Revelations Target Howard Hopson In AG E Lobby Probe
Washington reports detail a vast Associated Gas and Electric network with a central figure Howard Hopson. subpoenas loom as investigators uncover a hierarchy of sub holdings supplying electricity gas and water to about 2000 communities. Costs cited rise to 791000 for fighting the administration utility bill and holding company structures.
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Washington
Senate
Howard
Hopson
Administration
F. 8
Burroughs
Basil O'Connor
New York
Roosevelt
O'Conner
Chairman O'Connor
House Rules Committee
State Treasury Holds Record Cash in Vault
A transfer of 4,000,000 in $1000 bills from Dallas filled a brown bag and moved to the Texas State Treasury vaults. Charley Lockhart announced the largest cash load in state history as highway patrolmen and rangers guarded the convoy from Dallas to Austin, with funds drawn on seven Dallas banks and three in Fort Worth.
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Austin
Dallas
Charley Lockhart
Lockhart
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Fort Worth
Texas to reorganize county relief into district offices
Texas outlines a new relief structure abolishing county offices in favor of 38 district headquarters with centralized administration. District offices will disburse funds and coordinate with WPA offices, while county case workers remain in place as advisory entities.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Adam R Johnson
Condor planes start fifth leg to Tampico Chile route
Three Condor aircraft departed Brownsville at 12:55 PM bound for Tampico Mexico as the fifth leg of a Chicago to Chile flight to be operated by National Air Lines of Chile. The 7,000 mile journey started in Chicago and included stops at St. Louis Tulsa and Fort Worth. The 20 passenger planes reached Brownsville from Fort Worth yesterday afternoon after a 500 mile leg in four and a half hours.
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Brownsville
Condor
Chicago
Chile
National Air Lines of
Tampico
Mexico
St. Louis
Tulsa
Fort Worth
McPherson Daughter in Ozarks and Arkansas Wariness
A message from Santa Monica notes Aimee Semple McPherson’s daughter is in the Ozarks and Arkansas lawyers say she is welcome but not to be redeemed or liquidated. The speaker cites strong characters there and jokes about joining them. Joe Robinson is named as a Senate leader among 96 picked men.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Ozarks
Arkansawyers
Joe Robinson
U. S
Senate
Arkansaw
Geneva Scene Mirrors Frontiers in Italo Ethiopian Crisis
In Geneva the League of Nations council prepares for an extraordinary session amid a tense Italo Ethiopian dispute. Italy steps up troop movements as 10 000 Ethiopian troops march toward the front, while diplomats seek a peaceful path and possible concessions to avert war. Continued on Page 11.
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Africa
League of Nations
League of Nations Council
Italy
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
League
Britain
London
Benito Mussolini
Anthony Eden
League Affairs
Paris
Pierre Laval
Il Duce
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Eden
Laval
Rome
Newsman Freed by Orient Bandits in Inner Mongolia
German newspaperman Dr Herec Mueller was freed by bandits near Paochang after three weeks of captivity. Gareth Jones of the Manchester Guardian remained in captivity with ransom deadline passed and his fate described as dangerous. British authorities pressed negotiators to secure release.
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Kalgan
Inner Mongolia
Herec Mueller
Paochang
Here
Gareth Jones
Manchester Guardian
David Lloyd George
Blast Fatal to Two at Gill Oil Plant
An explosion at the Gill Oil Company plant near Owensboro Kentucky yesterday while gasoline was pumped from a tank car to a storage tank caused the deaths today of B M Jones manager and Henry Stivers bookkeeper.
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Owensboro, Ky
Gill Oil Company
Here
B. M. Jones
Henry Stivers
Protests Over Nazi Flag Insult by New York Communists
Washington reports Germany protested to the United States over an insult to the Nazi colors by New York Communists. Concurrently the State Department released a letter replying to Jewish protests about treatment in Germany, invoking religious and political freedom and American sympathy for these concepts. German officials were preparing to raise the issue with New York Governor Herbert Lehman.
