County Wheat Slash Plan Up To Farmers
County level wheat allotment plans move toward county averages based on three year yields, with farmers free to opt out and have their production subtracted from county totals. State statistician Carl Robinson says success hinges on full farmer cooperation despite past crop setbacks from drought and hail. George Farrell of Washington arrives to discuss county allotments with local officials.
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Panhandle Plains
George F. Farrell
Washington, D. C
Carl H. Robinson
Amarillo
Flames Consume Reno Oil Well Near Oklahoma City
A massive oil well blast at the No. 1 Reno well of Frank Russell Petroleum Co near Oklahoma City sparked a out of control fire during daybreak. About 150 firefighters battled liquid flames as three adjoining tanks burned and 50 nearby wells were shut down. Evacuations and guard lines were set as the 100 foot derrick collapsed. authorities warned control could take four to five days. The incident prompted swift response from many oil firms and militia-like volunteers to protect storage tanks and prevent residential damage.
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Oklahoma City
Reno
Frank Russell Petroleum Co
Camphouse
Farthen
Frank Russell
Oil Company
Amarillo relief funds examined amid 1930s hardships
An old Amarillo piece reviews federal relief and local aid from 1932 to 1993, noting per capita support around 14 dollars a year and the strain on families. It praises concerted effort by agencies and utilities while outlining limitations of RF C funds and NRA era benefits.
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Amarillo
Potter County
NRA
Community Chest
R. F.C. Funda
Citivens
Social Welfare Association
Gold Price Rise Tied to Roosevelt Plan Abroad
Washington reports a jump in gold prices both at home and internationally as President Roosevelt pushes a plan to lift commodity prices by buying gold on European markets. The RFC fixed price for newly mined domestic gold rose to 32.26 dollars, while London bullion hit 31.52 dollars. Officials stressed the move reflects domestic needs and denies any attack on Britain’s currency, awaiting Britain’s reaction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
RFC
London
Great Britain
Britain
Arabian region forecast turns colder with clouds
Weather forecast shows Arablia and nearby areas partly to mostly cloudy and colder tonight and Thursday. West Texas expected partly cloudy and colder, New Mexico unsettled with rain or snow in the north and frost possible in the north tonight. Temperature range today from 52 to 66.
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Arablia
West
Texas
New Mexico
Graf Zeppelin Flies Toward Germany From Seville
The Graf Zeppelin resumed its voyage homeward to Germany after a several hour layover in Seville Spain. Passengers explored the city during the stop as the airship continued its flight from the United States.
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Graf
Spain
Seville
Graf Zeppelin
Germany
United States
Colgate Plan Aided By Carnegie Award
Colgate University received $120,000 from the Carnegie Corporation to support its new curriculum and teaching method. President Cutten explains that the Colgate plan splits study into six schools with mandatory survey courses, early preceptors, faculty-led tutorials, and a senior seminar culminating in a comprehensive concentration exam. The program emphasizes flexible adaptation until goals are met.
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Colgate Plan
Carnegie Corporation
Colgate University
Cutten
Colgate
Hamilton
N. Y
Witness testifies about job trafficking in Texas
Joe E F Sims a Whitney grocery clerk testified before a House committee that he bought a state job from R H Burck in 1932. He produced a $100 Ferguson Forum receipt and said Burck claimed the job would appear after Senate approval. Sims said threats followed and the check was never returned.
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Sims
R. H
Bob) Burck
Whitney
Ferguson Forum
Burek
Burck
Senate
Frank Denison
Highway Commission
Austin
John Wood
Wood
Bond hearing postponed for Army man Murrell
Preliminary bond hearing for Lieutenant John Murrell, famed West Point football star of 1930, on charges of attacking Miss Blanche Balls was indefinitely postponed. The case was rescheduled as Federal Judge R. J. McMillan returns from El Paso, with no action likely for over a week.
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San Antonio
John Murrell
West Point
Blanche Balls
el Paso
R. J. McMillan
McMillan
Paul A. Lockhart
Today By Arthur Brisbane Up Goes Gold Remarkable Hen
Today by Arthur Brisbane notes a curious anecdote about a remarkable hen and her influences. The column references Russia and a sense of underwater activity in a playful, satirical tone.
