Identification uncertain in Shamrock road killing
A young man was killed in an apparent roadside argument 12 miles west of Shamrock on U S Highway 66. Deputy Sheriff Walter Davis of Shamrock said identification is not definite, with possible ties to Amarillo or Oklahoma City.
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Shamrock
Amarillo
Walter Davis
Davis
Oklahoma City
Pampa
News-Globe
U. S. Highway 66
Panhandle
W. H. Duke
Duke
Big ransom demanded in Ontario brewer kidnap case
John LaBatt, a Toronto brewer, is held for 150000 dollars as kidnappers fail to contact his brother Hugh at the Royal York hotel. Ontario authorities seek federal aid and mobilize RCMP, provincial police, and Toronto police, citing the brewer's fragile health and risk from any shock.
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Toronto
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
John 8. LaBatt
Ontario
Hugh Labatt
Brewer
Royal York Hotel
Arthur Roebuck
Hugh Guthrie
K. C
Ottawa
8. C. Newburn
Mounties
Victor Williams
D. C. Draper
Howe Asks For Road Material
Texan officials plan 254 county meetings next Monday to view relief needs and the winter unemployment problem. A state committee will present a report to lawmakers, who meet August 27 to issue 9.5 million dollars in bread bonds. Howe urged including material purchases in relief plans. current 10 percent limit hinders project progress.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Frank Davis
Marshall
Strauss
Gene Howe
Amarillo
Howe
Bankers Quit Seek Liberals
Resignation of three key administration banking officials signals move toward more liberal New Deal appointees. The changes, noted by observers, could shift policy direction and banking oversight as discussions continue in Washington.
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Richard L. Gridley
United Press
Washington
Administration
Nation awakens to rising traffic death toll
New York August 15 A wave of public concern grows as traffic fatalities rise 20 percent in the first half of 1934 over the same period in 1933. The National Safety Council warns the toll could exceed 35,000 nationwide unless drastic measures curb drunken driving road hogs and speed maniacs.
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Taylor Henry
New York
America
The
Statistical Bureau of the
Tional Safety Council of America
Political Will by Hindenburg Rallying Hitler Support
Berlin Aug 15 The dying hand of Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg backs Hitler in a declared political will dated May 11 1934. Franz von Papen delivers it to Hitler at Berchtesgaden as Papen continues to shape Germany’s political future amid the ascent of the Nazi leader.
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Berlin
von Papen
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Austria
Panhandle Firemen Elect Officers at Convention
J. J. Blackstone of Burkburnett was elected president of the Panhandle Firemen's Association at its sixth annual convention in Chillicothe. He succeeds W. L. Ledbetter of Chillicothe. PlanView will host the next gathering in May 1935. other officers named include W. F. Foley of Plainview as first vice president, Charles Stewart of Claude as second vice president, and Quincy Wilson of Vernon re-elected as secretary.
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Chillicothe
U.P
J. J. Blackstone
Burkburnett
Panhandle Firemen’s Association
Blackstone
W. L. Ledbetter
Plainview
W. F. Foley
Charles Stewart
Claude
Quincy Wilson
Vernon
Calf Death Sues Over Licking Paint From Beacon
A midwestern farmer sues the commerce department for 20 dollars claiming a calf died after licking paint from a federal radio beacon. Secretary Daniel C. Roper says the farmer could have fed the calf salt to avoid licking and argues the paint cost should offset damages.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Roper
Roosevelt backs shelterbelt plan as primaries unfold
The Forest Service announces a Lincoln Nebraska center will launch a 75 million dollar shelterbelt project spanning about 100 miles by 1300 miles with state offices planned in capitals of North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas land leases seed supply and nursery work start soon and new relief jobs will be created. Roosevelt denies involvement in Nebraska and Ohio primaries with results showing Donahey Burke Bryan Simmons Putrell Ross and Allen among others in various party races.
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North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Forest Service
Fred Morrell
F. A. Silcox
Ohio
A. V. Donahey
United States
Charles West
George White
Simeon D. Fess
Charles W. Bryan
BE. R. Burke
Robert G. Simmons
U. S
Allen
Bryan
Arkansas
J. Marion Putrell
Howard A. Reed
Idaho
C. Ben Ross
Explorers Turn Aid Mission for Byrd Party
Lincoln Ellsworth plans to modify his Antarctic expedition to assist Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. A dysentery outbreak at Byrd base prompts Ellsworth Dr Francis Coman and Bernt Balchen to sail to Little America to aid the stranded expedition.
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New York
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctic
Little America
Richard E. Byrd
New York Sun
Byrd Base
Ellsworth
Francis D. Coman
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bernt Balchen
America
Food Profiteers Face U S Action
Centerville Texas inmates await grand jury action on charges of poisoning and burning Charles Salsberry to enable a marriage. In Washington, President Roosevelt vows federal action against food price profiteering and tightens surveillance of grain and produce markets while noting the agricultural act remains in force despite the drought.
