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Abilene Daily Reporter (Newspaper) - June 27, 1927, Abilene, Texas Home edition r Mam vol. Al Vii. Associated press re por f Ely leased wire without or with. Offence to friends or foes. We sketch your world exactly As it Coes Byron. I. Ten Mes reporter 5 Price cents Abilene Texas monday june 27, 1927 for Abilene and Vicinity tool anti and tuesday generally fair. / number 49 cal1f0rnia-Hawa race fliers read v a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a in a a a a a a Byrds Crew still awaits hour for hop off to Paris when a fall Texas special tourists visited in Ohio it it Kus taken bertaud plans own voyage to Rome commander Byrds companion lieutenant Balchen once visitor in Abilene. A Ion Way from Home but going Strong that was the All Texas special Goodwill tour As it stopped in Cleveland to inspect the City and be greeted by Ohio business and Industrial leaders. This picture shows the members of the delegation grouped around governor Dan Moody indicated by Arrow just before they were guests of the Cleveland chamber of Commerce at a luncheon. _ Moody poses with cartoonist a Tilden enters i single finals defeats French net Star in lengthy match Ryan and Willis win Dan Moody governor of Texas talks Over life in the great Southwest with Jim Wollams cartoonist who draws the famed a out our Way strip. The Texas governor at the right met Williams while in Cleveland cd with the All Texas special Goodwin tour Williams Home is in Cleveland where he draws for Nea service of which this paper is a member. Texas net stars in College game dragged 2 Miles Man 65, killed 5,000 expected at Alpine c. Of c. Meet Wimbledon England june 27. A of a William t. Tilden american Star entered the singles Semi finals of the Lawn Tennis championships today by defeating the French Star. Jaques Brugnon in a Long drawn out match which was twice interrupted by rain. The score was 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5. The third set taken by Brugnon was the first Tilden had lost during the present tournament and he was hard pressed to win tile fourth and the match. Brugnon playing inspired ten. Is during the last two sets made winning Points on some of Tilden services which it hardly seemed possible the Frenchman could get his Racquet on the Ball Flagstaff Ariz june 27. A up a Matthew Rimes Oklahoma outlaw captured last week was spirited out of the Coconino county jail Here today by sheriff John Russell of Okmulgee. Okla., and started for the scenes of hts alleged banditry in Oklahoma. Roy Dooley alias h. G. Kady arrested with Kimes and believed to have been connected with the Bank robbers activities also was started East. The party which included besides Kimes and the sheriff j. B. Bill and m. L. Larimore Deputy sheriffs left Here about Daybreak. The woman who when arrested with the two men. Said she was mrs. A aka Dye remains in jail Here. The Surprise move was not known outside the jail until several hours later. The route to be taken by the automobile was not announced but it was understood a Stop probably would be made at Amarillo Texas to get additional deputies to Safe i guard the prisoners against possible i attempts to liberate them. Police chief Compton of muskogee., okla., remained Here to keep the woman under surveillance and attempt further identify action of her and Dooley. Repents reaching officers were that Dooley is a Cousin of a a Doc Pardee manager of the Prescott Ariz., Quot Frontier Days a a Rodeo Celebration staged periodically there. The officers did not reveal the significance of any to the relationship. Dooley is said also to have relatives at Globe Ariz. Dooley and the woman were arrested at the same time Kimes was captured a under the rim by a posse. They gave their names As or. And mrs. G. H. Kady and said they had picked Kimes up at Dodge City kas., and Given him a a a lift West. Middle aged Quot Painter shoots wife then self new York june 27�? a commander Richard e. Byrd and his Crew of three Are awaiting Dawn of tomorrow As the earliest hour that weather conditions will permit their Takeoff in the giant Fokker monoplane America on its flight to Paris. While they wait another Fokker plane Tri motored like the America is being conditioned at Hasbrouck Heights n. J., for an air trip to Rome and Back under guidance of Lloyd w. Ber Tau a air mail Pilot the new York Herald Tribune says today. To receive 9100,000. Bertaud who was scheduled to accompany Clarence d. Chamberlin on the trans Atlantic flight of the Coleman Texas. June 27.