World distance record smashed in long flight from New York
A French crew piloting the Joseph Lebrix landed at Rayak military airfield Syria near Damascus after a 57 hour flight from New York. They claimed breaking the world distance record by about 560 miles despite higher fuel consumption.
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Syria
Joseph Lebrix
New York
Atlantic
Paris
Europe
India
Rossi
Codos
Latakia
Rayak
Beirut
France
World's Tallest Building Hit by Lightning Again
Amateur photographer captures the latest strike on the world’s tallest building as its metal cladding channels the electric bolt into the ground. No damage reported despite the repeated hits, underscoring the structure's lightning rod design.
Drive Started Against Crime Phases In Unified Plan
Washington Aug 7 high federal officials opened conferences called by Raymond Moley to unify federal and state anti crime efforts. Justice agents aiding in kidnappings cases were assigned to pursue abductors of Oklahoma City oilman Charles Urschel. Keenan noted investigations would not be disclosed to avoid interference.
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Washington
Raymond Moley
Department of Justice
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Moley
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Cummings
William Stanley
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Urschel
Bureau of Prohibition
Division of Investigation
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Note
Amarillo and vicinity see a mostly cloudy to partly cloudy day with light wind. West Texas and New Mexico regions report fair conditions and little temperature change. Hourly readings show temperatures rising from midday into afternoon, with highs near the mid 90s and a overnight low around the 70s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Amaritis
de Mareeree
Deveevnswe Vom
Meeseees
Nam
Vest
Jones
Local option beer vote set for August 26 in Potter County
Potter County voters will decide August 26 on a local option to permit 3.2 beer sales if Texas statewide legalization passes. The ballot also includes Home Rule Charter, $20 million unemployment bonds, and constitutional amendments on alcohol sales and homestead tax exemptions. Absentee voting runs to August 22. Meantime Dalhart repairs proceed as 125 workers toil locally and 25 more on nearby roads.
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Potter County
Texas
W. E. Blackburn
Three jurors chosen in Farr murder trial in Graham
In Graham on August 7, Luther Milton Farr, 20, Wichita Falls, faced murder charges for the June 27 shooting of Wichita Falls Police Officer C. S. Carlisle. Judge Montgomery blocked a defense challenge to a 64 man venire, delaying proceedings. Farr, later captured in Tulsa, also wounded Officer Elmer McCord. Dalhart notes: W. B. Crem, Panhandle rancher, 10, laid to rest after paralytic stroke.
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Farr
Carlisle
Wichita Falls
Elmer McCord
Furr
Tulsa
Oklo
Dalhart
Crem
Memorial Park Cemetery
Drive for Consumers Pledges Postponed in Amarillo
In Amarillo the drive for consumers pledges to support the NRA recovery program was postponed until next week. Local NRA leaders and workers met at Central Presbyterian Church to avoid injustice for about 300 employers awaiting Blue Eagle emblems and pledge stickers. The opening is delayed to allow training for majors captains and workers with radio addresses and theater talks set to educate buyers.
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Drive For Consumers
NRA
Amarillo
Fellowship Hall
Central Presbyterian Church
Consumers
Naional Recovery Administration
Baer Best Fighter In Game Today Opinion Of Dempsey
Jack Dempsey calls Max Baer the best heavyweight in boxing today and predicts Tiny Baer will become world champion someday. He says he will never fight again and plans to promote boxing. Dempsey also notes Baer’s promising heart and strong conditioning while reminiscing about his own era.
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Baer
Dempsey
Jerry Malin
Jack Dempsey
Max Baer
Amarillo
Max
City Auditorium
Case Testing Power Or Rail Coordinator To Be Decided Today
A federal court in Amarillo will rule at 10 am on whether the Interstate Commerce Commission tariff powers are superseded by the Federal Coordinator under the Emergency Railroad Act of June 15 1933. The Quanah Acme and Pacific Railway seeks to block a Santa Fe tariff affecting freight from Floydada to Avard Oklahoma, contending the change harms the Q A P. The case centers on bridging and routing arguments and involves officials nationwide.
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Panhandle
James C. Wilson
Federal Court
Wilson
Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad
Frisco Railroad
Amarillo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe
Frisco
Floydada
Avard
Okla
Clovis
Speed on road jobs urged by Amarillo congressman
Special to The Globe from Washington Aug 7 Congressman Marvin Jones of Amarillo urged immediate approval of the Texas road program and lateral Panhandle road projects to boost employment. He pressed for early starts on federal building projects and discussed expansion of federal activity at Palo Duro Parks with Ickes Hopkins Wallace and park service officials.
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Globe
Washington
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Public Works Administration
Texas
Panhandle
Interior Ickes
Public Works
Agriculture Wallace
Bureau of Public Roads
Harry L. Hopkins
Jones
National Park Service
Civilian Conservation Corps
Palo Duro Parks
These Men Will Fix Up Coal Fight
A three man board comprising Gerard Swope Louis Kirstein and George Berry will adjust differences between miners and operators in Pennsylvania coal fields before a permanent industry code is adopted. Swope as General Electric president is noted as progressive and active in labor relations and industrial affairs.
