Community Kitchens Close Amid Exhausted Funds In Amarillo
The Community Kitchens will be closed tomorrow after opening January 14 due to exhausted funds. If finances do not improve by next winter they may reopen before Christmas. The R F C work also ends as funds run out, though editors present claim newspapermen are vital to the community and credit stability in Texas remains strong with only 15 percent rated bad risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Panhandle
Texas
Manufacturers’ Credit Association
Wellington mayor speaks on editor life and weather forecast
The Wellington Leader editor Deskins Wells, mayor of Wellington, reflects on the challenge of running the town and missing editorial work. He notes editors’ skepticism about weather predictions and his desire to prove critics wrong as he faces a hard first year in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deskins Wells
Wellington
Mr. Wells
New Battle Near Wall Threatens Resume of Hostilities
Reports from Tientsin indicate renewed clashes between Chinese and Japanese forces along the coast south of the Great Wall and east of the Swan River. Japanese authorities warned of renewed bombing if Chinese forces do not withdraw west of the Swan. In Manchuria, Gen Liu Kuei Tang advances his 30,000 strong army from Dolonor toward Kayuan as he pushes toward the Great Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
China
Great Wall
Swan River
the Wall
Peitaiho
Pietaiho
The
Swan
Changchun
Manchuria
Liu Kuei-Tang
Chahar
Dolonor
Great Wall of China
Kayuan
Changhchiakou
Tokyo Conference Seeks Solution to Manchuria Dispute
A Tokyo conference proposed by Japan gathers delegates from Japan Soviet Russia and Manchukuo to discuss outstanding differences over Russia's interests in Manchuria. The meeting aims to seek a peaceful resolution and reduce tensions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Russia
Manchukuo
Russia
Manchuria
Markets Snapshot Slips and Dollar Dips Across World
The report notes London closing the dollar at 3.97 percent after sliding to 4.01 to the pound, Paris records the dollar at 21.20 francs, and Berlin shows the dollar at a historic 3.54 mark low. Prices weakened after initial gains and the market mood remained cautious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Berlin
Germany Demands Equal Rights to Armaments at Disarmament Conference
At Geneva on May 5 the German delegate proposed amendments to Britain’s plan signaling that Germany may insist on abolishing military and naval aircraft and submarines or seek air and submarine fleets. The move sparked a sensation and suggested Berlin’s aim to join the 1935 naval powers conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Germany
Bonus March News Sent to Congress
Congress notified of a forthcoming bonus march to Washington in a letter signed by L Parks of Chicago as national commander of the bonus expeditionary forces Inc. The letterhead lists Representative Adolph Sabath of Illinois as an honorary executive committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
L. Parks
Chicago
Bonus Expeditionary Forces, Inc
Adolph J. Sabath
Illinois
Weather notes predict rain and flood risks across plains
The writer warns of a near cyclone in the plains and heavy downpours with lake filling rain in coming days. They forecast rain within 48 hours, advise hip boots and umbrellas for Sunday fishing, and mention a political prediction about Roosevelt. A baby visitor at 2204 Hughes Street needs goat's milk. call 4547.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes Street
Annual Boy Scout Camporee Opens Friday Evening
The annual camporee and field day for Boy Scouts will open Friday evening at the Fair Grounds. Camps will be inside the track oval or in the Automobile Building, weather permitting, with camps pitched between 4 and 7 PM. Field events continue all day Saturday. all interested persons are invited.
Dear Tack Suggests Reforestation Approach for Plains
A reader asks why the plains country does not plant trees on the plains like a proposed reforestation plan. The letter advocates swift tree planting to restore landscape and curb erosion.
Texans fear oil price hikes spark $40 million loss claim
Thompson denounces a Washington movement for $1 crude and 20-cent gasoline, arguing each 1-cent rise costs Texas residents eight million annually. He questions the East Texas field 750,000-barrel allowable and notes five injunction refusals in state and federal courts, suggesting a valid order.