�? up a mrs. Emma Knowles was instantly killed and Charley Kopeny a reported dying in a Santa Anna Hospital of Manta Anna sunday. Both Are residents of Coleman. R. E. Varner 45, also of Coleman a third member of the party escaped with bruises. Reports received Here said that the automobile turned Over while travelling on the Highway. Mrs. Knowles neck was broken. Three ships in 2,400 mile contest civilian flier May be first to hop off general Patrick approves plane. San Francisco june 27. Map tested groomed and ready for flight two air plane in the three cornered race to Bridge the Pacific by air Between Here and Hawaii today awaited the Zero hour while the third remained to be tried cub before the take off. The big three engined Fokker in which Lieut. Lester j. Maitland and Albert Hegen Berger will make the attempt in behalf of the army was be last armistice Day. While thousands of football fans crowded Parramore Field to see the annual clash Between the Simmons cowboys and the Trinity tigers a grim Tri motored All steel Fokker monoplane swooped Low Over the Field and finally straightened out on the Way to fort Worth. In the plane # re Floyd Bennett. Pilot to commander Richard Evelyn Byrd when that same huge monoplane flew Over the North pole Bernt Balchen o. F. Kunkel d. E. Keyhoe and j. D. Mcphail they had landed at Kinsolvong Field Here to re fuel and while the refuelling was in Progress the five fliers came into town and had lunch at a cafe. The famous plane was being flown Back to Washington on the return leg of a transcontinental tour in the interest of aviation. Sweetwater june 27.�? Dpi a four persons were Hurt one seriously and a score of bathers narrowly escaped injury when a Carbide Generator used la a lighting Plant Tor a baning xxx it a South Oil eng held up unto Tje arrival Roscoe exploded sunday night att a a. Look clock. I today of major general Mason Patrick chief of the army air service who the examiner declares will be a passenger cloaked in secrecy. In Honolulu the Navy threw a cloak of secrecy about the preparations of Richard Grace former naval Reserve officer whose trans Pacific plane was locked in a guarded hangar at Pearl Harbor after having made an apparently Success lantern was held too close to the i w test flight yesterday. The time opening of the Carbide tank it was of the contemplated hop off was no said. I made known. A Ernest . Local tan flyer got his plane ready for test flights last night. In spite of the fact that Maitland and Hegenberger announced they do lot contemplate a Takeoff before tomorrow die impression that they would make an earlier Start than that caused Smith s forces to work at frantic Speed. Although the chances of Grace and his navigator Eaton b. Gager j. C. Gray jr., the most seriously injured suffered the loss of his Teeth a partially severed Tongue and severe bums about the face and head. He is in a Sweetwater sanitarium. The other injured were a. Altof broken Arm Carl Williams Burnt about the face and head Jack Sanford and Little daughter Willie Ruth Burns about the head. The explosion occurred when a Alex Anderson Pioneer Dies her sunday after Long illness burial at 5 p. M. Today. Shreveport la., june 27.�? of be. H. Dancy Middle aged Painter shot his wife three times one Bullet taking effect near her heart and then entered a room in his Home. By his Victory. Tilden was the locked the door and Suot himself tint puerto reach the Semi finals through the head this morning. They of the men s singles. Had ctn estranged. Several weeks Betty Nuthall and miss kity my Kane Godfrey entered the Quarter finals of the women a doubles by defeating mrs. Randolph Lycett and ago Dancy attacked and dangerously stabbed his wife in a Street after she had left Home with their children. Dancy is reported dying and mrs. Haverford penn., june 27.- a it Neil Sullivan Lehigh universe Chickasha okla., june 27.�? a dragged nearly two Miles by a Alpine Texas june 27.�? of a an announcement Here today said 5,000 persons were expected to attend the Vrr Quot to 7 Arr or a i motor cart g. W. Kimball. 65, died big Bend meeting of the West Texas to seeded player no. 7, met defeat no a shortly after hts plight chamber of Commerce Here july 4 today in the first round of the an discovered. The occupants of a connection with the old settlers Nual intercollegiate Tennis Cham the car believed it was being in it meeting and Cowboy s Roundup Pion ship at the Merlon Cricket club ceded by tire trouble or High centers the program for the District meet he was eliminated in comparative in the Road. The Accident occurred ing Calls for an address of Welcome by easy fashion by l. H. Gordon of near Alex okla., Kimbrell was be j by state senator Benjamin Berke Harvard 6-4, 6-3. Lived to have fallen from his horse Ley a business session talks by rep Wilmer Allison University of m he was returning to the Home of resent Tives of various towns and a Texas seeded no. 2. Encountered relatives Southwest of Alex. Lying round of social entertainment. A Tiff opposition in r. F. A Gelbach a Patch of weeds in the Center to Rosr Urz Pennsylvania but won 6-2, 6-4, of the Road his clothing was caught one of the hardest matches of the by the cd. 0f the car. Morning was that in which Clif j Phe occupants of the car a party Ford b. Marsh of Williams defeat Young persons were not held de e. O. Mather University of Tex responsible by officers. A. It took three sets to Down the j v railway trains crash Enro Ute to net match Ford roadster stolen. A Ford roadster belonging to j r. Smith 1625 North 19th Street was stolen saturday night. Up to noon monday the police department had no clues As to the thieves of the missing car. The Highway number is a09-330 and engine number 14,-494,. Officers on Lookout. Members of