House Okays Primary Law
New Mexico's Democratic Legislature passed a statewide primary bill in the nine day session with 2740 18 House vote and 3 short of two thirds required for 1938 Electio. The measure moves to Governor Clyden Tingley for signature as adjournment is set after the vote.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Pth
House of Representatives
of Fe
Clyden Tingley
Senate House Committee
Senate
Mouthpiece Ties Hines To Racket
J Rich ard Davis testified in supreme court that Tammany District Leader James J Hines was paid thousands by the mob to fix cases and move police transfers. He said Hines interceded with the federal government for Schultz when the gangster fled income tax charges. The former lawyer and five others faced indictment as part of the Schultz racketeering operation described as a Harlem gambling game turned into a $20 000 a year racket.
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New York
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Dutch Schults
Supreme Cours
Tammany District
James J. Hines
Hines
Schultz
Ferdinand Pecora
Harlem
George Weinberg
Doctor LaMance Faces Hearing In Wife Death Case
In Laclede Missouri Dr William F LaMance 34 an osteopath showed no emotion as a stained mattress described as human blood was brought into the courthouse for a preliminary hearing Sheriff Max Brown testified detailing the discovery of Mrs Lora LaMance's body in the cellar after she had been missing a week Brown linked stains on LaMances clothes to human blood LaMance claimed the blood came from a cut after hitting a glass door and said his mother in law Mrs Adella Duvall helped locate his wife
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Laclede
U.P
William F. LaMance
Justice Court
Max Brown
Brown
LaMance
Dr. LaMance
Adella Duvall
Ottawa
Kan
Lora LaMance
Purge set-back hits Roosevelt as Smith wins in South Carolina
Washington reports a double setback for Roosevelt as Ellison D. Smith secures a smashing victory in South Carolina while William G. McAdoo fails to gain renomination in California. Downey leads in California for the Democratic Senate nomination, prompting concerns over pension plans and potential liberal old age pension pushes in Congress.
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Washington
William G. McAdoo
California
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Sheridan Downey
Smith
Downey
McAdoo
Logan
Kentucky
Congress
Hereford breeders push for Amarillo coliseum and livestock show
Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association told Potter County Commissioners the region should build a major coliseum and livestock show in Amarillo. All court members voiced support, noting no tax rate increase if funded via avenues like a PWA. The broad backing came during the association’s barbecue at the Wimberly Ranch with 600 attendees.
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Panhandle
Potter County
R. T. Alexander
Canadian
C. C. Poff
Tulsa
W. E. Bennett
Amarillo
Rack Flores
Glenn Ross
Goodlett
L. M. Fischer
D. L. McDonald
Cliff Wimberly
Commissioners’ Court
John Winters
Dan Pavillard
Lon Sellers
Mark Parker
Parker
Gene Howe
Association
Sons of the West Orchestra
Pressure for Peace Placed on Germany Nazis Hold Key To Disaster
The world weighs steps to curb German action in Czechoslovakia as Britain urges conciliation and warns against war. Reports from Berlin Paris London Moscow Praha Rome Hendaye Shanghai and Tokyo outline diplomatic pressure and military developments affecting Europe and Asia.
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Berlin
London
Britain
Paris
France
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Praha
Rome
Pressure mounts as Europe awaits Hitler decision
Britain intensifies efforts to resolve the German Czech minority dispute while awaiting a response from Hitler. Diplomats gather at the foreign office and United States Ambassador Kennedy stays in close contact as the crisis looms toward a potential peace or war outcome.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Britain
Hitler
Foreign Office
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Viscount
Weather roundup for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy conditions extend across Amarillo and vicinity and western Texas with scattered showers and thunderstorms in New Mexico. Temperature readings show little change from yesterday with noon values around 84 to 86 degrees and maxima near 87. Minimums were around 68.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Thursay
New Mexico
Texas sheriffs seek revisions to state criminal laws
Texas sheriffs at their convention urged revision of several criminal laws including suspended sentences and jail breaks. Judge Bruce W. Bryant outlined pardons and pardons board work, stressing up to date records and cooperation with officials to avoid early releases and ensure proper clemency limits. Rep. Jack Little noted lack of a jail break law and suggested changes to tighten accountability.
