Germany ups army size as Hitler proclaims peacetime conscription
Berlin reports Germany will expand its regular army to between 325,000 and 480,000 with 12 corps under a decree for compulsory military service. Hitler told Britain’s ambassador the army could reach 500,000, citing European rearmament and Versailles Pact violations as justification.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Reich
London
Hitler
Eric Phipps
Two Post Men Face Charges In Texas Slaying
In Garza County, Oliver H. Kitchen and W. G. Hamilton were indicted on narcotics and liquor trafficking charges connected to the death of Federal Narcotic Agent Spencer Stafford. Kitchen pleaded not guilty and posted a $1,000 bond to stand trial May 6. The case ties to Sheriff W. F. Cato and others from Post, Texas.
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Dallas
Garza County
Spencer Stafford
W. F. Cato
Oliver H. Kitchen
L. W. Kitchen
Cato
W. A. Hartman
Tom Morgan
Post
Stafford
W. G. Hamilton
Post Drug
Centennial profits to memorial at Dallas fairgrounds
All profits from the Texas Centennial Central Exposition will fund a Dallas memorial marking 100 years of progress. The Fair Park Board approved plans to transform the State Fair grounds into a new exposition site, with efforts to accelerate legislative approval for the Centennial appropriation to start work on the fair buildings.
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Dallas
U.P
Fair Park Board
State expects to prove case without aid of confession
Five witnesses will testify as the George S. Hamlin murder case opens Monday. Subpoenas were issued by District Clerk Ben Smith at defense attorney E. T. Miller's request. L. D. Lewis, elsewhere, was subpoenaed but not yet served. he is in Mississippi. Others named include H. G. Jones, J. W. Barron, J. W. Gilliam, and Mrs. Cordelia Gall. Gilliam must bring a telegram from Mrs. Dan Boyles of Jackson, Mississippi to Lewis in Amarillo.
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George S. Hamlin
Ben Smith
E. T. Miller
L. D. Lewis
West Tenth Avenue
Bill Adams
Lewis
Santa Fe
Mississippi
H. G. Jones
Jefferson Street
J. W. Barron
West
Nineteenth Avenue
J. W. Gilliam
Western Union
Jackson Street
Cordelia Gall
Lincoln Street
Gilliam
Dan Boyles
Jackson
Miss
Amarillo
Memphis Pioneer David Grundy Dies After Stroke
Funeral services for David A. Grundy aged 72 are set for Sunday in Memphis. A Hall County pioneer for 45 years he co owned and sold much of the 118000 acre Shoe Bar Ranch. He served as Hall County clerk and was a 32nd degree Mason. Survived by his widow and son Robert A. Grundy of McKinney.
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Sunday News Globe
Memphis
David A. Grundy
Pioneer Hall County
Hall County
Soil Erosion Experts To Aid Plains Program
Soil and wind erosion specialists from the Southwest will attend a 51 county conference in Dalhart called by the Dalhart Chamber of Commerce. The meeting aims to plan an emergency soil and wind erosion control program for the Texas Panhandle and nearby states, with a detailed plan ready for action once funds are available.
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Southwest
Dalhart
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Hinton
John E. Hill
Washington
News- Globe
Bradford
Flood cracks more levees along St Francis River
United Press reports the St Francis River flood spreads through Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas with eight additional levee breaches at Piggott Arkansas and Cantwell Missouri. Cantwell and Piggott losses push total washed levees to 14, displacing about 5 000 people and flooding roughly 50 000 acres of delta farmland while Kennett Missouri shows slight drop and guardsmen reinforce Horners area. Red Cross shelters and feeds refugees in tents and homes as relief work continues.
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United Press
St. Francis River
Missouri
Arkansas
Piggott
Ark
Kennett
National Guard
Horners
Red Cross
Appeal to bar Long men lost by fighting foes
Nine anti Long members of the East Baton Rouge Parish police jury lost their appeal in federal court for an injunction to block 13 new parish governing body members appointed by Gov. Allen from serving.
