New Austrian Chief Scion of Family Long Allied With Royalty
Prince Ernst Ruediger von Starhemberg emerges in Vienna as head of the Heimwehr and vice chancellor under Dollfuss. He hails from one of Europe’s oldest noble lines, claiming descent from Barbarossa and royal rights, though he missed wartime combat. The Starhemberg name signals enduring military royal tradition.
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Milton Bronner
Vienna
Ernst Reudiger von Starhemberg
Dollfuss
Heimwehr
Europe
Starhemberg
Friedrich Barbarossa
Holy Roman Empire
Ernst Ruediger
Huey Long in Voter Clash Triggers New Orleans Stand
Tense New Orleans scene as Huey Long-backed police board faces court injunction while Long aligned National Guardsmen seize voter registrar offices. Mayor Walmsley and city officials urge legal action as civil strife grips the city amid martial law tensions.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
City Hall
City Commission
Long
Huey Long
O. K. Allen
Soule
Registrar of Voters
Orleans Parish
National
Walmsley
Nazis' Revolt Ends as Two Nazis Hanged in Vienna
In Vienna on July 31, the fascist Austrian government executed Otto Planetta who confessed to fatally shooting Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss and Fran Holnweber for their roles. They were among 144 Nazis linked to the failed raid that killed the chancellor.
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Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Nagle
Otto Planetta
Fran Holnweber
Dollfuas
Knife Threat Shocks San Antonio Pastor
District Judge W. W. McCrory said he chased Rev William D. Welburn from his office with a pocket knife after Welburn discussed the divorce of Mrs Wineta Long Welburn on mental cruelty grounds. Two unidentified friends followed as Welburn left the office amid the confrontation. The judge noted he had presided over the divorce trial, during which Welburn denied paternity of the infant and marriage to the child's mother, with a grand jury later indicting Welburn for perjury.
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San Antonio
W. W. McCrory
William D. Welburn
Wineta Long Welburn
Welburn
McCrory
Mr. Welburn
Mrs. Welburn
Sellout Likely for Box Seats at Tri-State Horse Show
Box seats for the Tri-State Horse Show may sell out before the August 6 opening. Boxes house six to eight seats and are priced at 50 cents. general admission also 50 cents and goes on sale next Monday. The fair office on the grounds stays open until 7 PM daily until after the event.
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Eva Lewis
Heat Record Expected As Temperatures Soar
Weather forecast predicts a new seasonal high this afternoon as temperatures rise from 95 at noon yesterday to 98 today, with H T Collman noting likely heat. A dust storm swept into Amarillo with 35 mph winds at the airport, spreading haze across the area.
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Panhandle
H. T. Collman
Amarillo
Roosevelt to inspect Northwest dams on Pacific voyage
President Roosevelt steered toward Portland to personally review major power and navigation projects on the Columbia River. He will visit Bonneville Dam in Oregon then the Grand Coulee in Washington as part of nationwide hydroelectric development efforts.
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New. Orleans
Roosevelt
Portland
Ore
U.P
Pacific
Northwest United States
Columbia River
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Boulder Canyon
Colo
St. Lawrence
Bonneville Dam
Oregon
Grand Coulee
Washington
Anti-Saloon League Backs Sheppard Resolution Push
The Anti Saloon League announced a plan to rally support for the Sheppard resolution to give Congress power to regulate liquor. Dr. F Scott McBride called a regional conference for August 28 29 at Winona Lake Indiana to press for unified action and discuss state dry legislation and youth anti alcohol efforts.
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Washinton
Congress
Antii- Saloon League
F. Scott McBride
Winona Lake
Indiana
Cotton Processing Tax Set to Continue in 1934-35
Washington reports the Farm Administration will extend the cotton processing tax at 4.2 cents per pound for the 1934-35 marketing year. The move keeps the tax in place to support market stabilization during the new fiscal period.
