Blurred Call May Hint at Air Tragedy Near Tucumcari
The Transcontinental & Western Air crash 20 miles south of Tucumcari New Mexico early Monday left no survivors. Harold English of English Field suspects the center motor failure as the plane descended through heavy rain in darkness. Funeral arrangements for Ralph Gore wife and baby Evelyn Fae Gore are set for Thursday in First Baptist Church with burial at Liano Cemetery.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Harold English
English Field
Ralph Gore
Evelyn Fae Gore
Santa Fe
Clovis
First Baptist Church
Guy Newman
Liano
Griggs and Sons
Howard Morgan
Morgan
Barcus
English
Survivors Describe Train Wreck Horror Near Tucumcari
John D Rockefeller Jr and eleven weary survivors recount their ordeal after the Golden State Limited plunged into flood waters near Tucumcari. They describe chaos, heroic rescues, and the 18 hour delay while awaiting relief and medical aid.
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Amarillo
Golden State Limited
Tucumcari
Heads Up Tickets Go On Sale Friday Morning
Tickets for two Labor Day performances of Heads Up go on sale Friday at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street. Reserved seats cost 25 to 40 cents for matinees and 25 cents to 1 dollar for night shows. An elaborate intermission style show will run between acts. Ligon Smith and his band also play two Labor Day dances at The Nat.
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City Drug Store
Polk Street
Ligon Smith
Jimmie Jefferies
Rain respite aids plains area in repairs after flood
After two weeks of heavy rains the Panhandle clears and hundreds work to reopen highways and rail lines. A bridge over Revelto Creek between San Jon and Tucumcari is spanned by a makeshift rope lasso by bus drivers, restoring passage for small buses and cars. Canadian River rises six feet near Amarillo but causes no major damage. Rock Island line near San Jon remains out with repairs planned by Thursday.
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Panhandle
Revelto Creek
San Jon
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Hartley
Channing
Dumas
Amarillo
F. E. Greenwood
Canadian River Gas Company
Tascosa
Mr. Greenwood
Rock Island
N. M
Areyo
Golden State Limited
P. C. McCarthy
McCarthy
T. A. Wheelock
el Paso
Pajarita Creek
Wreck of Golden State Limited Triggers ICC Probe Push
Eight dead after Golden State Limited wreck near Tucumcari New Mexico prompts J D Lamb to seek Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry. state utility board plans a board of inquiry with railroad officials and Tucumcari residents to aid rescue and identify victims including Mrs J L Whitten and Mrs Katherine Sammons.
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George May
Tucumcari
N. M
Golden State Limited
J.D. Lamb
State Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Corporation Commission
Lamb
Don Casados
Roy F. Shedd
Joseph 8. Baca
Santa Fe
J. L. Whitten
Englewood
Calif
Buffalo
Katherine Sammons
Pasadena
John GC. Robbins
Ford mum on NRA question at Michigan resort
Henry Ford declined to discuss Gen. Hugh S. Johnson's remarks about the Blue Eagle. He said he had nothing to say about the NRA and would not comment on plans while on vacation at the Huron Mountain Club near Big Bay Michigan.
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Big Bay
Mich
Henry Ford
Huron Mountain Club
Here
Washington
Hughs. Johnson
Ford
NRA
Upper
Michigan
Ford Motor Company
Huron
Witnesses Testify In Malin Suit Over Exhibition Game
Jerry Malin testifies he lost 1300 dollars preparing to bring the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates to an exhibition game. Pirates manager George Gibson reportedly refused to exhibit, saying he would not play here. Clerks and vendors describe ticket sales as spectators from New Mexico attended. witnesses note weather was not a factor.
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Jerry Malin
Globe News
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jerry Malino
Cue
Bill Lampe
Bill Beechler
DeWitt Landis
George Gibson
Pirates
Gibson
Municipal Auditorium
Herman Fuhrer
J. Levy, Clothiers
Ercel Blackburn
Blackburn
New Mexico
Marty Fieldler
Cal Farley
Farly
Fieldler
Survivors hail heroes of Tucumcari wreck
Survivors of the Tucumcari New Mexico train wreck praise Dr Samuel Kaufman Notre Dame Father Fred McKeown Army major's son Henry Applington and a Pullman car maid for organizing rescue work bandaging wounds and aiding passengers.
Wreck Searing Night As Crews Aid Trapped Passengers
Thomas McCauley of Hachita New Mexico describes the moment a locomotive plunged into a canyon. Awake during the crash he recalls the first impact, darkness, and a scramble in muddy road to help trapped travelers in the front cars.
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Thomas McCauley
Hachita
N. M
Thompson Hears Gasoline Price Hike Not Justified
Austin reports State Railroad Commissioner E O Thompson says a one cent advance in gasoline price is not justified by a ten cent rise in crude oil price. He notes the code ratio becomes effective Sept 2 and NRA employment costs should be met by volume, not higher prices.
