Major nations ratify pact to end war
In Washington on July 24, President Hoover proclaimed the Kellogg Briand treaty renouncing war at a White House ceremony. Britain and the United States pledged delays in naval construction. Premier MacDonald announced the British labor government would suspend some naval building, and Hoover said three American cruisers would be laid down only after full consideration of their effect on parity.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
United States
Great Britain
MacDonald
House of Commons
Mr. Hoover
Rainfall Tapers as Panhandle Shower Passes
Weather reports indicate light showers in the North Panhandle with Amarillo recording about 0.20 inch of precipitation late yesterday. Forecasters expect partly cloudy conditions today as rainfall shifts eastward, with the system described as heavier in the eastern Panhandle.
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North Panhandle
Amarillo
Weather Bureau
East Panhandle
Amarillo Area Thursday Weather Forecast Summary
Forecast issued for Amarillo and nearby areas shows Thursday mainly partly cloudy with no significant temperature change. Observations from 7 am report varying conditions across many cities including Abilene Dallas Denver and Pasadena with recent highs in the 80s and 90s and precipitation at zero inches in the last 24 hours ending yesterday at 7 pm.
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Amarillo
Barney
Abilene
Texas
Boise
Idaho
Brownsviles
Chicago
Illinois
Cincinnati
Ohio
Corpus Christi
Dallas
del Rio
Denver
Colorado
Des Moines
Iowa
Detroit
Michigan
Dodge City
Kansas
Edmonton
Canada
Paso
Eureka
California
Galveston
Havre
Montana
Huron
South Dakota
Jacksonville
Florida
Kamloops
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Minnedosa
Modena
Utah
Montgomery
Alabama
St. Paul
Minn
Salt Lake City
An Antonio
San Francisco
Califor Santa Fe
New Mexico
Sheridan
Winnematea
Nevada
Treaty raises Russo-Chinese peace hopes in far east
In Tokyo on July 24 the Kellogg renunciation ceremonies in Washington sparked renewed peace hopes for Manchuria. Despite Russia China rupture Soviet Consul Melnikov met Chang Tso Hsiang at Changchun to pursue direct talks on the Chinese Eastern railway dispute. Dispatches note easing tensions at Harbin and in Manchuria as negotiations begin.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Kellogg
Washington
Manchuria
Far East
Russia
China
Melnikov
Harbin
Chang Tso-Hsiang
Chang Hsueh- Liang
Kirin
Changchun
Chinese Eastern Railway
Court Upholds City Ruling Against Taxis
Yellow Cab company sought an injunction to block enforcement of a city ordinance prohibiting taxi solicitation on railway station platforms. Judge W E Gee denied the request. notice of appeal to the Amarillo Civil Court of Appeals filed. Cab owners argued railway contracts gave platform solicitation rights. city cited police power for depot regulation to protect public safety.
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Yellow Cab Company
W. E. Gee
Civil Court of Appeals of
Amarillo
Cab Company
Fort Worth backs Panhandle rail project from Shamrock to Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Association of Commerce endorsed the Rock Island and Frisco railroads plan to build new trackage from Shamrock toward Quanah and connect to Fort Worth, a path supported by Amarillo and other Panhandle towns. It will oppose Fort Worth & Denver’s Childress to Pampa line, unless both projects are shown to meet regional need at the ICC hearing on July 29.
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Rock Island and
Frisco
Fort Worth
Panhandle
Amarillo
Fort Worth Association of Commerce
Traffic Committee
Shamrock
Quanah
Denver
Childress
Pampa
Broken switch wrecks train near Dalhart
A Fort Worth and Denver passenger train bound from Amarillo to Denver derailed after hitting a broken switch in Dalhart. A stolen car collided with the switch just before the train’s passage. no injuries reported. The incident was under local report and continued on page 15.
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Dalhart
Fort Worth
Denver
Amarillo
Clarendon Boy Dies From Playing Gun Wound
Lewis Wilder 13 son of Dr and Mrs H L Wilder of Clarendon died from a bullet wound to the right side received when a .38 pistol discharged during play. He and John Beville and Kenneth Sherman were at Dr J G Sherman home. Survived by two brothers and two sisters.
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Clarendon
Lewis Wilder
H. L. Wilder
Lewis
John Beville
Kenneth Sherman
J. G. Sherman
Wilder
Tomorow
Train Meet: Citizens Pack Borger to Hear Tack Arrest
About 100 Amarillo business men visited Borger and Panhandle as Colonel Erasmus Tack was arrested on charges of malicious slander tied to his Tactless Texan column. He was jailed, arraigned before Justice Walter Broomhall, and released on parole amid light rain and public curiosity.
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Henry Ansley Borger
Erasmus Tack
Amarillo
Borger
Panhandle
Glenn A. Pace
Justice of the Peace
Walter Broomhall
W.C. Witcher
BE. M
Second Texarkana Gun Duelist Dies
James D. Reynolds, 45, the second gun duel participant, died in Texarkana after a shooting that killed veteran officer J. R. Walraven. Police believe Reynolds’ arrest by Walraven the day before sparked the duel.
