Record Flight Near-Miss on R-100 Ocean Journey
The British airship R-100, after a 38,500 mile ocean voyage, rode a cyclonic current near Quebec that tore a 15 by 6 foot hole in its hull and shoved the ship 2,500 feet. Repairs were made in air and the craft reached Montreal 78 hours 51 minutes after departing Cardington. Officers downplay danger, noting the incident was not critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Hubert
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
St. Hubert’s
Air Voyager
Cardington
England
New World
Quebec
Horse Show Seats on Sale Before 6 30 P M
Seats for the Midsummer Horse Show are on sale at City of Store No 1 Polk street until 6 30 this evening. The show starts at 7 30. Grandstand seats are reserved for adults and children with admission 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. About 200 bleacher seats at 50 cents each. The show appeals to those who enjoy good horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Street
Gray to Vote on 3 500 000 Bond Issue Today
Gray county voters face a county wide road bond election of 3.5 million dollars amid limited public interest with a separate 2 million dollar highway improvement vote scheduled August 9 in road district No 5. If the county issue passes the district election is withdrawn. Roads slated for improvement include 66 29 miles 33 15 miles old 38 7 miles 33 A 17 miles 41 7 miles 88 24 miles and the McLean Lefors routes plus a three mile segment to the Northfork bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Gray County
McLean
Chamber of Commerce
Board of City Development
McLean- LeFors
Alanreed-Lefors
McLean-LeFors Road
Northfork Bridge
Mary Nolan Faces Narcotics Question in Hollywood
Hollywood star Mary Nolan is under federal scrutiny as U S district attorney Samuel McNabb seeks affadavits accusing her of illegal narcosis use. Nolan, once Imogene Wilson, denies the charges and claims a plot to extort money. Nurses Caroline Clark and Claire Anderson provided supporting statements and warrants were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mary Nolan
Hollywood
Samuel McNabb
United States
Miss Nolan
Imogene Wilson
The
Follies
Vincent de Spain
de Spain
Caroline Clark
Claire Anderson
Reds Spread to Hankow Kiukiang and Shanghai Amid Martial Law
The dispatch reports Reds spreading from Changsha to Hankow Kiukiang Kuling and Shanghai. Foreigners flee as authorities declare martial law to curb treason and restore order amid looting and destruction. Thousands of natives seek shelter in foreign districts while defenses are hurriedly erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shanghai
Changsha
Hankow
Kiukiang
Kuling
Hunan
Tri-Cities
Wuchang
Allred Atttorney General Candidate To Speak Here
James V. Allred of Wichita Falls, candidate for attorney general, will open his Panhandle speaking campaign in Amarillo next Tuesday night. Lloyd Fletcher led arrangements. Allred is in runoff with incumbent R. L. Bobbitt after leading the first primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Allred
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
Amarillo
Lloyd Fletcher
Mr. Allred
R. L. Bobbitt
Wrightsman and Gore in close Oklahoma primary race
Unofficial AP counts show Charles Wrightsman and Thomas Gore separated by 280 votes in the Democratic U S Senate race. Wrightsman led with 72 498 to Gore 72 218 as they head to the August 12 runoff. Republican incumbent W B Pine was re nominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
United States
Charles J. Wrightsman
Tulsa
Thomas P. Gore
Wrightsman
Gore
W. B. Pine
William H. Murray
Tishomingo
Frank Buttram
Damage suit against S A T compromised in district court
A compromise settlement awarded Mrs. Carrie Allison and her children 7500 dollars after the crash of the Miss Amarillo on December 30. The agreement with Southern Air Transport does not admit negligence. Mrs. Allison receives 4000 dollars and each child 1000 dollars after costs. The Miss Amarillo was piloted by Lieut Robert H Gray and the crash killed Gray Moore and Dillon along with Mr. Allison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Allison
Ray Allison
Southern Air Transport
Allison
Margaret Ray
Billie D. As
Flying. Corporation
Amarillo
Robert H. Gray
Gray
Sex” Moore
C.N. Dillon
Sterling launches governor bid attacking Fergusonism stance
Democratic hopeful R. S. Sterling opens campaign in Austin pledging Honest and efficient government as the top issue. He warns that if Mrs. Ferguson wins her husband Jim Ferguson would run the state and bring petty politics and factionalism back to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
R. S. Sterling
James E Ferguson
Sterling
Five Fire Alarms Strike City in Two Hours
Five fire alarms rang Friday night in quick succession. A gas meter blaze at 1008 East Tenth followed a false alarm at 1609 Taylor. A trash fire near Sixth and Monroe and a vacant northeast Sam Morris lot were extinguished with no water. The final false alarm came from Sixth and Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
