Rival Paths of Capone and Babe Ruth Told In Reflection
The author contrasts Al Capone as a murderous underworld figure with vast blood stained wealth and Babe Ruth as a virtuous path to wealth and fame. Ruth’s generosity and influence on youths are praised while Capone’s riches failed to redeem his term, ending in imprisonment at Alcatraz. The piece includes self motivational lines about daily mindset and personal discipline.
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al Capone
Chicago
Alcatraz
Babe Ruth
Baltimore
Ruth
Capone
Hughes lands at Omsk completing third leg of world flight
Howard Hughes and four American aviators reached Omsk Russia at 2 P M EDT completing the third leg of their around the world speed dash. The crew had left Paris 1 31 P M with 1 675 miles from Paris and 5 316 miles from New York covered since departure. The group aimed to beat Wiley Post's seven day and 18 hour record as they progressed toward Floyd Bennett Airport with authorities reporting favorable weather and steady progress.
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New York
Hughes
Omsk
Siberia
Paris
Wiley Post
le Bourget
Paris-Moscow
Floyd Bennett Airport
Charles A. Lindbergh
Moscow
Berlin
Post
Russia
Alaska
United Staes
Krasnoyarsk
Richard Stoddart
Thomas L. Thurlow
Harry P. McLean Connor
Edward Lund
Koto Floyd Bennett
Great Central Airport
Warsaw
Presidents Westward Visit Praised Crowds in Panhandle
Amarillo honored the President as he continued his westward journey. Officials praised the orderly Panhandle crowds near Ellwood Park where a memorial shaft was planned. Local leaders announced public subscription funds to involve five-state residents in the tribute.
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Amarillo
The
Panhandle
Roosevelt
Ross Rogers
Ellwood Park
Jay Taylor
Harvey House
Elliott Roosevelt
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo Weather Forecast Outlook for Tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday afternoon across Amarillo and west Texas with probable local showers in the extreme west. New Mexico sees partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change. Temperatures range from a maximum to a minimum of 69.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
December and May Marriage Consummated in Athol
In Athol Massachusetts 63 year old Herbert David Boutall wed 16 year old Ann May at St John s Church. The couple plans a trip to New York for a honeymoon if poultry care can be arranged as a crowd of about two thousand watched and six police officers were needed to guard church doors. The groom, a retired mechanic, questioned why the turnout occurred while the bride described him as young at heart and eager for travel.
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Athol, Mass
U.P
New York
Herbert David Bouthall
St. John's Episcopal Church
Percival Wood
Clarence Buck
Boutall
Kentucky
Ann May
Jerusalem Feud Guns Kill High Moslem Leader in Old City
In Jerusalem July 12 guns fired in the crumbling old city. Sheik Ali Hatib, a high Moslem holy man, was shot dead in the Muristan quarter on his way to the Alags Mosque. A passing Arab woman was wounded by a stray bullet. Assassins escaped amid continuing violence that has left 47 Arabs and 24 Jews dead since July 5, with hundreds wounded and several soldiers hit.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Sheik Ali Hatib
Muristan
Alags
Italian Aviators Down 580 Enemies in Spanish War
Rome July 12. The Italian government announced that Italian aviators fighting for the insurgents in the Spanish civil war had shot down 580 enemy aircraft including two airships. The communique listed Italian losses at 150 men with 120 killed 21 prisoners and nine missing.
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Rome
Freak Accidents Injure Pair
LUBBOCK July 12 Two victims of unusual accidents spent fairly restful nights in a sanitarium here. W H Reese about 62 of Jayton suffered fractures of the arm shoulder pelvis and a hip when he fell beneath a tractor. Wayne Hunnicutt 10 son of Mr and Mrs W T Hunnicutt of Girard was injured about the face and chest when trampled by an infuriated cow while hunting in a pasture near his home.
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Lubbock
W. H. Reese
Jayton
Wayne Hunnicutt
W. T. Hunnicutt
Girard
Virginia Newcomb Wins News Tip Contest Prize Twist
Virginia Newcomb wins the News Tip Contest first prize at 16098 North Taylor for promptly reporting lightning's fatal attack on Mrs. Clara Pate. Second prize goes to Margaret Jones of 2118 Fillmore Street for tipping the burglar story, third to Laverne Wilmeth for tipping the hit and hospital fear tale.
