City Denies First Washington Park Plat. Reconsideration Sought
The city denied the initial proposal to plat Washington Park between Seventeenth and Wolflin citing dead ends on Madison Street Nineteenth and Twentieth Avenues and poor utility access. Hugo Loewenstern urged a revised plan for the subdivision while Mayor Ross D. Rogers urged thorough study before approval.
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Washington Park
Hugo Loewenstern
Seventeenth and
Wolflin
Reccity
H. R. Smith
Madison Street
Nineteenth
Twentieth Avenues
Loewenstern
City Commission
Ross D. Rogers
Monroe Street
American pilot says Japanese planes forced landing near Canton
The American pilot H. L. Woods reported Japanese warplanes forced his CNAC airliner to land on a river between Canton and Macao. Eleven to twelve people were killed or wounded, including the co pilot and steward, with 14 others unaccounted for. survivors reached Macao, while a US gunboat aided the search and the CNAC noted possible intent to target Dr Sun Fo.
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Hong Kong
Canton
H. L. Woods
Havs
Kan
Macao
Macau
South Woods
China National Aviation Corporation
River Okay
Loh
United States
Mindanao
Hongkong
Woods
C. N. Lou
Chungshan
Wuchow
Kwangsi
Chungking
Sun Fo
Legislative Council of China
Europe
China
Japan
Lou
Convicts Roasted Alive Allegations Shake Philadelphia Prison
Philadelphia reporters disclose four hunger strike inmates died in the city county prison after being locked in tiny cells with water taps and heat. Guards Alfred Brough and Francis Smith were arrested for homicide as investigations expand. The warden and state officials examine the brutal disciplinary measures amid a mass hunger strike.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Philadelphia County
Alfred Brough
Francis Smith
City
Nathan A. Beife
Phildelphia
Yroner
Charles M. Hersch
Ersch
Calcutta
Pisch
Hersch
Strong Jough
Hersch’s
Welfe
Charles I. Engard
Winsburg
William B. Mills
Ives
Retail Grocers elect officers in Texas
Fort Worth reporters say B Addison of Houston is elected to a third term as president of the Texas Retailers Association. Delegates have not yet chosen the 39 convention city with bids from Houston Amarillo Galveston and Waco. Other officers elected include A M Barta of San Antonio first vice president John Barton of Carillo second vice president and Q Flournoy of Dallas executive secretary.
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Fort Worth
B Addison
Houston
Texas
Amarillo
Alveston
Waco
A.M. Barta
San Antonio
John Barton
Carillo
Q. Flournoy
Dallas
Wage Hour Bureau Seeks 1000 Jobs and Staff
Washington reports the Wage Hour Bureau has drawn about one thousand applicants for jobs while Administrator Elmer F. Andrews has only one employee, secretary EunA Pope. She handles a heavy desk as preparations proceed for the program's launch in two months with plans for up to a thousand staff.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Euna Pope
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
Fair tonight and Thursday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas generally fair and warm. New Mexico partly cloudy Thursday with little temperature change. Temperature extremes show a high near 68 and a low around specified values.
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Amarillo
Vicin- Fair
Japanese Drive to Hankow Seizes Juichang Gate
Shinobi forces report a smashed east gate at Juichang as a second column encircles the town. They claim mopping up Chinese defenders and advancing 21 miles from Kiukiang toward Hankow along the Yangtze River.
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Yangtze
Hankow
Roosevelt to Return to Washington Then Revisit Hyde Park
President Roosevelt will travel to Washington early next week for a brief stay and then return to his Summer White House at Hyde Park for a prolonged stay. Build Now See John Maynard Lbr Co for estimates. 800 W. 5th Ph. 5353.
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Capital
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
John Maynard Lbr Co
W. 5Th
Mississippi's Congressman Renominated in Democratic Primary
In Jackson Mississippi seven congressmen were renominated in the Democratic primary. Lead winner John E Rankin co author of the TVA act held a 5000 vote edge with two thirds counted. Other re nominees included Whittington Doxey Ford Collins Colmer and McGeehee. No national issues featured in the campaigns.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
John E. Rankin
William M. Whittington
Wall Doxey
A. L. Ford
Ross Collins
William Colmer
Dan R. MccGeehee
Weinberg details policy gang aid in Hines Dodge campaign
George Weinberg a former Schultz henchman testified in Hines conspiracy trial that in October 1933 Dutch Schultz ordered him to back James J. Hines and help elect William Copeland Dodge as Manhattan district attorney. He said about 30,000 was funneled from policy banks to Dodge through Hines, with additional sums later.
