Major fight expected as rebels and government clash in Spain
Rebels and Madrid government forces mass for decisive battles across five fronts including Valladolid Burgos Zaragoza Toledo and Seville while Barcelona and Madrid areas remain flashpoints. Reported clashes and mobilizations signal potential collapse of the leftist government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Spain
Madrid
Burgos
Valladolid
Zaragoza
Toledo
Seville
Jaen
Gibraltar
Geneva
Barcelona
Lisbon
Montana
Cordoba
Granada
Opyright
Associated Press
Guadarrama
Leda Peak
Public convenience guides Amarillo post office site choice
D. C. Jernigan arrives to inspect proposed sites for Amarillo's new post office. He emphasizes public convenience as the primary factor, with price city growth land size and development trends shaping the decision. He notes department land transfers depend on ownership consent and offers interviews through the local postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
D. C. Jernigan
Fort Worth
Mr. Jernigan
W. D. DeGrassi
British warship guards Malaga as civil war tensions rise
A British warship stood by at Malaga to protect British and American citizens amid Spain's civil war. The State Department relayed word from Herbert C. Williams, the American consul at Gibraltar, noting a force from garrisons at Zaragoza Valencia Pamplona Logrontos Valladolid and Burgos. Rebel generals led by Emilio Mola claimed new South Army advances and threatened to execute Gen. Miguel Nunez De Prado if loyal aviators attack towns.
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Washington
Malaga
Spain
State Department
Herbert C. Williams
Gibraltar
Spanish
Morocco
Eary
Miguel Nunez de Prado
Areonautics
Emilio Mola
The
Republic
Two Comets Seen Without Telescopes Around the World
Two bright comets become naked eye spectacles as Halley’s last appeared 26 years ago. The brighter Comet Peltier, found by amateur Leslie Peltier, is visible in the northeast after 9 PM. a second comet, found by a Japanese amateur, glows in the western sky after sunset.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Boston
Halley
Leslie Peltier
Delphos
Ohio
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday in Amarillo and west Texas with general fair conditions. New Mexico shows unsettled weather with likely showers and thunderstorms north and east portions. Temperatures vary little. extremes reach 74 and 88 degrees in Amarillo today with a trace of precipitation before noon. Theatre Today FHA LOANS Long-Bell Lbr. Co.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
British mothers and childbirth deaths in Parliament
Arthur Brisbane cites United States childbirth death statistics as British Commons discuss a bill to improve motherhood safety. William Lunn, a socialist MP, recalls his daughter-in-law died in childbirth and urges protective measures for mothers.
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Commons
William Lunn
United States
Allred opponents wage heated gubernatorial campaign
The Allred four rival campaigns and Pierce Brooks push speeches across Texas with a dozen events scheduled from Fort Worth to Jasper. Allred derides rivals as bubble blowers promising magic money to seniors while alleging their plans rely on federal and state aid.
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Associated Press
James V. Allred
Luling
Schulenburg
Columbus
Rosenberg
Galveston
Pierce Brooks
Paris
Fort Worth
Park
F. W. Fischer
Jasper
Tom F. Hunter
San Antonio
P.M
Roy Sanderford
Breckenridge
Wichita Falls
Waco
Bids Called for Amarillo Claude Road Projects
State Highway Department invites bids on 554 miles of road surfacing with an estimated cost of 1 million dollars. The package includes 33 miles asphalt on Highway 75 in Gray and Donley counties, 29 miles double asphalt on Highways 18 and 28 in Motley County, and 18 miles single asphalt with seal coat on Highways 5 and 33 in Carson Armstrong and Potter counties between Amarillo and Claude.
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Austin
State Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Gray
Donley
Motley
Carson
Armstrong
Potter
Amarillo
Claude
Townsend Walks Out Of Hearing On Plan
Dr. Francis E. Townsend walked out of a deposition hearing in a suit filed by Rev. Alfred J. Wright of Cleveland. Townsend refused questions about advertisements for pills appearing in a weekly Townsend publication.
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Townsend
Cleveland
Francis E. Townsend
Benjamin F. Sacharow
Sacharow
Alfred J. Wright
Roosevelt Heads Back to Bay of Fundy Cruise
President Roosevelt ended a week of vacation on the presidential schooner Sevanna and set course for the Bay of Fundy with Yarmouth Nova Scotia as a tentative first stop. A fog delayed the ship prompting a return to Shelburne Harbor before resuming the cruise toward Campobello Island, N. B., due July 28.
