Drouth Fund Fight To Restore Farm Tenant Aid
Washington Aug 16 A House panel rejected a 20 million dollar Farm Tenant Act appropriation and Senator Jones vows to push it back into the deficiency bill. He also backs including 10 million for sub marginal land purchases to aid drouth areas in Texas and Oklahoma. Ferguson supports a Soon er project irrigation survey in the Oklahoma Panhandle if the President signs the bill.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
House Agriculture Committee
House
Jones
Eh Ee
Texas
Oklahoma
Drouth
Congress
Ferguson
Dust Bowl Film Returns to Amarillo Theaters
March of Time presents its Dust Bowl portrayal showing at the Texas Theater for two days and moving to the Rex Theater for another two days. Filmed in the Texas Panhandle the feature highlights residents of the region and previously screened at the Paramount Theater.
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March of Time
Southwest
Dust Bowl
Texas Theater
Rex Theater
Paramount Theater
Amarillo
the Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas
The forecast calls for scattered showers in Amarillo and vicinity on Tuesday. West Texas west of the 100th meridian remains partly cloudy with possible local showers north and east portions Tuesday. New Mexico expects unsettled conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms east portion and little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Wa States
Crane
Pearce
Wind erosion threatens drought area in Texas Oklahoma Panhandles
RA director L. H. Hauter warns that parts of the Southern Great Plains face intensified wind erosion through fall and winter. He reports breuth devastation across the tri-state region, poor wheat yields, and scant soil moisture after a tour through Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and western Kansas.
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Great Plains
L. H. Hauter
The
Resettlement Administration
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Tri-State
Hauter
Officers Shoot Alleged Bandit in Arkansas Raid
T N Norris, linked to robberies in three states including a $114000 Lake City bank holdup, was shot and captured near Rogers after federal agents Arkansas rangers and local officers surrounded his mother’s home. He was wounded four times, taken to Fayetteville hospital in fair condition, and authorities found $1000 to $1500 in a suitcase.
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Pat Reddick
Rogers
Reddick
Norris
John
Wayne
Texas
Mississippi
South Carolina
Belles Interviewed as Wind Cast Candidates
Six Southern belles traveling by motor bus arrived in Culver City for interviews as potential cast members for the film Gone With the Wind. The interviews took place amid a large party.
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Culver City
Calif
Girl Jumps 160 Feet From Washington Monument
An eighteen year old Harriet Poole leapt from the Washington Monument in Baltimore, climbing the 184 foot shaft after paying 15 cents admission. She survived the fall briefly and died later at Mercy Hospital. A taxi driver, Robert MacCubbin, witnessed her jump and spoke with her at the scene.
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Baltimore
Mda
U.P
Harriet Poole
Washington Monument
Charles A. Ruley
Robert MacCubbin
MacCubbin
Mercy Hospital
Wind erosion risks push against wheat sowing plans
Mr. Hayter warns that soil lacking cover and organic matter raises wind erosion in much of the territory. The Resettlement Administration aims to guide farmers in protective practices so crops might be grown next spring. He notes loans for wheat are ill advised under current conditions as they could worsen debt and erosion. Continued on Page 9 Col 6.
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Hayter
Great Plains
Japan on wartime footing as 100000 troops move to China
James A. Mills reports aboard the McKinley between Kobe and Shanghai that Japan is preparing for a large scale war in China. He notes the mobilization pace with 20 000 troops en route and 80 000 already in service, plus rising sun flags at stations as public support falters under tax and price burdens.
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Associated Press
McKinley
Japan
Shanghai
China
Kobe
China Sea
Tokyo
East Hopeh
Tungchow
Peiping
Manchukuo
President Taft
President McKinley
Manila
Pemerones
Japan Orders Embassy in Nanking Closed and Consuls Withdrawn
Tokyo reports Japan has ordered its embassy in Nanking closed and all consuls across China withdrawn. Officials said the action is not yet known to what extent it will affect diplomatic relations.
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Tokyo
Japan
Nanking
China
Police Seek Man's Stolen Appendix
Dallas police investigated a bizarre theft after Joe Scoma reported his appendix, kept in an alcohol-filled jar for 23 years since surgery in Italy, was taken when a suitcase containing the jar and other items was stolen. He said the jar had lain in a suitcase hidden in his room.
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Dallas
U.P
Joe Scoma
Italy
Joe
Amarillo girl dies after bicycle accident near Hereford
Betty Lou Lively 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Lively of Amarillo, was fatally struck by a truck while riding a bicycle two miles north of Hereford. She died en route to Deaf Smith County Hospital. funeral plans set for Griggs Chapel with burial in Llano Cemetery.
