Lawrence of Arabia motor accident leaves war hero near death
Col Lawrence of Arabia, also known as T. E. Shaw, lay unconscious in Wool Military Hospital after a collision on a racing motorcycle with a bicycle ridden by Albert Hargreaves. He reportedly saved the youth by diverting his bike, suffering possible leg and skull fractures amid a long military career and later retirement from the Royal Air Force.
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Wool
England
Col
T. ER. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Turkey
Wool Military Hospital
Albert Hargreaves
Lawrence
Wool Hospital
Mr. Shaw
T. E. Shaw
Royal Air Force
Shaw
Air Force
Moreton
Somersetshire
Turners Puddle
Bovington Camp
Hargreaves
Tank Corps
Young Hargreaves
British Museum
Near East
Versailles
London
India
Ickes weighs electrification use for Panhandle gas
Secretary Ickes said he would consider a request for federal funds to build a generating plant linked to rural electrification after Texas lawmakers adjourned without authorizing a $60 million PWA allotment for a Panhandle to Detroit gas pipeline. He noted a possible special session and cited other gas pipeline proposals in Toledo Detroit and Indianapolis.
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Washington
Texas
Texa
Texas Panhandle
Detroit
St. Louis
Ickes
Toledo
Ohio
Indianapolis
The Globe Commentary and International Plans Noted
A collage of notes references Arthur Brisbane and his column in The Globe. It mentions Hitler’s ongoing programs and Washington's protest over German policies and debt demands.
Court clears Jewish leaders in Swiss protocols ruling
In Berne on May 14, a Swiss court ruled the notorious Protocols of Zion documents to be falsified, ending a long trial that accused Jewish leaders of plots for world domination.
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Berne
Switzerland
U.P
Lower Taxes for Whiskies Urged in Washington
The federal tariff commission told the House Ways and Means Committee that cutting liquor import duties could curb bootlegging while presenting figures showing liquor revenue rising from $191,843,990 in 1900 to $299,127,127 in 1934 and total commodity revenue increasing from $528,493,000 to $2,600,989,000 in the same period.
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Washington
Federal Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
James M. Doran
Distilled Spirits Institute
Tariff Commission
Crime Ends At Forty Says Scientist
Dr Paul L Schroeder of the Institute for Juvenile Research cites Illinois penitentiary studies showing crime often declines after age 40. He notes a distinct group of offenders who commit violence or fraud after 40 while others fade from crime, with individual factors possibly determining cessation.
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Howard FE. Blakeslee Washington
Paul L. Schroeder
Institute For Juvenile Research
Chicago
American Psychiatric Association
Illinois Penitentiary
Dr. Schroeder
Senate rejects Long demand for Farley probe
Washington May 14 The Senate voted 62 to 20 to reject Huey Long’s bid to investigate Postmaster General James A Farley after a day of heated debate in which Long accused Farley of fraud and manipulation The Post Office Committee backed the rejection noting insufficient evidence Long’s motion failed after procedural moves by Long and fellow Democrat McKellar Wheeler was paired and did not vote. Thousands of farmers gathered in Washington awaiting a mass meeting in Constitution Hall to show support for the AAA farm program hoping to meet President Roosevelt.
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U.P
Senate
Huey Long
James A. Farley
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Farley
Post Office Committee
Joseph T. Robinson
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
McKellar
Wheeler
Sen
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Montana
AAA
South
Middlewest
Constitution Hall
Roosevelt
Manila
P. I
Philippine
Manilla
Philippines
United
Amarillo Makes W J C C Bid On 1936 Convention
Nearly two thousand delegates and visitors converge on Plainview Texas for the seventeenth annual West Texas Chamber of Commerce meeting. Amarillo Wichita Falls Fort Worth and Brownwood bid to host the 1936 convention as Governor Allred attends and promotes tax and economic policy ideas.
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Vestel
Brownwood
James V. Allred
Wilma Friedsam
Wayland College
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Plainview
Panhandle Receives Rain as Seven-Day Cycle Nears End
Rain fell 1 to 2 inches in Borger Canadian and Pampa with up to a quarter inch between Pampa and Hereford. Amarillo saw only mist and light sprinkles. Weatherman Collman said warmup expected tonight as clouds dissipate despite lingering cold.
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Panhandle
Drouth
Estern
Borger
Canadian
Pampa
Santa Fe
Hereford
Amarillo
H. T. Collman
Baseball Schedule Updates From Major Leagues Postponed Weather
Weather forces postponements across leagues as Philadelphia Chicago, Boston St. Louis and Chicago Brooklyn games are called off. Doubleheader planned tomorrow with Cincinnati Boston and St. Louis New York also affected by rain and cold conditions. HA LOANS-Long-Belt Lbr. Co.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
National
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
HA Loans
Long-Belt Lbr. Co
Italy May Mobilize 950000 Troops Over Ethiopian Rift
Rome May 14 Italy may mobilize about 950000 troops by Friday as tensions with Ethiopia rise. A government spokesman said 1912 graduates have received mobilization orders and that Italy seeks a peaceful settlement under the 1928 arbitration treaty but will pursue conciliators only with assurances of a cooperative East Africa agreement.
