Panhandle Old Settlers Form New Region Group
Old settlers of the Southwest organize in Amarillo after a Vrohn Snider barbecue. W. H. Fuqua elected president with John Snider secretary Pat Flynn and Fancher Upshaw as officers. The group plans a rodeo and barbecue annually and will include all Panhandle old settlers. Authorities and chamber members helped organize the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Vrohn Snider
Panhandle
W. H. Fuqua
John Nider
Pat Flynn
Ecretary
Fancher Upshaw
Teasurer
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
John Snider
Temorary
At Flynn
Joe Jenkins
John Fain
Bill Adams
W. R. McDowell
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Nudists Debate New Clothing Rule at Elysium Colony
At Los Gatos California Arch McDowell proposes a graded system guiding nudists by location in the Elysium colony. Higher hill levels require more clothing removal while valley areas permit shorts, creating a rising scale of attire among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Gatos
Calif
U.P
Arch McDowell
Elysium Colony
McDowell
Golden Anniversary Edition Sells Out Across The Globe-News
The Globe-News reports full sellout of its Golden Anniversary Edition with a few copies possibly left at select newsstands. Messages pour in from newspapers historians and others praising the edition. One buyer predicts prices rising to ten dollars within a year after purchasing twelve copies. Neely Greenhill Agey for Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-News
Amarillo and West Texas Forecast Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday across Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico. Temperatures: high around 88 and low near 63 with little change anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Final Salute to Rogers Ends Will Rogers Route Pageant
Thousands flocked to Butler Field in Amarillo for the third presentation of Old Southwest Days honoring Will Rogers. The event drew record crowds, with over 20 000 attendees the first two nights and ticket sales reaching about 12 000 dollars as gates opened and general admission sold out by 8 00 pm. Delegations bands and celebrities traveled from across the highway corridor, praising the tribute and the celebration’s scale on the Panhandle plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Southwest
Butler Field
Panhandle Plains
Jimmy Rogers
Amarillo
Young Rogers
Carl Hinton
Will Rogers Memorial Highway Association
Panhandle
Pageant
J. Wayne Middleton
Hines Linked to Schultz Policy Ring Plot says Dewey
District Attorney Dewey tells a blue ribbon jury that James J. Hines aided the Dutch Schultz policy racket in Harlem with political protection. He cites a March 1932 meeting with Weinberg and Davis where plans to take over the illegal operation were discussed. Dewey cites $20 million annual take by 1933 and asserts police raids were blocked by protection.
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New York
Thomas FE
Dewey
Dutch Schultz
James J
Jimmy) Hines
Tammany
Hines
Abraham “Bo” Weinberg
Schultz
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
the Kid
Harlem
Geneva Hines
Browns Attack in Battle of Boerne
CAMP BULLIS TEX Aug 17 U P Brown battalions swept Salado valley to break blue army outposts as the Battle of Boerne commenced. Maj Gen Frank W Rowell led regulars from Leon Springs with heavy artillery and infantry moving at dawn. Blue forces faced 18 attack planes and blank rounds during the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Bullis
Tex
U.P
Brown
Salado
Boerne
Frank W. Rowell
Leon Springs
Papke Hill
Second Division Hill
Spofford Hill
Breese Hill
Neutre Hill
Rowell
Forty-fifth Division
Oklahoma National Guard
Posiion
Forty-fifth
Salado Creek
Northwest Texas Hospital bond vote to fund new additions
Hospital building officials say crowding can be eased with proposed Northwest Texas Hospital additions funded by a $165000 bond issue to be decided at Saturday's election. Federal $250000 aid would finance expansion to double capacity with new private rooms, air conditioning in operating rooms, and an obstetrics training division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Northwest Hospital
Potter County
J. Newt Riggs
