Lindbergh Flies From Bathurst Toward Brazil With Fuel Drop
Charles A. Lindbergh lifted his heavy red monoplane at 2 A M and, with Mrs. Lindbergh at the wireless, headed 1300 miles across open sea toward Bahia Brazil. After earlier failures to lift the load, excess fuel and baggage were jettisoned as the couple set out on the Atlantic survey flight from Bathurst, Gambia, with reports of their position reaching New York.
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Bathurst
Gambia
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wambia
Tindbergh
Bahia
Brazil
Pan-American Airways
New York
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Anne
Atlantic Ocean Airways
Citizens raid ballot boxes in Louisiana district election
Violence and arson marked a Louisiana congressional vote in three fourths of the sixth district as Huey Long forces pressed a formal election with one unopposed candidate Mrs Kemp. Armed protesters burned boxes while Tangipahoa Livingston and St Helena Parishes blocked voting under a district court injunction.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Bolivar FE. Kemp
Long
Congress
Tangipahoa
Livingston
St. Helen
Lee Ponder
Amite
Democratic Committee
Kemp
Nat Tycer
Helium plant renovation creates 53 jobs in Amarillo
The Civil Works Administration approved federal projects to be run under three agencies, expected to provide work for 1,899 people. The Amarillo helium plant and pipelines will be renovated and landscaped with 53 workers employed on the project.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
Amarillo, Tex
Eyewitnesses Describe Floyd County Fatal Shooting Trial
In Floydada, two surprise witnesses Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Blackwood testified in the 99th district court in the case of J. R. Readhimer a Floyd County farmer charged with fatally shooting Stokes Campbell a Floydada High School student. Other witnesses J W Jones and W B Cantrell testified this morning.
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Lubbock
C. C. Blackwood
Kirkwood
99Th District Court
J. R. Readhimer
Floyd County
Stokes Campbell
Floydada
Blackwoods
Fort Sumner
N. M
Dallas
J. W. Jones
W. B. Cantrell
Jones
J. R. Zeadhimer
Vert
Campbell
More Texas Jobs From Civil Works Administration
Texas gains 15090 CWA workers with wages of 12 dollars weekly as the relief rolls shrink. Lawrence Westbrook, state director, reports the allocation increase from 191000 to 206000 and notes 3000 CWA projects already approved. Counties’ material support enabled expanded employment and the use of funds for farm teams and material purchases.
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Austin
Civil Works Administration
Lawrence Westbrook
Westbrook
Washington
Texas
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
Weathier forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Wednesday fair conditions and colder southeast portions. West Texas and New Mexico expect fair weather with similar temperatures and no major precipitation. Hourly readings showed daytime highs near 80s and lows around the upper 40s to 50s as recorded yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Dseseeuss
Greece to request Insull exit after permit ends
Athens reports the Greek government will expel Samuel Insull when his police permit expires December 31 1933. Officials say no passport exists and a laissez passer may be issued to allow entry to another country. Extradition attempts by Chicago authorities have previously failed.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Greece
Insull
United States
D. Maximos
Associated Press
M. Maximos
Hamiltons Stand Trial in Quanah Murder Case
Testimony concluded today in the joint trial of L. E. Hamilton and his son Foster Blackie Hamilton for the death of N. B. Boots Butler, a Quanah roadhouse proprietor, who was killed on July 21.
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Quanah
L. E. Hamilton
Foster
Blackie) Hamilton
N. B
Boots) Butler
United States Maintains Prohibition Era Seizure Provisions
The United States announced it would retain in effect the search and seizure provisions of anti liquor smuggling treaties with 17 foreign nations. The move aims to protect liquor imports and preserve quotas assigned to these nations.
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Washington
U.P
United States
More Aid Is Asked For Vets
Potter County Legionnaires met at Municipal Auditorium and adopted a resolution urging the government to enforce the law and give ex service men with families preference on all federal relief projects. They condemned the use of non dependents on CWA projects funded by federal relief and pledged a fight to secure justice for all veterans.
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Potter County Legionnaires
Municipal Auditorium
CWA
Legionnaires
Prac
City Pride as Debt Shrinks Despite Tax Delinquencies
Mayor Ross D Rogers announced that the city’s local debt registered warrants in the bank are at their lowest point in four years, despite record tax delinquencies for 1930 1931 and 1932. He cited strict cost control and refunding fixed debt maturities as key factors. The mayor noted 89 954.26 paid on 1933 taxes including 69 446.78 from the split payment plan and promised continued prudence.
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Ross D Rogers
City Commission
Rogers
New Angle Found in Wickman Probe
Bernalillo County officials received a telegram from Holbrook Arizona indicating Marie Burns Wickman died from poisoning. Wickman entered a not guilty plea on murder charges related to his fourth wife Donalda Wickman of Denver.
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Albuquerque
Carl Wickman
Donalda Chicoine Wickman
Denver
Holbrook, Ariz
Wickman
Bernalillo County
Heriff
Holbrook
Marie Burns Wickman
Utah Ratifies 21st Amendment Ending Prohibition
Utah brings the 21st Amendment into effect with the 36th ratification at 3:31 PM Mountain Time. Sam D. Thurman cast the final vote amid cheers in the state capitol after urging action to aid national repeal. Ray L. Olson announced ratification at 3:32 PM following a recess and tense debate over timing.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Sam D. Thurman
Salt, Lake City
Chamber of the
House of Representatives
Ray L. Olson
Ogden
Sites Designated for Family Farms in Texas
Five Texas sites were tentatively designated for sustenance farms by the State Contact Committee with federal approval. Arlington will serve 100 families in a Dallas Fort Worth project. Wichita Falls 50 families. Houston 100. Beaumont Port Arthur 50. and Three Rivers 60. Sherman Denison and Marshall proposals were deferred.
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Austin
Texas
Arlington
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Houston
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Roosevelt Proclaims New Era
President Roosevelt signed a proclamation announcing repeal of the prohibition amendment and urged citizens to cooperate with authorities to restore law and order. He called for restricting liquor purchases to licensed dealers and hoped for a return of individual freedom without previous conditions, warning against inaction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York Speakeasies Targeted as Prohibition Ends
Police urged patrolmen and plainclothes detectives to raid suspected speakeasies across the city as New York celebrated the end of Prohibition. Crowded clubs from Greenwich Village to Harlem hosted private gatherings with legally purchased beverages amid intensified enforcement. Clyde Littlefield resigns as Texas head football coach after reelection by the athletic council.
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New York
Dee
Broadway
Park Avenue
Utah
James
Bolan
Greenwich Village
Harlem
Austin
Clyde Littlefield
University of Texas
University Athletic Council
Utah Repeal Ends Prohibition Sparks Nationwide Action
The Utah ratification ends the Eighteenth Amendment era, triggering immediate sale in 18 states. Proclamations by the state department and President Roosevelt declare prohibition finished as other states move toward legalization under their laws. Immediate liquor imports and medicinal releases are planned to meet demand while some regions face supply restrictions.
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Utah
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Roosevelt
State Department
Hane
Canada
Bonde
International Reform Federation
District of Columb Supreme Court
Dickinson Letts
William Sheaff Chase
Brooklyn
N. C
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Weathier
America
Olson
Littlefield
Cecil B. Dickson
Andrew Volstead
Minnesota
Wayne B. Wheeler
Coast Guard
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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