Congress ready to take up unemployment and drought relief bills
Washington dispatch reports multiple proposals to spend billions for relief and public works as Congress opens. Senate plans authorize 60 million for seed and fertilizer loans, 5 million for drought state highways, and 3.5 million for extension work. a companion bill seeks 150 million for public buildings and highways. House measures include 60 million for seed loans, removal of highway aid limits, and 4 billion in soldiers bonds.
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Federal Farm Board
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Wisconsin
Edith Nourse Rogers
Veterans
DO-X Seaplane Tendered For Atlantic Flight After Fire
In Lisbon the DO-X seaplane, the largest flying boat, survived a severe wing fire that charred the left wing and flooded the hull with smoke. Fire crews prevented a catastrophic fuel tank explosion, and Captain Friedrich Christiansen pledged the airship would not be abandoned but repaired to continue the Atlantic crossing.
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Lisbon
Friedrich Christiansen
One Judge Handles Two Court Terms in Llano and Burnet
Judge J. H. McLean of Llano sits for two concurrent terms in Llano and Burnet counties. He extends Llano’s district term to finish unfinished business while starting Burnet’s civil docket, then returns to Llano to conclude. A new trial motion in the Ray Click fatal shooting case was overruled with life sentence pronounced, with notice of appeal filed.
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McLean
Liano
Ray Click
C. W. Walker
J. H. McLean
Bids Open December 10 For Trans Atlantic Air Mail Service
Washington officials announced bids for a ten year trans Atlantic air mail route from New York to Europe. The service may beat Lindbergh’s 33 hour solo crossing, with routes via Bermuda and the Azores to London Paris or Berlin. Load 300 pounds per plane, max rate two dollars per mile, with weight surcharges allowed for longer legs.
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Paris
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Great Britain
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France
United States
Florida
San Juan
Porto Rico
Marfa Man Wins Cattle Award at Livestock Show
W B Mitchell of Marfa Texas won third prize in the car load cattle division for 29 head of feeding steers and heifers under one year old at the International Live Stock Show in Chicago.
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Texas
Disappearance Mystery Plagues Colorado Teacher Case
Fort Morgan Colorado December 1 The search for Miss Enid Marriott teacher missing since November 16 shows two new clues but no substantiation Independence Kansas reported a possible find of a girl believed to be Marriott but identified as Bobby Lee Reichman Tulsa waitress Further, bones in an Enads Colorado hotel furnace are not connected as the suitcase with bones shipped to Pueblo from Colorado Springs on November 15, eliminating that lead from Marriott case
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Enid Marriott
Wiggins
Independence
Kans
Bobby Lee Reichman
Tulsa
Okla
Colorado
Enads
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Eads
Getting Even On Fathers and Sons in a Political Office
An insulted father derides his son as conceited and harebrained while a visitor remarks the father’s aging likeness. The exchange shifts to a quip about the governor’s recent comment to Jack, who returns from college. The scene unfolds in an office with humor and recognition of family ties.
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Buy Your Xmas Tree Candies From Local Vendors
A brief winter notice invites shoppers to purchase Xmas tree candies and seasonal fruits such as apples and oranges from local vendors. It emphasizes festive treats and nearby stalls for holiday cheer.
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Juenke and
Schoenewolf
Cash Prize Given Negro Who Shot Theatre Robber
In Pampa on December 1 a cash fund was raised for Frank Long a black porter after he wounded one robber and helped arrest two others during a theatre raid He found four men at the safe and after his pistol misfired used a shotgun to fire at them Two assailants were captured while two escaped pending grand jury investigation.
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Pampa
Frank Long
Lone
Dooleys to Stay Open Saturday Nights till 9
Dooleys Store will remain open after supper on Saturdays, serving shoppers with new late hours until 9 o'clock.
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Dooley
Melody Mixers Print on Last Saturday Night
A reward is offered for the return of a bass drum labeled Melody Mixers seen between Fredericksburg and Sisterdale last Saturday night. Return to Guenther Gold or call 5OSW.
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Fredericksburg
Sisterdale
Guenther Gold
Congress opens with 600 proposals for law changes
Washington reports that on December 1 members of Congress considered about 600 proposed changes across prohibition, veterans affairs, tariffs, immigration and other laws. A first measure to abolish the lame duck session was introduced by Representative Johnson of Texas.
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