Two Baby Girls Die In Flames as Father Saves Them
In Levelland near Whiteface a farm home exploded likely from an oil stove. Berry Lyons ran back into the blaze to save his two sleeping children Geraldine nine months and Norma Ruth four years but Norma Ruth perished in the flames while Geraldine died after being rushed to a Levelland physician. The father was severely burned while neighbors prevented a second flare into the fire.
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Geraldine
Norma Ruth
Berry Lyons
Whiteface
Berry
Levellaid
Panhandle highway plan dubbed only the start
HINTON says federal road program will close gaps nationwide with priority on heavily traveled routes and farm to market links. He returned from Washington with word President Roosevelt approved Conchas Dam expenditure and that $2,000,000 Panhandle highway projects are only the beginning of a broader, upcoming funding and construction push through next year.
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Panhandle
Carl Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Marvin Jones
Roosevelt
T. H. McDonald
Federal Bureau of Roads
Hinton
Conchas Dam
Tucumcari
N. M
Amarillo
United States
Bureau of Roads
Mr. Hinton
Texas Highway Commission
Bureau
Hereford
GOP Demands Solvency at House Hearing
Washington July 8 Republican demands for national solvency and Democratic insistence that legislators are not rubber stamps for the President opened a House hearing on a tax bill. Secretary Morgenthau urged earmarking of funds to prevent new spending schemes and submitted committee estimates of potential annual revenue.
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Gop
Washington
Congress
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hooded pirates raid gambling ship Monte Carlo near Long Beach
Five men in black stockings boarded the Monte Carlo offshore in dense fog at 4 A M and looted cash and jewelry worth about 32 000. They chained bartenders and restrained crew as they escaped eight miles off the coast, taking $22 000 cash and 10 000 in jewelry from patrons.
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Long Beach
Calif
Monte Carlo
Ed Turner
Turner
J. M. Keller
Prates
Queen Not Manager Of J A Properties
The Amarillo News reports Beale Queen was named acting manager of the JA Ranch but this was incorrect. M H W Ritchie, temporary administrator of Mrs C Adair estate, confirms Queen’s involvement ended July 5 and that he remains separate from ranch management duties.
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Amarillo
Beale Queen
M. H. W. Ritchie
C. Adair
1Chie
Cornelia Adair
T. D. Hobart
Queen
Ritchie
Weather snapshot across West Texas and Amarillo region
The report notes generally fair conditions across West Texas near the 100th meridian with local showers in crete wine areas. Temperatures rise Tuesday with daytime highs around 70s and nights cooling near 40s, including Amarillo where midday conditions show similar trends.
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West Texas
West 100Th Meridian
Pampan Slain in Oklahoma in a Fatal Domestic Dispute
Elmer Lemon a 24 year old oil field worker from Pampa Texas was shot four times at a Broken Arrow Oklahoma doorway. He died later in a Tulsa hospital. The shooter identified as 24 year old farmer John Evans near Bixby is being hunted by county officers. Lemon and Ora Benedict fiancé had planned to marry soon.
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Okla
Elmer Lemon
Pampa
Texas
Bixby
John Evans
Evans
Ora Benedict
Lemon
Elmer
Miss Benedict
Tulsa
Thousands of perch dead in Norway lake heat stroke blamed
In Hoenefos Norway on Randsfjord thousands of perch floated dead. Researchers found no poison or pollution and ruled out typical causes. They concluded the fish died of heat stroke after investigating the mysterious event.
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Hoenefos
Norway
Randsfjord
Parachutist 67 Jumps From 90-Foot Tower in Moscow
A 67 year old woman, Pulkheria Mosharova, jumped with a parachute today from a 90 foot tower in Moscow and landed safely.
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Moscow
Pulkheria Mosharova
Huey Long Attacks Roosevelt in Radio Speech
United States Senator Huey P. Long denounces President Roosevelt as a liar and a faker in a New Orleans radio address. He challenges critics to indict him while criticizing the Roosevelt old age pension plan and touting his own state measures to tighten control and curb patronage.
