Oil Violators 10 Court Action Next Move in East Texas
East Texas hot oil cases loom as Attorney General Homer Cummings signals possible court action. L R Martineau Jr. leads a Texas probe team while Interior Department investigators prepare to present evidence. The federal tender board tightens oil movement with certificates of clearance. Thompson says Eastern Front calm. 80 federal officers monitor flows. state proration hearings due. Oil allocation for November set 1,200 barrels above current state orders.
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East Texas
Tyler
Tex
Thompson
Austin
U.P
Col
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad and Oil Commissioner
Kilgore
Commission
Lon A. Smith
Texas Commission
Federal Oil Administration
Texas
Solons Seek Broadcast of Grid Contest
Austin lawmakers press a plan to broadcast the Rice Texas football game amid a delay filled day. The Senate approved a resolution urging Rice Institute to permit radio coverage, despite objections over private ownership and quorum questions. House debates focused on a $4.5 million federal funds bill for the Burnet dam and water-right safeguards.
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Senate
Rice Institute
Hornsby- Moore
Grady Woodruff
Decatur
Woodruff
Viva Voce
House
Colorado River
Burnet
Harry Graves
Georgetown
Washington
PWA
Mustangs Bring Grand Central to New York Welcome
Southern Methodist University Mustangs arrived in New York with a 40 piece band and mascot Peruna, drawing lunch hour crowds at Grand Central and a hotel lobby concert. Coach Ray Morrison said SMU had an even chance to beat Fordham in the inter sectional game, with no injuries reported. A Polo Grounds practice followed a rain day, and a 200-strong Texas fan contingent was set to arrive.
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New York
Mustangs
Southern Methodist University
Grand Central Terminal
Commodore
the & M. WU
Peruna
Texas
Southern Methodists
Dallas
Fordham
Ray Morrison
Rams
Morrison
Croydon
Polo Grounds
City Hall
Fiorello
Open clashes erupt among Austrian troops amid turmoil
Vienna October 26 reports indicate a looming crisis as Heimwehr and Catholic stormtroopers clash in Innsbruck and Graz. Police mobilize as Socialist and Communist opposition resumes activity with raids and arrests. Troops near the border are redeployed to deter uprisings while talks on a 100 percent Heimwehr parliament face Catholic opposition ahead of December 1 inauguration.
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Vienna
Austria
Dollfuss
Helmewehr
Home Guard
Innebruck
Graz
Innsbruck
Upper Styria
Heimwehr
Kurt Schuschnigg
Leopold Kunsehak
Catholic
Magnolia refinery workers get $60,802 back pay in Beaumont
Magnolia refinery workers in Beaumont, Texas, received retroactive back pay totaling $60,802 yesterday, by order of Petroleum Administrator Harold Ickes. The payout reflects the company’s compliance with the recent Ickes directive and provides the workers with the owed wages today.
Banks anxious to play ball with President Roosevelt
Washington officers of the American Bankers Association pledged full cooperation in the recovery effort. New president Rudolf B. Hecht told President Roosevelt bankers are ready to lend money to business, noting notices to clearing houses advertising credit willingness. Law, Fleming, and Smith accompanied Hecht at the White House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Bankers’ Association
Rudolf 8. Hecht
Association
Hecht
Francis M. Law
White House
Robert V. Fleming
Tom K. Smith
St. Louis
Bankers’ Study Committee
Snatchers Grab Girl From School Yard
In Hartford on October 26 two men abducted 9 year old Patricia Henry from St. Joseph's parochial school yard and sped away in a car bearing New York plates. Police across three states were alerted as investigators pursue leads.
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Hartford
Conn
Patricia Henry
St. Joseph's Parochial School
New York
Open Throttle Wide Recovery's on Way
Madison, Oct 26 United Press reports Pres Glenn Frank of the University of Wisconsin calls for rapid mass production expansion to build a richer and more stable America. He urges using science and technology to lower costs and raise living standards while opposing policy of production restriction. He says government should guide broad policy but avoid micromanaging business.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
U.R
America
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Dr. Frank
Frank
White House
Roosevelt
Hoover
Ocean to Ocean and High-Speed Train Vision
Arthur Brisbane discusses The Globe column topics and editorial stance. W A Harriman leads a diesel powered streamline train from Los Angeles to New York, aiming for a 57.5 hour run, a dramatic cut from four days. Legacy and ambition frame the note as it points toward future travel speed.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
W. A. Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles
New York
Mr. Harriman
Union Pacific
Mob Seizes Negro Suspect From Alabama Jail
An armed mob of about 100 stormed the Brewton jail and kidnapped Claude Neal, 23, who had confessed to murdering 20-year-old Lola Canniday near Greenwood, Florida. Sheriff Byrne said few details were available as the fate of Neal remained unknown.
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Brewton
Ala
Claude Neal
Florida
Byrne
Escambia County
Neal
Chipley
Fila
Lola Canniday
Greenwood
Fia
Bonus Chance Is Minimized in Bonus Debate
Washington reports that immediate payment of the 2 billion dollar cash bonus faces slim odds amid administration opposition. Congress likely to consider next January. House may pass, Senate doubtful. Roosevelt would veto if it reached him. Key bonus leaders include Wright Patman in the House and Arthur Robinson and Patrick McCarran in the Senate.
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Washington
U.P
American Legion
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Roanoke
Wright Patman
Texas
Arthur Robinson
Repulican
Indiana
Patrick McCarran
Nevada
Birth Control Move Up to Methodists
Birth control recommendations were presented to the West Texas Methodist conference in San Antonio urging changes to legislation. Nine social service proposals were laid before a committee, including ensuring hospitals clinics physicians and social welfare agencies can freely disseminate information to help parents bear children wisely for a healthier family life. Bishop H A Boaz of Fort Worth presided over the 76th annual meeting.
