McNutt Nominated for New Federal Security Agency Post
President Roosevelt nominates Paul V. McNutt retired Philippine high commissioner to head the new Federal Security Agency in a move seen as shaping 1940 Democratic politics. The agency includes Social Security Public Health Service and other welfare offices. Senate approval expected. observers debate party strategy and Roosevelt influence.
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Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
Federal Security Agency
McNutt
New Deal
Indiana
Social Security
U. S. Public Health Service
National Youth's Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Office of Education
U. S. Employment Service
Senate
Politics
France's Strong Man Blames Panic on War Rumors
Former French premier Andre Tardieu publishes a manifesto in Le Journal accusing enemies of spreading panic over Danzig and Axis aggression. He argues the Axis would not attack if France shows resistance and warns against war scare rumors.
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France
Senate
Paris
U.P
Andre Tardieu
Tardieu
le Journal
Rhine
Austria
Sudetenland
Moravia
Bohemia
Slovakia
Memel
Albania
Hitler
Axis
Senate Panel Rejects Neutrality Revision Move
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12 to 11 to shelve the administration neutrality revision for this session. The action signals potential early adjournment and defers all neutrality measures to the next session. Proponents of repeal faced a narrow loss, with two Democrats among the opponents.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Roosevelts
Walter F. George
Georgia
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
George
Bennett C. Clark
Missouri
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Henrix Ghipstead
Farmer-Laborate
Minnesota
Wallace White
Maine
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Reblican
Michigan
Arthur Capper
Publican
Kansas
Hiram Johnson
California
William FE. Borah
Idaho
Robert M. la Follette
Theodore Green
Rhode Island
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Sol Bloom
New York
Corell Hull
Hull
Foreign Relations Committee
PONTIAC REQUESTS STATE AID FOR PICKET LINE
Pontiac City Manager William P Edmonson asked state police to aid in handling massed pickets at the Fisher Body plant amid fears of a violent clash. Pickets supporting a CIO United Automobile Workers strike beat back a company back to work call as local officers struggle to maintain passage for workers.
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Pontiac
Mich
U.R
William P. Edmonson
Pontiac Fisher Body
United Automobile Workers
CIO
General Motors
Edmonson
McReynolds Dies as Foreign Affairs Chair at 67
Chairman Sam D. McReynolds Democrat of Tennessee and head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee died at 67 after a months long illness. He served in Congress since 1922 and was a close ally of Cordell Hull. His death leaves Sol Bloom acting chairman, with permanent status expected.
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Washington
U.P
Sam D. McReynolds
Tennessee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Sol Bloom
New York
Foreign Affairs Committee
McReynolds
George Calver
House
Chattanooga
Cordell Hull
Criminal Court
Sixth Tennessee Circuit
Roosevelt
London
Mary C. Davenport
Darrell St. Claire
Former Amarillo girl confesses in Los Angeles murder case
Mrs. Leslie Johanson now Mrs. Johnson says she waited in a car for two men who shot and killed grocer Harold McCarrick in 1930. Los Angeles police name the men. Bob Underwood and Sheriff Bill Adams coordinate follow up in California and Texas.
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Los Angeles
Mary Janzen
Amarillo
Leslie Johanson
Harold McCarrick
Steer Breaks Through Window in Kansas City Sale Showroom
In Kansas City a steer escaped from stockyards and charged through a plate glass window at a used car showroom, sending salesman Stan Seibel and George F. Green fleeing. The beast led a wild, panicked dash along Baltimore Avenue and was followed by others corralled in garages.
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Kansas City
George F. Green
Stan Seibel
George
Stan
Baltimore Avenue
William Brady
Ecitiman
Ghosts at Boothill: Boys Sleep on Cemetary Hill
Two Boys from Boys Ranch spent a night on Boothill Cemetery near Old Tascola to test ghost tales. They strapped blankets with gravestone weights against the wind and woke to a rattlesnake sound, then planned two by two watches for spirits.
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Boys’ Ranch
Boothill Cemetery
Old Tascosa
Boothill
E. J. Counts
Hester
Butch
E. J
Maverick Says Roosevelt Likely to Seek renomination in 1940
Fort Worth July 11 U P Maverick mayor of San Antonio said Democrats would renominate President Roosevelt in 1940. He mocked the President as sounding like a girl unable to play the piano while calling him a strong candidate. He also said John Nance Garner has no chance for the nomination and defended the administration's moral and social gains. Maverick urged closer Texas city cooperation and noted agricultural population pressure on the state. See MAVERICK Page 2
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Fort Worth
U.P
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Roosevelt
Maverick
White House
Texas
John Nance Garner
Garner
South
Austin
O Daniel Vetoes Large Texas Budget Sums
Gov. W Lee O Daniel vetoes major appropriations in the Texas session bills. He cuts state college and department funds for the next two years starting September 1, with totals for Departmental 25088066 educational colleges 17323476 elementary 14371270 and judiciary 4843378. Rural school aid 13825640 and vocational training 1954654 remain subject to veto item by item.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Sanity ruling in Cleveland torso murder case
Frank Dolezal a 52 year old ex bricklayer and butcher was declared sane by two county psychiatrists after a two hour examination. He was linked to the torso murder series and led officers to the lakefront area near where headless remains were found. The sheriff said no search would be made for the head due to prior excavation and fill.
