Thanksgiving in Amarillo Brings Football and Feasts
Thanksgiving activities in Amarillo center on the Golden Sandies clash with Lubbock Western for the District 1 title at Butler Field. Hundreds join a downtown union service at Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. J. T. McClure preaching. Rail and bus lines offer low fare options. a Junior Welfare League ball and theater programs complement the holiday.
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J. T. McClure
Polk Street Methodist Church
Roy Snodgrass
First Christian Church
West Amarillo
San Jacinto Methodist Church
H. T. Collman
Golden Sandies
Aquarillo
Lubbock
Butler Field
Junior Welfare League
Athletic Club
Amarillo
Garner predicts passage of beer bill in lame duck session
Washington. Speaker John N Garner predicts House passage of a beer for revenue bill in the coming short session. He says beer legislation plus budget cuts could avert tax increases. Garner speaks on his 64th birthday while returning for Roosevelt talks on debt revision.
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Washington
U.P
John N. Garner
House of Representatives
Congress
Britten
Dlinois
War debt brief as Hoover Roosevelt meet announces moratorium end
Washington reports the war debt status for the Hoover Roosevelt conference. Total debt stands at 11.598 billion plus 184 million in interest postponed. Fifteen debtor nations enjoy a one year moratorium that expires December 15. Five countries decline further suspension pending study. Congress is against another moratorium or cancellation. Hoover and Roosevelt oppose cancellation and a debt commission was rejected by Congress.
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Bandits Rob Smithfield Post Office In Wild Town Firefight
Fort Worth reports a posse pursued six burglars after a gun battle with a Smithfield resident. The band stole the post office safe and fled in two cars, one carrying confectionery merchandise. F. M. Kirk fired at the shooters as they fled toward his home.
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Here
W. J. Turner
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Burglary at 1915 Lattimer Street Takes Shirts
Radio unit Officer L I Perry followed a burglary call to 1915 Lattimer Street, a residence he knows well. A prowler entered the home overnight and stole Perry's shirts, a suit, an overcoat and three dresses from the premises.
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Lattimer Street
1915
Lattimer
Hitler’s Bid to Be Chancellor Faces Setback
Berlin November 22. Adolph Hitler’s chances to become German chancellor appear slim after President Paul von Hindenburg asked Hitler to decide quickly on terms. Hindenburg, conciliatory in tone, sought a parliamentary majority for a Nazi headed cabinet while Hitler pressed for semi dictatorial rule and rejected the need for a party majority.
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U.P
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
van Hindenburg
Hindenburg
College Girls Aid Roll Call In Amarillo Drive
Twenty one Amarillo College girls led by Mrs. Floyd Sloan and A. Peterson will canvass the downtown district for Red Cross memberships. The final drive aims to reach quota pledges, with several memberships collected later. Potter County trails its goal and last year’s total.
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Amarillo
Red Cross
Floyd Sloan
A. Peterson
Lucille Palmer
Dorothy Naubardt
Velma Shaw
Florence Shore
Margaret Scarbrough
Sue McKnight
Jean Epperson
Frances Billingsley
Vivian Ballew
Vivian DeGraftenried
Georgia Roberts
Juanita
Sabine River wells to connect with Texas Pip Line
The Texas Pip Line Company announced an oil outlet will be provided for wells drilled in the Sabine River under state contracts. Connection will be made with 12 state wells.
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Austin
U.P
Sabine River
Texas Pips Line Company
Today by Arthur Brisbane No Advice for Coolidge
Arthur Brisbane discusses political ideas from 1932 including fascism in Germany and conjectures about a potential American dictatorship. He critiques Coolidge era attitudes, notes Roosevelt’s prayer, and reflects on national debt talks while referencing religious prayers and public figures. The column blends commentary on Europe debts and U.S. leadership with context on Thanksgiving and prophecy.
Paroles Granted 1035 By Governor
Governor Austin announces Thanksgiving parole for 1035 convicts led by Ross Sterling. The list names county of conviction with crimes and maximum sentences including murder, burglary, theft, and forgery, with sentences ranging from two to eighty years.
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Texas
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Sterling
Hall
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Harris
Richard Williams
John Williams
Leon Aubrey
Lawrence Ashton
Benny Ora Beck
Leroy Bartue
Antonio Anda
Victor Fredericks
Robert K. Hollins
John Taylor
Houston
George Walker
Harrison
Jesse Floyd
Jefferson
Joe Byers
Ernest Foreman
McLennon
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Lindsey
Newton
Cornelius Dixon
Orange
Lena Gums
Smith
Dewey Mayfiell
Taylor
A. MM
Geary
Upshur
Ned Minor
Williamson
Andrew Johnson
Wharton
Pablo Llanas
Victoria
Saul Edwards
Fort Worth Vaccination Fight Moves to Courts
An appeal from the state board of education upholding compulsory smallpox vaccination in Fort Worth public schools was prepared for civil courts. Anti vaccination leader Dr H C Allison said they will seek the state’s highest court if needed. The dispute began with a district order for immunization and sparked protests by an anti vaccination league amid quarantines and injunctions.
