Texas House Rejects Plan To Repeal Prohibition Section
May 2 A Texas House vote fell short of two thirds as 85 voted aye and 49 nay on a resolution to repeal the prohibition section of the state Constitution. Sponsors plan to reintroduce the measure, while both Houses have already advanced an amendment to permit 3.2 percent beer manufacture and sale. The election is set for August 26.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
House
Weaver Moore
Houston
Senate
Gag rule accusation sparks inflation bill clash in House
The House presses into the inflation debate with a rule aimed to force a vote on the amendment and limit floor amendments while Snell accuses the procedure of drastic control. Roosevelt and congressional leaders seek a quick windup before June adjournment as talks on railroad reform and public works proceed.
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House
Longworth
Snell
New York
Senate
Representatives
Pall
North Carolina
Pou
Tilson
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Robinson
Arkansas
Four States Hit By Winds From Destructive Tornadoes
Tornadoes across four states left at least 63 dead and hundreds injured as rescue workers race to clear wreckage. Illinois,Naples Mill and Morrison scenes reported fatalities. Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi towns suffered major damage with dozens feared dead and property destruction widespread.
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Shreveport
Mississippi Valley
Red Cross
United States Army
National Guard
Illinois
Chicago
Ilinois
John Lilly
Napies Mill
Fulton County
Kenneth Eilers
Oakford
Morrison
Charles P. Weeks
Frank Recendua
Associated Press
Arkansas-Louisiana
Webster Parish
Minden
Magnolia
Ark
Arcadia
Malem
Camp
Missouri Line
Pared Supply Bill With Big Power Grab Highlight
Washington report on a near half billion dollar supply bill for 1934 aims to cut veteran outlays and grant the President sweeping new cost-cutting powers. The measure would fund the Veterans Administration and independent agencies, set fixed allotments, and authorize contract modification, civil service retirements, flight pay cuts, and other discretionary actions, with three key limits on contracts, retirement, and flight pay.
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Roosevelt
Rouse Today
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Budget Bureau
Veterans Administration
Congress
Hoover
Army
Marine Corps
Public Health Service
Coast Guard
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Post Office Department
Federal Trade Commission
Par Given At Bridge Meet Delivers Local Winners
Local bridge players at the Elks Club in Amarillo and the Panhandle contested 21 tables in the World Bridge Olympic game. Mrs. Georgine Roach, game captain, will judge local awards after score cards are graded, following par bidding on 16 hands.
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Georgine Roach
Elks Club
Amarillo
Panhandle
Junior Welfare League
Art L. Wagoner
New York
National Bridge Association
Weird faith healing described to jurors in Texas case
A neighbor testified about a faith healing ceremony during which Paul Oakley allegedly choked a paralyzed 3 year old girl to “cure” her. Oakley, his brother Coy, and Sherman Clayton face murder charges in the December death of Bernice Clayton at a backwoods cabin.
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Linden
Texas
U.P
Piney-Woods
Paul Oakley
Oakley
Coy
Sherman Clayton
Clayton
Bernice
George Wilson
Oakleys
Guymon Hosts Wild No Man's Land Anniversary Parade
Guymon Oklahoma marked the Panhandle region's territorial anniversary with a May 2 celebration featuring a parade of cowboys cowgirls plainsmen and buckboards. Festivities recalled the 1899 congressional act that made the No Man's Land part of Oklahoma Territory.
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Guymon
Okla
No Man's Land
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Territory
Congress
Texas
United States
Dance Helps Library Fund At The Nat In Amarillo
The Jack Crawford dance at The Nat raised over 200 for Potter County Library. Sponsor Wilbur C. Hawk hailed the event as one of the worthiest causes with 60 couples as patrons. Proceeds will fund book replacements and children’s reading programs amid rising library patronage. The high quality orchestra drew Amarillo and Panhandle dancers who praised the performance.
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Mother Hubbard
Potter County
Jack Crawford
Nat
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo
the Panhandle
Ruth Delzell
Hearst Birthday Reflections and California Racing Veto
Arthur Brisbane discusses Hearst’s birthday and U S history figures while noting Governor Rolf vetoed a bill to reestablish horse racing in California on gambling grounds. He argues Californians reject racing’s gamblers and tipsters and favor moral living for families. A San Diego area couple’s young wife story begins.
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Rolf
California
Crop Loans on Wheat Ready in Panhandle Event
John E. Hill of Panhandle Lumber Co backed winter wheat production loans after President Roosevelt approved the measure. Congressman Marvin Jones announced the approval via telegram, with regional loan head Owen W. Sherrill estimating the winter wheat loan could exceed one million dollars for growers in the Panhandle region and nearby New Mexico counties. Hill noted a meeting in Amarillo with committee chairmen and bankers to discuss new agri culture regulations.
