Small Will Back Law For Liquor Sale Only In Unbroken Packages
Amarillo senator Clint Small will back a law for liquor sales only in unbroken packages when a Texas special session opens to pass an enabling act for whiskey regulation. He predicts the session within 10 days and says Texas is still dry with no loopholes to avoid local option elections in Potter and other dry counties. Elections require 30 days’ notice after the act passes. open saloon is prohibited.
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Amarillo
Clint Small
Texas
Potter
Roosevelt Signs Sweeping Utility Holding Company Bill
President Franklin D Roosevelt signed the utility holding company bill imposing rigid federal regulation on interstate utilities and banning many holding companies. He noted it as the fattest bill he ever signed as critics warned it could become a campaign issue in the next presidential race with the American Federation of Utility Investors promising action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Hugh S. Magill
American Federation of Utility Investors
Dallas Yeggs Take $41,000 in Downtown Robbery
Three armed white men blindsided the nightwatchman at a Dallas ice cream plant and shop after breaking a rear screen. They gagged him and escaped with 410,000 in cash, leaving Beasley bound for an hour before freeing himself.
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Dallas
Jewel Beasley
Beasley
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy Tuesday with possible local showers in extreme west Texas and east New Mexico. Unsettled Tuesday with showers and thunderstorms in east and north central New Mexico. Latest hourly readings show yesterday's low and high in Amarillo, with a 0.03 inch precipitation total in the past 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Amarilla
Ingon
Repeal Leads by 04 377 Votes in Texas Election
Texas election figures released by the Texas Election Bureau show repeal leading by 262,185 to 207,685 with 240 of 254 counties reporting. Other measures include amendment submission 187,062 to 200,203 and textbooks for private schools 205,904 to 236,755. Old age pensions and insane commitment also listed.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
A. F P. Henning
Sheppard Gratified By Days Showing
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, co author of the prohibition amendment, expressed gratification with the Texas repeal election showing as part of national trends. He noted the strong performance amid a shifting national mood toward repeal across recent years.
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Sheppard
Washington
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Bitter fight over liquor control seen election results
A bitter fight over liquor control dominates coverage as election results filter through local precincts. Officials race to interpret ballots while voters weigh strict regulations against broader access.
Liquor Regulation Looms in Texas Special Session
Warning issued to dealers who act before legislative sanction. Governor Allred and lawmakers debate a state liquor monopoly versus license system as Texas eye s a special session likely Sept 16 to shape liquor laws and fund old age pensions.
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Austin
Amarillo Bars Keep Lid On Tight After Prohibition Repeal
Amarillo restraints remain tight as Texas repeal news circulates. Bar operators say no contraband liquor is sold locally and fear future charges will obstruct operations amid possible regulatory changes. Some establishments show only standard bar paraphernalia while a few keep open displays to mix drinks. Potter County may hold a local option election to decide wet or dry status, timing tied to a forthcoming state legislative session.
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William McCraw
McCraw
Allred
Texas
Amarillo
Ttme
Potter County
C. C. Small
Regular Army Officer to Supervise Confederate Veterans Camp
Major Edmond R. Wiles of Fort Riley Kansas will supervise the Confederate Veterans reunion encampment in Amarillo Texas assisting with the four day event September 3 to 6. He is assigned by the Secretary of War to ensure regular army discipline and care for veterans. O Johnson staff sergeant from Bakers Cooks School at Fort Riley accompanies him as courtesy staff to aid in provisioning and feeding thousands of troops.
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Edmond R. Wiles
Fort Riley
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Wiles
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Secretary of War
O. Johnson
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Johnson
Amarillo
Little Rock
Mrs. Connally Dies After Heart Attack at Capitol
Mrs. Tom Connally, 54, wife of Texas senator, died of a heart attack in the Senate Office Building after a shopping trip and minutes after collapsing in an elevator. Capitol physicians aided her. funeral plans pin down travel from Washington to Waco then on to Marlin.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Capitol
Senate
Connally
George W. Calver
Chesley W. Jurney
Waco
Marlin
Plane drops red matter into camp at Indiantown Gap
A mystery aircraft with Army colors but no insignia dispersed pamphlets at the Indiantown Gap Camp, urging soldiers to organize and fight for their rights. The leaflets fell among 15,000 national guardsmen and regulars during visitors day as crowds watched.
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U. S. Army
Third Army Corps
Rent Ads Prompt Amarillo Readers At Globe News
Moving time drives demand for rental vacancies as Amarilloans seek homes near or far from schools. The Globe News For Rent columns will broadcast vacancies. call 6262 to place an ad and reach 33,000 readers.
Chatterton Leads Pilots in Abilene Stop
Ruth Chatterton the film star turned pilot lands her plane at Abilene airport at 6 10 P M for an overnight stop. Leslie Hayward remains top in the Midland bound race with Ruth leading the parade to check times. The derby runs on handicap basis with stops at El Paso Midland and Tulsa en route to Cleveland for the national air races. Bill Ong escapes injury after overshooting Tyler airport and wrecking his plane as Jimmie Hazell previously won the Bendix trophy.
