Dust Bowl Eases as Panhandle Weatherman Predicts Strong Wheat Yield
Amarillo and surrounding Texas Panhandle reports show dust storms have weakened. J. E. Davis of Burrus Elevators predicts 24 to 30 million bushels of wheat if weather holds, with 8 to 10 bushels per acre from about 3 million planted acres plus improved soil moisture. H. H. Finnell of the soil conservation service notes emergency dust-control efforts but marks main bad areas as southwest and northwest Panhandle improving.
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Robert E. Geiger
Associated Press
Amarillo
Tex
Texas Panhandle
J. E. Davis
Burrus Elevators
Panhandle
Davis
H. T. Collman
H. H. Finnell
Soil Conservation Service
Rock Island Refuses To Help Pay Damages For Underpass
Rock Island officials in Chicago informed Mayor Ross Rogers they cannot share the extra property damages needed for the Buchanan Street underpass plan favored by the railroad. The city sought a partial contribution, but L. C. Fritch said the railroad cannot help, noting damages to its own property and an estimated cost of nine to ten thousand dollars to be absorbed in project costs.
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Buchanan Street
Rock Island
Chicago
Ross Rogers
L. C. Fritch
New Ethiopian Front Offensives Reported by Rome
Official reports say Italian forces launch new offensives on northern and southern fronts. Marshal Badoglio notes increased aerial activity in Oga den and advances toward Ethiopian strongholds. Italian troops seize Fenaroa, a key town about 50 miles west of Emba Alagi.
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Rome
U.P
Pietro Badoglio
Ogaden Zone
Fenaroa
Emba Alagi
Help Is Asked For Parolees Austin
March 14 report on a state conference of volunteer county parole boards and civic workers. Governor Allred urged public cooperation to help ex convicts reenter society while Reed Cozart of San Antonio cited hostile sentiment hindering parolees. He urged not coddling prisoners and called for practical support.
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Austin
Allred
Reed Cozart
San Antonio
United States
Randall Sheriff Auctions Seized Liquor in Canyon
Sheriff Bob Barnett announced that about $2,000 worth of seized liquor would be sold at auction in Canyon on March 23. He had seized 124 cases of unstamped liquor found in the possession of a truck driver.
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Austin
Bob Barnett
Canyon Today
The
Liquor Control Board
Fear Mob Violence Sparks Late Night Discovery of Family Bones
George Patton, 54, a re cluse, led officers to his Athens Texas farm and unearthed bones identified as a family of four killed in 1932. Spectators watched as Patton claimed he warned authorities he would reveal the bodies. Bones and boots were examined at a local undertaking parlor as authorities chased DNA-like identifications.
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Athens
Tex
George Patton
Anderson County
Palestine
Patton
J. W. McGehee
Henderson County
Jess Sweeten
McGehee
Sweeten
Jess
Wallace Warns Against Land Speculation Boom
Secretary Wallace condemned land speculation as a plague worse than pests and nearly as harmful as war. He warned a farm land price boom would raise taxes and tempt migration, noting 16 years since the last disaster and urging prices stay higher yet cautioned that farmers would bear the burden if a boom arrives in three to four years.
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Washington
Wallace
People’s
Agriculture
California
One Man Killed in Teche Greyhound Bus Crash
A Teche Greyhound passenger bus en route to Baton Rouge overturned near Napoleonville last night. One man, R. R. Richardson, 30, of Chanute Kansas, employed by Shell Petroleum, was killed and five others injured.
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Thibodaux
U.P
Teche- Greyhound
Baton Rouge
Napoleonville
R. R. Richardson
Chanute
Kan
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Texas Centennial Highway Map Showcases Lone Star State
Austin reports the Texas Highway Department released its first illustrated Centennial map in seven colors, with 160 photographs drawn from thousands. The color production aims for about 3,000,000 copies, featuring scenes from across Texas including missions like the Alamo and Judge Roy Bean’s Langtry saloon, and highlighting cotton, wheat, forests, cattle, oil and more.
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Austin
Texas
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Gibb Gilchrist
Roy Bean
Jersey
Langtry
Pecos
Blondes Waning In Popularity Says Artist
New York March 14 The artist Russell Patterson declares blondes have passed and red hair is the current trend. He predicts women will darken their hair toward brunettes within a year or two and says brunettes have long been in demand.
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New York
Russell Patterson
Jean Harlow
Alice Faye
Patterson
Flood Waters Leave 25 Dead Across New England
The northeast endures a two day flood as ice jams rivering toward the sea cause 25 deaths in New England and 13 in Canada. Kennebec River floods Augusta towns. a $300,000 Richmond Dresden bridge buckles. mills close and 50,000 workers idle. guards assist evacuations.
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Associated Press
New England
United States
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Maine
Kennebec
Richmond- Dresden
Augusta
Hallowell
Gardiner
Merrimack River
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Lowell
Lawrence
Haverhill
Maritime
Life Fades for General R A Sneed
Life flickered low today in the frail body of Gen. R A Sneed former national commander of the United Confederate Veterans and former Oklahoma secretary of state He is 90 and near 91 next August 28 after a paralytic stroke physicians doubt his recovery He was elected commander-in-chief of the Confederate veterans in 1929 at Charlotte North Carolina This captioned historical figure faces a final illness wrap in a period tone with minimal facts.
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Lawton
Okla
R. A. Sneed
The
United Confederate Veterans
Oklahoma
Confederate Veterans
Charlotte
N. C
Fairbanks Honeymoon Car Looted in Seville
Douglas Fairbanks Sr and his wife arrived in Seville on their honeymoon when thieves looted their car. The pair reported two overcoats a camera and a bag taken and the star said a fur wrap bought in Paris for 10 000 francs was among the stolen items.
