Red Undershirt Wearing Diplomat Sullivan Dies
James Mark Sullivan, 63, once a swaggering diplomat under William Jennings Bryan, who angered the State Department by meeting Santo Domingo officials in a red undershirt and pajamas, died in St. Petersburg Florida. Born in Thompsonville Connecticut to Irish parents, he funded Yale Law School with newspaper work and hotel night shifts before rising to ambassador to Santo Domingo during Wilson’s presidency.
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William Jennings Bryan
State Department
Santo Domingo
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sullivan
Thompsonville
Yale Law School
Wilson
Jones Defends Farm Policies Amid AAA Revisions
Chairman Marvin Jones of the House agriculture committee defended the administration’s farm policy. He said the recently adopted AAA amendments will perfect the program, make it more workable, and ensure a generous supply of all farm commodities is available at all times.
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WPA Strikers Hold New York Parade
Several thousand unemployed workers marched from Union Square to the WPA headquarters in New York to demand work and relief. Speakers warned of a WPA strike collapse seen as Johnson's waterloo and the crowd included socialists and communists.
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Waterloo
Roosevelt approves $33.9 million for 55 PWA projects
President Roosevelt announced grants and loans totaling 33,884,671 for 55 non-federal PWA construction projects across 27 states. Grants amount to 15,246,882 with 18,427,789 in loans. Projects include New Mexico Abuquerque and Texas Beaumont school improvements and irrigation districts.
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Roosevelt
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Abuquerque
Barr
Texas
Beaumont
Italo Ethiopian crisis widens as hundred die at frontier
Reports from Rome say one hundred Ethiopians raided French Somaliland tribes and battled Assaimara forces with French casualties including twenty French subjects among the dead. France and England propose settlement terms while Italy asserts strength in Europe amid the border unrest.
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England
Rome
French Somaliland
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Ethiopia
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Paris
Italy
Clipper Flying Boat Makes Uncharted Wake Route Stop
Pan American Airways clipper flying boat rests on Wake Lagoon marking a pioneering record. The aircraft landed at 12:25 M today completing a previously uncharted air route from the United States, covering about 4,992 miles in tight hours and four minutes.
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United States
Congress Restores Vet Hospital Care
The House passed and sent to the White House a Senate bill restoring free hospital and domiciliary care to all war veterans with permanent disabilities tuberculosis or neuropsychiatric conditions under the economy act of 1933.
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House
White House
Senate
Unusual Dollar Day Values in Amarillo Monday
Merchants across Amarillo designate Monday as Dollar Day offering cleanup items and fall stock clearance. Readers are urged to visit early for best selection and to read the News-Globe for offers from scores of local shops.
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Amarillo
News-Globe
Fall fights eviction from New Mexico ranch house
Albert B. Fall, former interior secretary, refuses to vacate his rambling adobe ranch house in Three Rivers New Mexico. He will contest ownership in court though supporters offer armed resistance. He says guns are for crows and will move only if the court rules against him.
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N. M
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
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Edward L. Doheny
The
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Los Angeles
Democrat Leaders Press To Adjourn Congress
Washington Aug 17 Democratic high command concentrates on a drive to adjourn next week. Predictions say major bills, including the utilities measure, may be scrapped this session as plans for a late rush of business are set for discussion at a White House conference between President Roosevelt and congressional leaders Sunday night.
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White House
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Uprising Ends as Tamaulipas Governor Takes Leave
Reports from Ciudad Victoria say the agrarian dispute in Tamaulipas ended after the state legislature grants Governor Rafael Villareal an indefinite leave of absence. Enrique Gansera named interim governor as President Lazaro Cárdenas urged restoration of order.
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Ciudad Victoria
Tamaulipas
Rafael Villareal
Enrique Cgansera
Tampero Pngineer
Villareal
Lazaro Gardena
Entertain a Veteran drives local Confederate fund drive
A city wide campaign by the Junior Welfare League and the Cham ber of Commerce launches Thursday to fund the United Confederate Veterans reunion. Amarillo men may join the local Sons of Confederate Veterans or an associate membership for five dollars each. Members receive admission to all functions without extra cost. Only members may attend social events. Miss Elizabeth Boyer and Mrs. Art L. Wagoner lead the drive.
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Bill Honey
B. M. Britain
Harriet Hubbell
Z.T. Hoehn
Frank Wolflin
J. W. Hendrick
Adeline Lumpkin
Guy Owens
Avery Rush
LeRoy Stanley
Hollis Russell
Art Wagoner
T. W. Gilstrap
Ross D. Rogers
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Amarillo
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Elizabeth Boyer
Art L. Wagoner
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity partly cloudy Sunday with possible showers in extreme west portion near New Mexico unsettled conditions. Temperature data and yesterday's readings noted. precipitation 0.72 inches in the past 24 hours. Week outlook shows mostly fair conditions with showers in the western portion early in the week and near normal temperatures.
