Veterans protest near White House as bonus march disperses
In Washington on July 19 police guard the White House as about 50 left wing Bonus Army members disperse near executive mansion led by John Pace. Urban Ledoux delivers a petition urging Congress reconvening to pass a bonus bill while veterans deny intent to picket.
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Veterans Administration Office
White House
Bonus Army
Executive Mansion
John Pace
Urban Ledoux
As “Mr. Zero
Congress
Ledoux
Mr. Hoover
Waters
End of tough sledding signals recovery across industries
Austin columnist Raymond Brooks summarizes a broad set of indicators from banking, publishing, livestock, oil, agriculture and finance, showing a sustained rebound. He notes improved credit, reduced government waste, and that recovery stems from market strength and real needs, with oil leading the way in Texas.
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Raymond Brooks
Austin
Texas
Hoover signs relief bill aims to aid $2.1 billion
President Hoover delays signing the relief bill but signals it will become law tomorrow. The act channels about $2.122 billion to aid the jobless via Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans to states and public works. Governors in 30+ states plan to use both destitution loans and construction funds.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Reconstruction Corporation
Associated Press
Actress Ethel Clayton Wins Second Divorce Decree
Los Angeles July 19 actress Ethel Clayton received her second divorce decree from Ian Keith after testifying in superior court that Keith was un gentlemanly and unhusband like.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ethel Clayton
Ian Keith
Keith
Train fall death shocks Sweetwater yards
Scott Mitchel aged 50 died after falling from a freight train in the Sweetwater railroad yards. His wife, residing in Colorado Texas, identified him.
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Sweetwater
Scott Mitchel
Colorado
Texas
Doctor Thacker Arrested in Arkansas Murder Case
Dr Richard E Thacker a fugitive linked to abortion deaths in Oklahoma City was arrested in Springdale Arkansas The arrest was announced by Springdale Police Chief G D Lichlyter A murder charge followed the death of Robbie Lou Thompson at General Hospital which was linked to an illegal operation amid a broader April inquiry into Thacker disappearances
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Oklahoma City
Richard E. Thacker
Springdale
Ark
Thacker
G. D. Lichlyter
Robbie Lou Thompson
General Hospital
Seven Killed in Boat Blast Near Alexandria Bay
A dynamite explosion on the drill boat America in the St. Lawrence River killed seven men and injured nine. The 150 drill boat blew apart, leaving only debris and floating timbers as rescuers and an oil tanker offered aid. Names of the dead include Arnold Freeman Jimmy Priestly Ivan Rush Joe Slusariack William Aikin Sr Harry Barr. The America belonged to R D Huffman Construction of Cleveland. The incident occurred near a canal site where a 1930 Canadian blast also killed many. The Tennessee forest products value for 1930 was $15,000,000.
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Alexandria Bay
N. Y
America
St. Lawrence Valley
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Arnold Freeman
Jimmy Priestly
Ivan Rush
la Salle
Joe Slusariack
William Aikin, Sr
Harry Barr
Alexandria
Panhandle Rallies for Sterling Launched Across 26 Counties
Gubernatorial candidate Ross Sterling began a panhandle wide rally tour with 26 counties to cover. Local schedules list speakers from Canadian Amarillo Silverton Perryton and Tulsa with events at Borger Buchanan Street Park Mobeetie Wheeler and more as the campaign pushes toward election day.
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Guv
Ross Sterling
Sterling
Panhandle
T. E. Johnson
Borger
Amarillo
E. J. Pickens
J. O. Gulekie
G. A. Woodward
Big Spring
Silverton
Tulsa
Buchanan Street
Mobeetie
H. E. Hoover
Canadian
Otis Trulove
J. O. Guleke
Wheeler
Walter Allen
Perryton
Mr. Guleke
Ardor Flies as Candidates Scramble to Close Primary
In Austin July 19 candidates for governor railroad commissioner attorney general and other offices poured energy into the final hours of the first Democratic primary. Temperatures fell as political heat rose with tellers to count ballots Saturday. Dan Moody faced heckling during a governor campaign speech in Palestine Anderson County East Texas.