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Texas
Bruce W. Bryant
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Bryant
Tom Connolly
Jack Little
Amarillo
Mr. Little
Rio Grande Flood Rips Through Texas Mexico Coast
Rio Grande rises to 314 feet above flood stage and floods 100 miles upstream. Floodways opened to divert waters while debris and driftwood clog the channel. Five Texans who rode out a tropical hurricane near the Mexican coast reach Brownsville.
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Rio Grande Valley
Monterrey
Rio Grande
Rio
Brownsville
Mexican
Here
R. P. Jones
Editorial praise of Panhandle progress and oil boom
An editorial by Frank L. Perrin in the Christian Science Monitor lauds the Amarillo News-Globe anniversary issue and the Panhandle oil boom, contrasting old Indian country and desert myths with a modern era of steady, expansive growth led by prudent leadership. The piece envisions a bright future as horizons widen with highways and skyscrapers in Amarillo.
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High Plains
The
Panhandle
Frank L. Perrin
Christian Science Monitor
South East West
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Amarillo Wells
Mr. Perrin
Audubon
Japan rejects U S protest over Chinese American airliner incident
Tokyo flatly dismissed the American protest about the destruction of a Chinese American airliner near Canton on August 24. A Japanese note denied guilt, claimed the airliner provoked the attack, and said the affair involved a Chinese juridical person not involving Japan with any third power. The incident left 14 dead or missing, with two Chinese survivors.
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Hendaye
Estremadura
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hankow
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Canton
Joseph C
America
South
China
China National Aviation Corporation
Pan- American Airways
H. L. Woods
Winfield
Kan
Hale County votes against legalized beer in Plainview era
In Plainview, Hale County Citizens rejected legalized beer by about a two to one margin. The plan failed in every precinct, despite Plainview having legalized beer five years earlier in 1936 before the statewide shift.
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Plainview
Hale County
Flying Boat Crosses Atlantic Lands In New York
The 41 ton French flying boat Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris landed at 1 18 P M CST after a 22 hour 48 minute flight from Horta Azores at this international airport in Port Washington New York
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Atlantic
Washington
N. Y
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris
Horta
Azores
Railroads pause wage dispute as 1 percent cut set
The National Mediation Board failed to settle the railroads wage clash with 929000 workers. A 1 percent pay cut will take effect Oct 1. Brotherhood presidents authorize strike votes and a canvass begins Sept 24. Mediation exhausted after 30 days with status quo and chance for a presidential fact finding commission.
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Chicago
National Mediation Board
George M. Harrison
Railroad Labor Executives Association
William M. Leiserson
Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Leiserson
Enrollment Opens for Amarillo Schools Across Grades
Registration begins at 9 am for all Amarillo high and junior high students. Classification runs A through D then J, 1 pm to 4 pm, with K through R and Z scheduled tomorrow. New junior high students must bring report cards and book cards. Elementary students report Friday at 9 am.
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Amarillo High School
Amarillo
Tom Mix Disarmed on Arrival in Plymouth
British customs officers seized eight six shot pistols and five rifles from American cowboy star Tom Mix as he arrived on the liner Paris for a vaudeville tour. The weapons were impounded until a license to import them is obtained. Mix, in a cream suit, led his horse Tony II ashore.
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Plymouth
England
Tom Mix
Paris
Mix
Tony II
Canyon native Grady Oldham named American National Bank VP
Grady Oldham of Canyon becomes vice president of the American National Bank, assuming duties this morning. He replaces longtime First National Bank VP, after a months long search, and brings 23 years at the First State Bank prior to that. Oldham, a TC U graduate and Canyon civic figure, will relocate with his family as Rial C. Long is promoted to cashier at the bank.
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Grady Oldham
Canyon
American National Bank
Howard Paul
Oldham
Paul
First National Bank
First State Bank
Hale County
Waco
Oldhams
Snd
Futre
Rial C. Long
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John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Olin D. Johnston
White House
Stephen Early
Johnson
Jay Taylor
Panhandle Livestock Association
National Meat Board
Tom Ivey
Hereford
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Coliseum
Winters
PWA
Sellers
Western
Germany
Associated Press
McCormick Co
Maria Ramirez
Jose and
Maria
Galveston
Jean Tomberlin
Ross Rogers
Gus A. Amundsen
Bill Adams
Amundsen
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Jack Hall
Orate Amarillo Police Me Vestiien
Plains
Piers
John James Audibon
U.S
A. P F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
American Bank
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