Judges Plan Meeting Here
County judges and commissioners will convene in Amarillo September 27 and 28 for the West Texas convention. More than 400 delegates from 150 counties expected. Governor Allred and other state officials slated as speakers at the two day event.
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Amarillo
West Texas Organization
Clyde Garrett
Fastland
Garrett
Potter County
J. N Riggs
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
West
C.W. Humble
Deaf Smith County
Allred
Gerald Mann
Railroad Commission
Ernest C Thompson
Clint Small
R. Walker Hall
FL. Pitts
Lubbock
State Association
Garrett Said
Herring Hotel
John Snider
Judge Riggs
Women claim advantage in liquor handling and call for less government control
Letters and notices from Amarillo readers discuss alcohol policy, employment needs, and local incidents. A critic argues women handle liquor better and reject government involvement, while requests seek work, house help, and missing items. A theft case notes a $9 loss and a requisition for fugitives in California.
Radio Schedule Snippet for KGNC and WBS Listings
A detailed rundown of KGNC and WBS programming across Tuesday and Wednesday, listing time blocks for News Commentary, Aileen Ballew, various music and variety segments, baseball broadcasts, and late-night shows. Notable items include Soul of the Robot, Five Star Final of the Air, Melodies, and Texas League finals with multiple host and guest slots.
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Aileen Ballew
Studio Grand
Confederacy
Robert Axtells
Jolly
Florence Patterson
WBS
Hal Stuart
Sonny Sonithes
Nat
Farm
John Josey
Micra News
Tom Cleary
Len Reisman
Joan Ballard
Rade
Gus Arnheim
Jane Walker
Home Economist
Kansas City
Bing Crosby
Bill Dodge
George Armstrong
Globe News
Jerry Malin
Dorsey Brothers
Ruth Ftting
Fred Waring
Pennsylvganians
Colonel Stoopnagie
Poland warns Germany over land at Danzig row
Gen Edward Rydz Smigly told about 2,000 Pilsudski legionnaires in Cracow that any nation attempting to seize Polish land would be bitterly disappointed. Premier Walery Slawek and other officials attended the veterans gathering seen as an indirect warning to Germany amid the Danzig dispute.
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Cracow
Poland
Edward Rydz-Smigly
Pilsudski Legionnaires
Walery Slawek
Germany
Free City of
Danzig
Two Burglaries Under Investigation By City Detectives
City detectives investigated two overnight burglaries. From Mrs Nell Proctor at 1205 North Pierce Street, chips cooking oil and an electric iron were stolen. At 213 West Thirteenth Avenue, two white gold rings were reported missing.
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Nell Proctor
North Pierce Street
H. Tl. Long
West Thirteenth Avenue
Borger Sheriff Hospitalized for Medical Examination
Borger Sheriff Dan Hardee was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo for a medical examination. The doctor stated the condition is not serious and attributed it to sinus trouble.
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Dan Hardee
Borger
St. Anthony's Hospital
Bonus Legislation Set as Special Order by Senate
Senate Majority Leader Joseph T Robinson said the Democratic steering committee will place bonus legislation as a special order when Congress reconvenes in January. The move aims to advance the proposal amid upcoming sessions and party plans.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Democratic Steering Committee
Congress
Amelia Earhart Putnam testifies on aviation regulation
Amelia Earhart Putnam attended a Senate committee hearing in Washington, voicing cautious support for broader federal aviation regulation. She resigned her Commerce Department aeronautical post earlier, stating that railroads had decades before regulation.
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Washington
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Senate
Putnam
Commerce Department
McCarran
Nevada
Interstate Commerce Commission
Services Today for Mrs Jennie Elmore
Services for Mrs Jennie Elmore 40 will be at 4 pm at Griggs and Sons Chapel with Rev Robert C Jones of Church of Christ officiating Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Pallbearers are W J Pierson R F McDowell R L Coston G L Bryan L H Pendley and R L Palmer She is survived by her husband F J Elmore her mother Mrs W A Duke two brothers Weldon and Elzey Duke of Holtsville California and three sisters Mrs D F Goodner Amarillo Mrs Gordon Clark Polo NL and Mrs Ray Fudge Holtsville
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Jennie Elmore
Griggs and Sons Chapel
Robert C Jones
Church of Christ
Memorial Park Cemetery
W. J. Pierson
R. FE. McDowell
R. L. Coston
G. L. Bryan
L. H. Pendley
R. L Palmer
F. J. Elmore
W. A. Duke
Weldon and
Elzey Duke
Holtsville
Calif
D. F. Goodner
Amarillo
Gordon Clark
Polo, NL
Ray Fudge
Typhoon devastates southern Fukien province in China
Amoy China August 6 a second typhoon struck southern Fukien ripping inland and following yesterday's hurricane in a blow that officials fear could yield a huge loss of life. The storm is said to be the worst in 25 years while casualties and damage mount as authorities rush to assess the impact. Residents and officials brace for aftereffects and potential floods.
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Amoy
China
Fukien
Tax plan debated as wealth tax faces opposition in Senate
A sweeping administration bill proposing 250 billion in new taxes on private and corporate wealth faces attacks from conservatives and insurgents in the Senate. Supporters defend higher inheritance and estate levies while opposing blocs seek to block bonus pay and related issues as the tax measure moves toward the next session.