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Betty Lou Lively
Jack Lively
Amarillo
Hereford
Deaf Smith County Hospital
John Kropps
Midland
Betty Lou
Joan Lively
North
Lincoln Street
J. M. Gilliland
Griggs
W. W. Pittman
Buchanan Street Methodist Church
R. W. Andrews
T. H. Mace
G. L. Dotson
J. M. Wise
Russell Hunter
Mr.Tippet
Llano Cemetery
Second Post Mortem Baby Succumbs
In Wilkes Barren Pa Aug 16 a second post mortem baby died hours after being delivered from a dead mother by Caesarean at the contagious diseases hospital Frances Mary Boccassini born after her mother's death died earlier in a Philadelphia incubator Doctors had said the baby boy delivered at 1215 AM had a better chance The 30 year old mother Beatrice F Sweet died of cerebro spinal fever
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Coutageous Diseases Hospital
Frances Mary Boccassini
Philadelphia
Boccassini
Beatrice F. Sweet
Confessions To Be Presented In Triple Slaying Case
Los Angeles reports the state prepared to use Albert Dyer s own words to seek the death penalty for the triple murder of Madeline and Melba Everett and Jeanette Stephens. Prosecutors had three confessions Dyer made and later repudiated.
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Los Angeles
Albert Dyer
WPA
Little Madeline
Melba Everett
Jeanette Stephens
Farmer Killed in Crash Near Hermleigh on Highway 7
Hermleigh farmer J. L. Bow en died in a two vehicle crash south of Hermleigh on Highway 7. Six Central Texas tourists were injured including Arthur and Mrs Daude of Killeen and Alvin Daude of Copperas Cove. Mrs Daude remains in critical condition. Arthur Daude able to talk. All treated in Snyder hospital.
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Arthur Daude
Snyder
Fist Fight Erupts as Black Nomination Advances in Senate
In Washington Aug 16 a heated Judiciary Committee vote 13 to 4 approved Hugo Black’s Supreme Court nomination after a near fight between Senators Dietrich and Burke. Opponents alleged constitutional issues and possible Klan ties while planning speeches before a floor vote. Three Republicans joined earlier opposition on grounds of ineligibility and lack of hearings.
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Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dietrich
Burke
Black
Congress
Justice van Devanter
Steiner
Oregon
White
Maine
Bridges
New Hampshire
Judiciary Committee
Girl Charged in Father's Fatal Shooting
Mozelle McDaniel 17 was jailed after County Attorney Abell filed a serious charge for shooting her stepfather Jack Watkins 40 eight miles south of Wharton. Watkins died at a hospital after eleven of sixteen 22 caliber shots hit him on his porch as his wife watched.
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Wharton
U.P
Mozelle McDaniel
Thomas Abell
Wharton County
Jack Watkins
Watkins
Here
Mozelle
Edith Maxwell
Liebrecht
Oklahoma man Ramsey found dead in Colorado canon
Oklahoma resident Ralph Ramsey aged 37 was found dead at the entrance of South Cheyenne Canon near Colorado Springs. Police report evidence points to death by own action, with continued investigation by Chief Hugh D. Harper and staff.
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Colorado
Springs
Colo
U.P
Ralph Ramsey
Winston
Okla
South Cheyenne
Hugh D. Harper
J S Tender Board Member Succumbs
C L Linkin Waterbury of Tyler and member of the Federal Tender Of Board No 1 died in a Tyler hospital from peritonitis after an operation. He had been stationed in New York before East Texas appointment and earlier ran oil businesses in Fort Worth and Tulsa.
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Tyler
C. L. (Linkin
The Dark Ships opens in Hulberg Fontner serial in Amarillo Daily News
A wealthy swindler is found murdered aboard his yacht and a sleepy Maryland fishing village becomes the setting for Hulberg Fontner's new serial The Dark Ships. The gripping tale, blending romance and mystery, debuts in the Amarillo Daily News on Wednesday morning.
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Maryland
Hulbrerg Footner
Amarillo Daily News
Negro attacker sought in Loop hotel assault
Chicago police chief John Prendergast ordered an intensive search today for a brick wielding suspect who attacked a young woman in a fourth floor room of a Loop hotel. The crime marks the ninth such attack in two years.
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Chicago
John Prendergast
Uniformed Police
Loop
Fierce Battle Rages Around Shanghai as War Spreads
The five day Sino Japanese clash across Shanghai roars along a 70 mile front from the Yangtze to the south with Japanese warships and Chinese troops fighting amid bombardments. American civilians evacuate as U S forces rise to 1150 with ships Edsal Parrott and Augusta en route from Chefoo.
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Shanghai
Whangpoo
Yangtze
U. S
United States
Augusta
Harry E. Yarnell
United States Asiatic Meet
Edsal and Parrott
Chefoo
Shantung
Army Housing Bill Goes to President
The House completed action on a $25,587,000 army housing and construction program. It accepted Senate amendments to the $21,460,000 bill and sent the measure to the White House for the president's signature.
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Washington
A.P
House
Senate
White House
French Screen Star Robbed of $30,000
French film star Keith Gallian reported to police that burglars broke into her Hollywood home and stole jewels and clothing valued at $30,000. The incident occurred as investigators examine the break in and seek suspects.
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Hollywood
U.P
Keith Gallian
Police Today
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