Heat and Fire Ravage Washington
A blaze rages through Washington area properties with widespread flames and smoke continuing to threaten structures. Fire crews fight the blaze amid shifting winds as residents evacuate and authorities assess damages.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1926
Page
1
Wildfires Rage Across Northwest with Widespread Damages
Lightning ignites fires from the Pacific coast to inland regions in Alberta and Idaho. Port Orchard home destroyed and another threatened as crews including 60 firefighters and 50 sailors battle the blaze. Fires burn across Grouse Creek OReille forest Cariboux Creek Snow Creek and Independence in Idaho with hundreds to thousands of acres scorched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seattle
Pacific Northwest Coast
Calgary
Alberta
Spokane
Washington
Santa Monica
California
Port Orchard
Puget Sound
Vy Yard
Kanik
U National Forest
International Line
Colville National Forest
Grouse Creek
Pond O’reille
Cariboux Creek
Snow Creek
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Pond O'’Reille Lake
Wheat proceeds rise as Panhandle yields loom large
Panhandle wheat prices hit 1.25 to 1.26 per bushel for export buyers while Canada faces shortages and northwest drought. Amarillo moves 100 carloads daily, about 125 000 bushels, with 26 000 000 to 22 000 000 bushels projected statewide. Prosperity grows as farmers pay debts and bank deposits rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Galveston
Canada
Northwest
Amarillo
Naval board opens probe after Arsenal blast toll grows
The naval board probes Lake Denmark arsenal blast as the death toll climbs to 22 with four marines still missing. Rescue teams comb shell torn areas near Mount Hope and surrounding towns while testimony highlights losses of about $150,000 at Mount Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dover
N. J
Naval Board
Lake Denmark Arsenal
A. J. Shackles
Arsenal
W. A. Gerdts
Replage Steel Company
Mount Hope
Navy
Naval Court of Inquiry
R. E. Coontz
O. C. Dowling
Naval Arsenal
Vicmarines
Agua Prieta Mayor Doubts McPherson Kidnapping Tale
Aimee Ernesto Boubion, mayor of Agua Prieta, a prominent witness for the Los Angeles grand jury probing the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping story, expresses skepticism about the claimed kidnapping. He says he doubts the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernesto Boubion
Agua Prieta
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Sesqui Centennial Sunday laws trigger arrests in Philadelphia
Three employees including Miss Janice Eichholtz and two ticket sellers were taken into custody as part of a campaign by the Methodist Men’s Committee to close the exposition on Sundays. Warrants were issued for twelve others, with threats to arrest higher officials as hearings proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Janice E. Eichholtz
Methodist Mens Committee
Lawrence D. Hickman
Finletter
Methodist Mews Committee
Executive Committee Meeting of Tri State Fair Called
The executive committee, led by Mr. Amacker, is summoned for 12 o'clock today at the Amarillo Hotel. Attendance is deemed crucial by Mr. Amacker as the committee convenes for a quarterly session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amacker
Amarillo Hotel
M.r. Amacker
Amarillo
Absentee Voters Urged to File Reports in Potter County
Potter County Clerk E. M. Pittman warns absentee voters they have eight days to complete legal formalities before election day on July 24. Voters must cast ballots by July 22 if away on election day, with four mailing steps needed to reach home county polls. Close to thirty absentee papers filed. hundreds of railroad and traveling men may vote if absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
E. M. Pittman
Culver City Man Identifies McPherson In Car
C A Vick of Culver City and his wife testified before the Los Angeles County grand jury that they saw Aimee Semple McPherson in an automobile passing through Culver City toward Los Angeles from Ocean Beach around 3 or 4 P M on the day her disappearance was reported. Their account matched earlier statements by Police Captain M Q Barnard and Mrs Barnard of Culver City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pleas
Los Angeles
C. A. Vick
Culver City
Aimee Semple McPherson
Culv
Ocean Beach
Santa Monica
Sword of Menendez de Argiles Returns to America
The 3.5 foot blade of Pedro Menendez de Argiles, founder of St. Augustine, returns to the United States for the Philadelphia sesquicentennial exhibit aboard the liner Manuel Arnus. Caesar Dol Maderiga presents the weapon and a tapestry and Spanish art collection valued at 30 million dollars to be shown in the Andalusian pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Florida
America
Pedro Menendez de Argiles
St. Augustine
Manuel Arnus
Caesar Dol
Maderiga
Spain
Philadelphia
Naval Museum
Madrid
Lions Convention Delegates Stop in Amarillo En Route
About 150 Lions from Oklahoma Tennessee Mississippi Georgia Louisiana and Alabama will spend 90 minutes in Amarillo this evening as they travel by rail to the national convention in San Francisco. They arrive at 8 15 p m on the Dixie Special from Memphis and depart at 9 35 p m toward Fort Worth and Denver. Amarillo club members will give a city tour and distribute literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Amarillo
