Georgia Banks Fall After Bankers Trust Receivership
Forty eight Georgia banks and Bankers Trust Company of Atlanta closed after the receivership of Bankers Trust. The Bank of Umatilla filed the petition alleging fraudulent misapplication and diversion of funds, prompting court action and temporary injunctions.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia
Bankers Trust Company of
State Department O Banking
Bankers Trust Company
Th Company
H Howard
Fulton Superior Court
Bank of
Umatilla
Florida
W. D. Manley
Bexar Republicans Reach Compromise in Factional Fight
In San Antonio on July 14 the warring Bexar County Republican factions agreed to share equally the primary expense and preserve the July 24 Republican primary. The pact ends a factional dispute that previously split the party and prompted court action over Congressman Wurzbach's ballot placement.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Republcan
Bexar County
Harry M. Wurzbach
Crearm Nolte
Republican Executive Committee
Court Acion
Congressman Warbach
Grain Car Release Sought by Wade to Ease Texas Shortage
Homer D Wade, manager of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, sent telegrams to chambers of commerce in major Texas cities urging local shippers to rapidly release grain cars to relieve a West Texas rail car shortage. He noted railroads and the American Railway Association are assisting, but conditions still demand immediate action amid large wheat losses in Spearman and ongoing shipments.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Chambers of Commerce
Texas
Homer D Wade
West Texas
Spearman Today
Spearman
Tornado Spotted Over Hialeah Near Miami
A tornado was spotted sweeping over Hialeah about 11 miles northwest of Miami this afternoon, reports AP. Local authorities awaited damage assessments as residents prepared for potential aftereffects.
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Associated Press
Miami
Hialeah
Miamia
Prohibition Force Increases Ordered In Two Cities
The Navy named two boards to investigate the New Jersey munition explosion. Orders were issued to boost prohibition enforcement in Los Angeles and New York. The Commerce Department announced a favorable but reduced American foreign trade balance for the last fiscal year.
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Washington
Los Angeles
New York
New Jersey
Navy Department
Commerce Department
Durkin Trial Widow of Federal Agent at Bootleg Case
Marty Durkin known as the sheik bandit was tried in Chicago for the murder of federal agent Edwin Shanahan who was shot during an attempted arrest for bootlegging. Durkin’s counsel argued Chicago police were heavily involved in bootlegging. A jury sentenced Durkin to 35 years.
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Edwin Shanahan
Marty Durkin
Chicago
Shanahan
Eugene McGarry
Durkin
Duggan to Tour West Texas and New Mexico Regions
West Texas Chamber of Commerce President Arthur P. Duggan will tour the territory in August. He will visit Davis Mountain Alpine Fort Stockton Fort Davis Balmorhea El Paso Alamogordo Cloudcroft Carlsbad and eastern New Mexico district meetings. Homer Wade and E H Whitehead accompany him.
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Arthur P. Duggan
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
New Mexico
Davis Mountain
Davis Mountain Big Bend
Marfa
Alpine
Sul Ross State Teachers’ College
Fort Stockton
Fort Davis
Balmorhea
el Paso
Alamogordo
Cloudcroft
Eastern New Mexico
Southern New Mexico Association
Carlsbad
Duggan
Homer D. Wade
Dallas Chicago air service feasibility trial flights begin
Trial flights to test the feasibility of a Dallas Chicago passenger service start immediately. Luther K. Bell of National Air Transport announces the plan to use a ten passenger all metal plane from Ford for a three month test. Air mail and ballast will be carried during the tests.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Chicago
Dallas
Luther K. Bell
National Air Transport Company
National Air Transport Service
Beil
Ford Company
Tax Board Meets Monday in Texas Teachers’ Letter
Fort Worth July 14. State board to set tax rates meets Monday in Austin. Texas State Teachers' Association asks fixing taxes for next year to provide a $15 per capita apportionment for public schools without regard to political prospects of any person.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Austin
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Galveston
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
HU. W. Hensel
Texas State Florists Association
Hensel
BE. A. Bebb
Wichita Falls
W. H. Getzdaner
Geo. E. Wolfe
Waco
Girl Fleeing Gossip Found Riding Box Car Top
Minnie Zapalac, 16, fled La Grange after a brutal attack and her sister’s death six months earlier. She was found riding atop a box car by Houston officers and returned to her parents in the custody of Sheriff Will Loessin. Her disappearance marks a second escape from home amid community scrutiny.
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Associated Press
LA Grange
Texas
Minnie Zapataec
Zapalac
Minnie
William Langhorn
Houston
Will Loessin
Sas
Here
Brothers in murder case. Robert Scott gets life term
Judge Gemmill sentences Robert B. Scott to life imprisonment after finding he acted under his brother Russell T. Scott’s influence. Russell, who led the robbery of the City Hall pharmacy, already faced a death sentence later changed by insanity rulings. both brothers were guilty of murder in the April 2, 1924 killing of Joseph Maurer.
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Robert Scott
Russell
Associated Press
Chicago
Robert B. Scott
Russell T. Scott
William N. Gemmill
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Scott Brothers
City Hall
Gemmill
Robert
Maurer
R. T. Scott Company, Ltd
14 Bodies Reported From Inn Fire In Catskills
A fire at the Twi Light Inn in Tannersville New York killed several guests and trapped many others. Fourteen bodies were recovered by state troopers aided by New York City police with a list of missing narrowed to six. The blaze destroyed the inn and hindered identification due to charred remains as investigators checked guest records and hotel staff lists.
