Regional Farm Meeting Opens in Pampa Today
Pampa hosts a district meeting of the Texas Agriculture Association on Monday and Tuesday with farmers from 21 Panhandle counties. The program aims to strengthen farm organization and train officers and chairmen, starting at 9 o’clock in the city auditorium. Dr. R. H. Montgomery will give the opening address, with group meetings to follow at the courthouse.
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Pampa
Texas Agriculture Association
Panhandle
R. H. Montgomery
Intervention Granted in Rail Extension Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County Texas to intervene in Port Isabel and Rio Grande Valley Railway's plan to extend its line from Espes station to Cajon station connecting with Missouri Pacific Railroad. The navigation district opposes the authority.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brownsville
Fred MacMurray Hurt On Set By Tripod Collapse
Hollywood actor Fred MacMurray was knocked unconscious when a workman dropped a heavy metal tripod on his head during filming. He was treated for a slight concussion at Hollywood Hospital and resumed work about two hours later, masking the wound for the camera.
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Hollywood
Calif
Fred MacMurray
Hollywood Hospital
Four Drown When Boat Capsizes on Cross Lake
Four people die when a motor boat capsizes in rough water on Cross Lake near Shreveport Louisiana. The victims are Marion Fox and Albert Fox both of Shreveport, Billie Sue Cannon age five of Atlanta Texas and Carroll Hays seven, daughter of Mr. and Mrs C H Hays of Shreveport.
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Shreveport
Cross Lake
Here
Marion Fox
Albert Fox
Billie Sue Cannon
Atlanta
Texas
Carroll Hays
C. H. Hays
Rock avalanche kills 73 in Leon Lake disaster
In Norway's Leon area a rock slide from Rogue Mountain at 5 30 a m unleashed a flood that buried the town, leaving 73 dead and about 20 survivors. Rescuers found homes and fields swept away, with a battered steamboat displaced up the mountainside.
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Leon
Norway
Leon Lake
Rogue
Garner Departs on Gotham Trip from Uvalde
Vice President John N. Garner, rested at his Uvalde home, left this morning for San Antonio to catch a train to New York. Household members said they expected the trip for a week but did not know departure details until just before he left. Unclear if he will return soon or stay several weeks in the East.
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Uvalde
John N. Garner
San Antonio
New York
East
Amarillo Laundry and Dry Cleaners Ad
Excellent dyeing service advertised with a contact number 8251. Amarillo Laundry and Dry Cleaners promotes professional cleaning and dyeing options for customers seeking quality garment care.
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Amarillo
Woodward Delegation Heads to Amarillo for Rodeo Visit
About 150 Woodward boosters in 50 cars travel to Amarillo today to attend the Elks Rodeo festivities. The visit includes a noon luncheon at the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel, a business district parade, and remarks from Amarillo officials. The delegation will tour several towns on both outbound and return trips.
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Amarillo
Woodward
Okla
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Ross Rogers
Phil Ferguson
Guy Saunders
Charges Filed in Amarillo Attack Case
Roy Lancaster, 25, a Amarillo negro, faces charges of attempted criminal assault after a knife brandished attack on a white woman in South Amarillo Saturday night. District Attorney Grady Hazlewood filed the charges at Canyon where Lancaster is jailed. The Randall County incident follows an earlier reported attempted assault under investigation.
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Roy Lancaster
Amarillo
Grady Hazlewood
Canyon
Randall County
Dallas Man Slain in Gang Land Fashion
Dallas on September 13 a 46 year old man Ben W Freiden was killed in a gangland style shooting while seated in his car with a chauffeur. Bennie Binion surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Bill Decker claiming he had trouble and wished to turn himself in accompanied by his attorney. Police searched for Binion's unidentified companion who was with him during the slaying.
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Dallas
Ben W. Freiden
Bennie Binion
Bill Decker
Binion
Freiden
WPA Discharges Five Tennessee Workers
Acting WPA administrator Carrington Gill requested the dismissal of five Tennessee Works Progress Administration employees for alleged solicitation of political contributions before the Tennessee Democratic primary. The targeted staff in district No. 2 at Cookeville include R. D. Fisher, Howard C. Vaden, Edward H. Watson, Henry J. Ray, and Garland G. Stanton.
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Washington
Carrington Gill
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Rosk Progress Administration
Gill
Harry 5. Berry
Tennessee
WPA
Cookeville
Tenn
R. D. Fisher
Howard C. Vaden
Edward H. Watson
Henry J. Ray
Division of
Garland G. Stanton
Observers Sought for Bird Migration Study
The Biological Survey issued a call for more volunteer observers of bird migration in the South and West.
