Rain Brings Hope as Panhandle Finds Relief From Drought
The Panhandle in Texas received varying rainfall from a quarter inch to two inches, with Amari llo reporting slow rain and Dalhart tallying 0.83 inch by noon. Forecaster H T Collman predicts heavier showers tonight and tomorrow, boosting crop prospects and easing drought fears. Local editors hail the rain, noting joy and renewed optimism, while some remain skeptical until drouth is definitively broken.
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John L. McCarty
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Final Concert Tonight by Phil Harmonic Symphony Orchestra
The final appearance of the season by the Phil Harmonic Symphony Orchestra is tonight with many privileged members holding unused tickets from former concerts. Officials expect the largest crowd of the year despite the rain. Ticket board is at City Drug Store on Polk Street until 6, with box office at Municipal Auditorium opening at 7.
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Allreds To Take Centennial Train to Detroit Route
Governor and Mrs. Allred will depart Texas Sunday with the Texas Centennial train for a trip to the East. The governor announced there will be no special session of the Texas Legislature regarding the proposed Stanhandle to Detroit gas pipeline.
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Detroit
Allred vetoes gulf coast fishing bill this session
Governor Allred vetoed the measure from the recent legislature to permit seine and net fishing in Gulf Coast bays and inlets, finding the plan’s boundaries undefined and thus blocking the proposed openings. Blatz name appears in the text unrelated to the act.
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U.P
Allred
Gulf Coast
Richberg to leave NRA as June act expires
Washington May 17 One of the most meteoric New Deal careers appears near end as Donald R Richberg plans to step from government to private law practice when the present NRA act ends June 16 He may stay as Blue Eagle recovery board head during NRA reorganization if new law is not passed this date other NRA executives also plan early retirement Richberg had told Senate he temporarily accepted the post and wished to return to private life
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New Deal
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Blue Eagle Recovery Board
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Senator Barkley
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Senate
Showland glory dimmed and wars response
Page listings note diverse wartime and social topics. Headlines reference Showland glory dimming nightmares U-boat threat and war talk analysis. Other items cover stabilization offers East politics G O P stance Danes opposition wealth and death penalty island revolt and Soviet aviation prestige.
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Five gunmen rob Herbert Hosiery Mill payroll in Norristown
Five masked robbers raided the Herbert Hosiery Mill in Norristown Pennsylvania taking a payroll totaling 7 914 dollars. Mill officials reported the heist occurred today and Griggs Ambulance was on the scene.
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Norristown
Herbert Hosiery
Relief O K Pushes Washington But What It Means
Washington eyes a near certain White House approval of 1.09 billion dollars in relief projects proposed by relief drive chiefs. The advisory board backed the plan, but President Roosevelt delayed sign off, hinting at final say in allotments while Ickes Hopkins remain central figures.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Barker Conspiracy Case Yields Life Terms in Minnesota
Arthur Barker and Oliver Berg were sentenced to life imprisonment after conviction on conspiracy in the Lindbergh kidnap law case. Co defendants Harold Alderton James Wilson and John McLaughlin received convictions with varying outcomes. three others had their sentences deferred.
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Arthur
Doc) Barker
Edward G. Bremer
M. M. Joyce
Oliver A. Berg
Illinois
Alvin Karpis
Parker-Karpis
Harold Alderton
Bensenville
Bremer
Oliver Berg
Lafer
Illinois State
John J. McLaughlin
Chicago
James J. Wilson
Northwestern University
William Vidler
Philip DeLaney
McLaughlin
Joyce
Byron Bolton
Barker-Karpis
Trade Move Is Still Up Survey Says
New York May 17 A more uniform upward trend in trade this week was noted by Dun and Bradstreet in its weekly review. Labor difficulties have eased keeping industrial operations steadier and wholesale buying rising as summer demand grows. Unfavorable weather suppresses retail sales in some areas while spending increases show through autos radios refrigerators and motion picture admissions up 20 to 25 percent from a year ago. Wholesale volume rose overall despite some weaker lines.
