Conservation heads of 3 states meet in Amarillo Aug 25 26
Flood control and conservation commissioners from three states plan a two day Amarillo meeting August 25 and 26 to discuss a Canadian river project that would convert about 1 000 000 acres into irrigated tracts. E A Blake of Oklahoma City Governor Hannett of New Mexico and Texas appointee A S Stinnett will attend with U S Department of Agriculture irrigation chief A Lincoln Fellowes. The War Department will submit construction costs dam location and flood control effects to Congress. The meeting precedes a congressional session opening in December.
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Aroun
As of High Engineers
War Department
Amarillo
Congress
E. E. Blake
Oklahoma City
A. T. Hannett
New Mexico
A. S. Stinnett
Neff
Texas
A. Lincoln Fellowes
United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Canan
Eight Air Mail Pouches Stolen in San Francisco Heist
On August 8 in San Francisco six armed men stopped a United States mail truck near Crissy Field and forced eight air mail pouches from the vehicle. They fled toward Market Street and vanished into traffic, eluding immediate pursuit. The car’s license plates were later found to be stolen, and officials say the loss may be substantial though details remain unclear.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
United States Mail
Crissy Field
Market Street
Rio Grande Flood Rises Two Feet Over Lowland in El Paso
Heavy rains at Hatch and Rincon New Mexico pushed the Rio Grande two feet higher late today and the crest was due to pass El Paso by six. Inundated land near Canutillo Texas twelve miles north was reported again. City Engineer R P Anderson said no serious damage was expected and dykes patrols and emergency forces were in place.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Rio Grande
Hatch
Rincon
N. M
Canutillo
Texas
Here
R. P. Anderson
Five Family Members Perish in Farmhouse Fire Near Central Valley
A farm home one mile from Central Valley New York burned early today, killing five members of the Hall family. Harry Hall and his son Russell 29 escaped. Victims were Clara Hall 39 Harold Hall 17 Gladys Hall 19 Viola Hall 2 Evelyn Hall 6 months. Fire believed started from an undetermined cause. Harry Hall awoke to smoke and leaped from the first floor but could not reenter. Flames spread rapidly.
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Associated Press
Central Valley
N. Y
Aus
Harry Hall
Russell
Clara Hall
Harold Hall
Gladys Hall
Viola Hall
Evelyn Halls
Hall
Unidentified Man Dead and Officer Wounded in Battle
An unidentified man is dead and Deputy Sheriff E. B. Watkins of Hulbert Oklahoma is wounded after a running gun fight with three robbers in the Cherokee hills near Muskogee. The trio was spotted by a night watchman in Hulbert as they robbed a store. Officers pursued. two bandits escaped.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
Watkins
Hulbert
Cherokee Hills
Here
Texas farmers show farm gains in 25 counties across state
Census data reveal 2 621 more farms in 1923 across 25 Texas counties amid growth in West and Northwest regions. West Texas counties Culberson Upton Sutton Sterling Martin Midland Loving Howard Andrews lead gains, while Morris and Franklin in Northwest dip slightly.
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Texas
West
East Texas
North Texas
West Texas
Culberson
Upton
Sutton
Sterling
Martin
Midland
Loving
Howard
Andrews
Northwest Texas
Potter
Randall
Hutchinson
Oldham
Roberts
Ochiltree
Moore
Jefferson
Orange
Southwest Texas
Kinney
Kimble
Uvalde
Real
Rains
Northeast
Franklin
Morris
Northwest
Eeendall
Oor
Howa
Millionaire repudiates Modern Cinderella he adopted
Edward W. Browning a Brooklyn real estate operator repudiated Mary Louise Spns the Modern Cinderella whom he adopted this week After a Queens County conference Browning and his attorney said steps would be taken to prevent her from claiming any part of his fortune Mary Louise who earlier attempted suicide was placed with a family approved by District Attorney McCombs and Commissioner of Public Welfare The selected associate Robert H Dunnett would care for her in Browning three Browning vowed to nullify the adoption and bar any property rights while Surrogate Daniel Noble would review the case next Tuesday
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Associated Press
Miami
Fra
William Jennings Bryan
Dade County
Bryan
Iun
W. Voice
Mary Baird Bryan
Daugh Bryan Hargraves
William—Jennings
W. F. Blanton
Associated Pross
New York
Edward W. Browning
Mary Louise
Spns
Queens County
Browning
Francis Dale
Dale
McCombs
Queens
Public Welfare
Robert H. Dunnett
Brooklyn
Protests Against Lincoln Bust at West Texas Tech
The Albert Johnson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy protested the plan to place a Lincoln bust in the West Texas Technological College in Lubbock, arguing against honoring Lincoln as one of America’s five greatest men. Also: two killed and five injured in a Fulton Kentucky wreck when a construction train plunged from a trestle into a ravine.
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Associated Press
Austin
Abraham Lincoln
West Texas
Associated I’reas
Fulton
H. W. Nelson Construction Company
French Aviators Set Nonstop Flight World Record
In Etampes France at 10 oclock tonight, French aviators Broushin and Landrey set a world record for nonstop airplane flight by covering 4100 kilometers. The achievement marks a new benchmark in aerial endurance and distance, highlighting the skills of the pilots and the capabilities of the aircraft.
