Old Settlers Hold Reunion At Exposition
Old Settlers Day at the Tri-State Fair drew Panhandle residents with five years or more in attendance as the Panhandle Old Settlers Association met in a large tent. Tulsa McLean and Burger delegations arrived with bands, while crowds viewed exhibits and mid way parades despite wind and dust. A noon parade featured the Sam B. Dill Circus and Tom Mix Wild West Show.
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Old Settlers
Panhandle
Exposition Grounds
Panntande Old Settlers’ Association
Tulsa
McLean
Sam B. Dill
Texas prison system blamed for hindering rehabilitation
Houston report from the American Prison Association cites W A Paddock chair urging industrial work over agriculture, citing dispersed units and escape risk as key factors. He notes Huntsville prison, built in 1849, operates under convict teachers with limited training. Joel Moore of Washington warns rising child delinquency and anticipates probation reforms in criminal and juvenile courts nationwide. Oklahoma convicts blame society and environment, not heredity.
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Houston
U.P
Texas
W. A. Paddock
Texas Prison Board
Paddock
American Prison Association
Huntsville
Peddock
Joel Moore
Washington, D. C
United States
Oklahoma
Textile strike violence escalates with tear gas widely used
Riots spread across textile centers as tear gas and water cannons clip clashes. Death toll rises to one and 420000 idle workers are estimated, with Ernest Kukkley listed among the dead from Belmont, North Carolina. President Roosevelt mediation expected for a peace move.
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Associated Press
Ernest Kukkley
Mount Holly
N. C
Belmont
Roosevelt
Tear Gan
Powell Knit
Amarillo Prepares For Visitors To Fair Tomorrow
Morning alert calls Amarillo citizens to help the reception committee of the Chamber of Commerce greet fair guests. Memphis visitors expected on a special train at 1:60 a.m. Cars should be ready at Fort Worth and Denver station by 10 a.m. Beechler urged all committee members to attend a city hall meeting at 8:30 p.m. to finalize plans for eight delegations arriving tomorrow. Show performances began at 2 p.m. with an 8 p.m. night show. Panhandle racing fans flocked to the Tri State Fair for the fourth day with the last race set at the grand stand.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Memphis
Fort Worth
Denver
Bill Beechler
Beechler
Panhandler Racing
Chamber of Com
Oval
Chief Vacum
Star Light
Buck H
A. Pollock
John Marone
Deny Captain of Ill Fated Morro Castle Killed
New York dispatch reports Howard Hansen fourth officer denied rumors that Captain Robert R Willmott of the Morro Castle died by foul play. Hansen said he tried to revive the captain and saw no marks of violence. He testified he was not familiar with parts of the ship fire signal system while defending his role in fighting the blaze.
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New York
Robert R. Willmott
Morro Castle
Howard Hansen
Department of Commerce Board
Karl C. Nielsen
Hull
League to War on Chaco Bout in The League of Nations
Sept 19 Geneva reports Russia seated in the League Council as France and Britain condemn the Paraguay Bolivia war as a debacle. French minister Barthou calls for action, Eden says the league must act, while Madariaga urges armistice. Benes welcomes Russia as Litvinoff sits beside an empty chair.
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Geneva
Russia
League of Nations Council
France
Great Britain
Paraguay
Bolivia
Louis Barthou
Gound
Chaco
League
Anthony Eden
Salvador de Madariaga
Spain
Maxim Litvinoff
Japan
Poland
Édouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Rainmaker Repelled Sun Shines for Fair Weather
Weatherman H. T. Collman reports no rain expected for the rest of the week at the Tri-State Fair. Sunshine and comfortable temperatures prevail with fair to partly cloudy skies likely through Saturday.
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H. T. Collman
Tri-State
Invitation to premier livestock show at the fair
Wilbur C. Hawk urged Amarillo residents to visit the fair livestock exhibits tonight praising the Herefords and high quality stock from Oregon and across the region. Judges selected Jerseys Holsteins Brown Swiss and Short horns as hog judging continued with ten thousand dollars in cash premiums attracting top animals nationwide.
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Southwest
Oregon
Wilbur C. Hawk
Kansas City
Food Enough in U S Says Grocers Head
D A Affleck of Salt Lake City president of the National Association of Retail Grocers and H C Peterson of Chicago toured mem bers in southern and western states. Affleck said there is more than enough food in the United States to feed everyone despite droughts in beans canned corn and peas. He added prices should stay reasonable as consumers shift to cheaper foods if needed.
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Dallas
U.P
D. A. Affleck
Salt Lake City
National Association of Retail Grocers
Affleck
H. C. Peterson
Chicago
United States
New Murder Mystery In Squalid East Side Flat
A well dressed man was found dead in a padlocked one room apartment on the lower East Side. Police find a small amount of money on the clothing, ruling out robbery. The killer struck with a blunt instrument over the left eye.
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New York
Lower East Side
Three Die In Farm Home Fire Near Grafton Illinois
Three people burned to death when the farm home of Harry Lagate three miles west of Grafton Illinois was destroyed by fire early today. The dead are Grace Lagate 21 Frieda Lagate 11 and Orville Crull 2 grandson of Harry Lagate. Two others were injured and six escaped unharmed.
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Grafton
Harry Lagate
Here
Grace Lagate
Frieda Lagate
Orville Crull
Ellsworth Expedition Sails for Antarctic Voyage
Lincoln Ellsworth and fellow expedition members sailed today for the Antarctic aboard the Wyatt Earp from Dunedin New Zealand amid preparations for the planned polar crossing.
