Rural roads rough as big cities get rain
Texans faced soggy rural roads and misty skies as heavy voting areas in South and Central Texas, including Fort Worth San Antonio Dallas and Houston, prepared for the general election. Anticipation focused on Governor Alfred Smith and the national ticket with predictions of large Democratic margins and sizable Republican bolt potential.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Gulf Coast
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Galveston
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Moody
Taylor
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
John W. Davis
President Coolidge
la Follette
Bolt
George Butte
Miriam A. Ferguson
Smith
Ferguson
Ku Klux Klan
Communist Party
Amused Amarillo audience riffs on campaigns and law
A Texas listener recalls campaign jokes and anecdotes about politicians, a Jelly remark, a watermelon theft tale, a banana eater in Wellington, and a humor-filled critique of laws. The speaker notes public sentiment, jokes about Hoover, and reflections on voting attitudes in Amarillo.
Farm Belts Vote Secret Inbalance
The piece notes record registration in the Middle West with nearly equal women and men voters, aiming to decide 9 senatorial and 127 house races across 149 electoral votes. Early tallies show Chicago voting rapidly with 300,000 ballots cast shortly after polls opened and high turnout expected statewide and in neighboring states.
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C. E. Honce
Associated Press Central States
Middle West
Farm Belt
Chicago
Record Vote Surges Across Nation In Historic Turnout
States like Pennsylvania and Vermont with strong Republican majorities showed low impact on national results while the Democratic South posted record tallies. Voting was heavy nationwide with many casting ballots early.
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Pennsylvania
Vermont
Whiteman Jazz Concert Sparks Amarillo Debate
A column discusses community responses to Paul Whiteman bringing 32 artists to Amarillo, contrasting jazz and classical tastes, noting financial risks to Emil Myers and local opposition to ticket sales in schools. It praises Whiteman as a world renowned artist and calls the program a potential civic benefit.
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Man Myers
Amarillo
Myers
Paul Whiteman
Whiteman
Emil Myers
Mr. Myers
Election clash over fraudulent black voter registrations
Democratic headquarters in Chattanooga charged that several hundred Negroes were fraudulently registered and threatened prosecution if they voted. Hamilton County Republican committeemen countercharged the claim as a malicious attempt to intimidate Negro voters.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Hamilton County
Republican
First election day fatality in New York state
Jamaica New York November 6 The first election day fatality in the state occurred in Queens Village when Charles Leutersack 44 suffered a heart attack in a voting booth and died before a physician could arrive.
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Jamaica
N. Y
New York State
Charles Leutersack
Queens Village
Aroused South Votes in Unprecedented Presidential Turnout
Southern voters cast ballots in a record turnout amid debates over prohibition religion and white supremacy. Democrats claimed initial leads in Texas Mississippi Louisiana Georgia Alabama and Florida while Republicans eyed Hoover gains in several states and predicted varied margins.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Bellweather
Solid South
Anti Smith
Smith
Hoover
Hartsil Ragan
Smith and Robinson
Arkansas
A. J. Bissell
Texas at the polls today across Texas counties
Election day turnout was strong across Texas with heavy early voting reported in Dallas, Fort Worth, and many counties. Voters faced light showers or drizzle in places like Cameron and Nueces while others expected record or near record totals as national and state races drew voters to the polls.
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Plainview
Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Cameron County
Denison
Tex
Grayson County
Greenville
Highland Park
Brownwood
Texarkana
Bowie County
Sherman
Friends of State
Ed Westbrook
Westbrook
Sister seeks information on missing brother Wade H. Terry
A sister in Long Beach California asks the public for help locating Wade H. Terry a plasterer who worked in Amarillo several years ago and has not been heard from since his mother fell seriously ill. No further description is available and readers with information are asked to contact Mrs Minnie Lowe at 794 St Louis Avenue Long Beach.
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Marvin Jones
Tack
Peggy
Jane Jenkins
Wade H. Terry
Amarillo
Minnie Lowe
Long Beach
Calif
Terry
Lowe
St. Louis Avenue
Salvation Army seeks foster home for infant boy
The Salvation Army requests a Christian home for a hardly a day old baby boy described as plump healthy and normal Captain W G Vaughn says the infant is a fine specimen of babyhood and would be a good son Interested parties may view the baby at Salvation Army headquarters.
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Salvation Army
W. G. Vaughn
Gambler Arnold Rothstein Dies With Slayer Secret
New York November 6 Arnold Rothstein a prominent gambler in the city's nightlife died today and refused to reveal who killed him in line with the underworld code. The authorities had investigated his activities on several occasions.
