Prohibition Clash Sets Austin Camps For Convention
Rival camps in Austin mobilize for conventions to pick delegates to a Texas state convention on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and to plan campaigns on a 3.2 beer legalization. The August 26 ballot will decide between prohibition and anti-prohibition delegates, with final seating November 24.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Morris Sheppard
United States
Y. Cummings
Fort Worth
Gregory Gymnasium
University of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee
Maury ‘Hughes
Dallas
Wheat and Cotton Rally Pushes Prices to Multi-Year Highs
On June 26 Fort Worth and Chicago markets show wheat near one dollar a bushel with No 1 hard wheat closing 99.5 to 100. Cotton also surges, lifting to around 11 cents per pound. Factors cited include hot dry weather across Texas Oklahoma and Kansas plus stronger sterling and speculative demand. Traders note prices near peak levels for the season amid heavy buying and short covering.
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Fort Worth
Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New York
U.P
Cotton Exchange
Earthquake Flatlines East Indies and Californias Quivery Scene
An earthquake centered near Benkoelen in the Dutch East Indies killed over 70 in Palembang Kota Agoeng and surrounding villages, with nine dead and forty injured in Mas Kota Agoeng Sumatra. Reports say jungle terrain and shattered homes. communications fail between Moeaza Deena and Simpangan. In California and Nevada, tremors caused minor damage in Sacramento Lake Tahoe Reno and Fallen Nevada with aftershocks near Santa Barbara.
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Palembang
Dutch East Indies
U.P
Benkoelen
Medan
Sumatra
Kota Agoeng
Moeaza Deena
Simpangan
San Francisco
California
Nevada
Sacramento
Lake Tahoe
Reno
Arora
Santa Arbara
Scouts complete 406 mile ride to New Orleans
Five Boy Scouts of Port Arthur Texas Troop 65 with scoutmaster R J Okntil arrived in New Orleans after a 406 mile bicycle trip. The group will depart Wednesday to return home led by Herman Fatig Alton Lindstrom Robert Meyers Sidney Barras and Alton Landry.
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Port Arthur
Texas
R. J. Okntil
Herman Fatig
Alton Lindstrom
Robert Meyers
Sidney Barras
Alton Landry
Codes Drafted on Gas Prices and for Wages in New York
June 26 reports two draft codes under the National Retail Dry Goods Association and oil industry groups. One sets minimum wages of 10 to 18 dollars weekly for experienced workers and is sent to 4,000 member stores for approval. The other proposes a White House price control code for gasoline, to be submitted to oil dealers and potentially united with producer codes for Johnson’s recovery act program.
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United Press
Berlin
U.P
Adolph Hitler
New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Chicago
United States
W. R. Boyd
The
American Petroleum Institute
Marketing Association
Hugh S. Johnson
Divers Fail To Get Navy Fliers Bodies
Divers at Langley Field Va. worked to recover the bodies of four Navy fliers from a plane that crashed in the James River near Ruihmere Saturday night. The wreck was found partially submerged by searchers last night but removal awaited a larger boat. The crash cause remains unknown.
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Langley Field
Langley
James River
Ruihmere
Midcontinent Crude Oil Prices Seen Rising to $2
New York June 26 Increases in crude oil prices are likely to continue with Mid-Continent crude near $2 a barrel. Petroleum engineer T. S. Hose forecast today. Hose said the low mood in the oil industry is over and predicts a further 25 cent rise within 60 days.
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New York
T. S. Hose
Hose
Mrs Hannam Goes to Toledo for Ill sister
Mrs. H A Hannam of 1616 Harrison Street left Sunday for Toledo Ohio because of the serious illness of her sister Mrs Thomas Harding.
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Hannam
Toledo
H. A. Hannam
Harrison Street
Ohio
Thomas Harding
Plans to Curtail Crops Gains Steam in South
Washington reports farm leaders predicting strong farmer turnout for a week-long cotton curtailment drive with two payment options. A parallel wheat reduction campaign set to begin July 1 will be educational, with field workers issuing contracts August 1 and aiming for completion by September 15. Cash and option benefits are offered, tied to reduced 1934 1935 output and plans await London conference conclusions.
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Washington
South
Co. A. Cobb
Davis
Debating world debt at economic conference
Senator James Couzens urged global action to adjust the world debt structure and boost prices and demand for raw materials. He called for organized creditors and a permanent advisory body, warning against default while stressing real recovery through increased demand rather than tariff reductions. The wheat reduction plan faced delay as Australia opposed enforcement, with a Big Four meeting planned among the United States Canada Australia and Argentina and India signaling cooperation.