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Pennsylvania
Gerard Swope
Louis Kirstein
George Berry
Eane Nraei
Betrayal Is Claim Labor Leaders Claim Red
In Brownsville Pa Aug 7 17 With thousands of strikers refusing to return to the mines under the Roosevelt truce the federal government opened an investigation into alleged Communist agitation in western Pennsylvania soft coal fields Led by Assistant U S Attorney Lloyd W Bryan agents sought the pamphlets urging defiance of the armistice The United Mine Workers of America blamed radicals for the delay and warned the pamphlets bearing the name of the National Miners Union were Communist affiliated with the Trade Union Unity League The materials urged miners back to work while opposing the arbitration board and the coal code The truce called for resumption of mining with rehiring protections and the right to employ checkweigh men The strike area in district four saw leaders urging resumption but locals delayed action to next Friday The piece also mentions George Berry of the Pressmen's Union NRA advisor Louis Kirstein Boston manufacturer and Zionist leader involved in labor relations and public service activities
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Brownsville
Pennsylvania
U. S
Lloyd W. Bryan
United Mine Workers of America
William Fenney
Fayette County
National Miners Union
Trade Union Unity League
Lewis, Fagan, Feeney and Company
Roosevelt
Demand for Machado to Quit Sets Congress Pension Plan Topic
A call to remove Machado dominates the page as lawmakers debate pension provisions for constitutional guarantees. The confrontation frames a broader fight over leadership and fiscal policy within Congress.
Cuban leader calls for united front after street clashes
In Havana on August ten 1933 President Gerardo Machado urged national unity from police headquarters as thousands clashed with forces patrolling the streets. Reported deaths topped twenty with many wounded as demonstrations followed claims of his resignation and a military seizure of control.
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Associated Press
Havana
Gerardo Machado
Machado
Sena
Farlher
AC Society
Quicks
Tucumcari Farmer Killed by Auto Near San Jose
Special to The News reports John Hillmes a prominent Quay County farmer was fatally injured when struck by a car driven by W. N. Hays of Oklahoma City near San Jos He had stepped from a car driven by cattle inspector Harrison Smith and died a few hours later at a Tucumcari hospital.
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Tucumcari
N. M
John Hillmes
Quay County
W. N. Hays
Oklahoma City
San Jos
Hillmes
Harrison Smith
Hays
Tucurmcari
Texas to Spend $409000 on Highway Projects
Austin reports the Texas Highway Commission announced construction plans for the Texas counties on jobs approved by the district engineer of the Federal Bureau of Public Works. The projects are estimated to cost about 409 thousand dollars to be paid out of federal funds.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Texas
Federal Bureau of Public Works
Engineer Arthur P. Davis Dies at 72 in Oakland
Arthur Powell Davis, 72, renowned engineer, died at his Oakland home after a career shaping major projects including the Panama Canal, Boulder Dam, Coolidge Dam, and a vast Soviet Union hydroelectric program. He led the United States Reclamation Service from 1915 to 1923 and contributed to flood control plans in China. His last major effort involved reclaiming up to 10,600,900 acres in the Trans Caucasus through dams and drainage, and he worked in Russia as chief consulting engineer on irrigation.
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Oakland
Calif
Arthur Powell Davis
Davis
Panama Canal
Boulder Dam
Coolidge Dam
UV. 5. Reclamation Service
Soviet
Russia
Joint Claims Commission
Trans-Caucasus
Fiancée of Slain Man Is Questioned in New York
Miss Magnhild Almskaar a 21 year old Blende fiancée of Henry F Sanborn was questioned for three hours at New York authorities on August 7 about the mysterious murder of the railroad executive whose body lay in a shallow grave near Bayside Queens. Inspector John J Gallagher said she last saw Sanborn on July 16 the day before he disappeared at a summer camp in Connecticut.
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New York
Magnhild Almskaar
Henry F. Sanborn
Bayside
Queens
John J. Gallagher
Sanborn
Connecticut
Fire destroys two Lamesa brick buildings
A Aug 74 fire of undetermined origin threatened the business district and destroyed two brick buildings on the south side of the square, with an estimated loss of $40,000.
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Lamesa
Arizona Votes on Run for August Prohibition Repeal
Arizona voters face a four state August repeal ballot with Democrats Isabella Greenway Harlow Akers and William Coxon competing for the U S House seat once held by Lewis W Douglas. Dry supporters seek to void results via a supreme court appeal while Republicans field no candidates. Polls open 6 A M to 6 P M with about 160000 registered voters.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Lewis W. Douglas
Isabella Greenway
National Committee
Roosevelt
Harlow Akers
United States
Carl Hayden
William Coxon
Secrtary
Arizona Corporation Commission
Douglas
Secretary of State
Federal advisory council to aid employment work
Washington August 7 a new federal advisory council is being formed to tackle employment problems without political bias. Labor Department officials expect the group’s members to be announced this week and then the department will organize similar councils in every area as part of an employment service expansion.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Aials
Texas Day on August 23 at A Century of Progress
The News Globe tour to the world fair promotes Texas Day in Chicago on August 23 with Texans flocking to the event. The tour runs August 20 to the following Sunday, with reservations from the Southwest. Contact Mason King or Miss Lois Black. checks to Wilbur C. Hawk. Price from Amarillo is 67.50, includes meals in Chicago.
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Texas
News Globe
South
West
Mason King
Lois Black
News- Globe
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo
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John L. Lewis
Gifford Pinchot
Hugh &. Johnson
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Pressmen's Union
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Swepe
Boston
Kirstein
Congress
United Front
Kerry
AUTO
Arthur P. Davis
Form Council For Labor
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