Heat Toll Grows As Drought Grips Midwest
Record heat lingers across the drouth ravaged Midwest with 120 degrees at Wishek North Dakota and Chicago reaching 102. Officials report at least 10 deaths from extreme heat and over 20 drowning fatalities as residents seek relief. President Roosevelt pledges income providing work for 170000 distressed families and plans a visit next month to inspect relief progress.
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Eddie Freed offers help to locate missing wife in Chicago
In Chicago on July 7 police hold Eddie Freed, once a rackets collector for Capone, as a material witness. His attorney Abraham L. Marovitz says Freed promises to contact his hunted wife if freed. Police refuse the offer and keep Freed detained for information on Audrey Vallette’s slaying.
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Pioneer music teacher Dave Derden dies at home
Dave Derden, longtime Amarillo music educator and band instructor, died suddenly at his home on Harrison Street. Physicians attributed the heart attack to recent indigestion. Mrs. Derden was with him. the body lies at N.S. Griggs & Sons mortuary while arrangements are set.
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Wheat market soars to 1934 peak then slides six cents
Chicago July 7 report notes wheat prices rise to the highest since August 1934 before dropping nearly six cents a bushel. The market shows initial strength followed by a sharp retreat as trading continues.
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Wheat shipments rise as South Plains send 41 cars to elevators
Forty one cars of wheat from the South Plains arrived at local elevators yesterday. The combined total for Monday and Saturday reached 97 cars, with a few cars received earlier. Rain threatens harvest in Central Panhandle fields while Amarillo-area truckloads reach nearby markets ahead of heavier shipments next week.
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Wheat futures plunge as drought fears trigger selling
Crowds flood the wheat pits after a crop destroying drought sparks a rapid selloff. Traders realize profits on a steep upturn, while reports of rains in Saskatchewan ease tensions and fuel a broad liquidation across major markets.
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Union Chiefs Renew Battle Over Steel Campaign
William Green of the AFL warned that John L. Lewis's steel organizing drive risks a policy he labels misguided and harmful to organized labor. Green accuses the Lewis faction of seeking industrial unions, contrasting with AFL craft-union strategy and urging unity against a forceful approach.
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Aimee Semple McPherson and Miss Crawford Set for Temple Clash
In Los Angeles July 7 a high profile split at Angelus Temple pits Aimee Semple McPherson in seclusion against Rheba Crawford the Angel of Broadway. Attorneys deny efforts to force Crawford from her post while a $400000 slander suit against McPherson looms as the dispute centers on leadership and contract.
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Rain Spreads Across Panhandles Boosting Crop Outlook
Eastern Panhandle and South Plains receive showers with Plains towns reporting up to four and a half inches. Amarillo notes light rainfall while Plainview and Ralls record substantial totals. Wheat harvest delayed in rain soaked areas as farmers report good prospects for cotton and raw crops.
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Bank Robbery Sparks Kansas City Pursuit
Two men robbed Exchange State Bank in St Paul Kansas of 3000 dollars then fled northward while a citizens posse organized by Cashier Frank Denton pursued. The bandits entered the bank at opening forced three staff into the vault and escaped after moving a heavy desk blocking the door.
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Suspect Thumbs Ride to Bastille in Brownwood
Elzie Capes 20 was jailed after hitching a ride near Balinger with Brown County sheriff to San Angelo, sought on a theft over fifty dollars charge.
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Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy Wednesday in Amarillo and west of the 100th meridian. South portion may see scattered showers. New Mexico expected fair with little temperature change. Yesterday's temperatures at Amarillo showed a high near 64 and a low around 50 with light precipitation totaling 0.1 inch in the 24 hours ending 4 PM.
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Handy Man Confesses Slaying Of Mysterious Goat Woman
Lyndon Kansas July 7 1949 Handy man Alex Ure 45 confessed to killing Mrs Malvin Villemonte 65 known as the goat woman of Burlingame She disappeared last December found buried with two dogs in a shallow basement grave Ure said he shot her at her request because she was out of funds Heiser county attorney said Ure denied taking any money from the house
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Senior Golf Semis Set As Skaggs Faces Storey
Tri-State Senior Golf Association moved into the semi finals with Hob Skaggs and FE. B. Red Gober advancing from the championship flight. Storey, Dalhart, and Cooke, Clarendon, also reached the semis after close rounds and high scores.
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Americans Flee Chinese Bandits Across Kwangsi Province
Dispatches say all American residents in Kwangsi except two have evacuated to Nanking amid bandit activity. The American colony has also left the Kweilin area after authorities ordered native women and children to evacuate. The city braced for defense as British residents also left for Nanking.
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Oregon Senator Named Vice Chairman of GOP Campaign
Chicago July 7 U P Senator Frederick W Steiner of Oregon was appointed vice chairman of the Republican senatorial campaign committee by National Chairman John D M Hamilton.
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Just How Big Can You Dream
An editorial invites readers to contemplate a bold, practical dream grounded in common facts and principles. It urges reflection on saving soil to protect air and challenges residents to measure how large their ambitions can be for real-world impact.
Death takes crash victim during holiday trip in Kansas
A family of five from Moundridge Kansas was returning home when their car left a country road four miles southeast of Vega around 5 AM Monday. Father Abraham F Dyck died in the crash and Irene Dyck, though injured, walked to a nearby farmhouse for help after helping rescue her parents.
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Girl Hurt In Fall Frightened By Rat
Nobie West 12 of Call Newton County fell through a barn loft opening and was seriously injured. She landed on the side of a wagon. Physicians operated last night and said her condition was unclear.
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Lee Leads in Sooners Democratic Primary Vote
Unofficial returns from 68 of Oklahoma's 3411 precincts show Rep. Josh Lee leading Gore in the Democratic Senate race with 2,147 votes to 975 for Gore. Gomer Smith is second. Gov. Marland trails with 1,07.0 votes. Measures on old age pensions and sales tax face possible defeat.
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Former president of printers dies in New Jersey
New York July 7 Leon H. Rouse 68 longtime president of Typographical Union No 6 for 20 years and former first vice president of the International Union died today at his home in Jersey City New Jersey.
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Relief plan eyed for Northwest drought families
President Roosevelt rejected rumors of depopulating the Northwest as he discussed drought relief. Special correspondent Bascom N. Timmons reports the administration estimates about 204,000 families need aid, spanning from Northwest Texas to the Dakotas and Montana, amid efforts to address the region's hardship.
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Second Siamese Twin Succumbs in Michigan City
The second Glick twin died today in Michigan City Ind minutes after birth. The twins were born to Mrs Wesley Glick at Clinic Hospital here with a bone fusion at the base of the brain. The first twin lived 18 minutes.
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Awaiting Gun Squad Green Refuses Help
Triple killer Delbert Green, 28, rejects last appeals and aid offers, hoping for a gubernatorial reprieve. Utah State Prison prepares Friday daybreak execution by firing squad with 20 witnesses. five riflemen will carry out the sentence for the murders of his wife, her mother, and an uncle six years earlier.
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