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John E. Hill
Panhandle Lumber Company
Washington
Hill
Dallas
Owen W. Sherrill
Southwest Loan Office
Marvin Jones
Roosevelt
Caprock
New Mexico
Sherrill
Amarillo
Mr. Hill
Texas & Pacific Reopens Marshall Shops After Closure
Marshall Texas May 2 The Texas & Pacific Railroad shops, closed since April 7, reopened yesterday with all departments in operation and employing several hundred men.
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Marshall
Texas
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Storey Out as Rail Chief at Santa Fe
William B. Storey resigned today as president of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway after 14 years as head. Samuel T. Bledsoe named successor as general counsel and executive committee chair, with Storey remaining on the board. Storey, 76, joined Santa Fe in 1900 and led gains in operating efficiency.
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New York
William B. Storey
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Samuel T. Bledsoe
Storey
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Bledsoe
Clinton Couty
Southern Normal Schools and Business College of
Bowling Green
University of Texas
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Santa Fe System
Ardmore
Oklo
The
E. EH. MelInnis
Charles H. Woods
Trade for needed goods in Globe-News Want Ad
Amarillo residents are urged to use the Globe-News Want Ad to trade items they have for needed articles or services. The ad helps buyers and sellers connect for exchanges and mutual satisfaction.
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Globe-News
Nazis Victory Over Unions Secured Across Germany
Berlin May 2 Nazis occupy head quarters of the free trade unions, arrest 5,500,000 union leaders including Theodor Leipart Peter Grassman and Rudolf Wissell. Future unions to be national rather than international in character asNazis seal control of labor movement after smashing Social Democrats.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Naz
Theodor Leipart
Peter Grassman
Rudolf Wissell
Grassman
Labor
Mayor to Austin Holds Commission Meeting Cancelled
Absence of Mayor Ross D. Rogers who is in Austin on business leads to no meeting Tuesday night of the new city commission.
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Ross D. Rogers
Austin
City Commission
Nomination of J F T O Connor Reported by Finance Committee
Washington May 24 Senate finance committee approved the nomination of J F T O Connor of California to be comptroller of the currency and ordered it reported to the Senate.
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O'Connor
Washington
J. F. T. O'Connor
California
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Texas Railroad Commission reschedules pipeline hearing
Austin May 2 The Texas Railroad Commission reset for June 15 a hearing on pipeline rates and regulations originally set for May 15.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Four charged in grand jury robbery case in Minco court
Four persons including Mr and Mrs Jack Kinman and Jack and Nell Yale face robbery charges after an alleged late Monday holdup of Perdelton in Minco Oklahoma 510 Bastard Avenue. Pendleton says he was struck with a bottle. two men and their wives held without arraignment as case moves toward grand jury.
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J. W. Pottinger
George Pendleton
Minco
Oklo
Jack Kinman
Jack
Nell Yale
Perdelton
Bastard Avenue
Kinman
Foreclosure Sales Halted Until June
A Texas-wide pause on foreclosure sales was ordered as the Legislature passed a postponement bill and the governor signed it. Sheriff notices prepared to delay sales cite the moratorium effective until the first of June, with courts needed for any deferrals.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Joe Greathouse
Fort Worth
Bi Adams
Potter County
State Department
New Santa Fe Chief Named President of AT&SF Railway
Former general counsel and chairman of the executive committee was named president of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway to succeed William B. Storey who resigned. Mr. Bledsoe is well known in Amarillo having visited there on several occasions.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Humble Slashes Texas Crude Prices Across Fields
Houston May 2 The Humble Oil and Refining Company withdrew its posted price of 10 cents per barrel for East Texas crude and will pay the going price. It also removed gravity schedules in Texas fields posting a flat price for all grades. Ranger North Texas Mexia Powell Boggy Creek Richland Wortham Currie Moran crudes priced at 25 cents a barrel flat. Gray County crude 20 cents and Carson Hutchinson County crudes 18 cents.
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Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Company
East Texas
Texas
Ranger
North Texas
Mexia
Powell
Boggy Creek
Richland
Wortham
Currie
Moran
Gray County
Carson
Hutchinson County
Amarillo Weather Outlook Tonight And Wednesday
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures tonight and Wednesday. West Texas and New Mexico regions show unsettled conditions with possible showers in north central and northwest areas and warmer readings in southeast portions. Temperature extremes today reach up to 66 degrees, with 45 degrees by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
Temperature Right But April Behind With Its Rainfall
Amarillo’s April matched normal temperatures with 55.8 degrees average, but precipitation lagged. The month recorded 0.64 inches versus a 1.83 inch usual total, with four frosts including a heavy one on April 11, winds up to 32 mph, and a light snow event.
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Amarillo
U. S
Front Page Seats Selling at Municipal Auditorium
The Front Page, presented by an all-newspaper cast, packed the Paramount Theater with about a thousand AmariJljeans in attendance on April 14 and a second show is planned Thursday night at the Municipal Auditorium to benefit Community Kitchens. Tickets go on sale at City Drug Store for 25 and 50 cents with reserved seating 50 cents downstairs and 25 cents balcony.
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Paramount Theater
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Amarillo
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