June slump in business but not in all sectors
The Associated Press reports June opens with seasonal slack in many industries yet retail shows vigor from warm weather. Wholesale buying hesitates amid fears grain market collapse may curb public purchasing. Freight car loadings top 1,000,000. May distribution likely a new high. May wheat hit 93 1/4 cents, 15-year low. building activity weakens while steel remains near capacity. autos show little slowdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Funeral services for Vera McRae Held Sunday
Funeral services for Vera McRae daughter of Mrs Leona McRae 909 North Harrison were held Sunday at Boxwell Funeral Home conducted by Rev G L Yates pastor of First Baptist church. Burial followed at Memorial Park cemetery. A large number of friends attended the services.
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Vera McRae
Leona McRae
North
Harrison Street
Jack Hall Ranch
Boxwell
G. L. Yates
First Baptist Church
Memorial Park
Western Air Liner Delayed by Storm
A Western Air Express westbound passenger plane from Kansas City to Los Angeles was held in Kansas City yesterday due to stormy weather. The eastbound Los Angeles flight arrived at Amarillo about 4 p m yesterday with four passengers.
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Western Air Express
Amarillo
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Mounicipal
Los Angles
Mexican Air Terminal Moves Toward Texas Interior
June 2 reports indicate the Mexican Aviation Company plans to move its terminal from Brownsville to an interior Texas location. Traffic manager W. J. Morrison will fly to Brownsville tomorrow and says no statement is available yet but an official announcement is expected on June 12. He returns here on Wednesday.
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Mexico City
Mexican Aviation Company
Brownsville
Texas
W. J. Morrison
French Premier Bans Statues of Himself While Alive
Paris June 2 The French Premier and former president M Poincare refused a national monument proposal noting he will not be alive to approve it He said after he is gone you can do what you like but I am going to live a long time This statement shows his famed modesty and resolve to avoid living tribute while still in office.
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Associated Press
Paris
Premier Poincare
M. Poincare
ABE MARTIN Hints At Trouble In Town
The text shows ABE MARTIN style dialogue with a claim a four feller must walk the balk or be jerked up. Lile Tharp attempted death by own action today after trying on a straw hat. The fragment hints at medical scarcity and summer heat.
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George
Lile Tharp
International Pageant of Pulchritude To Be Held In Galveston
Galveston will host the International Pageant of Pulchritude June 8 to 12 on Treasure Island Seawall. Miss Universe awaits the winner as 18 foreign countries join 23 states and ten host cities in a showcase featuring entrants from Ireland Romania Greece Hungary Austria Switzerland Holland Poland Brazil and more. Newsreels will cover the event and several past participants have pursued Broadway engagements.
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Galveston
Texas
Seawall
Treasure Island
Ireland
Roumania
Greece
Hungary
Austria
Switzerland
Holland
Poland
Brazil
England
Belgium
Germany
Canada
Mexico
Luxembourg
Spain
Italy
France
Cuba
West Indies
London
Benny Dicks
Annie Haussel
Olga Bergamini da Sa
South” Americas
Washington
Oregon
California
Colorado
Minnesota
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
New York
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connecticut
Maine
Tennessee
District of Columbia
New Orleans
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Little Rock
Birmingham
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Agreement on Reparations Aid to Bond Market
New York June 2 The bond market moved through soft territory last week until a reparations agreement offered support. Foreign issues rose markedly as Germany gained in price while domestic corporations benefited from easier money. Reading bond demand remained cautious with little big buying. Municipal issues led weekly flotations at over 24 million of the total 1.081 million, against prior weeks and 1928 figures.
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New York
Reading Bond
Associated Press
United States
Woman Drowns as Water Wall Sweeps Ranch
Cheyenne Wyoming June 2 A wall of water released when two large dams at the Hereford ranch six miles east of Cheyenne broke early this morning destroying bridges and threatening livestock as the flood moved into northern Colorado. The dam burst was due to an overwhelming influx of flood waters after a violent hail and rainstorm.
