Roosevelt Emergency Council forms to manage wartime codes and information
The Washington Post reports the National Emergency Council shaping into a political emergency body to oversee code compliance, consumer protection, and dissemination of emergency information. It notes key appointees, loyalty considerations, and possible state director selections amid political maneuvering.
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Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
National Emergency Coun
Emergency Council
Post
Roosevelt
Back Tax Drive and Silver Moves Dominate Washington
President Roosevelt weighs halting international focus to push domestic readjustment. Senate silver bloc optimistic on new administration support while House considers 470 million liquor tax bill. Morgenthau orders intensive back tax collection aiming to recover 800 million owed. In San Diego a 15 year old girl admits guiding an Ouija board to murder her father to enable her mother’s marriage to a cowboy. mother arrested as accessory.
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White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Capitol
House
Ve Treasury
Credit Borrentary Morgenthau
Ouija
Mattie Turley
San Diego
Dorothea Turley
Drunk Man Held After Attempted Arrest Shooting
A man described as drunk was jailed after a shooting during an attempted arrest. Police say the incident happened as officers tried to detain him, with no further injuries reported.
Hotel Panic in Amarillo. police chief shot dead
Preston Burnham Amarillo police night chief was killed when he and Patrolman George Haydon tried to arrest Frank Crutchfield at a local hotel. Crutchfield, held on a bank robbery indictment, was jailed as witnesses identified him as the slayer.
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Amarillo
Preston Burnham
Frank Crutchfield
White Deer
Burnham
George Haydon
Cratchfield
Crutchfield
Oklahoma Denies Federal Relief Funds For State Aid
Washington reports a halt to direct relief in Oklahoma as federal funds exhaust. Oklahoma City notes 130 000 needy families affected with sewing rooms closed and offices locked. State has 500 000 since December 1 and 250 000 remaining, with officials uncertain about additional grants.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
A. L. Beckett
Oklahoma County
Beckett
Federal Relief Administration
Washington
Fourteen Condemned to Death in Kabul King Assassination
In Kabul on January 5 a special court sentenced fourteen more individuals to death for involvement in the assassination of King Nadir Shah. Among the condemned are the father and two relatives of Abbul Khaliq, who was executed last month for being the actual killer.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Nadir Shah of
Afnistant
Abbul Khaliq
Del Rio approves school ground improvement plan
Supt. Roy M. Andrews announced that the Del Rio school ground improvement project is approved. It calls for filling and leveling the athletic field with river silt, extending the parkway, and completing work halted last year due to a payment dispute. About 1,000 to 1,500 loads of silt will raise the campus grounds to create a weather proof athletic field.
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del Rio
Roy M. Andrews
North Heights
Andrews
F. 8. Block
Sale of 1934 Car Tags Slow in Tax Collector's Office
Automobile licenses are being taken out slowly. County tax collector Lyle S. Almond said issuance was brisk on Tuesday and Wednesday but declined Thursday and Friday. He warned that without a moratorium from a special legislative session licenses must be paid before February 1 to avoid a 20 percent penalty. Special truck plates were faring better than car plates as the demand waned.
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NIRA
Cummings
Aluminum Company
Connecticut
Bausch Company
Justice
Mellon
Department of Justice
Norris
Nebraska
Borah
Idaho
Nye
North Dakota
Wheeler
Montana
Aluminum
Tennssee Valley Authority
Lyle S. Almond
Almond
Der
Fraud Revealed By Collapse Of Bank In France
Paris reports allege a 10 to 20 million dollar fraud linked to the Credit Municipal Bank of Bayonne. Serge Stavisky, founder, is sought as a warrants are issued. premier Chautemps faces political upheaval amid detective probes and jailed bank manager. Insurance firms feared victims of fraudulent pawnshop bonds.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Bayonne
Serge Stavisky
France
Credit Municipal Bank of
Stavisky
Stavish
Bafuts
Serge Alexandre
Hope Lost For 129 Miners Entombed In Czech Mine
In DUCHOV Czecho Slovakia on January 5 another underground blast shook the Nelson mine where 129 workers remained entombed after an explosion two days earlier. Engineers abandoned rescue efforts and sealed the shafts with masonry fearing further explosions might trap rescuers.
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Nelson Mine
Del Rio Fines Fall Sharply Amid Holiday Police Report
Del Rio police blotter shows 44 city ordinance fines in 1933 with most for speeding or disturbing the peace, each fined 12.70 to 36.70 dollars. Six drivers had their licenses revoked for habitual offenses or alcohol, often pleading guilty to reckless driving. In 1932 fines totaled 69, with Chief Cole Blackwell noting only two holiday arrests.
