Frye Says City Must Advance With Aviation or Lose Place
Political results from five states show national figures like Couzens and Moses failing to win Senate seats. Michigan's Couzens trailed Wilber M. Brucker by 229,23 to 145,385 as New Deal foes gain ground. New Hampshire backed H Styles Bridges over George H Moses. Massachusetts elected James M Curley for Dem nomination.
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Frye
Associated Press
James Couzens
Senate
Wilber M. Brucker
Michigan
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
H. Styles Bridges
James M. Curley
Massachusetts
Robert B. Greenwood
Fitchburg
Marcus Coolidge
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Wisconsin
New York
Couzens
Roosevelt
Brucker
Alcazar siege ends in masked blast threat
Toledo reports 1700 trapped at the Alcazar face a planned explosion after 10 days of failed attempts to evacuate women and children. Government sources say two TNT mines under the fortress could destroy it, with Moscardo refusing to release civilians and troops ordered to finish the job.
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Associated Presa
Toledo
Spain
Alcazar
Jose Moscardo
Madrid
Traxler Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Life Sentence
Pete Traxler, known Oklahoma desperado, pleaded guilty in Lipscomb County district court to armed robbery of Christian Babitzke, a $2,500 theft in January. Babitzke’s son Ben, 18, was shot during the robbery. DA Lewis Goodrich said Traxler will turn state's evidence as co‑defendants go to trial. death penalty possible if fought.
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Lipscomb
Pete Traxler
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Canadian
Traxler
Christian Babitzke
Lipscomb County
Babitzke
Ben
Lewis Goodrich
Shamrock
Texas Rangers
Appeals Court Denies Plea for Injunction In Ballot Contest
The Seventh Court of Civil Appeals dissolves a temporary restraining order and affirms a district court ruling refusing an injunction against the Democratic county executive committee in a ballot recount dispute between Hubert Cole and W E Blackburn. The case returns to the committee for action on Cole's petition for a recount of Box 23 ballots in West Amarillo amid a three vote difference.
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Hubert Cole
W. E. Blackburn
County Executive Committee
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
W. E. Gee
Mr. Blackburn
Democratic Committee
District Court
Cole
West Amarillo
Ellis B Posey Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Court
Ellis B Posey, former vice president of the First National Bank of Hereford, received a five year term in Leavenworth for using the mails to defraud and a five year suspended sentence on other counts. An earlier indictment alleged funds were taken from L. A. Arnold’s Hereford account for whom Posey held power of attorney. A civil suit by Hereford bank to recover the money is pending. Seven Hereford businessmen testified as character witnesses.
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Leavenworth
Ellis B. Posey
Posey
First National Bank of Hereford
L. A. Arnold
Hereford
Hereford Bank
A. H. Streu
Bob Higgins
C. R. Smith
Bill Russell
Peaceful Strike Settlement Pushed in France
Paris September 16 Premier Leon Blum pressed for a peaceful settlement of escalating strikes. Employers at Lille who had resisted government intervention joined a conference with Blum Interior Minister Salengro and State Minister Cheautemps, signaling possible progress.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Lille
Blum
Roger Salengro
Camille Cheautemps
Leader of Rebels Escapes Bomb Hail
Gen Emilio Mola who leads northern insurgents narrowly escaped death as bombs fell on San Sebastian Spain during his entry to celebrate the citys occupation. Government planes fired a fusillade as he arrived. The event underscores the tense early days of the siege and the high risk faced by rebel commanders amid heavy aerial opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
France
Emilio Mola
San Sebastian
Spain
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Plant Move Delayed
Seattle Post-Intelligencer management defers plans to abandon the plant after a newsroom strike. Business leaders urged delaying permanent closure to avoid payroll losses and damage to Seattle’s image while seeking a resolution with labor groups and striking guild members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
American Newspaper Guild
Charles B. Lindeman
Lindeman
Chamber of Commerce
Post-Intelligencer
Hurricane nears U.S. coast threatening Atlantic ports
A severe tropical hurricane edged toward the United States as a high pressure system moved it closer. Gordon E. Dunn of the Weather Bureau said ports north of Jacksonville should monitor advisories while noting the storm’s center lay about 750 miles due east of Jacksonville with no immediate danger.
