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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1934
Page
14
Washington reports that Literary Digest straw polls show anti New Deal sentiment in 17 states yet observers expect a Democratic win in Congress. Optimists forecast two thirds majorities in House and Senate, while Republicans gain hopeful chatter though evidence of a sharp New Deal collapse remains unclear.
The piece surveys the battle for Senate and House seats across states including Cuttin, Fess, Hatfield, Kean, Patterson, and Goldsborough held by Republicans andSen. Shipstead potential casualty. It notes possible Democratic gains to threaten a two thirds majority, uncertain Democratic support for administration policy, and campaign shifts with New Deal headquarters aiding O Mahoney against Carter. Predictions show Republicans possibly gaining 10 to 20 House seats, with Michigan, South Dakota and North Dakota showing marked anti New Deal trends and voter distinction between national and state level support.
The Amarillo Better Housing Drive continues without interruption after a City Hall Chamber of Commerce fire. Headquarters and Better Housing offices relocated to 400 Polk Street, space donated by Chancellor Weymouth until City Hall repairs. The house-to-house canvass proceeds citywide with strong homeowner cooperation and ongoing renovations across Amarillo.
Frank H Langford 35 a brakeman conductor on Fort Worth and Denver Railway died late Wednesday night after long illness. Funeral services were at 3 pm from Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev F M Kaminsky officiating. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers include J P Rollins W L Peake C R Calvert Bert Maxell Peter Brock Walter Hamilton T Druin G L Smith R H Spicer A J Morris W P Henry H G Kulp. Langford home at 716 North Pierce Street.
Thousands of Mexican nationals, unable to cope with U S economic conditions, repatriate to Mexico as unemployed seek farming work there. At Laredo port daily, 15 to 30 vehicles cross southward since mid October, with trains also used. Officials warn the movement this year could rival 1932 when about 50 000 left through Laredo.
Dallas reports a two and a half year old boy Marion Eugene Cecil ran into a street and a street car struck him. He was taken to a hospital where doctors amputated his left leg above the knee but expect recovery.
John D. Rockefeller Sr. lands in Florida at Ormand Beach for his yearly winter visit to his estate. Despite a year of serious illness, he appears as his normal self, greeting onlookers with his customary composure.
Potter County deputies will travel long distances to fetch three suspects Al Barnhaft Harry Turco and John Olsen from Colorado Texas in a theft of a 1933 Plymouth owned by Amarillo garage worker Jim Hudson A separate case cites Cecil Porter held in Alamogordo New Mexico on auto theft linked to Dave Tinkle Plains Chevrolet Company Johnny Floyd the musician is held in Albuquerque to be returned for a mortgage moving charge A Louisiana Cypress tree once 1283 years old yielded six logs totaling 14162 feet of lumber with growth rate noted.
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