Prisoner Louis Kirk Charged in Wife Slaying
Louis J. Kirk a bricklayer is shown with Potter County deputies after being taken from Amarillo Jail to police headquarters unshackled. He allegedly shot his wife through the head as she sat in his car with their two young children on Sunday morning on South Harrison Street and fled before being captured 11 hours later.
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McCormick Co
Louis J. Kirk
Amarillo
Potter County
Ivy Wilkinson
M. H. Cunningham
Kirk
South Harrison Street
Spain Civil War Rages as Monarchists and Communists Clash
Rebels fight to decide Spain's form of government amid a civil war seen as a clash between fascist and leftist forces including communists. London's observers note Madrid contends with a fragile republic while other nations see monarchies and republics consolidating power. Washington reports severe drought in 1938 corn crop with widespread damage across the Midwest and reports on regional conditions varying from near destruction to moderate recovery and drought relief.
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Spain
Republic
Alfonso
Moscow
Europe
England
Soviet Union
Stalin
Texas Faces PWA Project Shortfall Amid Labor Gap
Public Works Administration warned Texas faces a serious threat to about 425 federal projects as none of the allotted funds have reached the state. Officials cited a lack of certified skilled relief labor, forcing Texas to forgo many permanent PWA and WPA projects that require skilled workers.
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Fort Worth
Julian Montgomery
Public Works Administration
Texas
PWA
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Triborough Bridge
New York City
Interior Ickes
Ickes
Delaware
Michigan
Maines
Missouri
Kentucky
Nebraska
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Virginia
Wyoming
Rain Dampens Panhandle Skies Briefing
Arthur Brisbane notes in The Globe reports Panhandle rainfall from thunderstorms Tuesday evening. Central Panhandle towns including Amarillo saw little moisture while Glen Rio had about half an inch and nearby areas registered varying showers. Forecasts predict partly cloudy conditions tonight with possible thundershowers and a return to warmth.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon
White Deer
Texico
Texline
Glen Rio
Texas- New Mexico Line
Wellington
Shamrock
Ethiopian attack on Addis Ababa repulsed with heavy losses
Rome reports bands of Ethiopian brigands attacked a garrison south of Addis Ababa but were repulsed and dispersed with grave losses. Officials say Addis Ababa remained quiet. Censored reports claim 1,100 Ethiopians were killed on the Imperial highway north to Dessve.
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Rome
Addis Ababa
Dessve
Father Baker of Lackawanna Dies at 95
Famed local priest Father Baker known as the Padre of the Poor died in Lackawanna after a long illness. He was 95 years old. The news notes his status as one of the oldest Catholic priests in the United States and marks the end of an era for the community.
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Lackawanna, N. Y
Father Baker
Lackawanna
United States
Amarillo Schools Face 527000 Budget For Next Year
Amarillo school board reviewed the first compiled figures for the 1936-37 operation budget totaling about 527000 and planned item by item review before the August 20 public hearing. Last year’s budget was 497900 with 2500 for equipment and repairs. savings and higher collections added 68567.01. The largest increase is 24000 for teacher salaries amid roughly five percent raises.
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Amarillo
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with some unsettled conditions in New Mexico including possible showers and thunderstorms. Temperature extremes noted in Amarillo around 71 degrees and a high near 231 degrees reported earlier.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Meredith Says Projects Are Not Affected
Panhandle WPA projects are not affected by the situation threatening Texas PWA projects. The statement emphasizes continued public works funding and completion timelines amid broader policy concerns.
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Meredith
Panhandle
Works Progress Administration
Texas
PWA
Public Works Administration
Jones in San Francisco Hospital Secret at His Request
The Examiner reports Jesse H. Jones chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hospitalized in San Francisco under secrecy requested by Jones. He arrived from Wyoming after a Texas airplane incident and canceled plans to vacation at Bohemian Grove to enter care.
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San Francisco
the Examiner
Jesse H. Jones
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Texas
Wyoming
Bohemian Grove
Here
Two Die in Ship Blast Off San Diego
A breech block exploded in a port bow turret of the U S S Marblehead during gunnery practice about 50 miles off San Diego. Two sailors died Leo Steve Morande and Percy William Cofer. Nine were injured with conditions not serious. Naval board convened aboard the ship to investigate.
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San Diego
Calif
Leo Steve Morande
Eureka
Percy William Cofer
Washington
Naval Board of Investigation
Naval Hospital
C. W. Crosse
Amarillo zoning clash blocks architect studio in apartment area
City commission denied a petition to rezone 1208 West Tenth Avenue from apartment to retail, though an architect studio now operates there. Protesters claim deed restrictions bar such use, noting building costs and limited lot restrictions while officials cite a $1500 studio cost and a residence permit.
