Texas legislature considers death for kidnapping
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson and Sen. Grady Woodruff sponsor a bill to abolish conditions on the death penalty for kidnapping. The measure would allow the death penalty in all kidnapping cases, replacing the existing rule that it only applies when the victim is not returned unharmed.
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Austin
U.P
Grady Woodruff
Decatur
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Woodruff
Paradise
Chas. Urschel
House
Texas Rangers
Livestock Sanitary Commission
State Labor Department
Ferguson
Welcome for New Mexico PLAN BIG EVENT AS FAIR FINALE
Eastern New Mexico fans and thousands of farmers are set to visit tomorrow for the final day of the 1933 Tri State Fair. New Mexico leaders plan larger delegations in memory of Gov. Seligman while Gov. Hockenhull attends as others from Plainview Amarillo and Plainview join in the festivities.
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New Mexico
Seltigman
West Texas
Arthur Seligman
Dee Howard
Portales
Hockenhull
Seligman
Oll
Mexico
Amarillo Llano Cemetery Beautification Sparks Debate
The News-Globe defends Llano Cemetery improvements led by Mr. Guleke, noting 22 000 raised from citizens and donations to upgrade the public burial ground. Critics claimed misused funds and political motives, but the paper argues the project benefited Amarillo and should remain a public trust.
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Amarillo
M. N. Twaddell
W. S. Birge
Panhandle Democratic Club
Texas Senate
Austin
RFC
Llano Cemetery
Llano
W. C. Hawk
Guleke
Gulekie
News-Globe
Gulerie
D. L. McDonald
Llano Cemetery Association
Cemetery Association
Thompson Park
Birge
Galerie
Amarillo Voters Decide City Charter Change Saturday
Voters in Amarillo will choose whether to amend the city charter. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at eight precincts including Court House Central Fire Station and local schools. Absentee ballots total about 50 as voting districts divide the city into eight precincts for the election.
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Amarillo
Court House
Central Fire Station
North Buchanan Street
Sanborn School
Wilson School
Sixteenth Avenue
Wolflin School
San Jacinto School
Polk Street
Tenth Avenue
Denver
Mayor Rogers to discuss city election on air
Mayor Ross D. Rogers broadcasts tonight from 7:30 to 8 to oppose the city fan amendments. He calls the amendments a step backward in municipal government and invites those interested in the controversy to tune in for the address.
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Rogers
Ross D. Rogers
Nationwide Strike Sparks City and Steel Plant Turmoil
Strike scenes across the country report major labor unrest. In Clairton three thousand to five thousand miners gathered at the Carnegie Steel plant to influence six thousand Clairton workers in a three state holiday movement. Henry Ford faced labor trouble as Chester Pennsylvania workers joined a strike and marched toward Edgewater New Jersey and possibly Dearborn. Richmond California also faced plant disruptions as the National Labor Board sought settlements for several thousand striking workers.
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Oklahoma
CINY
Flery Young
Herbert K. Hyde
Harvey Bailey
Hyde
Twin Cities
George
Joseph B. Keenan
U. S
Iith the Kellys
Katherine
Chicago
Urschel
Edgar
Vaught
George Machine Gun
Katherine Kelly
Mem
Associated Press
Pitsburgh
Clairton
Carnegie Steel
Detroit
Henry Ford
Chester
Edgewater
N. J
Ford
Dearborn
Richmond
Carlif
Flint
Mich
National Labor Board
Man admits setting Reichstag fire in Berlin trial
Marinus Van Der Lubbe testified he set the Reichstag blaze and later claimed he did so unintentionally. Judge Buenger pressed for a full admission as the trial of five defendants proceeded in Leipzig Germany.
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Leipzig
Germany
Marinus van der Lubbe
Wilhem Buenger
van der Lubbe
Buenger
Reichstag
van Lubbe
Blagoi Popoff
Jim Cade to Answer Guleke on Air Tonight
Jim Cade will speak on radio at seven o clock tonight replying to Jim Guleke who spoke last night about the charter amendment election. Hugh Cooper will follow at nine o clock to join Cade in support of the amendments.
