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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1936

Page

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Pair Pleads Not Guilty In Bank Robbery

Herbert Stanley and J. C. Britton pleaded not guilty to the Friona State Bank robbery of $2914 in cash and checks. Stanley, already serving a life sentence for a 1930 torch murder, and Britton escaped from prison guards, were captured in Fort Worth and await trial as jury selection proceeds.

Globe Farwell Herbert Hub) Stanley J. C. Britton Friona State Bank R. F E. Stalcup Dalhart Reese Tatum Stanley Britton Tarrant County Friona Stalcup Cc. E. McLean Friona Bank McLean Orma White Hugh Lee Ft. Worth Fort Worth

Candidates Load Big Guns In Texas Race

Five candidates for Texas governor use strong rhetoric ahead of the Democratic primary. Former Gov Ferguson campaigned for Roy Sanderford, criticizing Allred on pension policy and taxes. Sanderford accused Allred of political manipulation while denouncing his remarks about the President.

Texas United Press James V. Allred Allred Ferguson James EB. Ferguson Roy Sanderford Belton Sanderford Hamilton Amarillo Hunter Garner Elliott Roose

Spain Tumbles Toward Right Wing Rule as Rebels Dominate

Lisbon dispatch reports rebels in control of Cadiz Cordoba and most of Spain except Galicia Asturias and Catalonia with Madrid siege ending in barracks surrender. Franco urges officers to join. Morocco troops reportedly land near Malaga Cadiz Seville as left wing government mobilizes workers and militia.

United Press Lisbon Portugal Europe Spain Galicia Asturias Catalonia Cadiz Cordoba Madrid Seville Morocco Malaga Francisco Franco Triana Montana Gibraltar

Pangborn splits with Texas Centennial over Texas Sky Ranger

Clyde Pangborn announced he split with the Texas Centennial Exposition over its backing of a Trans Atlantic flight plan called the Texas Sky Ranger. Frank N. Watson said the Centennial cancelled its agreements with Pangborn and his associates due to backers not meeting commitments. Pangborn planned to seek sponsorship from major newspapers and considered Fort Worth Frontier Celebration support. He planned to launch en route to Shreveport then New Orleans.

Dallas Clyde Pangborn Texas Sky Ranger Frank N. Watson Pangborn Watson Fort Worth

Miss Cotton of Borger Gets Film Chance at Centennial

Borger Texas resident Miss y Cotton, Miss Frontier Centennial queen, will star in a movie scene as Rufus Lemaire Hollywood executive announces the opportunity during the Fort Worth event. FHA loans Long Bell Lumber Co play no further role.

Fort Worth Missy Cotton Borger Texas Rufus Lemaire Hollywood Film

Heat Records Matched Across Texas as Heat Wave Hits

All time heat records were matched in North Central and East Texas as the midwest heat wave moved into the state. One death was attributed to the heat and many prostrations were reported. Jack Bennie, 36, a Thalia farm laborer, drowned in a pool northwest of Vernon on Sunday.

Associated Press Texas Midwest Jack Bennie Thalia Vernon

Amarillo Sets Hottest Day This Year 102 Degrees

Yesterday was Amarillo’s hottest day of the year with a 102 degree reading. City temperatures varied with 95 to 96 expected for today and partly cloudy skies. At 1 PM the thermometer hit 92 while Wichita Falls and Lubbock tied all time or near record highs at 111 and 108 degrees respectively.

Amarillo Wichita Falls Lubbock Sherman Abilene Plainview Paris

Heat Kills Eight in Tulsa and Records Fall Across Plains

Eight people died as heat waves swept the region with temperatures climbing beyond 100 degrees. Dallas reached 104 and Fort Worth 107, while Lubbock equaled its all time high of 108. Dust storms and strong winds battered Nebraska and Missouri, killing two and injuring at least eight as showers followed.

Tulsa Okla Dallas Fort Worth Gulf Points Corpus Christi Galveston Port Arthur Nebraska Chicago Kansas Missouri Iowa

Frosty Hamrick Reported A Little Better At Hospital

Potter County auditor H. G. (Frosty) Hamrick, seriously ill for more than ten days, was reported a little better by attendants at Northwest Texas Hospital at noon. Hubert Cole seeks County Clerk post.

