Gray County Woman Killed in Auto Crash Near Pampa
Mrs. Cree LeFors, about 30, wife of cattleman Emmet LeFors, was instantly killed in a head on collision on the Hustedhill Clarendon highway eight miles from Pampa. Her husband drove the car and escaped unharmed while Mrs. LeFors was pinned beneath the vehicle. Her sister Miss Harless flew in from Dallas after the crash. The other car’s occupants were unidentified youths. sheriff E S Graves could not be reached.
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Cree LeFors
Emmet LeFors
Gray County
Hustedhill
Clarendon Highway
Pampa
LeFors
Forest Fires Rage Across Idaho And Montana
Fires in northern Idaho and western Montana rage with high winds fanning flames. Hundreds of men battle the blazes as officials compare the situation to 1910. No fatalities reported though ranchers lose property and a Pend Oreille crew was trapped briefly but escaped.
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Associated Press
Missoula
Mont
Ed Forest
Idaho
Stern
Pampa Adopts Street Paving Law in City Vote
In a city election today Pampa voters approved the paving law by 90 to 3. The measure authorizes the city to award paving contracts at the expense of property owners, a step toward street paving after last year’s legislative passage.
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Pampa
Amarillo Tuesday Weather Outlook and Regional Briefing
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair conditions Tuesday with no major temperature change across West Texas and New Mexico. High pressure east of the Mississippi and a trough in the upper Missouri valley favor continued fair weather, while scattered showers are seen in the central northern Rocky Mountain region and south Atlantic coast areas. Temperature in Amarillo climbs to around 91 during the day with a low near 65, record highs noted at 98 in 1926 and a low of 73.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Atlantic Coast
Rock
Missouri
Aged Admirer of Dan Resents Klux Charge by Man
In Lubbock on a busy street corner, two elderly men argued over Dan Moody and Ku Klux charges. The quarrel, described as a political clash, ended without injuries or police action as no complaint was filed. Both men are over seventy and remain active in politics.
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Dan
Lubbock
Dan Moody
Absentee Vote Deadline Warns Off State Voters
Absentee voters must return ballots by midnight tonight per county clerk N. M. Puttman. Out of state voters also must file by the deadline. More than 100 ballots were cast last night and total votes are expected to exceed 200 today with railroad and traveling men forming the heaviest early voters list.
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N. M. Puttman
Shamrock Ball Player Severely Injured After Sunday Pitch
Shamrock resident Clifford Hoffman age 20 sustained a head injury when struck by a pitched ball by Smokey Page of Wheeler during a Sunday afternoon game. He was in critical condition with a possible skull fracture but doctors said recovery is likely.
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Shamrock
Smokey
The
Wheeler Nine
Shamrocks
Clifford Hoffman
Hoffman
Meeker Dance Hall Killing Sparks Feud Held Suspect
Willie Levine 20 died from stab injuries after a Saturday night incident at a Meeker dance hall twelve miles west of Beaumont. Arthur Faux 24 is jailed on murder charges, as police tie the case to an old family feud. Levine died at 6 AM Sunday in a local hospital.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Willie Levine
Arthur Faux
Meeker
Here
Levine
Big Four Urge Vote for Validation in Texas Bonds Crisis
Texas members of the four great brotherhoods are urged by their officers to cast ballots and lobby for a special session to pass curative legislation validating about 100 million dollars in road district bonds. The circular notes Supreme Court ruling in Archer county case deeming Texas bond issuance unconstitutional and cites depressed bond values and state credit concerns.
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Associated Press
Texas
Four
Great Brotherhoods
United States Supreme Court
Archer County
R. J. Borgler
E. P. Curtis
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Brotherhood of
Dear Sirs and Brothers
Browning
United States
Supreme Court
Big White and Kirk Department Store Plan Amarillo Expansion
Amarillo本 business leaders plan a two story 16 300 square foot department store at Sixth and Polk. Dean Kirk Miss Raby Kirk and Miss Addie Whitcomb bought the building for 300 000 and will remodel to house multiple departments with elevators. They aim for one million dollars in next year sales and may add a third floor if warranted.
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Amarillo
Sixth and
Polk Streets
Dean Kirk
Raby Kirk
Addie Whitcomb
White & Kirk
J. Nay
Panhandle
Kirk
Miss Kirk
Miss Whitcomb
Eakle
Publisher Don R. Mellett Buried in Indianapolis
Don R. Mellett, Canton Ohio publisher killed last week, was buried in Indianapolis with James M. Cox in attendance. Gov. Vic Donahey plans a private investigation using the Ohio National Guard intelligence unit and state prohibition officers, to be sent to Canton for the murder probe.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Don R. Mellett
Canton
Ohio
Columbus
Vic Donahey
Ohio National Guard
State
Prohibition Enforcement Department
Canton Daily News
Philadelphia
Guard
Prohibition
Auto Tag Drive Potters TA CFT To Be Launched
Out-of-state motorists face no leeway for late Texas license renewals per highway officer W M McGough. Over 200 foreign cars listed in records will be checked immediately with a $12.75 fine plus license fee. Cutouts must be removed or sealed. Potter County jail gains capacity for over forty inmates after double-deck jail contract awarded to Southern Steel Co of San Antonio costing £ 50 500.
