Fort Worth and Denver plans south plains rail line
Fort Worth and Denver seeks ICC approval by November to extend into Lubbock Plainview and other south plains cities. W D McKoy land commissioner visits locales to arrange rights of way switching yards and depot sites. He plans Plainview Dimmitt Silverton Lockney Petersburg Quitaque and Turkey stops as the permit process proceeds.
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Associated Press
Lubbock
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fort Worth
Denver
Plainview
South Plains
W. D. McKoy
Mob Tension Grows As Zeigler Mine Fight Escalates
Deputies patrol roads into Zeigler Illinois after a factional clash at Bell and Zoller Mine Number 1 tied to an August strike. An admin miner Palmer Pritchfield collided with Mrs. G V Urina injuring her and miner J F Kendrick in the melee. Sheriff Henry Drs and Benton deputies intervened to avert serious hostilities.
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Associated Press
Ziegler
Zeigler
Bell and Zoller
United Mine Workers of America
Palmer Pritchfield
Bystander Shot as Magee Fires at Judge Leahy
In East Las Vegas New Mexico editor Carl C. Magee shot and killed John B. Lassater a bystander during a confrontation with former district Judge D L Leahy. Magee fired after Leahy knocked him to the floor wounding Lassater and later Leahy in the arm. Magee held by Sheriff Lorenzo Delgado with no charges filed. Coroner C N Douglass viewed the body and deferred further evidence until tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Las Vegas
N. M
Carl C. McGee
Albuquerque
Storm Center of
New Mexico
Politics Tonight
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D. L. Leahy
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San Miguel County
Hinkle
New Mexico State Tribune
Tulsa
Ohlo
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Senate
Teapot Dome
C. N. Douglass
T. ¥. Trader
Magee Was Permitted To Remain In His Room At the Meadows Hotel
Farmers Talk Crop Markets at Plainview
West Texas farmers and businessmen heard about cooperative marketing of farm products at the West Texas District Convention of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation in Plainview. Heavy rains disrupted plans as Judge L. Gough outlined Wheat Growers work and urged attendance at Amarillo Farm Congress.
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Texas Farm Bureau Federation
South Plains
Paainview
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Amarillo
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Wheat Growers Organization
Farm Congress
Cecil Mitchell
Blanche Ramsey
A. M. Griffin
Hale County
Hale County Dairy Association
L. F. McKay
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Santa Fe Railroad Loses Thirty Feet of Track in Washout
Heavy rain swept across the region washing out thirty feet of Santa Fe track two miles north of Rincon New Mexico. Albuquerque El Paso passenger trains were delayed eight hours. A Southern Pacific washout between Vaughan and Duran also delayed service six hours. Rain extended east to Marfa Texas with .35 inch recorded.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Santa Fe
Rincon
N. M
Albuquerque-El Paso
Southern Pacific
Vaughan
Duran
Ke] Paso
Marfa
Texas
Grand jury indicts Dailey for robbery with firearms
Dallas Aug 21 Indictments charging robbery with firearms were returned against J L Dailey who allegedly robbed and shot Allen Penniman Sunday night Penniman and his young woman companion were forced to drive to the outskirts of the city The robbers gun discharged accidentally Two indictments tie Dailey to two other holdups Penniman's condition was improving tonight 5 000 acres brush burning Pasadena Calif Aug 21 Five thousand acres have burned in the Santa Ana Canyon brush fire raging since Tuesday Forest rangers believe backfiring to an eight mile front saved the Arroyo Seco and Pasadena watershed
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Associated Press
Dallas
J. L. Dailey
Allen Penniman
Penniman
Dailey
Pasadena
Calif
Arroyo Seco
The Tangle Daily News Feature Serialize Today
The Tangle is being written for Daily News readers and appears today on the editorial page. It promises a gripping exploration of innermost emotions through private letters and reflects reader interest in a book that cannot be bought.
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Amarillo
Daily News
Notable arrivals and incidents across several towns
Reports from Austin Linville Cameron Fort De France and Berlin describe Engler family murder aftermath forest fires grand father mountain control a newspaper sale of Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung and an assassination attempt on Martinique Governor Richard with four shots fired and the governor hospitalized.
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Presa
Fate of National Guard Captain Lies With Jury
Dallas August 21 The five day jury deliberation on the case of W J B Goodwin Oklahoma National Guard captain and University man accused of killing Charles Swinney watchman on June 21 ended for the night at 5 30 p m after closing arguments from both sides. Defense counsel urged exoneration while prosecutors pressed for the electric chair. Judge Charles A Pippen instructed the jury on murder manslaughter self defense and illegal arrest with principals charges read. Goodwin listened intently as the final appeal concluded and the panel was locked up for the night.