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Washington
Claude physician Dr William A Warner 69 dies after long illness
Dr William A Warner 69 of Claude a veteran physician and public figure died at St Anthony's Hospital after a lingering illness. He founded the first Boy Scout Troop in the Panhandle and Camp Warner near Claude. Survivors include his widow Mrs Phebe Warner a son Greeley Warner two daughters in Los Angeles and a Dallas brother. Body at Griggs Chapel pending funeral plans.
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William A. Warner
Claude
St. Anthony's Hospital
Warner
the Panhandle
Camp
Phebe Fh. Warner
Greeley Warner
Misses Kertick
Victoria Warner
Los Angeles
Dallas
Griggs Chapel
Gubernatorial Runoff Hopes Clouded by Voter Fickleness in Texas
In Dallas on July 31, politicians weighed recent Texas voting behavior and avoided guessing the August 25 gubernatorial runoff outcome between James V. Allred and Tom F. Hunter. Early returns show Allred ahead with Hunter second, while observers recalled several upsets where long shots overtook favorites.
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Dallas
Texas
James V. Allred
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Allred
Hunter
United States
Farle B. Mayfield
Tom Connally
Connally
Mayfield
Britain Wins Davis Cup Final Round Over United States
Great Britain clinched the Davis Cup by defeating the United States four matches to one in the challenge round at Wimbledon. Fred Perry beat Frank Shields in a long four setter to seal the victory, then Henry Wilfred Austin defeated Sidney Wood Jr. in four sets. The Americans had a lone doubles win by Lester Stoefen and George Lott Jr. over Lee and Hughes.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Great Britain
United States
Fred Perry
Henry Wilfred
Bunny) Austin
Frank X. Shields
Sidney B. Wood
Perry
Shields
Wood
Austin
Lester Stoefen
George M. Lott, Jr
Harold G. N. Lee
George Patrick Hughes
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Outlook
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity shows fair tonight and partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon. West Texas will stay warm with fair to partly cloudy skies, New Mexico mostly fair to Wednesday with possible showers and thunderstorms in the northwest. highs reach up to 98, lows around 74.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
North Dakota Faces Severe Drouth Struggle
The drought grips North Dakota with one third of residents on federal relief rolls and farms yielding only miniature crops. About two hundred people from an untillable area will be relocated by federal authorities, while prairie winds erode topsoil and damage highways. The state anticipates more relief seekers as winter nears.
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North Dakota
E. A. Willson
Arthur Brisbane Column Notes Mountain Beauty
The Globe prints Arthur Brisbane remarks from the Catskills noting scenic beauty and regional contrasts. The piece frames the author’s views as separate from The Globe editorial stance and hints at ongoing commentary found on Page 12.
NRA Chief Genn Johnson to Visit Chicago and Washington
Gen Hugh 8. Johnson, head of the NRA, travels via Amarillo to Chicago to inspect stockyards strike matters after a West Coast anti strike tour. He will visit Okmulgee, then proceed to Washington, saying cattle feeding is his sole stockyards concern. He disputes Thatcher's Hoover era attack on the NRA.
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Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA
Amarillo
Chicago
Albuquerque
Quisasa
Okmulgee
Oklo
Washington
West
Johnson
New York
Thomas D. Thatcher
Hoover
Thatcher
Bever Parents Seek $5000 in Bus Crash Death Case
Mr and Mrs J C Bever of Perryton sue Wichita Falls Bus Co in district court over the December 1 1933 death of their son Roy JL Bever from injuries suffered when a Wichita Falls bus overturned near Vernon on November 24 1933. They seek damages plus costs of salt.
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Roy JL. Bever
J. C. Bever
Perryton
Wichita Falls Bus Company
Bever
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Belgian Ambassador Paul May Dies After Operation
Paul May 61 Belgian ambassador to the United States died at Emergency Hospital after undergoing a gallstones operation Saturday. He had been a leading figure in the diplomatic corps since arriving in Washington in 1931.