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Washington
U.P
Germany
United States
New York
State Department
Roosevelt
Herbert Lehman
Illness Delays Oil Regulation Bill Drafting
Washington July 30 The illness of Chairman Cole halted work of the House oil investigating committee on a new bill to regulate oil production. The first draft began days ago and leaders privately expected introduction today as Cole was home sick with a cold.
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Washington
Cole
House Oil Investigating Committee
Diary Evidence Barred in Girl Slayer Trial
At Peoria Illinois on July 30 the diary of Gerald Thompson was barred from evidence in his trial for ravishing and slaying Mil dired Hallmark 19 a cafeteria hostess. Prosecutors contend the diary shows sexual depravity while the defense seeks insanity. Judge Joseph Daily sustained the objection and rebuttal witnesses then began. The courtroom grew noisy as spectators pressed to witness the proceedings.
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Peoria
Ill
Gerald Thompson
Thompson
Edwin Champion
Joseph Daily
Champion
Suit to test gas probation in Panhandle field
Attorney General McCraw said Texas will present an omnibus defense against a federal suit challenging a Railroad Commission order approving gas production in the Panhandle field. The hearing is set in San Antonio federal district court and the plaintiff's identity was not disclosed. The order was to become effective Thursday.
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Austin
McCraw
Railroad Commission
Panhandle
Federal District Court
San Antonio
Board discourages long term bonds in education finance
The State Board of Education adopted a resolution discouraging purchases of bonds maturing over 30 years. The measure aims to influence local agencies toward shorter obligations, though it does not bind the board against longer issues. Statutes allow 40-year bonds by local districts. copies were sent to county superintendents and local school officials.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Settlement Seen in Pecos Dam Row
Reclamation Commissioner Elwood Mead predicted a speedy settlement of the Pecos River water dispute between the Carlsbad and Red Bluff irrigation districts of New Mexico and Texas. Representatives argued before Secretary Ickes about a $1 500 000 Alamogordo Dam allocation, with Ickes urging a settlement before further talks.
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Washington
U.P
Elwood Mead
Carlsbad
Red Bluff
New Mexico
Texas
Pecos
Harold L. Ickes
Alamogordo
Texas Repeal Campaigns Sharply Divided Across State
A Texas survey shows vigorous dry campaigns statewide while wets remain largely inactive and cash relief is lacking. In Houston and at Austin repeal headquarters under Emmett Morse, wets stay covert as drys press ahead. Centered at the Capitol, the repeal vote prompts talk of a September special session to enact enabling laws and liquor taxes. Kenneth McCalla reports Houston activity strong, with ongoing mobilization in wet areas projected around August 1.
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Dallas
Texas
Houston
Austin
Emmett Morse
Kenneth McCalla
Harris County Repeal Organization
Wong
Polish Girl Victim of Nazis Demands Damages
Miss Lottie Feingraeber, a Polish citizen engaged to a Jew, sought 50 000 marks damages from German authorities after Nazis shaved her head tarred her and paraded her through town with a dishonor placard. She fled to the frontier and was hospitalized in Churcuv with a nervous breakdown.
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Warsaw
Poland
U.P
Lottie Feingraeber
Posener
Four of Five Ads Clicked in Globe-News Results
San Jacinto Realty Co ordered five Want Ads in The Globe-News. Four ads produced results with one house sold and three houses rented. rental listings include a furnished four-room unit for 16 40 a month and a country club district furnished room at 10 a month. Dial 6262 for similar results.
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San Jacinto Realty Co
Globe - News
Beauty of Palo Duro lauded by Beauchamp
Tom L. Beauchamp, Texas State Parks Board member from Paris and Longview, lauds Palo Duro Park as unmatched in Texas for natural beauty after a daylong inspection tour. He cites Caddo Lake and the Davis Mountains as other standout park projects and urges continued construction to complete major improvements. He also visited Hereford State Park on the same trip.
