Dalhart Wins Permanent XIT Reunion Site Status
Dalhart was chosen as the permanent site for the XIT Ranch reunion by unanimous vote. Amarillo delegates join the welcome, with a large caravan departing for the event and a colorful parade opening the festivities. Cowboys, rodeo contests, and a Sunray Oilers win mark the celebration.
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Dalhart
XIT
Texas Panhandle
North Plains
Bob Duke
Walter Woodul
Alfred
Fort Worth
Hartley
Reunion City
Panhandle
Old West
Surreys
Bill van Vacter
Carter
Okla
Anvil Park
Sydna Yakley
Sunray Oilers
Dalhart Texans
Xiters
Hugh Davis
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon for Amarillo and surrounding areas. West Texas west of the 100th meridian and New Mexico show generally fair conditions Tuesday with little temperature change. Temperature readings from yesterday in Amarillo show highs around 93 and lows near 72, with daytime highs reaching the mid 90s in some hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Mccus
British Writer Ordered to Leave Berlin in Nazi Retaliation
London reports Germany expels three German correspondents and orders Norman Ebbutt of the Times to depart Berlin within two weeks. The move comes as Berlin asserts a focus on significant affairs and limits on labor permits for German reporters. The British government has not explained the incident.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Norman Ebbutt
Berlin
Times of London
Pover
Times
Home Office
England
Evening Standard
Polic
Magill Urges Levy Pacts
Roswell Magill undersecretary of the treasury told the House Ways and Means Committee that a constitutional amendment and international treaties could curb tax evasion. He expressed hope states would approve amending for federal tax on state securities with reciprocity and noted talks with other nations on exchanging tax information.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Roswell Magill
the Treasury
Magill
State Department
The
Treasury
Victim Named as Flogging Case Proceeds in New Orleans
In New Orleans on August 9, Assistant District Attorney Sidney A. Mitchell filed assault and wounding charges against Alfred C. Willis and his daughter Eloise Willis for a reported whipping of Oscar Kay. Kay, the alleged victim, was charged with slander. bond set at $100 for Kay and $500 for each Willis. Kay claimed he was lured to Willis's premises tied to a Chinaberry tree and whipped. the Willis pair admitted whipping but denied suspending with a rope or using a cable.
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New Orleans
Sidney A. Mitchell
Alfred C. Willis
Eloise Willis
Oscar Kay
WPA
Kay
Willis
Miss Willis
Mitchell
West End
John Adams
Government predicts bumper 1937 cotton crop
Government experts forecast a 15.593 million bale cotton harvest for 1937, with 2,233 pounds per acre and a value around 812 million dollars at October futures. Senate Agriculture chair Smith questioned forecast accuracy citing favorable August weather and potential boll weevil migration.
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Washington
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Smith
D.-S.c
Senate Agriculture Committee
Federal Board
New York
Pastor Pleads Innocent In Mississippi River Murder Case
The Rev. C. E. Newton, former Paris Missouri Baptist minister, pleaded not guilty in Pittsfield Illinois to murdering Mrs. Mary Belle Kelly, a church worker. A bid to exhume the body was denied as the judge ruled he lacked Missouri jurisdiction.
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Pittsfield
Ill
U.P
C. E. Newton
Paris
Mary Belle Kelly
Newton
GOP Leaders Float Anti Roosevelt Talks for 1938 Rally
Washington dispatch reports Republican chiefs discuss inviting anti administration Democrats to run on GOP tickets and possibly renaming the party to attract crossover support. The plan aims to energize the party for 1938 elections while steering clear of aiding 1940 presidential bids. Hyde suggests Hoover’s revival could offer leadership without a candidacy. A Midwest rally is proposed with national and regional leaders to weigh Supreme Court issues and strategy.
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Washington
Hamilton
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Arthur M. Hyde
Hoover
Midwest
Hyde
Springfield
Middlewest
Supreme Court
Trial of Negro Starts in El Campo Murder Case
Major Douglas, one of six El Campo Africans charged with the murder of Tip M. Simmons, went to trial today before District Judge Whit Boyd. Willie Caesar was sentenced to die for the murder last May. Mattie Richardson received a 40 year sentence on April 21.
