Ferguson Out as Demo Head Pending Name
A Sept. 19 report records a careful resignation by James E. Ferguson as national Democratic committeeman, preserving his right if Garner does not succeed him. The likely Allred victory is noted with votes around 40,000, amid canvassed returns showing Allred ahead in the grape nomination and other statewide races.
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Ferguson
Galveston
James E. Ferguson
John Garner
Democratic Executive Committee
James V. Allred
Garner
Ed Hussion
Royston
State Committee
Hussion
State
Tom F. Hunter
Hutchinson
Kimble
Allred
Hunter
Walter F. Woodul
Houston
Joe M. Moore
Greenville
William McCraw
Dallas
Walter Woodward
Lon A. Smith
Austin
John Pundt
Supreme Court
John Sherp
Waxahachie
H. S. Lattimore
Fort Worth
Crew Member Faults Fire Drill Aboard Morro Castle
William O Sullivan deck storekeeper aboard the Morro Castle says federal inspectors will hear that no water flowed from fire hoses during the blaze. He claims crew were ordered into boats before passengers, weekly drills were poorly attended, and the midship fire spread before an alarm. He recounts rushing to A deck, hoses failing, and only crew members and one passenger reaching life boats.
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Associated Press
Spring Lake
N. J
William O'Sullivan
Morro Castle
Federal Steamship
O'Sullivan
Morro Castle Fire Blamed on Incendiarist Belief
Chief Officer W F Warms told a federal inquiry he suspects incendiary origin for the Morro Castle blaze that killed many, citing a locker blast and prior fire aboard a voyage. Grace liner Santa Rita crew accuse radical organization links and warn of more fires aboard ships.
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New York
W. F. Warms
Federal Board of Inquiry
Morro Castle
Balboa
C. Z
Grace
Santa Rita
Grace Line
Grace Line Marine Association
Court Suit Attacks State Cigarette Tax
In Austin on September 10, Major figures including former Governor Dan Moody and former Attorney General W A Keeling defended Claude Pollard in a 126th district court. M L Batts moved to quash the indictment claiming the amended cigaret tax act is defective by reference and the indictment is not definite enough to permit a defense.
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Austin
U.P
Claude Pollard
126Th District Court
Dan Moody
W. A. Keeling
Pollard
M. L. Batts
Newsreel pictures of Morro Castle disaster delayed
Newsreel pictures of the Morro Castle ship disaster, intended for Paramount showings today, failed to arrive this morning. Will R. Winch, city manager of Paschall Texas Theatres, said the footage was likely delayed in Dallas and should arrive tonight or tomorrow.
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Morro Castle
Paramount
Will R. Winch
Paschall-Texas Theatres
Dallas
Mr. Winch
Injured child in crash amid cloudy forecast
Flora Lee Scarborough 9 remains in critical condition after a head on crash at Eighth Avenue and Houston Street. Her brother James 11 improved at St Anthony's. Others, Joe Hatch and Bert Davis, suffered minor injuries. Weatherman predicts no substantial rain in Panhandle as clouds move in from the north.
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John Scarborough
East Sixth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Houston Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
James Scarborough
Joe Hatch
Pampa
Bert Davis
Arthur Street
Dallas chosen for Texas Centennial central celebration
Austin reports Dallas as the site for Texas Centennial central celebration in 1936 after bids from Houston and San Antonio were rejected. The commission will conduct a Texanic exposition with a basic capital of at least 15 million dollars, aiming for up to 50 million with contributions from industries, states, and foreign countries.
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Dallas
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Opinmon
San Jacinto
Battle of the Alamo
Nacogdoches
Huntsville
Goliad
Brenham
United States
American Union
Neal Myers Freed Acquitted in OU Fatal Operation Case
Neal Myers, 21, of El Reno, Oklahoma, rests at home after being acquitted by a Norman jury of illegal operation in the death of University of Oklahoma sweetheart Marion Mills. He says he plans to rest, seek work, or travel, and thanks everyone for their support as his and her names are cleared. Free information on Federal Housing Act loans appears in the ad at 613 Polk Street.
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EL Reno
Okla
Neal Myers
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Marion Mills
Hunsley’s, Inc
Polk Street
Searchers fail to find Miss Red after flood accident
In Eagle Pass on September 10, searchers showed belief that Miss Ione Red’s body had been swept downstream toward the Rio Grande after an auto was overtaken by Cow Creek flood waters 30 miles north. Mrs. T L Koontz and 21 month old Lee Koontz Jr. died. their bodies were recovered two miles below the overturned sedan. Relatives arrived to help in the search and funeral plans.
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Eagle Pass
Ione Red
Amarillo
Cow Creek
Here
Rio Grande
T. L. Koontz
Tommie Lee Koontz
Miss Red
Maverick County
Glenwood School
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Koontz
Mrs. Koontz
Merkle
San Angelo
Prisoners Killed in Escape Attempt on Train in Joliet
Ul, Sept. 10. Two prisoners were killed and two wounded as they attempted to escape aboard a locomotive departing Stateville prison yard. Local authorities described the incident as a failed breakout with guards responding to quell the escape.
