Sport License Bill Is Killed
A proposed universal hunting and fishing license bill died in Texas. The House rejected the measure though Lt. Gov. Stevenson supported it as part of a tie breaking Senate vote. The House substituted a bill raising deer and big game licenses from 2 to 3 dollars and cutting out of state license fees from 25 to 10 dollars to boost revenues. Local game bills continue to expand protections. open season for the collared peccary runs Nov 18 to Jan 1 with a two animal limit per hunter.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
Senate
House Game and Fish Committee
House
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
South
State Game and Fish Department
Interstate Bill Vetoed by Gov W Lee
Gov W Lee vetoed a bill creating the Texas Commission of Interstate Cooperation. The measure, led by Sen Manley of Stephenville, would allow Texas to participate in interstate conferences to reduce trade barriers and address cross state issues. The governor said the act creates a new state department and requires general fund appropriations during a deficit period.
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Austin
Texas Commission of Interstate Cooperation
W. Lee Dhaniel
Manley Head
Stephenville
Texas
Larceny Trial Postponed After Juror Bears Twins
The larceny trial of Frank Grabowski, 42, was continued until June 12 because during a court recess juror Mrs Forrest Pinney went home and gave birth to twins.
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Painrsville
Frank Grabowski
Forrest Pinney
Airliner Crashes at Tokyo Border Killing Pilot and Four
May 17 an aircraft taking off from Fukuoka en route to Keijo failed to clear wires at the airport border and crashed. The pilot mechant and four passengers were killed. The radio operator and four passengers were injured.
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Tokyo
Fukuoka
Keijo
Korea
Sacred Heart Cathedral Drive Meeting Shows Early Success
The Sacred Heart Cathedral finance drive reports strong start with $1831 in pledges from two days. Eighty workers are in the field led by Mrs. H. M. Tult, with team members listed, as Bishop Lucey accepts a $25 gift from Price College students signaling broad support for a six month effort to raise $10,000 to reduce Cathedral Hall debt.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Father Drury
H. M. Tult
George Nussbaum
Fred Shetterly
L. J. Dolan
J. J. Laughlin
Ralph McCarty
Walter Barlow
J. T. Mellinger
Fred Debbrecht
M. J. Storck
John F. Guide
H. H. Einhaus
Clarence Morton
Robert F. Licey
Francis Simyer
Price College
Bishop Lucey
Mr. Smyer
Jack Herrmann
John Heyburn
David E. Davis
Cathedral Hall
Washington Street
Amarillo Boy Wins Third in Contest
Kent Barnard a 16 year old Amarillo high school senior won third prize in the My Home Town contest finals in Abilene for traveling the greatest distance. He has a scholastic average of 5.69 and is editor of the school yearbook. Coached by Oletha Jane Cornelius.
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Kent. Barnard
Werat Texas Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
Young Barnard
Roy G. Barnard
Mississippi Street
Aged Deaf Woman Fleees Burglars In Flaming House
In Miami on May 17, 65 year old Mrs. Trene Hahn awoke to an axe smashing her bedroom door. She fled through successive rooms as the attackers battered in each doorway. Hearing impaired, she mistook rescuers for burglars and was carried from the burning building by firemen.
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Miami
Fla
Trene Hahn
Rebel Stirs G A R Camp Into Action And Words
Joplin Missouri May 17 1% Veterans from the G A R camp reacted with indignation upon learning a Confederate veteran Andrew Hawkins age unknown attended the state encampment He urged harmony and release of former foes while the Union veterans insisted the encampment was not a suitable venue for him Separately the U S Geological Survey reported prairie dogs caused about 35 cents per acre damage across 200000 acres of western Oklahoma.
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Joplin
G. AR
Andrew Hawkins
United States Geological Survey
Oklahoma
Henderson Named for Full Term on Securities Commission
President Roosevelt nominates Leon Henderson of New Jersey for a full term on the Securities Exchange Commission expiring in 1944 Henderson had been confirmed for the remainder of William O. Douglas’s term, Douglas now serving on the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
New Jersey
Securities Commission
Henderson
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Brother of Wounded Man Nabbed in Bank Robbery at Chico
Texas authorities announced the arrest of J. Pinion by state and local officers for the Chico bank robbery. He and his brother Pete Pinion reportedly took $150 each from the $2,000 loot and buried the remainder. Pete, recovering in a Decatur hospital, has given the statement. Pinion was en route with officers to the burial site.
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Austin
U.P
Texas Department of Public Safety
J. ©. Pinion
Chico
Pete
Decatur
Pete Pinion
Pinion
Mary Mildred Elder Dies at Home in Amarillo
Miss Mary Mildred Elder a 12 year Amarillo resident died at 914-B Tyler Street this morning. Rosary at Boxwell Brothers chapel tonight at 7 30 with Rev Father Iainls Sanasee officiating. Funeral planned for Friday. She was a dress maker and a Catholic. Survived by sister Gertrude Elder and twin brother C A Elder both of Amarillo. The United States annexed Samoa in 1900.
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Mary Mildred Elder
Amarillo
Tyler Street
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Iainls Sanasee
Miss Elder
Catholic Church
Gertrude Elder
C. A. Elder
Mildred Elder
Commission Approves Club House Plans in City
The city commission approved the club house plans and specifications by architect Macon Carder. Bids to build the club house will be received within two weeks. The meeting, led by Commissioner Joe Jenkins as mayor pro tem, also heard petitions and street light requests. Gov. John E. Miles of New Mexico arrived at 8:45 p.m.
