They Are Different They Are Different
Dr. Julian D. Taylor, 86, retires after 63 years as Colby College Latin teacher in Waterville Maine. He says Latin aids guessing and that knowledge alone is not power, judgment comes from the ability to guess correctly. Zara Agha, 156, still a youngster in Constantinople to Hamit Kara Halil who recalls a coin given by Zara’s father in 1774. He speaks English French and German and plays dominoes well.
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Waterville
Maine
Julian D. Taylor
Colby College
Taylor
Hamit Kara Halil
Hamit
Zaro
Zara
Alameda centenarian recalls gold rush era
At 104 years old, Alameda resident Jacob's philosophy leans to moderation. Born in London in 1827, he came to California in 1885 aboard a clipper ship and recalls the gold rush days while living a long life with simple pleasures.
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Alameda
Calif
Athan Jacob
Local minister from Virginia tied to large family of clergy
Rev. Jesse Charles Shull, a Virginia Ill. Presbyterian minister, is described as the great grandson and descendant of numerous ministers. The extended family includes 64 ministers across generations, with 32 male ministers and 22 ministerial wives in a separate lineage.
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Virginia
Ill
Jesse Charles Shull
Missionary Released After Teelow Hospital Shooting
Dr Francis Tucker an American missionary was released by Chinese officials in Tsinanfu after being jailed for the fatal shooting of a Chinese man at the American Board Hospital in Teelow Shantung province two weeks earlier. The release followed agitation by the local Kuomintang branch and confirmation by the American legation.
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Peiping
China
Tsinanfu
Francis Tucker
Tucker
American Board
Teelow
Shantung Province
Koomintang
Nationalist Party
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and New Mexico
Forecasts for Amarillo and West Texas show partly cloudy and unsettled conditions Friday with possible showers and thunderstorms in the Panhandle. New Mexico expects unsettled weather Friday with locally scattered showers and storms. Temperatures in Amarillo peak around the mid 90s with low 70s at night.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Indians thrill Amarillo crowd at Rancho event
An Albuquerque goodwill delegation staged the First American Indian ceremonial in Amarillo at Jack Hall's Ranch drawing more than 8,500 spectators. Haske Naswood led with Sunrise Call as dignitaries spoke of connections between New Mexico and Texas. The caravan plans for August 18 to 21 were announced with 200 tickets held for Amarilloans.
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Albuquerque
Haske Naswood
New Mexico
R. C. Dillon
Dennis Chavez
Clyde Tingley
Clyde Oden
Amarillo
Texas
Dillon
Henry Ansley
News-Globe
Haske Haswood
Chief Taptuka
Kae Waste
Wayne Wolf Robe
Blue Sky Eagle
Hawk
Thompson
German Finances Improved by Three Month Rescue Plan
The seven power conference ended with three months extension of the $100,000,000 German loan and agreed measures to preserve credits. Stimson and Mellon welcomed U S participation and urged all nations to use influence to ease the financial panic.
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Frank H. King
London
Germany
Downing Street
United States
Stimson
Mellon
European Council
Heavy rains reach toward Amarillo panhandle soaking several towns
A southwest moving rain from Woodward Oklahoma spread into the Panhandle late yesterday, giving Groom Sanford Claude and Shamrock half to nearly an inch while Amarillo saw a light sprinkle. A severe dust storm preceded a brief moisture and heat kept temperatures near a hundred.
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Panhandle
Woodward
Okla
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Pampa
Miami
Higgins
Groom
Sanford
McLean
Claude
Denver
Rock Island
Shamrock
Hereford
Goodnight
Portales Welcomes First American Delegation
Portales New Mexico plans a Friday evening welcome for Albuquerque's First American delegation with Amarillo and Las Vegas visitors. The welcome includes a 6:30 dinner, a 6 o'clock arrival, and host activities sponsored by the Portales Chamber of Commerce and local officials.
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Portales
N. M
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Las Vegas
C. of
Portales Chamber of Commerce
J. N. McCall
T. FE. Mears
G. B. Bryant
J. C. Compton
Tom Sowell
Chamber of Commerce
A. F. Jones
First National Bank
Floyd Golden
Dee Howard
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State
Floyd
H. 8. Springer
World Wheat Prospect Off Washington
The Agriculture Department forecasts a 1931 world wheat crop 250 to 300 million bushels smaller than last year. Surplus old wheat stocks may total up to 100 million bushels more than July 1, 1930, in exporting countries while importing nations face smaller supplies. The Farm Board considers selling stabilization wheat abroad with no definite agreements yet.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Farm Board
Stone
Argentina
Australia
Heat Kills Dallasite While Mowing Lawn
Alonzo G. Chapman aged 63 was killed by heat prostration while mowing a lawn at his daughter’s Dallas home today. The incident occurred in Dallas.
Oil Price Hikes by Texas Corporation Boost Crude values
The Texas Corporation boosted crude oil prices by 18 to 22 cents per barrel in various regions including North Louisiana North Central and Central Texas and parts of Oklahoma with specific gains listed for Gray County Carson and Hutchinson Counties and West Texas. Barnsdall Refining posted 40 cents per barrel for Kansas crude while maintaining 25 to 30 cent Oklahoma pricing.
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Houston
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Gray County
Carson and
Hutchinson Counties
West Texas
New Mexico
Darst Creek
Tulsa
Okla
U.P
Barnsdall Refining Company
Kansas
Skelly Oil Announces Higher crude prices in Kansas
Skelly Oil Company announced a new pricing schedule in Kansas effective at 7 A M. The rate pays 40 cents per barrel for crude above 36 degree gravity and 35 cents per barrel for crude of 36 degrees and below. This increases prior rates which ranged from 25 to 37 cents.
