Amarillo Rumor Mill Drenched In Trough Tales And Festivities
In Amarillo a flood of rumors centers on a water trough used to dunk locals and visitors alike. The event draws officials, merchants, and spectators as the XIT reunion, Will Rogers Highway celebration, Old Southwest Days, and the Panhandle Cowpunchers Roundup gather in late August.
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Cowtown
Amarillo
XIT
Dalhart
Will Rogers
St. Francis
Nelson
Will Rogers Highway
Chicago
Los Angeles
Noted Movie Singer for Pageant Is New Plan
A revised script for Old Southwest Days at Butler Field Aug 15 16 17 places Soapsuds the famous mount of Will Rogers in a key spot after a city drive by student council members. Box seats sold, tickets vary with general admission and profits aid charity as Empty Saddles is sung. Soapsuds ships to Amarillo with West Wind for a memory tribute in the celebration.
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Vuytauuyl
Amarillo
Plains of
Texas
Special Express
West Wind
Leo Carrillo
Meat Industry in Spotlight at Highland Hereford Meet
Livestock men at Marfa attend the Highland Hereford Breeders Association annual meeting to discuss meat industry problems and advertising. Agricultural schools urged to promote meat consumption while Mississippi Extension Service notes tax relief on cattle to boost herds. Former Nebraska Governor Sam McKellvie cites success inspiring a regional Highland Hereford-like group.
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Marfa
Highland Hereford Breeders’ Association
Kelly
Mississippi Extension Service
Texas
Sam McKellvie
Nebraska
Highland Hereford Association
Apache Legend Revived for Tucumcari Celebration
In Tucumcari on August 5 a group of Indians from Jemez Pueblo near Albuquerque revived the ancient Apache tale tied to the city name. The legend centers on Wautobamah the chief and his daughter Kari, whose lovers Tonapon and Tocom duel for Kari and the chiefs title before tragedy leads to Kari and Tocom’s deaths and the chief’s suicide with the cry Tocom Kari.
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Tucumcari
Mounain
Wautobamah
Kari
Tonapon
Tocom
Tocom- Kari
Tucumcari Mountain
Jemez Pueblo
Albuquerque
Tucumcari Boosts Will Rogers Route Celebration Welcome
Tucumcari and seven Eastern New Mexico towns join the Will Rogers Highway Celebration inviting Leo Carillo to Amarillo for the August 15 17 Texas show. Telegrams from Roy Smith and Mayor H K Priffy announce the special welcome. Communities joining include Endee Santa Rosa Newkirk Glenrio Cuervo Montoya and Nara Visa.
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Tucumcari
New Mexico
Will Rogers
Amarillo
Leo Carillo
Coronado
Roy Smith
Will Rogers Highway Association
H. KR. Priffy
Texas
Endee
Santa Rosa
Newkirk
Glenrio
Cuervo
Montoya
Nara Visa
Tucumcari Rodeo Showcases Native Dances
Heritage from the Red Men featured native dances at Tucumcari’s second annual rodeo drawing thousands of residents from Quay County and visitors. The page notes continued coverage on page seven column four.
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Tucumcari
Quay County
Corrigan’s Day Crowns Atlantic Flight with Irish Cheers
Thousands watched Corrigan land at Floyd Bennett Field after a transatlantic flight in a crate. Crowds filled Manhattan and Broadway as Mayor LaGuardia praised his daring feat and his grin drew widespread adulation from diverse communities and reporters.
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Broadway
McAlpin
Dublin
Floyd Bennett Field
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Guardia
Tle
City Hall
Laing
New York
Bloodshed in Breathitt fuels Kentucky Senate race
In Breathitt County gun violence marks the rivalry between Barkley and Chandler supporters. Lee Combs is dead, Lewis Combs and Sheriff Deaton wounded, as Barkley and Chandler campaigns surge with rallies and barnstorming across Kentucky.
