Rain Lifts Panhandle Feed Woes Amid Heavy Downpours
Widespread late night rains across the Northern Panhandle bring renewed hope for drought plaguing farmers and ranchers. Totals reach up to 3 inches with Pampa at 1.24. a caprock bridge near Glen Rio washed out. roads slippery but traffic detours around the break.
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Northern
Panhandle
South Plains
Fort Worth
Denver
Childress
Pampa
The
Panhandle Automobile Club
SHERIFFS MEN NAB KILLER AND PAL AT THERMA
Sheriff F R Fletcher and a posse captured two escaped Lubbock jail fugitives near Therma New Mexico after a tip. Condemned killer Lee Stanton and Andrew H Nelson were seized without a shot. They were taken to Tex to face custody.
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F. R. Fletcher
Coupe
Fletcher
Therma
William G. Coupe
Texas
Nelson
Colorado
Stanton
Lubbock
Tex
Long seeks external probes of New Orleans city government
United Press reports Huey P. Long tried to recruit Samuel Seabury and Ferdinand Pecora for investigations into New Orleans administration but was rebuffed. He planned to take over the city September 7 while Rep. J Y Sanders Jr urged a congressional inquiry into “Hitlerized Louisiana” before the September 11 primary.
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United Press
New Orleans
U.P
Huey P. Long
Samuel Seabury
Tammany Hall
New York City
Long
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate
Wall Street
Kingfish
Reunion at Pickfair Hints at Possible Reconciliation
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks met in a series of business and social engagements at Pickfair under Joseph M. Schenck supervision. Friends say the rides and joint talks signal a possible reunion, though no agreement was disclosed.
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Hollywood
Califf
W.P
House of Pickfair
Mary Pickford
America
Douglas Fairbanks
Joseph M. Schenck
Beverly Hills
Fairbanks
Europe
Lady Ashley
Ickes Sets September US Oil Allowable Cut
Secretary Ickes fixed September oil production at 2,341,700 barrels daily, down from 2,449,300 in August due to a normal seasonal decline and reduced demand from drought. The report notes the decrease reflects lower gasoline use and weather-related effects.
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Washington
U.S
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Open Highway Detour Causes Traffic Woes Near Marymere Farm
A four mile detour on Highway 33 west of Marymere Farm disrupts Amarillo traffic as heavy rains flood the route. Officials opened part of the new road to ease delays and rerouted inbound and outbound traffic. Dozens of cars stalled in mud and motorists reported long waits.
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Amarillo
Highway Department
Marymere Crossing
The
Automobile Club
Hogs Sell Above Seven Dollars in Kansas City Market
In Kansas City on August 23, choice hogs weighing 230 to 260 pounds sold for a new high of 7.05 dollars, rising 10 to 20 cents and marking the first time above seven dollars in three years. The peak topped the previous high from August 14, 1931.
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Kansas City
Foreigners Hit By New U.S. Income Tax Drive
The U.S. government launches a campaign to compel payment of income taxes by foreign nationals earning profits in the United States and evading tax obligations.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Two Texas girls retry world endurance flight after refueling fix
Miss Jean La Rene of Dallas and Miss Mary Elizabeth Owens of Fort Worth prepare for a second attempt to break the world flying endurance record after a faulty refueling apparatus forced a seven hour descent. Owens, a noted aviator and pianist, has flown since age 17 and holds multiple licenses. In a separate note from Waco, Baylor University official Dr. W S Allen resigns as vice president to become president of Stetson University in Deland Florida.
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Mary Elizabeth Owens
Fort Worth
Miss Owens
Howard Trigg
Davis Tudor
Amarillo
Texas
Jean la Rene
Dallas
Fort, Worth
Waco
U.P
W. 8. Allen
Baylor University
Stetson University
Deland, Flo
Allen
Baylor
Feud Slayings Probe In Palestine Questioning Walston
Ben B. Walston 57, farmer and former Primitive Baptist minister, was held for questioning in the feud killing of Fonda Barton 47. Barton died from a heart stab wound yesterday in Palestine.
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Palestine
U.P
Ben B. Walston
Farmer
Fonda Barton
Barton
Tale of Lost Gold Revived by Capture
Memphis police questioned a man detained in Port Arthur Texas identified as R Taylor in a case linked to a modern treasure island tale claiming 3 000 000 in German gold The story involves Clarence Saunders a Memphis chain grocer who says he was swindled out of 1500 Aug 18 by a man who called himself Dr Armgaard Karl Graves a former German secret service spy The inspector said Graves claimed wartime high rank and involvement with others in the plot See TREASURE Page 3
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Tenn
Port Arthur
Texas
R. Taylor
Will T. Griffin
Clarence Saunders
Saunders
Grocery World
Armgaard Karl Graves
Secret Service
Griffin
Co ed suspect held in jail in Birmingham
Harold Taylor 28 unemployed son of a former city comptroller was jailed on murder charges in the slaying of Faye New 19 How ard College co ed Police chief said he would seek a warrant for choking and stabbing the student to death after she repulsed his advances A B Cain friend who followed the girl and her companion in a car ride was released after interrogation Taylor denied the slaying Miss New s body was found in a ditch
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Birmingham
Ala
Harold Taylor
Faye New
Howard College
Luther Hollams
Taylor
A. B. Cain
Miss New
Police Happy Again Fountain Restores Smiles
Police HQ revels as a faulty fountain is repaired restoring good humor. Patrolmen and prisoners alike had suffered when ice cold water turned to plain tap water, but city crews fixed the fountain and all is well again.
