Roosevelt vetoes Patman bonus bill sparks House override bid
President Roosevelt argues the Patman 2200000000 bonus bill would unleash disastrous consequences and warns of uncontrollable prices and hit to savings. The House votes 322 to 93 to override. Senate fate uncertain as administration seeks a compromise or a two thirds clash.
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Clarence M. Wright
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Patman
Senate
Capitol
Pew
Congress
New Pay Scale Set For Amarillo Teachers Without Tax Hike
Trustees approve a 5 percent salary rise for junior high and grade school teachers based on tenure and assignment. A new pay scale starts with new superintendent C. M. Rogers next year, funded without increasing local taxes. Financials show a projected year end balance of $68,508.82 plus $20,800 by adjusting tax allocations. current tax stands at 85 cents per two thirds valuation. Salaries rose amid prior cuts totaling two reductions since 1931, with initial entry salaries starting at $900 and climbing to $1,100 for seven to eight years tenure.
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Schoo
C. M. Rogers
George Waddill
Amarillo
Rotary Club plans Panhandle trip for Amarillo members
Amarillo Rotary Club will host an intercity program for Panhandle Rotary Club this Friday. About 35 to 40 Amarillo members will travel, with transportation provided for those without cars. They will meet at 11 am near the Oliver-Eakle building and attend the Panhandle Race Meeting after lunch.
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Amarillo
B. I. Barfield
Jim Williams
Ed Jardin
Mack West
Jim Florey
Mr. Barfield
Polar explorer Joe Hill returns from Byrd Antarctic voyage
Joe Boy Hill, 21, son of Dr. J. A. Hill, president of West Texas State Teachers College, completed a 20 month Antarctic expedition with Byrd. The party was dismissed by Admiral Byrd in Boston where Roosevelt greeted the expedition members. The journey began at Little America in 1934 with geologists and biologists collecting specimens and aviators mapping routes across polar terrain.
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Joe Boy” Hill
Joe
J. A. Hill
West Texas State Teachers College of Canyon
Boston
Admiral Byrd
Roosevelt
Washington
Dr. Hill
Joe Boy
Little America
Bay of Whales
Ross Sea
Queen Maud
Rockefeller
Moun
Red River Flood Displaces Hundreds in Oklahoma
Between 500 and 700 people fled homes in the Red River bottoms south of Durant as a third rise flooded about 70 square miles. The river reached 25 feet at the Denison bridge, with a fourth rise feared due to a dam near Wichita Falls. Red Cross prepared to aid flood victims.
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Durant
Okla
Red River
Here
R. L. von Thurn
Durant Red Cross
Denison Tex
Bridge
von Thurn
Wichita Falls
Tex
Red Cross
Court affirms deaths in three Texas killings. tenor Bondi stabbed
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed death sentences for Hugh McCann of Bell County and Ben Boyd of Wharton County for killings in 1934 and 1933 respectively. Mont Bridges’s 50 year term in Garza County was reversed due to trial references to his failure to testify. In Italy, tenor Oscar Bandini collapsed after stabbing himself during Lucia's final scene. his condition is serious.
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Austin
U.P
Hugh McCann
Bell County
Ben Boyd
Wharton County
Court of Criminal Appeals
McCann
Lillian Davis
Boyd
Robert Golightly
Mont Bridges
Garza County
Joy Donaldson
Post
Self Campo
Hopkins Libel Case Quashed in Ohio
Governor Martin L. Davey withdrew the warrant charging Federal Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins with criminal libel in Ohio. He said all objectives were met and continuing the case would serve no good purpose after Hopkins accused Ohio Democrats of pressuring relief firms.
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Martin L. Davey
Harry L. Hopkins
Newark
Hopkins
Ohio
Ohio Democratic Campaign Committee
Rain Below Normal with Little Immediate Chance
Amarillo has seen moisture this month, but the year's rainfall remains 1.13 inches below normal. This month’s rainfall sits 0.47 inches above normal. Weatherman H. T. Collman says there is no rain in sight and expects fair, warmer conditions tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures run about four degrees below normal this month.
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Amarillo
H. T. Collman
Dr. Yates Remains in Serious Condition
The condition of Dr. G. L. Yates pastor of the First Baptist Church is listed as serious but not worse by attendants at Northwest Texas Hospital. He has been ill at his home for three weeks.
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G. L. Yates
First Baptist Church
Northwest Texas Hospital
Yates
Fourth juror chosen for Trimble murder trial in Llano
In Llano May 22 a fourth juror was selected for the trial of J. E. Trimble charged with killing W. R. Tomlinson a Menard County rancher. Only three men were accepted for service after a full day of court sessions yesterday. A LOANS-Long-Bel Lor, Co.
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Llano
J. E. Trimble
W. R. Tomlinson
Menard County
Army plane missing near Caddo Lake sighting report
In Shreveport on May 22 authorities and troops hunted for a Brooks Field aircraft missing since Sunday after a rainstorm reportedly seen over Caddo Lake. Col. Gerald C. Brant of Barksdale Field led a two day air search for the craft and its two crewmen Lieut Wendell G Holladay and Private Traficks, with Sheriff T. R. Hughes coordinating the report from Vivian Louisiana.
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Shreveport
Caddo Lake
Brooks Field
Texas
Gerald C. Brant
Barksdale Field
Wendell G. Holladay
Traficks
Hot Oil Committee Opens Frugal Quiz
In Austin on May 22 members of the hot oil committee met to plan their $1,000 investigation fund. Chairman Augustine Celaya said the closed session focused on how to use the small expense fund for stenographic and investigative support.
