Wrecks claim lives in two separate two disasters near Tucumcari
In New Mexico near Tucumcari a Transcontinental and Western Air tri motor crashed in a storm killing five aboard including 3 year old Evelyn Fay Gore of Amarillo and her grandparents. Separately the Rock Island Golden State Limited plunged into a washed out bridge arroyo five miles west of Tucumcari killing six and injuring about 40.
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Evelyn Faylore
Amarillo
Western Air
Quay Post Office
Tucumcari
Ralph Gore
Albuquerque
Evelyn Fay Gore
Paul Gore
Tyler Street
Howard Morgan
G. W. Barcus
Kansas City
Tucumcéri
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Morgan
Tucumcari Field
Quay
Western Union
Vaughn
Santa Fe
Paul
Vega
English Field
Winslow
Pilo
Adrian
Clovis
Golden State
Tucumcarit
Span
Tragic Golden State Limited wreck in New Mexico
Gerald Peiffer, radio operator on the U S 8 Aragon, described the crash of the Golden State Limited through the eastern span of the Pajarita Creek bridge at 4 40 today near Tucumcari New Mexico. He said car was angled, screams rose, several injured and one man trapped, with emergency crews arriving after the collision.
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Tucumcari
N. M
U.P
Gerald Peiffer
U. S
Aragon
Golden State Limited
Pajarita Creek
Plan Buy Now drive two billions goal for U S
The national recovery administration considered a plan to inject 2 billion dollars of new business into American commerce via a quota based buy now campaign. Underwritten purchases would mobilize consumers to buy autos clothing and furniture, with volunteers expected to stimulate industry and lower prices. The plan benchmarks against 1930 export levels and aims to spread purchases across cities and towns. NRA officials studied the idea from all angles.
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H. O. Thompson
United Press
Washington
America
National Recovery Administration
Liberty
NRA
First NRA Survey Reports Due Wednesday in Amarillo
Major directing the NRA consumer canvass in Amarillo will meet Wednesday morning at council headquarters to review progress. The city-wide survey aims to finish before Labor Day. Incomplete employer survey returns show Amarillo’s purchasing power up about $60,000 monthly, excluding railroads, smelter, large wholesalers, and other firms that reported percentage increases. Re-employment figures have not yet been tabulated.
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NRA
Amarillo
Council
Taylor Street
City to Await Canvass on Amarillo Beer Licenses
Amarillo officials will delay introducing an ordinance licensing wholesale and retail sale of 3.2 beer until after official canvass of Saturday's election returns. Licenses will hinge on state licensing actions. City Manager H. R. Smith said Tuesday only routine business was planned for the regular weekly session.
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Amarillo
City Commission
H. R. Smith
Roosevelt Allows Gold Exports Under Treasury Rules
President Roosevelt issued an executive order permitting gold exports under treasury regulations. The directive, announced from Hyde Park, New York, affects global trade policy during a period of financial adjustment.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
U.P
Roosevelt
Treasury
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Cloudy tonight with partly cloudy conditions Wednesday across Amarillo and west of the city. New Mexico remains generally fair tonight and Wednesday with slight temperature changes. Temperatures today reach 62 to 68 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Rainy Morn Brings Bonfire Testimony In Lamson Case
A Stanford official David Lamson faced cross exam as neighbor Mrs Silvia Bailey testified she smelled dense burning cloth from a bonfire in his yard the morning the murdered wife was found. Police found a 10 inch iron pipe and cloth scraps amid ashes and blood traces later to be discussed by experts. Heavy Panhandle rains disrupted travel with Mobeetie alone receiving 3.5 inches and bridges guarded for rising waters as two inches fell in other towns.
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San Jose
Calif
David Lamson
Stanford University
Silvia E. Bailey
Frederick Proescher
Bailey
Panhandle
Mobeetie
Dumas
Follett
Trio of Army Fliers Killed In Midair Crash at Randolph Field
At Randolph Field Texas three fliers Lieut Harley Grater Cadet William Pasche and Cadet H R Sandberg died when two pursuit planes crashed midair. Lieut Louis K Vaupre survived after leaping from his plane and later assisted in rescuing Sandberg.
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San Antonio
Randolph Field
West Point
Harley R. Grater
Lebanon
Ind
William Pasche
Chicago
Ills
H. R. Sandberg
Denver
Louis K. Vaupre
Vaupre
Army
Lieut Grater
Cadet Sandberg
Grater
Pasche
Lieut
Cadet Pasche
Insull Extradition Case Opens in Athens
The appeal court approved formal sanction of Samuel Insull detention in pending American extradition proceedings. Insull arrived with two plainclothes policemen and answered questions about his nationality stating he is British born in London, became American citizen in 1896, and that his current status is unclear due to passport cancellation by the U.S. government.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
London
Long’s eye cut at charity party by partygoer
Reported authentic account of Senator Huey P. Long at a Sands Point Bath Club charity event. Long allegedly subjected servants’ training remarks, criticized a guest’s meal, and fought with a 40-year-old architectural engineer who punched him near the washroom, leaving him bleeding before transport to his Manhattan hotel.
