Small Defines His Tax Ideas For Re election
Senator Clint C. Small outlined a tax program for prompt and full payment of the old age assistance obligation in a campaign kickoff at the Lyric Theater Speaks before a large North Plains crowd with delegations from Shamrock McLean Perryton Amarillo Dalhart Grover Panhandle and Dumas County Judge J A Broadhurst praised him as a valuable public servant in introducing the candidate
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Spearman
Austin
Panhandle
Clint C. Small
North Plains
Lyric Theater
Shamrock
McLean
Perryton
Amarillo
Dalhart
Grover
Dumas
J. A. Broadhurst
Senator Small
Texas Centennial Advertised at Demo Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on June 20 A L Kirby of Malakoff Texas advertised the Texas Centennial along with his white necktie and ten gallon hat. He was asked if Garn er would be nominated and replied 500 percent.
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Philadelphia
A. L. Kirby
Malakoff
Texas
Kirby
Garner
Eastham
Jim Barrow
Midway
W. B. Monzingo
Paul Small
Small
Barrow
Tarrant
Denton
Monzingo
Fort Worth
Association of Texas Colleges Plans 1987 Meet in Lubbock
The Association of Texas Colleges announced its 1987 meeting will be held in Lubbock. Dean F. N. Jones of Baylor chairs the executive committee and Dean Thomas E. Ferguson of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College serves as secretary treasurer.
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Dallas
U.P
Association of Texas Colleges
Lubbock
F. N. Jones
Baylor
Thomas E. Ferguson
Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College
Thunder On The Gulf series on Texas Navy role in 1836
C L Douglas of The Fort Worth Press debuts a 14 chapter series about the Texas Navy in 1836. The narrative recounts how the fleet burned towns sank ships and harassed Mexican forces, with installments running today on Page Seven Section Two of The Daily News.
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C. L. Douglas
Fort Worth
Daily News
Democratic Leaders Begin Philadelphia Convention Preparations
Closed door talks in Philadelphia focus on platform and money plank as Roosevelt and Garner push for majority rule. Behind the scenes debate includes the Lemke-Coughlin Union Party and potential floor fights while surface shows party banners and crowds.
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Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Roosevelt
Lemke
Union Party
North Dakota
Charles F. Coughlin
Detroit
Woodul to Become Governor for Week
Lt. Gov. Walter Woodul of Houston is set to assume the governor’s duties for a week as Gov. James V. Allred leaves for the National Democratic Convention. Allred plans to open his re election campaign in Waxahachie on June 30 and then join Vice President John N. Garner in Laredo for the Mexico City Highway ceremony on July 1.
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Austin
U.P
Walter Woodul
Houston
James V. Allred
Allred Wil
Waxahachie
Laredo
John N. Garner
Mexico City
Landon Warns on Secrecy in Government
Gov Alf M Landon warned the Kansas Editorial Association about dangers of suppressors of information affecting public welfare. He said secrecy in governmental affairs is unwelcome and unacceptable.
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Peka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Kansas Editorial Association Today
Panhandle quake rattles Panhandle towns center stage
A Friday night tremor shook Amarillo and towns across the central Panhandle from 9:20 to 9:30 PM. Dishes broke, windows rattled, and a half inch to four and a half inch crack appeared in Pampa city hall. The Hutchinson County Courthouse trembled as crowds fled. shows continued with minor damage and scattered injuries considered unlikely.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Canyon
Claude
Borger
Clarendon
Pampa
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
New York
Stinnett
Hutchinson County
Lions Club
Pampa City Hall
Arch Fullingim
White Deer Creek
Aged Convict Slain in New York Fight Death Toll
The Louis Schmeling bout sparked twelve deaths across North America as listeners collapsed or suffered strokes during and after the broadcast. In Halifax and Harlem, listeners died at the scene or soon after while others perished at home or in Indiana and Ontario.
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New York
United States
Canada
Louis Schmeling
Halifax
N. S
Margaret Mara
Lois Turner
Franklin James Lambert
Forest
Ont
Harlem
Henry Law
Josephine Tandy
Madison
Ind
Louis
Tom O'Rourke
Al Capone Denied Parole From Alcatraz
The Justice Department announced Capone, the former Chicago beer magnate, was denied parole from Alcatraz. He may renew the request later. Eligible after one third of a ten year tax case sentence, he began serving May 4 1932 and would reach parole eligibility Sept 3 1935.
