Byrd and Crew Linked to Century-Long Church Robberies
Cincinnati report details Ray Marsden 41 of Flint Michigan confessing to a network behind 15000 robberies of 7000 Catholic churches across all U S states and Canada over 27 years. He says he was jailed twenty one years for crimes but withheld most locations. He named no cities beyond Ohio and Kentucky.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
United States
Canada
Ray Marsden
Flint
Mich
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Our Lady of the Blessed Virgin
Marsden
Kentucky
Kenyon Grain Fire Damage Put Near $1,000
Fire believed started by a passing train damaged the Kenyon Grain and Coal company at 10 North Polk. The blaze spread along nearly a hundred feet of hay filled warehouse wall before crews from Central and Sixteenth streets gained control around 11. Axes were used to cut holes in galvanized walls to fight the fire.
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Kenyon Grain and Coal Company
North
Polk Street
Central
Sixteenth Street
Polk
Tyler Street
Amarillo Weather Forecast For Friday
The weather bulletin covers Amarillo and vicinity with unsettled conditions Friday. West Texas and New Mexico show unsettled skies with cooler trends and no major temperature changes expected.
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Amarillo
Vicinty
West Texas
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain
Nebraska
Gate Rocky Mountain
Mexico
Maitland and Hegenberger Sail for Home
Lieutenants Lester J. Maitland and Albert Hegenberger, after landing near Honolulu following a 2400 mile Pacific flight from Oakland, plan to sail to San Francisco on the Maui. The Fokker monoplane will stay in Hawaii for inter island aviation by Army pilots. Endurance and hunger marked the voyage as Hawaiians applauded the 26 hour 60 minute flight.
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Lester Maitland
Albert F. Hegenberger
U. S. Army
San Francisco
Honolulu
Oakland
Pacific
Associated Press
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Maui
Fokker
Hawaii
Inter-Island
Maitland
Hegenberger
Texans Welcome In Philadelphia On Good Will Tour
Governor Dan Moody leads a Texas goodwill tour in Philadelphia, meeting Mayor Kendrick and officials. The party visits Fairmont Park Independence Hall and the Delaware River port while receiving warm greetings from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania leaders.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Dan Moody
Texas
City Hall
Kendrick
Union League Club
Fisher
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Athletic Club
Moody
Lochinvar
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Oil Found At 3125 Feet In New Channing Well
Deep Rock Oil No. 1 Lyman Balfour in Hartley county shows gas and oil in slush pit at 3125 feet. First Hartley county oil if confirmed, boosting Channing prospects near Moore county and Panhandle oil men. International highway meeting set in Laredo October 12 to promote Meridian route tourism among Canada, US, and Mexico. Breckenridge reports one inch of snow marking a mid summer day.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Presa
Heomon
Channing
Deep Rock Oil Company
Lyman- Balfour
Hartley County
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Moore County
The
Associatien
Laredo
United States
Texas
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Leona
Coahuila
Canada
Mexico
Dethronement of Juvenile Judge Lindsey Ends
Denver and Colorado high court action ousts juvenile Judge Ben B Lindsey, founder of the court, with an ouster writ issued for Royal Graham’s election. Lindsey to guard records as county commissioners select successor. Graham estate seeks civil action for about 0,400 dollars.
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United Press
Denver
Col
Ben B. Lindsey
McDonough
Graham
Treasury Reports Record U S Surplus To Pay Down Debt
Washington June 30 government closes fiscal year with an estimated treasury surplus of 635 to 640 million dollars the largest in history. Acting Secretary Mills calls the figure partly misleading due to non recurring items and notes the surplus funds debt reduction. Congressional leaders plan a permanent tax cut next session and begin rate scheduling discussions. The year shows over 1 billion dollars cut in debt and retirement of large Liberty loan issues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Mills
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robbers Enter Bank Fourth Time This Year
The Wildorado bank was entered and robbed for the fourth time in a year on Wednesday night. A watch owned by President W. E. O’Neil was the only item disturbed. Safety boxes were torn open and scattered. thieves smashed the front door and vault knob but failed to access the safe. In two robberies about $1,000 was taken, the other time nothing was taken.
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Wildorado Bank
W. E. O'Neil
Nation Swelters Under Worst Heat Blanket of Year
The United States endures a southwestern heat wave as heat peaks spread across the country. Yuma Arizona led with 112 degrees last week, and many cities report 90s to 100s, with forecasts predicting further rises, especially in the east.
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United
Washington
Yuma
Ariz
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Richmond
Lynchburg
Huron
Goodland
Kan
Phoenix
Red Bluff
Cal
Actress Dorothy Mackaye Faces Sentencing in Tragedy Case
Dorothy Mackaye awaits sentencing for a manslaughter conviction linked to the death of Ray Raymond. Paul Kelly, her claimed lover, faces a 1 to 10 year term for manslaughter. The judge may impose indeterminate one to three years or six months in county jail.
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Los
Dorothy Mackaye
Ray Raymond
San Quentin Penitentiary
Paul Kelly
Raymond
Miss MacKaye
J. W. Sullivan
Body of mutilated boy found near Marshall
The body of a white boy mangled beyond identification was found on the Texas and Pacific track four miles north of Marshall by a work-train brakeman. Parts of the body were scattered along the track. after an inquest the body was buried. Tattooed initials J. H. V were on the right forearm as the sole Identification.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Texas and Pacific
Justice of Peace
Byrd Plane Missing Near Paris After Transatlantic Flight
Reports from Paris and Le Bourget field say Commander Richard E. Byrd and the aircraft America are lost after leaving around 9:17 p m. They may have crashed or run out of fuel somewhere in France. Observers hoped for a radio contact as the night wore on.
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Associated Press
Paris
Richard FB. Byrd
America
France
Paria
H. A. Gibbons
Rodman Wanamaker
Byrd
LE Bourget Field
Bricuc
Eem
Lapses in Ferguson logic cited by Texas pro-amendment group
The Texas organization backing four proposed constitutional amendments issued a statement refuting Miriam Ferguson’s opposition. It defended nine member Supreme Court design, argues voters can replace judges via elections, and emphasizes the public’s interest in an efficient judiciary over individual judges.
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Associated Press
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Supreme Court
Dan Moody
Ferguson
Hobby
Commission of Appeals
Neff
Moody
Texas
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Clarence D. Chamberlin
Lifer
Will R. Jones
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Hest
John Vernosk
Amarillo and Panhandle
Amarillo National Bank
Ernest C. Thompson
Guy Saunders
Great West Mill and Elevator Company
Tol Ware
Panhandle
Old Well
Prairie
Colorado
Oan Press
Breckenridge
Colo
Lindsey
Wildorado
China
London
Daily Mail
Pekin
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Presa
Oslo
Norway
Fergusons
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