Tragic Landslide Traps Residents. Four-Story Building Collapse
A landslide collapsed a four story building trapping about half the residents. Dead include Mrs Lachance and Rosa, Mrs Delisle and child, and Mrs O Dette. A Portneuf culvert washout on the Quebec Montreal line derailed the overnight Montreal train. engineer O Carrier and fireman D Jobidon killed. several passengers injured.
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M. Lachance
Rosa
Patrick Delisle
C. O'Dette
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Quebec
Montreal
Portneuf
Here
O. Carrier
D. Jobidon
Sudeten Leader Heads to Meet Hitler Amid European Tension
Konrad Henlein, Sudeten German leader, left Czechoslovakia to confer with Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden as Britain and France watch anxiously. Hitler summoned Goering and generals to the meeting to decide on Prague's autonomy proposals, with U.S. and Italian actions also shaping the crisis.
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France
Britain
Hitler
London
Konrad Henlein
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Hermann Welhelm Goering
Henlein
Fuehrer
Praha
F. T. A. Ashton-Gwatin
Marienbadh
United States
Roosevelt
Berchtesgaden
Nationwide Railway Strike Vote Initiated by 19 Unions
In Chicago on September 1 a vote was sent to 928000 railroad workers to decide on a possible nationwide strike over a proposed 15 percent wage cut estimated at 250 million dollars yearly. A strike could halt 142 Class A railroads, but extensive talks and investigations are expected before any stoppage, making an actual strike unlikely.
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Chicago
U.P
Berlin Air Defense Tests Signal Preparations
Berlin officials announced exercises to test the capital's air defenses held today and tomorrow. The brief notice gave no further details but suggested German readiness amid an unsettled European situation.
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Berlin
Textile workers threaten general strike in northern France
Paris reports warn of a large industrial walkout as 200000 textile workers demand continuation of the 40 hour week and higher wages. The move follows broader labor resistance to wartime control plans amid the French defense mobilization. Washington notes Roosevelt allies handling diplomacy in central Europe with Kennedy Wilson Bullitt and Phillips reporting daily.
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Paris
France
Edouard Daladier
Washington
Roosevelt
America
Hull
Joseph P. Kennedy
Court of St. James
Berlin
Hugh Wilson
Germany
William C. Bullitt
Moscow
Rome
William Phillips
Europe
Jittery Davis Denies Plot To Trap Hines In Court
J Richard Davis known as Dixie, a former Dutch Schultz associate, testifies under cross examination that he did not intend to trap James J. Hines. He admits May decision to plead guilty and testify for the state while noting he contested the indictment in Pecora's court.
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New York
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
James J. Hines
Davis
Hines
Dutch Schultz
Lloyd P. Stryker
George Weinberg
Schultz
Ferdinand Pecora
Stryker
Mr. Hines
Two New VA Hospitals Planned for Dallas and Amarillo
The Veterans Administration approves two new hospitals in Texas, one in Dallas and another in Amarillo, replacing an initially planned single facility. Funds could total about equal amounts for each site with construction starting soon.
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Washington, D. C
Veterans Administration
Texas
Dallas
Amarillo
The
Frank T. Hines
Houston
Texas Officers to Attend Traffic and Criminal Schools
Col Homer Garrison announced at the Sheriffs Association convention that early next year all Texas officers will be invited to traffic and criminal investigation schools sponsored by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The event drew about 250 delegates as leading experts would teach the courses.
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Lewis Nordyke
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
Sheriffs Association
Texas
Department
Finmaneal Flarvienn
Nrincinal
Wulutitl
Association
Colonel Garrison
Fred Hickman
Texas Highway Patrol
S. O. Hamm
Dallas
Joe Thompson
Herman Thomas
W. T. Binford
Sheriff's Office
W. A. Leonard
Fort Worth
Police Department
Bureau of Identification
Jack Hall Ranch
John Snider
Palo Duro Canyon
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Doctor Primer resigns Health Unit post amid city county economy debate
Dr. B M Primer, head of the city county health unit for eight years, resigns to join the Texas state health department in Austin. Officials debate continuing the unit versus separating to save costs, with estimates of annual expense and hospitalization costs provided by city and county leaders.
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B M. Primer
State Department of Health
Austin
Italet
Texas
Newt Riggs
John Winters
Amarillo
H. R. Smith
Ross Dole
State Department
Amarillo Weather Forecast Sees Showers and Moderate Temps
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with light scattered showers this afternoon and tonight. West Texas looks generally fair to night and Friday. New Mexico reports partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Temperatures range from a high of 83 to a low of 67.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Y M C A Questionnaire in Amarillo
A newly organized Y M C A in Amarillo seeks public sentiment for a charter. A questionnaire asks if residents favor the Y M C A and wish to become members, with questions on prior ties and contributions for a suitable site. Allen Early is temporary chairman and Porter Underwood the temporary secretary at Box 1451.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Amarillo
Y.M
Snow White Set For Friday Night Preven torium Benefit
Floy Howard stars as Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Municipal Auditorium. Prince Charming Witch and dwarfs join the cast with dress rehearsal tonight and performance Friday at 8. The castle set features six white marble towers and domes, restored twice, and the forest and dwarfs home provide notable scenery.
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Fairyland
Snow White
Floy Howard
Municipal Auditorium
Charles Campbell
The
Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Conquering Deafness: A Young Amarilloan's Personal Battle
A narrative of a young Amarillo man born with progressive deafness recounts his early miscommunications in school, failed medical cures, and isolation. He describes eroding social life, sports attempts, and a turning point after diagnosis of otosclerosis at Mayo Clinic, leading to a life adapted around hearing loss.
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Globe-News
University of Missouri
Charles Mayo
Mayo Brothers’ Clinic
Rochester
Minn
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