Moody mum on intentions to make race
Governor Sterling remains unannounced for re election and former Governor Moody shows no firm intent to join the race. Rumors link Moody with a possible draft if Sterling does not run, while Sterling contemplates a second term and other Texas figures position for possible contests.
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Moody
Gordon K. Shearer
United Press
Austin
U.P
Ferguson-Moody
Gov. Ross
Sterling
Dan Moody
Dallas News
Tom Hunter
Wichita Falls
U. S
Helen Wills Moody Heads European Tennis Campaign
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody leads the American Wightman Cup team and will play major events in France and England before returning to the United States to defend her national title. She plans to invade European tennis courts and compete in upcoming big tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wills Moody
France
England
United States
Massie Case Spurs House Action in Congress
Congress moves to halt possible juries freeing the four men charged in the Massie attack in Honolulu. Judiciary committee advances bills to block legal escapes and seeks a mass pardoning move for the convicted. House members urge Governor Judd to grant a pardon in Hawaii manslaughter case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thalia Massie
Honolulu
Congress
Judiciary Committee of
House
Representative Summers
Tex
Senate
Massie
Bingham
Crisp
Georgia
Solons
U.P
Thatcher
Kentucky
Judd
Hawaii
Thomas H. Massie
Mills Accuse by Patman Bonus Hearing
The hearing on the bonus issue centers on whether Secretary Mills influenced a tax bill provision allowing revaluation of estates to benefit Mills' father's estate. Rep Patman accuses insiders and calls for scrutiny while defenders, including Crisp, frame the dispute as political maneuvering. The session also notes debate over welfare provisions and economy measures affecting veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Millis
Secretary of the Treasury
Mills
Patman
Methodists Back National Prohibition Against Liquor
The board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church declares in a letter to the general conference that there is no room for dual liquor policies. It argues national prohibition reduces beverage alcohol consumption to the minimum and opposes state control.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Board of Bishops
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Primary ballot fight reshapes Democratic contest in California
A California primary tests Democratic unity as Roosevelt leads over Smith and Garner with strong regional support. Maryland Hoover victory signals end of France's nominating bid. Rhode Island awards 10 votes to Smith while Alabama and South Dakota delegate races favor Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
John N. Garner
Maryland
Hoover
Joseph I
France
Smith
Rhode Island
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Alabama
South Dakota
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday across Amarillo and West Texas with unsettled New Mexico tonight and Wednesday. Temperature extremes reach 57 to 78 degrees, with little change planned through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Daughter in Law on U S Payroll Works at Home
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio maintains aides in several locations including a daughter in law Dorothy Fess listed as an assistant clerk of the Senate Library Committee. Her Toledo home address is given as the Carlton Hotel in January directory. The practice of relatives on the payroll is common in both parties and chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
U.P
United States
Republican National Committee
Sen
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Fess
Toledo
Dorothy Fess
Ate Library Committee
Carlton Hotel
Senator Fess
Lehr Fess
House of Representatives
Senate
Little Rock
Ark
Garner
Uvalde
Texas
Henry T. Rainey
House
Boycott Rises in Honolulu as Trial Focus Shifts
In Honolulu on May 3 a boycott cripples business as authorities prep for trials. Joseph Young, 22, faces a charge of attacking a Chinese girl, with his trial starting today. Attention centers on the retrial of four mixed race men in the assault on Mrs Thalia Massie after her husband and mother were convicted of manslaughter for lynching the fifth defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Joseph Young
Thalia Massie
Recreation school opens in Amarillo with 42 delegates
The first of a four day federal recreation school sessions began at 10 AM in the senior high gym with eight county delegates from Potter Hemphill Carson Wheeler and Gray. Classes run daily at 10 2 and 8 led by J Stuart Knapp of Washington DC and assistants.
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America
Potter
Hemphill
Carson
Wheeler
Gray
Mary Sitton
Potter County
Gladys Wheeler
Hemphill County
Margie Lyon
Carson County
Viola Jones
Wheeler County
Ruby Adams
Gray County
J. Stuart Knapp
Washington, D. C
Government Recreation Bureau
Amarillo
Knapp
Federal Deficit Passes Two Billion Mark in 1932 Year
Washington May 3 A reported deficit of 2 334 105 142 confronts the government after ten months of the 1932 fiscal year. The Treasury Department announced end April finances showing receipts from all sources 21 685 666 535 and expenditures 4 019 000 000 plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washngton
Treasury Department
Capone to Begin Ten Year Penitentiary Term
U.S. Marshals will transport Al Capone to Leavenworth for a roughly seven and a half year sentence with time off for good behavior plus a year to serve and a $50,000 fine. Chief Justice Hughes denied certiorari ending delays, and Capone called it a bad break while insisting the prohibition laws are unjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Capone
Honolulu Decision and Ocean Wealth Echoed in a Dual View
The Honolulu decision convicting Fortescue, Mageste and two sailors prompts debate over justice for white Americans and mercy for the accused. The piece also explores ocean wealth from radium, gold in seawater, and submarine exploration as potential economic futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Fortescue
Mageste
Joseph Kahahakai
Drop 16 Civil Cases in U S Court
Sixteen civil cases in law and equity were dismissed in federal district court on Monday. Dismissals included the H W Underhill Construction Company versus Dumas Independent School District for 11685.25 and Arthur L Bolen versus Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association for 1950, all by agreement. other equity and law dismissals followed. Sam J Hamilton of Memphis was admitted to practice law in this district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal District Court
H. W. Underhill Construction Company
Dumas Independent
Dumas
Arthur L. Bolen
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association
Reece
Allen
Phillips Petroleum Company
Northern Texas Utilities Co
Southern Casualty Co
Frank Netherton
Charles F., Howe
Howe
Wilbur C. Hawk
A. D. Hills
Liner Drilling Co
J. H. Bailey
Prairie Oil & Gas Co
Glen Bailey
Frank Flaherty
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co
J. E. Makey
Maryland Casualty Co
Sam J. Hamilton
Memphis
Precinct Rules Departure From Texas Voting Rights Debate
Houston May 3 A statement by W O Huggins chair of the state Democratic executive committee questions the Supreme Court ruling on negro voting rights in Texas primaries and says it should not affect precinct conventions set for May 7 Each precinct convention may decide who may participate and rules vary by party or legislature. leaders will consider whether Houston May 24 conventions suffice or legislative action is needed.
