Bullets rule in Africa
Addis Ababa Eritrea May 18 Italian authorities apply martial law after four days of rioting in Addis Ababa leaving 800 dead. Military tribunals sentence looters bandits and marauders to death by firing squad while reporters note swift executions and journalists flee toward Djibouti amid a tense security crackdown.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Esmara
Eritrea
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Carabinieri
Menelek Monument
Here
Commissariat
Lepers Spread Terror Across Ethiopia and Philippines
Italian soldiers and American missionaries hunted 45 lepers who escaped a Addis Ababa sanitarium in Ethiopia. elsewhere six leprous terrorists fled Culion Island to Palawan and Borneo, killing and looting as they moved.
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Reynolds Packard
United Press
Addis Ababa
W.P
T. A. Lambie
Ethiopian Red Cross
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Ethiopia
Djibouti
G. L. Steer
London Times
New York Times
Angelopoulos
International News Service
Manila
Culion Island
Palawan
Kalumpang
Aboabo
Abdullah
Bonebono
Bonobono
Tigalok
Borneo
Minor court rules relief funds for resettlement unconstitutional
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that using relief funds for the Resettlement Administration was an improper delegation of legislative power by Congress. It allows unemployment relief but bans funding for resettlement, housing control, and redistribution of low income populations, citing states’ rights concerns.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
NRA
AAA
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Congress
Roosevelt
Rexford G. Tugwell
Franklin Township
Somerset County
J. J
Court of Appeals
United States
Demos face renewed feud at New Mexico Democratic gathering
In Socorro New Mexico nearly 1000 Democrats convene to nominate a national committeeman and a six vote slate to the Philadelphia convention. Tension rises as reports say no compromise in the feud between Governor Clyde Tingley and Representative J J Dempsey. Dempsey attends as Santa Fe County delegate while friction dates from a speech at Raton.
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Socorro
N. M
Clyde Tingley
J. J. Dempsey
New Mexico
Dempsey
Santa Fe County
Raton
Alabama Gas Tax Ruled Unconstitutional by Court
The Alabama attempt to tax gasoline sold to the federal government was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on May 18 in Washington.
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Alabama
Washington
Supreme Court
Plans For Chamber Member Drive To Be Completed Soon
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce plans for its annual membership campaign should be finished by mid week. Directors will meet Wednesday at noon. Dr. Harry R. McKeen of Bentonville Ark met with Carl Hinton, vice president and manager, about the campaign. Washington May 18 Hull and Jarnefelt sign Finnish American trade pact lowering tariffs to spur trade. Ha loans Long Bell Lor Co
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Harry R. McKeen
Bentonville, Ark
Carl Hinton
Washington
Upi
Cordell Hull
Eero Jarnefelt
Pinland
Two Nations
Mighty War Machine Moves Shanghai
May 18 report from MIGHTY WAR MACHINE moves through North China as Japan builds a massive garrison between the Great Wall and the Yellow River. The expansion center at Tientsin Peiping grows to new scales with 3 500 earlier troops swelling by 300 percent and 1 700 to 2 000 more arriving Thursday and Friday. A 5 000 troop landing at Chinwangtao signals a decisive, unobtrusive push toward Shanhaikuan on the Manchuria border.
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Shanghai
U.P
Japan
Great Wall
Manchukuo
Yellow River
Nanking
Henry Pu Yi
Kang Teh
North China
Tientsen
North
China
Peiping
Tientsin
Fengtai
Tangku
Mukden
Legation
Hankow
Chinwangtao
Shanhaikuan
China-Manchuria
Court Affirms Hoeppel Conspiracy Conviction
The U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Hoeppel conviction for conspiring to sell a West Point appointment. Hoeppel and his son received four months to a year in jail with bonds set at $1000 each. A Baltimore witness testified he gave a $1000 promissory note for the appointment.
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Washington
John H. Hoeppel
California
West Point
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Hoeppel
Charles J. Hoeppel
Supreme Court of
Liberty
James W. Ives
Baltimore
Hoeppels
van Orsdel
Arthur Brisbane Column Comment on Jerusalem Peace Proclamation
The Globe notes Arthur Brisbane's widely read column and cites Field Marshal Allenby’s multilingual proclamation after taking Jerusalem. Proclaimed peace for a land sacred to three religions is praised as noble yet cautioned as difficult to implement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Allenby
Jerusalem
Trials Resuming as District Court Dockets Criminal Cases
Forty-Seventh District Court resumes this afternoon with multiple criminal cases on the docket. A jury was being empanelled this morning as trials are set to proceed.
Supreme Court voids Guffey Coal Control Act in ruling
The Supreme Court struck down the Guffey Coal Control Act including the price fixing method the 15 percent Guffey tax and the labor provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Badman Jennings Escapes Hospital Then Is Recaptured
Kansas City police report 26 year old Western outlaw Stafley Jennings escaped General Hospital in a night gown and bathrobe. He had been injured in a May 12 fight with police and fled two hours before authorities learned he had been arrested 25 times since 1926 in Utah California and Colorado. Chief Coffey ordered an inquiry into why he was not guarded by a patrolman while under police orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
Stafley Jennings
General Hospital
Jennings
Washington
Utah
California
Colorado
Robert J. Coffey
Dalhart Beauty Candidate Visits Amarillo for Centennial
Miss Nickie Allred of Dalhart visited Amarillo yesterday with her parents Mr and Mrs Dave Allred. The trip aligns with Fort Worth centennial celebrations where she represents her hometown as a beauty candidate.
