East Texas Editor Sees Small In Gubernatorial Runoff
East Texas voters presume Senator Clint C. Small will reach the second primary for Texas governor. An East Texas Sentinel editorial in Nacogdoches predicts Small will carry 125 West and Southwest counties and win a runoff, with supporters citing his Henderson and Tyler appearances and upcoming Waco radio talk. Campaign trains across the state include Mayfield, Love, Ferguson, Young, and Sterl ing in multiple cities as candidates rush itineraries.
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Thomas B.pa
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Corpus Christi
Jim Young
Kaufman
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Wellington
East Texas
Barry Miller
Ross
Sterling
San Angelo
Hens and Music and the Darker Side of News
Arthur Brisbane comments from The Globe on trivial Monday news and lampoons modern life. He notes Mrs. Thornton’s poultry farm uses radio and light to coax earlier egg laying, compares it to American business, and recalls Louis XVI’s diary entry RIEN on Bastille Day. He forecasts 1932 political hopes, tariff versus prohibition, and public mood amid unemployment. Local ads closing the piece.
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Sterling Here Next Monday in Amarillo for Speech
R S Sterling of Houston, candidate for governor, will speak in Amarillo next Monday night at 8 o clock. He will visit Lubbock Plainview and Canyon during the day and arrive in Amarillo late. The speech from the courthouse square will detail his plan for a state highway bond issue.
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Canyon
Per Capita Cash in Circulation Estimated at 37.30
The treasury department estimates each person in the United States holds 37.30 in cash, with total money in circulation at 4.521 billion dollars as of June 30. The 1929 figure stood at 4.746 billion, and the per capita amount is 2.32 less than a year ago.
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United States
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Confesses Poisoning Of Playmate 35 Years Ago
Fresno police seek identity of a man who signed as A Repentant and claimed to have poisoned his childhood playmate Conrad Bernard, 13, in Fresno in 1895. A letter to the Fresno Republican urged publishing his relatives' addresses so he could confess in person. The boy died April 13, 1895, with natural causes listed. his mother, Mrs Angina FE Bernard, lives in Oakland.
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Big Ram Ship Haul Is Made In Ossining Action
In Ossining New York on July 9 state troopers and Briarcliff police seized a 60 foot yacht with a cargo of liquor valued at 250000. Also seized were a motor boat five trucks two sedans and 26 prisoners. One prisoner Peter Piscipello of Valentine Pennsylvania was shot while attempting to escape. The raid stopped liquor unloading and 40 cases of whiskey were tossed overboard as divers prepared to recover them.
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Briarcliff
Hudson River
Scarsborough
Sing Sing
Peter Piscipello
Valentine
Run-off vote likely to decide Amarillo city post
Unofficial returns from Amarillo’s special election show H Ernest Smith 548 votes, M N Twaddell 492, J W Goff 58, across eight precincts totaling 1 093. Twaddell led five precincts while Smith gained a 51 vote edge in North Amarillo East Amarillo and the courthouse precinct. A run-off may be called within ten days if no candidate exceeds half the total votes.
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Kansas City population tops 600000 in region
Kansas City's core municipal tally reaches 405 000 while the greater urban area totals 602 788, marking the first time the city joins the 400000 club. statewide 1930 population stands at 1 882 518, up 113 261 since 1920 for a 64 percent gain across 105 counties.
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Kansas City
Topeka
Kansas
Searchers Fail To Find Howard Lamel
Searchers who scaled Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the United States, reported no trace of Howard Lamel, 18, of Los Angeles, who disappeared near the summit last Saturday.
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Mount Whitney
United States
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Lone motorcycle cop slows bank robbery near Jefferson race track
New Orleans July 9 lone motorcycle policeman pursued bandits after two hooded men robbed the Freret Street branch of Interstate Bank and Trust. He halted one robber using his revolver near the Jefferson highway as others fled toward the woods, with gunfire exchanged during the chase.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Race Track
Freret Street
Interstate Bank and Trust Company
Jefferson Parish
Lionel Escue
Jefferson Highway
Po- Nceman Escude
Gas fuel war prompts governor appeal in Los Angeles
Tumbling gasoline prices spark a fuel war as independents seek market stability. Five large independents push to raise to 19.5 cents, Standard Oil counters with 10.5 to 14.5 cents. McMillan Petroleum threatens a Justice Department inquiry if the conflict continues beyond 48 hours. Officials report refinery losses of 9 million dollars in Los Angeles and 25 million across California, Oregon, and Washington.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Bank of Hunter Robbed Near Enid Oklahoma
Two unidentified youths robbed the Bank of Hunter, 14 miles northeast of Enid, taking about $1,000 in currency after forcing officials and four customers to lie on the floor. They fled in a waiting coupe toward Garber as alarms sounded amid outside confusion.
