Drought Strikes Southwest Water Supplies Across Regions
The drought rages across Kansas and nearby states with scorching heat and drying rivers. Wells fail, streams shrink, and rural areas face water scarcity with rising costs. Wildlife declines and drought measures affect farming, hunting, and daily life as communities seek water sources and relief.
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Kansas City
U.P
Kansas
Emporia
Kan
Missouri
Nebraska
Roosevelt's Houston sails toward Hawaii after Macon visit
President Roosevelt's flagship the cruiser Houston steams toward Hawaii after a visit from the airship Macon. The Macon arrived from Sunnyvale near San Francisco carrying mail, while clouds and a route change challenged navigation. Roosevelt watched from the deck as the two vessels maneuvered in squall conditions.
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U. S
New Orleans
Houston
Hawaii
Navy
Macon
Snnyvale
San Francisco
Frisco Normal With West Coast Labor Eases Seaport
Frisco returns to normal after a West Coast labor dispute with unions declaring the San Francisco Bay area strike ended. Streetcars and markets resume service, traders reopen, and dispatches note a shift to work and commerce as officials seek arbitration under Roosevelt mediation. Police roundups of alleged radi-
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Alameda County Building Trades
Central Labor Councils
San Francisco
Market Street Railway Company System
American Federation of Labor Union Workers
W. Douglas
East Bay
Reds
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Roosevelt
Strike optimism clashes with caution in San Francisco
The Globe notes editorials by Arthur Brisbane and reports from San Francisco on the labor strike. Mr Green of the AFL says no general strike was authorized, while Union activity and alleged Communist Reds faced police action and dramatic incursions by labor badges and clubs.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Editora Note
San Francisco
Green
American Federation of Labor
Olson Moves to Oust Langner Allies in North Dakota
Lieutenant Governor Ole H Olson acting as governor moves to remove William Langer associates from state offices. He aims to replace Stephen Ter Horst as head of the regulatory department with Sidney Parke of Grand Forks. E M Lee of Fargo reportedly in line for a post.
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Bismarck
N. D
Ole H. Olson
Oust
William Langer
Olson
Stephen Ter Horst
Langer
State Regulatory Department
Sidney Parke
Grand Forks
E M. Lee
Fargo
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with generally fair to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures across West Texas. New Mexico remains generally fair with possible showers and thunderstorms in the northwest. temperatures vary little. Extremes reach 94 and 74 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Byrd Returns to Base Sends Team to Hut in Antarctica
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd abandons plans to stay isolated on the Ross ice barrier and orders a motor tractor crew to depart for his hut. Two meteorologists will replace Byrd and remain there until October as had been intended.
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Little America
Antarctica
U.P
Mackay Radio 0
Ross Ice Barrier
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Hosiery mill strike ends in NRA accord at Harriman
Harriman Tennessee July 20 The Harriman Hosiery Mill ends its strike with NRA officials and will reopen Monday with over 600 workers returning to duty The Blue Eagle insignia is to be restored and picketing and intimidation cease The company drops prosecutions and dissolves ongoing cases connected to the dispute
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Harriman
Tenn
NRA
Blue Eagle
Minneapolis truck raid tests city strike line
In Minneapolis a convoy of two trucks escorted by 40 armed policemen broke a two month old strike by delivering groceries to stores. Strike leaders William Brown and Vincent Dunne warned of a general strike if the movement widens. Two rioters had died in earlier protests while police vowed trucks would move.
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Minneapolis
Michael Johannes
William Brown
Vincent Dunne
Gov Park Is Only Casualty In Commerce Air Tour
Jefferson City Missouri July 20 Gov Guy B Park was the sole casualty on the State Chamber of Commerce annual air tour. The chief executive reportedly sat down on a lighted cigarette causing the incident.
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Jefferson City
Guy B. Park
State Chamber of Commerce
Gunman frees prisoner from Governor's Island camp in New York harbor
A gunman approached the Governor's Island Military Reservation in New York Harbor and abducted Melvin Blanton, a Camden Ohio prisoner, after disarming a sentry and overpowering three guards. The duo forced soldiers and a truck crew to line up, then escaped by boat with Blanton aboard as the gunman kept them covered.
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New York
Governor’s Island
New York Harbor
Melvin Blanton
Camden
Ohio
Second Corps
U. S. Army
16Th Infantry
Blanton
Stephen F. Grezegorak
Allred Friends Launch Panhandle Campaign Drive
Backers of James V. Allred for governor push Panhandle events with speakers Prof. L. McNeil Amarillo at Dalhart Perryton and Canadian and L. N. Pischer Panhandle manager at Happy Clarendon Panhandle Hereford Borger with multiple talks scheduled tonight and tomorrow.
