Britain Ballots For Tories and Anti War Pledge
Britain elected a strong Tory led government pledging action against any war-maker. The national government secured 308 seats for a majority as returns rolled in. Labour gained but not enough to change government, while Ramsay MacDonald lost Seaham. Winston Churchill returned to Parliament with a large victory margin.
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London
A.P
Labor
MacDonald
Malcolm
Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill
Granville Sharp
J. Ranger
Allred Signs Auto License Bill and Talks Liquor Control
Governor Allred signed a bill requiring automobile driver licenses with April 1 effective date for licensing and free licenses for those already qualified. A liquor control bill is expected to be signed after review. The plan creates a three member control board, with enforcement by the safety department, and possible extra legislative sessions to fund pensions.
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Austin
Allred
Department of Public Safety
Safety Department
Defenders Retreat in Disorder Near Harar Invasion
Italian forces advance toward Harar as Ethiopian defense collapses in disarray after a major battle. Harar lies just south of the Addis Ababa Djibouti railroad, with Italian and French Somaliland units moving toward the line. Casualties tallied, and guerilla resistance continues in the region as Maletti's column pushes forward.
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Maletti
Fafan
Harar
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Azbi
Italy
Resignations Hit Young Democrats of Texas New lineup eyed
John L. McCarty resigns as president of the Young Democrats of Texas and predicts a near complete overhaul after the Fort Worth meeting on November 22. Oscar Jones of Longview named as likely successor to Elliott Roosevelt. other officers also resigning amid anticipated staff shakeup.
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Dalhart
John L. McCarty
The
Young Democrats of Texas
McCarty
Dalhart Texan
Fort Worth
Dallas
Oscar Jones
Longview
Elliott Roosevelt
J. Dixon McMahon
Texarkana
O. C. Christie
Quanah
Phil
Wrong Driving Police Arrests and Fines Reported
Traffic violations include careless driving speeding and double parking. City regulations warn drivers to observe rules, with fines and overtime parking penalties noted. Local agencies, including Long Bell Lumber Co, appear in the unreadable fragment.
Filipinos Take Over Own Rule and Pardons
Manila reports 60 political prisoners pardoned as Filipinos assumed self rule after Manuel Quezon’s inauguration. The pardons were announced by retiring Governor General Frank Murphy who said the move would set an example of liberalism for the new government. In Austin, Texas, a separate note says the State Board of Insurance Commissioners must fix motor bus liability policy forms, not the State Railroad Commission, per Attorney General William McCraw.
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P. I
America
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
Commonwealth
Frank Murphy
Austin
Pillipinas
Quezon
Osmena Mission
Washington
Tydings-McDuffie
Osmena
Hull Warns Against U S War Exports
Secretary Hull warned of a rising export of materials like oil copper trucks tractors and scrap iron for war aims. He reminded American businessmen that dealings with Ethiopia and Italy are at their own risk and that such trade conflicts with U S policy and the neutrality act.
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Washington
United States
Hull
Roosevelt
Ethiopia
Italy
Commerce Department
Nelson Wages Fight for Life at Huntsville Prison
Nelson, head of the Texas prison system, endured double pneumonia under an oxygen tent in Huntsville. Secretary W. C. Watson said his condition slightly improved, though doctors warn of a weak heart. The Orange resident became prison chief on November 1, succeeding Lee Simmons, after falling ill Tuesday in Houston during a prison farm managers meeting.
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Huntsville
Dave Nelson
Texas
W. C. Watson
Nelson
Orange
Lee Simmons
Houston
Dockmen to Discuss Gulf Strike Settlement Talk
Mike J. Dwyer district head of the International Longshoremen's Association will fly from New York to conference with steamship company executives in Houston Monday. Union secretary Albert Anderson said the talks aim to settle the gulf coast strike now active in the eastern gulf since October 1 and the western gulf since October 11.
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Galveston
U.P
Mike J. Dwyer
International Longshoremen’s Association
New York
Steamship Company
Albert Anderson
Houston
Anderson
Eastern Gulf
Western Gulf
Telegraph Wires Carry Handwriting Telephony Milestone
Western Union Telegraph Company began regular commercial transmission of messages by facsimile telegraphy between Buffalo and New York. The system sends messages exactly as prepared by sender, whether hand written or typed, mirroring telegraphic and cable news picture methods.
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New York
U.P
Western Union Telegraph Company
Buffalo
McCraw Rules Cities Cant Cut Pensions
Attorney General William McCraw ruled that cities cannot legally reduce pensions already being paid to retired city workers. However, cities may alter future pension rates for those becoming eligible later. The ruling also bars paying pensions to employees injured off duty or to dependents of off duty deaths, affecting firefighters police and other retirees.
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Austin
U.P
William McCraw
Quezon Named President in Philippine Commonwealth Rise
President-elect Quezon and Vice President Osmena form a long standing political pair guiding Philippine bid for independence. Quezon's oratory and Osmena's study driven leadership have sustained popularity though occasional policy rifts marked their alliance.