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Washington
Justice Department
al Capone
Chicago
Alcatraz Island
Capone
Vallee to serenade Amarillo in June engagement
Renowned crooner Rudy Vallee and the Connecticut Yankees head to Amarillo for a one night appearance. The show, arranged by the Tri State Fair to honor late Wilbur C. Hawk, will be at Municipal Auditorium at 8 pm with dancing at The Nat starting at 10 pm.
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Amarillo
Connecticut Yankees
Texas
Tri- State Fair
Wilbur C. Hawk
Municipal Auditorium
Nat. Vallee
Nat
Lois Black
News- Globe
Hardware dealers honor Dick Seay at Texas convention
Galveston June 2040 H Mann of Dallas was elected president of the Texas Hardware Association at the convention's final session. D P Seay of Amarillo was named first vice president and R R Witt of San Antonio second vice president. The next convention city will be chosen in January.
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Galveston
H. Mann
Dallas
Texas Hardware Association
D. P. Seay
Amarillo
R. R. Witt
San Antonio
Lost Germ Culture Sparks Police Search
June 20 Dr. Frank Fay told police he had mislaid a perfume bottle containing a deadly germ culture for a laboratory experiment He feared a woman beside him might have taken the vial and could be in grave danger if she used the liquid as perfume
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Dallas
Frank Fay
Death Takes Head of Medical Group
Seattle physician Dr. James Tate Mason, 55, president of the American Medical Association, died at Virginia Mason Hospital at 1:17 P.M. after a long illness. He was a prominent Seattle medical leader and a key figure in national medicine.
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Seattle
James Tate Mason
American Medical Association
Virginia Mason
Amarillo Forecast Signals Fair Week With Warm Temps
Weather outlook for the week calls for generally fair skies across the western plains and West Gulf states with showers possible in the east early in the period. Temperatures expected near or slightly above normal with highs around 105 and lows near 69 in Amarillo during the period.
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Amarillo
Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Beathern Plains
West Gulf States
East Portion
Star Marries Pretty Model in Las Vegas Private Ceremony
Fred MacMurray and Lilian Lamont wed in a county office ceremony in Las Vegas. Judge Marion B. Farr officiated before the couple flew back to Hollywood aboard a commercial airliner. Witnesses included Melota MacMurray and Las Vegas newspaperman John F Cahlan.
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Fred Macmurray
Lillian Lamont
Las Vegas
New
New York
Marion B. Farr
Hollywood
Melota MacMurray
John F. Cahlan
Four Die in Traffic Spill West of El Campo
Four people died and four were seriously injured in a two-truck crash four miles west of El Campo this afternoon. Victims included Adolph Wegenhoft 52 of Rock Island his infant son Adolph Wegenhoft Jr Valda Holstein 17 and Hillmer Dunlavy 28 Columbus barber Grace Wegenhoft and J D Ledsinger San Antonio J P Handcock Houston and Charles Kegsler Houston were among the injured. Investigators said Dunlavy tried to pass a truck and struck another truck driven by Ledsinger.
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Columbus
el Campo
Adolph Wegenhoft
Rock Island
Adolph Wegenhoft, Jr
Valda Holstein
Wegenhoft
Hillmer Dunlavy
Grace Wegenhoft
J. D. Ledsinger
San Antonio
J. P. Handcock
Houston
Charles Kegsler
Dunlavy
Ledsinger
Two Light Earthquakes Felt in Liberal Kansas
Two light tremors were felt in Liberal Kansas on June 20 just after 9 pm. Dishes rattled but no damage was reported.
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Liberal
Kas
Harlem Riot Follows Joe Louis Defeat in New York
After Joe Louis loss, Harlem erupts in violence requiring 700 police to restore order. Reports describe stabbing, shooting, and street fighting with 600 uniformed officers and 100 plainclothesmen deployed. Victims include two stabbed and one shot. mobs attacked bystanders and looters targeted watches and money.
