Martial law moves span four counties in Texas area
Militiamen withdraw to concentrate on the Southwest war front oil fields. About 350 Dallas troops move after 7 p m toward Oberton with 15 trucks and buses. Fort Worth units follow by motor transport. Kilgore reports artillery and Guard officers entering the oil field amid citizen expectations of military rule.
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Dallas
Here
Southwest
East Texas
Oberton
Fort Worth
Kilgore
Tex
Texas National Guard
Jacob F. Wolters
56Th Cavalry
Palestine
William W. Sterling
Tom Hickman
Falfurrias
Fort Stockton
Martial law to halt East Texas oil delayed to tomorrow
Gov. Ross Sterling postponed the martial law order to halt oil production in East Texas until tomorrow while troops prepare to enforce the shutdown. The move follows a new conservation law expanding powers of the Railroad Commission as oil fields face rising production and a glut in prices.
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Austin
East Texas
Ross
Sterling
Texas
Houston
Arner Seen as Victor in Speaker Race
Predictions name John N Garner as likely winner over John Q Tilson in the speaker race. GOP factions seek a compromise candidate such as John C Cooper Carl E Mapes or Fred S Parnell to unite Republican strength amid eight vacancies and a Cincinnati contest. If Democrats win Longworth seat the speakership balance could tilt 217 217 with full ballots.
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D. C
John N. Garner
Texas
John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
Cincinnati
John C. Cooper
Ohio
Carl E. Mapes
Michigan
Fred
Parnell
Indiana
Small
Tilson
House
Democrats
Farmer-Labor
Congress
Longworth
Weather outlook across western states this week
West Texas shows partly cloudy conditions Monday and Tuesday. New Mexico expects unsettled Monday with local thundershowers and warmer north areas, Tuesday clearing. Arizona remains generally fair with little temperature change. Oklahoma will be partly cloudy with scattered showers Monday and Tuesday. Farther east Texas experiences partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms Monday and probably Tuesday, with light to moderate onshore winds.
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Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Panhandle motorcade reaches Albuquerque for First American event
With 79 in an advance party, the Panhandle delegation prepares to depart Sunday for Albuquerque. The caravan leaves the News-Globe at 7 am Thursday, stops at Vaughn for lunch, and arrives in Albuquerque by 3 45 pm mountain time. Tickets for the Texas section at 2 dollars and free passes with combined tickets are available through the Chamber of Commerce.
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Panhandle
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mason King
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Mr. King
News-Globe
Vaughn
Harvey House
Amarillo
Governors Plan Cotton Raising Ban
New Orleans August 16 Gov Huey P Long telegraphed all governors US senators congressmen and lieutenant governors of cotton states urging a meeting here Friday to draft state laws banning any cotton production in 1932 in all cotton growing states.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
United States
Lindberghs Prepare 897 Mile Flight To Nemura Japan
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh rest in Petropavlovsk Siberia before a 897 mile flight to Nemura Japan. They arrived after a 554 mile hop from Karagin Island with schoolchildren cheering and Russian songs, as confusion from radio interference from St. Paul waned.
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Petropavlovsk
Siberia
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Nemura
Japan
Karagin Island
Lindberghs
Lindbergh
St. Paul
Pribilofs
Kurile Islands
Promintery
Hokkaido Island
Woman Injured In Motor Accident Near Tucumcari
Mrs. Charles Robbins, 72, wife of a Duncan Oklahoma insurance man, was seriously injured in a collision on Death Curve near Cuervo forty miles west of Tucumcari. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Charles Robbins
Duncan, Okla
Cuervo
Here
Bastrop Trial Nears Close in Texas
The state plans to finish its testimony tomorrow in the Bastrop case against J. B. Price, the 21st District Court judge, charged with negligence and incompetency for approving officers’ accounts. Grady Sturgeon said only about an hour remains, with Robert Goodfellow as the final witness.
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Robert Goodfellow
Sheriff's Division
The
Comptroller’s Office
College senior puzzled by Carnegie word test
In the Carnegie Foundation annual report a New York college senior scored only 23 correct among 100 common words. The student was described as ignorant of terms such as inert lenient baffle immerse culpable demure declivity demure and spurious indicating a wide vocabulary gap.
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New York
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Foundation
Amarillo Guards Return After 17 Day Camp Hulen Training
Amarillo's 300 National Guardsmen arrived home Sunday at 11 55 after 17 days of drill at Camp Hulen near Palacios. They deny mobilization in East Texas oil fields and say all units from Amarillo were well rested. Units included Battery B 131st Field Artillery medical unit 131st Field Artillery regimental HQ 142nd Infantry 2nd Battalion HQ Company 142nd Infantry Company H 142nd Infantry and the 142nd Infantry band.