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Washington
Texas
Thompson
East Texas
Redistricting Echo Resurfaces in Texas Senate Hearing
In Austin on May 5, a Senate committee reopened the Texas congressional redistricting dispute. A proposal to recall the bill, already approved by House and Senate, was referred to the committee amid protests from Sens. T. J. Holbrook Galveston Margie Neal Carthage and John Hornsby Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Texas
Senate
House
T. J. Holbrook
Galveston
Margie Neal
Carthage
John Hornsby
Texas income tax bill remains in Senate committee
A Texas House bill to levy a state income tax stayed with the Senate state affairs committee as hearings were not completed. Proponents argued the state needs revenue for the next biennium and to keep schools open, contending the levy would target only those able to pay. Rep. Sarah Tye of Dallas authored the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
Senate State Affairs Committee
Sarah Tye
Dallas
Gulf Pipe Line and Gulf Refining Match Crude Price Cuts
Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Refining Company adopt the crude price reductions started Monday by Texas Company and Humble. Effective at 7 A.M. the Gulf Pipe Line sets 25 cents a barrel for North Texas crudes 20 cents for West Texas 30 cents for coastal and 23 cents for Darst Creek and Bruner crudes East Texas crude remains at the former price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Gulf Pipe Line Company
Gulf Refining Company
Texas
Louisiana
Texas Company
Humble
Gulf Pipe Line
North Texas
West Texas
East Texas
Archer City Oil Well Strikes Rich Sand at 1475 Feet
Archer City Texas May 5 The B W Omohundra No A-5 J H Turbeville well in Block 35 J W Harris subdivision ten miles west of Archer City struck rich oil sand at 1475 feet entered two feet and then the hole filled with oil The well is in new sand on the north line of the old Green Flowers discovery field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archer City
Tex
B. W. Omohundra
Block 35
J. W. Harris Subdivision
Green Flowers Discovery Field
Rebuttal in Death Trial in Texas Mills County Case
Rebuttal testimony was ready for presentation today at the murder trial of Charley Langford accused of slaying his father Rufe Langford in Mills County in 1932. The court yesterday excluded evidence of former quarrels the state had sought to use to establish motive.
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San Saba
Tex
Charley Langford
Rufe Langford
Mills County
Trade Industry Swelling Out Says Dun & Bradstreet
New York May 5 The Dun & Bradstreet Review reports broad expansion of trade and industry this week with retail distribution holding gains and wholesale buying extending beyond normal seasonal activity. The survey notes rising prices are causing precautionary policies edging toward speculative activity and cites a nationwide revival in commercial and industrial activity, not limited to isolated districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradstreet Review
Newsmen Host Banquet and Dance for Ambitious Delegates
Delegates and visitors registered for the Amarillo event were listed, including Irene O Keefe, J C Estlack, Van Stewart, M B Cavanaugh, Lander T A, and many others from Panhandle to Wichita. A banquet by News Globe Friday night and a dance at Amarillo Country Club are planned, with sessions continuing Saturday. A barbecue will be served at the fair grounds at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Warwick
J. P. Engleman
William Russell Clark
Garford Wilkinson
John Merriman
R. S. Brashears
M. B. Cavanaugh
T. A. Landers
R. B. Miller
Percy Bones
Roy L. Haynes
News-Globe
Amarillo Country Club
Fair Grounds
Irene O'Keefe
Panhandle
J. C. Estlack
Clarendon
van W. Stewart
Perryton
Herwin Strickland
Floydada
Ted White
Childress
John M. Merriman
Booker
Sam P. Harben
Dallas
Percy W. Bones
Wheeler
Albert Cooper
Arval Montgomery
Shamrock
Fred A. Story
John L. McCarty
Dalhart
J. E. Engleman
F. P. Engleman
Tulsa
Roy’ L. Haynes
Charles Flanery, Jr
Memphis
Canyon
McLean
Tom Bishop
Ida M. Farrell
Amarillo
David M. Warren
Gilmore Nunn
Pampa
George G. Gillen
Ralph N. Eaton
Wichita
Kansas
John W. Newbern
H. A. Lindsay
Fort Worth
L. F. Bookman
New Orleans
C. E. Clark
Healer Oped Describes Self-Proclaimed Apostle at Revivals
Witnesses testified the defendant, calling himself "Paul the second," claimed apostolic powers at brush arbor revivals. The trial painted backwoods faith and superstition, with references to Lindbergh, Jack Dempsey, Tarzan, and a rider of a white horse named Joe amid East Texas piney scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush-Arbor
Paul the Second
Lindbergh
Jack Dempsey
Tarzan
Joe
East Texas
Abolition Drive Aimed at UNM Fraternities
In Albuquerque on May 5 a mass meeting adopted a resolution calling for abolishing fraternities secret clubs and societies at the University of New Mexico. The move comes after a race attitude survey assessing Anglo African and Spanish American students at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
University of New Mexico
Embezzlement To Bring Julian Back
Oklahoma seeks Julian’s return from Shanghai on embezzlement charges after an alleged 2000000 assets theft from C C Julian Oil and Royalties Company. Governor Murray directs a requisition to press Roosevelt for UK action to extradite the Canadian promoter.
