First Gubernatorial Candidate Speaks at Auditorium Tonight
Senator Roy Sanderford of Belton speaks at Municipal Auditorium at 8 pm outlining a non lawyer platform focusing on a sales tax to fund old age pensions and reduce the deficit. He argues sales tax harms the fewest people and will not chill new business as he tours Central Texas and beyond.
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Bell County
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Childress
Vernon
Rainfall Near All Time May Record for Amarillo
The May total reached 8.73 inches by 1 PM as showers persisted. The 1902 record stands at 9.24 inches. Broad moisture covered the Plains with more rain forecast tonight and tomorrow.
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East Panhandle
Texas-New Mexico Line
Donley County
Ashtola
Panhandle
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Sayre
Tucumcari
Liberal
Blood donors sought for 8 year old in Moore County
An urgent appeal for blood for eight year old Ernestine Miller of Dumas is broadcast as she fights double pneumonia. News-Globe staff Mason King and Garford Wilkinson volunteered, and KGNC aired the appeal. By noon a donor match was found. Ernestine is the daughter of R W Miller, editor of the Moore County News.
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Dumas
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News-Globe
Garford Wilkinson
News-Globe Force
Americans Take Sweeps Prizes
Citizens in Dallas face a taxi strike that idle 90 percent of about 300 cabs. Only one firm kept 40 cars, offering drivers 40 percent of gross receipts to earn roughly $12 weekly, as 400 visitors trudged through rain from Union Station to hotels. The walkout, begun ten days before Texas Centennial Exposition, involved about 500 drivers. In Ireland and Montreal, Americans won large sweepstakes prizes totaling over 3.3 million dollars and a 10 thousand dollar veteran sweepstakes, respectively.
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Goodfellows End Four Months of Activity Today
The Goodfellows program ends four months of activity with 1390 children to receive free hot lunches in Amarillo school cafeterias. Milk and hot meals were provided through cooperation with Amarillo Goodfellows, aiding 22 public schools and 3 Catholic schools, improving health and attitude toward school work.
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Americans in grave danger in Sayo Ethiopia
American missionaries in Sayo Southwestern Ethiopia faced grave danger amid tribal war fare. Unconfirmed reports said a local Galla chief proclaimed himself king of Wallega and mobilized 3000 warriors near Enclave, with Sayo abandoned and awaiting Italian aid.
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Vets Instructed On How To Receive Bonus Payments
Amarillo post office explains delivery of veteran bonus bonds and checks will be at the veteran’s home or business address only. Identification by a known person at the delivery address is required. no post office pickups or on site cashing allowed. Changes of address delay processing and may slow final bond preparation. See BONUS Page 2.
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Queen Mary Sets Sail On Maiden North Atlantic Voyage
The Queen Mary departed Southampton for New York at 4 52 P M Greenwich time on her maiden voyage. Crowds cheered as 2100 passengers and 1000 crew began the journey with 5000 bags of mail aboard.
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Wisconsin lieutenant governor O Malley dies in Hot Springs
Thomas J. O Malley lieutenant governor of Wisconsin died in Hot Springs Arkansas today at age sixty eight from an acute heart attack.
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Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Amarillo and area expect showers tonight and Thursday with mostly cloudy skies. West Texas shows scattered showers with little temperature change while New Mexico remains partly cloudy through tonight and Thursday.
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Black Legion terror bared in Detroit case
Four Black Legionnaires were charged as authorities described brutal recruitment by beating and oath swearing. The group allegedly killed to silence betrayers while Detroit officials investigated its national links and possible connections to a wider network. Alfred Roughsey’s death was cited amid renewed claims of self-inflicted deaths staged by the night riders.
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Soil Needs Minimized By George May
Soil experts at a regional conference say only about one percent of the wind erosion area should be regraded to grass. They favor farmer led revegetation with limited government aid and caution against evacuation of non urban Oklahoma Panhandle lands. Projects near Guymon and field crews in three Panhandle counties will study how much land must be revegetated to halt erosion and restore productive use.
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Oklahoma City
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Notable claims and bold boasts in a dated news sketch
A reflective piece contrasts overlooked events with famous strides in history. It mentions Napoleon delaying English action, Putton and his windproof steamboat claim, Leonardo da Vinci’s focus on painting versus Columbus, and Faraday’s magneto electricity breakthrough shaping modern power.
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Townsend Aid Scandal Testimony Defied by Downey
Dr F E Townsend ally Sher idan Downey refuses to honor a House subpoena. Downey warns against punitive action and accuses the Townsend Old Age Pension movement of shielding misconduct amid a congressional investigation.
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Sheridan Downey
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Townsend Old Age Pension Movement
Downey
Thomas W. Hardwick
Tony Sapanoro known as Tony the harpist dies at 77
Amarillo remembers Faustino Sapanoro known as Tony who played harp in cafes and halls to cheer others. He died at St Anthony's Hospital age 77 and was buried beside Alec Fornicker at Llano Cemetery after a life spent bringing happiness through music.
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Two Held After Escape From Hockley Prison
In Lubbock Texas C W French a convicted forger and Sam Lee Frazier an automobile thief were held in the county jail after a second escape from Hockley County jail failed. They were recaptured near Lubbock early today after escaping Levelland jail on Tuesday and previously being captured near Carizozo New Mexico three days later.
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