Government silver policy sparks call for massive purchases
Senator Thomas after talks with Secretary Morgenthau warned that unless the government buys silver to make a silver dollar truly worth a dollar the program will fail. He urged an open market and criticized the administration's handling of the silver purchase act amid falling world silver prices. Rockefeller gift report notes large stock transfers but ends his 10 percent stake in Socony Vacuum.
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Washington
Thomas
Oklahoma
Morgenthau
Senate
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
The
Securities Commission
Socony Vacuum Corporation
Commission
Rockefeller
Socony
Standard Oil
California
New Jersey
Midget Coins Plan Quashed by House Committee
The House Coinage Committee killed the President's plan to issue midget coins for sales tax collection after concluding hearings and tabled the measure for this session of Congress.
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Washington
House Coinage Committee
Congress
Hogs Peak at Fort Worth Market Equals 1929 High
Hogs climbed to a top of $11.85 on the Fort Worth market today, equaling the peak price paid in 1929.
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FT. Worth
Fort Worth
U.P
Tragedy as Kilgore Man Struck by Train
M. Trimble, 58, was killed instantly when struck by a train near Kilgore. Burial will be in Rodessa, Louisiana, with three sons surviving, two in Kilgore and one in Houston.
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Kilgore
U.P
M. Trimble
Rodessa
Houston
Nineteen convicts freed on general paroles
Governor Allred granted general paroles for nineteen convicts upon recommendations from the board of pardons and paroles. The action was announced in Austin on August 15.
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Austin
Allred
Board of Pardons and Paroles
War News And Army Navy Coverage Across Pages
The page outlines indicate multiple national topics with big army navy coverage on Page 2 and a wartime feature on Snowden on Page 3. Other items include local figures Huck Johnson and WTSTC assets plus notes on Ohio voting and Albert Fall.
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Army
Navy
Snowden
Huck Johnson
WTSTC
Asset
Ohio
Albert Fall
Postal Jobs Expanded as 40 Hour Week Passed
President Roosevelt signed a bill to establish a 40 hour week for postal employees. The change aims to create about 10,000 permanent jobs for men on the substitutes list. Mail carriers clerks railway mail workers and others will shift to a five day eight hour schedule.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bride of Five Weeks Clubbed to Death in Lorain
Mrs Dorothy Meluch a 22 year old bride of five weeks was found clubbed to death in her Lorain Ohio home. Relatives discovered the body as police sought her husband an unemployed laborer for clues. No suspect identified yet.
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Lorain
U.P
Dorothy Meluch
Authority on Gold Killed in Smashup
Sir Basil Phillott Blackett, a British authority on gold and economics, was fatally injured when his car collided with a train ten miles from Giessen, Germany, on August 15.
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Authority On Gold
Giessen
Germany
Basil Phillott Blackett
Here
Seek Reason for Delay on New Projects
AUSTIN Aug 15 W M Massie chairman of the state planning board said Col Paul Wakefield planning board representative in Washington is being asked why Texas projects approved by the board are not approved by the Presidents advisory board Massie noted a list of projects in the office and said they are good projects and that Washington will be contacted to learn why Texas projects are being held up.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
W. M. Massie
State Planning Board
Col
Paul Wakefield
Planning Board
Washington
Massie
Drought Relief Expanded with New Reclamation Funds
Washington announces a $3,640,000 allotment for reclamation projects across seven western states as part of a larger $100,000,000 New Deal drought relief program aimed at rehabilitating 500,000 acres of arid land.
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Washington
New Deal
Roosevelt
Amazing Accuracy Reported In Long Range Forecasting
The Smithsonian confirms Dr Charles G Abbott prepared advance forecasts for 1934 to 1935, checked against actual weather, revealing an amazing degree of accuracy. The claim hinges on sealed forecasts made in 1933 and opened now for verification.
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Washington
Charles G. Abbott
Smithsonian Institute
Smithsonian
Abbott
Huey Long Declares Independent 1936 Presidential Bid
Senator Huey Long announced in New York that he will run as an independent for the 1936 presidency if Republicans back Hoover and Democrats back Roosevelt with no other Liberal candidate. He warned the GOP and Roosevelt resemble “twin bed mates of disaster” and urged the Liberal and Progressive wings to reject Hoover and Roosevelt.
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Huey Long
Hoover
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Testimony in Dallas murder trial details family dispute
Testimony in the Dallas murder case against Mrs. Ethel Johnson revealed a strained relation with her son and daughter-in-law, Joe Dean Blankenship and his wife, the night before the shooting. The couple, found fatally shot near the Meddick ranch home in Corvel County last August, were described as living with Mrs. Johnson as the defendant faces murder charges.
