War Rages At Havana Hotel In Siege
The National Hotel in Havana remains under attack as soldiers and officers besiege it amid a battle that killed one American, around 20 soldiers, and damaged the Ford building. The U S embassy seeks a truce to evacuate 90 Americans inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
National Hotel
Ford Motor Company
Red Cross
United States
Robert C. Lotspeich
Swift and Company
Lotspeich
Lopez Serrano
Ad Cne
Labita
Ford
Gray San Martin
Army
Navy
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
National
Patria
Vedado
T. W. Hollister
Bruno Canel
Roosevelt speaks to American Legion veterans in Chicago
President Roosevelt addressed World War veterans at the American Legion convention in Chicago Stadium. He endorsed the veterans economy program but rejected “special benefits” for injuries not connected to service, framing the issue as a government-veteran relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Stadium
Chicago
Roosevelt
American Legion
National Press Chapter
Dons
Legion
Navy
Death penalty asked for two Urschel kidnapers
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the government seeks the electric chair for George Machine Gun Kelly and Albert L. Bates in the Urschel kidnapping case. County charges accuse the pair of armed robbery involving $32 from Charles Urschel and $52 from Walter Jarrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
George
Kelly
Memphis
Harvey J. Bailey
Albert L. Bates
Shannon
Oklahoma County
St. Paul
U. S
Herbert K. Hyde
Kansas City
Edgar
Vaught
Bailey
Bates
Arsene
Kellys
Urechel
Hyde
New Move to Expand Credit to Spur National Buying
Washington reports a two part plan to widen credit through bank equity sales to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and a buy now drive led from a hospital bed by Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson. Johnson says higher prices will result but aim is to spur work and business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Earthquake Hits Southern California with Casualties
A sharp early morning quake along the coast caused one death from a heart attack, six injuries, and light property damage from Santa Barbara to Long Beach. In Los Angeles one woman, Mrs Sophia Kanapow, 73, died, and Mrs Marie Benedict, 57, suffered a possible skull fracture.
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Los Angeles
California
Sophia Kanapow
Pacific Ocean
Desert
Santa Barbara
Long Beach
Sheriff's Office
Los Angeles County
Harry O. Wood
Seismological Laboratory
Carnegie Institute
Pasadena
Marie Benedict
Former Auditor Goes On Trial In District Court
Selection of a jury began in Judge Bishop's court for C. H. Winterhaler former city auditor and city manager charged with embezzlement. City audit shows 964.10 due from Winterhaler. he served 1929 to 1933 and left after resigning from city service to start a municipal bureau in Dallas.
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C. H. Winterhaler
Bishop’s District Court
Winterhaler
Bill Durham
Dallas
Tragic Marlin Slaying Follows Marriage Plea
In Marlin Texas on October 2 13 year old Dorothy Baugh a Marlin High School student pleaded with her escort to marry her after a late date but he refused. She was found fatally wounded near a highway and died at a local hospital. An 18 year old male companion is involved and murder charges are planned. Dorothy lived with her grandmother Mrs Emma Baugh.
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Charlotte Wilson
Helen Apodac
Lewis Montag
Central Avenue
Los Angeles
Old Central Police Station
Marlin
Texas
Dorothy Baugh
Iompany
Dorothy
Marx
Emma Baugh
House Passes Farm Moratorium and New Topics in Texas
The Texas House requests Gov Ferguson to submit the farm moratorium act for amendment extending the moratorium to October 27 and considers 11 new topics including a state beauty board, tax changes, and rural projects. The chamber also approves a legal notices bill for six day newspapers and authorizes A and M College to inspect fire companies.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Miriam A. Ferguson
San Antonio
Joe Greathouse
Fort Worth
House
House Today
Weaver Moore
Houston
M. College
See TODAY Page 5 Units gal 30 to 35e
Readable notice fragment notes a listing of units priced at 30 to 35 cents per gallon. No clear event date or organization identified. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas victory
Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday across Amarillo and West Texas, with cooler air spreading into southeast New Mexico tonight. Temperature extremes range from 50 to 66 degrees today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Beer Receipts Announced in Austin for First 15 Days
Legalized beer generated 168 006 dollars in state revenue for the initial 15 days of sales in Austin. Cigarette receipts for September totaled 514 006 dollars for a full month, with cigarette taxes exceeding beer revenue in the same period.
