Coast Guard Vessel Encounters Severe Storm in Search
The coast guard cutter Marion reported a strong southerly gale thirty miles east of Resolution Island while searching for missing fliers Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer. The crew said there was no chance Hassell survived on the water, and the hunt would shift south along the Labrador current.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coast Guard
Marion
Bert Hassell
Parker Cramer
Resolution Island
Hassell
Labrador
Another Shot to Death in Chicago War
In Chicago on August 22, Leigh di Bernardo was shot dead in his car while being sought as a grand jury witness in the Granady murder case. Di Bernardo had been questioned in the Granady slaying, a case that spurred arrests and indictments of Morris Eller, his son Judge Emanuel Eller, and others for conspiracy. Also on August 22, eight men were held on conspiracy to violate dry laws after a raid on a Loop office building. a ninth man remained hospitalized after being shot during the arrest. Merle Adams survived the shooting and showed potential recovery. Two state’s attorneys were appointed to probe the raid and possible criminal action against the dry raid officials.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Special Elections Crimes
Grand Jury
Leigh di Bernardo
di Bernardo
Octavius Granady
Morris Eller
20Th Ward
Benn Zion
Granady
Sheridan Brusseaux
Emmanuel Eller
Merle Adams
Arrests in Latvia as harbor strike turns violent
Four hundred men were arrested in Riga during a protest strike by 5,000 harbor workers. The disturbance aimed at protesting Communist agitator trials in the Riga district court. Mounted police blocked an attempt to invade the courtroom and rioters were dispersed near the president's castle.
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United Presa
Riga
Latvia
Spearman Perryton Hearing Planned September 3
Special to The News reports the railroad commission announced a hearing on September 3 in Amarillo for Safety First bus company seeking a permit to operate from Spearman to Perryton, to be held with several other cases.
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Austin
Tex
Safety First Bus Company
Spearman
Perryton
Amarillo
Railroad Commission
Amarillo Area Thursday Weather Forecast
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity through 7 PM Thursday calls for partly cloudy skies and local thunder showers in the western portion. New Mexico expected fair with partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. A western Nebraska high pressure system moves east toward the Ohio Valley with accompanying showers along the Atlantic coast and across eastern Kansas and Missouri. Temperature readings show a 7 AM 90, 3 PM 91 high yesterday at Amarillo, with a 63 degree low yesterday.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
New Mexico
Nebraska
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Kansas
Missouri
Dakotas
Plains
Yessays
Waco man dies after shooting in negro section
Winfred L. Knippel, 28, of Waco, was shot while passing through the Devers area last Thursday night and died in a Beaumont hospital. A black man is held in Liberty County jail on the shooting charge.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Tex
Winfred L. Knippel
Waco
Devers
Liberty
Tennessee GOP candidate stabbed during committee row
Republican governor candidate Raleigh S. Hopkins was stabbed in the arm during a heated fight at the Tennessee state Republican committee meeting in Nashville. John W. Jackson, former Columbia postmaster, was arrested on assault with a knife charge and released on bond. Hopkins was reported in serious but not dangerous condition after the altercation over a Giles county election contest.
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Raleigh S. Hopkins
Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee
Jackson
Hopkins
Giles County
W. H. Lindsay
Giles
Lindsay
Tunney in England Seeks Privacy After Arrival
Gene Tunney arrived in London at dawn and spent the day seeking solitude, sleeping in a large hotel suite as he prepares to depart for Ireland. He plans a single public Europe appearance at the Tailteann games prizes. He said he aims to return to New York to start a business and kept private his marriage plans.
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Associated Preas
London
Gene Tunney
England
Tunney
Ireland
Europe
Uncle Sam
Powder Magazine
New York
America
Record Panhandle Cotton Crop Seen Atop 800000 Bales
A survey of 41 counties in the Panhandle and South Plains projects a crop exceeding 807 250 bales worth over 80 million dollars. Early maturity and favorable rains support a bumper crop, with several counties expected to lead in production and financial conditions described as the best in memory.
