Public Works Panel Handles Texas Aid Requests
Fort Worth Texas Aug 29 The Public Works advisory committee met with city representatives from across the state to review federal aid applications for proposed projects. South Texas plans about 400 filings including a 1.5 million irrigation canal project in Hidalgo County and a 40 000 acre scheme in Zavalla County. Bandeen Cenfers San Antonio filed 4 349 400 of projects. D A Bandeen and Hubert Harrison attended with others. Tully Garner son of Vice President John Garner discussed a 40 000 acre project with Clifford B Jones.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Texas Pubic Works Advisory Committee
Sentatives
East
South
West Texas Chambers of Commerce
South Texas Chamber
South Texas
Ray Leeman
Hidalgo County
Zavalla County
Bandeen
San Antonio
D. A. Bandeen
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Harrison
East Texas Chamber
Tully Garner
Uvalde
John Garner
Esterday
Uvalde County
Clifford B. Jones
Plane search and crash report from New Mexico area
Broadcaster noted missing plane with altitude given as 15000 feet and a 1235 time frame. Pilot George Brill flew a search mission from Kansas City area but returned after two hours as weather worsened. Photographers headed to Tucumcari to capture rail and air crash scenes. Rainfall reported near Vaughn and ongoing airfield weather briefings documented. Howard Morgan of Nort Kansas City survived the crash with wife Jenny Marie Morgan. father J H Mor rives listed in Farmersburg Indiana.
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Brill
Harold English
English Field
Tucumcari
Jay Taylor
Vaughn
Kansas City
Howard Morgan
New Mexico
Jenny Marie Morgan
J. H. Morrives
Farmersburg
Ind
Rains flood highways. multiple routes rerouted in region
Heavy showers swept through Butler in Oklahoma and Skeilytown with half inch falls. Canadian River rises near Logan New Mexico. U S Highway 60 from Bovina to Friona is flooded and closed for days. Traffic diverted via Canyon No 9 to Tulsa and No 86 to Bovina. Tucumcari access blocked beyond Vega. Temporary bridge on No 17 between Berger and Stinnett. Washouts isolate Stinnett for over a day. Amarillo nearly reaches a 42 year August rainfall record.
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Oklahoma
Skeilytown
Logan
N. M
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Tucumcari
Bovina
Friona
State Highway Department
Canyon
Tulsa
Vega
Channing
Dalhart
Berger
Stinnett
Wichita Falls
Jericho
Amarillo
H. T. Collman
Cult belief preached in remote communities by leaders
HRA BIRD explains their belief citing a prophecy from Revelation. Mr. Rockett notes meetings in remote communities where the cult preaches its doctrine. Members are described as primitive, fanatical, and noisy in behavior.
Uphold Farm Adjustments as Valid Act
Washington August 20 U P District Supreme Court Justice Daniel W O Donoghue upheld the validity of the agricultural adjustment act in a test case dismissing the injunction petition of two Chicago milk retailers seeking to restrain Secretary of Agriculture Wallace from enforcing the Chicago milk marketing agreement. Attorneys for Economy Dairy Company and Milton Beck indicated they would seek immediate review by the U S Supreme Court. Justice O Donoghue found the emergency farm legislation constitutional on the grounds that a national emergency exists and the welfare of the people is at stake.
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U.p—District Supreme Court
Daniel W. O'Donoghue
Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Economy Dairy Company
Milton Beck
U. S. Supreme Court
O’donoghue
NRA Wins Coal Industry Code Accord in New Deal Push
The NRA moves to seal a permanent code for the coal industry after a pivotal compromise between union labor and major coal fields. President Roosevelt congratulated administrator Hugh S. Johnson by phone as government banking experts study adequate financing for a nationwide code adoption. The final step requires converting the agreement into a binding code within today and tomorrow, with a broader goal of a retail trade code that would affect millions of workers.
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Connorsville
Ind
NRA
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Appalachian
Roosevelt
Johnson
Lamson Case Witnesses Weigh Defense On Bath Tub Death
Stanford faculty member Thomas A Bailey and other state witnesses bolster the defense claim that Mrs Lamson died by an accidental bathtub fall rather than being beaten to death. Frank A Hapgood described removing the body from the tub and noted clean wounds as if washed.
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Thomas A. Bailey
Stanford
Lamsons
Lamson
Frank A. Hapgood
Sunny Lowry Misses Channel Record In Crossings
Miss Sunny Lowry swam the English Channel from Cape Gris Nez to St. Margaret's Bay in 15 hours 39 minutes becoming the first to complete the crossing since 1930. She entered the water at 6 36 P M yesterday and finished behind Gertrude Ederle's 1926 record of 14 hours 31 minutes.
