Murder in Natchez Linked to Twin Romance Feud
In Natchez Mississippi police probe a killing of Jane Suret Merrill at Glenn Burnie where fingerprints tentatively match Richard Dana a reclusive pianist and nephew of Charles A. Dana. A goat feud involving Octavia Dockery and the Merrill household figures into the case as investigators question Dana, Dockery, and others.
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Natchez, Miss
Richard Dana
Charles A. Dana
Jane Suret Merrill
Old South
Dana
New Orleans
J. E. Chancellor
Glenn Burnie
Merrill
Octavia Dockrey
General Dockery
Dick Dana
Miss Dockery
Miss Merrill
Minor
Glenwood
Goat Castle
Merrills
Natchez
Libby Holman Reynolds Surrenders in NC Murder Case
Libby Holman Reynolds surrendered to North Carolina authorities in Wentworth to face murder charges in the death of her wealthy husband Smith Reynolds. Attorney Benet Polikoff said she would seek bail before Judge A M Stack after arriving for an appearance.
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Wentworth
N. C
Libby Holman Reynolds
North Carolina
Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Benet Polikoff
Polikoff
A. M. Stack
Ab Walker
Winston- Salem
Alfred Holman
Reynolds
Libby
Stack
Carlisle Higgins
Rockingham County
Higgins
Walker
What Is Man, Indeed in Brisbane’s Globe Column
Arthur Brisbane presents musings on human nature and daily life in a broad essay. He reflects on journeys over the Rockies and toward San Francisco, offering provocative observations for readers.
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Rockies
San Francisco
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Japan Threatens Peiping Advance Near Chinese Capital
Washington dispatches report a potential Japanese move toward Peiping heightening fears in the legation quarter. Diplomats discuss dangers if the Japanese legation guard joins Chinese defense outside the city and the risk of retreating forces entering Peiping. Col. R O Hooker leads the American guard amid tense regional deployments.
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Joseph H. Baird
United Press
Washington
Pieping
Legation
Peiping
Col
R. O. Hooker
Mancuria
Manchurian- Jehol
Third Plainview Man Dies in Crash Toll Rises
Funeral services will be held for A. W. McMillan 48 a Plainview druggist and 18 year resident. He joins Edwin McMath attorney and W E Settoon hardware dealer as the three killed when their car collided with a parked truck near Oklainton Wednesday night.
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Plainview
U.P
A. W. McMillan
Oklainton
Edwin McMath
W. E. Settoon
Amarillo Weather Outlook With T Storm Threat
Partly cloudy for Amarillo and West Texas tonight and Tuesday. Thunder showers possible tonight and Tuesday as temperatures reach up to 67 this afternoon and 86 later in the day.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Negro Delegate Receives White House Luncheon Invite
Natchez Mississippi August 8 Charlie Isaacs a negro delegate to the Republican national convention said he had received an invitation to a luncheon at the White House August 11. The date marks when President Hoover will be formally notified of his nomination by the Republican party Isaacs a member of the Black and Tan Republican state executive committee was appointed to represent Mississippi at the ceremonies.
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Natchez
Miss
Charlie Isaacs
White House
Hoover
Republican Party
Isaacs
Republican State Executive Committee
Mississippi
Two States Seek Negro In Lake Charles Death Assault
Officers from two states began a manhunt for a Black man after he killed Allen J. Fruge 23 with a club and attacked his companion Pearl Casey Lake Charles widow as they sat in a parked car on the roadside.
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Lake Charles
U.P
Allen J. Fruge
Pearl Casey
I Loved Neither Aviatrix Speaks at Lancaster Trial
Mrs. J. M. Keith-Miller testified at Captain Lancaster's murder trial that she is completely disillusioned and no longer loves Lancaster or writer Haden Clarke, though she remains fond of Lancaster. She said she has not loved him for two years and recalled Clarke's violent temper and clashes with Peggy Brown.
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Miami
Fla
J. M. Keith-Miller
W. N. Lancaster
Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Captain Lancaster
States
N. Vernon Hawthorne
Stantly
Clarke
Keith-Miller
Hawthorne
Health inspectors arraign fruit stand operators for unscreened produce
More than twenty fruit and vegetable stand proprietors appeared in Amarillo Potter County corporation court to answer charges under the food ordinance. Inspectors said goods were not protected from dust and flies and noted that operators must have food handlers permits and health certificates issued free of charge. No fines were assessed this morning, but penalties range from 10 to 200 dollars. Inspectors also seek to license retailers bringing produce to the Amarillo market, with notices served on over 15 retailers.
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Amarillo-Potter County
Health Unit
Amarillo
Wyatt
Absentee Vote Delayed to Wednesday Runoff Primary
County Clerk W E Blackburn awaited runoff ballots as absentee voting, slated to begin yesterday, was postponed until Wednesday. The state Democratic committee planned to certify candidates, with ballots to be printed after Potter County’s names were added.
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W. E. Blackburn
State Democratic Committee
Potter County
Reflections On Railroads And Mountains In The West
A Union Pacific train speeds 95 miles in 66 minutes toward the Pacific Coast as the writer muses on Cody Wyoming and Mount Ararat in the Rocky Mountain backdrop. He recalls Buffalo Bill Cody, a shift from Union Pacific to Southern Pacific under E. H. Harriman, and ponders railroading history and biblical images.
