U S and Britain Plan Evacuations in Abyssinia
London and Washington say they will coordinate evacuation of Americans and Britons from Abyssinia if war breaks out between Ethiopia and Italy. About 125 Americans, mostly missionaries, are in Ethiopia and some have left as relocation advisories go out. Britain seeks a diplomatic solution to the crisis led by Sir Samuel Hoare with a conference call to Joseph A C Avenel of the League of Nations.
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National Geographic balloon project halted by sudden collapse
A giant National Geographic stratosphere balloon failed during final preparations near Rapid City South Dakota, rupturing the top and releasing helium. No injuries occurred but 375000 cubic feet escaped as investigators plan to inspect fabric and determine the cause of the 15 hour lead up to the planned 12 mile ascent.
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Trade Takes Higher Path Report Says
A Dun and Bradstreet weekly business review reports a continued recovery in trade with retail distribution showing stronger gains than a year ago and wholesale markets firming as fall buying starts. Manufacturing shows multiple indications of no drastic summer recession and July sales trend remains strongly upward.
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Purvis the Thug Chaser Resigns to Take New Job
Melvin Purvis head of the Chicago bureau of investigation resigns from the justice department to take on new duties. Hoover accepts the resignation. Purvis led the search that brought down Pretty Boy Floyd and fired Dillinger at a North Side theater, though whether he fired the shot is disputed.
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Rattler Bite Hoax Thrills New York Crowd
Beebe de La Fontaine appeared bitten by a six foot Florida rattler during a health lecture in West 48th Street. Skeptics questioned the stunt as the dancer clutched the snake, screamed, and wept backstage, while Dr. Lloyd C. Shanklin promoted a vegetarian diet.
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Floods Claim Five Lives in Granada Colorado
Five bodies were recovered and seven people including a father and six children remained missing after floods caused by cloudbursts near Granada. The dead include Mrs. Alzada Karn and son Leo, Mrs. Anton Eder and son Glenn, and Ruth Eder. several other families may have been affected. Granada, a ranching town east of Lamar, saw water depths reach a foot or two but residents escaped in time.
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Four Hundred in Strike at Boulder Dam
Four hundred carpenters and iron workers on Boulder Dam power houses struck for a free lunch hour. State law calls for an eight hour day, but the men demand a half hour lunch on company time. They refused to work until the issue is settled, with a meeting set between company officials and workers leaders.
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Convict Wounded In Escape Effort at Texas Farm
Edwin McArthur a Galveston convict serving 10 years for burglary was shot and wounded at Retrieve prison farm hospital after an escape attempt. Capt. I K Kelley said McArthur fled after refusing to work and guards searched him. Coy Humphrey fired a shotgun, wounding him. McArthur has a recent escape attempt from Huntsville and is serving a third term.
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Weather forecast for Amarilla and West Texas area
Partly cloudy and cooler in Amarilla and vicinity through Saturday. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with cooler conditions in the Panhandle. New Mexico reports showers tonight and Saturday with cooler air in the northern portion. Temperature extremes reach up to 73 to Aé today.
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Planes Not Legions in Abyssinia War Talk
Arthur Brisbane notes Mussolini’s looming campaign in Abyssinia, contrasting old Rome’s legions with modern weaponry. He predicts aerial strikes and ground forces aimed at pressuring Ethiopian resistance while pushing out competing regional interests.
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Banking panel backs bill to bar suits over dollar devaluation
Washington report says the House banking committee approved an administration bill to bar suits against the government for damages from dollar devaluation. Treasury officials disputed inflation fears while senators debated the impact of gold clause obligations and potential bond funding methods.
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Woman admits plot to kill son-in-law for payoff
Chicago police say Mrs Blanche Dunkel confessed she conspired with Evelyn Smith, former burlesque queen, to murder Erwin J Lang 28 a Hammond grocer for 500. Lang's garroted body was found in a swamp. two Chinese men allegedly hired by the pair are being sought. Josephine McKinley says Dunkel was jealous and threatened to kill Lang if engagement broke.
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Miss Sarah Conwell Is Released Today
Miss Sarah Conwell once affluent and now claiming losses of half a million dollars from investments since 1913 was freed after 19 days in county custody. She had been jailed for contempt of a 47th District Court ruling over an $18 700 loan stock suit and was released from Northwest Texas Hospital to her volunteer attorney James M Kernan amid unconfirmed settlement talks.
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More News Page 53 Check FDR Slip
Page 53 notes a slip or error involving Franklin D Roosevelt with possible political implications and public reaction summarized in a brief newsroom item.
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Norther Hits Amarillo With Cooling Wind
A brisk norther blew into Amarillo driving temperatures from a high of 101 to 86 this morning. Windows opened and blankets appeared as the cooler air moved in, with a hazy horizon and no rain by noon. Weather man H T Collman said rain is not likely this afternoon.
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Laura Ingalls Sets New Plane Record
Laura Ingalls nears a transcontinental attempt in her Vendetta Plane to beat Amelia Earhart Putnam’s eastward record. After a non stop New York to Los Angeles run, she aims to surpass 17 hours 7 minutes 30 seconds.
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Walmsley Refuses to Quit as Old Regulars Seek Resignation
New Orleans July 12. Mayor T Semmes Walmsley rejects a formal resignation demand from his own political group amid the fight with Senator Huey P. Long. A nine ward-leader committee will urge Long to end political warfare to restore normal municipal government. The move signals a surrender by Walmsley’s organization to Long’s faction.
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