Submarine collision sinks H-47 off Fishguard
Two British subs collided in St George's Channel. H-47 sank with 21 dead and two survivors after 270 feet of water. H-12 damaged and three crew killed. Rescue began with diving gear from Portsmouth and London. The loss was deemed unlikely to yield survivors.
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London
St. George’s Channel
Fishguard
Portsmouth
Admiralty
Alexander
House of Commons
Plymouth
Ocean
Ireland
Lieut. R. J. Gardner
Sidney Cleburne
Charles Edward Bull
Amarillo Gains New Airmail Schedules
Indirect airmail service now reaches Amarillo with letters mailed at night arriving in New York City by the next day. A daylight schedule links Fort Worth and Dallas to Kansas City, then Chicago and New York, with trains departing Amarillo at 9:15 p.m. and National Air Transport planes departing Kansas City at 9:85 a.m. arrival 2:20 p.m. The system extends airmail to points on and off main air routes.
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Amarillo
New York City
Chicago
Fort Worth
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
National Air Transport
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for a unsettled day Wednesday with possible showers in the west. West Texas expects partly cloudy skies with showers in the western portion, while New Mexico may see cooler conditions in the extreme southeast and warmer air in the northeast. A high pressure system over northwestern Kansas shifts from Wyoming, bringing cooler temperatures to the southern Plains and continued cool in the northern Plains and northern Rockies. Yesterday’s temperatures peaked at 79 in the afternoon with a 62 degree low and 0.06 inches of precipitation in the last 24 hours ending at 4 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Kansas
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Rocky Mountain
American Aviators Reach Mainland on Flight to Europe
Roger Q Williams and Captain Yancey, forced down near Santander Spain after a 3400 mile nonstop leg from Old Orchard Maine, planned to continue to Rome in Pathfinder but run aground due to head winds and fuel exhaustion. They landed as fog and storms limited visibility, reporting 500 gallons of gasoline spent and no ships sighted. The pair met Governor General Saliquet before resuming their journey.
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Santander
Spain
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis Yancey
Old Orchard
Maine
Rome
Saliquet
Williams
Yancey
Solons Move Fast on Large Money Bills in Texas
In Austin on July 9, legislators pressed to wrap up work. The Senate approved major appropriation measures except the departmental bill while the House finalized judiciary, eleemosynary and rural aid topics. The House substituted its own bills for Senate ones, and a free conference committee may fail to reconcile differences. The judiciary bill carries 5,060,485 dollars, about 2,000 dollars less than the governor had rejected.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate
House
Record Fall 2nd Time This Week In Angeleno Flight
Mendell and Reinhart set a new world endurance record in the Angeleno biplane at Culver City California reaching 2 30 29 p m. They bettered the prior 174 hour 59 second mark by an hour from Cleveland Ohio. They refueled and continued flying into the night amid cheers. They planned to fly at least 200 hours. The notes quote their resolve and praise for the motor. Mendell a World War I balloon corps lieutenant and chief pilot. Reinhart a former World War I Navy ace. Both men about 30.
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Culver City
Calif
L. ‘W. Mendell
R. B. Reinhart
Cleveland
Ohio
Roy L. Mitchell
Byron K. Newcomb
Mendell
Reinhart
Pete
Loren
Governor Moody backs bigger chief state court in Texas
Governor Moody urged voters at the Williamson county pioneer reunion to pass the July 16 constitutional amendment increasing the Texas supreme court from three to nine judges. He spoke to citizens from central Texas counties marking his first push for the judicial change.
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Associated Press
Roundrock
Tex
Williamson County
Moody
Supreme Court
Texas
Steers Hit New Yearly High at Kansas City Stockyards
Heavy fed steers averaging 1,400 pounds sold for 15.85 per hundredweight at Kansas City stockyards. The two loads were Herefords marketed by G. W. Witter of Merwin Kansas.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
G. W. Witter
Merwin
Kansas
Rep White of Borger makes bond for forgery charge
Borger state representative John Her ron White was released on a $1,000 appearance bond after a forgery charge was filed in Stinnett county court. White seeks to attend a July 29 hearing before Judge H. M. Hood over allegedly forging Mrs Nora May Delaney's name on a waiver in a divorce case from September last year. White, who has remarried, contends the fee waiver was signed by a fraudulent notary and calls the case a political frameup.
