Washingtons Pat Harrison and the bum relief tour
Sen Pat Harrison of Mississippi friend of District of Columbia commissioner George E Allen joined a four city relief swing to observe conditions incognito. Harrison teased that Allen was brave to advertise being a bum. Jimmie Moffet emerged as the capital s latest Pied Piper with three aid offices and even a yacht office aboard to attract job seekers while a subterranean Capitol train halted for repairs. See OFF THE RECORD Page 2
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Mississippi
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District of Columbia
Allen
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Jimmie” Moffet
Pied Piper of
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Food purchase plan to aid drought victims outlined
President Roosevelt ordered federal purchase of foods likely to go to waste and set an ultimatum against political campaigning in relief work. Aubrey Williams and Secretary Wallace to draft a hay and fruit buy plan, focused on helping small growers. Officials say food supplies should be adequate. a fall and winter monitoring program is planned. Williams cites general difficulty in keeping relief nonpolitical and estimates $525 million may cover relief needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Drouth
Aubrey Williams
Wallace
Williams
Heat wave broken by storms across 15 states
Thunder showers swept through 15 states breaking a severe heat spell in the nations hottest year on record. Temperatures fell from above 100 to near 70 in many cities as rain shielded the land and offered hope of drought relief. forecasters predicted more showers and seasonable temperatures. Oklahoma City and Wichita logged 106, the day’s hottest spots, while Chicago cooled to 72 amid cooler northeast winds.
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Weather Bureau
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Middlewest
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Nebraska
Iowa
Dakotas
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Wichita
Chicago Board of Trade
Today’s World View By Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane writes in The Globe about global reactions to the U S silver policy and inflation fears. The piece notes Britain France and Europe see our silver move as a signal of failed policy and prosperity efforts. The column reflects Brisbane’s opinions and not The Globe editorial stance. See TODAY Page 8.
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Europe
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Faith healer Teester doubts death as rattlesnake bites twice
Albert Teester, a hillbilly evangelist in Erastus North Carolina, let a rattlesnake bite him twice and refused medical aid, asserting the faithful are immune to death. Surrounded by family, he claimed God is the best physician as his swollen arm improved after a brutal episode witnessed by his flock. He walked nine miles to deliver two sermons despite pain.
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N. C
U.P
Albert Teester
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Robert
Mary
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Allred Rally Here Tonight in Panhandle
Panhandle voters cheer gubernatorial hopeful James V. Allred as he speaks in Amarillo at 8 p.m. on Eighth and Polk Street. Judge H. E. Hoover will introduce him. Riley Strickland presides. speakers from several Panhandle towns attend. Allred follows stops in Lubbock and Plainview to air his record and critique Tom Hunter.
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James V. Allred
Eighth and
Polk Street
Hoover
H. E. Hoover
Riley Strickland
Amarillo
Allred
Lubbock
Plainview
Tom Hunter
Tom Cotten
Byrd Is Recovering After Frigid Vigil
In Antarctica Admiral Richard E. Byrd ends a five month vigil at a distant weather post. A three man tractor party reached him after a three day struggle through ice and cold. Byrd, though weak, is cheerful and grateful for the crew that brought warm soup and news.
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Antarctica
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Thomas C. Poulter
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Heat Wave: One-Cent Milk Price Increase In Amarillo
Amarillo residents face the first definite drought related impact tomorrow as all local dairies implement a one cent rise in milk prices. Dairymen cite higher feed costs and rising feed scarcity as the main drivers behind the increase, with potential further rises expected in the coming months. Potter and Randall counties dairy spokesman Lee McSpadden notes feed costs now exceed those when milk sold for 15 cents a quart.
Save Coupons Is Warning To Cotton Farms
Cotton farmers with government participation trust certificates were warned not to sell to speculators for less than value. Assistant state agent G. E. Adams said certificates are worth about 15 dollars per bale. The warning targets those who chose the option plan in last year’s plow-up campaign and borrowed four cents a point on their options, agreeing to pool cotton and let the pool manager sell it.
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U.P
G. E. Adams
Extension Service
Adams
Texas Relief Board Seeks Data on Fund Use
The Texas relief commission ordered compiling data to seek larger federal aid. Dallas member M N Chrestman noted states count expenditures from all sources, boosting grants, as the federal administration credited Texas with lower local spending for the first half of this year.
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Texas Relief Commission
M.N. Chrestman
Dallas
Texas
Orators Plead for Hitler as Nazi Campaign Opens
Nazi three minute men launch a six day speaking drive to drum up a record yes vote for Hitler in the referendum on joint president and chancellor powers. Goebbels to open campaign. authorities note no organized opposition and repeat aim to exceed last November turnout of 40.6 million in a nation of 65 million.
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Hitler
League of Nations
Russia Japan end talks on railway plan
Russia and Manchukuo unofficially broke off negotiations on a Chinese Eastern Railway transfer after a two and a half hour meeting between Soviet Ambassador Konstantin Yurenev and Manchukuo vice minister Chuichi Ohashi. Ohashi said he would return to Tokyo to resume talks if the Soviet attitude becomes reasonable.
