Weather storms and bold statehood dreams across Panhandle
A Friday sandstorm looms with no moisture in sight while Amarillo tests the Florida diet of three bananas and four glasses of milk daily. Western Oklahoma boosters propose Texlahoma with Texola as capital, Panhandle advocates back West Texas with Plainview near center, but constitutional barriers make a new state unlikely. Local politics swirl around Harold English’s potential county commission bid amid rumors of candidates and social chatter.
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Panhandle
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Plainview
South Plains
Farm Proposition Deat Tack
A fragment from a historical notice features a white man aged 20 describing marriage, a small family, and experience repairing and running combines. The text reflects a personal statement likely linked to a land or farming proposition and outlines practical farming skills.
Welcome New Bishop Lucey With Amarillo Reception
A public reception and banquet for Most Reverend Robert Emmett Lucey, new bishop of the Amarillo diocese, will be held tonight at 7 at the Amarillo Country Club. City, state and church officials will greet him. music by local groups will accompany the program.
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Robert Emmett Lucey
Amarillo Catholic Diocese
Amarillo Country Club
Walter Barlow
Ross Rogers
Julius Dorenfield
Miriam Ferguson
Texas
John J. Carrouzett
Galveston
Walter Irvin
John Lowe
E. C. Seaman
Amarillo
Lucey
F. J. Podluka
Rowena
A. F. Amirault
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Beacon
Amarillo College of Music
Farm Boy Defends Mother Kills Father in Pitchfork Attack
In Midland Pennsylvania a 15 year old farm youth named Steve Vrvas told police he shot his father Lawrence Vrvas with a shotgun to save his mother from a pitchfork attack. He described the father chasing the mother around the barnyard after a day of plowing. The youth said the father had been drinking and grew furious over dinner delays.
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Midland
Steve Vrvas
Lawrence Vrvas
Steve
Race figure dies after fall at Jamaica track
Pi-Domi nick Bellizzi a Brookmeade Stable rider died in Jamaica Hospital after injuries from a fall at the Jamaica race track on Saturday. A second notice from Austin reports the Knights of Columbus state convention opening with former Gov. James Ferguson as a banquet speaker amid Texas city chatter and local column content filled with varied notes and reflections.
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New York
Pi—Dominick
Duke) Bellizzi
Isabel Dodge Sloane
Brookmeade
Mary Immaculate Hospital
Jamaica
Knights OF Columbus
Austin
U.P
Texas Knights of Columbus
James F. Ferguson
Gloria Swanson divorce may be publicity says Trishman
Paris May 174% Michael Farmer will contest Gloria Swanson divorce only if custody is pressed. He may refuse a divorce and notes divorces are not recognized in the Irish Free State. He says it could be a publicity gag and awaits word from Gloria.
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Paris
Michael Farmer
Gloria Swanson
Farmer
Irish Free State
London
Gloria
California
Bivins Estate Helium Rights Suit Settled
The Bivins Estate received 130131 from the United States Government in a 1931 condemnation case over helium gas rights on 9067 acres west of Amarillo. Judge James C. Wilson ordered transfer of funds to Mary F Bivins Miles Bivins and Julian Bivins after heirs prevailed. oil rights were returned to the estate. The Amarillo area helium field is the government’s sole helium asset.
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Bivins
United States
Amarillo
James C. Wilson
Mary F. Bivins
Miles Bivins
Julian Bivins
Wilson
Mooney Receives Moral Backing From Texas Labor Body
Tom Mooney, condemned for the San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing, won moral support from the Texas Federation of Labor at its Dallas convention. The group urged aid but refused monetary contributions due to lack of funds, sending only moral backing.
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Mooney
Dallas
Tom Mooney
San Francisco
Texas Federation of Labor
Federation
BANKS REPORT UPTICKS IN CASH AND NOTES ACROSS NATION
National banks show $358,202,000 cash in vaults in March, up $15,185,000 and $69,824,000 in two and eight month periods. National bank notes rise from $730,435,000 in June to $778,556,000 in December and $790,037,000 in March. Texas earns praise for aiding recovery as Comptroller J F T OConnor notes Dallas April postal receipts $273,174 and San Antonio $87,008 gains.
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National Bank
Texas
Dallas
J. F. T. O'connor
Texas Bankers’ Association
O'Connor
San Antonio
Panama maneuvers show U S Navy’s peacetime strength
The article recalls 10 May maneuvers with Rear Admiral Frank H. Brumby leading the gray fleet of fast light ships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines. It notes U S and Britain’ capital ships remain strongest, while rivals emphasize lighter vessels. The outcome leaves the American fleet in high morale and discipline.
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Gray Feet
Frank H. Brumby
United States
Great Britain
Amarillo gets demo sanction
J. T. Scott Jr of Houston elected national committee man by the State Executive Committee of Young Democratic Clubs in San Antonio. Raymond E Buck of Fort Worth chosen chairman, Damon Blake of Amarillo secretary. The panel filled vacancies Pat Adams Jr Jasper County Damon Blake Galveston Noble Carl Campo J Doyle Settle Lubbock J C Looney Edinburg Weldon Johnson Levelland and Dorothy Wilson Beeville. Next state convention set for Amarillo in 1936. Joe Roberts of Houston named state publicity director.