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Seville
Spain
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Fairbanks
Ashley
Santa Cruz
Paris
Tax bill hurdles push May adjournment further off
March 14 reports say a $792,000,000 tax plan for President Roosevelt delays hopes for a May 1 adjournment. Speaker Burns notes progress but warns many issues remain, including how to tax undistributed corporate earnings and foreign stock ownership.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Congress
Burns
House Ways and Means
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Samuel B. Hull
AAA
Earth tremor felt across 30 mile Oklahoma area
A slight earthquake was reported across about a 30 mile area in Latimer County Oklahoma. Operators in Idabel Broken Bow and Wright City reported buildings shook and several Broken Bow residents rushed from their homes as the tremor was felt.
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Idabel
Okla
Broken Bow
Wright City
Buzz Bain Minneapolis veteran showman and ex mayor dies
Alexander Gilbert Bain known as Buzz Bain former Minneapolis mayor and showman dies at Veterans Hospital from heart disease. He served as mayor and entertained crowds before his retirement, leaving a notable legacy in the city’s cultural life.
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Minneapolis
Alexander Gilbert
Buzz) Bainbridge
Veterans Hospital
Hanging Set For Dr Buck Ruxton April First
The Manchester assizes court scheduled the hanging of Dr Buck Ruxton for April 1 for the murder of his wife in the so called devil's beef-tub case.
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Manchester
Eng
Buck Ruxton
Manchester Assizes Court
West Texas Pharmacists Convene in Amarillo for Three Day Parley
The 14th annual spring convention of the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association opens in Amarillo beginning Tuesday with Roy Pool of Amarillo as president. The event hosts the Sixth District Boards of Pharmacy from six states and includes a dance, registrations, and a Wednesday morning business session. The gathering runs through Thursday with events at the Amarillo Hotel and Amarillo Country Club.
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Amarillo
West Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Roy Pool
Amarillo Druggist
West Texas Association
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
Kansas
Arkansas
Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo Country Club
Gloria's Aunt Opposes Custody Row In New Case
Pair charged in extortion plot against theater manager John D. Jones. J F Williams 66 and R L White 34, ex convicts, with Katherine T Williams 27, were charged by U S agent Jesse Couch. They allegedly demanded 1000 dollars after threats to Jones and family. Bonds set at 10000 each. they pleaded not guilty and were held for transfer to Abilene and Fort Worth jails.
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San Angelo
J. F
Jack) Williams
R. L. White
Katherine Thomas Williams
John D. Jones
Jesse T. Couch
U. S
J. C. Mertz
Department
Couch
Abilene
Fort Worth
Pattillo Killed by Auto in Austin
W L Pattillo 75 longtime head bookkeeper for the State Board of Control died after being struck by a car in Austin overnight. He moved from Waco eight years ago to reside here.
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AUTO
Austin
Tex
W. L. Pattillo
State Board of Control
Waco
Veteran Arizona Leader M J Hannon Dies at 68
M J Mike Hannon aged 68, a longtime figure in Arizona politics, died in Phoenix after several weeks of illness. His career included leadership roles and public service within the state party and community circles.
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Phoenix
Ariz
M. J
Mike) Hannon
Arizona
Hopkins Refutes Attacks on Relief in National Spee
In New York on March 14, Harry L. Hopkins defended New Deal relief programs against attacks as politically motivated. He contrasted Roosevelt policies with Hoover era failures, noting fed the hungry, built highways and roads, expanded schools, extended water and electric lines, and developed parks and playgrounds.
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New York
Harry L. Hopkins
United Neighborhood Houses
Hopkins
Hoover
Roosevelt
Custody Battle Over Gloria Vanderbilt Heard In Supreme Court
Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, aunt of Gloria Vanderbilt, files brief opposing Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt's bid for full custody. Court records show New York courts granted Whitney primary custody with limited access for the mother, who had long accepted an $48 000 yearly allowance from Gloria’s estate since 1925. Whitney accuses the mother of lavish European life and manquered involvement with the child despite the allowance and says the surrogate limited use of the funds for a potential second marriage.
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Washington
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Gloria
Supreme Court
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
New York State
Whitney
New York
Petitioner
Mrs. Whitney
Europe
Body of Lynched Negro Found in Georgia Swamp
The body of Philip Baker, 32, found in a swamp near Cusse ta after a mob removed him from officers last night. He had a rope about his neck and gunshot wounds to head and neck. Baker was accused of attacking two white women and a black woman near here last December.
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Cusseta
Philip Baker
France Seen Softening Stand On Rhineland Question
London reports France proposes a softened stance on German remilitarization of the Rhineland while 14 nations meet at the League of Nations to review violations of Locarno and the Versailles treaties. Britain’s Anthony Eden warns that peace hinges on this council’s wisdom as Hitler faces scrutiny.
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London
France
Germany
Rhineland
Europe
League of Nations Council
Reich
Belgium
St. James’ Palace
Hitler
Italy
Larger Navy to Be Sought
The Navy plans a sharp rise in officer and enlisted strength with a peace time 549,591,299 appropriation bill. It would raise Naval Academy appointments to five per Congressman and enlistment to 100,000 by July 1. The move follows Senate action boosting the Army to 165,000 men. Chairman Cary called the expansion necessary to support new ships and shore stations.
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Washington
Congress
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Cary
Kentucky
House
Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
Week Ahead Weather Outlook for Southern Plains and West Gulf
Forecast shows fair to partly cloudy conditions early in the week across the Southern Plains and West Gulf states. Expect showers midweek and again later in the week. Temperatures will run above normal.
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Southern Plains
West Gulf States
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W. J. Danfort
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