Rebels close on Madrid as siege tightens across Spain
Reports from Madrid say four rebel columns converge on the capital with one within 15 miles ready to shell Loyalist defenders. Americans in Madrid flee to Valencia while others remain at the embassy. Elsewhere Catalan troops clash near Zaragoza as Mola moves toward San Sebastian and Cordoba. Violence escalates amid fragmented radio dispatches.
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Madrid
Valencia
United States
Oviedo
Zaragoza
Mola
Emilio Mola
Guadarnamas
San Sebastian
Cordoba
Granada
Sanader
Navasenada
Ponte
Leon
Pueblo
Guadarrama
Medina Elect
Lisbon
Portugal
Tennis Star Wins Role of Great Lover
HOLLYWOOD July 31 Francis X Shields won the leading role in Come and Get It after tests with Andrea Leeds. Shields, a Davis Cup contender, kissed Leeds 467 times during screen tests with John Payne and Bob Lowrey as runners up. Producer Samuel Goldwyn praised him as an other Gary Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Francis X. Shields
Andrea Leeds
John Paynes
Bob Lowrey
Edna Ferber
Miss Leeds
Samuel Goldwyn
Shields
Gary Cooper
Florida gale moves north losing force
The tropical storm inland west of Pensacola sank the tug Minnie Lee in Choctawatchee Bay with five crew missing. The hurricane, starting in the Caribbean, struck the coast and caused two deaths, heavy property damage, and three vessels unaccounted for as residents moved to safety.
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Pensacola
Fla
Coast Guard
Here
Minnie Lee
Choctawatchee Bay
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Alabama
Amarillo
Gulf of Mexico
Bob
Tarpon
Apalachicola
Panama City
Ketchum
St. Petersburg
Caribbean
Gulf
Fort Walton
Valparaiso
Texas Highway Commission awards bids for 27 counties
The Texas Highway Commission announced low bidders on 27 county projects totaling 958 750 including 181 miles of light surfacing and four grade separations. Bids on rejects costing 914 114 were tabulated yesterday and tomorrow another batch near 1 000 000 is expected. Delegations appealed for funds for non federal aid roads, but 7 750 000 was needed to match federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Wife Disarms Fugitive To Avert Execution By Possemen
Omaha Texas July 31 Mrs Connie Bohannon recounts being kidnapped by Julius Bohannon near Daingerfield and forced into men's clothes. She describes grabbing the pistol during a confrontation with two men approaching, wresting control as Julius dropped the weapon and was subdued.
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Connie Bohannon
Julius Bohannon
Naples
Texan
Daingerfield
McAlester
Oklahoma
Morris County
Texas
Julius
Nebraska Farm Boy Arrested Over Shirley Temple Extortion Plot
Department of Justice agents say Sterling Walred Powell, 16, was arrested in Grant Nebraska for allegedly extorting 25 000 from Shirley Temple's father by threatening the child actress. The letter demanded payment by May 15 and was admitted as written by Powell.
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Los Angeles
Department of Justice
Grant, Neb
Sterling Walred Powell
Shirley Temple
Powell
Shirley
George Temple
Eureka
Calif
Youth to Be Arraigned On Federal Charge
Omaba Neb July 31 The FBI chief reported Sterling Walred Powell a 16 year old farm boy arrested at his home one mile from town is to be arraigned on a federal charge in a federal court. Powell faces a serious federal accusation arising from alleged activities tied to the case. Authorities provided few further details at this time.
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Omaba
Neb
R. A. Alt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sterling Walred Powell
Bandmaster Meyers Reverses Campaign Strategy in Seattle
Victor A Meyers Washington state band master lieutenant governor spurns jazz bands and gimmicky platforms in bid for reelection He keeps the 1932 baton and his Harmony in High Chairs caption as a contrast to prior Owl Street car music promises He vows fewer campaign stunts and a serious approach to voters
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Seattle
Victor A. Meyers
Washington State
Meyers
Peifer Dies by Poison in Jail Cell After Sentence
John P. Peifer, linked to the William Hamm Jr kidnapping, died in his St. Paul jail cell two hours after a 30 year sentence. Officials say poison in gum caused death. Peifer is the second person to die by own hand linked to the three year old case, after Willie Sharkey.
