GOP field narrows in race for House speakership
In Washington on November 30 the Republican caucus chose between John Q. Tilson of Connecticut and Bertrand H. Snell of New York as the party’s speakership nominee to face a Democratic majority. Snell led early but Tilson gained strength as Democrats took control, with Tilson aligned with Hoover Coolidge policies and Snell a veteran businessman and anti prohibitionist.
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Washington
House
John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
Bertrand H. Snell
New York
Nicholas Longworth
Snell
Longworth
Tilson
Snel
Laneworth
Hoover
Coolidge
Tennessee
New Haven
Congress
Eaker
World peace view from Lord Robert Cecil on disarmament
Lord Robert Cecil argues disarmament will not end war yet and warns history tests nations that endure brutal eras. He contrasts past plagues and wars with future conflicts, notes Italy and France’s stance, and asserts the U S should avoid entanglements while maintaining readiness and skepticism toward the League of Nations amid China Japan tensions.
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Robert Cecil
League of Nations
China
Two Chinese SLAIN IN Chicago After Argument
A heated dispute over reorganizing the Free Nation of Chinese in Chicago last night left Moy Choon nie age 38 and Moy Him age 28 dead and a bystander named Boy Tong Lee age 32 wounded in the neck. The conflict arose during the dispute and police investigated the fatal shooting as a crime scene.
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Chicago
Moy Choon Nie
Moy Him
Boy Tong Lee
Pure Oil declares stock dividends in Chicago
Directors of Pure Oil Company announce the usual dividends on preferred stock. The 5 percent preferred will receive 1.25 dollars per share, the 6 percent preferred 1.50 dollars, and the 8 percent preferred 2 dollars. Payable January 2 to stockholders of record December.
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Chicago
Pure Oil Company
Mayor To Oppose Federal Aid for Jobless Relief
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson denounces federal relief assistance in a letter response to Wisconsin's Senator La Follette. He declares no support for federal appropriations to ease local relief burdens, warning taxpayers will bear higher taxes. The exchange precedes a broader survey as Congress prepares to convene.
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Ernest O. Thompson
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Thompson
Congress
Highway Bids Opened for State Projects in 21 Counties
Bids were received today by the Highway Commission on state projects across 21 counties totaling an estimated 2.5 million dollars. The session covered 20 miles of concrete paving 70 miles of other paving and hard surface work 82.9 miles of grading and drainage and several bridge projects in multiple counties. Contracts will be awarded December 12, with additional counties named for possible participation.
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Austin
Highway Commission
Houston
Liberty
Navarro
Jack
Guadalupe
Bowie
Wilson, Crockett and Pecos
Lubbock
Hockley
Refugio
Uvalde
Calhoun
Brazoria
Chambers
Concho
Dallas
Hamilton
Pecos
Tyler
Bee
San Patricio
Brewster
Crosby
Dickens
Culberson
Ellis
Gaines
Gonzales
Throckmorton
Victoria
Wholesale Grocery Company Is Robbed
Yeggs visited the Texas Whole Grocery Company at 108 Taylor Street on a Sunday night. A small amount of loot was taken with no damage to the entrance. The inner strong box was battered open and the money removed. The burglary was discovered Monday morning with no clues found.
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Yeggs
Texas Whole Grocery Company
Taylor Street
Lubbock Boy Dies After Fall From Makeshift Bridge
11 year old Billy Rice died in Lubbock after a fall into a cess pool while playing. He collapsed unconscious and lasted about ten minutes. A post mortem X ray revealed a skull fracture. Parents Mr and Mrs James F Rice learned of the accident after questioning playmates minutes earlier.
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Lubbock
Billy Rice
James F. Rice
Railways show gains in Pacific Southwest
In October all three major Pacific Southwest railroads report higher net earnings than September. Western Pacific leads with a gain above 38 percent. Combined October net for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Western Pacific totals 7,051,218 versus 6,047,870 in September, but remains less than half of last year's 14,575,546.
