Weather and city life mingle in drought era reflections
A Plains region observer laments lingering drought across Western Kansas and Oklahoma while noting rain prospects. The narrative shifts to urban contrasts, New York dog culture, street life, and farmyard vignettes including a plea for an elderly couple to work on a farm and observations of social shifts in San Antonio and other cities.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Pacific Northwest
Ted States
United States
Hayden Street
War Money and War Profits Across American Policy History
An outline traces wartime financing ideas from 1920s platforms and Harding remarks to Nye proposals and Lincoln era quotes. It contrasts conservative tax ideas with radical calls for government control of industry and property to fund and equalize war burdens, citing figures like David Starr Jordan.
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Harding
Helena
Mont
War Policies Commission
Nye
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
David Starr Jordan
Blame Woman's Death on Love Leads to Tragic Chicago Case
A Chicago man Kenneth Hamm admitted to police that he believed in “no chains on love” and was having an affair with Mrs. Nelson. His wife, three years married, was found dead with a revolver in their home after he returned from a date with Mrs. Nelson. The Nelsons had been married six years.
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Chicago
Kenneth Hamm
Julius Nelson
Hamm
Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
Amarillo bids to host 1935 WTCC convention
Amarillo prepares to stage the West Texas Canners and Convention Committee event in 1935 with a 10 000 visitor capacity. Citing Palo Duro Park improvements and strong WTCC support from neighboring towns, the city presses its bid led by Wilbur C Hawk as steering committee chair.
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Amarillo
WTCC
Panhandle
Wilbur C. Hawk
West Texas Organization
West Texas
Hawk
Lawmakers clash over community property tax filing bill
Representative Frear of Wisconsin complains at lengthy opposition to the Treadway Bill requiring joint returns in eight community property states. Representative Hill of Washington rebukes Frear as the hearing proceeds, calling Frear’s remarks unusual while noting the sessions are valuable and instructive.
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Representative Frear
Wisconsin
House
Ways and Means
Representative Hill
Washington
Frear
Hill
Families on Relief Higher Than in 1933
The Department of Commerce reported that as of April 1 this year the number of families on relief was larger than at the same date in 1933. The figure reflects ongoing relief needs during the era.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Death of Kitty Baffles Jailmen in Potter County
A mystery surrounds the death of a jailhouse cat named Kitty found crushed at the bottom of the courthouse elevator shaft. K D Robinson, a Black inmate trusted with Kitty, suspects foul play as several inmates reportedly disliked the cat. Jail officials promise an investigation into the six story fall and the case remains unsettled.
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Potter County
Kitty
K. D. Robinson
Negro Trusty
Gib Landis
Woman Held for Perjury in Death Case
Mrs. Tillie Mae Stanley of Amarillo is jailed in Potter County awaiting Falls County authorities after a grand jury indicted her for perjury in testimony at a Marlin bank robbery trial. She was a defense witness for escaped Oklahoma convicts Whitey Walker and Blacky Thompson.
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Tillie Mae Stanley
Amarillo
Potter ‘County
Falls County
Marlin
Stanley
Dude” Stanley
Ife
Fort Worth
Roy Brewer
Gib Landis
Appeals Court Upholds Fine for Dr Boaz in Assault Case
Dr E H Boaz, Memphis physician, denied rehearing by the state court of criminal appeals and the conviction for aggravated assault was affirmed. He was fined 650 dollars on March 7. In a related note, Jack Koester, Potter County juvenile delinquent, was sent to the state reformatory for four years by County Judge J M Simson on January 10.
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E. H. Boaz
Memphis
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Jack Koester
Potter County
State Reformatory
J. M. Simson
Cotton handling strike terms drop from 20 to 18 cents
Strikes on cotton handling reduced piece work pay to 18 cents per bale and straight time to 80 cents, while coastwise cargo handling fell from 80 to 75 cents. Shippers offered a 75 cent flat rate for all work after the LLA demanded higher pay. Existing contracts pay 70 cents straight time and 13 cents per bale for handling.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Montana
Hill
Milwaukee
Wis
Globe Steel Tubes Company
Sheboygan Chair Company
Sheboygan
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
N. H
Violence enters Alabama coal region amid mine clash and strikes
Violence escalates in Alabama coal fields as two black miners die and several are wounded near Ishkooda iron mine on Red Mountain. National guardsmen mobilize to quell disorders while other strikes ripple across the nation including Pacific Coast longshoremen and copper workers in Butte.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Ishkooda
Red Mountain
National
Pacific Coast
President Roosevelts
Last Rites for Raymond Darnell. services at Griggs Chapel
Raymond Darnell age 11 died Monday at a local hospital. Services at 10 this morning from Griggs Chapel conducted by Rev. J D Horton. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. He was son of Mr and Mrs L M Darnell 411 North West Twelfth Avenue.
