Roxana Woman Cleared in Fourth Ballot Murder Trial
Archi Parker was found not guilty of murder in Roxana after a jury reached a verdict on the fourth ballot. Blair was killed at a Roxana filling station on June 19 after alleged relations with Parker's wife. Parker testified about divorce and engine trouble forcing him to pass the scene. Blair’s wife was wounded in the legs by a stray bullet.
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Panhandle
Archie Parker
Charles Blair
Roxana
Blair
Parker
Amarillo
White Deer
State School Head Sends Protesting Delegations Home
AUSTIN August 26. State superintendent S M N Marrs sent a McLennan county delegation home urging the district dispute record be resubmitted in better form. He questioned whether any action would be legal without the county trustees, who seek to add Mills and Woodlawn to Bruceville Eddy independent district. Protestants arrived from both sides with lawyers. The Mills want Moody district while Woodlawn prefers Lorena. The issue is whether the county trustees exceeded discretion in ordering consolidation.
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Associated Press
Austin
S. M. N. Marrs
McLennan County
Marrs
County Board of Trustees
Mills
Woodlawn
Bruceville-Eddy
Farmer Drowns Bathing in Farm Water Tank Near Vernon
Vernon Texas August 26 Reuben B Thornell 33 drowned while bathing in a farm tank near Vernon His body was recovered after about 30 minutes Two children were with him and rushed to Vernon to summon help Also in Mississippi Theodore G Bilbo leads Dennis Murphree in the governor race by 9 858 with 147 349 to 187 491
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Associated Press
Vernon
Texas
Reuben B. Thornell
Bilbo
Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Dennis Murphree
Murphree
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect Saturday showers with a mainly cloudy to partly cloudy sky north of the area and little temperature change in New Mexico. Local showers are likely in the Rocky Mountain region and plains states, with warmer conditions in the central Mississippi Valley and a high Ohio valley pressure.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Ohio Valley
Rocky Mountain
Plain States
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Mob Attacks U S Embassy at Cherbourg
In Cherbourg France a mob of Sacco Vanzetti sympathizers attacked the American consulate as police and troops fought rioters. Water jets and mounted gendarmes failed to disperse the crowd. several were injured and arrests made as the consulate was used as a police post. Mary Donovan appears in Boston court for obstructing foot traffic amid funeral placards.
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Associated Press
Cherbourg
France
Sacco-Vanzetti
Mary Donovan
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Radicals’ Defence Committee
Miss
Miss Donovan
Gardner Jackson
Defense Committee
Americans Besieged as Reds Seize Amparo Mine
U S and British nationals were besieged in their homes near the Amparo mine in Jalisco after radicals seized the property. Consul reports say 18 Americans and 11 British subjects evacuated to Guadalajara while Mexican authorities move to restore order and protect life and property. The embassy cites military control and seeks details on the situation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Amparo Mining Company
Jalisco
Mexico
State Department
Joseph C. Sutterwhite
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Amparo
Satterwhite
Sacco
Vanzetti
Red
Acaponeta
Florence Anderson
Los Angeles
Man entombed in well saved after 30 hours
Fred Leneau of Auburn was trapped for 30 hours after a cave-in left him in a 40-foot well in Worcester Massachusetts. He was brought to the surface alive at 12:45 this morning after being confined since 6:20 pm Thursday.
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Associated
Worcester
Mass
Fred Leneau
Auburn
Fire in Oregon forest hems in three families
A forest fire on Nelson Creek in the mountains 35 miles west of Eugene trapped three families. State forest department workers and ranchers fought to reach them as the fire spread rapidly, according to a telegram received tonight.
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Associated Press
Eugene
Ore
Nelson Creek
State Forest Department
Free High Class Light Opera at Tri-State Fair
The Tri-State Exposition will host Ernie Young's revue for seven performances in Amarillo at no grand stand cost. 8,000 seats will be free for spectacle evenings, with 50 cent general admission for the entire fair. Fireworks each night accompany a colorful, popular show led by the Chicago import.
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Tri-State
Tri-State Exposition
Amarillo
Ernie Young
Fair Grounds
Fair Board
Chicago
Flo Ziegfeld
West
Ziegfeld
New York
Young
The
Fair Management
George
Mae LeFevre
Hale County 10 to Send Stock to Amarillo Fair
A carload of Hale County dairy cattle and hogs will be shipped to Amarillo for the Tri State Exposition September 11 to 17. County Agent R M Milhollin plans to organize more breeders to participate. Notable exhibitors include Dr B J Underwood Hale Center and several local ranchers.
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Plainview
Hale County
Amarillo
R. M. Milhollin
Amarillo Fair
Governors Invited to Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Exposition
Tri-State Exposition directors urge Gov. Dan Moody of Texas Gov. R. C. Dillon of New Mexico and Gov. Henry S. Johnston of Oklahoma to attend the inauguration of the fair in Amarillo. Telegrams were sent and responses awaited. No rain insurance will be purchased for the event.
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Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Dan Moody
Tex
R. C. Dillon
Henry S. Johnston
Amarillo
Marvin Jones
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo and
Herring
Dillon
Johnston
Fair Management
Gov
Moody
Panhandle
Automobiles And Styles Night In Amarillo Business District
Amarillo hosts a big Monday evening event in the business section with a full style display by merchants in household equipment and women’s wear. Polk Street showcases latest automobile models by the Amarillo Automotive Dealers association. Dave Corden’s 20 piece band will perform in the district. The Globe News sponsors the window unveiling, inviting Panhandle residents to attend at 7:30 p.m.
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Amarillo
Polk Street
The
Globe News
Panhandle
Stop Work On Borger's New City Building
Borger, Aug 26. Business leaders sought an injunction to halt work on the new city hall project valued at 27,900, claiming the contract price is 4,000 over the proper amount. Mayor Glen Pace and Commissioners W. E. Corn and J. E. Higgins named in the action. The city has housed officials in rented space prior to the decision.
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Borger
Glen Pace
W. E. Corn
J. E. Higgins
Nova Scotia Storm Toll Total Is Nine
Halifax reports the Aug 26 gale and rain disrupted lines and light, wrecked crops and shipping, and caused at least nine deaths. Communications are being slowly restored as districts still provide sparse details of the worst Nova Scotia storm in 64 years.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia
Paul Redfern Vanishes Over Caribbean Flight Declines
Brunswick Ga August 26 reports say Paul Redfern left Brunswick for Rio de Janeiro at 12 46 pm Thursday. silence persisted as ships and stations monitored the monoplane Port of Brunswick 600 miles east of Bahamas sighted by a steamer with uncertainty. local experts doubt he will reach Para or Rio de Janeiro within fuel range amid storms and harsh Caribbean conditions.
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Caribbean Sea
Paul Redfern
Braz
Nae Seau
St. Petersburg
Fla
Redfern
Bahama Islands
Porto Rico
Caribbean
St. George
Grenada Island
Tobago
Pather
Frederick C. Redfern
Benedict College
Columbia
D. C
Grenadines
Trinidad Isle
Georgetown
British Guiana
Mackapa
Amazon River
Recife
Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro
Associated Press
Nassau
Bahama Island
Bahamas
Brunswick, Ga
United Press
Rio de Janiero
Para
Brazil
San Juan
Pau Redfern
Port of Brunswick
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Oregon
Donna
City of
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Wick
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Petersburg
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