Guards Blamed as Prison Deaths Noted in Klondike Cells
Coroner Hersch blamed a mob of guards for prison deaths in Philadelphia County’s Klondike isolation cells after four convicts died from extreme heat. He named a higher up and said several guards would be arrested. Two guards identified as Francis Smith and Alfred W Brough faced material witness status in the case. A separate note reports Donald Wakefield Smith of Pennsylvania was reappointed to the National Labor Relations Board by President Roosevelt.
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Philadelphia
Charles H. Hersch
Klondike
Hersch
Cnroner
Hererit
Francis Smith
Alfred W Brough
Ieath
Smith
Martin R Crane
NLRR
Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
Donald Wakefield Smith
Pennsylvania
National Tahor Relations Board
Roosevelt Farley in Agreement on Political Situation
President Roosevelt says he and Postmaster General James A. Farley are in complete agreement after discussions on political situations in several states. Farley visited the president briefly and then returned to New York. Observers doubt the agreement excludes campaign plans against Len M. Tydings.
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Roosevelt
Farley
Hyde Park
N. Y
James A. Farley
Maryland
Len Millard Tydings
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Home Help Wanted Notices From 1900s Amarillo
A reader and a middle aged lady advertise for housework and care duties per hour with references. They seek employment in homes or small hotels in Amarillo or nearby towns and mention experience in housekeeping and caring for the sick and children. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14.
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Tack
Cleveland St
Eight Die After Balcony Collapse At Azteca Theater
In San Luis Potosi Mexico on August 26 a balcony stumble in the Azteca Theater caused a stairway fall triggering a panic. Eight people died before rescuers could reach them and others were injured as the scene unfolded after the evening performance.
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San Luis Potosi
Mex
UPI
Azteca Theater
US Rejects Mexican Claim on Expropriation Compensation
Hull said the Mexican position on expropriation marks a dangerous shift against international law and American republics rights. He urged that no government may seize property of American nationals without prompt compensation and warned this theory undermines basic international norms.
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Hull
Western Hemisphere
American Republies
United States
Youths Sentenced for Tire Theft From Cooper's Car
Boyd Jones and Frank Beets pleaded guilty in county court to stealing three automobile tires, one from a state police car. They are jailed for 90 days with four tests, and sentences run concurrently.
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Boyd Jones
Frank Beets
Amarillo
Favor Health Unit Change in Amarillo
City and county officials prepare to discuss separating medical practice from the Amarillo health unit in a plan that would keep the practice under a separate headquarters. The budget includes state $7 822 45 and county $15 578 77 appropriations as the decision looms. Dr B M Primer would oversee the new headquarters if adopted.
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State Department of Health
Nal
B. M. Primer
Primer
Texas Public Health Association
Lubbock
Boat Club Joins Good Will Caravan To Oklahoma City
Plains Boat Club members pledged 12 cars for a Sep 13 caravan to Oklahoma City to promote the Tri State Fair in Amarillo. Participants include Lews Blackwell Bascom White W T Moseley Tom Pitt Don Allred Harvey Wilson Dave Britain Hugh Adair Perry Vermil lion Dale Smith Jess Proctor Pat Flynn Ponchy Blackwell and Clay Thorn ton, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce committee head. The trip will stop at multiple points along the route.
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Plains Boat Club
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Lews Blackwell
Bascom White
W. T. Moseley
Tom Pitt
Don Allred
Harvey Wilson
Dave Britain
Hugh Adair
Perry Vermillion
Dale Smith
Jess Proctor
Pat Fiynn
Ponchy
Blackwell
Clay ‘Thornton
Hurricane Aims at Mexican Coast After Cozumel Hit
Weather Bureau reports a formal hurricane moving from Cozumel into the Gulf of Mexico and toward the Mexican coast. Rescue teams clear debris at Peregrina Mine near Guanajuato after a cave in entombed at least 18 miners, presumed dead.
