Texas Tech board reelected leaders at Lubbock meeting
Amon G. Carter of Fort Worth was reelected president of the Texas Technological College board, with R. A. Underwood of Plainview as vice-president. Clifford Jones of Spur elected treasurer. Meeting attendees included Carter Underwood Moscowman Sweetwater Mrs F N Crane Corsicana and H T Kimbro.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Amon G. Carter
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
R. A. Underwood
Plainview
Clifford Jones
Spur
Carter
Underwood
Moscowman
Sweetwater
F. N. Crane
Corsicana
H. T. Kimbro
A. H. Liedigh
Department of Agriculture
Eugene Ash Electric Company
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Special Leaves for Plains Train at 6 P.M Tomorrow
Amarillo plans a trade excursion to the South Plains with a special train leaving at 6 PM Monday. The boards report readiness from Plainview Lubbock Floydada and Slaton for receptions, with 57 signed and more expected. Canyon band will provide music. Meals are arranged and decorations prepared for trip participants. Ernest Thompson leads the committee and may appoint a new marshall if Toney Chisum does not go. The event marks Amarillo’s first trade trip of the year and is described as profitable and enjoyable.
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Amarillo
South Plains
Board of City Development
Plainview
Lubbock
Floydada
Slaton
Canyon Band
Ernest Thompson
Trade Extension Committee
Toney Chisum
Amarillote
Cleburne Youth Beaten Unconscious at Home Raid
Gaither Elroy a 19 year old from Cleburne lay in a critical condition after two robbers surprised him at his west of town home last night. He entered the house with one robber drawing a revolver while the other beat him until he was knocked out. The house was ransacked and no clues have been found.
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Arnti Clebur
Texas
Gaither Elroy
Here
Alvarado
Boodock
M'Millan Establishes Intermediate Base in Arctic
An intermediate base has been established by the MacMillan Arctic expedition at Flagler Fjord on Ellesmere Island between Utah Greenland and Cape Hubbard. A radio message to the National Geographical Society said direct communication would be set up with the Bowdoin crew after the voice of John L. Reinartz was picked up at noon. Thieves posing as dry agents stole jewelry valued at $18,000 from Mrs. Frank Canfield after forcing entry and tying her to a bed in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Washington
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Flagler Fjord
Ellesmere Island
Utah
Greenland
Cape Hubbard
National Geographical Society
Edward R. Collins
Cedar Rapids
Michigan
John L. Reinartz
Bowdoin
Chicago
Prohibition
Frank Canfield
Engineers to survey new Panhandle line from Childress
An engineer corps of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway will start early next week surveying a line from Childress to a point in Beaver County Oklahoma. The extension runs through Wellington Shamrock Wheeler Canadia and crosses Hansford County about 200 miles long. Tonnage figures were gathered three years ago and oil and gas have since been found in Wheeler County.
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Associated Press
Childress
Fort Worth
Wheeler County
Preparations for Texas Chamber drive under way in Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce manager B F Bennett departed Amarillo for Plainview to supervise the Texas Chamber of Commerce membership drive starting Monday. He stated readiness and rapid progress toward the 300 member goal for Amarillo, noting more than fifty subscriptions were received Friday and Saturday.
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B. F. Bennett
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Plainview
Bennett
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Houston newspaper man electrocuted wiring aerial
A. F. Butterfield, 40, advertising manager for the Houston Press, was electrocuted while making a ground connection for an aerial to a radio set under his home. The aerial crossed a high tension wire and he died en route to a hospital after rescuers found him unconscious. He had moved to Houston from St. Louis a few months earlier.
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Associated Press
Ouston
A. F. Butterfield
Houston Press
Sleeping children saved from flames at Gull Lake hotel
Battle Creek Mich Aug 15 A daring rescue saved sleeping children trapped by locked doors from the La Belle Resort hotel at Gull Lake 14 miles west of Battle Creek as the building burned late today. The blaze destroyed the hotel with an estimated loss of 85000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Battle Creek
Mich
la Belle Resort
Gull Lake
Hutchinson County Oil Field Sees Surge of Drilling Activity
Hutchinson County maintains high oil field momentum with numerous wells underway. Middleton's No 1 Weatherly in section 18 block Y shows 260 barrel producer and testing planned this week. Offsets include Town party well on High Boulware lease and J R Phillips drilling Eugene Blasdell lease to the north. Phillips No 1 Kingsland and Phillips No 2 follow in block Y with depths near 2450 feet and early completion. Other leases active include H B Smith ranch site, J H Spurlock spudding, Dixon Creek No 2 at 2725 feet after tool retrieval, Roxana No 1 at 895 feet, Twin-Six No 2 at 1550 feet, Gibson No 1 Whittenburg, Weatherly 1, and American Refining No 1 Weatherly. West Hutchinson shows major lease activity after New Domain test yields 150 barrels daily at 8080 feet. 3000 barrels storage on the lease and Pantex pipeline connection. Souligny Brothers No 1 Johnson two miles west of Pantex reports 10 inch pipe at 1750 feet. J R Phillips No 1 Smith offset moving.
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Hutchinson County
Middleton
Smith
Roxana No
Kingsland
Gibson Oil Co
Whittenburg
American Refining Co
Weatherly
South Hutchinson
New Domain
Souligny Brothers No
Johnson
B. Tomlinson
Pantex
J. R. Phillips
Dixon Creek
Stinnett returns from rail meeting in Amarillo
A S Stinnett of Amarillo's Board of City Development reports from Chicago after talks with Rock Island officials about the Amarillo to Liberal rail line. He presented a detailed conference report to the Industrial Committee. J E Hill praises Stinnett's work and says public details will come later with community cooperation requested.
