NRA drive meeting under way in Amarillo with blue eagle signs pending
Volunteers met at Central Presbyterian Church in Amarillo for the NRA re employment push. Supplies and Washington instructions were awaited as 250 to 300 more blue eagle posters were promised if available. Postmaster and committee urged patience with employers lacking posters while NRA speakers promoted the program in theaters and on radio.
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NRA
Fellowship Hall
Central Presbyterian Church
Washington
Central Campaign Committee
Horace Russell
W. A. Kenyon
Central
NRA Committee
Roosen
Amao
NRA Turns 10 Strike Tasks
Washington August 7 The NRA pointed to new dispute areas in Pennsylvania and the Pacific Coast as it prepares for arbitration between capital and labor. Pennsylvania hosiery and Hollywood moving picture workers likely to be first topics for the presidential board. Hugh S Johnson conferred on plans to energize NRA employment aims. Many Pennsylvania miners back at work though some refuse. Grain exchanges will submit Wednesday on farm adjustments. Gandhi aide Achakar and 16 others sentenced to six months for organizing meetings on independence.
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Pennsylvania
National Recovery Administration
Pacific Coast
Moving Picture
Hollywood
Hughs. Johnson
NRA
Edward F. McGrady
NRA Labor Advisory Board
Madras
India
C. R. G. Achakar
Mahatma Gandhi
Congress Party
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Amarillo and surrounding areas show fair conditions tonight with Tuesday partly cloudy. West Texas and New Mexico forecasts indicate fair skies tonight and Tuesday with only minor temperature changes. Extremes reach about 70 to 88 degrees by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
Texas
100Th Meri
New Mexico
Flood, Pigs and Interest in Brisbane Column
Arthur Brisbane discusses a humorous tale from the Sherman march era involving two pigs stolen from Jefferson Davis's estate. The piece imagines how many pigs the original pair would be worth now, as Captain Jefferson Davis and Lieutenant Sherman weigh the math and the idea of interest.
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Jefferson Davis
Thomas Jefferson Davis
John B. Sherman
General Sherman
Davis
Sheppard declines local dry debate in Texas
Senator Morris Sheppard sent telegrams to Fort Worth and Amarillo proponents declining wet-dry debates at Lampasas and Amarillo. He spoke to 2,000 in Texarkana, arguing for shifting tax burdens from millionaires to workers via beer legalization and repeal of the 18th Amendment, accusing DuPonts Harkness and Raskob of backing the move.
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Texarkana
Ark
U.P
Morris Sheppard
Hill de Wolfe
Fort Worth
Lampasas
Lloyd Fletcher
Amarillo
Senator Sheppard
Sheppard
DuPonts
E. 8. Harkness
John J. Raskob
Honeymooners On Stage Here In Town
Jack Dempsey and his wife Hannah Williams arrive incognito in downtown for a brief honeymoon stay. Dempsey will referee a wrestling match tonight at the Municipal Auditorium while Hannah enjoys the city unnoticed, the pair keeping a low profile during their visit.
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Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Broadway
Dempsey
Municipal Auditorium
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Mrs. Dempsey
Dempsey Appearance Headlines Wrestling Card at Municipal
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey appears tonight at the Municipal Auditorium starting 8:30 with three wrestling matches. Main bout Dutch Mantell versus Sailor Moran in a 1 fall no time limit match. Prelims Cyclone Mackey against Carl Von Link and Chief Lit Ue Wolf versus Ernie Gross. Admission 50 cents to 2 dollars. tickets at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street. Dempsey will be on WDAG for a 15 minute radio slot at 5:45 this afternoon.
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Jack Dempsey
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Dutch Mantell
Sailor Moran
Cyclone Mackey
Carl von Link
Chief Lit Ue Wolf
Ernie Gross
City Drug Store
Polk Street
WDAG
Mrs Jack Dempsey Eyes Domestic Life
The interview reveals Mrs Jack Dempsey declaring her plan to marry, settle down, and start a family, expressing a strong desire for babies and a steady home life with Jack. The couple discusses future hopes beyond boxing fame.
Absentee Voting Opens Tuesday for August 26 Election
Absentee voting for the August 26 election opens Tuesday morning per county clerk W. Fr. Ted Blackburn. It will run until August 22. Ballots were prepared after plans to start Monday. Voters will answer six questions, three about the liquor issue.
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W. Fr
Ted” Blackburn
Third Lesson in Globe Golf School Is Given Today
Globe News golf school continues with the third of eight lessons across four courses. Morning sessions start 8:45 at Country Club with Bill Garre, Wolf Run Park with Jack Bush, River Drive with Walter Sikes, and Indian Hills with Del Love. Evening backswing lessons begin at 7. About 300 golfers, mostly novices, are enrolled. Prizes for contests will be decided in tomorrow’s pros meeting.
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Globe News Golf School
Country Club
Bill Garre
Wolflin Park
Jack Bush
River Drive
Walter Sikes
Indian Hillis
del Love
Texas officials back oil industry code to curb profiteers
Conferences in Washington over the past fortnight yield support for an oil code aimed at stabilizing prices for refined products and protecting consumers. Ernest O Thompson of the Texas Railroad Commission said the meetings clarified actions needed to restore stability and that recovery is likely. He added the Texas delegation argued against curtailing Texas production to favor imports.
