Wichita Boosters Arrive for 29th Southwest Good Will Tour
Wichita business and professional leaders travel by special train for a four city good will tour through drought areas in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. The group arrives at 6 pm and is greeted by the American Legion and Drum Corps. They parade to Fourth Avenue Fillmore Taylor and Polk Streets then to the Herring and Amarillo hotels for reception and a Crystal Ballroom dance. Local speakers include John F E Hill Guy A Karinder and N D Bartglett.
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Southwest
Wichita
Kan
O'¢Lock
Wiliam T “Bill” Pheiffer
Santa Fe
Hanson Post
American Légion
The
Legion Womens Axillary
American Legion
Fourth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Fillmore
Sixth Avenue
Taylor Street
Taylor
Tenth Avenue
Polk Street
Third Avenue
Amarillo Hotel
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
Drouth
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Jboosters
Pheiffer
John FE. Hilly
Plains
Guy A. Kariander
Palo Duro
Rain records and flood warnings across Oklahoma and Kansas
Rain covered the panhandle to western Oklahoma with totals from one half to three and a half inches. Flooding on Salt Fork River forced highway closures while towns reported showers and cooler conditions. In Kansas more rain fell, easing dust in the wheat belt and bringing flood risks to Dodge City. eastern Missouri and Texas saw heavy precipitation as well. Helene Levedow, noted as a rare female diamond caller from Pitchurch, Pa, is mentioned among the era’s diverse topics.
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Panhandle
Borger
Pampa
Clinton
Oklo
South Plains
Canyon
Santa Fe Plainview
Lubbock
Amarillo
Alva
Okla
Salt Fork
Cherokee
Blackwell
Newark
Guymon
Panhandle Wheat Belt
Mutchinson
Kan
Oklahoma Wheat Belt
Colorado
Baca County
Kansas
New Mexico
Texas
Dodge City
Here
Kansas City
Middlewest
Katsu
Harper County
Missouri Line
Oklahoma
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Helene Levedow
Pitchurch Pa
Insurance Men Observe Special Week in Amarillo
Life underwriters across about 1000 cities observe Life Insurance Week with educational programs. Alfred E. Smith and John B. Kennedy will speak on the network broadcasts, Smith Wednesday at 10 18, Kennedy Monday May 13 at 8 45. Local talks include Kiwanis Lions Rotary and Business clubs. L L White chairs arrangements.
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Amarillo
United States
Alfred FE. Smith
New York
John B. Kennedy
Mr. Smith
National Broadcasting Company
Mr. Kennedy
WJZ
Northwest Texas Life Underwriters Association
Hay
B. Johnson
Kiwanis Club
Fort Cayton
Lions Club
Dan Thomson
Rotary Club Thurday
American Business Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Hoover calls for rigid pursuit of fugitives supporters
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned against aiding criminals in kidnapping cases and outlined a hard line policy. He cited the 1958 Oklahoma City Urschel kidnapping where 23 people were convicted and six received life terms. He said many arrested in kidnapings show little courage and labeled gangsters as cowardly.
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Hoover
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Farmers Meet In Downtown Hotel for Commodity Talks
Day welcomed early arrivals in his hotel suite as organizers planned one speaker from each principal commodity. A key speaker would start the meeting, with visiting Texans establishing headquarters in Pullman cars nearby. Tentative plans include a visit to the Texas delegation in Congress tomorrow afternoon and sightseeing on Wednesday before farmers depart Wednesday night.
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Day
Litte
Texas
Congress
Roads money eyed for federal highways 60 and 66
Hinton said funds will be spent on improving federal roads 60 and 66 by cement or asphalt. He noted many gaps in the roads and that Texas’ share from the road fund would be set at a meeting Thursday of President Roosevelt’s allotment board, with a Texas Highway Commission representative likely to attend.
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Hinton
Texas
Roosevelt
Texas Highway Commission
Plan Last Tribute For Pioneer Woman
Mrs Effie Lenora Weaver 42 of Claude died at 1 20 this morning at home after a short illness. She was wife of a farmer and is survived by her mother, five daughters, six brothers, two sisters, and a large list of relatives. She was a member of the Methodist Church and will be buried in Claude Cemetery after funeral services at Claude Methodist Church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock conducted by Rev J H Crow. Pallbearers and attendees named in the obituary attend.
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Effie Lenora Weaver
Claude
W W. Tendermilk
Denver
Maxine Famine
Leota Weaver
Ro H Carroll
Oklahoma
Wo OW Weaver
Okla
Elbert Hovie
Juumie
Max Ren
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A fragmented OCR snippet references a Tri State Camp Voorhex event and TACK LETTERS. It mentions a Saturday and a couple of texts or notes comparing writing tasks. Unclear details due to garbled text.
