Great Circle Flight Heads For London From New York
Dick Merrill and Harry Richman radioed Eastern Airlines that their Lond on bound Vultee plane Lady Peace was 1501 miles from Floyd Bennett Field with 2046 miles to Croydon airport. They expected to land in London today and return to Newark after a short stay as darkness dwindled.
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Newark
N. J
Dick Merrill
Harry Richman
Eastern Airlines
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
N. Y
Croydon
O. K
Richman
Merrill
Floyd Bennett
Airmail and Transport
London
Indicted in Texas election tampering probe
Tarrant County grand jury charged Frank Kauffman and Clyde Mays with accomplice roles in altered returns from six precincts after the July Democratic primary. Also indicted were Fidge Covey Jimmie Johnston and Jack Diamond. Trial set for Sept. 21 in Criminal District Court.
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Fort Worth
Frank Kauffman
Clyde Mays
Tarrant County
Fidge Covey
Jimmie Johnston
Jack Diamond
Criminal District Court
Johnston
Covey
Kauffman
Mays
Diamond
C. D. Little
Clerk of
N Uel Leavard
Tucker Boaz
Joe Tildreth
R. ©. Puller
Ll. Crutcher
Guy Walters
Latellia Bess Covey
Tarrant County Democratic Executive Committee
Carl
Glenn Brink Leads Derby Into Tucson Finish
Glenn M. Brink of Detroit led 33 pilots in the Ruth Chatterton air derby into Tucson on the Cleve land Los Angeles race. The Monocoupe flyer checked in at the Tucson airport ahead of 34th entrant Katherine Cheung. The 105 mile leg from Douglas to Tucson drew rapid finishes with Marjorie Jane Gage and Floyd L. Hendrickson close behind Brink.
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Tucson
Ariz
Glenn M. Brink
Detroit
Katherine Cheung
Los Angeles
Brink
Marjorie Jane Gage
New York City
Floyd L. Hendrickson
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sadler Not Linked With Bank Robbery
Detective Inspector Will Fritz stated that the Grand Prairie bank robber yesterday is not Buddy Sadler the escaped Arkansas convict. He cited mismatched description and a different car as reasons, noting Sadler’s confederates O. H. Lindsey and Charles Chapman were captured in Atlanta earlier.
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Dallas
Will Fritz
Grand Prairie
Buddy Sadler
Arkansas
O. H. Lindsey
Charles Chapman
Atlanta
Fritz
Sadler
Denton Man Shot Himself During Gun Cleaning
Denton on September 2 John Miller shot his arm while cleaning a gun for today’s hunt. Physicians found amputation necessary for the mangled limb.
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Denton
John Miller
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy conditions expected Thursday in Amarillo and western Texas with showers possible in northwest New Mexico. Temperatures range from the mid 70s to mid 80s with highs near 69 to 84 in the latest reports. Precipitation for the last 24 hours ending 4 PM yesterday measured .01 inches.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Pair Sought in Triple Death Seen in Grants Pass
The Brite Brothers John H. Brite and Coke T. Brite, wanted for the slaying of three men, were reported seen at Grants Pass Oregon buying supplies. Sheriff Syd Brown doubted the sighting and said the report was one of many rumors in circulation.
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Grants Pass
Ore
Yreka
Calif
Brite
Robert Robinson
Grant's Pass
John H. Brite
Coke T. Brite
Syd Brown
Jackson County
Beaumont Couple Hurt In Auto Accident
Mr and Mrs J A Gaston of Beaumont were hospitalized in Houston in serious condition after a tire blew out on their car causing it to overturn three times on the Beaumont Houston Highway twelve miles from the city The Gastons ages are 41 and 35 a transient in the car escaped injury Henry Dow the ambulance driver reported.