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Raymond Darnell
Griggs Chapel
J. D. Horton
Pierce Street Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Raymond
L. M. Darnell
North West
Twelfth Avenue
Arkansas child dies at tourist camp in Amarillo
Reba Joyce Miracle eight months old daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Miracle of Harmony Arkansas died at 730 this morning at a local tourist camp in Amarillo. The Miracles arrived in Amarillo yesterday. The child grew ill last night and died quickly. Besides the parents she is survived by two sisters Angie Rose 10 and Mexine 8. Burial likely in Amarillo with details undisclosed. The body is in the care of Boxwell Brothers Chapel.
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Reba Joyce Miracle
J. L
Miracle
Rites for Mrs. London Set at Pampa Thursday
Funeral services for Mildred B. London 35 will be held in Pampa. She was daughter of William Blasdell and wife of an unnamed husband, died at a local hospital after ten days in Amarillo.
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Mildred B. London
Pampa
London
William Blasdell
Denworth
Texas
Amarillo
Rotary Tour Planned By Amarillo Club
The Rotary Club will meet at noon tomorrow in the Amarillo Hotel and announce a planned tour to Palo Duro Park with picnic lunches for the evening meal for those who wish to join.
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Rotary
Rotary Club
Amarillo Hotel
Palo Duro Park
Drought Areas Deserve Favor in Texas Campaign
Texas Panhandle drought relief urged by gubernatorial candidate Tom F Hunter stressing special road contracts and employment aid. Hunter spoke at Dalhart after addressing Young Democrats in Amarillo, praising pioneers and urging extra concessions for the drought zone despite broader state needs. Delegations from Perryton Pampa Borger Spearman Stratford Hansford Hartley Channing attended. Hunter's Dalhart rally was led by John L McCarty with Mayor C B Kendall introducing him. More than 50 boys lined up to shake his hand. Hunter spends the day in Amarillo, meeting supporters at the Herring Hotel amid stock market notes and mixed commodity prices.
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Texas Panhandle
Drouth
Tom F. Hunter
Young Demos
Hunter
Amarillo
Dalhart
Perryton
Pampa
Borger
Spearman
Stratford
Hansford
Hartley
Channing
Potter County
Young Democrats
John L. McCarty
C. B. Kendall
McCarty
Upper
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
Midwest Heat Wave and Tornado Strike Across States
Heat wave and high winds battered Indiana Wisconsin and Nebraska with gusts up to 41 mph and hot temperatures. A worker in Evansville died from heat and excitement while Nebraska saw hot winds and scattered showers easing fire and crop hazards. Ohio and Iowa recorded extreme temperatures with Sioux City at 98 degrees and Iowa City at 68. The Mississippi River ran at record low levels for the months since 1861. A tornado wind hit Plentywood Montana damaging businesses and homes as the Midwest endured a scorching day.
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Evansville
Ind
Ceed
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Iowa
Sioux City
Iowa City
Mississippi River
Midwest
Plentywood
Mont
Decorators Enhance Phil Harmonic Concert Stage
The Phil Harmonic Symphony Orchestra stage was decorated by the Cunningham Floral Company during last night's concert, adding floral arrangements and festive ambiance to the performance space.
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Cunningham
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Cunningham Floral Company
Markets Mixed Hogs Cattle and Sheep Report from Kansas City
Kansas City market notes show hogs at top $3.30 for choice 180-270 lb, sows $2.25, cattle tentatively lower with margins, veal and stockers uneven, sheep with spring lambs down about 25 cents, and varied quotes across weights. New Orleans cotton opened irregular with futures easing amid silver outlook uncertainty, while New York stock letters describe a dull session as markets weigh possible silver authorization.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
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