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Ruth Chatterton
Leslie Hayward
Midland
Miss Chatterton
Ruth
Tucson
el Paso
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Cleveland
Tlyer
Bill Ong
Patterson
Tyler
Jimmie Hazell
Ong
Los Angeles
Workers in Auto Plants Join A F L
Detroit Aug 26 The American Federation of Labor granted a charter of affiliation to the United Automobile Workers representing about 35 000 employees in the motor car industry The charter covers all production except tool and die making which falls outside its jurisdiction and marks the first AFL affiliated automotive union.
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Detroit
U.P
American Federation of Labor
William Green
United Automobile Workers
Gas Blast Kills Workman and Wounds Twelve in Lake Michigan Site
A gas explosion at the William F. Dever water shaft three miles out in Lake Michigan killed one man, Thomas Cleary, 55, who was blown into the lake and drowned. Twelve others were burned. John Weizovkaric was initially thought missing but later found among the victims and taken to Passavant Hospital.
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Chicago
William F. Dever
Lake Michigan
Thomas Cleary
John Weizovkaric
Water Department
Passavant Hospital
Italy Seeks League Peace Offer On Africa Colonies
London reports indicate Mussolini may tell the League of Nations on September 4 that relinquishing some Africa colonies could avert invasion of Ethiopia. Germany seeks colonial recognition, while Britain braces for potential talks and reinforces Malta and Aden with 1200 troops and the Courageous carrier to guard the Suez route.
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Driver Surrenders in Monongahela River Tragedy
Peter Callahan, 40, surrendered to police in Brownsville after admitting he drove the car that plunged into the Monongahela River killing four members of the Kolar family, Mrs Joseph Kolar 41, Joseph Kolar Jr 19, Catherine 10, Elizabeth 8, during a return trip from Denbo.
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Peter Callahan
Monorahela
Callahan
Joseph Kolar
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Catherine
Elizabeth
Denbo
Auto Maker Dies In New York At 61
John N. Willys, a leader in the automobile industry for 25 years and former ambassador to Poland, died at his Bronx summer home. He was 61 and had suffered a heart attack in May, with a partial recovery before his death.
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New York
John N. Willys
Poland
The
Bronx
Wide Panhandle Showers Scatter Across Region
Local thundershowers yesterday evening followed a hot day across the Panhandle Plains. Rain amounts varied from light sprinkles to over an inch in spots, with Hereford at 1 12 inches and Pampa near 1 1/2 inches. The second shower grazed Hartley and Canadian, while Amarillo logged 1 100th inch. Clouds lingered, hinting at more moisture.
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Hereford
Clovis
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Sterley
Quitaque
Turkey
Canadian
Amarillo
Denver youth arrested in city hall and church arson plot
Denver police say a 17 year old boy, Warren R. Cramer, planned to burn city hall worth six million dollars, three churches and several offices after a romance with a rooming house girl. Detective Captain James F. Chile ders announced the arrest following tips from the landlady.
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Denver
James EF. Chileders
Warren R. Cramer
New Texas Securities Act Bureaus Set for Fort Worth and Houston
H. H. Edwards announced today that enforcement bureaus for the Texas securities act will be established in Fort Worth and Houston, expanding the Dallas Bureau’s operations.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
H. H. Edwards
Doomed Kidnapper Gets Extra 45 Days To Live
Arthur Gooch, condemned in the Lindbergh law case for abducting two Texas officers, earns a stay of execution to November 1 as counsel argues the law does not apply to his crime. The Oklahoma plan still calls for his hanging on September 13 in McAlester, with Ambrose Nix involved.
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Arthur Gooch
Gooch
Okmulgee
Okla
Butcher Boy
McAlester
R. N. Baker
H. R. Marks
Paris
Texas
W. FP. Rampendahl
Goochs
Hkastern Okla
Homa
Ambrose Nix
Oklahoma
Nix
Cleon A. Summers
U. S
Senator Long Victorious in Filibuster Fight
Senator Long wins a battle over important appropriations as the filibuster ends in victory. Lawmakers hailed the outcome while discussing budget implications and future funding priorities for the state's projects and programs.
Filibuster Ends Session as Third Deficiency Bill Lacks Passage
Senator Long of Louisiana delivers a final long speech during a filibuster as the Senate adjourns the first session of the 74th Congress without enacting the important third deficiency bill. The House also adjourns after delaying its clock at 12:09.
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Senator Long
Louisiana
Senate
House
Long
Senator Lewis Poses Question in Senate to Senator Long
In Washington on August 26 a Democratic Senator from Illinois asked a question to Louisiana Senator Long, who defended his filibuster by saying he did not want to go home. Lewis pressed, asking where Long would like other senators to go. Laughter followed Long’s reply.
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Lewis
Illinois
Long
Louisiana
Senate
Long Defends Stand as Senate Debates Deficiency Bill
The state Senate adjourned at midnight as Louisiana senator Long fought to block reconsideration of a deferral funding bill. He fought to strike a rider for 12 cent cotton and 90 cent wheat loans while Democratic leaders blamed his filibuster for delaying New Deal funds for the aged and the crippled.
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