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D. Harold Oliver
Cape Negro Island
Roosevelt
Bay of Fundy
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Sevanna
Shelburne Harbor
Here
Atlantic
Campobello Island
N. D
Flying Wing crosses Texas on Dallas to Shreveport hop
Airmail pilots Clyde Pangborn and Roéland W Richards left Love Field Dallas at 5 P M and reached Shreveport an hour and a half later. They plan multiple stops on their route to New York en route to a Paris flight.
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Dallas
Clyde Pangborn
Roéland W. Richards
Love Field
Shreveport
New York
Paris
Pangborn
Richards
Thompson Rally in Amarillo Aims for Record Crowds
The Ernest Thompson rally in Amarillo on Thursday night aims to be the biggest of its kind in the Panhandle as he nears re election to the Texas Railroad Commission. The event at 8 pm features a 45 minute concert by the 142nd Infantry band and free lemonade before a brief program broadcast on KGNC and state wide hookup.
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Ernest Thompson
Amarillo
Bill O'Brien
Panhandle
Colonel Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
O'Brien
142Nd Infantry
KGNC
Jim Gulekie
Ernest
Siler Faulkner
Pampa
O. H. Loyd
Vega
J. A. Broadhurst
Spearman
Fred Chamberlain
Clarendon
Noel McDade
Dumas
H. EK. Hoover
Canadian
W. C. Dinwiddie
Missing Nunoca Sparks Vast Coast Guard Search
A large fleet, including three Cuban navy ships and nine coast guard boats, hunted the missing British motorship Nunoca in the Yucatan Channel and Caribbean Sea for 22 aboard. The 110 foot vessel left Georgetown on July 4 bound for Tampa and was overdue. Onboard were nine Americans, four British subjects, and eight crew under Captain Moses I Kirkconnell.
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Tampa
Fla
United States Coast Guard
Yucatan Channel
Caribbean Sea
Coast Guard
Georgetown
Moses I. Kirkconnell
Absentee Votes Hit 450 in Potter County Primary
Absentee ballots total reached 450 by noon in Potter County. Ballots must be at the county clerk’s office before closing time this evening to be counted in the Democratic Primary. County Clerk W. F. Blackburn notes this year’s total trails 1934 figures.
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Potter County
W. EF. Blackburn
Stanley Identified as Bank Robber in Friona Trial
July 21 jurors heard Hi Hub Stanley face trial for the daylight June 29 Priona State Bank robbery. Bank cashier C E B McLean testified identifying Stanley as one of two robbers and detailing the holdup. Claude Wall testified to Stanley's prior record, with J C Britton, escaped partner, charged and to be tried after Stanley. District Attorney Witherspoon said the death penalty would be sought for both defendants.
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Farwell
Hi (Hub) Stanley
Priona State Bank
Stanley
R. E. Stalcup
Dalhart
C. EB. McLean
Claude Wall
United States District Court At
Fort Worth
J. C. Britton
Retrieve Prison Park
Britton
James Witherspoon
Friona
Widow of Al Capone gangster testifies in Hamm kidnapping case
Prosecution calls Georgette Winkler and Edna Murray to bolster Byron Bolton within the John Peifer trial over the $100,000 William Hamm kidnapping. Witnesses include Winkler whose husband was a Capone lieutenant and Murray, the famous "kissing bandit" now facing long Missouri prison time. See WIDOW Page II. Adequate assistance for Resettlement Region 12 is promised as drought relief plans are shaped for the Panhandle and surrounding areas with funds and model farms under consideration.
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ST. Paul
al Capone
Byron Bolton
John
Jack) Peifer
William Hamm
Georgette Winkler
Gus
Capone
Chicago
Edna (Rabbits) Murray
Missouri
Brouth
Resettlement Administration
L. H. Hayter
Hayter
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Washington
Drouth
Hatter
Black Legion Blamed In Murder Confession
Dayton Dean, a triggerman and star witness, confessed that a World War veteran Silas Coleman was shot to thrill six Black Legion members on May 25 1935 in Detroit. Dean named six participants including Colonel Harvey Davis and noted three others are already in custody. Two more suspects, James Roy Lorrance and Charles Rouse, are being sought.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Dayton Dean
Legion
Silas Coleman
Dean
Coleman
Harvey Davis
Poole
Davis
Erwin Lee
John Bannerman
James Roy Lorrance
Charles Rouse
Hamrick Improves After Weeks of Illness at Hospital
H G Frosty Hamrick showed continued improvement after being dangerously ill for more than a week at Northwest Texas Hospital. The Potter County auditor underwent an appendectomy on July 9. Hubert Cole for County Clerk Political Ady.
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Hamrick
H. G
Frosty) Hamrick
Northwest Texas Hospital
Potter County
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Maine
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Texas Relief Commission
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WPA
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