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FE. C. Daniel
New York
George Weinberg
Tammany
James J. Hines
Dutch Schultz
Hines
William Copeland Dodge
Manhattan
Dodge
Thomas E. Dewey
Jimmy Hines
Weinberg
Joseph Shalleck
Schultz
Dewey
Schultz Henchman
See Hines
Jars Cupped, Candidates Await Vote
Lewis Nordyke reports Texas primary activity as voters prepare for a six race slate. Endorsements by Lee Daniel and the O Daniel camp shape contests for attorney general lieutenant governor railroad and land commissioners and state supreme court benches. Absentee ballots remain sparse with 45 in transit and Potter County reporting 382 cast. See POLITICS Page 2
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Lewis Nordyke
Texas
Lee Daniel
Ruey
Wal- Woodul
Gerald Mann
Coke Stevenson
Pierce Brooks
Dallas
O'Daniel
Potter County
Subcommittee Inquiry Held On Hidden Matter
A private hearing in New York by a House un American Activities subcommittee discussed an important matter not disclosed to the public. Rep. J Parnell Thomas said disclosure would be dangerous and public hearings would follow if the matter develops.
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New York
House Committee
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
California
Democratic Party
William Schneiderman
Communist Party
Margaret Kerr
Los Angeles
Kerr
Better American Federation
Schneiderman
Soviet Union
House
Girolamo Valenti
Mussolini
America
Valenti
Rep
Martin Dies
Texas
Telephone Franchise Talks In Amarillo With City Officials
J B Patterson of Southwestern Bell is in Amarillo for talks with the city commission on a franchise. The company has operated without a franchise for years after prior conference attempts failed. Patterson, formerly Amarillo district manager and briefly city manager, notes the old franchise expired during Colonel Thompson's administration.
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J. B. Patterson
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Amarillo
City Commission
Mr. Patterson
Telephone Company
Colonel Thompson
Jigger Wagons May Move Again In City
Expressmen who operated jigger wagons may relocate after protests targeted their stand near Pierce Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. Mayor Ross D. Rogers noted a legal angle and said no action would be taken now as petitions from property owners are reviewed.
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Courthouse Square
Elks Club
City Commission
Pierce Street
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Ross D. Rogers
Condemned Mexican Gets 30 Day Reprieve
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles granted a 30 day reprieve to Se lanes Canedo of San Antonio who faced execution at Huntsville penitentiary soon after midnight. The board also unanimously refused to recommend a reprieve for Sam Cash, a Black man scheduled to die Thursday night.
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Austin
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Selanes Canedo
San Antonio
Huntsville
Sam Cash
Close Shave Wins Award In Tip Contest
Glenn Faulke of St. Francis Avenue earned first prize after a near deadly incident during breakfast last week. Walter Sikes of River Road Golf Course took second for reporting Mrs F I Pittman Sr’s accident, and W. E. Chase of Ong Street claimed third for a tip on the Liberal train wreck. Other entrants listed include Jane Clark and O S Strickland among many residents.
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Glenn Faulke
St. Francis Avenue
Walter Sikes
River Road Golf Course
F.l Pittman
W. E. Chase
Ong Street
Liberal
Jane Clark
Harrison Street
O. S. Strickland
North Cleveland Street
C. Reynolds
Pierce Street
Robbie Lee Tucker
LaVern Wilmouth
North Fillmore Street
Carl Hill
Maryland Street
C. C. Holt
Fairmont Street
R. B. Love
Floyd Weatherall
Carolina Street
Dollie Goldston
Harrison Hotel
John Whitehead
Ida Dell Bird
van Buren Street
L. E. Hamby
Roy Merrick
Buchanan Street
Pickets and Workers Clash At Michigan Radiator Plant
Police reserves were mobilized at the McCord Radiator Co. plant in Wyandotte Michigan as about 150 idle workers since August 12 tried to enter through a United Automobile Workers Union picket line. Pickets clashed with workers amid the strikebound plant scene.
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Wyandotte
Mich
McCord Radiator Co
United Automobile Workers Union
Cranium Crackers Puzzle What word fits each clue
A series of multiple choice clues asks for the correct term such as meat roasted on a skewer, a chess move, flag star arrangements, humorist pen names, and spouses of Norma Talmadge. Answers appear on the Editorial Page.
