Alter Strategy To Claim Votes Today
The piece discusses shifts in the 1932 presidential campaign with Republicans aiming for a conservative appeal and Democrats seeking a new path for the nation. It notes Al Smith backing Roosevelt and forecasts potential alignments among conservatives and liberals.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
al Smith
Gov
Roosevelt
Smith
East
Ogden Mills
New Yorker
Boston
West
Norris
Johnson
Hoover
Borah
Prohibition Party
Amarillo Weather Forecast Tonight Through Saturday
The Weather Office reports a cloudy night and Saturday for Amarillo and West Texas. Temperatures range from a high near 87 in the afternoon to 68 this evening with partly cloudy skies.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Trinity Above Flood Mark In Dallas Flats
Flood waters of the Trinity River rose above 28 feet in Dallas, reaching 29.9 feet as relief efforts moved to keep low areas safe. Weather observers forecast an immediate drop though the river crest caused regional disruption.
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Trinity
Dallas
U.P
Trinity River
U. S
Captain Yancey Missing After Hop Over Mountains
Cheyenne Wyoming July 8 Capt. Lewis A. Yancey flying from New York to Rome did not land here as scheduled after a 200 mile leg from New Castle Wyoming. Authorities feared he might have been forced down in the surrounding rugged terrain.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Lewis A. Yancey
New York
Rome
New Castle
Franco German reparations accord reported by Lausanne
Washington notes a Franco German pact on reparations and war debts with interest, while Secretary Stimson avoided comments. Germany's final reparations are set near 750 million dollars, under one tenth of the Young Plan total. Some see the link as paving the way for new U S debt relief appeals.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
France
Germany
Washington
State Department
Stimson
Europe
United States
Court Scribe Session Opens Texas Shorthand Meet
The Texas Shorthand Reporters Association opened its annual convention with about 50 members and guests by noon. Attendees planned a visit to the U S Helium Plant, clinics in the courthouse, and a chicken barbecue with music by the Melody Maids at Harding's Ranch. Officials included Hall Etter of Houston as president and H L Persinger of San Antonio as secretary. Notable out of state visitors Ira Brown of Clovis and Mrs Ollie Watson of Wellington Kans spoke, with remarks from Judge W E Gee of Amarillo and Otis Trulove before a welcome from J A Feagin of Fort Worth.
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U. S
Court House
Harding
Melody Maids
Hall Etter
Houston
H. L. Persinger
San Antonio
Ira Brown
Clovis
Ollie Watson
Wellington
Kans
Southwest Reporters’ Association
W. E. Gee
Amarillo
Otis Trulove
Gaston Foote
J. A. Feagin
Fort Worth
J. B. Dooley
Henry Gould
Amarillo Court
No Kin Here Of Slain Worker
Fort Smith Arkansas July 8 Walter Ferguson 46 Fort Smith construction worker and Genevieve Folden 20 Crawford County Ark were found slain yesterday at their roadside camp near Wister Oklahoma 35 miles southwest of here Deputy County Attorney Joe Foster says investigators believe the man shot the girl then himself Ferguson's estranged wife is thought to be in Amarillo Walter Ferguson's widow is not listed in the Amarillo city directory and area credit associations have no record of the family.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Walter Ferguson
Genevieve Folden
Crawford County
Wister
Okla
Here
Joe Foster
Poteau
Ferguson
Amarillo
Brutal Chain Gang Details At Prison Camp In Boy Death
During a habeas corpus hearing in Jacksonville two officials charged with murder are accused of brutal lash and a sweat box used on Arthur Maillefort a 19 year old New Jersey youth who died in chains at the state prison camp convicts testified he complained of illness was stripped of clothing placed in a barrel and later in the sweat box with a neck chain and fed only bread and water Captain Courson and Guard Higginbotham deny responsibility saying Maillefort died by his own action after attempts to escape and refusal to work
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Jacksonville
Fila
Arthur Maillefort
New Jersey
George Cooper Gibbs
George Courson
Solomon Higginbotham
Maillefert
Courson
Higginbotham
Maulefort
Press Inquiry in Reynolds Death in Winston-Salem
Authorities pursued motives in the death of 20 year old Smith Reynolds, heir to the R J Reynolds fortune, with coroner Dr W N Dalton and guardian R E Lasater stating suicide as the likely cause. Libby Holman Reynolds, recently married, was reported recovering from a nervous collapse as investigators prepared to question her.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Smith Reynolds
R. E. Lasater
R. J. Reynolds
W. N. Dalton
Transon Scott
Libby Holman Reynolds
Girdlers Wind Up Chances In Russian Mire
American circumnavigators James Mattern and Bennett Griffin forced down near Borisov, Russia, after their plane malfunctioned while en route from Berlin to Moscow. They escaped with minor injuries, wrecked the aircraft, and resumed travel by train. They had hoped to beat Post and Gatty’s record but were derailed by the mishap.
