Russo-Jap Conflict Threat Darkens Peace Efforts
An Associated Press analysis notes growing danger as Japanese and Russian forces clash along the Amur River near Manchoukuo. The piece highlights a two-thirds of a million man regional force, rising global tensions from Spain to Europe, and ongoing arms race dynamics among Britain, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union. It reports five more Soviet gunboats at Seniuru Island, signaling further potential hostility.
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John Evans
Associated Press
Asia
Amur
Japan
Manchoukuo
Tokyo
Moscow
Spain
Germany
France
Italy
Great Britain
Balkans
Austria
Hungary
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
India
Britain
China
Europe
Tak
Seniuru Island
Amur River
Flag Respect Gone He Says
Police Sergeant Lawrence J. Lyons testifies at the La Follette Civil Liberties committee that many Memorial Day outbreak participants were foreigners lacking traditional flag respect. Spectators booed, drawing a rebuke from Chairman La Follette against unseemly demonstrations as Lyons describes the South Chicago strike at Republic Steel. Lyons notes police of 300 armed with standard city equipment guarded the scene.
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Washington
W.P
Lawrence J. Lyons
Chicago
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Lyons
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Progressive
Wisconsin
Republic Steel Corp
Guild President declares autonomy for Newspaper Guild
Heywood Broun, head of the American Newspaper Guild, says the guild will govern itself by its convention decisions, not publishers rules. He comments on Chicago publishers who condemned the guild for seeking a closed shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Guild
New York
Heywood Broun
American Newspaper Guild
Liquor Dealers Vote To Keep Hobbs Dry
Hobbs New Mexico, July 1. Liquor dealers voted to keep the town dry until after a July 30 election. Every liquor dispensary closed in protest against $1500 licenses. Permits for 1936 37 expired at midnight.
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Hobbs
N. M
Raft's Mother Eva Raft Dies in New York
Eva Raft 66 mother of actor George Raft died of asthma at her home in New York City. Funeral arrangements were not listed.
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Raft
New York
Eva Raft
George Raft
Sideslips and altitude loss lessons at English Field
A pilot recalls practicing sideslips at English Field with Losing Altitude Oxnard promising lessons. The method uses side-ward stick with full opposite rudder to tilt the aircraft and descend safely near the ground, described as the most satisfactory way to lose altitude quickly. See FLYING Page 9.
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English Field
Oxnard
Inland Steel plant reopens peacefully in East Chicago
Inland Steel's East Chicago mill resumes operations under a Towns plan with Governor Towns. about 9,500 workers checked in, nearly double the usual 5,000, as sit down tensions ease and shifts prepare for 4 PM or midnight. Mayor Rooney lifts liquor and weapons ban at 11 AM as calm returns.
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Chicago
Ind
Inland Steel
M. Clifford Townsend
Indiana
Great Lakes
James H. Walsh
Inland Works
Andrew Rooney
East Chicago
Mahoning Valley
Ohio
Ohio National Guardsmen
Kidnap Slayings Probe Clears Suspects Inglewood Case
Inglewood California July 1 Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz said the kidnap slayings of three Inglewood school girls remain at large with all arrests cleared. Luther Dow and another man once under observation have been eliminated from the inquiry. A brown paper candy bag with four blurred fingerprints found in Baldwin Hills holds hope as a clue.
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Inglewood
Calif
Eugene Biscailuz
Liberty
Luther Dow
Los Angeles
Baldwin Hills
Earhart Delays Departure From Island Station Malabar
Amelia Earhart postpones departure for Howland Island due to a Malabar radio station line breakdown making time signals unavailable to set her chronometer. Arrival and further plans uncertain as engineers work to restore communications.
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Earhart
Lae
New Guinea
Amelia Earhart
Howland Island
Malabar
Death Notes To President
An elderly retired deputy U. S. marshal Morton B. Wainwright, 72, of Winthrop was arrested in Boston by Secret Service Agent Alonzo B. Rice for allegedly threatening to kill President Roosevelt. The case followed a 16 month probe with chemistry and photography used to trace the writer of threatening letters. U. S. Attorney Francis 3. Ford and assistant J. B. Cartier assisted, officials said. Wainwright had been active in the Townsend Club.
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Boston
U. S
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Morton B. Wainwright
Winthrop
Seattle
Wash
Alonzo B. Rice
Rice
Francis 3. W. Ford
J. B. Cartier
Wainwright
Townsend Club
Industrious upbringings and a pool hall fail
A 1927 Esquire anecdote argues children respect hardworking parents though youths resist at first. It recalls Uncle Hod who builds a business while Horace lounges. On Hod’s 86th birthday he plans to retire to Horace who declines to take over, preferring to retire together.
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Hod
Horace
Esquire Features, Inc
Nine Prisoners Transferred to Huntsville Penitentiary
Nine Potter County inmates moved to Huntsville for long term confinement aboard two special trucks. Arthur Spencer, once Pete Traxler’s running mate, faces 32 years in Donley County. J. C. Evans holds a 10 year term. Others include Alvin Ash seven years, Bouyer five, Lou Brown five, Bunk Howard five, Arrequin two, and Elmer Culpepper returned for parole violation.
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Huntsville
Potter County
Amarillo
Bud Russell
William Crain
Panhandle
Arthur Spencer
Pete Traxler
Spencer
Donley County
J. C
Dude” Evans
Alvin Ash
Charles Bouyer
Lou Brown
Bunk Howard
Juan Arrequin
Elmer Culpepper
Police Seek Black Woman After Nine Shots Miss
Police search for a Black woman who fired nine rounds at a Black man in an early morning incident behind 1224 Fannin Street. None of the shots hit the man, but the act prompted speedy movement by the shooter, and officers have little hope of locating the man.
