Leaders eye elections as Kentucky bolts GOP tilt in state race
Leaders focus on today’s elections with Kentucky under a late shift as Thomas S. Rhea backs Republican King Swope over Democrat A B Chandler. Votes in Kentucky won’t be tallied until tomorrow while New York and New Jersey contest shifts with Republican strategy linked to the New Deal. Virginia and Mississippi conduct routine legislative ratifications.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
New York
New Jersey
Democratic Organization of
Thomas S. Rhea
Blue Gass
Ruby Laffoon
King Swope
A. B. Chandler
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Virginia
Mississippi
Drys edge in House liquor bill vote in Texas
The Texas House failed to beat Bradbury's substitute license bill with a 66 ayes to 68 noes. Morse's local option bill passed 64 to 60 as a replacement, allowing votes on mixed drinks where food sales dominate. McKinney pressed for local option while noting open saloons in major cities and Huntsville's dry stance as an example of enforcement concerns.
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Fredericksburg
R. E. Morse
Houston
Morse
A. T. McKinney
Huntsville
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
State Capitol
McKinney
Texas
Dry Territory
Body of Chink Sherman Found in Lime Grave Near Monticello
The body of Charles Chink Sherman a top Dutch Schultz gang leader was found in a lime filled grave near Monticello New York authorities said. The discovery may shed light on the fate of Bo Weinberg another Schultz lieutenant who vanished weeks before Schultz and three gangsters were killed in Newark on October 23.
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New York
U.P
Charles
Chink) Sherman
Dutch Schultz
Monticello
N. Y
Bo” Weinberg
Schultz
Sherman
Newark
Killing Frost Hits Panhandle Plains Low Temps
A killing frost swept the Panhandle Plains last night with lows below 30 degrees as far south as Lubbock. Amarillo recorded a new season low of 25 degrees, rising to 29 Sunday night. Clearing skies today, the forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Wednesday with lows near 38.
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Panhandle Plains
Lubbock
Amarillo
Gasoline Truck and Car Crash Kills Five Near El Dorado
A head on collision last night on a Kansas highway near El Dorado killed five people including two Ekura sisters and three men. The car carrying the two girls and two young men swerved to avoid a cow and struck a 2,500 gallon gasoline tank truck owned by Paint & Glass, John Maynard Libhr Co.
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Eldorado. Kas
Eureka
Kas
Frazier Hunt Examines 1936 Roosevelt Outlook Across States
Journalist Frazier Hunt questions Roosevelt sentiment and Republican prospects while probing unemployment trends by interviewing farmers laborers white collar workers housewives executives and union officials in 12 states. Read his findings starting Wednesday in Listening to Industrial America.
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Frazier Hunt
Earthquake Week and Moon Tides Feature in Brisbanes Today
Arthur Brisbane discusses a week of earthquakes from Montana to Siam and Buffalo while noting lunar gravitation affecting tides. Harvard’s Dr. Stetson links subsurface earth adjustments to the moon as he details seismic activity and public interest runs through Today.
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Montana
Siam
Buffalo
N. Y
Ottawa
Toronto
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Harlan T. Stetson
Harvard
Tropical storm lashes Florida with ship threat
A freak tropical storm moved into the Gulf of Mexico from Florida with five dead and 125 injured. Coast guards stand ready to aid ships as authorities track the storm center near 45 miles west northwest of Key West. Reports describe damage and continuing high winds as concern shifts to shipping safety.
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Miami
Fila
U.P
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Key West
Gulf
Key Case Darkens Grid Puzzle And Boycott Action
The Key case surrounding the UCLA football player from California remains mysterious as Amarillo’s Russell Key talks to reporters while Earl Miller rushes to investigate. Meanwhile dock workers in North Atlantic ports are ordered to boycott ships serving Alabama Texas and Louisiana amid a longshoremen strike seeking recognition by the International Longshoremen's Association.
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New York
U.P
North Atlantic
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Amarillo
Russell F. Key
Lincoln Street
University of California At
Los Angeles
Earl J. Miller
California
Russell F
Ted) Key
Francis Key
Ted Key
R. B. Norman
Vernon
Key
Ucla Key
Norman
Dean Miller
Secon Youth Seer Killed in Milwaukee Bomb Blast
Police linked a dynamite blast on the south side to the earlier attacks. A torn blue jacket fragment identified as belonging to 16 year old Paul Chovon confirmed he was among the youths in the explosion that also claimed Hugh Frank Rutkowski's life as part of a bombing spree.
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Milwaukee
U.P
South Side
Paul Chovon
Hugh Frank Rutkowski
Allred vetoes 2466 in parks appropriation
Gov. James V. Allred vetoes 2466 in three items of an emergency appropriation for the State Parks Board warning state departments to stay within their budgets. State Auditor Orville Carpenter cited purchases after funds ran dry and halted warrants totaling 1834 issued beyond the limit with no state loss. Separately in Houston, G J Hill died from injuries after a collision between a freight train and a switch engine. In San Antonio, R L Smith of Waco was beaten and robbed of 30 dollars downtown.
