Famous Quadruplets Visit Amarillo From Hollis Okla
The Keys sisters legendary quadruplets Mary Mona Leota and Roberta visit Amarillo with elder sister Marjorie to tour shops and see Mr and Mrs E McLeod. The quartet now 19 turning 20, previously visited a year ago on a vaudeville tour. They are part of statistical one quadruplet per 400 000 births and appear healthy.
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Garford Wilkinson
Keys
Hollis
Okla
Amarillo
Quaret
Mary
Mona
Leota
Roberta
E. McLeod
Fillmore Street
Marjorie Keys
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce
Keys Sisters
Defense Begins Case In Co-ed Death Trial
The defense for Neal Myers, OU junior, opens its case in the murder trial over co-ed Marian Mills. Attorney James Rinehart says nine medical witnesses will counter the state's claim of death from an attempted operation. The defense portrays Hazel Brown as experienced and evasive, avoiding direct blame.
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Norman
Okla
Neal Myers
University of Oklahoma
Marian Mills
Hazel Brown
Brownie
Oklahoma City
Young Myers
Miss Mills
Pittman Leads In Nevada Ballot For Senate
Sen Key Pittman holds the Nevada Democratic endorsement for another term in the Senate after 22 years of service. He outdistanced two opponents in the primary while George W Malone, former American Legion vice commander, appears set to face Pittman in November. The six corner Democratic gubernatorial nomination remained undecided.
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Reno
Nevada
Key Pittman
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations
George W. Malone
American Legion
Pittman
Rental Week Opens Ad Space Near Schools
Amarillo hosts Rental Week urging landlords to advertise vacancies now with emphasis on proximity to schools. Call 6262 for the result number and details on available rentals this week.
Freeze in Panhandle Possible Early This Year
Amarillo and its territory may see an unusual season if a freeze comes before November 1, per U S Weather Bureau records. The earliest freeze on record is October 16, 1903, and while November 1 is the average first freeze date, many occur late in November. The current forecast shows cooler weather ahead with no immediate frost prospects.
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Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Texas relief bonds to match federal grants proposed in House
A Texas House sub committee submits a bill to issue 9.5 million dollars in state relief bonds to match federal grants. Anticipated floor amendments include changes to the Texas Relief Commission and relief policies. The plan envisions a full time three member commission at 400 dollars monthly, with key officials appointing the relief body and the governor remaining ex officio chair. Receipts into the general revenue
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Harold Kayon
San Antonio
Texas Relief Commission
House
Kayton
James V. Allred
George H. Sheppard
Charley Lockhart
Bond Sales Commission
Relief Commission
General Revenue
South American Arms Traffic Based on Bribery Probe
Senate investigators reportedly hold evidence that U S munitions firms used bribery to win foreign deals. Documents allegedly show paid commissions to South American figures including Juan Leguin son of Peru's ex president. Electric Boat Company figures linked to Peru Bolivia Chile tensions and loans for arms purchases.
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Ronald G. van Tine
United Press
Washington
U.P
Senate
Sen
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
Vickers, Ltd
United Preas
United States
Juan Leguin
Agosto Leguia
Peru
Young Leguin
National City Company
J. and W. Seligman & Co
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Basil Zaharoff
New York
Bolivia
Chile
Boat Company
Henry R. Sutphen
Electric Boat
L. ¥. Spear
Electric Boat Co
Flier Wiley Post Lifts Winnie Mae in Test Flight
At Curtiss Field Glenview Wiley Post began a test flight at 11:58 AM targeting a later climb to set a new altitude record for heavier air machines. The craft Winnie Mae rose toward the 40 000 foot level in clear blue sky as part of preparation for the record attempt.
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Chicago
Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Curtiss Field
Glenview
Government buys 4.25 million cattle in drought states
The AAA reports drought purchases across 21 states reaching 4,250,000 cattle through August 31. Total payments amount to 38,811,870, shared by 220,000 farmers, including 14,145,349 in benefits and 24,657,521 in purchase funds. State totals include Arizona 54,135, Arkansas 30,800, New Mexico 265,049, Texas 946,379.
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Washington
AAA
Arizona
Arkansas
New Mexico
Texas
Methodist Colleges in Texas Unified Under One Head
A Texas Methodist commission establishes a unified system for Methodist colleges except Southern Methodist University. A South western System of Colleges charter, a joint board of trustees, and local boards empower coordinated governance while each college remains separately incorporated and restricted from major expansions without joint board approval.
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San Antonio
Commission On Methodist
Methodist
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Southwestern
Collges
Dallas
Joint Board
Britain Welcomes Secrets Of Arms Pact In U S Report
London astonished as the British government welcomes Senate revelations about a secret agreement between Vickers-Armstrong of Britain and Electric Boat of Groton Connecticut. The full report will go to UK government chiefs. Norman Davis and disarmament delegates say private arms firms wield political influence for peace through exposure.
