Fred Bone Returns From Europe Rested and Reflective
Fred Bone back in Amarillo after nearly two months abroad including a Rotary International Convention in Ostend and a Paris visit. He says travel is hard work but worth it, seven weeks away broadened his view and strengthened American pride. He notes European attitudes, prices for Americans, social changes in Paris, and optimism among the British about restoring business. He praises Amarillo as unmatched for opportunity and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Fred Bone
Europe
Mrs. Bone
Mr. Bone
Rotary International
Ostend
News-Globe
Rotary
Wip
Dublin
Paris
Lindbergh
Beltham
Belgium
France
America
Germany
London
Bone
United States
Bids Opened for Five Texas Air Mail Routes Yesterday
Associated Press reports bids opened at the post office department for five daily air mail services in Texas. Dallas to Laredo via Waco Austin and San Antonio a 417 mile route with return had bids from Seth W Barwise Fort Worth at 2.89 and San Antonio Aviation and Motor School at 2.90, and William H Dunning Jr Fort Worth at 3.00. A Dallas to Galveston via Houston 283 mile route drew Seth W Barwise Fort Worth at 2.89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Daily Air Mail
Post Office Department
Dallas
Laredo
Waco
Austin
San Antonio
Seth W. Barwise
Fort Worth
San Antonio Aviation and Motor School
William H. Dunning, Jr
Texas
Galveston
Houston
Interstate Commerce Commission finishes week's rate hearing
The Interstate Commerce Commission wrapped up its first week in Wichita Kansas examining grain and grain products freight rates west of the Mississippi. The session will resume Monday with Kansas City shippers represented on the stand. Farmers through their associations plan to testify later. Commissioner B H Meyer will depart for a tour of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad in southern Kansas Oklahoma and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wichita
Kans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Kansas City
B. H. Meyer
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
Kansas
Oklahoma
Toxas
Want to Wipe Out the City Debt It’s Just $99 Apiece
Amarillo readers see a striking per capita debt figure. The April 15 financial report shows city indebtedness at 3,160,361.62 dollars, rising to 4,450,361.62 with a new 1,300,000 dollar improvement bond. Warrant breakdown lists street improvements 2,588,000.00, storm sewers 21,000.00, and other current obligations 30,150,361.62 total with bonds. A columnist notes a national wealth distribution quip to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cannon
Amarillo
Tolows
Biomgs
United States
President Coolidge Heads Massive Ardmore Farm Demonstration
Ten thousand farmers from Wyoming Nebraska and South Dakota will converge on Ardmore for the annual farmers picnic. President Coolidge with two governors and several congressmen will attend a day of judging contests a big basket lunch baseball and a bowery dance at the Ardmore field station two miles north of the Nebraska state line where the federal station showcases crop possibilities on arid lands begun in 1911. The president plans to depart for the White House after the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paul R Mallon
United Press
Ardmore
S. D
Frank Downing
United States
Ady
Coolidge
Downing
Wyoming
Nebraska
South Dakota
Game Lodge
Custer
Joe McDonald
W. J. Bulow
Adam McMullen
White House
Bulow
Norbeck
Acs
Congress
Florists Elect Officers at Texas Association Meeting
Members of the Texas Florists association end their session in El Paso after electing E. A. Bebb of Wichita Falls as president and naming Fort Worth the 1928 convention city. Otto Lang of Dallas and Henriettta Offer of Galveston are other vice presidents with Wise Adkisson as secretary treasurer. Directors include Mrs. Sam Browne Tyler and T. W. Reed Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Texas Florists’ Association
Cloudcroft
N. M
E. A. Bebb
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Otto Lang
Dallas
Henrietta Offer
Galveston
Fred Fromhold
Denver
Colo
Wise Ad
Counterfeit $20 and $50 Bills Reported in Nebraska
United States Secret Service Agent David Dickinson warned Nebraskans that counterfeit twenty and fifty dollar federal reserve notes from the 1914 series are circulating in the state. The twenty dollar notes, drawn on the San Francisco Fed, bear President Cleveland. The fifty dollar notes, drawn on the Cleveland Fed, bear General Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebr
United States
Secret Service
David Dickinson
Mrs Pearce to Attend Western Methodist Assembly
Mrs. W. M. Pearce left yesterday for Mount Sequoyah near Fayetteville Arkansas to attend the Western Methodist Assembly and perform special Sunday school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Pearce
Mount Sequoyah
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Western Methodist Assembly
Girl Scout Camp Opens Near Claude Under Laura Wallace
The Girl Scout camp at Camp Warner near Claude opens Wednesday July 20 under Laura Wallace of Mineral Wells. Staff includes dietician nurses counselors and instructors. camp runs 6 AM to 9 PM with visitor day Sunday and a four dollar weekly fee for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Warner
Claude
Laura Wallace
Mineral Wells
Amarillo
Girl Scouts
Court of Honor
Girl Scout
Jefferson Street
Texas Tax Board May Cut Ad Valorem Rate
W C Hatcher state treasurer and member of the automobile tax board said he will push to reduce the ad valorem tax rate to the bone when meeting next week. He cites a three cent gasoline tax hike and a school fund impact, noting expected $150 million rise in property valuations over 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
W. C. Hatcher
State Automobile Tax Board
Texas
Flagpole Sitting Champs Face Bold Defiance Challenge
