Johnson Returns to Roosevelt Aide Circle on NRA Plans
Hugh S. Johnson, NRA first administrator, returned to the White House to draft a tentative plan to continue industry regulation under fair practice codes. Business leaders urged Roosevelt to maintain standards, while some welcomed the end of NRA. A flood of telegrams and calls pressed for action as 400,000 coal miners threatened a June 16 strike. Price cutting appeared in some retailers across New York City and beyond as the nation weighs voluntary compliance.
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New York
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Associated Press
White House
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Washington
U.P
Stephen T. Early
Early
Edward McGrady
New York City
Garza County Sheriff testifies in self defense claim
Sheriff W F Cato testified in the Garza County murder trial that he shot narcotic agent Spencer Stafford in Post on February 7 to save his own life. He said he did not know Stafford was a federal officer and denied knowledge of a drug theft ring. Federal judge to instruct jury to acquit Dr Hartman.
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Vestel Lott
Dr. Hartman
Kitchen
Post
W. P. McLean
Cato
Oil field excitement as Alma well nears completion
Childress buzzed with anticipation over the Alma Oil Company Law No 1 well near Kirkland as a delayed completion awaited a small piece of equipment. Dealers rushed leases on 15000 acres amid rumors of a big producer and gas pressure driving lease prices up to 225 dollars an acre.
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Kirkland
Here
J. R. Porter
St. Louis
Kidnapped Weyerhaeuser boy ransom deadline looms
The Weyerhaeuser family deserts their Tacoma home as a $200,000 ransom deadline nears for 9-year-old George in the Tacoma kidnap case. Relatives and watchers speculate on movements toward J Rodman Titcomb’s Titcomb home as the ransom timeline presses.
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Associated
Preas
Tacoma
Wash
Weyerhaeuser
George Weyerhaeuser
American Lake
J. Rodman Titcomb
Indian Maid Honored For Feroism At Fort Davis Grave
At Fort Davis Texas a frontier romance is remembered as an Apache maid who died saving an American lover and a garrison is honored with grave decoration. The couple is buried near Fort Davis, with later soldiers moved to Arlington, cemetery.
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Fort Davis
Tex
Old Fort Davis
Military Post
Arlington National Cemetery
Court shuts main source for bookie race data in Texas
Texas attorney general claims Illinois Nationwide News Service Inc blocked operations by securing a state permit. District Judge Charles Wheeler issued a permanent injunction against the Houston-based foreign corporation ending its business in the state with a $500 penalty. Assistant Attorney General Earl Street led the action based on ranger information.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Attorney General's Department
Charles Wheeler
Illinois Nationwide News Service Inc
Houston
Earl Street
Amazing Yarn On Paul Redfern Found In Jungle
A German born American says Paul Redfern, the missing aviator, is living as a medicine man in a Dutch Guiana jungle. He claims to have sheltered Redfern for three months in 1933 after a plane crash and to have met him again in an Indian village, with Redfern badly injured.
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Colon
Panama
Paul Redfern
Dutch Guiana
Tom Recher
Redfern
Brunswick
Fin de Janeiro
Roche
James L. Park
U. S. Consil
Park
State Department
Washington
Rains Hit Panhandle Areas With Hail Reports
Rain and hail swept the Panhandle last night and today with thundershowers mostly in the North Plains. The heaviest fell about 20 miles north of Amarillo over the Canadian River, totaling around two and a half inches in a 10 mile diameter area. Dalhart Hartley and Tascosa reported varied rainfall and hail. grooming towns saw light rain. Weather predicts continued showers, heavier by weekend, with partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday.
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Panhandle
North Plains
Amarillo
Canadian River
Dalhart
Hartley
Tascosa
Fort Worth & Denver
Weather Tornadoes, Floods Hit Frederick Oklahoma
Severe weather lashed Frederick Oklahoma on May 29 with small tornadoes heavy rain hail and flood waters causing damage and property concerns. Local officials warned residents to stay safe as crews assess impact and restore utilities.