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Amarillo
Texas National Guards
Camp Hulen
Palacios
East Texas
John L. Behrns
Company H
Behrns
131St Field Artillery
142Nd Infantry
Protest Bridge Curfew Aims to Restore Midnight Closing
Laredo Texas August 16 vigorous protests aim to restore the midnight closing hour on the International Bridges across the Rio Grande in the Twenty third custom district. Leaders of the group oppose the 9 pm closures saying eight bridges were closed last night and opened at 7 am this morning. Washington officials say the hours will stay in effect until further notice.
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Laredo
Texas
Rio Grande
Twenty-third Custom District
United States
Washington
Bank Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Kirbyville Case
Claude Woods of Kilgore and Wayne Castor of Henderson were held here for robbery of the Kirbyville state bank. About $6,000 was taken yesterday morning. Officials move to Jasper to file charges. Castor, formerly a Henderson officer, was arrested last night by Policeman Clarence Flanagan and came from Oklahoma.
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Henderson
Texas
Claude Woods
Kilgore
Wayne Castor
State Bank
Kirbyville
Jasper
Castor
Clarence Flanagan
Oklahoma
Boy 14 Drowns While Swimming in Chocolate Bay Near Alvin
Charles Slomer aged 14 drowned this morning while swimming with a party of boys in Chocolate Bay near Alvin Texas. The incident occurred in the bay area as the group swam under clear skies. Authorities investigated but no further details were provided.
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Texas City
Texas
Charles Slomer
Chocolate Bay
Alvin
Grand jury issue halts Austin fee probe
The Austin American reports a special grand jury investigating witness fee abuses was drawn illegally, halting its work. Grand jury commissioners were not chosen at the preceding court term, violating legal rules. Judge Charles Wheeler’s 53rd District Court planned no summer grand jury. Sept. may see new panels.
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The
Austin American
53Rd District Court
Charles Wheeler
Senate
J. D. Moore
American
Brennan to Address 40 and 8 Meeting in El Paso
Hal Brennan commander of the Texas American Legion will speak to the Societe des 40 Homes et 8 Chevaux in El Paso on August 23. The society is the fan making unit of the Legion named after the marks on French freight cars used by American soldiers in World War I.
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EL Paso
Tex
Hal Brennan
Texas American Legion
Societe Des 40 Homes Et 8 Chevaux
Legion
The
American Legion
Drowns While Bathing at Maney's Sand Bar
Smithville Tex Aug 16 52 year old Harry Davis a brakeman for Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad drowned while bathing at Maney's sand bar on the Colorado River. His body will be shipped to Dallas for burial.
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Smithville
Texas
Harry Davis
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company
Maney
Colorado River
Dallas
Spaces for Fair Concessions May Now Be Selected
Concession spaces for the Tri State Exposition may be selected this week. Wilbur C. Hawk says seating times run all week from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Fair Park offices with Secretary O L Taylor present for space choices. First pick favors Amarillo and Panhandle citizens.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Fair Association
O. L. Taylor
Fair Park
Amarillo
Panhandle
Tremors Shake Central Texas No Lives Lost In Quake
Earth tremors struck Central and West Texas with Valentine hardest hit as adobe houses collapsed and the brick schoolhouse damaged. San Antonio and Fort Stockton reported shook buildings and cracked walls, while Big Spring and other towns felt multiple temblors. no fatalities were reported.
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Dallas
Texas
Valentine
Sierra Vieja
Taylor
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
William Marx
San Antonio Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Fort Stockton
Big Bend
Comanche Springs
Banderson
Monahans
West Texas Oil Area
Worth Hotel
Moody
Hamlin
Coleman
Colorado
Brady
Stamford
Cameron
San Angelo
Pecos
Abilene
Temple
Sierra Blanca
Fagle Pass
Big Spring
Carlsbad
N. M
Carls
Quake Felt Across Amarillo Area Early Sunday
An early Sunday quake rattled windows and beds around Amarillo at 5 46 am with two distinct shocks. People in hotels and tall buildings reported waking, while several residents in Canyon Liberal Dalhart and nearby towns also noted tremors. No damage was reported and local officials logged inquiries.
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Amarillo
West Texas
M. Hawkins
St. Louis
A. F. Ruthven
Amarillo Hotel
W. H. Pippitt
Austin Minton
Capitol Hotel
Gaines Whitsitt
Sunset Drive
Charles A. Fisk
Harrison Street
A. J. Caldwell
Henry Brown
Alabama Street
H. B. Townsley
Rock Island
Canyon
Billy Maroney
Liberal
Dalhart
Tucumcari
Floydada
Tulsa
Advertising drives success in Globe-News Want Ads
The message urges readers to advertise with Globe-News Want Ads to sell services or articles. It asserts advertising is the strongest pulling power in business and encourages immediate placement for small cost and big results.
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