White House defers action over Cramer testimony on insanity claim
The White House says no action will be taken against F Cramer of Plainfield New Jersey after he testified about a whispering campaign alleging President Roosevelt was insane. Legal experts doubt libel charges will be filed. A Patton daughter testified about a cigars box linked to E V Sellers and a hotel room incident.
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Washington
White House
F. ~. Cramer
Plainfield
N. J
Senate Lobby Committee
Roosevelt
Cramer
Representative Patton
Texas
House Rules Committee
E. V. Sellers
NRA
John W. Carpenter
Texas Utilities
Bonnie Patton
Sellers
Norris Shook
Bremen
New York
State Department
Rudolf Leitner
William Phillips
Women urged to fight for Black Empire in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa dispatch reports a stirring call from Woizero Asagadatch daughter of Dedjazmatch Haptemikael to Ethiopian women to rise as fighters. She promises to organize and lead a women’s army to defend against Italian aggression amid stalled League of Nations mediation.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Woizero Asagadatch
Jail Woman Who Solved Car Parking
Colorado Springs reports Mrs. Newton a 55 year old bill collector caused chaos by tying a No Parking sign to her car to protest parking restrictions. She was jailed after smashing windows. charged with malicious mischief and held in a padded cell in the city jail.
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Colorado Springs
Newton
Women of Action
Carry Nation
Kansas
Hugh D. Harper
Mussolini’s Strike Plans Raise Pacific Guard Fears
In a Globe column, Arthur Brisbane discusses Mussolini and a planned strike to guard the Pacific. The piece notes Abyssinian diplomacy and a Tokyo call provoking speculation on who spoke and what was said, with references to Talley RAND statements.
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Tokyo
Mussolini
Pacific
League of Nations
Hawakate
Abyssinia
Talleyrand
Judge Lashes Tax Case in Malone Jury Verdict
Arthur Flegenheimer known as Dutch Schultz declared intent to pay taxes after a federal jury acquitted him of evading $92,000 in income taxes. He fled to avoid indictment, surrendered in Albany last November, and received a sharp rebuke from the court over the verdict.
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Malone
N. Y
Arthur Dutch Schultz
Flegenheimer
Bronx Beer Buccaneer
Schultz
New York
Albany
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby
Forecast shows partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures. West Texas may see showers in the extreme west and Panhandle regions, while New Mexico remains unsettled with possible thunderstorms in the north. Temperature swings listed 68 to 92, precipitation 0.02 inch. A personal note adds a purchase of ginger ale bottles and a phone number.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Faked Telegram Ties Oil Tender to Rail Commission Probe
The Railroad Commission opened an exhaustive inquiry into a forged telegram used to issue a tender for moving 127 231 barrels of crude oil. The fake document emerged during a Legislative committee hearing while questioning Ernest O Thompson and prompted a pause as investigators pursue new leads and trace sources of the oil.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Legislative Committee
Ernest O. Thompson
East Texas
Thompson
Giant meeting planned here for Wallace
Henry A. Wallace secretary of agriculture visits Amarillo on an overlapping farm inspection tour. A non political public meeting is set for 3 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium with loudspeakers and outside amplifiers so all can hear. Leaders from Texas Oklahoma and other states will greet him and hear the address.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Henry A. Wallace
Amarillo
New Deal
Southwest
Grover Hill
General Arrangements Committee
Wallace
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
H. H. Williamson
College Station
Walton
Ernest Scholls
Oklahoma A. & M
Mystery Ray Aids Coast Defense In Mock Naval Battle
Highlands New Jersey August 2 An imaginary enemy fleet approaching New York was defeated by a single coast artillery battery guided by a new mystery ray. The Pontchartrain served as the enemy fleet while signal corpsmen activated two colossal searchlights and a hidden ray device from Fort Monmouth. The test demonstrated coast defense capability with a claimed accuracy of 59 miles and potential reductions in loss if real.
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Highlands
N. J
Ang. 2
U.P
New York City
Washington General Staff and War College
New Jersey
United States Army
Coast Guard
Pontchartrain
Signal
Surf's Edge
Havesink
Sandy Hook
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
Pontcharlarin
New York
Prince Mdivani Killed in Auto Wreck in Spain
Prince Alexis Mdivani aged 31, ex husband of Barbara Hutton, was killed instantly in a car crash near Albans in Gerona province while driving a female companion to Perpignan France. The companion, injured critically with a fractured skull, underwent emergency surgery but remained unconscious.
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Barcelona
Spain
Alexis Mdivani
Barbara Hutton
Perpignan
France
Palamos
Mdivani
Jose Maria Sert
Albans
Gerona
Tennessee House Backs Liquor Referendum Plan
The Tennessee House adopted a resolution to hold a state-wide referendum October 10 on legalizing liquor. The vote stood 47 for and 34 against.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
House
Race Permit Sought by Tri-State Fair
Am marillo Tri-State Fair Association applied to the Texas Racing Commission for a permit to hold an eight day horse race meet in Amarillo from September 13 to 21.
