GOP Candidate Hard to Find in Texas Governor Race
Texas Republicans canvassed for a governor candidate to oppose Gov. James V. Allred. John F. Grant of Houston and George C. Hopkins of Dallas declined. Grant cited illness. Hopkins refused after earlier withdrawal. T. P. Lee expected to be re-elected state committee chairman. The convention eyed Humphreys for lieutenant governor and Beckenstein for U S senator, with Anderson for attorney general and Goen for associate supreme court justice. Orville Bullington named temporary chairman.
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San Antonio
Texas
James V. Allred
John F. Grant
Houston
George C. Hopkins
Dallas
Internal Revenue
Grant
Hopkins
T. P. Lee
Lee
H. O. Wilson
Marshall
Eutire
J. A. Lines
Kilgore
R. W. Humphreys
Galveston
L. J. Beckenstein
Beaumont
U. S
Charles W. Anderson
B. J. Peasley
Tyler
C. O. Harris
San Angelo
Supreme Court
A. 8. Goen
el Paso
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
Lewis Pushes Steel Unions Clash Within AFL
John L Lewis and his committee for industrial organization defy AFL leadership by continuing plans to form large industrial unions for steel workers and other mass production employees. The committee renounced the executive council verdict condemning allied unions as insurrectionists and vowed to carry on despite Sept. 5 expulsions.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of L. Executive Council
A. F. of L
Sepber 5
Lewis
United Mine Workers
When Poisons Clog KIDNEYS and Irritate Bladder
An old consumer ad urges readers to visit a druggist for Gold Medal Haarlem Oi Capralee a diuretic stimulant to flush kidneys and reduce bladder irritation. It promises healthful kidney activity and relief from nocturnal cramps back pain and weak bowels. The text markets the product as original genuine from Maarliem in Holland with a nominal price.
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Haarlem
Capaulee
Maarliem
Holland
Onion contest in Arkansas draws two entries for largest bulb
In Wynne Arkansas two growers claim the top prize in a local onion contest. Wiley Lipscomb showed an onion 12 inches in circumference, three days later rival W C Holland entered a bulb measuring 15 inches in circumference.
Tack Letters From Amarillo Farmer Sparks Civic Spat
An open letter from a long time Amarillo-area farmer criticizes a local columnist. He defends rural values, mocks egos in the chamber of commerce, and urges unity between Amarillo and Panhandle towns while recalling weather talk, dust storms, and community rivalry. The writer guards his cows and sanctuary, calling for mild, constructive discourse.
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McDuff
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Potato Hill
Polk Street
United States
Panhandle
Marvin Jones
Dallas
Fort Worth
Waco
Pampa
Plainview
Old Boy
GR Oramme
Mr Tack
Primaries Get All Attention In August Senate Races
Washington August 11 presidential politics take a back seat as state primaries unfold. Senators Robinson Borah and several Townsendite opponents vie for renomination, with Idaho and Arkansas primary contests highlighting shifts in policy and support. Local readers also encounter public notices and letters urging job seekers across Amarillo and Texas communities.
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Washington
C. O. Andrews
Park Trammell
Woman seeks housework and child care with overnight stay
Classified notices from rural New Mexico list several help wanted and personal ads. A girl seeks housework and child care with overnight lodging at 2400 West Fourth Avenue, while a married man offers farm and general labor skills from 117 North Van Buren Street. Other posts request a capable18 plus housekeeper in Melrose and a general help-for-hire note with references at 739 North Buchanan Street.
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Fyfe
Crawford
Miller
Amarillo
Clovis
Canadian
Childress
Sayre
Dalhart
Tucumcari
Butler Field
Timthey
Sandies
West
Fourth Avenue
Tack
Jack
North van Buren Street
Photographs Of Spanish Girls March To Shoot Rebels
A page continuation describes photographs of Spanish girls in rifles and cartridge belts marching to shoot rebels, with image captions and grim headlines. It notes insanity ward keepers considering locking violent patients, and features a striking, provocative scene from a wartime or occupation setting.
Red Carmens and Civilians in Civil War Images
A digressive column mocks sensational war headlines and recalls brutal Civil War scenes. It notes brutal actions during the Spanish conflict with Fascists and Republicans, including surrender, executions, and a miner’s self sacrifices, alongside a French domestic vignette and a grim tale of a yachtsman’s suicide.
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Asia
Loyola
Red
Fernandez
Asturias
American readers on French marriages and a murder tale
A nostalgic column discusses French family norms including arranged marriages and mothers in law, contrasting them with American customs. It references a brutal murder case with a severed finger, questions the motive, and recalls famed reporters Hastings, Keats Speed, and Ike White in relation to sensational headlines and the Lamp Black Swamp Mystery.
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France
America
Dorothy Dix
Hastings and Keats Speed
Jersey City
Newark
N. J
Ike White
Joseph Pulitzer
Hastings and Speed Boost Evening Journal Circulation
The Swamp case set the context, but Hastings and Speed secured the extra circulation amounting to about 75,000 copies for the Evening Journal.
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Hastings
Speed
Evening Journal
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Idaho
Will G. Harris
Priona
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Herman's Shoe Shop
Batt
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Buchanan Street
Western Hotel
Fillmore Street
North
Lacy
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North East
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Vor
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Austin
Corpes Chineti
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Santa Fe
Fred Harvey
California
Cal PF
Winstead City
Teves
Burton
Ameriilen
van Buren Street
F. G. Merrell
Melrose
New Mexico
New York
Walter Howey
Jack Lait
Andalusia
Incarnadine
Flo Ziegfeld
England
Fay
Nelly
Lenin
Stalin
Victor Hugo
Rue Monge
Fl. V. Robertson & Company
Accountants and Auditors
Oliver-Eakle Bidg
Rock Island
Glifornia
Memphis
Golden State Limited
Pullman
N. M
Los Angeles
San Diego
H. W. Clutter
C. T. A. Amarillo
Amarillo National Bank Bldg
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de Soto
Krysler
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Commercial Credit Co
DeSoto
Chrysler
Listat
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