Soil conservation plan approved for Panhandle counties
H. H. Finnell says first allotment funds have been received for a cooperative soil conservation program covering nine Panhandle counties. A working agreement and work plan, agreed by SCS and county officials, has been sent to Washington for final approval by SCS and the USDA before implementation.
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Panhandle
H. H. Finnell
The
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Woman charged in death in seclusion
Dr Grace Humphreys Hood 38, who delivered a baby at Methodist Hospital at midnight, was in seclusion after officers charged her with shooting her husband Ross Turner 51, a radio salesman. Hood planned to attend his funeral, after he staggered from her Medical Arts Building office with a pistol wound and died. Hood kept her maiden name professionally.
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Fort Worth
Grace Humphreys Hood
Methodist Hospital
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect unsettled conditions with partly cloudy skies and little temperature change in New Mexico. West Texas west of 100th meridian should be generally fair Thursday while New Mexico sees partly cloudy, unsettled periods with minor temperature shifts. Observed temperatures in Amarillo yesterday ranged around highs in the 90s and lows near 60s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
M. Seeees
Rio
Fight for Speakership Opens in Texas Legislature
A statewide race to decide the speakership of the 44th Texas Legislature begins with 150 ballots. Coke R. Stevenson, a second-term speaker, returns as a member but not a candidate for third term. Robert W. Calvert vies with Stevenson after 68 votes to 80. Gov. Allred declines to state support for Calvert this time. Stevenson remains noncommittal.
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Austin
Texas
Coke R. Stevenson
Junction
Robert W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Stevenson
James V. Allred
Calvert
Three Men Killed by Train Near Mildred Kansas
Three unidentified men were killed early today near Mildred Kansas when struck by a northbound Missouri Kansas Texas passenger train. Parts of their bodies were strewn for miles along the track and authorities believe they may have been asleep on the rails.
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Iola
Kas
Mildred
Clarence Warren
Allen County
McNab Indicted on Drunk Driving Charge in Spearman Crash
W F McNab, lawyer for the Resettlement Administration at Spearman, was indicted for driving while intoxicated after a Sunday crash near Hereford that killed L L Richardson of Spearman. McNab was in a hospital when the indictment was returned. warrant not yet served.
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Hereford
W. F. McNab
Resettlement Administration
Spearman
Here
L. L. Richardson
McNab
Mexico cabinet reshuffle eases major break threat
Informal reports say Silvano Barba Gonzalez is installed as secretary of interior and head of the National Revolutionary government party, replacing Emilio Cortes Gil who resigned, removing a threat to the cabinet.
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Mexico City
Silvano Barba Gonzalez
National Revolutionary
Emilio Cortes Gil
Wallace denies talks on world peace conference
Secretary Wallace said after a talk with President Roosevelt that no conversations toward a world peace and disarmament conference had occurred. He noted reports suggesting a post reelection proposal under discussion were unfounded and described them as utterly incredible.
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Roosevelt
Bismarck
8. D
Wallace
United States
State Department
Hull denies plan for world conference if Roosevelt wins
Secretary of State Cordell Hull flatly denied knowledge of a supposed Roosevelt world conference plan. He said no discussion existed with the State Department and no foreign power had proposed such a plan.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
New York
Department
Hull
State Department
France Proposes Virtual Conference on Spanish War Nonintervention
Paris August 26 France proposed a virtual conference of European powers to draft a formal joint plan to enforce non intervention in the Spanish civil war. A spokesman said the French proposal was discussed today and continued on page 13.
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France
Paris
Man Held in Death of Briscoe Woman
Excelsior Springs Missouri August 26 A Joliet Illinois man L Carhart was charged with manslaughter after an automobile crash near here Sunday night that fatally injured Briscoe Texas resident Mrs W M Lohbarger The defendant posted 5000 bond and a preliminary hearing is set for September 8 in Justice A S Shaw's court The warrant was filed by W M Lohbarger the deceased woman's husband
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Excelsior Springs
U.P.R
W. M. Lohbarger
Early Day Cowpunchers Gather For Round-Up at Wragge Park
The Old Time Cowpunchers Round-up in Canyon marks the 15th annual picnic at Wragge Park with a noon steak fry. Only Panhandle ranch hands who worked before 1896 and their families may attend, as organizers emphasize keeping the event for the old-timers. Cecil Walker of Hereford presides as president and Judge L. Gough of Amarillo serves as secretary treasurer.