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San Francisco
Pacific Southwestern
Western Pacific
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Southern Pacific Company
Western Pacific Railroad
Bird Youth Seeks Suspended Sentence in Pipe Theft
Harvey Bird and his father W L Bird faced theft charges for a stolen pipe valued at 280 dollars in Judge Henry Bishop's district court. Harvey pleaded guilty and requested a suspended sentence this morning.
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Harvey Bird
W. L. Bird
Henry
Bishop's District Criminal Court
Tack Letter Seeks Job Opportunity Near Amarillo
A reader writes that he is seeking employment and believes he has a strong chance, asking if any employer in or near Amarillo can use his services. He requests publication to test interest, indicating hope for a potential job lead.
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Amarillo
Santa Claus Day Declared in Amarillo Parade
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson proclaims Thursday December 10 as Santa Claus Day in Amarillo with a large welcome parade. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and Globe News sponsor a 40 float pageant and 25 bands, with prizes over 400 dollars. Cities like White Deer Groom McLean Dalhart Clovis Canadian Panhandle Claude Clarendon Hereford Tulsa Canyon plan to participate. Canyon’s West Texas State Teachers College band will be the official city band.
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Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
North Pole
Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
White Deer
Groom
McLean
Dalhart
Clovis
Canadian
Claude
Clarendon
Hereford
Tulsa
Canyon
West Texas Sta Teachers College
Curtis in Kansas Race Promises Free-For-All Nomination Battle
The article notes Curtis's continued bid for the Republican nomination stirs a free-for-all in Kansas as Curtis exits the senatorial race. It cites Henry J. Allen as a likely contender, and recalls the GOP pattern of nominating a vice president only rarely since 1912.
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James S. Sherman
New York
Taft
Sherman
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Woodrow Wilson
Daniel D. Tompkins
Monroe
Curtis
Kansas
Henry J. Allen
Hoover
Girl Scout Leaders Will Meet Tonight
A meeting of the Girl Scouts Leaders Club is set for 7 45 tonight at Mrs Allen Early home 2101 Harrison Street. Speakers include Mar guerite Twohy regional director and Mary White regional camp advisor Cactus region covering Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona and Floyd V Studer Amarillo Girl Scout Council member will discuss paleontology.
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Girl Scouts Leaders Club
Baxter To Resign A. C. C. Presidency
Abilene Texas November 30 1931 Batsell Baxter president of Abilene Christian College will resign to become president of David Lipscomb College Nashville Tennessee The resignation takes effect June 1 1932 and was accepted with reluctance after he said he felt compelled to answer the Tennessee call He cites his alma mater as the reason for the move.
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Abilene
Texas
Batsell Baxter
Abilene Christian College
Church of Christ
David Lipscomb College of
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Farmer Dies When Auto Plunges Into Culvert Near Lubbock
LUBBOCK Texas Nov 30 A 38 year old farmer Talmadge King of near Lamesa died when the car he drove on State Highway No 53 plunged into a culvert about nine miles southwest of here His companion Earl Dickey 50 of Lubbock suffered minor injuries Kings chest was crushed as he was thrown against the steering wheel
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Lubbock
Texas
Talmadge King
Lamesa
Here
Earl Dickey
King
Murder trial of youth set for December 8 in Texarkana
Sam Day, 19, accused of killing Sheriff Walter Harris during a liquor raid in Miller County, is tentatively scheduled for December 8 to stand trial. Day surrendered days after the July 28 shooting and remains in the Arkansas penitentiary awaiting trial.
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Texarkana
Ark
Sam Day
Walter Harris
Harris
Miller County
Day
Arkansas Penitentiary
Three Miners Trapped as West Virginia Mine Explosion Claims Body
In Logan West Virginia three miners were trapped by a blast at Monitor Coal Company’s No 1 mine. The body of 45 year old James Minnick was recovered and rescue teams hunted for Frank Thomas and Will Ball.
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Logan
W. Va
Monitor Coal Company
James Minnick
Frank Thomas
Will Ball
Man dies in chair for murder of six year old
Bellefonte Pa Nov 30 Harry Starwick 29 father of several children was electrocuted at Rockview penitentiary today for the murder of six year old Betty Mowry.