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Fort Worth
U.P
State Board of Education
H. C. Allison
Woman injured in collision at Sixteenth and Tyler
Florence Newson, 22, of 1018 West Tenth Avenue, sustained a slight injury in a Tuesday morning car crash at Sixteenth Avenue and Tyler Street. Police say Mrs. Sam Pelz of 400 Jackson Street drove one of the vehicles.
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West Tenth Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Tyler Street
Sam Pelz
Jackson Street
Pleading Man Allegedly Shoots Friends to Death
Abe Auerbach, once a millionaire, allegedly killed two longtime friends Sam Grossman and his wife Rose in an East Side speakeasy after tears streamed down his face. He was in critical condition from knife wounds amid a police mystery surrounding the double slaying.
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U.P
Abe Auerbach
Sam Grossman
Roumania
Auerbach
Grossman
Rose
East Side
Lawrence Wolf
Labor Leaders Split Over Unemployment Insurance Debate
Cincinnati dispatch reports the 52nd AFL convention opening with a rump faction planning a separate session for a broader unemployment insurance program funded by government and workers. The main council favors worker-financed insurance while calls grow for a five day week and six hour day led by President William Green.
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Uu.p
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L. Executive Council
William Green
Green
Philharmonic Concert Open Only to Members and Guests
The December 1 concert by the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra requires membership or guest status of the Philharmonic Association. No tickets sold. Three membership levels: patrons 25 dollars, subscribers 10 dollars, associate subscribers 2.50. The season includes three members only concerts and two public concerts. Christian Thaulow, renowned violinist and director of Simmons University School of Violin, Abilene, will be guest artist.
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the Globe News
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Southwest
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Hoover Roosevelt meet on war debt payment plan
President Hoover and President-Elect Roosevelt prepared for a late afternoon White House meeting to discuss Europe’s December 15 debt installment of 125 million dollars. Ahead, Britain and France indicated willingness to pay if postponement is refused, while Europe seeks relief from the ten billion loan burden.
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Roosevelt
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King George Opens Ninth Parliament in Speech
King George opened the ninth parliament with a royal address stressing disarmament economic cooperation and farm relief while avoiding mention of the war debts issue. Queen Mary accompanied him as Ramsay MacDonald and his cabinet prepared the speech.
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Roosevelt
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Aged Woman Tortured for Meager Funds in Home Invasion
In San Antonio on November 22 a 74 year old woman, Regina Wolfel, was brutalized by a large white man who entered her home to find cash. She remained unconscious in her bedroom for over two hours before seeking help. The intruder demanded money and stole $40 from beneath the mattress.
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Ban Antonio
Regina Wolfel
Lowell resigns as Harvard president after 23 years
Abbott Lawrence Lowell quits as Harvard University president. The 75 year old leader resigns with no stated reason, noting his December 13 birthday and the completion of Harvard house plan funded by Edward S. Harkness with 11 million dollars.
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Harvard
Prexy
Cambridge
Maass
Harvard University
Edward 8. Harkness
New York
Dr. Lowell
Rackets Fallen Keil Days
Chicago, Nov 22. Public opinion and law agencies have decimated the city gangs and emptied their war chests. Indictments hang over many, and many names are now numbers in penitentiaries. The gang era is waning as Capone and key lieutenants face prison and police pressure reshapes crime rackets.
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U.P
L. I. Perry
Chicago
Ponder Remains in Jail Over Border Liquor Charge
W T Ponder, charged in federal court with transporting alcohol across the Mexican border by airplane, remains jailed in Ban Antonio unable to post a $4000 bond.
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Ban Antonio
W. T. Ponder
Amarillo Weather Outlook Tonight Through Wednesday
Forecast shows fair and slightly colder conditions for Amarillo and vicinity with partly cloudy skies elsewhere in West Texas. Extreme southeast remains warmer while the Panhandle grows cooler. New Mexico experiences fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with warmer southeast and cooler eastern portions. Temperature extremes today reach 34 to 60 degrees by 1 PM.
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West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Voodoo Death Cult Based in Detroit
Detroit detectives probe a supposed cult tied to claims of human sacrifice and names of pseudo Islam. Robert Harris admits ritual slayings and plans targeting Mayor Murphy, two judges, and a welfare worker as future victims. Harris says the first victim, James J. Smith, went willingly. See VOODOO Page 2.
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Robert Harris
Harris
James J. Smith
Murphy
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Arthur E. Gordon
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