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Lee Combs
Breathitt
Lewis Combs
Chandler
Jackson
Barkley Headquarters
Walter Deaton
Lexington
W. A. Combs
Lewis
Lee
Barkley
Old XIT Hands Arrive for Round-Up Reunion
Dalhart reports arrival of veteran XIT cowmen for the third annual XIT Reunion. Ab Blocker 82 of Bigwells near San Antonio recalled delivering the first cattle to the XIT in 1885 and branding the original XIT. Other Old Trail Drivers including Col. Jack Potter and Albert Montana Bill Roberts joined the gathering with families from Miles City Montana and Corona New Mexico.
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Dalhart
Ab Blocker
Bigwells
San Antonio
Blocker
Joe Collins
Buffalo Springs
Collins
Col. B. H
Campbell
XIT
Colonel Campbell
Brandin
Col
Jack Potter
Clayton
N. M
Old Trail Drivers of the
Southwest
Potter
Potter & Bacon
Albany
Texas
Wyoming
Albert
Montana Bill) Roberts
Montana Range
Montana
Blind American girl sails with seeing eye dog to New York
Hazel Hurst, a blind American girl, and her seeing eye dog Babe sailed from London on the American Merchant after appeals to avoid quarantine for the dog were unsuccessful.
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London
Hazel Hurst
Babe
New York
Sailors killed as Italian cruiser Quarto explodes near Majorca
Official report states 14 sailors died and 20 were wounded when a boiler blast struck the Italian cruiser Quarto on August 1 off Pollensa Majorca. The incident occurred while the vessel was at sea near the Balearic Islands.
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Miami
Quarto
Pollensa
Majorca
Shadow over Kentucky primary shapes Roosevelt backing
Washington observes the Kentucky Democratic Senate primary where President Roosevelt backs Senator Barkley against Gov. Chandler. The outcome could place a new Senate leader, as Harrison hopes to succeed Barkley if out. The race tests Roosevelt tax policies and alignment with conservative Southern Democrats.
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Senator Barkley
Paducah
Chandler
University of Kentucky Stadium
Lexington
Barkley
Roosevelt
Senate
Kentucky
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Avniv Uaw
New Deal
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
Alben W. Barkley
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Washington
A. B
Senate Democrats
Love Letters Feature In Carroll Murder Trial
Jury hears letters Barbara Carroll wrote to Paul N. Dwyer a 19 year old lifer. The case ties Francis M. Carroll former deputy sheriff to the murder of elderly Dr James G Littlefield and his wife in North Arlington New Jersey last fall. Dwyer testified he initially accepted blame but details remain contested in South Paris Maine.
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Wire News
Barbara Carroll
Paul N. Dwyer
Francis M. Carroll
James G. Littlefield
South Paris
Dwyer
Olton Stampede Draws Crowd at Three Day Rodeo Event
Olton Aug 5 Special The largest one day crowd in eight years packed the arena as cowhands from across the region tangled with expert stock during the Olton Stampede. Plainview delegates led by a 40 piece band opened the festivities with a parade. contests awarded over 1500 dollars in prize money. Karl Moore Orton won bulldogging in 9.1 seconds. Bill Hancock Roswell and Graton Nuckles tied for first bronze busting. Frank Hoseslock Cameron top calf roping in 15 seconds. Joe York Snyder led wild cow milking in 20.2 seconds. Willard Thomas Orton claimed first steer riding money.
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Olton
Curley Daugherty
Plainview
Hale County
Robert C. Davidson
Goebbels Demands State Control of Broadcasting
Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels called private ownership of broadcasting stations unlawful and urged state leadership of radio. He argued broadcasting requires central government control and emphasized national authority over airwaves.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Mediation Board to Hear Rail Wage Cut Dispute
The National Mediation Board opened proceedings to settle a 15 percent wage cut dispute for 900,000 railroad workers. Hearings will begin in Chicago, with both carriers and unions consenting to mediation and potential arbitration if talks fail.
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Washington
National Mediation Board
Chicago
William M. Leiserson
Leiserson
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