Randall Vote Fuss Brings Rare Puzzle in Amarillo
In Austin on August 8 the issue arises from extending Amarillo city limits into Randall County Precinct 9. Voters relocating from Potter to Randall must register with the new county tax collector before voting. Amarillo residents who moved into Randall precinct without Randall registration were denied votes, prompting a state referee request.
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Austin
Amarillo
Potter County
Randall County
Attorney General's Department
Gaynor Kendall
Kendall
Heat Wave Roasts Midwest as Temperatures Surge
The Associated Press reports record heat across the Midwest with Ottumwa Iowa topping 115 degrees, Topeka 109, and St. Louis fatalities linked to the heat. Other hot spots include Maryville Missouri Lincoln Nebraska Kansas City Des Moines and Des Moines with widespread crop damage cited. December wheat climbs to 112% cents a bushel as drought conditions worsen.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Topeka
Kans
St. Louis
Alleghanies
Rockies
Maryville
Bardsville
Okla
Lincoln
Neb
Newkirk
Kansas City
Des Moines
Hitchcock Injured In Polo Test Game At Locust Valley
Locust Valley N Y Aug 8 Tommy Hitch cock sustained a bad spill that shook the Easts 10 goal ace and forced him out of the polo test game The Whites lost 7 5 after Hitchcock departure as Seymour Knox moved from No 1 and George H Pete Bostwick filled the forward gap in the revised lineup
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Locust Valley
N. Y
Tommy Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Te “Blues
Seymour Knox
Buffalo
Tommy's
George H
Pete” Bostwick
Prowlers Threaten Dionne Quintuplets Birthday Peace
In Callander Ontario on August 8 a prowler disrupted the Dionne quintuplets as they marked their 27th day. Dr A R Dafoe reported a noise outside the Dionne farmhouse but no intruder was found. Oliver Dionne, grandfather, voiced unease though the incident was seen as curious rather than malicious.
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Callander
Dionne
Fife
A. R. Dafoe
Oliver Dionne
Panhandle Ranchers Seek Drought Aid Price Breaks Sought
Panhandle cowmen in a special meeting urged extension of reduced feed tariffs and asked Secretary Wallace to regulate cottonseed cake prices. They voted to protest to railroads Santa Fe Rock Island and Denver and to the Cotton Seed Crushers Association amid rising production costs and low beef prices.
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Panhandle
The
Panhandle Livestock Association
Henry B. Wallace
Jay Taylor
Panhandle Body
Panhandle Association
Northeast Panhandle Feeders Association
Wolf Creek Cattlemen's Association
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Denver
Grouth
Southwest
Taylor
A. L. Ward
Dallas
Cotton Seed Crushers Association
Wallace
Warships Ordered on Mercy Errand
Two Navy ships the battleship Arizona and cruiser New Orleans were diverted from the West Coast to search for the Belle Isle an American tuna fishing boat missing since June 11 after leaving San Diego for the Galapagos Islands Navy instructions altered their course toward the Canal Zone to aid in the search overseas officials reported the vessel’s disappearance.
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Washington
Arizona
New Orleans
Canal Zone
Navy Department
Belle Isle
San Diego
Galapagos Island
Attention grabbing Globe-News want ads yield results
The ad note touts Globe-News Want Ads for constant results over a quarter century. It highlights two successful placements from yesterday, a bedroom for rent at 1014 Fillmore and a cafe for sale with contact phone 2-2759.
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Globe-News
Huge Catfish Riders Youth in Cannibal Catch
In Murphysboro Illinois Carbon Lake was being seined to remove cannibal fish and restock with game fish. A shovelbill catfish weighing 136 pounds, four pounds shy of the youth diver who rode it ashore, was captured after the boy rode the fish by its gills and back until ropes secured its tail.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Carbon Lake
Carl Qualls
Hueys Income Under Inquiry
Mike Moss testified before a federal grand jury in New Orleans about income tax returns filed by Huey Long and his political associates during Longs governorship. Moss, once a banking figure, is tied to a treasury probe that followed an affidavit about transactions through his house. Julius Long testified Moss handed Huey Long money packets observed by a Senate panel.
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New Orleans
Mike Moss
Huey Long
Long
Moss
Federal
Treasury Department
Arizona
Union Indemnity
United States Senate Committee
John H. Overton
Julius Long
Huey
Officer Dead as Desperado Gunfight Erupts
An attempted arrest of a suspected automobile thief ended in gunfire leaving one officer dead and another wounded. The shooting occurred during a confrontation with the suspect and police at the scene, with authorities continuing to investigate the motives and provide updates on the condition of the injured officer.
Two Oklahoma officers shot near Idabel. one dies
In Oklahoma near Idabel deputy Sheriff E J Whitten remains in critical condition after an attempted arrest. Constable W D Wilmoth dies from his wounds. Authorities hunt Barney Jones, an escaped Texas convict, and four jailbreakers tied to raids from Jay to Kansas Oklahoma. Bloodhounds track suspects as officers from multiple states search Kiamichi and Delaware County hills.
