Coal Strike Ends as 14 Industries Get Codes in Recovery Plan
Washington reports an agreement to end the Pennsylvania coal strike and to authorize fourteen industries to implement wage and hour provisions under the National Recovery Administration. Hugh S. Johnson announced the accord after two days of talks and said fuller details would follow from President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Hugh S. Johnson
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
The
Recovery Administration
South
Johnson
Cam
Showers Hit Wide Sectors Across Panhandle
Rain swept the Panhandle with light showers to heavier bursts. Shamrock Wellington Tulsa and areas northwest of Channing reported about one inch. Amarillo saw .41 inch. highways were slippery but passable with several routes in fair condition.
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Panhandle
Shamrock
Wellington
Denver Railway
Tulsa
Channing
Amarillo
Panhandle Auto Club
Dalhart
Ware
Téxline
Plainview
U. S
Stratford
Sherman County
Balbo Delays Air Squadron Return to Italy
Gen. Italo Balbo said his 24 seaplanes will head home via the south and Azores due to poor coalitions in the north. The departure is postponed a week to around August 10.
New Mexico Legion Advocates Revisions in Vet Regulations
The New Mexico Legion convention heard the rehabilitation committee urge revisions to national veteran legislation. About 10 changes were adopted, with Dr. W. C. Park detailing hospital work at Fort Bayard and veteran medical progress. Kansas commander Ed Carruth praised child welfare work. Congressman Dennis Chaves urged veterans to unite for future congresses. A condolence was adopted for O L Bodenheimer, killed in an accident.
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Tucumcart
N. M
New Mexico Legionnaires
State Department
Rehabilitation Committee
W. C. Park
Fort Bayard
Ed Carruth
Department of Kansas
Legion
Dennis Chaves
New Mexico
Congress
Chaves
O. L. Bodenheimer
National Legion
Nudist Stroller Arrested in Kansas City Disturbance
Five police cars responded to a neighborhood disturbance where a man dressed only in a straw hat shoes and cigar strolled as officers arrived. David Friesen 37 of Boise Idaho claimed he hoped to land in jail after saying he was unemployed and disrobed. He was dressed fed and placed in a cell.
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Kansas City
David Friesen
Boise
Ida
Suggest Plan to Value Oil
Washington August 4 Recovery administration officials weighed a plan to fix a ratio between crude oil and refined products prices. NRA tech experts studied the suggestion while other agencies drafted a trade practice plan to govern the oil business. Regulation of oil flow to market remained tied to price rules, with a final draft expected in a week or ten days.
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Washington
Recovery Administration
NRA
Buyers Drive Opens Tuesday in Amarillo NRA Campaign
Amarillo launches an educational drive to promote cooperation with the National Recovery Administration re employment program. One thousand one hundred local employers have signed the NRA pledge, with hundreds more workers benefiting through the NBA plan as civic groups prepare talks, theater and church events to urge patronage of blue eagle businesses.
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Amarillo
National Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
NBA
NRA Council
Horace M. Russell
Mason King
NRA
Ross D. Rogers
Rolla E. Townsend
Amarillo Credit Association
Tear Gas Disrupts New York Stock Exchange Trading
Tear gas bombs were discharged in the New York Stock Exchange halting business and forcing about 2,000 people to flee. Investigators traced the devices to Lake Erie Chemical Company of Cleveland and Iver Johnson Sporting Goods of Boston, though the trail ends there. Boston police later arrested four men believed linked to the ring.
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Boston
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Vicker
J. P. Morgan& Co
Exchange
Lake Erie Chemical Company
Cleveland
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company
G. W. Harvey
Balloon Flight at Soldier Field Nears Midnight Start
At Soldier Field Chicago on August 4 Lieut. Commander T G W Settled announced he would start his stratosphere flight some time after midnight. The giant balloon was about half inflated, glowing under lights like a white toadstool.
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Soldier Field
Chicago
T. G. W. Settled
McGee Seeks New Trial In Kidnapping
Walter H. McGee, condemned to death by two juries for abducting Mary McElroy, files for a new trial in Kansas City circuit court. His attorney cites jurors reading Kansas City newspapers at dinner with deputy sheriffs. The case marks the first death verdict in a national kidnapping. The judge has not yet ruled on the sentence. McGee’s brother George and Clarence Click await trial.
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Kansas City
Walter H. McGee
Mary McElroy
Ralph Harding
Lemuel W. Liske
Dépeuty
McGee
Oregon
Miss McElroy
Mce-Gee
George
Clarence Click
Klondike Kate Returns From Yukon Wedding Trip
Seattle reports Klondike Kate, 53, back from her wedding journey with John Matson. She toured the old Dawson era sites, recalled Yukon friendships, and plans to rejoin her husband next spring while arranging her Oregon property and preparing a permanent home on Matson Creek, 100 miles from Dawson.
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Seattle
Land of Ghosts
Klondike
John Matson
Dawson
Y. T
Yukon
Orpheum
The
Murray Eads
Matson
Vancouver
B. C
North
States
Oregon
Matson Creek
Special Leaves for World Fair From Amarillo
Two weeks remain before the News-Globe special departs Amarillo for the world fair. Mason King and Miss Lois Black handle reservations for 67 50 dollars from Amarillo, with all accommodations and service included except meals in Chicago. Wilbur C. Hawk sponsors the trip over Santa Fe lines using luxurious equipment. Checks payable to Mr Hawk.
