Flight delays cause fuel shortages aboard naval patrol
Associated Press reports from on board U S cruiser Richmond Reykjavik Iceland August 20 that a long delay in the American army air expedition world flight due to ice in Greenland mishaps has strained fuel supplies. Rear Admiral Magruger said his flagship Richmond conducted an air reconnaissance along the Greenland coast and found the Raleigh vicinity near Angmagsalik unsuitable for landings due to ice, complicating forced landing plans.
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Associated Press
U. 5
Richmond
Reykjavik
Iceland
Greenland
Naval Patrol
Thomas Pr. Magruger
Gruger
Raleigh
Angmagsalik
Smith
Nelson
Grunwine
Air Service
Magruger
Smith Farms
Labrador
Meeting to Organize West Texas Farmers' Congress
Amarillo hosts a morning meeting at Civic Auditorium to invite West Texas farmers to form a permanent Farmers' Congress. Ross Rogers will welcome attendees and offer Tri-State Exposition grounds as a meeting place. L Gough will call the session to order with Mae Ramsey acting as temporary secretary. A two day annual plan is proposed with potential 500 farmers camping at the grounds in future years.
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Amarillo
Farmers of
West Texas
Farmers’ Congress
Fair Grounds
Congress
Civic Auditorium
Ross Rogers
Board of
City Dovement
Udge L. Gough
Texas Wheat Growers’ Association
Ch . Mae Dr. Ramsey
Tri-State Exposition
Farmers Congress Opens At Civic Auditorium In Des Moines
Opening general session starts at 10 oclock this morning at the civic auditorium. About 100 farmers are expected to attend with late arrivals possible until noon. A program of national and regional speakers includes sessions on marketing home economics and farm problems. Notables A W Large agricultural agent Rock Island railroad and Horace Ensign Kansas City stock Yards are among arriving delegates.
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Tran
Cver
Gimien
Rec
Civic Auditorium
Congress
Anad
Ifarmers
A. W. Laree
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Horace Ensign
Kansas City Stock Yards
Farmers’ Congress
Fort Worth Wins State American Legion Convention
In Brownwood on August 20, Mark McGee former Isham A Smith Post commander was elected state commander as R M Wagstaff withdrew. Fort Worth chosen as next meeting site with Amarillo signaling a bid for 1926. Amarillo will bid next year as delegates expected a contest.
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Associated Press
Brownwood
Mark McGee
Isham A. Smith
American Legion
R. M. Wagstaff
Abilene
McGee
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Robertson Supporters Plan Mass Meeting For Judge Robertson
A Dallas judge named Robertson seeks the governorship and supporters plan a large Panhandle rally tonight at a Munich Street house auditorium. Speakers will urge Robertson’s candidacy with a parade of veterans, a quartet, and a woman speaker. The event aims to energize voters ahead of Saturdays run off against Mrs. Ferguson and a Friday women’s rally at the court house lawn. Amarillo Legion posts and officers were elected and resolutions adopted on defense and veterans benefits, with a focus on national policy and Texas post support.
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Son
Municht
Robert
Felix DP. Robertson
Robertson
Ma Panhandle
Dallas
Gram
Court House Lawn
Ferguson
Pach Cvumne
Legion Auxiliary
M. W. Armstrong
Brownwood
Ada May Maddox
Austin
Houston
Z. C Christian
Denison
G. L. Folbre
Guy Hallam
Port Arthur
Dd McCabb
Steve Alford
Orange
Eugene Clark
Sour Lake
Ben J. Dean
Leonard Withington
Fort Worth
Curtis Dougas
Waco
Legislative Committee of the Legion
Legion
Washington
Mme. Schuman-Heink
May Peterson Thompson
Texas
State War Department
Sherwood
Midland Post
McKinney Post
Te Legislar
Will Sing Here Mary McCormic to Give Friday Concert
Mary McCormic of Amarillo daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Harris will give a concert Friday night Oct 10 at the municipal auditorium under the auspices of the Potter County Federation of Women. Her previous engagement was canceled due to plans.
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Mary McCormic
Amarillo
J. H. Harris
Municipal Auditorium
Potter County Federation of Women
West Texas Farmers Congress Lists Noted Speakers
Farm Speaker Dr. W. B. Bizzell president of Texas A. and M. College is among prominent speakers at the West Texas Farmers congress program today.
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W. B. Bizzell
Texas A. & M. College
West Texas Farmers’ Congress
President to Speak at Baltimore Lafayette Statue Unveiling
President Coolidge accepted an invitation to speak in Baltimore on September 6 at the unveiling of the LaFayette statue in Plymouth Vermont dispatches say.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
Coolidge
Baltimore
LaFayette
Dawes Criticized by Shaver Over Acceptance Speech
Democratic chair Clem L. Shaver suggested Charles G. Dawes should explain his statements as he moves through the campaign. Shaver cited Dawes remarks on demagogy and Congress and recalled older criticism from 1922 about the district primary and Congress under Republican control.
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Avsselated
Washington
Clem L. Shaver
Democratic National Committee
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Shaver
Congress
New York
National Budget Committee
Republican Organization
Farm Bloc
Good Roads Bloc
Franks Slayers Unmoved Amid Gallow Shadow Day
Chicago Aug 20 Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb faced denouncement as fiends while prosecutors urged the gallows as punishment for their kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks. They remained outwardly unmoved, Leopold silent and motionless as details of the case were summarized.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Nathan F. Leopold Jr
Richard Loeb
John BR. Coverly
Robert Franks
Joseph Savage
Loeb
Leopold
Thomas Marshall
Leob
Crossing Atlantic Flight Details On ZR-8 Dirigible Gear
Technical description of a planned Atlantic crossing by airship ZR-8 notes apparatus unique to this craft, including compass gear, parachutes under the gondola floor, and harnesses for crew and passengers. It mentions exits via windows and a continuation on page three.
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Atlantic
Associated Press
Frederichshaf
Constance
Lake 1
United States
Conde
Texas Gubernatorial Race Draws National Scrutiny
Washington observers and party leaders monitor the Texas gubernatorial contest as a pivotal factor for civil liberty and party integrity. Editorials in the New York World and New York Bulletin posit that Ferguson’s victory would remove Ku Klux Klan stigma from the Texas Democrats, while a loss could empower party chairs with a klan ally in the race. Texas voters face a high-stakes primary influencing national Democratic and Republican positions.
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Washington
Texas
New York World
Democratic
The
Alamo
Ferguson
Indiana
New York Bulletin
Evening Post challenges for net paid city circulation audit
The Evening Post calls for a formal audit of Amarillo afternoon papers to verify NET PAID CITY circulation. It argues the Audit Bureau of Circulations is the best authority and urges advertisers to demand verified circulation, proposing a records review by a club committee after an audit.
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Evening Post
Amarillo
Audit
Audit Bureau of Circulations
America
Daily News
Audit Bureau of
Gard
the Post
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New York Post Office
Floyd Montgomery
Ef. Washington
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Evegabers
Mit
Esevere
Gap
East
Amarillo Evening Post
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