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San Antonio
West Texas Methodist Conference
H. A. Boaz
Fort Worth
Poisoned wheat theft sparks North Texas warning
Plano authorities informed Dallas police of the theft of 35 bushels of wheat treated with poison to prevent smut. All North Texas grain dealers were alerted to watch purchases and avoid possible distribution to mills or flour that could poison consumers.
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Dallas
U.P
McClure Newspaper Syndicate Manager Thomas McClure Dies
Thomas Carlyle McClure, longtime manager of the McClure Newspaper Syndicate founded by his brother, died of a heart attack yesterday in New York. He had served twenty years with the syndicate and was a leading figure in its operations.
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New York
U.P
Thomas Carlyle McClure
McClure
New Grid Graph To Show Sandie Game At Borger
Amarillo officials invite all fans to a football party at the Municipal Auditorium for the fair's new grid graph a play by play display of the Sandie Borger game. Children under 12 are asked not to attend due to crowd. tonight free admission. Future games will cost 10 to 25 cents.
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Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Sandie-Borger
Borger
The
Fair Association
Protest to Manchukuo Oil Plan Draws Foreign Protests
Tokyo reports foreign office spokesman Eiji Aman says Manchukuo plans state control of oil sales but not exports or imports. United States Great Britain and the Netherlands protest, claiming violations of the open door policy and treaty provisions. Aman reiterates Japan is not responsible for Manchukuo and that it is a foreign nation in the new empire. Foreign oil firms warn the monopoly would close the open door to China.
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Tokyo
Manchukuo
Eiji Aman
Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
Netherlands
Japan
Amau
Manchurian Petroleum Company
China
Six Soviets Sentenced for Crop Dishonesty
Smolensk dispatch reports that six men were condemned to death and 40 imprisoned for dishonesty and inefficiency in grain handling and failure to deliver to the government. In total 53 were tried including farm executives and milling officials charged with theft of 1,400 tons of grain and flour.
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Smolensk
Justice Dept to Appeal DC Pension Ruling to Supreme Court
Washington Oct 26 The Justice Department will appeal as quickly as possible the District of Columbia court ruling that the railway retirement act is unconstitutional Attorney General Homer Cummings said today The action aims to seek swift review by the Supreme Court of the decision and its implications for railway retirement programs Attorney General Cummings indicated the government would press for expedited consideration in the high court
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Washington
U.P
Justice Department
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Homer Cummings
Fire damages City Hall in early morning blaze
Undetermined origin fire damaged the west wing third floor of City Hall. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars for the building and 1000 for fixtures. Blaze began rear third floor, noticed at 6:43 a.m. by a Tyler Street resident. Books and records including housing act literature destroyed. Chamber of commerce offices will relocate repairs. Better Housing office moves to Fifth Avenue and Polk Street. A false alarm followed at 10:48 a.m and another car fire occurred at Sixth Avenue and Tennessee Street.
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Pire
Tyler Street
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Hinton
Better
Fifth Avenue
Polk Street
First Avenue
Harrison Street
Sixth Avenue
Tennessee Street
City Hall
van Buren Street
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby region
Fair tonight and Saturday in Amarillo and West Texas with warmer southeast. New Mexico remains fair tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Frost possible tonight in the northwest portion. Temperature extremes reach 50 to 80 degrees by 1 o'clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Cronin Sold to Red Sox Amid Big Trade Fallout
Joe Cronin, manager and shortstop of the Washington Senators, has been sold to the Boston Red Sox. Cronin signs a five year contract to become player manager with Boston, in a deal described as the largest in baseball history and a personal choice by Cronin. Griffith, president of the Senators, noted negotiations were with Cronin’s knowledge. Cronin reportedly earned $25,000 this year and his move follows a decline in Senators’ fortunes.
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Washington
U.P
Joe Cronin
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Cronin
Senators
Red Sox
Lary
Griffith
Boston
Father joins kidnapped girl at St. Louis reunion
Vincent Water, father of Mary Elsie Waller a missing Detroit co ed, arrived in St Louis by plane for a reunion after she said she was kidnapped from Wayne University campus by three men and a woman then held in a vacant house before being taken to Chicago and boarded a bus to St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Vincent Water
Mary Elsie Waller
Detroit
Miss Water
Chicago
Wayne University
Mary Elsie
Child Federation
J. Louis
U S Foreign Trade Balance Grows in September
Washington reports a favorable foreign trade balance of 60 031 000 for September with exports at 191 600 000 and imports at 131 660 000. The Commerce Department notes a pickup in Cuban trade following the September 4 reciprocal tariff agreement, with Cuban imports at 7 430 496 in September up from 6 600 155 in August 1944 and 6 762 872 in September 193?.
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Washington
America
Department of Commerce
Grand jury probe into liquor sales near UT campus
Investigation by the grand jury into charges that hard liquor is sold to University of Texas students was requested by Sheriff Lee O. Allen after a raid on a confectionery across from the campus.
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Austin
University of Texas
Lee O. Allen
Senator Claims Farley Censors All His Letters
Terra Alta West Virginia October 6 Senator Thomas D Schall declares the Post Office Department censors his letters. He cites about two hundred letters censored and refused mailing by Postmaster General Farley in his prepared Terra Alta speech. He labels the action retaliation for political support and says the letters were government business.
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Terra Alta
W. Va
Thomas D. Seball
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Schall
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