Memphis
Tennessee
Amarillo Club
Fort Worth
Denver
Bill
Fienniken
Lions
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Harry Gardner
Cardner
Porter Unverwood
Frisco
Dixon Creek Oil Increases Output With Four New Wells
Dixon Creek Oil company raises daily production by about six thousand barrels after shooting four wells. Smith No. 13 flows 2000 barrels daily, No. 15 in 14,2, Hutchinson county. No. 23 in 5,2 flows 1750. No. 36 in 5-Y yields 1400 barrels per day after nitro. Total 12300 barrels from 13 wells prior to new production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Creek Oil Company
Dixon Creek
Section 14
Block Y
Hutchinson County
Hutchinson
Drilling Records Shattered Across Three States
Private dispatches from the southwest report drilling records in Texas Louisiana and Arkansas. About 1 485 wells are currently being drilled in the three states, surpassing the 1 275 count on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Southwest
Brush Fire Threatens Santa Monica hillside areas
A brush fire erupted in Lopanga canyon district near Santa Monica threatening thousands of acres of mountains lands parks and homes. A strong offshore wind fanned the flames prompting fire officials to appeal to Los Angeles for aid as new homes lay in the path of the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Santa Monica
Lopanga Canyon District
Los Angeles
Illinois parole officer heads to Nogales after escape arrest
Joliet dispatch reports Charles Duschowski, one of seven convicts who escaped from the prison after killing a deputy warden, was reported under arrest in Nogales, Arizona. Chief Parole Officer D D Clarkson left Springfield for Joliet and planned to proceed to Arizona with details of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Joliet
D. Clarkson
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Springfield
Nogales
Arizona
Charles Duschowski
Duschowski
James V. Price
Highway Gets New Officials Formed to Promote Postal Route
A new parent organization for the Postal Highway unit of U S Route 60 was created by the Oklahoma City chamber of commerce good roads committee. It will unify efforts from St Louis to Albuquerque and employ a full time secretary. Founding officers include Tom Roacy president J W Knorpp first vice president and Simpson secretary treasurer. Directors include L A Holmes and Roy Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Highway Association
Oklahoma City
Tom Roacy
J. W. Knorpp
Groom
Texas
Simpson
Clinton
Okla
L. A. Holmes
Geary
Roy Smith
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Fort Worth Man Appointed Horticulturist for Rock Island
Fort Worth Texas resident M. Meana has been named horticulturist for the Rock Island system and will lead a broad campaign to promote horticulture and allied subjects in the Rock Island territory. He will work with A. W. Large, the railroad’s agricultural agent, to supervise the program in western Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. Meana
Fort Worth
Texas
Rock Island
Arkansas
A. W. Large
Eupervise
Rain Postpones Berlenbach Delaney Light Heavyweight Fight
Rain halted the Paul Berlenbach versus Jack Delaney light heavyweight title showdown at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn after long anxiety. Berlenbach weighed 174 1 4 pounds, Delaney 166 1 2, with Berlenbach close to the limit and observers noting the postponement could favor the champion who may seek catchweights after this fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Paul Berlenbach
Jack Delaney
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
Berlenbach
Delaney
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Gene Tunney
Mexican Tornado Kills Several and Destroys Property
Nogales Arizona July 10 Several persons were killed and much property damaged by a tornado that swept Hermosillo Sonora Mexico last night according to reports to the Nogales Herald The report unconfirmed by early afternoon The twister damaged the business district and cut telephone and telegraph service A high wind struck Carbo Sonora causing property damage with no lives reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nogales
Ariz
Hermosillo
Sonora
Mexico
Dimmitt Bank Robbery Suspect Fingerprint Leads
J J Wyndells of Burns Detective Agency in Amarillo claims key fingerprints from a Dimmitt bank robbery case. Thieves tried to hammer the safe with a sledge, stole $100 in nickels and $25 to $20 in pennies, and kicked coins under the safe after failing to open the strong box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Wyndells
Burns Detective Agency of
Texas
Amarillo
Dimmitt
Amarillo Area Friday Weather Outlook
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with Friday may be partly cloudy and West Texas and New Mexico expected to stay generally fair. A high pressure system moves across the Plains while showers occur in Kansas and along Gulf Coast areas. Gulf states cool slightly and temperatures vary from 83 to 96 degrees with a low around OS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Plains States
Missisippi Valley
Lake Regiow
Missouri Valley
Kansas
Gulf
Gulf Coast States
Bec Heer
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