Cattlemen Seek Relief and Price Boost at Western Conference
Beaver Aug 15 A Western livestock conference discussed dictating relief measures to aid cattle raisers. A five member committee was named to press Washington on credit, rates, and feed transport while producers warned NRA effects may absorb beef. Speakers urged lowering freight costs and maintaining tariff protection against competition. Committee members include Collins Kit Carson Brock Kaycee Abbott Russell Briscoe.
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Western Livestock Conference
BH. O. Wilson
Nazi Livestock Marketing Associa
NRA
Drouth
Southwest
Corn Belt
Washington
Charles E. Collins
Kit Carson
Colo
J. Elmer Brock
Kaycee
Wyo
C. C. Abbott
Alliance
Nebr
Hubbard Russell
Los Angeles
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Tex
Funeral services set for Rutherford couple in drowning accident
Dallas reports the deaths of Robert C Rutherford and his wife 28 who drowned while he tried to teach her to swim at a gravel pit near the city. Friends suspect a cramp caused the tragedy as they sank from sight of a picnic party. A Birmingham firm plans a half hour of community singing before work on Mondays to counteract the blue mood.
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Dallas
Robert C. Rutherford
Ai Grevel Pit
Rutherford
Blue” Seeting
Birmingham
England
What They Write To Tack Lamented Sugar Daddy
A poetic letter to Tack laments the sugar daddy who spurns the older wife for a younger damsel. The writer portrays the man as chasing youth, neglecting the spouse who helped him build his fortune, and savoring a sweeter but fleeting allure. The tone blends biblical diction with playful ribbing.
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Solomon
St Louis War on Spread of Lethal Sleep
A coordinated effort in St Louis and suburbs fights an encephalitis outbreak causing six deaths. Dr J P Leake from Washington joins local physicians as Albert Kitsinger and David McCulley die, with seven new cases in St Louis County raising hospitalizations to 57. Central committees coordinate city and county efforts.
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ST. Louis
J. P. Leake
United States
Public Health
Washington
Albert Kitsinger
St. Johns
David McCulley
Kirkwood
Greater St. Louis
Urschel Kidnapping Wire Ties Kansas City Slayings to Gang
Government officials cite rapid federal action in the Urschel kidnapping and the Kansas City massacre. Attorney General Cummings identifies Bailey as a gang leader and notes three Urschel abduction confessions from arrestees. Detectives report Bates linked to dozen bank robberies as officers prepared to extradite him for Colorado crimes.
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Department of Justice
de Partent of
Cummings
Bailey
Kansas Penitentiary
Kansas City
Frank Nash
Urschel
Lonely Cabin
Paradise
Stanley
Justice Department
Denver
William Armstrong
Bates
Colorado
Lhe
FBI Head Links Shannon Mother-in-Law to Kidnapping Gang
Federal officials disclosed Mrs. R G Shannon is George Machine Gun Kelly’s mother in law as part of the Urschel kidnapping case. They identified Kelly and Albert Bate as principal suspects while Harvey Bailey aided the raid that led to the Shannons’ arrest. No firm date for further arrests was given.
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Oklahoma City
R. H. Colvin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
R. G. Shannon
Dallas
George
Romance Leaps Out of Picture For Amarillo Man
Pete Georgan Jones owner of Mission Sweet Shops in Amarillo is moved by a nursery ad showing Greek seed crops and a portrait of Miss Diamond Georges. He writes to Jim Georges vineyard in Arlington, visits, and marries Miss Georges now Mrs Georgantones on July 3 in Arlington. She loves Amarillo where Pete has lived since 1921 as a naturalized citizen.
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Pete Georgan Jones
Mission Sweet Shops
Amarillo
Greece
Pete
Diamond Georges
Jim
Georgantones
1921
Oklahoma City to Try Suspect in Kansas City Massacre
In several cities the defendant Bailey would be brought to Oklahoma City for trial. Bailey is accused of having a part in the Kansas City massacre.
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Oklahoma City
Bailey
Kansas City
Southeastern Panhandle Hit by Widespread Rains
The Panhandle Plains region faced heavy rain on Monday night with moisture spanning Armstrong Donley and parts of Carson Hall and Briscoe Counties. Clarendon measured an inch and a half, Claude Goodnight to Clarendon Hedley reports over an inch, while Shattuck Oklahoma saw about a quarter inch. Northern fringe near Conway and Groom recorded around one inch. Quitaque Sterley and Turkey at the southern edge reported heavy showers. Occasional thunder threats persisted overnight with clearing by mid morning and a forecast for partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow.
