Texas Senate approves 20 million relief bond issue
The Texas Senate voted 22 to 5 to submit a 20 million dollar relief bond issue to voters on August 26. The measure, four and one half percent bonds to be retired in ten years, now moves to the House for concurrence. Lawrence Westbrook urged swift action as no RFC funds would come without the resolution. Final action on related bills followed.
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Ee Lawrence Westbrook
Oil and Gas Supervisory Board
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Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
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Showers Bring Two Inches At Shamrock In Northeast Panhandle
Prenching rains drenched the northeast Panhandle on Wednesday morning with Shamrock reporting two inches before noon. Amari llo saw only a trace, while showers extended toward McLean and Groom with assorted spots recording quarter to half inch amounts and pockets of hail. Night forecast calls for thundershowers, followed by cooler, fair weather.
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Claude
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Pampa
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Spearman
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Borger
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Guyman
Follow Roosevelt Heroic Call Aboard S S S&S JLE De France
Former French Premier Edouard Herriot appeals to France to back President Roosevelt in a joint effort to restore world economic normality. He praises Roosevelt as steadfast in peace and defends their growing friendship formed during talks, praising his humor openness and honesty.
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U.P
Edouard Herriot
Roosevelt
France
Herriot
Banquet to Welcome Palo Duro Canyon State Park Tour
State park officials and engineers tour Palo Duro Canyon to plan development and a possible national playground. Delegations from Amarillo and nearby cities join, with a banquet in Amarillo to outline park plans and land donations for park and highway projects.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo
Gas Tax Office to Open in Dallas by State Officials
North Texas headquarters for enforcing the gasoline tax will be established in Dallas today. State Comptroller George H. Sheppard will oversee an immediate drive to curb untaxed motor fuel sales in the region.
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Arthur Brisbane Today in The Globe
Santa Barbara describes half way point between Hearst and Hodge ranches on a return trip to New York. Steve Zader of San Luis Obispo drives the first 50 miles in a new 12 cylinder touring car top down, then William M. Packer urges travel in a “real car” for the next 250 miles as a highway patrol officer cautions about speed.
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San Simeon
Hodge
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New York
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San Luis Obispo
Oakland
William M. Packer
Dallas man shot dead after impersonating police
Nick Hodges Raspaskay 57, once tied to the Cobb will case, was lured to an auto by a man posing as an officer and shot twice. He died near a Dallas boulevard. Mrs. Laura Raspaskay, his ex wife and Cobb estate claimant, had faced forgery charges and earlier gunfire incidents. the murder motive remained unclear.
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Cobb Will
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Raspaskuy
Laura Raspaskay
Charles C. Cobb
Cobb
California
Texas Crude Prices Fall Across Several Fields
The Texas Company matches Humble price cuts on Texas crude oil including North Louisiana 25 cents a barrel and Smackover 20 cents. Duval County drops to 25 cents and Saxet to 30 cents. In Austin, Tomas G. Pollard asks the Texas Railroad Commission to shut in all non East Texas fields for 30 days to test well potential and prorate production fairly.
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Austin
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Fears of Catastrophe at Hoover Dam Discussed
In Las Cruces Captain J Turley warned that the Hoover Dam under construction poses a greater hazard than California 1929 St Francis dam disaster. Albuquerque engineer spoke at a meeting of the Southwestern division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in New Mexico. The St Francis dam collapsed on March 13 1929, killing 631 people.
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California
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Albuquerque
American Association For the Advancement of Science
St. Francis
Farmers Meet in Iowa Debating National Strike May 13
Five thousand farmers from across the nation gather in Des Moines to vote on a national farm strike set to begin May 13. The plan calls for farmers to not buy, sell or pay, aiming to pressure relief. In Le Mars, Iowa, 64 suspected leaders facing military court hearings amid broader arrests.
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National Farm Bank Holiday Association
Iowa
Child Kidnapped in Harwichport Mystery Deepens
Massachusetts police and state troopers search the Deep Hole area of Cape Cod for Margaret McMath, 10, abducted from a school room. Authorities pursue reports of muffled screams from a car on the Worcester turnpike toward Hartford, as the case expands with sightings and forest searches.