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Dun & Bradstreet
Nun and firemen die in convent blaze in Joliet
In Joliet Quebec a nun, Sister Ste Helaine Desseur aged 75, died of heart failure after being awakened by firemen as fire swept the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame convent a five story boarding school and home. Three fire fighters also died when a wall collapsed burying the ladder they climbed to the fourth floor.
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Bonus bill moves toward White House veto showdown
The 2.2 billion Patman bonus inflation bill was sent to President Roosevelt who plans a veto message. Vice President Garner signed the bill at 11 A.M. as aides expect a veto and Senate votes to sustain it. Johnson set to speak May 20 on NRA, and Mrs Elsie Rockefeller dies of cerebral hemorrhage in Greenwich.
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John N. Garner
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Greenwich
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Elsie Stillman Rockefeller
William Goodshell Rockefeller
Charles W Knapp
Presidential Rumor Less Brain Better Mind
Arthur Brisbane column notes political rumors and public mood in Washington. The piece discusses Roosevelt’s stance, Patman bonus bill prospects, and the administration’s perceived indifference to potential vetoes.
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Miss Earhart
Used Car Bargains Loom in Amarillo Want Ads
Dealers are heavily stocked and eager to clear inventory with sharply cut prices. Explore the Automobiles for Sale column in today’s Want Ads to find remarkable used car bargains offered by Amarillo Automobile Dealers.
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Amarillo Forecast Shows Showers Tonight and Partly Cloudy Saturday
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for showers tonight with Saturday partly cloudy and little temperature change. In West Texas, expect mostly cloudy skies with showers in the north and extreme east portions tonight, then Saturday partly cloudy. Today's temperature extremes reach 49 to 50 degrees by 1 PM.
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Allred Won’t Call Pipeline Special Session
Governor Allred said he would not call a special session over the proposed natural gas pipeline from the Texas Panhandle to St. Louis and Detroit. He noted no session for any pipeline before fall and indicated he will not meet before September if at all. The regular session failed to pass a bill to fund a public agency to receive 60 million dollars from the federal government for pipeline construction.
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St. Louis
Detroit
Rain's no Mandicap To Shrine Novices
Rain or shine the sands will remain burning today for novices at Khiva Temple. Ten novices expected, two candidates for the Shrine ring: Howard Jones Amarillo and Walter Tubby Tyler. Visiting nobles include J. M Spoonts Illuatri Mispotentiate of Maskal Temple Wichita Falls and Dr Drum Epler Illustrious Potentate of Al Kaly Temple Pueblo. Ceremonial sections start 5 pm in the Temple ballroom after a 4 pm business session. dinner at 6. Shrine Page 2.
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Walter “Tubby
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Texlahoma idea gains early support in Western Oklahoma
Clinton Oklahoma May 17 Some residents dream of a forty ninth state named Texlahoma combining 23 Oklahoma counties with 46 from Texas A C Sights a local investor says he and associates will act He reports 400 survey returns 42 favor Texlahoma 4 oppose 2 noncommittal He notes interest from Amarillo and mentions Absaroka a proposed state in the Black Hills of Wyoming and South Dakota See TEXLAHOMA Page 2
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Bookie Hit By Ruling Of Texas Judge
A Texas injunction at Austin blocks race bookies including Illinois Nationwide News Service Inc and five named agents from operating or taking bets on horse races. District Judge C A Wheeler issued the restraining order in the 53rd District Court to cut off data used by bookies. First Assistant AG Scott Gaines says the group, based in Houston, faces state-permit issues and prohibition of bookmaker activity.
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William McC
Texas
C. A. Wheeler
Illinois Nationwide News Service Inc
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Harris County
Joseph A. Poreto
Joe Burns
Cyril Poreto
W. R. Thomas
Morris Clements
Scott Gaines
Houston
Battle Fleet Plays Hide and Seek in North Pacific
The U S battle fleet conducted a southern Pacific maneuver with 83 ships under Vice Admiral Harris Laning and 77 attacking vessels led by Vice Admiral Arthur Hepburn. The war games aim to test defense of Hawaii and the U S west coast with a possible reunion near Midway Islands for a simulated mass attack on Honolulu.
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Arthur J. Hepburn
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