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Austin
Drunks Attack Dog Injures Man in Boston Incident
Four unidentified intoxicated men stoned a dog tied to a trailer in Southampton Street causing the animal to lose an eye. Royal B. Lortez and Elwood Waugh were assaulted. Waugh severely cut and later unconscious at City Hospital. Police sought the attackers.
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Boston
Royal B. Lortez
San Benito
Tex
Elwood Waugh
Lortez
Southampton Street
Edward Everett Square
Waugh
City Hospital
Labor Chief Pleads Union Unity and Inflation Stand
President William Green urged full unionization of American workers and a militant stance against inflation at the 53rd AFL convention opening in Washington. He linked success of the National Industrial Recovery Act to a 30 hour week and higher wages, while vowing no letup until a better day arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Mr. Green
Washington
WPI
America
Industr
Green
Rains Boost Fall Wheat Sowing in Panhandle
After a dust storm and soaking rain, the Panhandle enjoyed sun and scattered precipitation from a quarter to an inch. Amarillo expected fair weather through Tuesday as farmers welcomed moisture that boosts wheat and grazing lands, with Potter County agent P. C. Bennett noting the real benefit to the crop.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
H. T. Coleman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Santa Fe
Canadian
Friona
Fort Worth
P. C. Bennett
Potter County
Four Men Held in Diamond Theft Case
Four men are held in Amarillo and Lubbock in connection with a diamond theft from Miss Georgie Kirkman of 312 South Pierce Street. Officers recovered four diamond rings and a watch valued around $2000 after the Sunday night burglary as Miss Kirkman and her mother were in an adjoining room. One suspect has given a statement, and authorities plan to identify the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgie Kirkman
South Pierce Street
Lubbock
Bill Adams
Clark Cain
Kirkman
Misa Kirkman
U.S. Policy Unchanged After Havana Shooting
Secretary Hull said no policy change toward Cuba is planned despite the fatal shooting of an American in Havana. He urged Americans on the island to exercise care amid unrest. Reports confirmed Robert G. Lotspeich of Swift & Company was killed by an stray bullet as tensions rose across Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Hull
Cuba
Havana
Robert G. Lotspeich
Swift & Company
Helium Expert Takes Stand in Belt Trial
Testimony resumed in the Amarillo mail fraud case of J. Belt Helium Interests and A. J. Kelly before Judge James C. Wilson. Joan Loening testified on helium production and use, noting ample supply and comparing dry ice to water ice for shipping. C H Schaffer of the Patent Office discussed timing of patent applications dating to May 14 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Belt
A. J. Kelly
Amarillo
James C. Wilson
J. 8. Belt Helium
Joan Luening
Louisville
Girdler Helium Corporation
Loening
Luening
C. H. Schaffer
U. S. Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Schaffer
Bell Helium
Texas Senate seeks to abolish relief body and shift funds
Sen Walter Woodward introduces a bill to replace the Texas Rehabilitation Relief Commission with a new Texas employment and relief commission. The plan envisions funding from a $7.5 million bond issue drawn from the bread fund, with counties handling relief administration and cities petitioning for funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Senate
Austin
U.P
Walter Woodward
Coleman
Texas Rehabilitation Relief Commission
Texas Employment and Relief Commission
Woodward
Board of Control
Highway Commission
Industrial Accident Board
Board of Water Engineers
Texas Public Works
Ike Ashburn
State Commission
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Havana Hotel
Urschel
NBA
Edward J. Kelly
Louis A. Johnson
Associated Press
Arthur Brisb Iy
Arthur Brisbane
Lis
Globe
Brisbane
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel
Carlyle
Greenhill Agency
Stone Man
LABOR
Berry's
News- Globe
W. R. Long, Jr
American National Bank
James E. Ferguson
Westbrook
Grady Woodruff
Decatur
Long
Ferguson
Cincinnati
Relief Commission
Lawrence Westbrook
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