Labor Day Big Party At Amarillo Fairgrounds
Labor Day observance in Amarillo centers on a giant Labor party at the Tri-State Fairgrounds under Central Labor Union sponsorship. Double header baseball, free barbecue for 5000, a dance revue, and contests headline a day of closures and activities with speeches by local leaders and a 1 PM start.
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Amarillo
Labor Party
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Central Labor Union
Labor Organization
Amarillo News-Globe
Tri-State Fair Association
Business Friends of Labor
Potter County Library
Ing Dong Daddies
Sumas
Red and Bite
Borger
Phillips 66
Borger Herald
Globe News
Nabor
Mason King
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Ross D. Rogers
W. W. Finch
A. J. Caldwell
Robert Jones
Church of Christ
Cunningham Flower Shop
Melody Maids
Mike Hollander
Constance Ferguson School of Dancing
Fet
H. O. Thompson
Jack Sears
John Allen
Sam Norton
Ted McGovern
Ed Tull
Herbert Lytle
John Moore
Rex Teed
Mr. Hollander
Plane party stops in English Field on Cleveland race trip
A trio of Santa Monica aviation enthusiasts landed at English Field to refuel on their return from the national air races in Cleveland. The group traveled in three planes the Swallow piloted by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Granger the Stinson flown by Mrs. Clark and the DH Moth flown by Mrs. G C Cleveland.
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Santa Monica
Cal
English Field
Cleveland
Jim Granger
Clark
G. C. Cleveland
First Donley County 1932 Cotton Sells For 9 Cents In Clarendon
The first 1932 cotton bale in Donley County sold for 9 cents in Clarendon with a $12 premium paid by the Chamber of Commerce. It was grown by J C Therone north of Clarendon. An $8 premium was paid to W E Shepherd of Brice for bringing the first bale for ginning.
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Donley
Clarendon
Donley County
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Therone
W. E.shepherd
Brice
Eight-man Chicago gang robs Koch & Company vault
A gang of at least eight cracked men forced entry into Koch & Company offices in Chicago, drilling through a floor to reach vaults and stealing an estimated $250,000 to $1,000,000. Ten people were held, including two children, as police noted this was Chicago’s largest robbery since 1923.
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Chicago
Koch & Company
Werner Brothers
Spencer Brown
Leavenworth
George Laschetske
Laschetske
Tulsa man held in federal order tied to Lingle case
A man who gave the name L. M. Marlow, 35, was held in Tulsa county jail on a federal order as investigators seek a possible link to the 1929 slaying of Chicago reporter Jake Lingle. Leo Brothers, a St. Louis gangster, is serving a 14 year term.
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Tulsa
Okla
L. M. Marlow
Jake Lingle
Chicago
Leo Brothers
St. Louis
Solon Quorum Sought to Advance Tax Work in Texas
Texas legislators in Austin on Labor Day hoped for a Senate and House quorum to push the governors tax relief program. Bills on highway bond funding and delinquent tax penalties moved toward floor action, with Poage and House measures differing on fund administration. A nine member Senate committee to investigate July August primary fraud was planned if a quorum appeared.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
W. R. Poage
House
R. 8. Sterling
M. A. Ferguson
Texas Man Reports Hopeful Outlook From National Conference
Amarillo hardware firm president Ed W Hardin relayed findings from the National Conference of Business and Industrial Committees in Washington on August 26. He said the downturn may be checked and 1933 could bring improved industry and agriculture through new economic measures.
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National Conference of Business and Industrial Committees
Washington
Ed. W. Hardin
Amarillo Hardware Company
Hardin
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Panhandle
Hoover
Federal Reserve
Department of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mills
Federal Reserve Banks
Home Loan Banks
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
National Credit Corporation
Atlee Pomerene
Mr. Pomerene
Franklin Fort
Federal Home Loan Board
Paul Bestor
Rangers Arrive in Kilgore Quietly Refusing Reason
Ten Texas Rangers who arrived un announced in Kilgore yesterday remain on site tonight and refuse to divulge the purpose of their presence.
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Rangers
Kilgore
Tex
Texas Rangers
New Problem Machine Boon To School Boys
The Carnegie funded device, a number theoretic machine, can solve problems 10 000 times faster than a skilled mathematician. Dr D H Lehmer described it at the American Mathematical Society session at UCLA. It determines prime numbers and can sift about 20 000 000 numbers per hour.
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Los Angeles
Carnegie Institution of Washington
American Mathematical Society
University of California At
D. H. Lehmer
California Institute of Technology
Lehmer
Hearst condemns Walker in first public reply
William Randolph Hearst in the New York American denounces Mayor Walker’s resignation and calls the charges of malfeasance unproven. He criticizes Walker’s attack on Governor Roosevelt and defends the Seabury inquiry as politically partisan and insufficient to justify removal.