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Jacksonville
Fla
North Atlantic Ocean
United States
Gordon E. Dunn
Weather Bureau
Hewitt Apartment Damage Charged In San Francisco
Charges that Ann Cooper Hewitt and her mother Mrs. Maryon Cooper Hewitt caused nearly 30000 in damages to the Park Lane penthouse apartment they shared were filed by Eugene N. Fritz, owner. He claimed 1350 in unpaid rent for Sept., Oct., Nov. 1935 and 1500 for department store and COD bills.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Maryon Cooper Hewitt
Park Lane
Eugene N. Fritz
Ann
Pilot dies after Maxwell Field crash during training
Capt. Francis P. Booker, 40, an air corps tactical school student at Maxwell Field, Montgomery, died from injuries after his plane crashed during a night practice flight. The accident occurred yesterday evening and prompted an investigation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Francis P. Booker
Air Corps Tactical School
Maxwell Field
Amarillo and West Texas Thursday Weather Outlook
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair and warmer conditions on Thursday. West Texas to the west of the 100th meridian expected to be partly cloudy, with fair skies in New Mexico. Temperature readings for yesterday show highs near 69 and lows around 57, with trace precipitation of .01 inches in the 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Rh Redce
Weather Bureau
H. T. Collman
Clarendon
Turkey
Quitaque
Childress
Shamrock
Central
South Plains
Lubbock
Silverton
Happy
Plainview
East Panhandle
Conway
Miamii
Canadian
Higgins
Shattuck
Buffalo
Waynoka
Oklo
Goodnight
Huge English airliners soon will cross country
Airplanes weighing 65 000 pounds and carrying 55 passengers in sleepers and chair cars will fly nonstop coast to coast within five years. Amarillo, a crossroads of air lanes, could host major stops if airport facilities are expanded. Ownership transfer of English Field to the city, aided by a WPA grant, was discussed during Amarillo Aviation Day. Transcontinental Western Air president Jack Frye urged immediate airport improvements and announced a 32 passenger plane of 24 000 pounds with 2 200 horsepower to begin January 1, followed by a four engine plane soon after.
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San Francisco
Alaska
Mexico City
Amarillo
English Field
Jack Frye
Horatio Alger
Wheeler County
Transcontinental Western Air, Inc
Frye
Herring Hotel
Albuquerque
Pampa
Sweetwater
Lubbock
Dumas
Perryton
Two Die of Gas in Austin Well
Austin, Sept 16 Wallace Drake an employee of a sand and gravel firm was killed today trying to rescue Marvin Kelly from a water well filled with damp gas. Wesley Ray another worker joined the effort and was overcome but expected to recover. All three men were 26. Floodwaters neared the well as Kelly descended to obtain tools.
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Austin
Wallace Drake
Marvin Kelly
Wesley Ray
Drake
Colorado
Kelly
Senator Bone Warns VFW On World War Threat
In Denver on September 16 Homer T. Bone United States Senator from Washington warned veterans that another world war would bring world chaos and likely end the current civilization, speaking at the VFW annual encampment.
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Denver
Homer T. Bone
United States
Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tri-State Fair Entries Due By Saturday Night
The Tri-State Fair will place many departments in place by Saturday night ahead of the Monday opening. Exhibits and other attractions close Sunday for the Sabbath. Entries in the literary and fine arts departments are due by Saturday evening and judging for some Domestic Science sections starts Friday morning.
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Betty Zelley
G. H. Turnley
Maude Vaughn
Indictment Returned in Darnell Death Case
Elton Slim Nall, 28, was indicted by the Potter County grand jury on murder charges in the fatal shooting of Luther M. Darnell, 38, last Saturday. Bond set at $5,000 by Judge E. C. Nelson. Nall surrendered to deputies and has been jailed. He claimed Darnell had bothered his wife for over a year and aimed to disrupt his home.
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Elton “Slim” Nall
Potter County
Grand Jury
Luther M. Darnell
Nall
E. C. Nelson
Darnell
U S Establishes European Patrol
The U S Navy will form a temporary European squadron upon the Raleigh’s arrival at Gibraltar. Rear Admiral Arthur P Fairfield will command the unit, marking a shift after prior denials from President Roosevelt and officials.
