New Deal moves to rewrite voided Guffey Act
In Washington on May 19 1936 officials move to draft a new coal regulation bill focusing on price controls and marketing provisions after the Supreme Court struck down the Guffey act for wages hours and price fixing. Officials say the relief program will continue and a key measure is to be introduced in Congress soon.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
National
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Col
Frank Knox
Guffey Faces Major Fight Over Coal Control Act
In candid frames captured during a contentious period, Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Pennsylvania, a Roosevelt ally, is shown in three poses amid debates over the coal control act, part of the New Deal measures brought before the Supreme Court. The District of Columbia court ruling on relief act funds is noted.
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Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Guffey
U. S. Supreme Court
Keystone
Roosevelt
What You Want To Hear Returns Sundays On KGNC
Beginning May 31 KGNC will dedicate one hour each Sunday evening to a customizable program called What You Want To Hear. Listeners can request content including classical music sports religious segments and more as the station builds a full hour around the chosen theme.
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KGNC
Court Finds Guffey Law Broadly Worded Unconstitutional
The opinion, aimed at limits on federal power, signals that the Resettlement Administration and other New Deal programs may face further challenges. Officials expect money to remain unspent this year while court actions continue, and leaders weigh constitutional amendments to curb federal authority.
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George May
Globe Newshound
Resettlement Administration
Committee to meet today to complete plan
The five member committee tasked with seeking a flat two dollar per acre loan for soil erosion combat meets at 2 30 this afternoon in the Potter County courtroom Judge Noel McDade of Dumas chairs the group with Judges Wilson Cowan Dalhart and W H Stewart Hereford and James O Gulerie and John F Hill of Amarillo among the members
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Washington
Noel McDade
Dumas
Wilson Cowan
Dalhart
W. H. Stewart
Hereford
James O. Gulerie
John F. Hill
Amarillo
Potter County
Hindenburg Zeppelin to Offer World Wide Tour Stops
Amarillo traffic manager Jim Bryant says a world wide all-air tour may begin and end here with the Hindenburg airship. TWA and Braniff plans connect the zeppelin with 10 plus Hindenburg flights seasonally between Lakehurst New Jersey and Friedrichshafen Germany. NY to Calcutta trip time could drop from 35 days to under a week.
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Amarillo
Jim Bryant
TWA
Braniff Airways
Lakehurst
N. J
Friedrichshafen
Germany
New York
Calcutta
Bryant
Water customers sign 4117 irrigation contracts for summer
About 4,117 of roughly 9,300 city water customers signed five or six month irrigation contracts to secure a special summer rate. Water department officials announced the count today.
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Water Department
Amarillo Chamber Directors to Meet on Membership Drive
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors will convene tomorrow at noon at the Blackstone Hotel to discuss the annual membership campaign. This meeting is the second since Guy Saunders became president, succeeding Roy Cullum. A British patent covers a device that pins a sleeper as soon as snoring begins.
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Blackstone Hotel
Guy Saunders
Roy Cullum
Excavation Underway for Second Panhandle Plains Museum Unit
Excavation of the basement for the second unit of the Panhandle Plains Historical Society Museum in Canyon will begin soon. The Works Progress Administration allocates 2135 for the work, approved by state and federal WPA authorities, with the basement sized 90 by 100 feet and the new unit envisioned as the museum’s main section. An additional 25000 from the Centennial fund will help finance construction of the new unit.
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Panhandle Plains Historical Society Museum
Canyon
Works Progress Administration
A. A. Meredith
WPA
Amarillo Kiwanis Party Set For Monday Night
Amarillo Kiwanians were told of a club party planned for next Monday night at the Nat with wives and friends invited. Lieut. Gov. Fred Thompson of Pampa will visit Monday noon and stay for the party. Panhandle Plains sister clubs are urged to send delegates for the luncheon and social evening, following a meeting headlined by Admiral Thomas P. Wilson on The Historic Southwest.
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Amarillo
Thomas P. Wilson
Snowed Under at the Mission Theatre
A leading boisterous comedy role anchors Snowed Under a rapid fire farce about a twice married playwright holed up to finish a play. Ex wives, a lovestruck girl, and a blizzard complicate the plot through the entire show.
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Mission Theater
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promote Kidney Health
A historical advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic for weak kidneys and irritated bladder. It claims relief from backache, night urination, puffy eyes, leg cramps, and moist palms, urging readers to ask a druggist for a 35 cent box.
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Haarlem
Holland
Political puzzle answer list of prominent 1930s figures
From top to bottom the men shown include William E Borah Idaho senator Alf M Landon Kansas governor Herbert Hoover former president Frank Knox Chicago publisher L J Dickinson Iowa senator and party stalwart Arthur M Vandenberg Michigan senator noted as a possible dark horse.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Herbert Hoover
Frank Knox
Chicago
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Arthur M. Vandenberg
Michigan
Lightning Kills Farmer and Sister-in-Law in Wilkerson Valley
In Wilkerson Valley a lightning strike killed 41 year old farmer Spurgeon Barton and his 21 year old sister-in-law Mrs Lucille Barton. The bolt injured seven kin with T O Barton 13 losing an eye and Mrs Barton paralyzed temporarily and with a burned leg. The 14 month old baby in Mrs Bartons arms was thrown clear and unharmed.
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Spurgeon Barton
Lucille Barton
Wilkerson Valley
T. O. Barton
Interview Applicants for Old Age Assistance Across Panhandle
Investigators in the Panhandle interview applicants for old age assistance. District supervisor J. S. Fischer says all applicants will be investigated to certify eligibility by July 1, the first payment date. Applications are sent to his office in the Oliver-Eakle Building.
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Panhandle
J. S. Fischer
Old Age Assistance Commission
Work to Begin in July on Amarillo Directory 1936
Hudspeth Directory Company of El Paso plans July start for Amarillo 1936 city directory. Amarillo directory for 1936 was published by Hudspeth Company, a member of a national association.
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Amarillo
Hudspeth Directory Company
Fez Paso
Hudspeth Company
Tests Resume Tomorrow In Amarillo Health Survey
Hearing tests linked to Amarillo health survey will resume tomorrow in a sound proof booth on the eighth floor of the Amarillo Building. Dr. W T K Brown conducts the tests and is in Denver for a national convention of ear eye nose and throat specialists. Dr Palmore Curcey supervises the health survey and announced Dr Bryan would return Wednesday.
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W. T. K. Brown
Denver
Palmore Curcey
Bryan
William Leeds to wed Olive Hamilton after rescue years ago
William B. Leeds, noted sportsman and son of the late Tin-plate King, announces plans to marry Olive Hamilton, a former telephone operator rescued by Leeds six years ago at Atlantic City. Leeds previously married Princess Xenia of Russia. they divorced in 1930.
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Reginald Owen
Robert Montgomery
Paramount Theater
Labrador
New York
William B. Leeds
Olive Hamilton
Atlantic
Leeds
Xenia of
Russia
George Michaelovitch
Five Girl Births Reported in Amarillo This May
Five birth certificates for girls were filed at the Amarillo health unit, all within five days in mid May. Families listed include O Neal, Whitehead, Tijerina, Ruffin, and Hale with birth dates May 10 13 14 or 15, outlining the latest local newborns.
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Lloyd L. O'Neal
Fifteenth Avenue
G. Whitehead
Buchanan Street
Alonza Tijerina
Cleveland Street
Frank Ruffin
Monroe Street
Nay Hale
Lincoln Street
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