British envoy Henderson Forges Strong Warning to Hitler
British ambassador to Berlin Sir Neville Henderson arrives with new authority to deliver a stronger warning to Hitler that Britain may act if war comes to Central Europe. Paris unions resist cabinet decree to extend working hours for national defense amid rising tension. In Tokyo, US ambassador Crew receives protest over Japanese air attack near Canton. Sudeten German splits complicate Czech politics as Germany mobilizes. Roosevelt surges in Democratic primaries as Smith defeats Johnston in South Carolina. Downey trails McAdoo in California with pension plan debates shaping gubernatorial and senatorial races.
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Great
Paris
Germany
Tokyo
United States
Joseph C. Crew
Canton
China
Fiippe
Hitler
Reich
Swiss
France
Édouard Daladier
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Neville Henderson
Berlin
John Simon
Lanark
Sudeten Party
Roosevelt
South Carolina
California
Ellison J. Smith
Olin D. Johnston
William Gibbs McAdoo
Sheridan Downey
Downey
McAdoo
Smith
Johnston
New Deal
Edgar A. Brown
Brown
Senator Smith
George
Georgia
Tyclings
Maryland
MacAnion
Culbert Olson
John Dockweiler
Frank F. Merriam
Philip Bancroft
Burnet, Maybank
Charleston
Wyndham M. Manning
Birthday of Cacsarians Twins Mark First Anniversary
In Kingsville on August 31 Jose Salazsy and Maria Ramirez celebrate their first birthday. Born through a Capsatian operation after their mother’s death, the twins are said to be the only pair born under those conditions in the world. A party was planned at Pedra Ramirez’s home with two cakes and a single candle. Their foster father Maria’s guardian, Ediagorio Salazar, and their store-owning family were to attend. The birth occurred about a year ago following the mother James Conde’s death from a heart attack at the hospital.
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Kingsville
Jose Salazsy
Maria Ramirez
Tieir
Pedra Ramirez
Maria
Cat Jose
Hig Omortier
Ediagorio Salazars
James Conde
Kieberg County
Guard Blamed in Roasting Deaths at Philadelphia Prison
Philadelphia coroner's inquest heard William Mills name Guard Sergeant James Hart as responsible for turning on steam in the Klondike isolation building. Mills said the act was unauthorized and deliberately dangerous, contributing to four convicts' deaths. The heat occurred in August amid high temperatures, with officials noting no authority for the action.
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Philadelphia
William Bo Mills
James Hart
Philadelphia County
Mills
Hart
Klondike
Trio Get $100000 In Daylight Holdup
Three bandits robbed Rimler and Horning jewelry store on Fifth Avenue in broad daylight. They spent about 25 minutes inside and escaped with police tentative loot of £100,000, fleeing through lunch hour crowds as police scrambled to the scene.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Rimler and Horning
Rio Grande Valley Faces Severe Flood Crisis as Waters Rise
Brownsville residents confront rising Rio Grande floodwaters from Monterrey, Texas to Laguna Madre. The river crested near Rio Grande City at 29 feet, threatening Levee Street. inlets and levees on both sides of the border are inundated. Rescue efforts continue as 19 dead and 2,500 homeless in Mexico prompt cross border response.
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Brownsville
Aus
Rio Grande Valley
Monterrrey
Mex
Rio Grande
Rio Grande City
San Juan
Salado Santa Gatarina
Santa Rosalia
International River
Texas
Jem Ro
Ter
Revnoas
Monterrey
Mexico
Here
Reynosa
Bulldog Jiggs Runs A Charge Account At Amarillo Grocer
Jiggs the bulldog visits C W Boles Grocery at 519 Fast Tenth Avenue each morning to select his preferred dog food from a yellow labeled can. The store owner Charley Roles notes Jiggs pays his bill weekly via his owner Mrs W B Francis and occasionally returns for a second can, arguing until interrupted by a bystander. Jiggs splits time between North Hayes Street home and Halley Francis Welding Co at 504 Fast Tenth Avenue and is believed to have once fallen from an Amarillo Hardware warehouse window during construction.