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Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyc
Hereford Ranch
Colorado
Buffalo Bill Light Opera Brings Wild West to Cody
Corrine Barrow Williams writes and directs a Wyoming light opera titled Cody Big Chief blending Shoshone melodies and frontier lore. The plot centers on Colonel Cody’s life and a Fort Washakie incident where his ward Claire Montgomery and frontier figures help recount his character amid a dramatic denouncement.
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Associated Press
Cody
Wyo
Buffalo Bill
Corrine Barrow Williams
Cody Big Chief
Buffalo Bill Museum Association
Colonel Cody
Claire Montgomery
Boston
Wahtabash
Chief Washakie
Brancho Nell
Fort Washakie
Mystery in Death of Wealthy New York Girl in Hotel
In Detroit a 27 year old former New York school teacher Miss Mary Haydis Lee was found dead in a hotel room. Arms lay folded across her chest as officers probe a puzzling death with a maid initially mistaking the scene for sleep. Her affluent New York background and the pristine bed add to the mystery.
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N. Y
Detroit
Associated Press
Mary Haydis Lee
New York City
Miss Lee
Two aviation students die in Grand Island crash
Grand Island Neb June 2 Myron Robb Nelson Neb and Or ville Wittner Red Cloud Neb aviation students were killed as a plane piloted by Howard Wilson Lebanon Neb went into a tail spin and crashed near Grand Island Airport leaving Wilson seriously burned and cut A body cremation partially reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Grand Island
Neb
Myron Robb
Nelson
Orville Wittner
Red Cloud
Howard Wilson
Lebanon
Wilson
Tornado demolishes garage and house near Hardtner Kansas
A tornado struck the northwest edge of Hardtner in Barber County passing over the town and dipping at its edge. A garage was demolished and a house was blown from its foundation. No injuries were reported as heavy rain and hail accompanied the storm.
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Kansas Town
Associated Press
Hardtner
Kas
Barber County
Kansas-Oklahoma
Sweet Feed Mill to Be Installed at Silverton Soon
Silverton June 2 A local mill ing company is installing a sweet feed mill and adding 100 horsepower to meet Briscoe county s youngest industry the feeding out of beef cattle for market Two baby beeves shipped May first were the counties first fed out cattle Cecil Vaughn a vocational student handled the Herefords They topped the market with five pounds shrinkage in transit The mill will process grain sorghums the county s staple A farmer plans to feed out 200 head this year London s inhabitants took an average of 510 bus rides in 1928.
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Silverton
Briscoe County
Cecil Vaughn
Gotham Judge Wins Hearst Day Contest
Franklin Chase Hoyt presiding justice of the New York City Children’s Court won the Hearst Day contest for the best temperance plan. The plan would bar distilled liquors while allowing state controlled malt beverages. Other prizewinners included General Albert Clayton Dalton and Captain Thomas W. Thorkildsen.
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New York
Franklin Chase Hoyt
New York City
Washington
Thomas W. Thorkildsen
Moderation League
James B. Quinlan
Alhambra
Cal
Hoyt
Harmony Seen Aims At Self-Paying Dormitories For Corrections
Texas lawmakers enter a long session amid tax proposals and broad bills. A state auditor bill, backed by Governor Moody, would survey department efficiency while education funding remains a major battleground. Committees promise quick action on appropriations and a 12 story capitol as politics threaten the 1930 campaigns.
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Moody
House
Senate
San Jacinto
Jefferson Davis
University of Texas
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
Board of Control
State Highway Department
Game Department
Attorney General Department
Board of Health, Industrial Accident Board
Board of Education
Water Board and Reclamation Department
Highway Department
Austin
Texas
Florida
Polk Hornaday
Cameron County
West Texas
Walt Mason Himself The World s Most Famous Rhymster
Reading and doing I’d rather read about the Alps than climb them for frostbite or ruin. I flee danger to books and sea crossing tales, fearing death and desolate sleep. Heroes win fame, but at home wives and kin endure the tears while medals glisten.