Riner HB Whitlock a Washington steeplejack challenges any flagpole sitting champion to a contest lasting 17 days and 17 nights. He targets Shipwresk Kelly of Newark Haines of Denver and Hold Joe Powers who recently surpassed Haines's record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Riner HB. Whitlock
Lyon Park
Whitlock
Kelly
Newark Aitter
Rg Haines
Ater
Denver
Joe’ Powers
Haines
Swisher County Marks 37th Anniversary Celebration
Tulsa reports more than six thousand people attended Swisher county's thirty seventh anniversary celebration under the chamber of commerce. Pioneers and early settlers shared tales of founding on July 17 1890 amid talks and a large parade with decorated floats. The Amarillo Daily News distributed 1000 free copies while visitors requested more for keepsakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday News Globe
Tulsa
Swisher County
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Daily News
Intoxicating Drug Arouses Ire of the Denver Police
Denver police declared marijuana use among high school youths is spreading after two alleged peddlers were convicted. Officers said the Mexicans passed marijuana cigarettes to four youths, aiming to reach teens who favor it over liquor for its odorless appeal and similar effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Denver
Pioneer Physician Dr D G Thomas Dies at Lockney Home
News of the passing of Dr. D. G. Thomas at his Lockney home comes as a shock to Amarillo and Panhandle friends. A pioneer physician long serving the region, he answered duty across snow covered prairies. Funeral services were held in Lockney with his children and grandchildren at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Thomas
Dana Thomas Trent
Lockney
Amarillo
Panhandle
Doctor Thomas
Trent
Edabeth
Floggings by masked bands surface in Randolph county cases
Randolph county authorities disclosed eight flogging cases at Roanoke and nearby areas. Victims include Lon Royston 60 a night watchman and Mrs Luella Horn 42 mother of four, among others. Investigations continue with grand jury testimony planned for August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Talyre
Jefferson
Blount County
Randolph County
Lon Royston
Luella Horn
Wedowee
Fred Inman
Crosson
Tom Garrett
Burne Parker
Day Agent Arrested in Camden Disorder Charge
James J. Murray an 85 year old federal prohibition enforcement agent from Philadelphia was convicted of drunkenness disorderly conduct resisting arrest and interfering with a police officer. He received a jail sentence of days in Cellingswood a Camden suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
James J. Murray
Prohibition
Philadelphia
Bailey
Cellingswood
Author Louis Stevens Seeks Plains Color in Amarillo Visit
Louis Stevens of Los Angeles and New York, a well known author, travels to Amarillo to gather local color for a frontier era novel set in the Panhandle. He spends time with Col. Charles Goodnight in Clarendon and plans a week in the area while preparing his book titled Salvage and promoting Fools of Elusion. Stevens has Hollywood ties and recent photoplay work including Babe Comes Home. He is acquainted with Madge Bellamy and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stevens
Los Angeles
New York
Amarillo
Mr. Stevens
Frontier Ufe
Panhandle
Clarendon
Col
Charles Goodnight
Pioneer Plains
Stevens
Hollywood
Babe
the Fair Theater
Madge Bellamy
Seven-State Colorado River Conference May Go Ahead
Denver expected August 10 for a seven state Colorado river dispute conference after talks among Wyoming Governor Emerson New Mexico Governor Dillon and others. Interior Secretary Work continues advisory board talks toward swift settlement as California signals no objection if adequate domestic water via lower river dam storage is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Denver
Frank C. Emerson
Wyoming
Adams
R. C. Dillon
New Mexico
Hubert Work
California
Congress
Clarendon Vet Lumpkin Dies at 78 in 1903–Texas burial
Clarendon records report the death of T. B. Lumpkin a lifelong resident since 1903 buried at 6 PM Thursday. Born 1860 he was among 14 siblings and survived by wife Letitia Lumpkin daughter Mae Lumpkin son Floyd Lumpkin and grandson Jamie Lumpkin. He was the last of his father’s line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Lumpkin
Clarendon
Lumpkin
Texas
Travis County
Letitia Kennedy Lumpkin
Mae Lumpkin
Floyd Higimmpkin
Jamie Lumpkin
Catholics Released in Mexico Under Calles Order
Mexican Catholic lay leaders imprisoned for sedition are freed by presidential order, per El Universal Grafico. The move raises hopes of settling church-state conflict and resuming suspended church services after laws enacted last summer. Surveillance will continue and re arrest possible for anti government activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mexico City
Calles
el Universal Grafico
Mexico
Secret Police
Arlene Clark 13 Dies After Long Illness
A 13-year-old, Arlene Clark, daughter of Mrs. C. E. Clark of 909 North Polk, died yesterday after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Griggs Funeral chapel with Rev. W. C. Garrett of Second Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Llano Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Clark
C. E. Clark
North Polk
Griggs Funeral
W. C. Garrett
Second Baptist Church
Llano Cemetery
Funeral services held for D. Dearborn conductor
Funeral services were held at Griggs Funeral chapel for D. Dearborn a veteran conductor on the Fort Worth and Denver who died early last week. Burial took place in Liano cemetery with many members of the O R G and the B P O E in attendance. Rev G L Yates officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griggs Funeral Chapel
D. Dearborn
Fort Worth & Denver
Liano Cemetery
G. L. Yates
German propagandist Dr Edmund Von Mach dies in Bangor
Bangor Maine July 16 Dr Edmund Von Mach 60 prominent German propagandist during and after World War I died yesterday at Eastern Maine General Hospital after an operation He was a leading figure in a planned peace conference in Washington on April 8 1927 that failed to materialize.