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Julian
Oklahoma City
Shanghai
China
C. C. Julian
Oklahoma
C. C. Julian Oil and Royalties Company
William H. Murray
Hull
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Canada
Cattle Movement Into Bluestem Pastures Grows at Grand Summit
At Grand Summit Kansas buyers report brisk cattle shipments from New Mexico Texas and Western Kansas into Flint Hill bluestem pastures. In the last two weeks more than 200 cars arrived here and other Bluestem points are taking their quotas.
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Grand Summit
Kan
New Mexico
Texas
Kansas
Flint Hill
Cowley County
West Texas councils discuss care for neglected children
Representatives from 14 West Texas counties met in San Angelo to plan councils aiding underprivileged and delinquent children. Speakers included Alice Scott Nutt of the Federal Children's Bureau and Helen Hardy of the state child welfare division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
U.P
West Texas
Alice Scott Nutt
Federal Children’s Bureau
Washington
Helen Hardy
State
63,000,000 Acres for Soviet Crops
Soviet sowing by end of April reached 63,000,000 acres across all crops, with 37,000,000 acres planted by the same date last year. Officials note a seed shortage in many districts and it is unclear if the usual seed per acre was used.
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Moscow
Harwichport Kidnap Case Cited as Lindbergh Link
The article describes a Harwichport kidnapping episode with strong community aid. Neil C. McMath’s family faced distress while William Lee offered himself as a hostage for the child's safe return. Robert McMath sought a state police escort and General Needham refused to withdraw, linking the case to the Lindbergh investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwichport
Neil C. McMath
William Lee
McMath
Link Lindbergh Case
Robert McMath
Daniel C. Needham
State Police
McMaths
Needham
Flood reports and road damage stretch across northern Texas
Heavy rains east of Pampa and around Amarillo caused road washouts and bridge failures. Construction crews repaired lines near Borger and Stinnett while No 88 bridges north and northwest of Spearman collapsed. Homes in Borger oil camps were lost as rainfall spread toward Canyon and Claude.
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Pampa
Borger
Jericho
Lubbock
Amarillo
Stinnett
Spearman
Palo Duro Creek
Morse
Canyon
Claude
Wildorado
Washburn
Plainview
Muleshoe
Dimmitt
Tulia
Happy
Gandhi to be freed on Saturday from prison
Madras May 5 the Mahatma M K Gandhi will be released unconditionally from his long imprisonment on Saturday. The release will be ordered by the Indian government to avoid responsibility for the outcome of Gandhi's three week fast set to start Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras
India
Mahatma M. K. Gandhi
United Press
Gandhi
Bob Duke Funeral Will Be Saturday
Funeral services for R. L. Bob Duke general overseer for the Capital Reservation Land Company who died Wednesday at Mineral Wells will be held at 4 o clock Saturday afternoon in the Dalhart Baptist Church. Duke had lived in the Dalhart area since 1892 and spent 40 years with the XIT ranch. His widow and several daughters survive. Amarillo friends were notified Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L
Bob” Duke
Capitol Reservation Land Company
Mineral Wells
Dalhart
Baptist Church
Duke
XIT Ranch
Amarillo
Seniors Observe Annual Kid Day at Amarillo High
Amarillo Senior High marked its yearly Kid Day with seniors dressing as children in knee pants for the day. After arriving at school in costume the students were dismissed early and attended a matinee at Mission Theater to see Tom Mix in Rustlers Round-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Senior High School
Mission Theater
Tom
Twenty One Colts and One Filly Enter Derby Field
Twenty one colts and one filly named At Top were formally entered for tomorrow's Kentucky Derby in Louisville. Post positions were drawn with Pompoleon drawing the rail, Charley O. taking second, Fingal third, Good Advice fourth, Ladysman seventh, and Head Play eleventh.