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Texarkana
Associated Press
Tex
James D. Reynolds
J. R. Walraven
Walraven
Reynolds
Bogie Lagging In Record Run Up Mississippi
Memphis report on Dr. Louis Leroy and the speed boat Bogie as it nears St Louis while lagging the 1870 Robert E. Lee record. Engine trouble at Caruthersville cost nearly an hour. a prior stop in Oceola added a new propeller. The boat aimed to beat the 90 hours 14 minutes Lee record over 1160 miles from New Orleans to St. Louis.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Dr. Louis Leroy
Robert E. Lee
Mississippi River
New Orleans
St. Louis
Hickman
Cairo
Lee
Natches
Caruthersville
Oceola
Ark
Dr. Leroy
Fiftic Encounters Feature Opening at Leahy Sanity Trial
In Georgetown Texas on July 24 the first testimony in Harry J. Leahy’s sanity hearing included a dramatic courtroom fist fight as prosecutors grilled witness Amanda Davidson. Defense attorneys objected to questions while Leahy tried to discharge his counsel prompting renewed moves to confine him. The scene showed escalating tensions as Graves clashed with Simmons and the judge intervened to restore order.
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Associated Frees
Georgetown
Texas
Harry J. Leahy
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
Amanda Davidson
Taylor
Leahy
Miss Davidson
H. N. Graves
Leshy
E. B. Simmons
San Antonio
Graves
Simmons
Simmon
Louis Lowe
St. Louis Robins Fly Toward Endurance Milestone
The monoplane St. Louis Robins and pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine push toward 800 hours of flight in twelfth day aloft near St. Louis Airport. They have surpassed the Angelino endurance record, earned over $3,000 and expect more, with $110 per hour and support from local firms and Challenger motor makers. They crossed 275 hours after traveling 16,000 miles, using 2,200 gallons of gasoline and 105 gallons of oil. propeller turns exceed 20 million.
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Associated Press
Jackson
O’brine
St. Louis
Challenger Motor
Braniff Opens New Air Line to Amarillo
Braniff inaugurates a Tulsa to Amarillo tri weekly service aboard an eight place Hamilton plane. The flight carried Paul Braniff and Ted Lewis among others, with connections to Western Air Express to Los Angeles. Fares start at $9 to Tulsa and $30 to Oklahoma City.
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Los Angeles
Braniff Airlines
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Pampa
Amarillo
Hamilton
Paul Braniff
Ted Lewis
J. B. Foster
Bob Jenkins
Western Air Express
Eddie Streeter
Pensacola
Fla
Braniff
Artive
Stinson-Detroiters
Albuquerque
A. m
Aimee Semple McPherson Plans Holy Land Baptisms
United Press reports evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson will baptize 500 followers in the Jordan if plans proceed. She signed a contract chartering a steamer to take 700 students and adherents to the Holy Land. Kantorite services will be led by Mrs. McPherson on Mount Calvary and in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
The
Jordan
Plana
Holy Land
Seven jurors selected for Snook's murder trial
Seven jurors including four women were seated at the start of the trial of Dr. James H. Snook a former Ohio State professor charged with first degree murder of Theora K Hix. Defense cites emotional insanity and self defense while prosecutors seek a verdict of premeditated murder. Snook's confession describes a secret relationship with Hix and a quarrel that led to her death by hammer blows and throat slashing. Spectators included Theora's parents Dr and Mrs Melvin T Hix. The court hopes the jury panel will be completed tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora K. Hix
Snooks
Chester
Snook
Mins Hix
Severa
Mia
Melvin T. Hix
Bradentown
Fla
Seven Roads in Fort Worth Rail Hearing
Seven railroad applications for Texas extension and operation will be heard jointly by the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Texas Railroad Commission in Fort Worth on July 29. The cases include the St Louis San Francisco line Vernon to Seymour, 42 miles, with trackage rights Jacksboro to Fort Worth, 71 miles, and the SF to acquire Gulf and West Texas by stock purchase, plus other control moves affecting Wilbarger, Baylor, and Gulf states. Chairman Clarence E. Gilmore will attend with other railroad commission members.
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Raymond Brooks
Austin
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Railroad Commission
Fort Worth
Texas Commission
Clarence E. Gilmore
Railroad Comission
St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railroad
Berlin Oxygen Works Blast Years-Record Fire Panic
Fifty Berlin fire companies battled a major explosion at the United oxygen works in Borsigwalde. The blast sparked five and a half hours of flames, killing two workers and wounding twelve, with many rushed to hospitals as oxygen tanks ruptured and debris spread damage across the suburb.
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Associated Prean
Berlin
Borsigwalde
United Oxygen Works
Ferguson predicts defeat of two Texas amendments
Special to The News Austin July 24 former Gov James H Ferguson predicted final returns from 112 counties including Dallas Tarrant Bexar Travis Fayett Bell and Coleman show the governors salary by 1460 votes and the supreme court constitutional amendment by 1100 votes defeated with full county returns secured.
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Austin
Supreme Court
James HE. Ferguson
Ferguson
Dallas
Tarrant
Bexar
Travis
Fayett, Bell and
Coleman
Large Rebel Bands Surrender in Mexico
The war department reports 660 rebels surrendered in the last three days across Jalisco Querétaro and Colima. Surrenders occurred in groups and the insurgents were granted safe conduct to return home.
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Mexico
Associated
Preas
Mexico City
War Department
Jalisco
Queretaro
Colima
Help Wanted Ad Promises Quick Farm Help Pickup
Farmers are urged to place a Globe News Help Wanted ad by calling 6262 to quickly find harvesting and threshing hands. The column claims a large selection of farm laborers and less fuss for farmers seeking help.
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Globe- News Help
Globe- News
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Switzerland
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