Haile Selassie Plans To Lead Army in Person
Emperor Haile Selassie said he would lead Ethiopian forces in person if war with Italy occurs and that Ethiopia will pay as it fights. He rejected any need to avoid defending sovereignty and welcomed a potential League of Nations mandate. He thanked FDR and the American press for support, while noting no Japanese backing.
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House Subpoena Aims at Quiz Witness Hopson
Washington Aug 6 A House subpoena sought H C Hopson the dominant figure in Associated Gas and Electric after tips he stayed at the Shoreham Hotel. The House Rules Committee ordered Hopson subpoenaed as it probes activities against the utility bill. Hopson said he was ready to testify before both chambers.
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Associated Gas and Electric System
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New York
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Shoreham
Amarillo seeks homes for 500 Confederate veterans guests
Norris Ewing chairman of the housing committee calls Amarilloans to open their homes for the Confederate Reunion September 3 6. An active drive aims to sign up volunteers to house veterans and one attendant each for four days with bed and breakfast but no cash pay. Residents are urged to fill and mail the sign up form to Ewing.
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Amarillo
Norris Fwing
Tax Bill Aimed At Unburdening Of Poor Classes
Washington Aug 6 Treasury official described Roosevelt tax on wealth as aimed to reverse a trend of heavier burdens on the poor. Robert H Jackson counsel for the Bureau of Internal Revenue told the Senate Finance Committee the proposed bill seeks to reduce the tax load on less affluent Americans. The report notes Ford Motor Co likely to see partial ownership shifts due to higher inheritance levies in the administration plan.
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Robert H. Jackson
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Ford Motor.Co
Senate Finance Committee
Detectives fatally shoot wanted felon in raid
In St. Louis on August 6 detectives shot and killed Clarence Henry, 20, an ex convict, during a raid on his home. Henry was sought in connection with eight recent drug store heists. Kwitcherkikkin Ph 8251. Shirts 15¢.
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Rogers Wiley Post Plane Nearing Alaska Flight Start
Wiley Post and Will Rogers prepared to depart in Post s red monoplane from Seattle for Alaska. Unfavorable weather and a last minute test of pontoons replacing wheels were likely to push the launch into tomorrow.
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Ballots Test New Deal in Four States
The Associated Press reports Mississippi held a Democratic primary for a state office while Rhode Island voters filled a congressional vacancy in what was widely viewed as a New Deal test. Kentucky’s runoff path for governor showed Chandler and Rhea in close contention with three rivals eliminated. Rhode Island's first district offered a contest between Antonio Urince for Back the New Deal and Charles Risk for Repudiate the Roosevelt Administration's Acts. Five Mississippi gubernatorial hopefuls awaited verdict amid Huey Long influence, and Virginia voters chose state senators, delegates and county officers in a campaign focused on local issues.
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Rhode Island
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Thomas S. Rhea
Antonio Urince
Charles F. Risk
Mayor and Manager in Fist Fight in Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls on Aug 6 Mayor John T. Young 68 and City Manager Mack Thomas 41 fought in the manager’s office after a dispute over a city car for a trip to a PWA conference. Thomas suffered facial bruises and a badly wrenched back. Young showed a swollen nose but returned to work. Thomas declined comment.
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Wallace Talk Delivers New Deal For Farms In Amarillo
Secretary Henry Wallace spoke to about four thousand rural listeners in Amarillo praising a farm focused new deal. He attacked tariffs and defended the processing tax as a farm tariff while urging constitutional amendments and tariff abolition to aid farmers.
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Sam Hill
Will Separate Cons in Texas
Houston Aug 6 A prison board proposal to segregate first term convicts from repeaters and hardened criminals moves to Gov Allred for action. The plan, endorsed by the board and arising from a prison survey, seeks full classification and several system changes. The board asks the legislature for 166,900 dollars to fund the program.
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James V. Allred
W. A. Paddock
Allred
Two Insane Prisoners Trapped Near McKane Woods
Two of six insane Fulton state hospital escapees were sighted in a wooded bottom near McKane Missouri. A nightwatchman reported the pair and 30 guards and attendants rushed into the area to search the swampy woods.