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Louisville
Pompoleon
W. R. Coe
Charley O
Fingal
Good Advice
Ladysman
Renters Coming The Renters Coming Want Ads Notice
Classified notice announces rental listings with contact phone 6262 and special 3 day and weekly rates for readers seeking housing options.
Careless Habit of Tossing Hat and Coat at Home
Edgar A. Guest observes the urge to discard hat and coat on a chair rather than hang them the moment one arrives home. The poem contrasts clutter with the comfort of a familiar room and the temptation to avoid orderly hooks and closets.
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Edgar A. Guest
Livestock and Cotton Markets Reported Across Cities
Kansas City shows hogs and cattle prices with steady to lower quotes for 140 to 850 pound hogs and 550 to 1500 pound steers while spring lambs rise for New Orleans trading. Cotton opens firm in New Orleans, with July at 8.41 and October at 8.64, advancing on weather and loan support amid a rising dollar.
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Kansas City
Arizona
New Orleans
New York
Consolidated Gas
Public Service of
N. J
North American
Columbia Gas
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Corn Products
General Electric
Woolworth
American Telephone
Continental Can
Case
American Sugar
Great Western Sugar
International Telephone
American
Allied Chemical
National Biscuit
U. S. Smelting
Aviation Corp
England
Sterling Stabilization Fund
Texas set to vote on Eighteenth Amendment repeal
The article notes a bill taxing intangible assets like railroads at six percent capitalized value and ad valorem tax on capitalized value. Governor Miriam Ferguson was expected to sign to set August 26 for a statewide election on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, with both Houses approving the conference report to make it operative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erty
Miriam A. Ferguson
Watches Still Largely Handcrafted with High Labor Share
The article notes watch production remains predominantly manual with labor accounting for about 85 percent of the total cost. It highlights the labor intensity of the craft and its impact on pricing and manufacture.
Farm militia arrests two in Cherokee under martial law
In Cherokee County on May 5 the militia seized two suspects Walter Dunn and Emil Klabe linked to an assault on District Judge C. C. Bradley. County Attorney James Smith vowed a grand jury probe if arrests were forced. National Guardsmen under Col Glenn C. Haynes announced more arrests soon as 148 prisoners remain under martial law in the two districts.
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LE Mars
Iowa
James Smith
Walter Dunn
Emil Klabe
C. C. Bradley
Smith
Glenn C. Haynes
National Guardsmen
Cherokee County
Denison
Farm Holiday to Start May 13 Warns Nation
Des Moines Iowa May 5 The National Farmers Holiday Association demands farm relief or withholds farm products from the American dinner table beginning May 13. It marks the second nationwide holiday plan in under a year with a May 15 embargo and a push for guaranteed production costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Two Year Holiday on Land Bank Foreclosures
Washington reports prospects for a two year suspension of mortgage foreclosures on land bank farm loans. About 46 joint stock banks plan to use a 100 million dollar relief fund. Banks would loan at four percent interest and reduce rates to five percent within sixty days after final bill approval. Foreclosures would be halted for two years unless land is abandoned or government officials authorize action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Child Missing In Ossipee Search Through Swamps
Sarah Walker aged two has been missing since Monday in Ossipee New Hampshire. Her mother lies in a hospital awaiting the birth of a fifth child. Sheriff Welsh led volunteers and Evergreen jail prisoners in a search through swamps and woods aided by a bloodhound whose trail led to a spot where the child often played but then ended.
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Ossippee
N. H
Sarah Walker
Sheriff Welsh
Sarah
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for frail girls and women
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for menstrual pains and menopausal symptoms. It quotes Maggie S Hammet of Clarendon Texas describing relief from painful periods and female organs disturbance after using the remedy, alongside the Golden Medical Discovery.