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London
James Couzens
Michigan
Stanley M. Bruce
Australia
United States
Canada
Argentina
India
Senator Borah Undergoes Major Operation in Baltimore
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho underwent a major operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Hugh H. Young performed the procedure and said the senator was in excellent physical condition aside from his illness. If no complications arise he should be discharged in about three weeks.
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Baltimore
William E. Borah
Idaho
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hugh H. Young
Borah
Dr. Young
On Time Train Returns From Globe-News World Fair Tour
Two hundred Panhandle residents from 35 Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma cities arrived in Chicago aboard the Globe News special train to spend a week at the exposition. The Amarillo contingent left 24 hours earlier and was greeted with farewell songs and cheers as Betty Sullivan christened the train. Reservations are pouring in for a second trip planned to depart Amarillo July 16 returning the following Sunday at a price of 75 dollars.
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Chicago
News-Globe
Globe News
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Santa Fe
Old Bones” Colored Quartet
Betty Sullivan
John Sullivan
Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
Knife Victim Worse Thomas Seeks Release
Homer Hart, 27, remained in critical condition at St Anthony's hospital after being stabbed repeatedly by A. M. Thomas, 36, Amarillo singing cowboy known as Tom Slayton. The attack began at Hart's home on Fillmore Street and continued to the Land residence. Thomas, jailed on assault with intent to murder charges, expressed hope for a $5,000 bond later Monday and admitted slashing Hart in a long statement to Sheriff Bill Adams and Assistant District Attorney Bob Underwood.
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Homer Hart
St. Anthony’s Hospital
A. M. Thomas
Amarillo
Thomas
Hart
Potter County
Joe Moore
Bill Adams
Bob Underwood
Fillmore Street
8. H. Land
Tom Slayton
Secrets for marketing value in today’s busy economy
The passage urges openness in business, advising to share bargains and merits widely. It promotes Globe News Want Ads as a low-cost method to reach customers, highlighting reduced budgets and broad exposure for selling goods or services.
Inflation use is held ready in Washington
The Roosevelt administration will use inflation powers if business movement falters beyond a temporary interruption. Officials say a gold standard abandonment and currency inflation boost prices and spur buying, but no extensive inflation moves will be pursued unless needed. The Thomas amendment grants authority to reduce gold content, issue 3 billion dollars in notes, accept silver, and buy securities. Mild steps already include replacing gold with government notes and expanding public purchase programs.
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Washington
W.P
United Press
Roosevelt
United States
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank
Jail Suspect in Store Holdup Case
Sidney Howard, wanted on old indictments with Autrey Bradley for robbery, was arrested Sunday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Gib Landis and Police Captain Clark Cain at his North West Fourth Avenue home. He is held in the county jail. Bradley was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
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Sidney Howard
Autrey Bradley
Gib Landis
Clark Cain
North West
Fourth Avenue
Army & Navy
Bradley
Roosevelt and Wilson in London and the dash home
Arthur Brisbane notes Roosevelt and Wilson in transatlantic activity. He recalls Wilson’s Buckingham Palace reception and contrasts it with the wartime expenditures. The column portrays public skepticism about grand European dashes and cites a Labour member's remarks to Chamberlain.
U S Swelters Cool-Down Begins Across Texas
Heat wave grips Texas as seventh day of extreme temperatures causes deaths and crop losses. A Dallas man and an elderly Malakoff resident died amid the heat. Northwestern farms face severe drought risking widespread crop destruction alongside growing animal losses. Corpus Christi and Port Arthur report continued heat effects.
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Texas
Dallas
Malakoff
Corpus Christi
Port Arthur
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. West Texas and New Mexico show generally fair weather with little temperature change. Temperature extremes reach from 71 to 99 degrees by 4 o'clock today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Aimee Semple McPherson Says She Gave Birth Hoax
Paris dispatch reports Aimee Semple McPherson, seriously ill in a U S hospital, claimed she bore a nine pound baby to test if telegrams reach the public. Gynecologist Charles Bove said the telegram was sent to probe private message leaks to newspapers. He suspects the leak occurred in the United States.
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Paris
Aimee Semple McPherson
American Hospital
Los Angeles
Angelus Temple
Charles 8. Bove
Bove
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