Labor seeks to avert open breach in union ranks
Washington July 17 The Labor Department plans secret meetings Monday to chart a path avoiding an open split between the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization. Edward F. McGrady will assess positions of AFL President William Green and C I O Chairman John L. Lewis, while CI O rebels face an August 3 trial on charges of dual organization and insurrection.
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C. L. Sulzberger
Washington
Edward F. McGrady
Secretary of Labor and Administration
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
McGrady
William Green
A. F. of
John L. Lewis
Savannah
International Longshoremen's Association
Green
Lewis
Council
George M. Harrison
Harrison
C. I O
G M en in Win Over Secret Service Men
G Men under J Edgar Hoover win over a reported undercover clash with the Secret Service. Treasury officials say questioning of several agents at Washington is unauthorized and may trigger disciplinary steps. Attorney General Cummings connected to the matter.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
G-Men
Secrete Service
Secret Service
The
Treasury
Cummings
Hoover
Joseph Murphy
Grady L. Boatwright
St. Paul
W. H. Reynolds
Eddie Green
Dillinger
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Marion Caldwell the Broadway Showgirl Queen
Marion Caldwell known as Marion Martin, a 22 year old showgirl, describes her career at the Hollywood Cabaret. She explains a five year run, earnings, and her early life with her mother Rosalie Supple. She recalls being educated abroad and her father’s Bethlehem Steel background.
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Hollywood
Rosalie Supple
Marion
Marion Caldwell
Venus
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
London
Paris
Switzerland
Texas to Get Drouth Food Supply Quota
Foodstuffs to be shipped to drought stricken areas by the agriculture department and state allocations include several carloads of flour dry skim milk mill feed fresh peas dried peas dried prunes for Oklahoma Texas and Arkansas.
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Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
No Time to Marry Says Lily Pons and Kostelanetz
New York July 17 Lily Pons hints at marriage to Andre Kostelanetz the opera star she calls the preferred person though both say they have no time to wed and no preferred place. She mentions Kostelanetz as a conductor and pianist and notes their busy schedules.
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Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
Lily Pons
Andre Kostelanetz
Miss Pons
Kostelanetz
Dallas Bishop Named Assistant to Papal Throne
Vatican announced Monsignor Joseph Lynch, Bishop of Dallas, Texas, is appointed an assistant to the papal throne. The move places the Texan clergyman in a senior role within the pontifical court.
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Vatican City
Joseph Lynch
Dallas
Texas
Wave of Death Hits Plains as Heat Sears Nation
News from Chicago reports a brutal heat wave causing 3,715 deaths in 14 days and billions in crop losses across the Plains. Cool air from Canada offered brief relief, but forecasts warn of another heat surge while traders anticipate drought damage and grain price shifts.
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William F. McIlrath
Chicago
Plains
Dakotas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Alieannecin
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago Weather Bureau
North Pacific Coast
Middle West
Lloyd
Chicago Exchange
Fort Worth Exhibition Opens as Newsmen Honored
Fort Worth preps for the Frontier Centennial show with preview tonight for 350 press members. New York critics fly in for the opening, as Casa Manana rehearsals wrap and the 25 acre grounds buzz with midway setup. President Roosevelt will signal the gates opening from a naval cruiser off Maine.
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Richard M. Morehfad
Fort Worth
Southwest
New York City
New York
Casa
Casa Manana
Paul Whiteman
Everett Marshall
Sally Rand
Faye Cotton
Burger
Billy Rose
Roosevelt
Maine
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
The forecast calls for local thundershowers this afternoon and tonight with partly cloudy conditions Saturday afternoon. West Texas systems bring shower chances tonight and Saturday, while New Mexico expects unsettled conditions with showers and storms northwest. Temperature extremes in Amarillo range from 72 to 92 degrees by early today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Floods hit South Texas as rivers rise again
Renewed flood stage on the lower Colorado River from Smithville to near Columbia was expected today with high water on other streams. The river near Austin was falling after yesterday's rise, and no major danger was seen. Small tributaries rose then fell near Waelder and Hallettsville. highways in Waelder Hallettsville Schulenberg and Port Lavaca were temporarily closed. Two rescues occurred as J C Timberlake and truck driver A F Johnston were saved from flood waters. In Raleigh Hodgin, a slender negro, was executed in the state prison lethal gas chamber for the hatchet killing of Herbert Searcy, 71.
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Austin
U.P
Colorado River
Smithville
Columbia
Guadalupe
Blanco
Texas
Waelder
Hallettsville
Llano
San Marcos
Schulenberg
Port Lavaca
J. C. Timberlake
A. EF. Johnston
Houston
Five Mile Creek
Raleigh
N. C
William Abraham Hodgin
Herbert Searcy
King Edward
Fort Belvedere
King
McMahon
Edward
Brixton Prison
Local Contractors Advertise FHA Loans and Paints
Long Bell Lumber Company promotes FHA loan assistance and lists John Maynard Lumber Company as a contact for McMurtry Paints and Varnishes with phone number 5353.