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James V. Allred
Panhandle
L. McNeil
Amarillo
Dalhart
Perryton
Canadian
L. N. Pischer
Alfred
Happy
Clarendon
Prof. McNeil
Hereford
Joe K. Aynesworth
Borger
New Air Powers Rush to Build Fleets in Global Race
Washington reports a growing aerial arms race as Britain plans 40 new squadrons about 500 planes and the United States scales up a three year program of 1 000 planes. The Baker aviation committee finds US weak in combat planes and opposes a unified air force.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
United States
Newton D. Baker Aviation Committee
Army
Navy Air Corps
Auto Crash on Bridge Fatal to Man and Baby
A head on sideswipe on Highway No 1 eleven miles east of Sweetwater killed Ike Northcutt and his year old granddaughter Arlie Dolores Northcutt. Four relatives were injured including Mrs G Wesley Northcutt and two daughters Ruby Faye and Eula Mae. The family and victims were en route to a Nazarene encampment in Waco when the crash occurred. Sam Bellew of Crosbyton drove a truck and could not avoid the collision. The injuries ranged from possible internal injuries to a broken hip and a crushed skull in the infant. The mother in law and others remained in critical condition at Trent and Abilene hospitals. The driver of the truck, Bellew, was traveling with a loaded trailer.
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Ike Northcut
Near Post
Arlie Dolores Northcutt
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Here
G. Wesley Northcutt
Ike Northcutt
Ruby Faye
Eula Mae
Trent
Northcutt
Sam Bellew
Crosbyton
Wesley Northcutt
Church of Nazarene
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el Paso
East Texas Radiocast Aims To Boost Senator Small
East Texas citizens await tonight’s WBAP broadcast from 8 to 8:30 showing six East Texas speakers backing Senator Clint Small in his governor bid. Each speaker has five minutes to urge West Texas listeners to support the Panhandle candidate and elect a governor for all of Texas.
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Amarillo
East Texas
Clint Small
WBAP
West Texas
Senator Small
Small
Panhandle
Texas
Winnipeg Next Stop For Alaska Fliers
Ten giant army bombing planes on a goodwill tour flew from Washington to Alaska and then planned Winnipeg as their next stop after taking off from Wold-Chamberlain Airport in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Washington
Alaska
Wold-Chamberlai
Winnipeg
FCC Orders Filing Of Rates And Contracts By Telephone Firms
The Federal Communications Commission ordered all telephone companies to file a complete schedule of rates and copies of contracts with subordinate corporations. The directive was announced in Washington on July 20.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Communications Commission
Miller case bond set at ten thousand nine hundred dollars
Dolores Miller 34 faced murder charges in the death of her husband Lee R. Miller 60 at their North Johnson Street home. Bond was set at $10 090 by Justice of the Peace Bob Clark after she waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Potter County grand jury meeting August 28. She told authorities I dont want to cost the county any extra expense and admitted killing her husband.
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Dolores Miller
Justice of the
Bob Clark
Potter County
North Johnson Street
Man shoots woman then kills himself in Beaumont case
Miss Peggy Posey was shot and critically wounded by an admirer who killed himself after leaving a note. The shooter was C. J. Taylor, a Dallas salesman. His Dallas wife was notified and asked undertakers to inform a sister in Riglay, Tenn. Posey’s quarrel with Taylor was noted. she was expected to recover.
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Miss Posey
Deskins Wells On Air Tonight for Senator Small
Deskins Wells mayor of Wellington and Wellington Leader editor will speak in Amarillo at 7:45 for 15 minutes in support of Governor Clint C. Small. Wells has known Small all his life, noting the senator lived in Wellington until three years ago when he moved to Amarillo.
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Deskins Wells
Wellington
Wellington Leader
Defense Plea Wins Acquital For Police Dog
Teddy the German police dog was acquitted of slaying a pedigreed Pomeranian in a justifiable dogicide verdict by Justice John C. Loucks in Grand Rapids Michigan. The court ruled Teddy acted in self defense after the dogs met in mortal combat.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Teddy
John C. Loucks
No Million-Dollar Checks for Stars
Washington reports no one in Hollywood earned a million dollars in film acting last year. So Rosenblatt released a Roosevelt ordered investigation showing 100 top earners exceeding the President, with one actor getting $315,000 for a single picture and 3176 others earning $150 a week or more.
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Hollywood
NBA
So Rosenblatt
Roosevelt
Capitol
Rosenblatt
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