Cat Adopts Orphaned Skunks Near Shamrock
Reporter Raymond Holbrook describes a farm near Shamrock where a gray tiger cat named Bobbie adopts four orphaned skunks. Bobbie nurses, cleans, and guides the litter, despite fellow felines shunning her. Three of the kits thrive while one occasionally wanders but returns for supper.
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Shamrock
Bobbie
E. H. Privett
Privett
Ted
Lawrence
Wheeler County
Privett Farm
International Disease Plot Against Spanish Insurgents Is Charged
Portales New Mexico July 30 two suspects sought after a murder and body burial in a field were linked to a claimed plot to infect insurgents with typhoid and sleeping sickness. Frenchmen Chabrat and Boujennec condemned for the alleged plan would face the League of Nations after claims of an international conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portales
N. M
Ed Hargis
New Mexico
West Texas
Texas
R. L. Hollis
Hargis
S. E. Ross
Amarillo
Delphos
Hendaye
Louis Chabrat
Jean Boujennec
League of Nations
London
Granada
Spain
Brunete
Madrid
Borgan Gets 60 Year Term in Robbery
Thomas J. Hutto of Dallas received a death sentence by electric chair for the slaying of Officer J A Yocom after a store holdup in El Dorado Arkansas. Judge Britt added two other sentences totaling 75 years for kidnapping and robbery. Co defendant Paul Carpenter of Berger Texas pleaded guilty and drew 60 years.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Thomas J. Hutto
Dallas
J. A. Yocom
Arkansas Electric Chair
L. S. Britt
Hutto
Paul Carpenter
Berger
Texas
Hereford Hosts 5000 At July Fourth Fiesta
About 5000 Hereford residents joined a two day fiesta starting with a morning parade and free barbecue. Jack Yale of Amarillo rode Strawberry Roan for eight seconds to win top prize in bronc riding while Mrs. Jack Yale drew big applause for a wild bronco ride.
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Hereford
Jack Yale
Amarillo
Dalhart Hit and Run Fatal. Two Injured
Dalhart officers seek clues to the hit and run driver after Lonnie Green 23 of Idabel Oklahoma died and Wayne Jones 16 from Harran Oklahoma was injured while they slept on a dirt road near the Rock Island tracks around 2 40 this morning Billy Bateman of Idabel escaped injury Green died at Loretto Hospital Jones received head injury treatment Green and Bateman were en route to Conchas Dam New Mexico and Jones planned to go to Arizona all were seeking work.
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Dalhart
Lonnie Green
Idabel
Okla
Wayne Jones
Harran
Rock Island
Billy Bateman
Green
Loretto Hospital
Jones
Bateman
Conchas Dam
N. M
Arizona
State May Use Planes To Hunt Criminals
Albert Sidney Johnson, chairman of the Public Safety Commission, said the advisability of using airplanes in chasing desperadoes in Texas is being studied. He noted the commission cannot buy equipment but planes from National Guard, reserve units, and private ships could be used, with two way voice communication. Johnson said aircraft could trail fugitives better than pursing cars, though they have limitations.
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Dallas
Albert Sidney Johnson
Public Safety Commission
Texas
National Guard
Johnson
Kent's Children Get Additional Guards
The Daily Mirror reports at the Duchess of Kent's request detectives guarding her vacationing children in Sandwich have been increased from four to six. No reason for the rise was given.
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London
The
Daily Mirror
Duchess of Kent
Sandwich
Amherst Professor Loomis Dies on Alaska Trip
Prof. Frederick B. Loomis an Amherst College paleontology instructor aged 63 died in Sitka Alaska while on a pleasure trip. Word of his death was received in Amherst today.
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Amherst
Mass
Frederick B. Loomis
Amherst College
Sitka
Alaska
Jap Bombs Fire Buildings in Sino Section
Tientsin endures a second day of heavy shelling and air bombardment by Japanese forces as streets fill with homeless residents. Reports note targeted schools and the science library at Nankai University, while Chinese resistance crumbles and American personnel remain unharmed near Yenching University.
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Tientsin
Sino Section
Yungting River
Peiping
Nankai University
Rockefeller Foundation
Nankai
Japan
China
Domei
M. Kawabe
Changsintien
Taku
Hai River
Tangku
Roosevelt Says Far East Tension Disturbing
President Roosevelt described the Sino Japanese hostilities in North China as very disturbing and said he would stay near the White House over the weekend to monitor the situation. He noted the Far Eastern tensions are especially troubling when great powers clash.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
China
White House
Mattern Flight Granted Conditional US to Moscow Route
The Commerce Department granted James Mattern a conditional permit to fly from the United States to Moscow via the North Pole next spring. He will delay flights due to insufficient preparation time and unfavorable weather conditions. Col J Monroe Johnson announced the decision after a conference. flight postponed until next year for safety. Departments of Navy War and Agriculture backed the scientific value of the flight.