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Houston
U.P
Major Douglas
el Campo
Tip M. Simmons
el Campo City
Whit Boydr
Willie Caesar
Mattie Richardson
Grocer Killed by Train in Colorado Incident
Bernado Paredes a local grocer for ten years was struck and killed by a railroad switch engine in Colorado authorities said. The accident occurred near the street crossing drawing immediate investigation by railroad police and local officials.
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Colorado
Bernado Paredes
Inquest in Jail Death Delayed in Bel Air Md
An inquest into the jail cell death of Dr Armen Greenhut was postponed until chemical and microscopic exams of his vital organs are completed. The 39 year old Austrian born veteran was found dead in his Bel Air jail cell after a jury convicted him of attacking a 13 year old girl. The final decision on natural causes or suicide hinges on the analysis results.
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Bel Air
Armen Greenhut
Stanley S. Spencer
Greenhut
Young Harris County Judge Urges Plan Support
Harris County Judge Roy Hofheinz pressed constitutional amendment No. Five during a Kiwanis meeting and radio broadcast to move Harris County to a cash basis for road funding. He argued the change could save about 500000 annually by ending bond interest and retire bonds faster, while keeping taxpayer control and allowing repeal elections. Hofheinz travels a 5000 mile state tour urging approval.
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Roy Hofheinz
Harris County
America
Holbeinn
Kiwanis Club
Hofheinz
My County
Amarillo
Wichita
Paris
Commissioners Court
Houston
Judge Barred From Inquiry In Blanton Disappearance Case
A Texas court of inquiry proceeds in secrecy after County Judge W B McCharen and Assistant AG George Kirkpatrick are ruled ineligible to preside or participate. Justice of the Peace 8 P Nielsen of Sebastian is named acting presiding officer as Luther and John Blanton remain missing since November 1926 after a duck hunt near San Perlita.
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Raymondville
Blanton
George Kirkpatrick
W. B. McCharen
Willacy County
McCharen
South Texas
Kirkpatrick
A. B. Crane
Luther Blanton
Justice of the Peace
P. Nielsen
Sebastian
McCharin
Texas
Luther
John Blanton
Senate Group Pledges Aid To President
Washington August 9 President Roosevelt secured assurances from the Senate agriculture committee that it would prepare general farm legislation within a week after Congress reconvenes, in exchange for his stance on federal loans to bolster crop prices. The panel favored crop control measures and considered a cotton and corn loan program to help producers during a price decline.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Government Crop Reporting Board
New York
Pope
Smith
Association of Southern Commissioners of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Administration
Roosevelt Approves Conchas Dam Fund
President Roosevelt approved a total of 5 million dollars for Conchas Dam and reservoir work for the current fiscal year. Four million comes from the War Department flood control appropriation and one million from relief funds. The move aims to virtually complete the project.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Conchas
War Department
Good Will Visit by Augusta and Destroyers Postponed
The navy announced the proposed good will visit of the flagship Augusta and four Asiatic fleet destroyers to Japanese ports has been indefinitely postponed. A government source cited keeping the ships near Peiping, China for potential protection of American interests.
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Washington
Augusta
Peiping
China
Roosevelt denies tacit support for rival in NYC mayoral race
HYDE PARK N Y August 9 Marvin H McIntyre secretary to President Roosevelt issued a formal statement denying the President would take part in the New York City mayoralty contest He said Roosevelt has not taken part will not take part in any local primary election except in his home town and county Senator Copeland responding said the President has injected himself into the campaign and that it shows personal or political dictatorship
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Marvin H. McIntyre
Roosevelt
New York City
Edward J. Flynn
Bronx
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
McIntyre
Washington
Copeland
New York
United States
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Edmund K. Jarecki
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Senate Group
Conchas Dam
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