Texas Governor Proclaims Martial Law in Oil Fields
Governor Rosy Sterling of Texas orders shutdown of more than 1,600 oil and gas wells across Upshur, Rusk, Gregg and Smith counties to curb waste and unrest. State militia deployed to enforce the order as crude prices surge and Oklahoma echoes the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Tex
Rosy Sterling
Upshur
Rusk
Gregg
Smith
Kettleman Hills
California
Sterling
Murray
Oklahoma
West Texas and New Mexico Earthquake Wrecks Homes
A third degree quake centered near Fort Stockton Texas rattled West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Homes were wrecked sleepers were thrown from beds and thousands fled in terror. The 38 minute quake caused damage from Dallas to Tucumcari with no injuries reported.
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Denver
Colo
Texas
New Mexico
Dallas
Tex
Tucumcari
N. M
Fort Stockton
Valentine
Carlsbad
Boles
United States Park Service
el Paso
Weather Forecast Notes Targeting Ohio 36 Hours
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Indications show continued fair conditions for 24 hours. Thunderstorms possible Tuesday afternoon or night. No significant warm or cool trends noted across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Phoenix
Boise
Williston
White River
Battleford
Summer Cigaret Dealers Face No Refund Under New Law
Lorain County cigaret dealers who sell in parks and beaches must pay the full $50 license fee with no refund under a newly interpreted law. The state attorney general ruled refunds are only possible if business ceased before July 9, causing confusion among auditors and treasurers. Beginning May 1932 the license fee is reduced to $25 as partial relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Kelser
New Flight to Europe Planned by Detroit Veterans
Edwin J. Preston and Robert H. Collig from Detroit are slated for a Europe flight with Transamerican Airlines officials confirming plans. The pair join Parker D. Cramer and radio operator Oliver Pacquette who vanished while mapping a northern Europe air mail route. Takeoff date to be announced soon.
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Cleveland
Edwin J. Preston
Robert H. Collignon
Detroit
Europe
Transamerican Airlines
Transamerican Service
Atlantic
Parker D. Cramer
Oliver Pacquette
Elden Endorsed for National Legion Head
The Ohio American Legion convention in Cleveland endorsed Attorney John A. Elden of Cleveland for National Commander. The state body pledged to back Elden at the National Convention in Detroit next month with unanimous support.
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Cleveland
Ohio Department of Thea American Legion
John A. Elden
Veterans’ Organization
Detroit
Elden
Fate To Decide Who's Elected In Amherst Council Race
H W Powers and M W Law tied for the Democratic nomination for the sixth Amherst council seat. The election board will decide the outcome today as a coin flip is expected to determine the winner after both candidates received 48 votes. Amherst elects six councilors at large.
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H. W. Powers
M. W. Lawless
Amherst Council
Board of Elections
Jet
Frank Stetson
Election Board
Amherst
Nautilus Prepares Polar Dash From Spitzbergen
The submarine Nautilus commanded by Sir Hubert Wilkins prepares to depart from Advent Bay Spitzbergen on a perilous North Pole dash. Wilkins hopes to travel under polar ice as part of the voyage, with the rebuilt craft ready for the cruise.
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Advent Bay
Spitzbergen
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Wilkins
Robber killed as station owner repels ambush in Danville
Danville Kentucky August 17 three robbers ambushed oil station owner Joseph Elliott sixty as he left midnight. Elliott returned fire killing one assailant and wounding another. The dead man was identified as J D Shoune a local farmer. The remaining two escaped with El-Mott wounded in the back.
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SAS
Danville Ky
Joseph Elliott
Eliott
Jone
J. D. Shoune
el- Mott
Big Offer Alleged in 1926 Illinois Senate Fight
Chicago August 17 Frank L. Smith charges in an open letter that Julius Rosenwald offered him 555000 in 1926 to withdraw from the Illinois senatorial race. Smith says the offer was made in the Congress Hotel Chicago after a prior publicized Insull contribution controversy and intended to aid Hugh S. Magill.
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Chicago
Frank L. Smith
Julius Rosenwald
Ilinois
Carroll Woody
University of Chicago
Smith
Senate
Samuel Insull
Mid-West
Rosenwald
Hugh S. Magill
Tella
Insull
Congress Hotel
Magill
Frank Smith
Homecoming At Fields Set For August Day
The sixteenth annual Homecoming and reunion at Fields is planned for Wednesday August 19. Former residents and friends are expected to attend with quoit games music and an afternoon program. James Horgan will deliver the address and local bands will perform. Transportation will be provided from buses to the event site.
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Fields
Quoits
James Horgan
Fields Orchestra
Bill ‘Sudro
Seven Come Eleven
Effort To Get Oil Tank Plug Costs Two Lives
In Cambridge Massachusetts a truck oil tank plug rolled into a manhole. Rockwell Berard an automobile repairman died during the rescue attempt and Fire Lieutenant William J Atkinson also perished. Fireman James W Breslin was overcome but believed recovering.
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Cambridge
Mass
Rockwell Berard
William J. Atkinson
James W. Breslin
Berard
Atkinson
Jim
Breslin
Hoover Plans Unemployment Relief Program Details
President Hoover cut short a Camp Rapidan visit to resume work on his winter relief plan for unemployment. A September 1 announcement is anticipated as Democratic leaders urge concrete action. Department of Labor data show July employment down 2 percent with payrolls off 48 percent. manufacturing lost 25 percent in employment and 54 percent in payrolls.