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Panhandle- Plains
Armstrong, Donley
Carson, Hall and Briscoe
Clarendon
Claude
Goodnight
Hedley
Conway and
Groom
Shattuck
Okla
Quitaque
Sterley
Turkey
U. S. Weather Bureau
Capone Trial Sought on Racketeering Charges
State Attorney Courtney of Chicago asked the justice department to permit Alphonse Capone to leave Atlanta penitentiary to stand trial in Chicago on racketeering charges. The department gave no indication of approval, noting serious charges can lead to transfer for trial.
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Washington
Courtney
Chicago
Department of Justice
Alphonse Capone
Atlanta
Justice Department
Jury Deliberates Fate of Fire Chief Widow Costello
In Salem Massachusetts a Essex County superior court jury began deliberations on Jessie B. Costello 32 accused of killing her husband Peabody Fire Captain William J. Costello. District Attorney Hugh A. Cregg branded her a scarlet woman amid an alleged affair with Edward J. McMahon. Defense lawyer William G. Clark urged she is a devoted mother of three with no crime proved.
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Salem
Mass
Essex County Superior Court
Jessie B. Costello
William J. Costello
Peabody
Hugh A. Cregg
William G. Clark
Beaten To Death in New Jersey Woman Found Tied to Tree
Miss Anna Ulm, 45, a Mount Arlington summer resident and secretary to a New York chiropractor, was beaten to death and her body lashed to a tree in Hickory Nut Hollow. Police say the death may be a staged suicide to aid the investigation, with no clues to the slayer or motive. Lt Gebhart notes a possible link to a July 28 chiropractors’ office bombing in Paterson.
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Dover
N. J
Anna Ulm
Mount Arlington
New York
Hickory Nut Hollow
Edward Gebhart
Lieut
Gebhart
Paterson
Prisoners Mutiny at Brushy Mountain Penitentiary
Extra guards rushed to the Brushy Mountain penitentiary as 184 prisoners mutinied against prison authorities. Convicts refused to leave the coal mine where they worked in protest against guard tactics.
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Tenn
U.P
Brushy Mountain Penitentiary
Zemo Offers Rapid Relief for Eczema and Irritations
Texas resident G. C. G. reports ten years of itching eczema eased in seconds by Zemo. Adclaims rare ingredients provide cooling relief and also clears rash pimples ringworm and other irritations. Available at all druggists priced 35c 60c and 1.
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Texas
Commissioners Alter Local Option Ballot Rules in Potter County
Potter County commissioners rescinded the August 7 order for a county wide local option election on August 26 and ordered precinct local option elections for precincts 1 2 and 3. Precinct boundaries as of September 1911 will govern counts with 3.2 beer ballots. Precinct 4 north of the river will use state election returns on legalization. Existing election boxes and officials will be used with slight changes.
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Potter County
Supreme Court
Western Avenue
Amarillo
Frank Buckingham
Percy Gibbs
Mark Parker
Joe Gray
Buckingham
J. M. Simpson
Union talk and threats cited in New York hearings
The witness described labor racketeering and claimed some unions in New York are controlled by force. He said supervisors attend meetings with pistols and say courts are entered armed, noting differences between his Steamfitters Union and others.
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Steamfitters Union
New York
Copesend
Legion Plans State Convention Meeting at Wichita Falls
Final plans for the American Legion state department convention at Wichita Falls August 27 to 29 will be discussed when Hanson Post members meet Tuesday night at the Legion Home. Post Commander Fred E. Young urges all Legionnaires to be present.
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State Department
American Legion
Wichita Falls
Hanson Post
Legion
Fred E. Young
Security Sale Is Stopped in Texas
The FTC for the first time uses its securities act power to issue a stop order against a 250000 dollar issue by Speculative Investment Trust of Fort Worth Texas. Houston reports the Texas Public Works committee will base in Fort Worth with Chairman Ike E Ashburn advised of the choice and to split time between cities.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Speculative Investment Trust
Fort Worth
Texas
Houston
U.P
Texas Public Works Committee
Ike E. Ashburn
State Public Works Advisory Board
Ashburn
Falconi Reclaims Inverted Flight Record In Air Race
Lieut Tito Falconi of the Italian Royal Air Force set a new inverted flight record of two hours eight minutes and 54 seconds. Milo G Burcham had previously broken the record, and Burcham planned another attempt to regain the mark.
