Has Nation Brains for Action?
An analysis arguing China’s interior provinces, notably Szechwan and Yunnan, could advance industrial power, railways, and energy without war. The piece details inland migration, new highways, mineral wealth, and ambitious plans to exploit coal, oil, iron, copper, and hydropower, stressing self reliance and foreign capital avoidance.
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United States
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Yangtze River
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Yangtze Mouth
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Iowa
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Kweichow
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Primrose Party Brings Elders Together at Ellwood Park
About 300 men and women aged 70 to 93 gathered at Ellwood Park for Amarillo’s first annual primrose party sponsored by the Council of Federated Churches. The event opened with a musical program by H. A. Shaw and A. D. Leonard, followed by readings by Mrs. S. H. McEntire and a short talk by Powell A. Smith on life choices and progress over the past seven decades.
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Ellwood Park
Council of Federated Churches
H. A. Shaw
Amarillo
A. D. Leonard
Swanee River
Mr. Shaw
Mr. Leonard
Shaw
Powell A. Smith
West Amarillo
Mr. Smith
Andy Jackson
Page Family aids politicians shown in pictures
Page features a comic strip style Corrigan narrative as politicians are profiled through images. Kansas farmers map attack SAAR ROR and Dalhart plans for XIT expansion take shape amid broader regional issues. Radium poison case concludes, while England seeks labor solution with They Work Together. Mexico bar supports oil expropriation moves.
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Corrigan
Kansas
Dalhart
XIT
England
Mexico
Governor Allred and Carrillo to Renew Friendship in Amarillo
Governor James V. Allred of Texas and film star Leo Carrillo will attend the Will Rogers route celebration in Amarillo as part of the Pacific Coast cross country cavalcade to Amarillo. Carl Hinton relayed Carrillo’s acceptance from Hollywood by long distance call. Carrillo, host to Allred during the Texas leader’s Hollywood visit for The Texans, expressed a wish to meet and ride in Amarillo.
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Leo Carrillo
James V. Allred
Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
Will Rogers
Pacific Coast
Carl Hinton
Hollywood
Allred
Execu
Carrillo
Youths Odysseys Homeward Trek By Bicycle
Frank Stanford and Pat Hamby, both 16, rode from Weatherford to Amarillo about 350 miles after feeling homesick. They shipped bikes down, faced rain, found highways tolerable, and enjoyed roadside parks and mile signs. No bike repairs or flats occurred, despite rain and light traffic challenges.
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Margaret McKennie
Frank Stanford
Pat Hamby
Weatherford
Amarillo
Pat
Frank
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Iowa Park
Hedley
Loyalists Take Gandesa in Quick Drive to City
The Spanish government reported three days into an offensive that Catalan troops entered Gandesa and seized 15 villages and 4,000 prisoners. The assault came despite heavy insurgent air attacks aided by Italian forces under General Garcia Valino. The war spread across Hupeh Province and the Holy Land and drew international attention as Berlin denounced Czechoslovak minority plans.
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Gandesa
Francisco Franco
Hupeh
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Adolf Hitler
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Holy Land
Sheik Herzi Abdul Hamid
Acre
Franco Gandesa
Araon
Garcia Valino
Catalonia
Franco
Randall Youth State Champion 4-H Holstein Club Boy
H. B. Hales Jr. of Randall County Zita community named Texas State Champion 4-H Holstein Club Boy for 1937 by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. He received a silver medal after earlier earning the county gold star for outstanding 4-H work. Since 1929 he has shown Holsteins, won 20 firsts and 20 seconds with total prize money of 394.50, and attended the State 4-H Short Course at College Station.
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Amarillo
Texas
Young Hales
College Station
Why Did He Do It That Way Plunge Is Puzzle
New York coverage centers on John Warde the nerve-sick man who leaped from the Gotham Hotel after hours of media spectacle. Psychologist Dr Joseph Jastrow calls him a self centered self confident youth who staged a dramatic final act for triumph and crowd control.
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Katherine Bull
John Warde
Gotham
New York
Warde
Manhattan
East Side
Gotham Hotel
Joseph Jastrow
Young Warde
Rescue at 320 Fifth Avenue Roof Endangers Girl
New York police saved 24 year old Betty Vorunion of Irvington New Jersey from the roof of a 16 story building at 320 Fifth Avenue after she paced the parapet. The coroner ruled Oliver Yates of Eldorado Oklahoma died accidentally after falling from a theater’s second story.
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New York
Betty Vorunion
Irvington
New Jersey
Fifth Avenue
Oliver Yates
Eldorado
Okla
Last day to reserve News-Globe Golden Anniversary Edition
Today is the final deadline for reservations. Circulation staff will close at 6 PM. Advance counts determine the print run for the massive edition. Copies cost 50 cents. orders may be prepaid or collected within 10 days.
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News-Globe
Taylor Street
Flood Protest In Spotlight
The Colorado River flood sparks protests from landowners led by the Fayette County Agricultural Association. Texas endures flood losses of about 3 million as the Rio Grande rises and damages widen. Rescue efforts continue for soldiers stranded near LaGrange, while farmers demand government restitution for ruined crops and cattle. Army search plans target Buckman and his companions as river and canyon hazards loom.
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Colorado Valley Authority
Texas
Rio Grande
Mexico
Fayette County Agricultural Association
Roosevelt
Colorado River
LaGrange
Colorado
Buatnessa
Clyde Ryberg
Clarency Hansen
Santa Helena Canyon
Harry Buckman
Paris
Tex
Col
R. H. Lewis
D. A. Russell
Marfa
Buckman
San Antonio
John McGovern
David Wise
Lajitas
McGovern
Wise
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Sheppard
J. J. Mansfield
Buchanan Lake
C. T. Kasper
Max Cittler
Every Device of Vote-Getting Being Used
The Senate campaign expenditures committee warned that every scheme and questionable device is active in the Tennessee Democratic primary as investigators probe fundraising and vote influencing. It also seeks to curb Franking abuse by the Farm Security Administration in Berry’s South Dakota bid and plans further inquiries in California North Dakota and Kentucky with details awaiting further findings.
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Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Tennessee
United States Senate
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Farm Security Administration
Berry
South Dakota
Farley
FSA
Sheppard
Texas
United States
Senate
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Tom Stewart
J. Ridley Mitchell
John R. Neal
Edward W. Carmack
California
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Kentucky
J. Chandler Gurney
Yankton
Pennsylvania
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Latest Election Returns from Texas Democratic Primary
Dallas dispatch reports 252 of 254 counties tallied at 2:00 PM with 213 complete. Governor frontrunner ODaniel leads with 535,707 votes. other totals list Hunter 108,846 Renfro 8,597 Thompson 208,154 McCraw 142,999 Crowley 17,737 Ferguson 3,748 Hunt er 108,846 Miller 771 Brogden 1,488 King 776 McCoy 1,715 Self 1,442.
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Texas Election Bureau
Brogden
Crowley
Farmer
Ferguson
Hunter
King
McCoy
McCraw
Miller
O’daniel
Renfro
Self
Thompson
Joans Brother Blon dell Charged in Divorce Suit
Edward Blondell Jr., a studio electrician and brother of actress Joan Blondell, was named in a divorce complaint filed by Constance Ray Blondell accusing him of cruelty. The action was filed in Los Angeles on July 27.
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Los Angeles
Edward Blondell, Jr
Studio
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