New Mexico Democrats Clash Over Delegate Seating at State Convention
In Clovis New Mexico Democrats faced a heated state convention dispute over delegate seating between Gov Seligman aligned supporters and an anti Seligman faction led by Judge Hanna Mayor Tingley and ex Governor Hannett. The session ended with Seligman’s 77 delegates seated while rival party lines splintered and a rump convention loomed. A committee walkout followed as tensions rose and accusations of illegal delegate selection surfaced.
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T. E. Johnson
Albuquerque
Seligman
Ed Swope
State Central Committee
H. A. Riker
Raton
Highway Department
Department
State Committee
Roosevelt Clovis
N. M
New Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic State Central Committee
Arthur Seligman
Bernalillo County
R. H. Hanna
Four States Pick Party Delegates Amid Money Talk
Delegates were chosen in four states with New Jersey using the primary method. Roosevelt expected to win Montana and New Mexico Democratic votes while New Jersey’s GOP delegation stayed unpledged. New Mexico and Kansas backed Roosevelt early, with Montana and New Jersey showing varied patterns in unpledged and bound votes.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kansas
Montana
New Mexico
Connecticut
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Hoover
Jersey
Brisbanes View on Hoover Emergency Powers and Inflation
Arthur Brisbane argues in The Globe that President Hoover can use emergency powers to print money to fund confidence and employment. He criticizes financial elites for blocking government credit and urges bold inflationary action within U S boundaries. See TODAY Wage 2.
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Hoover
Congress
John D. Rockerfeller
Uncle Sam
United States
Eagles Open 27th Texas Convention in Houston
The Texas Fraternal Order of Eagles held its 27th annual convention in Houston with more than 200 delegates in attendance.
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Eagles
Houston
Texas Fraternal Order of Eagles
Fear Scores Lost in Blazing Ship Horror
Eighty to one hundred persons mostly first class passengers were trapped aboard the blazing Georges Philippar off Cape Guardafui. Survivors aboard the Contractor said some perished and many lost belongings as families were separated amid smoke and panic. The fire, started days earlier in freight holds, spread rapidly and rescue efforts continued. SCOUTS THEORY OF TERRORIST CAUSE. Adrian Monge denied terrorist involvement, saying the blaze erupted suddenly despite safety measures.
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Arabia
Georges Philippar
Cape Guardafui
Somaliland
Conr
Wat Nh
Paris
Adrian Monge
Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes
Monge
Lindbergh Kidnapping Cases Spark Reward Talk
New Jersey officials push rewards while Col. Schwarzkopf discloses John Hughes Curtis wrote a complete confession claiming accomplices and boats were his imagination. Gov. Moore urges a large reward to provoke squeals as searchers weigh motives and possible gangland ransom.
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Hopewell
N. J
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Senate debates tax bill as Connally amendment fails
The Senate defeated a bid to raise income and surtax rates beyond current levels, rejecting the Connally amendment that would lift normal rates to 4 and 6 percent with a 55 percent surtax on incomes over 1 million. The bill's fate remains uncertain as debate continues and a sales tax showdown is planned ahead of excise taxes.
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Washington
U.H
Senate Today
Senate Finance Committee
Connally
Senate
Huey Long
Senator Connally
Texas
Senator Couzens
Mich
Couzens
Senate Democrats
Alfred BE
Smith
House
Army's Stand Upsets Japs In Political Turmoil
News from Washington reports Japanese army demands a nationalist cabinet rule to curb the Seiyukai party. Refusal of generals to serve in a one party government clashes with traditional politics after the Mukden seizure. Emperor may intervene or back multi party governance amid rising militarism and nationalism.
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Washington
Japan
Mukden
Kisaburo Suzuki
Seiyuki
Inukai
Suzuki
Seiyuki Party
Great Britain
Manchuria
Ruth Kirker Heroine of San Salvador Legation Revolt
Ruth Kirker chief clerk at the American legation in San Salvador earned hero status after remaining at her post during a Communist revolt as bullets whizzed around her. She arrived in Los Angeles aboard the liner Santa Elisa for a vacation, greeted by applause upon her return to the United States.
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Legation
San Salvador
Ruth Kirker
United States
Los Angeles
Santa Elisa
Blame Board for Low Grain Sparks Texas Grain Talk
Frank A. Theis, retiring president of the Kansas City Board of Trade, told the Texas Grain Dealers Association in Fort Worth that grain market woes stem from the farm board’s hoarded grain and government involvement. He called the board’s price pegging attempts futile and condemned equalization fees and debentures while urging relief measures be dropped.
