British plan for nonintervention in Spanish Civil War accepted
London reports that the 27 nation nonintervention committee agreed the British plan to isolate the Spanish conflict can serve as a basis for discussion. It calls for withdrawing foreign volunteers, dissolving the neutral naval patrol, and establishing neutral observers on supply ships. France Italy and Germany expressed reservations to be fully discussed before final agreement.
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London
Britain
Spain
Spanish
France
Italy
Germany
Ivan Maisky
Moiseyevitch Kagan
Charles Corbin
Con
Armour Company Declares 20 Cent Dividend
Armour and Company directors announce a 20 cents per share dividend on common stock matching last quarter. R. H. Cabell, president, notes live stock supplies may remain tight into autumn, likely boosting meat prices, with June earnings on track.
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Chicago
Armour and Company
R. H. Cabell
Cabell
Boy Dies in Hunting Accident Near Sonora
Dannie Friess, 13, was accidentally shot by a small bore rifle while preparing to hunt with other boys near Sonora. No other details given about the incident or location.
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Sonora
Dannie Friess
Outlaw Traxler Pursuit Spurs Northeast Oklahoma Hunt
Heavily armed posses and officers swept northeast Grady County chasing Pete Traxler after his escape from Eastham Prison Farm. Traxler and accomplices released Markham near Sapulpa and planned to flee toward Canada, while Markham described their threats and bargain to avoid police. Federal agents organized the hunt as Traxler’s wife Nell remained under surveillance in Verden.
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Chickasha
Okla
U.P
Grady County
Pete Traxler
Oklahoma
Baird H. Markham, Jr
Sapulpa
Markham
Ada
Traxler
Fred Tindal
Charlie Chapman
Eastham
Texas
Oklahoma City
Verden
Anadarko
Caddo County
Nell Traxler
Desperado
Tulsa
Kansas
Canada
Chapman
Yale
Baird H. Markham
American Petroleum Institute Industries Committee
New York City
Eastham Farm
Low Bid Submitted for Lamesa Post Office
Washington reports that Al gernon Blair of Montgomery Alabama submitted a 62337 dollar low bid for the Lamesa Texas post office. J J Fritch of Dallas Texas was the low bidder at 41370 dollars for a Rusk Texas post office.
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Lamesa
Washington
Algernon Blair
Montgomery
Ala
Treasury
Texas
J. J. Fritch
Dallas
Rusk
Byrnes Declines Senate Democratic Leadership Bid
Senator James Byrnes of South Carolina announced he will not run for the Senate Democratic leadership post created by the death of Senator Robinson. He said he would not seek the position and thus leaves Barkley and Harrison as the remaining candidates with Barkley reportedly backed by President Roosevelt.
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Washington
U.P
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Byrnes
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Barkley
Roosevelt
Robinson
Harrison
Barclay
Alben
White House
Harerison
Benators
President and Congress Honor Senator Robinson in Senate Chamber
The nation paid reverent honors to Senator Joseph T. Robinson at a simple state funeral in the Senate chamber led by President Roosevelt. The service reflected his blunt, unpretentious character with prayers scripture readings and Episcopal rites as his coffin lay near the dais. Attendees included Mrs. Robinson and friends such as Bernard Baruch and Harvey Couch. Chaplains Phillips and Montgomery officiated.
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Washington
Joseph T. Robinson
Roosevelt
Senate
Robinson
Charles
Grady Miller
Joseph Brewer
Joseph Robinson
Bernard M. Baruch
Harvey Couch
Zebarney Phillips
House
James Shera
Sino Japanese Forces Move Toward Peiping in North China
report of major armies from Japan and Chiang Kai-shek advancing toward Peiping and Paotingfu signals a widening conflict. Nanking divisions may join to oppose Japan as Tangshan prepares to receive a Japanese corps from Korea. Chinese officials cite information on five Japanese divisions totaling about 100 000 men en route to China.
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Peiping
Empire of Japan
Central Government of
China
North China
Nanking
Paotingfu
Mo Chiang Kai- Shek
Japan
Wheat Markets Rise Sharply Across North America
Wheat jumped to 1.50 in Chicago amid limited Canadian exports and black rust fears. July futures climbed and Amarillo reports show 1.10 per bushel as local receipts rose to 287 cars in a busy day at the grain exchange.
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Amarillo Grain Exchange Inspection Department
Chicago
Canada
Mystery of Burning Stolen Car Baffles Police
Police in San Antonio and military authorities investigate a stolen automobile found ablaze and abandoned on the Austin highway after midnight. An unidentified soldier reported seeing the car approach with smoke from the windows, crash through a fence, and plunge into a ditch with no occupants located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Austin
Globe News Want Ads Offer Quick Extra Cash
Globe News Want Ads promote easy cash by selling unwanted items from furniture to vehicles and odds and ends. Readers are urged to phone 6262 to place ads with payment collected later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe News
Globe-News
Death sentence commuted for Hollis Martin in New Mexico
Lieutenant Governor Hiram Dow commuted Hollis Martin's death sentence to life imprisonment in Santa Fe. The 19 year old from Altus Oklahoma was set to be executed July 23 for the 1935 murders of his aunt uncle and cousin at Hondo New Mexico. Clemency appeals were filed by Rev. Al Bowman and Oklahoma legislator R W Brewer.