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India
Charles Farrar Browne
Sam Slick
Artemus Ward
Mister Dooley
Petroleum V. Nasby
Norma Talmadge
Eddie Leonard
Richard Dix
George Jessel
Adolphe Menjou
Long Arm of Law Lengthens in Amarillo
Amarillo police gain a new patrolman, Jack Robinson, a former heavyweight boxer and pugilist who stands 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 225 pounds. Chief W. R. McDowell notes his arm reach exceeds that of Jess Willard. Robinson fills a vacancy caused by J A Kirkman’s resignation. Earl D. Moore shifts to night desk duty temporarily.
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Amarillo
Jack Robinson
Jess Willard
Robinson
Bob Johnson
W. R. McDowell
Len Yielding
J. A. Kirkman
Earl D. Moore
Police Department
Harris Judge Seeks Probe of Houston Radio Stations
County Judge Roy Hofheinz urged the Federal Communications Commission to immediately investigate Houston radio outlets KTRH KXYZ and KPRC, owned by RFC Chairman Jesse H Jones. He accused a Jones controlled monopoly and said the inquiry would guarantee freedom of speech after he claimed station lawyers edited his broadcast critical of Jones.
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Houston
U.P
Roy Hofheinz
Federal Communications Commission
KTRH
KXYZ
KPRC
RFC
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Hofheinz
French Flying Boat Lands At Azores on Ocean Hop
The 32 ton French flying boat Lieut De Vaisseau Paris arrived at Horta Azores at 19 30 completing the second leg of an experimental trans Atlantic flight to New York The big plane left Lisbon at 2 30 o'clock
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Horta
Azores
Lieut de Vaisseau
Paris
New York
Lisbon
Portugal
Public Hearing on Amarillo Budget Set for Friday
Amarillo plans a public hearing at 10 a m Friday Sept 9 on its next fiscal year budget with no tax levy increase. The 1 12 rate funds sinking and general funds with total revenue estimated at 707 396 70 against 702 645 61 in expenditures. Water department operations are funded separately.
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Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
H. R. Smith
Record run by Eyston at Bonneville ends with timing failure
Captain George FE T Eyston powered the seven ton Thunderbolt to 347.155 mph on the salt flats a record run marred by a failed timing eye on the return. Officials noted outward mile 1037 seconds, with potential near 355 mph before the device malfunctioned. Eyston blamed bright sun for the beam failure and pledged to retry once fixed.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George FE. T. Eyston
Fyston
Eyston
Mary Astor Injured After Horse Throws Her
Hollywood star Mary Astor was confined to bed with back and hip bruises after a fall from a horse at Riviera Country Club. The horse, given by actor Jack Holt, bolted from a car and threw her onto a cement paddock floor while she rode to a movie location.
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Hollywood
U.P
Mary Astor
Miss Astor
Riviera Country Club
Jack Holt
Continued Fair and Warm, Says Collman
City forecasts show continued warm weather with high heat expected as Mr. Collman predicts ongoing strong business for waterworks and air conditioning sellers. He noted last night’s 69 degree low and a 95 degree daytime high with yesterday reaching 94. Rain is anticipated for the Panhandle but timing remains uncertain.
300000 Jitterbugs Jam Chicago Swing Riot Turns Quiet
Chicago awoke to a massive swing jam at Soldier Field with 300000 attendees and 100000 turned away. Police presence kept order as Tommy Dorsey Abe Lyman Farr Hines and Bob Roberts led the performances along with 50 amateur bands. Dancers and jitterbugs filled the field amid no injures and a festive mood.
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Chicago
U.P
Soldier Field
Tommy Dorsey
Abe Lyman
Farr
Hines
Bob Roberts
Chicago New Century Committee
The
Chicago Times
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Dr. Sun
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ly-Greenhill Agey
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Amarillo Shade & Equip, Co
John EF. Rankin
Policy Gang
Richard Critz
W. H. Davidson
Supreme Court
Harry N. Graves
James A. Stephens
Court of Criminal Appeals
O’daniel
Dallas News
Subcommittee
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Keyeston
George Eyston
Collman
Otto K. Jelinek
Ethel Shutta
King Levinsky
Slim-Sham
Limping Dog
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Jimmy Dorsey
Bill See
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