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Associated Press
Tannersville
N. Y
New York
Brooklyn
New York City
Neys
Richard T. Hennessy
the Bronx
Ernest Taltzsch
H. L. Beardsley and Son
Waterbury
Conni
Cornelius Erkenbrecker
Orange
Livingston Bishop
Philadelphia
Brinton
Ann Milbank
Henrietta Picken
Richard Engel
Brookyn
Royal couple halts Grand Canyon visit after strenuous travel
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Louise of Sweden postpone an planned mule back descent into the Grand Canyon after a 200 mile motor trip. They remain at Wylie Way Camp on the north rim with a brief side trip to Cape Royal as rest is taken.
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Associated Press
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Gustaf Adolf
Louise
Sweden
Colorado River
Wylie Way
Cape Royal
Governors 10 Discuss State Rights at Meet
Cheyenne Wyoming July 14 Governors from east west and south will discuss states rights at the annual conference of governors July 26 to 28. Maine governor Ralph C Brewster will speak eastern view on States Rights and Obligations. Oregon governor Walter N Pierce will debate western reaction and Mississippi governor Harry L Whitfield will address Proper Distribution of Governmental Powers. The discussion is set for the morning session July 27.
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Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ralph C. Brewster
Maine
Walter N. Pierce
Oregon
Tourists Protest After Ellis Island Medical Exam
A party of 12 from England aboard the Tuscaniana says they were forced to strip to the waist during medical exams at Ellis Island despite objections by women in the group. They accuse both U S and immigration officials of enforcing the inspection after arriving Saturday in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
England
Ellis Island
United States
Courts’ Standing Paralyzed Says Kansas Attorney
Denver July 14. Cheater L Long of Wichita Kansas president of the American Bar Association pleads for more law enforcement and less legislation at the forty ninth ABA convention. He condemns legislators for shackling the judiciary, saying courts are unable to cope and the public lacks confidence in criminal and civil cases due to current constraints.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Cheater L Long
Wichita
Kansas
American Bar Association
America
I C C Charged With Grain Loss
Fort Worth July 14 The Interstate Commerce Commission is blamed for grain losses as farmers suffer from Santa Fe car shortages. J G Smith Fort Worth elevator president criticizes delays in approving new lines and cites impact on wheat shipments and contracts. Texas Chamber of Commerce says relief is in sight.
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Associated Prey
Fort Worth
Santa Fe
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. G. Smith
Texas
Gulf Ports
Homer D. Wade
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
R. P. Shhindler
Perryton
Mental condition of Jeff Wallace to be studied before execution
Governor Whitfield will appoint a three doctor panel from out of state to assess the mental condition of Jeff Wallace, an 80 year old man scheduled to be hanged Friday for the murder of his wife. The defense claimed insanity, but the lower court and state supreme court affirmed the death sentence. Wallace's six sons attended the governor's meeting, four in naval uniform.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Mass
Whitfield
Jeff Wallace
Columbus
Wallace
State Supreme Court
Courage of Marines Averts Wave of Blasts at Arsenal
In Dover New Jersey July 14 100 Marines under Captain A T Lewis from the Fifth Regiment Quanitco rushed to a fire in a wrecked storehouse at Lake Denmark arsenal. They laid hose from a nearby lake and extinguished flames near tons of explosives. An additional explosion was heard north of the fire later judged to be a 16 inch shell as the team cleared roads and dismantled a gate to bring up a pumping machine.
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Dover
N. J
A. T. Lewis
Navy
Lake Denmark
Arsenal
Marienes
Quantico
Lewis
Carson County approves $1,000,000 road bond for 86 miles
Carson county voters pass a $1 million road bond with expected $1.5 million state and federal aid to build about 86 miles of roads. Major projects include Highway No 33 between White Deer and Panhandle and Highway No 75 from Groom to Conway, with a Panhandle northward spur to oil fields.
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News Panhandle
Carson County
White Deer
Panhandle
Groom
Conway
Brother-in-law of Mrs Oberste dies at Borger
Lee Webb aged 43, brother-in-law of Mrs. Oberste of Amarillo, died of heart failure at Borger yesterday afternoon at 1 o clock. He worked in Borger's hotel trade and had recently moved there from Oklahoma City. The body is with Blackburn Funeral Home and will be sent tonight to Little Rock Arkansas for burial.
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Lee Webb
Texas cattle tick quarantine to be lifted in five counties
The Texas Live stock Sanitary commission announced lifting the cattle tick quarantine in Gonzales Guadalupe Dewitt Caldwell and Val Verda counties likely within 10 days. Dr H L Darby reported these counties practically free of ticks and pastures with slight infestation will remain quarantined until cleaned. The commission will also seek lifting of the federal quarantine in the same counties.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission
Gonzales
Guadalupe
Dewitt
Caldwell
Val Verce
H. L. Darby
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Amarillo Forecast Sees Fair Weather Across Plains
The forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for generally fair conditions Thursday with little temperature change as high pressure settles over the Plains. Temperatures rise from morning in the 60s to afternoon around the 80s, with a high near 90 and a low around 60. Precipitation is not expected.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Plains Statea
Kansas
West Gulf Coast
Pennsylvania
Annee Ae
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Mackey
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