Johnson Ties To Tear Down Coal Code Hurdles
Washington reports Hugh S. Johnson and the recovery administration moved to remove obstacles to coal industry entry under the Blue Eagle program. A coal code was drafted to guide talks, while officials weighed a take it or leave it stance and heard industry and labor views on wages. Guards at Johnson’s office were dismissed after a brief demonstration threat.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
Blue Eagle
Recovery Administration
South
Ond
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Baltimore
Department of Justice
Death note to R. B. Masterson in high pressure extortion plot
A Texas cattleman faces a staged killing threat as extortionists demand $6000. Letters dated August 6 and 9 warn of death to Masterson or family if payment is not made by August 20. Authorities, including Congressman Marvin Jones, mobilize, with armored cars and officers surrounding the area. The plot unravels after a leak but the case prompts broad investigation.
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R. B. Masterson, Jr
Amarillo
Clarendon
Masterson
Texas
Masterson Estate
R.b.masterson JR
Tyler
Amarillo News-Globe
Marvin Jones
Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Dallas
BR. B. Masterson, Jr
Wichita Falls
Theenver Road
Bette
Fort Worth police seek more suspects in robbery ring
Officers search for at least one other man after arresting a 23 year old man and a 22 year old woman in an alleged abduction and robbery tied to an automobile theft ring. The victim, J. H. Glace of Amarillo, said he was drugged and woke in a Dallas hotel with his car and clothes missing.
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Fort Worth
J. H. Glace
Amarillo
Slace
Dallas
Slade
Ring
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy tonight with unsettled Tuesday conditions. Texas regions show partly cloudy to night and Tuesday. New Mexico forecast is generally fair with little temperature change. Extreme readings up to 66 to 90 occurred by 1 am. NRA Member Oil priced at 10 cents at 1900 W 3rd.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
NRA
Amarillo’s Finest of 1907 Police Portrait
In 1907 four men formed Amarillo’s early police department with long frocks and short coats. John Snider, police chief, recalls Ernest Hughes a veteran detective and Bill Carter a livestock agent, plus Bob Robinson famed as a “finest specimen of humanity.” Carter presented the photo to Clark Cain as officers once policed day and night.
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Amarillo
John Snider
Snider
Bill Carter
The
Santa Fe
Ernest Hughes
Dalles
Bob Robinson
Hughes
Carter
Robinson
Metropolitan Police
Clark Cain
Beau Brummel
Campus Idylly Evidence Due at Lamson Murder Trial
Stanford press representative David A. Lamson faces trial for the Memorial Day slaying of his wife Allene Thorpe Lamson. Criminologists will weigh physical evidence including a bloodstained bathroom and a pipe found at a bonfire.
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San Jose
Calif
David A. Lamson
Stanford University Press
Allene Thorpe Lamson
Thm
Lamson
Stanford
Frederick Proescher
E. O. Heinrich
How to Make the New Deal Work Says Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane argues the national recovery act must succeed and warns its failure could unsettle the economy. He notes varied opinions from Lloyd George to the French and stresses diplomacy with organized labor is needed as the government shifts to wage and hour controls. A New York strike of 60,000 workers challenges NRA leadership. A separate report covers a chiropractic leader shot and drugged in St. Paul with injuries and hospitalization.
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Lloyd George
America
New York
Gruesome Petition For Leniency For Cadets
Petitions to War Minister Sadao Araki ask leniency for 11 cadets accused in Premier Inukai’s assassination. The most graphic requests include nine fingers sent with a petition. About 20,000 signatures are noted, many written in blood, with a group of nine reactionaries linked to a college graduate and a former wrestler at the lead.
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Tokyo
Sadao Araki
Inukai
Forest Hills Rain Delays National Tennis Semis
In Forest Hills New York on August 21 rain halted the remaining semi finals of the Women's National Tennis Championships at West Side Tennis Club postponing play until tomorrow as steady showers continued without relief.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
West Side
Barnhill Arrested by Federal Agents in Los Angeles
Roy Barnhill once escaped from Potter County jail by sawing his way out. Federal agents arrested him in Los Angeles under the alias Raymond C Blue on charges of attempted burglary. He already faced two sentences from Potter County: a two year term for attempted robbery and an eight year term for robbery from 1928. He hid in the washroom during the search.
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Roy Barnhill
Potter County
Department of Justice
Los Angeles
Raymond C. Blue
Bill Adams
Barnhill
Adama
Hearings Possible in Urschel Kidnapping Case in Dallas
Federal officials say a habeas corpus hearing to reduce 50000 bond for four Shannon family members held in Urschel kidnapping could occur in Dallas if attorneys file. Judges would travel to Dallas for safety, with Fort Worth Judge Wilson the expected venue if convened. New charges for eight days’ captivity in Wise County may follow.
