Delegations Named in Texas Countys Big Rifts
The credentials committee of the state Democratic convention will discard one delegation from three large Texas counties Dallas Harris and Tarrant after county conventions split over presidential endorsement versus individual conscience in voting for or against Al Smith. The Dallas anti Smith slate is led by Thomas B Love with Barry Miller on the pro Smith side. Texas politics see open conflict as party lines harden with fist fights and riot squads summoned in Houston Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Wealthy Los Angeles Woman Found Slain in Home
Mrs Myrtle L Mellus 41 a wealthy social figure was found murdered in her Los Angeles home. Suspect Pat Kelley 38 hid in a closet and was captured. the scene showed a violent struggle with bruised eyes and a mutilated body. A $10 000 jewel box remained untouched.
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Senator-elect Ware Shows Gradual Improvement
Atlantic City progress report indicates William S. Ware of Philadelphia is better than last night after a Wednesday attack at his home. Doctors note slower but steady recovery with temperature down from 101.4 to 99.3, better nourishment, and no coma.
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Severe Earth Shocks Felt in Manila Tonight
Two sharp earthquakes shook Manila causing clocks to stop in several areas. No serious damage was reported as residents felt the tremors. In Paris, authorities arrested over a thousand communists outside the Southern Walls in Ivry after they advertised an illegal meeting.
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Soviet to Build 171 Merchant Vessels
The Soviet government board approves an eight year plan to construct 171 merchant ships as part of expanding the commercial fleet in Moscow.
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Weather Outlook for Regions of Texas and Oklahoma
West Texas and East Texas expect fair to partly cloudy skies on Monday and Tuesday with continued warmth. Oklahoma forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions over the same period.
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Broncs Meet Metros in Texan Park Exhibition
The Broncs face the Amarillo Metros in an exhibition at Texan Park this afternoon at 4 30. Metros manager George Westbrook had his unit drill heavily Sunday in preparation for the Texans. Batteries were not listed as the Western League off day permits the game.
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Mother Conchita Faces Death Skip in Obregon Plot
Mexico City August 5. Mother Conchita, held in connection with the assassination of President-Elect Obregon, will escape execution due to her sex even if the prosecutor requests death. Jose de Leon Toral and the abbess face potential sentences. the constitution forbids executing women, likely changing the nun's fate to 20 years imprisonment. Trial expected within a fortnight.
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Hurricane devastates Bamberg city in Germany
A hurricane struck Bamberg Germany today cutting off railway telegraph and telephone links. Almost every building suffered damage and many were wrecked. Soldiers joined police and fire brigades to clear debris. Bamberg lies 33 miles north of Nuremberg in a vineyard region with over 50 000 residents.
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Mother Saves Baby in Crossing Crash
Ada Bosswood 29 died instantly at a grade crossing in Dallas after pushing her 4-year-old daughter Betty Jean from a stalled car. The vehicle struck a Texas and Pacific passenger train, but the child survived thanks to the mother’s actions.
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Governors of two states to C of C meet
A motorcade from West Texas will join New Mexico Governor Dils and Texas Governor Moody in Carlsbad for a goodwill meeting. The program includes music dances barbecue and speeches at caverns and McKittrick Canyon with state officials and 25 El Paso citizens attending.
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Future air raids over London viewed with alarm
In the House of Lords experts warn London could be rendered a lethal chamber by a new deadly gas, needing only 40 tons to contaminate the city. Evacuation plans are urged with gas-proofing of key buildings and sewer-based gas removal proposed.
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Urges Defeat of Governor in November
A political committee attended both Republican and Democratic conventions urging voters to defeat the governor in the upcoming November election. The group pressed its message at party events, calling for a change in leadership.
Dry committee attacks Smith in national convention report
Washington reports reveal a special prohibition enforcement committee urges voters to defeat Governor Alfred E. Smith in November. The document credits Hoover with enforcement and opposition to repeal, denouncing Smith and Tammany Hall as corrupt influences.
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Pioneer resident fatally struck by car in Alvarado
Will Bain, 75, longtime Alvarado area resident, was fatally injured when struck by an automobile as he alighted from his own car in the center of Alvarado this morning. He died 36 minutes later. Bain had lived on a nearby farm and in the area for 50 years.
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SMU Instructor Is Drowned In Texas Storm Stream
Frank Marion Adams 26, biology instructor at Southern Methodist University, died when a car slid from a culvert as floodwaters rose in a swollen stream near Uvalde. Dr. Walter Dove of Dallas escaped. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. O B Adams of Mart, studied causes and prevention of insect parasites in cattle.
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Polish Aviators Rescued After Atlantic Span Ends in Portugal
Major Idzikowski and Kubala were rescued 100 miles off Portugal by the German steamer Samos and landed at Leixoes. Their Marszalek Pilsudski crashed due to fuel trouble after circling the ocean. Some reports questioned whether they would reach land, as fuel and navigation mysteries persisted.
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French Naval Pact Renewed Confidence
Geneva buzzed as Sir Austen Chamberlain announced a Franco British naval limitation pact with renewed momentum. Disarmament records were revived and officials expected tangible progress by November as Kellogg pledges and diplomacy framed a march toward peace over postwar zeal.
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Vega Farmer Bunco Victim in City Knife Trick
Earl M. Lewis, a Vega Texas farmer visiting Amarillo, was fleeced of 25 dollars in a downtown hotel area by two con men aided by a third with a gimmicked knife. Police report no arrests yet and describe the suspects as a tall dark man and a red headed companion, plus an accomplice.
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