Morro Castle Disaster Witnesses Face Grand Jury Proceedings
After dramatic Morro Castle hearings in New York, Ward liner radio operator George S. Alagna and chief Morro Castle radio chief George Rogers were questioned as investigators probe possible criminal negligence. US Attorney Martin Conboy issued civil warrants to ensure crew members return for federal grand jury testimony. Several passengers and ship officials testified about chaotic escape attempts and partial lifeboat use.
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New York
Morro Castle
Department of Commerce
Ward
United States
Martin Conboy
Federal Grand Jury
Conboy
T. Blake Kennedy
Ward Line
Siboney
George S. Alagna
Ers
Ag Phachment of Commerce
Alagna
George Rogers
Cowboy
Rogers
Pabout
Jersey
Judge considers Pollard motion in Texas tax stamps case
District Judge W F Robertson took under advisement a motion to quash the indictment charging Claude Pollard former Texas attorney general with consenting to use 100000 counterfeit cigarette tax stamps. He said a decision would come tomorrow morning. Pollard's counsel attacked the act taxing sale of cigarettes and the indictment's sufficiency. Pollard was indicted in June with several others for consenting to counterfeit stamps at four times during February and March.
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Austin
W. F. Robertson
Claude Pollard
Texas
Robertson
Pollard
San Antonio
McDowell Attacks Roosevelt at Texas GOP Convention
C K McDowell of Del Rio assailed President Roosevelt and his policies at the Republican State Convention in Houston. He warned of socialist danger, praised the party as constitutional and patriotic, and urged Jeffersonian Democrats to join the GOP. The speech closed with calls to uphold Republican ideals.
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Houston
Roosevelt
C. K. McDowell
del Rio
White House
Russia
Republican Party
Texas
McDowell
Regu
Wilbur Hawk Predicts Record Crowd at Fair
Wilbur C. Hawk predicts record attendance at the Tri-State Fair in Amarillo September 15 to 22. Delegations arrive from far and near by train and motor caravans from Santa Fe New Mexico and Trinidad Colorado. Officials, led by Bill Beechler, plan busy reception events as schools close for the second largest Texas exposition. The fair opens September 17 at 10 AM with Shamrock and its band present.
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Amarillo
Texas
Santa Fe
N. M
Trinidad
Colo
Bill Beechler
Strikers Battle Guardsmen in Saylesville Violence
In Saylesville Rhode Island on September 11 a crowd of over 2,000 clashed with 250 National Guardsmen and local police. Tear gas and gas bombs were used as rioters advanced on police lines amid shattered windows at the Sayles Finishing Co. plant and earlier exchanges near Mossbush cemetery. Three people, including a 73 year old woman, were shot as hostilities escalated.
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Saylesville
R. I
National
Central Falls
Moshassuck
Sayles Finishing Co
Photographers Seek injunction against out-of-city soliciting
Seven local photographers filed suit in 12th District Court in Lubbock to bar Dallas photographer Joseph Co Montgomery and an agent from soliciting work here under the National Recovery Act. Judge Homer L. Pharr granted a temporary restraining order and set September 15 for a hearing to decide if the injunction becomes permanent. The plaintiffs say photographers are restricted by their local code from soliciting outside their city and trade territory.
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Lubbock
Dallas
Joseph Co. Montgomery
Homer L. Pharr
Former Texans Die in Oklahoma Crash
A man and a woman tentatively identified as Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Page of Oklahoma City were killed in a collision in Ada Oklahoma. The Page couple recently moved from Wichita Falls Texas after a trip to the Tupelo oil field. Their vehicle was struck by an Oklahoma City Ada and Atoka motor car at Lonewall late yesterday.
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Ada
Okla
A. C. Page
Oklahoma City
Atoka
Lonewall
Frieds
Page
Tupelo
Wichitta Falls
Texas
Missing Penn president's daughter reportedly kidnapped in Wyoming
Virginia Ewing Gates, 22, daughter of University of Pennsylvania President Thomas Gates, has been missing since August 10 at a Wyoming dude ranch. Federal investigators say no federal crime occurred and have dropped the inquiry, while her father remains hopeful she will return.
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Denver
Virginia Ewing Gates
Joseph 8
Gates
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Wyoming
Washington
Thomas
Department of Justice
Virginia E. Gates
Thomas 8. Gates
Five Communists Shot in Porto Alegre Clash
In Porto Alegre police opened fire on a group trying to enter a meeting, killing five alleged Communists and arresting five others as clashes erupted on September 11. of local authorities reported the incident.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Huey Long Victory Likely in Louisiana Primary
New Orleans dispatch reports Huey P. Long backed by anti-Long factions holds a decisive lead in Louisiana as 105 of 180 precincts counted. Paul Maloney leads in the second district over Walmsky candidate Gus Blanchard with 17 626 to 17 553 votes in city precincts.
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Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
Long
J. C. Fernandez
Paul H. Maloney
Walmsley
Herve Radivitch
Gus Blancand
Paul Maloney
Walmsky
Gus Blanchard
Maloney
Blanchard
Republican Has Small Maine Lead
Republican Sen Frederick Hale holds a slim lead in Maine as voters voice preference in a close contest. Results and further details are continued on page 11.
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Maine
Portland
Frederick Hale
Compton Held for Grand Jury in Borger Slaying
Borger records show L. D. Compton charged with the murder of former policeman Charles Payton on Sept 1. He was held for grand jury action after a justice of the peace hearing, with bond set at 3500 and returned to jail.