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New Orleans
East Baton Rouge Parish
O. K. Allen
Earhart Accepts Mexican Hop Plan for Nonstop Flight
Amelia Earhart accepts Mexico's invitation for a nonstop flight from New York or Los Angeles to Mexico City. The trip, not a record attempt, is planned to depart in late April or early May and land at Puerta Aereo Central near Mexico City's 8,000-foot airport amid surrounding mountains.
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New York
Amelia Earhart
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Miss Earhart
Puero Aereo Central
War Secretary Approves Flood Funds for St Francis River
Secretary of War George H. Dern approved $20 000 in federal funds for emergency flood protection and rescue work on the St Francis River and its tributaries in Arkansas and Missouri.
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Washington
George H. Dern
St. Francis River
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas Posse Seeks Man Believed To Be Ray Hamilton
A posse of 10 Cooke and Denton County officers searched for Raymond Hamilton, a fugitive from Huntsville, joined by federal agents from Dallas. The suspect fled after abandoning a stolen car following gunfire from an Oklahoma constable in Love County.
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Texas Posse
Ray Hamilton
Gainesville
Cooke
Denton County
Raymond Hamilton
Texas
Huntsville
Dallas
Here
Love County
Oklahoma
George Robinson
Marietta
Six Cars Stolen From Clovis Man In Six Years
Carl Osborn a Clovis merchant says he may be the unluckiest man or a target of revenge after his sixth car theft in six years. The 1933 maroon Chevrolet Sedan was stolen from in front of his store and vanished within an hour with no trace found. Officers note the motive may be revenge for Osborn helping send several men to prison for stealing his cars or dealing in stolen goods. He has recovered all prior vehicles but each was badly damaged.
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Sunday News-Globe
Clovis
N. M
Carl Osborn
Osborn
Senate votes to extend FERA while delaying PWA plan
The Senate approved a one year continuation of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and postponed a decision on extending the Public Works Administration for two more years. The move follows President Roosevelt's request and sparks speculation about future social programs and continuation of dole measures amid broader relief efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Federal Relief Administration
PWA
FERA
Dole
Ickes
Hart
Amarillo Area Forecast Indicates Warmer Sunday Conditions
Forecast shows fair and warmer weather for Amarillo and surrounding areas with a fair sky across West Texas and Panhandle New Mexico. Hourly readings yesterday ranged from about 40s to upper 40s with highs around 49 and lows near 40s. week outlook expects fair start with possible showers later, and seasonable temperatures thereafter.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Panhandle
New Mexico
M. Covene
Southern Plains
West Gulf States
Dust Storm Wracks Plains States With High Winds
A blinding dust storm swept eastern Wyoming and Colorado and western Nebraska as March winds gusted to 63 mph. The choking dust cloud also affected much of Texas, Kansas City area noted, with drifting sand challenging residents and travelers.
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Kansas City
Plains States
Wyoming
Colorado
Dust storm rages with zero visibility in Great Bend
Kansas City report describes a severe dust storm in Great Bend with visibility near zero. A jug left on the sidewalk fills with dust in two hours, wires on frames collapse from dust weight, and portraits face irreparable loss. A note mentions Lady Go diva riding unseen.
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Kansas City
Great Bend
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Dust Storm Grips Plains Towns From Colorado To Kansas
A severe dust storm swept across the Plains causing power outages and low visibility. Residents sheltered in cellars as rain and snow followed from the Northwest, halting traffic and dimming streetlights in cities like Goodland and Hays.
Officers thwart lynching of Negro killer in Columbus
In Columbus Kansas on March 16 officers rushed Rob Smith a black suspect to a jail in a neighboring county after a white farmer Ed Stormy Anderson was shot to death over a 20 cent dice stake. Smith surrendered to Undersheriff Dick Helman and was whisked out of town as crowds gathered.
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Columbus
Kan
U.P
Rob Smith
Smith
Anderson
Dick Helman
Mary McCormic Prefers Wild Hunts On New Mexico Ranch
Opera star Mary McCormic, once Princess Mdiyani, plans a rugged hunt on her father’s northern New Mexico ranch. She mocks tame hunting, seeks deer and coyotes, and rubs shoulders with a Texas Ranger while trading barbs about men.
