Greatest Tri State Fair Opens Today in Amarillo
Grandmother aged 81 arrives with family to attend the Tri State Fair opening in Amarillo. The group, guests of the fair, expects a full program including rodeo, circus, night revue, carnival, bands and livestock exhibits, with Beutler Brothers rodeo drawing top crowds.
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Charles Jackson
Perryton
Grandma Jackson
Granma
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Grandma
Texas
Lillie Brock
Brock
Old Tascosa
Jackson
Dodge City
Ochiltree County
Bill Beechler
Tri-State Fair
Ideal weather foreseen for gala event
A gala at the Tri State Fair opens with a 10:15 official ceremony to be broadcast, followed by a 10:30 program. The event promotes the fair theme song Come to the fair and invites attendees to the crystal celebration.
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Great Plains
Amusing Tales From Across The State Fair And Towns
A roundup of humorous notes from Amarillo to Clarendon and Clovis includes a police story of J A Kirkman handling a drunken visitor, a Barnum circus suit over elephant trouble in Kansas City, and quirky local notices. Other vignettes report misfit school buses replaced by ponies, a cat riding a box car, four men escaping jail, a hen house message from fugitives, and a blue Monday fair poem about a bear tease.
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J. A. Kirkman
Amarillo
Chicago
Kirkman
Barnum
Ringling Bros.Barnum & Bailey Circus
Kansas City
John Earl
Clarendon
Pueblo
Colo
Clovis
Charlie Orr
Injured Man Dies in Dallas Hospital
George Ehinger of Wichita Falls died in a Dallas hospital after an automobile collision near Grand Prairie last night. Mrs. Ehinger, 25, had a fractured leg and head abrasions but a good day, while taxi driver William B. Sullivan, 27, of Fort Worth had head injuries with fair condition reported.
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Dallas
George Ehinger
Wichita Falls
Grand Prairie
Ehinger
William B. Sullivan
Fort Worth
Submarine Head Is Arrested In Seizure Bid
In Brest and Bordeaux police arrested the captain of Spain's submarine C 4 and eleven crewmen after they tried to seize the C 2 from a Brest drydock. The C 2 crew's captain and first officer were taken as hostages. a shot fired by a C 2 sailor foiled the raid.
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Brest
France
Bordeaux
Francisco Franco
Two Killed in Accident Near Jarrell
Austin figures John G. Heierman eighty and his granddaughter Evelyn Swausch died when their car overturned near Jarrell this afternoon. The victims were a prominent local family with ties to the Austin business community.
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Austin
John G. Heierman
Evelyn Swausch
Rudolph Swausch
Jarrell
Rail wage talks resume as unions meet 86 railways
Conferences to mediate the wage dispute between 86 major railway systems and five operating labor unions resumed in Chicago with both sides seeking settlement. The talks reopen after a pause and involve key industry and union representatives.
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Chicago
American Legion Head Urges Probe of Nazi Propaganda Camps
National Commander Harry W. Colmery urged a nationwide investigation of Nazi groups in the United States on the eve of the American Legion's 19th annual convention in New York. He condemned German efforts to organize Nazism here as an insult to American sovereignty and urged allegiance to the United States or another homeland.
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American Legion
New York
Harry W. Colmery
United States
Legion
Colmery
America
Folsom Prison Riot Leaves Three Dead and Survivors Wounded
In Folsom California on September 19 a prison riot by seven convicts left Guard R E Martin and Convict Clyde Stevens dead, Convict Benny Kucharski fatally injured, Warden Clarence Larkin gravely hurt, and seven others wounded. Guards opened fire from towers as inmates attacked in the yard.