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Teast
Tri-State
Voorhex
Bobby Smiths Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for 12 year old Robert David Bobby Smith will be held at 4 pm tomorrow at the San Jacinto Methodist Church. Rev. Huckabee and Rev. Stout will officiate. Burial is in Llano Cemetery. pallbearers include Veterans of Foreign Wars members and Amarillo Boy Scouts. The family was injured in a car crash near McLean last week. father Zane Smith is a VFW member.
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Robert David Bobby Smith
Zane Smith
McLean
San Jacinto Methodist Church
RN. Huckabee
M. Stout
McLean Methodist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amarillo
Grives Chapel
Llano Cemetery
Zane Smith, Jr
Dickie
St. Anthony's Hospital
Peggy
F C Barnett
Smith Machine
State House Sets Later Report on Agriculture Dept Charges
The ALLRED committee continues a general investigation of state affairs and a separate panel will not report on charges against the agriculture department until the next session. Members include Rep. Hunter of Cleburne and Rep. Canan of Honey Grove. Agriculture Commissioner J. E. McDonald spoke apologetically, noting honest mistakes, while Assistant State Auditor C. E. West presented summaries of investigations underlying a critical report.
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C. E. West
Texas Highways Funds Request Aims Higher Federal Share
The Texas Highway Commission seeks a federal increase to the public works grant from 46 million dollars to 100 million to finish key highway projects. Chairman Harry Hines and engineer Gibb Gilchrist will present the data in Washington within about three weeks. In Sherman a drowning occurred at Congo Falls near Tom Bean involving J P Gregory 15 while his brother Al was saved. Two new Army recruits from Amarillo left for Fort Francis E Warren in Wyoming.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Harry Hines
Commission
Hines
Gibb Gilchrist
Washington
Texas
Sherman. Tex
J. FP. Gregory
Tom Bean
al. Gregory
Congo Falls
Rose Maiden Presented to Large Amarillo Audience
The Amarillo Civic Choirs and Orchestra presented The Rose Maiden by Frederick H. Cowen at Polk Street Methodist Church. Emil F. Myers conducted a full orchestra and organ, with Lila Austin Myers as featured organist. Soloists included Madelyn Robinson and Otis Trulove, while audience members from surrounding towns filled the church as requests grew to make the piece an annual spring event.
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Frederick H. Cowen
Polk Street
Amarillo
Emil F. Myers
Lila Austin Myers
Austin Myers
Helen Strite
Irving Tolzien
Edgar Parsons
Jordan Weills
Winona Wise
Marella Myers
Marian Stewart
Lorin Read
Paul Lovett
Tympani
Frelyn Kennedy
Myers
Madelyn Robinson
Otis Trulove
JL. B. Newby
Armine Parks Horton
H A Shaw
Frank Peterson
Mr. Myers
Lloyd Fef. Robinson
F Aldrich
Free Love Charge Fallout At University Of Chicago
Seattle woman leaves University of Chicago to live with a wealthy uncle amid charges by Walgreen that radical lectures and Marxist readings undermine family morality. He cites professor Frederick Schuman and cites a syllabus featuring Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Hutchins defends the university, inviting proof of subversive material in thousands of courses.
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Seattle
Wash
University of Chicago
Walgreen
Frederick Schuman
Marx
Frederick Engels
Gideons
Lucille
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Texas Physicians To Dallas Session Opens Tomorrow
Texas physicians arrive for the 69th annual State Medical Association of Texas session in Dallas with preconvention meetings planned by the Heart Association Railway Surgeons Radiological Society Neurological Society and Gastro Enterologists plus a city health officers conference led by Dr John W Brown The delegates house planned a business meeting to prep for the convention In Quanah a rural high school principal Beith Wilson was wounded in a hunting accident when a ricochet bullet struck her shoulder she was not seriously injured.
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Dallas
U.P
Texas
State Medical Association of Texas
Texas State Heart Association
Texas Railway Surgeons Association
Texas Radiological Society
Texas Neurological Society
Texas Society of Gastro-Enterologists
John W Brown
Stile
House of Delegates
The
Medical Association
Quanah
Tex
Beith Wilson
Harccoman County
Here
Texas Labor Parley Opens in Waco With 300 Delegates
More than three hundred delegates attended the 38th annual convention of the Texas Federation of Labor in Waco May 13. Meetings planned for the day included business sessions and a dance that night. Officers for the Allied Printing Trades Council and the State Building Trades Council were elected, with W. W. Strong reelected president of the Printing Trades Council and L. B. Lane, Fort Worth, among new vice presidents. Building Trades Council chose FE. J. Buford of Fort Worth as president with a slate of vice presidents.
