Soviet Fliers Near U S Boundary in Arctic Flight Record
The Moscow to San Francisco three fliers in the Ant-25 neared the U S border, intercept reports from Seattle placed them between Fort Nelson and Hudsons Hope on the Peace River in British Columbia. They passed the pole at 4:14 P M PST after hours of fog and wind, pursuing a nonstop distance record.
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San Francisco
U.P
Moscow
United States
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Seattle
Fort Nelson
Hudson's Hope
Peace River
British Columbia
Seattle Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Anchorage
Alaska
Royal Canadian Signal Corps
Edmonton
Alta
Fort Norman
Arctic
Pole
Michael Gromov
Andrei B. Yumashev
Sergei Danilin
Tamara Yumashev
Andrei Yumashev
Three Amarillo Children Reported Missing
Three youngsters, Hazel West age 14, Goldie Baker about the same age, and Howard Young, were reported missing yesterday afternoon. Arthur West, of Franklin Blackley Serum Co, said Hazel and Goldie vanished between 1 and 2 pm. The Baker girl had visited West after being away for two days. her mother lives on 1602 South Johnson Street. Howard Young is missing from 208 1/2 Polk Street, reported by his mother Mrs Wayne Young.
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Amarillo
Hazel West
Goldie Baker
Howard Young
Arthur West
Franklin Blackley Serum Company
Dreamland Camp
North Fillmore Street
Hazel
Baker
Mr. West
South Johnson Street
Wayne Young
Polk Street
Wheat price rises to $1.08 a bushel at Amarillo elevators
National grain markets push wheat up five cents to $1.08 a bushel as Amarillo elevators report season high. Monday’s price was $1.03. The Amarillo Grain Exchange lists 200 cars of wheat received.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Grain Exchange
Last Effort Search: 63 Planes Hunt Amelia Earhart
Honolulu reports 63 planes fueled and ready aboard the carrier Lexington to scour 36,000 square miles near How ard Island for Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan after their July disappearance. Weather could permit launching to survey the equatorial region.
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Honolulu
Amelia Earhart
Lexington
Howard Island
Aviatrix
Jer
Frederick J. Noonan
New Guinea
Cattle Ranges at 77 Percent of Normal After May June Rains
The USDA reports cattle ranges at 77 percent of normal on July 1 due to general rains in late May and early June. Surface moisture needed across districts while subsoil moisture was adequate except in South and Southeast Texas.
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Austin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Texas
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday in Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico areas expect partly cloudy skies with possible showers and thunderstorms northwest portions tonight and Wednesday. Temperature extremes show 67 to 92 degrees in Amarillo through today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Greer
Roosevelt Denies Tax Evasion Ties Before Congressional Panel
James Roosevelt denies using foreign personal holding companies to cut taxes as the Congressional Tax Inquiry Committee considers his income tax returns. Treasury experts present lists of notable figures who used personal holding companies, including Albert Lasker, Frederick Prince, Charles Kettering, and others such as Hearst Ruppert Havemeyer Stanahan brothers and William Paley. The committee voted to sidetrack a Republican push for Ro osevelt’s tax return investigation.
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Washington
U.P
James Roosevelt
Congressional Tax Inquiry Committee
Young Roosevelt
Treasury
O. John Rogge
Albert D. Lasker
Rogge
William Randolph Hearst
Jacob Ruppert
New York
Horace Havemeyer
Havemeyer, Inc
Robert A
Frank D. Stanahan
Cleveland
Williams. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Strip Tease Palaces Cool Spots of City
New York reports cool theaters as reopened strip tease palaces draw audiences to licensed acts after May 1 license pull. License Commissioner Paul Moss grants three month permits to three burlesque theaters, operators vow clean shows, performers stay still while audiences remain unmoved.
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New York
Gotham
Paul Moss
Morley Sentenced in Indianapolis
Clarence J. Morley former governor of Colorado was sentenced to five years in Leavenworth federal prison for using the mails to defraud in connection with an investment house operation under his name. FHA LOANS. Long-Bell Lbr. Co.
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Morley
Indianapolis
Clarence J. Morley
Colorado
Leavenworth Federal
Wheat prices hit five cent limit in Chicago trading
North American wheat markets surged the five cent limit today led by reports of Canadian crop damage from drought. Chicago September wheat rose above 1.26 a bushel and December above 1.28, while Minneapolis July topped 1.61 and Winnipeg July traded around 1.49 1/2.
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Chicago
Canada
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Granary Bill Passage Said in Doubt Despite Roosevelts Push
President Roosevelt urged quick enactment of the ever normal granary and farm relief measures. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Jones of Amarillo backed the president but warned Congress may not act this session. He favors farmer income support without compulsory production limits.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jones
Amarillo
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Senate
House
American Farm Bureau Federation
Wallace
Treasury
Roosevelt catches shared tarpon display at White House
Two of the largest tarpon caught by President Roosevelt and his son Elliott on a Gulf trip were mounted at Aransas Pass Texas and sent to the White House cabinet room as mementoes of the vacation cruise.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Elliott
Gulf of Mexico
White House
Aransas Pass
Tex
Martin Lands 40 Feet In Air At English Field
Aviator Martin demands a heavy dirt coat for English Field to improve landings by increasing field height. He claims a 40 foot dirt layer would enable perfect three point landings, citing a letter to Harry Hopkins and support from Thornton Oxnard and field staff.