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James Mattern
Bennett Griffin
Borisov
Minsk
Russia
Teas
Berlin
Minek
Post
Gatty
Mattern
Griffin
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Ireland
North American
Submarine Promethee Disaster Off Cherbourg
Salvage ships hover over the downed submarine Promethee seven miles north of Cape Levi in 245 feet of water with over 60 men aboard. A telephone buoy was found and Italian salvage vessel Artiglio II was summoned. Survivors were treated in Cherbourg while crews described the rapid sinking and a possible diving-machine error.
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Cherbourg
France
Yesday
Cape Levi
Artiglio II
Brest
Joseph Goosgoen
Masonic Grand Master Due at Lodge Session
Alva Bryan, Texas Masonry grand master, to be honored at Amarillo Lodge No 731 in a summoned communication led by Worshipful Master J O Gulekie. All members urged to attend with visiting Master Masons invited. Refreshments at 6:30 and the session to convene an hour later.
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Alva Bryan
Waco
Texas Masonry
Amarillo
J. O. Gulekie
Amarillo Mayoral Platforms Compared For Next Election
Amarillo taxpayers should compare mayoral candidates Lon D. Marrs and Ross R. Rogers. Marrs backs tax cuts and a $100,000 budget reduction plus lower water rates, four city commissioners, strong park care, and robust fire police and sanitation services. Rogers presents a platform aligned with Marrs except on the four-commission policy and pledges economy while denying a fixed platform previously.
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Amarillo
Lon D. Marrs
Ross R. Rogers
Rogers
Marrs
Will Rogers visits Plainview and plans trip to Amarillo
Will Rogers recalls his early rodeo days riding with the Knight Slaton remuda near Plainview and visits the Halsell ranch. In Oklahoma City, a potential contest may challenge his filing for congressman at large over use of a nickname.
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Plainview
Will Rogers
L. A. Knight
J. H. Slaton
Amarillo
Liberal
Kansas
Knight-Slaton
W. E. Halsell
Halsell
Springlake
Vinita
Oklahoma
Rogers
Hassell
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Moore
Claremore
Er. B. Howard
Tulsa
King
H. P. Creasen
William ©. Rogers
Mabel Bassett
Charities and Corrections
City Race Candidates Plan Rallies Tonight
Two mayoral hopefuls Ross D. Rogers and Lon J D Marrs schedule rallies at San Jacinto and Sanborn Schools after last night events at Sanborn and Buchanan Street Schools. Rogers charts policy favors living within income and warns on warrants and debt while urging economy as he investigated city finances. Speakers include Henry Ansley, Mrs. Walter R. Browne, Tack, John K. Boyce, H. L. Mauldin, John Winters and J. W. Cotten with Boyce chairing and Mauldin acting chairman.