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New Orleans
United States
Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
Berates
Congress
Senator Long
Louisiana
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Rotary Club Confab Draws 100 Executives From West Texas
In Amarillo more than 100 Rotary club executives from 40 West Texas cities attended the 41st district annual conference. District Governor Jim Willson of Floydada and other leaders spoke as bids to host the next meeting were heard from Amarillo Fort Worth and Childress.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Childress
Water survey fund appeals for relief project
The U S Bureau of Mines asks for 1 619 000 from the 4 billion work relief fund to map underground water resources in dust and breath stricken areas using electrical geophysics under the National Resource Committee. Navy Commerce Interior departments and the International Boundary Commission seek 5 917 773 for 34 projects including a San Angelo fish hatchery 55 000 and a Santa Rosa New Mexico hatchery 25 000.
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Washington
U.P
U. S. Bureau of Mines
National Resource Committee
Navy, Commerce and Interior Departments
American Section
International Boundary Commission
San Angelo
Santa Rosa
N M
Texas Heat Records Fall for Second Day
Texas heat records were broken for the second day in succession from Pampa to Brownsville as thermometers hit new highs. Pampa 103.5 at 2 PM. Brownsville 93 at 1 PM. Sherman 101 and Waco 101. Port Arthur 97. Shreveport 99.9. Dallas 99. Gainesville 101. Fort Worth 100. Austin 98.
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Dallas
Texas
Pampa
Brownsville
Gulf Mexico
Longview
Sherman
Waco
Port
Arthur
Shreveport
Mercury
Gainesville
Fort Worth
Austin
Wallace to visit Amarillo on West tour
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace will visit Amarillo August 3 during a West tour focusing on the wheat belt. Local officials said he will tour with agricultural leaders from 11 30 a m to 9 30 p m and may address a public meeting.
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Wheat Belt
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture
Amarillo
Carl Hinton
Wallace
Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Department
Wallace to Visit Amarillo on August 5
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace will be the guest in Amarillo on August 5, announced in Washington. The visit highlights agricultural policy events and regional outreach.
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The
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Amarillo
World bulldogging record broken at Black Hills roundup
Fort Worth’s Bill Mamackin tied the world bulldogging record with a 3.45 second run on the final day of the Black Hills roundup in Belle Fourche South Dakota. The time matches Shorty Ricker’s 1933 world record set in Sidney Nebraska where the event also drew Ranger Texas competitors.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Black Hills
Bill Mamackin
Fort Worth
Sidney
Neb
Shorty Ricker
Ranger
Texas
Rentals Highly Active in Amarillo Ads and Rates
Amid warmer weather the past ten days Amarillo rentals across all classes show strong demand. Want Ads report unusually good results for vacancies from rooms to fine homes with ready tenants. rental ads may be cancelled once results are achieved and charge applies only for days the ad runs. Dial 6262.
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Amarillo
AAA raises 1935 base for wheat payments to 33 cents
Secretary Wallace issues a proclamation setting 1935 wheat adjustment payments at 33 cents per bushel, up from 29 cents in 1934. Adjustments minus county costs total about 14 million in additional income for wheat producers, bringing 1935 potential payments to around 115 million, funded from wheat producer tax reserves. The 30 cent processing tax remains unchanged, with two installments planned for 1935.
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Washington
Wallace
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Preacher Eskridge Murder Trial Set for November
The trial of Rev. Edgar Eskridge, Baptist minister charged with the murder of Ed J. Reilly, a police thief in Orange, is tentatively set for November 18. The setting followed talks among defense counsel J. J. Collins of Lufkin, District Judge Langston King, assistant district attorney Tom Harris, and Orange district attorney Hollis Kinard. The case was moved to Houston after defense contended an Orange trial would be unfair.
