Judge Is Landowner Disqualifies Himself
Federal Judge James C. Wilson disclosed he owns land in the Panhandle gas field and thus disqualified himself from six cases on alleged natural gas wastage. He will seek guidance from U S Circuit Judge J C Hutcheson of New Orleans and may hear points of law in Houston next week.
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Panhandle
James C. Wilson
U. S. District Court
U. S. Circuit
J. C. Hutcheson
New Orleans
Hutcheson
Houston
Wilson
Barney Braly
Fort Worth
Continental Oil Com
Desert Land in West Seen Threatened by Dust Storms
The United States forestry service warns that continued topsoil loss from overgrazing and plowing could turn the Midwest into a desert. Strong winds lift and carry rich topsoil for hundreds of miles, accelerating soil erosion and dust storms across the region. See DESERT Page 2.
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Ashington
Midwest
United States Forestry Service
Hopkins Plan Benefits Four North States
The Panhandle grain industry code promotes fair competition for about 15 000 country elevators nationwide bringing farmer protections against under and over weighing bribes and rate discrimination. Theis of the A A A outlined wage scales and a 48 hour week except in small towns while storage and warehouse compliance rules prevent out bids and ensure posted charges. A 250 member Panhandle convention heard details as the code becomes effective Monday.
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Frank A. Theis
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington, D. C
United States
Theis
United State Warehouse Act
Texas
Panhandle
Harry L. Kearns
Amarillo
K. K. Smith
Fort Worth
E. Cone
Lubbock
Er. Theis
National Recovery Administration
Darrow Possible For Insull Defense In Fall Trial
Clarence Darrow, aged 77 and in poor health, may be hired to defend Samuel Insull in the fallen utility magnate’s criminal trials. A family spokesman said negotiations are under advisement as other top lawyers are considered.
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Chicago
Clarence Darrow
Samuel Insull
Insull
Darrow
America
United Press
Fliers Set Flight Date for Rome Trip
Cesare Sabelli and George R. Pond, transatlantic fliers, announced plans to fly to Rome tomorrow from Dublin. They expect to return in two weeks and then complete plans to fly back to New York from Portmarnock Strand.
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Dublin
U.P
Cesare Sabelli
George R. Pond
Transatlantic Fliers
Rome
New York
Portmarnock Strand
William Jennings Bryan Statue Honor Marks Roosevelt Era
Arthur Brisbane notes a statue of William Jennings Bryan in Washington with Roosevelt accepting the monument. The piece discusses Bryan's sincerity, political beliefs, and the era's mood, while reflecting on radio uses and family audiences.
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Arthur Brisbane
W. J. Bryan
Dillinger
America
The
Goobe
Mr Brisbane
Globe
William Jennings Bryan
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Bryan
Pollard labels Ickes a Hitler drunk with power
Former State Senator Tomas Pollard of Tyler accuses Interior Secretary Ickes of drunken power and wielding vituperation to push his oil control bill. He denounces name calling of opponents and questions the administration's motives and methods.
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Austin
Tomas Pollard
Tyler
Ickes
Hitler
Pollard
Congress
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tonight Through Saturday
Forecaster notes fair conditions for Amarillo tonight but Saturday turns partly cloudy. West Texas will see partial cloudiness tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. New Mexico also fair tonight and Saturday. Temperature extremes today reach around 60 degrees at 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Dillinger Scar Seen In $30,000 Flint Bank Robbery
In Flint Michigan on May 18 a six to seven person gang led by a Dillinger lookalike robbed the Glenwood Avenue Citizens Commercial and Savings Bank of about 25 000 to 30 000 in cash just after an armored car delivery. An eyewitness linked a machine gun wielding robber to Dillinger. Two cars fled toward Grand Rapids as police pursued along Highway M 21.
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Flint, Mich
John Dillinger
Glenwood Avenue
Citizens Commercial and Savings Bank
Dillinger
Harry Stamman
Grand Rapids
Kirk Roland
Roland
R. L. Kinney
Briton Charges Japs With New China Raid
Union armored raid charges against Japan form part of a day’s dispatches with reports of mob violence in Arizona and political tensions in London. The piece notes June Robles’s kidnapping, mob demonstrations, and fingerprints from a desert site, plus British and U S positions on China policy and a Dallas livestock figure’s death.
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New China
Tucson
Ariz
UPR
June Robles
U.S
John Simon
Great Britain
China
Japan
United States
Osmo scope speeds odor detection by Harvard professor
A new mechanical nose called the osmo scope, invented by a Harvard professor, detects odors far faster than human sense. The device reportedly spots scents up to 100 000 times quicker, while a humorous note suggests clipping a nose with a clothes pin during taste tests and letting the device handle odors.
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Harvard
Globe News
F D R In Arms Message Presses Senate on Geneva Convention
President Roosevelt asked the Senate to ratify the Geneva Arms and Ammunition Convention to curb private and uncontrolled arms production and traffic. He endorsed Nye's proposed Senate investigation into arms and munitions, pledging close cooperation with the committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Nye
Dock Pickets and Police Pause in New Truce
At Houston docks pickets and police faced off across no man’s land while non union cargo handlers kept loading vessels. In San Francisco pacific canal shippers awaited a mediation board with labor official Winard Fp McGrady urging settlement as 12,000 longshoremen strike prompts sporadic violence at several ports.
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Houston
No Man's Land
Cargto
Southern Steamship Company
San Francisco
Pacific Canal
Winard FP
McGrady
Barrow Pair Sighted Near Amarillo Sparks Sheriff Search
A man and a woman in a Ford sedan, possibly Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, were sighted east of Amarillo yesterday. Deputies investigated but found no car, and the sheriff said the tip was almost certainly unfounded.
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Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Amarillo
Bill Rams
Barrow
Adams
Sai c
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