McDonald Observatory to house second largest telescope
McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains Texas will host the second largest telescope in the world a replica shows its 80 inch mirror and 62 foot dome with a 26 foot tube length the project is a joint UT Chicago venture funded by W J McDonald’s 900000 bequest. Havana Cuba turmoil as Grau San Martin faces demands to yield to Cespedes amid protests and armed bands unrest grows with calls against US influence and Marines.
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McDonald Observatory
Davis Mountains
Texas
University of Texas
W. J. McDonald
Paris
Tex
University of Chicago
Mt. Wilson
Havana
Cuba
Ramon Grau San Martin
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Santiago
Mario G. Menocal
Central Park
Wall Street
United States
Cuban
Convicts Seize Sugar Camp In Angola Prison Break
A bloody Sunday at Camp E near Angola prison left three guards dead and several wounded after convicts stole firearms, raided arms lockers, and forced a half hour siege before fleeing toward a cane brake. Fournet led guards in pursuit as nearly 400 convicts were housed at the sugar farm.
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Louisiana
Angola
Angola Prison Farm
Camp E
State Penitentiary
Bill Stone
Dallas
Stone
L. M. Pournet
J. W. Fletcher
Camp FE
Stanton trial opens in Tulsa with NRA rally details
Tulsa reports open jury selection for Ed Perchmouth Stanton in the Moseley killing case. The NRA rally near Amarillo features Ernest L. Tutt, Walter D. Cline, and Clifford K. Titus with plans for radio talks and patriotic music.
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Stanton
Tulsa
Walter D. Cline
Wichita Falls
Clifford K. Titus
Joplin
Dave Derden
NRA Council
Horace Russell
NRA
Nurse Slayer Weltz Sought Motive In Grace Killing
Santa Cruz Calif September 11 authorities sought motive for the slaying of Francis Joseph Morgan Grace Sr a 57 year old retired capitalist shot by Frida Weltz a 43 year old former nurse who trailed Grace from his summer home garden and refused to name her reasons saying she had good and sufficient reasons but would not tell them to her closest friend
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Francis Joseph Morgan Grace, Sr
Frida Wilhelmina Augusta Weltz
Grace
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Santa Fe to Build 20 Mile Rail Branch in Eddy County
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to construct a 20 mile branch in Eddy County New Mexico to serve potash bearing beds.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Eddy County
New Mexico
Cafes and Sandwich Stands For Sale Or Rent
A group of cafes and sandwich stands ideal for selling 3.2 beer are offered for sale or lease. The listings emphasize locations suited to quick service and beverage sales in a busy area.
Robbers Grab Express Cash in Minneapolis Route Heist
Eight masked robbers seized two large cash boxes containing between 60 000 and 100 000 dollars as a hand trucked shipment awaited transport to Minneapolis. They boxed in guards at the express company door near Union Station, fired two shots, and fled in a sedan with the loot.
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ST. Paul
Railway Express Company
Press Company
Union Station
Minneapolis
Express Company
T. J. Mangan
S. Moses
Mangan
Moses
Rail Employment Tops 1 Million In August 1932
The Interstate Commerce Commission reported August 1932 class 1 railroad employment at 1,014,879, the first time since October, up 25,749 from July. The figure covers all operation phases and reflects a sustained upturn in employment across major railroads.
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Washington
U.P
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Seven Miners Killed in Barking Mine Blast
Seven miners died and one injured after an explosion at the Barking mine of Hillman Coal and Coke Company in New Kensington Pennsylvania. The deceased are Mike Stopko Joseph Franconi Charles Solomon Joseph Dubinsky Greeley Tusing Jacob Miller Kendrat Ruben and Joseph Bayer. The blast affected two sections while other parts remained untouched. Affected worker Joseph Bayer was hospitalized with burns to hands and face.
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New Kensington
Barking
Hillman Coal and Coke Company
Mike Stopko
Joseph Franconi
Charles Solomon
Joseph Dubinsky
Greeley Tusing
Jacob Miller
Kendrat Ruben
Joseph Bayer
Cattlemen Pay Honors To Late Tom Pickett
Cattlemen and peace officers gathered in Wichita Falls to pay final tribute to Tom Pickett, 74, a pioneer officer and ranchman who died at his King County home near Guthrie Saturday night. Pickett, an expert marksman, built the ranches where he worked and protected the cattle industry from theft.
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Wichita Falls
Tom Pickett
King County
Guthrie
Pickett
Maine Ballots On Wet Issue Across Nation
Maine voters faced a repeal vote on the 18th Amendment as 25 states already approved repeal. The outcome could affect the federal ban after 75 years of local prohibition and a forthcoming constitutional convention. The Maine referendum test drew national attention with 80 delegates to be chosen from 16 counties amid debate over representative intent.