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Wragge Park
Panhandle
T-Anchor
Wragge’s Park
Canyon
Lic
John Arnot
Cecil Walker
Hereford
Judge L. Gough
Amarillo
Clarendon Posts Record Heat With 101.70 Degree Average
In Clarendon the past 86 days ending Monday show a daily average maximum temperature of 101.70 degrees, about 5 degrees higher than last year’s 96.89 average. The heat is thought to be a regional record and has damaged crops due to long drought with little moisture since May 31.
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Clarendon
Trotzky signs pledge in Oslo exile case
Exiled Russian Bolshevik Leon Trotzky signed a pledge to refrain from revolutionary activity in Norway. Police guard his Hoenefoss home as he may stay until December 18 under strict terms. Nazis investigated for raiding Trotzky’s residence amid Moscow accusations of instigating a plot.
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Oslo
Norway
Leon Trotzky
Bolshevist
Hoenefoss
Trotsky
Trotzky
Houston Man Is New Grocer Head
W. B. Addison of Houston elected president of the Texas Retail Grocers Association in Galveston. Succeeding P. M. Brinker of Dallas. Officers include M. A. Ronshausen Port Arthur Henry Law Fort Worth 8. L. Hall San Antonio and other directors A. W. Pierson Houston P. M. Brinker Dallas W. H. Turner Texarkana J. H. Mencocci Galveston.
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Galveston
W. B. Addison
Houston
Texas Retail Grocers Association
P. M. Brinker
Dallas
San Antonio
M. A. Ronshausen
Port Arthur
Henry Law
Fort Worth
8. L. Hall
Roger Q. Flournoy
C. Z. Bauman
A. W. Pierson
W. H. Turner
Texarkana
J. H. Mencocci
Great Britain and Egypt Forge Amity Alliance
London reports Britain and Egypt have signed a treaty of amity and alliance ending the British occupation of Egypt. The two nations promise mutual protection of their common interests as a new era begins in their relations.
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London
Great Britain
Egypt
Britain
Sheriff Chase Pursues Double Stayer Suspect in Florida
Sheriff W. W. Chase of Folk County Florida left Houston with R. H. Harrison a suspect in a double staying at Bartow Florida.
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Houston
W. W. Chase
Folk County
Florida
R. H. Harrison
Bartow
Fla
Riots in Chengtu deepens Sino Japanese tensions
Reports from Shanghat describe anti Japanese riots in Chengtu after two Japanese deaths. Police and civilians clashed over Japanese goods and a hotel and businesses were burned. Six policemen and five rioters died, prompting protests from Japanese officials and calls for restraint.
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Shanghat
Chegtu
Orient
Chengtu
Liu Salang
Szechwan
Changtu
Foreign Office
Nanking
Yakuhiro Suma
Szechuen
China
Dern Attended by Berlin Specialist in Critical Condition
Washington Aug 26 Secretary of War Dern remained in a critical condition at Walter Reed Hospital tonight. Dr Fritz Meyer a Berlin specialist rushed from Boston by plane at the request of President Roosevelt to consult with army doctors. The War Department bulletin said Dern was in a semi conscious state after a restless night and would confer again tomorrow morning before returning to Boston.
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Washington
Dern
Walter Reed Hospital
Fritz Meyer
Berlin
Boston
Roosevelt
Meyer
War Department
Time extension approved for Laguna Madre bridge project
The War Department approved John W. Pate’s extension to September 1, 1937, for finishing the Laguna Madre bridge from Point Isabel to Padre Island, Texas. Previous extensions had set September 1, 1946, with the latest to allow negotiations with Port Isabel for project completion.