the Abilene police department were watching All roads leading into the City from the North for a new Hudson Sedan which w As stolen at Lubbock last night by three negroes. The department received word that the Trio were on their Way to Abilene. Miss Evelyn Collier in straight sets Dancy in a serious condition. At 6-3, 6-3. J a a a a a = Helen wills and Elizabeth Ryan paired in the women a doubles reached the third round by defeating the misses b. C. Cove ii and g. R. Sterry 6-2, 6-3. The weather for Ahl one and Vicinity tonight and tuesday generally fair. For West Texas tonight and Tusa Day generally fair. For East Texas tonight and tuesday generally fair. Temperature a run. A a . A m. 94 94 97 us 9� 91 90 85 81 79 dry thermometer wet thermometer relative humidity Midnight. Noon. 99 Sun Iau. 8 3 Sunset. 7 49 94 74 a 70 46 71 29% 41% 29% taking Oft today were unknown Here. R a it my i Smith is conceded to have the Bess former garage Man succumbs c Ance to to the first to get into t in air because whether or not Cameral Patrick accompanies the army flyers they must await hts Are a a rival and approval of the plane be burial of Alex c. Anderson 52, fore they can go it was said. Pioneer Abile Nian who died sunday j expect 3,000 Miles he the. Or i of Tri i in a i morning at 9 25 of clock will be held Smiths plane has a gasoline Ca uksts five at set him Ostune at 5 Oclock Thi it Moon follow Pac it y of 450 Gallons. Lieut Mait Der a ing a Short funeral Vic from the land s signed to carry 1, her re i is agent for of ence of c. C. Compere 508 mul 040 Gallons. Each expects to be with Bradford Herrin As agent for Ray Street Able to travel 3,000 Miles on this death came to or Anderson Sun j amount of fuel. The distance to Day following an illness of nearly i Honolulu is 2,400 Miles two years he had made his Home Walter f. Parkin inspector for with in Andersons Mother mrs. The aeronautic Branch of the United t. T. Jamison 610 Beech Street states department of Commerce Algine returning to Abilene april 23 Ter a talk with Smiths backers said from Kansas City where he had they apply to the Commerce retaken treatment. Apartment for an experimental h the funeral will be conducted by Cense and proceed with the flight if or. J c. Burkett pastor of the the department gave its telegraphic Southside Baptist Church assisted approval. They said they would Bellanca monoplane Columbia until a Tiff with Charles a. Levine Backer of the project interfered is William Randolph Hearst. By Universal service. New York. June 27.�?in one respect at least. Lieutenant Beant Balchen and commander Richard e. Byrd Are peculiarly alike they both have Long cherished desires to be the first men to discover in turn to Page 2, col. 4�?please Truscott Bank robbed by pair by Rev. Luton of Wetumka okla., Ani Rev. R. H. Williams of Abilene pallbearers will be a c. Neal. T. Mccarty Robert Walker Alec Muter o. Randolph and he Falls Texas june 97.�? tto Twu mashed men held up first stat Bank of Truscott Knox county shortly Arter noon monday locked two employees in a vault and escaped with approximately 91,700, according to information Given the Wichita daily times by officials of the Bank. A posse of Wichita fall citizens and officers headed by sheriff Brawley and chief of police Burns left Here immediately after receiving a report that the highwaymen were travelling in a Green roadster Over the Highway which will take them either Here or to Vernon. Make such application and the controversy was considered cloned. Promise headwinds. The weather Bureau promised headwinds for take offs either hero or Anderson is survived by his or in the island1 today declaring wife who was with him at the time there would be a fresh has Breeze As texan. 6-1. The scores were 6-3, 3-6, two fascists buried. Reggio Calabria Italy. June 27. Map a the two fascists who were killed in new Yolk City yes a did Abilene folks see Pons Winnecke last night a no Wimbledon june 27.�? of a much excitement was Ca Yaj m May 20 Tennis fans on their Way to Wimble while on their Way to participate in Don this afternoon when two rail u memorial Day Parade Joseph Crissi Way trains moulded Headon near the and Michael Amorosso were burled Wimbledon station. 8x re Here yesterday with an imposing were injured one seriously and Many suffered from Shock. One train left the rails and swing Over to another track in front of the other train. Elf Mony. Boy 15, killed port Worth Texas june 27. On a visit to his Cousin Here a Woodson nails of 15, son of mrs. A. Nelson. Wellington met death late sunday when struck by an automobile driven by e. H. Norman. Norman told police Nelson ran from behind another machine end that striking him was unavoidable. Russian Militarist shot Moscow june 27.