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Washington
Paul May
United States
May
Jericho Gap Grading Contract Awarded For Panhandle Road
A Texas Panhandle delegation seeks more relief aid as the Jericho Gap near Groom is set for grading and drainage work. The McKnight Company of Amarillo won a 67174 dollar contract to grade the 14 mile mud hole on Highway 66 with paving to follow. The project runs north of the Rock Island railroad from Groom to Rock Ledge, using the existing road as detour during six months of work.
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Panhandle
Texas Relief Commission
Groom
Highway 66
Amarillo
Austin
McKnight Company
W. J. van London
Texas Highway Department
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Ledge
Jericho Gap
Death claims educator of Lubbock area
Webster 76 a pioneer Texas educator and political leader died after collapsing on a downtown street. He taught 45 years at Jacksboro Bellevue Panhandle Lubbock and Ralls led Baptist College at Jacksboro and served as sheriff and state representative. Survived by widow two daughters and two sons funeral plans pending.
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Lubbock
Webster
Texas
Jacksboro
Bellevue
Panhandle
Ralls
Old Baptist College
M. L. Lindsay
Levelland
Horace Wells
Amarillo
Predd
Woody
San Mateo
Calif
Scholastic Per Capita Allocation Raised to 16.50
Bryan Texas July 31 AP The Texas scholastic apportionment for next year will be 16.50 per capita an increase of 50 cents. The state Board of Education fixed the figure saying state revenues should cover the allowance.
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Bryan
Tex
Texas
State Board of Education
Hindenburg in Critical Condition in Berlin
President Paul von Hindenburg,Germany's war hero and peacetime leader, is critically ill in Berlin after months of illness. Doctors say he briefly rose, then slept peacefully as cabinet members were summoned amid rumors of his condition. The public had not been informed of the gravity of his illness.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Germany
Whg
HEM HITLER Official Vienna executes Holeweber and Planetta
An official Vienna report describes Franz Holweber and Otto Planetta being hanged after a trial with troops at the court. Holweber shouted I die for Germany while Planetta claimed someone jolted his arm as a pistol discharged. The scene was marked by heavy security and no spectators.
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Hitler
Vienna
Franz Holeweber
Germany
St. Stephens
Nagin
Holweber
Planetta
Dollfuss
Austria
Jlavian
Three Convicts Recaptured as Body Found After Harlem Prison Break
Three of nine Texas convicts escaped from Harlem state prison farm are recaptured in Houston area. The body of a fourth, Lewis Carter from Dallas, who had robbery and a life sentence, was recovered from a creek after he drowned trying to swim. Recaptured were Paul Jacob Deaton from Harris County, J. T. Freme from Dickens County, and 6. B. Huston from El Paso, all serving burglary terms.
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Houston
Texas
Harlem
Lewis Carter
Dallas County
Paul Jacob Deaton
Harris County
J. T. Freme
Dickens County
Huston
el Paso
Best buys in daily auto want ads endorsement
The notice promotes trading in old cars to dealers listed under classification 68 in the Want Ads. Dealers offer substantial down payment coverage and monthly financing plans. Readers are urged to inspect the numerous quality autos offered today.
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Best Buys
Rain Making Bombing Plan Promoted for North Texas Clouds
Dallas reporters note a plan to bombard thunderheads near Waxahachie with six thousand pounds of explosives to induce rain. Capt Wilfred Bottenfield and James A Boze say the week long effort over Ellis County, backed by local business leaders, targets cool air strata to form raindrops.
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Dallas
James A Boze
Wilfred Bottenfield
North Texas
Bottenfield
Boze
Ellis County
Chamber of Commerce
Brickell Farm
Waxahachie
Dalles
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Arthur Trishbane
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Globe
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Ask
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Marvin Jones
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Texas Highway Commission
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Carl Hinton
T. E B. Johnson
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