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Paul Timmons
Jiggs
Amarillo
C. W. Boles
Tenth Avenue
Jiges
Bul Jiees
North Hayes Street
Halley & Francis Welding Co
Amarillo Hardware Company
Charley Roles
Amarillo Hosts 60th Texas Sheriffs Convention
Mayor Ross Rogers opens the 60th annual Texas Sheriffs Association meeting in Amarillo addressing peace officers from sheriffs and police departments. He touts city jail plans, praises local officials, and urges cooperation between police and sheriffs as over 200 officers register for a three day event.
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Ross Rogers
State Sheriffs
Amarillo
Texas Sheriffs Association
Liquor Control Board
Texas Department of Public Safety
Rogers
Sheriff's Office
Bill Adams
W. R. McDowell
Cris P. Fox
Flage
Irene DeBolt
Frome
Sheriff Fox
J. B. Arnold
Beeville Association
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Amarillos
Tom Connally
Bert Ford
Texas Liquor Central Board
Mike Brenhem
Austin
Sheriffs
Brenhem
Department of Public Safety
Col
Homer Garrison
Fred Hickman
The
Highway Patrol
Joe Thompson
Bureau of Intelligence
I. N. Thomas
Identification Bureau
R. C. “Red” Hawkins
San Lee
Sadler Seeks Post as Special Prosecutor to Halt Oil Confiscation
Democratic railroad candidate Jerry Sadler asks Travis County District Attorney Edwin Moorhead to appoint him special prosecutor to stop oil confiscation. Sadler says he will work for free and cites a grand jury inquiry as a possible avenue while Moorhead plans no staff changes. The case centers on oil produced beyond legal limits under state orders.
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Sadler
Alistin
Jerry Sadler
Travis County
Edwin Monrhead
Moorhead
Homer
United Press
State Railroad Commission
Dixie Davis Puts Finger Directly on Tammany Hines
J Richard Dixie Davis testifies he paid Tammany District Leader James J. Hines 2000 in October 1932 as part of the Dutch Schultz policy racket. He recalls visiting Hines with Schultz and with Leo Rosenthal, and says Hines asked for numbers game money numerous times.
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New York
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Dutch Schultz
Tammany
James J. Hines
Hines
Schultz
Leo Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Monongahela
Democratic Club
Thomas E. Dewey
Davis
Dewey
Tammany Leaders
Harlem
Allred delays special session until federal grant approved
Gov James V Allred said no special session would be called unless the Federal PWA approved his request for aid for a large new office courthouse. Rumors swirled of changes to oil law or pensions, but he denied plans for a pension liberalizing session. He noted plans for a Gulf Coast vacation after the week.
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Austin
James V. Allred
PWA
Oil Commission
Tve
Gulf Coast
Airomobile Three Wheel Car Attracts Texas Attention
The Airomobile, a three wheeler by Lewis American Airways, Inc., drew crowds in Amarillo last night and today. Agents Mrs. O. K. Mayo and Dr. Winn Francisco expect deliveries around Jan 1 for about 600 dollars. The five passenger car features a front wheel drive, 67 hp Franklin engine, 100 mph top speed, 40 mpg, and a one piece steel body with expansive side doors. Production starts in Rochester with future Philadelphia plants planned.
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Lewis American Airways, Inc
Texas
Amarillo
S90
O. K. Mayo
Winn Francisco
Airomomie
Franklin
Rochester
N. Y
Philadelphia
Labor Day Parade Entries Reported in Amarillo
Final preparations for Amarillo observance of Labor Day were made after a Central Labor Union meeting. The parade moves at 11 o'clock on Polk Street, followed by a dance at The Nat. Police Chief McDowell urges safety due to Labor Day crash hazards.
