Prices Rise To 15 Cents In Oil Crude Postings
Humble Oil and Refining Company announces a 10 to 15 cent advance in crude oil prices across Texas and Gulf Coast regions effective at 7 AM. North and north central Texas crudes rise to 75 cents, East Texas and Conroe climb to 94 cents, with other districts showing 10 to 15 cent increases. Oklahoma Peak noted at 82 with hints of further hikes.
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Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Standard of New Jersey
Texas
Gulf Coast
Conroe
Tidewater Company
East Texas
Panhandle
Humble Company
Ranger
North Texas
Mexia
Powell
Boggy Creek
Richland
Wortham
Currie
Moran
Carson
Hutchinson County
West Texas
Couroe
Crane
Upton
Crocker
Ector
Howard
Glascock
Pecos
Winkler
Lea County
N. M
Saxet
Refugio
Miranda
Salt Flat
Darst Creek
Pettus
Tom Ball
Roosevelt sends Swanson to Havana aboard Indianapolis
President Roosevelt orders Secretary Claude Swanson to sail from Annapolis on the cruiser Indianapolis to Havana to safeguard Americans and protect interests near Cuba. The Mississippi and several ships join the Cuban area as unrest prompts naval distancing and mobilization of marines.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Claude Swanson
Havana
Cuba
Indianapolis
Swanson
Annapolis
Mississippi
Guantanamo
Santiago
Gulf hurricane toll mounts in Lower Rio Grande Valley
Reports from McAllen show San Benito and Harlingen worst hit with thousands homeless and casualties feared. Brownsville toll stated at nine dead with extensive property damage as rehabilitation and relief trains bring doctors nurses and supplies into the devastated area.
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Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Texas
Harlingen
San Benito
State Highway Department
Corpus Christi
Andy Burke
American Airways
Fort Worth
Bright Lights Fall Style Show in Amarillo
Downtown Amarillo hosts the annual fall styling event with illuminated storefronts and new car displays. Three Panhandle orchestras tour the streets on trucks, music driving the spectacle. The show begins at 7:30 PM with orchestras moving to Nat Dance Palace at 9:30 PM for a Khiva Shrine Patrol benefit dance.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Nat Dance Palace
Khiva Shrine Patrol
Quiz in Fatal Wreck Opens With Loss of Lives
In Binghamton New York a milk train collided with a Chicago to New York Erie Flyer near the eastern outskirts. Fourteen people died and twenty five were injured many seriously. Investigations focus on signal lights and crew actions to determine fault.
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Binghamton
N. Y
New York
Erie Railroad
Erie
Young Demo Old Guard in Coup
Factional strife within the Potter County Young Democratic Club erupts as the original officers, ousted last week, win a comeback at Tuesday night’s meeting. Two factions clash over restoring or keeping officers, with a lively exchange and disputed votes including Scouts and militiamen.
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Morris Higley
Potter County
Young Democratic Club
Madison Rayburn
J. W. Timmons
Rayburn
War May Come Mr. McGee Will Hang
Arthur Brisbane warns of possible war with Mussolini allied to Russia and warns Britain to guard Gibraltar as Europe unsettles. The piece notes dictators, threats to peace, Turkish control of the Dardanelles, and shifting naval power amid rising tensions.
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Mr. McGee
Mary Pickford
Mussolini
Russia
Stalin
Europe
Kemal
Turkey
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
England
Gibraltar
Atlantic
City delays beer license ordinance in Amarillo
City commission again postponed enacting an ordinance to license and regulate 3.2 beer sales, with a Thursday 11 am meeting set after corporation counsel seeks to reword the measure. Officials noted parts of Amarillo lie in dry Randall County and questioned license for 3.2 wine, while plans to impose maximum licenses and include regulatory provisions were discussed.
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Amarillo
Randall County
H. R. Smith
Ross D. Rogers
SEEK BEER PERMITS HERE
Twenty two beer license applications, led by T G Nichols of Gold Label Distributing with 80 Panhandle Plains counties, filed with County Judge J M Simpson after Austin input. The list includes several distributorship and retailer licenses with addresses in Dixon Creek area and local hotels and businesses.
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J. M. Simpson
Blanks
Austin
T. G. Nichols
Dixon Creek Oil Company
Nichols
Panhandle Plains
Gold Label Distributing Company
Pierce Street
G. B. Raines
Grimes Street
Bailey escape arrests due inside deal claim
The Dallas Times Herald reports federal investigators suspect an inside jail deal aided Harvey J. Bailey in his escape from Dallas County jail after Urschel kidnapping. Two arrests expected as investigators link Bailey to two men and a jail employee.