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Henry Ansley
Panhandle
Terry
Lynn
Garza
Dawson
Gaines
Amarillo
R. A. Underwood
First National Bank
Plainview
South Plains
Hale County
Amuarillo
Hall Childress
Collingsworth
Lubbock
Crosby
Floyd
Hale
Missing Hammond taxi driver Avritt feared foul play
Missing Hammond taxicab driver Lewis Shorty Avritt, last heard from his wife on August 4 after a fare to the West Texas oil fields. The 24 year old, known for a good record, claimed a police record by the passenger. Officials fear foul play as he did not report back and a further check was planned.
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Lewis
Shorty
Avritt
Hammond
West Texas
North Dakota Senator Backs Hoover in Cedar Rapids
Senator Gerald P Nye of North Dakota announced support for Herbert Hoover after a Cedar Rapids conference with farm leaders. Nye, who had not joined his state’s congressional delegation, praised Hoover for farm relief and said he would become a strong friend to agriculture. Hoover’s Iowa visit included a private farm relief discussion and meetings with editors. some Republican leaders remained cautiously optimistic while Nye and Indiana’s James E Watson expressed some pessimism.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Herbert Hoover
North
Alfred E. Smith
Nye
Hoover
Associated Preas
Brucemore
Iowa
Corn Belt
James E. Watson
Indiana
Two Hale County Run Off Contests Set for Saturday
Special to The News from Plainview Texas reports Hale county will hold run off primary Saturday for two county judgeships with E C Abernathy and George L Mayfield and for county tax collector with B H Towery facing J M Johnson. Other on ticket include U S senator land commissioner and lieutenant governor races.
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Plainview
Tex
Hale County
E. C. Abernathy
George L. Mayfield
B. H. Towery
J. M. Johnson
Escape Reported for Huntsville Convict Charles Martin
Associated Press reports Charles Martin aged 33 escaped from Huntsville State Penitentiary last night. A telegram received by police gave no details. Martin, convicted of forgery in Upshur County, was serving a two year term.
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Associated Press
Houston
Charles Martin
Huntsville
Martin
Upshur County
Smith Urges Temperance Change in Address at Albany
Governor Smith accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Albany and urged modifications to the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead law. He vowed to enforce prohibition if elected but said he would propose constitutional change to allow manufacture and sale of intoxicants in states via referendums, while opposing saloon return.
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Joe King
Daily News
NEA
al Smith
Albany
New York
Capitol
Key Pittman
Smiths Acceptance Speech Emphasizes Temperance and Law
Said Mr. Smith pledges temperance and reverence for law, insists the saloon is a defunct institution, and argues the GOP contains a reformist minority opposing oligarchy. He promises constructive government, warns against radical economic changes, and asserts Democratic tariff honesty and broad farmer support. He also stresses foreign policy must secure broad public approval and predicts electoral success in November.
Democratic Leader Promises Farm Relief After Election
The Democratic leader urged sympathetic treatment for farm relief and pledged to seek expert advice immediately after the election to formulate a workable plan. The passage notes a continuation on page 2 column 6.
Women Given Honor Place In Ceremony
Albany Aug 22 President nominee Governor Smith accepts the Democratic nomination as crowds of 2 000 applaud. Led by Mrs Smith the governor’s family enters the chamber and Mrs Smith greets attendees with a smile while seated under the speakers stand. Emily Smith follows behind her mother with the governor’s affairs shown.
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Martha Dalyample
Associated Press
Assembly Chamber
Albany
N. Y
Smith
Emily
Tucumcari Organizes Chamber of Commerce
Citizens of Tucumcari New Mexico have formed a Chamber of Commerce with an initial budget of 3000 dollars. B Frank Bennett, formerly with the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, is named secretary manager. The board of directors includes H B Jones W A Foyil E D Lopez J R McKee A E Rohde W A Randle and Grayson Pack. Four railroad brotherhoods will name a director each.
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Associated Press
Tucumcari
N. M
Chamber of Commerce
B. Frank Bennett
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
H. B. Jones
W. A. Foyil
E. D. Lopez
J. R. McKee
A. E. Rohde
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