Delaney Captures Light-Heavyweight Title in 15-Round Thriller
Jack Delaney of Bridgeport defeated Paul Berlenbach in a unanimous decision at Brooklyn National League Ballpark to win the world 175 pound championship after a gripping 15 round bout. Delaney mounted a dramatic late surge, turning the fight with a fierce two handed assault that left Berlenbach exhausted.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Delaney
Bridgeport
Conn
Paul Berlenbach
Brooklyn
Delaney
Berlenbach
James A. Farley
Paul
Bach
Witiney
Burglars Active at McLean Cash Taken From Safes
Burglars broke into the Western Lumber and Hardware Company's store in McLean taking fifteen dollars from the safe. The Magnolia Petroleum station and the Texhoma Oil and Refining plant were entered but only papers were scattered. The Erwin Drug store had its back window screen removed and an attempt to pry the window loose failed.
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Mclean
Western Lumber and Hardware Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Texhoma Oil and Refining Company
Erwin Drug Company
Weather Outlook Saturday Mostly Warm Across West Texas
The forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for partly cloudy skies and continued warm conditions Saturday with little temperature change. A high pressure system moves southeast while showers are reported in scattered central and eastern locations. overall, fair weather expected in New Mexico with temperatures around the mid 80s to mid 90s during the day.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Lake Region
Tennessee
Californ
Keys proceed to Panhandle fair crowds set higher prizes
Directors at Amarillo hotel vote to run a fair campaign selling keys with 100 and 50 dollar rewards for top sellers. Secretary Amacker orders 20 000 keys and 4000 dollars in treasury with 14 000 dollars debt. Panhandle young women compete for rewards as Lee Williams posters sign boards Panhandle turnstiles gated entrances cars banned on grounds stellar attractions expected to break past records.
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Amarillo
C. H. Amacker
Panhandle
Amacker
Treasury
W. C. Gatton
Lee Williams
Habeas Corpus Hearing Set for Leahy in Ramsey Case
Habeas corpus for H. J. Leahy of San Patricio county charged with murder of Dr. J. A. Ramsey will be heard before Judge W. W. McCrory in San Antonio on July 27 or another date set by the district judge. Leahy, free on $20,000 bond on four charges, faces a conspiracy to murder and extortion counts and a separate conspiracy to swindle Ramsey over a ranch. The proceeding centers on the extortion conspiracy bond and related charges.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
H. J. Leahy
San Patricio County
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
W. W. McCrory
San Antonio
W. C. Morrow
Court of Criminal Appeals
Leahy
Linton
Dr. Ramsey
McCrory
Wheat storage not harming Texas crop report
Fort Worth reports the northwest Texas wheat crop faces no serious damage from temporary ground storage. The Fort Worth grain and cotton exchange notes notional price gains of about 12 cents per bushel from July 1 to July 16 due to car shortages. If rains stay away, storage on the ground is expected to cause little actual damage.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Explosion lashes Lake Denmark arsenal in New Jersey disaster
Eyewitness Viola McConnell recalls two Marine officers racing toward the powder magazine as blasts rocked the Lake Denmark complex. Captain Clarke and Lieutenant Commander Brown ran into danger to save others, their families fleeing but surviving the event. A NEA photographer captured the scene from 800 feet, while nearby towns hosted refugees in Newfoundland Hospital as debris and heat filled the night.
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Dover
N. J
Morris R. Utter
Lake Denmark
Utter
Jeft
Arsenal
Burwell FH. Clarke
Marine Corps
E. A. Brown
Viola McConnell
Brown
Clarke
Viola
Interstate Commerce Commission Denies Western Rate Increases
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected a blanket five percent rate increase for western railroads and denied separate Southwest and Mountain-Pacific groups. It found no broad Western emergency and urged carriers to earn a fair return, while noting some lines did not meet the 5.75 percent target. The panel dismissed proposals to create regional rate groups to dodge potential increases.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwestern
Trunk Line
Southwest
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Missouri River
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mountain- Pacific Southern
Georgia Banks O K Outlook Improves Statewide
Georgia's economic outlook improves with banks in good condition. Governor M B Wellborn of the Sixth Federal Reserve District says many small country banks that closed this week can reorganize and reopen soon.
