Princess Mdivani to gain control of Woolworth fortune
Princess Mdivani formerly Barbara Hutton will assume control of her share of the Woolworth 10 cent store fortune on her 21st birthday Tuesday. Trustees have held the riches, estimated between 10 million and 20 million dollars, with her husband Prince Alexis Mdivani. They arrived from Paris where they wed in June and signed a marriage contract giving her heirloom control.
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New York
Mdivani
Barbara Hutton
Woolworth
Prince Alexis Mdivani
Paris
Potter County relief board approves highway and road projects
Potter County Relief Board considers a paved Amarillo to Palisades highway and county lateral roads under a new setup with Gaines Whitsett as civil works administrator. The board plans to spend 70 percent on labor and 30 percent on materials, with projects starting Thursday after Texas Relief Commission approval.
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Potter County
County Relief Administration
Amarillo
Palisades
Gaines D. Whitsitt
Julius Dorenfield, Jr
Potter County Relief Board
County Relief Administrator
Civil Rvorks
County Relief Board
Texas Relief Commission
Austin
Relief Board
Nazi Victory Drives Germany Toward A New Deal
Nazi leaders hailed a near total turnout in the Reichstag election and foreign policy plebiscite as a miracle of unity. Hitler's party claimed about 92 percent of votes, with Goebbels calling for nationwide celebration, while the plebiscite showed overwhelming approval of his foreign policy.
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Hitler
Germany
Goebbels
Reichstag
Wolff
Believed Aide in Kansas City Union Depot Killings
Mrs. FE. BR. Conner, under indictment in Kansas City for the Union Station killings, was captured in Memphis. Federal agents say she telephoned gangsters in Hot Springs giving the train’s hour and number, aiding the June 17 attack that killed four officers and Frank Nash. Also taken were another unnamed woman and details linked to George (Machine Gun) Kelly.
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Memphis
Tenn
FE. BR. Conner
Kansas City
Kansas City Union Station
Federal
George
Kelly
Kathrynn
Hot Springs
Conner
Nash
Lou Conner
Geraldine Conner
Fd Conner
Louise Conner
Johnson Hopes Ford Eligibility Stays Under Code
NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson left Fort Worth en route to Louisville for a Midwest tour stop. He said it hinges on adherence to the President's order rather than the NRA automobile code in judging Henry Ford’s government contract eligibility. Johnson noted McCarl’s ruling would stand unless proven Ford violated the code.
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Fort Worth
Louisville
National Recovery
Hugh S. Johnson
McCarl
Henry Ford
Johnson
Little Rock
Memphis
NRA
McCarn
Ford
Ford Company
Midwest
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast shows fair conditions tonight and Tuesday in Amarillo, West Texas, with little temperature change. Slightly warmer highs expected in New Mexico with temperatures rising to 57 by early afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Amarillo Receives Two New Methodist Pastors
Two local ministers will leave this week for new assignments as Northwest Texas Conference announces changes read by Bishop Hiram A Boaz at Clarendon. Rev FE Gaston Foote moves to Pampa and Rev George H Bryant to Texline. Huckabee fills San Jacinto pulpit from Quanah. Riley moves to Texline.
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Hiram A Boaz
Northwest Texas
Clarendon
FE Gaston Foote
San Jacinto Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Pampa
George H. Bryant
Tenth Street Methodist Church
Texline
R. N. Huckabee
Quanah
W. W. Riley
Texjine
Bryant
L. N. Lipscomb
Amarillo
McClure Heterns
Wintry Pranks Cause Deaths Across Regions
Two weather events a heavy snowstorm and brutal dust storms caused at least a dozen deaths. In Rochester New York seven lives were lost during a weekend blizzard while a barge went down off Cape May New Jersey. A pair drowned near Leamington Ontario and a New Hampshire climber died from exposure.
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Rochester
N. Y
Cape May
N. J
Leamington
Ont
New Hampshire
Midwest
Dust Republic
Mich
Air Joy Ride Ends In Death In New York
A Brooklyn plane joy ride turned fatal when 19 year old pilot Stanley Kitkowski and three friends died after their aircraft crashed into a Brooklyn tenement early Sunday. The deceased are Louis Kuhn 19 Henry Rothabowski 21 and Adam Rowenski 21 all of Brooklyn. The four left an Armistice Day dance at Curtiss Airport Valley Stream L I and rented the plane. trouble began shortly after takeoff.
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New York
Stanley Kitkowski
Brooklyn
Louis H. Kuhn
Henry Rothabowski
Adam Rowenski
Curtiss Airport
Valley Stream
L. I
Kitkowski
Lindberghs Forced Down in Spanish Mountains
An unconfirmed report states Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife were forced down near Calderas de Tuy in Pontevedera province while flying from Santana to Portugal. They reportedly remained uninjured and planned to proceed to Lisbon if weather permits, as a gunboat investigated the rumor.
