Strikes and Fears Amid Cuban Labor Turmoil
In Cuba American residents fear violence as labor unrest grows. Reports of strikes, training camps, and protection for Americans surface across Mavana Crisco Santiago de Cuba and Camaguey, with coast guard ship readiness and possible military action.
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Mavana
Cuba
Crisco
Santiago de Cuba
Cape Rente
Interior Oriente
Santiago
Cardenas
Coast Guard
Consolidated Railways
Camague
United States Navy
NRA Rally Tonight At Municipal Auditorium
A large crowd will gather at 7:30 tonight in the Municipal Auditorium for an NRA rally backing the recovery program. Speakers include Dr. Bradford Knapp of Texas Technological College and Clifford K. Titus of Joplin Missouri. The program features music by Dave Derden's band, Mrs. John Josey, and the Beacon Quartet with a new NRA song.
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NRA
Municipal Auditorium
Bradford Knapp
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Clifford K. Titus
Joplin
E. A. Johnston
Dalhart
Dave Derden
John Josey
H. A. Shaw
Beacon Quartet
District Recovery Board
Texas
George Broome
J. M. O’brien
Mason King
Horace Russell
Amarillo
Gas rate cut ordered for 250 Texas cities
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered Lone Star Gas to reduce city gate rates from 40 to 32 cents per 1000 cubic feet, a move officials say will save consumers about 1.4 million dollars annually. Lone Star plans to appeal. The commission calls 32 cents fair based on a 46 million valuation. company cites 71 million. Includes West Texas cities.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Lone Star Gas Company
Texas
Lone Star
L. B. Denning
West Texas
Rain Spreads Across South Plains Tells Fall Weather Debut
Cool fall weather arrived in Amarillo with clouds and a morning low of 60 degrees. South Plains received rain with Lockney hit hardest at about two and a half inches, Amherst two inches, Plainview Quitaque one inch, and Wellington Sterley one half inch. Roads impassable and school buses disrupted as heavy showers spread southeastward.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Mercury
South Plains
Lockney
Fort Worth
Denver
Amherst
Claude
Childress
State Builds Case Against Perchmouth Stanton
A parade of 12 witnesses testifies in Tulia as prosecutors press the case against Ed Perchmouth Stanton for the murder of Sheriff John Moseley near Tuilla on January 22. Mrs Moseley, now sheriff, is expected to testify. evidence includes a gun battle, shell casings, a rifle, and a damaged vehicle.
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Tulia
Ed “Perchmouth” Stanton
John ©. Moseley
Swisher County
Goodman Put Out By Veteran Golfer
Johnny Goodman, national open champion, was eliminated in the first round of the United States Amateur Golf tournament by H. Chandler Egan, 2 up. Other first round results include Johnny Fischer advancing with a 3 and 2 win over Gene Homans and Jack Munger defeating Frank English 4 and 3.
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Kenwood Country Club
Cincinnati
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
H. Chandler Egan
del Monte
Calif
United States
Egan
Johnny Fischer
Gene Homans
Englewood
N. J
Star
Ross Somerville
Canada
Chick Evans
Chicago
William R. Long, Jr
Austin
Tex
William O. Blaney
Boston
Blaney
Long
Gus Moreland
Dallas
Jim Milward
Madison
Wis
Moreland
Milward
Jack Munger
Hill School
Pennsylvania
Frank English
Denver
Unger
Munger
Max Marston
Philadelphia
Woman Fells Victim Of Accidental Rifle Shot
Mrs. Frank Davis, 30, was seriously wounded by an accidental rifle discharge at her home 205 Fairmont Street at 8 50 AM on Wednesday while moving in. A .22 hammerless rifle bullet entered below the heart and lung, exiting the back after rib deflection. She is expected to recover. It follows a week of misfortune for the Davis family, who lost their home at 207 Florida Street to a fire last Thursday night with all possessions saved. See Gun Mishap Page 2.
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Frank Davis
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Fairmont Street
Davis
Florida Street
State and Defense Close In Lamson's Trial
In San Jose on September 13 the state and defense rested in the trial of David A. Lamson who is charged with the murder of his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamson
San Jose
Calif
David A. Lamson
Polar Star Diamond Stolen in Daylight Smash and Grab
A 22.7 carat blue white Brazilian diamond valued at $100,000 was stolen from Samuels Harris and Son in Hatton Garden during a daytime smash and grab. A youth shattered the window, grabbed the unmounted stone, and fled in a car. a guard obtained the car license number but police struggle with thieves as firearms are not carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Samuels, Harris and Son
Hatton Garden
New Entertainment Arrives at Tri-State Fair Program
W F Lampe announces a refreshed eight day Tri-State Fair with new headliners including horse racing returning after years. Expect 250 to 300 horses, Donkey Baseball games by Khiva Shrine Temple, and events spanning boxing days, a Day of Religion led by Amarillo ministers, New Mexico Day tractor race featuring Barney Oldfield, and Amarillo Horse Show with cash prizes.