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Fort Worth
Frank A. Theis
Kansas City Board of Trade
Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
Theis
Farm Board
United States
Relief of Agriculture
Amarillo School Board Sets 33 1 3% Pay Cuts And $100 Exemption
The Amarillo school board plans a final meeting to approve a $108 810 budget cut and adjust salaries. A 33 1 3 percent reduction applies to pay above a $100 monthly exemption, creating a graduated scale from no cut to 27 percent for the superintendent. The plan keeps $100 monthly for nine months.
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Amarillo
George M. Waddill
Sibsoe
Government witnesses testify in Pampa liquor conspiracy case
Five witnesses for the state took the stand in federal court in Pampa. one refused to testify and another was removed after admitting talks with a defense attorney. Johnnie Bowman denied his wife Viola Bowman's testimony and admitted not wanting to testify. Viola described liquor sources and named several former officials, including Sheriff Ernest Graves.
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Federal District Court
Pampa
Johnnie Bowman
Bill Watkins
Gray County
Huntsville
Viola Bowman
Kansas City
Leslie Salter
U. S
Viola, Bowman
Murph Smith
Albritton
Ernest Graves
Scott, Rhoudasil
Herman Wachendorf
Weldon Wilson
Quaker
Graves
Gaston Means Summoned by Two Courts in McLean Case
Washington May 17 Two branches of the District of Columbia Supreme Court summon Gaston B Means a sleuth in the McLean family suits He is to testify or respond in the delay of the trial to remove McLean as co trustee of his fathers estate including the Washington Post He faces demurrer or answer to indictments accusing him of embezzling 104000 from Mrs McLean money she entrusted to him in the Lindbergh case context.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Edward B. McLean
Gaston B. Means
McLean
Washington Post
Lindbergh
Two People Profit From Each Good Deed Campaign Closes
The Globe and the Mission Theater conclude a weekly Good Deed feature in Amarillo urging daily courtesies. Readers are invited to report acts like free meals to jobless men and aid to strangers. winners get tickets to The Man Who Played God after calling the Globe.
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Good Deed
Globe and the Mission Theater
Amarillo
West Sixth Street
Terday
Globe
God
West Tenth Street Road
Bombay Riots Toll Rises to Seventy One Dead
The Hindu Muslim clashes in Bombay have left 71 dead and 700 injured after four days of violence across multiple districts. Brit ish tanks and troops patrolled streets as rioters and security forces fought amid deserted avenues and decaying garbage.
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Bombay
Poona
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair weather tonight and Wednesday. West Texas shows fair skies and warming trend with higher temps in the north. southwest stays cooler. New Mexico forecast fair to tonight and Wednesday with warming in southeast and extreme east portions. Temperature extremes today range from 46 to 70 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Irish Eyes Will Shine In Gloria Shea’s Debut Film
Gloria Shea, fresh from Broadway, signs a movie contract and will star in her first picture. Audiences in theaters soon will see her Irish smile on the screen.
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Gloria Shea
Seek Arrests In Oil Frauds In East Texas
Longview May 17 Officers sought to arrest 10 or 12 men indicted yesterday by the Gregg County Grand Jury in connection with wholesale oil thefts in the East Texas oil field. A total of 158 indictments was voted. The district attorney said identities would not be released pending arrest. Eighteen men, including two railroad commission employees and two railway agents, had been charged in justice court earlier. The grand jury noted connivance between dishonest land and royalty owners and operators hindered investigators.
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Longview
Gregg County Grand Jury
East Texas
John E. Taylor
Railroad Commission
W. ©. Hurst
Grand Jury
Four fold plan aims at retrenchment across government
Washington May 17 Four fold congressional program calls for sharp retrenchment in government costs all along the line. The article notes the plan to cut expenses and tighten fiscal policy as part of a broader effort through income Page 2.
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Washington
Judges Charged With Joy Rides Across the Nation
Washington reports accuse 29 federal judges of using government expense accounts for extended trips and vacations including stays in New York. Names include Swan of New Haven and Chase of Brattleboro, with totals cited and denials from Denver judges Symes and Kennedy noting justifications for temporary assignments.
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New York
Congressional Record
Laguardia R
N. Yo
House
Comptroller General
California
Wyoming
Colorado
Texas
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Kansas
Illinois
Laguardia
Thomas W. Swan
New Haven
Connecticut
Harrie B. Chase
Brazeacre
Vermont
Denver
Farm Hand Ad Brings in Help Early for Spring Plow
A farmer placed a short three day Want Ad in the Globe-News Want Ad Department. He now has a good farm hand at work aiding in spring plowing and ready for berry picking season. He can be reached by mail phone or wire for ads.
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Want
Want Ad Department
Globe-News
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