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Washington
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Thompson
Texas
Flood danger passes for Rio Grande below Rio Grande City
Brownsville Texas August 7 A precautionary flood forecast for the Rio Grande below Rio Grande City to the Gulf was issued by meteorologist W J Schnurbush VI 8 after he was advised of flood conditions on the San Juan River in Mexico.
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Brownsville
Tex
U.P
Rio Grande
Rio Grande City
Gulf
W. J. Schnurbush
San Juan River
Mexico
Cuban Solons Called While Blood Flows
Havana August 7 Congress was convened in a special session as strikes and a looming revolution intensified. Police fired on crowds wounding several. four treated at a first aid station. ABC revolutionaries urged national strikes as broadcasts from a secret station called for August revolution to oust President Gerardo Machado.
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Haas
Havana
Congress
ABC Revolutionary Organization
Gerardo Machado
Hudkins Shot in Beer Parlor Fight Faces Knife Risk
Ace Hudkins known as the Nebraska Wildcat lay serious after being shot twice in a Los Angeles beer parlor incident. One bullet hit the right upper lung, the other the pelvis. Hudkins, who reportedly was belligerent, was attacked after entering the establishment with friends. Authorities name beer parlor operator R. H. Harris as a suspect.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Ace Hudkins
R. H. Harris
Hudkins
Harris
Fire destroys two brick buildings in Lamesa
A fire of undetermined origin swept through downtown Lamesa burning two brick buildings on the south side of the square early today. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 40000 dollars and threatened the entire business district before being checked.
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Lamesa
Suburban Room Ads Target Returning Men
A pleasant suburban room rental pitch invites young men back to town, stating the ad will be seen in the tor rent room columns of the paper, describing a desirable location and approach to draw applicants.
Support Needed for Oil Test at City Gate
Amarillo faces a setback as W W Woolsey Fred DeVore and Bert DeVore warn they lack funds to continue the oil test southeast of the city. The venture, backed by renowned geologists, has strong potential to find oil or gas with a 10 inch hole at 3 270 feet and casing funded by Phillips Petroleum. Limited local support could force abandonment harming civic spirit and regional image.
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Amarillo
Randall County
N. D. Bartlett
W. W. Woolsey
Fred DeVore
Bert Devore
Phillips Petroleum Company
Orl
Southwest
Lindberghs Plan Arctic Hop to Reykjavik
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh plan to press on toward Reykjavik Iceland from Angmassalik Greenland after reaching Eskomonnes and crossing the high Arctic interior. They expect a continuation to Julianhaab on the south coast and then about 800 miles over Arctic waters to Reykjavik.
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Greenland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Reykjavik
Iceland
Eskomonnes
Jwianhaab
Arctic
Feud Killers Make Mistake in Vanceburg Shooting
In Petersville, Kentucky, Zolay Thurman, 35, was killed by a bystander’s shot after a dispute with El Stidham over an election. Stidham’s brothers John and Harrison opened fire, killing Thurman as bystanders watched, then fled. Fl Stidham was later jailed for aiding and abetting.
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Zolay Thurman
Petersville
Thurman
el Stidham
Stidham
John
Harrison
Zolar Thurman
Eli
Rossi and Codos Land in Syria Breaking Record Flight
Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi completed a record distance flight from New York to Rayack Syria, about 5,700 miles in a straight line, surpassing the prior 5,340 mile record. The French air ministry announced the new mark and the International Air Federation would confirm the official distance.
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Paris
Paul Codos
Maurice Rossi
Amarillo
Rayack
Syria
Air Ministry
New York
England
South Africa
C. B. Gaylord
G. B. Nicholetts
Great Britain
International Air Federation
U.P
Paul Codes
Serbia
Orly
French Air Ministry
Beirut
Paria
Aleppo
Kaserloriyo
Turkey
Cyprus
Oklahoma Reds Are Gassed and Chased Out
Police broke up a gathering of about 200 unemployed demonstrators in Oklahoma City by exploding tear gas bombs. A dozen leaders were arrested as 100 officers were deployed to disperse crowds. Leaders were driven to the city edge and ordered to leave, with no injuries reported.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
John Walt
Local option vote set for August 25 in Potter County
Potter County voters will go to the polls on August 26 to decide a local option proposal that would allow beer sales if statewide legalization passes in the Texas election the same day. The county meeting also noted five statewide issues including ratification of the 21st Amendment home rule in large counties unemployment bonds and tax exemptions.
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Potter County
Texas
United States
Reservations Pile In for Third Train To World's Fair
Nearly a score of reservations for the Globe News tour to the world's fair were made over the weekend with orders from Amarillo Talia Claude N M Hayden N M and other Southwest points. Dee Howard said Portales NM residents also plan the trip. Reservations cost 10 dollars with balance due by August 15 and the Amarillo tour price is 67 50. Checks payable to Wilbur C Hawk sponsor of the special.
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Globe News
Amarillo
Talia
Claude
N. M
Hayden
Southwest
Dee Howard
Portales
Mason King
Lar
Lois Black
The
Wilbur C. Hawk
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