Amarillo conference to seek united action on college plan
The Amarillo Conference committee will hold three meetings today with city leaders to push a proposed Methodist college project. Rev. W. M. Pearce says the goal is a tangible plan, while Clarendon College faces closure this summer and Dr. Morgan nears job loss without a college.
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W. M. Pearce
Methodist College
O. P. Clark
Vernon
R. E. L. Morgan
Clarendon College
John Moore
Bivins
L. B. Newby
South Side
Bishop Moore
Pearce
Amarillo College
Clarendon
Dr. Morgan
Ife
Drought Broken in Upper Rio Grande Valley
The two months drought ended as a fine rain swept the upper Rio Grande valley on Monday. Corous Christi saw light rain rising to heavier as it neared the valley, with 1.5 inches in Raymondville and two hours of rain in Edinburg. Rio Grande City had telephone outages while Mission Brownsville and lower valley reported rains.
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Associated Press
Edinburgh
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Corous Christi
Raymondville
Rio Grande City
Mission
Edinburg
Brownsville
Lower Valley
First Car 1927 Wheat Arrives at Amarillo Exchange
The Amarillo Grain Exchange received the first ears of the 1927 wheat crop yesterday. The sample weighed 81.2 pounds per bushel and graded No 1 dark hard. Wheat movement is about two weeks earlier than last year with no wagon wheat yet received locally.
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North Plains
Amarillo Exchange
Farmers Elevator Company
Garvest Queen Mill and, Elevator Company
Plainview
Edwards Grain Company
Floydada
Great West Mill and Elevator Company
Wichita Girl Identified in Colorado Bank Robbery Case
Opal Crapo, 23, of Wichita Kansas, identified by C D Freeman as renter of the Manitou State bank bandits home. Police accuse her of directing operations and charge her with grand larceny. Alton Crapo, her brother, is jailed for alleged involvement in the robbery.
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United Press
Colorado Springs
Colo
Opal Crapo
Wichita
Kans
C. D. Freeman
Manitou State Bank
Miss Crapo
Kansas City
Freeman
Five Hijackers Arrested At Wichita Breaks Crime Wave
Wichita police report five alleged hijackers arrested recently, including O W Webb and Tom C Menick on robbery with firearms charges. Webb is tied to former officer Bob Harmon amid a broader crackdown that also involves the Berry stockyard robbery case and a house robbery series.
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O. W. Webb
Tom C. Menick
Gaither
Webb
Bob Harmon
Mark Cullum
Fox
North Fillmore Elect
Harmon
Menick and Webb
Kas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Lee Berry
Cullum
A. €. Goforth
Berry
Goforth
C. S. Handy
C. E. Griffin
G. M. Myers
San Jacinto
Alton Wilder
Sheriff's Department
Longest nonstop flight ends in Eileben Prussia
The Bellanca plane Columbia completed an unprecedented nonstop Atlantic crossing and landed in Eileben Saxony Prussia, the birthplace and grave site of Martin Luther, a Copper and silver mining town of about 25 000 people located 39 miles northwest of Leipzig.
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Associated Press
New York
Martin Luther
Eileben
Saxony
Prussia
Bellanca
Columbia
Leipsiec
Col Harvey Haines to head Amarillo civic board
Col Harvey Haines was chosen general manager and elected vice president of the Amarillo Board of City Development at a called meeting. He succeeds James Z. George as secretary, with Claude Wild also resigning as assistant secretary. A banquet will welcome the new VP, date to be announced. Haines’ twenty years in chamber of commerce work include Galveston and Houston roles. He previously worked in railroad traffic departments and was a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Texas. He earned the title during overseas service in sixteen countries.