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John Herron White
124Th
Austin
Stinnett
John A. Holmes
White
H. M. Hood
Nora May Delaney
Harry Delaney
Delaney
Oklahoma
Dalaney
Fraternal Aid Union Meets in Galveston
The Fraternal Aid union convened in Galveston with George R. Allen of Lawrence Kansas serving as supreme president. Lon A. Smith, state railroad commissioner and union director, welcomed delegates on behalf of the state as proposed changes to existing laws were expected to be discussed.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Expected Deaths Raise Amarillo Auto Toll to New Peak
The city reported six deaths from five days of Panhandle traffic accidents near Amarillo with ten serious to minor injuries. George W Roberson of Grapevine died after trying to board a truck on the Panhandle highway, bringing the fatal tally to six and a life in doubt for Francisco Sinero of Plainview. The list also includes Edgar Crawford Carroll McMurtry E. T. Truscott and Lee Dabney among others. Police highlight a traffic-safety drive ongoing amid the high crash count.
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George W. Roberson
Grapevine
Texas
Panhandle Highway
Panhandle
E. T. Truscott
Amarillo
Henry Ellis
Francisco Sinero
Plainview
Lee Dabney
J. W. Williams
J. G. Wright
North Highway
Ed Waters
W. H Truscott
John Kirby
Sabens
East Highway
Jim Hughes
Coyote
la Fern West
Sfidan
E. A. Warren
Amarllo
Strikers Quiet During Peace Talk Session
July 9 New Orleans The street car strike stalemate continued as officials and federal conciliators sought a compromise between United Public Service Inc. and the union. The company held an injunction and open shop policy while union leaders demanded union recognition before workers return. A proposed general sympathy strike loomed as deputies were sworn in to guard car barns.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
United States
Public Service
Henry B. Dynes
W. H. Rogers
Federal Labor Department
City Commission Council
Arthur J. O'Keefe
Amarillo to Get New Small Currency Today
Amarillo banks expect the city to receive its share of fresh small size paper currency today though shipments from the Federal Reserve in Dallas were delayed. The exact allotment for Amarillo is unknown but will be a small fraction of the over one million dollars requested as funds are slowly distributed to replace worn old notes. The Mint plans about 912 million pieces for national disbursement.
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Amarillo
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallaa
United States
Rain Halts Panhandle Wheat Harvest for Several Days
Rain fell in scattered portions of the Panhandle Monday night delaying the wheat harvest by several days. Heaviest rainfall occurred in the North Plains towns Spearman Perryton Farnsworth and Carrizo. Santa Fe reports good rain at Umbarger Dawn Hereford Friona and Melrose New Mexico. Some hail damage noted near Dumas.
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Panhandle
Central Europe stirred by plot against boy king
United Press reports a major Romanian conspiracy to dethrone the regency and crown former Crown Prince Carol, with plans to install him on the throne now held by Michael. Over 200 arrests occurred as authorities warned of a potential coup and sought to prevent seizure of Bucharest offices and key institutions.
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Central Europe
United Press
Berlin
Europe
Balkan States
Garol
Michael
Julio Maniu
National Peasant’s Party
Vossische Zeitung
Bucharest
Gas rates in Amarillo rejected by Prairie Oil and Gas officials
Prairie Oil and Gas executives Nelson K. Moody and W. A. Hays told Amarillo city commission that lower rates are not feasible at present. They argued cuts would erase profits, noting earnings and costs for Amarillo Gas and Panhandle Pipeline, with 26 1 2 cents per thousand feet average price and 16 cents paid to the Pipeline. The panel pressed for fairness while Moody expressed willingness to adjust if costs are shared, but no reduction was offered now.
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Prairie of & Gas Compan
City Commission
Wny
Nelson K. Moody
Independence
Kane
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
W. A. Hays
Amarillo Gas Company
Panhandle Pipeline Company
Moody
Hays
Prairie Oil Gas Company
Denver
Lester Stone
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