Proclamation Calls Mass Meeting Tonight For City Work
Mayor Lee Bivins issues a mass meeting call while a contract for an eight story Rule building is signed. The Kansas City and Muskogee Construction Co is to finish the Third and Polk structure in seven months at a cost of 750000. L D Lewman and W S Rule have finalized plans after days of work.
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Third and Polk
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L. D. Lewman
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Army air ace Barksdale dies after parachute failure
Dayton Ohio Aug 11 Lieutenant E H Barksdale an army air ace famed for four to seven confirmed aerial victories during World War I died near McCook Field when his parachute failed after he leapt from a spiraling craft. The veteran, once wounded in combat, was observed plunging to the ground as the canvas tore.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
E. H. Barkedale
McCook
Tony
Barksdale
F. Trubee Davison
Expeditionary Forces
Amarillo Citizens Urged to Assemble for Mass Meeting
Mayor L Bivins urges Amarillo residents to gather at the Municipal Auditorium at 8:00 p m Thursday August 12 to discuss city problems and growth. The mass meeting aims to clarify issues, address oil field development, industrial matters, and plan a unified future for Amarillo with civic group leaders.
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Amarillo
Lee Bivins
Southwest
Muteinal
Board of City Development
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Lion’s Club
Kiwani
Moody Delays Formal Reply to Ferguson Campaign Statement
Texas Attorney General Dan Moody said he would not issue a formal reply to Governor Miriam A Ferguson's August 28 run off statement. He suggested a detailed reply may come later after charges that the statement exhausts the patience of Texas voters. Moody noted invitations to speak in various cities and towns as Ferguson planned her campaign.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Miriam A. Ferguson
Moody
James E. Ferguson
Texas
Ferguson
Jim
Miriam
Democratic Executive Committee
Philosphy
Ku Klux Klan
Fergusons
First Annual City Golf Championship Sets 50 Entrants
Amarillo Country Club hosts a highly anticipated first annual city golf championship this week and next with over fifty entrants. Top contenders include Doug Herring likely the favorite, Walter Sikes improving, and W. W. Woolsey of Hillcrest expected to contend. newcomers to Amarillo may surprise. Three flights of fifteen players each will compete with qualifying rounds on Friday or Saturday and prizes for low qualifier and for the winner and runner-up in each flight.
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Amarillo Country Club
Doug Herring
Doug
Walter Sikes
W. W. Woolsey
Ullicrest
Hillcrest
Amarillo
Bill Simmons
Lester Jones
Twin Hills
Terral Trails Martineau in Arkansas Primary Returns
Governor Tom J. Terral trailed Chancellor J. E. Martineau by 12 875 votes as 1595 of 2009 precincts reported in Arkansas. Terral 75 449 Martineau 88 324 with 163 773 votes counted and about 45000 remaining, in the latest unofficial totals.
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Associated Press
Ittle Rock
Ark
Tom J. Terral
J. E. Martineau
Terral
Martinicau
Freemasonry Blamed for Mexican Religious Persecution
The semi official Tribuna in a Vigorous critique blames international free masonry for Mexico's Catholic oppression. It says government measures against Catholics are odious and exasperating and driven by Masonic aims ignoring religious principles.
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International Free Masonry
Calles
Mexico
Potter County Sets Next Year Tax Rate At 80 Cents
Potter county commissioners announced a tax rate of 80 cents for next year, 15 cents lower than last year, based on a county valuation of 25 million dollars versus 20 million prior. Sar Mollon, tax board chairman, disclosed the figures after a three day review of the auditor’s report. The state tax last year was 70 cents but dropped to 60 cents this year by the state board.
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Potter County
Sar Mollon
MeGregor Expense Account On Inspection Trip Questioned
A letter to Attorney General Dan Moody from Representative George Purl of Dallas asks about C H McGregor of Austin and an inspection trip in May 1641 to the Fiep od Butte dam. The inquiry concerns study of water control and disposition on the Rio Grande and a state fee of 2500 dollars.
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Associated Press
Austin
Aug
Wrether
C. H. McGregor
Fiep Od Butte Dam
Rio Grande
Dan Moody
George ©. Purl
Dallas
Cooper wins Republican nomination for governor in Ohio
Cincinnati businessman Myers Y. Cooper clinches the GOP nomination for governor with a reported 15 000 plurality over Thad H. Brown in Ohio. Final tallies show Cooper 165 995 to Brown 149 569 across 86 27 precincts.
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Myers Y. Cooper
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Cooper
Boy 12 suffers head wound after high dive mishap at Natatorium
Luther McKnight, 12, of 1509 West Eighth Street, struck his head on the pool bottom during a high dive at the Natatorium in San Jacinto I. He received a five inch scalp laceration, was carried from the water conscious by friends, and taken to Northwest Texas Hospital. Dr. B. M. Puckett said the injury did not appear serious.
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Luther McKnight
West Eighth Street
McKnight
Northwest Texas Hospital
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Griggs & Son
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Colquitt Invites Moody Friends To Dallas Meeting
The Dallas steering committee for Dan Moody’s second primary campaign calls Moody supporters to meet next Saturday at 10 a.m. for plans to back Moody in the August 28 Democratic gubernatorial primary. The notice cites Moody’s July 24 vote lead and urges unity amid Texas political turmoil and anti-Klan battles.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Dan Moody
O. B. Colquitt
Texas
People of
Ferguson
Davidson
Moody
Liquor Raids Pour 300 Gallons Into Courthouse Sewer
Sheriff Wiley Pollard and deputies dump an estimated 300 gallons of bonded whiskey tequila gin beer wine and other spirits into the courthouse sink as a three month raid haul valued at about 10000. The act witnessed by a Daily News reporter, the event ends with a street scene parody of a brewery.
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Beoot‘ergers
The
Daily News
Sloan
Welly Richards
May Attempt Impeachment Debate Divides Dallas Ahead of Session
In Dallas on August 11, lawmakers split over possible impeachment charges against Governor Miriam A. Ferguson during the upcoming special session. Senator John Davis believes charges may occur in September, while Representative True Strong doubts the current legislature will pursue impeachment and suggests waiting for the Fortieth Legislature. Some lawmakers say grounds exist from Attorney General Dan Moody’s campaign, while others urge delaying or avoiding removal. The impending end of current terms on November 2 complicates timely action.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Miriam A. Ferguson
John Davis
True Strong
Dan Moody
Mr. Strong
Nathaniel Jacks
Austin
John Rawlins
Flotoria
Thomas B. Love
Davis
Love
Woman Dies in Midwest Heat Wave
Heat wave fatalities include Nellie Allison a 27 year old nurse at a Kansas City Sanitarium and former Boonville Missouri resident who collapsed and died after a pavement fall. Maximum heat reached 107 at five p.m. Stenographer Josephine Hodkins also collapsed and was treated at home after emergency care.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Nellie Allison
Boonville
Missouri
Josephine Hodkins
Weather forecast for Amarillo and Southwest region
The forecast notes Thursday partly cloudy for West Texas and generally fair for New Mexico with little temperature change. Highs near the afternoon reach the low 90s, with overnight lows around the mid 60s. Pressure patterns show high pressure over the Dakotas and Great Lakes and a low over the south aiding Thursday’s weather.
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