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Cleveland
Frank Dolezal
Dolezal
S. C. Lindsay
K. S. West
Martin L. O'Donnell
Florence Polillo
Lake Erie
Kingsbury Run
Harlem
O'Donnell
Amarillo Looms For Coliseum As Federal Aid Delayed
Amarillo leaders report a setback for the proposed livestock coliseum and armories after a Senate tie kills the PWA bill. Chamber president Jim Florey says funds remain possible in January session, with reliance on state plans if federal aid falters. A regional rally formed a seven member committee to seek financing and options on two sites.
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Amarillo
Jim Florey
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Hinton
Washington
Congress
Florey
South
West Amarillo
C. of
C. Head
Texas National Guard Armory Board
PWA
Senate
Hinton
Senate Committee
Chansler Weymouth
Mr. Florey
Ray Pinkney
Packer
Tri-State Fair
George Nance
Panhandle Hereford Breeders’ Association
M. T. Johnson
Panhandle Livestock Association
Tom Wingate
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce
J. N. Riggs
Potter County Commissioners’ Court
Grover Hill
Spain Endures Worst Heat Wave in a Decade
Madrid reports temperatures up to 136.5 degrees and 124 in the city as Spain endures its fiercest heat wave in ten years. Farmers abandon fields to avoid sun stroke while the nation suffers the heat’s impact.
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Spain
Madrid
U.P
Kansas City Boss Robbed of 500000 by Big Politico
Kansas City crime note reports Tom Pendergast, the Democratic boss imprisoned for tax amnesty, was robbed of 500000 over 12 years. Auditors found a former high figure cashed 88000 in checks on Pendergast companies. Remainder details unclear as workers say he did not learn of the looting until just before finishing his sentence.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Uncle Sam
The
Star
Treasury
Pendergast
Divine to Acquire Heaven in Newport Summer Colony
In Newport Rhode Island Mrs Angela Kaufman owner of The Castles mansion says Father Divine will have the property for his flock of angels though she refuses to detail whether it is a gift sale or trade. The Harlem leader is expected within a week. Her action stems from anger at being denied a liquor license for the mansion turned summer hotel.
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Newport
R. I
Father" Divine
Angela Kaufman
New York
Harlem
Coline Oil Corp Moves Headquarters to Amarillo
Coline Oil Corporation, a major Oklahoma independent, relocates its headquarters to Amarillo at 900 Polk Street. Seven officers and six families accompany the move, continuing operations in the Oklahoma City area and expanding holdings across Lincoln County Oklahoma Cook County Texas Texas Panhandle and Kansas. Dorsett Carter, an early Panhandle developer, was once a small stockholder and director. The move aims to place the company near its Panhandle lease holdings and future field development.
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Coline Oil Corporation
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Polk Street
Coline Corporation
Ardmore
Headton Field
Oklahoma City
Corporation
Oklahoma City Field
Lincoln County
Cook County
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Dorsett Carter
Panhandle
Stands Put on Discharges as WPA Strike Hits
The Associated Press reports the first WPA dismissals loom as workers refuse to report under the 130 hour monthly security wage rule. Colonel Harrington issued orders for discharge of those absent, while field reports and totals remain uncertain. In Paris, the navy ministry says Soviet Russia plans 72 submarines in its 1939 program.
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Associated Press
WPA
F. C. Harrington
Washington
Harrington
Paris
Navy Ministry
Soviet Russia
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Amarillo area fair tonight and Wednesday. West Texas partly cloudy with showers in the southeast tonight and Wednesday. extreme west and extreme south may stay dry. New Mexico fair to tonight and Wednesday, warmer in the northwest. Temperatures: min 55, max 91. noon today 87.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Tips on Death Injury Win Globe Awards
Globe readers sent tips during the contest with prizes awarded for first Willard Leno second Mrs C Reynolds and Opal Barnes for lethal incidents and extraordinary finds. Names and addresses of many contributors are listed with prize checks to be mailed.
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Globe
Willard Leno
Glen Artz
Amarillo
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