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San Antonio
J. T. Scott, Jr
Houston
Young Democratic Clubs
McDonald Leech
Corpus Christi
Raymond E. Buck
Fort Worth
Damon Blake
Amarillo
Pat Adams
Gathright Granted Extended Parole For 90 Days
Gathright, convicted last year of violating state liquor laws tied to 3.2 beer sales before the Texas beer law took effect, received an additional parole of 90 days. This is his second parole after a 30-day governor grant in April. He was sentenced to two years by the 47th District Court on June 19, 1933, and the court of criminal appeals upheld that ruling on March 28.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Fourteen Die in Belgian Mine Explosion Rescue Efforts
In Brussels on May 17, a firedamp explosion at a coal mine killed fourteen rescuers and three trapped miners while attempting to recover bodies. The disaster follows Tuesday night’s blast that left forty-eight miners dead and forty bodies recovered so far. five survivors were brought out.
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Brussels
Uaturages Au Fiel
Veterans Speak on Bonus Delays and Hard Times
A Chicago man among 319 veterans recounts winter work scarcity after the delay of a promised bonus. He describes rent arrears, potential eviction, and anger at stalled pay while recalling prior earnings of up to 125 dollars weekly. He warns of possible desperate actions if relief remains blocked.
Ickes Urges Oil Conservation Policy at Exposition
Secretary Ickes told Independent Petroleum Association of America members that oil conservation must be given life and substance by federal action. He criticized hot oil runners and said three regional groups drive crooked acts, but praised industry cooperation toward a sane, workable solution.
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Independent Petroleum Association of America
Congress
Ali Baba
California
East Texas
New York City
Believed Dead Husband Warns Wife in Texas Letter
Mrs. L. R. Franklin in Minden received a letter from Longview Texas claiming her husband was alive and advising against remarriage without a divorce. Sheriff Haynes and Deputy Richardson debated whether to exhume the body of a man killed near Longview last February, whom Mrs. Franklin had identified as her husband.
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Minden
L. R. Franklin
O. H. Haynes
M. Richardson
Longview
Texas
Cub Scouting Gains Public Interest in Amarillo
Charles F. Smith of New York draws crowds as Cub Scouting discussions grow. He spoke at Central Presbyterian Church and will address the Senior High School Auditorium at 8 pm. The lecture covers Cub Scouting for boys aged 9 to 11. Public invited as Amarillo launches Cubbing with C. B. Johnson announcing immediate start.
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New York
Central Presbyterian Church
Mr. Smith
Smith
Columbia University
Amarillo
C. B. Johnson
Hughes urges state police corps and judiciary reform
In Madisonville on May 17 Maury Hughes, a Dallas gubernatorial hopeful, called for a state police department uniting Texas rangers and the highway patrol under central command. He also pressed judiciary reform and a reform of the pardon board, and opposed further state bond issues beyond bread bonds.
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Madisonville
Tex
Maury Hughes
Dallas
Texas Rangers
Pardon Board
Woman Kept Under Observation After Husband Slaying
Milwaukee authorities hold 68 year old Albertina Kruger for observation after guards found her husband Albert Kruger hacked to death with an ax in their suburban home. Detectives say evidence indicates the crime occurred April 15 while the woman raved incoherently.
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Wis
Albertina Kruger
County Hospital
Albert
Frank Prohaska
Noted Arrest In Kidnapping Case Linked To Extradition
Federal operative J. D. Swenson reports a boy said he wanted to go home to mother as Armstrong and his wife were said to be divorced. The officers noted the grandfather was a former Tennessee governor. Swenson cited information of a divorce but Armstrong denied knowledge of it. The two men waived extradition.
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West Tenth Street
O. W. Floyd
Armstrongs
Tennessee
J. D. Swenson
Armstrong
Swenson
Missing girl June Robles held in desert till ransom note
Police describe June Robles vanishing April 25 as her father Fernando Robles receives a $15,000 ransom note two hours after she was kidnapped. Carlos recalls June claiming hundreds of ants crawled over her, stinging her and leaving scant food while chained to a stake in a brush hidden area.
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Carlos
June
Fernando Robles
Baptists Vote on Brotherhood Restructuring at Convention
The convention rejected D H Powell's proposal to place the Baptist Brotherhood under the Sunday School Board. Opponents included L E Barton and John D Freeman. J T Henderson presented the report. Next meeting place likely Memphis with Knoxville also inviting. Committee appointments announced for Time Place and Preacher J A Elis and others.
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Shreveport
L. E. Barton
Birmingham
Ala
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Nashville, Tenn
J. T. Henderson
The
Baptist Brotherhood of the South
Memphis
Tenn
Knoxville
J. A. Elis
Texas
National Baptist Memorial
Chalimah
W. W. Barnes
F. M. McConnell
Cotton and livestock markets mixed in New Orleans and Kansas City
The New Orleans cotton market opened firmer with July at 11.48 and December at 11.74 as buyers covered and early gains spread. Kansas City hogs and cattle rose with top hogs $3.35, steer and heifer prices advancing, while wheat and silver driven stocks boosted New York equities.
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