Tragic Arroyo flood toll rises near Stratton Colorado
Thirteen bodies pulled from the swollen Arroyo bed three miles west of Stratton after a trestle collapse on the Chicago Rock Island main line. The wrecked all steel Pullman car from train No 5 lay submerged the entire day, with six identifications including Mrs. Mary McDonald of West Palm Beach and Mrs. Ben Lewis of Memphis.
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Associated Press
Denver
Stratton
Colo
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Colorado Springs
Pacific Coast
Mary McDonald
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ben Lewis
Memphis
Tenn
F. Carlic
New York City
Julia Carlic
Jennie Foltz
Tenn.ee
Amarillo Area Friday Weather Forecast Summary
Weather outlook for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Friday fair conditions with partly cloudy skies in West Texas, unsettled weather with possible local thunderstorms in New Mexico. Temperatures cooler in upper Mississippi valley and Plains northward, with a low pressure system in the Lake region and higher pressures over Manitoba. Observations show Amarillo tied to a 102 degree high reading and 28.68 inches of barometric pressure. no precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Iseyeree St. Paul
Hundreds of Panhandle Settlers Reunite in Childress
More than 500 old timers and families gathered for the Childress County Pioneers’ reunion at the fair grounds. Visitors came from across the Southwest. Notables included W T Anderson of Vinson Oklahoma and S A Atkins of Fort Worth. Four beeves were barbecued and speeches recalled earlier days while E N Billingsley led the program. The first reunion was in 1887 four miles west of town.
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Childress
Childress County
Pioneers’ Society
Fair Grounds
Southwest
W. T. Anderson
Vinson
Oklahoma
A. Atkins
Fort Worth
T. Anderson
Erick
Reeves
H. Turner
Amarillo
Old Settlers Society
E. N. Billingsley
Sam Gregory
Tom Richardson
J. H. Christler
Adge
A. J. Fires
Gregory
Independents Lose Oil Tariff Fight in Washington
A subcommittee heard six hours of testimony from independent petroleum producers, royalty owners on coal, and associations pleading for a $1 crude oil duty. The witnesses argued industry-wide economic impact while three wary senators questioned them, signaling continued opposition to tariffs and hinting at broader calls for federal industry reform.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Washington, D. C
Southwest
Walter Edge
New Jersey
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
David Reed
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
William King
Utah
Heywood
W. Scott Heywood
Borger
Beaumont
Jennings
Explosion at Bronze powder plant injures many near New Kingston
An explosion at the Aluminum Company of America Bronze powder plant in Logans Ferry near New Kingston Pennsylvania injures an undetermined number of workers. Ambulances rush to the scene and police establish a crowd cordon as the incident unfolds.
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Associated Peas
New Kingston
Aluminum Company of America
Logans Ferry
Barry Miller Announces for Governorship
Austin dispatch reports Lieutenant Governor Barry Miller announcing his bid for governor, joining six Democratic hopefuls for the primary race a year away. Miller said he would defer formal entry until after retirement as grand juror, with continuation noted on page 15.
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Associated Press
Austin
Barry Miller
Miller
Billion Dollar City Houston Ends Flight With Third Fuel Contact
On July 18 the Houston endurance plane received its third midair refueling, taking on 150 gallons of gasoline five gallons of oil grease and water at 4000 feet twenty miles from the Houston airport. The six minute contact extended the flight to 29 hours though fuel evaporation prompted a cork stopper for the main tank. Earlier call forced a second refueling plane to return and supply pilots Jon Glass and Glenn Loomis their supper.
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Associated Press
Houston
Jon Glass
Glenn L. Loomis
Testimony in second trial closes in Corsicana murder case
In Corsicana Texas July 18 testimony wrapped in Loyd Davidson slaying of his father W T Davidson Defense argued mental deficiency no rebuttal offered Judge read charge and recessed A B McKenzie Lime stone sheriff and others testified to body location along with wife and debris pistol and axe found Raymond Coker testified about loaned money and secure pistol Alvin Hughes said Davidson inferior in school work and not promoted J M Lambert said he knew the family and that Davidson planned to move to Luling with a job. witness noted Davidson worried and not normal The case moved on a change of venue from Groesbeck previous trial yielded a 99 year sentence for the step mother death.
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Corsicana
Tex
Loyd Davidson
W. T. Davidson
A. B. McKenzie
Limestone County
Elder Davidson
Ome
Cooledge
Raymond Coker
Davidson
Alvin Hughes
Groesbeck
J. M. Lambert
Lambert
Luling
W. A. Robins
Railroads impose embargo on grain exports to Galveston
Railroads serving Galveston announce an embargo on export grain to the Texas port to relieve congestion. Effective at midnight, the order affects Santa Fe Southern Pacific Missouri Pacific M K and T and GH and Z lines entering Galveston with miles of cars and elevators historically backed up. The decision, announced by the American Railway Association, aims to balance shipments and vessel capacity.