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Austin
E. O. Thompson
Thompson
State Commission
NRA
Washington Goes Wet in 2-1 Vote
Wets win 24th straight victory as three quarters of Washington precincts report repeal of the 18th Amendment by better than 2 to 1. In 1924 tally of 2663 precincts, repeal 316,064 against repeal 132,359.
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Seattle
Wash
U.S
of Washington
Suspending Five Airmail Lines Likely to Cut Service
Washington officials consider suspending five airmail routes and trimming operations on others as air mail appropriations fall from 21 million to 14 million dollars. The Charlotte to Augusta route is set for a possible next month suspension, with Newark to Atlantic City Albuquerque to El Paso Pueblo to Amarillo and Amarillo to Dallas also likely affected. Officials emphasize non use rather than abandonment and plan to reduce expenditures by skipping some flights where possible.
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Washington
Post Office
Charlotte
North Carolina
Augusta
Georgia
Newark
Atlantic City
Albuquerque
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Pueblo
Colorado
Amarillo
Dallas
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Forecast shows partly cloudy conditions for Amarillo tonight and Thursday. West Texas areas west of the 100th meridian can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with local showers in the southern portions tonight and Thursday. New Mexico regions remain generally fair with warmer temperatures in the northwest. Daytime highs reach up to around 71 degrees and lows near 60.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Northwest
Hollywood Declares War on Hoodlum Gang
Hollywood hunters widen crackdown as Los Angeles police name four men as suspects in the Mackley Keller killings. A gangster squad forms to deport hoodlums, while Lupe Velez reports a threat to her daughter prompting extra precautions.
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Hollywoood
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Harry Mackley
Frank Keller
New York
St. Louis
Lupe Velez
Southern
Republic
James F. Davis
Joseph Taylor
Charles Sherman
Morris Solivinsky
Henry Sherman
Jack Weinstein
Morris Moll
Morris Marks
Taylor
Moll
Ed Stanton Taken Before Grand Jury
Ed Stanton charged with murder in the slaying of Swisher County Sheriff John C Moseley was arraigned before a grand jury. One hundred eight special veniremen were chosen for the trial, previously set for September 11. Stanton was captured in New Mexico in July.
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Tulia
Perchmouth) Stanton
John C. Moseley
Swisher County
Stanton
New Mexico
Anti Crime League In Texas Chartered
A state charter was granted for the League Against Crime to fight crime in Texas. The organization aims at missionary work among youths and first violators. Incorporators include Norman A. Snapp Warden Spear of Houston and Edwin H. Muehlhouse Belton, with Belton as headquarters.
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Austin
Texas
League Against Crime
Norman A. Snapp
Spear
Houston
Edwin H. Muehlhouse
Belton
Sanderford Named to State Education Board
Ghent Sanderford of Austin was appointed to the state board of education by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. A. Morrison of Cameron.
Chinese Reds To Face Fleet Of Warships
American and Japanese warships moved toward Foochow to protect nationals as Communists advance in North Fukien. US consulars sought Asiatic Fleet escort. Tulsa and Sacramento near Swatow and Hongkong. Chiang Kai Shek offered 100000 Mexican dollars for top Communist leaders. Eight American Passionist missionaries were reported safe after two months of warfare.
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Foochow
Fukien Province
China
North Fukien
Yenping
Kiening
United States
State Department
Washington
Tulsa
Sacramento
Swatow
Hongkong
Nanchang
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chu Teh
Mao Chetung
Hankow
Yuanchow
Price Fixing for Oil Seen Under NRA Plans
Washington August 30 authoritative sources say immediate price fixing for the oil industry is being seriously considered by the administration as part of its NRA stability program. A committee of 15 to govern the industry is to be announced by President Roosevelt, with a likely broad federal price regulation, though he may move slowly on a wide price fixing approach.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Committee of 15
NRA Drive In Amarillo Nears Completion On Schedule
Canvass of consumers in Amarillo aims to secure pledges of cooperation with the President's NRA program. Majors in charge reported progress at a Wednesday meeting called by Chester Bordwell. Employers surveyed show 1,048 under NRA, 197 not. payrolls rose by 3,559 on July 15 with 910 added since then, and monthly payroll rise estimated at 58,911 dollars.
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Amarillo
NRA
Chester Bordwell
NRA Council
Council
Taylor Street
Texas Named in Irrigation Public Works Grants
Washington reports the Public Works Administration allotted 15,415,000 for 14 irrigation projects in eight states. Arizona and Idaho receive drainage funds, Utah gets a dam and reservoir package at Hyrum, and a 3,000,000 development grant is earmarked for the Ogden River.
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Washington
U.P
Public Works Administration
Arizona
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Oregon
Utah
Yuma
Boise
Hyrum
Ogden River
Yeggs Net $30,000 In Smokescreen Job
In South St Paul Minnesota on August 30 bandits using a smokescreen robbed two bank messengers of 130000. One policeman was killed and another wounded seriously as the heist unfolded. The crime involved masked gunmen and a swift escape. Police launched a manhunt for the perpetrators and search efforts continued.
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Yeggs
South
Paul
Minn
Great September opportunity to rent your vacant property
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