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New York
Harlem
Joe Louis
Louis
Samuel Kalim
WPA
Eric Midland
Thomas Jensen
Brooklyn
Midland
United States Lifts Embargo Against Italy and Ethiopia
President Roosevelt announced the end of all American arms and war material embargoes and travel and business warnings from the neutrality act. He cited the termination of hostilities between Italian forces and Haile Selassie’s forces and the new law replacing the old neutrality statute.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Italy
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Congress
Texans To Parley By Special Train
About 90 delegates and visitors to the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia left Dallas this afternoon on a special train. Special cars brought Democrats from Houston San Antonio Austin and Fort Worth to join the train here. Others were to be picked up in East Texas including Myron G Blalock of Marshall state Democratic executive committee chairman.
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Dallas
Philadelphia
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Fort Worth
Texas
Myron G. Blalock
Marshall
Democratic Executive Committee
Ross Seeks Democratic Senate Nomination In Borah's Shadow
Ben Ross Idaho's former governor announced his bid for the U S Senate as a Democratic challenger to long time Republican William Borah. Borah hinted he may run again while Boise attorney Leslie Aker is set to oppose Borah in the August 11 primary.
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C. Ben Ross Rose
Idaho
C. Ben Ross
United States Senate
William FE
Borah
Ross-Borah
Ross
Leslie Aker
Boise
Storm Moves Toward Texas Gulf Coast
The U S weather bureau warned residents along the Texas Gulf coast from Brownsville to Matagorda Bay of a possible northerly shift of a tropical storm, centered about 275 miles southeast of Corpus Christi at 6 PM. Small craft were urged to seek safe harbor and vessels were cautioned for 24 hours in the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
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Associated Press
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Texas Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Matagorda Bay
Corpus Christi
Weather Bureau
Texas
Northwest
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Two Thousand See Rodeo at Wheeler
Two thousand spectators packed the Wheeler rodeo grounds for another thrilling show. Bruce Ross Sayre Oklahoma won bronc riding with Whitney Stewart Anadarko in second, Jasho Hester Brownwood third, and Jack Odenhams Wheeler first in steer riding. Dale Adams Odell Oklahoma topped bulldogging in ten and one fifth seconds, improving yesterday's record. Buck Standifer Plainview led calf roping in fifteen and a half seconds with Bill Van Vacter Carter Oklahoma second and Amy Gamblin Paducah third. Judges Aubra Bowers Charlie Brodnax and Eddie Smith presided. Red Comet the horse wowed the crowd.
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Wheeler
Bruce Ross
Sayre
Okla
Whitney Stewart
Anadarko
Jasho Hester
Jim Olsen
Pampa
Buck Standifer
Plainview
Bill van Vacter
Carter
Amy Gamblin
Paducah
Aubra Bowers
Allison
Charlie Brodnax
Eddie Smith
Wellington
Red Comet
Wonder Horse
Red Myrick
Amarillo
Senate adjourns after filibuster on coal control bill
The 74th Congress ends as the Senate and House adjourn sine die after defeating the Guffey Vinson coal control measure. Leaders hailed the passage of the revenue bill and ship subsidy accord earlier in the day. The session closed amid wariness over farm refinancing efforts and lingering tax debates.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Supreme Court
Frazier
North Dakota
Congress
Treasury Post Office
First 1936 Wheat Sold at Claude
J. K. Hunt, farmer near Claude, delivered the first 1936 wheat into town. The Weeks and Bagwell Elevator bought the load for 2 cents a bushel with a $10 road premium, and Hunt estimated his crop at 15 bushels per acre.
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Sunday News-Globe
Claude
J. K. Hunt
Weeks and Bagwell
Hoover continues fight for American ideals in government
Palo Alto reporters note former President Herbert Hoover, a mining engineer, declared he has not retired to professional work and will continue the fight for American ideals in government in a statement dated June 20.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
News Presents First Picture Of Conchas Dam
The newspaper prints the first comprehensive survey of the Conchas Dam project with a staff writer's visit. This installment explains the preliminaries and future plans for the dam as part one of two reports, with a second piece about Conchas Dam City to follow.
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Conchas Dam
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