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Margaret McMath
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Conn
Charles M. Harrrison
Boston
Harrison
Worcester Turnpike
Northboro
New Threat from Japan Pivots on North China Moves
Tokyo warns Japan may widen operations in North China if China does not seek armistice. Government spokesman says actions could be on a larger scale than before and might require imperial sanction, with possible reach to Canton.
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Manchoukuo Says It Won't Close Trade Doors
The Manchoukuo government told United Press on May 3 that it has no plan to close trade with nations that do not recognize the so called independent state. It said it is “earnestly desirous” of cultivating a competitive market for quality commodities.
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Manchoukuo
United Press
Japanese to Attack Kidnap Band in Manchuria
Mukden dispatch says Japanese authorities abandon ransom talks with kidnappers holding Dr. Niels Nielsen, an American missionary and former Minneapolis resident. Officials plan an assault to destroy the kidnapper group. Ransom previously set at $100,000. Dewaxed Oil 10c qt. 1900 W. 3rd.
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Niels Nielsen
Minneapolis
Minn
Probe Delay in Bank Heads Prosecutions
National bank examiner Carl C. Francis told a Senate committee that Harriman National Bank of New York could pay out about 65 cents on the dollar. He cited defalcations totaling 1.39 million dollars and said no restitution had been made. Francis indicated transfers from depositors' accounts followed phone conversations with depositors.
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Stove Blast Kills Woman Near Happy
Mrs. E. J. Mahler, 36, died after an oil stove exploded at her home five miles northwest of Happy. She struck a match to relight the stove when fumes ignited, engulfing her in flames. Surviving are her husband EF J Mahler, two sons Glen and Cordell, a daughter Lenora, and her father S J Black of Wichita Falls, with sisters in Wichita Falls and White Deer. Funeral at 3 pm Thursday in Canyon Church of Christ. Burial at Canyon’s Dreamland Cemetery.
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Alden Mann
Prank Walters
Dreamland Cemetery
Percy Walters
burn-Shaw Funeral Home
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Public Invited to Palo Duro Park Banquet Tonight
Citizens are urged to attend a 7 pm banquet at the Amarillo Hotel to discuss establishing a state park in Palo Duro Canyon and a scenic highway through the site. State park officials and local campaign leaders will explain the proposal. Dinner is 50 cents per plate.
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Amarillo Hotel
Neighbors defend Oakley as trial nears verdict
Four former neighbors testified Paul Oakley may be insane in the Clayton child death case near Linden Texas. Witnesses described religious frenzy at the Clayton cabin and Oakley’s family ties to alleged insanity.
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Sherman Clayton
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Clayton
New York Former Mayor McKee Quits Politics for Title Guarantee
Joseph V. McKee once mayoral successor to Jans A. Walker renounced politics on May 3 and accepted the presidency of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. He had been the leading anti-Tammany figure aiming for November election.
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Joseph V. McKee
Jans A. Walker
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Roosevelt Jung discuss tariff and monetary problems
President Roosevelt and Italian envoy Guido Jung planned swift talks on tariff and monetary issues as part of ongoing international discussions. The discussions aim to address economic friction and coordinate policy in a tense global situation.
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Roosevelt
Guido Jung
Two convicts slain in guard assault at Texas penal farm
In Garland Texas on May 30 two convicts at Harlem state penal farm were shot after attempting to disarm a mounted guard supervising a 15 man field squad. C. A. Roady serving five years for robbery from El Paso was killed instantly and E. A. Bragg serving 50 years for robbery by assault from San Antonio died an hour later in the farm hospital.
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E. A. Bragg
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Front Page Play to Open Panhandle Convention Night
The Bonnie Lassies orchestra will precede and intermission music as The Front Page opens Thursday night at the Municipal Auditorium for the Panhandle Press Association convention. The Globe News staff portray key Chicago figures in a benefit for Community Kitchens with tickets at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street.
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Bonnie Lassies Orchestra
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R. P. Parcells
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast calls for thundershowers tonight with Thursday fair and cooler. West Texas shows thundershowers in the north and east with cooler, fair southwest. New Mexico unsettled with showers, colder tonight and frost possible in the far north. Temperatures reach 52 to 64 today up to 1 PM.
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