Board of Strategy Formed to Contest Governor Election
MADOO VICTOR BY BIG MARGIN IN CALIFORNIA BEATS 5 OPPONENTS. TWO VETERAN POLITICAL FIGURES AGAIN FIGHT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. In California Tallant Tubbs leads Shortridge as returns near completion. McAdoo wins Democratic Senate nomination amid factional fights. In South Carolina Cotton Ed Smith and Cole L. Blease lead in a four corner race. A Texas legal board of strategy forms to contest Gov Sterling vs Ferguson results.
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South Carolina
San Francisco
Samuel M. Shortridge
Tallant Tubbs
California
William G. McAdoo
Shortridge
Tubbs
McAdoo
Wardell
Washington
Congress
Columbia
D. C
E. D
Cotton Ed
Smith
Cole L. Blease
Prohibition
Senate
National Prohibition
Chicago
Blease
Austin
R. A. Stuart
Fort Worth
Ross
Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
McCormick Children Accept McCormick Will After Testimony
Chicago August 31 The children of the late Edith Rocker McCormick will accept the will she executed on her deathbed August 4. Charles Ss. Cutting the attorney who drew the will made known today.
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Chicago
Edith Rockeben McCormick
Charles Ss. Cutting
Dallas Names New Mayor After Bradford Death
Dallas city council elected Charles E. Turner as mayor to succeed the late T. L. Bradford who died August 22. Turner was chosen in session on August 31, with Bradford's passing prompting the transition.
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Dallas
Charles E. Turner
T. L. Bradford
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Amarillo area expects a cloudy to partly sunny day with wane in late afternoon. Texas forecast shows partly cloudy, New Mexico generally fair, temperatures around 60s to 80s with yesterday’s high 93 and low 68. Precipitation measured 0.02 inches by 4 pm yesterday.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
BBC Viden
Iesse
West Texas
Vanguard
Crystal Ballroom
Herring
Tom K. Eplin
Abilene
A. O
East Texas oil field production lifted by commission
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered an increase in East Texas per well allowance from 43 to 50 barrels daily and raised the field maximum from 325 000 to 375 000 barrels daily. The move, effective until November 1, ties future adjustments to 15 day periods and shares among producers. About 7 500 wells are active amid debate between conservation and production groups.
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Austin
East Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Teachers Kidnapped From Rural Oklahoma Schoolhouse
Three roughly dressed men invaded a rural Wood Hall school in Muskogee County Oklahoma and abducted two teachers a man and a woman They released Lawrence Panel 32 but Mrs Leola Durham 25 remained missing with the assailants fleeing in her car downtown investigators reported no trace of the woman.
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Muskogee
Okla
Wood Hall
Lawrence Panel
Leola Durham
Mior
Governor Sterling Claims Liberal Lead in Texas Run-off
Gov. R S Sterling declared a substantial majority of lawfully cast votes in Saturday's Texas run-off for governor, asserting he will be the nominee under primary law. He denounced illegal ballots and pledged to ensure an honest count while noting efforts to pass road bond tax relief.
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Texas
Dan Moody
Austin
Sterling
Strategy Board
Sctions
Democratic Executive Committee
Lubbock
RS. Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Jim Ferguson
Friends of Good Government
Former Port Arthur mayor faces new indictments
J. P. Pink Logan former Port Arthur mayor now in Dallas is named in 67 indictments by a grand jury charging embezzlement of payroll checks while mayor and forgery of payee names. Co defendant J R Landry garbage department superintendent previously linked to Logan. Logan already has a two year suspended sentence for paying others poll taxes to secure reelection. Bond set by District Judge R L Murray for Logan and Landry.
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Port Arthur
R. L. Murray
Logan and
Landry
Gas Hearing Opened Amid Panhandle Interest
The Railroad Commission holds a 10 o clock hearing at City Auditorium with all three commissioners present to address gas distribution in the Panhandle field. Officials aim to craft a fair, ratable plan after an Austin hearing directed engineers from major and independent firms to propose solutions.
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Panhandle
City Auditorium
Railroad Commission
V. Terrell
Lon Smith
Col
Ge. O. Thompson
Austin
Bers
Doolittle tops speed throne with 293 mph flight
Maj. James H. Doolittle piloting a stubby plane dubbed the flying silo achieved an average of 293.193 mph over a three kilometer course near Cleveland. The record was unofficial as no barograph was used, though he hoped to certify the mark with future runs. He noted plans to adjust the propeller and seek higher speed.