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Waco
The
Texas Federation of
Allied Printing Trades Council
State Building Trades Council
State Barbers Association
Printers and Builders
W. W. Strong
Houston
Printing Trades Council
L. 8. Lane
Fort Worth
W. C. Byrd
San Antonio
Barney Egan
H. Huddleton
William B. Arnold
Larry Taylor
Dallas
Robert B. Cragg
Austin
Charles W. Rogers
Building Trades Council
FE. J. Buford
Fred Wendenberg
Jack Sears
Amarillo
Marion Pearce
W. R. Tooley
Porth Arthur
Thomas B. Reed
Fred Fishback
D. A. Danlavy
Port Arthur
Scottsboro Jury Bias Reversal Prompts New Trials
The court cites Neal vs Delaware and Norris vs Alabama in a 170 word ruling. It holds that Clarence Norris and another Scottsboro defendant were denied constitutional rights by exclusion of blacks from jury service. The judgment is reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion.
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United States
Clarence Norris
Hughes
Norris
Scottsboro
Neal
Delaware
U. M
Alabama
A. S
ROTC Drill Contests Set At Paramount Theater
Amarillo ROTC cadets contest for top basic student tonight at nine on the Paramount stage. Eight cadets compete in the annual event run by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter. Major F E Simpson will present the saber award. Lt Henry Smith leads the program. Capt C H Robinet, Capt Arthur Ball, and Lt Col L R Barker judge.
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ROTC
Amarillo
Paramount Theater
Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. H. Robinett
Arthur Ball
L. R. Barker
F E. A. Simpson
Henry Smith
Pneumonia Fatal for McLean Man Bee Everett
Bee Everett 46 of McLean died at 3 am in a local hospital after pneumonia. Survived by widow, father John Everett of Redman Cal., mother Mollie Everett Amarillo, and one brother and five sisters. Funeral 2 pm tomorrow at McLean Methodist Church Roy Stout officiating. Burial in McLean Cemetery under Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. Body remains at family home from 10 am Tuesday until services.
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Bee Everett
McLean
Everett
John Everett
Redman
Cal
Mollie Everett
Amarillo
Methodist
Roy Stout
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Widow of Pilsudski Stricken After His Death
Poland mourns Marshal Josef Pilsudski as his widow suffers a heart attack amid national grief. Officials announce the leader's death and outline immediate government actions and plans to maintain the republic, with flags at half mast in several nations.
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Josef Pilsudski
Wiadislaw Besterman
United Press
Warsaw
Poland
Buchy Weil
Pixadeni
France
Praudeks
Baby named Sarah Elizabeth Taylor born to local cattleman
A baby daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jay Taylor at Northwest Texas Hospital early Sunday morning. The child weighed seven pounds five and a half ounces and is named Sarah Elizabeth Taylor. Both mother and baby are reported to be doing nicely, as is the father.
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Jay Taylor
Northwest Texas Hospital
Sarah Elizabeth Taylor
Senate committee backs bill to regulate holding companies
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee reported favorably a revised bill to abolish and regulate public utility holding firms. The panel approved 14 to 2 after initially 13 to 1. Senators Hastings and Dietrich walked out in protest over the geographic integration requirement.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Hastings
Delaware
Dietrich
Illinois
Chevrolet Workers Urged To Accept Peace Pact
In Toledo Ohio May 13 striking Chevrolet workers vote on a new peace plan tonight. Francis J Dillon AFL organizer urged acceptance of the plan. It was drawn at a 19 hour conference between union representatives and General Motors executives over the weekend.
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Toledo
Chevrolet
Francis J Dillon
American Federation of Labor
General Motors Corporation
Roosevelt presses to push New Deal and bonus bill forward
The passage notes President Roosevelt’s impatience with congressional delays as he orders speedier action on the New Deal agenda. It also describes Father Coughlin urging the president to sign the bonus bill, claiming broad supporter backing, while Senate leaders and other officials weigh moving the bonus in a form with wider backing.
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Patmanites
Senate
Roosevelt
Father Coughlin
White House
John N. Garner
Joseph T. Robinson
House
Joseph Byrnes
Senate Finance Committee
Pat Harrison
James A. Farley
Bare Facts Hair Raising Tales At Bald Head Club Meet
In New Haven the Bald Head Club of America opened its twenty third annual gathering with 200 bare plates shining as members sang It s the Tops. A rumor of a female applicant shocked the crowd and the credentials committee faces a tough test to confirm a bald head three inch diameter.
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New Haven
Conn
Chub of
America
John N. Brooks
Irvine May
Delilah
Mrs. Lorene Peninger Dies at Local Hospital
Lorene Peninger age 25 wife of L M Peninger of 508 North Van Buren Street died at a local hospital at 10 25 this morning. Survived by husband two sons Kenneth and Ray and daughter Wanda. Funeral arrangements by N S Griggs and Sons pending.
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L. M. Peninger
North
van Buren Street
Kenneth
Ray
Wanda
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Pioneer Resident Of Happy Dies At Home
J. J. Bauer, a pioneer resident of Happy, died this morning at his family home three and a half miles north of Happy. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home at the convenience of relatives.
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J. J. Bauer
Happy
Blackburn-Shaw
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