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Washington
U. S. Navy
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Navy Department
Raleigh
Gibraltar
Arthur P. Fairfield
Texas youth given term in robbery
Russell Taylor, 23, a bank robber from Thalia Texas, received a 12 year sentence in federal court in Birmingham Alabama after pleading guilty to the Bank of York robbery in York Alabama. His companion James Isbell was slain.
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Birmingham
Ala
Russell Taylor
Taylor
Bank of York
York
James Isbell
Oklahoma City
Thalia
Tex
Man Convicted in Bank Robbery Case at Bartley Neb
In McCook Nebraska a district court jury found Ralph Shorty Morrison guilty of taking part in the May 3 1935 Bartley State Bank robbery, amounting to 4921 dollars. Deliberation lasted about three hours and Morrison fainted as the verdict was announced. sentencing is expected next week. Separately in San Antonio the Catholic Central Verein of America chose Hartford Connecticut as its next convention city.
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M’cook
Neb
Ralph “Shorty” Morrison
Bartley, Neb. State Bank
Morrison
Charles E. Eldred
McCook
San Antonio
Catholic Central Verein of America Today
Hartford, Conn
Heavy rains persist in Central Western Texas floods rise
Heavy rains continue to batter Central Western Texas as communities brace for rising floodwaters in creeks and river bottoms. A seven inch downpour worsens conditions across the region.
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Texas
Six Injured In Brick Collision Near Brick Oklahoma
Six persons were injured, one seriously, when two cars collided head on early today on rainswept Route 66 six miles east of Brick Oklahoma. Dale Hoover of Chickasha suffered head and right hand injuries. Coy Dennie of Mangum had minor injuries. George Forducy of Erick was uninjured. Four Forducy occupants were hurt including Mrs George Forducy seriously with severe head cuts, and Mrs P F Forducy, Emilie Forducy and Kay Bayouth with minor injuries.
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Brick
Okla
Here
Dale Hoover
Chickasha
Coy Dennie
Mangum
George Forducy
Erick
Forducy
P. FP. Forducy
Emilie Forducy
Kay Bayouth
Local Report: Dr Frederick Weber Slugged and Robbed
Dallas dispatch reports Dr Frederick Weber of Stockboro Mississippi told police last night he was slugged and robbed of 39 dollars.
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Dallas
Frederick Weber
Stockboro
Miss
Anti aircraft batteries down fascist bombing planes at Talavera front
Government anti air craft batteries on the Talavera front dominated Maqueda and Santa Clalla today bringing down several large fascist bombing planes.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Maqueda and
Santa Clalla
Talavera Front
Witness says Bramlett offered 3000 for killing of Childs
In Carthage Sept 16 the district court heard statements from Terrence Bramlett and Mrs Reable Childs, charged with killing her husband Marlie Childs. Curtis Windham testified Bramlett offered $3000 to kill Marlie, a man Bramlett admitted to having a love affair with. District Attorney Wardlow Lane read statements from Bramlett and Mrs Childs to the jury.
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Carthage
Terrence Bramlett
Reable Childs
Curtis Windham
Bramlett
CCO
Marlie Childs
Wardlow Lane
Center
Childs
Teneha
Marie Childs
Bak
Mrs Childs
Mrs. Reable Childs
Jefferson
Branglett
Lane
Highway 5 and Jericho Gap Projects Finished
Construction ends on Highway No 5 between Amarillo and Claude and on Jericho gap on Highway 66 near Groom. The 16 mile Jericho gap surfacing ends long detours. highway 5 adds about 90 miles of new paved route from Memphis to Amarillo, easing Colorado to Gulf traffic.
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Amarillo
Claude
Jericho Gap
Groom
Conway
Memphis
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Democratic Post
T.N.T
Col
Strikf
Hearst
U. S. Coast
TWA
Amarillo Field
Gene Howe
Ross Rogers
Elton Nall
Luther Darnell
Strong City
Cheyenne
Woodward
Wynoka
Mobeetie
Borger
St. Francis
U. S
Hartford
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