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Associated Press
New York
Arnold Rothstein
Underworld
Record vote surge reported across Manhattan and East Coast
The board of elections said about 40 percent of registered voters in Manhattan and Brooklyn cast ballots by 10 am with 50 percent in Richmond Staten Island. Early voting in NYC, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New England states indicated a record turnout for the presidential election amid fair weather and heavy industrial plant participation.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Ee Preea
New York
Board of Elections
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Richmond
Staten Island
Bronx
Queens
Atlantic Seaboard
New York State
New York City
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New Jersey
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Trenton
Massachusetts
New Ashford
Mass
Hoover
Smith
Mt. Washington
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
General Motors stock plan and a grim death in Illinois
The article discusses a proposed GM stock restructuring offering two and a half new shares for one with 3 percent yield, aiming to make GM more investable for small holders. It also reports Elfrieda Knaak’s death from self inflicted injuries in Illinois, amid broader reflections on willpower and historical torture tales, and notes a blizzard affecting continental air mail and optimistic notes on aviation progress under Coolidge and Postmaster General New.
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Elfrieda Knaak
Illinois
Mountain States
Trans-Continental Air Mail
President Coolidge
Postmaster New
Mrs Smith Aims To Be First Lady Of The United States
New York November 6 Governor Alfred E Smith hopes voters will elect his wife to be first lady of the land as a birthday gift. Mrs Smith said election of her husband to the presidency is the only thing she wants and she will get it. The Smiths plan to vote at noon at a stationery store near the Hotel Biltmore, their city residence.
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Smith
United States
Harding
Globe News
Mrs. Smith
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Joe T. Robinson
Forty Eighth Street
Madison Avenue
Hotel Biltmore
Four Million Cast Ballots Across Western States
Voters in about eleven western states, totaling some four million of 4.6 million registered, went to the polls in a varied campaign. Hoover and Smith dominated California with regional splits. Hunt sought influence in Arizona. religion, prohibition, tariffs, and water power shaped votes from Colorado to the Pacific coast.
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Herbert Hoover
Smith
California
Hoover
Arizona
George W. P. Hunt
Colorado
Washin
Gas Hose Violations Urged by Amarillo Inspector
Amarillo gas and plumbing inspector C. W. Boyd condemns rubber gas hoses as dangerous and urges discontinuation under city ordinance. He notes 40 percent of last winter’s fires traced to faulty connections and says inspections by the city are free. Rigid iron pipe or annealed copper tubing with sleeve unions is advised.
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Amarillo
C. W. Boyd
Mr. Boyd
Funeral Rites Delayed for J. J. Bishop Pioneer Engineer
J. J. Bishop 51, veteran Fort Worth and Denver railroad engineer, died yesterday at a local hospital at 12 50 pm. Funeral arrangements not yet completed. body will lie in state at Griggs and Sons parlors tomorrow. Survived by widow, six sons J W Bishop Brownfield Texas J L W P Jesse J D J J Jr and daughter Mrs Victoria Stewart Amarillo. family resides at 1712 East Fifth Avenue Amarillo. He lived in Amarillo 20 years and was well known in railroad circles.
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J. J. Bishop
Pioneer Railroad
N. SS. Griggs and Sons
J. W. Bishop
Brownfield
Texas
J. L
W. P
Jesse
J. D
J. J. Jr
Victoria Stewart
Amarillo
Bishop
Fort Worth
Denver
Panhandle
East Fifth Avenue
Florida Prohibition Stance Draws Family Ironies
A national statement by Mr. Raskob sparks talk as he boasts none of his eleven children smoke or drink yet opposes prohibition. The piece notes many fathers favor repeal while their children secretly indulge in smoking and drinking, defying the law.
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Raskob
Kansas City Market Report Shows Mixed Livestock Trends
Kansas City prices held steady to firm with hogs at top $9.45 and cattle including prime yearlings at $18.00. West to East markets list varied steers, cows, calves, and sheep with lambs rising to a high 26 cents over prior quotes. poultry in Chicago showed weaker demand with fowls at 22 to 26 cents.
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The
Associated Press
Kansas City
East ST. Louis
ST. Louis
Ill
Green Emerges as Potential Dominant Color
Green rises in popularity as a color of great importance with speculation it may supplant blue as the leading hue. Analysts note shifting fashion and design trends and cultural associations boosting green’s appeal.
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