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Gatesville
Ethel Johnson
Dallas
Joe Dean Blankenship
Fort Worth brothers linked to Louisville slaying arrested
Buck and Richard Terry, Fort Worth brothers, were arrested with a third man after being brought to Dallas from Walters Oklahoma for the Sunday slaying of Robert Walliam 40 of Lewisville. The trio were rounded up late last night at relatives’ home near Randlett Oklahoma while the third man was captured at Norman.
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Dallas
Buck
Richard ‘Terry
Fort Worth
Walters
Okla
Robert Walliam
Lewisville
R.A Schmidt
Randlett
Norman
Coal Industry Seeks Federal Control per Committee Report
The majority report of the Horse War and Means Committee on the Gulfey foal bill states the bituminous coal industry is in such a condition as to imperatively demand federal control. The statement was released in Washington on August 15.
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Washington
Texas Rangers loom over wary horse bookies in Allred era
In Texas Aug 15 bettors kept to only regular customers as bookies faced Gov. James Y Allred’s enforcement. Courts blocked wire facilities by AT and Southwestern Bell, slowing operations. Rangers were feared for raids while bookies in Dallas Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio stayed covert.
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Dallas
U.P
Texas
James Y. Allred
Texas Rangers
Fort Worth
Houston
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Everett Looney
Allred
Radgers
San Antonio
Rogers Plans Alaska Visit During Winter
Alaska entry with humorist Will Rogers and Wiley Post notes Rogers may den up with sourdougns on the Yukon and McKenzie rivers this winter. He plans to fly north to visit Alaska to hear the old sourdoughs and share their tales before returning to make another picture.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Will Rogers
Yukon
McKenzie Rivers
Wiley Post
Rogers
McKenzie River
Raw Cotton Export Decrease Is Noted
The Commerce Department reports a 36 percent drop in quantity and 23 percent in value of U S raw cotton exports for 1934 35 versus 1933 34. Shipments totaled 4 759 000 bales valued at 325 451 000, down from 4 244 000 bales worth 421 406 000.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Weather Forecast for Amarilla and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with light showers, slightly cooler Friday. West Texas partly cloudy tonight and Friday with local showers in the west and cooler conditions. New Mexico partly cloudy tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures in the east. Today's highs around 71 and lows near 30.
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Amarilla
West Texas
West Portion
New Mexico
East Portion
Whimseys Seeks Laugh Showing Birds and Owl in Yard
In Wilmington Harry B Eaton set tin pans searchlights and an owl on a stick to scare starlings. The birds remained unphased while the curious display reflected a humorous struggle between man and nature amid city life.
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Wilmington
Dei
Harry B. Eaton
Eaton
Public Library Opens Outdoor Stand in Bryant Park
New York reports an innovative outdoor stand near Bryant Park beside the main library. The setup will be open to all guests with no cards needed and promises a highly public, unrestricted space for visitors.
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New York
Bryant Park
Temporary Walt On Conchas Dam
New Mexico Governor Clyde Tingley cites a need for about 50000 dollars to secure Bell Ranch land for Conchas Dam near Tucumcari. Delegates seek funding and a right of way from Tucumcari to the site while senator Carl Hatch negotiates with Bell Ranch Syndicate for delayed cash payments. Army construction funds are available but land acquisition halts progress.
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Clyde Tingley
Conchas Dam
Tucumcari
Panhandle
Bell Ranch
Tucumeari
Tingley
Carl Hatch
New York
Solon
Arch Hurley
Bell Ranch Syndicate
Army Engineers
Amarillos
W. Hardin Red
H Epperson
Im Florey
Dav Taylor
Tom Cotten
Norris Ewing
Four Fall To Fiery Death In Plane Crash Near Gilmer
A Delta Airlines tri motor crashed twelve miles west of Gilmer leaving all four aboard dead. The left motor tore loose before impact and investigators found the missing unit had not yet been recovered. Deceased are pilot Andy Dixon of Monroe Louisiana co pilot Herbert Bulkeley Jr of Dallas and passengers J W Thompson of Atlanta and P A Ivy of Birmingham.
Three Women Free In Stripping Case
Three garment workers jailed for contempt over stripping and beating nonparticipants in a garment strike were released after a written apology to the court and a pledge to peaceful picketing. Each paid a $25 fine. Names: Mrs. Charlotte Duncan, Mrs. Jessie Burgett, and Mrs. Mae Sealey.
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Dallas
Charlotte Duncan
Jessie Burgett
Mae Sealey
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Little Johnny) Lincoln Clem
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