Panhandle highway program to complete 1062 miles by 1933
Texas Panhandle will complete 1 012 miles of surfaced highways by end of 1933 under a $12,000,000 plan. The Panhandle region will pave 1,062 miles across 20 counties, representing 88.17 percent of the district’s 1,227 state highways. W J Van London, state highway engineer, notes 285 miles paved already and 143 miles under current paving.
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Panhandle
W. J. van London
State Highway Department
Amarillo
Panhandle District Paved Roads Expected At 88 Percent
The Panhandle district anticipates finishing all paving projects by late 1933 totaling 1,062 miles, or 88.17 percent of state highways in the region. The report shows current completed grades and paving statuses across segments, with construction ongoing on several routes.
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Panhandle
Texas Highway Grants Ahead on Large Paving Program
The Texas Highway Commission reports 65 miles graded or under construction in preparation for paving, 290 miles already financed, and nearly 300 additional miles conditionally financed. Total estimated cost covers contracts contemplated and financed for completion of the extensive project.
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Texas Highway Commission
Roosevelts Visit Draws 50000 at Hampton Beach
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt greeted about 50,000 at Hampton Beach N H on Sunday saying the gathering was not political because it was Sunday. He and his party arrived aboard the yacht Myth II and planned a coastal tour.
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Hampton Beach
N. H
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
New England
Portsmouth
Aimee McPherson Hutton Sheltered For Skull Injury
In Lake Elsinore, observers report Aimee McPherson Hutton being kept in virtual isolation within her Moorish castle amid domes and minarets as medical staff insist rest is essential after a fractured skull.
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Aimee
Los Angeles
Aimee McPherson Hutton
Lake Elsinore
Romania Votes Quietly Amid Uncertain Balloting
In Bucharest on July 17 Romania held general elections with little disruption. Officials expect several days before final results and recounts clarify the outcome of the national vote.
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Rumania
Bucarest
Congress Enacts About 500 Laws From 18000 Bills
Washington reports a bumper bill crop with around 500 laws enacted this session from 18000 introduced. House produced 13000 bills, Senate 5000, plus resolutions. Representative Crail of California set a House record with 533 entries, drawn from his Los Angeles district of 1.3 million.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Representative Crail
California
William J. McDermott
Crail
Los Angeles
Craift
Busby
Mississippi
Drewery
Virginia
Elizsey
Granata
Illinois
Sullivan
Garner to Return to Texas Soil in Dallas Visit
Speaker John N. Garner and Mrs. Garner head to Uvalde after a quick stop in Dallas where Democratic leaders led by Jed C. Adams plan a welcome. A speaking stand will be set at Union Station and Garner's remarks will be broadcast by radio. The train arrives shortly after noon and rests about fifteen minutes.
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Dallas
John N. Garner
Jed C. Adams
Week-end crime spree includes hijacking and liquor raids
A busy week-end saw hijacking charges against Ralph Wolster 23 of 607 Prospect Ave for robbery with firearms at Hershell Tomlinson's garage on Virginia Ave. Tomlinson and his wife were robbed of 25 and 5 dollars respectively. Wolster was jailed after arrest and a bond of 2500 was set. Also Mason Walker pleaded guilty to simple assault, fined one dollar and costs after slashing his wife Marguerite. Johnny Chanult was arrested by the sheriff's department after his alleged partner...
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Ralph Wolster
Prospect Avenue
Hershell F. Tomlinson
Virginia Avenue
Tomlinson
Wolster
C. T. Vanderpool
Vanderpool
Curtis Crays
Leo Yselding
Wolfter
Hershall’s Cleaners
East Fourth Street
Mason Walker
Justice Landis
Marguerite
Northwest Texas Hospital
Johnny Chanult
Sheriff's Department
Fire sweeps waterfront yard in Canton Baltimore
Fire officials said the entire waterfront of the Pennsylvania Railroad yards at Clinton Street Canton was doomed as flames fanned by heavy wind engulfed a third pier. Two piers of the PRR Coal Co were destroyed in the first hour along with box cars small buildings and brush. fire units were unable to control the blaze. Railroad officials did not place a valuation on the destroyed or endangered property.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Clinton Street
Canton
Pennsylvania Railroad Coal Company
Deputy Sheriff C H Shull Dies After Illness
C H Shull 51 deputy and book keeper in Porter County sheriff's office died at home 313 Virginia Avenue after several months of illness. Survived by widow Elia E and three sons Joe Herman Herbert and daughter Mary. Funeral 4 pm at Griggs chapel Rev E B Fincher Ellwood Church. Body to Denver for burial. pallbearers named Thompson Vanderpool Farley Davis Graves.
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Sheriff's Office
Potter County
Virginia Avenue
Elia E
Joe
Herman
Herbert
Mary
Odd Fellows, Elks
Griggs Funeral Chapel
Rev
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
Denver
W. N. Thompson
C. T. Vanderpool
C. W. Farley
J. M. Davis
J. W. Graves
Searchers on Skis Hunt Missing Andean Airliner
In the Andes between Santiago Chile and Mendoza Argentina a missing transandean airliner with nine passengers and pilot Charles J. Robinson disappears after 8 40 A M yesterday. Weather hinders a rescue by plane and a ski equipped climbers party leaves Las Cuevas.