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New York
Sands Point Bath Club
Huey P. Long
Long Island
Senator Long
Long
Manhattan
Senator Beats Off Thugs In Club Wash Room
MILWAUKEE August 29 Senator Huey P Long, called the Louisiana Kingfish, escaped an ambush by gangsters at an exclusive Long Island club. He credited his speed and strength for a narrow escape with only minor injuries. See story Page 2.
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Milwaukee
Huey P. Long
Long Island
Long
Louisiana
NRA Blue Eagle tied to apocalyptic belief in Oklahoma
In Stillwell Oklahoma thousands of hill residents view the NRA Blue Eagle as a sign of evil a beast that will destroy the world Reverend W E Rockett leader of the First Baptist Church of Sallisaw warns the symbol on campaign cards is a Satanic omen linked to Revelations and a coming catastrophe. locals reportedly threaten boycotts of marked stores and cite biblical prophecy as justification.
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Stillwell
Okla
NRA
Oklahoma
W. E. Rockett
Rockett
First Baptist Church
Sallisaw
John
Economic sanctions quoted in Brisbane column sparks debate
Madam Kraemer-Bach quotes Arthur Brisbane saying Congress would oppose troops but support economic sanctions. The Globe notes question over accuracy, with many Americans favoring nonintervention as European wars persist. See TODAY Page 8.
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Congress
Europe
Washington In Repeal Battle In Washington State
Washington voters engage in the Eighteenth Amendment referendum with a dry vs wet split across districts. Democratic state chairman George E. Starr forecasts near unanimous repeal support, while Emery Asbury of the emergency committee predicts surprises and a rejection tilt. With 750,000 qualified voters, turnout likely reaches 300,000 to 400,000 as districts determine the statewide outcome.
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Seattle
Wash
Prohibitionieta
Washington
Drys
George E. Starr
Asotin
Columbia
Garfield
Emery Asbury
Emergency Committee Against
Sleeping Sickness Strikes Abilene Child and Older Resident
In Abilene on August 29 physicians diagnose Margie Henslee, 68, in a stupor near partial paralysis as lethargic encephalitis or sleeping sickness. In Kaufman on the same date doctors report Albert Lane, 4, has slept six days and is diagnosed with sleeping sickness.
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Abilene
U.P
Margie Henslee
Rural schools to open Monday in Potter County
Potter County rural schools will open Monday. County superintendent Miss Laura V. Hamner reported Tuesday. A meeting of rural teachers will be held in her courthouse office at 10 o clock Saturday morning.
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Potter County
Laura V. Hamner
Awning Fire At 908 Polk Street Alarm Response
Firemen rushed to 908 Polk Street early Tuesday when an awning burned. Nearby roof repairs were offered by Jno Maynard and phone line 5285 referenced.
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Polk Street
Jno Maynard
Injured Father Beanton Not Seriously Hurt in Tucumcari Wreck
Father P. T. Beanton, a mathematics instructor at Price Memorial College, was listed among the injured in the Tucumcari New Mexico train wreck but message from the college says he is not seriously injured. He had been returning from Carrizozo where he led a parish during the priest's absence. Walter Bartow of Great West Mill was onboard but uninjured, while Mr. Barlow confirmed to Mrs. Barlow he was not on the casualty list.
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P. T. Beanton
Tucumcari
N. M
Price Memorial College
Father Beaton
Carrizozo
Walter Bartow
Great West Mill
Train wreck near Vaughn drenches highway with storm rated deadly
Witnesses describe a devastating storm that turned the arroyo into a torrent under a railroad bridge. A three day train with 43 passengers plunged into a creek bed near Vaughn New Mexico. At least 25 passengers were rescued as crews search for missing and dead amid stacked cars and submerged engine.
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Tucumcari
Vaughn
N. M
Here
Carrizozo
el Paso
U. S. Highway 66
Ickes Named Oil Chief For Nation's Industry
President Roosevelt appoints Harold Ickes as administrator for the oil sector. He will head the planning and coordinating committee and oversee price fixing as the code is administered. Ickes departs for Washington to implement supervision by Sept. 2.
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Ickes
Hyde Park
N. Y
U.P
Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
Washington
James A. Parley
New York City
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