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Houston
W. O. Huggins
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Supreme Court
Texas
Huggins
Pulitzer Prizes Award Kept Musical Comedy as First
The Pulitzer trustees named 16 individuals and one newspaper for 1932 prizes. Among winners were Kaufman Ryskind and Gershwin for Of Thee I Sing, the first musical comedy honored. Other awards went to The Indianapolis News Walter Duranty John J. Pershing Pearl Buck Henry Pringle and George Dillon for journalism literature biography and poetry. Scholarships awarded to Ernst Bacon Francisco Roggeri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George A. Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
Ira Gershwin
Trustees of
Columbia University
Indianapolis News
Walter Duranty
New York Times
Charlie G. Ross
St. Louis Post
Dispatch
John T. McCutcheon
Chicago Tribune
John J. Pershing
Pearl
Buck
Henry F. Pringle
Theodore Roosevelt
George Dillon
Ernst Bacon
San Francisco
Francesco Roggeri
Dance Decides Capital Party at Crystal Ballroom
The big dance is tonight at the Crystal ballroom of the Herring Hotel to raise funds for the John Snider feed in Washington. Jesse's Melody Maids provide music free. Col. Ernest Thompson donates the floor. tickets are $1 per couple with 50 cents for extra women guests. Mason King and Avery Rush lead the event with proceeds expected to top $1,100 in donations pledged or collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
John Snider
Washington, D. C
Jesse
Melody Maids
Col. Ernest, O. Thompson
Mason King
Chamber of Commerce
Avery Rush
Tri-State Fair
Wilbur C. Hawk
News-Glote
Ernest O. Thompson
Gas Royalty Owners Meet in Amarillo to Plan Litigation
Gas royalty owners of the Panhandle met at the Amarillo Hotel at 2 pm to discuss legal steps for obtaining fair revenue from natural gas takers. They previously formed an executive committee to pursue higher prices after protesting a two cent well price and noting higher rates elsewhere. The steering committee is authorized to hire legal counsel and reports were due this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Amarillo
Woman not charged with murder in Fort Worth home shooting
Fort Worth May 3 Assistant District Attorney Dawson Davis said murder charges will not be filed against Mrs. J. A. Murrell 32 who shot Abe Winthrop 40 when he allegedly tried to break into her home.
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Lberty
Gladewater
Here
John E. Taylor
FE. M. Daniels
State Railroad Commission
M. C. Torbert
Texas & Pacific Railway
Fort Worth
U.P
J. A. Murrell
Abe Winthrop
Dawson Davis
Trade for a Farm on a 50-Foot Lot Offer
A classified notice promotes exchanging a 50 foot town lot for a workable farm. It suggests six days work weekly to raise food and earn cash by marketing vegetables fruit eggs milk and cream. Several farms are listed for trade or sale in the Classification 50 Farm and Land column with bargain prices and a contact number 6262.
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Small
Ferguson
Ross Sterling
Edgar Witt
Walter Woodward
Coleman
Clint Small
Wirtz
A. J. Wirtz
Seguin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Rock
Jim
Cnief
Associated Press
Massie Case
Solons House
Crat
Cdt
Ways and Means
Treasury
Treadway
Massachusetts
Coughton
North Carolina
Chindblom
Legion
Goldsborough
Patma
Patmen
American Legion
Long
Huey Long
Louisiana
California
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gang Lord
Robert J. Loughran
Chicago
al Capone
Coney Island
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Fred Campbell
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Evans Hughes
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S
Cook County
Arthur Brisbane
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Globe
Brisbane
Nota
American Geophysical Union
Piggott
Outer Space
Longview
East Texas
George F. Lovick
Texas & Pacific
H. F. Fine
Railroad Commission
Taylor
U.S. Court
Harding Ranch
Gas Royalty Owner Group
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