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Montello
Nev
Union Pacific
Pacific Coast
Wyoming
Cody
Buffalo Bill
Queen Victoria
Yellow Hand
Bolivian Forces Reoccupy Fort in Gran Chaco Fight
Reports from Asuncion say Bolivian troops have reoccupied Fort Carlos Antonio Lopez west of the Apa River frontier. The fort had changed hands June 15 and July, with Paraguayans recapturing earlier. A Bolivian plane was shot down near the Paraguayan lines. two aviators captured.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Carlos Antonio Lopez
Apa
Mariscal Santa Cruz Nuevo
Bolivia
Paraguyan
Fort Chanar
Estero Patino
262 Stand Pat Bonus Marchers Camp at Gettysburg Site
National Camp Gettysburg Pa August 8 U P reports 262 stand patters encamped on the Civil War battlefield with plans to form a new bonus army to march on Washington next December. Camp commander Elvin J Munce says the group leases sites for 300 more men and will stay until Congress reconvenes. The camp is patrolled and fed with local aid and suppresses any communist demonstrations.
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Gettysburg Battle Ground
Gettysburg
U.P
Bonus Army
W. W. Waters
Washington
Congress
Elvin J. Munce
Portland
Ore
United Press
National
Munce
B. FE. F
W. L. Butler
Detroit
National Camp
PLAN COUNTY DEBT CUTS FOR MUSEUM PROJECT AND EDUCATION HEARINGS
Regents will advance construction of a $50,000 Panhandle-Plains Historical Society museum in Canyon. Half funding from the state and half from Panhandle citizens. Meetings included a breakfast at the Herring hotel and a Palo Duro Park barbecue. Also, Potter County moves to cut debt by more than half after Gov. Sterling urges delaying tax rates. total indebtedness around $1.6 million with road bonds $875,000. Government actions target transferring road bond debt to the state highway department.
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Canyon
A. B. Mayhew
Uvalde
Board of Regents
W. Z. Hayes
Dallas
Henry Paulas
Yoakum
John £. Hill
Amarilo
J. A. Hill
West Texas State Teachers College of Canyon
C. E. Evans
Southwest Texas State
Denton
R. P. Jarrett
West Texas State Teachers College
Wallace Clark
R. A. Terrill
Travis Shaw
D. A. Shirley
A. W. Evans
Texas Technological College
H. E. Hoover
Floyd Studer
Wilbur C. Hawk
W. A. McIntosh
Horace Russell
Marvin Jones
W. H. Fuqua
Henry Ansley
Amarillo
Potter County
Ross Sterling
Sam 4 H. Motlow
State Highway Department
H. G. Hamrick
H. BE. Kinkaid
Board of Equalization
Sterling
Texas
Turn From Track to Other Olympic Tests
Olympic Stadium crowds shift focus from track to swimming yachting wrestling and fencing events in international competition. Yasuji Miyasaki the 15-year-old Japanese swimmer set a new 100 meter freestyle Olympic record at 1 582. Willy Den Ouden the Dutch girl finished with a record 1 07 6 in the women’s 100 meter semifinals. Juan Carlos Zabala the Argentine marathon champion leads the day as the Olympic track and field championships proceed with American contenders also strong.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Olympic Stadium
Yasuji Miyasaki
Johnny Weissmuller
Willy den Ouden
Alan Gould
Associated Press
Juan Carlos Zabala
America
United
Demos 10 Act to Bar Blacks in Texas Primaries
The Texas Democratic Executive Committee met in Fort Worth to canvass July primary returns and plan actions to bar Black voters from the party. A subcommittee may oppose injunctions seeking to stop officials from blocking Black participation in the primaries. In Austin the legality of excluding Black voters from party primaries was before the state Supreme Court, with a decision expected before the August 27 runoff.
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Fort Worth
Democratic Executive Committee
W. O. Huggins
Houston
United States District Court
Austin
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
State Supreme Court
Bexar County
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Abilene Affray Ties Ely and Ferguson Aides in Fight
In Abilene on August 8, Harry Tom King an Abilene attorney and Ferguson campaign official sought a guilty plea to an affray. He clashed with W. R. Ely chairman of the State Highway Commission after Ely accused King of misrepresentations. Shouted blows sparked a sidewalk brawl before onlookers intervened.
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Abilene
Harry Tom King
Fergusons
Corporation Court
King
W. R. Ely
Ely
State Highway Commission
Ross Sterling
Human Chain Saves Life Of Photographer In Canyon Rescue
Roy Dement, a Plainview Daily Herald employee and amateur photographer, fell 100 feet in Palo Duro canyon. Twenty men formed a human chain to pass the unconscious man up the slope, four hours to reach the top, then he was sent to Plainview for treatment.
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Dement
Plainview
Record NYSE surge drives broad market gains
Four million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow Jones average for 30 industrials rises 2.92 points amid broad gains. Twenty rails up 3, utilities up 1.58, grains and commodities rally, with rubber coffee and copper advancing and sugar firm. Bond market advances continue to reach new highs as confusion remains in brokerage offices due to the rapid activity.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
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