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Ross D. Rogers
Lon JD. Marrs
Rogers
San Jacinto School
Marrs
Sanborn School
Sanborn
Buchanan Street
East Amarillo
Henry Ansley
Walter R. Browne
Tack
John K. Boyce
H. L. Mauldin
John Winters
J. W. Cotten
Boyce
Mauldin
Ansley
Beer Legislation Pressed in Senate and House
Senate moves to vote on a 3.2 percent beer bill led by Senator Bingham from Connecticut as opponents push for quick action. In the House, 77 Republicans sign a petition urging immediate reconsideration of beer legalization and taxation to aid the fiscal condition. House-Senate conferees defer action on the $2.1 billion unemployment relief measure amid a deadlock with President Hoover.
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Congress
Senate
Bingham
R. Conn
House
Garner
Senate Democrats
Hoover
Injury during Home Canning Sends Man to Hospital
Ed Faulk of 504 Dallas Street nearly severed his left index finger and cut an artery while sealing a jar of plums. The incident occurred yesterday at his home.
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Faulk
Dallas Street
Cotton acreage in cultivation drops to 90.5 percent
Washington July 8 The Agriculture Department estimated July 1 cotton acreage at 27,290,000 acres, or 90.5 per cent of the 41,189,000 acres cultivated on July 1, 1931, indicating a decline in compared total area.
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Washington
U.ri
Department of Agriculture
Ranger Adjutant General Bill Sterling Proposed as Roosevelt Escort
Abilene telegram from Governor Ross Sterling offers Bill Sterling Texas Ranger adjutant general as traveling companion and personal escort to Franklin D. Roosevelt on national speaking tours. Sterling notes Rangers’ historic courage and compares him to Bill McDonald while praising Roosevelt’s nomination.
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Bill” Sterling
Texas Ranger Force
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ross Sterlng
Sweetwater
Graham and Mineral Wells
Roosevelt
Texas
John Garner
America
Bill Sterling
Texas Rangers
Woodrow Wilson
Bill McDonald
Sterling
Absentee ballots rise ahead of city mayor run off
Indications this morning show absentee ballots in the city mayor run off nearing 260 by close of business at the county clerk's office. Ballot totals reached 232 by mid morning with 108 absentee votes in the Democratic primaries on July 23. Balloting closes July 19 as the clerk's office stays open for voter turnout. Nearby, July term of the district court in Palmer County opens at Farwell next week with the grand jury to be convened. no sensational criminal docket items listed.
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San Antonio
Three Rivers
Live Oak County
Frio
Henderson Coquat
Palmer County
Farwell
Relief They’re Safe Says Wife of Mattern
Mrs Jimmie Mattern heard with relief that her husband and Bennett Griffin were forced down in Russia during their attempted round the world flight. She said it’s a relief they were not seriously harmed and expressed pride in the flight.
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Mattern Fort Worth
Jimmie Mattern
Bennett Griffin
Russia
Mrs. Griffin
Oklahoma City
Jimmy Mattern
Borisov
Governor Aspirant Due Here July 20
Roger Q. Evans of San Antonio reached Amarillo to arrange a speaking date on July 20. Evans promotes tax equalization for small property owners and cuts in auto mobile license fees while aiding ex servicemen. He will speak tonight at Wichita Falls after earlier appearances in Plainview and Lubbock.
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Roger Q. Evans
San Antonio
Amarillo
Evans
Wichita Falls
Plainview
Lubbock
Refuse Foundry Permit Denied for Johnson Street Site
The zoning board denied an appeal by The Crescent Foundry Company led by L. Stapf to erect a foundry at 1210 South Johnson Street. The board placed foundries in a second manufacturing district while the site sits in a first manufacturing district, with L. A. Wells absent.
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Johnson Street
L. A. Wells
L. Stapf
Crescent Foundry Company
Peruvian City Scene Of Fatal Red Riot
In Trujillo a civilian rebellion seized the city after a bloody battle with loyalist troops. The congress declared a state of siege as reinforcements arrived. Several killed in Trujillo and in clashes at Puerto Chicama and Paijan, with rebels described as Communists.
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Peru
Trujillo
Congress
Puerto Chicama
Paijan
Bcseo
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