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Compton
Borger
Tri-State Fair Expects Record Attendance as Exhibits Rush Setup
Merchants and other commercial exhibitors at the Tri-State Fair urged to rush booth setup. All space in the Merchants Building is reserved and booths remodeled and ready for weaponry. Wilbur C. Hawk, president, says crowds will gather for races and Western States Shows before official opening Monday at 10 am.
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Merchants
Tri-State
Wilbur C. Hawk
Association
Mr. Hawk
Littlefield Teacher Kidnapped Then Escapes Unhurt
Miss Lillian Hopping English teacher at Littlefield High School was abducted at pistol point last night by two men. She escaped during a tire repair and walked 15 to 20 miles to her sister’s home in Littlefield, suffering shock but no serious injuries. Police hunt the two suspects, described as tall and dark and a stocky blond, as details emerge.
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Littlefield
Lamb County
Lillian Hopping
Littlefield High School
Pistol Point
Hopping
Pat Boone
Brunet
Miss Hopping
Mob Beats Seven After Race Organizer Convictions
In Ste. Genevieve County Missouri a mob attacked seven Black people including a woman after four organizers for the African-Pacific movement of the East were convicted and fined $1,000 with a year in jail. The riot in the Steele courtroom followed the verdicts as officers were pushed aside and no arrests were made. The group has branches in St. Louis and several towns in the region.
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Stefale
Robert Thomas
Sam Sawyer
Dave Johnson
Hila Brown
Justice of the Peace
Max Kelley
St. Louis
Caruthersville
Steele
Wardell
Bragg City
Pascora
Portageville
Hermondale
Cattle Slaying Hits Dalhart Area Ranches
Four cattle owned by Grady Jenkins northwest of Dalhart were shot with .22 caliber bullets causing two deaths a pure bred Jersey bull and Durham cow. A Holstein calf died, a Jersey heifer is expected to recover. The incident marks a wanton act of violence against livestock in the region.
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Dalhart
Grady Jenkins
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Temperatures The Day
West Texas reports a fair to partly cloudy Wednesday with a mild temperature rise. New Mexico will be generally fair with little change in highs. Amarillo yesterday reached 88 with a 66 low, and today’s readings include afternoon highs around 86 to 90 with light winds.
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Amarillo
Cinity
West Texas
New Mexico
Veeneen BS AD
Ms Veereeen
Max
Yves
Roof Loss in Tornado Strikes Booker Area
A tornado sweeping plains near Booker caused roof and structure damage to a home of H. R. Bunsard and family. The cyclone toppled a windmill, tore a barn corner, and leveled a garage as heavy rain pounded the scene. Relatives Mrs. Carruth and Miss Louise Carruth were present.
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Bunsard
Ramon Carruth
Louise Carruth
Ralph Carruth
Hall
A&b
Miss Carruth Wald
Booker
Oklahoma
Durham Trail Defies Hounds in Canyon Chase
Bloodhounds failed to follow Earl Durham’s trail in Palo Duro Canyon after his escape from Wellington and Claude officers. Durham, only in underwear and trousers, fled September 4 following a barn raid that led to the arrest of Tense Martin for murder. Sheriff Brunson doubts the tracks are fresh enough and says Durham may have left the canyon and acquired gear, still believed armed.
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Claude
Palo Duro Canyon
Here
Earl Durham
Wellington
Elmer Barres
Durham
Tense Martin
Tom Brunson
Oklahoma Reformatory
Granite
Palo Difro
Brunson
Big Gorge
Martin
Allred Acclaimed Texas Governor Nominee at Democratic Convention
At Galveston on September 1, the Texas State Democratic Convention wildly praised 35 year old James V. Allred as the next governor. The body adopted a party platform backing Roosevelt and calling for repeal of state prohibition and horse-w wagering laws, while resisting federal oil controls. The gathering elected Gerald Mann and Ed Downs to executive posts, named Myron Blalock as chairman and Van M. Kennedy as secretary, and approved John W. Garner as national committeeman alongside Allred and Ferguson.
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Galveston
Texas
James V. Allred
Roosevelt
Gerald Mann
Dallag
Ed Downs
San Benito
Garner
John WN
Allred
James B. Ferguson
Harmony
Myron Blalock
Marshall
J. K. Brim
Sulphur Springs
van M. Kennedy
Austin
Ferguson
Cullen Thurmiss
Centennial Commission
James Kilday
Houston
Pat. M. Neff
Baylor
Boyles to Lead Panhandle Democrats in State Exec Role
W L Boyles of Panhandle won a close 43 to 41 vote over Gilmore Nunn of Pampa for the Panhandle seat on the State Executive Committee representing the Thirty-First district. He will replace Judge R E Underwood as the region’s Democratic leader.
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Galveston
Panhandle
W. L. Boyles
Boyle
R. E. Underwood
Amarillo
Panhandie
Gilmore Nunn
Pampa
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Ross D. Rogers
Shamrock
Pennsylvania University
Louisiana
Blease
Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
Cole L. Blease
South Carolina
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Michigan
Vermont
New Hampshire
Frank A. Picard
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Frank D. Fitzgerald
William A. Comstock
Josephine Roche
Edwin GC. Johnson
Nate C. Warren
Judge
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire Public Service Commission
John L. Sullivan
R. C. Stanford
B. B. Moeur
George W. P. Hunt
Fair Management
Missouri
Twister
Booker Farm
Durham Trail
Palo Duro
W.L. Boyles
Panhandle Democrats
FE. Seigier
Hereford
C. C. Gibson
Gibson
Nunn
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