Novices to Fill Halls of U.S. Congress Compete in 74th Session
Washington report notes a record turnover with at least 69 new House members and five new senators expected in January. Many incumbents failed to gain renomination or retired, while party slates finalize in most states except New Mexico, New York, and Rhode Island. Dennis Chavez to oppose Bronson Cutting in New Mexico.
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Senate
Stephens
Mississippi
Erickson
Montana
Goldsborough
Epublican
Maryland
Dill
Washington
Thompson
Nebraska
Maine
Representative Back
Pennsylvania
Henry T. Rainey
Ilinois
New Mexico
New York
Rhode Island
Dennis Chavez
Bronson Cutting
Arguments Begin In State NRA Case In Texas
In Austin arguments opened in the Third Court of Civil Appeals over whether the NRA superseded Texas anti trust laws. The state seeks $17.5 million penalties against 17 defendants including 15 major oil companies. Attorney General James V. Allred contends the state’s suit remains valid despite NRA.
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Austin
U.P
Third
Court of Civil Appeals
NRA
Texas
James V. Allred
J. D. Moore
Allred
Woman to Trial In Slaying Case
SEYMOUR, Sept. 24. Miss Ruby Britain, 40, faces trial for the slaying of Horace E. Nichols, 39, a Seymour businessman shot while seated in his car on a lane August 15. Nichols, father of two, died with Willie Mae Couch, 19, of Portales, N M, in the car. Britain’s car was found half a mile away. she was arrested two hours after the scene. She was released on $10,000 bond. A unrelated note states Mrs J H Florey received a bouquet from Cunningham Floral Company at the Merchants Building.
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Seymour
Ruby Britain
Horace E. Nichols
Nichols
Willie Mae Couch
Portales
N. M
Fire Sends God Through Window
A Houston sailor aboard the cruiser Houston during a six day visit slept in a hotel room with a cigarette in hand. The cigarette caused a bed fire, prompting the man to jump from a second floor window naked except for his hat as onlookers laughed and a policeman demanded his clothes.
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Houston
New York City lottery plan sparks opposition doubts
A proposed municipal relief lottery in New York City faces legal and moral scrutiny. Officials worry it resembles gambling, while supporters cite funds for relief. The piece traces lotteries from colonial to modern times and notes comparable programs worldwide.
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New York
New York City
Potter County Tax Board Continues Hearing
The Potter County Commissioners Court reconvened as a board of equalization to continue property valuation hearings begun last Thursday. Many of the approximately 1,200 owners awaiting hearings had not yet been heard when the court adjourned, and officials aimed to finish the session.
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Potter County Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Police seize liquor from bootlegging suspect home
In St Louis on September 24 police raided Arthur Williams residence three times. Detective George Diehl removed a drain, catching a half gallon of liquor being disposed. Williams was arrested for possession after officers recovered the contraband.
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ST. Louis
Arthur Williams
George Diehl
Diehl
Williams
Aye Vote Faked for Rep Stanfield in Amarillo Scene
In Austin on September 24 the House logged 50 amendments to the Colorado River authority bill as Rep. H. K. Stanfield of Amarillo was absent. A pin found on his desk wedged the electric voting button, prompting Speaker Coke Stevenson to deduct an aye from the tally and decry cheating.
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Austin
H. K. Stanfield
Amarillo
Coke Stevenson
House
Colorado River Authority
Stanfield
Amarillo Group Plans Visit to Lubbock Fair
Tri-State Fair reception committee meets at 4 pm at the Chamber of Commerce to plan Amarillo's delegation to the South Plains Fair in Lubbock. Bill Beechler chairs the committee and urges all members to attend as the party date and local band plans are set.
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Lubbock
Bill Beechler
Chamber of Commerce
South Plains Fair
Tot Dies After Doctor's Efforts in Accident
Fort Worth reports Dr. L H Roddy of Waco failed to save Jo Ann Crews a 1 who died after an automobile collision that struck her parents Mr and Mrs J V Crews as they crossed the street carrying the child The doctor said he was blinded by bright headlights from another car while en route to a football game
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Fort Worth
L. H. Roddy
Waco
Jo Ann Crews
Roddy
Getting the Most Out of a Fall Suit
A guide urges treating a fall suit as a year round wardrobe piece. Start with the jacket and skirt on cool days, then add a coat over colorful dresses as weather cools, and in winter swap in a wool or fur swagger coat for the suit topcoat.
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Louise Barnes Gallagher
Associated Press
Cape and skirt for golf suit in flecked tweed
London unveils a three piece women's golf outfit consisting of a cape and skirt in flecked tweed paired with a stitched chamois jerkin. The design reflects contemporary golf fashion and innovation in sports attire for women.