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Walt Mason
Rhymster
Alps
George Matthew Adams
New York Curb Market Dull All of Past Week
New York June 2 Our market was dull and drab last week except for utilities driven by merger developments. Industrials suffered sharp losses while A and B shares of the American superpower issue and Southern power combine surged over 40 points. Club Aluminum fell from 24 to 8 on dividend suspension. Oil stocks held steady to lower. Illinois Pipe Line dropped nearly 20 points. Mines were dull and inclined to sag.
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New York
American Superpower
Southern Power Combine
Club
Tllinois
McLean Texas Sees Building Boom With New Garage
McLean Texas June 9 quiet business growth marked by active construction. A 100 by 125 foot garage for McLean Motor Company on First Street near completion by July 1, largest in the city. First Baptist Church addition and a $74,000 high school building completed or underway. Phillips Petroleum casing head project north of town. About 75,000 in new residences added this year, totaling roughly 220 000 over 12 months.
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Mclean
Texas
G.i
First Street
McLean Motor Company
First Baptist Church
Phillips Petroleum Corporation
Humor Kings and Planes Angle for Amarillo Landing
Fragmented notes describe travel by air with a plane landing unexpectedly at English-Bivins field in Amarillo after turbulence over Missouri. Mentions T A T company visitors to Amarillo and a telegram about landing plans. References to policy questions on water use and state penitentiary discussions follow with scattered names and locations. An 89 year old Mrs Morante near Newcastle is noted with a long family line.
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Amarillo
Mayo
Waynoka
Oklo
Wichita
Kansas Aviation Centr
Missouri
Rogers
Hale County 4-H Girls Camp June 6-7 at Plainview
About 125 Hale County 4-H club girls from 16 clubs will encamp June 6-7 at Plainview City Park. Led by Mrs. Julia Kelley, the event is the annual fair with strict participation rules. Miss Nella Ayers aids in recreation, clothing contest held day one, winners earn trips to the A and M Short Course. Plainview drug firms provide eight prizes.
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Plainview
Hale County
Julia Kelley
Nella Ayers
Plainview Drug Companies
Floyd County Wheat Harvest Begins Soon
Floyd County crop reports say wheat harvest should start about June 20 as maturity signs appear. Estimates of yield vary from 10 to 25 bushels per acre, with many farmers predicting around 25. Ginners expect a rise in cotton acreage this year, and most planters report good stands following favorable planting conditions.
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Lockney
Floyd County
Amarillo Engineer Endorses Orgatone as Life Saver
Amarillo locomotive engineer Frank Hackley, of 1108 Buch Street, touts Orgatone as a life changer after years of kidney trouble and fatigue. He reports appetite return, renewed energy, and overall health improvement after four bottles, and notes Orgatone is sold in Amarillo by City Drug Store, 517 Polk Street, under a special representative.
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Frank Hack Iey
Buch St
Amarillo
Tex
Hackley
Santa Fe Railroad
City Drug
Polk St
Orgatone
Hail Insurance Ad from Panhandle Mutual Hail Association
An Amarillo based hail insurance notice urges crop protection service from Panhandle Mutual Hail Association. The ad references rooms 1 2 3 4 Nunn Building as contact or office space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Panhandle Mutual Hail Association of
Amarillo
Texas
Dallas Mayor Tate Ends City Parks Rules
Dallas mayor J Waddy Tate sweeps aside old customs in a reform drive. He removes spikes from the brass rail, tears down Keep Off the Grass signs, ends the 10 o'clock park curfew, and orders flowers sent to all funerals. He plans dances with ten cent entrance, adds a city greeter, and promotes casual dress and open gatherings for common folk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Dallas
Texas
J. Waddy Tate
Tate
City Hall
Up-To-Date 1929 Fashion Book Offer From The News-Globe
An advertisement invites readers to send 15 cents in silver or stamps for a Spring and Summer 1929 book featuring color plates and 600 dress patterns for women Misses and children. It promises a concise dressmaking article and needlework tips with 30 stitch illustrations. Address orders to The News-Globe, 11 12 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, N Y.
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News-Globe
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
N. Y
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J. B. Latham
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