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Madrid
Charles A. Lindbergh
Spain
Calderas de Tuy
Pontevedera
Lindbergh
Santana
Portugal
Elks Call Urgent Meeting Tonight In City Lodge
Walter Irvin exalted ruler announces an important Elks lodge meeting for 8 o clock. He urges all members to attend as urgent matters will be presented for consideration.
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Fiks
Walter Irvin
Order
Mr. Irvin
Ransom Note Sent To Parents In Hart Kidnapping Case
Relatives disclosed a Sacramento telegram suggesting a 20000 dollar ransom for Brooke Hart 22 son of a San Jose merchant who disappeared last Thursday and is believed kidnapped.
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San Jose
Sacramento
Brooke Hart
Wheat allotments set for 32 Northwest Texas counties
Regional review board in Amarillo announced that all 32 Northwest Texas counties will receive wheat allotment figures soon with counties to adjust acreages and secure grower contracts. Checks from Washington are due within two weeks after contract clearance, with first payments expected December 1. Noted counties with allotments by Monday include Potter Gray Hartley Hemphill Lipscomb Oldham Randall Roberts Ochiltree.
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Amarillo
Texas
Review Board
Washington
Potter, Gray, Hartley
Hemphill
Lipscomb
Oldham
Randall, Roberts and
Ochiltree
Last Round Up Draws Travelers To See Texas
New York distributor C. Hawley said his department received more travel information requests about Texas in recent weeks than ever before. He noted that renditions of The Last Round Up and other western songs are inspiring travelers to visit Texas.
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Austin
Texas
C. Hawley
New York City
National Road Reports
Red Cross Drive Organized Here
Amarillo launches its annual Red Cross Roll Call with a goal of four thousand dollars. F. W. Palmer reports national relief totals while urging local fundraising through two weeks of door to door outreach ending on Thanksgiving Day. Workers coordinator Wilbur C. Hawk vows broad coverage and a Roll Call Day in banks and government buildings.
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Amarillo
National Red Cross
Potter County
F. W. Palmer
Red Cross
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Palmer
Wilbur C. Hawk
Hawk
Wilbur Hawk
News-Globe
Texas Federation Ready for Session
The executive committee of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs met in Austin to prep for the annual convention. A formal program dedicating the federation's new building and permanent home was planned, with a close contest for the presidency between Mrs. Volney Taylor of Brownsville and Mrs. Frank B. Slater of Dallas.
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Austin
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Volney Taylor
Brownsville
Frank B. Slater
Dallas
J. W. Fincher
Houston
Manifesto Warns of Russian Readiness Over Manchukuo
Moscow reports accuse Japanese imperialists of forming an armed base in Manchukuo in a Far Eastern Communist party manifesto. It cautions Russia will act quickly if aggression resumes in the Far East and vows decisive air strikes if Japan pursues hostile policies. Both Tokyo and Moscow deny reports of Japanese planes shot down over Soviet territory.
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Moscow
Manchukuo
Far Eastern
Communist Party
Russia
Far East
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Japan
Football Jam Kills Youth at Princeton Stadium
Princeton authorities pursue a theory that Jay F. Towner 3rd of Perryman Md died from injuries in a crowd crush leaving Palmer Stadium after the Princeton Dartmouth game. Coroner Frank Grove and Detective James Kirkham reconstruct the events, noting a crush against a concrete abutment caused broken wrists and internal injuries. The body was found behind Govet Hall after being moved toward the infirmary about 500 yards away. The family questions the crowd theory and suspected a hit and run auto, which officials had considered prior to the inquiry.
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Princeton
N. J
Jay F. Towner
Perryman
Palmer Stadium
Towner
Johns Hopking
University
Govet Hall
Grove
Boy Psychology Topic At Amarillo Scout Round Table
TL Dyer speaks at Central Presbyterian Church tonight on Boy Psychology as the Amarillo Round Table hosts a joint Scoutmasters meeting. Marvin J. Paul urges all Scout leaders to attend. Floyde Garwood welcomes members and Dr. G A Dawson screens motion pictures.
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TL. Dyer
Round Table
Organization of
Amarillo
Central Presbyterian Church
Marvin J. Paul
Floyde Garwood
Troop & Motion Pictures
G A. Dawson
Dollar Day Prompts Amarillo Shoppers To Bargain Hunt
Amarilloans flocked to local merchants for Dollar Day with leading stores offering reduced prices and new stock. General Hugh Johnson urges buyers noting prices are the lowest in years and money savings abound across the city.
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Amarillo
Hugh Johnson
Pilot Hull Bails Out as Mail Plane Burns Near Las Vegas NM
28 year old Har land Hull, flying Kansas City to Albuquerque on the transcontinental air mail route, bailed out when the ship caught fire 15 miles southwest of Las Vegas NM. He parachuted to earth with minor scratches while the plane and mail were destroyed. no Amarillo stop was made except in emergencies. Hull had previously survived a motor trouble incident on a night flight across New Mexico last fall.
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Harland Hull
Kansas City
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
N. M
Hull
Amarillo
Amarillo Field
New Mexico
Hugh Amarillo
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