Devastation in Florida Keys Amid Gulf Hurricane
Rescue teams estimate 400 to 500 dead as 15 foot surge destroys war veteran camps and towns from Rock Harbor to Key Largo. Dixie liner evacuees prepared for hazardous transfer while officials warn of rising tides and widespread property damage.
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Vets Gather for 45th South Reunion and Convention
Gray-clad veterans from the South attend the 45th annual reunion in Amarillo with Sons of Confederate Veterans also convening. The program includes business sessions, NBC coast-to-coast hook-up, a Grand Ball at The Nat, a Friday parade, and entertainment by the Marine Band and Cowboy acts. Notables include Pat M. Neff and Rice A. Pierce.
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Death claims special rodeo veteran here
George W. Waddell 89 of Fort Worth died at 9:30 AM from injuries after falling from an elevator at his hotel during the 45th annual Robert E. Lee U C V Chapter reunion. He had been moved to St Anthony’s Hospital after a fall that bruised his head and left a broken rib and other injuries. Funeral arrangements pending Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Robert E. Lee
Kate A. Waddell
St. Anthony's Hospital
N. 8 Griggs Mortuary
Veterans Excluded from Rodeo at Tri-State Fairgrounds
The Tri State Fairgrounds hosted a veteran rodeo yesterday with free admission for Con federate Veterans and promised a better program today at 2 30. Marine Band to provide music as riders again thrill Amarilloans and visitors with bucking horses and stiff neckers in a Western style.
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Tri-State Fairgrounds
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Sons of Confederate Veterans Convene at Amarillo Hotel
Delegates from the Sons of Confederate Veterans meet in Amarillo with the United Confederate Veterans and allied groups for a three day convention. Officers not chosen until Thursday as caucuses and trading circulate amid reports of a contested national commander race. Local commander Lumpkin welcomes delegates and notes West Texans’ lingering Confederate sentiment despite geography.
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Virginia
Oil Firm Free Not To File Its Rates
Missouri Supreme Court reverses previous ruling and says Cities Service Gas Company a unit of Doherty interests engages in interstate commerce and falls outside the jurisdiction of the state Public Service Commission. By a four to two vote the court held the PSC cannot compel filing of rate schedules. Cities Service sells and distributes industrial gas through affiliates in Kansas City St Joseph Joplin Carthage Webb City and Carterville.
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St. Joseph
Joplin
Carthage
Webb City
Carterville
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with possible showers in extreme west. West Texas and New Mexico show fair conditions with limited change in temperatures. Temperature extremes noted up to early afternoon 56 to 5.
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New Mexico
U S Oil Firm Withdraws From African Deal
United States based Standard Vacuum Oil Company withdraws from concessions in Ethiopia as Italy declares Ethiopia an outlaw at the League of Nations session. Britain faces pressure over sanctions while Eden may reassess moves. Women volunteers with spears appear in Addis Ababa amid the crisis.
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Oil concession canceled ends Ethiopian bid impact
Washington dispatch reports Standard Vacuum Oil Company suspended a vast Ethiopian concession, a move judged to eliminate any remaining chance of United States entry or influence in the area. The abrupt cancellation signals a shift in regional oil prospects and U S business strategy.
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Standard Vacuum Oil Company
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Grande Rise Threatens El Paso Flood as Levees Break
A Rio Grande rise driven by heavy rains between El Paso and Hatch, New Mexico, threatened the city as relief workers labored to repair levee breaks. About 700 men toiled overnight 25 miles from El Paso in the lower valley while New Mexico communities reported damage and preparations to aid homeless families.
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Marine Band To Play Special Concert In Amarillo
The U S Marine Band performs a free courtesy concert Thursday at the Municipal Auditorium from 7 to 9. The Globe News sponsors the event with loudspeakers outside for overflow and KGNC radio to broadcast the program for those unable to attend. Wilburn Hawk organized the appearance emphasizing the band's world renown and urging local support.
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Amarilloans Hurt In Wreck Kills Two In Texas Crash
Mrs. R. H. Hamilton wife of an Amarillo attorney died in a Dallas hospital from injuries in a crash on the North West Highway between Fort Worth and Dallas. Her death raised the toll to two with C. A. Ensinger of Gainesville dying earlier in Fort Worth. Hamilton and his 18 year old daughter Mary Gail were in a hospital with injuries. In Roanoke highway 10 crash one person was killed two seriously hurt and two with minor injuries. C A Ensinger of Gainesville died en route to Fort Worth with a crushed skull.
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Surveyor Trapped On Mountain Ledge
A surveyor Paul Cardoni is stranded 1,900 feet up a sheer mountainside after separating from his party. Rescue teams fight bitter cold and swirling snow as he clings to the cliff through the night.
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Memorials and Ball Events Highlight Busy Pages
The page guide lists items including a memorial on page 9, a grand ball on page 19, and notes on Marvin Jones and Trevion. It also references fight on dam and features Jones and Alfred ages 3 and 9 stories across pages 3 9 45.
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Grand Ball
Rescue Started At Sea
Life boats swung over the sides of rescue ships prepared to aid the Dixie liner stranded on French Reef with 372 aboard. Crews waited as the flotilla gathered, the Platano nearing the Dixie and the Carrabassett maneuvering for the best position to begin evacuations.
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Gatun
Simon
Here
Coast Guard
Carrabassett
Quake Strikes Southern Formosa District
A 30 mine quake rocked the Shimo tansuiken River district in southern Formosa, where residents are described as head hunters. Details remain unknown, according to Nippon Dempo News Agency at Takao Formosa.
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Elliott Roosevelt Resigns Demo Job
Filioth Roosevelt son of the President has tendered his resignation from his Young Democratic Clubs Texas post after a heated intra group fight. Raymond Buck says the resignation was submitted August 6 but action by the state executive committee was unclear.
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Fort Worth, Said He Withheld His Resignation Until the State Executive Committee
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