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Joseph V. McKee
Board of Aldermen of
New York City
James Walker
Associated Press
New York
William Randolph Hearst
New York American
James J. Walker
Walker
Roosevelt
Hearst
Seabury
Labor Day Task Study on Jobs for 11 Million
Washington reports Labor Day notes focus on employment for 11,400,000 people the Labor Federation estimates need work. President Hoover and national leaders plan renewed efforts across the country to create jobs on the eve of the union holiday.
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Washington
America
Hoover
American Federation of Labor
Labor Federation
Lindbergh Kidnap Tale Of Private Detective Claim
Garrett Schenck of Hopewell New Jersey a 46 year old high peddler told investigators he was held captive for 16 days by a private detective following the Lindbergh kidnapping. Federal state and county officers reviewed the case in Johnstown Pennsylvania where the man spoke of his alleged confinement and release.
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Johnstown
Garrett Schenck
Hopewell
N. J
Friends Rally to Governor in Tight Texas Gubernatorial Race
Friends of Governor Sterling claim a majority of lawful ballots in the Texas run off while Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson and her husband cite canvassed counts showing Ferguson ahead. Official and unofficial tabulations from 241 counties indicate Ferguson leading by 3,758 with the state party convention set for September 13 in Lubbock.
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Austin
Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Texas Election Bureau
Lubbock
Traffic Lights Go On Blink In Amarillo
Amarillo traffic lights in the business district south of Seventh Avenue went on the blink for about 20 minutes last night tied up Sunday night traffic. The signals flashed red and green while amber lights remained on and warning bells rang. A fault in the electrical mechanism was blamed after the fire department responded to a trash fire on East Tenth Avenue.
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Amarillo
Seventh Avenue
East Tenth Avenue
Mayor Appeals For Vegetables In Canning Drive
Mayor Ross D. Rogers urged immediate food and clothing donations for Amarillo’s needy to aid relief before winter and the Community Chest drive. Gardners and farmers are urged to contribute vegetables and raw products for the Wednesday opening canning campaign. gifts are received at charity headquarters or by calling 2-2218 for a pickup. Nearly 30 Amarillo women will set canning committees at city hall Tuesday. actual canning begins in church kitchens early Wednesday.
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Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
Rogers
Farmers Holiday Edges Toward Conference Stage in Des Moines
The Farmers Holiday movement pushes toward a key meeting in Sioux City as Iowa county leaders prepare to join state and national officials to discuss the strike for higher farm prices. Governors from five states consider attending or sending delegates as unrest spreads from Sioux City to Marshfield where 6000 farmers voted to join.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Iowa
Farmers Holiday Association
Milo Ren
Marshfield
Wis
Warren EF. Green
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Ohio
Panhandle Enjoys Generally Fair Weather Amid Flooding Elsewhere
Amarillo and the Panhandle experienced generally fair conditions while other parts of the state saw disastrous floods and heavy rains. Railroad dispatchers reported no rain during the day with scattered clouds overhead. temperatures ranged from 60 to 86 degrees in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Military rally backs Von Papen regime in Berlin display
In Berlin on September 4, 195,400 men forming the Nationalist Steel Helmet and about a million veterans showed support for Chancellor Franz Von Papen. The large military display stood as the era’s most brilliant show since Kaiser Wilhelm’s time, signaling solid backing for the government.
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Berlin
Steel Helmet Organization
Franz von Papen
Kaiser Wilhelm
Rio Grande Flood Drowns and Strands City Areas
Reports from Sept 4 describe a major Rio Grande flood crest between Laredo and Brownsville with rescue of four men from driftwood after 16 hours and a likely high death toll. Officials say Nuevo Laredo, Laredo, and Brownsville faced widespread devastation as waters rose, with millions in damages and many cattle drowned.
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Laredo
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri Pacific
United States
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Lowlands
Brownsville
Nuevo Lared
Hamilton Hote
Manuel de la Cruz
Chacon
Rio Grande Vally
Rodriguez Takes Reins of Mexican Government
Mexico City September 4 General Abelardo L Rodriguez was elected and inaugurated president after Congress accepted the resignation of Pascual Ortiz Rubio for ill health. Ortiz Rubio left for Hot Springs Arkansas on a special train via Juarez and El Paso while Rodriguez assumed office.
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Mexico City
Abelardo L. Rodriguez
Mexico
Congress
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Ortiz Rubio
United States
Hot Springs
Ark
Juarez
el Paso
Texas
Edo
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Ury Lane Theater
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Mere
Marguerite
FEAR
Eagle Pass
Rodriguez
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