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Jim Cade
Guleke
Jim Guleke
Hugh Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Mr. Cade
Black and Gold Anthem Recalls Rivalry Spirit
A cryptic cheer references A H 8 and a pledge to sing praise tonight. It echoes a sports rivalry chant with lines about defending colors and fighting for the team wherever they go.
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A. H
Sandies anthem proclaims AHS school glory
A poetic tribute praises AHS as the best school, promising to sing its worth worldwide and to write its name in books of fame. The verse echoes school pride and admiration for the academy.
White rat defies snakes in Grove City College tale
In a Grove City College zoology tale a white rat named for respect fights seven rattlesnakes. The rat attacks, bites, and drives the venomous snakes away, though likely to die from the bite as guards remove it to save the snakes.
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Grove City
Zoology
Grove City College
Alexander
Danger in Ward System in Rogers and Smith statements
Mayor Ross D. Rogers and City Commissioner H Ernest Smith condemn the proposed charter amendments as a backward and dangerous shift toward a ward based system. Rogers cites ongoing city needs and progress under their leadership amid a special election, while Smith outlines four oppositions to changing the charter. See DANGER Page.
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Ross
D. Rogers
H. Ernest Smith
Rogers
Smith
Amarillo
Sterling's relief plan would stay the same
Former Governor R. S. Sterling told Texas senators that if he had to oversee relief for the unemployed again he would use the same method as during his administration. He asserted that less politics in relief distribution aids the state, replying to Senator Margie Neal's question.
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Austin
U.P
R. S. Sterling
Texas
Margie Neal
Carthage
Sterling
Senate
Relef
Neal
Oil price hikes widen regional crude benchmarks
Tulsa reports Carter Oil matches Texas Company top price of 1.08 dollars for Kansas Oklahoma crude. Humble Oil joins with higher crude rates: East Texas 1.00, Conroe 1.19, Tomball 1.15, gains 10 to 13 cents. Magnolia posts 1.00 for East Texas oil, with regional variations and gravity-based differentials.
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Tulsa
Oklo
Carter Oil Company
Standard of New Jersey
Texas Company
Kansas
Oklahoma
Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Company
East Texas
Conroe
Tomball
Nolia Petroleum Company
North
North Central
Central Texas
Gray County
Panhandle
Carson and Hutchison
Market Today Ends Federal Swine Buying
Washington reports the government will stop purchasing pigs and sows after about 60 million dollars in purchases. Nearly 6 million pigs under 100 pounds and over 150 thousand sows to farrow are owned by the government. Large pork stocks, over 100 million pounds, are stored for distribution by the Federal Belief Administration.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Federal Belief Administration
Peck confirmed to Texas Game Commission
The Texas Senate confirmed Mrs. Hal C. Peck of Amarillo as a member of the State Game Fish and Oyster Commission. Governor Miriam A. Ferguson had sent up her nomination two weeks earlier.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Hal C. Peck
Amarillo
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Miriam A. Ferguson
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
West Texas will see partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. New Mexico expects general fair conditions with little temperature change. Today’s high and low range from 60 to 54 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Twaddell Defends City Charter Election Amid Criticism
M N Twaddell Amarillo city commissioner issues a statement denying responsibility for tomorrow's charter amendment election. He notes a petition of about 800 qualified voters to call the vote and challenges critics led by T E Johnson J C Gulerie H L Mauldin John Mc Knight Horace Russell and a columnist. He questions the campaign rationale and urges verification.
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M. N. Twaddell
Commission of the City of
Amarillo
T. E. Johnson
J. C. Gulerie
H. L. Mauldin
John McKnight
Horace Russell
Tack
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Blair Cherry
Arthur Brisbane
King Feature Syndicate
Ine
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Globe
Brisbane
John D. Rockefeller
Magnolia
Humble
Carter
Dallas
the Mag
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Berry
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