Panhandle Fair Sky Hints At Moisture Absence
Clouds yielded no measurable moisture for the Panhandle with only light flurries around Canadian. A heavy mist and fog shrouded the area yesterday afternoon and last night, then clearing this morning as temperatures rose from the upper twenties. Amarillo recorded 28 degrees last night and 41 this afternoon, with a forecast of fair, warmer weather Saturday and a low around 34 tonight.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Court Upholds Guffey Coal Act in Landmark Ruling
Louisville nondestructive. Federal Judge Elwood Hamilton upheld the Guffey coal act as constitutional and within Congress power to regulate interstate commerce. The ruling allows possible exemption from a 13 1/2 percent penalty tax for noncompliance pending Supreme Court final determination. All coal firms under the act must pay a 1 1/2 percent production tax for administration.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Elwood Hamilton
Little Nra
Hamilton
Methodists Favor All-Church Revival in Texas centennial plans
In Plainview on November 15 the Northwest Texas Conference Methodist Church voted to join interdenominational revival services tied to Dallas centennial activities. A five point program for centennial participation was outlined by Dr. A J Weeks of Dallas. Bishop Hiram Boaz suggested serious consideration of accepting Lubbock's invitation for the 1957 conference. Conference benevolent collections ran 9 600 dollars above last year with two reports pending. Dr C C Grimes preached on man’s insignificance contrasted with Bible teaching last night. A reunion of ex-students of Seth Ward Clarendon and Stamford Methodist schools was a major feature of the session.
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Plainview
Northwest Texas
Methodist Church, South
Dallas
A. J. Weeks
Lubbock
Hiram Boaz
Nat Rollins
Abilene
C. C. Grimes
Amarillo Polk Street Methodist Church
Seth Ward
Clarendean
Stamford
Marble Hearted Egypt A Chinese Daughter Your Olfactory Nerves
Arthur Brisbane column digest notes Egypt mob rioting for independence against British rule. Reflects bristane’s commentary on day’s topics with Ellis-like observations and international themes.
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Selassie
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Bristane
WPA approves new projects and jobs increase in Texas
WPA approves 59 projects across 20 Texas Works Progress districts. Federal funds total 672,510 and 92,793 jobs are created for relief workers. The program’s cumulative job total rises to 82,590. In Roanoke Virginia a modestly dressed young woman is found dead near an automobile, identified as Mrs Jimmie Smith wife of a sailor, aged about 25.
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Texas
Works Progress Administration
Robert J. Smith
Roanoke
Jimmie Smith
Quezon Becomes First President of Philippines Commonwealth
Manuel L. Quezon, surveyor and former revolutionary soldier, is sworn in as the first president of the Philippines Commonwealth. In a ceremony before about 250000 nationals and world dignitaries, Roosevelt proclaimed the new government as Frank Murphy, Garner, Dern and Byrnes observed. Quezon asked for divine guidance and unity through a ten year transitory period toward 1946 independence.
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Reuel
Moore Manila
P. I
U.P
Manuel L. Quezon
New Philippines Commonwealth
Quezon
America
Pacific
P. Burgos
Philippines
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Frank Murphy
United States Commonwealth
John N. Garner
George H. Dern
House of Representatives
Joseph W. Byrnes
Baptists Seek End to Athletics at Jacksonville College
The Baptist Missionary Association of Texas, led by Rev Robert Keys of Corsicana, approved a resolution urging Jacksonville College trustees to end commercial and competitive athletics. The move followed President Rev B J Albritton’s protests that students demanded football and other sports amid legislative action pushing athletics in colleges.
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Corsicana
Navy
Robert Keys
Baptist Missionary Association of Texas
Jacksonville Baptist College
B. J Albritton
Relief Program Falls Short by Million Jobs
Washington officials report the $4 billion work relief program is about 1 million jobs short of the 3.5 million need. Administrator Harry L. Hopkins pledged to reach the target, with officials estimating up to 2.5 million people removed from direct dole as part of the New Deal effort.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Governors Inviteed to North Louisiana Deer Hunt
Jefferson City dispatch says Governor Guy B. Park plans to attend a deer hunt in North Louisiana next week. He has extended invitations to Governor J. M. Putrell of Arkansas and Governor Oscar K. Allen of Louisiana.
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Jefferson City
Guy B. Park
Louisiana
J. M. Putrell
Arkansas
Oscar K. Allen
Amarillo Weather Forecast Tonight and Saturday Update
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions. Overnight low around 34. West Texas shows mostly cloudy skies with occasional rains likely in the southeast, colder conditions in the south tonight, and a rise in temperatures in the north on Saturday. Temperature extremes recorded from 1 o'clock range 28 to 41.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
South
Local Liquor Status Clouded by Doubts
The Amarillo and Potter County liquor status hung in doubt at noon as Sheriff Adams pressed to enforce dry laws pending a local option election. Judge Riggs said the court will not initiate the election, while the court may call it under new state law after Governor Allred signs. A 19 percent petition would force a referendum, and an attorney general ruling awaited.
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House
James V. Allred
Berlin
Germany
Amarillo
Potter County
Bill Adams
J. N. Riggs
Commissioners Court
Commissioners’ Court
Allred
Adams
Grady
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