Amarillo Stock Rolls to XIT Corral for Dalhart Trip
A cattle train with 500 to 1,000 Amarillo citizens will depart the Fort Worth and Denver station at 8 a.m. headed for Dalhart to join the XIT Reunion. Regulatio n cattle cars carry guards hosts and 25 top hands will escort the herd. The return trip leaves Dalhart at 11 30 p.m. with arrival in Amarillo around 1 30 a.m. Passenger trains remain available at 7 50 p.m. for those not riding the cattle train.
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Dalhart
Fort Worth & Denver
Amarillo
Wrangler
Clay Thornton
Fort, Worth & Denver
Bill Beechler
Bruce Autry
John McCarty
P. D. Berthelot
Galen Battey
Milon Cox
George Hammock
Sam Fikins
Howard Boxwell
Ray Minner
Cal Farley
Jim Florey
Charlie Pryor
Roy Burke
Channing
Ralph Wade
Ity
Clay Authe Dip Thornton
XIT
Will Rogers
Memories of XIT Trail Recalled by Uncle Ab
Uncle Ab Blocker recalls guiding the XIT herd from Buffalo Springs fifty years earlier. He notes changes in the hollow and spots the old corral, profusely recalls branding, and receives a state marker and belt buckle. He visits with J. D. Case and recounts selling horses and trailing to Camp Supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Johnson Dalhart
Ab Blocker
John
Buffalo Springs
Barbecue Campbell
Jim Case
J. D. Case
San Antonio
South Texas
Blocker
Campbell
Las Animas
Colo
Dodge City
Dwyer pleads guilty in murder case under threat
Paul Buddy Dwyer admitted to a murder plea amid his trial for Dr. James G. Littlefield’s killing after his former counsel testified he and his mother had been threatened. Dwyer later repudiated the confession saying Carroll was the real slayer.
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Paul
Buddy) Dwyer
Dwyer
Francis M. Carroll
Paris
James G. Littlefield
Carroll
FE. Walker- Abbott
Abbott
Maine
Trinity River
East Fort Worth
Kennett
Dallas
Fort Worth
M. C. Smith
H. R. Carlock
Carlock
Smith
WPA
Quieting of the Siberian Front Amid Border Clash Reports
Foreign observers tracked Moscow developments after Maxim Litvin off revealed a new clash 250 miles north of Changkung feng on the Manchoukuo Siberia frontier near Suifenko. Tokyo said Soviet forces faced heavy losses and a purge spread through ranks as both sides urged ceasefire with disagreement on how to halt fighting.
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Moscow
Maxim Litvinoff
Changkufeng
Litvinoff
Manchoukuo- Siberia
Suifenko
Vladivostok
Russia
Asiatic
Tokyo
Siberian
Red Army
Foreign Office
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Old Paint Has His Day At Big Parade Of XIT
The article notes today’s primaries in Ohio Idaho Arkansas Nebraska and Kentucky with New Deal loyalty in focus. It highlights Roosevelt supporters aiding Pope in Idaho and Taft Day clashes in Ohio, plus gubernatorial battles and questions of presidential endorsements.
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Old
Ohio
Senate
House of Representatives
Indaho
Arkansas
Caraway
F. D. BR
Nebraska
Kentucky
Chandler
Barkley
Washington
Sheppard
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Idaho
James P. Pope
D. Worth Clark
Pope
Hull
James A. Farley
Robert A. Taft
Supreme Court
Arthur H. Day
Day
Taft
Robert Bulkley
George White
Bulkley
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
Federal Social Security Board
Davey
Hattie W. Caraway
John L. McClellan
National House of Representatives
Barnesville
George
Dalhart XIT Reunion Celebrates Old Paint Parade
About 20 000 people gathered for the XIT Reunion in Dalhart on August 8 as a crowd cheered Jess Morris and others riding paint horses in a parade recalling the old west. The day featured a large rodeo with 72 contestants and humorous bits from clowns and locals.
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Jimmy Ragan
Texas
Weather the main concern for Old Southwest Days in Amarillo
Crowds are assured for the August celebration to mark the Will Rogers route on U. S. Highway 66. Will Rogers Memorial Highway Association president Carl Hinton notes weather as the sole worry amid rising ticket demand and plans to open sales in Panhandle points. Hollywood stars Donald Nevis and Tex Ritter headline the three night event with musical acts and stage appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Will Rogers Memorial Highway Association
Roosevelt
Carl Hinton
Will Rogers
U. S. Highway 66
Butlerfield
Panhandle
Mr. Hinton
Hollywood
Donald Nevis
Tex” Ritter
Lone Star State
Tex
Neder
Dizzy Parade of Characters Opens Farce Today
In a continued serialized tale by Edwin Ruttner, Kenworthy & Kenworthy lawyers notify Kinkaid Parker of a half share in his aunt Martha Preston of Winstock's estate. The letter unveils a one half interest in her home and sets Parker on a dizzy path into a long unresolved family drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Ruttner
Kenworthy
Winstock
Mr. Kinkaid
Kinks
Martha
New England
Martha Preston
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L. L. Derrick
Tatum
N. M
O. D. Atkinson
Don Jackson
Las Vegas
Jess Morris
Nickie Alfred
Queen of the
Victor Stewart
Gallegos
Anne Lu Boyce
A. G. Boyce
Bob Beverly
Lovington
George Armstrong
XIT Corral
Brother John
Camp Supply
Late Wire News
Russell
Bob Dow
New Mexico
Butler Field
Regal
Department of Agriculture
Dow
Old Plains
Alaska
Lewis Nordyke
Jess
Cheyenne
Ab Broecker
Denrock Avenue
John Colquitt
Frank Farwell
Colquitt
Nickie Allred
Dave Childress
Caleb John Kenworthy
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