Panhandle Delegation Visits Amarillo For Amarillo Day
A Panhandle citizens group of about 300 to 350 people in 100 cars arrived in Amarillo to be greeted by Mayor Ross D. Rogers and chamber leaders. The visit featured a band concert, Rotary luncheon, and a broadcasted program directed by Ralph Randel, highlighting Panhandle High School, Frank Stones Orchestra, and plans to promote the Panhandle race meet May 20 to 24.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
Cal Farley
Garford Wilkinson
Chamber of Commerce
E. W. Hardin
Chamber
Dutch Mantell
Marshall Turner
Sid Harper
Rotary
Amarillo Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Ralph Randel
Panhandle High School Bank
Frank Stone
Glenn Gideon
Jack Adkins
Panhandle High School
Mr. Randel
A. A. Callahan
Ed Deahl
Southwest Racing Association
M. B. Davidson
Jerry Claycomb
B. FE. Payne
NRA Plan Proposes Two Year Extension and Codes
The NRA board and President Roosevelt endorse a seven point program for a two year extension and revised codes to cover interstate business. It limits enforcement, preserves hearings, and strengthens anti monopoly provisions while keeping 7A bargaining. House hearings begin next week.
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Washington
Roosevel
NRA
Senate
House
White House
Donald Richberg
Richberg
National Industral Recovery Board
Palo Duro Park Work Is Tasked
Plans for improvements at Palo Duro State Park were outlined at a morning conference with National Park Service officials Herbert Evison and Paul Brown. Work this summer will focus on camp facilities to provide overnight accommodations, with optimism the park could become a major Southwest destination. Brown highlighted Palo Duro’s potential, while officials and Canyon Amarillo representatives attended. they will travel to California next.
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Palo Duro State Park
Amarillo
Canyon
Herbert Evison
Washington
National Park Service
Evison
Paul Brown
Indianapolis
Palo Duro
National Park
Brown
Indiana
California
C. W. Burrows
Clyde Warwick
Travis Shaw
T. C. Thompson
Ross Rogers
James O. Gulerie
Wilbur C. Hawk
Ed Hardin
Guy Carlander
T. B. Johnson
Mr. Evison
Mr. Brown
British cabinet shift sparks talk of new government
London reports of cabinet disputes over Britain's foreign policy fuel predictions of a government shakeup. Sir John Simon faces opposition over pro German links and Ethiopia remarks, while Ramsay MacDonald appears unlikely as foreign secretary. Stanley Baldwin seen as possible successor as talks pivot to currency and world economic conference prospects.
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London
Britain
John Simon
Mussolini
Italy
Il Duce
Ethiopia
Ramsay MacDonald
Germany
Foreign Office
Stanley Baldwin
Council
MacDonald
Hull
United States
Great Britain
Morgenthau
Repeal leads Georgia referendum. beer and wine approve
Georgia returns cut the repeal lead as rural precincts reported results. For repeal stood 75 619 to 71 235, a 4 384 margin, down from 8 100 last night. Beer and wine measures remained favored with beer 67 059 to 53 420 and wine 65 725 to 52 591. Harriet May Mills, 77, pioneer suffragist and ally of Roosevelt, died in Syracuse.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Bootleg Scheme Bared In Denver Involved Famous Names
Federal agents uncovered a major bootlegging operation in Denver identifying a fictitious wholesale business used to divert liquor from eastern distributors to Kansas. The list included movie stars authors columnists a western gun man and a former Texas governor though none were licensed dealers.
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Denver
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
Maurice Leckenby
Ed Howe Ready For Eye Operation At Johns Hopkins
Ed W. Howe editor from Atchison Kansas arrived in Baltimore with his son Gene Howe to undergo surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital aimed at restoring his fading eyesight. The elder journalist, famed as the Sage of Potato Hill, hopes the procedure will halt further vision loss.
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Baltimore
Ed W. Howe
Atchison
Kan
Potato Hill
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Gene Howe
Amarillo
Texas
News- Globe
TWA Pilot Aims for Six Speed Records on 3100 Mile Flight
New York May 11 A TWA pilot Tomlinson took off from Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn at 5 59 A M in a non stop 3100 mile test flight to estab lish six speed records on a triangular Brooklyn Washington Norfolk route. Co pilot Joseph E Bartles accompanies him as they plan five laps at 14000 feet for 16 to 17 hours with 1600 gallons of gasoline and 100 gallons of oil and a 24545 pound gross load.
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New York
D. W
Tommy
Tomlinson
TWA
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Norfolk
Joseph E. Bartles
Shrine Day Festive Ceremony Planned at Khiva Shrine Temple
The Khiva Shrine Temple in Amarillo hosts a large annual spring ceremony with novices crossing burning sands to become members. Activities start at the Masonic Temple and continue with a ceremonial ball, dinner, and guest entries for a fee.
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Panhandle Plains
Amarillo
Masonic Temple
Fifth Avenue
Taylor Streets
Shriners
Weather notes for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy in Amarillo with possible light showers tonight or Friday and a slight warmup on Friday. West Texas remains cloudy with unsettled conditions and showers in the Rio Grande valley and Panhandle, warmer Friday. New Mexico expects showers tonight and Friday with little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
New Mexico
Fleet Warriors Move For Opening of Fight
Aboard the U S S Pennsylvan ia May 16 two U S battle fleets moved into position for a peacetime clash described as the greatest of the century. Secrecy shrouded their exact locations as Vice Admiral Hepburns 77 ships and Admiral Lanings 83 ships closed in.
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U. S. S. Pennsylvania
U.P
Pacific
United States Battle Fleet
Arthur J. Hepburn
Harris Laning
Con
This Is Day This Is Knight But It’s No Joke
Farmers leader Clifford Day telephoned a local newspaper in Washington to demand clarification. Francis Knight, a copy boy, answered and they discussed the seriousness of the matter before authorities and editors arranged to straighten things out.