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Mary McCormic
Wilder
New Mexico
Vestel Lott
Associated Press
Mdiyani
Danish Queen Stricken During Stockholm Fete
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark visiting Stockholm for Crown Prince engagement festivities was rushed to a hospital for an operation after a sudden morning illness. Officials said she was in excellent health on arrival but the attack dampened the celebrations.
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Stockholm
Alexandrine
Denmark
Sweden
Frederik
Ingrid
Tetanus Fatal to Attorney Elmer Slough
Elmer Cum ming Slough prominent Amarillo attorney and member of Slough & Slough died early Saturday from tetanus contracted from a minor finger cut two weeks earlier. Death occurred at 9 15 at his home 1925 Harrison. He was 31 and a Oklahoma University law graduate of 1926. Survived by parents and a sister Lena Maud Slough, all of Amarillo.
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Elmer Cumming Slough
Amarillo
Slough & Slough
Harrison Street
Oklahoma University School of Law
Slough
E. D. Slough
Lena Maud Slough
Young Man Fends Off Lynch Mob in Uniontown
A 23 year old Theodore Caranelli barricaded himself inside his home and a barber shop in Newell near Brownsville to repel a mob of about 200 people bent on lynching him. State police arrived to take him into custody after he held off for over two hours amid rumors of an attack on two girls. The crowd urged tar and feathering as Caranelli cried his innocence through a door crack.
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Uniontown
U.P
Newell
Brownsville
Theodore Caranelli
Caranelli
TWA Sets Record For Schedule Flight
Trans continental Western Air Transport record flight from Los Angeles to New York with nine passengers aboard a Douglas airliner. The trip took twelve hours and ten minutes, despite a one hour Pittsburgh delay, at an average of 225 mph to Kansas City and about 300 mph from Tucumcari to Kansas City. Pilots Hal Holloway and Wayne Williams flew the route, departing Los Angeles at 4 P.M. Pacific Time and arriving New York at 7:10 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Los Angeles
New York
Western Air Transport
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
Tucumcari
Amarillo
Hal Holloway
Wayne Williams
Allred Urges Citizens to Back Law Enforcers in Raids
Texas Rangers, under Gov. James V. Allred, raid night clubs and gambling paraphernalia across cities to enforce laws. He calls on law abiding Texans to pressure local officers to act and denounces federal liquor tax as illegal.
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Austin
Texas Rangers
James V. Allred
Texas
Allred
Carl Nesbitt
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Washington
Nesbitt
Hauptmann watches three go to death in Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the Lindbergh baby killer, remained calm as three men Connie Scarpone 26 Michael Mule 24 and George De Stefano Jr 25 died in the electric chair for the 1933 Szcytkowski holdup murder.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Connie Scarpone
Michael Michael Mule
George de Stefano, Jr
John Szcytkowski
Operatic Star Sets Low Prices for Amarillo Concert
Mary McCormie the opera star, calling Amarillo her old home town, demands low prices for her March 39 concert. Front floor seats are 75 cents and balcony 50 cents, far below her usual 1.50 to 3.50 range in other cities. Tickets available via Lois Black at The News Globe office or by phone 6282, under a special arrangement with the concert management.
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Amarillo
Mary McCormie
Municipal Auditorium
McCormic
Lois Black
News-Globe
Miss McCormie
Tri-State
Wilbur C. Hawk
Hawk
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California
Pacific
Eugene Vidal
I.nc
Commerce Department Bureau of Aeronautics
Clayton Bissell
Chester Snow
Department of Commerce
Albert Hegenberger
Hawaii
Versailles
Hamlin
DR. Kitchen
Memorial
Earhart
0.K.'s Flood Fund
Ferr
Braska
Nebraska
Goodland
Eas
Hays
Kas
Mary Mrtormic
Oners Star
Vestal Lott
United States
Miss McCormic
Royal Mounted Police
Texas Ranger
Miss MacCormie
Anna
Tetanus
Elmer Slough
TWA
Bruno
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