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Bellefonte
Harry Starwick
Rockview Penitentiary
Bandit Youth Gets Retrial In Amarillo Court
The retrial of John Loseivsky, a 19 year old Amarillo bandit, is set in Judge Henry S. Bishop's district court after he pleaded guilty to robbery on November 19. He received the minimum five year penitentiary sentence for the offense. Other cases to be heard include A F Freeman for swindling $50 and John Brown for burglary.
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John Loseivsky
Amarillo
Henry S. Bishop
Criminal District Court
Loseivsky
Loselysky
C. O. Hess
A. F. Freeman
John Brown
Anti-Lynching Law Is Asked in Petition
Washington voters report 12 Negroes from the National Equal Rights League presented a petition to President Hoover urging Congress to enact a federal anti lynching law. William M. Trotter of Boston said the President did not commit but advised taking the request to Congress. The delegation protested the government's failure to protect Negro life and political equality.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
William M. Trotter
Boston
National Equal Rights League
Trotter
Supreme Court refuses review of railway tax case
The Supreme Court declined to review the Kansas City Southern Railway and affiliates tax case over federal income taxes for 1918 and 1919 credited to depreciation reserves. It also declined to review a separate claim by New York Title & Mortgage Company demanding a $45,000 refund from Forst National Bank pledged to Charles E. Smith of Fort Worth, Texas.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City
Port Arthur
Texas
New York Title & Mortgage Company
New York City
Forst National Bank of
Charles E. Smith
Fort Worth
Alleged Car Thief Fatally Shot During Pursuit in Texas
In Big Spring area Ross City, Paul Calder was fatally wounded after a scuffle with Dick Madison Sr who arrested him on auto mobile theft charges. Calder tried to seize the pistol during the arrest and was shot as Madison pursued the stolen car toward Ross City. Louis Madison reported the theft to his father before the chase.
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Big Spring
Texas
Paul Calder
Ross City
Dick Madison
Calder
Madison
Louis Madison
Oklahoma football death claims first 1931 victim
Browne Campbell, 14, of Shidler, died after suffering a broken nose in a game three weeks earlier. Spinal meningitis and typhoid developed following the injury, marking the state's first football fatality of 1931.
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Shidler
Okla
Oklahoma
Browne Campbell
Damage suit opens over contract commission claim
George C. Stratton sues Riverside Sand and Crushed Rock Company in W. E. Gee's civil district court seeking 10100 damages. The action alleges a contract for commission formed the basis of the dispute and was filed this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Stratton
Riverside Sand and Crushed Rock Company
W. E. Gee
Fire on Water Street Causes $500,000 in St. John’s Damage
A fast spreading fire on Water Street in St. John's caused estimated damages of 500000. Fire crews battled the blaze through the day with authorities assessing the cost likely to rise as investigations continue.
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Water Street
St. John's
Red Wing Dies Denying Guilty in Texas Electric Chair
Red Wing Indian, 39, Cherokee, was electrocuted at the Texas prison for the New Braunfels child slaying. He refused guilt, stating he would die an honest man. Ward questioned him before three 1800-volt shocks condemned him.
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Huntsvnel
Red Wing
Sua
New Braunsfels
Texas Electric
W. W. Ward
Grandis Play With New Toys Aboard Ship in New York
Signor and Signora Grandi, Italy's former foreign minister and wife, spent an hour in a playful scene aboard a New York ship arrival. They opened 54 toy packages sent by American friends for Franco six and Simonetta four, while their parents visited Washington. A New York police bomb squad inspected the gifts and found nothing dangerous.
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S. S. Augustis
Signora
Dino Grandi
Italy
Papa Grandi
Mama
New York
Franco
Simonetta
United States
Washington
Papa
Santa Claus
Signor Grandi
Signora Grandi
Grandis
Chinese Japanese talks ease tension over Chinchow
Washington reports tension easing as China and Japan avoid attack on Chinchow after a Tokyo foreign office dispute over statements attributed to Secretary Stimson is cleared. Japanese troops reportedly withdrew toward Mukden, signaling improved outlook in the Manchurian crisis.