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Amarillo
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Chamber of Commerce
Galveston
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Texas
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France
Balkans
Near East
Russia
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Lindbergh Arrival in New York Moved Up One Day
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will be greeted by New York City on Monday June 13 instead of June 14 as previously planned Grover Whalen announces. The remainder of the reception program stays unchanged. Lindbergh is aboard the U S S Memphis en route to Washington D C and spent Sunday quietly at sea.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York City
Grover Whalen
Colonel Lindbergh
Whalen
Memphis
Washington, D. C
United
Berlin
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Kottbus
Columbia
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Eisleben
Klinge
Blue Police
Kreuz
DeWitt C. Poole
Chamberlain
Poole
German Air League
Levine
Chamberlin
Lindbergh
Cherbourg
Rotary Convention Declares World Peace Aims Sixth Object
More than 7,000 Rotarians gathered in Ostend Belgium for their annual convention. King Albert of Belgium welcomed delegates and Rotary International president Harry Rogers urged clubs worldwide to advance goodwill and world peace through Rotary fellowship.
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Ostend
Alfonso
C. P. Williamson
United Press
Associated Press
Belgium
Rotary
United States
Canada
Albert
San Francisco
Brussels
Rotary Club
Dr. Moreaux
Albert Bouchery
Florestan Aguilar
Madrid
Walter D. Cline
Wichita Falls
Tex
Harry Rogers
Rotary Clubs
America
Amarillo to Host July 4 Auto Race Plan
Roy L. Brown of the Amarillo Athletic club announces a big July 4 auto race with potential monthly events at the fairgrounds track. He has wired Southwest racing centers to connect with A A A drivers for a possible 125 mile free for all, aiming to establish Amarillo as an auto racing center with proceeds benefiting the Tri-State fair.
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Amarillo Athletic Club
Mr. Brown
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Southwest
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Houston
Abilene
el Paso
Brown
Amarillo
Panhandle
Tri-State Fair
Polk Street
Amarillo Gas Rate Question From City Clerk
A Texas city clerk in Amarillo asks whether the city’s gas rate is forty five cents maximum, eight cents minimum, with a one dollar monthly meter service charge. The Austin Statesman notes Amarillo’s large gas field and self supplied products, quoting City Manager Jeff D Bartlett.
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Amarillo
Texas
The
Austin Statesman
Austin
Jeff D. Bartlett
Getaway chase of Oklahoma outlaw Matthew Kimes
Pawhuska and nearby towns swarmed by officers as Matthew Kimes, labeled an Oklahoma outlaw, evaded capture after a downtown chase. He commandeered Red Carter’s car, led authorities toward Hominy road, then vanished into thick timber. Banks in Pawhuska were guarded amid Iiming threats of a bank holdup.
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Associated Press
Pawhuska
Okla
Matthew Rimes
Oklahoma
Harve Freas
Osage
Matthew Kimes
Red Carter
Carter
Kimea
Hominy Road
Kimes
Airmen Chamberlin and Levine Reach Kottbus in Flight
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine landed near Klinge then reached Kottbus after fuel shortages and rough weather. The pair, welcomed warmly, plan Berlin arrival tomorrow while repairs on the Columbia progress slowly.
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Associated Press
Kottbus
Germany
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Bellanca
Columbia
Brandenburg
Berlin
Klinge
Chamberlin
le Bourget
Lindbergh
Croydon
Panhandle Showers Bring Rain Boost to Panhandle
Reports from Amarillo and surrounding towns describe a checkerboard of rain over the Panhandle with hail and lightning near Pericho between Dalhart and Texline. Rainfall amounts varied from seven-eighths to more than two inches in parts, with several towns—Spearman Shamrock Linton Littlefield Clovis Melrose Perryton Waugh Carrouzett Tucumcari—receiving moisture as a cold front moved through. The weather bureau predicted partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions with no rain expected today.
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Panhandle
Denver
Pampa
Miami
Santa Fe
Linton
Littlefield
Spearman
Wheat Belt
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Shamrock
Oklahoma
Clovis
Melrose
Perryton
Waugh
Carrouzett
Tucumcari
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast And High Pressure
The forecast covers Amarillo and West Texas with Tuesday expected to be partly cloudy and warmer. General conditions show high pressure over the eastern lake region, likely keeping temperatures seasonal with limited change in New Mexico, while the district east of the Rockies could see showers. Observed data include yesterday's high of 84 and low in the 60s, with a trend toward warmer, cloudy conditions in the lake region.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Lake Region
Rockies
Lake
Houra
Amarillo Yesterny
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