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Central Labor Union
Polk Street
W. R McDowell
Cranium Crackers Puzzle Clues From Historic Word Play
Read clues mix of proper nouns and phrases to form a true statement. Items include Feldspar Innsbruck Leige Basle mountain river mineral playwright and dates 1890 1906 1898 1906. The piece asks which word choices yield a valid sentence.
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Innsbruck
Leige
Basle
Johnstown
San Francisco
Thomas Jefferson
Irving Batcheller
Fred Stone
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Allred To Study Borgan's Release From Penitentiary
Gov James V Allred orders a transcript of the record in the Huey case to review the release from the Texas penitentiary on a habeas corpus writ signed by District Judge H Fountain Kirby Huey will have his trial and conviction record studied to determine next steps.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Arthur Huey
Borger
Texas
H. Fountain Kirby
Groesbeck
Allred
Huey
Farmer dies after being dragged from plow near Dimmitt
WA Murphy a 55 year old farmer living south of Dimmitt was dragged a mile and a half after falling from his plow Tuesday night. His wife stopped the team as they rushed him to DimMitt hospital where he died.
New German Zep in Air Next Week
In Friedrichshafen Germany the LZ 130 dirigible will first fly next week using hydrogen due to helium shortages. Dr Hugo Eckener, commander designate, will pilot to prove dirigible reliability after the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst on May 6 1937. The airship will carry a training crew and no passengers until helium fills the huge bags.
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Friedrichshapen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy reroutes training cruise skipping Vera Cruz visit
The U S Navy cuts Vera Cruz port call on a training cruise of five destroyers Dickerson Schenck Tillman Roper and Rabbit carrying naval reserve units from Houston Dallas and New Orleans The voyage runs Aug 27 to Sept 9 and had planned a shore liberty stop at Vera Cruz next Friday.
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Washington
U.P
Navy Department
U. S
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Dickerson
Texan Named Executive of Social Security Board
Oscar M. Powell of San Antonio Texas was appointed executive director of the Social Security Board in Washington to succeed Frank Kane whose resignation was disclosed yesterday.
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Texan
Social Security Board
Washington
U.P
Oscar M. Powell
San Antonio Tex
Frank Kane
Roper Doubts Imminent War After Talk With Roosevelt
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper said a European war seems unlikely and told President Roosevelt he reported on how such a conflict could affect American industry. He cited past crises and his vacation abroad as bases for his belief and emphasized time for compromise.
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Washington
Daniel C. Roper
Roosevelt
Roper
Ann Sheridan cites marriage strain with Edward Norris
Hollywood report states Ann Sheridan blamed incompatibility for the failure of her marriage to Edward Norris and plans a divorce in a few weeks. She wished him success in pursuing the Broadway stage. Sheridan, born in Texas, trained as a school teacher at North Texas State Teachers College before moving to Hollywood in 1933 after winning a film talent search.
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Hollywood
Ann Sheridan
Edward Norris
Miss Sheridan
North Texas State Teachers College
Weather Outlook Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday across Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in parts of New Mexico. Maximum temperature about 84 and minimum around 67, little change expected. Build Now See John Maynard Lumber Co for estimates at 800 West South. Ph 5353.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Japan Rejects U. S. Protest Involving Airman
Tokyo rejects the U S protest over an unwarranted attack on a Chinese airliner by Japanese naval planes. Captain Hugh L Wood of Winfield Kansas was endangered but Japan claims the Chinese owners held jurisdiction over him. The China National Aviation Corp plane, tied to Pan American, crashed near Macao after a suspected war zone pursuit with 12 Chinese passengers drowned. An earlier mine explosion near the U S gunboat Monocacy on the Yangtse was settled as an accident.
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TOYKO
Aug
Japan
United States
Hugh L. Wood
Winfield, Kan
Pan-American Airways
Pearl River
Macao
Wood
Yangtse
Kiukiang
Clarence A. Conlan
Navy Department
Washington
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WPA
Harry Hopkins
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Laguna Madre
Bulldog
Grocer
Dixie Davis
Alfred
McDowell
Neely Greenhill
Borgan
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Hubby
China National Aviation Corp
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