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Paris
Tex
B. Wilmoth
Idabel
Okla
Texas
E. J. Whitten
Barney Jones
Jones
Broken Bow
Oklahoma- Arkansas
Kiamichi
Oak Hill
Whitten
Wilmoth
Jay
Dewey Pankey
Dave Williams
John Stone
L. D
Novice Fliers Target Baghdad Long Distance Flight
Novice aviators James Ayling aged 29 and Leonard Reid aged 36 launched from Wasaga Beach Ontario aiming to reach Baghdad 5657 miles away. Their heavy Trail of the Caribou biplane crosses Quebec and hopes for a 65 hour nonstop Atlantic Europe Asia Minor route with no radio and four days of provisions.
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Wasaga Beach
Ont
James Ayling
Leonard Reid
Bagdad
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Asia Minor
Quebec
EB. S. T
S. T
Creorgian Bay
Lee Murray
de Haviland Aircraft Company
Canada
Reid
Newfoundland
Ayling
Royal Airforce
Singapore
Straits Settlement
James Mollison
Amy
Baghdad
Young Aviator Helene Boucher Aims for Woman’s Speed Record
Istres France August 8 Helene Boucher 16 launches a 5 P M attempt to break the women’s airplane speed record. The race against time tests youth versus aviation history as observers watch for a new mark.
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Istres
France
Helene Boucher
Byrd Weather Base Tractor Reach Thwarted Again
Mechanical difficulties halted a second attempt to reach Admiral Richard E Byrd at his Antarctic advance weather base near Little America. Dr Thomas C Poulter led a tractor party that turned back after 23 miles due to broken parts.
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Little America
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Thomas C. Poulter
Cuban Army Captures Santiago After Disruptions
In Santiago Cuba on August 8 the army seized the city after a string of Communist disorders. A soldier was wounded when troops dispersed a demonstration before a shoe factory that had been shut due to a strike.
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Santiago
Cuba
Squatter Blocks Post Office Construction at Breckenridge
Breckenridge, Aug. A 62 year old fruit and vegetable vendor, A J W Roman, sits on his stand amid potatoes green beans and peaches on the site of the new Breckenridge post office. Assistant U S district attorney Alex Mood served him with eviction papers but Roman refuses to leave claiming rights as a free born American citizen. Contractors await removal of squatters before federal building work can begin.
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Breckenridge
Aug
J. W. Roman
New Breckenridge
Alex Mood
Fort Worth
Amarillo
United States
Roman
Federal
Typhoid Fear Grips Texas Amid Water Crisis
In Austin on August 8 the state health officer warned of a looming typhoid fever epidemic as a severe drought strains water supplies. Dr. J H Brown urged boiling or purifying water from emergency sources to prevent outbreaks and noted confirmed rural cases linked to contaminated water.
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Austin
Texas
Southwest
J. H. Brown
Dr. Brown
Brown
Amarillo Canning Plant Hosts FERA Training School
Amarillo hosts a National training school for relief canning run by the federal government. Alfred G. Smith leads short courses for supervisors from 35 states and the District of Columbia. tours and demonstrations at the Amarillo cannery accompany lectures in a Capitol Hotel club room.
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Amarillo
District of Columbia
Alfred G. Smith
South Carolina
Canning Association
Pera
Capitol Hotel
Amarillo Cannery
Texas
Ama
Rillo
Mr. Smith
FERA
Immediate work proposed on experimental plot near Dalhart
Dr. H V Geib outlined plans for a Panhandle soil wind erosion project in four counties Dalhart area to preserve farm lands. Funds will back preventive measures with federal scientists directing work, paying farmers via CWA funds to implement conservation across 16 square miles.
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Dalhart
Panhandle
H. V. Geib
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Drouth Area
Midwest
Dr. Geib
P. C. Bennett
Potter County
Dallam
Sherman
Hartley
Moore
H. H. Finnell
Finnell
Third Straight Hike in Hog Prices at Stockyards
Cotton led the processions as grains and hogs rose on Wednesday on expectations of government crop reports. May cotton futures crossed above 14 cents, while wheat corn and oats posted modest gains in Chicago and other markets. Drought conditions pushed domestic prices to their highest since fall 1931 with hogs near 6.20 at Kansas City 6.25 at Fort Worth and 5.36 at Oklahoma City.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Seek Clue in Boy s Hanging
Goose Creek Texas residents searched for a clue to who hanged 12 year old Charles Cox after investigators discounted suicide. The boy, a model lad who attended Sunday school, was found in an old lumber shed and thought dead about six hours earlier. Charles’s father suggested possible teasing leading to death or foul play by others.
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Goose Creek
Tex
Charles Cox
Charles
Cox
C. M. Cox
Cotton futures soar after government crop estimate
New York traders pushed cotton futures sharply higher after the government forecast a 1934 crop of 9,195,000 bales, about 200,000 fewer than expected. Heavy buying from trade houses and foreign agents lifted May to 14 cents, a peak not seen since 1929-30, before prices trimmed back slightly by close.
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New York
Trade and Commission House
Grain futures surge as speculative buying lifts prices
Chicago traders report a fresh wave of speculative buying pushing grain and farm produce futures to new highs. Wheat rose 1% to 1 1/2 cents above yesterday while corn oats rye and barley gained about 2 cents. Hog prices at the stockyards reached a peak for the year with top quotes around 5.45 per hundredweight. December wheat closed at 1.11 1/2, corn at 79 4 to 79 1/2 cents, as crop conditions in the Northwest and West influence sentiment.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
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United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service
H. B. McClure
Motion Picture
Washington, D. C
Marvin Jones
Anarillo
Agricultural Committee
Jones-Connally
Model Lad
NEW York Records
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
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