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Joliet. Ul
Stateville
Heart attack fatal in Wichita Falls
H. C. Cheshire, 44, a Wichita Falls printer, died of a heart attack at Bowie today. Born in Anderson, DC, he had worked in Paris, Dublin, Abilene and Wichita Falls. He is survived by his widow and a son. Burial will be here tomorrow.
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H. C. Cheshire
Wichita Pails
Bowie
Anderson
D. C
Paris
Dublin
Abilene
Fire at Sea and Morro Castle Tragedy Highlight Brisbane Column
Arthur Brisbane comments on maritime disaster as Ward liner Morro Castle burns near Havana with substantial loss of life. The Globe notes the ship carried many pleasure passengers and an editor’s note frames the column’s day’s topics.
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Arthur Briisbane
America
Globe
Mr Brisbane
Ward Line
New York
Havana
Weird triple shooting ends in deaths at Shawnee home
Col and Com McDaniels and Mrs McDaniels died after a reportedly staged shooting. Witnesses say the two brothers killed the woman then themselves after beating her with a pistol. The grandmother’s death in Russellville prompted the couple to prepare for a trip.
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Shawnee
Okla
Col
Com McDaniels
Col McDaniels
Dom McDaniels
Eddie Sirmon
Geneva Wolsey
Hold Election in Maine Shows New Deal View
United Press reports Maine held a general election today to reveal state sentiment toward the New Deal. All House seats were up, along with Senator Frederick Hale and Governor Louis J. Brann. Maine jumped its election two months ahead of regular schedules amid a wave of primaries across several states.
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United Press
Maine
Frederick Hale
Louis J. Brann
Arizona
Colorado
Louisiana
Michigan
New Hampshire
Vermont
Washington
Georgia
Maryland
New York
Dame Fashion Reigns As Beauty on Parade
Fall fashions dominate Amarillo events with two style shows downtown and at the Municipal Auditorium. From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. merchants showcase glittering shop windows while a Junior Welfare League style show at 8:30 p.m. features women’s dress. A benefit dance follows at the Nat with Gene Gabe's Dance Mart floor show Ray Sanford's orchestra and $300 in prizes. Admission is 50 cents for lower floor seats.
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Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Master
Milady
Juenior Welfare League
Jeague
Gene Gabe
Dance Mart
Ray Sanford
Relief Parley Opens in San Angelo Texas
Relief officials and Texas delegations gather in San Angelo for the relief conference opening with a banquet tonight hosted by the Board of City Development. Delegates from the Panhandle and West Texas plan a morning meeting to craft a program for approval by Westbrook Thomason Blanton Mahon Booth and other officials ahead of the 10 oclock start.
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San Angelo
Tex
Texas
Board of
City Development
Marvin Jones
Agricultural Committees
House
Panhandle
Lawrence Westbrook
Ewing Thomason
Tom Blanton
West Texas
George Mahon
Colorado
Charles Booth
Coleman
J. D. Hamlin
Legislature Adjourns For Convention In Austin
Texas lawmakers adjourned quickly without completing bills. The Senate will reconvene Wednesday at 2 PM to attend the State Democratic convention in Galveston, while the House meets again at 10 AM tomorrow. No quorum was present. adjournment occurred day by day.
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Austin
House
Senate
Texas
Galveston
Viva Voce
Gambling Charges Filed After Amarillo Raid
A Saturday night raid on a suspected gambling house in Amarillo led to charges against 12 African American individuals and one white man, Allen Freeman. Freeman is charged with operating the house and held on a $500 bond awaiting grand jury action. the others face gambling charges in a felony case.
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Amarillo
Allen Freeman
Jewish New Year Observed in City
Rosh Hashana observed at Temple B Nai Israel Amarillo as Jewish year 5695 began with prayers and reflections on judgment and life. Rabbi Perry E. Nussbaum urged unity and tolerance while condemning European anti Semitism and praising religious freedom in America.
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Temple
B’nai Israel
Amarillo
Bi Perry FE. Nussbaum
Toronto
Canada
Bees' Inalienable Rights Upheld
A Philadelphia nursery man sued to bar his neighbor's bees from stinging. The judge refused the injunction, ruling bees are not vicious but useful, with a flourish of verse about a busy bee. Also a real estate ad notes a Wolflin Place room furnished at cheap rent to a party purchasing furniture.
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Philadelphia
Globe and News
Wolflin Place
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday across Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico sees fair skies with little change in temperature. Temperature extremes reach 57 and 67 degrees by 1 o clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Owners Defy Labor's EDICTS Strike Crisis Deepens Across Nation
The 1934 textile strike nears a peak as unions and the federal mediation board discuss a plan. Sloan of the Cotton Textile Institute faces a 6 PM deadline, with Southern pickets and guards protecting mills and Kannapolis, Maine adds workers. Leaders vow to continue if no accord is reached.
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George A. Sloan
The
Cotton Textile Institute
Federal Mediation Board
Southern
Sloan
Board
New York
Mediation Board
Uiilg
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