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Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Harvey
J. Bailey
Charles F. Urschel
Belley
Bailey
Air Mail Routes Temporarily Suspended Amid Cash Shortage
Washington dispatch reports Stephen A. Cisler announcing temporary suspension of three air mail routes on September 10. Routes affected include Amarillo to Dallas, Charlotte to Augusta, and Detroit to Columbus, due to a financial emergency.
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Washington
Stephen A. Cisler
Amarillo
Dallas
Tex
Charlotte
N. C
Augusta
Detroit
Mich
Columbus
Ohio
Cisler
Path of Destruction From Gulf Hurricane Ravages Rio Grande Valley
Inga le S path scene of rain and suffering as lower Rio Grande Valley towns like Brownsville Harlingen and San Benito reel from a Gulf coast hurricane. Debris ripped utilities shattered crops especially citrus with 90 percent of ripe fruit lost worth 12 million dollars. Many buildings damaged or demolished as water and power fail and telegraph and telephone lines lie in tatters. Recovery crews begin despite widespread disruption across the region.
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Gulf of Mexico
Harlingen
Brownsville
San Benito
San _ Benito
McAllen
Matamoros
Freak Mishap Fatal To Girl At Vega Field
An 8 year old Vega girl Jo Ann Scott died after a horse she rode was struck by an airplane taking off from a Vega pasture. The plane piloted by Shelby Kritser of Amarillo skidded and overturned as the horse halted in the path. Iveta Turpen, on the horse, escaped injury. Kritser landed for gas after flying from Tucumcari to English Field to gain flight time.
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Vega
Shelby Kritser
Amarillo
Texas University
Jo Ann Scott
Iveta Turpen
Kritser
Tucumcari
N. M
English Field
Kruser
Pilots Witness Devastation In Brownsville Storm
Southwest Air Services reporter Bob Glyn and observer describe low altitude survey over the lower Rio Grande Valley where Brownsville shows complete destruction. Viaducts washed out and vehicles adrift. survivors, many in shock, say the death toll could reach into the hundreds as help is awaited.
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Southwest Air Services
Houston
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Bob Glyn
Houston Municipal
Palacios
Port Lavaca
Lavaca Bay
Rockport
Port O'Connor
Point Isabel
Glyn
Classifying Due This Week For Amarillo Schools
Classification of high and junior high school pupils must be completed this week to offer well rounded instruction. Supt. W A McIntosh announced a schedule with flexible classification. Thursday marks for different surname groups to enroll at Central Junior high and Sam Houston Junior high.
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Amarillo
W. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Central Junior High School
Sam Houston Junior High
British flyer Amy Mollison visits Amarillo briefly
Amy Mollison, noted British aviator, will arrive in Amarillo at 1 48 a m on Thursday as co pilot on a Transcontinental & Western Air night flight. Her stop will last about ten minutes, then she is scheduled to depart Amarillo at 1 58 a m for Los Angeles.
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Amy Mollison
Amarillo
Los Angeles
Relief Trains Rush to Hurricane Hit Lower Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio sent three relief trains carrying 85 civilian doctors 150 civilian nurses and units from Fort Sam Houston with food and medical supplies to aid hurricane victims in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Mayors Quin and Botts rode the first train reporting Harlingen structures leveled. Federal relief to Texas and Florida was promised by Harry Hopkins with more food cars shipped and funds to supplement Red Cross efforts.
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San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Fort Sam Houston
Red Cross
C. K. Quin
Sam Botts
Harlingen
Mayor Botts
Center Point
Botts
Missouri Pacific
Texas
Florida
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Lance
Perryton's Cut in Gas Rates Upheld
The 8 Railroad Commission today gained the action of Perryton who ordered a reduction in rates charged by the icSe Corporation of Texas. The old rate of 60 cents per thousand cubic feet is reduced to 45 cents for the first 30,000, 20,000 and 35 cents for all over 50,000 cubic feet.
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Austin
U.P
8 Railroad Commission
Perryton
icSe Corporation of Texas
Amarillo and West Texas Fair and Partly Cloudy Forecast
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas shows fair tonight and Thursday with partly cloudy skies. New Mexico sees similar conditions with little temperature change. highs reach up to 82, lows near 63, with mild deviations across the region.
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Amarillo
Ity
West Texas
New Mexico
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Okla
Quantico
Fleet
Harcording
J. C
Lowernsville
Edinburg
Brow
Louis Brechemin, Jr
New Orleans
Lawrence Westbrook
Airways Company
Burke
Browns
Lee Storm
Neely-Greenhill Agency
Arthur Brisbane
Yright
King Feature Cop Syndicate
Ime
America
Globe
Brisbane
Hitler
Belgium
William Hughes
County Commission
Potter
Ingale
Fertile
Jim Davis
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