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Tri-State Fair
Austin
Amarillo
Tri-State Pair Association
Texas Racing Commission
Names Compton Relief Head in Amarillo
District relief directors named to take over administration of direct relief from county administrators. Panhandle districts include Childress, Tong, Haile in Amarillo, Compton in Plainview, Reed in Lubbock, and Inmon in Potter County. Compton had acted as Potter administrator since Meredith’s resignation.
Rain Showers Hit Panhandle as Thunder Roars
A driving downpour began at 2 pm delivering up to a quarter inch in the first 15 minutes and a mild electrical storm accompanied by strong winds. North and east portions of the Panhandle saw varying moisture, with Amarillo recording .02 inch and a five degree drop, while Sunray measured two inches and Dumas and Morse each reported about an inch.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
North Plains
Dumas
Morse
Wealth Taxing Bill Delayed Until Monday
Republicans halted their House filibuster on the tax the rich measure after securing a pledge to delay final passage of the $270,000,000 revenue bill until Monday.
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Washington
Favorable Report On R. R. Pensions
The House Interstate Commerce Committee favorably reported the Crosser Railroad Pension bill and added a Roosevelt sought amendment to appoint a special investigation committee to study permanent legislation. FHA Loans. Long Bell Lbr Co.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Crosser Railroad
Roosevelt
Jilted suitor questioned in brutal nurse murder case
Mandeville W. Zenge, 26, from Canton Missouri, is questioned in Chicago over the slaying of Dr. Walter J. Bauer. He denied involvement, crying that he loved Louise Bauer and wanted her to be happy. Bauer, a Michigan graduate and University of Michigan professor, was abducted in Ann Arbor and taken to Chicago for the killing.
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Chicago
Mandeville W. Zenge
Walter J. Bauer
Canton
Louise Shaffer Bauer
Kirksville
Bauer
Zenge
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Charles Dougherty
The New Rex Opens Tonight in Amarillo
The Rex Theater at West Sixth Avenue and Virginia debuts at 5 45 PM with no opening price increase. Tickets cost 25 cents lower floor 15 cents balcony and a dime for children. Starring Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres Servant's Entrance, the new building seats 525 on the main floor and 350 in the balcony, making it one of Amarillo's largest venues.
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Rex
Amarillo
West Sixth Avenue
Virginia
Janet Gaynor
Lew Ayres
Sixth Avenue
Vets Descendants Urged to Welcome Confederate Reunion
Norris Ewing, vice commander of the Plemons Shelby Camp, urges attendance at a camp meeting in the Amarillo Hotel Club Room tonight. He says descendants of Confederate veterans bear the chief burden of greeting the 45th annual reunion in Amarillo next month and invites all with forefathers who served in Southern armies. A special program by Sons of the South is arranged by the Beacon Male Quartet.
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United Confederate Veterans
Amarillo
Norris Ewing
Plemons-Shelby
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Ewing
Sons of the South
Beacon
Conchas Dam Caucus Sets Sunday Meeting at Tucumcari
A caucus of Conchas Dam sponsors and Bell Ranch officials is planned for Sunday in Tucumcari, where Arch Hurley says plans for a large dam project will be announced. Captain Hans Kramer and engineers report preliminary work underway, with 4 000 workers expected by November and completion in about 20 months.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Conchas Dam
Bell Ranch
Arch Hurley
Capitol
Hans Kramer
War Department
Hurley
Houston Attorney Faces Murder Charge in Madisonville Slaying
M. M. Riedel a 36 year old Houston attorney was charged with murder for the killing of Luther Broadway a 40 year old former county judge in a Madisonville hotel room where Riedel said he found Broadway with Mrs. Riedel Bond was tentatively set at 5000 dollars and Co J Gusta of Madison County the father of Mrs. Riedel arranged to obtain sureties.
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Bryan
M. M. Riedel
Houston
Luther Broadway
Madisonville
Riedel
Broadway
Amarillo Guardsmen Headed for Gulf Coast Training
Nearly 300 Amarillo Texas National Guard members boarded a Santa Fe train for Gulf Coast training. The infantry units, field artillery personnel, and band departed in orderly formation with command staff aboard, joining later at Canyon and Snyder to assemble a 450-strong contingent bound for Camp Hulen and return Sunday, August 18.
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Amarillo
Liubbock
Lubbock
142Nd Infantry
National Guard
Third Avenue
Taylor Street
Polk Street
Palk Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Santa Fe
A. W Ball
A. Simpson
Julius Dozenfield
Camp Hulen
Dan H. Loving
Lowell Riggs
Jack Whitley
Canyon
Snyder
San Antonio
Gulf Coast
Amaerillo
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Italy
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Council of the
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Boxwell Brothers
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Globe
Brisbane
Mystery Bay
Joan Dempsey
Manassa Mauler
Joan
Hannah Williams
Los Angeles
Prince Mdivanl
U.S
Prince
Compton
John Maynard Lbr, Co
R. R. Pensions
Hollywood
Evelyn Venable
Hal Mohr
Zeng
the Panhandle
Jim Golding
Conchas Dam Caucus
Amarillo National Guardsmen
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