West Coast Straton Sees Joint Debates Amid Hurricane Warnings
Florida west coast braces for Indian hurricane after toll on east coast. Wind gusts reach 50 to 110 mph. 5,000 to 8,000 population towns report heavy damage and widespread power loss. Ship Algonquin rescues five. osceola wind eases as storm nears west coast.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida West Coast
Gulf of Mexico
West Palm Beach
Titusville
Stuart
Fort Pierce
Vero Beach
Palm Beach
Florida
Red Cross
Galveston
New York
Edward A. Minninger
Minninger
Very
Osceola
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast And Conditions
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity Thursday shows partly cloudy skies. West Texas will see the same, with local thundershowers southeast portion. New Mexico expected fair weather with little temperature change. Pressure fell along the Atlantic coast and rose in the Mississippi valley and Rocky Mountain region. Showers reported in Texas Missouri and along the Atlantic coast. Temperatures were warmer in the upper Mississippi valley this morning with slight changes elsewhere. Yesterday measured 0.02 inches of precipitation.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Texas
Missouri
Fingerprints Not Those of Butcher Boy
The slaying of Mrs. Myrtle L. Mellus in Los Angeles last Sunday remains a major mystery as police report bloody prints in the Mellus mansion bathroom do not match Leo Pat Kelly’s. Kelly, once her lover and drinking companion, denies the charge but was indicted by the county grand jury for murder. police extend the probe to others who knew Mrs. Mellus and plan fingerprintings of everyone summoned.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Myrtle L. Mellus
Mellus
Wilshire
Leo
Pat” Kelly
Kelly
Four Sparks Children Die in One Room House Fire
Four of the five Sparks children perished in a blaze that destroyed the one room home of Mr and Mrs Gaither Sparks in Bakersville North Carolina. The Associated Press reported the tragedy occurred in the small family dwelling where investigators began work to determine the cause and confirm the remaining child’s condition.
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Associated Press
Bakersville, N. C
Aug
Gaither Sparks
Nightgown Evidence Noted in Louise Lorraine Divorce
Louise Lorraine, motion picture actress, testified at her divorce from Art Acord, cowboy actor, that she found a lace trimmed silk nightgown not belonging to her in his bedroom upon returning from a long location trip. The filing was granted today in Los Angeles.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Louise Lorraine
Art Acord
Two Injured in Fort Worth Sideswipe Crash
A. J. Anderson of Stephenville suffered serious injuries while R. M. Belcher of Fort Worth was slightly hurt when a Belcher bus and Anderson produce truck sideswiped near Benbrook Tuesday night. Both were taken to a local hospital. Belcher received treatment for minor injuries and Anderson was said to be recovering.
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Fort Worth
A. J. Anderson
Stephenville
R. M. Belcher
Belcher
Anderson
Benbrook
Woman Fatally Burned Near Nacogdoches Grove
Miss Bertie Mae Spencer aged 26 was found fatally burned last night at the edge of a grove near her home in Nacogdoches Texas. She died shortly after without regaining consciousness.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Bertie Mae Spencer
Tunney to Wed New York Society Heiress
Gene Tunney, retired heavyweight champion, announces engagement to Miss Mary Josephine Rowland Lauder of Greenwich Connecticut. Miss Lauder, 21, is listed in the social register with her mother Mrs George Lauder Jr and father deceased, linking Tunney to a top American wealth family.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Maine
Gene Tunney
Josephine Lauder
Greenwich, Conn
George Lauder, Jr
Miss Lauder
Social Register
George Lauder
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Wealth
Mary Josephine Rowland Lauder
Finch School For Girls
New York City
Greenwich
Preacher Sentenced in Mann Act Case for 18 Months
Arthur Blaine Brooks former pastor of the First Christian church Ponca City Oklahoma was sentenced in federal court Prescot Arizona to 18 months in Carson City Nevada state prison for Mann Act violation. He was found guilty by a jury after 12 minutes deliberation and waived delay in judgment. Brooks conducted his own defense after dismissing counsel.
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Associated Press
Prescot, Ariz
Arthur Blaine Brooks
First Christian Church
Ponca City
Okla
Carson City
Nev
Brooks
Marine Killed in Nicaragua Battle Near Bocay River
One American marine died and three wounded in a clash with rebels 60 miles from Bocay on the Coco river. Ten insurgents were killed and three wounded. Myer Stengle of Hartford, Conn., was the fallen marine. the wounded were Thomas Apine Roxbury, Mass. Russell Schoenberger South Charleston, W. Va.. Melvin Mosier Topeka, Kas. The injured were flown to Puerto Cabezas for treatment and are expected to recover.
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Associated Press
Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragua
Bocay
Coco River
Myer Stengle
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Apine
Roxbury
Mass
Russell Schoenberger
South Charleston
W. Va
Melvin Mosier
Topeka
Kas
The Cheerful Cherub Doors and Theft Motif
A short verse describes doors as narrow minded and reveals suspicious natures when opened wide. It hints that thieves might be deterred if all doors were open and the cheerful cherub image reflects on moral caution.