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Washington
The
Biological Survey
Death claims infant son of Charles Cooley
Floyd Harold Cooley two months old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Cooley 1210 Houston Street died in an Amarillo hospital Sunday night at 8 05 oclock The body is at N 8 Griggs and Sons chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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Floyd Harold Cooley
Charles Cooley
Houston Street
Amarillo
Griggs and Sons
Weather Outlook for West Texas and Southwest
Partly cloudy in West Texas on Monday and Tuesday with cooler air and showers in the Panhandle. New Mexico and Arizona expect generally fair conditions with little temperature change.
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West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Arizona
Two Americans Aboard Lady Peace Retry Transatlantic Hop
Harry Richman and Dick Merrill began a second attempt to fly the Lady Peace from Southport to the United States after landing in South Wales on September 3. Thousands cheered as they prepared for a dawn takeoff despite prior rest and refueling.
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Southport
Eng
Harry Richman
Dick Merrill
United States
Richman
Merrill
South Wales
New York
Flying Field
Liverpool
Berkeley’s Third Trial Opens Today
Los Angeles dispatch reports Berkeley motion picture dance director faces a third second degree murder trial within a year for a Roosevelt highway crash on September 7, 1935. Two prior juries deadlocked. victims include William von Briesen Ada von Briesen and Dorothea Daley. Berkeley sustained serious injuries.
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Los Angeles
Busby Berkeley
Berkeley
Roosevelt Highway
William von Briesen
Ada von Briesen
Dorothea Daley
Bat Man Flies 6200 Feet in Aerial Circus Display
Coffman’s aerial circus at English Field Sunday featured the bowing of 6200 feet as the Batman Vernal Schultz glided with wings and parachute from 8000 to 1800 feet. Panhandle pilots and riders joined in formation stunts races and passenger flights before Amarillo aviation day.
Marriage of Fiorenza Johnson to Lieut Col George Drew
Guelph Ontario reports Fiorenza D Arneiio Johnson daughter of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York general manager married Lieut Col George A Drew today at St. George's Anglican Church. Mrs Johnson is daughter of Edward Johnson and Beatrice formerly Viscountess D Arneiro of Lisbon.
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Ont
Fiorenza D'Arneiio Johnson
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
George A. Drew
St. George's Anglican Church
Miss Johnson
Edward Johnson
Beatrice
Viscountess
D’arneiro
Lisbon
Grandstand Blaze Ends Metro Park Era in Amarillo
A massive fire destroyed the historic Metro Park grandstand in Amarillo, dating from 1926, endangering nearby homes and ending a long era of Panhandle baseball. Fire officials cited undetermined origin as crowd gathered. notable figures included caretaker Tommie Shelton and Phillips team sponsors. The loss hits future scheduling, including a planned All-Star game and Hawaii All-Stars series, with insurance partly covering costs.
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Jerry Malin
Metro Park
Amarillo
Tommie Shelton
L. L. Nunley
Rule Street
Tenth Street
Mr. Nunley
Amarillo Metro
Panhandle Oilers
Panhandle
Texas
Metro
House of David
Phillips
Larry French
Chicago Cubs
United States
C. B
E. F. Rittenberry
Howar Blackburn
John McCarty
Rittenberry Brothers
Pope Pius to Condemn Excesses of Communism
Vatican City dispatch says Pope Pius will condemn communist excesses in an address to Spanish civil war refugees. Church officials report the pontiff, grieving over the Spanish crisis, prays that Spaniards add prayer to their weapons in the struggle against communism.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Slot machines seized in Brownwood raids
County and city officers led by Ranger Graham seized 38 marble slot machines punch boards and slot machines in raids Saturday. A hearing is set for Sept 18 to determine if the machines will be destroyed.
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Brownwood
Texas
Graham
Elida Man Is Wreck Victim In Portales NM
William Holcomb, 28, of Elida died in a Portales hospital from injuries suffered in a Clovis highway crash Saturday. Bailey Foster, 45, also of Elida, remained hospitalized with crushed legs and shock after the same accident. Foster’s son Billy, 12, escaped with minor injuries as the car overturned four times on a soft shoulder while passing a truck. Holcomb’s funeral arrangements had not been announced.
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Portales
N. M
William Holcomb
Elida
Clovis Highway
Helcomb
Bailey Foster
Foster
Billy Foster
Holcomb
Amarillo Real Estate Week Opens With Urgent Buy Now Call
Texas Real Estate Week opens urging profitable, safe investments in Amarillo real estate. The ad touts real estate as wealth foundation and prompts readers to consult Globe-News Want Ads for current home opportunities from top local firms.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Real Estate
Globe-News
Texhoma Merchants Publish Map to Boost Panhandle Status
Texhoma business houses and the chamber of commerce publish a map on stationery showing Oklahoma as a Panhandle appendage. They protest downstate politicians for neglecting the Panhandle's 6000 square miles of wheat land and omit Oklahoma City. Local groups across the Panhandle adopt the idea to spotlight their region.
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Downstate
Texhoma
Oklahoma Panhandle
Chamber of Commerce of
Panhandle
Oklahoma City
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