St Louis pair chase 600 hours in Robin monoplane flight
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine extended their sustained flight in the St Louis Robin, reaching 301 hours by 8 17 p m as they hope to reach 600 hours surpassing the Angeleno endurance record. Cloudy weather forced lower altitudes but fuel was replenished and the two men pressed on.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Lambert-St. Louis Field
O’brine
Jackson
Texans Hurt In Fort Stockton Plane Crash
San Angelo residents Harry Wilson and D. K. Thompson were injured when their plane crashed at Fort Stockton. The pilot's condition was unknown. Dr. H. P. Rush and a nurse flew in to treat the victims and plan to transfer them to Dallas for X rays. Wilson may have a broken back and Thompson a broken ankle with cuts and bruises.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Harry Wilson
D. K. Thompson
Fort Stockton
H. P. Rush
Dallas
Wilson
Thompson
Weather forecast and temperature readings for Amarillo and region
Friday will be partly cloudy for Amarillo and West Texas with little temperature change. New Mexico may see local thunderstorms. observations at 7 a.m. show varied highs across major western states, including 96 at Boise and 104 at Kansas City and Phoenix.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Abilene
Texas
Corpus Christi
Dallas
del Rio
Denver
Colorado
Des Moines
Iowa
Detroit
Michigan
Dodge City
Kansas
Edmonton
Canada
el Paso
Eureka
California
Galveston
Hayre
Montana
Helena
Huron
South
Dako
Tacksonviles
Florida
Kamloops
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Minnedosa
Modenz
Utah
Montgomery
Ala
Nashville
Tenn
New Orleans
New York
N.Y
North Platte
Nebraska
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Phoenix
Arizona
Portland
Oregon
Pueblo
Rapid City
South Dakota
Roswell
St. Paul, Mian
Halt Lake City
An Antonio
San Francisco
Santa Fe
Idan
Wyoming
Eveport
Springfield
Washington, D
Wichita
Illision
North
Illfington
Chiarete
Imperial Valley Heat Wave Claims Lives at Seventeen
A blistering Imperial Valley heat wave has killed seventeen people in five days in California. A Mexican family of eight perished when their car ran dry on a desert road as water was allegedly drained from the radiator for drinking. Nine other victims, mostly Mexican and Black, died in cities as temperatures hovered around 106 degrees with high humidity. The Armenta family, including Enrique Armenta and Mrs Julia Perez and six children, were found after Mexican boys reported Armenda’s body. a sheriff’s party followed tracks twelve miles across the desert to their loss.
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Associated Press
Blythe
Calif
Imperial Valley
Enrique
Armenta
Julia Perez
Hatcher Seeks Texas Governor Run On Reform Platform
Dallas July 26 United Press W Gregory Hatcher state treasurer announced his candidacy for governor. He pledged to cut state running costs from 50 million to 40 million and opposed chain banking. He said he would freely discuss acts of public officials from governor to constable.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
W. Gregory Hatcher
Texas
Hatcher
Jurisdiction Over Dry Slaying Case Still Undecided
Oklahoma City July 25 A dispute over whether W W Thompson and Jeff Harris will be tried in state or federal court for murder in the July 4 liquor raid slayings of James C Harris and Oscar Lowery centers on a federal takeover. Judge Ed Vaught ordered federal jurisdiction, transferring the prisoners from Pottawatomie county jail to Oklahoma City jail. County attorney Randall Pitman vows to fight to keep the case in state court.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
W. W. Thompson
Prohibition
Jeff Harris
Oklahoma
James C. Harris
Oscar Lowery
Harris Farm
United States District Court
Vaught
U. S
Pottawatomie County
Thomason
Randall Pitman
Pottawatomie
Boy Hurt in Collision After Being Thrown From Auto
Marvin Packnett nine, son of E M Packnett, was seriously injured late yesterday at Tenth and Crockett when the car he rode in collided with another auto. He was rushed to Northwest Texas hospital by Griggs & Sons ambulance and taken to the X ray room. Conditions were not known overnight. Authorities could not yet identify the two drivers. The car carrying several people had been hired by Levine's department store to distribute circulars.
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Marvin Packnett
E. M. Packnett
North
Florida Avenue
Tenth and Crockett Streets
Northwest Texas
N. 58
Griggs & Sons
Levine's
Packnett
Morse
Audrey
Illness Placed Leahy Sane at Sanity Hearing
Georgetown Texas July 25 Harry J Leahy faced a sanity hearing over the murder of Dr J A Ramsey of Mathis as witnesses testified they believed him sane and able to understand his desperate position. Warden Harrell Ranger Townsend and others supported his sanity noting his eyes and physical condition appeared normal. Dr Wooten testified Leahy is sane and understands right from wrong.