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ST. Paul
William Hamm, Jr
John P. Peifer
Willie Sharkey
Touhy
Chicago
W. D. Kelley
Peifer
Bids Advertised for Canyon Museum Expansion
The Centennial division of the Board of Control called for bids August 12 to enlarge an archaeological museum building at West Texas State College in Canyon at an estimated cost of 25 000 dollars. Plans are completed for a Centennial museum on the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock with bids advertised next week.
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Austin
Centennial Division
Board of Control
West Texas State College
Canyon
John Y. Singleton
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Yesterday's Readings
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Saturday fair and partly cloudy skies in West Texas with warmer temperatures and a drier southwest portion. New Mexico expects unsettled weather with possible showers and thunderstorms in the north central area. Yesterday's temperature readings in Amarillo show a morning rise with a maximum and minimum noted, and no rainfall in the last 24 hours ending yesterday afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Pigeons Fly Over Grave of Trainer
SAN ANTONIO July 31 A carrier pigeon tribute marked the funeral for Sergeant Harry Waters an Army Air Corps pigeon trainer authority. Forty birds were released at the grave and circled the memorial before returning to the loft on the military reservation. Waters died in the station hospital Wednesday and was buried in the new National Cemetery.
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San Antonio
Harry Waters
Army Air Corps
Sergean Waters
Army
Air Corps
Sergeant Waters
New National Cemetery
Water shortages threaten Sooners in Oklahoma towns
In Muskogee Oklahoma July 31 two western Oklahoma towns report water supplies nearly exhausted. Vian officials restrict daily usage to noon hours while Sallisaw plans a meeting to survey the crisis and conserve dwindling reserves expectant of hotter days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Oxfa
Oklahoma
Vian
Sequoyah
Sallisaw
Eight Named Sentenced In Conspiracy Case In Puerto Rico
Pedro Albizu Campos former Harvard student and Puerto Rican Nationalist Party leader, along with seven followers, received prison terms from two to six years for conspiring to overthrow the U S government by force. Marshals escorted the prisoners to the basement to avoid a crowd as supporters cried Down with Yankee imperialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
P. R
Pedro Albizu Campos
Harvard University
United States
Six officers sentenced over February 26 rebellion
Tokyo July 31 six army officers were sentenced to imprisonment or from four years to life for complicity in the February 26 military rebellion, as announced by the war office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
War Office
Wheat Crisis Feared as Drouth Pushes Prices Higher
North America's drought and Europe's rains drove a world surge in farm commodity buying. Wheat and corn rose to six year highs with futures above a dollar a bushel. United States federal agencies began a long range program to combat drought as Oklahoma sought 800000 for water conservation projects.
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Drouth
Chicago
North America
Europe
Iverpool
Buenos Aires
Chicago Board of Trade
Washington
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
State Emergency Council
Frank dealing by nations I plea of F D R
President urges cooperation as leaders call for give and take to resolve global tensions. The article notes F D R’s appeal for unity and constructive dialogue among nations amid ongoing diplomatic strains.