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Galveston
Tex
R. ©. Andrews
American Railway, Association Car Service Division
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Cara
Washington
Texas
American Railway Association
Brooks Field Instructor Hurt In Army Plane Wreck
At Brooks Field near San Antonio a training plane crash injured Lieut W E Baker 28 of Big Stone Gap Virginia and another Brooks Field student Lieut E O O Donnell. Baker remained in Fort Sam Houston Base Hospital with injuries not yet determined. O Donnell suffered bruises and shock but was released.
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Big Stone Gap
Brooks
Fort Sam Houston Base
Lieut. Baker
Brooks Field
Lieut. E. 0
O'Donnell
Terrell Wells
Lieut
Baker
One Texan Killed and Another Injured in Kansas Wreck
Sam Muda of Texas died at a Salina hospital after a car wreck near here when the automobile left a curve on the highway. Kyle Van Tine of San Benito, Texas, was slightly injured in the same incident.
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Kansas
Associated Prews
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Kans
Sam.Muda
Texas
Kyle van Tine
San Benito
Texan
Pathfinder flyers to return by ship
Roger Williams and Lewis Yancey, who flew from the United States to Rome, say they will not return by plane because the craft would not hold up and they do not want to. In Lamesa Texas rain of a quarter to an inch boosts feedstuff and crop conditions in Dawson County remain good.
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United Press
Paris
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
United States
Rome
America
Yancey
Lamesa
Texas
Dawson County
Dallas boy dies after chase of comic sheet near Forney
Peter Cox, 14, of Dallas was killed when struck by an automobile while jumping from a wagon to catch a flying comic sheet near Forney Texas on July 18.
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Associated Press
Forney
Texas
Peter Cox
Dallas
Loughran Retains Crown in Fight Against Braddock
Tommy Loughran defeats Jimmy Braddock by unanimous decision at Yankee Stadium in New York. Loughran dominates most rounds, suffering a cut over his left eye from Braddock early, with Braddock mounting brief pressure in rounds one and seven. Referee Eddie Forbes and two judges declare Loughran the clear winner.
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Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
Yankee Stadium
New York
Tommy Loughran
New Jersey
Jimmy
Siw
Joy
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Forbes
London voters cut Godiva pageant clothing rule
Readers in Addleston chose a clothed Lady Godiva in a local pageant while watching Mins dhe Cooke ride pant in a bathing suit amid amused reactions. The community favored a less literal Godiva portrayal, reflecting playful local sentiment.
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London
Godiva
Mins
Dhe Cooke
West Texas Chamber motorcade tours Panhandle to Amarillo
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce fourth annual motorcade traveled north from Ballinger July 10 visiting San Angelo McCamey Rankin Fort Stockton Alpine Marfa Van Horn Carlsbad Artesia Hope Mayhill Clovis Hereford Canyon and Amarillo where entertainment awaited. Key figures included V Vernon and Mason King welcoming the caravan in Amarillo with local chamber leaders in attendance.
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Pampa
Canadian
Frence
Shamrock
Childress
New Mexico
Vernon
Ballinger
San Angelo
McCamey
Rankin
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Marfa
van Horn
Carlsbad
Artesia
Hope
Mayhill
Clondcroft
Ruidoso
Roswell
Clovis
Farwell
Bovina
Friona
Hereford
Canyon
Amarillo
John K. Boyce
Chamber of Commerce
John Gilvin
T. W. Cotten
W N. Durham
B. M. Whitaker
Haskell
West Texas Organization
Andy Bourland
Twins Wed Brothers Reunited in Chicago
Cornelia and Helen Hagen both 20 and now sisters in law after marrying brothers Jacob and Frank Kruizenga in a double wedding in Chicago yesterday. The event links two families through the unions of the Hagen sisters and Kruizenga brothers under one ceremony and shared vows.
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Chicago
Cornelia
Helen Hagen
Jacob
Frank Kruizenga
Diplomatic Break Deepens Over Manchuria Crisis
Foreign diplomats in Peking viewed Russia and China's severed ties as serious but not yet fatal. They believed armed conflict could be avoided and expected international discussion, especially if Trans Siberian traffic on the Chinese eastern railway is suspended or China fails to keep peace and order in Manchuria.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang Huveh-Liang
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Far East
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Mininter
Shidehara
Alahmed
Peking
Chin
Manchuria
Vega Youth Makes No Effort At Bond
Special to The News Vega July 18 Dave Gulledge charged with theft of wheat here probably will remain in jail until the grand jury convenes in September, county officers reported last night. Gulledge is painfully wounded following a load of bird shot fired at him when it is believed he was at tempting to steal wheat where A W Yates was on guard at the Brafford farm near here, Monday night. No charge was filed against Yates. Gulledge has made no effort to gain his release on bond since his arrest Thursday.
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