Heat Wave Pushes Texas Temps to 118 Degrees
Record all time highs hit North Texas as 118 degrees was logged in McKinney and Mount Pleasant with 108 at Tyler and dozens more tied or exceeded. At least four deaths were linked to the heat while forecasters warned of crop damage and continued drought across the region. Deaths were reported in Grafford Mineral Wells Fort Worth Dallas and Waco with only scattered clouds offering any rain prospects.
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Texas
Tyler
McKinney
Mount Pleasant
Graford
Mineral Wells
Fort, Worth
Dallas
Waco
Rites Are Scheduled Today for Dot Babb Pioneer of Panhandle
Dot Babb a Panhandle pioneer died at 84 after a long illness at his home 604 Virginia Street He first came to the Panhandle as a boy captive of a Comanche tribe in 1865 and later worked as a cowboy and ran a ranch He was honored as the earliest Panhandle Old Settler at the 1934 Tri State Fair and his death ends a life spanning frontier to modern Panhandle progress
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T. A
Dot” Babb
Plains
Panhandle
East Panhandle
Virginia Street
Tri-State
Babb
Nations plan war blockade amid Spanish civil war
Loyalist forces claim 13 towns captured including 10 in Teruel Province as Britain presses for a nine power neutrality pact. American women and children prepare to flee Madrid for Valencia and France aboard the Quincy.
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Spain
Europe
Great Britain
Rupert Savile
Cadiz
Bay of Biscay
Madrid
Valencia
United States
Quincy
France
Busi
Frightened Mule Kicks Boy to Death Near Laredo
In Laredo on August 9 a frightened mule kicked nine year old Andres Lara while sitting on a wagon seat. Part of the harness broke causing the mule to entangle and strike the boy in the face, killing him instantly, according to his father.
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Laredo
Andres Lara
Taylor Called to Washington by Agriculture Secretary
Jay Taylor president of the Panhandle Livestock Association leaves for Washington to join a five man southwest range committee member and Southwestern Livestock Association vice president. Stockmen’s meetings across the Southwest discuss cattle and sheep reductions and pasture improvement. A five year plan of small annual reductions is proposed to remove surplus stock without market glut. Opportunities to restore pastures under the Agricultural Conservation program are highlighted.
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Secretary of
Henry A. Wallace
Jay Taylor
Panhandle Livestock Association
Wasington
Taylor
Fiveman Range
Southwest
Southwestern Livestock Association
Washington
Corn crop to be smallest in 50 years with livestock feed cuts
An August forecast from the crop reporting board of the Department of Agriculture says the 1936 corn harvest will total about 1.439 billion bushels, the smallest in 50 years, prompting expected heavy marketings of grain consuming livestock and reduced grain rations for winter stock. Wheat production is placed at 632.745 million bushels, up from last year’s 623.444 million. spring wheat at 113.648 million.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
Crop Board
Sheriff Carl Smith Dies in Fort Worth at 48
Fort Worth August 10 Carl Smith serving his fifth term as sheriff and renominated July 25 for a sixth term died early today at a local hospital after being taken there July 30 He was 48 years old Smith had seemed to be recovering but worsened on Saturday when he lapsed into a coma Later that night hemorrhages weakened him and doctors ordered two blood transfusions on Sunday
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Fort Worth
Carl Smith
Smith
Bridges Killed in Farm Well Cave-In Near Rotan
Houston Bridges, 22, died when six feet of dirt collapsed into a farm well two miles south of Rotan. The accident occurred today as he worked on the farm.
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Rotan
Houston Bridges
Here
Administratrix Named for Col. Edward Green Estate
Mrs. Mabel H. Green was named administratrix of Col. Edward H. R. Green's estate valued around 80.9 million dollars. Judge Ben Brooks granted permanent status to the temporary appointment in Kaufman as heirs and in laws clash over Hetty Green's earlier will. The case hinges on the long disputed provisions denying a wife and son’s spouse from inheritance and the sister as sole beneficiary after Mrs. Wilks became executrix.
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Kaufman
Mabel H. Green
Edward H. R. Green
Hetty Green
America
Ben Brooks
Col. Green
Matthew Astor Wilks
New York
Col. Greens
Wilks
Kaufman County
So They Settle Back for Long Trip to Texas
In Beaumont two retired Army men who recently received their bonus plan a long journey to Texas and beyond. Ray Rose the driver reported the fares would total $260 as they left Washington DC and contemplated a return through Seattle.
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Texas
San Antonio
Ray Rose
Seattle
Demos Study Ending Runoff Debates in Texas
Governor Allred and state Democratic officials weigh the merits of the runoff primary system and consider abolishing it. A subcommittee will study election-law conflicts and the matter may be sent to the Fort Worth state convention for platform action.
