Rio Grande Flood Fatalities Put At 24 In Valley
Rio Grande rose above flood stage near the San Juan River and threatened to fan out across the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Officials reported 24 dead 100 seriously injured 400 with minor injuries 3750 destitute families 4000 homes destroyed 8000 damaged. Red Cross regional director Albert Evans took charge with support from Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Texas Relief efforts. Immigration and customs officers moved records inland at Hidalgo opposite Reynosa as relief work sped up.
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Edinburg
Tex
U.P
Rio Grande
San Juan River
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande City
Hidalgo
Roma
Public
Immigration and Custom
Reynosa
Albert Evans
National Red Cross
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Organization
Lower
Texas Rehabilitation Relief Commission
Evans
Howard Bonham
Midwest Red Cross
Red Cross
Bonham
Havana Tense in New Revolt and Cuban Crisis
A flotilla of 16 destroyers raises total American warships to 30 off Cuba as the Roosevelt administration weighs landings and warns against intervention while seeking a quick peaceful Cuba government. Swanson, Hull, Welles coordinate Latin American diplomacy amid border Cuba tensions and Isle of Pines lifeline concerns.
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Tashington
Cuba
Amercan
Sland
Eit
Cuban
Navy
Coast Guard
Indianapolis
Swanson
Overton
Panama Canal Zone
Isle of Pines
Roosevelt
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Hull
Harare
Sumner Welles
Girl Ace Is A Guest Pilot On Trip Here
Amy Mollison with husband Captain James A. Mollison plan a transatlantic flight to surpass the 5,000 mile record. She arrived here after a five hour flight from Kansas City as a guest co pilot aboard a TWA airliner.
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Amy Mollison
James A. Mollison
Atlantic
Bardad
English Field
Mrs. Mollison
Wichita
Kan
Amarillo
TWA
Kansas City
New York
England
Hurricane Casualty List From South Texas Storm
The Red Cross releases the official casualty list from the tropical storm hitting South Texas. Names include Bill Duncan Harlingen and several Rio Hondo residents with ages from 6 to 60, plus Matamoros and San Benito entries. An emergency hospital in Harlingen treated many listed as injured.
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San Antonio
Texas
Red Cross
South Texas
Bill Duncan
Harlingen
John Kuscera
Rio Hondo
R. B. Dykes
Marie Atkinson
Antonio Garcia
Kennedy
W. Woods
Glen Maxon
Los Fresnos
Olivia Gonzales
San Benito
Crus Rodriguez
Tillie Rigdon
Patricio Garcia
Matamoros
Jesus Contreras
Marie Chong Matamoros
Manuel Garcia
Rosendo Fernandez
Mark Stephens
Stewart
L. B. Martin
E. la Sowell
Bertie Grimes
Manuel A. Garcia
J. N. Patton
A. W. Coeke
E. M. Crockett
Wayne Sawyer
Margaret Cisneros
Pinto Cisneros
W. C. Jackson
Lawrence Bush
Alice Comica
Bob Hollad
J. C. White
Bill Gemille
Betty Sherman
Alonzo Covington
Henry Neeley
Aleda Thomas
Mr. Garza
F. V. Davis
W. H. Sapp
W. A. Heckman
Liezie Bell Moore
F. C. Garling
Leon Jackson
Marie Sapp
D. W. Donahue
E. E. Heinrich
H. K. Webb
Clara Grant
C. W. Howell
Roy Cook
Joe Pena
Joe Garza
G. T. Oliver
Roy D. Stanfield
M. C. Jacks
W. 5. Hoemaker
Franch Smith
Ernestina Corlez
Mother and child die after seventh floor plunge in Dallas
Mrs. J. H. Logan, 23, and her 2 year old Elaine fell from a seventh story apartment in Dallas. The body of the child was found in her mother's arms. Cousin Carl Ridenour, 19, who was in an adjoining room, said Logan had been despondent and crazed with fear for her husband’s safety in South Texas.
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Dallas
U.p
J. H. Logan
Elaine
Carlot Ridenour
Texas
Ridenour
Logan
Byrd Plans Antarctic Expedition Sail Date Set
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd says he will sail from Boston on September 25 for a two year Antarctic expedition. He will use the Bear cutter and the Pacific Fir, with about 35 men and several airplanes, launching from Little America. Harold June will be chief pilot, Byrd navigator.
