Andrew Mellon Dies at 82 in Southampton Home
Andrew W. Mellon a longtime treasury secretary and wealth magnate died tonight at his daughter Mrs. David Bruce’s home in Southampton due to uremia and bronchial pneumonia. He was 82, had planned the National Gallery of Art as a gift to the American people, and spent years expanding the collection during his tenure.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Great Britain
David Bruce
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Bruce
Washington
National Gallery of Art
Yesteryears Recalled at T Anchor Reunion
Old-timers gathered at Wragge Park near the T Anchor Ranch headquarters north of Canyon for their annual reunion and lunch. Attendees include George Abbott, L. Gough, John Arnot, Elmore H. Dodson, Rube Norton, Minnie Walker, Jule Gunter and others recalling Plains settlement years and early T Anchor activity. Officers Cecil Walker, Jim Christian, and L Gough were re elected.
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Charles Goodnight
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J. A. Black
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Amarillo
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Clarendon
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Collingsworth County
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Rube”) Norton
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Deaf Smith County
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Jule Gunter
Medicine Park
Okla
T-Anchor
Ira Johnson
Oklahoma City
Montford Johnson
Nat Gunter
W. H. Ingerton
Gunter, Munson and Summerfield
John Dodson
Diamond Tails
Elmore
Jim Christian
Claude
L. Gough
Estate of Mellon worth half a billion, records show
Pittsburgh August 26 Andrew W Mellons real fortune likely around 500 million with children included. Official figure public 205 million for Mellon alone as of 1931. The estate foundations fund a National Gallery project in Washington costing over 15.6 million plus 5 million endowment. Mellons tax case details, philanthropy, and secretive personal life outlined as death is reported at 7 30 P M EST.
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Weber and Fields Return in Blossoms of Broadway
Hollywood plans bring back Weber and Fields as they star in the musical comedy Blossoms of Broadway. The duo, long famed for their stage routines, perform in a 1937 film version after six years of retirement.
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Death of Tyler Woman Probed
Tyler officers questioned two hitch-hikers who rode last night with Minnie Pearl Gerard 32 whose body was found on a highway near Arp. The woman may have been struck by at least two automobiles after an appearance in a Tyler cafe where she planned to meet friends and her brother-in-law at a carnival. Her mother cited poor health since an operation two years ago.
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Child hero Peggy Miller rescues infant from blaze
Five year old Peggy Miller of Menard enters a smoke filled room and carries an eight month old from a crib to safety before neighbors are alerted as the home of her brother Clayton Miller burns. The house is destroyed and Peggy's father Henry Miller is referenced.
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Dyer Is Convicted of Murdering Inglewood Girls
Albert Dyer, 32, was found guilty of the murders of Melba Everett 9 Madeline Everett 7 and Jeanette Stephens 8 in Inglewood on June 26. The jury did not recommend life imprisonment, making the death penalty mandatory. Dyer admitted the slayings in detail then recanted and pleaded innocent at arraignment. Public defenders argued the case was flawed without the confessions.
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Jeanette Stephens
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Paralysis Victim Paul Tapp Reported Recovering
Tulsa Aug 26 AP Paul Tapp 21 year old Texas youth stricken with infantile paralysis was reported by his physician today apparently on the road to recovery The extension of the paralysis had stopped and movement was returning in his limbs
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Paul Tapp
Texas
Blockade Threat Dominates Sino-Japanese Crisis News
U S diplomats fret as Japan threatens to bar ships from China coast ports and wounds Britain's ambassador to China. Secretary Hull reports to Roosevelt amid talks on applying the neutrality act and potential naval blockades.
Burglars Blow Safe At Continental Oil Refinery
Burglars detonated a blast in the Continental Oil Company refinery office in Dallas. They escaped with between 400 and 800 dollars in cash and 800 dollars in checks, after blowing the safe top through the galvanized roof and leaving the safe in the yard. witnesses within several blocks reported feeling the explosion.
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Jean Harlow Estate Valued At Forty One Thousand
Los Angeles August 26 The first official estimate of the late film star Jean Harlow estate places the value at 41000 dollars. Jean Harlow Bello the star's mother asked to be named administratrix after a hearing. Mrs Bello said the actress left little cash three cars jewelry clothing and a few heirlooms.
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Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow Bello
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy Friday in Texas with possible scattered showers focusing on the extreme west portion of the area. New Mexico anticipated to remain partly cloudy with little temperature change. Temperature figures indicate a low around 36 in Amarillo.
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London Plans To Take Action After British Ambassador Shot
British ambassador to China Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen remains gravely wounded in Shanghai after Japanese air and ground attacks. The incident spurred calls in Tokyo London and Washington for diplomatic action as Chiang Kai-Shek and other officials expressed horror.
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Eden Considers Jap Reprimand
London reports Aug. 26 that Prime Minister Eden weighs a strong response after the wounding of Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, Britain’s ambassador to China, by a Japanese machine gun bullet during an attack on his traveling car from Nanking toward Shanghai.
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Railroad Commission Opens Gas Hearing In Amarillo
The Texas Railroad Commission will open a sweet gas proration hearing at 10 oclock this morning at the Herring Hotel in Amarillo. Col. Ernest Thompson, Amarillo commission member, arrived yesterday. Other commission members and W B Cottingham, commission engineer, are expected today.
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Turks Will Attack Unidentified Subs Off Dardanelles
The Turkish government announced it would attack and sink any submarine in Turkish waters that refused to reveal its identity when challenged. The measure targets recent attacks on foreign merchant ships near the Dardanelles Straits.
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Japan Rejects Western Diplomatic Proposals for Sino War
Tokyo reports Premier Konoye saying Japan will not seek negotiated settlement with China and favors a punitive campaign. Hull and British neutral zone proposals are deemphasized amid concern over Shanghai fighting and the wounding of Sir Hughe Knatchbull. әск
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