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Georgia
O. K
Associated Press
Atlanta
M. B. Wellborn
Sixth
Federal Reserve Bank District
Fight at Canadian River borrows Borger area hijack tale
A gun battle near the Canadian River north of Borger left Bull Weevil Blaylock dead and Baldy Bradley wounded. Police say several hijackers robbed two teamsters and fled, pursued by the victims who fired back, with Bradley later admitting involvement in the alleged deal.
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Canadian River
Borger
Tween
Mignin
Boll Weevil
Clark Cain
Bolt Weevil
Blaylock
Baldy
Bradley
J. F. Daniels
B. L. Millhison
Plemons
Famous Sculptor Borglum Receives Governor in Texas
Gatson Borglum, famed sculptor of the Stone Mountain memorial, met Governor Miriam A. Ferguson in Austin. He plans memorials for the Alamo, Goliad, and San Jacinto, designs a trail drivers monument in San Antonio, and weighs a Texas Rangers carving while noting Georgia’s banking failures.
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Associated Press
Austin
Gatson Borglum
Stone Mountain Memorial
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Union
Borglum
Alamo
Goliad
Battle of
San Jacinto
San Antonio
Texas Rangers
Amarillo Salesman Held Up by 3 Youths on Clarendon Highway
traveling salesman L. D. Evans from Amarillo was robbed of about $6000 by three youths aged 18 to 21 on a highway four miles southwest of Clarendon. Evans was plying repairs when a rifle was forced to his side and he was ordered to run. the trio fled, later arrested near Hedley by deputies W. E Whitefield and H. P. Aufill after confessions.
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Amarillo
Clarendon Highway
Clarendon
L. D. Evans
Amarilo
Vans
Evans
Brumiey
Hedley
Memphis
North Road
Lelia Lake
W. E B. Whitefied
H. P. Aufill
Hugh Glass
Harrington McNurl
Ft. Worth
J. E. White
Dallas
Urge Irrigation of Small Farms in West Texas
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce Conservation Committee urges irrigation of two to ten acre plots on individual farms. They propose three to five person local committees to plan financing, including two year interest free loans for substantial farmers, with no cotton irrigated from reservoirs. The plan aims to prove feasibility and encourage crop diversification.
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Conservation Committee
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
Chambers of Commerce of
West Tex
West Texas
Youth to be plea of man held for road side slaying
Leon Majorwitz, 16, charged with murder in the roadside slaying of Charles John Carter, 27, in Houston. An examining hearing is set for next Wednesday to determine if he qualifies for Juvenile Court. Carter was killed by buckshot from a 12 gauge shotgun after a feud-related encounter.
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Associated
Houston
Leon Majorwitz
Justice of the Peace
Campbell R. Overstreet
Mharles
John Carter
Criminal District Court
Leon
Justice Overstreet
Carter
Mike Majorwita
Albert Majorwitz
John Majorwitz
T. A. Binford
Davison sworn in as aviation assistant secretary of war
Truebee Davison is sworn in as assistant secretary of war in charge of aviation. Contracts are awarded for Italian Carrara marble crosses over American graves in Europe. Campaign subpoenas against Senator McKinley are delayed by illness. Interstate Commerce Commission rejects blanket easing of western freight rates. Mellon says no other creditors gave France such debt terms. Boston and Maine railroad reorganization plans win ICC approval.
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Washington
Truebee Davison
Europe
Iilness
McKinley
Ullnois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mellon
France
America
Boston and Maine Railroad
Interstate Commmerce Commission
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Isage Hill
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Picatinny Peak
Naval Reservation
Picatinny Arsenal
NEA
Robert FP. Dorman
Naval
Dorman
No-man's Land
New Jersey
Western District
Associated Pres
FE. H. Whitehead
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