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Virginia Newcomb
North Taylor
Clara Pate
Miss Newcomb
Margaret Jones
Fillmore Street
Amarillo
Laverne Wilmeth
North Fillmore Street
Tip
Ai A
Hurs
Paul Boxwell
R. N. Miller
D. Cook
North Polk T
D. L. Smith
North Taylor Street
Z. J. Graham
Hazel Husted
Lincoln Street
Mary Gill
North East
Third Avenue
Clyde Walser
Eves
Sacads
J. P. English
North
Miss Southwest to Be Crowned in Amarillo Pageant
A girl from the Tri State area will receive two free round trip tickets to Hollywood and star in the Will Rogers Pageant August 15 16 17 in Amarillo She will headline a Ziegfeld Follies number costumed elaborately under general chairman Lawrence Hagy with popular voting determining the winner plus nine runners up receiving prizes Doyle notes the Follies segment will contrast with other numbers and costumes will be specially prepared by Madame Bertha Open Forum of the Air on KGNC tonight will discuss the memorial celebration with local and out of town attendees planned
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Amarillo
Tri- State
Hollywood
Will Rogers
Larry Doyle
Lawrence Hagg
Hagy
Mr. Hagy
Doyle
Madame Bertha
Exports Seen as Only Outlet for Bumper Crops in America
Washington July 12 U P The agriculture department presses broader export markets to absorb surpluses from a bumper crop year Howard P Tolley Agricultural Adjustment Administrator says all export possibilities are under study Markets also sought for cotton corn and other crops The 1938 wheat crop is estimated at 967 412 000 bushels plus a carryover of 200 000 000 bushels from last year totaling 1 167 412 000 bushels a record supply about 500 000 000 bushels above normal domestic demand for the coming year Wheat loans are forecast to be mandatory and next year’s acreage allotments will near a minimum of 55 006 000 acres Tolley says
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Washington
U.P
Department of Agriculture
Howard P. Tolley
Crop Board
United States
Tolley
Raskob Named Tax Evader
The U S board of tax appeals ruled Pierre du Pont and John J. Raskob attempted to evade over 1 million dollars in income taxes through paper transactions in securities. Estimates suggested Raskob might owe about 1 million and Du Pont around 600 thousand. details to be set later.
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Washington
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Pierre Ss. du Pont
John J. Raskob
Raskob
du Pont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Democratic National Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Liberty League
Liquor Raid Sparks Accusations At Fort Worth Tavern
Mor ris Antner, owner of The State, calls liquor agents tougher than Hitler after a second raid in a week led by Fred Moore. John Hilliard, UT football alum, headed a crew who removed fixtures and stored them after the raid. Antner vows not to reopen the tavern while agents campaigned last fall.
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Fort Worth
Adolph Hitler
Morris Antner
State Liquor Control Board
Fred Moore
Liquor Board Affairs
Antner
Moore
Texas
John Hilliard
University of Texas
Liquor Board
King George Near Recovery After Illness Report
London July 12 King George nearly recovered from gastric influenza after physicians visited him today A telephone call from his brother the Duke of Windsor at his Chateau on the French Riviera reportedly cheered the king during the update.
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London
U.P
George
Duke of Windsor
French Riviera
Mayor Rogers Recalls Ride With President in Amarillo
The interview recounts President’s arrival in Amarillo and discussion on water supply deep artesian wells wheat and winter yield. Rogers notes crowds band and raincoat jokes with Governor Alfred praising the reception while planning a fishing trip.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Amarillo Hotel
Red Cross
Gene Howe
Mrs. Roosevelt
Polk Street
Lawrence Hagg
Alfred
Texas
America
Rogers
Japanese Air Attacks Kill Nearly Two Hundred Civilians
Shanghai report details widespread Japanese raids from Hankow to Canton. About 200 civilians die and many more are wounded as 34 planes strike Hankow vicinity and W Chang across the Yangtze, with continued bombing of Kiangsu rail stations and key sites near Sun Yat Sen University.
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Shanghai
U.P
Hankow
Canton
Wchang
Yangtze River
Yutwalo Road
Women's Vocational Institute
Sun Yat Sen University
Kiangtsun
Yangtze
Kiukiang
Spain
Francisco Pranco
Italy
Germany
Franco
Sagunto
Valencia
Roosevelt on democracy as work in progress aboard train
President Roosevelt told a Pueblo crowd that democracy must work and that the United States should not copy other forms of government. He highlighted conservation, water disputes, and watersheds as national issues while noting the Rocky Mountains as a growing national asset and urging more travel to ease political differences.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
Alva B. Adams
Benjamin C. Hilliard
Kansas
Arkansas
Teller
Ammons
Adams
Ed C. Johnson
John A. Martin
Judge Hilliard
Rocky Mountains
Amarillo
FDR Leads in Texas Politics by Nods and Vetoes
United Press reports President Roosevelt’s endorsements for some Texas congressmen seeking re election and his refusal to bless others. His Amarillo address notably omitted Rep Hatton Sumners in Dallas and Sen Tom Connally, though Connally is not up for reelection.
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Fdr
Texas
United Press
Roosevelt
Amarillo
Rep
Hatton Sumners
Dallas
Sumners
Supreme Court
Sen
Tom Connally
Connally
Cranium Crackers Quiz Questions in the News
A puzzle page item presents five statements for readers to judge as true or false. It mentions Dr. Ignata T. Griebl as a prominent figure, defines arpeggio, assigns Nero's death to assassins, distinguishes fog from clouds by ground proximity, and notes a schooner rigged fore and aft. Answers appear on the Editorial Page.
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Ignata T. Griebl
Nero
Roosevelt May Delay Supreme Court Nomination
President Roosevelt may postpone selecting a new Supreme Court justice until Congress reconvenes in January. Attorney General Cummings earlier stated appointments can occur in or out of session, but Senate confirmation is required for recess picks. Roosevelt has not disclosed a nominee or timeline, though he said he favors younger federal judges. The court’s youngest members at the time were Hugo Black and Stanley Reed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Cummings
Benjamin Cardozo
Senate
Justice Cardozo
Wichita Falls
Texas
James V. Allred
Hugo L. Black
Stanley F. Reed
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East Eighth Avenue
Betty Jo Watson
Kentucky Street
Clifford Thompson
Tom Staton
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Jimmy Gotten
Johnson Street
J. H. Hudson
Betty Watson
O. S. Weatherall
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