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Austin
Allred
Democratic Party
Texas
Fort Worth
Saurday
Myron G. Blalock
Marshall
Blalock
Alfred
Joseph W. Bailey
Pat M. Neff
Felix D. Robertson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
R. &. Sterling
King Edward VIII Vacation Aboard Yacht Off Dalmatian Coast
King Edward VIII as Duke of Lancaster cruises Dalmatian coast on a monthlong holiday aboard the yacht Hahlin. Thousands of tourists flank the shore as Edward strolls the deck, appearing relaxed to onlookers with strong glasses.
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Yugoslavia
Edward VIII
Duke of Lancaster
Dalmatian
Hahlin
Edward
Texas Plan Board Meeting Postponed
Texas Planning Board members in Washington seeking a modification of WIA rules on Texas projects caused a postponement of a social aspects conference. No new date was set.
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Austin
Texas Planning Board
Washington
WIA
Texas
Farm settler struck dead by lightning near Stanton
Frank Eugene Atchison 48 was killed by a lightning bolt at his Stanton area farm three miles west of town. His horse also died. His wife and eight children survive.
Two Degrees From Record Amid Amarillo Heat Wave
The weatherman failed to hit 103 degrees in Amarillo as the heat wave continued with highs near 100 and a low of 74. Moisture may bring scattered thundershowers today, but cooler weather is not anticipated through the weekend.
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Amarillo
Mercury
Central Plains
H. T. Collman
Twister Strikes Cass Area Injuring Two Buildings Damaged
A twister hit Cass twenty miles south of Texarkana injuring two people, demolishing two buildings and damaging ten more with an estimated five thousand dollars in losses. Communication was disrupted and two residents suffered injuries when houses and a store collapsed. Rain and wind storms elsewhere ended the heat wave in Gladewater and Kilgore reported rain.
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Lubbock
Dallas
Texarkana
Cass
Homer Patillo
W. L. Ward
Gladewater
Kilgore
Clarksville
Marshall
Austin
San Angelo
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas shows fair and continued fair conditions Tuesday. Temperature expectations include daytime highs around 100 and morning lows near 78, with similar trends in New Mexico and general western area.
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Amarillo
West Texas
West 100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Kaufman Flees Warrant Over Astor Child Suit
George S. Kaufman, missing witness in the Mary Astor custody case, disappeared after a bench warrant was issued. Attorney A. M. Narlin said he spoke with Thalberg, who reported Kaufman has vanished and is unlocated.
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Kaufman
Astor
Los Angeles
George S. Kaufman
Franklyn Thorpe
Aged landowner in old Mexico dies aged 80
Don Vicente Ferrara, an Italian who built valuable property in Mexico and along the U S border, died yesterday at his Monterrey home. He took refuge in Laredo during multiple Mexican revolutions.
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Laredo
Don Vincent Ferrara
Mexico
United States
Monterrey
Mex
McCampbell Named to Succeed Holt in 117th District Court
A. W. B. McCampbell of Corpus Christi is appointed to the 117th District Court bench to replace Judge Birge Holt who resigned. McCampbell, 31, has served as Nueces County judge, is a Corpus Christi native and a former University of Texas student.
Two Auto Crash Injures Eleven Amid Forest Fire Smoke
Eleven people were injured in a head on collision near the Zennet forest fire area, 24 miles south of Superior. Five may be critically hurt as dense smoke shrouded the scene and delayed aid.
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Superior
Wis
Zennet
Mrs Lola Higgins Dies After House Fire Kills Husband
Mrs Lola Higgins died in a Temple hospital after sustaining severe burns from a weekend fire that also killed her husband Rupert Higgins and destroyed their Cleburne home.
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Cleburne
Lola Higgins
Rupert Higgins
Temple Hospital
Lindbergh to Demonstrate Mechanical Heart at Copenhagen Meeting
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Dr. Alexis Carrel will unveil their artificial heart invention at a congress of medical scientists in Copenhagen. The pair faced disruption from photographers at opening sessions but agreed to limit pictures to groups. The demonstration will occur at a joint session, drawing public attention amid a world of eminent physicians.
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Copenhagen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Toomorrow
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Colonel Lindbergh
Dr. Carrel
County Officials to Meet Amarillo Luncheon on Drouth Relief Plan
County officials and 26 Panhandle agricultural agents attend a noon luncheon at the Capitol Hotel hosted by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. They plan to discuss data for the President's drought committee due next Monday for a nationwide tour. The visit and data collection aim to aid the drouth relief study by the delegation appointed for practical relief methods.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Drouth Relief
Carl Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
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