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Oklahoma
Frederick
Okla
U.P
No Action On Hamlin Trial Shift Taken
No action was taken at noon today by Judge E C Nelson on prosecutors request for a venue change in the George S Hamlin murder case. The motion sought moving the case out of the 47th district to outside Amarillo paper circulation areas. Hamlin is charged with the January 4 hammer slaying of his wife. the first trial ended in a hung jury. Bonnie Hill Marion King, 23, Arkansas woman, was later sentenced to six to 18 years for the fatal nightclub stabbing of John Irving Pierce, 23, Jackson Mississippi writer.
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E. C. Nelson
George S. Hamlin
Amarillo
Grady Hazlewood
F E. A. Simpson
Potter County
Hamlin
EF. T. Miller
New Orleans
Bonnie Hill
Marion King
Arkansas
William F. O'Hara
Criminal
State Penitentiary
John Irving Pierce
Young Jackson
Miss
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Outlook
Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with scattered showers. West Texas remains partly cloudy with light showers possible. New Mexico shows unsettled north tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Temperature range stays between 71 and 60.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Cullum elected Amarillo Chamber president in weekly meeting
J Roy Cullum, Amarillo auto dealer and head of Cullum Motor Co, was elected president of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce at the weekly directors meeting held in the Herring Hotel. W H Brymer and George Ordway were named first and second vice presidents, Frank Butler was re elected treasurer, retiring officers were Ed Hardin Norris Ewing and George Broome.
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J. Roy Cullum
Amarillo
Cullum
Cullum Motor Company
Dafoe Vents Birthday Amid Dionne Quints Hype
Dr Allan R Dafoe celebrated his fifty second birthday as the world showers him with congratulations for delivering the Dionne quintuplets. Oliva and Elzire Dionne, the parents, received little acknowledgment, while officials and celebrities praised Dafoe. The Dionnes stayed largely out of the festivities, noting they do not view the invitation as an honor from strangers.
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Callander
Ont
Allan R. Dafoe
America
Oliva Dionne
Elzire Dionne
Dafoe
Public Welfare
David Croll
Toronto
J. A. Valin
Dr. Dafoe
Board of Guardians
Decrease Noted in U S Foreign Trade
Washington May 29 The Department of Commerce reports April foreign trade declined with exports down about 11 percent from March and imports down around 4 percent. The unfavorable balance ends a period of relative weakness dating back to August 1933. Memphis boy drowns in Bitter Creek pool near Memphis. funeral services to be held.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Memphis
J. T. Howard
Fred W. Howard
Erie
Bitter Creek Pool
Lakeview
Appeal Denied for Two Death-Convicted Wife Slayers
The Court of Criminal Appeals refused to rehear the cases of C. B. James of Tyler County and W. R. Hildreth of Howard County, each sentenced to death for murder. James fatally stabbed his common-law wife Cleo after a breakup, while Hildreth stabbed his wife Decia with an ice pick after disputes over her attending shows. Executive clemency remains the only remaining hope.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
C. B. James
Tyler County
W. R. Hildreth
Howard County
James
Cleo
Hildreth
Decia
Bie Spring
Supreme Court Puts Lid on Expenditures
The Texas Supreme Court invalidated an appropriation to pay for national guard armory rent after guard funds were exhausted by martial law in East Texas. Fort Worth Cavalry Club sought a mandamus to force payment of 1710 dollars for armory rental. Denison faces record rainfall with 4 inch downpour swelling lakes and delaying rail service.
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Austin
U.P
State Supreme Court
National Guard
Texas
Fort Worthy Cavalry Club
George Sheppard
Education Board Talks Back and Clerks Jobs Rise
Page notes from the education board heated discussion on policy with emphasis on clerical hiring and staff changes. Civil War memory and local public works appear in brief references. A gas line rumor and AH loans tied to Long Bell Lumber Co. appear in the column.
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Education Board
West Texas Demos Strengthen In State Youth Convention
West Texas shows growing clout in the state convention of the Young Democratic clubs of Texas to be held in Amarillo June 7 and 8. At Hereford and Perryton regional meetings, county chairs and club leaders urged expanding membership, with Castro Castro and Hemp Hill counties organizing and requesting 100 membership cards each.