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Enid
Okla
Bank of Hunter
Garber
French airman forced down during transatlantic mail flight
Jean Mermoz the famed French airman along with radio operator Leopold Gimme and navigator Jean D Abry were forced to ditch at sea while flying from Natal to Africa with 600 pounds of air mail. They were rescued by the dispatch boat Pochee which took aboard the men and mail and planned to relay the mail to Paris. The emergency followed an oil leak and dropping oil pressure. The incident occurred about 660 miles southwest of Dakar in 7 degrees north latitude and 24 degrees west longitude.
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Senegal
Jean Mermoz
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Jean D'Abry
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Brazil
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Paris
Air Service and Tank Corps Vacancies Announced
Sergt Edgar Br Steele, in charge of the local recruiting station, announces vacancies in the Air Service and Tank Corps of the U S Army. Boys and men seeking information on enlistment should visit his headquarters in the Federal Building during the day.
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Baby named Charley Jr announced after speculation
The Lindbergh family confirms Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr will bear his father’s name. Born June 22, he has thrived for over two weeks at his grandfather Dwight W. Morrow’s home in Englewood.
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Hoover meets leaders on Huston successor to RNC chair
President Hoover conferred at the White House with Republican leaders on replacing Claudius H Huston as chairman of the Republican National Committee. A temporary appointee acceptable to leaders is likely. Ralph Williams of Oregon is among possibilities. George Moses opposes immediate resignation while Simeon Fess backs a different path.
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Ohio
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Oregon
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New Hampshire
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Muscle Shoals
Fleagle to be executed at state penitentiary
Canon City Colo July 9 Witnesses summoned for evening. Ralph Fleagle gray haired bandit leader expected to die soon after noon for Lamar bank robbery and murders. Confederates Howard Royston and George Abshler facing execution at noon. Officials seek reprieve from Gov Adams as last minute pleas unfold.
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Colo
Ralph Fleagle
State Penitentiar
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Fleagle
Howard Royston
George Abshler
Lamar Bank
Aged Cardinal of Sacred College Dies
The Aneornated Press reports in Vatican City that Cardinal Vancutelli, aged 94 and dean of the Sacred College, died after several days of serious illness.
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Siamese Twins Split On Manager At Atlantic City Show
Dalay and Violet Hilton known as Siamese twins faced disorderly conduct charges in recorder court after Daisy unbuttoned from Violet and struck their manager over a back salary dispute totaling 2120 dollars. Recorder Altman dismissed the case and ordered payment to avoid further contempt.
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Family FUSS at revival ends in fatal shooting
In Dickson Tennessee during a country church revival a family quarrel led to a fatal shooting. Jesse Clifton 41 was killed while trying to restore peace. Grandon Lankford 28 was wounded and Ed Lankford a nephew received a minor wound. Odell and Ed Lankford were arrested for investigation. No charges have been filed.
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Wade resigns as Dallas Chamber chief. Crits named successor
Homer D. Wade resigns as vice president and general manager of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce effective August 1. J. Ben Crits, Highland Park mayor and cotton merchant, is elected to replace him. Wade plans a vacation after long work periods. he previously led the West Texas and Fort Worth Chambers.
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Fort Worth
Reed slams Hoover policy at Kansas wheat meeting
Governor Clyde M Reed of Kansas assailed Hoover era farm policy in a speech prepared for delivery at Hays. He accused the administration of subordinating agriculture to industry and questioned Alexander Legge of the Farm Board, while Hyd and Legge urged Kansas farmers to cut wheat acreage. The governor defended farm interests in the state known for vast wheat production.
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Kan
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Kansas
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Alexander Legge
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Agriculture
Arthur M. Hyd
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Hoover
Probe Continues In Fatal Mystery Blast
City officials approve a $1000 extra appropriation to fund Amarillo air derby events at Firglish Field as investigators pursue a fatal blast case tied to ex police and district attorney efforts. Joe Willie Embry, 35, of Houston, is wounded near Alvin after a robbery claim. Investigators pursue leads with no solid clues on the explosion that killed Mia. Exe Payne.
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Bank Bandit Uses Supers In Artesia Bank Robbery
A bandit staged a showy bank raid at the First National Bank of Artesia in Los Angeles. He exacted 750 dollars from the cashier after declaring gun threats and having five inside and three outside accomplices. Police found the hired men had been unaware actors in the robbery.
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Threefold Probe Progresses in Chicago Crime Case
Chicago moves toward a triad of investigations into the subway murder of Alfred Jake Li, with police, churches, and a new grand jury led by State's Attorney John A. Swanson. They aim to probe racketeering by newspaper men and alleged links between crime and politics. Police captains were ordered to file written reports on suspected collusion by July 20.
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Jake” Li
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Swanson
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