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Texas
W. M. McGough
Potter County
McGough
Southern Steel Company of
San Antonio
Oil Rig Fire Burns Worker Near Eastland
Sparks from a drill ignited gas at Gulf Production company well No. 7 three miles east of Eastland Texas. The resulting flames razed the rig and severely burned Claude Leonard. Loss was estimated at about $2000.
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Associated Press
Eastland
Texas
Kennebrew
Gulf Production Company
Here
Claude Leonard
Tulsa Woman 105 Dies After Long Life of Family Ties
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Simms died at Shell Creek near Tulsa after a 105 year life in which she reared eight children and witnessed generations of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Tulsa
Associated Press
Okla
Mary Elizabeth Simms
Shell Creek
Here
Arguments Heard on Proposed 800 Mile Texas Rail Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission heard oral arguments from Texas Panhandle and Gulf Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Pecos and Northern Texas and Quanah Acme and Pacific in a plan to add about 800 miles of new line across the South Plains Texas. Lawyers urged faster action while outlining routes and potential takings by a major carrier to balance the system.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
South Plains
Texas
Texas, Panhandle and Gulf
Fort Worth
Denver South Plains
Burlington
Pecos
Luther M. Walter
Panhandle
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Elmer Westlake
Santa Fe
Lider
Silverton
Plainview
Dimmitt
Vloydada
J. J. Barwise
Denver
Estelline
Pisinview
Lubbock
Ben C. Cain
Gulf, Texas and Western
Examiner
A. B. Martin
South Plains Railroad Committee
C. H. Smith
Quanah
McBain
Floydada
T. G. Matthews
East Plains Railroad Committee
Chinaman Embraces Catholic Faith Before Execution
Sam Wing Leong gunman, executed for a Tong war murder, converted to Catholicism moments before death. A 1200-strong Chinatown funeral procession followed to the Transfiguration church on Mott and Bayard streets, featuring three bands and a fusion of dragon drums with Chopin echoes.
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The
Associated Press
New York
Chinatown
Sam Wing
Mott and
Bayard Streets
Wing
Chineee
Chopin
Double Shooting in Houston Leaves Two Dead One Jailed
In Houston two killings occurred with T. E. Pittman, a city firefighter, alleged to have shot his wife and himself after she refused to speak to him. Claude Mayes, 22, was killed and J. D. Singleton, 62, jailed on murder charges related to a rooming house shooting.
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Associated Press
Houston
T. E. Pittman
Pittman
Claude Mayes
J. D. Singleton
Singleton
Justice Overstreet
Norris silent as grand jury weighs slaying case
Rev J Frank Norris faced possible indictment over the Chipps shooting as authorities pursued two leads while Norris and church officials remained reticent. Mayor Meacham and District Attorney Hanger offered no new details as Norris waited in his office amid heightened scrutiny.
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The
Associated Press
Worth
J. Frank Norris
D. BE
Chipps
Norris
R. K. Hanger
Patricia Babb Pioneer Amarilloan Dies at 69
Patricia Babb 69 of 1001 Harrison Amarillo wife of T A Dot Babb died Sunday night. A pioneer who moved west with her husband, she spent the last 21 years in Amarillo and earlier lived in Wichita Falls and Clarendon. Survived by husband two sons Robert A and Tom G of Amarillo daughter Mrs F L Kennard Moscow Idaho brother G G Graham Safford Arizona granddaughter Maxine Graham and niece Patricia Graham. Funeral home holding body pending arrangements.
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Texas
Patricia Babb
Harrison Street
T. A
Dot” Babb
Fort Worth
Dallas
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Clarendon
Robert A
Tom G
F. L. Kennard
Moscow
Idaho
G. G. Graham
Safford
Arizona
Maxine Babb
Patricia Graham
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
Credit, Wheat Carryover Highlight Washington Day
The Crop Reporting Board reports an old wheat carryover of 60 205000 bushels as of July 15 and the Federal Reserve board notes a credit increase for member banks to a new level in June. The Commerce Department lists grain exports at 6716000 bushels for last week vs 8210000 previous week. The Interstate Commerce Commission heard arguments over a new railroad in south Texas.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
Texas
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Pampa Plains
I. C.C
C. Lefors
Emmett Lefors
MI. Lefors
Montana
Panpa
Big White & Kirk Department Store
James M. Cox
Mellett
Underworld
ULILN
ULI
Chinaman
Pastor
Meacham
D. E. Chipps
Fioneer Amarilloan
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