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Chinchow
Minami
Stimson
Washington
Tokyo
Foreign Office
State Department
China
Japan
Mukden
Fat of the Land Rules in Chicago at Livestock Show
The International Livestock Show crowned fat breeds of cattle sheep and swine in arena contests for grand champion steer barrow and wether as crowds swelled to a record expo. Some 1 200 4 H Club Congress youths from across the nation arrived and will crown a healthiest participant tomorrow with H C Corbin of Denton Texas and Comfort Pure Seed Growers of Comfort Texas noted among oats exhibit awardees yesterday.
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Chicago
Barrow
H. C. Corbin
Denton
Tex
Comfort Pure Seed Growers of
Comfort
Texas
Marshall in Jail as Sheriff Absent in Waxahachie
In Waxahachie Texas the absence of Ellis County Sheriff John Davenport kept former Dallas County sheriff Schuyler Marshall Jr in jail for at least 24 hours. Marshall and Dallas socialite Herbert Scales face similar charges for participating in two bank robberies. Davenport plans to return Tuesday.
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Waxahachie
Tex
U.P
Schuyler Marshall, Jr
Dallas
Marshall
Ellis County
John Davenport
Davenport
Herbert Scales
Scales
Texas Girl Wins Honor In Mark Twain Quotation Contest
Nov 30 article notes 12 year old Sherman Texas girl Pennie Piner tied for first prize with the best list of quotations from Mark Twain. Morris Goldberg of Baltimore also tied. Piner's parents entered the contest for the third year, announced by the Mark Twain Association.
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Texas
New York
Pennie Piner
Sherman
Mark Twain
Mark Twain Association
Morris Goldberg
Baltimore
Miss Piner
The Red Cross Seal Poem on Charity and Value
A 1931 poem by Edgar A. Guest questions the Red Cross Seal as mere stamp and ink while contrasting it with the noblest work of humanity. It laments reliance on charity and evokes relief to distress through a global brotherhood of mercy.
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Red Cross
Edger A. Guest
Edgar A. Guest
Gibson Named Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates
George Gibson of Toronto was named manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates on November 30. A former Pirates manager and catcher, Gibson succeeds Jewel Ens as skipper of the National League club.
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Pittsburgh
George Gibson
Toronto
Can
Day
Pittsburgh Pirates
Gibson
Jewel Ens
Aged watchman killed by taxi near Capitol
Wade Border, 80, state Capitol night watchman, was fatally struck by a taxi as he walked home. The incident occurred in Austin on Nov. 30. Local markets list grain and produce quotations from Amarillo houses.
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Austin
Wade Border
State Capitol
Amarillo
Chicago and Kansas City Livestock Report Nov 30
Hogs 70,000 in Chicago down 10 with top $4.45. Cattle 27,000 and calves 8,000 off, herd trends weak to 50, stockers mixed. Sheep 95,000 at 26-50 lower. Kansas City hogs 8,000 down 15, top $4.10. cattle 24,000, calves 4,000 weak to 25 lower. New Orleans cotton opening erratic. New York stocks mixed. railroads report October income.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
U. S. Steel
New York Central
Santa Fe
Western Union
Shorts
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
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American Can
Case
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Jno
F. Clark Brokerage Co
St RR
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Best & Co Ene Eenenene
Bethlehem St
Bohn Alum & Bo
Borden Co Boeke
Briggs
Borg Warner
Burroughs
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeak Corp
Chesapeake
Ohio
Radio Schedule Details for Monday November 3
Radio program grid listing NBC NBC 454.3 WEAF and WABC channels with 1:15 to 14:15 segments. Programs include Latin Orch, Alice Joy, Symphony and Song, Gypsies, Parade of States, Mary and Bob, Phantom Caravan, Coon-Sanders Orch, and multiple repeats. Also KDKA WGN WLS coverage, with many stations and times noted.
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WKY
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WSB
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KTAR
Mary
Bob
WENR
Phantom Caravan
Weaf Chain
Coon-Sanders
Orch
WSM
WSB_ WAPI
WSMB
WJIDX
Kths Wrap
Jesse Crawford
Calloway'’s
WCFL
Hines
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