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Tri-State
W. F. Lampe
The
Fair Association
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Texas
Ministerial Association of
Amarillo
Panhandle
New Mexico
Barney Oldfield
Plains Fine Horse Association
Lampe
Khiva Shrine Temple
Wichita Falls Shriners
Borger Vote Refusal Ruling Upheld on 1931 Franchises
The Seventh Court of Civil Appeals upheld Borger officials in denying a referendum on gas and light franchises granted in 1931. The ruling affirms the Hutchinson County district court decision and allows the new administration led by Mayor J A Robinson to be substituted as defendants in the case.
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Borger City
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Hutchinson County District Court
Amarillo
Janary
Old City Commission
John R. Miller
I. J. Killion
C. L. Smith
J. A. Robinson
C. R. Stahl
The
Panhandle Power & Light Company
Henry Knight
H. M. Bowers
Ace Keith
C. C. McClelland
Robinson
B. R. Anderson
Frank Caudill
H. S. Willis
S. M. Clayton
Charles Chapman
Cottonseed Crush Surpasses 1932 Totals in August
Census Bureau reports August cottonseed crushed at 233,223 tons, up from 152,826 tons a year earlier. Mill on hand cottonseed as of August 31 totaled 220,306 tons, down from 265,607 tons a year ago.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Federal Aid Pledged For Drouth Relief
President Roosevelt pledges sixty million dollars in federal aid to drought, hurricane, and grasshopper emergencies. He orders cooperation among Emergency Relief, Farm Credit Administration, and Public Works Board to aid the Dakotas, Texas Panhandle, Florida, and Rio Grande regions, with loose credit lines and immediate road work.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Farm Credit Administration
Public Works Board
Dakotas
Texas Panhandle
Florida
Rio Grande
Ickes
Harry L. Hopkins
Diary of a Modern Landlord Lets Furnished House
A landlord recalls renting a four room furnished home with a sleeping porch and garage for 12.50 a month with Bills paid at 506 Bowie. The ad led to a quick tenant arrival before breakfast, ending the act for the week.
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Bowie
Read says he is to blame in Windsor alienation suit
Alfred C. Read Jr. testifies he deceived actress Claire Windsor about being single and admits he should be sued for alienation of affection. He says he loves his wife and cares for his children’s mother, and notes numerous prior affairs and multiple addresses.
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Los Angeles
Alfred C. Read, Jr
Oakland
Claire Windsor
Miss Windsor
Read
Marian
Windsor
Champion
Reed
Football Casualty At Alabama School
Noet Wilson a 19 year old freshman at Howard College died from injuries suffered in a football scrimmage with the varsity team in Birmingham. He collapsed on the field and physicians attributed death to a brain concussion and an artery hemorrhage. Wilson was from Guin Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
Noet Wilson
Howard College
Wilson
Guin
50 Army Posts Doomed in Plan Whacking Costs
President Roosevelt approved a plan to eliminate about 50 Army posts and spend around 50 million dollars to consolidate 50 others into permanent stations. The White House said the plan would act from both top and bottom and that specific post choices were not yet announced. Army officials indicated there are more than 100 posts in existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Bailey seeks venue change for Urschel kidnap case
Harvey J. Bailey, accused in the $200000 Urschel kidnapping in Oklahoma City, will resist trial here claiming police hostility and inflamed public sentiment. His attorney plans a demand to move the case to Tulsa or Muskogee federal courts as Bailey faces multiple indictments including the Kansas City Union Station massacre and a Kansas prison memorial Day incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
U.P
Harvey J. Bailey
Urschel
OkLahoma County
Tulsa
Muskogee
Bailey
Kansas State
Kansas City Union Station
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Unsettled tonight with light showers in Amarillo and vicinity. Thursday shows fair weather with mostly cloudy skies and possible showers in the north. New Mexico forecasts showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Temperatures today reach 60 to 66 degrees by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Three More States Vote For Repeal In 1920s Era
United Press reports three more states backed repeal of the 18th Amendment. Colorado and Minnesota showed strong majorities with Maryland already voting wet. The tally set Maryland, Colorado, Minnesota as the 27th to 29th states to join a growing repeal front. Local details note urban centers in Minnesota and Colorado voting wet while Leadville’s Lake County also favored repeal by a wide margin.
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United Press
Colorado
Minnesota
Maryland
Maine
New Mexico
Idaho
Virginia
Florida
Ohio
Pennsylvania
North
South Carolina
Utah
Kentucky
Baltimore
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Denver
Lake County
Leadville
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John P. M'Knight
Associated Press
NRA Rally
Blue Eagle
Avenue
New York
Fifth Avenue
Grover A
Copyr'tnt
King Festure Syndicate
Ine
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
University of Havana
Ramon Grau San Martin
de Cespedes
Grau San Martin
Cuban
Mississippi
Havana
Fulgencio Bastista
Dr. Grau San Martin
Tuilla
Hubert Reynolds
Carrizozo
N. M
Stanton
R. C. Gazzaway
G. R. Gazzaway
Perehmouth
Happy
D. T. Layton
Moseley
Layton
F. O. Goen
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Frank Walters
J. F. Crawford
L. G. McDonald
Gulf
Jstl
Dick Robb
Joel Neal
Buck Hamilton
Gazzaway
Goen
GOLF
Borger
Drouth
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