Texas Young Democrats split fuels Roosevelt rift in Dallas
A Texas rift surfaced as a States' Rights faction within the Texas Young Democrats led by Joe Bailey Humphreys and Phil Overton planned action against Roosevelt's renomination. They blamed the administration for policy reversals while McCarty of Dalhart urged unity and reaffirmed Roosevelt-Garner support ahead of Milwaukee.
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Dallas
John N. Garner
Texas Young Democratic Club
Roosevelt
Joe Bailey Humphreys
Crockett County
Texas Young Democrats
Phil Overton
Elliott Roosevelt
McCarty
John L. McCarty
Dalhart
Young Democrats
Garner
Milwaukee
New States’ Rights Organization
Humphreys
States’ Rights Organization
Overton
Padding faults in Texas school census rolls under state probe
Austin reports state senator W R Poage says padding of school census rolls raises costs with $16.50 paid per name and a $17 000 saving already agreed. other excess rolls are under investigation as a constitutional amendment to end mandatory census for funding heads to a vote August 24. The text on waves in shallow water follows, noting treacherous conditions.
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Austin
U.P
W. R. Poage
Waco
Senate
Boy Scout Activities and Camps Across Council
Local troop meetings occur Thursdays at 7 30 PM in Polk Street Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Jamboree Scouts prepare Indian dances and costumes for the upcoming Jamboree. Preliminary training camps run August 6 10 and 11 at Camp Iwanis. Court of Honor set for August 15 at 8 PM on the vacant lot next to the C B Johnson home. Swimming classes at Gem Lake Pool continue until July 31 with a 5 cent pool fee. Mondays and Saturdays offer the 10 cent rate for troop swimming parties with scoutmaster present. Softball league resumes with Troop 9 and Troop 19 tied atop the standings at four wins, no losses. Forty seven Scouts roam a two week camp through New Mexico sponsored by Troops 5 and 22. Various troops report hikes, games, merit badges, and camping around Gem Lake and Ellwood Park. Texas Softball League action features the Scoutmaster team beating Smyth Auto Supply. Next week, many Scouts head to Camp Hulen for annual Texas National Guard training. several named leaders and the two Amarillo companies will manage two camps. Seascout Ship No 3, sponsored by First Baptist Church with Jack Watson as Skipper, begins operations. Finally, Ohio Governor sentenced Russell Swiger to death for a $14 holdup killing at Ohio Penitentiary. A lifeboat fund in Robins Hood Bay, England uses pennies for maintenance, saving over 400 lives.
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Polk Street Methodist Church
Bob J. Johnson
Iwanis
Court of Honor
C. B. Johnson
Harrison Street
Boy Scout-Red Cross
Gem Lake
Diamonds
Fillmore
Fighting Tigers
Elks
J. W. Bentley
New Mexico
Daisy Dykeman
Femmes
Childress
Maverick Club
Troop 4
Dewey Thoms
Ellwood Park
Comanches
Huskies
Panthers
Vega
Sea Scouts
Troop 1
Scoutmasters
Mighty Smyth Auto Supply
Bob Johnson
Palo Duro Motor Company
South Washington
Bob Kile
Bill “Gorilla” Elliotte
Texas National Guard
Camp Hulen
Palacios-on the-Gulf
Damon
Mug" Blake
Allison Moody
Philip
Buddy Seewald
Cader Terrell
Bo Henson
Gorilla Elliotte
John Adams
Leon Moon
A. L. Anderson
William Birge
Jack Mahoney
Agnie Adams
Arthur W. Ball
Frank J. Hainze
Amarillo
Seascout
First Baptist Church
Jack Watson
The New Rex Theater Opens Friday in Amarillo
The new Rex Theater at West Sixth Avenue and Virginia Street in Amarillo opens Friday night August 2. It features brick tile and concrete construction with 550 main floor seats and 350 balcony seats, RCA high fidelity sound, redesigned upholstered seats, a 16 by 20 foot screen, a cooling system delivering 50 000 cubic feet of air per minute, and a large stage. The old Rex closes for about a month before reopening under a new name with plans for a drug store nearby.
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Rex
Amarillo
West Sixth Avenue
Virginia Street
Jim Golding
Rex Theater
West Smith Avenue
Neil Singleton
Townes and Funk
Gordon Greer
Submarine buildup and rail progress dominate wartime era talk
Admiral Yates Stirling Jr urges rapid submarine construction for Pacific reach, citing Japan’s 64 subs and mine fleets, plus a plan to boost to 20 more under treaty limits. He questions quotas and touts dirigibles for scouting, while railroading advances push lighter, faster trains at reduced costs.
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Yates Stirling, Jr
Brooklyn Navy Yard
America
Pacific
Japan
Stirling
Rail and air travel threaten long-haul competition
A column surveys transport and economic issues with railroads facing obsolescence against airplanes and diesel options. It notes high fares and future $10 air travel, plus social welfare debates, fortune seeking in estates, and political clashes over New Deal policies and socialism. A tragic drowning after a lightning incident ends with a teen killed and a girl knocked senseless.
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Chicago
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W. Averill Harriman
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Upton Sinclair
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Benjamin Perlow
Good Housekeeping Institute
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American Tobacco Company
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