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Houston
U.P
J. A. Gaston
Beaumont
Beaumont-Houston
Gaston
Henry Dow
Harold Goodwin Sues Columbia Over Film Credit
Veteran actor Harold R. Goodwin filed a $250,000 damages suit against Columbia Pictures Corp alleging he was listed without his permission as a character in a Western film. The suit was filed in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Harold R. Goodwin
Columbia Pictures Corp. Today
Texas convict to be tried for murder in fatal crash
Canon City Colorado report says P T B Atkinson an escaped Texas convict will be tried November 18 on a charge of first degree murder in connection with a fatal automobile accident.
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Canon City
Colo
T. B. Atkinson
Texas
Japan to Keep Sub Strength in World Armament Race
Tokyo announces it will maintain a full submarine fleet beyond treaty limits. Japan will keep 52,700 tons allowed plus 15,598 tons slated for scrapping under the London treaty, boosting undersea strength by about one third.
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London
Japan
South Plains Receives Prompt Rainfall For Feed Crops
Thunderstorms and slow drizzles drenched the South Plains last night with inch to quarter inch totals at Quitaque Plainview Ralls Littlefield and other centers. Farmers said dryland feed crops gain growth while irrigated crops remain in excellent condition. Cotton may shed minor bolls but late frosts could reduce damage.
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South Plains
Quitaque
Plainview
Ralls
Littlefield
W. J. Klinger
Talia
Kress
Happy
Klinger
Tugwell May Tour Pecos Valley Area
Dr. Rexford G. Tugwell head of the Resettlement Administration may tour the Pecos Valley with Gov. Clyde Tingley on September 15 to judge feasibility of a new resettlement project in the area.
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Carlsbad
Rexford G. Tugwell
Resettlement Administration
Pecos Valley
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
First Hale County bale reaches gin in Hale Center
Plainview September 2 Hale County sees its first bale of cotton weighing 454 pounds ginned at Hale Center. Merchants expect a premium over 50 dollars for the grower A Hill. The bale priced at 11 cents a pound was bought by gin owner J J Claudle. A premium for a second bale is planned and Hill expects another bale tomorrow averaging a quarter of a bale per acre.
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Plainview
Hale County
Hale Center
A. Hill
J. J. Claudle
Hill
Wife killer husband dies after shooting in Victoria
Mrs Ruby Ralls Price died after being wounded by her husband Ronald D Price a week earlier in Victoria. Price, a 34 year old Chicago art company salesman, killed his wife and then fatally shot himself after the attack.
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Victoria
Ruby Ralls Price
Ronald D. Price
Chicago Art Company
Price
Elliott, Texarkana grocer dies from self-inflicted gunshot
Benjamin P. Elliott, 64, a Texarkana grocer, died this afternoon from a gunshot wound Coroner Roy Witcher said was personal safety related. The death occurred in Texarkana Arkansas as authorities investigated the incident.
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Texarkana
Ark
Benjamin P. Elliott
Grocer
Roy Witcher
Coughlin Silent After Vatican Critique Edits
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, criticized by Osservatore Romano for calling Roosevelt liar, declines comment until consulting Bishop Michael J. Gallagher of Detroit. He will read the editorial in New York after meeting the bishop en route from Rome.
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New York
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Roosevelt
Michael J. Gallagher
Detroit
Rome
Rome Dispatches
Edi
Ten Trapped in Mine by Gas Explosion Two Bodies Recovered
In Logan West Virginia a gas explosion trapped 10 miners at the MacBeth mine of Hutchinson Coal Company. Rescue crews recovered two bodies named Elisa Watts aged 32 and Andy Gozbick. Sixty other miners escaped the blast two miles from the shaft mouth. Officials blamed a spark from an electric motor for the blast in a deep section of the mine.