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Fannin Street
Substitute Court Bill Drafted By Senator Robinson
Senator Robinson of Arkansas said he was drafting a substitute for the Roosevelt court bill with planned introduction tomorrow. The measure reportedly would add one Supreme Court justice each year for every justice over 75, signaling a shift away from the original measure as Senate forces abandon the fight.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt Court
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Senate
Accidents Cost U S 111000 Lives Last Year
The National Safety Council reports 111000 deaths and 3.7 billion dollars in losses in 1936. Injuries reached 10.75 million with one accident every three seconds. half the rise linked to a heat wave. Traffic deaths hit a record high while home carelessness caused about 38500 fatal injuries.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Safety Council
President and Mrs Roosevelt to spend five days at Hyde Park
President and Mrs Roosevelt arrived in Highland New York to spend five days at their Hyde Park summer home. They will rest and host visitors while in residence with no public engagements planned during the stay.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Highland
N. Y
Roosevelt
NYSE Market Closed July 3 and 5 for Independence Day
The New York Stock Exchange board ruled the market would be closed Saturday July 3 and Monday July 5 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The closure follows a petition by members.
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New York
Board of Governors
The
New York Stock Exchange
Locomotive Leaps Tracks Near Bluefield Trapping Crew
A Norfolk and Western locomotive jumped the rails near Bluefield West Virginia killing the fireman and engineer. A brakeman was injured as fire from the blast wrecked the engine and damaged the home of Lyle Radcliffe while derailing eighteen freight cars.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railway
Lyle Radcliffe
Tax payments better than last year at Amarillo offices
Amarillo tax collectors reported payments for the 1936 half year ahead of last year on the final day without penalty. Miss Jewell Davidson and George M. Waddill noted better than prior year totals, while Perry Burks said city receipts were coming in fine as mail payments will take days to record.
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Amarillo
Jewell Davidson
George M. Waddill
Amarillo Independent School District
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity and Panhandle
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures across West Texas and the Panhandle. New Mexico expects showers and thunderstorms in the north central area with little change in temperature. Temperature extremes in Amarillo reached 66 and 90 degrees before 1 PM. Short term loans for repairs and modernization offered with small monthly payments by John Maynard Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Tri Power Monetary Agreement To Continue
Secretary Morgenthau announced that the tri power monetary agreement will continue amid the French financial crisis. He transmitted a message to French finance minister Georges Bonnet stressing continued close cooperation among treasuries under the tripartite declaration. France’s floating franc drifted to 26.06 francs per dollar and 128.93 per pound at open market close, marking a 16.23 percent devaluation from prior levels.
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Washington
Morgenthau
France
Treasury
Georges Bonnet
Treasuries
Great Britain
United States
Paris
Camille Chautemps
New York
Borger Mayor asesinato plot denied in trial
Henry Fields testified in Borger city election case denying offering 1000 dollars to kill Mayor John R. Miller. He said the tale of paying for the hit and trips to New Mexico was false and that a typewriter was taken as collateral for lumber. Fields admitted past gambling while detailing his Borger and Wink business ventures.
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Stinnett
Henry Fields
Borger City
Frank Dice
John R. Miller
Fields
G. C. Arney
Dusty Miller
Dice
McAlester
Oklahoma
Miller
New Mexico
Citizens
Borger
Wink
Whitsel Ranch Sale Arranged in Panhandle Deal
Attorneys announced a cash sale of the 55,000 acre Whitsel ranch in Roberts and Ochiltree Counties to the Panhandle Mineral Company for more than 300000. The heirs of the late W I Whitsel held the property with 30000 in escrow as evidence of good faith. The deal was arranged by Canadian attorneys A V MacQuidy and H E Hoover for the whitsel heirs and J A Whittenburg Jr. of Amarillo is president of the buyer company.
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Neys
Whitsel
Roberts
Ochiltree
Panhandle Mineral Company
W. I. Whitsel
Panhandle
Plains Wheat Harvest Hits Highest July 1 Price Since 1928
Plains wheat growers delivered grain at Amarillo for 1.06 per bushel, about 20 cents higher than the South Plains price at harvest start. Chicago markets quoted 1.25. Harvest moves northward toward Amarillo as Central Panhandle rail hubs bustle with activity. Rock Island Railway dispatches first car as See WHEAT Page 9.
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George May
Plains
Amarillo
South Plains
Chicago
Central Panhandle
Rock Island Railway
North Plains
Panhandle
City to be inspected as West Texas mental hospital site
State Board of Control visits Amarillo to evaluate the city as the prospective West Texas mental hospital site. Chairman Claude Teer of Austin and members Henry Meyer of Rockdale and John Wallace of Teague arrive by 4 pm after touring Plainview and Lubbock. Amarillo has an $817 000 state-funded hospital bid aided by chamber of commerce committee led by Floyd Studer with Jack Littie, Jack Cunningham, Mayor Ross Rogers, H R Smith and Tom Lee.
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Amarillo
State Board of Control
West Texas
Claude Teer
Austin
Henry C. Meyer
Rockdale
John F. Wallace
Teague
Plainview
Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce
Floyd Studer
Jack Littie
Jack Cunningham
Ross Rogers
H. R. Smith
Tom
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