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Associated Press
Dallas
W. J. B. Goodwin
Oklahoma National Guard
Charles 8S
Swinney
Dallas Oi
Goodman
Ted Monroe
Charles A. Pippen
Funeral Rites for Lawson Set for Monday
Chicago mourns Victor F Lawson publisher of the Chicago Daily News. Final funeral arrangements were made. Dr Ozora Stearns Davis will deliver the oration at the New England Congregational Church. Interment will be in a North Side cemetery beside his wife, married in 1914.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Ozora Stearns Davis
Chicago Theological Seminary
New England Congregational Church
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North Side
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Ody
Three Die As House Is Struck By Lightning
In Camilla Georgia a storm drove a family to seek shelter in a house near Sales City when a bolt struck the structure. Mrs Albert Pitts 20 Julian Webb 11 and Tony Webb 10 were killed. The storm also destroyed a Negro church and several farm out houses.
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Associated Press
Camilla
Sales City
Albert Pitts
Julian Webb
Tony Webb
Governor Grants Clemency To Ten In Texas Record
AUSTIN Aug 21 Three full pardons one parole one furlough and five restorations of citizenship were granted today by Governor Ferguson. Today’s acts bring the total clemencies since she assumed office to 842 including pardons conditional pardons paroles furloughs and restoration of citizenship rights.
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Associated Press
Austin
Ferguson
Rain Drenches Alpine Texas in Hourly Downpour
An inch of rain fell in Alpine in less than an hour this afternoon causing swollen creeks and rising water levels across the town as the shower moved through Alpine Texas August 21.
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Alpine
Associated Press
Texas
Monument To Buffalo Wallow Heroes Finished by Osgood Co
The Osgood Monument Co of Amarillo completes a granite monument marking the Buffalo Wallow battlefield 20 miles southwest of Canadian. Erected by the Panhandle Plains Historical Society the site honors six men who repelled a Kiowa Comanche attack in 1876 with Dixon and Rath guiding aid through Indian lines.
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Buffalo Wallow Battle Field
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J. J. Long
Mobeetie
Texas
Smith
Chapman
Dixon
Rath
Field Commanders For Pro Army Named Drive To Begin In 10 Days
The field commanders for the reorganized prohibition army were named to start forming staffs within ten days. The unit comprises 24 federal prohibition administrators plus one chief investigator, largely drawn from former dry officers with six new appointees. Assistant Secretary Andrews notes retention of many officials aims to boost enforcement power and efficiency.
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Army
Dalhart Prepares for West Texas Chamber Meet
Dalhart gears up to host 200 West Texas Chamber of Commerce members for the district convention next Monday. J. Cole of Amarillo arrives to assist Cari Guin in readying arrangements as delegations from Clarendon Shamrock Hereford are expected. Morning and afternoon sessions include talks by regional leaders, a banquet, and a vote to choose the 1926 meeting place.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cari
Guin
Hereford
Mission Theater
Sam Braswell
Clarendon
J. R. Sharp
C. H. Walker
Perry
Perryton
Margaret Doorley
West Texas
Porter A. Whaley
R. A. Highsmith
America
W. P. Garvin
Chamber of Commerce
O. V. Vernon
Amarillo
Jessie Gray
P. W Horn
Texas Technological College
Dalhart Choral Club
Panhandle
B. M. Whitaker
R. Q. Lee
A. H. Lehhigh
One Life Believed Lost In San Angelo Fire
Fire that destroyed the Hotel London in San Angelo on Thursday afternoon claimed at least one life. Workmen digging in the ruins found a broken bone identified by doctors as a human wrist, but the hotel staff had no information indicating anyone died in the blaze.
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San Angelo
Associated Presa
Grand Dragons of Klan to Meet Near Columbus
Clyde W. Osborn announces the annual meeting of U S grand dragons at Buckeye Lake starting Tuesday. The Klan aims to promote Bible education alongside evolution teaching, uphold immigration laws, tighten border controls, and require American consular review of prospective immigrants before boarding ships.
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Grand Dragons OF Klan
Columbus
Associated Press
Ohio
Clyde W. Osborn
Grand Dragon
Ku Klux Klan
Grand Dragons of
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Buckeye Lake
America
Klan
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West Indies
Weather Summary Amarillo and South Central Plains
Amarillo and vicin ity expect fair and warmer weather Saturday with little temperature change tonight. Generally fair and warm conditions prevail in eastern New Mexico. showers possible tonight north central and southeast areas. Kansas high pressure moving southeast may bring cooler air and possible showers tonight with variable temperatures through the period.
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