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London
Sunny Lowry
Cape Gris Nez
France
St. Margaret's Bay
England
Miss Lowry
Gertrude Ederle
Peggy Duncan
South Africa
Gris Nez
South Foreland
Three Convicts in East Texas Taken
Kilgore Texas August 29 Three escaped Texas convicts were captured by local officers. Identified as Sam Wells sentenced to ten years for robbery with firearms he was shot and critically wounded while attempting to flee. Also Cecil Flemings jailed for automobile theft and Ducky Eddie sentenced for robbery with firearms. Escape date August 16.
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Kilgore
Tex
Texas
Sam Wells
Cecil Flemings
Ducky Eddie
Fraud inquiry over forged voter registrations in Pittsburgh
Investigators sift fraudulent registrations at an address linked to a bronze statue of James Anderson who lent books to Andrew Carnegie 80 years ago making a claim of voting in the fall elections unlikely and described as a miracle.
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Pittsburgh
James Anderson
Anderson
Andrew Carnegie
Benjamin Yeager Dies at 11:10 AM at Daughter’s Home
Benjamin Yeager T1, a retired farmer and Fundamentalist Baptist Church member, died Tuesday morning at his daughter Mrs C M Lynn’s home 813 Virginia Street after a year of illness. Survived by two sons Henry Opal Ark Clyde Amarillo and six daughters Mrs W M Martin Ninnehah Okla Mrs C F Stiffler Bristow Okla Mrs J C Johnson Bixby Okla Mrs Frank Patterson Fresno Calif Mrs Fred Edwards Fresno Calif and Miss Lonia Yeager Amarillo. Funeral arrangements will be announced by N B Griggs Sons at relatives’ convenience.
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Amarillo
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Bixby
Frank Patterson
Fred Edwards
Fresno
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Lonia Yeager
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
Malin Damage Suit On in 47th Court
Jerry Malin Globe News sports editor filed a damage suit in 47th District Court seeking 1300 dollars for losses after Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates failed to play an exhibition here last spring. Malin testified in morning session and planned to continue after noon.
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Globe News
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Seventeen Scouts Visit Chicago Fair on Progress Duration
Seventeen Boy Scouts from the Amarillo area are visiting Chicago for the Century of Progress exposition. Led by Dewey Thomas, Troop 12 scoutmaster, they departed by train Sunday and plan to return later this week. Scouts include Allen Williams Ney Morgan Wade Holman Charles Thompson Joe Mason Billy McEachern Paul Skillman and others from Troops 1 3 8 and 2.
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Allen Williams
Ney Morgan
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Joe Mason
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Thomas Andrews
Jim Frank Tolleson
Jay Campbell Murrell
Jack Corbin
Houser Bushma
Roy Cline
Richard Seibel
Howard Wagner
Jack Rushmer
Jesse Jones fights subpoena in Texas receivership case
Houston financier and RF C chairman Jesse H. Jones filed in federal court to quash a subpoena to appear in Fort Worth in a receivership suit involving Fort Worth Properties Company in which he holds an interest. Jones, claiming residence in Washington DC, argues service was invalid after being served in Washington on August 11. The suit, brought by Mrs. Selma Sternberg of St Louis, seeks receivership over bonds and notes totaling 3000 dollars amid six missed interest payments.
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Jesse H. Jones
Houston
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal District Court
Fort Worth Properties Corporation
Jones
Washington, D. C
Washington
James C. Wilson
The
Fort Worth Properties Company
Selma Sternberg
St. Loui
Sternberg
Potter County Tax Report to Go to Commissioners
Annual settlement and report of Potter County Tax Collector Jewell Davidson will go to the county commissioners for approval at a special Tuesday meeting. The purpose is to finalize the report for submission to Austin by August 31.
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Potter County
Jewell Davidson
Austin
Injured by Crash Near Polk Street and Sixth Avenue
William G. Russell of the Lewis Hotel was slightly injured early Tuesday when his car collided with another at Sixth Avenue and Polk Street. The drivers were Elf Cheyne of Canyon and Rey DeBoice.
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Lewis Hotel
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Polk Street
Elf Cheyne
Canyon
Rey DeBoice
Knife Victims Improve After Hotel Knife Attack
M. L. May and James McCaully, wounded Saturday night in a hotel room knife attack, were reported resting better at St. Anthony's Hospital on Tuesday. Dr. F. E. H. Boaz, charged with assault with intent to murder, remains hospitalized under guard. his condition is not serious. Investigating officers say none of the three has given a motive for the incident.
