Earhart radio signals renew hope in South Seas search
Mysterious signals revived hope for Amelia Earhart as a large armada of ships and planes mobilized for a vast search in the South Seas. Coast guard Itasca and Pan American stations heard a radio sequels on 3 105 kilocycles, with mixed reports of voices and weak reception.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Amelia Earhart
South Seas
KGMB
Coast Guard
Los Angeles
Walter McMeanamy
Miss Earhart
Paul Mantz
Itasca
Chandler
Southard
California
Washington
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Cushing, Perkins, Lampson
Drayton
Wednesfun
Cushing
Perkins
Lampson
Howland
San Diego
Field tour tie between contour furrows and water savings
Hartley County SCS field tour featured light discussion on contour furrows used to conserve water. Conanservationist Claude Lovett explained the purpose while associate agronomist R R Hine quipped about cowmen and V 8s. A humorous two line vignette followed before unrelated hospital notes and a root study by G H Bates were mentioned.
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Hartley County
Scs
Claude Lovett
R. R. Hine
Hine
Lovett
Lov
NLRB Faces Test In Ford Action
The National Labor Relations Board confronts a major test of power as it charges Ford Motor Co with unfair labor practices. A fact finding hearing opens Tuesday in Detroit, with Ford reserving its rights and challenging the board’s jurisdiction. The case stems from a May 26 riot at the Rouge plant in Dearborn and is the first against a major auto maker.
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Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Co
Supreme Court
Federal
Ford Company
NLRB
United Automobile Workers of America
Rouge
Dearborn
Weather Outlook for West Texas and New Mexico
West Texas sees partly cloudy days Monday and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers in the far west. New Mexico forecasts partly cloudy weather Monday and Tuesday with a chance of local thundershowers and little temperature change.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Wife Slaying In Joy Ride Charged in Duluth
Charles Shidler, 50, is charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his wife Genevieve Shidler 46 during an early morning joy ride. Police say he staged an automobile accident to cover the crime and he awaits arraignment in municipal court.
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Duluth
Minn
Charles Shidler
Robert E. Donaldson
Genevieve Shidler
Shidler
Fourth of July Celebrations Continue Across Plains Towns
In the Panhandle many towns observe a Fourth holiday with rodeos fireworks and dances. Tucumcari plans a 9 pm fireworks display honoring Paul Dodge. Anvil Park rodeo resumes at Canadian this afternoon with a dance tonight. Dalhart Lions run their carnival through today as races free shows and baseball fill the schedule.
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Plains
Panhandle
Tucumcari
Paul Dodge
Dalhart Lions
Evacuation of Soviet Troops Reported in Amur Islands Scare
Tokyo dispatches report complete evacuation of Soviet land and naval forces from disputed Amur River islands, ending a five day Russo Japanese war scare.
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Tokyo
Amur River
Oldham Accepts Conservation
Veteran farmer Vincent Lockhart reports Oldham County farmers embracing soil and water conservation as part of local farming practice. Contour furrows improve pastures and wheat. terraces and green row crops show progress as combines move across the land. Continued on Page 7.
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Oldham County
J. W. Thueit
Vega
Alvis A. Brafford
Rafter O
Miles Millioon
Wildorado
Bain Wiseman
Floyd Mitchell
SCS
Ted Alexander
Oldham
Two French Warships Ordered Out After Capture of Vessel
Paris reports on July 4 that two French warships were sent toward the Spanish coast between Bilbao and Santander after the insurgent cruiser Almirante Cervera captured the French refugee ship Tregastel. The CH 2 and Vauquois chased the scene and consuls at San Sebastian and Bilbao were ordered to investigate.
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Paris
Bilbao
Santander
Almirante Cervera
Tregastel
CH 2
Vauquois
San Sebastian
Twenty injured in Mexican deputy election clashes
Mexico City reports twenty people injured in minor clashes during the national election for deputies to the new Congress convening next September. The skirmishes occurred in the federal district around Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Congress
Three killed and injured in Panhandle Fourth of July crash
Miss Leo Coffee 29 of Borger died from internal injuries after a car and a pulling combine collided 18 miles northeast of Amarillo. Her companions Gilbert Hollingsworth 23 and Tommie Hill 24 suffered minor injuries. Bill Cross and Leo Wyble escaped unharmed. The crash occurred after midnight on Highway 60 as they headed to a late Fourth of July dance. Coffee had been a Borger resident for seven years, employed by KC Dry Goods. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Panhandle
Leo Coffee
Borger
Amarillo
Gilbert Holelingsworth
Tommie Hill
Borger Oil Company
Bill Cross
Leo Wyble
White Deer
Hollingsworts
Combine
Miss Coffee
St. Anthony's Hospital
Mollingaworth
Hill
Boyce Long
Department of Public Safety
St. Francis
Charles Melban
Raton
N. M
Wilbur L. McDonald
Dumas
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
KC Dry Good
Coffee
Hattie McCarley
Harry Bealr
Greeley
Colo
E. B
US Fourth of July Death Toll Drops to 143
America marked its 161st birthday with 143 deaths by 7 PM CST the smallest in a decade though totals may rise tonight due to the double holiday. The worst loss occurred near Valparaiso Florida where five drowned when a 42 person motor boat capsized. Rescue boats saved survivors who clung to the overturned craft. City and state officials credited safety campaigns for the decrease.
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America
Valparaiso
Fla
Three Inglewood Girls Slain. Guard Confesses
Los Angeles July 4 Detective Lieut. D A Sanderson announced Albert Dyer a street crossing guard in Inglewood confessed to slayings of three Inglewood girls last June 26. He said Dyer told him and District Attorney Baron Fitts of the crimes after extensive questioning. The girls Madeline Everett 7 Melba 8 and Jeanette Stephens 9 were lured from Centinela Park to Baldwin Hills on a rabbit hunt pretext, according to playmates.
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Los Angeles
D. A. Sanderson
Albert Dyer
Inglewood
Sanderson
Dyer
Baron Fitts
Madeline Everett
Melba
Jeanette Stephens
Centinela Park
Baldwin
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Harry E. Kirchner
Houston
G. H. Bates
Mr. Bates
U. S
Townsend
Alfred Howe
Alfred
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