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Santa FE
N. M
Hiram Dow
Hollis Martin
Altus
Okla
Martin
Hondo
Dow
Clyde Tingley
al Bowman
R. W. Brewer
Oklahoma
Willard Shaffer
Huge Gasoline Tank Explodes at Pure Oil Plant
In Atlantic City on July 16 a 10,000 gallon gasoline storage tank at Pure Oil exploded after a fire. Firefighters near the tank were injured and hospitalized as a second and then a third tank also burst into flames, threatening nearby buildings including the Atlantic City Press Union editorial and printing offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Pure Oil Company
Virginia Avenue
Atlantic City Press Union
Mae West Marriage to Frank Wallace Cleared by Judge
Los Angeles July 16 Judge Robert W Kenny declared a 1911 marriage between Mae West and vaudeville actor Frank Wallace valid in Wallace suit for recognition and community property. West admitted a marriage but said it was not consummated.
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Los Angeles
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Robert W. Kenny
Wallace
Milwaukee
Miss West
Abilene Man Dies As Truck Overturns Near Mineral Wells
John Griswold, 32, of Abilene, was burned to death when his truck overturned and caught fire 18 miles west of Mineral Wells. He was alone in the vehicle and is survived by a wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Griswold
Abilene
Here
Griswold
Southern States Suffer Heat Wave as Relief Lags
Abnormal temperatures persist across the southern states with no immediate relief in sight. Forecaster J R Lloyd predicts two to three days of near normal temps for the north central region while the south remains hot with highs around 90s and near 100 in cities like Wichita Falls Washington Atlanta Nashville and Amarillo.
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Associated Press
North Central
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Mississippi
Tennessee Valley
Mississippi Valley
Southern Plains
Rocky Mountain Region
Northern Plains
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Dakotas
Wichita Falls
Tex
Washington
Atlanta
Nashville
St. Louis
Evansville
Ind
Fort Smith
Ark
New York
Louisville
Cincinnati
Amarillo
Kansas City
Hottest Thursday and Friday of summer reach 99 degrees
Thursday and Friday posted the season’s high at 99 degrees with no relief in sight. At 7 am Friday the thermometer stood at 69 and noon reached 92, with the 99 degree peak around 4 pm. The Amarillo forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and continued warm weather for West Texas.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
West 100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Floodwaters Disrupt Railway Traffic in Bainville
Floodwaters from hard rains slowed highway travel across northeast Montana as the Great Northern main line and Bainville-Scobey branch lost track. The flood, described by residents as the worst in the area, washed out a quarter-mile of main line after a deluge on Shotgun Creek.
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Bainville
Mont
Montana Drouth
Shotgun Creek
Great Northern Railroad
Bainville-Scobey
Roosevelt Signs Eight Inter-American Treaties
The State Department reports President Roosevelt has signed the ratifications of eight treaties and conventions from the Inter-American Conference in Buenos Aires held last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
NLRB level charges filed against Republic Steel
The National Labor Relations Board filed a formal complaint against Republic Steel Corp charging eight counts of violations of the Wagner Act. The board orders a formal hearing next Wednesday. The CIO affiliated 8 W O C allegedly led peaceful picketing and back to work movement, with claims of intimidation, lockout, threats, and violence against union organizers.
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National Labor Relations Board
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic Steel
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
I. O
Republic
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Johnstown, Pa
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Lee Pressman
CIO
Ths
Woman Dies Instantly in Fall at Sister's Home
Wichita Falls July 16 Mrs H B Harris 55 of Anadarko Oklahoma died instantly in a fall at her sister's home where she was visiting Mrs H L Johnson.
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Wichita Falls
H. B. Harris
Anadarko
Okla
H. L. Johnson
Executive Talks With Harrison Byrnes Hatch
President Roosevelt pressed no favorites in the fight for Senate majority leader. He met with Harrison and other senators including Byrnes and Hatch to urge unity as a caucus vote set for next Wednesday. No side was declared. Byrnes planned support for Harrison while personal ties and seniority influence loyalties.
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Farley
Byrnes
South Carolina
Harrison
White House
Hatch
New Mexico
Parley
Barkley
Senate
Bird Shooting Farmer Dies in Apparent Accident
Fort Worth July 16 A P M R Bardin 57 a farmer of the Saginaw community was killed today by a pistol shot while shooting at birds in the yard His wife heard the shot and found him dead in the bedroom with a bullet through his head Justice of the Peace Marvin Beatty ruled the death accidental.
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Fort Worth
R. Bardin
Saginaw
Bardin
Justice of the
Marvin Beatty
Italian bomber crashes at Ciamppino Airfield in Rome
An Italian trimotor bomber crashed at Ciamppino Airfield last night killing Lieut Leto Bellagamba and four others. The incident is the latest in aerial losses reported from the Rome area during July.
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Rome
Ciampino
Leto Bellagamba
Swisher County 47th Birthday Queen Crowned at Tulia Gala
Thousands joined Swisher County's two day celebration in Tulia with the coronation of Edith Stallings as queen of the 47th birthday party. Maids of honor were Charlie Mae Northcutt Lula Marjorie Conner and Dorothy Lou Emmit as Amarillo Maverick Club gymnastics and a Comanche Indians war dance preceded the crowning on the courthouse square.
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Tulia
Swisher County
Edith
House of
Parker
Plains
Tulsa
Cynthia Ann Parker
Quanah Parker
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Roswell
Armour Company
Posses Hassily
James Byrnes
Congress
Congressional Tax Committee
James Roosevelt
Hamilton Fish
Republican
Price
Mae
Max Haas
Bronx
NLRB
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