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Ellsworth
Dunedin
N. Z
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctic
Wyatt Earp
FARM TITLE AWARDED TO Charles G. Newcomer
Charles G. Newcomer of Hemp hill County earned the Master Balanced Farmer of the Panhandle Plains for 1934 after scoring 924 points in the News-Globe Balanced Farm Contest. The event at Herrington Hotel highlighted beef cattle on his 3090 acre farm along with hogs dairy crops and an orchard. Frank Weil of Hale Center finished second with 894 and R. L. May of Amherst third with 891.
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Charles G. Newcomer
Higgins
Hemphill County
Panhandle Plains
Newcomer
Herrington Hotel
News-Globe
University of Missouri, School of Agriculture
Frank Weil
Hale Center
Hale County
R. L. May
Amherst
Lamb County
Mr. May
John W. Ewen
Estelline
Hall County
W. H. Green
Dalhart
Dallam
Ernest Guillaud
Hartley County
Walter Lill
Panhandle
Carson County
Burson Trial Nearing Jury in Silverton Bank Case
John Burson, former president of the First National Bank of Silverton, faces federal banking violation charges in U S District Court. After testimony concluded at 11 am, cross examination dominated the morning as Burson defended himself against the alleged bookkeeping error. U S District Attorney Clyde O is leading the prosecution.
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John Burson
First National Bank of
Silverton
U. S. District Court
Burson
U. S
Clyde O
Lubbock Mill Destroyed By Fire At Economy Mills
Fire gutted the Economy Mills plant in Lubbock causing an estimated $40,000 loss. The sheet iron covered building contained a large stock of feed that burned rapidly hindering firefighting efforts. Origin of the blaze was not determined.
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Lubbock
U.P
Baylor Begins Term As Enrolment Reaches Record
Pall classes start at Baylor University in Waco with early enrollment at 1524 students, up 184 from last year. Officials expect total enrollment to hit 1600 today, promising the largest student body in history.
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Baylor
Waco
Baylor’ University
Wrestling at Municipal Auditorium Promises Midweight Clash
Tickets for the Gus Kallio versus Charley Carr wrestling match tomorrow night at the Municipal Auditorium are on sale at City Drug Store. Ringside seats on the stage go for $1, parquet 75 cents, balcony 50 cents. This is not a title bout.
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Gus Kallio
Charley Carr
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug Store
Kallio
The Man in the Flying Tub at the Loop ’o Plane
A carnival rider details a fearsome Loop o Plane ride at the Fair. The writer recalls six dramatic loops, the seat strap and bars securing the rider, and vows not to ride again after surviving the dizzying experience.
Denison Bull Champion Crowned At Tri-State Fair
Three hundred cattle experts gathered at the Tri-State Fair live stock building as judges named grand champion Jersey bull Poppy's Xenius Son from Denison's Long Farms. Poppy's Wonderful Noble won junior champion honors as judge O C Cunningham approved the cream colored yearling. The Patter herd seized the overall championship from Tierra Blanco barns in Randall County amid other exhibitors.
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Tri-State
Poppy
Xenius
Long Farms
Denison
Wonderful Noble
O. C. Cunningham
New Mexico
Race Postponed for Lack of Breeze in Cup Race
The third race for the America's Cup between Endeavour and Rainbow aboard the cutter Argo off Newport was postponed until tomorrow due to no wind.
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Newport
Endeavour
Rainbow
Amarillo Area Weather With Cooler Temperatures Ahead
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Thursday for Amarillo and surrounding areas. West and north portions of Texas Panhandle expect cooler conditions. New Mexico forecast shows generally fair weather with little temperature change tonight and Thursday.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Tear Gas Deal in Arms Probe
Senate munitions panel heard a 1942 letter from John W. Young, president of Federal Laboratories Inc., stating the firm conducted extensive lobbying in Washington and state capitals to prevent anti tear gas legislation. He had previously sought help from Pennsylvania state legislators in 1933 to block a bill that would have effectively shut the company down.
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Washington
Federal Laboratories, Inc
Pittsburgh
Congress
Senate Munitions Committee
Homer T. Bone
Jeter
John W. Young
Young
Pennsylvania
Pollard Defense Begins Testimony in Tax Stamp Trial
Defense testimony opened in the Claude Pollard trial in Austin in September 1947. Witnesses were called rapidly as the defense contends Pollard, then attorney general, believed he was retained for legitimate purposes by tobacco wholesalers involved in counterfeit cigarette tax stamps. Former Governor Dan Moody joined the defense remarks.
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Austin
Claude Pollard
Pollard
Texas
Dan Moody
Woman Dangles Legs in Hole for Revenge
Camden New Jersey September 197A a mother of six sat with her legs dangling in a pole hole for 37 hours to protest a power cut by Public Service Electric and Gas Company. Her husband carried on the vigil while neighbors kept a fire and soup for them. A neighbor says the stunt endangers a paralytic brother and vows to seek an injunction.
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Camden
N. J
Electric Company
Elsie Barnabie
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Denny di Reizo
Joseph
Denny
Dina
Hot Oil Quiz Up Again In Austin
The Texas house voted down attempts to curb a five member investigative committee on hot oil. Investigators will be named by the speaker and begin within five days after adjournment, reporting before the second week of the January session. Rep. Jesse James and others planned a conference with Governor Ferguson to show broad support for such an act. The panel would have power to pursue quo warranto actions to remove local officers who fail to enforce all laws. Meanwhile lawmakers worked on relief bond bill compromises between the house and senate.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Jesse James
Ferguson
James
House
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