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London
Rabbit's Revenge and Other Local Snippets
In Taylorville Illinois on September 24 a 31 year old man Ralph Tarrant died after eating rabbit meat containing lead pellets that lodged in his appendix. An Enterprise Alabama statue honors the boll weevil for teaching southern planters to diversify crops and improve cotton. A note says white feathers contain no pigment. they are merely white.
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Taylorville
Ill
Ralph Tarrant
Tarrant
Enterprise
Ala
1935 Wheat Pacts Raise Acreage Control Nine Percent Increase
Washington bulletin informs county farmers that 1935 harvest acreage under wheat allotment contracts will be 90 percent of the producer's base year average. The 1935 contracted reduction is 10 percent, five percent less than 1994. New rules allow corn hog contract holders to plant 15 acres of wheat for feed unless a base contract exists.
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Washington
J. Decker
Bulletin
Decker
Junior College Youth to School at Fort Collins
Glyndon Gould son of Mr. Pearl Gould left Amarillo for Fort Collins Colorado to attend Colorado Agricultural College. The Amarillo Junior College graduate will major in forestry. Mrs Gould teaches at McKinley School and lives at 1304 West Thirteenth Avenue.
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Glyndon Gould
Pearl Gould
Amarillo
Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado Agricultural College
Young Gould
Gould
McKinley School
West
Thirteenth Avenue
Pay Last Tribute To Wealthy Rancher
Funeral services for George A. Whittenburg 54 Panhandle rancher were held yesterday afternoon at Canyon. Dr. G L Yates of the First Baptist Church of Amarillo preached and N B Griggs Sons of Amarillo conducted burial in Dreamland Cemetery Canyon. He died Friday in Amarillo.
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Panhandle
Canyon
G. L. Yates
First Baptist Church of
Amarillo
Griggs & Sons
Dreamland Cemetery
Mr. Whittenburg
Treasury receipts and expenditures report
On September 21 the Treasury showed receipts of 39,981,597.94 dollars and expenditures of 39,382,059.69 dollars, leaving a balance of 2,240,045.37. Customs receipts for the month were 26,204,048.37 dollars. For the fiscal year since July 1, receipts totaled 894,532,723.18 dollars while expenditures reached 1,373,199,343.89 dollars, including 743,172,285.24 dollars in emergency spending, resulting in an excess of expenditures of 478,666,620.71. Gold assets stood at 7,973,500,968.99 dollars.
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Washington
the Treasury
Arm Amputation After Houston Auto Crash
Nick Gamboa suffered a severe crush of the left arm and had it amputated near the shoulder following a car collision at a street crossing in Houston Texas. The accident occurred late last night near his home and involved the vehicle he was driving.
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Houston
Texas
U.P
Nick Gamboa
Gamboa
Thief Steals Flower Box From Patrolman Home
In Wheeling West Virginia a thief slipped away with a flower box from the front porch of Patrolman George Garrison's home. Nearby dwellings of Detective Roy Diggs and Deputy Sheriff Russell Riggs are mentioned in the scene setting.
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Wheeling
W. Va
George Garrison
Roy Diggs
Russell Riggs
Texan badly burned on metal roof during barn project
Galveston Sept 24 Physicians held little hope for the recovery of George Wetzel of Texas City who was critically burned when current from a transmission line passed through his body as he worked on a metal roof of a barn at Alta Loma. The barn was destroyed by fire when the current elated Wetzel’s body in flames.
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Galveston
George Wetzel
Texas City
Alta Loma
Wetzel
Charge Negro in Death of School Boy
Sherman Texas dispatch reports James Freeman a Whitewright Black man faced murder charges over the death of 14 year old John Totten a high school football fan killed when a truck carrying him to a game collided with a car Freeman reportedly drove the car Totten stood on the running board as the truck rolled over five of the 23 boys in the truck suffered minor injuries Also note termites are destroying foundations of new houses forcing replacements after two years
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Sherman
U.P
James Freeman
John Totten
Freeman
Pollard Cleared. Prosecution Delayed on Charges
In Austin on Sept 24 a jury acquitted former Attorney General Claude Pollard in a counterfeit cigarette stamp case. District Attorney James P. Hart said charges against other defendants will not be pressed immediately, citing a need for a rest before proceeding. Pollard, 62, denied smoking and planned a week away, while defense argued names were used in high pressure sales schemes without grounds.
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Austin
Claude Pollard
James P. Hart
Pollard
Ships Collide but Little Damage Done
In dense fog off Cape Cod two vessels, the 20,000-ton liner Laconia and the 1,627-ton freighter Pan Royal, collided but no injuries were reported. The Pan Royal, with a crew of 40, carried a noticeable gash above the waterline, while the Laconia, carrying hundreds of passengers, appeared undamaged and continued toward New York as coast guard cutter Thetis escorted the scene.
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U.P
Laconia
Pan Royal
Cape Cod
Exford
Coast Guard
Thetis
New York
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