Paris Guards and Parades Set for Bastille Day Show
Mobile guards and police prepare to separate government supporters and opponents for Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. Left and right factions plan protests as two major parades converge on Place de la Bastille, with the Croix de Feu abstaining and Socialist groups signaling a triumph over Fascist elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
LeBrun
Blum
France
People's Front
Place de la Bastille
Francois de la Rocque
Croix de Feu
Social” Party
de la Rocque
Champs Elysee
Socialist Party
Leon Blum
T. A. Babb Shows Slight Improvement at Home
The 83 year old Amarillo pioneer T. A. Dot Babb was slightly improved last night at his home on Virginia Street after two days in serious condition. A rancher turned resident of the Plains, he was captured by Comanche Indians at age fourteen and lived with them for two years before later writing a 1912 memoir about his experiences.
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T. A
Dot) Babb
Virginia Street
Amarillian
Babb
Plains
Texas Road Body Sets 10 A.M. Paving Completion Meet
The head of the Texas road body will preside at a meeting to celebrate the completion of No. 5 paving. The event begins at 10 a.m. with officials and invitees expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Road
Amarillo Hosts Panhandle All Weather Route Celebration
Highway No. 5 known as the Colorado to Gulf route is now open from the Gulf to the Rockies. Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Colorado boosters will gather in Amarillo for a Chamber of Commerce sponsored event. Leaders from highway commissions and federal routes 60 and 66 will attend and discuss future plans.
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Harry Hines
Texas Highway Commission
Panhandle
Colorado
Gulf
Southwest
Rockies
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Amarillo
Highway 66 Association
Gibb Gilchrist
Brother Named to Succeed Pope in Texas Office
Attorney General William McCraw appoints W. B. Pope of Dallas as assistant attorney general to succeed his twin brother John W. Pope Jr who died in a Tyler hotel fall last week. The brothers studied together and began in family law before John joined the Dallas district attorney's office after graduating from Southern Methodist University.
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Austin
William McCraw
W. B. Pope
Dallas
John W. Pope
Tyler
John W. Pope, Jr
McCraw
Dallas Secon
Southern Methodist University
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West: Tuesday
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for fair conditions Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers in the extreme southeast. New Mexico should stay fair with little temperature change. Temperatures show yesterday's hours with varying readings and highs and lows indicated.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Dadceese
Forgotten Men Face Gloomy Future Without Relief
Seventeen elderly men once highlighted for hardship again face poverty after federal aid ended June 30. They rely on scarce rations, with 39 meals totaling limited vegetables meat flour rice and prunes. Rent is due, fines unpaid, and some refuse the pauper’s oath, fearing disfranchisement as drifters drift.
Quake Destroys City Hounds Chase Fleeing Negro
Baying hounds led about 50 men through Alabama hills in pursuit of a young Black man who shot and seriously wounded Calhoun County farmer J. M. Hicks after assaulting Mrs. Joseph Hill. The assailant, armed with a shotgun and pistol, fled. his name was not known.
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Anniston
Ala
Alabama Hills
Calhoun County
Joseph Hill
J. M. Hicks
Hicks
Arabs Killed in Jenin District Clash With British Troops
Seven Arabs were killed and one wounded when British troops swept in to aid a signal force repairing telephone lines in the Jenin district and surrounded the Arab band.
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Jerusalem
Jenin
Chile Seismic Devastation Hits Taltal and Copiapo
A severe quake and tidal wave shattered northern Chile towns Taltal population 6000 and Copiapo population 10000. Telegraph and telephone lines and railways were cut, walls cracked in Antofagasta city, and Antofagasta province reports interrupted communications as tremor lasted about three minutes in the southern province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
U.P
Taltal
Copiapo
Antofagasta
Earthquake Demolishes Two Schools in Chile
A three minute quake in Taltal Chile destroys two schools and a lecture hall with no reported fatalities. Rescuers search debris as residents assess structural damage and safety needs. Local authorities warn of aftershocks and inspect remaining buildings for stability.
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Taltal
Chile
Monkeys Escape in Fort Worth Yard Transfer
Ten Rhesus monkeys escaped while being moved from a local park to the Prentier Centennial grounds. One hundred of the original 110 were delivered safely, but zookeepers abandoned hope of recapturing the truants as they roamed high voltage wires.
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Fort Worth
West
Squall Kills One in Texas
A southeast Texas squall caused one death and five shock cases from lightning. Two inches of rain fell. Eula Made Fish, 18, died after lightning struck a farm out house near Newton. Four Immy Hull troupe members and another person were knocked down at Pleasure Pier Port Arthur. Damage included wind wreckage to tents and Sabine area buildings with window and telecommunication outages.
