City awards foreign pipe contract for new water system
The city will install a 12 million gallon daily water supply using 30 inch cast iron pipe bought from Nicoll and Company in France. Sherman Machine and Iron Works of Oklahoma City won the installation bid at 609137, saving 154772 over domestic low bids. Installation to be completed within 240 days with inspections in France Galveston and locally. Ships will return loaded with Panhandle wheat as mayor Bivins defends foreign pipe choice.
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New Water Works
Nicoll and Company
Sherman Machine and Iron Works
Oklahoma City
Bivins
Sherman Machine Company
France
Galveston
Shepman Machine Company
Word Ranch
Sherman Mays
Sherman Ma Company
Standard Pavine and Construction Company
Cowhand 10 Stage Famous Open Meeting For Candidates
Potter county voters will attend Cowhand 10 Stage famous open meeting tonight at the courthouse lawn. Judge Claude Miller will speak for Lynch Davidson and Lee Satterwhite for Dan Moody. Each candidate will be given time to present and the audience will judge the speaking time. If weather fails the gathering moves to the district courtroom.
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Potter County
Sm. A. Cowhand
Claude Miller
Waco
Lynch Davidson
Lee Satterwhite
Dan Moody
S-51 Is Refloated After Grounding in East River
The S-51 grounded on a rock in the East river today and was floated at 9 15 tonight as it resumed its voyage to the Brooklyn Navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East River
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Amarillo and West Texas Thursday Weather Outlook
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with Thursday fair to partly cloudy conditions for West Texas and New Mexico. Low Missouri valley pressure brings showers in the north, while higher southeast pressure yields showers from eastern New Mexico to western Missouri. Rain has occurred along the region and Missouri valley low pressure moves eastward Thursday. Temperature readings for Amarillo show midday around 67 degrees with other hours detailed in the forecast.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Missouri
Armarillo
CIA
Flood waters menace Mexico City and Guadalupe shrine
Floods have inundated Guadalupe and surrounding areas, threatening the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Streets and prisons are flooded from inches to feet, with hundreds of homes evacuated and an orphanage sheltering 1,500 children. Two drownings were reported in outlying areas.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Guadalupe
Senate Committee 10 to Probe Illinois Election
The Senate campaign funds committee adjourned a Pennsylvania primary inquiry and plans a July 26 Chicago probe into the Illinois Republican primary. Subpoenas issued name witnesses but will remain private until served, aiming to avoid jurisdiction issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Chicago
Illinois
Illnois
Amarillo Faces $75,000 Drive for Rock Island Rail Right of Way
Col. C. T. Herring was named chair of the steering and finance committees to raise $75,000 needed to obtain a Rock Island railroad right of way out of Amarillo by Monday. Sub chairmen and district canvassers were appointed to cover merchants, oil interests, real estate, auto dealers, builders, and other groups. The city hall session opens at 9 AM to plan urgent fundraising and negotiations, with the railroad ready to start grading once deeds are secured.
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Col
C. T. Herring
Amarillo
City Board of Development
Rock Island Railroad
Board of City Development
City Hall
Colonel Herring
Lee Bivins
R. B. Masterson
W. H. Fuqua
Dick Ware
E. 0. Thompson
J. Ray
Mr. Herring
Martin Jarett
Polk Street
R. L. Wright
Taylor Street
Fd Hardin
W. H. Holmes
Ben Henson
Toney Chisum
H. W. Galbraith
Albert Randall
O. W. Wray
Taylor
Leland Abbott
Walter Barlow
John Wayland
Rock Island
Liberal
Kansas
Auto Registration Drops Significantly In 1926 First Half
The State Highway department reports 1926 six month auto registrations totaling 70 298 below the 1925 interim. Through July 1 the total reached 908 795 versus 979 093 in 1925. Carson county in the Panhandle oil field shows the largest rise with 2 436 registrations on June 30, up 891 from 1 545 in 1925.
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Associated Press
Austin
State Highway Department
Carson County
Panhandle
Four Men Arrested in Borger Oil Field Hijacking Case
Borger police chief Dick Herwick and City Detective Jimmie Allen report four men alleged to hijack 37 oil workers at multiple wells near Borger about three weeks ago. Victims identified the suspects at a Borger jail examining trial, with 12 workers corroborating the hijackings and robberies. The suspects reportedly gathered victims, forced them to move between wells, then escaped.
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Borger
Dick Herwick
Jimmie Allen
Allen
Texas Tax Valuation Seen Near Four Billion
Estimates of Texas tax valuations due July 15 may total near four billion, topping last year’s 3.602 billion. The tax board led by Governor Miriam Ferguson and Comptroller S H Terrell will set rates within five days. The present tax is 77 cents, 35 for general purposes, 35 for schools and 7 for pensions.
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Associatst Press
Austin
Texas
Comptroller's Office
Tax Board
Miriam A. Ferguson
S. H. Terrell
Gregory Hatcher
Washout Holds Denver Trains
A severe rain washed out three quarters of a mile of Fort Worth and Denver trackage between Lelia Lake and Clarendon. Two passenger trains and three freight trains were halted with an estimated ten hour delay, including the new West Texan on its initial run. Water levels covered tracks for miles, hindering repairs despite full crew deployment.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Lelia Lake
Clarendon
West Texan
Crant Border Research Corporation Chartered
The Crant Border Research Corporation is chartered under Maryland laws with authorized capital of 2,500,000 shares. Offices in Houston and New York City. W. C. Hardcastle as VP, B. F. Bush as president, other directors listed. The firm owns about 1,457,000 acres in Mexico and 700,000 acres in the Louisiana Gulf coast region, plus 250,000 acres leased for mineral and oil rights. It plans to develop holdings, drill for oil gas sulfur and salt, and undertake reclamation projects.