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Cleveland
James H. Doolittle
Air Corps
Bennett
France
Doolittle
National Aeronautic Association
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Lieut
G. H. Strainforth
Lee-on-Solent
England
Lee Gehlbach
Maj
Russell Boardman
Old T-Anchor Confab Today At Wragge Park
John Snider’s barbecue pits and cattle chute miss ing. the eleventh old time cowpunchers Roundup at T-Anchor range opens at Wragge Park one mile north of Canyon. President John Arnot and Laura Hamner invite all who rode or worked cattle before 1896 to bring a grub basket while the association hosts a low mood picnic and coffee.
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John Snider
Wragge Park
Canyon
John Arnot
Laura Hamner
Mr. Arnot
Arnot
Five Fishermen Drowned When Boat Upsets Near Pensacola
Five fishermen drowned in the bay near Pensacola when their fishing boat struck a reef and swamped as they sought an anchorage from a tropical gale passing over the Gulf. The tragedy occurred late tonight with five men aboard. Relatives and local authorities began rescue efforts and investigations into the incident.
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Pensacola
Fila
Eclipse Mostly Fails as Clouds Obscure Totality
Cloudy skies blot the sun during the eclipse at Conway New York leaving only a thin corona. Amarillo observers report persistent clouds and rain delaying photos while Cape Cod expeditions report clear skies and dramatic corona observations including visible Jupiter and Mercury sightings near the lunar shadow. The Nantucket Maria Mitchell observatory also notes favorable conditions at North Truro for its observers.
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Conway
N. Y
James B. Stokley
Frankling Institute of Philadelphia
Cape Cod
Jupiter
Maria Mitchell Observatory
Nantucket
North Truro
Von Gronau Takes Off To Aleutians
Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau departed Kanaga Harbor at 3 30 P M for Attu the westernmost Aleutian Island aiming toward Berlin via Asia.
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von Gronau
Aleutians
ST. Paul Island
Alaska
Wolfgang von Gronau
Berlin
Asia
Kanaga Harbor
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Globe News Want Ads Contact for Ad Placement
A home ad placement notice invites readers to call 6262 to place want ads. An ad-taker will assist with wording and options for an effective classified advertisement.
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Globe-News
Bank Robbery in Blue Ridge Wounded Woman in Front of Store
Blue Ridge Security State Bank robbery ends with two gunmen fleeing in a car after forcing cashier A. H. Eubanks Jr and bookkeeper Miss Elfred Richardson to the floor and seizing cash. Mrs. J. Nelson is wounded by a shotgun blast as she exits her drug store. Police spread suspect car description and search nearby roads.
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Blue Ridge
Security State Bank of
J. ©. Nelson
A. H. Eubanks, Jr
Elfred Richardson
Colling County
Farmersville
Eubanks
Miss Richardson
Chest Board Demands Early Registration in Amarillo
Amarillo Chest officials order immediate registration for all winter help dependents at 309 Polk Street Chest headquarters. Meeting aimed to curb feeding transients and set the 1933 budget, with action postponed. Fred DeCoster reappointed secretary-manager for another year.
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Amarillo
Community Chest
Polk Street
Chest
Fred DeCoster
Technic of Stage Coach Days Back With Bus Robbery
A fragmented report notes a stagecoach era robbery on Michigan road where passengers were held up with a bus style method. The brief mentions a sum around 400 dollars as part of the incident.
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Michigan
Veterans group condemns president over army action
In Sacramento California on August 31 the Veterans of Foreign Wars unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the President for using the army to rout and maim a pitiful and unarmed crowd of bonusers.
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Bacramento
Calif
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Legislature Departs From Sterling Path Road Funds
Sterling lawmakers approve a shift away from the Sterling Path plan funding road improvements. The move reassigns funds tied to Sterling Path to other transport priorities, with officials citing aging infrastructure and fiscal constraints.
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Sterling
Senate Adopts Petition For Salary Reductions In Tax Relief Move
Texas lawmakers in an extraordinary session back a Senate resolution asking the governor to submit salary cuts for state employees and to consider bond and road fund adjustments. Debate centered on tax relief aims and limiting state payroll costs while Gov. Sterling’s stance on cutting salaries remains disputed.
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Austin
Texas
Sterling
House
State Highway Department
Senate
I. J. Burns
Brady
Committee On
Woodul
Walter Woodul
Houston
Tom DeBerry
Bogota
W. R. Poage
Waco
W. A. Williamson
Drowning Victims Buried at Frion
Special to The News Hereford Aug. 31 Powers services for Mrs C B Waddell and her two daughters Vivian 6 and Virginia 4 drowned near Bovina when a flood swept their stalled automobile into Runningwater draw. Mr Waddell Friona gin owner escaped with Billie Ma 2 but could not rescue the others. Bodies recovered over two days.
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Hereford
C. B. Waddell
Vivian
Virginia
Bovina
Friona
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Wcormick
East
Mrs. Ferguson
Paty
Vazied
Globe News
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Eplin
Ross D. Rogers
Association
John P
Chica
Frion
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