Record crop outlook boosts Southwest trade activity
Commerce Trust Company in Kansas City forecasts a huge wheat crop across Kansas Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Missouri and Colorado lifting harvests by 54 million bushels from last year and raising the six state total to 417 739 000 bushels. If price gaps and imports do not hinder exchanges, business should rise, aided by an expected national yield of 754 153 000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
Southwest
Commerce Trust Company of
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Missouri
Colorado
Trust Company
International turmoil as Suchow resists Japanese assault
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese defenders holding Suchow walls while Japanese forces push toward the city. Other fronts show Franco Italian friction, insurgent gains in Spain, and renewed Polish Lithuanian tensions over Wilno. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek shifts central troops west as Hankow defense looms.
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Shanghai
Suchow
Tangshan
Associated Press
Poland
Lithuania
Central China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hankow
Rose
Mussolini
France
Francisco Franco
Spain
Italy
Tunisia
Libya
Tunnisia
Tripoli
Wilno
Franciszek Charnat
Wreckage of Plane Found On Mountain
A missing Lockheed airliner carrying nine aboard is found wrecked on Stone Mountain Mint Canyon near Saugus California. All nine occupants including two babies are dead. crash occurred en route from Burbank to St. Paul via Las Vegas. Names listed for pilots and passengers, with Northwest Airlines staff among the deceased.
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Saugus
Calif
Stone Mountain
Mint Canyon
St. Paul
Minn
Las Vegas
Nev
Mt. McDill
Sierra Pelona Range
Here
Palmdale
Mojave Desert
Carl Squier
North Hollywood
Lockheed
Lola ‘Totty
Flendale
Evelyn Dingle
Northwest Airlines
Walter Petersen
Spade Canyon
Ben Wagner
Petersen
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Plains Strip Wet by Rain in Panhandle and South Plains
Rain spread across the Panhandle from Clovis to Miami with Amarillo reporting .25 inch and a weekly total of 1.20 inches. Hail fell near Panhandle and White Deer up to three to five inches, while Dimmitt Lockney Hart saw good rains. Polish tenor Jan Kiepura rose from poverty to fame after early setbacks. Larry Doyle notes rain may affect Follies rehearsals as tickets go on sale in Plainview and regional showers are reported with no moisture in Lubbock territory.
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Panhandle
Clovis
N. M
Miami
South Plains
Amarillo
Collman
Tascosa
Channing
Clarendon
Here
Santa Fe Railway
White Deer
F. R. Lewis
Lewis Oil Co
East Tenth Avenue
Dimmitt, Lockney and
Hart
Opera House
Jan Kiepura
Larry
Snow White
Doyle
Dust Bowl
Follies
Fox Drug
Rose Bowl
Cleveland Relief Clients Continue Sit-Down Strike
A hundred men women and children relief clients in Cleveland continued a sit down protest in the city council chamber. They subsisted on donated rolls and coffee as they demanded adequate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Relief
Cleveland
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for showers tonight and Thursday. Amarillo and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with a high near 66 and a low around 59. West Texas regions trend partly cloudy to tonight and Thursday, cooler in extreme west and north portions. New Mexico sees showers and cooler conditions. Precipitation around 25 percent.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Five Quints Too Much for Doctor Trio
Callander Ontario reports that the Dionne quintuplets aged four soon, prove healthy yet pose a challenge for three weary doctors. They attempted a group exam but shifted to one at a time as the children climbed around, delaying progress. The doctors also inspected the quints nursery books before filing their report.
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Warsaw
Kiepura
Vienna
Paris Opera House
Hollywood
Metropolitan Opera of
New York
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Callanders
Ont
U.P
Manufacturer Urges Unity For National Program
Charles R. Hook president of the National Association of Manufacturers calls on fellow producers to unite as apostles of reason and truth to adopt a one year program. He lists constructive steps including government actions to boost private enterprise confidence and a workable Wagner Act revision to curb labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles R. Hook
National Association of Manufacturers
Hoppers Take Plantation on Kentucky St
The grasshopper plague has hit Amarillo gardens at Fraction Acres Plantation on Kentucky Street. Heavy sun, wind, dust, and hail harmed cabbage. yet hoppers devour the leaves, making a sparse harvest unlikely. Long hours labor already marked the bean and pea rows.
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Hoppers
Kentucky St
Lewis Nordyke
Amarillo Gardens
Fraction Acres Plantation
Kentucky Street
Amarillo
Panhandle
Kentucky
Witnesses Called in Gladewater Mayor Contest Hearings
Three hundred persons are summoned as witnesses in quo warranto proceedings to unseat Mayor Archie Wood over alleged illegal voting. Four testified yesterday, were fined and jailed, another charged with perjury. Many teachers are among the listed witnesses in the lengthy case filed by Claude A. Lee’s brother.
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Longview
Gladewater
Claude A. Lee
Archie Wood
Tornado Injures 24 in Mississippi Counties
A tornado carved a 10 mile swath through north Coahoma and north Bolivar counties injuring 24 people. Authorities said four African Americans were perhaps fatally hurt and estimated property loss over 60000 dollars.
Death Toll in Atlanta Hotel Fire Rises to 33
In Atlanta five-story Terminal Hotel fire, seven more bodies found in the ruins, bringing the death toll to 33 as firemen continue to search the wreckage for additional victims.