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Dallas
R. G. Shannon
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Joe H. Jones
United States District Attorney
Jude Joe Hutcheson
Houston
Texas
Shannons
James C. Wilson
Fort Worth
Federal Court
Wilson
Jones
Urschel
Wise County
Justice Department
United States
Clyde Fastus
Pope's Envoy Arrives in Amarillo for Rite
Apostolic Delegate Amieto Giovanni Cicognani will land in Amarillo at 5:30 PM Monday to accompany Archbishop-Elect R. A. Gerken to Santa Fe New Mexico. There Gerken will be named archbishop making him the youngest in the nation. Church leaders from the Southwest gather to bid farewell in Amarillo Monday night and Tuesday.
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Amieto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Amarillo
Southwest
R. A. Gerken
Santa Fe
N. M
Cicognani
Gerken
Explosive Truck Crash Kills Four Picnickers Near Wilmington
In Maryland Delaware, a crash between two trucks seven miles north of Wilmington caused a straw ride to burst into flames. Four picnickers from Chester and Marcus Hook, Pa., died trapped in the straw truck, while many others were seriously injured and hospitalized. The chemical truck, owned by Tri State Freight, driven by Henry J Knott of Rockdale Md, could not stop in time. The collision barred traffic along the Wilmington Philadelphia Pike as firemen braved further explosions to recover victims.
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Wilmington
Del
New York
Merrymakers
Chester
Marcus Hook
White Crystal Beach
Wilmington-Philadelphia
Tri-State Freight Corporation
Baltimore
Henry J. Knott
Rockdale
Rainmaker Deluges Hit Panhandle Dry Areas
The Panhandle received heavy rain Sunday night breaking a long drought. North of the Canadian River to Dumas and La Follette saw up to three inches, while Dalhart measured about two inches ending its dry spell. Roads 병 narrowing but passable, track washed out briefly south of Dalhart and repaired within hours. Other towns from Texline to Texola reported showers and two inches in places, with light rains at Sunray and Shamrock.
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Panhandle
Canadian River
Dumas
la Follett
Dalhart
Panhandle Auto Club
Drouth
Baden
Tascosa
Texline
Fort Worth
Kan
Fort Worth & Denver
Morse
Sunray
Logan
N. M
Baker
Fritch
Rock Island
Wellington
Shamrock
Lela
Sayre
Okla
Texola
Santa Fe
Monday Deadline for Correcting Tax Receipts
County Tax Collector Jewell Davidson will keep the office open until 6 oclock tonight for residents who changed addresses since paying poll taxes to obtain corrected receipts for the Saturday election. Today is the final opportunity to correct receipts at the collector’s office, while exemption certificates may be obtained any time before voting. If residence changed, exemption certificates cannot be corrected and new ones must be obtained.
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Jewell Davidson
Another Fair Train At Special Prices Awaits Demand Here
On time the Santa Fe dispatcher reports the Globe News third special with 115 vacationists aboard was due in Chicago at 2 PM. Wilbur C. Hawk, sponsor, said another world fair tour would be arranged for October if demanded. The first two tours were successful and reservations for the third special were exceptionally good.
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Santa Fe
Globe News
Chicago
Wilbur C. Hawk
Couzens cites check kiting at Detroit banks probe
United States Senator James Couzens testified in Detroit about alleged check kiting tied to the February bank closures. He said Detroit TrustCo’s $6 million transfer to First National as a trust fund created inflated cash positions for both banks, a claim he refused to source publicly. The testimony continues as the jury probes the First National and Guardian National Bank of Commerce closures.
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Detroit
United States
James Couzens
Mich
Michigan
Detroit Trust Co
First National Bank
First National
Guardian National Bank of Commerce
Detroit Bankers Co
Guardian National
Guardian Detroit Union Group, Inc
Seven Die As Jersey Northeaster Sinks Coastal Boats
Seven fishermen drowned during a violent northeaster that struck the Jersey coast once calm seas turned deadly. Coast guards feared another several men aboard the Gertrude may have perished, with the boat still missing at dawn. Four bodies were recovered as waves battered Absecon to Cape May. Bermuda Braces For Hurricane Storm Near Bermuda ships hold position as winds reach sixty miles per hour andshipping schedules suffer delays. The Monarch of Bermuda waits off Hamilton, while California and Southern Cross remain unsighted or distant.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jersey
Gertrude
Absecon
Cape May
Monarch
Bermuda
Hamilton
California
Southern Cross
New York
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Arthur Brisbane
Tnt
King Feature Syndicate
Ine
Globe
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ST. Paul
W. H. Hedberg
Minnesota Chiropractors’ Association
Hebders
Bailey
F. L. Blake
Shannon
Paradise
Tex
Harvey Bailey
Scituate
Mass
U.P
Scituate Harbor
Humble
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Couzens
Neely-Greanhill Agency
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