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Russians Claim First Reach of Mystery Land Near North Pole
Russian ship Sadko radioed a report of near top of world exploration sighting what may be Gillis land. The zone lies north of 81st parallel northeast of Northeastland Spitzbergen area where ships were reportedly turned off course. Soviet scientists note past vessels failed to enter the region.
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Childress Woman Hurt In Accident In Colorado
Mrs. Frank B. Hill of Childress Texas and her infant were injured when an Alabama V71A infant on the driver’s lap jerked the wheel causing a collision near Pueblo Colorado. They were released from a hospital after injuries were found not serious.
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Federal oil rule dead says Col Thompson
Col Ernest Thompson, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, declares federal control of the oil industry dead after returning to Austin from New Mexico. He praises Texas and state compacts, notes Connally bill has passed the Senate, and credits Texas senators for the victory. He will speak at the American Petroleum Institute meeting next November.
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Interior
Harold Ickes
Los Angeles
Colonel Thompson
Showers Visit Plains But Moisture Remains Light
Clouds hung over the Central Panhandle with only slight moisture. A sprinkle fell near Amarillo around 4 30 pm and a light rain along the Canadian River. Tascosa reported a quarter inch, Bovina had rain Friday, Texico likewise. On the South Plains Petersburg Lubbock and Lockney saw quarter inch totals. In Kas a fatal crash on U S Highway 59 near Parsons killed David Wiles and his son Jerrs, both Erie residents, struck by Don Hall of Parsons.
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Don Hall
Old-Time Cowpunchers Gather for T-Anchor Round-Up
The 14th annual Old Time Cowpunchers Round-up will be held Thursday at the T-Anchor Range in Wracgrs Park north of Canyon on the Amarillo highway. Eligible are men who rode range or worked on Panhandle Plains ranches before December 4 1935. The event opens with campers arriving Wednesday evening and includes notable organizers Cecl Walker Hereford and Judge J. Gough.
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Cecl Walker Hereford
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Gough
Billy Garrett
Dalhart
Ed Baird
Canyon
Walk Bradley
Hereford
J. TY. Christian
Claude
John Arnot
Amarillo
Tom Dowlen
John C. Isaacs
Mae West Cited In Speech On Potato Bill
In a House speech Representative Martin of Massachusetts linked Mae West to a potato production bill. He argued the measure would soak the poor with higher prices, noting few rich people eat potatoes and joking that Mae West herself buys them sparingly to protect her figures.
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Death of Babe Laid to Father in Galveston Creek
Galveston County officers sought Louis Scala after his wife accused him of drowning seven month old Alma Scala in Clear Creek following a family quarrel. The infant, a twin born in February, was later found by John Platter near the family shack. Mrs Scala told deputies she saw him throw the child into the water and urged her to claim the baby was killed by another child.
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League City
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Ralph Crawford
Plane pilot crosses Arctic to bring Rogers and Post remains
Joe Crosson flew the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post from Point Barrow to Fairbanks amid nasty weather. Weather delays hindered an Phoenix flight as Pan-American stood ready to move the victims toward Seattle. Crosson battled murky skies for 45 hours with radio man Robert Gleason.
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Oklahoma City
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Los Angeles
Bernard N. Stone
Fairbanks
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United States
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Prince George
New York
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Robert Gleason
Chena River
Early Trial Seen for Agent's Killer
The government planned an early trial today for George W. Barrett charged with killing Federal Agent Nelson B. Klein in a gun battle. Barrett, from Lockland, Ohio, faced the death-penalty statute for slaying a government officer, with H D Harris confirming swift proceedings in Cincinnati.
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George W. Barrett
Nelson B. Klein
H D. Harris
Cincinnati
Bureau of Investigation
Barrett
Lockland
Neutrality plan appears in House
A House foreign affairs committee bill proposes a new neutrality policy. The plan allows the President by proclamation to ban US trade in belligerent securities and munitions exports, prohibit entry of foreign submarines, and limit American travel on belligerent ships.
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United States
McReynolds
House
Foreign Affairs
Wold
No Delay Seen on PWA Projects in Texas
Washington representative Phil K Wakefield of the Texas planning board told the advisory committee that Works Progress Administration projects have not and will not be disapproved He said Texas projects will be considered current by the advisory committee on allotments and expects the entire list to be approved at the meetingMassie voiced a complaint and Wakefield replied in the statement
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Phil K. Wakefield
Washington
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W M. Massie
Wakefield
Texas
Advisory Committee
Wakefiel
Nelson Concert Tickets Go On Sale At 35 Cents
Ozzie Nelsons Orchestra performs Tuesday night with Harriet Hilliard as soloist quoted at 35 cent advance tickets. Ticket board at City Drug Store 617 Polk Street opens Monday morning and advance sale ends Tuesday 6 pm. Box office prices 55 cents balcony and 1 dollar parquet for concert seating. dance admission 1.65 per person and 2.00 for stags at Municipal Auditorium.
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Wilburn Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Harriet Hilliard
Terrace Restaurant
Hotel New Yorker
Municipal Auditorium
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