Helium Export Bill Moves Toward House Action
Washington reports a bill to relax helium export restrictions awaits House action. The administration sponsored measure would allow selling non inflammable helium to foreign airship lines under oversight by the munitions control board and Interior Department. Ten military committee members oppose the form for fear of aiding German airship interests and undermining Latin American trade efforts.
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Washington
Germany
House
United States
National Munitions Control Board
Secretary of the Interior
House Military Committee
Latin America
Contracts for Construction of Two Country Homes Awarded
Two country homes near Deahl and Canyon have been awarded to Amarillo contractor C. W. Brett. One home, brick veneer with six rooms and basement, will be near Canyon where Mrs. Martha Menke will reside. The other home, estimated at $6,000, will have six rooms and two baths.
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Deahl
Canyon
C. W. Brett
Amarillo
Martha Menke
Peeran
Order Restraining Change of School Apportionment
An order restraining the state school board from lowering the $22 per pupil appropriation was served in Austin August 2. The Antonio Independent School District sought a permanent injunction after a court meeting in July and an automatic tax vote failed to sustain a sufficient school tax.
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Austin
Antonio
Bchoo ‘District
Greatest Troop Movement Begins U S Since War
Ban Luis Obispo Aug 2 The greatest American troop movement since World War I is under way with 56 000 regulars and National Guard men from 15 Western States. In California 12 000 personnel are concentrated for maneuvers through peacetime tests of war plans.
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Calif
Western States
California
Camp Ripley
Inh
Fort Riley
Kas
Fort Wis
Wash
Insurgent Artillery Opens Bombardment of Madrid
Insurgent artillery opened a bombardment of Madrid's outer defenses after landing a spearhead into Spanish lines west of the capital. Battles raged on multiple fronts as General Franco pressed attacks in eastern and northern Spain. insurgents reported gains near Oviedo in Asturias.
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Hendaye
Adrid
Jaime Francisco Franco
Spain
Asturias
Nearly 100 House Members Adjourn Congress
Washington reports that nearly a hundred House members may have adjourned Congress, with attendance concerns noted. The speaker cites 432 members and three vacancies, while the status of absentees remaining in the capital or away for extended periods remains unclear.
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House
Congress
Washington
Week-End Traffic Toll Tops 200 Dead and 57 Drowned
Nationwide weekend crashes killed nearly 200 people and injured many. New York and California reported high counts with about sixteen fatalities each. Result reflects heavy losses across states amid violent incidents and drownings.
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Chicago
Auk
New York
California
Fech
Aftic
Vivania
Judge Nelson Opens Canyon Court After Summer Recess
Judge Nelson convenes the Randell County District Court in Canyon to open the term after the summer recess. The session resumes with the courthouse full, as attorneys Rob Ulderseet and Jim Lumpkin appear for the morning proceedings.
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Nelson
Canyon
Sudee
Requests for Help With Employment From Scattered Notes
A collection of matched letters to Tack seeks work and offers services. Laborers include a milkmaid candidate near Wayside, a girl seeking room and board, quilting work by M.G.H, a mechanic with diesel and gas engine experience, and various domestic positions from housework to cooking. Names and locations appear sparsely, with contact hints and requests for references.
Liquidation Bids To Be Heard For Trinidad Refining Co
Federal Court in Dallas will hear liquidation bids for the Trinidad Refining Company on August 21 Judge James C Wilson presiding. The company reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act and has operated under it for years. Trustees determine the firm cannot meet obligations and will offer its property for sale. The hearing on liens and other obligations will occur later this month in Dallas.
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Eral Court
Dallas
Trinidad Refining Company
James C. Wilson
Lens
Federal
All Available Cotton Pickers In South Texas for Bumper Crop
Corpus Christi reports a rush of cotton pickers in South Texas as farmers raise wages to nearly $1 per hundred pounds to harvest a bumper crop. itinerant families relief laborers and Mexican workers are among those hired to clear mature cotton across cotton producing areas south of San Antonio where wages rose from 0 to 65 cents last year to 70 cents up to a dollar.
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Corpus Christi
South Texas
San Antonio
Mussolini promises friendship to Chamberlain in signed letter
Benito Mussolini assured British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of his friendship in a personally signed letter. The document was handed to Chamberlain by Count Dino Grandi, the Italian ambassador to London, in Rome.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Dino Grandi
London
Acting Governor Woodul Holds Texas Post
Lieutenant Governor Walter Woodul becomes acting governor after Governor Allred departs Texas on a two week trip to Mexico. Woodul assumes the highest state office to cover the absence.
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Woodul
Austin
Aus
Walter Woodal
State of
Texas
James V. Allred
Mexico
Housekeeper Seeks Work With Experience
Colored woman seeks general housework with proven experience after leaving previous position. References available upon request. Contact Tom at 400 Taylor Street.
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Tom
Taylor Street
Commission Expels M. J. Meehan From Three Exchanges
The Securities Commission expelled Michael J. Meehan from the exchanges for manipulating Bellanca Aircraft Corp common stock in 1935. Meehan, dubbed the boy wizard of Wall Street, rigged the market, marking the commission's first decision in a manipulation case.