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Beaumont
Texas
Eula Made Fish
M. F. Fish
Newton
Immy Hull
Pleasure Pier
Port Arthur
Sabine
Sabine Pass
Coast Guard Station
Trains Collision Kills Engineer R C Crawford In Hot Springs
Two Rock Island freight trains collided head on between Hot Springs and Butterfield Arkansas killing engineer R C Crawford 46 and seriously injuring fireman I P Peaslee who were both Little Rock residents.
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Hot Springs
Ark
U.P
R. C. Crawford
Rock Island
Here
Butterfield
Peaslee
Little Rock
Pension Fund Chronicles Ayers Hunter Negligence Claims
A report alleges mismanagement of the Ayers Hunter Pension Fund citing waste and negligence by unnamed officials. Details describe misallocation of assets and inadequate oversight prompting calls for accountability and reform.
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Ayers Hunter
Hunter Attacks Allred on Pension Payouts and Campaign Spending
Tom F. Hunter, running for governor, accused Gov. James V. Allred of pension negligence and extravagance and criticized pre election spending in 1932. He mocked Allred’s defense and cited 13 speeches in two days plus high profile expenditures and profits from lavish events.
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Tom F. Hunter
James V. Allred
Allred
Hunter
Texas
Briton Rides To New Record On Bonneville Flats
English driver George Eyston and companion Bert Denly push the Speed of the Winds to near the 48 hour 100.54 mph mark at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah. They shatter multiple 24 to 2,000 mile marks in a two day endurance run amid brief pit stops and tense nerves.
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Bonneville Sait Flats
Utah
George Fyston
Bert Denly
Eyston
Denly
Fyston
Ryston
John Cobb
London
Cobb
Amarillo
Fuston
Heat Wave Deepens Nation’s Toll As Temps Prevail
In an 11 day period fatalities from heat and drownings top 1525 with Michigan near 360 deaths including 86 at Bloise State Hospital. General Motors plans talks with workers on possible stoppage as hot spots persist and rains offer only brief relief amid forecast cooling from the Pacific Northwest.
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Chicago
Michigan
Bloise State Hospital
General Motors Corporation
Canada
Hmerson
Man
Dominion
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Nebraska
Chicago Bureau
Pacific Northwest
As Ilinois
Colorado Springs
Colo
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Hamrick's Condition Reported as Fair After Surgery
H G Frosty Hamrick Potter County auditor was listed as fair after an appendicitis operation last Thursday with a relapse Saturday Attendants said visitors were not allowed until week’s end at Northwest Texas Hospital
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H. G
Frosty) Hamrick
Potter County
Atendants
Northwest Texas Hospital
Sotelo Slain by Assassins in Madrid
Jose Calvo Sotelo, prominent monarchist leader, was kidnapped by men in assault guard uniforms and found dead in a Madrid cemetery. Police questioned at least three federal officers amid claims of revenge killings and conflicting officials statements.
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Madrid
Jose Calvo Sotelo
Calvo Sotelo
Jose de Castila
Siamese Twin Violet Hilton to Wed in Dallas Ceremony
Violet Hilton 24 and James Moore 25 will marry at the Texas Centennial Cotton Bowl in Dallas with Dale Stevens Orchestra from Cincinnati to provide music. County Clerk Ed Steger will issue the license. her sister Daisy Hilton was denied one three years ago in New York New Jersey and Illinois. Hilton sisters, born in England and raised in San Antonio, have vaudeville roots dating a decade.
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Dallas
Violet Hilton
James Moore
Cleveland
Dale Stevens
Cincinnati
Ed Steger
Daisy Hilton
Violet
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
Detroit
Moore
England
San Antonio
Tex
Lady Musher Aids Priest After Twin Glacier River Wreck
Alaska’s Mary Joyce known as the lady musher helped save Father Bernard Hubbard when a river boat wrecked in icy rapids on Twin Glacier River. Her dog team maneuvered to shore as Hubbard and explorer Ken Chisholm escaped onto a rock. The incident marked Hubbard’s first serious mishap in a decade of Alaskan exploration.
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Juneau
Alaska
Mary Joyce
Father Bernard Hubbard
Twin Glacier River
Joyce
Fairbanks
Father Hubbard
George Gatty
Ken Chisholm
Santa Clara
Chisholm
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Brother
Pope
Meritt Modern
East Tenth
McCormick
Jeanne Howe
Gene Howe
Lora Mae Donovan
E. A. Tusha
Santa Fe
EF. E. Machoveec
W. E. Goodloe
G. R. Miller
Fort Worth & Denver
F. B. Peele
Herman Clutter
Young Black
Lake Michigan
Hamrick
Sotelo
Priest
Father Hubbard Glacier
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