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Macon Carder
Joe Jenkins
John E. Miles
New Mexico
Safe Driving Award Backfires On Nervous Driver
Arthur Moe a 53 year old man in Los Angeles collapsed at the wheel and nearly wrecked his truck after being hustled to the police station by two officers who joked he was under arrest to present a safety citation. Doctors at Receiving Hospital diagnosed a nervous reaction. The incident followed Moe's 26 years of accident free driving.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Arthur Moe
Moe
Stevenson Overrules Speer To Hold Fair Trade Bill Off
In Austin on May 17 UPI Lt. Gev Coke R. Stevenson overruled Senator Franklin Spears of San Antonio who sought immediate Senate action on the fair trade bill. Filibusters had blocked a vote previously. Spears argued that another special order could not displace the fair trade bill.
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Austin
UPI
Gev
Coke R. Stevenson
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
State Senate
Spears
Union Label League Holds Monthly Meeting in Carpenters Hall
The newly organized Union Label League met last night at Carpenters Hall. Officers reported strong enthusiasm during a lengthy business session and a productive discussion of agenda items.
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Union Label League
Carpenters Hall
Denmark Accepts Nazi Non-Aggression Offer
Berlin reports Sweden Finland and Norway rejected Hitler’s non aggression pacts while Denmark was said to accept. Swedish Norwegian and Danish envoys presented their governments positions at the foreign office with the Finnish representative seen yesterday. Denmark, citing its border with Germany, was understood ready to sign a non aggression pact.
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Berlin
U.P
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Denmark
Foreign Office
Reich
Kansas City Livestock Market Report May 17
Hogs 1600 salable slow uneven steady with gains over 260 lb. top $6.80. Cattle 2700 salable, calves 500. fed steers and yearlings steady to firm, cows mostly steady. top steer price around $10.50, good cows $7.00, light stockers $9.75. Sheep 5000 salable, killing classes weak 25 cents lower. native lambs $9.75, clipped $7.25 to $7.50, woolled lambs $8.75, Arizona ewes $3.75.
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Kansas City
U.P
Ateady
Infant birth shocks Peru doctors world report Lina Medina case
Dr. Eugene MacCornack of Wisconsin states Lina Medina, a girl under six in Peru, has “missed infancy entirely” after bearing a son. He cites her teeth bone growth and calcium levels as evidence and notes the case is extraordinary in medical history.
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Lima
Peru
Eugene MaccCornack
Lina Medina
MacCornack
American College of Surgeons
MacCornack Clinic
Whitehall
Wis
Lina
Del Rio Man Elected President Of West Texas Chamber
Booted and bearded E. K. Fawcett of Del Rio was elected president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce to succeed H. S. Hilburn. Directors at the annual breakfast also chose A. F. Ashford J. S. Bridwell M. M. Meek D. A. Banden for key posts as the group urged raising truck load limits from 7 000 to 12 000 pounds.
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Abilene
E. K. Fawcett
del Rio
Far West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
H. S. Hilburn
Plainview
Texas
Fawcett
Mississippi
Yorktown
Tex
Val Verde County
Regional Chamber of Commerce
A. F. Ashford
San Angelo
J. S. Bridwell
Wichita Falls
M. M. Meek
D. A. Bandeen
Busy Day for Amarillo ABCers Opens Spring Dance
The American Business Club hosts a public spring dance to benefit the On to Washington drive. A morning and noon program featured Postmaster General James A. Farley and an afternoon baseball game between the Gold Sox and the Lubbock Hubbers. President C P Atwood touted the club’s reputation for clean fun as they aim to send members to the ABC national convention.
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American Business Club
Amarillo
James A. Farley
Gold Sox
Lubbock Hubbers
Washington
ABC
C. P. Atwood
Amarillo Chamber to Continue Clean-Up Membership Drive
After last Friday night, three teams led by Thomas W Roberson Fred DeCoster and Dick Bivins will carry on as a clean-up membership drive for the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce New residents and new businesses since 1938 prompt renewed enrollment as members says Jim Blyth director of the drive plans to depart soon.
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Thomas W
Doc” Roberson
Fred DeCoster
Dick Bivins
Amarillo
American City Bureau
Blyth
Stella Lee Cluck Dies in Amarillo Hospital
Stella Lee Cluck 65 a Tulia resident died in Amarillo Hospital this morning. The body will be shipped overland tonight to Leander Texas for burial. Survived by six brothers B B Cluck Canyon J D and L N Cluck Austin Edwin and Robert Cluck Leander I B Cluck Cedar Park Texas and two sisters Mrs O W Davis and Mrs V L Jennings Tulia.
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Stella Lee Cluck
Tulia
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Leander
Texas
B. B. Cluck
Canyon
J. D
L. N. Cluck
Austin
Edwin
Robert Cluck
I. B. Cluck
Cedar Park
O. W. Davis
V. L. Jennings
Two More Executed by Nazis For Selling Secrets
Berlin reports two men Emil Zeidler aged 38 and Martin Richt er 33 were beheaded for supplying German military secrets to foreign agents. The executions bring total spy executions since January to 20.
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Berlin
Emil Zeidler
Martin Richter
Jan
Palestine Jews strike Jerusalem over British plan
Palestine Jews call a general strike to begin at dawn tomorrow in protest against the British government's latest proposal for Palestine.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Palestine
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