Oil stored in East Texas field draws militiaman watch
A Shell Company buyer seeks an undetermined amount of stored oil in the East Texas field as militiamen continue to enforce shutdown under martial law. Estimated storage reaches 3.5 million barrels, with potential price support if buying increases.
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Kilgore
East Texas
Prospect
Shell Company
America
Texas
Railroad Commission
P. B. Hall
San Antonio
Texas Rangers
Jacob F. Wolters
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas details
Fair Friday forecast for Amarillo and vicinity with partly cloudy conditions. West Texas expected fair but unsettled north portion of New Mexico may see showers and thunderstorms in the north-central area. Temperature readings provided for specific hours with highs near the upper 80s to low 90s and varying lows.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Space for Fair Concessions Being Awarded
Concession spaces for the Tri State Fair Exposition on September 21 and 26 will be allocated this week. Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the Fair Association, announced last night. O. L. Taylor will be at the Fair offices each evening this week from 6:30 to 8:30 to assign locations. Amarillo and Panhandle citizens have first chance to select. Call O. L. Taylor at the new Fair grounds number 8878.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Fair Association
O. L. Taylor
Fair Park
Amarillo
Panhandle
Fair Grounds
Flood Waters of Yangtse Damage Other Districts
Yangtse River water falls five inches at Hankow amid widespread floods. American Farm Board offers 15,000,000 bushels of wheat to the Chinese government. Szechwan Province, China’s most populous, suffers floods on Yangtse and Lu rivers. League of Nations epidemic experts ordered to China from India Japan and Java. Yangtse shipping mobilized for rescue efforts and even military surrenders boats. President Hoover voices concern in a message to President Chiang.
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Associated Press
Yangtse
Hankow
American Farm Board
Szechwan Province
China
League of Nations
India
Japan
Java
Hoover
Chiang
Flood relief effort grows as Yangtse levels ease
From Hankow the Yangtse water is slightly lower while reports from upstream detail severe flood damage on the Lu Ho tributary. The Nationalist government leads relief for about 30,000,000 homeless as talks with the United States Farm Board for par help continue.
Hawks Breaks Record In Fort Worth Flight
Captain Frank Hawks shattered his own record by flying from New York to Fort Worth in 7 hours 58.5 minutes, landing at 4 41 P M at Municipal airport. He calculated his average speed with a slide rule after touchdown.
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Fort Worth
Frank Hawks
Municipal
New York
Hereford Gas War Begins at Mass Meeting
Hereford residents, led by Mayor Ireland and Judge Slaton, denounce West Texas Gas Company rate cut as inadequate. A 30 cent per thousand cubic feet flat rate is demanded, with plans to rally 41 other communities and pursue a full course to lower prices.
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Hereford
Ireland
John P. Slaton
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Gas Company
Star Theater
Judge Slaton
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Stampede at Quay set to begin today in Tucumcari
The Let er Buck Stampede Rodeo and celebration de luxe starts tomorrow at Quay, 18 miles south of Tucumcari, continuing Saturday. Events include broadcasting, riding, roping, terrapin and road races. Former Governor Dick Dillon and radio performers will officiate. Shamrock Band will perform with conductor R O Sandusky.
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Tucumcari
Shamrock Municipal
Guy Hill
Shamrock Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Quay County
R. O. Sandusky
Story of Wheat Is Told Here
Piled on the ground are 25,000 bushels of wheat on a farm near Ulysses, Kansas, owned by J. O. Edgren, who says it will stay there until it sells high enough to pay for harvesting.
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Ulysses
Kas
J. O. Edgren
Post, Gatty Take Off From Sweetwater Port
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, famed for their round the world flight, left Sweetwater airport at 3 37 P M for El Paso en route to San Francisco. Mrs Post joined the group here after visiting her parents.
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Sweetwater
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Sweetwater Airport
el Paso
San Francisco
Calif
U. S. resident witnesses Gibara fighting from ringside
American William Otis Fuller of Holguin sent an Associated Press account from Havana describing three days of siege at Gibara. He said government rifles and airplane bombs inflicted heavy casualties on the rebel expeditionary force while government forces suffered about 250 dead.
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Havana
Gibara
Associated Press
Foreign Legion” Expeditionary
William Otis Fuller
Holguin
Beards and Hats Mark Cuban Revolt Affects Police
In Manzanillo Cuba on August 20 police are ordered to arrest anyone unshaven or without a hat. Students joining rebels shift to hatless heads and beards as signs of support during the revolt against President Machado.
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Matanzas
Cuba
Machado
Loma de La Cruz Recalled as Observation Point
A veteran describes watching the fighting from Loma de La Cruz using glasses during the expeditionary period. The article notes this detail in an extended report continued on page 13.
Mrs. W. A. McIntosh Ill in Lubbock Hospital
Mrs. W. A. McIntosh wife of Amarillo public schools Superintendent W. A. McIntosh is critically ill with pneumonia in a Lubbock hospital. She contracted a cold on returning from a trip to California and the illness developed into pneumonia today. Superintendent McIntosh teaches special courses in educational work at Texas Technological College summer session.
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Lubbock
W. A. McIntosh
Amarillo
Moon of Delight Serial Resumes Sunday
The Moon of Delight serial by Margaret Bell Houston will restart Sunday morning after a delayed copy prevented new chapters this week. The tale will continue without interruption.
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Margaret Bell Houston
Texans Reach Albuquerque in Welcome Parade
Henry Ansley reports that 49 Texas automobile loads arrived in Albuquerque for the First American annual Indian ceremonial and pageant with a grand citywide reception. The majority were hosted at private dinners after a mid afternoon parade through the city.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Texas
Cigar tax evaders not expected after new levy
Austin reports Treasurer Charley Lockhart said little effort would be made to dodge the new cigarette tax taking effect at midnight. The 15 cent per cigarette tax becomes three cents per package, and his office has been swamped with stamp orders from 10 000 to 100 000.