Federal Officials Named as Communist Link in Probe
Representative Mason cited eight government officials as members of the American League for Peace and Democracy with alleged ties to the Communist party. The officials include Harry Lambertson, Dallas Smythe, Fred Silcox, Robert Marshall, Oscar Chapman, John Carmody, Mary Anderson, and Alice Barrows. The remarks came while H L Chaillaux testified on communistic activities in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mason
Illinois
House
American League For Peace and Democracy
Communist Party
Harry Lambertson
Dallas W. Smythe
Central Statistical Board
Fred Silcox
Forest Service
Robert Marshall
Public Lands Service
Agriculture Department
Oscar Chapman
Secretary of the Interior
John Carmody
Mary Anderson
Women's Bureau
Alice Barrows
Office of Education
H. L. Chaillaux
American Legion
United States
Pershing Homecoming Welcome in Paris Visit
General John J. Pershing arrived in Paris as chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission and was greeted by a hearty reception during his homecoming visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
John J. Pershing
American Battle Monuments Commission
True or false statements on prison and art
A short puzzle notes a set of mixed true and false statements. It asks readers to identify which are accurate, including claims about a French prison on Devil's Island, abalone as a mollusk, Aesop Greek origin, the opera Thais by Verdi, and a tort as a glass lab term, with answers on the Editorial Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil's Island
Verdi
Temperature Drops Showers South East May Reach Amarillo
The thermometer hit 32 degrees above freezing last night as heavy rain fell to the south and east of Amarillo. Showers were likely this afternoon or evening in Amarillo or nearby, while Crosbyton Plainview and Childress reported rain last night. The shower cycle moves northeast and may hit Amarillo. In New York heat persisted with two deaths and 17 prostrations. beaches crowded, average temp 84 with high humidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Collman
Crosbyton
Plainview and Childress
Memphis
Hollis
Okla
New York
U.P
Open Mind on Horse Racing in Texas Governor Nominee
W Lee O Daniel said he has an open mind on re legalizing pari mutuel horse racing in Texas after the Texas Horse Jack and Mule Breeders Association asked him to study the issue. He noted he is not a racing fan and wants all facts before the legislature meets while prioritizing industrializing Texas and funding old age pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Ddaniel
Texas
Jack and Mule Breeders Association
Arlington Downs
O'Daniel
O’daniel
Lindberghs Reach Mohilev En Route to Moscow
Colonel and Mrs Charles Lindbergh landed at Mohilev White Russia about 325 miles south of Moscow and were expected to reach Moscow late that day. The pair traveled aboard their aircraft and continued toward the Soviet capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindberghs Land of
Point
Moscow
U.P
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Mohilev
White Russia
L E Haskett Agricultural Editor Dies at 76
Childress Texas obituary for L E Haskett aged 76, long time agricultural editor and publisher of the Childress Index. He led the paper from 1889 to 1928 and died today in Childress.
Roosevelt to receive honorary degree in Canada
President Roosevelt, en route to Canada, will be awarded another honorary degree by Queens University tomorrow. After the ceremony he will help dedicate an international bridge with Premier Mackenzie King of Canada present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Canada
Queens University of Canada
McKenzie King
Six escapees killed at Eastham Farm assault
Prison authorities report six inmates died after an escape attempt at Eastham Prison Farm. Guards and posse members recovered two bodies from the Trinity River and later identified two slain escapees as Frank Johnson of Texarkana and Lenard Smith of Tyler. Several escapees, including Raymond Wilkerson and John Hendrix Prazier, were shot near the Love Lady road while resisting arrest. Guard John Greer was in serious condition after a knife attack during the incident.