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Associated Press
Etampes
France
Broushin
Landrey
Weather forecast for Amarillo region Sunday showers likely
Sunday probable showers across West Texas and New Mexico with unsettled conditions. Temperatures near the upper tens to low twenties, with chances of thunderstorms in the north central and southeast portions. Light cooling trend and possible showers tonight near Amarillo.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Railroad Hearing Transcript Runs to 1,530 Pages
The Plain view railroad hearing transcript extended to 1,530 pages and required 16 copies. Henry J. Gould Amarillo district court reporter and W. W. Holmes Clovis court reporter oversaw the work. Gould used a dictaphone for notes and Holmes typed from the recordings.
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Plainview
Henry J. Gould
Amarillo
W. W. Holmes
Clovis
Gould
Mr. Holmes
13 566 000 bales of cotton forecast by federal report
The Department of Agriculture forecast a bumper cotton crop for the year totaling 13 566 000 bales based on conditions as of August 1. The figure is about 22 000 bales below the July projection and slightly under last year as drought hit Texas and Oklahoma while better outlooks in Arkansas Tennessee and improved weevil control helped offset losses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Gas Well Comes In Near Carolina Texas
A 70 million cubic feet gas well came in Saturday noon in Webb County near O Hearn and Putnam on the Wage gas wells. The depth reaches 2,080 feet, marking a notable find in the Webb county gas field about one mile northeast of the Carolina Texas wells.
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Associa San Ud
Webb Co Oe
Secretary Hoover invites Coolidge to Frisco Jubilee
Secretary Hoover visits Swampscott Massachusetts to invite President Coolidge to a Frisco Jubilee next month and reviews plans for commercial operation of the Navy airship Los Angeles. They ride the Mayflower to the Boston Navy yards and discuss the coal controversy briefly at the summer White House after Hoover’s arrival.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
Hoover
Coolidge
San Francisco
Navy
Los Angeles
Boston Navy Yards
White Court
Commerce Department
Mr. Hoover
White House
Forest Fires Rage Across British Columbia
Victoria report lists 145 fires burning in timber and brush across the southern half of British Columbia. Provincial Forester Caverhill warned no relief is in sight for the grave situation.
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Associated Press
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Caverhill
Body of Southern Writer Graves to be buried in Atlanta
Washington Aug 8 The body of John Temple Graves widely known southern writer who died here early today was on its way tonight to Atlanta Ga where funeral services will be held Monday.
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Associated Press
Washington
John Temple Graves
Atlanta
Airplanes collide during race kill two in Breckenridge event
One pilot Harry Clinton Foster 28 of Dallas dies when his plane crashes in flames after colliding with Byron Good another Dallas resident injures with a fractured arm during a 15 mile race at the dedication of the new aviation field. Foster’s body is burned. Good suffers cuts and a broken arm.
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Associated Press
Breckenridge
Harry Clinton Foster
Byron Good
Dallas
Foster
Good
Fair Grounds
United States Army
Love Field
Thirteen Children Drown at French Beach
In Boulogne France August 8 thirteen children aged 9 to 14 drowned at Hardelot bathing beach when a large wave swept them into the sea. Five other children on shore are missing as bodies are taken to a nearby chapel.
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Associated Press
Boulogne
France
Hardelot
Here
Victim of joke at San Angelo dies of wound
W F Crothers a $2 ranchman from Edwards County died after his leg amputation for a calf wound suffered during a cowboy joke near Sonora. He was brought 80 miles to San Angelo for treatment and will be buried in Brady. Crothers served in WWI with Canadian and American air forces. survived by widow and 2-year-old son.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
W. F. Crothers
Edwards County
Crothers
Aldwell
Grothers
Sonora
Brady
W. D. Crothers
Lee Callan
Livestock Sanitary Commission of Texas
Barnett released on 5000 dollar bail in Watson slaying
Graham Barnett of Sterling City former Reagan county deputy sheriff was admitted to bail on murder charges in the July 25 fatal shooting of contractor Kirtley Watson at Big Lake. Bail set at 5000 dollars after a Marfa hearing before Judge C R Sutton. Barnett has a Tom Green county jail record since the killing. testimony from the Big Lake examining trial was offered.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Aug
Graham Barnett
Sterling City
Reagan County
Kirtley
Noisy) Watson
Big Lake
C. R. Sutton
Eighty-Third
Marfa
Barnett
Tom Green
White Robed Thousands Parade in Capital Renew Klansmen Oath
In Washington large numbers of Ku Klux Klan members robed in white marched along Pennsylvania Avenue for about three hours renewing their vows at the Washington Monument despite a looming rainstorm. Officials estimated crowds uncertainly near tens of thousands as organizers planned further events including services at Arlington and a cross burning across the Potomac.
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
National Capitol
Washington Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Monument
Columbus
Ohio
Washingston
Arlington
Arlington Horse Show Ground
Potomac
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