Delegations Flock to Fair Amid Rain Delays at Tri-State
Delegations arrived at the Tri-State fair with bands and groups from McLean Dalhart Vega and Spearman among others. The rodeo was postponed to 8 pm due to rain, auto races resumed later, and crowds attended dances and concerts while judging proceeded in pet stock, 4-H, flowers, rabbits, and scout work.
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Tri-State
Bill Lampe
Fairgrounds
Leonard Stroud
McLean
Robin R. Cook
Chamber of Commerce
Robert C. Davidson
Merchants Building
Groom
J. W. Knorpp
Jim Britt
Dalhart
Miami
Spearman
Guyman
White Deer
Childress
Wellington
Charlie Quaranta
the Argonne
Tom Holden
Black Mask Players
Bank Job Suspect Charged in Burglary Case
Bob Betty 24, charged with burglary at night and theft in the county attorney's office. Bond set at 750 dollars. arrested at Jordan Grocery by Officer Red Moore after a break in at the Line Avenue store. Betty has prior penitentiary sentences and was held in Lipscomb related to a Booker bank burglary.
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Bob Betty
Justice J. W. Minter
Jordan Grocery
Line Avenue
R. C. “Red” Moore
Police Department
Moore
Jess Franks
H. B. Gooch
Betty
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Booker Bank
Lipscomb
City approves issue of registered warrants totaling 144 738
The Amarillo city commission approves issuing 144 738 in registered warrants to replace unregistered ones held by Amarillo National Bank. Auditor C H Winterhaler explains six warrants ranging 26 006 to 32 686 dollars will retire upcoming tax collections. Mayor Ross D Rogers is authorized to sign.
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City Commission
C. H. Winterhaler
Amarillo National Bank
Ross D. Rogers
City Approves Tax Relief to Boost Delinquent Payments
City officials support an emergency ordinance to waive penalties and interest on delinquent taxes if paid by November 30. The measure applies to 1931 and prior years, after which penalties resume and credits for earlier periods are not granted. Mayor Ross D. Rogers commented on the plan.
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Commission
Ross D. Rogers
Lottery Cards Mailed in Moose Fundraiser Trial
The U.S. government, in Federal Court, presented evidence that 24,387,360 alleged lottery tickets bearing Loyal Order of Moose lodge names were mailed and moved in interstate commerce. Witnesses testified they bought tickets to join drawings rather than attend charity balls, as the case implicates U. S. Senator James J. Davis as organizer and backer. Davis faces up to 20 years and a 28 thousand dollar fine if convicted.
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New York
U.P
U. S
James J. Davis
Loyal Order of Moose
Davis
Moose
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Unsettled conditions with local showers tonight and possibly Friday. Cooler tonight, warmer Friday. Panhandle area cloudy with showers west and south tonight and possibly Friday. Temperatures today reach 55 to 56 degrees by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
Public Health Service Rushes Serum for Mrs Borah Ill
The U S Public Health Service prepared a special serum to treat Mrs William E Borah wife of the senator in Boise Idaho Diagnosed with parrot fever the illness will be rushed by plane from Washington to Cleveland then to Cheyenne and on to Boise The serum is described as a promising treatment derived from blood of a health service physician who contracted the disease in experiments earlier a year ago
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
William E. Borah
Boise
Idaho
Cleveland
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ralph Falk
Borah
Health Service
R. C. Williams
The
Charles Armstrong
California
Seaboard
Roosevelt in Western Talk Aims to Keep Power in Hands of People
Roosevelt on the West Coast campaign tour urged federal ownership and regulation of public utilities. He criticized Hoover and urged government control of electricity in a Portland speech, stressing that natural hydroelectric power resources belong to the people of the United States and the states. McAdoo accompanied Roosevelt through California to escort him and promote his Senate bid.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
Portland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
California
John N. Garner
Chicago
William Gibbs McAdoo
Redding
McAdo
United States
Soviet to Recognize Manchukuo Soon
Foreign Vice Commissar Lev Karakhan told Japanese ambassador Koki Hirota in Moscow that Russia plans to extend formal recognition to the independent government of Manchukuo in the near future.
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Changchun
U.P
Lev Karakhan
Soviet Russia
Koki Hirota
Moscow
Russia
Manchukuo
Rides Alone To Seek Presidency
Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for President, rides alone through 17 states from New York to the Northwest, California, and Texas. He plans day and night speeches, rests in sleeping cars, and conducts a rigorous campaign with less than $60,600 in funds. He says any strong vote could curb current trends even if defeated.
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New York
West
United States
Northwest
California
Texas
Norman Thomas
Circus stars wed in San Antonio romance for Cadona and Bruce
Alfredo Codona and Vera Bruce tied the knot in San Antonio Texas ending their circus romance. Codona, widower of Lillian Leitzel, brought her ashes from Copenhagen to Los Angeles after Leitzel died in a fall. Bruce was Leitzel’s protege.
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Alfredo Cadona
Vera Bruce
San Antonio
Tex
Codona
Lillian Leitzel
Copenhagen
Los Angeles
Miss Leitzel
Farmers' Holiday Parade Planned for Hoover Visit
Milo Reno leader of the Farmers' Holiday Association calls Iowa farmers to assemble in Des Moines for a protest parade on October 4 when President Hoover speaks. He estimates 20 000 participants and says Hoover should be held responsible for current conditions. Oklahoma farmers declare a holiday strike, but leaders warn it may fail as cotton returns to market.