�? ahem. Orlov chairman of the Moscow department of the military tribunal was wounded today by a revolver shot fired by an unidentified person. His assailant was arrested. There were several thousand Midnight Star gazers in Abilene sunday on the look out for Pons Winnecke. As Midnight approached Abrin clocks in hundreds of Homes commenced their clamorous jangle while residents in hundreds of other Homes scorning the idea of sleeping until twelve were on their porches and in the Yard and Street watching the Eastern sky. Some said they caught glimpses of the come hustling across the celestial dome at the rate of a million Miles a Day others frankly admitted they did not. All were agreed the night was bad not Cloudy or hazy but on the other hand too darkly Clear. The heavens were literally crowded with stars and they a re unusually Bright. Pons Winnecke if he was there had plenty of competitions especially in the West where the evening Star Hung big and bold and Brilliant. One thing is certain. Pons Winnecke if he was there was not a dragging his Tail behind not even the hardiest optimists alleged that they saw the comets Tail. Tonight says the a. P. The authorities Are not agreed on the time of Pons Winnecke a appearance. The associated press of saturday which fixed the time for sunday Midnight sent another dispatch to its members monday morning saying Pons Winnecke would appear tonight. Here is the monday dispatch a new York june 27.�? of a return of the Pons Winnecke Comet and a total eclipse of the Sun both occur ing within 48 hours will provide viewers of the heavens with an unusual treat this week. The eclipse of the Sun however will not be visible in this country. A after a cruise of six years through the heavens the Pons Winnecke Comet will return to its closest Point to the Earth tonight while in Asia the Moon will blot out the rays of the Sun. A a Patch of Light travelling 1,000,000 Miles a Day in a path 3.500.000 Miles from the Earth is All that will be seen of the Comet. It will appear in the northeastern sky. Distinctive without a Tail Pons Winnecke will approach the Earth nearer than any other Comet since 1770, when Lexell a Comet was Only 1,400, xxx Miles away. A a tonight a celestial visitors is named after the French astronomer Pons who discovered it in 1818, and the German professor Winneke who re discovered it in 1858 and determined its a Chebul where to find it. With so Many stars big and Little splashed across Pons win necked a path the Only Way to see the Comet is to know where to look for him. His present habitat is a in the Constellation Pega but where is Pegasus a the reporter went to the new International encyclopedia. It described Pegasus As a a turn to Page 6, col 7�?please of his death one son. Campbell of Lubbock one daughter mrs. S. M. Puryear of Wetumka and a brother. Edwa d. Of Chicago. He daughter and son win be Here for the funeral he was born and reared in Williamson county. His father William Anderson was of a Pioneer family there. He died while a. C. Anderson was a child followed soon by the death of his widow. Or. Anderson married miss Tina May Jamison of Falls county nearly thirty years ago moving to Abilene in 1900. For Many years he had a Blacksmith shop on North third Street on the present site of the Post office pharmacy and afterwards he operated a garage in the 600 Block on Pine Street which lie sold two years ago to Emmett Landeis when his health broke. With mrs. Anderson he went to Oklahoma to visit their daughter in Wetumka and then to Kansas City for treatment. Converted while attending Baylor University by or. George a Truett. Pastor of the East Waco Baptist Church at the time or Anderson was a Devot member of the Baptist Church. Lindy to visit Canada. Ottawa ont. June 27.�?�? colonel a. Lindbergh. American trans quantic flier who will a it it Ottawa this week at the invitation of the Canadian government will be the guest of Premier w. L. Mackenzie King at Laurier House during his stay Texas labourer filled. Brownsville Texas. June 27. A of a Porfirio Trevino 34, a labourer at san Benito was killed yesterday when a Bullet from a .38 calibre pistol which was accidentally discharged gassed through his body. From t�?T4wail to tile half Way Mark and a stiff Northwest Breeze Iron there to the Mainland with fairly Clair weather at this end. San Francisco. June 27�? shop a major Gen. Mason m. Patrick head of the army air service arrived Here today to give Bis final word of o. K to Lieut. Lester Maitland and Hegenberger on their flight from san Francisco to Honolulu. Rumours that general Patrick might make the flight were heard in army circles and when asked if he would go said a i would prefer not to answer that question at this rate hearing at it. Worth opens fort Worth. Texas Jud 77.�? of a shippers cd camera representing organisations and railroads in several southwestern states gathered Here today for a hearing on Cotton seed products freight rates before examiners Money and Esch of the interstate Commerce commission and examiners Smith and Terrell of the Texas Railroad Cornute i Sloe. Testimony was expected from repress Tauvee of about Iso carriers and organizations during the hearing scheduled to get under Way this morning. The hearing is on a protest lodged by the Texas and Oklahoma Cotton seed crushers association last year to the effect that certain freight rates discriminated against Texas and Oklahoma in favor at Louisiana. Arkansas and slates East of the its slur Ippi. A previous hearing was held in new York May 35. R

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