Heat Wave Death Toll Tops Sixty Two in East
The heat wave gripping the eastern states for four days caused 62 deaths today, with 18 more fatalities reported yesterday. Deaths were concentrated in Greater New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Upper New York State. Temperatures eased slightly but relief remained limited to a few isolated areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greater
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
New York State
Amarillo Air Port True to Local Aviation Booster Era
Amarillo has long operated an air port since 1919 on Mayor Lee Bivins ranch area. An army plane from Kelly Field refueled and stayed at the hangar while Lt Goldsborough ferried Major Blaine to Denver. Four commercial flights halted there last week and Lt Gray has led funds drives for a Amarillo Australia flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Lee Bivins
Panhandle
Kelly Field
Goldsborough
Blaine
Denver
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
Robt
Gray
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Australia
Australia. Col
E. O. Thompson
Ford Sapiro Libel Suit Nears Settlement
The libel suit brought by Aaron Sapiro against Henry Ford and the Dearborn Independent is to be discontinued. A stipulation, signed by Sapiro's and Ford's counsel, calls for the Dearborn Independent to publish a formal retration in its July 23 issue. The case stemmed from articles in 1925 and 1926 about cooperative marketing and alleged Jewish influence on farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Earl J. Davis
Dearborn Independent
Sapiro
Dearborn
Henry Ford
Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Deerborn Independent
Federal District Court
Finis
William Henry Gallagher
Mr. Sapiro
Clifford B. Longley
Ford Motor Company
Federal Court
Arthur J. Tuttle
Charles C. Simons
Mexican Statesman Ortis Dies at 44
Eduardo Ortis under secretary of communications died yesterday at a health resort from an intestinal disorder. He was active in the Pan American Congress and contributed to many postal service improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Eduardo Ortis
Pan-American Congress
President Coolidge Joins Farmers Picnic Debate
President Coolidge attended a farmers picnic and watched a two sided tariff discussion. Governor Bulow of South Dakota and Senator Norbeck of South Dakota argued over tariff revisions while President Coolidge sat among farmers in a heat restrained crowd.
Wichita Falls Party Spends Night in Amarillo En Route to California
A 35-member Wichita Falls business and professional delegation spent the night in Amarillo as the first leg of a tour to California to study irrigation in the state. The group, led by J A Kemp, included bankers, chamber leaders, railroad officials, editors, and agency heads, with aims to observe irrigated districts and agriculture in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
California
Los Angeles
J. A. Kemp
City National Bank
J. M. Baker
Security National Bank
Roy B. Jones
Panhandle Refining Company
F. A. Foster
Victor H. Schoffelmayer
Dallas News
Dallas
Earl Knox
Town Park
Henry Ford
Producers Creamery Company
C. A. Malone
Plainview
Texas
Julian Montgomery
M. B. Oates
Fort Worth
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
J. S.bridwell
Frank McMordie
Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
Wichita State Bank and Trust Company
O. K. Barnes
First National Bank
G. C. McGown
Wichita Falls Lee Manufacturers Association
J. W. Lyle
Texas Electric Service Company
J. B. Marlow
Joe Marlow
L. V. Abernathy
B. M. Whitaker
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Reynolds
Ennis
Thornton Lomax
Ofl
P. H. Walser
Cotton Belt Railroad Company
Tyler
A. J. Wylie
J. H. Allison
Wichita Daily Times
Tornado Tragedy Strikes Burlingame and Lebo Area
A tornado near Burlingame Kansas killed 14 year old Lloyd Davis and injured about 25 others as it wrecked the Davis home. In Lebo Kansas three people, Mr and Mrs T R Jones and their son Kenneth aged 16, died when their home two miles west collapsed. The disaster destroyed a dozen buildings and left multiple injuries in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlingame
Kea
Lloyd Davis
Thecleten Press
Burlin
Kas
Ben Davis
Here
Davis
Lebo Lebo
Eas
T. R. Jones
Kenneth
Borger Man Scalded In Boiler Cleaning Accident
Borger resident R. V. Nee was severely scalded when he accidentally turned on steam in a boiler he was cleaning. Doctors say he has a fighting chance to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Associated Presa
R. V. Nee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denver Police
Alabama
Plains
Galles
Jane
Beaceeerssee LL
Teresegae
Coolidge Camp
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!