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James McCaully
St. Anthony's Hospital
FE. H. Boaz
Cotton markets open with gains then slips in New Orleans
In New Orleans on August 29, cotton opened quietly with early gains of 6 to 7 points as cables outpaced openings. October and December fell, then rallied mid-morning before easing again. by mid-session October stood at 0.56 and December at 9.80, later slipping to 9.89 and 9.62 as selling pressed.
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New Orleans
Train wreck injures listed victims at Tucumcari NM
A train wreck near Tucumcari New Mexico sent many injured to area clinics and hospitals. The U P list includes names across multiple states with residences such as New York California Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico indicating a wide impact on railroad service and the local community.
Fair Revue to Feature Nannette Star Johnnie Dunn
Johnnie Dunn, star of the stage hit No No Nanette, will headline the Hollywood Revue at Fair Theater for the weekend and Labor Day, starting Saturday. The show promises a star turn when the celebrated performer appears in the concert program.
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Nannette
The
Fair Theater
Amarillo Restaurant Association to meet at hotel
Issues of importance to restaurant and cafe owners will be discussed at a 2 30 Wednesday meeting of the Amarillo Restaurant Association at the Amarillo Hotel. Dewey Ashcroft president urges all restaurant owners in Amarillo to attend the short meeting.
Treasury statistics for August reveal revenue and outlays
The treasury report shows August 26 receipts at 4 189 337 82 dollars expenditures 3 227 878 98 dollars and a balance of 1 200 481 110 26 dollars. Custom duties for the month total 27 766 994 38. For the fiscal year since July 1 receipts amount to 328 660 017 32 dollars while expenditures reach 560 334 113 75 dollars, including 204 994 797 06 emergency expenditures, leaving an excess of 231 674 006 43 dollars.
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Treasury Statistics
Washington
The
Treasury
Aero Club Fixes New World Nonstop Flight Record
Paris reports the Aero Club of France set the new world nonstop flight record to 9,104 kilometers by Paul Codos and Maurice Crssi from New York to Rayak Syria, departing August 7 at 9,104 km. The American Philosophical Society traces its origins to Franklin’s Junto in Philadelphia in 1727.
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Maurice Crssi
New York
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Syria
American Philosophical Society
United States
Junto
Benjace Franklin
Philadelphia
For Rent Five Room Home Near School
advertisement urges Amarillo landlords to place a 3 day rental ad in The Globe and News at 70 cents. It promises wide reach to 32,000 homes daily and offers ad takers at phone 6262 to craft an effective advert urging owners to rent vacant properties through the paper.
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Globe and News
Why Penetro Ends Sun Burn Pain
An advertisement claims Penetro deeply penetrates sunburned skin to reach damaged layers, rapidly relieving pain and aiding healing. It promotes Penetro jars at 25c 50c and 1.00, urging readers to ask for the product.
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Penetro
Long shot at by gangsters in Nassau hotel clash
New York architect engineer reportedly struck by knife wielding gangsters who surrounded W Long as he left a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention. He showed a inch long cut over his left eye and described attackers as three others armed. Long spoke of the betrothal at High Tone Sands Point Bath Club and faced reporters in green silk pajamas while detailing the assault.
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Long
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Long Island
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Amarillo Public School Tax Rate Reduced Again
Public school trustees cut the tax rate by five cents Monday night, with a three and a half cent college tax cut and a ten percent valuation drop in the city, trimming overall school taxes for Amarillo by nearly twenty percent. The budget near 435000 includes a seven percent staff salary reduction, and a separate public hearing prompted rate reductions to 85 cents. The college budget was adopted at four cents on school valuations and eight on county valuations, down from last year’s fifteen cents on county valuations.
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Amarillo
Trucker Held After Three Die in Wreck
TERRELL Aug 29 A truck driver was held here while officers probed a collision late yesterday that killed three people. R S Wilson 38 of Cleburne was the only identified victim. They rode in an auto when it crashed with the truck several miles north of Mesquite. The other victims were a woman and a small child.
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R. S. Wilson
Cleburne
Mesquite
Lux Toilet Soap Fame and Skin Care Claim
A Pittsburgh era advertorial features Irene Dunne praising Lux Toilet Soap. The copy touts beauty benefits, noting celebrities and scientists explain skin aging as loss of elements. it urges readers to try Lux for youthful skin benefits.
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Miss Dodd
Lux
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