Republicans and Borah Clash Over Prohibition Policy
Washington May 27. Republican leaders and Borah clash over a united prohibition platform after a secret May meeting with President Hoover. Borah, Idaho, refuses to back any GOP nominee not agreeing on liquor policy, threatening a split before the Chicago convention.
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Washington
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
U.P
Chicago
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Congress
Europe
Local liquor case ends with Guilty plea for Walton and Taylor
Florence Walton and Indian Joe Taylor pleaded guilty before Judge James C Wilson in Amarillo to liquor conspiracy charges and received two year suspended sentences after 14 months already served. Walton also drew a 60 day jail term on separate liquor sale and transportation counts. Ten defendants were dismissed on motion.
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Florence Walton
Joe” Taylor
Amarillo
James C. Wilson
United States District Court
Leslie Salter
Leavenworth
Taylor
Salter
Leo Sparks
Potter County
Billie Culwell
Wilson
Pampa
Joe Taylor
L. ©. Smith
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Randall
Potter Counties
E. T
Dusty” Miller
Bonus Armies Gather for Washington March
A wave of bonus armies forms across the country as seven starts of the compass lead a march on Washington. Led by W W Waters of Portland the main force advances toward Cincinnati in state supplied trucks with Ohio and West Virginia escorts arranging further transport toward the capital. Chicago veterans organize to join the effort.
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Chicago
U.P
Washington, D. C
Portland
Ore
Congress
W. W. Waters
Cincinnati
National Guard
Indiana
Ohio
Ohio Line
West Virginia
Former Local Flier Tells of War Ace Arrest
Bobbie Duell, a former local flier and pilot for Texas Air Transport, figured in a smuggling case at San Angelo that led to the arrest of World War ace W. T. Ponder. Duell once staged acrobatic exhibitions here and bailed out from a disabled plane at Fort Worth, earning the Caterpillar Club.
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Bobbie Duell
San Angelo
W. T. Ponder
Amarillo
Duell
Texas Air Transport
Fort Worth
Caterpillar Club
Potter County to vote on road bond proposal plan
Potter County officials meet Tuesday to discuss a plan inspired by Jones County officials asking Gov Sterling to call a one day special legislative session. The goal is to have the Texas Highway Department assume outstanding road bond debt currently at about $890000 and financed by a 19 cent levy. The plan would shift bond costs to the state funded from gasoline tax, with total Texas highway bond payments estimated at 7000000 annually.
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Potter County
Commissioners’ Court
Jones County
Sterling
Texas Highway Department
Sam B. Motlow
Texas
H. G. “Frosty” Hamrick
Bill Collins
House Ways and Means Rejects Hawley Tariff Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected the Hawley bill by 16 to 9, with party lines split. Garner pushes a $2.147 billion unemployment relief program funded by bonds and a gasoline tax, awaiting committee hearings and potential early passage.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Crisp
Treasury Department
John L. O’brien
Tariff Commission
Garner
Reconstruction Corporation
Rainey
Ways and
Ways and Means
Mills
Charles G. Dawes
Lindbergh to Aid Prosecution in Curtis Hoax Case
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh offered to testify if John H. Curtis is indicted in the hoax case. Prosecutor Anthony Hauck will lead the prosecution. Hunterdon County grand jury action has not been officially announced. Curtis is suspected in obstruction of justice.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
John H. Curtis
Curtis
Anthony Hauck
Hunterdon County
Norfolk Boatbuilder
DeCoster Child Don Theodore Born Weighing Nine Pounds
Mr and Mrs Fred DeCoster announced the birth of a son named Don Theodore. The baby weighed nine and a half pounds at birth and the father, secretary manager of the Community Chest, distributed cigars to friends today.
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Fred DeCoster
Don Theodore
Community Chest
Amarillo Graduation Largest Class in History in 1932
Ten thousand Amarillo students finish a school year as 308 graduates are honored in a record class. Hermon Pipkin Jr is valedictorian and Ed Davis Parsons salutatorian. scholarships to 59 Texas colleges awarded to top seniors.
