Delegates Arrive as Five-State Soil Conservation Meet Opens
Delegates from five states gather in Amarillo to honor legislators and hear progress reports on water and soil conservation. Nearly 2,000 expected to register at the Herring Hotel as officials from federal, state and local bodies join a program stressing coordination of aid and dam projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle Water Conservation Association
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
L. H. Hayter
Farm Security Administration
John McCarty
Marvin Jones
Carl Hinton
Washington
Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Missing Trucker Sought in Littlefield Amarillo Area
Sheriff offices in Littlefield and Amarillo search for John Graham owner of a Littlefield Amarillo truck line who disappeared a week ago. Graham was last seen at the Tenth Avenue Grant Street depot with a brother in law Coy Ford. Ford notes Graham’s bed was used and the depot locked from inside raising questions about entry. Ford says Graham had deposited over 300 dollars in Amarillo the day before, possibly less than his usual cash. Graham's wife is distraught. Graham has run the line seven to eight years and is a prominent Littlefield figure.
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Littlefield
Amarillo
John Graham
Sam Hudson
Bill Adams
Adams
Graham
Coy Ford
Tenth Avenue
Grant Street
Ford
Hudson
Paraguayan Rebels Stage Counter-Coup To Reinstate Franco
Paraguayan rebels led by young officers students and war veterans attempted a counter coup to restore Col Rafael Franco to the presidency and oust his successor Dr Felix Paiva. They claimed control of central police HQ and a precinct station as unrest from the Chaco war aftermath grows.
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Asuncion
Rafael Franco
Paraguay
Felix Paiva
Franco
Chaco
Hunter May Enter Race For Governorship
Wichita Falls oil man Tom Hunter suggested in Dallas that he may run for governor again next summer. He said he does not want to run and his health and business would be better if he had not campaigned, but he may comply if his supporters want him to run.
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Dallas
Tom Hunter
Wichita Falls
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
The forecast shows Wednesday in Amarillo and vicinity with partial cloudiness and west Texas areas mainly cloudy with isolated showers. New Mexico expects cloud cover and showers mainly in eastern and northern-central portions with little temperature change. Yesterday’s readings include highs around 80s and a low near 68, with 0.24 inches of precipitation in the prior 24 hours ending 4 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Conservation group backs 40 million WPA push in drouth area
Washington conferences outline a program as the Works Progress Administration pledges 40 million dollars for the Southwest. Funds already go to buy marginal land and other dust bowl measures. After a morning session a barbecue at Jack Hall's ranch is scheduled rain or shine. Congressmen stress the five state impact and praise Marvin Jones for leadership in agriculture.
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Thornton
Amarillo
the Conservation Association
Washington
Works Progress Administration
Jack Hall
Carl Hinton
Clifford Hope
Kansas
Marvin Jones
Hope
Southwest
Congress
House Committee On Agriculture
Drouth
Jones Action Seen To Mean Extra Session
Washington reports that Marvin Jones of the House Agriculture Committee gave up a Hawaii delegation trip and will return to Washington mid October to draft stabilization legislation. Observers say this move signals a possible November call by President Roosevelt for a special session to act on crop control.
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Washington
Congress
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Hawaii
Jones
Roosevelt
Five Accused in Postal Burglary
Five Fort Worth residents were held by U S Commissioner Lois Newam on charges connected to the Crowley Louisiana post office burglary of 100000 three cent stamps and about 8 dollars cash. Elmo Kamp is held on 10000 bond for burglary and selling stamps at cut rates. Also charged are Martin Lokaso Ralph Plum mer Anthony Miller and Joseph Passalaqua all held on 5000 bond. Page reported 40000 stamps recovered and over 50000 more involved in the case with future indictments expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
U. S
Lois Newam
Crowley
Alvan S. Page
F. L. Clampitt
Elmo Albert Kamp
Crowley Post Office
Kamp
Newan
Page
Federal District of
Louisiana
Post Office
Martin Lokaso
Ralph J. Plummer
Anthony T. Miller
Joseph Passalaqua
War Bonus Demands Tie Up Two Freighters
In Los Angeles on September 7, crews aboard the Snested and the John Knudsen halted operations demanding $100 war bonuses for sailing to Kobe with scrap iron cargoes bound for the Japanese-Chinese hostilities zone. Twenty-two crew members from the Snested went ashore during the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ept
Snested
Norway
Kobe
John Knudsen
Yeggs Steal Safe From Beverage Plant
Yeggs stole a small safe containing 1115 dollars in cash and 200 dollars in checks from the Quality Beverage Company last night. J B Saragusa proprietor of the plant discovered the theft today and the safe was later found abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Yeggs
Quality Beverage Company
J. B. Saragusa
Russia Demands Piracy Parley Indict Italy
Moscow demands an indictment of Italy at the European piracy conference opening in Nyon to curb attacks on merchant ships in the Mediterranean. Russia says Italian warships threaten peace and will decide its course after the talks begin.