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Milo G. Burcham
Lieut
Tito Falconi
Royal Air Force
Burcham
Associated Press
Stomach Ulcer Warning Ad From Fox City Drug Stores
A health notice promotes Dr. Emils Adia Tablets at Fox Drug Co and City Drug Stores as a remedy for acidity indigestion heartburn and sour stomach often linked to ulcers. It urges readers to counteract these conditions.
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Emil
Fox Drug Co
City Drug Stores
Livestock Markets Report Kansas City and New Orleans
Kansas City livestock prices show cattle and calves steady with top beef at 4.15 for choice 190 to 240 pounds and vealers 3.00 to 6.00. Sheep and lambs steady with natives bidding 7.25 for best lambs and ewes to 3.00. Cotton and markets drift lower in New Orleans with July mills up slightly, futures mixed in New York as dollar strength weighs on sentiment.
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U.B.C. A
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Winnipeg
National Distillers
Alaska Juneau
General Electric
Consolidated Gas
Allied Chemical
Ilinois
Chiveler
International Nickel
du Pont
General Motors
Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat Plan Talks At London Conference
Wallace states the United States will keep wheat incomes with benefit payments and shift surplus wheat from the Pacific Coast if needed. He says European markets have shrunk but U S producers will seek Asian markets if no agreement is reached. Morgenthau notes U S waives minor points while Britain Canada Australia and Argentina seek clearer terms before August 21. Frederick E Murphy tours U S wheat importers as talks resume.
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Pacific
Frederick E. Murphy
United States
Carpenter Killed Brush Wire At Dallas Sewer Job
R. R. Barradale a 37 year old carpenter's helper was killed when he moved a high tension wire on a Dallas sewer project. The wire carried a charge of 4 400 volts.
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Dallas
U.P
R. R. Barradale
Carpenter
Troops Guard Mob Fugitive in Alabama Lynching Case
National guardsmen were mobilized in Tuscaloosa to protect wounded fugitive Elmore Clark who escaped a lynching party that killed two others, Dan Pippen Jr and A T Harden, indicted in the slaying of Vaudine Maddox. Clark’s whereabouts and escape route remain unclear as sheriff reports masked assailants forced surrender of the captured men.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
National
Elmore Clark
Vance
R. L. Shamblin
Clark
Pipper
Harden
Woodstock
Tot Shuts Self In Auto Rumble Seat
In Richmond Hill Queens a five year old boy John Ramm crawled into a car rumble seat and locked himself inside. He could not escape until a homicide squad and an emergency squad pried him out. Neighbors thought he was dead as his sisters cried out.
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New York
Richmond Hill
Queens
John Ramm
John
NRA Hours Survey Plans Amid Labor Day City Drive
The NRA council holds morning sessions with Dean Kirk presiding over regular meetings. Retailers agreed to hour changes as part of the initial deal and a city wide Labor Day survey will canvass neighborhoods for cooperation statements and a questionnaire. Reports of chiselers reach Postmaster W. S. Kenyon and council divisions awaiting instructions on local action.
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Dean Kirk
NRA Council
NRA
Kenyon
Milk price hike expected to reach 12 cents per quart
Merchants are urged to charge at least 8 cents per quart with 10 cents preferred, as milk prices are set to rise to 12 cents per quart within two months. The Amarillo decision ends a long industry dispute, prompted by drought and higher feed costs.
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Amarillo
Drouth
Plot to Slay U. S. Official Told by Japanese Officers
Testimony in a Tokyo court martial of 10 naval officers alleges a plot to assassinate a U S ambassador to stoke nationalist revolution. Lieut Kijo Ito said two officers considered further killings after a May 1932 Shanghai campaign, but were halted before acting.
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Tokio
Sul
Buyashi Inukai
Kijo Ito
America
Ito
Shanghai
Tokyo
Lieut
Haruo Oba
Joseph P. Grew
W. Cameron Forbes
Oklahoma Ballot On Trio Of Changes
Oklahoma voters lace ballot with three tax measures supported by Governor Murray. One keeps a 3 cent cigarette tax, another gives the tax commission control of big property assessments, while all sides back a constitutional amendment to cut ad valorem taxes from 43.5 to 27 mills.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
William H. Murray
State Tax Commission
Home Owners Protective Association
Citizens League
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