Three in Face Two Reported in Air Race
In the national air races at Kansas City two of three pilots sped east. Lee Gehlbach of New York was unreported after takeoff. Douglas Davis of Atlanta refueled at Goodland then headed to Lansing. John Worthern of Pine Bluff sped on after Albuquerque with 17,000 feet clouds. Roscoe Turner was forced to withdraw at Union Terminal due to a broken gas line.
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Kansas City
Burbank
Calif
Lee Gehlbach
New York
Douglas Davis
Atlanta
Goodland
Kas
Lansing
Chicago
John Worthern
Pine Bluff
Ark
Albuquerque
N. M
Worthern
Davis
Gehlbach
Roscoe Turner
Union Air Terminal
Cal
Col
Turner
Colonel Turner
Music Monopoly Hit In Government Action
Federal authorities arrested Benjamin Franklin Varn amid a kidnapping plot involving Roosevelt grandchildren. A separate antitrust suit targets major publishers and composers alleging a monopoly over public music performance and blanket licensing to control radio, theatre, and other venues.
Munitions Probe To Trace Finances Heads Toward Hearings
Senate investigators will probe how American investor money lent to South American countries funded U.S. made war materials at high prices. Investigator Stephn Raushenbush led preparations for public hearings, set to begin next Tuesday in Washington. Hyde Park reports say President Roosevelt summoned treasury officials to review the national financial situation with Morgenthau and Coolidge present.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Stephn Raushenbush
Special
Senate Committee
Fr. D. BR
Treasury
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Morgenthau
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge
Wounded by Burglar in Longview Home Tussle
Longview Texas August 31 M T Flanagan oil and theater man was wounded last night in a struggle with a burglar who entered his home.
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Longview
Tex
M. T. Flanagan
Commissioners Postpone Court Session to 2 PM
The Potter County commissioners postponed the morning session to 2 o clock because commissioner Frank Buckingham was absent on business in Pampa. Agenda includes appointing a successor to Oscar Randal on the Relief Board and tax matters.
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Commissioners’ Court
Frank Buckingham
Buckingham
Pampa
Oscar Randal
Potter County Relief Board
Taian Maru Foundered Near Antung Tragedy Reported
Tokyo August 31 dispatch says the six ty ton Taian Maru was foundered near Antung Manchuria and fears grow that 136 passengers and crew members were drowned according to Rengo news agency.
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Tokyo
Antung
Manchuria
Rengo
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy with a chance of local showers tonight and Saturday. West Texas largely partly to cloudy with probable showers in the Panhandle. New Mexico unsettled tonight and Saturday with local showers in the north. Temperatures reach 68 to 74 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
North Portion
Prairie chicken and dove season opens in Panhandle counties
The opening marks the start of the annual fall hunting season with prairie chickens limited to 10 per hunter and 15 per day, dove season lasting 60 days to October 31. Migratory waterfowl follow from October 26 to December with a $1 federal tax stamp for those over 16. Postmaster W D DeGrassi notes stamps are available at the post office.
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Panhandle
Hugh Small
Tulsa
Ing
W. D. DeGrassi
Texas Relief Commission estimates state aid needs
The Texas Relief Commission told Governor Miriam A. Ferguson and the legislature that anticipated relief needs from September 1 to April 20 would total 44 59 000 dollars. Forecasts for each month, drought impact, and county emergency status are outlined in a 66 page report noting farm income losses and widespread unemployment.
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Austin
Texas Relief Commission Today
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas Legislature
Drouth
Texas
West Texas
Unions Fight for Walkout Free of Reds
United Press reports a nationwide cotton textile strike threatening industrial warfare with 800000 workers in New England and the South ready to walk out. Francis J. Gorman leads U T W efforts aiming at rapid walkouts in woolen, silk, rayon mills while tensions over Communist influence rise.
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United Press
Washington
New England
Anne Burlak
Red Flame
Francis J. Gorman
Gorman
United Textile Workers
National Textile Union
Bury Man
Cherrotte
N. Y
Pilea
Emil Rieve
Hosiery Workers Union
Sturdy Old TWA Fords End Service
Sturdy tri motor Fords once serving Transcontinental Air end their decade of coast to coast flights retiring today to hangar niches along a 3000 mile route. The last Ford with the TWA emblem astonishes Amarillo as the fleet ends after nearly a decade of service on the New York Los Angeles line.
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New York-Los Angeles Airways
TWA
Murderer Executed in Arizona Gas Chamber
Louis S. Douglass a former New York taxi driver was executed in the Arizona gas chamber for the desert murder of Ralph Hart a prospector. The August 31 execution marks the chamber's fourth victim.
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Florence, Ariz
U.P
Arizona
Lethal
Louis S. Douglass
New York
Desert
Ralph Hart
Beaty Wins Democratic Nomination for Precinct Four
In Breckenridge Texas the precinct four race ended tied at 433 votes for Beaty and incumbent George Kelly. A coin toss awarded Beaty the Democratic nomination after the Stephens County committee canvassed the run off. The ad then notes Globe News Want Ads sold a Crosley radio.