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Day
Knight
Washington
Clifford Day
Francis Knight
Why Waste Money Looks Like War Brain Here
Column by Arthur Brisbane explores wartime morale and resource concerns with a brisk, opinionated tone. The piece links public spending to war needs while contrasting practical measures against theoretical anxieties.
Brisbane Skewers Patman Bill Over Veterans Funding
The Globe columnist Arthur Brisbane critiques the Patman bill noting it would cost two thousand two hundred million dollars to fund veterans benefits. He argues against issuing bonds that would pay interest to lenders who did not serve, framing the policy as a misallocation of funds.
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Patman
United States
Dalhart Receives Rain in Panhandle Dust Bowl
The article notes Dalhart as the sole Panhandle area with appreciable rain last night, recording a 0.38 inch fall matching the prior night. A small stretch near Duncan and Channing saw 1.5 inches, while regions farther away reported no precipitation.
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Dalhart
Panhandle
Duncan
Channing
Run-off vote set to decide labor delegate
A run-off election for the post of delegate to the American Federation of Labor was listed on the Texas federation convention program. Alfred L Bailey of Fort Worth and W. F. Hill of Fort Arthur remained in the race after yesterday's vote which elected all other officers. W. B. Arnold of San Antonio was re-elected president. Houston won the 1936 meeting place over Tyler and Amarillo. Wallace Reilly of Dallas was re-elected executive secretary. Henry Winkler of Houston was elected first vice-president. Emily Jordan of San Antonio second. Bailey third. H. W. Acreman fourth. W. W. Finch Amarillo fifth. Able Bullard Kilgore sixth. Robert Oliver Baytown seventh.
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Waco
American Federation of Labor
Texas Federation
Alfred L Bailey
Fort Worth
W. F. Hill
Fort Arthur
W. B. Arnold
San Antonio
Houston
Tyler
Amarillo
Wallace Reilly
Dallas
Henry Winkler
Emily Jordan
Alfred L. Bailey
H. W. Acreman
el Paso
W. W. Finch
Able Bullard
Kilgore
Robert Oliver
Baytown
Byrd Returns to Boston Amid Navy Welcome
Thousands cheer as Rear Admiral Richard F. Byrd arrives in Boston aboard the Bear of Oakland and Jacob Rapper's supply ship for the Byrd Antarctic expedition. The harbor salute includes naval batteries, a flotilla of welcoming craft, and an official greeting from Governor Curley.
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Boston
U.P
Richard F. Byrd
Bear of
Oakland
Byrd Antractic
Jacob Rapper
Boston Navy Yard
Explorer
Curley
Why the War Talk a New Daily Series
A new daily series titled Why the War Talk? debuts, inviting readers to explore questions behind wartime discourse. The feature appears alongside other listings and notices in the publication.
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Ickes
Monopoly
Hoover
Scarborough Slated as Baptist Head in Convention
Memphis Tennessee May 16 Dr L R Scarborough president Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth Texas named for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention The election will be held this afternoon Dr Scarborough is first vice president Others named as likely successors include Dr John Jeter Hurt president Union University Jackson Tennessee Dr Robert G Lee Memphis and Dr Frank Tripp St Joseph Missouri
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Tenn
L. R. Scarborough
Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
Scarborough
M. FE. Dodd
John Jeter Hurt
Union University
Jackson, Tenn
Robert G. Lee
Frank Tripp
St. Joseph
Robbers Bind Two At Ice Cream Plant And Take Safe
Four masked men bound two employees at an ice cream plant in Houston after failing to open a safe on site. They fled with about a half ton safe containing 500 dollars. The emptied safe was later recovered with the money missing. Griges Ambulaner. Dial 4311.
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Houston
Jealousy Motive in Slaying of Wife and Priest
New York reports that Joseph L. Steinmetz murdered his 17-year-old bride Ruth Steinmetz and Fr. J. J. Leonard in the Knights of Columbus Hotel on their honeymoon. The state argues jealousy drove the 22-year-old Protestant divinity student to the killings as testimony began in the criminal case.
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New York
U.P
Joseph L. Steinmetz
Ruth Steinmetz
J. J. Leonard
Knights of Columbus
Alexander Kaminsky
Projects Due Consideration In Talk Today In Panhandle Focus
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce reports in a wire that Washington will take up the Conchas dam project and other Panhandle favored items at the first allotment meeting this afternoon. Panhandle residents are urged to listen on NBC at 6 30 this evening for official announcements.
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Conchas Dam
Panhandle
Washington
Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Grave anxiety as Lawrence nears crisis in cycling accident
Dorsetshire May 16 grave anxiety was felt as Col. T. E. Lawrence neared a crisis from injuries suffered in a cycling accident Monday. Lawrence remained unconscious around mid afternoon three days after the wreck as his brother A W Lawrence waited near his room at Bovington camp military hospital. A sense of slim hope was voiced by his brother.
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Wool
Dorsetshire
Eng
Col
T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence
A. W. Lawrence
Bovington Camp Military Hospital
Lupe Velez Turmoil Delays Pittsburgh Appearance
Hollywood star Lupe Velez faced delays as her Tarzan husband Johnny Weissmuller paid 489 for a Transcontinental Airways flight that ran 22 minutes late. She caused a stir at Grand Central Air Terminal after arriving four minutes late, storming into the waiting room with Beatrice Verdugo, then rushing off in a heated exit.
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U.P
Lupe Velez
Pittsburgh
Colony
Johnny Weissmuller
Lupe
Transcontinental Airways
Grand Central Air Terminal
Johnny
Beatrice Verdugo
Johnee
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