Speeding Craft Collision Highlights City Lake Debut
Crowd of over 2,000 watches Panhandle speedboat event on City Lake as Tulsa driver H. H. Turk wins with 2,800 points in the first outboard motorboat championship here. Jack Henckels of Fort Worth escapes injury but his Betty Boop is wrecked. Turk shines with a 3:52 three mile heat and near 54 mph world record pace. Endres takes Class B with 1,025 points. Mishaps mar the day but excitement remains high for the season's first meet.
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City Lake
Panhandle
Plains
H. H. Turk
Tulsa
Jack Henckels
Fort Worth
Henckels
Betty Boop
Turk
Oklahoma
Les Endres
Independence
Kansas
Worth Boggeman
Endres
Boggeman
Georgia Governor Attacks Roosevelt in Independence Day Speech
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge used a July 4 dedication of a new highway bridge in Canton to rail against the Roosevelt administration. Observers say the speech signals a bid to win Georgia's vote against Roosevelt in 1936.
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Canton
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt
Georgia
Detroit Trial Looms In Slayings Case
Jon Ward Goodrich, 27, agreed to extradition to Michigan for the trunk murder of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher after a Detroit New York appearance. His wife Florence Goodrich, also held on homicide charges, is billed as a key witness in the Gallaher killing. Detectives say he added a hammer angle to his confession and may face questions about a 1933 disappearance in Kansas.
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New York
Detroit
Jon Ward Good Rich
Michigan
Trunk
Lillian Gallaher
Extra Ion
Goodrich
Florence
Gallaher
General Sessions
Morris Koenig
John Kaiser
Georgia
Maine
California
Oregon
Union
Kaiser
Kansas City
Kansas
Nadine Vogel Love
Bonner Springs
Duncan C. McCrea
George R. Brenton
Harry Scher
Detroit Force
Laura Campbell
Harry Colburn
McCrea
Bushland Farmer Produces Strong Wheat Crop Amid Drouth
On the H. T. Neely farm nine miles southwest of Bushland a wheat crop yields between 30 and 35 bushels per acre with 11.2 inches of rainfall from July 1934 to July 1935. Neely plans to harvest 2,300 acres, about two thirds of his planted area, expecting 15 to 21 bushels per acre on average.
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Neely
T. H. Murr
H. T. Neely
Ofain Seeks Ten Nations To Observe Kellogg Pact
The report notes Ofain calls for ten countries to monitor the Kellogg Pact amid concerns of renewed threats. Key officials urged prompt action and wider cooperation, highlighting the gravity of potential violations in international diplomacy.
Ethiopia Demands U S Mediation in Italys War Threat
Ethiopia on Independence Day sent a fivepage note to the U S charge d affaires urging Washington to press Italy to honor the Kellogg pact and renounce war. The note accuses Italy of massing troops and munitions in African colonies, threatening Ethiopia and insisting Emperor Haile Selassie defend territory by legal means and seek peaceful settlement. A rumored clash on the frontier remained unconfirmed while Addis Ababa said it was trying to obtain arms and supplies.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
America
United States
Italy
William Perry George
Haile Selassie
Germany
Belgium
Great Britain
Ireland
Japan
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Paris
Associated Press
Tbtalian
Dr Brinkleys Yacht Seized by Halifax Sheriff
Dr John R Brinkley goat gland specialist faced Canadian action as his yacht the Dr Brinkley ST was seized by Halifax sheriff amid a $5 000 salvage suit by Shanahan towed to Yarmouth. Brinkley and six passengers abandoned ship in lifeboats when the vessel ran aground near Chebogue Point.
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Halifax
N. S
John R. Brinkley
United States
Dr Brinkley
Yarmouth
Brinkley
Police hold danger in husband’s death Chicago July 4
Margaret Rose a night club dancer was seized by police hours after the discovery of her husband Waller Rose's body in their blood drenched apartment. He was stabbed to death with a woman's nail file in a hotel district residence.
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Chicago
U.P
Margaret
Margie) Rose
Waller
Long targets Roosevelt and Walmsley in Louisiana
Senate leader Huey P Long drafted punitive measures aimed at President Roosevelt and New Orleans Mayor T Semmes Walmsley to be debated in a special Louisiana session. Long traveled from Washington to coordinate a counter attack amid payroll fights over federal relief funds for city workers.
