Woman pilot survives crash on national air tour
In El Paso Texas on July 9 Mrs Phoebe F Omlie the only woman pilot on the national air reliability tour and her passenger Mrs Eddie Stinson arrived uninjured after their plane wrecked during a landing at Marfa Texas They said it was their fault for turning too sharply but will take off again tomorrow The Monoplane Greene wrecked a monocoupe driven by Mrs Omlie also crashed at Marfa with no injuries reported The Bremen Junkers monoplane carrying Von Huene feld Koehl and Fitzmaurice was found reduced to a skeleton by treasure seekers off Greenly Island with loot reported from the overturned craft.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Phoebe F. Omlie
Eddie Stinson
Marfa
Greene
Key
National Air Reliability
Detroit
Pacific Coast
Omlie
San Antonio
ST. Johns
N. F
Junkers
Bremen
Gunther von Huenefeld
Hermann Koehl
James Fitzmaurice
Atlantic
Labrador
Greenly Island
Rome
Italia
N ° East Land
Ministry of
Marin
Natale Ceccioni
Einer Lundborg
Ceccioni
Alfredo Viglieri
Borg
Acosta Fined 500 Dollars for Wing Over Stunt
Bert Acosta veteran aviator and Byrd trans Atlantic crew member was fined 500 dollars by the Bureau of Aeronautics for violating civil aviation rules. The penalty stemmed from a wing over at Curtis Field New York that ended in a crash while Acosta faced a 90 day suspension for earlier stunts over a Chicago municipal airport. The fine was described as the severest under aviation law. A new air mail line to Dallas was announced.
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United Press
Washington
Bert Acosta
Bureau of Aeronautics
Curtis Field
New York
Acosta
Chicago
Richard Byrd
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas Tuesday
The forecast calls for fair conditions across Amarillo Vicinttse and West Texas Tuesday with little temperature change. New Mexico is also expected to be fair. Pressure patterns show above normal in the lower Mississippi valley and Southeast, below normal in the Rockies and northern regions, with showers in the Gulf and south Atlantic coast areas.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Areni Me Gulf
South Atlantic Coast
Sniddie
Amasillo
Mivsesvees
Romance Rumor About Lydie Roberts and Marland Remains Unconfirmed
In Flourtown Pennsylvania on July 9 United Press reports that George F. Roberts would not confirm or deny the circulating engagement rumor between Lydie Roberts and oil magnate E. W. Marland. Roberts and Mrs. Roberts declined further comment while noting an official announcement may come.
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United Pret
Flourtown
George F. Roberts
Lydie Roberts
E. W. Marland
United Press Today
Roberts
Parnell Attacks Love On Stand In Decatur Campaign
Former Texas State Senator J D Parnell opened his bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in Decatur pledging to uphold party principles. He denounced Tom Love and Barry Miller for violations and accused Love of courting Democratic support while opposing the national ticket. Parnell, a Wichita Falls resident, touted his lifelong support for prohibition.
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Decatur
Tex
Tom Love
Barry Miller
Parnell
Wichita Falls
North Texas
Smith Robinson campaign start in Albany with mum on liquor views
In Albany Governor Smith and Senator Robinson laid groundwork for the Democratic presidential bid. Jesse H. Jones joined them, Norman Mack predicted a New York statewide sweep, and Stott Ferris also voiced optimism. Robinson refused to forecast issues and kept mum until official notification.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Smith
Robinson
Houston
New York City
Democratic National Committee
Executive Mansion
Jones
Senator
Jesse H. Jones
Norman E. Mack
New York
Mack
New York State
Stott Ferris
Oklahoma
Joe
Arkansas Traveler
W. H Martin
Little Rock
Highway Officials In Hurried Visit To Amarillo
Texas Highway Department members conducted a hurried inspection near Amarillo then headed to Fort Worth and Houston. The group, including RB Sterling and Gibb Gilchrist, met county commissioners and officials, toured roads and oil field routes, with no definite promises made.
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Amarillo
Texas Highway Department
Colorado Gulf
Fort Worth
Harve H. Haines
Board of City Development
Panhandle
Houston
County Highway Office
Sterling
Ely
Gibb Gilchrist
Houwston
Lub
Bock
Farwell
Sam B. Motlow
Weymouth
Ryder
Gilchrist
W. A. French
Dalhart
Texline
Stratford
Dumas
Mr. Sterling
Innett
Meroe
Bushland
Amarillo Creek
Motlow
Withdrawal of Habeas Corpus Motion In Dallas Pastor Case
The Associated Press reports that Henry G. Wills withdrew a habeas corpus motion for Rev. Earl Anderson a Dallas fundamentalist preacher jailed for contempt of an injunction against constructing a tabernacle. No action to appeal was learned and court records show no formal filing. Both the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals were in session, with vacations slated for July.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Henry G. Wills
Earl Anderson
Dallas
Wills
Court of Criminal Appeals
Two Men Shot to Death in Brooklyn Gang Attack
Two men were killed and two others wounded in Brooklyn when five or six men in an automobile opened fire on them as they talked on a street corner. Police suspect the victims were mistaken for someone else in the area tied to gangster Frankie Yale’s influence.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Frankie Yale
Dallas Banker’s Son Fatally Shot in Accidental Shooting
Leslie Waggener Jr., 24, son of a Dallas banker, was shot and fatally wounded at a Dallas attorney’s home. The shooting, ruled accidental, left Waggener dying about 20 minutes after arrival at a sanitarium.