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Houston
United States Weather Bureau
Cozumel Island
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Guanajuato
Mex
U.P
Peregrina
Pet Show At McKinley School Showcased Many Unusual Pets
About a hundred contestants and spectators gathered at the McKinley School Athletic Field for a WPA sponsored pet show. Dogs, cats, a porcupine, a polecat, and numerous tiny animals were judged in ten divisions with prizes and certificates from local businesses.
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McKinley School
Tiny
Gradie Johnson
Dorothy Spaulding
Mildred Patton
Carlos Hinkam
St Lin
Don Crossett
Juanita Sharp
Tex
Neil Saunders Margaret
Chilton
Rev Powell Smith
Carl Clifft
J. M Bileach
Margaret McKenzie
Stinky
Polly
Gus
Maggie
Jiggs
Japan Sends Reinforcements in Battle for Hankow
Japan throws repeated reinforcements into the Yangtze campaign as it presses toward Hankow. Chinese reports claim large Japanese landing parties were checked by entrenched defenders with heavy losses on both sides. Japanese forces are said to target Jiu chang, Kinkiang, and Lu-Shan mountain fronts as the Hankow drive continues with significant casualties.
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Nanchang
Hankow
Jiichang
Kiukiang
Yangtze Valley
Jiuchang
Kinkiang
Poyang Lake
Lu-Shan
Kuling
Lingtze
Lu-Shan Mountains
Liuian
Kwanting
Livan
Sit and Hope For Hospital Site Shuffles Across Texas
West Texas cities including Amarillo Lubbock Abilene and Fort Worth seek a 1 425 000 Veterans Administration hospital funded by PWA. The site choice was presented to President Roosevelt and awaits final selection with Amarillo offering two sites while Lubbock Fort Worth and others hope for the cow town project.
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West Texas
Amarillo
PWA
Veterans’ Administration
Lubbock
Abilene
Fort Worth
Texas
Roosevelt
White House
Hope
Lanham
Washington
George Broome
Chamber of Commerce
Relief Funds Misused To Buy Yacht Case Unfolds
WPA officials disclosed the dismissal of an unidentified woman who used relief payments to aid her husband’s yacht purchase. Employed since 1935 on a cultural project, she claimed funds supported herself and relatives. Her husband earns 22.50 dollars daily as a skilled technician. steps to recover payments are planned.
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Los Angeles
WPA
Santa Fe Reports Higher July Railway Income
Santa Fe shows July net operating income of 5,232,200 up 673,259 from a year ago. Gross earnings reach 16,906,929 while operating expenses total 10,144,344 and railway tax accruals amount to 1,273,137.
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Santa Fe
Samuel T. Bledsoe
Prestone Meeting Here on Sept 8 in Amarillo
Advances in cooling system protection will be explained at the Eveready Prestone meeting on Thursday evening Sept 8 at 8 o'clock in the Herring Hotel. Automotive specialists, dealers and garagemen are invited as guests of the National Carbon Company. Motion pictures will show Prestone testing in Africa and include entertainment segments with film stars.
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Amarillo
Eveready Prestone
Herring Hotel
National Carbon Company
Prestone
Africa
West Virginia
Jack Norworth
Ray Roberts
Jack Tyler
Homer Davis to Build $5,000 Brick Home in City
Contractor J C Winn reports ready to begin another project after securing a permit for a $5,000 brick dwelling at 1311 Travis Street for Homer Davis. The Hankison home at 1429 Lipscomb Street nears completion in Bivins Addition.
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Homer Davis
Bivins Addition
Bivins
Hankison
Lipscomb Street
J. C. Winn
Travis Street
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Vallee Smith Scott
San Angelo
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Plainview
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Big Spring
Agnes Marshall
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Childress
Vernon Scott
W. ©. Lueders
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Cooper
Tomor
Cole
Boat Club
Good Will Caravan
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Roy S. Anding
T T. Griggs
N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors
Amarillo, Texas
Southern Finance Corp
FISK
Japan
Nea
Fas
Walter Woodul
Howard Anderson
Stres
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AL Aeereless Deuba
Charles Barker
Barker's
Mr. Barker
Pecos Valley
C. S. Pryor Management
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