East Tenth
Sixth
Monroe
Sam Morris
Bivins
Central Station
Polk
Plains Thoroughbreds Parade Tonight at Summer Show
Plains Thoroughbreds go on parade tonight as Amarillo hosts its first summer horse show in years. R H Lewis, Dallas horseman and judge, arrives with Robbins ringmaster to oversee rehearsals and the event, aiming for an annual affair if attendance holds. Local entries have been rehearsing and will be shown at the Tri-State fair ground stables with optimistic officials predicting a strong program and entertainment during intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Panhandle
Amarillo
R. H. Lewis
Dallas
Famous Stables
W. H. Robbins
Tri-State Fair Ground
Lewis
Robbins
Destitute ONeal Family Survives Under Filthy Sun in Amarillo
In Amarillo a family of five children and their parents live in an old truck behind a Grant street sign board. The parents seek work while enduring hunger and exposure. They have received occasional food from railroad workers and promises of aid from Salvation Army Red Cross and other charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Les
J. E. O'Neal
Grant
Vida
J, Ke, Jr
Velma
Lindy
Vera Mae
Mra. O'Neal
Uae
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Johnny Bowman Promises Escape From Pampa Jail
Special to The News. Johnny Bowman a life sentence inmate known for jail breaks was returned to the Pampa jail after boasting he would escape after resting. He described escapes from Gray and Potter counties and named prior jail breaks in Kansas Illinois Oklahoma and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Johnnie Bowman
Gray
Potter Counties
Bowman
Bill Watkins
Amarillo
Huntsville
Johnny
Johnnie
Panhandle
Jeff Guthrie
Frank Jordan
Kanas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Imperial
Neb
Gray County
Sterling Campaign Opens Offices in Amarillo
Ross Sterling campaign centers will be housed in Amarillo in a Clint Small space with J. B. Stubblefield announcing the setup. A Saturday morning meeting will outline plans to send a delegation to a Dallas state rally next Monday. Attendees to the Dallas rally include Beasley Stubblefield Gulerie Stogner Wells Collard Tum, Burrow Kinder Haskett Swetston Todd O Keefe and Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Sterling
Amarillo
J. 8. Stubblefield
Clint
Stubblefield
Sterling
Dallas
J. N. Seasley
Mr. Beasley
Mr. Stubblefield
Jim Gulerie
Lou Stogner
L. A. Wells
John Collard
Spearman
Frank Tatum
Dalhart
C. R. Burrow
Canyon
L. 8S
H. B. Hill
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce plans national ads
The Amarillo advertising committee revealed a fall campaign to reach 3,000,000 readers. It includes a quarter page ad in the Saturday Evening Post this September and a full page two color ad in Nation's Business in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Saturday Evening Post
Chamber of Commerce
Nation's Business
Tri Motor Addition to Hobbs Line Reported
English Field owner Harold English says a tri motor plane will join the Amarillo to Hobbs route soon. Western Air Express runs a five hour Tulsa to Hobbs service and a five passenger Ryan plane now carries passengers. The Amarillo departure is at noon after the westbound WAEs arrival and the return connects with the eastbound ship at 4 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Hobbs
New Mexico
Harold W. English
English Field
Hobbs Field
Western Air Express
Tulsa
Lipton Yachts Head Toward America for Cup Races
The steam yacht Erin carries Sir Thomas Lipton and the Shamrock V across the Atlantic toward America for September America's Cup races. The flotilla left the Azores last night in fair weather and all aboard reported well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Erin
Thomas Lipton
Atlantic
America
Azores
Smith Wins Amarillo City Commissioner Runoff
H Ernest Smith defeats M N Twaddell 1245 to 1049 in a runoff to fill an unexpired term on the Amarillo city commission. Smith to take office August 12, replacing Lester Stone. Twaddell vows to continue the political fight against city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Ernest Smith
M. N. Twaddell
Lester. Stone
Smith
Twaddell
City Commission
Amarillo
Hoe
Jim Vernon
Ernest Thompson
Smith Twaddeld
Courthouse
City Hall
North Ama’lo
East Ama’lo
Wilson School
16Th St. Fire
Woodnief
San Jacinto
County Democratic Convention Set For Saturday Afternoon
Potter County will hold its Democratic convention Saturday at 2 PM in the district courtroom. Delegates chosen at last Saturday’s precinct conventions will attend, and the main business will be selecting delegates to the state convention, with Grover Hill presiding as county executive committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Grover Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
By. W. W. Chaplin
Lester Mohr
Holstein
G.us Mohr
Allred
RIVAL
Neck and Neck
S.A.T
Mrs. Allison
Farmer Jim
Fergusonism
Johnny Bowman
Sir Thomas Lipton
H. Ernest. Smith
Friday
the Globe News
Globe News Want
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!