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Dallas
Texas
Leslie Waggener, Jr
Waggener
Tle
Al Smith Pledges Immediate Farm Relief If Elected President
Governor Alfred E Smith said he would convene a conference on farm relief immediately after the election and transmit a concrete plan to Congress at the opening session. Indiana Farm Bureau asks for his personal position on the Houston platform and steps if elected.
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New York
Alfred’. Smith
Congress
W. H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Houston
Settle
Indianapolis
Houston Platform
Levine Postpones South America Hop
Charles A. Levine, famed trans Atlantic passenger, said he postponed a planned flight to South America to a few days as part of attempting a new world non stop distance record. Earlier he announced a takeoff tonight in the Columbia monoplane with Bert Acosta piloting, following Captain Emilio Carransa returning to Mexico City.
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Associated Press
Curtiss Field
N. Y
Charles A. Levine
trans-Atlantic
South America
Levine
Columbia
Bert Acosta
Emilio Carransa
Rad
Mexico City
Moody Announces Six Campaign Speech Dates
Governor Moody announced six campaign speaking engagements for re election. The events span Edinburg Harlingen Corpus Christi Del Rio Beaumont and Port Arthur with times listed for each day this week.
Wealthy theater figure admits accidental shooting in kitchen
Alpheus E. Dickson, 81, facing murder charges for the slaying of Herbert H. Powell, 10, in his Denver home kitchen after midnight. Dickson claims he meant to trap Powell and his wife for a possible divorce, while Mrs. Dickson calls her liaison with Powell an innocent flirtation.
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Associated Press
Denver
Herbert H. Powell
Alpheus E. Dickson
Dickson
Powers
Lowenstein Parachute Report Sparks Fresh Interest
London reports a Dunkirk telegraph saying a fisherman saw a parachute fall near the English channel as Captain Alfred Lowenstein vanished. The claim was unconfirmed and brussels inquiries detail crew statements about the missing Belgian financier.
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London
Alfred Lowenstein
Dunkirk
Lowenstein
English Channel
Brussels
Cotton Drops Five On Federal Acreage Report
The market moved from a July 1 acreage figure showing 144 percent in cultivation to a volatile day. Oct contracts fell from 22.00 to 20.99, with December at 21.95 early, then tumbled to 21.15 and 20.94 as liquidation and profit taking pushed prices lower. The session closed near the day’s bottom after a very active trading day driven by the acreage release and rains in the belt.
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Rikon
Liverpool
Shorts
Seasion
Millionaire Emory Titman Dies in Atlantic City
Emory Titman, once the United States second largest man, died in Atlantic City on Sunday. He had shed weight from 800 pounds to 587 pounds after years of diet and medical efforts. His death marks the end of a noted battle with extreme obesity.
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United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Emory Titman
United States
Hawkins Seeks Impeachment of Moody in Texas Governor Race
William E. Hawkins of Breckenridge accuses Gov. Dan Moody of failure to enforce state laws and calls for impeachment. He cites moves in multiple counties to remove from the Democratic primary ballot candidates including State Sen. Thomas B. Love and Edith Wilmans, alleging a political purge by Moody's aides.
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Austin
William E. Hawkins
Breckenridge
Dan Moody
Hawkins
Thomas B. Love
Edith
Wilmans
Moody
Texas
Five Italia survivors in Arctic ice still alive, hopeful rescue
Reports from Virgo Bay and Northeastland indicate four Italia crewmen remain in the ice camp under air supervision. Ceccioni is dead, two are confirmed dead, and fifteen others still missing after the Italia crash and rescue attempts.
Income Tax Falls Off
United Press reports federal income tax receipts for the year ended June 30 totaled 2.174 billion dollars, down 5.456 million from the prior year, per a Treasury Department announcement released today in Washington.
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United Press
Washington
Treasury
Pretty Pickin's Classified Scores and Bar Gains
Classified Columns today list bar gains and scores among headings. Readers can scan the section to locate items of interest and quickly decide what to acquire or inquire about.
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