Spain in turmoil as civil war battles rage near Madrid
Rebel air strikes on Trun cause little damage while Canarias shells Fort Guadelupe. British authorities detain Spanish trawlers carrying war materials for Loyalists. Father Montaña arrested in Madrid purge as four officers are executed. Loyalists reinforce near Madrid as La Granja burns and high mountain artillery pummels San Il Defonso. two rebel planes shot down.
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Hendaye
France
Trun
Canarias
San Sebastian
Bay of Biscay
Fort Guadelupe
Frente Popular
Antonio Primo de Rivera
Martinez de Velasco
Reformist
Gibraltar
Cyprus
San Adrian
Lolita
Ortiz
Malaga
James Oldfield
Associated Press
Madrid
Jose Fernandez Montana
Alfonso
Victoria
la Granja
Segovia
Guadarrama Sierra
Navacerrada
Fl Paular Pass
Germany to field 700000 to 800000 man army by October
Germany plans a 700000 to 800000 strong army once October recruits are called. The 1914 class extends training for another year while older classes and volunteers are relieved. Current strength is estimated at 500000 plus, with Nazi decree extending service to two years amid anti Bolshevik war preparations.
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Wade Werner
Berlin
Germany
Propaganda Ministry
Reich
France
Moscow
Pravada
War Near for Three Nations
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes rising tensions among Germany, Russia, and Japan as signs point to a possible three-nation collision. He notes Horthy's anti Bolshevik efforts, Germany's expanded military service, and Moscow's warning of an alliance between Berlin and Tokyo, with Poland and Hungary central to shifting alliances and regional balance.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
New York
Admiral Horthy
Germany
Berlin
Japan
Austrian Alps
Bavaria
Adolf Hitler
Horthy
Austria
Hungary
Moscow
Poland
Russia
Reich
Europe
Ukraine
Danzig
Memel
Upper Silesia
Hitler
Marshal Pilsudski
Far East
Orient
Hsinking
Manchoukuo
Hilar
Italy
Mussolini
France
Britain
United States
Townsend Says Pension Plan Will Succeed Through Legislation
Dr. Francis E Townsend testified in Cleveland that he is absolutely sure the government will pay every person over 60 a $200 monthly pension. The 70 year old founder spoke during a deposition in a $1 million receivership suit against his old age revolving pensions Ltd. authorities report.
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Cleveland
Francis E. Townsend
Revolving Pensions, Ltd
Townsend
Pension Plan
British Soldiers Fired Upon Near Peiping Barracks
Three British soldiers returning to their barracks from a motion picture shelter were fired on from a moving car near Peiping. One soldier was wounded in the leg. The embassy cited rumors it may have been Japanese retaliation for the May 26 death of Kisaku Sasaki.
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Peiping
Kisaku Sasaki
Bolton Sentenced to Three Years on Four Counts
Byron Bolton once allied with the Barker-Karpis gang received four concurrent three year terms after pleading guilty to three abortion charges and denying a fourth. U.S. District Judge M. M. Joyce noted Bolton’s testimony led to indictments of 29 kidnapers including gang leaders now in Alcatraz.
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ST. Paul
Byron Bolton
M. M. Joyce
Bolton
Edward G. Bremer
William Hamm
Joyce
George F. Sullivan
United States
Alvin Karpis
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Alcatraz
Glass to Roosevelts Campaign as Drouth Tour Starts
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia said he would vote for President Roosevelt next November but would not speak in the campaign. Roosevelt called Glass to the White House for talks before a 3000 mile midnight inspection tour of drouth states, with Glass denying opposition while remaining aloof from anti New Deal activity.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Drouth
Glass
Wife Questioned in Fort Worth Slaying
Ross Turner, a Fort Worth salesman, died from chest bullet wounds at noon in the Medical Arts Building downtown after being shot. Police questioned his wife, Dr Grace Humphreys Hood Turner, a physician, about the case.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Ross Turner
City Medical Arts
Grace Humphreys Hood Turner
Jeffersonian Democrats organize to challenge Roosevelt in Texas
The Jeffersonian Democrats of Texas set up state headquarters in Austin to oppose the New Deal. University of Texas professor on leave J Evetts Haley leads as organization secretary and says there is a chance to carry Texas for London. A state executive committee is to be chosen with J M West of Houston named treasurer.
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Austin
U.P
J. M. West
Houston
Leon Harp Named Stanford's Interim Secretary of State
Governor Allred announces D. Leon Harp of Limestone County will serve temporarily as secretary of state following R. B. Stanford's resignation to become a district court judge in Waco. Harp previously held the securities commissioner post in the state department.