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Kansas
Skelly Eldorado
Kans
Skelly Oil Company
Skelly
Burning Wheat as School Fuel Proposed in Kansas
Topeka July 23 Don ald Muir prominent Kansas legislator and landholder proposes burning wheat as fuel in public schools next winter to cut grain surpluses and lift prices. He argues two to three tons per district in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas could reduce the surplus by 20 or 30 million bushels and raise prices by 10 to 15 cents a bushel.
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Topeka
Donald Muir
Kansas
Muir
Oklahoma
Texas
President Can't Bar Foreign Oil
Attorney General Mitchell ruled that under current law the president has no authority to ban oil imports as a response to domestic overproduction. He explained the ruling hinges on whether unfair competition or unfair acts in importation are defined by tariff law.
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Washington
Mitchell
Hoover
West
Southwest
United States
Teapot Dome lease saga from Fall reveals vast oil plan
Albert B. Fall describes Teapot Dome as a gigantic operation with a 1000 mile pipeline to move oil to seaboards and Gulf outlets. He notes unexpected funds and influence from Sinclair and figures like Harry Sinclair and Will Hays, while detailing private land claims and rushed development pressures.
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Teapot Dome
Navy
Carrolltown
Seaboard
BE. L. Doheny
California
Pacific
Gulf Coast
Cuba
United States
Teapot Dome Reserve
Pioneer Company
Naval Reserve
Salt Creek Field
John Barton Payne
Amarillo to Build New Armory at Seventh and Fillmore
Amarillo will erect a new armory at Seventh and Fillmore within 60 days at a cost of 25000. Maj. Nat 8 Perrine will supervise construction joining all units in one division. The 2100 seat assembly area and facilities show the city’s effort to replace the inadequate Polk Street facility.
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Amarillo
Seventh and
Fillmore Street
Nat 8. Perrine
Polk Street
Perrine
Ernest ©. Thompson
Paul W. Taylor
Adjutant General's Department
Taylor
Army Division
Thompson
142Nd Infantry
181St Field Artillery
131St Field Artillery
Local Man Jeff Stotts Found Shot Dead in Giles Yard
Jeff Stotts, 35, recently discharged from the army and in ill health, was found shot to death in the front yard of his Giles home. He is survived by his widow and a small son.
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Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Giles
Jeff Stotts
Ice Cream Soda Solaces Un-Wedded "Ma" Kennedy
Mrs Minnie Kennedy wins a fast annulment from G Edward Hudson in a Los Angeles superior court. Judge Sprould ends the marriage amid drama as Hudson faces bigamy charges and related suits. Kennedy, semiconscious with emotion, finds solace with an ice cream soda after the ruling.
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Ma” Kennedy
Los Angeles
Cal
Minnie (Ma) Kennedy
G. Edward Hudson
Washington Lake
Superior Court
Aimee Semplé McPherson
Hudson
Cowlitz County
Washington
L. Margaret Newton-Hudson
Las Vegas
Nev
Joseph P. Sprould
Kennedy
Newton-Hudson
Ethel Herbert
Longview
Washa
Former gas company employee sues for 15000 damages
M I Huddleston, former Amarillo Gas Company worker, sues for 15000 claiming an on the job injury on June 2 1929 left him blind in one eye. He says a prior settlement of 900 and a life time contract was invalidated when duties ended, seeking 30000 life expectancy value reduced to 15000.
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Amarillo Gas Company
M. I. Huddleston
Huddleston
Murray Declares Martial Law Over Toll Bridge Obstructions
Oklahoma Governor Murray proclaims martial law on the Durant to Denison toll bridge approach to forestall removal of obstructions. Adjutant General Barret ordered military control. Texas Rangers respond as bridge owners seek a federal injunction. Complications follow the long dispute over the free and toll bridge access.
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Oklahoma City
W. H
Murray
Durant
Okla
Denison
Texas
Oklahoma
Red River Bridge Company
Charles F. Barret
United States
Wife Seeks Walker Gate Receipts in Brooklyn Ruling
Supreme Court Justice Edward J. Byrne signed an order directing the sheriff to attach Mickey Walker’s share of the gate receipts from the Walker Sharkey fight on behalf of Mrs. Maude Walker. She accused Walker of diabolical conduct toward her and their two children citing multiple affairs and public boasting. Her claim listed Walker’s income at about 100000 dollars a year.
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New York
Mickey Walker
Supreme Court
Edward J. Byrne
Brooklyn
Maude Walker
Walker
Guns as games in a shifting daily want ad bargain
A fragmented playful note on guns appearing in daily Want Ads and a busy bargain counter. The writer suggests danger and profit in playful context, contrasting risk with daily changes in listings on a checkerboard-style market.
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Checker Board
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NEA
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Zara Agha
America
Hamit Halil
Nathan Dacobs
Shull
South Plains
Good Will
Mayor Thompson
Wilbur Hawk
Cos Valley
World Wheat Prospect
Texas Company
Gray, Carson and
Hutchinson
Barnsdall
Texas Corporation
East Texas
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Magner White
North American Newspaper Alliance
Amarillo Globe- News
Harry F. Sinclair
Republican National Campaign Committee
Will Hays
Republican National
Seventh and Fillmore
GAS
Walton
Fears Toll Company
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