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Santiago
Chile
Andes
Mendoza
Argentina
Las Cuevas
Charles J. Robinson
Livestock Prices Surge as Hog Market Reaches Record High
In Chicago on July 17, hog prices surged to record highs with top hogs rising from 3.50 to 5.55 since May. Cattle led the rise above 1931 prices as the longest uninterrupted advance in hogs occurred over 34 days. Farmers hold back stocks amid heat and low market receipts, adding $100 million in added value.
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Chicago
Charles A. Wilson
Four Texans Die From Heat Wave Across State
Four deaths were blamed on a spreading Texas heat wave with no relief in sight. Kelsie Turner Nance, 50, collapsed in Dallas while delivering bakery goods and died in hospital. T. P. Adams, oil operator, died in Longview. C. P. Pickle, a farmer, perished near Greenville. Bronson Cooper, 53, of Beaumont, died from heat effects.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Kelsie Turner Nance
Dallas
Bronson Cooper
Beaumont
T. P. Adams
Longview
C. P. Pickle
Greenville
Corsicana
San Antonio
Gainesville
Wichita Falls
Houston
Calles Returns to Mexico After US Visit
General Plutarco Elias Calles secretary of war in President Ortiz Rubio’s cabinet, crossed the border from the United States at Laredo with his wife and a large party and departed for Mexico City. He said his wife was recovering satisfactorily from a brain operation in Boston recently.
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Laredo
Plutarco Elias Calles
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Boston
Snake Dance Nears RAMN BILL TO COMPTROLLER IS QUESTIONED
Hopi medicine men call tribes to gather for the annual snake dance a rite of rain and thanksgiving. Priests monitor a moon shadow 14 days before the event expected around August 20. Venomous snakes are cared for in kivas while secret herbs immunize dancers in rites ending with messages to the rain god.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Hopiland
Mayo Odom Dies After Sudden Relapse in San Angelo
Mayo Odom, 21, son of Dr and Mrs J A Odom of Memphis, died early Sunday in a San Angelo sanitarium after a two week treatment for lung trouble. His brother Adrian Odom is assistant sports editor of the Amarillo Daily News and Globe. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the First Christian church in Memphis.
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Memphis
Mayo Odom
J. A. Odom
San Angelo
Adrian Odom
Amarillo Daily News and Globe
Amarillo
Young Odom
First Christian Church
Dumas Church Dedicated by Amarillo Bishop
St. Peter's and St. Paul's Catholic Church of Dumas was dedicated Sunday by Bishop R A Gerken of Amarillo. The ceremony was assisted by Fathers Andrew Quante and W F Rosen. Music was led by Sacred Heart Cathedral and St Mary's Academy women. Attendants enjoyed a luncheon after services.
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St. Peter's and Paul's Catholic Church of
Dumas
R. A. Gerken
Amarillo
Andrew Quante
W. F. Rosen
Sacred Heart Cathedral
St. Mary’s Academy
Aft
Solons Run Up 2000 Dollar Printing Bill Per Day
Washington dispatch reports padding of the Congressional Record costs about $2000 daily in the final rush to print political propaganda at government expense. About 35 pages per issue reprint outside speeches and letters, much unrelated to congressional proceedings, with franking allowing campaigns to reuse content.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Congressional Record
Congress
Hurley
Congressional
Government Printing Office
Amarillo Sees 95 Degree Day Yet Again
Amarillo residents endured another 95 degree high as heat records continue to repeat across the region. The U S Weather Bureau confirmed yesterday the temperature peak matched the day before with no relief in sight while nearby Bartlesville Oklahoma reached 108.
Oklahoma feud fight leaves one dead four shot
Six shooters opened fire in a Madiil Oklahoma drugstore injuring four and killing peace officer Crockett Long. Wiley Lynn, the reputed slayer of Bill Tilghman, was mortally wounded, while Rhody Watkins and bystander John Milburn were also hurt.
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Madiil
Okla
Wiley Lynn
Southwest
Bill Tilghman
Crockett Long
Lynn
Ardmore
Rhody Watkins
Hoover to Sign Relief Bill After Comptroller Review
President Hoover plans to sign a $2.122 billion relief bill after the comptroller general scrutinizes a currency expansion clause. The measure includes loans up to 300 million to needy states and a further 1.5 billion to bolster the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for agriculture. Hoover praises sponsors and notes prior vetoes over individual loans.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Rapidan Camp
Mgr. Hoover
Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
Garner
Reconstruction Corporation
United States
Baltimore Fire Tears Through Wharf Sector In Nine Alarm Blaze
A nine alarm fire in Baltimore damaged three Pennsylvania Railroad piers valued at $500,000 and destroyed $100,000 in merchandise. Seven firemen and one spectator were injured as crews battled the blaze before most equipment and two fire boats were deployed.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
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