Roosevelt urges federal approval of state oil compacts
President Roosevelt asked Congress to ratify the Dallas pact to conserve oil and gas, urging federal consent to a state compact signed February 16 1935 by Oklahoma Texas California and New Mexico with targets to add Arkansas Colorado Illinois Kansas and Michigan. The State Department noted ratifications by New Mexico Kansas Oklahoma Illinois Colorado and Texas. Gov Allred opposes a federal supervisory board amid talk of a federal fact finding agency to study oil control.
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Roosevelt
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
California
New Mexico
Congress of the United States
Arkansas
Colorado
Illinois
Kansas
Michigan
Department of State
United States
Secretary of State
Reminder to place Want Ad in Sundays News Globe
The notice urges readers to submit Want Ads by 6 30 P M to run in tomorrow's Big Sunday News Globe. It highlights 33 000 daily readers and recommends running ads for three days or a week to reach the right buyer or renter. Call 6262 to place the ad now.
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Sunday News Globe
Dial 6262
Rex Beach visits Juneau amid Alaska travel wave
In Juneau on August 9 Rex Beach, welcome from Vancouver, reflects on Alaska life and his 1918 film Laughing Bill Hyde. He praises Alaska’s mining boom and ongoing tourist arrivals while noting limited congressional news.
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Juneau
Alaska
Rex Beach
Vancouver
Rex
Bill Hyde
Congress
Ethiopia eyeing Japanese aid in war mobilization
Addis Ababa reports a one man Ethiopian mission headed toward Japan, Daba Mirrou a former foreign office official travels with an unnamed Japanese insider. The move signals growing ties as Ethiopia seeks credits possibly up to half the cost of war supplies to prepare for expected conflict with Italy, prompting speculation of a secret accord with Japan.
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Addis Ababa
Japan
Daba Mirrou
Foretn
Italy
Birrou
Ethiopia
Self-Defense Will Be Plea In Killing Case
Raymond T. Gillespie a Cass County farmer and his son Wallace 20 said they would plead self defense at their August 27 preliminary hearing on charges of slaying John Parton 46 and his 15 year old daughter Kaydell The killings followed the marriage of Colliebell Gillespie 17 to Clyde Hammonds 24 Parton s brother in law Gillespie objected to Parton and Hammonds taking his daughter to Texarkana to be married without her changing her dress or shoes leaving her barefoot
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Linden
Raymond T. Gillespie
Cass County
Wallace
John Parton
Kaydell
Colliebell Gillespie
Clyde Hammonds
Parton
Gillespie
Hammond
Texarkana
Auto Mishap Fatal to Denton Teacher
Delos F Nooe director of journalism at the Texas College for Women died when an automobile he rode in overturned at a street crossing in Denton Texas. W M Loveess college business manager was severely injured and Beulah Ellis suffered a broken collar bone.
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Delos_ F. Nooe
Texas College For Women
W. M. Loveess
Mrs Post Returns to California Amid Alaska Flight Buzz
Mrs. Wiley Post arrives at Mills Field in San Francisco aboard a private plane piloted by Harry Ashe. She dismisses rumors of marital trouble with her husband as baloney and says she will proceed to Los Angeles and then Oklahoma. She seeks privacy at the airport manager’s offices, calling him a friend of the Posts.
Senate approves social security act creating landmark pension plan
The Senate passed the social security bill authorizing a sweeping pension program, marking the era’s most extensive social experiment and signaling a large tax burden. It would aid about 25 million workers with old age and unemployment benefits, plus support for handicapped mothers and children.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
America
Sheriff Hangs Lesson Beginnings Two Man Execution
New Madrid Missouri August 9 A sheriff who took lessons in hanging to execute two men on August 16 will preside over the execution by court order Roy E Hamilton and Ed die Gayman were convicted for the holdup killing of Arthur Cashion a filling station attendant The sheriff studied hanging from George P Hanna a professional hangman and borrowed his trap and rope for the preparations
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New Madrid
Sam Harris
Roy E. Hamilton
Eddie Gayman
Arthur Cashion
George P. Hanna
Epworth, Ill
Hanna
Clipper Ship Heads to Honolulu on Wake Island Flight
The Pan American clipper ship departed from its Yacht Harbor base at Alameda California at 3 PM for Honolulu on the first leg of a 5000 mile commercial pioneering flight to Wake Island. The flight marks a bold step in早 aviation history as the fast vessel charts a westward course toward Pacific milestones.
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Alameda
Calif
Yacht Harbor
Honolulu
Wake Island
Publisher Dies From Heat Prostration In Gainesville
J T Leonard, president of the Register Printing Co and publisher of the Daily Register, died today of heat prostration while seated in his car at the rear of the Register office. He had suffered ill health for several years.
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J. T. Leonard
The
Register Printing Company
Daily Register
Register Office
Joe Reitman Dies Sudden in Lubbock Workshop
Joe Reitman a 33 year old Amarillo native died from a heart attack while operating an electric welder at a Lubbock machine shop. Firemen and doctors failed to revive him. He had moved to Lubbock Jan 1 this year after 26 years in Amarillo. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs Henry Reitman sister Mrs Pauline Glovier widow two children and two brothers Henry and Herman, both of Amarillo.
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Joe Reitman
Amarillo
Henry Reitman
Pauline Glovier
Henry
Herman
Reitman
Walter Glovier
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy Saturday in Amarillo and surrounding West Texas. Generally fair in West Texas north of the 100th meridian. New Mexico unsettled with showers and thunderstorms in the north central and eastern areas. Temperature by hour shown for Amarillo yesterday with May readings and high low traces.
