Texas GOP Rift Grows Wider
Dallas August report says John A. Kettle calls for a September 11 convention to nominate a state ticket, denouncing the Creager faction and disputing 1,000 Dallas County votes. He claims many nominees crossed over to Democratic primaries, predicting Socialists and Communists outnumber Republicans under Creager. Election Bureau notes no GOP vote tabulation due to no contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
John A. Kettle
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Creager
Dallas County
Kettle
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Brinkley Opens Radio Campaign for Kansas Governor Nomination
Dr. John R. Brinkley announces his Republican gubernatorial bid from Topeka with a 20 minute radio attack on Gov. Alf M. Landon. Brinkley criticizes Landon while noting his own legal medical status and Kansas roots. Also mentions Howard Bean leaving Amarillo for California for health and business reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
U.P
John R. Brinkley
Alf M. Landon
Brinkley
Kansas
del Rio
Tex
Milford
Kans
Landon
Long term sentence for Thomas Stone in assault cases
Tommie Stone, 23, a Negro, received 141 years on four charges including attempted assault on a Sherman white woman. The quiet trial, held after move from Dallas, led to immediate transfer to Huntsville penitentiary amid local fears of mob violence recalling an earlier courthouse lynching in 1930. Stone pleaded guilty to assault to murder and attempted criminal assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
U.P
Tommie Stone
Huntsville Penitentiary
Dallas
State Penitentiary
Huntsville
Stone
Midland Man Sentenced 60 Years for Rancher Killing
A jury in Midland County sentenced John F. Ward to 60 years for the February slaying of rancher George W. Tom Martin and a Midland man at Stanton. Witnesses testified Ward declared before firing that Tom “get ready.” A separate line mentions stalk eyed flies with eye extensions.
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Midland
John F. Ward
George W., Tom, Martin
Midland County
Stanton
Tom
Ward
Wichita Falls Lawyer Attends Tom Hunter Rally
Judge John C. Kay a Wichita Falls lawyer and civic leader will attend the Tom Hunter for Governor rally tonight at 8 in the Potter County courtroom. Fred M. Seale says the campaign will be mapped and a run-off organization formed with committees to be chosen. The public is urged to attend as Hunter supporters promote a recovery platform.
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John C. Kay
Wichita Falls
Nor Club
Potter County
Hunter
Panhandle
Tom Hunter
Fred M. Seale
Hunter’ Club
Hunter Organization
Tas
Huey Long Rally Sparks Voter Disfranchisement Claim
Huey Long claimed 24 500 people were illegally registered in New Orleans. He said that means 24 500 voters are disfranchised. Police headquarters drew volunteers to oppose troops with over 1 000 offered, 500 accepted, as Long seeks control of a city government that recently defeated him.
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New Orleans
Criminal Courts
George Reyer
Long
Potter County Women’s Clubs rent church furniture storage
The Potter County Federation of Women's Clubs voted to accept a proposal from the Woman's Council of the First Christian Church for storage space and use of furniture. The agreement allows up to 12 meetings per year, storage of unused items, drayage, and listed articles valued upon receipt with church support for care and low-cost room access. Signed by four federation and church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County Federation of Women's Clubs
Woman's Council of
First Christian Church
Playhouse
Harrison Street
J. M. O'Brien
Woman's Council of the
Potter County Federation of Women’s Clubs
House
Thomas Currie
8. F. Newbold
Will M. Benton
W. Latney Barnes
Mayor Walmsley Rejects Governor Martial Law Move
Mayor Walmsley vows to ignore Gov. Allen martial law order as National Guard troops seize Orleans Parish registrar office in Soule Building. Ad. Gen. Fleming warns he has guards to enforce orders while the standoff over election appointments and voter registration escalates.
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Walmsley
O. K. Allen
Orleans Parish
Soule
Huey Lane
Washington
Adj
Ray Fleming
Henry J. Olcott
Joseph Weber
Allen
Long
National Guard
New Orleans
Boosters clash over highway funding and mud relief
A county highway meeting erupts as Brymer calls for rapid completion of gaps to lift traffic from the mud while Commission Chairman John Wood questions the promotional talk. A vocal exchange reveals frustration with relief allocations and booster rhetoric amid paved highway shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brymer
Commission
John Wood
Highway Commission
Panhandle
Gunfire Halts Prison Break Near Houston
At Harlem state prison farm near Houston a guard fire stopped a second escape. Leslie Stewart of Dallas, 25 years for kidnapping theft and robbery, was wounded by guard Lonnie Stanford. Two other escapees, Lloyd Carter and Degnan Joyce, were captured. Cabe and Thompson were chased by bloodhounds. Lewis Carter drowned in Oyster Creek.
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Houston
Harlem
Leslie Stewart
Dallas
Stewart
Lonnie Stanford
A. N. Owen
Stanford
Lloyd Carter
Stephens County
Degnan Joyce
Owen
Poste
Jack Cabe
Robert Thompson
Eastland County
Richmond
Lewis Carter
Oyster Creek
Death of Senator Caraway's son in Dyersburg
Bobbie Caraway 18, son of United States Senator Hattie W. Caraway of Arkansas, died after a horse accident in Dyersburg Tenn. His skull fracture occurred Monday and his body was to be sent to Jonesboro Ark for interment. The piece also notes a distinction between the green turtle used for soup and the hawksbill hunted for tortoise shell.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Bobbie Caraway
United States
Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
Senate
Jonesboro, Ark
Panhandle highway survey and plans lag in connecting road network
Local officials review Panhandle highway needs noting 447 miles of federal routes and 403 miles of state highways without a single connection to the state system. They pledge early work on Highway 73 Alleyton to Katy and on relocating Highway 3 Columbus to Flatonia while proposing a joint Liberty Harris survey for a route west of Dayton to Cypress linking Highways 3 19 and 6.
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Panhandle
Alleyton
Katy
Columbus
Flatonia
Liberty
Harris Counties
Dayton
Cypress
Harris County
Humble-Westfield
Warner Earns Silver Beaver Award Posthumously
Dr. Warner, a World War II veteran and organizer of Young Citizens Day, was honored with the Silver Beaver Award. He died after a period of illness following services in Claude and Amarillo, survived by his widow Phebe K. Warner, son Greeley Warner, and two daughters Kerrick and others. He served with Company 39 ambulance detachments during the war and was active in the community until shortly before his death.
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Boy Scouts of America
Warner
Company 39
Veterans Hospital
Muskogee
Oklo
Claude
Amarillo
Phebe K. Warner
Greeley Warner
Kerrick
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Flays Creager
Reichswehr
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Siam
James Caguey
Mike
James Cagney
Mr. Cagney
James Cacney
Warner Bros
the Navy
America
P. Leritlard Co., Inc
Huey Long
Stewart Warners
A. J. Arnold
Amarillo Electric CO
Dial
Oklahoma
Victoria Warner
Los Angeles, Calif
Sen. Caraway
Manhattan
Broadway
Blackburn Bros
Ford
Ford Dealers
Detroit
Universal Credit Company
Ford Finance Plas
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