woodul
Four Persons Sentenced by Judge Wilson in Federal Court
Judge James C. Wilson sentenced four people to penitentiaries for vehicle and postal law violations. Edward Kostur and Wallace Rollicky received multi year terms for transporting stolen cars. John R. Arthur and Virgil R. Hayes, a minister, were sent to Leavenworth for postal crimes with varying suspensions. Two women faced suspended jail time for liquor violations. Bill Smith got 30 days plus six months suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Wilson
Edward Kostur
Wallace A. Rollicky
Kostur
Leavenworth
Kan
Rollicky
U.S
John R. Arthur
Virgil R. Hayes
Arthur
Hayes
Inez George
Floydada
Hattie Saunders
Lubbock
Boys Named Heroes Receive Carnegie Medals Across States
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honors four boys aged 10 to 14 with bronze medals for heroism in drowning rescues. Edward Havens and James News saved companions. Edward Matson and Robert Church saved others from ice, while Pete Morgan earned a medal for his unavailing rescue in a 1934 plane crash. Additional Texas and Oklahoma selections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Edward J. Havens
Hartford
Edward ©. Matson
Philipsburgh
Penn
James Lb. News
Blairsville
Pete W. Morgan
Roff
Okla
Floyd C. Collins
Collins
Morgan
Texas
Roy D. Littlefield
Pelly
Littlefield
Louis J. Kloesel
Cedar Bayou
Kloesel
Cedar Bay
May Day Protests Reach Global Scale With Moscow Show
May Day celebrations spread worldwide with labor and Communist demonstrations. Minor clashes occurred in Paris and Vienna, while Moscow showcased a massive display of 660 airplanes 500 tanks and heavy artillery. Berlin heard Reichsführer Hitler boast of Germany power to 600,000. War commissar Voroshilov addressed red troops on parade.
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United Press
Paris
Vienna
Europe
Moscow
Berlin
Reichsuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Klementi Voroshilov
Red
Plainview Man Shot Dead Near Home in Dallas
Elmer Whitfill, 25, of Plainview, was found fatally shot in Dallas en route to a hospital. A .32-20 rifle lay beside the body. one bullet entered above the left temple. No inquest will be held. Whitfill had planned to open a confection business. Surviving widow and son Jerry are in Plainview.
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Dallas
Elmer Whitfill
Plainview
Whitfill
J. H. Westbrook
Temple
Jerry
Farm Method Changes Seen in New Agricultural Era
George E. Ferrell, director of grain for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, predicts a new farming method and a pivot in agriculture as drought ends. He is in Amarillo meeting county agents and allotment committees after touring U.S. agricultural districts.
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America
George E. Ferrell
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Amarillo
Drouth
Mr. Ferrell
Ferrell
United States
Breakfast for Hines Set Friday Morning in Amarillo
Highway enthusiasts urged to reserve seats for a public breakfast honoring Harry Hines chairman of the Texas Highway Commission. The 7 50 AM event at the Amarillo Hotel will feature Hines and state highway engineer Gibb Gilchrist who will discuss the road building program ahead of the Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Hotel
Hines
Amarillo
Gibb Gilchrist
Panhandle
Ace Mediator Sent To Resolve Auto Strikes
Federal mediator Edward F. McGrady arrives in Detroit to quell widespread auto industry strikes affecting General Motors subsidiaries. He sets up secret HQ as labor leaders and manufacturers confront the crisis, with Toledo Chevrolet plant idle and 3000 workers affected and Cleveland Fisher Body plant closed affecting 9000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Edward F. McGrady
General Motor Corporation
Perkins
McGrady
Chevrolet Motor Co
Toledo
Fisher Body Co
Cleveland
Louis Spisak
NRA extension favored by Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee voted 16 to 3 to report a joint resolution extending the NRA to April 1, 1936. Provisions include banning price fixing outside mineral resources, excluding intra state commerce codes, and granting the President review days to approve codes. White House and NRA officials declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
NRA
Pat Harrison
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Love’s Old Sweet Song History Series Opens Tomorrow
A series on the heart balm racket begins tomorrow with a history and analysis titled Love's Old Sweet Song. Page 8 features Frank Walker, master spender, and Page 14 highlights Roscoe Turner. reports note jobs are increasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Walker
Motor Cop Uniform Law Held Invalid
The court of criminal appeals in Austin ruled the motorcycle patrolman uniform law invalid. The act required a diamond shaped badge and blue and gray uniforms during arrests but was unconstitutional because it exempted small municipalities in a test ex parte case brought by Austin officer H. W. Heiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Court of Criminal Appeals
H. W. Heiling
New York Father Held on Murder Charge in Child's Death
Frank Flynn, 39, confessed to drowning 6 year old Margaret Parlatto in a bath tub, saying she should not live. Police found the bruised child’s body atop a cellar dumbwaiter in Flynn’s building. medical examiner notes indicated possible prior assault.