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Des Moines
Milo Reno
Farmers’ Holiday Association
Iowa
Hoover
Reno
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Harry B. Corde
State Board of Agriculture
Tulsa
Clarence Roberts
Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
Man Arrested in Dumas for Burglary at Clowe and Cowan Shop
McCoy, 35, arrested at Dumas by Sheriff Bill Thompson and Clark Cain on a burglary complaint filed by Assistant County Attorney George McCarthy. Bond set at 750 dollars by Justice J W Minter after the burglary at Clowe and Cowan plumbing shop, found in the shop shortly after midnight Thursday.
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G. W. McCoy
J. W. Minter
Clowe & Cowan Plumbing
George 8. McCarthy
McCoy
Dumas
Bill Thompson
Clark Cain
Fog and Light Rains Sweep Panhandle Plains
General fog and light rain cover the Panhandle eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma as Tri-State Fair visitors press on. Local showers forecast for Thursday night into Friday with temperatures seen rising after a Thursday dip. Rail lines report tight rains across divisions and air travel delayed by fog with ceilings around 200 feet at Wichita and Winslow.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Fort Worth
Denver
South Plains
Pampa
Texline
Roswell
Wichita
Winslow
Ariz
Bills Move To Governor In 42nd Legislature Session
Bills left for signature or veto by Governor Ross Sterling include tax penalty relief for corporations, higher penalties for stench bombs, housing corporations, and gas-rate control in small towns. Local court bills for Rusk Gregg and Smith Upshur. Ellis County transfer to Waco district. Cotton price manipulation investigation resolution. Pension measures authorize state payment of county and district road bonds and tax allotments. Oil theft definitions target East Texas prosecutions. Special session adjourned.
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Austin
U.P
Ross
Sterling
Railroad Commission
Rusk-Gregg
Smith-Upshur
Ellis County
Dallas
Waco
New Orleans Exchange
Banking, Insurance and Loan Association
Texas
Detain Man Questioned Over UT Student Slaying in Austin
Austin police detained a 35-year-old man for questioning in the killing of Edgar C. Arledge a 21 year old University of Texas senior. A 16 year old boy was held after being found near the scene and said he slept in weeds by the roadside the night of the shooting as Arledge sat with Margaret Jean Trull.
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Austin
Edgar C. Arledge
University of Texas
Arledge
Margaret Jean Trull
Palacios
Bitter Reprisal Seen In La Follette Defeat
Milwauke e dispatch reports planned retaliation by the La Follette faction after a conservative Republican victory in Wisconsin. Leaders foresee the progressives shifting support toward Franklin D. Roosevelt while condemning Hoover policies.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Phillip F. LaFollette
Walter J. Kohler
John J. Blaine
John B. Chapple
A. G. Bchmedeman
Madison
Oklahoma Oil Field Battle Returns to Court
Oklahoma City oil field strife over proration shifts to the State Supreme Court as officials seek to vacate a 5000 dollar superseders bond on Wilcox Oil and Gas wells. Guardsmen clashed with field workers. one Wilcox employee injured and two jailed. Governor Murray extends military rule to all field areas.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
H. F. Wilcox Oil and Gas Co
Corporation Commission
W. L. Murphy
Wilcox
Murray
Arguments Begin Over Oil Field Proration
In Houston on September 22, a three judge federal tribunal heard East Texas independent oil operators seek injunctions against the state railroad commission. A. L. Morgan of Amarillo led the challenges, calling the commission's proration orders unreasonable arbitrary and confiscatory. He argued the orders would deprive his clients of oil they would otherwise obtain from their wells.
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Houston
U.P
Salts of
East Texas
State Railroad Commission
A. L. Morgan
Amarillo
Morgan
Frogleg Democratic Defection Sparks GOP Split
In Dallas on September 22, anti organization revolt led by George Atkinson challenges GOP aims to win over frogleg Democrats for Orville Bullington. He aims to meet with George W. Armstrong of Fort Worth as anti organization leaders coordinate with Houston and San Antonio figures while Bullington tours Cleburne Keene Alvarado Grandview Itasca Hillsboro Front Milford Midlothian Waxahchie. Bunnlington opens campaign in Waco.
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Dallas
Orville Bullington
George $8
Atkinson
George W. Armstrong
Fort Worth
Good Government Party
Houston
San Antonio
Bullington
Cleburne
Keene
Alvarado
Grandview
Itasca
Hillsboro
Milford
Midlothian
Waxahachie
Bunnlington
Wichita Falls
Waco
Football History to Be Made Here on Saturday
Wilbur C. Hawi announces that for the first time two Southwest Conference caliber teams will clash in Amarillo as Texas A and M meets Texas Tech Matadors on Butler Field. Proceeds go to the Tri-State Fair with reserved tickets at City Drug Store or by phone.
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Wilbur C. Hawi
Texas Tech
Amarillo
Texas A. & M
Texas Tech Matadors
Butler Field
Matty Bell
Amarillo High School
Odell (Muggins) Fowle
Odell Conoley
Southwest
City Drug Store
Polk Street
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Kiwanis Club
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Gandhi
King Feature Syndicate
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Vandergrift
Pennsylvania
W.R. McDowell
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Poy
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W E. Gee
Quincy Ford
Percy Gibbs
Cooper
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8. E. Fish
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