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Senate
Jackson
Washington
Leistar Robins
County owes 77106 26 in warrants as of July 31
Potter County reports 77106 26 in warrants outstanding as of July 31 1935 not counting 3750 51 in special warrants due January 1 1936 of the total 2728 30 covers prior contracts and the rest covers March to July operating costs by division including July 488 75 general 24554 73 courthouse and jail 9708 24 county farm 3418 23 library 4854 16 hospital 32223 35 and parks 1461 60 report sent to Judge Riggs four commissioners and Auditor Hamrick
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Potter County
Hubert Cole
J. N. Riggs
H. G ‘Frosty
Hamrick
Guymon Cabot gas well tops regional output
The Cabot gas well north of Guymon Oklahoma blew in delivering an estimated 40 to 50 million cubic feet of gas daily. The new strike at 2625 feet depth is 4 miles north on the Jackson tract and offsets the prior regional record of 22 million cubic feet per day.
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Okla
U.P
Cabot
Jackson Tract
Houston Oil
Marvester
Kennecott Copper
Texas RR
Kan
Texas
Montgomery-Wardene
NY Central
aNay North Amer R Packard O
Penneyton C
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Phillips
Rania Baily Reynolds
Tobacrn
St. Joseph
Schulte United
Sears Roebuck
Becony-Vacuum
South Pac RR
Texas Coran
Texas Pac Coal & 11
Union Carbide
Jsuu
Allyathy
U & Steel
Steel
Western Union
Westinghouse
Flee
Woolworth
YORK
New York
KA Leree
Gulf
Ral Co
T. Humble Oil
Penn Road
Swift & Co
Inn
Alaska
Juneau
Amer Smelt & Ref
Amer Tel & Tel
Armour & Co
Anaconda Copper Sane
Atchison Top & & F
Auburn Anto
Rarnsdal
Rethshem Steel AM Borden
Brigge Manufe
Canada
Drv
Chi
Rock Island & Pae
BAN Nate Ghraalere
Credit Hom
Conseco Ri
Del
Baa
du Pont
Fastman Kodak
Flee Auto-Lite
Firestone Bly Tas G . Arm
Goodrichster
Ray Rly
Great Northern RR
Great Weat Sugar
Germany May Lose 1936 Olympic Games
Berlin, Aug. 6. An authoritative source said fear of losing the 1936 Olympic Games due to the anti Jewish and anti Catholic campaign underlies Nazi efforts to block foreign correspondence. A loss would be a major economic and political setback for the regime as millions of marks are spent on preparations and officials expect foreign money to revive business.
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Berlin
Wolves kill seven villagers at Anatolia fair attack
An attack by two mad wolves at a country fair near Adana in southern Anatolia leaves seven villagers dead and an unspecified number injured. The entire village population is under observation for rabies precaution.
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Ankara
Adana
Anatolia
Inventors build automatic exam grader machine
WHIMSEYS continues as two school teachers unveil a device that automatically grades tests. Students mark Right and Wrong, then papers are sorted by the machine. Inventors are Herbert Lehmann and Joseph Svada.
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Woodridge N
U.P
Herbert Lehmann
Joseph Svada
Big Jim Thompson Policeman Eats 23 Ears of Corn
In Fremont Nebraska on August 6, Big Jim Thompson the policeman displayed a large appetite for corn on the cob. He reportedly ate 23 ears at one meal and joked he could have finished two dozen more if more had been available.
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Fremont
Neb
Big Jim
Thompson
Auto thief’s joy ride ends in crash and porch damage
In FALLS CITY Nebraska on August 6 a car thief hijacked a vehicle on Main Street and drove away. He turned a corner, collided with another auto, then jumped from the moving car as it rolled into a home porch. Both vehicles and the porch sustained heavy damage as he fled.
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Falls City
Neb
U.P
Main Street
Tran
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Aug 7
Kansas City livestock tone shows cattle and calves trading unevenly higher than Monday with some top offerings reaching 11.30 and 13.85 for select lots. Cattle overall moderately active with killing classes steady to firm. stockers and feeders mostly steady. veal and calves light activity with limited demand.
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Kansas City
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cecal Johnson
Washington
Explosive Truck Rule on the City Council Agenda
City commissioners convene at city hall for a weekly meeting to consider an ordinance banning explosive trucks within city limits. Also on the docket bids for two one and a half ton water department trucks and formal contracts with Dempsey A Winn and Company to audit city books for the fiscal year ending April. 1935.
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City Water Department
Dempsey A. Winn and Company
War talks set to open midweek with potential meeting sites
Italy and Ethiopia peace discussions loom as diplomats from Britain France and Italy report to capitals. Paris area venues Fontainebleau Chantilly or Nice are floated to host a conference, with date decisions hinging on League council reports and cabinet decisions.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Fontainebleau
Chantilly
Paris
Nice
Riviera
Ethiopia launches Red Cross under Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa
Emperor Haile Selassie personally launches a new phase of Ethiopia's Red Cross, naming Foreign Minister Bella Ten Gueta Herouy president. The ceremony in Addis Ababa plants a formal campaign for subscriptions and organization to bolster potential wartime readiness, signaling adherence to the Red Cross amid calls from Adan veterans.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
Red Cross
Bellaten Gueta Herouy
Adan
It Was Green in Chicago Food Refusal Incident
In Chicago on August 6 two Black individuals refused to eat a Wel GLEDIeGijtz. Gene Smart led the resistance and threatened violence if others did not eat the item. Tes Watkins described Smart’s threats to friends after the incident.
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Chicago
U.R
Gene Smart
Watkins
Smart
No Doubt He Is Washington Cartoon Comment
The August 6 report notes Senator Huey P. Long mocked in Vanity Fair with a caricature portraying the Japanese emperor as a monk. The piece quotes reaction suggesting the depiction undercuts him as a better man than opponents claim.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Vanity Fair
Rey
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