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Hot Oil Committee
Austin
House of Representatives
Augustine Celaya
Roosevelt approves first billion of New Deal works program
President Roosevelt signed off on the allotment board’s recommendations for spending the initial one billion of the four billion works program. He aims to have full operation by November 1 and is studying cheaper local projects, with attention to Indiana and Alabama. State programs must remove employable unemployed from relief rolls as part of the plan.
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Washington
Allotment Board
Roosevelt
Congress
Frank Walker
Ickes
Harry L. Hopkins
Indiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Missouri
Wisconsin
Start
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Macon Crash Still Veiled in Uncertainty
The Navy reports cannot determine if wind gusts or airslip failure caused the Macon disaster off the California coast. Secretary Swanson approves the court of inquiry finding no offenses or blame by any officers or crew. The dirigible is declared a total loss aside from a few life preservers.
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Washington
Navy Department
California
Swanson
Court of Inquiry
H. V. Wiley
British Laborites Oppose Arms Hike
British laborites oppose a government plan to double Britain’s military aviation force. In Austin, the Texas State Supreme Court upheld Fort Worth’s gasoline station ordinance imposing a $24 tax per station, involving Gulf Refining Company.
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Austin
State Supreme Court
Fort Worth
Gulf Refining Company
Dozen Horses Added To Tri State Races
A dozen horses plus entries from Three D's Stables of Arlington Downs boost Tri State track preparations for the Saturday start. Wag goner stables provide additional strength to what officials call the greatest minor Texas meeting. Notable entrants Chu Chu Phalamo Brone Rider lead the field as stables expand.
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Three D's
Arlington Downs
Tri-State
Waggoner
Texas
Chu Chu
Sir Barton
Chu Cho
Chuck Wagon
Phalaros
Placerta
Phalamo
Phaisros
Free Love
Brone Rider
Killery
Potter County Young Democrats Prepare for State Convention
Potter County Young Democrats near hosting the Texas Young Democrats state convention in Amarillo June 7 and 8. Headquarters opened at the Herring Hotel as state secretary O C Christie arrived from Austin. John McCarty, Texas president, is due tonight. Plans cover program, entertainment, and a citywide funds drive to entertain delegates.
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Potter County
Young Democrats
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
O. C
Potter County Club
Christie
Amarillo Area Weather Tonight to Thursday
Fair and warmer conditions continue tonight in Amarillo and nearby areas. West Texas and Panhandle expect partly cloudy skies with little change in temperatures. New Mexico also sees fair conditions tonight and Thursday with slight warmup. temperature extremes estimated from 48 to 74.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Toiglock
Kentucky Man Heads Kiwanis International at San Antonio
Harper Gation of Madisonville Kentucky was named president of Kiwanis International at the 19th annual convention in San Antonio. Other officers elected by acclamation include Clinton S Harley of Seattle as vice president Gordon S Dodington of Toronto as vice president H G Hatfield of Oklahoma City as treasurer and Fred C Parker of Chicago as secretary. James C Wilson and Lowell Gault from the state comptrollers department attended the convention in Lubbock where Miss Jewell Davidson Potter County tax collector also traveled for the state gathering. Griges Ambulance Dial 4911.
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San Antonio
Harper Gation
Madisonville
Kiwanis International
Clinton S. Harley
Seattle
Wash
Gordon S. Dodington
Toronto
H. G. Hatfield
Oklahoma City
Fred C Parker
Chicago
James C. Wilson
Lowell Gault
State Comptrollers Department
Lubbock
Miss Jewell Davidson
Potter County
All attorneys ready 10 open trial of Cato
In Lubbock on May 22 government and defense lawyers said they would be ready Thursday for the federal murder trial of Garza County Sheriff W F Cato and three Post residents. The case involves the killing of federal narcotics agent Spencer Stafford in Post on February 7 during an investigation into alleged narcotics traffic. Also named are Dr L W Kitchen veterinarian Dr W A Hartman physician and Tom Morgan a farmer held by Cato. A federal jury was also deliberating the fate of A J Ham Holmes a former deputy sheriff under Kee.
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Lubbock
Garza County
W. F. Cato
Post
Spencer
Stafford
Cato
L. W. Kitchen
W. A. Hartman
Tom Morgan
U S Golf Stars Reach Fourth Round at British Amateur
Lawson Little of San Francisco leads four United States players into the fourth round at St Anne’s on the Sea. Capt A Bullock Webster of San Francisco and Greenwich pair Daniel Topping and Richard Chapman advance, with others eliminated in earlier rounds.
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ST. Anne's ON the Sea
Eng
U.P
Lawson Little
San Francisco
United States
Little
A. Bullock-Webster
Daniel Topping
Richard Chapman
Greenwich
Conn
Downing J. P. Zacharias
Liverpool
Capt
Bullock-Webster
Phil Farley
Toronto
Topping
FE. C. Millard
England
Walker Caper
T. A. Bourn
Chapman
W. H. Elkins
Federated Malay States
Harvey Shaffer
Tommy Failer
New York
Shaffer
Earl Watson
G. L. Q. Henriques
Eric Fiddian
Kubelik to Bring Emperor Stradivarius to Amarillo
Violinist Jan Kubelik and his son Rafael arrive in Amarillo for a concert at the Municipal Auditorium. The Emperor, one of Stradivarius’ three most famous violins, will be showcased under the Philharmonic Orchestra Association. Advance tickets at Llamorrow box office close tonight with prices 25 cents for children, 50 cents and 1 dollar for adults.
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Amarillo
Jan Kubelik
Rafael
Municipal Auditorium
Kubelik
Amarilla
The
Philharmonic Orchestral Association
City Drug Store
Llamorrow
Tolzien
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