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Joe Beaty
Breckenridge
Texas
Stephens County Democratic Committee
Beaty
George Kelly
Globe News
Crosley
Dial
Indictment Returned in Amarillo Husband Killing Case
A Potter County grand jury indicted Mrs. Dolores Miller of Amarillo for murder in the July 16 death of her husband Lee Miller a Rock Island railroad switchman. She allegedly shot him at their home after a quarrel and cites long domestic difficulties. She remains jailed without bond.
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Potter County
Dolores Miller
Amarillo
Lee Miller
New Deal Payroll Up More Than 100000 Since Roosevelt
United States Civil Service Commission figures show an increase of over 100000 federal payroll jobs since President Roosevelt took office. The data released today in Washington covers employment growth under New Deal programs and reflects the administration's hiring push during the early years of his presidency.
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New York
Benjamin Franklin Varn
Roosevelt
Sissie
Buzzie” Dall
Varn
Federal
Secret Service
Allen C. Straight
Customs House
Washington
U.P
United States Civil Service Commission
Canadian 15 Mile Marathon Swim Opens At Lake Ontario
More than 100 swimmers plunged into the cold water of Lake Ontario shortly after noon to begin the Canadian National Exhibition's Annual 15 Mile Marathon Swim in Toronto Ontario.
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Toronto
Ont
U.P
Lake Ontario
Canadian National Exhibition
Dodge City Youth Hangs Self Over School Costs
Charles Kincade a 14 year old ninth grader in Dodge City Kans hanged himself at home amid fears he could not afford school books this fall. The tragedy underscores financial pressures on families during the back to school period.
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Dodge City
Kan
U.P
Charles Kincade
Johnsons Secretary Holds NRA Key Post
Washington dispatch notes Miss Frances Robinson, Johnsons executive assistant, named to an administrative five member board to govern the National Recovery Administration during the president's vacation. She declares the general does not need guidance as he already has a strong mind.
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Washington
Hugh 8
Johnson
National Recovery Administration
Frances Robinson
NRA
New Deal
Robinson
Bethany Beach
Delaware
Florida man heads U S Bar Association presidency
Jacksonville Florida attorney Scott M Loftin was nominated by the American Bar Association general council for the presidency and William P McCracken for re election as secretary in Milwaukee Wisconsin on August 31.
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Milwaukee
Wis
General Council
The
American Bar Association Today
Scott M. Loftin
Jacksonville
Fla
Association
William P. McCracken
Washingto
Morning Dance to Open Labor Day Events at Nat Dance Palace
Paul Spor entertainers present vaudeville numbers backed by a famous orchestra as part of two Labor Day dances at the Nat Dance Palace. The program has a seven year Paramount circuit history and opens with a German Dance at midnight Sunday and another at 9 pm Monday. Admission is one dollar per couple or 75 cents per person, with 25 cents extra for night club reservations.
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Paul Spor
Nat Dance Palace
Paramount
Panhandle Weather Stays Wet With 10th Day Looming
The Panhandle remains a weather hotspot as a 10 day wet spell reaches day ten. Weatherman H T Collman forecasts at least two more days of scattered showers and a mostly cloudy Sunday with cooler temperatures.
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Panhandle
H. T. Collman
Booth Plains
Amarillo Chest Officers to Be Named at Tonight Meeting
Amarillo Community Chest directors meet at the Amarillo Hotel at 8 30 p m for the annual session. Six new directors will be chosen and officers for the new year named. retiring president James Galerie asks all directors to attend. Vice presidents Bert McCullough Rabey Funka treasurer Earl Puqua and a long slate of listed directors are slated to serve.
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Amarillo
T. FE. Johnson
H. ©. Pipkin
John Fain
Floyd Studer
Herbert Budke
R. W. Burke
Jim Pryor
A. E. Meyer
Wilbur C. Hawk
Earl Wyatt
T. Crowe
E. C. Seaman
J. Levy
D. Roach
W. H. Fuqua
Ford Brandenburg
R. P. Parcells
Motorists Robbed On Mountain Road
Five armed men abducted motorists in the Arbuckle Mountains near Ardmore Oklahoma escaping with $14 jewelry and clothing. Victims included R D Williams and a Parsons Kansas family. The group claimed to be allied with a Texas fugitive and expressed hatred for a Texas ranger.
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Mountain Road
Ardmore
Okla
Arbuckle Mountains
R. D. Williams
Allen
Oklahoma
Gainesville
Cedarvale
Harry E. Newman
J. W. Price
Calvin
Parsons
Kan
Williams
Davis
Wynnewood
Raymond Hamilton
Texas
Frank Hamer
Texas Range
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Richard Jarvis
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American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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United States District Court
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REDS
Salinas
Europe
Arthur Brisbane
California
King Features Syndicates, Inc
America
Globe
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Hiram Johnson
Upton Sinclair
Democratic Party of
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Mooney
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