Paving Statewide Road Aims North of Amarillo
The Amarillo Board of City Development backs paving the Colorado Gulf highway or state No. 5 through counties north of Amarillo to the New Mexico line. The highway committee heard Harve Haines report on county conditions before recommending action. The state highway commission favors paving this road and may fund bonds in northern counties. more aid is promised. Committee members at the meeting were J. R. Gant, Lester Stone, and W. W. Chilton.
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Amarillo
Potter County
J. R. Gant
Lester Stone
W. W. Chilton
S R Steele Named Dumas School Head
S R Steele an Amarillo high school instructor in charge of Hi Y work has been elected to head the Dumas schools for the coming term. The position offers a substantial salary increase though acceptance is not definite.
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R. Steele
Amarillo
Dumas
Steele
Absentee Vote Deadline Looms for Local Primaries
The county clerk's office stays open until midnight tonight to allow absentee voters away from their home polls to cast ballots. Absentee totals reached about 180 by last night, with 50 on yesterday and 130 on Monday, and late arrivals are urged to vote before midnight or risk waiting until Saturday for the primaries.
Austin man here studying soils in Amarillo
E. H. Johnson of the Bureau of Business Research at Texas University is in Amarillo assisting E. H. Templin with a Potter County soil survey. Johnson seeks to understand how soil surveys are conducted and is studying Texas soils for his research, staying as needed.
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E. H. Johnson
Bureau of Business Research At
Texas University
Amarillo
E. H. Templin
Potter County
Mr. Johnson
Texas
Mr. Templin
Crippled Newsboy Eugene Receives Support Note
Amarillo Newsboy Eugene and his paralyzed policeman friend are cited in a message from H. H. Davidson, Dustin's manager at Roswell, N M. He wires $6 for Eugene and shoes and $1 for flowers for the officer, wishing both success and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Eugene
H. H. Davidson
Dustin
Roswell
N. M
News-Globe
Bob McKinney
Amarillo News and Globe
King George Introduces His Son The Duke of Gloucester
In London on July 23 King George formally met his third son The Duke of Gloucester, an active captain in the Tenth Royal Hussars. The king inspected the unit and officers then saluted and shook hands as the duke was announced Captain His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester.
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United Press
London
George
Duke of Gloucester
Royal Hussars
Hussars
Royal
American yacht Nina sighted off Santander coast
Reports from Santander say the American yacht Nina, a contestant in the New York to Spain race, was sighted thirty miles west of Santander and six miles off the coast. The vessel was becalmed but might reach tonight.
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Associated Press
Santander
Spain
Nina
New York
Former Officer Held in Robbery Case
Walter Lewis 31 a former Bexar County peace officer was charged with robbery with firearms in the $4255 hold up of the American Building Company reported in San Antonio.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Walter Lewis
Bexar County
American Building Company
Rabbits Cause Damage in Eastern New Mexico
Special to The News from Roswell New Mexico reports say rabbits are causing significant damage to cotton crops across eastern New Mexico. Officials and farm leaders plan a systematic poisoning campaign after rabbit drives reduced numbers last winter. Drought conditions outside irrigated areas push more rabbits into valley farms.
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Roswell
N. M
New Mexico
Mussolini Sets Out Italy’s Money Policy In Cabinet Speech
Premier Mussolini outlined a finance policy sticking to a stable exchange rate and no foreign loans while cutting tax evasion and consolidating state expenditures. He reported unemployment declines, more part time workers leaving, and said relations with Australia, Hungary, Tangier talks, Persia treaty, and China talks were advancing.