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Centerville
Tex
Charles Salsberry
Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Bomb hits Edgewater Hotel doorway in Chicago
A dynamite blast at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago damaged a small print shop doorway. Three hurt, including Albert Topps 29 and Jack O Connell both electrical workers union, plus Sigmund Sachy a University of Illinois student. Damage estimated 1000 to 1500 dollars. Union strike and sympathy walkout noted.
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Chicago
Edgewater Beach
Electrical Workers Union
Albert Topps
Jack O'Connell
Electrical Workers’ Union
Allred asks voters to back him in gubernatorial run off
James V. Allred, Texas attorney general, asks supporters to back him in the runoff against neighbor Tom F. Hunter. He urges former voters for Charlie McDonald or Jim Ferguson to switch to him, insisting not to rely on political bosses. He noted Hunter led July 28 in the first Democratic primary and refrained from criticizing past votes.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
James V. Allred
Texas
Tom F. Hunter
Charlie.McDonald
Jim Ferguson
Hunter
Hunter Accuses Allred of Aligning With Republicans
Sherman Texas August 1947 gubernatorial candidate Tom F. Hunter says his opponent James V Allred is not in sympathy with the national Democratic administration. He accuses Allred of leaning toward Republican policies and adopting Republican arguments through chief advisors and rewritten statements.
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Sherman,tex
James V. Allred
Tom F. Hunter
Hunter
Allred
Open Housing Act Regional Office Set to Open
Preparations underway to open the Federal Housing Act regional office in Kansas City with Walter D. Cline as director designating Monday. State offices in Fort Worth Dallas and San Antonio will manage act administration. Banks in the Federal Reserve system meeting RFC criteria may issue loans with up to 20 percent guaranteed.
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Federal Housing Act
Kansas City
Walter D. Cline
Cline
Fort Worth
Dallas
San Antonio
Federal Reserve System
National Guard Fire On Minneapolis Trucker
National Guardsmen enforcing martial law in the Minneapolis strike area fired on an automobile attempting to breach the guard blockade. Archie Nadeau of Milaca Minnesota was arrested after admitting an attempt to collide with sentry lines. Two bullets pierced the car.
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Minneapolis
National
Archie Nadeau
Milaca
Minn
Nadeau
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair skies tonight and Thursday. West Texas and New Mexico see generally fair conditions with no major change. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees as readings peak around 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Hatchling Surprises Texas Poultry Yard With Self Hatched Chick
In Cleburne Texas a baby chick hatched from eggs left by a mother hen that fled. The chick emerged after days of heat and attracted a crowd of admirers as it stood three days old and thriving despite the eggs being abandoned. A similar heat related hatching occurred when Mrs. Myers left a brood of eggs to the sun.
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H. A. Blymiller
Blymilter
Texas
Cleburne
Forest Fires Rage on in Idaho and Wyoming
Great clouds of smoke from central Idaho and Jackson Hole Wyoming signaled ongoing forest fires. A lightning sparked blaze moved up Tejon Pass as Wyoming and Idaho crews fought it. About 4,000 on the fire line in central Idaho’s Selway and Clearwater forests, with nearly 20,000 acres burning or burned. The Selway fire had surpassed 10,000 acres. Dry windy weather kept conditions dangerous.
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Bpokane
Wash
Idaho
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Tejon Pass
Selway
Clearwater
Roosevelt to leave Washington for Hyde Park trip
President Roosevelt will depart Washington in about a week for the Summer White House at Hyde Park New York. The trip aims to relax and work at the country home while continuing official duties.
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Hyde Park
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
White House
N. Y
Claude Man Killed in Highway Crash Near Claude
J P Faulkner a Claude mail carrier about 35 died when his automobile left the highway north of Claude struck a soft spot and overturned several times. Roy Lemming a passenger suffered a broken collar bone. Faulkner died at 1 45 a m. Survived by his widow. The body is at N B Griggs and Son Amarillo.
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Claude
J. P. Paulkner
Here
Faulkner
Roy Lemming
Pampa
N. 8
Griggs & Son
Amarillo
Brothers Charged in Knife Killing of Denison Man
Sam and Leonard McCrary were charged with murder in the knife slaying of J. M. Hogan over ownership of an automobile. Preliminary hearing for the brothers is set for Monday.
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Denison
Sam
Leonard McCrary
J. M. Hogan
Hogan
Muey Loses First Skirmish in House
Baton Rouge reports Huey P. Long’s machine faced a setback as the Louisiana House adopted a 57 to 40 concurrent resolution for a corruption probe into New Orleans. Long controlled the last session but failed to suspend rules for rapid measures to tighten his grip, while the floor filled with bills to extend state control and an investigation.
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Jack Adams
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
New Orleans
House
Long
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