Queen Astrid Dies In Car Crash In Switzerland
Queen Astrid, 29, wife of King Leopold III of Belgium, died after a car crash near Lucerne. King Leopold was slightly injured. their chauffeur suffered broken legs. The tragedy stunned Belgium as the queen’s public service and charitable work were recalled.
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Kussnacht
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Albert
Marche Les Dames
Pricess
Duke of
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Publc Park
Fine Young Surgeon Ten Billion Dollar Congress
Washington commentary by Arthur Brisbane notes a contrast between ambitious policy and public health, highlighting a McCloud lumber mill accident warning and the role of a young surgeon in workplace safety. The piece reflects on national disobedience, royal weight loss jokes, and the moral tone of modern leadership.
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Congress
Panhandle Rain Drenches Plains With 1.72 Inches At Amarillo
The storm brought 1.72 inches to Amarillo and heavy rain spread across the Panhandle and adjacent areas. West to Dalhart and Shattuck saw up to an inch or more. Creeks rose, bridges near Channing and near Sanford were threatened, and roads and rail lines faced washouts and detours.
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Panhandle Auto Club
Highway 66
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Spurlock
Dumas
North Plains
South Plains
Umbarger
Hereford-to-Clovis
Federal dove hunting rules loosened for Texas
United States officials amended mourning dove regulations allowing Texas hunters to shoot from September 21 to January 5 with legal hours 7 A.M. to sunset. The change, prompted by protests from Gov Allred and state officials, aims to align federal and state rules though a residual clash remains in South Texas.
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Austin
Texas
William Tucker
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
J. N. Darling
U. S. Biological Survey
James V. Allred
Texas Game
Weather outlook and precipitation report for Amarillo region
Partly cloudy conditions persist with light local showers overnight into Friday. West Texas and New Mexico areas expect showers, cooler spells in the east, and temperatures hovering around 60 to 62 degrees. Precipitation in the last 24 hours totals 1.78 inches. note mentions roof repairs and Jno Maynard Lumber Company.
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H. T. Collman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Kansas
There
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Court Blocks Ickes Plan for Municipal Plants
The District of Columbia Supreme Court issued preliminary injunctions stopping Secretary Ickes from using Public Works Administration funds for municipal electric plants in Burlington Kansas and Plainview Texas. The Kansas Utilities and Texas Utilities companies sued, arguing the new plants would harm their business, with a final decision likely delayed awaiting an appellate court ruling in a separate case.
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District of Columbia Supreme Court
Ickes
Kansas and
Texas
Jesse C. Admins
Public Works Administration
Burlington
Kas
Plainview
Tex
Kansas Utilities Company
Texas Utilities Company
Joly
Huey Long Attacks FDR Over Social Security Plan
Senator Huey P. Long accused President Roosevelt of concealing the truth about a fake social security program after his filibuster halted the appropriation to launch the plan in Washington. Long labeled the initiative a sham aimed at keeping people from understanding its true nature.
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New York
U.P
Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
Go After Kingfish by Lyle C. Wilson
Washington Aug 29 United Press prediction a senatorial flying squad may pursue Senator Huey P Long through the bayou country during the presidential campaign year coincided with a general administration drive against Louisiana Kingfish. Democratic Senator Schwellenbach and other freshmen backed a push to pressure Long over blocked appropriations for railroad pensions and social security programs. Roosevelt and Robinson emphasized Long’s obstruction and shortly after adjournment named Philip Alhares to a federal post in Eastern Louisiana to weaken Long influence.
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U.P
Huey P. Long
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Long
Schwellenbach
Roosevelt
Congress
Rosevelt
Philip Alhares
United States
Senate
Whimseys Glasgow and a Name Change Hint
A collage of odd dispatches reports bagpipe greet at Craigendoran to ferry passengers, a Scottish puffing scene used to quicken transfers. New York law notes any resident may legally change name without court, while Charleston recounts a steak gravy fire hoax sparked by misheard word fire.
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New York Law Journal
Courtesy Cars Sought for Veterans Reunion Transport
Jim Williams chaired the appeal for more Courtesy Cars to move Confederation veterans during the citys annual reunion next week. He urged immediate signings of coupons to prevent last minute confusion as hosts typically provide town transport with drivers serving only a few hours daily.
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Automobile and Transportation Commuter
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Transportation and Automobile
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United Confederate Veterans Rewn
Amarillo
Frazier Lemke Farm Mortgage Moratorium Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the Frazier Lemke three year farm mortgage moratorium bill to replace the unconstitutional law. The act allows debt burdened farmers to seek court orders for up to three years of moratoriums on mortgages. Property may be under court control, farmers stay on land and pay a fair rental semiannually or quarterly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Russian-American Dispute Studied by Hull Group
Secretary of State Cordell Hull and advisers studied all angles of the Soviet-American dispute including possible efforts in the Far East as they prepared a reply to a Soviet note rejecting the U.S. protest against Communist activities.
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Washington
Far East
Cordell Hull
Will Rogers Leaves Estate to Widow in $5 Million Will
Hollywood, Aug. 29. A will by the late Will Rogers makes his widow sole heir to an estimated $5,000,000 estate. The document was on file here today, detailing Rogers as the beneficiary of all property and possessions.
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Bolzano
Italy
Great Britain
League of Nations Council
Ethiopia
Minii
1 Duce
Hollywood
U.P
Will Rogers
September Want Ad Blitz Warns of Vacancies
September rush for rental ads urges immediate phone placement to avoid a month vacant. Delays risk a full month of empty houses apartments rooms and suites as vacations end and schools reopen. Advertisers may book a full week on bargain rates with cancellation if results occur before expiration. Dial 262.
Treasury Bond Sale Fails to Be Oversubscribed
The U S Treasury did not receive bids for the full 190 million dollar offering of Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation bonds with 1.5 percent interest. Bids totaling 85. six million face value were received and the government accepted 85.26 million. The average price hovered near 99 with a September 1939 maturity yield around 1.76 percent. The issue was government guaranteed as to principal and interest.
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Washington, Arg
Treasury
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Three Die As Wall Of Water Crashes Bus Near Dragoon
An eight foot wall of floodwater from a cloudburst swept a Golden Fagle bus in a railroad underpass near Dragoon Arizona. Three people were killed and two more were missing. Authorities identified one victim as N Sevlin of Chicago and another as a young woman around 25. more details were awaited.
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Dragoon
Ariz
Here
N. Sevlin
Chiccago
Lindbergh Baby Alive Claim Sparks Court Action
Reporters reveal plans to seek a new trial for Bruno Hauptmann convicted of murdering the Lindbergh baby. Evidence includes a possible identification of a found body and a claimed connection to a found child in Flushing. Fingerprint comparison and an adoption plot are discussed by counsel and relatives.
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Anna Hauptmann
Department ,of Justice
Fischer
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