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London
United States Senate
Vickers- Armstrong, Ltd
Great Britain
Electric Boat Company
Green, Conn
Washington
Norman Davis
Europe
The
London Herald
Charles Craven
Groton, Conn
Senate
Shooting at Huey Long home sparks guard action
In New Orleans on September 5 shots around Huey P Long's mansion triggered state trooper response. Neighbors report firecrackers or bullets. Long says threats preceded the incident as he and his committee return to probe Walmsley era misconduct.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Senator Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
Legislative Committee
Walmsley
Boy Financier Facing Charge In Federal Case
Chicago reports Frank Parish once called the boy wizard of finance arrived from New York as a prisoner charged with assaulting two government witnesses in a male fraud case. Federal prosecutors planned to seek a grand jury indictment that afternoon as Parish awaited trial October 1 on mail fraud charges connected to his Missouri Kansas Texas Pipe Line Company.
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Chicago
Frank Parish
Missouri-Kansas-Pipe Line Co
Parish
New York
Army Pilot Dies In Plane Crash Near Mertzon
Army flier Richard Allen Brunt was killed when his plane crashed near Mertzon twenty five miles southwest of San Angelo as four craft flew over the area. Observers reported engine trouble before Brunt died en route to a hospital. His parachute bore a Kelly Field stamp.
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San Angelo
Richard Allen Brunt
Army Flier
Mertzon
Here
Brunt
Texas Girls Again On Endurance Flight
Two Texas fliers Jean La Rene and Mary Owens started their fourth attempt in two weeks to set a new endurance record. They had 114 hours toward a 240 hour goal before earlier motor trouble forced a landing.
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Chicago
Texas
Jean la Rene
Mary Owens
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Pair and slightly cooler tonight and Thursday in Amarillo area. West Texas partly cloudy warmer in southeast, cooler in Panhandle tonight and Thursday. New Mexico unsettled tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Temperature extremes reach 64 to 82 degrees.
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Amarillo
Vicin~ity
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Roosevelt Moves to Name Mediation Board in Textile Strike
President Roosevelt announces a three member mediation board to probe the strike in the textile industry amid reports of rising walkouts and factory shutdowns. Employers seek a defense strategy against alleged intimidation while textile leaders pledge to meet the President’s wishes and pursue a resolution.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
National Textile Workers
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Arthur G. Besse
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Peter van Horn
National Federation of Textiles
Jail Break Foiled At Potter County Jail
An escape attempt by several long term prisoners at Potter County jail was thwarted when guards found three bars partly sawed in the state tank and two back saws. Inmates including Ben McCoy and Houston Woodring, each serving about 50 years for robbery with firearms, were held in the tank which houses 14 prisoners. The plan was to reach the runaround and drop to the fourth floor through outside windows.
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Potter County
Liberty
Bill Adams
Jeil
Ben McCoy
Houston Woodring
McCoy
Seven Million Loaned by U S
Washington reports more than seven million dollars loaned to save businesses and homes from ruin. Richberg summarized New Deal efforts to Roosevelt, noting disbursements by RPC and Home Owners' Loan Corporation, foreclosures saved, FDIC-insured banks failures, and underused federal loan systems.
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Washington
Donald R. Richberg
Roosevelt
Richberg
Executive Council
RPC
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
FDIC
Federal Home Loan Bank
Drouth
Gas Tank Blaze Fatal to Youth
Gasoline accident in Ban Angelo, Ban Angelo area. Jack McCabe, 17, died in Ballinger hospital from severe burns after his clothing caught fire while drawing gasoline from a tank at Golden Petroleum base in Runnels County. Funeral plans not yet set. Weather Bureau notes a disturbance near Nassau with uncertain movement, warning caution in South Atlantic and Northern Bahamas waters for 36 hours.
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Ban Angela
Jack McCabe
Ban Angelo
Ballinger
Golden Petroleum Company
Runnels County
D. C. McCabe
The
Golden
Duluth
Texas
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Nassau
Bahamas
South Atlantic
How the World Began Banned From Fort Worth Schools
Fort Worth officials banned the book How the World Began from the intermediate list citing evolutionary themes that offend literal biblical beliefs. The error surfaced after a stenographer reinserted the title onto the approved list, with a similar ban issued for How the World Grew Up for older students.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Johnny
Mary
H. W. Helbing
W. B. Dobson
Intermediate
Three Men Rob Bank of Lake City in $100000 Hijack
Three men abducted Palmetto Bank of Lake City president J. H. Carter and his wife from home after tying their children Athale and Jimmy to beds. They hijacked the family to the bank before opening time, unlocked the vault, stole about $100,000, and released Carter and cashier Fred Stalvey near Lamar, with Mrs. Carter repatriating the children.
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Lake City
Carter
Fred Stalvey
Stalvey
Lamar
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Britain
U. S
Arthur Brisbane
Eve
King Features Syndicatea, Inc
America
Globe
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China
Financier
Texas Girls
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