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Austin
U.P
James V. Allred
State Parks Board
Orville Carpenter
Houston
G. J. Hill
Smithville
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Three Burned In SIKESTON Apartment Blaze
Three people were burned in an early morning fire that destroyed the apartment building of Mrs. W L Stacy 81 widow of the late Judge Stacy in Sikeston Missouri Mrs Stacy was carried unconscious from the blaze by firefighters doctors described her condition as critical Alice Bartlett 65 returned to the building to retrieve valuables and suffered serious burns as a result
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Sikeston
W L. Stacy
W. L. Stacy
Stacy
Alice Bartlett
Bomb in Palace of Ethioping
Rome reports an assassination attempt on Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia with a bomb found in Addis Ababa. Another dispatch notes Italian advances toward Makale amid sanctions debates and war rationing at home.
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Ethioping
Rome
Asmara
la Tribuna
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Tribuna
Djibouti
Pietro Maravigna
Eritrea
Takkaze
Lake Tana
Blue Nile
Sudan
Egypt
Agala
Makale
Italy
League of Nations
Tr Duce
National Association For Fuel Control
Chicago
Sheba
Solomon
Allen Howard Godbey
Selassie
Shah Orders Brisk Replies and Brief Letters
An imperial decree from Mirza Pahlavi emphasizes concise correspondence and plain address using Sir. The Globe-News notes a brief want ad for a 4 room duplex at 3215 A West 16th, illustrating the rule in practice.
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The
Sun of Suns
Mirza Pahlavi
Shah-in-Shah
Persia
Iran
Globe-News
West 16Th
Italian Army Halts Makale Advance Amid Heavy Rains
Italian forces under Gen Emilio de Bono pause the Makale thrust to build roads and bring up supplies as rain drenches the Ethiopian front. The Danakil wing moves secretly from Rendacomo, while 9oo trucks daily and a camel train supply the front.
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Adaga-Hamas
Makale
Emilio de Bono
Ruggiero Santini
Hausien
Adigrat
Rendacomo
Gonzales Opens Centennial as Cannon Booms
Gonzales marked its centennial celebration with the firing of the six pound cannon that sparked Texas independence. Gov James V Allred and Attorney General William McCraw led state officials as thousands gathered for the parade and opening events in Gonzales.
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Gonzales
Texas Panhandle
Santa Anna
Texas Freedom From
Mexico
James V. Allred
William McCraw
Delegates Hear Reports at Independent Petroleum Association
In Dallas in November 1954 delegates to the Independent Petroleum Association of America prepared to hear committee reports as officers were to be elected. Wirt Franklin of Tulsa sought reelection as president amid talks on oil industry issues and potential shortages. Marvin Lee of Wichita warned of a looming oil shortage unless prices rise to spur exploration. The industry faces deeper, costlier exploration after shallow production.
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Dallas
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Wirt Franklin
Tulsa
Marvin Lee
Wichita
Kan
Kansas State Corporation Commission
Elderly sisters deny cattle theft amid eviction
In Amarillo a 67 year old woman Mrs. Tracy S. Hurd and her 65 year old sister Mrs. A E McDonald denied charges of stealing a yearling calf from Randall County farmer K Thomas. Bond set at 1000 dollars each they await trial while living in a bare home with two Jersey cows and a flock of chickens.
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Tracy S. Hurd
A. E. McDonald
Fast Twenty- Tenth Avenue
Amarillo
L. B. Newby
H. W. Galbraith Thomas
Doty Brothers
Thomas
G men report huge saving across FBI war risk cases
The Justice Department said that 38,481,686 was saved for the country in FBI investigations during the year ended June 1. The bureau cost 4,626,518 and cited major savings in war risk insurance for veterans. The FBI handled 3,078 cases with 2,005 dismissals and 549 verdicts for the government.
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Washington, Navy
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Agid
Salvage ship identifies wreck of Lusitania off Irish coast
The Orphir salvage vessel located a wreck off Kinsale and confirmed it as the Lusitania, sunk by a German U boat in World War I. The discovery ends a long search begun earlier in the summer.
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London
the Press Association
Orphir
Kinsale
Orphin
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity will be fair and warmer tonight and Wednesday with a low around 38. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies and colder in the extreme southeast, frost in the extreme west tonight. Wednesday brings fair weather and rising temps in the north and east portions. New Mexico remains fair with little temperature change and frost in the southern area tonight. Temperature extremes today range 25 to 50.
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Porecast
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
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International Red Cross Committee
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League of Nations Sanctions Committee
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Webb Miller
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