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Folsom
Calif
Folsom Penitentiary
R. E. Martin
Clyde Stevens
Benny Kucharski
Clarence Larkin
W. J. Ryan
James Kerns
Ray Budway
Stevens
San Quentin Prison
Budway
Larkin
Ryan
Kerns
Albert Kessell
Wesley Eudy
Robert Cannon
Fred Barnes
Ed Davis
California
Institution For Recidivists
Davis
Watch Tower
Jack Whalen
Whalen
San Quentin
James B. Holohan
American River
Sacramento
Circus Blacksmith Slain at Tri-State Fair Grounds
A blacksmith with the Al G Barnes circus known as Vic the Dutchman was beaten on the Tri-State Fair grounds and died en route to St Anthony's hospital. Doctors cited a fractured skull and multiple injuries from a blunt instrument. A circus helper and officials investigated while no weapon was located.
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Ircus
Barnes and Sells Floto
Thetately
al G. Barnes
Vic
Blackburn
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Circus
Jack Finland
Marines Rushed to Shanghai War Zone Front
Sixth Regiment of United States Marines lands on Shanghai waterfront to bolster the American garrison amid ongoing air raids by Chinese and Japanese forces. The Chaumont transport and Marblehead cruiser accompany the Marines as Chinese artillery and Japanese naval guns exchange fire. no American casualties reported.
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Shanghai
United States Marines
San Diego
Calif
Nanking
Japan
Chaumont
Marblehead
Green Renews Plea for Workers to Reject Autocratic Labor Rule
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor urges workers to renounce autocratic domination by labor leaders in other camps. He speaks in Washington on September 19 urging loyalty to democratic union principles and broader worker rights.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Escaped Prisoner Caught After Court Jump
One of two prisoners who fled from Justice of the Peace Bat Corrigan's court yesterday was recaptured after being assessed heavy vagrancy fines. Police and county officers continued to search for the second escapee.
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San Antonio
Justice of the Peace
Bat Corrigan’s Court
Weather Outlook for Texas and New Mexico
Texas sees generally fair conditions Monday with increasing clouds Tuesday. Coastal winds shift from gentle offshore to southerly. New Mexico reports little temperature change Monday and Tuesday.
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Texas
New Mexico
Italy Demands Naval Parity in Mediterranean Patrol
Rome declares Italy will not join the Nyon anti piracy patrol unless its navy gains equal status with Britain and France. The communique notes Italy seeks parity to participate in measures, objecting to the Tyrrhenian Sea limitation and asserting equal rights with the French and British fleets.
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Rome
Italy
Britain
France
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Daffaires
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Tyrrhenian Sea
Count Clano
Benzedrine Sulfate touted as energy booster by Georgetown doctor
Dr Henry B Gwynn of Georgetown medical school described Benzedrine Sulfate as a harmless non habit forming drug that can convert a tired person into the life of a party for two cents a day. Tests on 147 medical students showed increased energy and better grades with 113 reporting energy, 72 exhilaration, and 61 greater mental effort. use advised only in emergencies and energy reserves must be replenished after use.
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Washington
U.P
Henry B. Gwynn
Georgetown University
Medical School
Gwynn
Georgetown Medical
Tri-State Fair Opens as Circus Draws Crowds
Thousands gather as the Tri State Fair opens with an official ceremony at 10 15 am and a parade featuring the circus. Beutler Brothers rodeo at 2 pm and night shows at 8 provide entertainment while exhibits from agriculture, industry and art await judging by national officials. Weather promises an ideal Indian summer week.
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Beutler Brothers
O. L
Ted” Taylor
Amarillo
Tri-State
W. T. Coleman
United States Weather Bureau
Exposition Grounds
Tri-State Fair
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Tri-State Fair Opens Week With Shamrock Bands In Front
The Tri-State Fair reception committee called a meeting for Monday morning to plan for a week of delegations and events. Shamrock's Irish musicians with new uniforms lead the opening ceremonies broadcast by KGNO as Amarillo Mayor Ross D. Rogers prepares to declare the exposition open. Governor Allred is slated as guest and principal speaker at the Panhandle Old residents meeting.
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Tri- State Fair
Grandma Jackson
The
Panhandle
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair
Association
Bill Beechler
Chamber of Comerce
Beechler
Shamrock
KGNO
Ross D. Rogers
Gene Howe
Old Tack
White Deer
Groom
Hereford
Spearman
Dumas
Dalhart
McLean
James Allred
Texas
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