Frosty Hamrick H. G Frosty) Hamrick Northwest Texas Hospital Potter County Hamrick

Ex Convict Keane Killed in Nurses Home Shootout

William Keane a 28 year old former convict was killed after a 30 minute gun battle with ten police squads at the nurses home of Lying In Hospital in Chicago. He was cornered under a bed in Nurse Gertrude Arnold s room and shot as he reached for a revolver. Nurses alerted police when they saw a man on the back porch and officers pursued him from roof to roof. Keane fired at officers while hiding in the building as the siege continued through the night.

Chicago William Keane Keane Gertrude Arnold Frank Rothman Louis Schilling Schilling

Minority chiefs form to beat Roosevelts backers in convention

In Cleveland on July 20 leaders of Townsend, Union Party, and share our wealth factions formed a national campaign to defeat President Roosevelt. They backed William Lemke as presidential candidate and clashed with Townsend allies over endorsement. Gomer Smith was expelled from a stadium amid tensions with Reverend Smith.

Lyle C. Wilson Cleveland U.P Roosevelt Townsend Old Age Pension Club William Lemke New Union Party Gov All M Share-Our-Wealth Movement Francis E. Townsend Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd Coughlin-Smith- Townsend Lemke High Command Smith Jim Farley Townsend Landon House of Representatives Congress Gomer Smith Townsend Movement New York James A. Farley Democratic Farley Oklahoma Smiths Gomer Dr. Townsend Board of Directors Charles Coughlin Detroit Gerald L. K. Smith

Mor ris Pemberton Shot When Rifle Discharges Accidentally

Mor ris Pemberton 21 of Caddo Mills was seriously wounded in Greenville when a rifle he was cleaning discharged. He had just returned from a hunting trip. The incident occurred July 20 and was reported by United Press.

Greenville U.P Morris Pemberton Caddo Mills Gay

Surprise for Marx and Eden in Arthur Brisbane column

Paris notes reflect a world of rapid news with discussions on Marx and Eden, highlighting how papers reach readers from trains to fields. The Globe presents Brisbane’s opinions while editors caution against interpretive bias in this era of widespread journalism.

Arthur Brisbane America Globe Hrishane

Eleven Seek Potter County Constable in Write-In Race

Eleven men seek the Potter County constable post in a write-in Democratic Primary. No names appear on the ballot. the two highest in the Aug primary will advance. The race opened after the death of J Walker Hunter who served nearly a year since being appointed November 21 1935.

George May Potter County John Poe Poe E. A. Dawson H. L. Gaither D. J. Franks John Graves Fred Bessey Frank Smith FE. H. Adkinson M. J. Huddleston W. L. Ottinger Gus Albright J. Walker Hunter Potter County Commission

Youth narrowly survives sidetrack railroad incident in Fort Worth

Henry Dees a 20 year old from St. Louis was nearly killed when a freight car was switched onto a sidetrack. He escaped with a mangled left arm and was taken by Blackburn-Shaw Ambulance to Northwest Texas Hospital. The accident happened at about 4 15 near First Avenue and Buchanan Street on the Fort Worth and Denver tracks.

Henry Dees St. Louis Northwest Texas Hospital Blackburn-Shaw Ambulance Fort Worth Denver First Avenue Buchanan Street

English Earl Rescues Actress On Queen Mary

Hollywood July 2 A gallant English lord the Earl of Dudley rescued actress Joan Bennett aboard the Queen Mary as a drunken man bothered her. He knocked out the man with a right hand punch and stewards revived the fallen assailant. The incident occurred in the cocktail room before docking.

Hollywood Joan Bennett England Earl of Dudley Bennett Miss Bennett

Jernigan Expected to Arrive in Amarillo Today

Jernigan of Fort Worth representing the post office department had not arrived by noon but Postmaster W D DeGrassi expected him by night. He will inspect proposed sites for the new post office building and stay several days, stating in a letter to DeGrassi that he would arrive today.

D. ©. Jernigan Fort Worth Post Office Department Amarillo W. D. DeGraasi Mr. DeGrassi

Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby

Forecast covers Amarillo and West Texas with partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Warm, generally fair conditions persist into Tuesday with cooler spells in the east. New Mexico areas see partly cloudy weather with scattered showers and storms north central and southeast portions. Temperature extremes reach 73 to 92 degrees in Amarillo today.

Amarillo West Texas New Mexico

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