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A.S. Stinnett
Industrial Department
Board of City Development
Rock Island
Amarillo
Liberal
Chicago
J. E. Hill
Industrial Committee
Stinnett
AmariNo
Woman and Child Beaten to Death in Camden Home
In Camden New Jersey on August 15 a mother Mrs Cathrine Audia and her four year old son John were beaten to death with a wooden mallet in their cellar. Police hunt husband Joseph Audia and son Frank Audia aged 20 who were employed in Philadelphia construction work and whose father reportedly quit today.
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Camden
N. J
Catherine Audia
John
Joseph Audia
Frank Audia
Philadelphia
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Sunday fair conditions prevail across Amarillo and West Texas with generally fair skies in eastern New Mexico. High pressure dominates the Mississippi Valley and Lake region while lower pressure lingers over the upper Missouri Valley, with cooler air spreading to the northwest tonight.
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Amarillo
Yicinity
Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Missouri Valley
Roo Mountain
Piaing State
Amarillo Yesteray
Trade Trip Draws Fifty Seven Amarillo Firms
Seventy seven firms from Amarillo sign for a special Santa Fe train trip to the South Plains tomorrow at 6 pm. The roster lists druggists, hardware, banks, utilities, retailers, manufacturers, and local firms including Adams & Parr, Amarillo Daily News, Western Packing Co, International Harvester, Coca Cola Bottling, and the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co, among many others.
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Amarillo
South Plains
Here
Lavbet Iia Drug CO
J. W. Collins, Adams & Parr
W. M. Adams
Sewell Drug Store
Paul Dbeweli
Amarillo Hotel
Ernest Thompson
Boaain
Citi Development
O. V. Vernon
Murrow-Ki0mas Hardware CO
A. Asbury
Williams-Oxr
Roy Greenhill
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
Geo
H. Hill
the Westmoreland CO
J. CO
Smythe
Amarillo Daily News
J. Lindsay Nunn
Norris Ewing
David M. Warren Neal D
Norris Tri-State Exposition
D. Armstrong
Rock Island Railway
C. B. Davis
AMAR
H. E. Powell
Great West Mill & Elevator
R. C. Smith Western Packing CO
International Harvester CO
W. A. Fisk Overland-Knight
Coco Cola Bottling CO
T. M. Nabors
Amarillo National Bank
First National Bank
W. W. Flenniken
Aad
Worth
Denver City
Oc W. Ft. Land Panhandle Sash & Door Co
E. O. Jordan Junior Coffee CO
MCIL
A. N. Olver
W. H. Morre Lumber CO
W. M. Moor
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO
Henry
Kelly-Springfie!tire Service
Bank Robbery in Deepwater Missouri
Three thousand dollars were stolen by three men who robbed the Bank of Deepwater, Missouri, today. They fled in a Kansas-licensed auto, later reported wrecked between Deepwater and Clinton, with a posse still pursuing the suspects.
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Missouri
Associated Press
Sedalia
Bank O Deepwater
Deepwater
Clinton
Aposse
Perryton Celebrates Sixth Birthday Planned for Aug 22
Special to The News Perryton plans a city birthday party for August 22 marking six years since the 1919 townsite sale. The town has grown to about two thousand. the North Plains draw families, a $100,000 municipal water and light plant, and a Santa Fe railroad boost. Wheat planting follows a five inch rainfall in recent weeks as thousands prepare to attend the celebration. Custer’s Last Sentry Dies By Associated Press T. J. Peacock, a sentry at General Custer’s camp the night of the historic massacre, died at 94 after a long illness.
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Perryton
North Plains
Uchiltree County
Panhandle
Texas
Santa Fe
Panhanele
L’iains
Custer
Associatd
Sac City
Iowa
T. J. Peacock
General Custer
Northwest Texas Clerks Convene in Amarillo Monday
The third annual convention of the Northwest Texas Auxiliary County and District Clerks Association opens Monday with about one hundred clerks expected. Mayor Lee Bivins will give a welcome, followed by a banquet hosted by the Board of City Development. Notables include Jack Burke Ford Malone and Albert Townsend. The program features remarks on legislation, office organization, and recording practices with several county clerks set to present.
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Northwest Texas
Auxiliary County and District Clerks’ Association
C. Burnett
Childress County
Henry C. Burn
Amarillo
Conven
Longhorn
Lee Bivins
Board of City Development
Jack Burke
San Antonio
Ford C. Malone
Austin
Albert Townsend
A. B. Cullenden
Hartley County
R. Thomson
Presbyterian Church
Lee Biving
City of
Dave Shanks
Ochiltree County
Roy KE
Lottie E. Lane
Donley County
Statewide search for friend of murdered Engler family
A white man, friend of the Engler family, has been missing since Sunday afternoon in Austin as officers intensify a statewide search. Robbery is now the suspected motive after clues linked to a large cash stash in the safe. A Mexican suspect near San Antonio was cleared. Travis County residents push for a larger reward, forming a committee led by R. H. Kirby to raise funds and approach Governor Ferguson.
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Irresa Austin
Engler
Austin
San Antonio
Travis County
C. B. Cook
Ferguson
Taylor
B. Philquist
T. H. McGregor
John S. Peeler
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Hall County
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