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United Press
Rome
Mussolini
Antonio Mosconi
Australia
Hungary
Tangiers
Persia
Atlanta Ministers Denounce Alfred Smith Candidacy
The Atlanta Methodist Ministers association adopts resolutions condemning Governor Alfred F. Smith. They reaffirm a prior North Georgia conference decision not to vote for any candidate whose record favors repealing the eighteenth amendment or modifying the Volstead act.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Methodist Ministers Association
Alfred F. Smith
North Georgia Conference
Decomposed Body Found on Texas Ranch
The decomposed body of a man, possibly a Black man, was found today in an abandoned cellar on a ranch six miles from San Angelo. No identifying marks were on his clothing. He appeared bound in an old comfort and had been dragged to the cellar. The skull showed signs of crushing.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Texas
Capitol
Smith
Caitiff
James Gingham
National Republican campaign offices set for Washington and Chicago
National chairman Dr. Hubert Work announced headquarters will be in Washington with a Chicago branch and no large eastern office. Gov. Smith plans a quiet week with a late notification ceremony and radio hookup challenges to publicize his nomination.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
Chicago
Hubert Work
C. C. Young
Califonia
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Kansas City
Hoover
Bowl
Mr. Hoover
Hoover War Library
Stanford
Belgium
Interallied Commission
Russia
Germany
Stanford Summer School
San Juan Hill
Fort Worth Home Robbed. Loot Recovered. Two Arrests
Jewelry and other loot valued over $600 were stolen from Mrs. G. L. Roberts home last Tuesday night in Fort Worth Texas. The haul was recovered and two Black men were arrested in connection with the theft on Monday.
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Fort Woth
Texas
G. L. Roberts
Opposition continues in Texas campaign clash
The passage accuses the Fort Worth Star Telegram and Ferguson Forum of collusion in the governor race. It argues the Star Telegram backs Ferguson’s candidate, prints Forum speeches first, and hides their association while portraying Ferguson as distant from the contest. The speaker claims double harness with Jim Ferguson and the opposing candidate is public.
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Star Telegram
Ferguson Forum
Ferguson
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Jim
Jim Ferguson
Esau
Jacob
Forum
Star-Telegram
Matt
Jeff
Thorndale
Milam County
Austin County
Bosque County
Austin
T. H. McGregor
West
Texas
Albert Tankersley
Glenrose
Somerville County
Alber Tankersley
Goose Heist Sparks Small Town Outcry and Tax Talk
A fanciful paraphrase recounts a man chasing a thief who stole his goose, urging restraint and proposing a tax protest as the better cause. Weather notes from Memphis, Lubbock, Childress report rainfall boosting crops and milder conditions across Texas and nearby areas.
Campaign disbursements listed for county officials
The article itemizes campaign payments to multiple county officers and staff including J. W. Goff treasurer and S. A. Tibbits supervisor, with amounts ranging from 52 to 349.75 dollars and totals for positions such as county judge and county superintendent.
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J. W. Goff
S. A. Tibbits
Mike N. Wink
H. W. Duke
Justice Peace
R. E. McQueen
Hide
C. G. Landis
H. E. Kinkead
John Arnot
W. R. Armstrong
Samb. Motlow
H. D. Bishop
E. C. Nelson
Laura V. Hamner
Wife of Texas pastor dies at parsonage
Mrs. Alice E. Wright, 60, wife of Rev. Casper S. Wright pastor of Central Methodist church, died Monday at the parsonage after a heart attack 12 days earlier followed by pneumonia.
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Texas
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Alice E. Wright
Casper S. Wright
Central Methodist Church
Wheat Harvest Nears End As Rain Boosts Crops
Floyd county reports harvest nearly done with a slow rain starting Saturday in Plainview on July 23 benefiting all raw crops including cotton and easing crop damage concerns.
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Floyd County
Plainiew
Democrats Map Gulf of southern strategy in 1928 race
New York July 23 Democratic leaders meet with John J. Raskob and advisory committee to review southern prospects for 1928. Senator Gerry heads the group as Senator Pat Harrison reports on southern sentiment. Slemp’s Hoover campaign plan in the south sparks fresh caution. focus areas include North Carolina Tennessee Florida and Texas.
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United Press
New York
John J. Raskob
National Committee
Raskob
Maryland
Gerry
Rhode Island
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
South
Houston
G. Bascom Slemp
Herbert Hoover
Asheville City
Slemp
North Carolina
Tennessee
Florida
Texas
Colorado Snow and Rain Sweep State Amid Heatwave Elsewhere
Denver area reports snow flurries at Allens Park as Colorado sees sub normal temperatures. Western slope endures heavy rains and cooler conditions with unsettled weather forecast for the next 12 hours.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Allenspark
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Hall County
Lubbock
South Plains
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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