Hurricane Rages Up Atlantic Coast Straining Shoreline
Hurricane sweeps the Atlantic coast crippling shipping and forcing residents from low ground to high ground. At least one death was reported midday as Coast Guard cutters rushed to aid vessels in distress from Virginia Capes to New Jersey.
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U.P
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
New Jersey
Coast Guard
U.S. Weather Bureau
Elizabeth City
N. C
Eastport
Sandy Hook
N. J
Chesapeake
Cape
Willmering Case Moved on Similar Charge Ruling
The Willmering brothers Clarence and Walter have had their trial moved from 47th District Court to Potter County Court after a ruling by the Court of Criminal Appeals. They were indicted after a May raid on their buffet shop for operating a bookie. The appellate decision held similar conduct as a misdemeanor.
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Clarence
Walter Willmering
47Th District Court
Potter County Court
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Willmerings
Court of Criminal Appeals
Better Airplanes and Typhoid Fear Sparks World Struggle
Arthur Brisbane argues for noiseless airplanes and better fuels amid global demand for advanced aircraft. He notes a potential get-rich-quick lure for inventors while warning of taxes and dangers, as readers are directed to Today Page 6.
Truth in First Place Speech at Harvard Centenary
President Roosevelt urged Harvard alumni to defend freedom of thought and the human mind amid worldwide witch-hunts. He called for citizenship in an Athenian sense, reverence for the past, openness to new philosophies, and service to mankind as the highest calling.
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Cambridge
Mass
Roosevelt
Harvard University
America
Harvard
Clash at Fengtai District Jawed by Sino-Japanese Forces
Domei dispatch from Peiping reports Chinese and Japanese troops clashed at Fengtai near Peiping. Fengtai, a strategic rail junction, has simmered with friction over stationing forces. Chinese accuse Japan of trying to expel them and occupy Chinese barracks, while Japanese sources cite anti Japanese sentiment and a recent bayonet incident involving a Japanese officer.
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Shanghai
Peiping
Fengtai
Soliers
Fair Opening Nears at Tri-State Fair Grounds
Exhibitors flood the Tri-State Fair Grounds ahead of the opening Monday morning. Cattle from Illinois and Oregon are bedded in the barns as departments rush to set up displays. The 1936 exposition features amusements, a fall racing meet, and a grand midway by the largest carnival company in history. Gene Howe, president, hopes to break Monday's attendance record and honors Wilbur C Hawk for building the expo into a regional union.
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Tri-State Fair Grounds
Illinois
Oregon
Methvin escapes electric chair in Barrow case ruling
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Henry Methvin, linked to Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by Judge Thomas Doyle. The court upheld murder conviction for the slaying of Constable Cal Campbell near Commerce, Oklahoma, while noting Methvin’s alleged involvement.
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Henry Methvin
Oklahoma City
U.P
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
State Criminal Court
Aneale
Thomas Doyle
Methvin
Cal Campbell
Commerce
Okla
McAlester Penitentiary
Miami
Campbell
Percy Boyd
Barrow
Parker Woman
Gibsland
Parker
Texas Penitentiary
Boyd
Fort Scott
Kan
Landon slams youth future myth at Topeka rally
Gov Alf Landon in Topeka denounces a claim youth have no future under America. He says Republicans reject that philosophy and argue government power should be limited, not controlling business, as he frames the election as a fight over representative government versus concentrated authority.
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Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Republican Party
America
Landon
Vote contest hearing today in Potter County
The Potter County Democratic executive committee meets at 1:30 PM in the county court room to hear the Blackburn Cole vote contest. Hubert Cole trails incumbent W E Blackburn by one vote for county clerk and seeks a recount of Box 23 where a three vote discrepancy was found during canvass.
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Potter County
Democratic Executive Committee
Blackburn-Cole
Hubert Cole
W. E. Blackburn
Amarillo Forecast: Partly cloudy with showers likely
Weather bulletin for Amarillo and vicinity predicts partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with possible showers in the east. West Texas shows similar trends with unsettled skies and showers in the northwest portion. Temperature extremes reach 59 to 66 degrees. Advertisement for Amarillo Laundry and Dry Cleaners includes a phone-style number.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Waters receded as San Angelo rescues seven refugees
Flooded Plum Creek area near San Angelo sees seven refugees rescued from trees as Concho River levels fall. One death reported nearby at De Leon as Ralph Stephens, 6, drowned in Copperas Creek. rescue details include Eugene Weaver family and boatmen Henry Boyd Robert Canute.
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Plum Creek
Concho River
Texas
de Leon
Ralph Stephens
Copperas Creek
Cael
Maaaviine
del Leon
Eugene Weaver
Robbie
James
Henry Boyd
Robert Canute
Weaver
Eugene Heshen
Convicts Suffer Razor Wounds After Escape Work
Five inmates at Retrieve State Prison Farm treated for razor wounds to their feet after slashing themselves while attempting to escape from farm labor. Ward, the warden, said guards bound their legs to stop bleeding as they returned to barracks near Angleton. Leroy Robbins of Gonzales serving 25 years for murder and Jim Connelly of Harris County were among the maimed.
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Huntsville
U.P
Retrieve
State Prison Farm
W. W. Ward
Angleton
Howard W. Miller
Ward
Leroy Robbins
Gonzales
Jim Connelly
Harris Coun
RAIL WORKERS CAN STRIKE ACROSS TEXAS TO ARKANSAS
Greenville dispatch reports about 500 employees of the L A T and the L A Railroad set to strike at 6 30 A M tomorrow. The walkout affects engineers conductors firemen brakemen and switchmen from McKinney Texas to New Orleans and from New Orleans to Hope Arkansas. The action, approved by major unions, cites failure to reinstate agreements in effect June 3 1983 as cause.
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Greenville
T. J. Dryer
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
L. & A. Railroad
Mc« Kinney
Texas
New Orleans
Hope
Ark
Dryer
The
Brotherhood Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
Greta Garbo Buys Estate in Homeland
Greta Garbo purchases a 1000 acre Swedish country estate 60 miles south of Stockholm prompting speculation she may quit Hollywood and her career while she films Camille. The star had earlier hesitated about building on Beverly Hills property awaiting decision to return to Sweden.
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Hollywood
Greta Garbo
Stockholm
Camille
Garbo
Levine's New Store Opens in Amarillo With Big Crowd
Thousands of Amarillo residents and visitors from New Mexico and the Panhandle attended Levine's opening at Eighth Avenue and Polk Street. The reinforced concrete building cost 135000 dollars and houses 24400 square feet. The store stocked 150000 dollars worth of merchandise and features a two store in one bargain basement. Owners Morris and William Levine also run six other stores.
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Levine
Panhandle
Morris
William Levine
Amarillo
Alcazar Siege Foes Hold Out as Loyalists Seek Control
In Toledo 200 loyalist storm guards storm the Alcazar ruins and raise the republic flag after rebels resist in the castle cellars. Aimed to seize the fortress by nightfall, amid explosions that toppled towers and walls. Government troops occupy surface structures. Rebel and loyalist actions unfold across Madrid and Talavera regions with heavy fighting and aerial exchanges.
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U.P
Toledo
Alcazar
Spain
Talavera
Escalona
Santa Olalla
United Press
Santa Jalla
Alcacar
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Roosevelt Field
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