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Wanl
Senate Group
Gulf
Archer
Dun & Bradstreet
U. of N. M
Depression’s Children Council
Bob Duke
Derby
Globe-News
Just Folks
Kansas City Livestock
John F Clark & Co
Juneau Gold
Allegheny Corp
Allis Chalmers
Amerada Corp Tees
Power Oy
Am Can
Car
Am International
Am Roll Mills
Am Steel
Am Tel & Tel
Wtr
Asto Dry Goods
Ide
Atlantic
Auburn Auto Nee
Tee
Baldwin Loco
B&o Ry
Barnada
Endix Aviation Tee
Best & Co
Teeee
Bethlehem Steel
Bokn Aluminum O* Tenner
Borden Corptte
Borg & Warner
Briggs Mfg PY
Bklyn Man Transit
Burroughs Add Machine
M_ Byers
Cal Packing Calumet & Hecla
Canada Dry
Can Pacific Ry
Cerro de Pasco Copper
Ches & Ohio
Ches Corp
CM & St P Ry
C&nwry
Crip Ry
Wees
Chrysler Mtrs
Coca Cola
Colo Fuel & Iron
Colo Gas & Electric
Colo Carbon
Curtiss Wright
Curtiss Wright A
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Ieeree Aes
Dupont de Nemourd
Ssseeres
Eastman Siodak Eae
Elec Autolite
Elet Pow & Light
Eee
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Tee Fist Nail
Fox Film
Freeport Texas
Wee
Gen Electric
Gen
Nes
Gen Motors
Gillette Razors
Goodrich Tire
Goodyear Tire
Graham-Paire Mtra
Grand Unics
Sane Fee Gt Northern
Ween
Gt West Sugar
Hershey
Houston Oil New Setae
Hudson Mtrs
Hup Motors
Gentral Ry
Ind Rayon
Cement Tans Settee
Harvester
Tel &Tel
Johns Manville See
Kelvinator
Corp Wee i
Kennecott Copter Geeveee
Kroger Gros & Bak
Lehman Corp
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Liquid Carbonie
Loews Inc Aeetee
Loose-Wiles Biscuit
A P Lorillard ‘Tobacco
Lou Gas & Electric Tae
McKeesport Tin
Mack Trucks
RH Macy
Tenon
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MK & T Ry Seers
Aesee
Mo Pacific Rypid
AL Montgomery Ward Peeee
Nash Mtrs Oesee
Natl Biscuit
Ase Eure
Natl Cash Register Eeseese
Natl Dairy Products
Natl Distillers
Nail Pow & Light
New
Public Service Corp
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Pullman Corp
Teeee Tee Eenee
Purity Bakeries
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Radio Corp
Vases
Keith Orpheum Tee
Remington Rand
Reo Motors Seebwere
Av Republic Steel Betene
Secony Vacuum
South Porto Rico Sugar
Cal Edison
South Pacific Ryck
Southern Ry
Southern Brands
Etesene
Stand Gas & Electric
Stand Oil
Cal Se Teee
Studebaker Mtrs Sete
Sun Oil Ynevideo
One
Texas Corp
Ebtes Savens A
Texas Gulf Sulphur Peeeeea
Texas & Pacifi Coal & Oil
Texas & Pacific Land Trust
Tidewater Astdeee Neste Neene
Timken Roller Bearings
Vn Transamerica
Union Carbide
Union Oil
Uni Aircraft
Uni Carbon
Uni Corp
Uni Fruit
Uni Gas & Impoe
Pipe & Fury
U S Smelt & Ref
U S Steel
Atils Power & Light
Bree
Vanadium Steel Corp
Warner Bros . Ee
Warren Bros
Western Union Wetes
Westinghouse Electric
Woolworth Corp . Bane
Worthington Pump
Yellow Truck & Cab
Seeee
Close Alum Co. of America
Ark Nat Gas
Associated Gas
Ford Motor Co
Aoace Oy
Gulf Oil
Humble Oil
Lone Star Gas
Niagara Hudson
Penn Road
Standard
Indiana
United Gas
P. C
Anne Wet
Pastner Ts
Dre Ey
Metzger
Fowler’s
Fillmore
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