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Washington
War Department
John W. Pate
Laguna Madre
Point Isabel
Padre Island
Texas
Department Sa.d
Pate
Port Isabel
Bond Set in Slaying Case
Justice of the Peace set a $2,500 bond for Mrs. Hattie Goodman on a murder complaint after her husband Howard N. Goodman 46 city employee was fatally shot outside a hospital. Eyewitness Otto F Woods testified the shooting followed a gesture by the husband toward his wife. Funeral plans are incomplete.
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Gcorbicana
Justice of the Peace
W. T. McFadden
Hatie Goodman
Howard N. Goodman
Goodman
Otto F. Woods
Pgo
Rufus Pevenhouse
Liberty On
Bend
City Sanitary Department
Al Smith Walks Out of Democratic Party in Houston
In Houston on August 26 Al Smith not the New York governor but a local Houston resident walked into London Knox headquarters and made a contribution after declaring he would leave the Democratic party, claiming lifelong affiliation until now.
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AL Smith
Houston
U.P
Democratic Party
London-Knox
New York
Ma tocha Named Secretary of State in Fast Shakeup
B P Matocha of Greenville, previously chief attorney for the securities division in the Secretary of State office, was appointed Secretary of State making him the third person to hold the post this week amid a rapid turnover.
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Austin
U.P
B. P
Plains Folk Trekking To Fort Worth for Frontier Centennial
Plains delegates head to Fort Worth for Frontier Centennial with Panhandle Day led by Mayor Ross D. Rogers. Amarillo’s Mary Utterback and Dalhart’s Nickie Allred lead the procession as hosts and sponsors, marking shifting celebrations and a Texas Sweetheart contest reference.
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Fort Worth
Blackstone Hotel
Amarillo
Panhandle
Mary Utterback
Nickie Allred
Dalhart
Miss Utterback
Texas
Miss Allred
Billy Rose
Rebels assault Iran frontier near Hendaye in fierce daylong battle
Bombs and shellfire struck the Tran-San Sebástian sector in French territory. Civilians evacuated along the Hendaye to Birlatou road as government guards and forces held Trun after repelling rebel charges led by General Emilio Mola. Casualties reported on both sides with Mola aiming to land troops at San Sebastián.
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Hendaye
Tran-San Sebastian
Brehobie
Hendaye-Birlatou
Sendarmes
M. Jussert
Behobie
Iran
Trun
Emilio Mola
Foreign Legionnaires
Mola
San Sebastian
Injuries Fatal To Victim Of Wreck In New Mexico
Francis Rogers of Demingle Oklahoma died in a Lordsburg area hospital after a head on collision on the main highway 25 miles southwest of Alamogordo. Five others were seriously injured including J W Brothers and Edna Foster of Shamrock Texas Marvin Benton of Farlboro Oklahoma Bill Love Earlaboro and O J Moon of Lordsburg New Mexico.
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Alamogordo
N. M
Francis Rogers
Demingle
Okla
Here
Texas
Oklahoma
Rogers
O. J. Moon
Lordsburg
J. W. Brothers
Edna Foster
Shamrock
Marvin Benton
Farlsboro
Bill Love
Earlaboro
Moon
Lubbock District Judge Mullican resigns effective Sept 1
Judge Clark M. Mullican of the 99th Judicial District in Lubbock County has tendered his resignation to Gov. Allred, effective Sept. 1. He notes he was not seeking re election and cites a wish to return to legal practice. He also offers three procedural reform suggestions based on his 14 years on the bench.
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Lubbock
Clark M. Mullican
99Th Judicial District
Lubbock County
James V. Allred
Mullican
Wichita Girl Wins Dallas Talent Cup at Centennial Park
Jo Ann Hill of Wichita Falls won the loving cup in the finals of a talent discovery contest at Centennial Park. She performed an acrobatic dance and will receive the cup from the Texas Centennial Exposition.
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Dallas
Jo Ann Hill
Wichita Falls
Centennial Park
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