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Miss Allred
Nickie Allred
Dalhart
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Dave Allred
Students Begin Sale Of Centennial Ducats
Mayor Ross D. Rogers bought the first Centennial ducat as Amarillo College chorus members start a city wide sale. Byron Ogle leads 75 collegians who will canvass for 10 days, selling $2.50 ticket books worth $4, with five general admissions to the Dallas exposition and access to five main concessions.
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Ross D. Rogers
Alta Turk
Amarillo College
Byron Ogle
Collegians
Texas
Black Forest
Globe Theater
Shakespeare
Drama House
Tony Sarg
Hollywood
Lo, the Lion
Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr
Chicago
New Mexico Vehicle Transit Tax Upheld by Supreme Court
The Svornore Court ruled a New Mexico law that taxes motor vehicles in transit through the state for sale to be constitutional. The decision affirms the state’s authority to tax vehicles passing through en route to resale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Mexico
Svornore Court
Eyes To Probe Earth's Depths In Oil Search
Reporter Howard W. Blakeslee describes three types of underground eyes showcased at the International Petroleum Exposition. Candid cameras in steel rods descend thousands of feet, laterally guiding drills and recording time and drift. a gyroscopic camera, the iron mike, maintains direction. The systems illuminate, map strata, extinguish fires, and help drillers detour obstructions.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Tulsa
Okla
Treasury sees hire in taxes by Senate plan
Treasury estimates the latest Senate finance committee tax plan would raise about 642 million dollars with 173 million from individual income tax payers. Chairman Harrison named three subcommittees to report on windfall tax, refunds on floor stocks, and insurance to pay government taxes.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
Harrison
Mississippi
AAA
Amarillo Marks Most Successful Clean-Up Week
Nearly 12 000 cubic yards of trash were moved from Amarillo during the campaign. Fire department inspectors visited 7 000 buildings looking for fire hazards and received strong cooperation from residents as city manager H R Smith called it the most successful cleanup effort yet.
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Amarillo
Amarito
H. R. Smith
Carl Arnett Fined for Using Wrong License Plates
Carl Arnett entered a guilty plea to using wrong license plates. Judge Justice Charlie Carder fined Arnett one dollar plus costs after a complaint signed by M. L. Berry, captain of the state department of public safety.
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Juni Arnett
Guily
Amarillo Weather Forecast for Panhandle and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight then fair and warmer Tuesday. West Texas expects cooler north and extreme west portions tonight with warmer Panhandle on Tuesday. New Mexico unsettled tonight cooler southeast, Tuesday generally fair. Amarillo temperatures reached 87 and 77 degrees today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Senate Action Hinted to Solve PWA Finances
Secretary Ickes told a Senate appropriations subcommittee a way out of the public works administration financial position could be found by expanding the 250 million dollar PWA revolving fund and relaxing statutes governing its operation.
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Washington
Ickes
Senate Appropriations
Public Works Administration
Free Palo Duro Canyon tags offered at Amarillo chamber
Several hundred enameled tags advertising Palo Duro Canyon are available to Amarillo motorists at city hall chamber offices. Edith Zelley chamber secretary said about 100 tags had been distributed since the free offer was announced.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Edith Zelley
Supreme Court rules against Chicago livestock market agencies
Chicago livestock market agencies lost in the Supreme Court their challenge to rates and charges imposed by the Secretary of Agriculture under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The terse ruling confirms the government use of regulatory rates in the federal act’s framework. The source notes a May 18 date and includes an unrelated line about paraffin and a street address.
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Washington
Chicago
Supreme Court
Secretary of Agriculture
Packers and Stockyards Act
Amarillo Area Agencies Share Relief Fund Aid
Five federal agencies operating near Amarillo have drawn from the 4.88 billion Relief Act relief fund. In recent months up to 4000 workers were on Works Progress Administration projects across 20 north Panhandle counties under the district office. Projects wind down by June 1 as funds are spent. The Amarillo water system project was completed last fall. The Resettlement Administration and Soil Conservation Service maintain regional offices here with CCC camps in the Panhandle at Fuqua Ranch and Palo Duro State Park.
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Amarillo
Works Progress Administration
North Panhandle
A. A. Meredith
PWA
Resettlement Administration
West Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
CCC
Regional Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Congress
Panhandle
Fuqua Ranch
City
Palo Duro State Park
Palo Duro Canyon
Dirigible Hindenburg Proceeds to New York With 39 Aboard
The Hindenburg on its second U S commercial flight carries 39 passengers mail and cargo and maintains 60 mph plus over the North Atlantic. At 4 A M Amarillo time its position is 785 miles east southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland en route to Lakehurst New Jersey. Weather is reported perfect as it heads toward New York City expected tomorrow afternoon.
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New York
United States
New York City
Lakehurst
N. J
North Atlantic
Amarillo
Cape Race
N. F
Police Will Arrest Indifferent Driver in Amarillo
Amarillo motorists who ignore traffic ticket summons face warrants issued by the corporation court. Police traffic squad serves warrants and brings violators before Judge W. G. Fly, who notes added penalties if arrest is needed. Citizens have five days to report after tickets. second notices are now limited to one mailed notice.
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Amarillo
Corporation Court
W. G. Fly
Americans Flee Mexico as Rail Strike Looms in 1930s City
Hundreds of American tourists crowd northbound trains seeking escape as 48 000 Great Mexican National Railways workers prepare a strike over wages. Officials debate legality while El Nacional calls the action illegitimate and threatens government intervention to keep rails running.
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Mexico City
Mexican National Railways
National Revolutionary
el Nacional
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John Maynard Lbr, Co
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