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Austin
Charley Lockhart
Lockhart
Pola Negri Stricken by Acute Appendicitis in Santa Monica
Polish film star Pola Negri was stricken with acute appendicitis at her Santa Monica beach home. Dr. Leo J. Madsen ordered hospitalization. he said no operation would be performed yet and will await developments.
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Pola Negri
Santa Monica
Cal
Leo J. Madsen
Forest Fires Menace Idaho Mining Hamlets
Blazing forest fires sweep central Idaho as hundreds fight to save evacuated mining towns. Quartzburg in Boise County, once bustling, now abandoned by 40 residents as flames approach a nearby road. Fire covers about ten miles, threatening Centerville and Pineville ghost towns with backfires and trenching efforts underway.
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Boise
Ida
Idaho
Quartzburg
Boise County
Centerville
Payette Forest
Pioneerville
Girl Held Longer in Shooting of State Senator
Ruth Layne Cranmer was ordered held another 24 hours without bail in New York in connection with the shooting of New Jersey State Senator Roy T. Yates in his apartment last Friday. She fainted while counsel argued against admission to bail.
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New York
Ruth Layne Cranmer
Roy T. Yates
New Jersey
Judge Nelson Succumbs To Illness At Northwest Texas
Judge E B C Nelson Jr was reported resting fairly well at Northwest Texas hospital after being stricken Monday afternoon and undergoing an appendectomy around midnight. His condition remains very serious.
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EB. C. Nelson, Jr
Northwest Texas
Nelson
Trail Blazers Resume Detroit to Copenhagen Survey Flight
Edwin L. Preston and Robert H. Collington resumed their Detroit to Copenhagen survey flight from Sudbury Ont and planned a two hour stop at Cochrane Ont before a night halt at Rupert House on the James Bay southern tip.
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Trail Blazers
AIR Sudbury
Ont
Copenhagen
Edwin L. Preston
Robert H. Collington
Cochrane
Detroit Filers
Rupert House
James Bay
Infantry Band Concert at Elwood Park Tonight
The 142nd Infantry Band of 32 musicians will perform at Elwood Park at 8 30 this evening. It is the first public concert since their Palacios encampment return last Sunday directed by Wilbur Upchurch.
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Elwood Park
142Nd Infantry
Palacios
Wilbur Upchurch
Akron to Fly Wednesday Aeron Maiden Flight Planned
Akron Ohio Aug 20 The Navy dirigible Akron will be unleashed for its maiden flight next Wednesday if weather permits. The 785 foot Zeppelin is at the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation air dock for final adjustments and testing.
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Akron
AERON
Ohio
Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation
International Papers Power Co posts quarterly income
International Papers Power Co reports net income of 1,013,436 for the quarter ended June 30, up from 601,056 in the prior June quarter. The release notes other industrial results across New England and Michigan markets.
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New York
O.R
International Papers& Power Co
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Electric Service Company
Coal pipelines eyed as substitute fuels cut coal demand
Washington hearing on railroad rate requests heard opposition from shippers who expect more use of substitute fuels and possible coal slurry pipelines to markets. Witnesses included Sidney W. May of the New York State Travelers Association and Frank Cannan of the Northeast Retail Lumbermen, with industry reps discussing hydroelectric power and oil competition shaping coal demand.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sidney W. May
New York State Travelers Association
Frank Carnahan
Northeast Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Walter A. Jones
Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers Association
H. L. Findlay
Cleveland
Frank 8. Carr
New York
National Contractors Protective Association
O. L. Alexander
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Danish Steamer Fredericksborg Bombed in Cuban Waters
A Danish steamer named Fredericksborg reported it was bombed and fired on with machine guns by a plane in Cuban waters. The incident was received today at the navy department.
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Washington
Fredericksborg
Cuban
Navy Department
200 Missing on Coast
A severe storm offshore Western Korea sinks fishing vessels and leaves more than 200 people missing off the coast near Shanghai. Rescue efforts continue as authorities assess the wrecks and tally casualties.
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Shanghai
China
Korea
Negotiations on 19 million bushels grain
The Farm Board authorized talks with the Nanking government to sell 15 million bushels of stabilization wheat for flood relief in China. Payment would likely be on a long credit basis backed by government obligations, with sale price set at current market level at shipment. The plan spurred farmers to rethink acreage and a third of the current crop may be destroyed to reduce supply.
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Washington
Farm Board
Nanking
Stone
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Hutchinson Road Jury Fails to Reach Verdict after 50 Hours
Hutchinson County jury, hearing a major civil case against a construction firm, retires at 9 p.m. after 50 hours of deliberation without a verdict. Jury was sequestered with four members held overnight under sheriff supervision. The county alleges five charges over alleged improper materials and contract validity.
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Hutchinson County
Canyon Farmer J M McCarty Improves After Truck Fall
J M McCarty a Canyon area farmer was much improved after a Wednesday truck fall caused severe back and spine bruises. He was transported to St Anthony's Hospital for treatment and observation.
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Canyon
J. M. McCarty
St. Anthony's Hospital
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Fn Boar
Foreign Legion
Oklahoma
Cicero Murray
William S. White
Kuomin
United States Farm Board For
Hawks
Quay
Sergalce
Post
Gatty
Mrs. Post
Sweetwater Port
U. S
Rex Safer
Fuller
Queen of
Blackwell
Okla
Medicine Park
Henry Ansley
Pacific Northwest
Manchester
N. H
Shea
J. F. McElwain Company
Nashua
Detroit-Hudson Motor Car Company
Detroit
Old Line Insurance
Melbourne
Christerson
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