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Washington
U.P
Commerce Department
James Mattern
United States
Moscow
North Pole
Mattern
Department
J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
Navy, War and Agriculture Departments
Austin Attorney Held In Bottle Tossing
W. J. Loftus a 33 year old Austin attorney faced two aggravated assault complaints in county court for allegedly throwing a bottle during the finale of the second Casa Manana revue at Frontier Fiesta. Miss Mary Ray a 16 year old Fort Worth girl was struck and required three stitches for a head wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
W. J. Loftus
Austin
Mary Ray
Unfrocked Rector Dies After Lion Attack
Harold Davidson once rector of Stiffkey died from injuries suffered when he was mauled by a lion during a sideshow. He had been delivering a speech from the lion's cage as part of his job in SKEGNESS England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skegness
England
Harold Davidson
Stiffkey
Dalhart Goodwill Ambassadors Promote XIT Reunion in Amarillo
Dalhart Goodwill Ambassadors about 75 strong rode into Amarillo to promote the XIT Reunion set for August 9-10 in Dalhart. They were greeted by Chamber officials, broadcast on KGNC, and staged a red costume show in front of the Amarillo Hotel. A 200 cast, 15000 visitors expected, with street dances, a grand parade, a $1000 rodeo prize, and trips for former XIT workers to Buffalo Springs.
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XIT
Dalhart
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
KGNC
Cal Farley
Boosters
Amarillo Hotel
Polk Street
R. S
Bob” Chatelain
Dalhart Cafe
Chatelain
Kit Ranch
Buffalo Springs
Nara Visa
Vega
Logan
Tucumcari
Dumas
Sunray
Hartley
Trapeze Star Alfredo Codona Dies After Shooting Wife
Former world famous trapeze artist Alfredo Codona shot and killed himself after wounding his wife Vera Codona in a Long Beach California law office. The couple had just finalized a divorce and contentious property claims were underway. Codona seven months earlier had suffered a shoulder injury ending his comeback efforts.
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Long Beach
Calif
Alfredo Cadona
Vera
Lola Pounce
Annie Bruce
Codona
James E. Pawson
Copenhagen
New York
Edward Codona
Alfredo
Lolo
Madison Square Garden
Edward
Codona Called Nijinsky of Flying Rings by Friend
New York reports Alfredo Codona the only circus aerialist to perform a triple somersault is described as the Nijinsky of the flying rings by a friend and fellow trooper. Codona was born in Mexico with continued coverage on page 9.
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New York
Alfredo Codona
Codona
Mexico
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy Saturday across West Texas and New Mexico. Amarillo area shows scattered readings with highs near 98 degrees and lows around 75. Hourly temperatures from yesterday indicate afternoon peaks in the upper 90s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
West Aa Meridian
Saturda
New Mexico
Mei Ieee
Canadian School Head Succumbs
Canadian head of schools Ferman Neal Sawyer, superintendent since 1929, died at 11 this morning in Canadian hospital after a nine month illness. He was 42. Funeral services set for 3 pm Saturday at the Baptist Church of Canadian. He taught 22 years and held multiple education honors. Survived by wife, two daughters, father S. T. Sawyer, and brother Albert. Born Asheville, North Carolina, July 9, 1895.
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Ferman Neal Sawyer
Sawyer
Baptist Church of Canadian
R. C. Jones
Amarillo Central Church of Christ
West Texas State College
University of Oklahoma
Phi Delta Kappa
Southern National Education Association
Panhandle Teachers Association
Rotary Club
Sawyer Taght
Farwell
Tulsa
Asheville, M. C
Fermanetta
Kathleen
8. T. Sawyer
Albert Sawyer
Bitter Southern revolt to bury wage bill in Senate committee
Senator Harrison of Mississippi and Senator Smith of South Carolina lead a Southern backlash against the administration wage and hour bill. They denounce a labor standards board and call for rejection, while administration leaders maneuver to salvage support amid votes and cloakroom tensions. Reynolds wins a brief amendment attempt before it is repealed by 52 to 31. Green supports the bill with conditions after federation lobbyists push for recommittal.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison
Misissippi
Smith Denn
Smith
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Reynolds
North Carolina
Green
Roosevelt nominates Sterling as minister to Estonia
President Roosevelt nominates Frederick A. Sterling of Texas to be minister to Estonia and late via.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frederick A. Sterling
Texas
Estonia
Latevia
Virginia Cherrill Becomes English Countess After Chelsea Registry Marriage
American film actress Virginia Cherrill wed the Earl of Jersey at the Chelsea register office. It is her third marriage following Irving Adler of Chicago and film star Cary Grant.
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Virginia Cherrill
Earl of
Jersey
London
Earl of Jersey
Chelsea
Miss Cherrill
Irving Adler
Chicago
Cary Grant
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Vincent Lockhart
Kent
Yenching
Jimmie Mattern
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Mattern Flight
Demos
James V. Allred
Young Democrats
Frontier
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