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Martin
WPA
English
Harry Hopkins
Airmail
Thornton Oxnard
English Field
Hopkins
Thornton
Contempt fines hit Ranger Sheriff in King Ranch case
Raymndville July 13 U P A state ranger sheriff and two officers were fined 150 and given three days jail for contempt of court in the arrest of an investigator seeking clues to the disappearance of a father and son on the King Ranch Judge W E McCharen remitted the jail terms to save the county a board bill Fenner Miller Brownfield Cragg were fined 50 50 25 25 respectively Fenner faced the judge over a machine gun incident on courthouse steps and denied intimidation of the court.
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Raymondville
U.P
King Ranch
W. E. McCharen
Louis Lamadrid
Brownsville
Power Penner
Howard T. Cragg
Willacy County
Mallie Brownfield
Morgan Miller
McCharen
Fenner
Miller
Brownfield
Cragg
Helen Wills Moody Eyes Reno Divorce In 1940s Tale
Former tennis champion Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, a Reno divorce figure, hinted at divorce from Frederick Moody Jr. while visiting the area. Friends say she intends to file after a six week Lake Tahoe stay, with San Francisco reports confirming the move.
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Reno
Helen Wills Moody
Frederick
Glennbrook
Lake Tahoe
Corbitt Moody
San Francisco
Moody
California
San Francisco Chronicle
Loyalist and Nationalist Air Battle Over Madrid Front
Great fleets of airplanes clashed west of Madrid as nationalist counterattacks were repulsed with heavy losses, official communiques say. Forty one nationalist planes including 11 bombers and 30 pursuit crafts faced 43 Loyalist chasers along the Escorial Road northwest of Madrid.
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Madrid
U.P
Escorial Road
Showers End Heat Wave Across Nation
The Associated Press reports showers and clouded skies relieved much of the nation from a week-long heat wave. Meteorologist J. R. Lloyd of Chicago predicted more rain in the east but dry, warm weather in the Plains tomorrow. The AP survey tallies at least 357 heat-related deaths in 25 states, led by New York with 68, New Jersey 49 and Connecticut 38.
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Associated Press
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago
Plains States
New York
New England
South Atlantic
New Jersey
Connecticut
Suspended Sentence For Selling Suspenders On Sunday
New York report notes Phillip Speeser, 17, was accused of selling suspenders on Sunday. Magistrate Mark Rudich suspended the sentence, stating it was not a case of necessity or charity to keep a man’s pants up. Short term loans for repairs and modernization offered by John Maynard Lumber Co.
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New York
Phillip Speeser
Mark Rudich
Jones To Fight Loan Bill Veto
The House Agriculture Committee moved to override President Roosevelt's veto of a bill extending emergency low interest rates on federal land bank loans. Chairman Marvin Jones of Amarillo said a floor vote would come after today’s session with a two thirds requirement in both houses.
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Washington
U.P
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
House
Senate
Congress
Prison escapeer flees on horse from Eastham Prison Farm
Leonard Smith, 24, serving a 22 year sentence for burglary and assault to murder, escaped from Eastham State Prison Farm on a horse. Eight other inmates were being sought in the Southwest as officers and dogs pursued Smith. The theft occurred at the prison farm yesterday.
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Huntsville
Eastham State Prison Farm
Leonard Smith
Smith
Japan and China in likely path to general war escalation
Peiping sees a wall of bayonets as Japanese and Chinese clash in three battles near Peiping. Refugees flee toward Tientsin while Nanking moves six divisions north. Japanese planes head to Fengtai as evacuation orders expand to civilians and colonies. Hull discusses British mediation.
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Peiping
29Th Army
Tientsin
Nanking
China
Shanhaikwan + Tientsin - Peiping
Fengtai
Tokyo
Foreign Office
War Office
Manchuria
Grain Crop To Net 4 Billion In 1937 Harvest Valued
Market experts estimate the 1937 harvest of principal grains would be worth almost 4 billion dollars. Corn leads with a projected 2.57 billion bushels and the biggest crop since 1932, while wheat could reach about 1.06 billion dollars at around 1.20 a bushel. Chicago prices for fall and winter deliveries underpin the valuation.
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Chicago
Anti Court Bill Leaders Think Fight Is Over
Senate leaders in Washington declared they had the judiciary bill beaten after one week of debate. Senators Burton Wheeler Edward Burke and Josiah Bailey said there was no doubt the administration substitute would not be enacted and that the filibuster would not occur.
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Washington
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Josiah Bailey
North Carolina
Wealthy aid prompts odd quip about eviction
Comedic vignette features Bob Burns recounting a tale where a rich family offers $50 to Grandpaw Snazzy after seeing his furniture on the road. The line ends with a wry punch about the old lady whitewashing, reflecting small town woes and generosity in the face of hardship. The piece is dated 1937 with Esquire Features credited.
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Grandpaw
Esuire Features, Inc
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Hull
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