Hoover to sign tariff bill with flexible provisions
President Hoover announced he would sign the tariff bill stressing the flexible provision to adjust rates via the tariff commission. He argued the changes protect farmers and ease inequalities while removing tariff politics and lobbying from the process. If needed, he would seek broader authority and possible further adjustments to achieve fair rates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
Tariff Commission
Congress
Indignant Chicagoans Plan Action Against Gangsters
Chicago leaders meet to map war on gang crime after the killing of Tribune reporter Alfred J. Lingle. Mayor Thompson prepares to seek removal of Police Commissioner Russell and Detective Chief Stege. commerce leaders call for a public showdown. No motive or suspect named in the Lingle shooting.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Alfred J. Lingle
Tribune
William Hale Thompson
George F. Harding
Cook County
Republican Committee
Bernard W. Snow
Samuel A. Ettelson
Eugene R. Pike
William E. Russell
John Stege
Association of Commerce
Arthur F. Albert
Russel and
Stege
Lingle
West Texas flood toll rises as seven die from sudden rains
Severe floods sweeping West Texas over three days left seven dead. Oscar Tidwell and family plus Mrs Williland were recovered from Lake Creek in Knox County after a freshet destroyed their home near Goree. Four Palmer family members found safe after seeking refuge with neighbors. Additional drownings occurred in Tehuacana Creek and a San Angelo creek crossing. Lamesa reports heavy rain with crop damage feared. floods wrecked the historic Lanes Mill.
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Associated Press
Texas
Oscar Tidwell
Oscar, Jr
Edna Bell
Lake Creek
Knox County
Goree
W. M. Williland
Tidwell
Ene
Tehuacuna Creek
Fairfield
P. Lee
Luling
San Angelo
Lamesa
Monahan’s
and Pacific Railway
Westbrook
Big Spring
Dawson
Howard
Laniesa
Threadgill Creek
Lanes Mill
Randolph Field to Open as Army's Largest Flying School
Randolph field near San Antonio Texas will be dedicated June 20 and 21 as the army's top training center for pilots. Brig Gen FP Lahm will lead ceremonies and oversee a project costing 20 to 50 million dollars to create the West Point of the air, claimed to become the world's largest flying school.
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Randolph Field
San Antonio
Tex
Army
FP. Lahm
Air Corps Training Center
Lahm
Lightning kills two in Lamesa area house incident
A June 15 marriage of tragedy reports a bolt striking a home near O'Donnell splitting a happy gathering. Two women died in arms of their infants and five others injured while livestock perished and area floods damaged property across Dawson and Lynn counties.
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O'Donnell
Dawson
Lynn
Lamesa
Morris Durham
Nothers
Little Home
Floods Hit South Texas and Oklahoma
Floods across South Texas and adjacent Oklahoma cause heavy rainfall, stranding travelers and washing a car off a causeway on the Del Rio road near Uvalde. In two and a half hours the town noted six and a half inches of rain, the heaviest in 20 years. Rivers rose, highways flooded, and travel was impaired as streams overflowed.
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Associated
Presa
Uvalde
G. Keller
Phil G. Osborn
Wok
Arri‘don
San Antonio
Nueces River
del Rio Road
Uch
McBridé
New Santa Fe Line Construction Set to Start
Construction crews begin work this morning on the Santa Fe railroad from Amarillo to Boise City Oklahoma. John McKnight reports grading for material yards in Amarillo is finished and track laying will start at once. Bridge bids for the Canadian River span are expected soon.
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New Santa Fe
Amarillo
Boise City
Oklo
W.H. Rochester
John &.McKnight
Canadian River
Globe-News Lost and Found ad tips for returns
The notice advises that loss recovery improves with a Globe-News Lost and Found ad. It suggests using the ad trail to help items be returned and provides a contact number 6262 to call and report.
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Globe-News
Chinese guard to battle coast pirates in new squadron
The Associated Press reports Shanghai on June 15 that a 200 member anti piracy squadron has been formed to protect coastal and transoceanic shipping. The guards, recently organized, will begin duties on July 1.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Nationalists Suffer Loss in Kwangsi Drive
Nationalist armies defending Hankow Wuchang and Hanyang reorganized for a counter offensive after severe losses from rebel assaults by Kwangsi troops. The tri cities faced a renewed push as forces regrouped for renewed action.
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Kwangsi
Associated Press
Hankow
Wuchang
Hanyang
Plane crashes into car near Robertsdale killing family
In Hammond Indiana a army observation plane crashing during an attempted takeoff struck a sedan. Peter Brockman 50 and Mrs Catherine Brockman 45 and their granddaughter Virginia Sterling 3 died. Their daughter Ernestine Sterling 22 injured. The tragedy occurred as race crowds dispersed from the Robertsdale track after rain ended the event.