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Washington
Hoover
Camp Rapidan
White House
Democratic National Committee
Jouett Shouse
Shouse
Department of Labor
Guba Rebellion Nears Crushing but Persists in Santa Clara
Havana reports the Guba rebellion crushed islandwide except Santa Clara Province where cavalry patrols detect ongoing fights in the Sierra Morena. General Herrera vows a decisive Army push to clear the rebels, noting mountain terrain aids skirmishes. Private and traveler reports confirm limited fighting and residents resuming normal life.
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Havana
Cuba
Santa Clara
Alberto Herrera
Edief
Sierra Morena
Whiteman to Wed Actress Margaret Livingston
Chicago reports Paul Whiteman and his film actress fiancée Margaret Livingston left today for Denver to wed tomorrow in the Whiteman family home. The event marks a tying of notable music and film figures in a private ceremony.
Elyria Legion Drum Corps Eyes Fourth State Title
Elyria American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, three-time state champions, head into Cleveland to defend their title as they debut new uniforms. The competition in the new stadium is expected to crown a $2,000 prize winner with Elyria among top contenders. An overnight parade in Elyria features a former police wagon announcing the town’s presence. Lorain and Oberlin corps join the event with about 1,000 marchers anticipated in the Lorain County parade.
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Miles Oliver
Woodburn
Frank
Curlers
Cleveland
Elyria American Legion
Elyria Corps
Legionaires
Elyria
Legion
Elyrians
Lorain
Oberlin
Lorain County
Week End Toll in Ohio Reports Dozens Dead in Accidents and Drownings
A United Press survey reports at least 16 deaths in Ohio from traffic accidents and drownings over the weekend. Victims include John R. Slaughter and C B Moore in Ironton, William S. Myers in Columbus, and others in Norwalk, Cleveland, Woodsfield, Cincinnati, Dayton, Youngstown, Toledo, Akron, and Leavittsburg.
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Ohio
United Press
John R. Slaughter
C B. Moore
Quincy
Ironton
William S. Myers
Lisson
Columbus
Wiliam Glovier
Gary
Ind
Jan Ray
Cleveland
Norwalk
Louise Hartman
Ohic
Woodsfield
Michael Tykin
Cincinnati
Paul Taffee
Reuben H. Cook
Taffee
Frederick H. Nietert
Dayton
Lola Requarth
Mahoning Valley
Dominic Pascarella, Jr
Youngstown
Howard Whitehair
Leavittsburg
William Grebenze
Bessemer
Pascarella
Whitehatr
Eagle Creek
Phalanx
Trumbull County
Grebenze
Akron
City Auditorium Tax Ruling Hits Marietta
Judge David H. Thomas ruled the City of Marietta must pay taxes on its municipal auditorium after a rental to a motion picture company. The National Broadcasting Company briefly noted a departure and wedding plans in their report.
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Marietta
David H. Thomas
Meade
The
National Broadcasting Company
Lindberghs Rest in Siberian Town on Solo Air Flight
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh rest in Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky after a flight from Karaginsk and Alaska en route to Tokio. They plan to depart Tuesday for Nemuro with Soviet officials welcoming them and Japanese officials preparing a big Sendoff in Nemuro with 5000 schoolchildren and a welcoming arch.
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Col. Lindbergh
Karaginski
Nome
Nomura
Japan
Nemukro
Charles A. Lindbergh
Siberia
Washington D. C
Tokio
Petropavlovsk
Nemuro
Nibiki
Expenses Due Next Friday for Primary Candidates
Primary election candidates must file expense accounts with the board of elections by next Friday. So far only two have filed: Leonard Smith, councilman at large, $36.65, and Ernest Birch, third ward winner, $19.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Elections
Leonard Smith
Ernest Birch
Third Ward
Officer Wounded by Gas Station Robber at Celina Station
Edred J. Barett, 25, a motorcycle officer, lies in serious condition at a Celina hospital with a bullet wound above the heart after surprising a robber attempting a break in at the oil station. The suspect fled after the volley of six shots, with the officer firing in self defense before being struck.
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Celina
Edred J. Barett
Barett
Gael
Findings on Crime Causes From Wickersham Report
The Wickersham commission in its thirteenth report says it cannot determine specific causes of crime or prescribe remedies. Invest igators noted unemployment and prohibitory laws as possible crime stimuli, but the majority report omits these. Judge Kenyon did not sign. Henry W. Anderson dissented, criticizing prohibitory laws and social unrest linked to law contempt.
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Washington
Wickersham Commission
Hoover
Commission
William S. Kenyon
Henry W. Anderson
Anderson
France vows to press German reparations payments
Paris reports Finance Minister Pierre-Etienne Flandin stating France will not relinquish reparations from Germany. He said nations may manage their debts as they see fit but France will insist on Germany meeting scheduled payments. He added the question of Germany's capacity to pay lies with economists and argued debt annulment alone cannot restore world prosperity.
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Paris
France
Germany
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Flandin
Wala
United States
R&r
Fragmented note on selling bands and cash in daily columns
The readable lines describe selling bands and cash in daily columns with unclear context. No clear names, places, or dates are discernible from the damaged text.
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National Legion
Illinois
Hoover Studies
Army Headquarters
Legion Corps
Elyria Legionaires
Otto K. Mischka
ORIG
State
Siberian
Frange Waloto
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