Defense Tightens in Hankow as Threats Rise
Reports from Hankow describe civil defense measures as nationalists brace for a potential communist attack. Across Hunan province, provincial forces recaptured Changsha after a rampage that razed government and business buildings and left many dead.
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United Press
Shanghai
Kuo Min News Agency
Yochow
Changsha
Hunan
Yangtse
Hankow
Kuo Min
Sknin
Heavier City Vote Cast Ahead of Run-off Election
Indications point to a heavier turnout in the city commission run-off than the July special election. At 1 am Friday 47 votes were cast in Precinct No 2 at city hall. Presiding judge J D Cazzell said the vote was light but higher than the previous election, with about 1,000 votes in the run-off overall.
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H. Ernest Smith
J. D. Cazzell
Cazzell
R-100 Caps 78-Hour Atlantic Crossing to Moor at St Hubert
The dirigible R-100 landed at St Hubert Airport Que after 78 hours 51 minutes from Cardington England. The ship moored atop a 500000 mast with a brief torn tail fin and weather delays. Commander Booth guided the craft to the mast as crews connected cables and the ship settled safely.
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Britannia in the Air and Mussolini’s Birthday Observed
The piece notes Britain's airship R-100 crossing the Atlantic to Montreal with 37 crew and seven passengers and reflects on Mussolini’s forty seventh birthday and King Victor Emmanuel’s thirtieth coronation anniversary. It also discusses New York City population figures and urban growth, quotes Adolph Zukor on the economy, and comments on Russian pulpwood ships and the Ottawa election context.
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Atlantic
Montreal
Italy
Mussolini
Victor Emanual
Russia
Emanuel
England
Canada
Unmarried Mother Charged in Baby Burning Case
Baselina Rojo, an unmarried mother, faces murder charges after her 18 month old daughter Lucia Rojo died in a kerosene fire. The story details squalor and hunger in an Indian-M Mexican family, with Baselina claiming death as escape for all.
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Associated Press
el Sig
Lucia Rojo
Stewart Berkshire
Baselina Rojo
Josefine Guerra
Tiny Lucia
Baselina
Josefina
Lucia
Smut Warning Broadcast Over West Texas Farmlands
Warnings spread today across West Texas about smut infested cane and kaffir. Experts warn the contaminated forage could kill animals that graze on it as the blight remains prevalent in multiple sections near Snyder.
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United Press
Snyder
Tex
West Texas
Mexican congressmen denied bonus payment
Mexico City August 1. The president's office informed lawmakers that the treasury cannot disburse 2000 pesos each for a bonus they voted last year. Funds should have been paid earlier and diverting this year's appropriation was illegal.
Fergusonism issue used in Sterling Ferguson campaign
Ross S. Sterling denounces Fergusonism as a threat to Texas while facing Mia Ferguson in the Democratic run off. He argues a return to Ferguson practices would harm government and cites an impeached governor with a wife acting as governor. Governor Jim set to speak in Wichita Falls and Whitesboro after Cooper kickoff.
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Houston
Texas
Ross S. Sterling
Mia
Miriam A. Ferguson
Friends of Good Government
James E. Ferguson
Sterling
Ferguson
Jim
Wichita Falls
Austin
Whites_boro
Cooper
Rhode Island Boy Wins Edison Scholarship
Arthur Williams Jr of East Providence Rhode Island won Thomas Edison’s second annual college scholarship among top state contenders. He was chosen for best answers in yesterday's written exam and will pursue a four year technological and scientific course at a college or university of his choice.
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WESD
Orange
N. J
Arthur ©. Williams, Jr
East Providence
R. I
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Arthur
G. Dudley Mylchreest
New
Hike in School Expense Drives Tax Rate Up in Amarillo
A fiscal report by George Waddill shows Amarillo public schools need an extra 94,800 this winter due to 1,826 new students since spring. To cover costs the school tax rate rises from 85 cents to 1.00 and 52 new classrooms and teachers are required, with salaries at 72,000.
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Amarillo
George Waddill
Waddill
Randall tax suit settled in Amarillo water land case
Randall county reached a settlement with the city of Amarillo over delinquent taxes on nine and a half sections used for a water site. Taxes for 1927 1928 and 1929 on six sections will be paid totaling about 1800 dollars in exchange for cancellation of taxes on the remaining three and a half sections and all equipment. The three and a half sections will be tax exempt while used for water purposes, and court costs penalties and interest are to be remitted.
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Amarillo
Canyon
Bill Durham
City Commission
Durham
Earl Fuqua
Wife Gives Pint of Blood To Save Husband In Subway Accident
Mrs. Sam Farris donated a pint of blood to her husband after a runaway truck crushed him at the Enat Third Street underpass. The city employee, left arm severed in two places, was amputated below the shoulder at St Anthony's hospital. The transfusion saved life but the patient remains in danger. a second operation may be required.
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Sam Farris
Anethony's Hospital
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George T. Rayne
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Roxwell Brothers
Oklahoma Governor Murray vows to live in garage and rent mansion
Oklahoma City August 1 William Henry Murray leads the Democratic primary as a populist candidate promising to rent the governor's mansion and raise his own vegetables. He jokes about living in the garage and start a potato patch while supporters note his past as "Alfalfa Bill" and Sage of Tishomingo.
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United Prev
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
William Henry Murray
Agid Murray
Murray
Frank Buttram
Bill
Tishomingo
Gardners
Gehlbach Sure Derby Winner in All-American Air Derby
The All-American Air Derby between Detroit and Los Angeles moved into its final phase at Municipal Airport Chicago as Lowell Bayles started from Detroit at 12 01 p m and Lew Gehlbach from Little Rock Arkansas followed at 12 02 p m aiming to secure victory unless misfortune strikes on the return leg.
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Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
Lowell Bayles
Springfield
Mass
Lew Gehlbach
Little Rock
Ark
State Tax Rate Should Be 74 Cents Not 69
A Austin report says the 1920 Texas state tax rate was set at 69 cents but should be 74 cents. Former chief statistician Robert Hardeman charged the tax board omitted $575,000 for prison improvements and $350,000 for the legislature session, and did not include a $1,424,000 deficit.
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United Press
Austin
Robert Hardeman
State Comptroller's Department
Hardeman
Martial Law Ended in Juarez After Sworn Officials Take Office
El Paso report says Juarez Mexico lifted martial law after new mayor and city officials were sworn in. Acting Governor Zacobar ordered an investigation into alleged irregularities tied to the July 20 Chihuahua governor election.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Mexico
Chihuahua
Eacobar
Varied Program To Greet Horse Show Visitors Here
A varied program for the Midsummer Horse Show at the Tri State Fair grounds draws crowds. Entries include riders from Madison Square Garden and major western shows, with an Indian group and cowboy tenor to perform. Donkey polo and jumping events add entertainment, tickets go on sale at City Drug Store and at the box office, showtime 7:30 p.m. sponsor Wilbur C. Hawk notes strong attendance expected.
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