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Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Oil Operators Meet Describes Industry Session
On page 2 an industry gathering of oil operators convenes to discuss field development, standards, and regulatory matters. The report highlights key speakers, proposed partnerships, and sector outlook.
Bonus Messages Swamp President
A flood of messages urging President Roosevelt to sign or veto the Patman cash bonus bill reached the White House as the Senate moved to relagate the measure to the president for formal disapproval. Administration leaders claimed better odds of a veto to end the issue this session, while supporters pressed for passage over a veto.
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Roosevelt
Patman
White House
Senate
Congress
Thomas Democrat
Oklahoma
Capitol Hill
Beauty Loses Suit Against Young Peer
Miss Angela Joyce the Miss England of 1930 loses breach of promise suit against Lord Revelstoke after a half hour Old Bailey verdict for the defendant. Costs are assessed against Miss Joyce.
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London
Angela Joyce
Lord Revelstoke
Old Bailey
Joyce
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas
Amarillo and vicinity expect light showers tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions on Wednesday. West Texas remains unsettled tonight and Wednesday with cooler south portions and warmer north portions. New Mexico also unsettled with probable showers in the north and east and cooler southeast tonight. Temperature extremes range from 48 to 43. Griggs Ambulance dial 4311.
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Amarillo
Vicinlity
West Texas
New Mexico
Bill To Alter Supreme Court Vote Majority
A constitutional amendment was introduced in the House to require a two thirds Supreme Court vote to hold unconstitutional any act of Congress. The measure grows from recent 5 to 4 Supreme Court decisions.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Congress
Oil Well Night Observed At The Nat Wednesday
Oil Well Night at The Nat Wednesday offers free prizes including 20 airplane rides and five shares in Oxnard test well No 1. Thorn ton Oxnard promotes sale of 200 units at 10 dollars each in the test tract east of Amarillo. Drilling resumed, pay dirt may be reached soon, depth 5640 feet. Music by Lloyd Snyder and his Nat dance orchestra. Call English Field or local radio stations for unit purchases.
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Oxnard
Amarillo
Thornton Oxnard
Lloyd Snyder
Nat Dance Orchestra
Wedding Hour Near for Babs Hutton in Reno Nevada
Barbara Hutton awaits a countess title by marriage as she nears wedlock with Danish count Kurt Haugwitz-Reventowich in Reno. The ceremony follows a divorce from Prince Alexis Mdivani and ends a royal title chapter as James Blakeley and others close to the family prepare the event.
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Nev
Barbara Hutton
Alexis Mdivani
Woolworth Dime Store
Kurt Haugwitz-Reventiow
James Blakeley
Hutton
Attempts To Burn Home of Sheppard
Len Morris Sheppard of Texas said a pyromaniac tried to burn his house last night. He and his wife woke to smoke and flames in the draperies before the fire was put out. A man fled with a bundle of papers under his arm after apparently starting the blaze.
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Washington
U.P
Len Morris Sheppard
Texas
Motor Plant Strike Ends in Toledo
The three week strike at the Chevrolet auto plant in Toledo Ohio ended with 732 voted to end it and 385 voting against. Plant officials moved to resume full production while union leaders split on the settlement. James Roland called the result a dirty trick amid a stormy meeting with AFL organizer Francis J. Dillon.
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Toledo
Chevrolet Auto
James Roland
Francis J. Dillon
American Federation of Labor
United Automobile Workers Federal Union
Farm Fire Fatal To Four Persons Near Bradford Alabama
Four people were burned to death and a fifth was seriously burned when a farmhouse near Bradford Alabama burned early today. The victims include Arthur Rich the farmer and Mrs J A Abel 70 Richs mother in law. Richs two children aged four and seven also perished. Mrs Rich escaped with severe burns but is expected to survive doctors said.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bradford
Arthur Rich
J. A. Abel
Rich
Phebe Warner Little Weaker with Pneumonia
Bulletin reports Mrs. Phebe K. Warner of Claude Illinois weaker but improved after a night. Her daughter Victoria Warner of Los Angeles arrived, with sons and relatives at the bedside. The widow of Dr. W. A. Warner, praised as poet laureate of the Panhandle, has twice run for congressman at large. In Rome a ministerial decree bans silver exports in ingots bars scraps powder or coins. travelers may take out 50 lire in silver.
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Phebe K. Warner
Claude
W. A. Warner
Rome
U.P
Fleet Readies for Major Pacific Fleet Maneuvers
At Pearl Harbor Hawaii on May 14 Vice Admiral Arthur J Hepburn prepares the Black Fleet for a dramatic southward dash as 153 fighting ships and coast guard craft join the White Fleet under Admiral Harris Lanin The setup unfolds across Pearl Harbor and distant North Pacific drill zones with carrier task forces and thousands of sailors involved.
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Pearl Harbor
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South Bering Sea
North Pacific
Arthur J. Hepburn
United States Navy
United States
Mid-Pacific Naval Base
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