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U.P
Russia
Manchuokuo
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Chuichi Ohashi
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Dollar Day Want Ad Offer Promises More Value
A special bargain lets 15 word ads cost 1.00 with 1.80 value for seven days, if placed before 6 30 Monday evening to start Tuesday morning. Any classification may be used at this rate, rent sell buy swap. Call 6262 to place.
Baby Fueled Allreds' Moving Night Rally Tale
Amarillo visitor Mrs. Jimmie Allred discusses their austere living in a small house and her husband’s political career. She plans to accompany him to tonight’s Polk Street rally before traveling to Wichita Falls for tomorrow’s speech. She criticizes political opponents as cruel and declares she will stay knowledgeable about the campaign.
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James V. Allred
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Allred
William David
Jimmie Allred
Jimmie
Cooling Tricks From Hot Spots Across Kansas
Kansas City reports reveal household methods to beat heat. Milo Dodson of Poplar Bluff sprinkles water on curtains and sleeps under a wet sheet to chill the room. A Topeka family uses refrigerated sheets and pre chilled mattresses. Wrist ice and ice on the car floor aid drivers. Parsons Christians cool the church by turning on fans and placing ice cakes in the auditorium, dropping temperature 10 to 15 degrees.
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Kansas City
Milo Dodson
Poplar Bluff
Topeka
Kan
The
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Parsons
Tragedy near Johnson City Claims 21 Month Old Child
In Austin on August 13, the crushed body of 21 month old Jessie Schmidly of Kerrville returned home for a funeral. The family, returning to Kerrville, had waved farewell at a visit ending yesterday. Their car overturned near Johnson City. the mother and father were thrown clear while the baby was pinned beneath and fatally injured.
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Jessie Schmidly
Kerrville
Schmidlys
Johnson City
Prince Gonzalo of Spain Dies in Austria Car Crash
Don Gonzalo Manuel Maria Bernardo Narciso Alfonso Mauricio, 19, prince of Spain and son of former King Alfonso, died in Poertschach on Woerther See from a bleed linked to hemophilia after a car crash returning from Klagenfurt. His sister Infanta Beatriz, 25, drove the car and swerved into a wall to avoid a cyclist. the Baron Richard von Heinsmann was arrested.
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Austria
Don Gonzalo
Spain
Alfonso
Poertschach-on- Woerther See
Gonzalo Manuel Maria Bernardo Narciso Alfonso Mauricio
Infanta Beatriz
Infanta
Baron Richard von Heinsmann
Palmer Faces Cell Awaiting Texas Trip
In Kentucky Paducah officials insist Joe Palmer is the man they captured, a desperado who escaped Texas prison and bragged of murders. Palmers calm facade gives way to nervy pacing as identification proceeds. authorities predict recapture or death for Raymond Hamilton and Irvin Thompson following the July 22 breakout.
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Joe Palmer
Desperado
Texas
Dean House
Officimais
Hunteville
Palmer
Raymond Hamilton
Blackie Thompson
Southwest
Hamilton
Thompson Huntsville
Irvin
Blackie) Thompson
Thompson
Injunction Against Rail Pension Plan
Railroads filed suit in the District of Columbia seeking to block the federal railroad retirement board from operating a pension law passed by Congress. A committee of five attorneys led by R V Fletcher on behalf of more than 150 railroads asked for a temporary restraining order pending a permanent injunction. The suit claims the law violates the commerce clause and the fifth amendment by taking property without due process.
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District of Columbia Supreme Court
Federal Railroad Retirement Board
R. V. Fletcher
American Railway Association
Pastors Rebel Against Nazis in Berlin Clash
In Berlin on August 13 authorities moved swiftly to restrain clergy who defied the Nazi state church program. The national synod last Thursday granted dictatorial powers to Reichsbishop Ludwig See Page 2 for full details.
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Adolf Hitler
National Synod
Reichsbishop
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Forecasts for Amarillo and vicinity look for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with likely thundershowers in extreme parts tonight and Tuesday. New Mexico expects unsettled weather with showers and thunderstorms in the north and west, cooler in the extreme northeast tonight. Temperature extremes today reach from 16 to 93 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
McGrath Fall Victim To be Buried in City
G Hallie McGrath 40, a special agent for the Department of Interior and former Amarillo oil man, died from a fall in a Tyler hotel. He was son of Kathleen McGrath and brother of Dan McGrath and Aileen Stansfield. He lived in Texas since 1920 and was in the East Texas oil field when death occurred. The body will be received by N S Griggs & Sons. funeral plans pending Dan McGrath’s arrival.
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G. Hallie McGrath
Department of Interior
Amarillo
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Tyler Street
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United States Attorney General
Aileen Stansfield
W. 8. Rule
Dallas Joint Stock Land Bank
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Washington, D. C
U. S
T. J. Walsh
Montana
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Texas
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Eldorado Pool
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Dan Mee Grath
Washington
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