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Russia
Italy
Moscow
Mediterranean
Germany
Nyon
Switzerland
London
Madrid-Valencia
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
North Plains See Moisture Boost as Panhandle Rainfall Spreads
The Panhandle received widespread showers boosting rangelands and North Plains crops. Rain totals varied from sprinkles to over four inches in Shattuck and surrounding areas, with Tulsa, Hoover, Miami, and Canadian also reporting significant precipitation. Cotton in the South Plains faced damage risk from moisture plus warmth needed for maturation and pest control.
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North Plains
Panhandle
Tucumcari
Shattuck
Oklahoma
Hoover
Miami
Canadian
South Plains
Childress
Texline
Amarillo
Stinnett
Dalhart
Liberal
Kansas
Pampa
Canyon
Bovina
Boise City
Hereford
Gage
Clovis
Texico
Booker
Boggy Cotton Fields Trigger Anxious Delay
A cropped dispatch notes boggy cotton fields causing delays and concern as operations extend, with continuation hinted on Page 9 Column 4. The brief cites weather and field conditions affecting harvest progress and planning.
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Associated Press
War Inspired Buying Lifts Wheat Prices By Four Cents
War fears stimulate buying in Chicago and Liverpool screens as wheat futures rise over four cents, with September, December, and May contracts climbing to just above $1.09 to $1.13 a bushel. Soybeans and corn also gain amid Far East tensions. A separate El Paso report notes a mass poison inquiry in New Mexico after a farm laborer is detained for questioning in a lead arsenic poisoning case that sickened Ernest Langenegger and his family.
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EL Paso
U.P
Roswell
N M
Ernest Langenegger
Hagerman
N. M
Perry Bean
Brean
Chicago
Mediterranean
Orient
Marta
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Board of Trade
Far East
Windsors Reach Vienna for Hungary Visit
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor left VILLACH by Vienna today en route to Hungary for a royal visit, with officials confirming their travel after departure this morning.
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Villach
Austria
U.P
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Vienna
Hungary
Untreated Plains Land Loses Moisture From Heavy Rains Says Finnell
H H Finnell head of the Soil Conservation Service in the dust bowl area warns that most rainfall runs off untreated land, leaving soils dry. He cites 50 percent run-off after quick two to three inch showers near Floydada and outlines conservation methods that store moisture like savings. He notes average 25 percent run-off from effective rains, higher on rolling land, with up to 70 percent on rangeland, and stresses wind erosion and silt as major concerns.
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Finnell
Panhandle
H. H. Finnell
Soil Conservation Service
Five State
Dust Bowl
Floydada
Lana
High Plains
Finnel
Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Colorado
War fears trigger sharp selling on New York stock market
Unnerved by war fears, the New York stock market fell hard in late trading with losses in leading issues up to ten dollars a share. Some lighter issues declined even more, while most commodities advanced. Wheat rose 2.5 to 3 cents a bushel. cotton, rubber and other staples gained as Far East and Mediterranean tensions spurred speculation.
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New York
Chicago
Far East
Mediterranean
Stock Exchange
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
International Nickel
U. S. Rubber
Santa Fe
J. I. Case
Loew's
Douglas
Rebels Launch Strong Drive Across Aragon Front
Franco's forces push to encircle Belchite as government troops report advances beyond Belchite and near Zaragoza. Air units concentrate at Zaragoza with planes sent from Burgos and Vitoria, while Asturias shows momentum toward Prieto as insurgents widen northwest Spain advances.
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Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Belchite
Aragon
Spain
Franco
Zaragoza
Bechite
Aragoza
Teruel
Burgos
Vitoria
Asturias
Prieto
Llanes
Gijon
Santander
Fires light Shanghai as invaders batter Chinese lines
Japanese bombard Shanghai with heavy guns failing to break Chinese resistance. Fires blaze across the northwestern skyline. The American Chamber protests Roosevelt warnings while churches missions and press buildings suffer. Evacuations halt as refugees move toward the Yangtze valley amid mounting naval actions.
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Shanghai
American Chamber of Commerce of
Roosevelt
United States
China
Chamber
Cordell Hull
State Department
Washington
Yangtzepoo
World Conference of the Church
Hongkew
Chapel
International Settlement
Kiangwan
North Railway Station
Yangtzepoo Race Course
China Tobacco Company
Whangpoo and
Yangtze Rivers
Yangtze Valley
Yangtze
American Chamber of Commerce
Hutchinson County Fair Opens With Gala Events
Borger hosts the first Hutchinson County Fair with hundreds attending the opening day events. The expo features farm and ranch displays, a main street barbecue, a big town rodeo, and remarks by Congressman Marvin Jones praising the Roosevelt administration.
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Borger
Hutchinson County
Panhandle
Oil City
Main Street
Marvin Jones
Roosevelt
Sol Morganstern
Homer Pruett
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Otto Hagenburg
Cleveland
Bean
Langenegger
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