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Ny Cane
Pastor Pays Six Fifty For Old Nails
Rev W C Garrett pastor of Second Baptist church paid 10 cents per pound for nails picked up by the junior boys class from the streets. He has already paid 6.50 dollars and more nails are being collected. He says the payments support the keep clean campaign and plans to honor the promise.
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W. C. Garrett
Second Baptist Church
Stage All Set for Canadian Rodeo Today
Special to The News from Canadian Aug 8 reports over 100 rodeo stars gathering for the Sixth All-Panhandle Rodeo and Frontier Celebration. Notables include Breezy Cox Lonnie Rooney Frank Clancy Fred Clancy and Fred Deeson among others with 35 calf ropers 30 steer riders 40 bulldoggers entered. Attendance expected at Anvil Park through Thursday Friday and Saturday.
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Calgary
Cheyenne
Breezy Cox
Canada
Lonnie Rooney
Tex Austin
Madison Square Garden
Frank
Fred Clancy
President Harding
General Pershing
Fred Deeson
Anvil Park
New Mexico Physician Dies After Operation
Dr. J. D. Bewley a 50 year old Artesia physician died at Carlsbad after an operation for acute appendicitis. He is survived by a widow and four sons.
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United Press
Artesia
N. M
J. D. Bewley
Carlsbad
Smith Declines Comment on Debate With Dr Straton in New York
Governor Smith remains silent on a proposed debate with Dr John Roach Straton after receiving the clergyman’s counter proposal to hold talks in a large New York auditorium during Labor Day week. Straton aims for a series of joint debates in the South, while Smith weighs a reply amid other campaign concerns.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Smith
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church of
New York
Straton
America
New Jersey
Saratoga
Chicago
George F. Brennan
Brennan
Illinois
Dr. Straton
William Allen White
Cotton Prices Jump On Government Crop Forecast
The agriculture department projected a 14 291 000 bale cotton crop, up 1 336 000 from last year, with 67.9 percent crop condition and 152.2 pounds lint per acre. Prices surged in New York trading with December near 20 dollars, then fluctuated amid early buying and later corrections.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
New York
Assassination claims Croatian Parliament Leader
Stefan Raditch, Croatian parliamentary leader, died in Zagreb after six shots were fired in the Parliament on June 20 when radical deputy Punica Ratchitch opened fire. The attack left several dead and wounded as Croatia faced near martial law with troops patrolling cities.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Stefan Raditch
Zagreb
Croatia
Raditch
Punica Ratchitch
Raditeh
Two heat prostrations reported at Dallas
Two heat prostrations were caused by the intense heat here today. Walter Harris, 74, and Miss Jimmie Bradburn, 19, were those overcome.
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Dallas
Associated Press
Tex
Walter Harris
Jimmie Bradburn
Death claims G E Brennan Democratic leader
George F E Brennan Illinois national committeeman dies at 8 a m after septic poisoning and diabetic coma. Funeral at Our Lady of Mt Carmel church after private rites. Survived by widow and daughter. Brennan helped Arnold Smith and Wilson as a party stalwart with long national involvement.
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Ilinois
Brennan
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Illinois
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Houston
Smith
Woodrow Wilson
Jury Delivers Death Verdict in Comanche Assault Case
In Comanche Texas on August 8 a jury convicted Dick Hazzard for criminal assault on Velma Bankhead and sentenced him to death on first ballot after a packed courtroom that stayed for hours. The case drew intense public attention and involved co-defendants Harley Holland and J B Pierce. Holland and Pierce face later trials while Christine Gammage was dismissed as a witness.
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Associated Press
Comanche, Tex
Dick Hazzard
Near de Leon
Velma Bankhead
Comanche County
Hazzard
J. R. Stubblefield
Harley Holland
J. B. Pierce
Miss Bankhead
Christine Gammage
Gorman
Bankhead
Gammage
Holland
Pierce Pointly
J. D. Pierce
Eastland
Shipmen
Fast Freight Train Saved Near Vaughn by Foreman
In New Mexico near Vaughn a cloudburst unleashed a wall of water undermining the Santa Fe tracks. Section foreman C A Tanksley spotted the danger on his midnight watch and signaled the last freight to safety before the washout. Workers repaired the damage after the flood subsided.
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United Press
Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Negra
Vaughn
C. A. Tanksley
Tanksley
Tawksley
Aged Denver Treasurer Set to Testify on Swindle Charges
Frank P. Bertschy the 76 year old secretary treasurer of the Amarillo Panhandle Development Co faces federal questioning in Denver as investigations track losses of investors across Colorado. District Attorney J Arthur Phelps reports residents in Otero Pueblo and Crowley counties losing at least 83100 amid raids on company offices and linked firms with S M Greenbaum and W A Gamble named in connections.
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Denver
United Press
Colo
Amarillo-Panhandle Development Co
Frank P. Bertschy
Bertschy
Texas
Colorado
C. W. B. Long
Auuatin, Tex
Amarillo- Panhandle
la Junta
J. Arthur Phelps
Pueblo
Canon City Oil Co
S. M. Greenbaum
Amarillo-Panhandle Co
W. A. Gamble
Amarillo-Paahandle Development Company
Otero
Crowley Counties
Phelps Seid
Reading the Want Ads for everyday opportunities
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