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Commission
M.J. Meehan
Securities Commission
Michael J. Meehan
Securities Exchanges
Bellanca Aircraft Corporation
Meehan
Boy Wizard of
Wall Street
Bellanca
Hog Prices Hit New 10 Year High In Fort Worth Market
Fort Worth buyers reported hog prices reaching a decade high as top butchers sold hogs weighing 190 to 230 pounds for 12.60 dollars per 100 pounds in the local market today.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Termites spotlight Will Rogers widow tax suit
Mrs Betty Rogers widow of Will Rogers filed a $9710 tax recovery claim in Los Angeles arguing she was overcharged on the 1929 federal income tax because termite damage to her Beverly Hills home was not credited.
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Los Angeles
Betty Rogers
Will Rogers
Townsend Leaders Meet Here With District Head
Townsend leaders of the Panhandle met this morning with R. B. Crosgrave of Spearman district organizer. The session, held in the 47th District Court, focused on a general discussion of administrative matters pertaining to the old age pension plan and organization.
Mirror clocks seized from suspected dope thief held
Justice of Peace C. W. Carder reports officers took two automobile mirror clocks from a suspected dope addict and petty thief on Saturday night. Owners may claim the accessories by visiting the Judge's courthouse office.
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Justice of Peace
C. W. Carder
Nine Die As Italian Plane Crashes Near Wadi Halfa
An Italian commercial plane crashes near Wadi Halfa airdrome in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan killing nine people including passengers and crew. Officials report initial details with authorities investigating the incident.
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Wadi Halfa
Sudan
Minister Injured Saving Bible at Trinity Lutheran
The Rev. Arthur E. F. Michael, 52, broke his right leg at Trinity Lutheran Church in Los Angeles when he leaned to catch a heavy Bible that was falling from the pulpit. He tripped on a kneeling bench while attempting the rescue.
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Los Angeles
Arthur EF. Michael
Lee
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hatred for Church Triggers Double Suicide in Cal
In El Centro California Pred W Simmons a hatchery owner killed a church worshipper and then himself after months of violent resistance to church efforts and threats toward Adventist members. He had fired at a member and struck another jaw and had sent threats to several parish members.
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Pred W. Simmons
Seventh Day Adventist
Northcutt Attends ABC Directors Meeting in Danville
Ernest Northcutt Amarillo attorney and national officer of the American Business Clubs attends a Danville session of ABC directors called by A N Gingrich Lancaster Pa new national president. He is expected home Thursday.
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Ernest Northcutt
Amarillo
American Business Clubs
Danville
ABC
A. N. Gingrich
Lancaster
National Association
Mr. Northcutt
Sergeant Forsythe Ends Army Career After 32 Years
Sergeant R E Forsythe retires after 32 years of service with the Army in a ceremony at Fort Logan. He returns to Amarillo where he becomes a partner in Terry's Cafe at 411 Polk Street. Sergeant R A Jackson accompanies Forsythe as recruiting officers attend the retirement with Mrs Forsythe.
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R. E. Forsythe
R. A. Jackson
Amarillo
Fort Logan
Forsythe
Terry's Cafe
Polk Street
Fort Worth Man Loses Hand In Poultry Firm Hold-Up
Albert Sutton night manager at a Fort Worth poultry firm was assaulted during a Sunday holdup. His left hand was mangled with a meat cleaver and amputated at the hospital after being found wounded in front of the store. He also suffered chest stab wounds but is expected to recover.
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Fort Worth
U.R
Albert Sutton
Sutton
Didn’t Come To Supper, So Wife Cracks His Skull
Arthur Forbes was found in serious condition with a cracked skull after he ignored his wife’s supper call. Police say Mrs. Forbes reported she called him and he slept on a couch. she then struck him with a shoe heel. Hospital attendants report his condition as serious.
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Forbes
Modern Kidney Health Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement warns kidneys contain millions of filters and may be harmed by neglect or irritants. It promotes Cystex a doctor's prescription claiming fast safe relief for nocturnal urination nervousness fatigue leg pains and other symptoms with a 48 hour vitality boost and a one week money back guarantee at 3c a dose.
New Elevator Man For Post Office
A new elevator operator will be hired for the Federal Building. Applications are due in New Orleans after August 11. a civil service exam will follow. The salary is $1,260. Requirements: U.S. citizenship, three months elevator experience, at least 20 years old, in sound health. Forms from the secretary, U S Civil Service Examiners, Federal Building.
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Civil Service
U. S. Civil Service District
Customhouse
New Orleans
Louisiana
United States
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Federal
Dallas woman wins 2000 mile air race to reach dying mother
Mrs. W. C. Dotson of Dallas Texas finished a 2000 mile air race with death to reach her 78 year old mother who was said to be dying. Police escorted her from the airport to the hospital after her arrival this morning.
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Boston
W. C. Dotson
Dallas
Tex
Woodin Avenue
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