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New York
U.P
Frank Flynn
Margaret Parlatto
Flynn
Howard W. Neaill
Fishing at Amarillo Lake Without Permit Introduced
Miss LeVerne Calhoun city secretary announces no permit needed for fishing at the city lake 20 miles southwest of Amarillo. A 25 cent fishing fee applies, under 12s free with an adult, picnickers 10 cents. lake upkeep costs cited. City manager warns potential water impact could close the lake. Boathouse rents offer private boat use for 5 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeVerne Calhoun
Amarillo
Panhandle
H. R. Smith
Hitler Declares Germany Seeks Only Peace Abroad
Berlin May 1 Reichsfuehrer Hitler addressed more than a million at Tempelhof Airdrome declaring Germany desires only peace with other nations and that peace at home depends on peace abroad. He urged closer national unity as microphones carried his message to all sections of the Reich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reich
Florida strawberry trade warms under spring growth
Miami on May 1 reports Florida’s champion strawberry industry exporting over a million dollars in baskets to the north. Rail lines run beside canals as the season advances toward summer, with fields reported heavily laden and ready for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Florida
Sooner State Legislators End Session
Oklahoma City May 1 The fifteenth Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine die at 4 20 a m amid singing and farewells. Governor Marland unhappy with unreached recovery program intends to take measures to the people. In the closing hours the houses ordered September 24 elections on four constitutional amendments including old age pensions and women holding major state offices.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Marland
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Fair and cooler tonight for Amarillo and nearby areas. Thursday brings fair weather in West Texas with partly cloudy skies and local showers in the extreme southeast portion. New Mexico remains generally fair, colder in the north and east with frost in the extreme northwest. Temperatures range from 54 to 77 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
New Jersey Mill Worker Charged Over Lindbergh Letter
Philip Martin a 46 year old Paterson silk mill watchman was arrested on a charge of sending a threatening letter to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Police say the German alien suffered brain storms and confessed to a spree of incoherent notes including a death threat.
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Paterson
N. J
U.P
Philip Martin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Martin
Lindbergh
Lindy
Sing Sing Prison
Newman Stone
Paterson Police
E. A. Hausslin
State
Americans Arrested by Japanese on Formosa Island
Five people including three Americans were held by Japanese authorities on Formosa after entering fortified zones during a heavy storm. A retired U.S. Navy lieutenant was among those detained as a small yacht was swept ashore and damaged by fierce surf in Taito Famosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.P
Formosa
Nippon Dempo
U. S. Navy
Taito
Famosa
Court of Appeals orders Eva Coo to die in electric chair
The Court of Appeals ruled that Eva Coo, former Oneonta road house proprietor, must be executed in Sing Sing during the week of June 24 for the murder of her crippled handyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
U.P
Court of Appeals
Eva Coo
Oneonta
Sing Sing
Weatherstrip and Caulking Services Ad
Local ad for Weatherstrip and Caulking services by John Maynard Lumber Co offering guaranteed oil at 10¢ per quart. Contact at 1900 W. 3rd and 800 W. 5th avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherstrip & Caulking
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Helium Oxygen Atmosphere Proposed for Asthma Relief
Dr. Alvan L. Barach of New York announces an artificial air comprising 80 percent helium and 20 percent oxygen at the American College of Physicians in Philadelphia. He claims the lighter gas mixture would be easier to breathe and reduce lung strain for asthma patients, though not a cure, functioning as a rest for regular treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American College of Physicians
Alvan L. Barach
MD. D
New York City
McSwain accepts full responsibility for probe leak
Washington May 1 Chairman John J McSwain of the House military affairs committee said he would assume full responsibility after President Roosevelt rebuked the committee for publishing secret war plan testimony The chairman said he concurred with the President on honoring treaties with Britain and Canada stressing forts on the Canadian frontier are for defense not aggression
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. McSwain
House Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
McSwain
Great Britain
Canada
Belgium
Friday Breakfast in Amarillo Welcomes Highway Leaders
The Amarillo chamber of commerce hosts a 7:30 AM Friday breakfast honoring Harry Hines newly named Texas Highway Commission chairman and Gibb Gilchrist state highway engineer. They arrive Thursday from Floydada with W. J. Van London district highway engineer also attending. Reservations are open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Hines
Texas Highway Commission
Gibb Gilchrist
Floydada
W. J. van London
Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo
Wade H. Brymer
Rain making plan to blast clouds over Rita Blanca Lake
In Dalhart on May 1 a Dry Plains plan sought to trigger rain by releasing nitroglycerin via gas balloons at Rita Blanca Lake. Farmers raised 300 dollars for the explosive setup as Tex Thornton prepared timed charges to spray clouds if overcast skies appeared.
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Dalhart
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Tex Thornton
Thornton
Rita Blanca Lake
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Easy Money
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Lucas
Honolulu
Associated Press
Critz
Richard Sritz
Taylor
Supreme Court of Texas
William Piersor
Grigg
Dial
Ace Mediator
Hitler
Arthur Brisbane
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Alfred Dupont
Guenther O. Berkert
Globe
Brisbane
Long-Bel Lor. Co
New Jersey
Formosa Isle
M’'Swain
M’swain
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Brymer
Wilbur C. Hawk
Delega
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