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Washington
Richard E. Byrd
White House
Boston
South Pole
Byrd
Roosevelt
New York
Antarctic
United States
Mexico
Coast Guard
Bear
Oakland
Calif
Arctic
Little America
Harold June
Roach Resigns From Amarillo School Board
Dr. D. Roach resigns from the Amarillo school board this morning due to serious illness. John Winters, chairman, announces immediate appointment of a new member. Roach said the circumstances made his resignation unavoidable despite willingness to serve.
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D. Roach
Amarillo
John Winters
Dr. Roach
Further Hike in Oil Gasoline Due
In Washington on September 7 193? expectations rose that gasoline and crude oil prices will move higher. Texas reports a cut in production under the oil code while the oil planning board persists in organizing to implement allocation tomorrow. The Texas Railroad Commission sought to delay code dates but followed Secretary Ickes request to reduce red tape.
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Washington
Texas
Oil Planning Board
Texas Railroad Commission
Ickes
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday, while New Mexico stays fair with warmer trends in the southeast. Temperatures range from 67 to 82 degrees at 1 o'clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Work, Hope, and the Century of Progress Exposition
Arthur Brisbane notes Labor Day marks a shift from mourning to action and predicts strong national and individual prosperity through hard work. He urges attendance at Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition, highlighting last Sunday’s 300,000 admissions and over 20 million dollars spent on concessions and tickets since the fair opened.
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United States
Chicago
Soft coal near NRA agreement after White House talks
Washington reports a breakthrough as Hugh Johnson announces a master coal code to be on the President's desk by Saturday after a two hour White House meeting with operators and miners. Roosevelt’s involvement helped push negotiations toward a settlement and workers express optimism.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
White House
Hugh
Johnson
Furniture price surge boosts September sale in Want Ads
Furniture prices are rising and a September sale offers pre inflation prices. Buyers urged to act now to secure bargains advertised in Want Ads.
Amarillo Sets Beer License Fees and Rules
The city commission approved ordinance 45 to establish top annual beer license fees. Licenses become effective after September 14 and run until January 1, 1934 with pro rated fees. No licenses south of Twenty ninth Avenue or within 300 feet of churches or schools.
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City of
Amarillo
Randall
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Randall County
Cuban Crisis Deepens With Possible Intervention Threat
Turbulent Cuba faced a crossroads as factions debated civil war or US intervention. The radical administration clung to optimism for a Tuesday coup and claimed order would prevail with no American intervention, while conservatives feared a counter-revolution and urged swift change. The five man junta moved to disarm civilians and restore officers to power.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
United States
ABC Secret Society
Mario G. Menoca
OCRR
de Cespedes
Stanford official testifies in Lamson wife death case
David A Lamson described finding his nude wife Allene’s body in a blood spattered Palo Alto bathroom as Allan P Lindsay resumes cross examination. The defense argues omitted questions about Lamson’s relations with Sara Kelly, the alleged other woman, shape the case. Lamson said he slept apart from his wife about twenty times, including the night before her death, a point central to both sides.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
David A. Lamson
Orishaken
Allene
Allan P. Lindsay
Stanford
Stanford Preas
Palo Alto
Lamson
Sara Kelley
Lindsay
Larson
Roosevelt Proclaims Fire Prevention Week Start
President Roosevelt issues a proclamation designating October 8 as the start of Fire Prevention Week, observed nationwide. He urges public attention to fire safety and prevention during the week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Plenty of Music For Amarillo Style Show Night
Amarillo's three leading orchestras led by Chuck Collins Joe Norman and Johnny Floyd will join Living Music Day bands for a downtown parade style show. Dave Derden's band plays 2 to 4 and 5 to 6 Monday afternoon and again that night. The procession tours Polk and Taylor streets before the 7 30pm to 9 30pm show, then a 10pm battle of music at Nat Dance Palace under Khiva Shrine Patrol. Proceeds go to the Shrine charity fund with prizes awarded.
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Amarillo
Chuck Collins
Joe Norman
Johnny Floyd
Dave Derden
Polk and
Taylor Streets
Nat Dance Palace
Khiva Shrine Patrol
Shrine Charity Fund
Ferguson Calls Texas Legislature for Extraordinary Session
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson ordered the Texas legislature to convene on September 14 at noon. She proposed authorizing bonds totaling 20 million dollars to leverage federal funds for unemployment relief, plus measures to regulate trusts and monopolies and to fund governor mansion refrigeration and grounds work.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
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Pauls Valley
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T. J. Halsell
Hassell
Valley
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Point Isabel
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
NEA
Roach
Brisbane
Hitler
The
King Feature Syndicate
Arthur Brisbane
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Hhe
Globe
the Globe
Neely-Greenhill Agency
Provisional Government
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