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News-Globe
Amarillo
Mason King
Lois Black
Chicago
Wilbur C. Hawk
Santa Fe
Hawk
Jail Guarded as Bank Robber Waggoner Held Nearby
Doña Ana County courthouse and jail faced armed guards and tear gas to repel a second attempt to free Jess Waggoner, the Paris bank robber. Fire and smoke at the courthouse preceded Waggoner’s continued detention in Las Cruces while associates including Evelyn King faced questioning in Hot Springs and Little Rock.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Dona Ana County
Jess Waggoner
Dick Triviz
Triviz
Wagoner
Public Health Office
Waggoner
Floyd
King
Hot Springs
Evelyn King
Little Rock
Ark
Johnnie Wilson
Paris
McDougal
Bucket Shop Cases Filed Against Two Broker Firms Here
Two Amarillo brokerage firms Uhlman Grain Company and John F. Clark & Company were ordered under temporary injunctions by District Judge Henry Bishop. The actions allege bucket shop practices under Texas law 1925, halting operations in Potter County pending August 28 hearing to decide on dissolution or permanent injunction.
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Amarillo
Uhlman Grain Company
Fisk
John F. Clark & Company
Henry 8. Bishop
Grady Hazlewood
State of Texas
Texas
Potter County
Frank Ford
U. S.S. Strader
Uliman
Carrie Nation
Sally Rand Arrested Over Decent Costume Claim
Sally Rand, famed 1933 World's Fair fan dancer, was arrested in Chicago Theater on charges that her waving fans did not constitute a decent costume. The case sparked a showdown between World’s Fair officials and concessionaires.
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Chicago
Sally Rand
Sally
Loop
Glider sets 37 hour motorless flight record
Kurt Schmidt landed his sailplane at 8 P.M. in Brandenburg East Prussia after 37 hours of sustained motorless flight setting a new world record.
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Brandenburg
East Prussia
Kurt Schmidt
Texas Highway Commission Seeks $600000 Road Bids
The Texas Highway Commission asked for bids on highway construction estimated at 600000 dollars. Bids open August 16. State projects in Franklin and Red River Counties include bridges over White Oak Creek and Sulphur River and relief openings on Highway 37. Federal emergency projects under the national recovery act cover Collinsworth Dallam and Fayette counties with long grade and drainage work on highways 4 and 5 and base improvements.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Franklin
Red River
White Oak Creek
Bulphur River
Highway 37
Collinsworth
Salt Fork
Highway 4
Dailam
Dalhart
Winnie Mae Lands in Oklahoma City After World Flight
Wiley Post and the Winnie Mae completed a historic world flight timing 5:20 PM arrival at Oklahoma City municipal airport. The purple and white plane landed after clear weather conditions followed earlier delays.
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Oklahoma City
Wiley Post
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
The report notes Saturday partly cloudy conditions for Amarillo and surrounding areas with west Texas showing partly cloudy to cloudy skies and possible thunder showers in the far west. New Mexico is expected to be generally fair with little temperature change. Hourly readings show temperatures around 68 to 87 degrees in Amarillo with high yesterday near 97 and low near 7 in 1932, plus 0.41 inches of precipitation in the past 94 hours ending yesterday evening.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Sac
Evsennso
Storm hits Brownsville area as hurricane flames inland
Tropical hurricane lashes lower Rio Grande Valley with winds 70 to 75 mph lashed inland then moved into Mexico. One injured, no deaths reported. Brownsville neighborhoods show widespread roof and window damage. Matamoros and Port Isabel suffer severe destruction. communications cut between Brownsville Port Isabel Brazos Island and Padre Island.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Tonigh
Port Isabel
Brazos Island
Padre Is
Coast Guard
Padre Island
Floods along Chang River drown ten thousand and devastate villages
Reports from Sian say floods caused by river dikes near San Yuan flooded the Chang River region. Ten thousand persons drowned and many more made homeless as two hundred villages were destroyed. Appeals for aid have been issued.
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Shanghat
Chang River
China
Sian
San Yuan
Dempsey Appearance Promises Packed City Drug Rally
Tickets for Jack Dempsey and Hal Williams personal appearance go on sale at City Drug Store No 1. Ringside seats are snapped up and Municipal Auditorium pricing ranges from 50 cents to $2 including tax. The event ties to a wrestling match featuring Dutch Mantell and Sailor Morall with Cal Farley arranging complimentary passes.
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Jack Dempsey
Hal Williams
Wilbur C. Hawk
Dempsey
Betwee
Dutch Mantell
Sailor Moral
Cal Farley
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Balbo
Azores
Boonville
Associated Press
New Mexico Legion
Allen K. Lindley
M’gee
Kate
F. C. Higgins
J. P. Ewing
Higgins
John F. Clark
New Orleans
J. Marks
Russell Clark
A. H. Stratford
James Coker
Lucien Voorheis
Dan L. Laser
Albert C. Muller
New York City
Warren Jeffus
Collingsworth
Dallam
Fayette
Matamoros
Rio Grande
Brownsvale
Refra
Lilian
Brownay
Port
City Drug
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