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Associated Press
Hammond
Ind
Robertsdale
Peter Brockman
Chi
Cago
Catherine Brockman
Virginia Sterling
Ernestine Sterling
Brockman
Retired farmer killed in Dallas auto crash
John Bratton, 74, of Austin a retired farmer, died after a collision on the Dallas outskirts after leaving his son’s home. His daughter Belle Bratton, supervisor of the state school for the blind at Austin, was bruised. Willis Bratton, 16, drove the car. Funeral services set for tomorrow and burial in Austin.
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Associated Press
Dallas
John Bratton
Austin
Belle Bratton
State School For the Blind
Willis Bratton
Bratton
Screen World's Newlyweds Honeymoon After Beverly Wilshire Wedding
Ben Lyons and Bebe Daniels wed at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Hollywood in a star filled ceremony. They honeymoon in Northern California as friends and press speculate on whether they flew by air. The couple, knowing each other since childhood, marked their first marriage after a yearlong romance.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Galif
Screen World
Ben Lyons
Bebe Daniels
Beverly-Wilshire
Screen Colony
California
Lyon
Hollywood
Small Gains in Texas for Senator Small in Governor Race
Senator Clint Small sustains growing momentum across Texas as campaign aides report strong crowds and broad support from West, East, Central, and South Texas. Campaign plans two week swing after Rockwell stop. Small optimistic about winning a rightful share of July primary votes.
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T. E. Johnson
Fort Worth
Clint Small
West Texas
Mr. Small
Lee Satterwhite
Texas
Rockwell
South
Small
East Texas
Texas Hotel
Senator Small
Byron Utecht
The
Star-Telegram
East
Freak Wind and Storm Strike Amarillo Area
A severe rain and electrical storm with a freak wind leveled 10 telegraph poles near Pleasant Valley, disrupted Amarillo telephones and damaged the Borger Truck Line warehouse roof. Over 1,000 phones were reported out, sewers flooded briefly, and a lightning bolt struck a Polk Street apartment with minor damage.
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Amarillo
Pleasant Valley
Borger
Panhandle
Service Department
H. T. Collman
Weather Bureau
G. M. Phenicie
Polk Street
Panhandie
Lubbock
Conway
Canyon
Borger Truck Line
Gibson Fan Lumber Company
Youth at Fort Bliss Dies of Meningitis
Fort Bliss in El Paso Texas imposed a strict quarantine after autopsy showed Halbert Callers 17 of Albuquerque New Mexico died from spinal meningitis at William Beaumont General Hospital The camp with about 160 boys from West Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico paused all lecture courses while 290 officers enlisted cadets were screened with 149 cultures tested none showing infection Officials expected a week to 19 day quarantine unless new cases appear.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Citizens Military
Fort Bliss
Halbert Callers
Albuquerque
N. M
William Beaumont General Hospital
West Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Weather forecast prompts scattered showers across regions
Partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change expected Monday. East Texas sees unsettled weather Monday and Tuesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Near the coast winds become mostly easterly with light to moderate variation. Oklahoma and West Texas remain partly cloudy then possibly unsettled with warmer Monday night or Tuesday. New Mexico unsettled with local thunder showers north and east. Arizona remains fair with little temperature change.
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Texas
Oklahoma
West
New Mexico
Arizona
Wheat Harvest Underway Across Potter County Region
Farmers in Potter, Carson, Gray and nearby counties began cutting wheat this morning despite damp grain. Rain was not uniform across the belt and will not hinder progress. Early reports show yields higher than expected with 10 to 12 bushels per acre locally.
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Potter, Carson, Gray
Amanila
Amarillo
Tulsa
Hale Center
Lockney
Boulder Canyon Dam Contest Reopens in Congress Tuesday
The Boulder Canyon dam contest will be reopened in the House on Tuesday as part of the second deficiency bill. The measure includes over 66 million for government contingencies and 51.6 million for settlement of German and Austrian war crimes, plus 16.66 million for initial work on the Colorado river power and water project. The package also provides 25.06 million for public building projects in numerous municipalities.
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Boulder Canyon
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Hoover
Border Patrol
House Judiciary Committee
Boulder Canyon Dam
Colorado
Longworth
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Ite
Kingsford Smith May Wait Another Week For Flight
Dublin dispatch reports Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and three companions facing delay before starting the voyage to the United States in the Southern Cross. Repeated weather-related cancellations over the Atlantic frustrate planned takeoff as forecasts indicate strong westerly winds and persistent rain.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Charles Kingsford-Smith
United States
Southern Cross
Ocean
Atlantic
Rainstorm Drops 1.40 Inches in Memphis Texas
Rainfall totaling 1.40 inches struck Memphis on Sunday morning with strong winds and a thunderstorm. Officials report no major damage and expect the rain to aid crops and pasture. The area has received 2.70 inches of rain in the past week.
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Memphis
Texas
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