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Del
Cole Blackwell
Wardlaw Family Mourns Brother's Death En Route to McCamey
Mrs. L. B. Wardlaw received news that her younger brother Jack Hinde died from injuries while traveling to McCamey. Funeral services were held Friday at 4 PM in McCamey. Mrs. Wardlaw traveled with Mr. Wardlaw and their children.
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L. B
Underwood Heads Texas Jersey Club
John W. Underwood of Denton was unanimously re-elected president of the Texas Jersey Cattle Club at the annual meeting in Lubbock. D. T. Simon and Joe M. Ridgeway were re-elected secretary and treasurer, with R. P. Hildebrand of San Antonio elected vice president.
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Lubbock
John W. Underwood
Denton Jersey
Texas Jersey Cattle Club
D. T. Simon
Joe M. Ridgeway
R. PF. Hildebrand
San Antonio
Meteor Fragments From Huff Farm Placed In Denver Museum
Fragments of a meteor found on Z. T. Huff’s farm seven miles southwest of Plainview are now at the Colorado Museum of Natural History in Denver. Dr. H. H. Nininger purchased 28 pounds at one dollar per pound, later adding 22 more pounds at 75 cents per pound, dating the fall to about 1900 based on local reports.
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Plainview
Z. T. Huff
Wayland College
Colorado Museum of Natural History
Denver
H. H. Nininger
Huff
Dean Huff
France branded nation of cheaters by US lawmaker
Representative Britten of Illinois called France a nation of cheaters and defaulting misers in the House. He urged an embargo on French wines and asked President Roosevelt to demand timely debt payments.
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Washington
Jen
France
Britten
Mlinois
Roosevelt
Final plans set for Roswell chamber banquet
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce banquet will be held Tuesday at the Roswell Hotel. The organizing committee includes R. M. Crosby Tom Miller and Henry Seale. Principal speaker Walter D. Cline president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce at Stamford will speak along with D. A. Bandeen manager of the West Texas Chamber. The event will also elect the chamber directors for the coming year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
R. M. Crosby
Tom Miller
Henry Seale
Walter D. Cline
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
Cline
D. A. Bandeen
West Texas Chamber
Immigration Law Prisoners Enter Pleas of Guilty
Ten prisoners from Val Verde County jail pleaded guilty to immigration law violations in Judge R J McMillan's Federal Court in San Antonio. Two waived indictment here and chose San Antonio as the venue to enter pleas rather than await the March term. Deputy J T Laughlin assisted in transporting them to San Antonio with C C Cupples.
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Val Verde County
R. J. McMillan
San Antonio
U. S
J. T. Laughlin
C. C. Cupples
New Coffee Disks Offer One Cup Per Disk
A new packaging format introduces compressed coffee disks that brew one cup per disk, promising convenience and reduced waste. Each disk provides measured coffee to water ratio and dissolves quickly in hot water for an instant cup.
Brigands Ride Toward Shantung In Northeast China
United States warns China to protect Americans in Fukien as rebels led by Lin Kuei Tang threaten to seize towns. Brigands plunder villages while government forces and Japanese planes monitor from Peiping north through Hopei toward Shantung, with Liu in Jehol continuing raids against Japanese and Chinese.
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Peiping
United States
Legation
Fukien
Fukien Province
Lin Kuel
Tang
Hopei Province
Shantung
Hopei
China
Chahar Province
Jehol
Liu
North China
Manchuria
Chahar
Relief bonds money to circulate Monday in Texas
The Fort Worth National Bank announced the first relief bond funds will be in circulation Monday. A total of 1,148,000 dollars is available with 2,788,009 dollars poised for distribution January 22. Underwriting by four North Texas banks will make the funds ready for relief work.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Fort Worth National Bank
North Texas
Banks Accept Texas Relief Bond Bids for 1.15 Million
Fred Florence, Texas relief bond committee chair, announced four banks will accept bids on 1 148 000 dollars of the state relief issue. The Fort Worth and Dallas banks will supply funds to the state treasurer during bond delivery and the Fort Worth National Bank acts as fiscal agent to allocate bonds to subscribers. This move speeds funding to aid destitute Texans as the rest of the 2 780 000 bonds are advertised.
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Dallas
Fred Florence
Texas Relief Bond Committee
First National Bank
Republic National Bank and Trust Company of
First National Bank of Fort Worth
Fort Worth National Bank of Fort Worth
Texas
Weather forecast for Del Rio and West Texas
Weather notes show Del Rio and vicinity expect party cloudy tonight and secu day with a high near 65 and a low around 35. Minimum temperature this morning reported at 45. West Texas forecast party cloudy tonight with increasing cloudiness and possible showers later. Saturday outlook shows improving conditions with cooler evening temperatures.
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del Rio
West Texas
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