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iPy
Associated Press
Houston
Border Research Corporation
Maryland
Jlouston
W. C. Hardcastle
New York City
B. F. Bush
St. Louis
Sidney P. Allen
Chicago
Henry H. Timken
Canton
Ohio
Henry Oliver
Pittsburgh
E. F. Simms
Lee Hager
Mexico
Gulf Coast
Louisana
Louisiana
Ponzi Extradition Hearing Moved to Saturday
Charles Ponzi’s extradition hearing before Governor Ferguson was reset from Thursday to 10 a m Saturday to allow his attorney to secure documentary evidence from Boston. Massachusetts officers and defense counsel planned travel to Austin for the hearing. Henry Kahn will represent Ponzi.
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Aswncated
Houston
Charles Ponzi
Ferguson
Boston
Massachusettes
Austin
Panzi
Bay State
Henry Kahn
Ponei
Subway Strike Fails as City Reports Transit Improvement
The city reports rapid transit service has improved after a strike impact, with ongoing assessment of operations. Officials say service reliability has shown gains and commuters face fewer delays. local authorities promise continued monitoring and measures to prevent future disruptions.
Traffic improves as New York subway strike continues
New York officials report better traffic conditions on the second day of the subway strike. Strikers claim unsafe operation charges are filed with the public service commission while upgrades redirect riders to elevated lines and buses. Verbal clashes occur as union leaders claim elevated workers join the strike and company officials counter with accusations of dummies aboard demonstrations.
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Interborough Rapid Transit
Public Service Commission
Father Knickerbocker
Interborough
Subway
Hearing set on motor bus rate discussion in Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission announced a hearing on rates for motor transport companies operating in Texas. The session is scheduled for Wednesday July 28 in Austin. The commission will use inspector reports on express bus service and input from owners and operators of motor busses handling both passengers for hire and express packages. The agency was appointed on April 4 after its first meeting.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Mystery Baby Remains Discovered Near Amarillo Haystack
Sheriff and police will conduct a fight investigation into the discovery of a bundle of bloody clothing wrapped in newspapers buried two feet in a pasture near Amarillo. A man named Johnson is jailed in connection with a liquor case after officers confiscated mash and beer during the search.
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Amarillo
Luce
Williams
Richards
Mitchell
Haystack
Johnson
Amarillo to Erect Ten Story Medical Arts Building
Amarillo plans a $1,000,000 ten story Medical Arts building at Eighth and Polk funded by Louis J. Havini and led by contractor Charlie Fisk. Guy Carlander designs the project intended for doctors and dentists with completion aimed around March 1.
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FISE
Amarillo
Charlie Fisk
Eighth and
Polk Streets
Polk Street
Louis J. Havini
Dallas
Guy Carlander
Pelk Street Methodist Church
Hainni
Texas
Baker Hotel
Fort Worth
Medical Arts
San Antonio
Moody addresses two crowds in Sweetwater rain disrupted indoor talks
Attorney General Dan Moody spoke to two audiences in Sweetwater on Wednesday. A rainstorm forced one group indoors, and the room for Moody’s first address filled to capacity while he finished speaking to the second crowd.
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Associated Press
Sweetwater
Dan Moody
Believe Fair Theater Safe Robbery Cleared by Arrest
Local police believe the fall theater safe robbery was clarified by the arrest of Sundown Slim, 28, in Borger by Jimmie Allen and Desitt Holger. Page, held on robbery charges, was brought to Amarillo for grand jury review after being traced from Louisiana and Arkansas oil fields.
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Borger
Jimmie Allen
J. F. Page
Stas
Sundown Slim
Wichita Falls
Allen
Desitt al Holger
Amarillo
Eity Jair
Mair
Page
Moundhs
Louisiana
Arkansas
Ti Fair Theater
Lubbock
Ecounty
Inheritance Tax Collections Near $1 Million Mark
The Austin comptroller’s office predicted fiscal year ending September 1 inheritance tax receipts will surpass 1,000,600. More than 950,000 has been collected to date, with about 100,000 gathered since July 1.
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The
Associated Press
Austin
S. H. Terrell
Methods of Killing Cotton Pests to Be Discussed Monday
A statewide meeting to discuss combatting the cotton flea and cotton leaf worm is scheduled for Monday July 12 at 2 o'clock in the Austin chamber of commerce. The call was signed by T. O. Walton president of Texas A and M College C H Alvord director of the A and M extension service and George B Terrell commissioner of agriculture.
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Associated Press
Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
T. O. Waltom
Texas A. & M. College
C. H. Alvord
A. & M. Extension Service
George B. Terrell
Agriculture
Shipping board to sell United States lines and American Merchant Line
The Shipping Board acts to privatize U S lines while an inquiry finds lack of authorization to spend money. Alien Property Office division will delay inquiry. Republican election managers pick Newton of Minnesota for Chicago HQ and Tilson as floor leader for New York. Senate campaign funds committee ends Pennsylvania primary inquiry and adjourns to July 26 in Chicago to study Illinois primary.
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Associated, Press Shipping Board
United States Lines
American Merchant Line
Alien Property Offices Division
Newton
Minnesota
Chicago
Tilson
New York
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Pennsylvania
Illinois
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Wash
Sylvia
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Washout
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Crant Border Research Corporation Charter
Ponzi
Better Ac
Eakle
Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo Building
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Amarilo Bank and Trust Company
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