Texas considers liquor regulation amid open saloon clash
Texas lawmakers debated a liquor license bill as Rep. Morse argued against a strict open saloon definition. He warned open sales would attract by the drink venues and drain state revenue, urging laws to reflect actual conditions. Also, Atty. Gen. McCraw addressed pension tax validity and poll tax issues for proposed measures.
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API
Texas
R. FE. Morse
Houston
Galveston
Dallas
Morse
Touston
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William McCraw
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Lallan Shivers
Port Arthur
Storm passes near Bermuda as Rotterdam grounded near Jamaica
A Boston Harbor style report notes the Holland America Line ship Rotterdam grounded on Morant Cays 60 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica. 1,000 Ariguani to ferry passengers while weather and sea calm. The ship carried about 450 passengers and 526 crew. The storm moved toward the Bahamas and Bermuda with widespread damage in Cuba and Venezuela.
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Jamaica
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Morant Cays
England
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Cuba
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Bahamas
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Haiti
Cays
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Wierdsma
Atlantic
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Gibara
Oriente
Cumaney Agua
St. Sienna
FDR Slashes 1936 Budget Deficit in Budget Revision
President Roosevelt, aiming to avoid new taxes, trims the 1936 deficit by about 1.25 billion dollars. The revised fiscal plan lowers expenditures to 7.75 billion, lifts some revenue projections, and targets a balanced budget as recovery continues.
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Richard L. Gridley
Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
Amarillo Forecast and Regional Conditions
Weather forecast shows fair conditions across Amarillo and West Texas with cooler trends in northern portions and warmer conditions in the southeast. New Mexico expected fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change and current extremes recorded from 51 to 76 degrees at 1 o'clock today.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Chest Workers Report Tonight at Amarillo Hotel
Community Chest officials urge all campaign workers to attend tonight's 6 o'clock meeting at the Amarillo Hotel. The Chest has raised 39,742 toward a 50,000 goal for this week long drive to aid the city’s less fortunate and continue funding through the coming year. Plans to raise the remaining 24,000 will be discussed, and the meeting will adjourn early so workers can attend the circus.
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Community Chest
Amarillo
Roosevelt urges private industry to speed job creation
President Roosevelt at Boulder Dam dedication lauds government projects as work to employ the unemployed and says federal spending has boosted consumer activity. He cites public works as making government credit stronger and safer than in six years while urging private industry to bear more employment responsibility.
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Boulder City
Boulder Dam
Roosevelt
America
Colorado River
Man Fatally Injured After Hit and Run Collision
In Gonzales a 55-year-old man named Tom Gatlin was struck by a car that halted briefly, then sped away as he lay in the road. He later died from complications after his leg had to be amputated, with the driver never located.
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Gonzales
Sept
Tom Gatlin
Gatlin
Memel Voters Cast Ballots Amid Disorder and Delays
Crowds of voters faced heavy police guard for a second day of elections between German and Lithuanian candidates in Memel. Rioting at Juknaiciai prompted police reinforcements after urns were smashed and polling stations attacked.
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Memel
Juknaiciai
Ethiopia Plans Mobilization of Troops Shortly
Ethiopia plans general mobilization amid looming war fears as Emperor Haile Selassie awaits Geneva reaction. Reports say up to 2,000,000 Ethiopian warriors could march, with no fixed date for proclamation. Italian authorities warn mobilization may push Italy to advance to protect East African colonies.
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Esther Johnsson Reservations Open for Friday Concert
Esther Johnsson reservations are being taken for a Friday night program in the municipal auditorium. Orders by mail to Miss Lois Black at The News-Globe office, or by phone in person, with advance sale starting Wednesday. Reduced prices in Amarillo favoring locals apply until 6 pm Friday. tickets range 75, 50, 40 cents before 6 pm and 1.25, 75, 55 cents after. Seat chart at City Drug No. 1 on Wednesday to Friday. KGNC broadcast at 6:30 pm features a brief talk about the program.
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Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
Southwest
Lois Black
News-Globe
City Drug No. 1
Miss Johnsson
KGNC
How Big a War We Will Face
Arthur Brisbane notes the question has shifted from whether war occurs to its anticipated scale. He cites Mussolini committing to shaping events and suggests the world faces a significant conflict with uncertain duration and impact.
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Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syndicate
Ince, International
Mussolini
Bank Bandits Fail in Chicago Bank Robbery Attempt
A gang led by a figure resembling Alvin Karpis tried to rob University State Bank in Chicago. Tear gas and gunfire wounded four employees, including two women, as a guard was seriously hurt in a duel. the robbers fled, with DOJ agents joining the manhunt.
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Chicago
Alvin Karpis
University State Bank
Karpis
William Fleming
Fleming
Department of Justice
Auction purchase forces buy of entire barn contents
In Whimskey s New Castle Pennsylvania George Hanna buys the barn contents to obtain two ladders for his painting business. He lists rare crystal glasses an antique bedstead tea ware Turkish towels candlesticks and willow ware as items he secured.
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New Castle
George Hanna
Bennett Quits as Farm Agent. Duke Named Successor in Panhandle
Potter County commissioners accept P. C. Bennett resignation after nine years. D O Duke of Channing named his successor for the farm agent post. Bennett becomes Soil Conservation Service project manager at Vera October 10. Duke will head erosion work near Vega. John Coleman of Wellington to replace Duke in Hartley County. Duke previously eight years in post. he gains local familiarity as Tri-State Fair exhibitor.
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Potter County
FE. R. Duke
Channing
Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Vera
H. H. Finnell
Dalhart
Panhandle
Finnell
Duke
Amarillo
Hartley County
John Coleman
Wellington
Vega
Midwest
Diary of Christopher Columbus Found in Russian Museum
In Moscow archives the Kargopolsky Museum hosts a parchment bound diary with sea shell and weed motifs said to be Columbus travel notes. German inscriptions on the title page claim the notebook is Columbus to his son Diego dated August 3, 1492, prompting questions about authenticity and provenance.
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Moscow
U.P
Christopher Columbus
Kargopolsky Museum
North Russia
Columbus
Diego
Death claims Mrs Irene Finley veteran Amarillo social worker
Sorrowing friends mourn the passing of Mrs Irene Finley a 46 year old Amarillo welfare director who died at a local hospital after a serious operation. Funeral services are set for 7 PM at Griggs & Sons with burial in Alto Texas via the 9:45 train. She is survived by a daughter Mary Emma a son Maurice and four brothers Frank Elmer Skeeters and Roscoe Skeeters.
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Irene Finley
Amarillo Welfare Association
Finley
N. 8
Griggs & Sons Funeral Home
G. L. Yates
Port Worth
Denver
Alto
Texas
Finley Ws
Millard Finley
Mary Emma
Amaillo
Maurice
Dalhart
Frank
Elmer Skeeters
Muleshor
Roscoe Skeetera
Boy Refuses Flag Salute Leading to Arrests in Lynn
Eight year old Carleton B Nichols Jr repeatedly refuses the American flag salute in Lynn Massachusetts. His father a Jehovahs Witness and Edward H James Jr of Concord were held on 200 bail each after challenging school officials. The case goes to the school committee on October 8 under a patriotism law requiring weekly salutes and fines for teachers who fail to conduct it.
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Mass
Carleton B. Nichols Jr
Jehovah's Witnesses
Edward H. James
Concord
Sacco-Vaneret
School Committee For
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