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Palo Duro
Beauchamp
Parks Board
Palo Duro Park
Texas
Tom L. Beauchamp
Paris
Longview
Texas State Parks Board
Caddo Lake
Davis Mountains
West
Palo Duro Canyon
Mr. Beauchamp
Hereford State Park
Demand Death in Lang Case in Chicago
The state announced it will seek the death penalty for Evelyn Smith and Blanche Dunkel in the Lang murder case. Smith allegedly confessed to strangling Eryin Lang and cutting off his legs for $500, with Dunkel accused as the purchaser. If convicted, they would be the first women to face the electric chair in the state. Dougherty planned to present indictments to the grand jury as the investigation nears completion.
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Chicago
Evelyn Smith
Eryin Lang
Blanche Dunkel
Charles S. Dougherty
Doughtery
Dougherty
Revolt Flare At CCC Quarantine In Garnett Kansas
In Garnett Kansas 150 CCC workers broke a diphtheria quarantine saying officers "got away with it" and threatened an epidemic. County officials urged calm and the county attorney warned any future breach would lead to arrest.
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Garnett
Kan
CCC
Merle Loughridge
Seven Die in Arizona Car Crash Near Flagstaff
Seven persons were killed when their automobile plunged 80 feet off a precipice near Flagstaff Arizona last night. Only survivor was 3 year old Robert Bischoff. The dead include Raeburn FE Bischoff and his wife their children Jo Ann 7 Raeburn 8 Madge Martineau 18 months and Mrs Frank Webb also among the victims.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
U.P
Here
Robert Bischoff
Raeburn FE. Bischoff
Jo Ann
Raeburn
Howard Bischell Martineau
Madge Martineau
Frank Webb
Bandits robbery at cafe nets $2000 for four men
Four bandits robbed cafe operator Benjamin Friedman near the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards as he prepared to cash checks for about 100 railroad workers. They escaped with $2000 in cash.
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Kansas City
U.P
Benjamin Friedman
Missouri Pacific
Negro Hanged After Slaying In North Carolina
Louisburg, July 30 Sweat Ward a 25 year old Negro axe slayer of Franklin County farmer C J Stokes was lynched by a mob as officers failed to prevent the hanging. Ward said to be crazed suffered gun and shotgun wounds and his body was found after being hanged from an oak tree half a mile from the killing scene.
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Louisburg
N. C
Sweat Ward
C. J. Stokes
Franklin County
National Guard
J. T. Moore
Stokas
Roumanian Planes Ground Airliner En Route to Haile Selassie
Roumanian pursuit planes grounded a giant Douglas airliner believed bound from Germany to Ethiopia for delivery to Emperor Haile Selassie. The plane was later released under representation of the German legation, according to a Bucharest dispatch.
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London
U.P
Germany
Ethiopia
Emperor Haile Selassie
Bucharest
Conference on Rail Crossings Delayed in Texas
Austin July 30 The proposed conference of Texas railroad engineers and state highway commissioners scheduled for today was postponed to an unfixed later date. Maintenance engineers from several Texas railroads planned to discuss the use of the 10 000 000 dollar fund allocated to Texas for grade crossing elimination.
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Austin
U.P
Texas Railroad Engineers
Texas
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Temperature Report
Forecasts for Amarillo and surrounding West Texas and New Mexico show fair to unsettled conditions with generally fair weather Wednesday. Temperature data from Amarillo indicates highs around 79 to 88 degrees with lows near 70 to 79, and a reference to historical values from 1934.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Senate Votes To Send U S Marine Band Here
The United States Senate passed a bill allowing the U S Marine Band to attend the Confederate Veterans reunion in Amarillo from September 3 to 6. Senator Connally announced the news to Carl Hinton, executive director of the reunion committee, and Congressman Jones indicated the House would act. The 80 musicians are expected to perform for the entire event with President Roosevelt addressing the gathering. officials say this will be the SW region’s greatest reunion.
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United States Senate
United States Marine Band
United Confederate Veterans
Amarillo
Tom Connally
Carl Hinton
Minton
Marvin Jones
Hinton
House Committee
House
Mr. Hinton
Senator Connally
Congressman Jones
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marine Band
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McNaught Syndicate
Ina
Frontier
Duce
Newsman
Orient Bandits
George M. Snow
Wartburg, Tenn
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Holt
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George
U.S
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Arizona
Ward
Mibather
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