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Associated Press
Maine
Colorado
Minnesota
Maryland
Portland
State Supreme Court
Panhandle road projects start with 200 men on two jobs
Crews of 100 men each began work Monday in Potter and Randall counties on the No. 5 north of Amarillo rebuild and the Amarillo Canyon road widening. The two projects mark the first phase of a federal state program to employ thousands in the upper Panhandle counties, with laborers drawn from relief rolls and 20 trucks per job. By Saturday night total labor should reach 600, with more projects planned as plans progress.
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Potter
Randall
Panhandle
Washington
No. 5
Amarillo
Amarillo Canyon
Upper Panhandle
Brouth
Relief Rolls Engineers
Texas Highway Department
Potter County Relief Committee
W. J. van London
Highway Department
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday across West Texas and New Mexico with unsettled northwest portions. Expect possible showers and thunderstorms in the northwest of New Mexico. Temperatures today range from 66 to 78 and extremes are reported.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo Style Show and Auto Review Tonight
Tonight Amarillo hosts the Fall Style Show and Automobile Review with twenty five merchants displaying windows and new clothing for all ages. Eight leading dealers present latest autos while three orchestras and a band perform downtown from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7 30, later moving on trucks through the show area. The Nat Dance Palace hosts a charity dance after the music battle, under Khiva Shrine Patrol.
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Amarillo
Polk and
Taylor
Dave Derden
Joe Norman
Johnny Floyd
Chuck Collins
Nat Dance Palace
Khiva Shrine Patrol
Shrine Charity Fund
Chinese Hitlers. She Just Does Not Care
Today by Arthur Brisbane discusses international tensions as 39 US warships move toward Cuba amid President's cautious stance. It notes Cuban objections labeling actions disturbing and contrasts with past US actions and broader fears of imperialism.
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United States
Cuba
Coast Guard
Missing Balloonists Found After Aid Line Rescue
Sudbury report reveals Ward T. Van Orman and Frank Trotter rescued three miles from a severed power line. The Goodyear climbers had been half starved and food poisoned, after their balloonist crew dropped a line to seek help. A note on the pole read harry and rescue us, says Trotter. James Barrett, a Hydro Ontario linesman, located them. In Washington, Margie F. Neal of Texas named recorder of the general land office, succeeding Emma L. Warren.
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United Press Sudbury
Ont
Ward T. van Orman
Frank Trotter
Hydro- Electric Power Commission of Ontario
Sudbury
Goodyear
Trotter
James Barrett
The
Power Commission
Texas
Washington
Roosevelt
Margie F. Neal
General Land Office
Emma L. Warren
Protests Silence as 3.2 Beer Permits Hearings Proceed
Civil court hearings before County Judge J M Simpson reviewed 3.2 beer permit applications with five day prior submissions. Applicants affirmed age residency and no felony recentness, pled tax payment and fee compliance, and awaited license issuance by Jewell Davidson. Licenses valid for the remaining year with rapid processing at courthouse and city hall to avoid delays.
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J. M. Simpson
Jewell Davidson
Miss Davidson
Tax Department
City of
Amarillo
Texas Lad Is Under Par at Cincinnati
Dallas teenager Jack Munger, 18, fired a 70 one under par to lead half the field after the 18 hole qualifying round of the national amateur golf championship in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
U.P
Jack Munger
Dallas
Jim to Back C C McDonald for Governor
James E Ferguson will support his friend C C McDonald Wichita Falls as successor to Gov Miriam A Ferguson. McDonald eager for the executive post, Ferguson followers expect a campaign against Senator Tom Connally next year.
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Dallas
James E. Ferguson
C. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
Miriam A. Ferguson
Fergusons
Jim
McDonald
Ferguson
United States
Tom Connally
Red Cross Relief Funds Lag in Potter County
Mrs Jessie Ross secretary of the Potter County Chapter says contributions to Red Cross flood and hurricane relief lag. May Ross D Rogers issues proclamation urging quick action as the county quota of 750 dollars set by Red Cross headquarters remains unmet.
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Red Cross
Jessie Ross
Potter County
May Ross D. Rogers
Ford Escapes Uncle Canvas on Trailer
In Big Bay Michigan Henry Ford slipped away with wife and party by hiding under canvas in a trailer during a visit to the Huron Mountain Lodge. A lodge member said Ford aimed to avoid questions about his company and the NRA code, traveling toward Michiette to continue his trip to Detroit.
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Big Bay
Mich
Henry Ford
Huron Mountain
Detroit
Huron Mountain Lodge
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Ford
West Branch
George Burns
Miquette
NRA
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Fournet
Mamoth Nra
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Houston
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el Paso
Mr. Tutt
District Recovery Board
Ross D. Rogers
Tutt
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Ed “Perchmouth” Stanton
John C. Moseley
Swisher County
Meade F. Griffin
E. A. Watson
Crosbyton
Griffin
Veniremen
Moseley
Glenn Hunsucker
Hunsucker
Joe Brown
Rhome
Shipman
Santa FE
Deaf Smith County
Amarillo Colege
St. Mary’s Academy
Price Memorial College
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Mississippi
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Stein
Neely-Greenhill Agency
Arthur Brisbane
King Venture Syndicate
Ine
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Globe
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