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Arthur Brisbane
McAdoo
Russia
Brisbane Columns on Gold Price Move Prompt Public Debate
The Globe notes Arthur Brisbane’s ecolumn critiques current money trends as the U S shifts away from gold base. Readers recall Whitman Dante and Dante, while observing a rise in gold costs and a London price comparison.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Chase Offered Tax Loss Help Scandal At Chase Bank
Senate investigators produced a 1932 letter allegedly from Chase-Harris Forbes inviting a customer to avoid income taxes. Albert H. Wiggin, former head of the bank, said he never heard of such a proposal. The evidence ties the Chase organization to an apparent tax avoidance plan via a bank affiliate.
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Washington
U.P
Chase National Organization
Senate
Albert H. Wiggin
Ferdinand Pecora
Chase-Harris Forbes Corporation
William Mitch
Lazy Bones Ban Cited By Nazi Censor In Germany
German authorities ban the American song Lazy Bones, discouraging publication or circulation as it promotes idleness and clashes with Nazi ideals. Publishing houses were informed on November 1 in London via U.P. dispatch.
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London
U.P
Germany
Fatal milkshakes linked to Cline death cases in California
Investigators study a series of deaths branded as heart attacks tied to milkshakes containing luminal and potassium cyanide. Albert L. Cline, a former Colorado convict, is under scrutiny in San Bernardino with ties to Mrs. Carrie May Porter’s death at the Golden Hotel on Oct. 16, 1931. Wills reportedly favor Cline.
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Reno
U.P
Albert L. Cline
Colorado
San Bernardino
Cal
Vincent Higgins
Los Angeles
Carrie May Porter
California
Golden Hotel
Higgins
Blayney Matthews
Cline
Las Vegas
Three Killed in Tiverton Oil Tank Explosion
Three men died and a dozen injured when an oil tank at the New England Terminal Company plant in North Tiverton collapsed during testing. Fire engulfed nearby tanks as workers were rushed to Fell River hospitals. among the dead were Cherokee Indian known as Chief Gayvlor Henshaw Lester Hornback and Henry St Pierre.
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Tiverton
R. I
New England Terminal Company
North Tiverton
Fell River
Gayvlor Henshaw
Lester Hornback
Oklahoma
Henry St. Pierre
Fall River
Murder Sentences Affirmed at Austin
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed two 10 year murder sentences. Dr Sam Cruse, Harris County, fatally shot W F Sharp on September 4 1932 in Houston after claiming self defense. Alex Williams Jefferson County was convicted of killing Jim Blair on August 11 1932 by stabbing and striking him with a pipe.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Sam Cruse
Harris County
W. F. Sharp
Houston
Dr. Cruse
Alex Williams
Jefferson County
Jim Blair
Mother Stricken By Sons Quarrel in Ford Dispute
In New Jersey and Dallas reports conflict and tragedy. A Ford plant strike and wage dispute are noted as the NRA world weighs corporate compliance. In Dallas a quarrel over car use ends with murder charges as Victor Patton kills his brother James and Victor’s wife is involved.
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Washington
Henry Ford
NRA Offerall
Ford
Wagner
National Labor Board
Edgewater
New Jersey
Ford Assembly
Labor Board
Hugh S. Johnson
Farm West
Chicago
NRA
Industrial Advisory Board
Walter C. Teagle
Presient
Standard Oil Company of
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Louis Kirstein
Filene and Sons
Boston
James A. Moffett
New York
Dallas
Mra
T. Patton
Victor
James
W. D. Patton
Useleas
Fire destroys cotton bales at Floydada plant
Fire at Floydada Compress and Warehouse Co. destroyed 600 bales of cotton and two freight cars on a nearby switch. Loss was estimated at 50 000 dollars as firemen laid 1 600 feet of hose but could not reach the scene quickly enough to halt the spread.
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Ploydada
Floydada Compress and Warehouse Co
Youth Goes Savage In Halloween Pranks Across Amarillo
Amarillo police logged 36 calls from 6:15 Tuesday evening to 3:00 Wednesday morning as vandalism spiked during Halloween. Windows and car glass shattered, a garage fire set, street lights smashed, tires siphoned, a city bus attacked, and livestock moved to strangers’ lawns. No arrests made, several youths lectured amid a notable property loss.
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Amarillo
J. B. Armis
Country Club
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