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FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
John Maynard Lbr. Co
McMurtry Paints
Swisher County Fair Draws 8000 Visitors for Founding Celebration
In Tulia the county marks 46 years since its founding with a two mile parade at 10:30 and events through Saturday night. Eight thousand visitors from Swisher and nearby counties attend barbecues, dinners, and speeches by Congressman Marvin Jones Attorney General Bill McCraw State Senator Clint Small and Representative A B Tarwater.
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Vance Johnson
Tulia
Tula
Swisher
W. G. Conner
Swisher County
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Bill McCraw
Austin
Clint C. Small
A. B. Tarwater
Showers Improve Temperatures Around Amarillo
Showers were forecast for Amarillo and surroundings this afternoon and tonight to relieve heat. Morning thermometer read 72 with cool conditions. rainfall totals this month near half an inch and recent days brought relief with a few local showers.
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Amarillo
Central United States
Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma City
Springfield
Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas City
Conway
Claude
Bivins
Canadian River
Washburn
Canyon
Jericho
New Mexico
Mystery man sought after slaying of girl
Asheville police hunt a scant described mystery man after the slaying of Helen Clevenger a 19 year old NYU honor student. She was killed in her room on the third floor as a thunderstorm began. A bullet from an unusual foreign make gun is noted by the coroner as part of the case.
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Asheville
N. C
Helen Clevenger
New York University
Abilene Barber Charged With Assault to Murder
A quarrel over a porch led to L. W. Clements being stabbed. Bart Adkins an Abilene barber is charged with assault to murder after the incident in Abilene on July 17.
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Abilene
U.P
Bart. Adkins
L. W. Clements
Briton saves king title and hero of the nation
Special Constable Anthony Gordon Dick 36 a traveling salesman and former navy stoker is hailed as the man who saved King Edward. Dick tackled the would be assassin George Andrew McMahon 34 as he aimed a pistol during a royal parade prompting a nationwide homage to Dick and the king. McMahon remained in Brixton Prison facing the aftermath of the incident.
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London
Anthony Gordon Dick
Navy
Edward
George Andrew McMahon
Ing Howard
Constitution Hill
McMahon
Scotland Yard
United Kingdom
Texas pension funds pay average $16 month to July recipients
Texas old age assistance reports show 40 099 checks mailed totaling 641 645 with an average payment of 16 001 per person. Dallas North Texas district led with 6 312 checks totaling 100 304 while San Angelo received only 225 checks for 4 714. Other districts include Lufkin 4 100 checks 68 626 Waco 3 700 61 700 San Antonio 3 480 52 856 Austin 3 025 44 542 Houston 2 833 42 860 Fort Worth 2 701 45 247 Athens 2 249 34 536 and more with 419 804 in total reported.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Old Age Assistance Commissioner
Commission
Dallas North Texas
San Angelo
Lufkin
Waco
San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Athens
Wichita Falls
Beaumont
Edinburg
Texarkana
Aurillo
Plainview
Abilene
Brady
del Rio
Big Spring
Landon Declines Townsend Club Convention Address
Alf M. Landon refused the Townsend Club invitation to address their second annual convention. A telegram released by pension leaders stated he cannot speak until after his nomination is accepted.
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Lyle Wilson
Cleveland
W.P
Townsend Club
White House
Roosevelt
Frank A. Arbuckle
Alf M. Landon
Stephen Early
Townsendites
Landon
Francis E. Townsend
Arthur Brisbane On Vacation Leaves Globe Column Gap
Arthur Brisbane’s Globe column is temporarily absent as he takes a European vacation. The paper will seek alternative content to fill the space until his return in a few days.
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Arthur Brisbane
The
Globe
Brisbane
Europe
Miner Trapped After Large Explosion at Renton Mine
A dynamite blast at the Renton Mine of Union Collieries in New Kensington Pennsylvania traps 44 year old coal miner Steve Harvard behind about 1000 tons of rock. Harvard is described as the father of nine and given only a slight chance of survival.
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New Kensington
Renton
Union
Steve Harvard
Shirley Temple Thriller As Alarm Triggers False Alarm
Shirley Temple's home in Santa Monica California sounded a burglar alarm early today prompting rapid response from servants family neighbors and police. The alarm was caused by her father George Temple attempting to switch it off. Shirley said she found the incident thrilling.
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Santa Monica
Galif
Shirley Temple
George Temple
Shirley
Refrigerator Kills Boy at Wellington
Wellington July 11 9 Hite 19 died this morning after a heavy 650 pound refrigerator fell on his head while he tried to move it alone. Two office girls found him and pulled him free. He died at the hospital about 15 minutes later. He was born September 1 1917 in Collingsworth and survived by five brothers. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Wellington
H. ©. Hite
Hite
Margaret Goforth
Lydebel Aaron
Miss A Aaron
G. N. Hite
Collingsworth
Harold Hite
Amarillo
Bruce Hite
Joe Hite
R. L. Hite
W. V. Hite
Wichita Falls
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Marion Martin
Townsend
Charles E. Coughlin
Gerald L. K. Smith
Sniftit
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Townsend Congressional
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Dr. Townsend
Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd
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