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Baton Rouge
Roosevelt
T. Semmes Walmsley
NeweOllans
Huey P Long
Louisiana
Washington
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Walmsley
Ae Ass
New Orleans
Long
Huey Long Named as Draft for Third Party President
Roy M. Harrop of Council Bluffs Illinois said a Kentucky delegate informed him Huey Long would be nominated at the third party convention opening in Omaha. He said the plan is to draft Senator Long for president.
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Omaha
Neb
Roy M. Harrop
Council Bluffs, Ir
Kentucky
United States
Huey Long
Senator Long
Harrop
Century of Progress Exposition posts over two years profit
Chicago July 4 UPI Maj Lenox R Lohr general manager announced a profit in excess of $200000 for two years of the Century of Progress Exposition.
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Chicago
Maj
Lenox R. Lohr
Amarillo Celebrates Safe Fourth of July
City observes a peaceful holiday with no fireworks accidents as 2900 attend speedboat races at the lake and over 1000 watch a Metro Park double header. Hundreds enjoy Palo Duro State Park as Panhandle communities mark the 159th Independence Day.
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Metro Park
Palo Duro State Park
Panhandle
Glorious Fourth Toll Matches Nationwide Losses
The Glorious Fourth cost 38 lives nationwide with auto crashes leading fatalities. California recorded seven of the deaths, and New York reported a fatality from a gunshot during celebration. Fireworks caused injuries in many cities, while other incidents included drownings, a train wreck in Utah, and a burn death in Evansville.
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James Keeley
Chicago
Washington
Rock Island
Laur Dougalls
New York City
Minnesota
Utah
Illinois
Thrusts at New Deal Mark Fourth of July Speeches
July Fourth addresses by leaders from both parties criticized or praised President Roosevelt and the New Deal. Hoover claimed liberty spurs prosperity while Georgia Governor Talmadge urged abandoning the New Deal as recovery. Senator Byrd in Washington lauded Washington’s views on freedom. Roosevelt stayed home handling taxes talks and letters amid TVA appreciation events.
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Washington
Soa
Roosevelt
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
South
Talmadge
Georgia
Byrd
Virginia
Washington Monument
One-Year-Old Girl Returned After Abduction For Love
Dolores Rendels, age one, was returned unharmed by a kidnapper demanding the mother’s hand in marriage as ransom. Chester Veleta, a longtime suitor, abducted the child from the home of Lucille Rendels. The return occurred at Nick Viscart’s house on Chicago’s South Side. The mother declined to press charges and police noted uncertainty over any ransom agreement.
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Chicago
U.P
Dolores Rendels
Lucille Rendels
Chester Vereta
Veleta
Nick Viscart
Dolores
Pipkin Urges Alert Bar to Break Lethargy
Amarillo lawyer H C Pipkin told the Texas Bar Association to embrace professional consciousness and build a great organization, saying non descript lawyers with pride must join and participate for a stronger Bar.
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Pipkin
Houston
H. C. Pipkin
Amarillo
Texas Bar Association
The
Bar Association
Mob Beats Up Wrong Negro In Ville Platte
Sheriff Picou said Adam Avie, a Black man held on a charge of attacking a white girl, was spirited from jail, beaten but alive, and later freed of the charge. No mob members were arrested.
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Ville Platte
Charles Picou
Evangeline Parish
Adam Avie
Picou
Dan Mc Grath Sent to Alaska for Work Relief Assignment
Dan Mc Grath of Amarillo an attorney with the Department of Justice was assigned as a special assistant in the work relief administration for Alaska. He departed by air to Seattle to sail for Alaska and will return to his DOJ post in about six weeks.
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Washington
Dan Mc Grath
Amarillo
Department of Justice
Alaska
Seattle
McGrath
Duke Ellington Advance Sale Ends Monday
The advance ticket sale for the Duke Ellington concert at Municipal Auditorium closes Monday at 6 pm. Parquet seats are 55 cents in advance and 85 cents at the box office. balcony seats similar for colored patrons. Tickets are sold at News-Globe office and Corner Drug Store with a post concert dance at The Nat priced at 1.65 single, 3.30 couple, and 2.50 stag.
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Municipal Auditorium
Lois Black
News-Globe
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Corner Drug Store
Harrison Street
Ellington
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Drouth
Ofain
Dr. Brinkley
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Dominick Iacoyone
Evansville
Ind
NEW Deal
President Roosevelt
Executive
Tennessee Valley Development
Tuscumbia
Ala
TVA
Mob
Wrong
Dan M'Grath
Duke Ellington
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