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Amarillo
Dean J. N. Gordon
Texas Technological College
John Winters
Supt
W. A. McIntosh
Hermon Pipkin, Jr
Ed Davis Parsons
Charles Whittington
William Durham
Hermon Pipkin
Davie Parker
Texas
R. B. Norman
Co. L. Cochran
Clay Edward Thompson
Charles Bates
Richard Barry
Planes in Record Plans for Transcontinental Flights
May 27 reports multiple aviation tests. Harold Bromley aims Love Field to New York nonstop in a Diesel plane before attempting Seattle to Tokio after New York to Los Angeles leg. Jimmy Mattern and Bennett Griffin prep for world circumnavigation from New York in a Lockheed Vega monoplane. Nathan Browne of New York seeks a favorable south wind for a Tokio nonstop with a heavy fuel load.
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Dallas
U.P
Harold Bromley
Love Field
New York
Seattle
Tokio
Los Angeles
Texas
Fort Worth
Jimmy Mattern
Bennett Griffin
Wash
Nathan C. Browne
Browne
Price College to Present Diplomas at Evening Commencement
Price Memorial College in East Amarillo hosts a commencement tonight at 8 15 with graduates including Ray Goodkin Dyersville IA James Rafferty New York City Edward Thomson Vernon Leo Sweet Wildorado Burdette Keim Pampa Richard Multer Rowena Applonio Majia Umbarger.
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Price Memorial College
East Amarillo
Ray Goodkin
Dyersville
Iowa
James Rafferty
New York City
Edward Thomso
Vernon
Leo Sweet
Wildorado
Burdette Keim
Pampa
Richard Multer
Rowena
Applonio Majia
Umbarger
Garner relief bill funds Texas public building projects
Relief measures in the Garner bill allocate 90 000 to Texas post offices immigration station Fort Worth and other sites. 5 800 000 for projects about 400 000 each. 101 080 000 for about 70 000 cost projects across numerous Texas towns including Beaumont Big Spring Breckenridge Cisco Harlingen Jacksonville McAllen Pampa San Angelo Tyler Waco and many others. 46 810 000 on 65 000 projects across listed Texas cities and panhandle areas.
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Washington
Texas
Beaumont
Big Spring
Breckenridge
Cisco
Harlingen
Jacksonville
McAllen
Pampa
San Angelo
Beguin
Sephenville
Tyler
Waco
el Paso
Fort Worth
Aeeves
Sabine Pass
Texan
Anderton
College Station
Eleetra
McCamey
Wink
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Alice
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Alvin
Arlington
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Burkburnett
Caldwell
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Center
Clarendon
Conroe
Crystal City
Decatur
Donna
Dublin
el Campo
Elgin
Floydada
Fort Stockton
Frederickabure
Solons Liberal in Charging Up Wires
Senators and congressmen charged large sums for telegrams from government funds over ten to eleven months. Rules tightened by Warren Denn call for curb, banning congratulatory or condolence wires, long distance calls, and many nonofficial messages. Still, abuses persist as members wire local and national officials and even petition responses, with penalties for improper use.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
House
Senate
Warren
House Accounts Committee
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Accounts Committee
Bank robbery and hostage shooting near Morris Oklahoma
Two unmasked robbers looted the First State Bank of Morris and abducted clerk Miss Aggas. She was found critically wounded with her lower jaw shot away. Officers Thompson and Bradley exchanged fire with the escape vehicle. Floyd was mentioned as a possible bandit.
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Muskogee
Okla
First State Bank
Morris
Okmulgee County
Claire Aggas
Okmulwee
I. Z. Thompson
Forrest Bradley
Bradley
Thompson
Miss Aggas
Daisy De Voe Denied Appeal in Grand Theft Conviction
Daisy De Voe longtime secretary to Clara Bow remains jailed as the state supreme court denies her appeal from a grand theft conviction.
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Los Angeles
Daisy de Voe
Clara Bow
State Supreme Court
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Nearby Area
The forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Saturday with probable thundershowers. West Texas expects cloudy skies with possible thunderstorms in the west, while New Mexico shows generally fair weather in the south and unsettled conditions in the north. Temperature extremes today range from 54 to 62 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Tax League Seeks County Costs Data for Budget Review
The Taxpayers' League mailed a questionnaire to the county commissioners requesting detailed information on all county operations and expenditures. It aims to propose economy once data is gathered on bonded debt tax collections salaries road spending two county courts and royalty owner taxation practices, signaling broader scrutiny.
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Taxpayers’ League
Commissioners Court
League
Coun
The
J. Ray
Wilbur C. Hawk
Jim Bush
Fred Bone
L. A
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