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West Texas
Young Demos
Young Democratic Clubs of Texas
Amarillo
Hereford
Perryton
G. H
Jack” Little
Potter County
O. C.red Christie
Quanah
Hereford Club
Dimmitt
Castro County
Swain Burkett
Sam Braswell Jr
Castro County News
Castro County Club
C W. Humble
Deaf Smith County
Bill Mitchell
Robert Thompson
Jim Guilland
Ralph Roden
A. J. Schroeder
Earl Wood
E. C. Wall
Potter County Club
John L McCarty
Dalhart
Jep Todd
Hemphill County
T. DD. Moss
R. C. Jackson
E. C. Fisher
Tom Canatser
N. Abraham Jr
Harry Wilbur Jr
Tom Evans
Nor mandie Maiden Voyage Opens Giant French Liner
Le Havre May 29 The Nor mandie the world s largest ship sails to New York on its maiden voyage amid hopes of fastest passage and a heavy gold shipment to support France s vaults. The $53 million liner aims to exceed 40 knots and showcase naval prowess. ST LOUIS May 29 The Post Dispatch removes the NRA Blue Eagle from its front page and defends the action amid Supreme Court rulings.
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LE Havre
France
Normandie
New York
Bank of France
ST. Louis
U.P
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
NRA
Supreme Court declares NRA unconstitutional
Arthur Brisbane reports the Supreme Court unanimously rules the NRA unconstitutional, stating Congress must act and cannot abdicate to the executive. The decision ends debate on NRA extensions, marking a landmark ruling in constitutional and economic policy.
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Supreme Court
NRA
Congress
Union Leaders Chart Strike In Coal Mines
The United Mine Workers announced a walkout plan aimed at paralyzing the soft coal fields with about 450,000 workers. President John L. Lewis convened aides for a June 17 strike start while industry heads sought regulatory bills to replace the NRA code and avert the action.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
NRA
John L. Lewis
Lewis
French Premier Flandin’s cabinet teeters under dictatorial powers bid
In Paris on May 29 1938 the French cabinet faced collapse as the Chamber of Deputies finance committee moved to block Pierre Etienne Flandins demand for dictatorial powers to defend the franc. Tense exchanges marked a dramatic conference in the premier’s office ahead of the parliamentary session.
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Consright
Associated Press
Paris
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee
Soviet Eyes Fed .8 Children in U.S. Textbooks
Rep. McCormack of Massachusetts said he obtained evidence that at least 200,000 children’s textbooks imported from Russia contain Communist propaganda. He displayed samples in English with illustrations noting a line about marching toward a morning and protecting the youthful guardians of the proletariat.
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Douglas B. Corneli
Washington
Russia
McCormack
Democrat
Massachusetts
Fingloh
Cormack
Revision seen for oil bill
Congressional oil leaders said the Thomas Petroleum bill may need major revision to meet Supreme Court standards. Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, the bill’s sponsor, pessimistically suggested stripping it to resemble the Connally hot oil law, with states likely to control production within their own boundaries.
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Donald Young
Washington
Supreme Court
Thomas
Oklahoma
Court Decides Hidalgo Must Pay Its Taxes
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a 1925 act exempting Hidalgo County from state taxes for 25 years was unconstitutional. Scott Gaines said the decision could affect other statutes granting tax remissions. Hidalgo County had voted 1.62 million dollars in 1924 to fund flood defense, yet state authorities continued collecting taxes for schools and state pensions.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Hidalgo County
Scott Gaines
Building Destroyed By Terrific Bias
Explosion wrecked a three story building at Twenty first Street and First Avenue collapsing walls and showering debris. Police said six people were buried and ten injured.
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New York
U.P
Twenty - First Street
First Avenue
Acquit Poet’s Descendant in Cambridge Trial
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana, a 53 year old former Columbia English professor and lecturer, was acquitted today by Superior Court Judge Nelson P. Brown after a Middlesex Superior Court trial on statutory charges involving a 16 year old boy.
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Cambridge
Mass
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana
Columbia University
Nelson P. Brown
Middlesex Superior Court
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John Maynard Ltr, Co
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Dial
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Boc
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Dale Harrison
Alfred E. Smith
Ickes and Perkins
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Oliva
Fizira Dionne
U.S
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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