Rapid Japanese Advances Across North China In 1937 Conflict
Japanese forces push deep into Shansi and near Peiping while fighting rages along a 2000 mile front. Chinese claim Latien recapture near Shanghai as cholera worsens and weather improves enabling new strikes. Casualty figures cited up to August include 60,000 to 100,000 Japanese and 300,000 Chinese in Shanghai-Soochow area.
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Shanghat
North China
Shansi
Peiping
China
Shanghai
Latien
Kuanhsien
Chochow
Peiping- Hankow
Patotingfu
Japan
Peiping-Hankow
Lotien
Shanghai- Soochow
Return of Rodeo as Tri State Fair Event Will Bring Atmosphere of the Old West
The Tri State Fair runs Sept 20 25 with Beutler Brothers Rodeo daily by the grand stand. Cowboys and rodeo events draw wide interest in this cattle country, reviving a tradition described by Will Rogers as highly popular.
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Tri-State Fair
Beutler Brothers
Exposition
Lynn Beutler
New York Mayoral Primary Narrows Race Across Boroughs
In New York Democratic mayoralty primary Mahoney leads overall while Copeland gains in Manhattan, with outlying boroughs siding with Roosevelt allies. Republican returns show La Guardia ahead of Copeland. La Guardia faces general election after securing American Labor line. About 1,000,000 ballots expected.
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LaGuardia
New York
Copeland
Mahoney
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Tammany
Royal S. Copeland
Manhattan
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
F. H. la Guardia
la Guardia
American Labor Party
Twelve Escape Unhurt as Flames Consume Bus Near Tucumcari
A Lee-Way Stage Line bus traveling Amarillo to Albuquerque burned two miles east of Tucumcari in early morning. All 12 passengers escaped unharmed as the left rear wheel burst into flames and the bus was destroyed. Driver Frank Sands cited overheated tires after a flat and a second tire, with a firetruck passing nearby as passengers waited at a safe distance.
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Highway 66
Tucumcari
Churchill Brace
Elizabeth
N. J
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Here
General Store Burns In Glenrio New Mexico
The Dewees General Merchandise Store and Glenrio post office were destroyed by fire in Glenrio New Mexico. Mrs Merle D Kelley post mistress and daughter of J B Dewees suffered loss of household furnishings. Cause and total loss unknown.
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Tucumcari
Dewees
Glenrio
N. M
Merle D. Kelley
Kelly
Quay County
J. B. Dewees
Youth Killed in Hunting Accident in Texas
Pat Green, 14, died after his gun discharged as he crawled through a fence while dove hunting on opening day. He was son of Assistant Police Chief Wayne Green in San Angelo. The incident occurred during the Texas fall hunting season near the city.
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San Angelo
U.P
Pat Green
Texas
Wayne Green
Mexican Granted Third Reprieve
Acting Governor Walter Woodul issued a reprieve for Pio Quesada a Mexican national sentenced to death. The reprieve extends to October 1 following board of pardons and paroles recommendation after the Mexican consul general sought a record review. The move comes amid questions of applicable law and prior reprieve grants by Governor Allred.
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Waxahachie
Walter Woodul
Pio Quesada
James V. Allred
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Texas
Allred
Jose Gonzales Pinada
San Antonio
Quesada
Roosevelt May Demand Black Resign Bench
Washington reports roosevelt considering asking Justice Hugo Black to resign from the Supreme Court amid criticism of alleged Ku Klux Klan membership. debate includes impeachment talk and questions of legality of Black’s appointment.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Boston
Patrick Henry Kelly
Black
Kelly
High Tribunal
Congress
Chicago
Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA Fame
Ku Klux
Forks
Creek
Senator Black
Reynolds
North Carolina
Hugo Black
Senate
Fish
New Yorker
Rep
O'Neill
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
O'Connor
New York
House Rules Committee
Justice Black
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair Friday and Saturday with partly cloudy skies across West Texas near the 100th meridian. New Mexico forecast shows fair conditions with little temperature change. Yesterday in Amarillo temperatures ranged from 60 at 9 AM to 67 by late morning.
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Amarillo
West Texas
West 100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Borah Urges Uncontrolled Courts to Preserve Liberty
Senator Borah insisted on the need for uncontrolled courts as the safeguard of traditional liberties. Speaking on Constitution Day, he attacked the idea that economic security requires sacrificing personal freedom and criticized recent German dicta on the rights of Nazis abroad.
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Borah
Washington
Idaho
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Roosevelt
America
Germany
Dalhart Attack Suspect Held
Isaac R. White an Oklahoma oil field worker is under arrest in Cleveland Oklahoma charged with criminally assaulting an 11 year old Dalhart girl near the airport August 26. Hartley County Sheriff Ralph Queen will transport the suspect to Channing after his capture in Cleveland.
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Dalhart
Isaac R. White
Oklahoma
Cleveland
Okla
Ralph Queen
Hartley County
Channing
White
Boise City
Two Big Firms Battle for Corn Market Corner
Chicago September reports show Cargill Grain of Minneapolis and Farmers National Grain Corp in a fierce fight over control of the 1936 corn, triggering actions to curb a corner. Sellers scramble to cover shorts as September futures rise, margins double, and the Board of Trade warns of possible suspensions for non delivery.
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Chicago
Cargill Grain Corporation of
Minneapolis
National Grain Corporation
Board of Trade
J. John H. McMillen, Jr
Cargill Grain Company
The
Allred Visits Sheppard In Capital Hospital
Gov. James V. Allred of Texas, returning from the Atlantic City governors conference, visited Sen. Morris Sheppard at Walter Reed Hospital where Sheppard is recovering from a hernia operation. Allred plans a personal meeting with Jesse H. Jones, RC C chairman, in Washington, with no business to be discussed.
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Washington
James V. Allred
Texas
Atlantic City
N. J
Morris Sheppard
Walter Reed Hospital
Sheppard
Allred
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Lindbergh May Seek British Citizenship
A professional associate of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh said today the famed flyer intends to renounce U.S. citizenship and become a British subject. The informant, unnamed, noted Lindbergh and his family sailed for England nearly two years ago and outlined the English residency requirements for naturalization.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
England
British Isles
Home Office
Farmer Charged in Neighbor's Murder
CORSICANA September 16. W M Hunter about 50 a farmer was charged with murder in the death of neighbor R Murphy 51. Constable Clarence Powell filed the complaint after Hunter surrendered to county officers. Examining trial set for tomorrow.
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Corsicana
W. M. Hunter
R. Murphy
Clarence Powell
Hunter
750000 Bales Is Estimate on Season s Yield
Texas South Plains eyes record cotton crop with estimates near 750000 bales and potential 25 percent rise over prior records. County forecasts vary from 40 000 to 100 000 bales with Hale Lamb and Bailey counties highlighted.
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Bill Sherrill
Texas
South Plains
Panhandle
Briscoe
Floyd
Hale, Lamb and Bailey
Lamb County
Mayhew
Brent Burrow
Burrow Gin Company
Olton
W. E. Heathman
Farmers Gin
Littlefield
Burrow
Ira Bridges
W. Q. Cypert
Today mark 150th anniversary of Constitution drafting
Wrangle-weary men at Philadelphia began the work 150 years ago. The drafting group faced doubts about the republic’s future, with some members refusing to sign and others quitting early. George Washington left for Mount Vernon as field hands cut fodder, while rumors of foreign aid swirled amid debates on a life-long presidency. Continues on Page 23.
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Philadelphia
Republic
Nathaniel Gorham
Massachusetts
City Tavern
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Congress
George 3Rd
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