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West
Tenth Avenue
City Commission
New Architect Studio
Townes and Funk
Wales Madden
Madden
H. R. Smith
Robey Funk
Lee defeats Gov Marland in Oklahoma Democratic Senate bid
In Oklahoma City on July 29, Rep. Josh Lee a former professor turned freshman congressman won the Democratic U S Senate nomination defeating Gov. Marland by more than 105000 votes. With 3197 of 3411 precincts reporting his victory shows strong support for the youthful candidate amid WPA scandal charges.
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Oklahoma City
Josh Lee
State University
Lee
WPA
FE. W. Marland
Migration of Asiatic Plants to West Texas
Harvard Botanic Museum reports a fossil rock from Northwest Texas containing Tingia specimens shows Asia to North America plant migration 180 million years ago. Researchers confirm two Tingia species previously known only in China, supporting a North Pacific land bridge during the late Paleozoic era.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Botanical Museum
Harvard
Texas
Asia
Robert Witter
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
China
William C. Darrah
Museum
Darrah
North Pacific
Governors lash Landon in six state broadcast
Democratic governors from Rhode Island to Oregon blasted Gov. Alf Landon as hypocritical evasive and shadow boxing in a national radio address introducing a high profile campaign war. The governors spoke from their state capitals accusing Landon of parsimony in Kansas administration during his Republican nomination bid.
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New York
U.P
Alf M. Landon
Democratic National Committee
Theodore F. Green
Rhode Island
George H. Farle
Pennsylvania
Henry Horner
Ilinois
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
R. L. Cochran
Nebraska
Charles R. Martin
Oregon
Landon
Kan
American Woman Wounded Identified in Spain Fighting
Washington reports an American woman wounded in northern Spain is Fernanda Gallardo, daughter of Col. D. B. McKay, editor of the Tamna Times in Florida. Gibraltar notes a C-3 submarine sunk by rebel seaplane bombs in the straits. Madrid announces a new generalissimo and a planned counterattack on the rebels.
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Washington
Spain
Fernanda Gallardo
Col
D. B. McKay
Tamna
Fla
Times
Gibraltar
Straits of Gibraltar
War Zones Amid Spanish Leftist Takeover Near Front Lines
In Madrid the leftist government conducts nationwide seizure of church properties and purges anti Republic officers. Rebels holdout pockets in the south and major clashes unfold in the north as authorities deem large areas war zones.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Roswell Museum to Start After August 1 With WPA Grant
Chaves County Historical Society announced construction of the Roswell Historical and Archaeological Museum will begin soon after August 1. A local subscription campaign of 1800 dollars was needed to secure a twelve thousand dollar WPA grant. The museum will preserve data and relics of the region.
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Roswell
N. M
Bill seeks sleep broken Bow governor seeks rest
William H. Murray once governor of Oklahoma disputes a four hour sleep rule. Speaking at his Yasha Creek farm he says he needs eight to ten hours of sleep to return to his 1930 condition after retiring in 1934.
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Broken Bow
Okla
William H
Alfalfa Bill
Murray
Yasha Creek
Fifteen Die After Barge Capsizes in Lake Michigan
A loaded sand barge named Material Service capsized on Lake Michigan with 23 men aboard. The barge Lockport from Illinois carried 2,000 tons of sand for a South Chicago company and sank near the area. Eight men escaped while officials fear eighteen men drowned, with Coast Guard search over the lake continuing.
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United Press
Chicago
U.P
Lake Michigan
Material Service
Lockport
South Chicago
Albert Gross
Father jailed after sons chained in basement fire escape
Brighton Colorado July 20 two boys Warne 10 and Jimmy 12 chained to a two by four by the necks in a basement rug soaked with gasoline burst into flames their sister Lois 14 beat out the fire with a broom their mother freed them Roy Hamblin 42 year old WPA worker jailed charged with wrongs to children state humane officer W B Wheeler said the father tied the boys after whipping them to keep them from running away C J Cobble deputy district attorney said the fire caused little room damage Hamblin claimed chaining was to keep them home and that he regretted it Mrs Hamblin defended the method noting they were employed and would not let it happen again
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Brighton
Colo
Roy Hamblin
WPA
W. B. Wheeler
Warne
Jimmy
Lois
Goldie Hamblin
C. J. Cobble
Hamblin
Wheeler
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Nunoca
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Yeaton
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