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Logan
W. Va
MacBeth
Hutchinson Coal Company
West Virginia
Elisa Watts
Andy Gozbick
Diver Searches Waters For Death Weapon In Ruth Muir Slaying
A deep sea diver from La Jolla descended into the Lover's Cove area to locate the weapon used in the fatal beating of Ruth Muir a YMCA worker. Police questioned about twenty people and two more suspects were taken in for identification. Pomona College teams examined hairs and other evidence to aid identification while officers searched the scene for leads.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Lover's Cove
Ruth Muir
Pomona College
Emil Siegler
George Sears
Barksdale Planes Land in Phoenix for Legion Trophy
Eighteen planes from the 79th pursuit squadron at Barksdale Field SHreveport LA arrived in Phoenix to receive the Frank Luke Jr memorial trophy for excellence in pursuit gunnery. The award will be presented during the Arizona convention of the American Legion opening tomorrow.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Frank Luke, Jr
Arizona Convention of the American Legion
Perryton Man Dies En Route to Home
Z. Edge aged 67 of Perryton Texas died on a pallet beside Northwest Highway three miles west of Dallas while traveling home from Gladewater. His wife son daughter in law and two grandchildren were with him when he complained of illness and stopped the car. Dr J A Allison Grapevine pronounced death from a heart attack the probable cause.
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Dallas
Z. Edge
Perryton
Texas
Here
Edge
Gladewater
J. A. Allison
Grapevine
Allison
Clarification of Sooner Law Sought by Union Party
William Simpson said W M Murphy a Chicago Union party worker asked J William Cordell secretary of the State Election Board for an interpretation of Oklahoma laws governing new party formation. Murphy has copies of election laws and is ready to test Union party representation on the November 3 ballot in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
William Simpson
Farmers Union
W. M. Murphy
Chicago
J. William Cordell
State Election Board
Oklahoma
Murphy
Simpson
Train baggage car derailed on Missouri Pacific run
A baggage car derailment occurred on the Missouri Pacific special train carrying 506 passengers from Tyler to the Centennial Exposition between Mineola and Lindale. No injuries were reported and the passengers continued their journey.
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Tyler
Missouri-Pacific
Mineola
Lindale
Allspaugh Dies Suddenly While Returning From Colorado
Hugh F. Allspaugh independent oil operator and former Amarillo resident died in Santa Fe New Mexico after a brief illness on a trip back to Dallas from Colorado. He was accompanied by his wife and child and funeral plans were not yet announced. His parents reside in Los Angeles and he had relatives in Ponca City Oklahoma.
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Hugh F. Allspaugh
Amarillo
Santa Fe
N. M
Allspaugh
Dallas
Colorado
New Mexico
Jack Nichols
Evacuate Trenches as Rebels Break Through
Fighting rages along the Franco Spanish frontier as Fascist rebels drive toward Irun and Behobia. Government troops withdraw in discipline, dynamite roads, and casualties mount while civilians flee toward France. Frontier guards bolster the Bidassoa crossing as retreating units regroup for one last stand.
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Associated Press
Iran
Rehobia
Mount Turlarte
Behobia
Irun
la Puncha
San Marcial
Behobie
Bidassoa
Fall Race Meet Opens Soon at Tri-State Fair
Two weeks remain until the Tri-State Fair fall race meet starts, with the fourteenth annual exposition to follow on September 21. Gene Howe presides the fair association while O L Ted Taylor serves as secretary manager. about 35000 dollars have been invested since last year to upgrade grounds and buildings and the racing plant has been rebuilt for better turf fan convenience.
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The
Fair Association
Gene Howe
O. L
Ted” Taylor
Lions of Nine Cities Gather for Zone Meet Today in Amarillo
Lions clubs from Amarillo, Hereford, Dalhart, Borger, Claude, Panhandle, Stratford, Sunray and Dumas will register at 3 PM in the Amarillo Hotel. The quarterly meeting includes a softball tournament, banquet, and dance with over 150 Lions and wives attending.
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Lions
Lions Clubs
Amarillo
Claude
Panhandle
Borger
Hereford
Dalbart
Stratford
Dumas, Sunray
West Thirty-Fourth Avenue
Dalhart
Johnnie West
The
Academy of Music and Art
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