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Houston
Edgar Eskridge
Ed. J. O. Reilly
Orange
J. J. Collins
Lufkin
Langston King
Tom Harris
Hollis Kinard
Eskridge
Securities probe figure Rabell indicted by federal grand jury
William H. Rabell a former SEC accountant and investigator is indicted for allegedly posing as a U S officer and soliciting a bribe. His arrest earlier was prompted by oil royalties dealer J Edward Jones two weeks ago.
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New York
William H. Rabell
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Rabell
J. Edward Jones
Oles D Says Rockefeller Acknowledged for Philanthropy
Beverly Hills letter lauds John D Rockefeller age 96 praising his generosity and global efforts against disease. The writer jokes he could cure mosquitos and mosquitoes and notes Rockefeller will likely reach 100 with that talent.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Brazil
Hever
Toll in Flood Mounts 10 3 Area
Upstate New York cloudburst floods killed 22 and left eight missing, with property damage over 10 960 000. Governments begin relief for thousands made homeless as four dams collapsed and utilities halted. Many evacuated as streets flooded and transport halted. Rivers slowly recede. communications strained.
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N. Y
Upstate
New York
Oil Bill Edges Toward Agreement in Congress
Washington July 8 House oil readers were nearing an agreement on a new petroleum bill expected to gain broad support before the current session ends Rep Disney Oklahoma said California’s potential flash production highlighted the need for special legislation since the state lacks an oil regulatory body He predicted Texas which had previously opposed federal regulation might seek protection by December.
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Washington
House
Disney
Oklahoma
California
Texas
Over-Parkers Note Sparks Comic Excuses
New York July 8 ex cuses for over parking cited by offenders. Renaud gave Harry Goldfarb the benefit of the doubt as he claimed he could not leave his chair because the dentist’s gas supply had to be renewed after a tooth extraction.
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New York
Renaud
Harry Goldfarb
Goldfarb
Italy Moves Toward Ethiopia and Eritrea War
Reports say Italy will strike from Rome toward Addis Ababa with colonized territories Eritrea and Somaliland. Britain and the United States pledge neutrality while France appears friendly and Japan is distracted by Asia. Troop departures accelerate with 9000 longshoremen sent to Massawa to speed unloading. Road building in Eritrea faces intense pressure as mobilization climbs.
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Rome
Italy
Addis Ababa
France
United States
Germany
Russia
England
Japan
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
Massawa
Ethi
Morgenthau Outlines Tax Schedules For Wealth Levy Plans
In a Senate hearing Morgenthau presented 29 committee schedules on wealth taxes covering individuals corporations and inheritances. He cited potential yields from 7 million to 728 million dollars and argued dividends between corporations could raise about 39 million. The proposals reflect the Presidents call for broader wealth distribution and higher rates on top incomes.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Republi
Rockefeller at 96 Still Feeling Fine
John D. Rockefeller marked his 96th birthday at Golf House in Lakewood New Jersey with a quiet family visit from John D. Rockefeller Jr. Mrs E Parmalee Prentice and Adeline Prentice joined a small circle of friends. He was reported in good health and spirits.
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Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Golf House
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
E. Parmalee Prentice
Williamstown
Mass
Adeline Prentice
Rockefeller
Morgenthau cites possible Roosevelt wealth tax revenue
Secretary Morgenthau told Congress the wealth tax could raise 118000000 to 90500000 annually. He urged strict earmarking of the income for reducing borrowing and the public debt. He signaled White House stance against new taxes on inheritances high incomes and graduated corporate levies.
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White House
Morgenthau
Congress
Roosevelt
Tech Checker Star Stanphil Tops Veterans in Texas Tourney
In Dallas on July 8 a 22 year old Texas Tech student B C Stanphil of Denison dominated veteran players in the state tournament. He won 17 games and lost 5, with rivals behind him by wide margins. Fort Worth’s Parness was the only veteran in the top six with a 3 5 record.
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Dallas
Texas Checker
B. C. Stanphil
Denison
Texas Technological College
P. Hareness
Fort Worth
Stanphil
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