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Fulton
DOJ to Seek Court Order Against Movie Firms
The U S Department of Justice announced plans to seek a temporary injunction in federal court to restrain Warner Bros Radio Pictures and Paramount from new contracts with St Louis exhibitors pending a Sherman anti trust suit. The action, filed in St Louis, aims to halt further contracts until the court rules. The case is set for hearing September 30.
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Department of Justice Today
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St. Louis
Warner Bros. Radio Pictures
Paramount
Strikers clash with police at Brest red demonstration
In Brest France August 6 strikers clashed with police and soldiers at the naval arsenal after a demonstration in which shipyard workers marched under a red flag. Many were injured as stones bolts and bottles were thrown amid a heavy police guard at the docks.
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Naval Arsenal
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas
Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with Wednesday partly cloudy skies. West Texas expects partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the extreme west tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico reports partly cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change and highs around 71.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Tailless Plane Hops Leg of East Flight
El Paso reports pilot John H Geise of the Department of Commerce left the city in a tailless plane for Midland Texas overnight, part of a cross country eastbound flight from Los Angeles with plans to reach Fort Worth. Geise anticipated spending the night in Midland before continuing eastward.
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John H Geise
Department of Commerce
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Los Angeles
Crete revolt broken and Hurley to quiz
Page summaries indicate Crete revolt suppression and upcoming quiz by Hurley. Other notes reference Times improvement, truck checking, a missing judge, FHA transactions, Long-Bell Lumber Co, Boxwell Bros, and a new ambulance equipment item.
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Globe News Want Ads Informs and Sells Daily
Black and white small in size it cannot walk yet reaches 23000 homes daily and cannot talk but delivers its message to thousands. It costs a few cents and yields results like never before. Dial 6262 to place a Want Ad and cash in on the results.
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Missouri Carpenter Pleads Innocent in Dr. Bauer Murder
In Chicago on August 6 Mandeville W. Zenge a Missouri carpenter pleaded innocent to the murder charge in the Dr. Walter J. Bauer case. He was arraigned before Judge Justin F. McCarthy and remanded to custody. The hearing was postponed to August 20 as prosecutors seek more time to finish investigation at Kirksville home of Bauer’s widow.
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Mandeville
W. Zenge
Missouri
Walter J. Bauer
Kirksville
Zenge
Joeseph Green
Justin FP. McCarthy
McCarthy
Bauer
Charles 8. Dougherty
Witness Identifies Garments in Torso Slaying Trial
In Chicago on August 6, Josephine McKinley sobbingly identified blood-stained garments of her fiancé Ervin J. Lang at the trial of Evelyn Smith and Blanche Dunkel. Lang’s dismembered body was found in a swamp south of the city after a night they spoke of upcoming marriage. The state accuses Dunkel and Smith of murder and concealment.
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J.P
Josephine McKinley
Ervin J. Lang
Evelyn Smith
Blanche Dunkel
Lang
Ervin
Photo Balloon Sent Aloft by Millikan Aide
In San Antonio Texas on February 6 1936 Dr Victor Neher released a balloon with an electroscope to record cosmic ray activity. He expected it to rise several miles and drift north before bursting. No radio beacon or location device was used to aid recovery of the parachute instruments. No landing news yet for devices launched by Millikan's group on the prior Sunday.
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Tex
Alig
Victor Neher
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Robert
Millikan
California
Whimseys Erie man scalded after dispute over sugar in cherry canning
Felix Salyszyk criticised his wife for adding too much sugar and was severely scalded after an argument. His wife tailed near Kansas City, a milkman Richard Beedle, 28, parked near J. Cox hill, 43, and a street car motorman, then fired. Coghill claimed the incident was insane and said the sun affected him. Coghill denied taking milk from him. In Manchester, Lyle Sutton said he believes in inwa worth 12181 dollars, selling 442 hogs at 260 pounds average for about 1060 dollars per hundred, having bought them at six to eight cents per pound. See WHIMSEYS Page.
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Richard T. Beedle
J. C. Coxhill
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Reedie Twier
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