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Atlanta
U.P
Terminal
Martha Raye Aims to Block Ape Photo in Look Magazine
Martha Raye said she would pursue legal action to stop Look Magazine from printing her photo next to an ape. Attorneys sought an injunction but Superior Judge Emmet H. Wilson doubted his jurisdiction over an Iowa firm and refused the request.
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Hollywood
Martha Raye
Comedienne
Look Magazine
Miss Raye
Des Moines
Emmet H. Wilson
Iowa
Justice Dept Orders Jersey City Civil Rights Probe
Attorney General Cummings said a thorough investigation into Jersey City civil rights complaints is underway. Assistant Atty Gen Brien McMahon leads the inquiry, prompted by multiple White House and Justice Department complaints, while no action is planned on Norman Thomas’ alleged kidnapping claim.
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Washington
Cummings
Jersey City
Atttorney
Brien McMahon
Wulns Bein
Norman Thomas
Thomas
White House
Justice Department
Roosevelt
Farley
Department of Justice
Strike Declared Legal at Hearst Chihuahua Ranch
A conciliation board ruled the strike by more than 100 Hearst Chihuahua Ranch workers in Juarez legal. The board included members from Camara Sindical Obrera and Juarez labor unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mexico
U.P
Chihuahua
William Randolph Hearst
Camara Sindical Obrera
Juarez Labor Union
Hoover Urges Women To Aid Crime Battle
J Edgar Hoover head of the FBI appeals to American women to help solve crime arguing it costs $120 per person annually. He spoke at the General Federation of Women's Clubs session urging public vigilance against corrupt influences in law enforcement. He says women as homemakers steer children away from crime. Potter County grand jury reconvenes after a week’s recess.
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Kansas City
WUP
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
America
Hoover
General Federation of Women’s Clubs of America
Posse Pursues Idaho Plane Rustlers Through Snow
A southern Idaho posse hunted two cowboys suspected of stealing a $6000 monoplane from Ogden Municipal Airport. Footprints from a crashed five passenger aircraft led searchers into the Robbers Roost area as snow aided and hindered the chase. Officers planned to question Earl Gilbert and Roland Hall about the air theft.
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Inkom
Idaho
Old West
Ogden
Buckskin
Elmer Terry
Idaho State Police
Bert Empey
Bannock County
A. L. Oliver
Here
James A. Larson
Earl Gilbert
Ogden Aviation
Roland
Red) Hall
Gilbert
Preston
Hall
Fairview
Navy launches decade long program to bolster fleet
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing a 20 percent tonnage increase by building 46 warships 26 auxiliary vessels and 950 airplanes at a cost of 1 090 656 000 though funds are not yet appropriated He asks Congress to provide 12 million immediately to start work Experts say fleet fighting strength will rise from 50 to 15 percent Meanwhile in Waco Texas F M Compton 67 former grand master of the Texas Odd Fellows dies of heart disease He was worshipful master of the Waco Lodge of Masons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Waco
F. M. Compton
The
Texas Odd Fellows
Tlinois
Allred To Arrive This Afternoon In Amarillo
Gov James V Allred and his secretary Ed Clark will arrive at 5 44 this afternoon on an east bound TWA flight from Hollywood. Lawrence Hagg reports the governor may spend the night in Amarillo after attending a wedding ceremony of two nieces who wed brothers.
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James V. Allred
Ed Clark
TWA
Hollywood
Lawrence Hagg
Texas
Allred
Amarillo
Hagg
Alfred
Los Angeles
Cranium Crackers Language Puzzle on Editorial Page
Five statements ask which single word makes each sentence correct. Options vary with unique, relative, or pronoun forms. The puzzle requires selecting the appropriate word to yield proper grammar, with answers to be provided on the editorial page.
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Jones
Banker Sees Recovery If Government Interference Ends
F M Law of Houston told the 54th Texas Bankers Association convention in Fort Worth that business will recover quickly if government intrusion ends. He urged a green light for business and warned the recession would persist amid the feud between government and business. He cited signs like the compromise tax bill, end to utility ownership dispute, and railroad aid as hopeful developments.
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Fort Worth
U.P
F. M. Law
Houston
Texas Bankers’ Association
Law
First National Bank
Pennsylvania Democrats Repudiate CIO Led Ticket In Primary
In Philadelphia and Washington the first statewide CIO bid faltered as Thomas Kennedy trailed Charles Alvin Jones for governor by about 100000 votes. The Kennedy win was called a moral victory for labor, while Earle appeared safely nominated for Senate. Farley and Lewis faced a disappointing night with no decisive gains.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Philadelphia
WUP
James A. Farley
Pennsylvania
Thomas Kennedy
CIO Brain Trust
Kennedy
CIO
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Pennslvania
Committee For Industrial Organization
Charles Alvin Jones
Pittsburgh
Jones
Hazelton
George H. Earle, Jr
Jones’ Organization
United States
Davis Wilson
Vania
The
United Mine Workers
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Lubbock Territory
Wildorado
Vega
Kirsch Drapery Hardware
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Mississippi
Martha
Dopey
Rex Galloup
Junior Welfare League
Municipal Auditorium
W. J. Shudde
Dan Thomson
Rex
Cedar Puckett
J. R. Lemmon
Hearst
Potter County
Grand Jury
Posse Trails Rustlers of
Plane
Navy
Banker Visions Recovery
Arthur
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Frank P. B. Thompson
James Jones
S. Davis Wilson
Eddie McCloskey
James J. Davis
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsyl
Joseph F. Guffey
George H. Earle
State Organization
Insurance Neely-Greenhill Agency
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