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Austin
Palestine
Anderson County
Texas
Dan Moody
Gubernatorial Candidates’ Wednesday Speaking Tour Dates
M H Wolfe speaks in Houston Wednesday while Roger Q Evans appears in Eagle Pass and Uvalde. R 8S Sterling visits Ennis after noon and Hillsboro at night. Tom F Hunter scheduled for Galveston. James E Ferguson attends Arlington in support of wife’s candidacy.
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M. H. Wolfe
Houston
Roger Q. Evans
Eagle Pass
Uvalde
Sterling
Ennis
Hillsboro
Tom F. Hunter
Galveston
James E. Ferguson
Arlington
Moody Defends Campaign as Sterling Campaigns in Houston
Former Governor Sterling, facing a tough reelection bid, dismisses eggs hurled by hecklers and insists he will stay on the stump. He defends martial law in East Texas oil fields and touts 18 months in office while rivals urge clear thinking after Congress adjourns.
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East Texas
Heat Wave Smothers Nation As Deaths Rise
Old Sol put the nation on the spot Tuesday with ten more deaths and hundreds prostrated as scorching temperatures pushed most states toward the century mark. The heat wave neared 150 fatalities in a week, with the Great Lakes area relatively comfortable while the East and South faced extreme heat and temps in the high 90s.
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Old Sol
Great Lakes
Rogers Taking Office Pledges Frugal Amarillo Government
Ross D. Rogers was sworn in as mayor of Amarillo and pledged a city government “without frills and unnecessary costs.” He said the budget must be balanced and actions may be needed to fit income, with all acts open to the public. The oath was administered in a crowded council chamber and broadcast by WDAG. his mother attended. The Danciger Oil case also returns to the Texas Supreme Court on a writ of error involving prorating oil production by the Railroad Commission.
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Texas Supreme Court
Danciger Oil and Refining Company
Texas Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Danciger
District Court
Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Ross D. Rogers
Amarillo
Rogers
Commission
WDAG
Z. T. Rogers
Knox City
Texas
Jim Gulerie
J. N. Vernon
H. Ernest Smith
Absentee Balloting Reaches Six Hundred Votes
Absentee balloting continued its strong trend with 603 votes tallied by late afternoon on the final day. The office remained open as long as people wished to vote, with estimates suggesting the total could approach 700 as mail ballots arrived.
Parks Held Without Bond In Sweetwater Murder Case
L M Parks a Sweetwater businessman is held without bond after an examining trial on a murder charge for his wife’s drowning at Lake Trammell on July 8 Fay Condit an alleged accomplice testified about finances and living arrangements Insurance policies totaling 9000 were taken out in Mrs Parks name Condit admitted knowing of the policies but denied influencing the plot Parks seeks habeas corpus to obtain bond. More than 100 clubs join a Tennessee roadside beautification campaign.
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Sweetwater
Tex
L. M. Parks
Lake Trammell
Fay Condit
Parks
Miami
Ohlo
Condit
Oklahoma
Texas
Tennessee
Curtis seeks renewed hunt for Lindbergh baby
John Hughes Curtis, convicted of obstructing the Lindbergh baby search, may renew the hunt if funds are provided. Attorney Lloyd Fisher says Curtis is eager to resume clues, bears no malice toward Colonel Lindbergh, and only criticizes state police mismanagement. Curtis returns to Norfolk to help raise funds for an appeal while out on $10,000 bail.
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Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curtis
Lloyd Fisher
Virginia
Curtis
Fisher
Lindbergh
Norfolk
One Workman Killed in Ilinois Waterway Dam Clash
A gun battle between organized and non union labor at the Ilinois Waterway Dam in Mill Town ends with one killed and three critically wounded. Dozens more suffer buckshot injuries as workers rush to aid supervisor H W Miller amid a mob attack.
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Marseilles
Als
Ilinois Waterway
Bandits Rob Gem Firm On Fifth Avenue In NYC Heist
Three bandits robbed the Charles W. Schumann and Sons jewelry firm in Manhattan’s upscale Fifth Avenue district. They escaped with gems valued between $60 000 and $125 000, placing the jewels in a suitcase. The incident occurred in New York on July 19.
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New York
U.P
Upper Fifth Avenue
Charles W. Schumann and Sons
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair and mild conditions expected across Amarillo and West Texas on Wednesday. The forecast calls for generally fair weather in New Mexico with little temperature change. Hourly data for yesterday is incomplete, showing scattered readings and missing values in the late afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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