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West Texas
West 100Th Meridian
New Mexico
MG Casheer
Yeet
Vest
Labor strike nears full bloom as workers vow action
New York Aug 9 organized labor's general strike against the federal security wave in New York City appears slow at start but union leaders pledge full bloom by Monday. Johnson warns that strikers not back by Monday night will be dropped from the payroll. He says the move aims to pressure the government’s work relief program and labels the strike communist inspired.
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New York
Organized Labor
New York City
Johnson
Hugh
Police fire on mob in Lohara State kills three
In Simla on August 9 three people died and 47 were wounded when police fired on a demonstrators in Lohara State protesting agrarian reforms. Troops were sent from Delhi to reinforce the Lohara police.
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India
Simla
Lohara
Delhi
Stocks Reach New 1935 High Amid Broad Market Rise
New York August 9 The stock market, as measured by price averages, surged to new high levels for 1935 in the broadest advance since June 21. Advances of 1 to 3 dollars a share occurred across the list, with New York Stock Exchange volume totaling 2,186,800 shares, the largest since May 28.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Law Conflict Hangs Handicap on Hunters
Texas dove and quail season plans clash with federal rules, cutting hunting time. J W Darling of the U S Bureau of Biological Survey says no adjustment possible. William J Tucker of the game commission warned North Texas would lose about 15 percent of the season. The conflict leaves a shortened October window for many hunters.
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Austin
Texas
J. W. Darling
U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey
William J. Tucker
The
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Tucker
Darling
Survey shows big slump in wheat yields
Washington Aug 9 The Department of Agriculture forecast this year s wheat crop at 607 678 000 bushels and corn at 2 272 147 000 bushels from August 1 conditions. Last year wheat was 496 929 000 and corn 1 377 126 000. five year averages were 860 570 000 and 2 562 147 000. Wheat and oats by type are detailed with month to month changes and August condition percentages.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ad man recovering after lightning shock in Creed Colorado
Alex M. Jackson of the Amarillo News Globe advertising department is recovering at Creed Colorado from a lightning shock suffered while fishing. A sudden flash knocked him unconscious. he came to at a stream bank and will likely return to Amarillo early next week after friends were notified.
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Alex M. Jackson
Four More Pwa Project Funds In Fort Worth Area
Four applications for project funds were filed with the Texas PWA office in Fort Worth this afternoon. They include a 350000 dollar loan and grant for a men’s dormitory at Texas Technological College, Fort Worth. a 400000 dollar loan and grant for a public library building. a 300000 dollar grant for street paving in Kilgore. and a 13748.85 dollar grant for a Kilgore library.
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Fort Worth
Texas Pwa
Texas Technological College
Kilgore
Ohio Representative Charles V. Truax Dies in DC Home
Washington report says Representative Charles V. Truax of Ohio collapsed and died today in his Capitol area apartment. Officials described the death as sudden with no immediate explanation given.
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Washington
Charles V. Truax
Ohio
Capitol
Heat scourge peaks as Texas basks in 110 degree day
The Associated Press reports a peak heat day across Texas with several sites hitting or exceeding 110 degrees. Kilgore registered the hottest reading while Longview and Nacogdoches reported 108 degrees. One newspaper publisher, J. T. Leonard, died of heat prostration and five others collapsed.
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J. T. Leonard
Gainesville
Kilgore
Longview
Nacogdoches
Patrolman Loses Leg in Collision near Austin
Hilton Horton, 26, a state highway patrolman stationed at Temple, was critically injured 15 miles north of Austin when his motorcycle and side-car toppled into a car after striking a block of wood. His left leg was severed and a blood transfusion planned. Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Horton of Greenville, was transported to a local hospital.
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Austin
Hilton Horton
Temple
Horton
John Horton
Greenville
Auto Crash Wounds Two Parisians at Ward's Ferry
E L Nelson, 20, of Paris Texas, was fatally injured when the automobile he rode in with Louise Williams, 20, also of Paris, struck a bridge railing at Ward's Ferry over Bayou Bartholomew in Morehouse Parish early today.
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E. L. Nelson
Paris
Texas
Ward's Ferry
Bayou Bartholomew
Morehouse Parish
Louise Williams
Group Works Overtime to Complete Job
Group of workers toiled overtime to finish a set of alterations on a major project. Supervisors praised the team for meeting deadlines despite tight schedules and limited resources.
Secrecy Rules Drive Early House Tax Revision
Senate finance committee under strict secrecy revised parts of the House tax bill and eyed further changes. Chairman Harrison refused to confirm amendments as experts were ordered to draft tentative rate schedules. The panel met in morning and afternoon sessions aiming for early next week consideration and a Senate vote.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Harrison
Democrat
Mississippi
LaFollette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Childress Doctor Elected to State Optometry Board
Governor Alfred appointed Dr. P. A. Presler of Childress to the state board of optometry and re-appointed Dr. R. B. Hodges of Fort Worth. Presler will succeed Dr. H. G. Towle of Snyder, who did not seek reappointment.
Kenneth Hawk Dies at Effingham Kansas
Kenneth Hawk, 30, nephew of Wilbur C. Hawk, died yesterday noon at his Effingham home after long illness. He was a son of Mrs. Alice Hawk and the late John Hawk. Funeral arrangements were still pending last night.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
Effingham
Kans
Hawk
Alice Hawk
John Hawk
Senator Long Names Plot to Kill Him in Louisiana
Senator Long of Louisiana told the Senate he had a recording of a conference by anti Long forces proposing he be shot on the Senate floor. He alleged congressmen and federal officials were involved and that a ticket to beat him in Louisiana was being planned. He called it blackmail and warned of Louisiana elections next January.
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U.S. Senate
Washington
Senator Long
Senate
Rhode Island
Long
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