Party Battle Aroused Over Maine Funds
Jubilant anti Talmadge supporters and Democrats clash over Maine funding as Georgia results show Senator Richard Russell Jr leading Eugene Talmadge. Georgia tally: Russell 161,822 to 84,231 with 340 county unit votes versus 68 for Talmadge. Maine funds dispute grows as Republican donors, including Du Pont and Rockefeller families, top $50,000. Hamilton defends GOP as an alibi for expected Maine win.
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Georgia
Electorial College
Russell
Talmadge
Maine
Democratic National Committee
Senate Committee On
Republican
du Pont
Rockefeller
Morgan
Hamilton John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
U S Warships Withdraw From Spain and Spanish Civil War Battles
American warships were ordered to withdraw from Spanish waters to nearby European ports. Loyalists defeated two rebel regiments near Zaragoza in a night operation across the Ebro. In San Sebastian, Basque nationalists and anarchists clashed as hostages were demanded. eight were killed by air raids. Colonel Mascarron in Alcazar refused surrender amid a siege with government officers negotiating a possible release of women and children inside the fortress.
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Cordell Hull
Navy Department
State Department
Hull
Spain
Madrid
U.P
Ebro
Zaragoza
Castillejo
Ninth
Harold Ettlinger
United Press
San Sebastian
Ortega
Pasajes
Hernani
la Sarte
Mt. Jaizquivel
San
Toledo
Jose Mascarron
Alcazar
Emilio Mola
Mascarron
Mancarron
Juan Rojo
Rojo
Siesta
Governor Allred calls special session to fund pensions
Governor Allred announced a special session of the Legislature for September 28 to raise revenue for old age pensions. He noted many Texans qualify for pensions now and the number may exceed initial estimates of 60,000. He hinted at enabling legislation for federal social security benefits but said revisions to the old age assistance law may not be allowed.
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Austin
Allred
Lower rates on stock feed expand to fourteen counties
The State Railroad Commission announced relief rates on livestock feed shipments to 14 more counties, effective Sept 14. Hay cuts 50 percent and other feeds 33 1 3 percent. Added counties include Archer, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cottle, Foard, Gray, Hardeman, Jack, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Wise, with previous reductions in Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree and Roberts. Chairman Ernest O. Thompson cites a heavy South Texas hay crop and aims to help hay farmers, cattlemen, and drouth-area farmers while aiding railroads.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
Archer
Childress
Clay
Collingsworth
Cottle
Foard
Gray
Hardeman
Jack
Knox
Montague
Wichita
Wilbarger
Wise
Hemphill
Lipscomb
Ochiltree
Roberts
South Texas
Ernest O. Thompson
Drouth
Army officers urge Japan to take drastic action
Tokyo officials insist Japan must act firmly after Chinese mob attacks. A War Office statement cites two Shanghai style killings in Chengtu and Pakhoi, urging China to realize the real situation and seek better relations to prevent further incidents.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
War Office
Chengtu
Pakhoi
Skies Rain Soldiers In Soviet Maneuvers
National Youth Administration announced a $19.6 million allotment for projects in 48 states the District of Columbia and New York City including $1.12 million to boost drought relief student aid. Texas received $822,049 in total. The report from Moscow notes Red Army Air Corps paratroopers dropped 1,200 soldiers and ordnance behind enemy lines in eight minutes during Volga maneuvers.
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Washington
New York City
District of Columbia
National Youth Administration
Oklahoma
Texas
Moscow
U.P
Red Army Air Corps
Volga
Potter Election Is Muddled by Charge of Ted Blackburn
Ted Blackburn filed in district court for an injunction to block the county Democratic executive committee from acting on Herbert Cole’s recount plea. Blackburn claims the August run off was void and that he won the first primary, creating uncertainty over which nominees should have been chosen by majority.
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Ted Blackburn
Democratic Executive Committee
Herbert Cole
Cole
Blackburn
W. EF. Blackburn
Hubert Cole
Stone & Galerie
T. M. Montgomery
Arthur Brisbane's Column From Italy Reflections on Travel
The Globe prints Arthur Brisbane's Italian column noting the contrast between American travel and European contexts. He describes rapid transit between nations and languages, recalling cross-country distances and the experience of others on trains and in shared spaces. The piece emphasizes cultural differences and personal impressions from his travels.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Italy
New Mexico
Arizon
Big Texas
German plane 800 miles at sea report from Zephyr
The flying boat Zephyr, en route from the Azores to New York, was 800 miles from New York harbor at 11 A.M. EST. It was cruising at about 129 miles per hour and expected to reach New York between 4 and 5 P.M. EST.
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Zephyr
Azores
New York
New York Harbor
Hopper Bond Set for Driving While Intoxicated
Amarillo electrician 5. W. Hopper remained in Potter County jail on DWI charges. Judge C W Carder fixed bond at 500 dollars after city police arrested him Wednesday night and he was moved to county custody this morning.
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W. Hopper
Amarillo Electrician
Potter County
C. W. Carder
Hopper
Kidnaper Tip Collapses In Detroit Search
Detroit Sept. 10 a tip in the missing Harry Browe case collapsed after Acting Chief Collins announced progress. A Detroit beer garden proprietor, suspected of abducting his wife’s child, was found and identified as the man sought in southern Michigan and northern Ohio.
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Detroit
Harry Browe
William J. Collins
Michigan
Ohio
Toledo
Collins
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Weather report for Amarillo and nearby areas shows fair tonight and Friday with partly cloudy skies. West Texas generally fair tonight and Friday, New Mexico partly cloudy in eastern and southern parts with possible showers northwest, little change in temperatures. Amarillo highs around 66 and lows near 87 degrees today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Hitlers brawl with Russia widens in press glare
The Soviet press branded Hitler and his Nazi regime as the traveling circus as Moscow denounced Bolshevism and Jews at Nurnberg. Paris sources cite France resisting ceding mandates while London hints negotiations possible. League of Nations officials in Geneva warn expansion demands stem from rearmament and urge peaceful talks with France and Britain.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Germany
Hitler
Russia
France
Great Britain
New Tax Sources Urged by Taxpayers At Hearing
Amarillo taxpayers attended a public hearing on the proposed city budget. The plan proposes a 21 cent increase per $100 valuation from $1.05 to $1.26, with discussions ranging from home rule to merged city county government and delinquent tax collection. Mayor Ross Rogers urged consideration of residents’ suggestions as the two hour session opened.
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Amarillo
Ross Rogers
Charles Green
Green
St. Charles
Seventh Avenue
Taylor Street
Rogers
Transatlantic fliers reach Liverpool for favorable weather
American speed flyers Harry Richman and Dick Merrill arrived in Croydon and flew to Liverpool to await suitable weather for their return to the United States. The Potter County grand jury is set to reconvene tomorrow with J. H. Avery serving as foreman.
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London
Harry Richman
Dick Merrill
Croydon
United States
Potter County
Grand Jury
J. H. Avery & Foreman
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