Roosevelt urges frank dealing in world problems
President Roosevelt spoke in Quebec on July 31 calling for a spirit of give and take to settle world issues. He stood before Wolfe and Montcalm monuments as troops and officials including Lord Tweedsmuir Premier Mackenzie King watched. The ceremony included English and French remarks and a private luncheon at the citadel with Governor General and Lady Tweedsmuir.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Frank
Wolfe and Montcalm
Lord Tweedsmuir
Mackenzie King
Lady Tweedsmuir
Convict slain in Oregon prison riot shocks pen
In Salem Oregon seven hundred inmates were forced back to cells after a riot at the Oregon State Penitentiary. One 50 year old inmate Thomas Baughn was killed by a guard rifle shot and two others wounded during the melee. An ensuing police tear gas detachment helped restore order. James Hamilton 36 and Joseph Dupray 24 were wounded.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon State Penitentiary
Thomas Baughn
James Hamilton
Joseph Dupray
Democrats to Meet Anti New Deal Forum in Dallas
Houston attorney W P Hamblen announced a state meeting of anti New Deal Democrats to oppose President Roosevelt. About 50 to 150 Democrats from across the state were invited to attend in Dallas with Hamblen urging support for Landon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
W. P. Hamblen
Houston
Roosevelt
Hamblen
Landon
Thief Takes Only Marriage License in Burglary
In San Antonio on July 31 a burglar entered Walter Ferry’s residence and took just one item a second-hand marriage license. The license belonged to Ferry, who reported the incident to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Walter Ferry
Ferry
Notorious Thugs Auto Jinx Haunts Present Owner
Clovis reports the car once owned by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow has become a jinx for current owner J J Ashby a Montgomery Ward employee. After buying the car it was stripped of accessories 11 times and last night stolen again. Items taken include six radiator caps three gearshift knobs fender lights a phonograph an overcoat a flashlight a pair of gloves tools and a purse. Ashby wonders if Bonnie and Clyde ghosts haunt him.
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Clovis
Bonnie Parker
Clyde Barrow
J. J. Ashby
Montgomery Ward
Ashby
Bonnie and Clyde
Aged recluse found slain near Dora Roosevelt County
Special to The News Portales July 31 William Gabriel was found murdered at 4 pm near his windmill on a farm near Dora. His head was crushed by four blows. Authorities believe the killing occurred 12 to 24 hours before discovery by neighbor F. D. Chambers. A robbery motive is suspected as a watch and gold rings were missing. Gabriel had lived alone on his half section about 20 years, trading in hides and pelts. his only known relative is a brother in Missouri.
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Portales
William Gabriel
Dora
Roosevelt
F. D. Chambers
Gabriel
J. R. Poindexter
J. R. Bradford
Missouri
Negro Sentenced to Life for Attack on 13-Year-Old Girl
A jury found Joe Jones, an ex convict, guilty of criminal attack on a 13-year-old white girl and sentenced him to life imprisonment. A courtroom crowd, watched by Rangers and special officers, remained quiet as the verdict was read. The state had sought the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Joe Jones
Bullets Whistle About Americans in Addis Ababa
An official communique from Rome states U S legation guards exchanged fire with Ethiopian bandit groups for three hours in Addis Ababa, with attackers dispersed and very severe losses claimed. In Tecumseh Oklahoma, 75 year old publisher W H Blackwell was found dead of an apparent heart attack at his home, ending a 40 year tenure at the Tecumseh Republican.
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Addis Ababa
United States
Legation
Rome
Tecumseh
Okla
W. H. Blackwell
Fisherman Jack Lamb Delights Crowd With Skillful Casting
Jack Lamb world’s champion bass catcher wowed about 1000 spectators at Filwood Park as he demonstrated bait and fly casting. He explained movements for the skip fly and offered a cash prize for duplicating the trick while contrasting fly and bait rods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Malin
Jack Lamb
Filwood Park
Lamb
Fort Worth
Actress Custody Suit in Trial Courtroom Scene
In Los Angeles on July 31 the Mary Astor custody suit continues as counsel promise a thorough examination of Miss Astor’s fitness to raise her four year old daughter. Witnesses will be called and allegations of coercion and diaries regarding a possible love interest are discussed.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Joseph Anderson
Exhusband
Franklyn Thorpe
Miss Astor
Anderson
Thorpe
George Kaufman
Lone Bandit Nets 3500 From First State Bank in Lufkin
A shirt sleeve bandit robbed the First State Bank at Wells near Lufkin Texas just before closing, escaping with 3500 dollars. Cashier G B Bailey assistant Leon Childers and customer T B Warner were forced into the vault at gunpoint and kept for 15 minutes until Warner's daughter Norman Warner released them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Texas
First State Bank
Wells
Here
G. B. Bailey
Leon Childers
T. B. Warner
Warner
Norman
New York Capitalist Leopold Frederick Dies in Aix les Bains
Leopold Frederick a 60 year old New York capitalist and director in numerous American corporations died here today in AIX LES BAINS frames July 31.
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Aix-Les-Bains
Leopold Frederick
New York
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