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Fountain
Elmer Green
W. R. McDowell
Sid Parker
Red Moore
Marshall Turner
Clark Cain
Reactions to U S Labor Moves Vary
The report notes mixed responses to NRA actions including reduced hours in cotton garments and calls to reopen auto industry codes. AFL seeks wage hour revisions while Cotton Textile Institute disputes broad impact claims and BLS studies code effects across industries.
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Irene
Bam
NRA Labor Board
American Federation of Labor
George A. Sloan
The
Cotton Textile Institute
New York
NRA
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rum May Give Robbery Club
An $427 050 armored car theft in Brooklyn prompts a probe into rum running gangs of Prohibition era. Police broadcast a detention alert for Jack McCarthy and William Bailey, ex lieutenants tied to Vannie Higgins. Investigators seek a suspicious three man car and a Seabright dory used in the escape.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jack McCarthy
William Bailey
Vannie Higgins
Jack “Legs” Diamond
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve
New York City
John Donahue
Arverne
N. Y
Cow Punchers Rejoice At Rainy Reunion Feast
Old cowpunchers gathered at the T-Anchor Ranch near Canyon for the annual reunion amid rain. President John Arnot predicted about 300 attendees, swelling as the day progressed, with barbecue prepared by John Snider for the feast at Wragge's Park.
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Oldtimers
T-Anchor Ranch
Wragge’s Park
Canyon
John Arnot
The
Oldtimers’ Association
John Snider
Threat Against Jap Farmers Is Waning in Salt River Valley
Pred Kruse affirmed there will be no violence as anti alien farmers face removal of Japanese agriculturists. Gov Moeur assured Washington Arizona can handle the issue without US Japan involvement. State and county officials urge prosecution under alien law rather than extra legal action at a farmers meeting.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Pred Kruse
B. B. Moeur
State Department
Washington
Arizona
United States
Japan
Kruse
Moeur
William Phillips
Allred Campaign Tour Continues in Texas Rallies
Attorney General James V. Allred campaigned across Texas moving from Austin to Lockhart New Braunfels and San Antonio while his rival Tom F Hunter spoke in Travis County The candidate urged gubernatorial duties free of politics denounced Hunter s tax reform plan and backed a constitutional amendment to broaden the tax base aiming at relief and better administration.
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United Prem
James V. Allred
Austin
Lockhart
New Braunfels
San Antonio
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Travis County
Allred
Hunter
Insue
Hearst predicts no European war for years
Arthur Brisbane notes in The Globe that William Randolph Hearst, interviewed by the Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune, says Europe will not wage war soon due to money limits. He warns that if war returns, it will devastate and depopulate the continent and harm the comfortable classes.
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Paris
New York Herald-Tribune
William Randolph Hearst
Europe
United States
Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Speakers Rally For Allred Governor Bid At 8:45 Tonight
A radio rally supporting Attorney General James V. Allred for governor starts at 8:45 this evening on a local station. West Texas leaders participate including Judge James D. Hamlin of Farwell, Gilmore Nunn of Pampa News, Judge A. L. Morgan of Amarillo, Sam Braswell of Clarendon News, and Frank Tatum of Dalhart.
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James V. Allred
West Texas
James D. Hamlin
Farwell
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Gilmore Nunn
Pampa News
8. A. L. Morgan
Amarillo
Sam Braswell
The
Clarendon News
Frank Tatum
Dalbart
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby regions
Unsettled tonight and Friday with partly cloudy conditions in Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico shows unsettled weather tonight and Friday with cooler air in the southeast. Temperature extremes reach 63 to 77 degrees by 1 o clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana Dictatorship Claims Stir Baton Rouge Row
Senator Huey P. Long reports to United Press on Louisiana politics after an extraordinary legislative session. Long says lotteries were removed from New Orleans and newspapers mischaracterize events as a dictatorship. He predicts Mayor Walmsley’s ouster and notes plans to return to Washington in January.
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United Press
Washington
Sen
Huey P. Long
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Orleans
Long
Walmeley
T. Semmes Walmsley
Congress
Pegler
Wertbrook Pegler
Spe
Roosevelt Returns to Washington Amid NRA Reshuffle Row
President Roosevelt rushes back to the White House amid fresh reports of a dispute over the NRA reorganization. He paused to mourn Speaker Henry T. Rainey and postponed plans for Hyde Park as urgent matters demand attention.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
NRA
Henry T. Rainey
Hyde Park
Donald R. Rithberg
New U S Liberty League buoyed by telegrams support
The American Liberty League formed to appraise the New Deal from property owners’ tax view reported by President Jouett Shouse as flooded with telegraph messages of support. Democratic lawmakers showed skepticism while Senator Thomas of Oklahoma branded early members as die hards and Standpatters who opposed the New Deal. Shouse said activity would speed after Labor Day and stressed the league aims for constructive work.
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Washington
American Liberty League
Jouett Shouse
Congress
Thomas
Oklahoma
al Smith
John W. Davis
Bhouse
Sheriff Equips Front And Sides Of Bullet Proof Car
Oklahoma Sheriff Stanley Rogers outfits his patrol car with front and side armor for protection against gunfire. He says officers should chase criminals, not flee the scene, and questions bulwarking the rear. A local Globe-News Want Ad echoes the public interest.
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Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Sherif
Stanley Rogers
Rogers
Globe- News
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Truman Cotton
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Marymere
Robert Bruere
Cotton Textile Relations Board
LABOR
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Reunion
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Arthur Brisbane
King Features Bynidienten, Inc
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Krishane
Py Lyle C. Wilson
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