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Associated Press
Georgetown
Texas
Harry J. Leahy
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
Witners
Leahy
Joe Wooten
Austin
J.R. Sullivan
Corpus Christi
KE. T. Harrell
State Penitentiary
Light Townsend
H. E. Moore
Lee M. Taylor
Marvin Johnson
George West
Wooten
Wheat Embargo Seen by Railroad Official at Fort Worth
DALLAS July 25 Possibility of a wheat embargo at Fort Worth is admitted by R C Andrews district manager of the car service division of the American Railway Association He adds a trend away from embargo saying wheat accumulations there are rather excessive yet no immediate embargo is foreseen He notes reports show producers having sold enough wheat for ready cash and holding back grain to await developments which would ease congestion at Fort Worth Houston and Galveston.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Fort Worth
R. C. Andrews
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
F Worth
Houston
Galveston
Merger forms Southwestern Drug Corporation in Texas
Two Amarillo drug concerns join with others to form Southwestern Drug Corporation. The merged group includes Ainsworth Drug, Jefferson Drug, Thompson, Greiner Kelly, Texas Drug, Houston Drug, and Waco Drug, with J. M. Penland as president. The new company aims to serve retailers more economically and efficiently. Hundreds of former stockholders from dissolved firms hold stocks in the new entity.
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Ainsworth Drug Company
Jeson Drug Company
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
Waco
Southwestern Drug Corporation
Ainsworth and
Thompson Companies
H. W. Williams and Companypany
Greiner-Kelly Drug Company
Texas Drug Company
Houston Drug Company
Waco Drug Company
Plans Completed for Five Story Canadian Hotel
The Canadian paper reports plans drawn by Amarillo architect W. C. Townes for a five story fireproof brick hotel on Main Street opposite the municipal auditorium. The Leonard Records of the White House Lumber Company fund the $55,000 project. The hotel will house 48 rooms, feature an electric elevator, and have a fifty foot frontage on Main Street.
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Nscanadian
W. C. Townes
Amarillo
Leonard Records
White House Lumber Company
Municipal Auditorium
Main Street
Snook defense to argue narcotic influence in Hix murder case
Attorneys for Dr. James H Snook seek to prove the murdered co ed Theora Hix was given narcotics by herself and the professor as love potions The defense hints at a long illicit relationship and voluntary drug use while Snook admits killing during a quarrel to end suffering.
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Associated
Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Snook
Miss Hix
John F. Siedel
Pope Pius XI Leads Vatican Parade Blesses Vast Crowd
Pope Pius XI emerged from the Vatican and blessed about 200000 kneeling worshippers in St. Peter's Square. The ceremony followed a grand procession around the Bernini colonnade with American visitors and bishops in attendance.
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Vatican
Pope Pius XI
St. Peter's
Rome
Pontificial Guard
Kilauea erupts near Hilo with multiple lava fountains
The Kilauea volcano near Hilo began erupting at 6 30 a m and grew more active through the day. Four fountains sparked into life and two more, shooting flames about 200 feet, added to the spectacle in Halemaumau crater. Smoke from the crater a thousand feet above sea level hung over Mauna Loa as hundreds of residents drove 85 miles to watch the fifth eruption since May 1924.
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Associated Press
Hilo
Hawaii
Kilauea
Halemau Mau Crater
Mauna Loa
Explosion Demolishes New Orleans Home
An explosion today demolished the residence of Charles J Justice his wife and their 9 year old son Charles Jr and their grandmother Mary Haekon 68 of Greensboro Ala. Mrs Justice escaped with only slight injuries Police suspect gases from an insecticide in the basement caused the blast.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Charles J. Justice
Justice
Charles, Jr
Mary Haekon
Greensboro
Ala
Senator Edge Named Ambassador to France
Senator Edge of New Jersey has been selected as ambassador to France and will assume duties in Paris after Congress adjourns for the extra session.
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Edge
France
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Edge
New Jersey
Paris
Congress
Surplus Grain Situation To Federal Board
Washington July 25 The surplus grain problem will be studied by the Federal Farm Board at a special meeting in Chicago tomorrow All members except Secretary of Agriculture Hyde expect to attend with mid western farm leaders The board hopes the meeting will bring farmer association officials into closer contact with the board and the potential grain market help
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Board
Mexican judge ambushes released prisoner in street killing
Reports from Ayutla say Judge Jesus Del Castillo shot and killed Delfino Sanchez a noted bad character as he walked away from jail after release in a murder investigation. Townspeople react with anger over the action.
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Associated Proas
Ciudad Bravos
State OF Guerro
Mexico
Ayutla
Delfino Sanchez
Jesus del Castillo
Sanchez
Prisoners and White Russian Bands Spark Moscow Alarm
Disturbing reports from the Chinese Eastern railway scene describe mass arrests beatings and tortures of Soviet citizens and railway workers as White Russian bands organize across the border. Officials fear provocations could trigger a Red army rescue operation and an armed clash at any moment with Russians sent in chains toward Harbin.
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Moscow
U. S
Red Army
Pogranichnaya
Harbin
Tass
Blagoveschensk
Discover
Holmes Seen As Next Governor Of Alaska By Press
Alaskan Weekly and Seattle Post Intelligencer claim W H Holmes of Amarillo is the soon to be Alaska governor. Reports note Governor Parks not reappointed by President Hoover, creating a strong expectation of Holmes appointment.
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W. H. Holmes
Amarillo
Alaska
Alaskan Weekly
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mr. Holmes
Seattle
George Parks
Hoover
Holmes
Doc Holmes
Texas
Juneau
Ketchikan
For Sale Miscellaneous column ad pitch
A plea to readers to convert unwanted items into cash by placing a small For Sale Miscellaneous ad. It urges cleaning closets and garages and offers a low test price to sell durable goods through the classifieds.
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Cyril
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NEW Corporation
Pope
Hawaiian
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Eastman Kodak Company
Rosemary Martin
Lawrence L. Martin
Federal
Hoover Farm Commission
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