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Austin
Allred
D. Leon Harp
Limestone County
R. B. Stanford
Waco
Harp
State Department
Roosevelt departs for midwest tour amid drought plan talks
President Roosevelt leaves Washington for a fortnight tour of drought wiped areas. He is joined by Secretary Wallace and Harry L. Hopkins and will meet 160 state officials and governors including Alf Landon. The trip advances a corn loan program via the Commodity Credit Corporation needing up to 10 million dollars and seed for next spring. WPA funds may be found under the relief appropriation act of 1935.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Harry L. Hopkins
Agriculture Department
Progress
Middle West
Rexford G. Tugwell
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Commodity Credit Corporation
WPA
Drouth
U. S
Mt. Rushmore
Hannibal
Hyde Park
N. Y
Bismarck
North Dakota
Montana
Pierre
South Dakota
Wyoming
LaCrosse
Phil LaFollette
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Landon
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Springfield
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Judge Nelson Urges Action on Theater Bank Night Gambling
District Judge E C Nelson Jr urged the Potter County grand jury to enforce or repeal anti gambling laws as he assailed theater bank night lotteries and urged investigations into four murder cases. He said lotteries appear in many cities and urged respect for state laws. None indicted by noon. four murder probes expected soon.
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E. C. Nelson, Jr
Potter County Grand Jury
Nn Peen Panewan Avanreneney Eeenne Eanrees
Amarillo
Miegal
Nelson
Airships In England No Safety In Holes A Professional Army
Arthur Brisbane notes England focuses on aerial defense and attack as leaders press for more planes and faster production. Churchill leads a call to Baldwin for stronger air power while Duff Cooper cites a London anti aircraft force of over 16 000. The British and French air forces concede no defense can fully shield cities.
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England
House of Lords
House of Commons
Churchill
Baldwin
Duff Cooper
London
Royal Air Force
Air Force of
France
Executions of 16 Plotters Against Stalin Reported
Moscow reports reveal that sixteen conspirators including Zinoviev and Kamenev were executed by firing squad for plotting to assassinate Stalin and top officials. The trial followed quick sentencing with appeals denied, while several others faced impending trials for murder and state crimes.
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Norma B. Deuel
Moscow
Gregory Zinoviev
Leo Kamenev
Red Soviet
Zinoviev
Kam
Enev
Nicolai Lenin
Josef Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Lenin
Stalin
Norway
Mikail Tomsky
Amarillo Weather: Partly Cloudy Tonight Through Wednesday
Weather update for Amarillo and area shows partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday. West Texas and New Mexico remain generally fair and cooler in the extreme northeast tonight. Temperatures in Amarillo reach 75 tonight and 97 by afternoon today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Railroads Cut Rates for Amarillo Day in Fort Worth
Fort Worth honors Amarillo Panhandle Day with reduced round trip rail fares on Santa Fe and Fort Worth & Denver. The $6.73 fare covers day coaches with a Saturday return limit. Mayor Ross Rogers urges Panhandle residents to attend with trains or cars, noting air conditioned service and joint chamber sponsorship.
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The
Santa Fe
Fort Worth & Denver
Amarillo
Panhandle
Ross Rogers
Frontier Centennial Management
Fort Worth
Denver
Jim LeNevue Named Deputy Sheriff Under Adams
J. P. Jim LeNevue son of the late Claude LeNevue has been appointed a deputy sheriff to serve under Sheriff W M Adams. The elder LeNevue recently died after more than two and a half years on the force. Jim LeNevue started his first day as bailiff in the 108th Civil District Court. The appointment was recommended by Sheriff Adams and formalized by a Potter County commission order on Monday afternoon.
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J. P
Jim” LeNevue
Claude LeNevue
W. M. Adams
Jim LeNevue
108Th Civil District Court
Adams
leNevue
Potter County Commission
Ickes' Son Acquitted In Drunken Driving Case
Robert H. Ickes, 23, foster son of Secretary Harold Ickes, was acquitted today of a drunken driving charge after testifying at a crowded Lowell District Court hearing. Associate Justice Arthur L. Eno ruled in favor of the PWA worker.
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Woburn
Mass
U.P
Robert H. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes
Arthur L. Eno
Lowell District Court
Young Ickes
PWA
Pendergast Moved From Waldorf to Roosevelt Hospital
Kansas City Democratic boss Thomas J. Pendergast was hospitalized in Roosevelt Hospital after weeks at the Waldorf Astoria due to a heart ailment and intestinal disturbance. The update comes from New York on August 25.
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New York
Thomas J. Pendergast
Kansas City
Roosevelt Hospital
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Election to Test New Deal in Three States
National attention centers on primaries in Mississippi and two other states as veteran Senator Pat Harrison seeks the Democratic nomination against former Governor Sennett Connor with support from Bilbo’s faction, highlighting divisions within the party over New Deal policy.
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Mississippi
Pat Harrison
New Deal
Sennett Connor
Connor
Bilbo
Sena
Washington War Secretary Dern In Serious Condition
Washington August 25 Officials at Walter Reed Hospital report Secretary George H Dern gravely ill after a heart complication linked to influenza. Army Surgeon General and attending doctors say Dern had a second unsatisfactory night and his condition is described as somewhat alarming after a brief improvement earlier.
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Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
George H. Dern
Army
Dern
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Orla
ARK
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Arthur Brisbane
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I. P. Bakaev
E. A.dreitzler
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