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Huntsville
Eastham
John Greer
Stah
Frank Johnson
Texarkana
Lenard Smith
Tyler
Trinity River
AIM Agrip Aeacerve Oy
Raymond Wilkerson
Fort Worth
John Hendrix Prazier
Dallas
Crockett
Lovelady Road
J. P. Hamilton
Roy King
Stamford
Haskell
Jones Counties
Charles Aaron
Houston
Jack Kinsley
Oklahoma City
Kinsley
Elmer Aaron
Gray
Eastnam Farm
James Kinsley
W. G. Garner
Beatmont Desperado
Aaron
Garner
Charles Key
Bryan
Greer
Hamilton
Gerner
Wilkerson
Frazier
Ferguson Prison Farm
Eastham Farm No. 2
Johnson
Smith
Change in Personnel Would Rob School Children
C. V. Terrell seeking reelection to the Texas Railroad Commission says changing current personnel would rob every Texas child of his right to an education while reviewing the permanent school fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Post
U.P
C. V. Terrell
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
Texas
Permanent School Fund
Fears Dam Program In Texas Are Hurting
County Judge W M Burnett of Hays County told a state Senate committee investigating Buchanan Dam that further dam projects in Texas could be affected by the inquiry. The hearing drew the largest attendance since the probe began, with Judge Burnett appearing at the request of Senator Rudolf Weinert of Seguin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
W. M. Burnett
Hays County
Senate
Buchanan
Colorado
Texas
Burnett
Rudolf Weinert
Seguin
Lake Yields Torso Killings Linked to Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run
Cleveland police recovered a headless nude torso with bound arms from Lake Erie as they continued piecing together a four year string of murders attributed to the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. Authorities confirmed the latest body may be a new victim in the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
J. Pihha
Lake Erie
Kingsbury Run
George Pokes At Roosevelt in Georgia Speech
Senator Walter F. George assailed President Roosevelt saying the president cannot pick House and Senate members. He accused Roosevelt of trying to direct Georgia voters at Barnesville where Roosevelt urged backing Lawrence Camp in the September 14 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman
Walter F. George
Georgia
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Barnesville
George
Lawrence Camp
Oil well blaze in Moore County cooled by steam
The Magnolia Company's GC R. Jones No. 2 gas and oil well near Sunray was extinguished this morning. Workers used criss crossed two inch steam pipes from a four inch main to control the fire with steam. The well was producing 200 barrels of oil with a potential of 40,000,000 cubic feet of sour gas daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumas
Magnolia Company
GC. R. Jones
Sunray
Workers Charge Smelter Is Unfair
A procession of witnesses testified at an NLRB hearing accusing Illinois Zinc Company in Dumas of unfair labor practices after a strike. The CIO affiliate smelter workers union filed the charges, and the hearing is expected to continue through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumas
National Labor Relations Board
Illinois Zinz Company
Smeller Workers Union
CIO
German dirigible LZ130 completes construction for hydrogen fill
Friedrichshafen Germany Aug 17 The new German dirigible LZ130 successor to the ill fated Hindenburg has been completed and will be filled with hydrogen soon. After the United States halted helium sales to Germany officials chose hydrogen for a trial flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrichshafen
Germany
U.P
United States
Buffalo Yarn Is Judged Best Tip
The Globe News honors readers for tips with 5 3 2 dollar prizes. Jetter Mullins wins 5 dollars for best tip about last week and Mrs. A R Knox earns 3 dollars for warning of a proposed electrical workers strike. Waldron Campbell collects 2 dollars for tipping about a lineman's fall from a pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jetter Mullins
East Eighth Avenue
Globe News Office
A. R. Knox
Fillmore Street
Waldron Campbell
Globe Office
O. F E. Landis
Jackson Street
W. A. Robertson, Jr
Cheyenne Street
Olga Hrndar
Alabama Street
J. A. Caldwell
Virginia Street
Mary McSpadden
Taylor Street
Jimmy Edwards
Hughes Street
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r-Ea
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Rogers
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Chicago
Santa Monica
Kittie
Polk Street
McCormick Co
Paul Revere
By John Ferris
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Amarillo Shade & Equip. Co
Battle of
Pershing
Royal, Underwood, Remington and
Corona Portables
Russell's
Moore County
Hindenburg
C. W. Ford
Buchanan Street
J. ©. Richardson
Madison Street
Butch Tyson
T. L Landis
E. B. Meyers
Bowie Street
Roy Swofford
West
Eighth Avenue
Peggy Defenbaugh
Houston Street
H. P. Scarborough
Star Lumber Company
Tommy Jones
Harrison Street
Dale Turner
North Kentucky Street
L. D. Gamblin
Nineteenth Avenue
Harve Williams
Fourth Avenue
A. D. Barr
Fourteenth Avenue
Lorene Austin
Sam Boyce
Kentucky Street
Evelyn Seibel
van Buren Street
Winnie Davis Hale
Thirteenth Avenue
Mrs. V. Davis
Manhattan Street
Willard Lane
Cal Farley
R. G. Byesman
Belleview Street
A. Hare
Vey
North Fillmore Street
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