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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1924
Page
7
Cleveland teeters on streetcar strike as 2300 motormen and conductors vote to strike at midnight Tuesday unless the arbitration awarded twelve cent an hour wage increase is granted. Convention crowds will suffer while Mayor Townes mediates to avert disruption.
Baylor University began graduation week in Waco with the Aeolian choir presenting the cantata Ruth in Baylor chapel. A 204 member graduating class, the largest in the school’s history, will hear the baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning by Dr Jeff D. Ray of Southwestern Theological Seminary Fort Worth.
The body of Ted Carlson Jr of Port Arthur was recovered at McFaddin's beach, becoming the fifth victim of a Thursday night bathing party. Earlier, four others a man and a woman were found after a deserted car was located on the beach, prompting an ambulance dispatch around 30 miles from Beaumont.
President Coolidge vetoed the postal salary increase bill saying government extravagance must stop and returned it to the Senate. He objected that the measure failed to provide for raising about 68 million dollars from postal revenues. He supported a separate campaign spending provision and indicated approval if that section stood alone.
Austin jury failed to agree in injunction suit filed by residents to stop using the old blind institute buildings for housing county and state insane patients. Deliberations began Thursday afternoon and continued until they were dismissed, delaying removal plans central to a residence district dispute.
Jet Peters of Denison was elected president of the Texas Commercial Executives Association at the convention closing session in Mineral Wells. Officiating officers include Ray Leeman of Mineral Wells as vice president John Boswell of Plainview as secretary treasurer and Hubert M Harrison Wichita Falls A L Burge Port Arthur W E Long Austin and Charles Saville Dallas as executive committee members. The 1925 meeting site was left to the executive committee with Brownsville and Austin among the cities bidding.
Captain Lowell Yerex former Royal Flying Corps ace and Norman Fuller newspaper artist were seriously injured when their aircraft crashed at a local aviation field today.
The American army fliers arrived in Hongkong at 12 30 pm after a 300 mile flight from Amoy lasting three hours and fifteen minutes. The next planned leg is a 600 mile hop to Haiphong French Indo China.
Morris drew the maximum penalty two years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine for conspiracy related to Arkansas oil field operations. He gave notice of appeal and bonded 20000 dollars. Co defendant Ferrell pleaded guilty and was fined 250 dollars on each of two counts. Mid Continent Brokerage Company also fined 250 dollars per count. Court adjourned until September 8 for additional oil fraud cases.
A proposed pipeline would deliver twenty five million gallons of mountain water daily from Spavinaw hills to Tulsa Oklahoma. A reported incident aboard a United States Navy transport involved ramming a whale and breaking its back, per a crew member.
Fort Worth, June 7. The body of Mrs. Curtis L. Saylor, 27, who fell from the fourteenth floor of the Waggoner Building into an elevator shaft, will be sent to Amarillo for burial with her husband accompanying. A companion, Mrs. R. I. Burch, said the car did not stop and the tragedy may have no clear single cause. The two year old daughter witnessed the event.
The House cleared many minor bills while arguing over reclamation legislation attached to the deficiency bill. Administrative reforms progressed though Senate objections limited changes. President Coolidge signed last minute acts and ready committees to notify adjournment.
A survey of Canyon city shows large attendance planned for the Canyon Singing convention with four leading songbook quartets representing agencies on the program. Three sessions on Saturday and two on Sunday are slated as train accommodations are arranged. expected attendance may surpass Plainview’s 8500 last year. Fourteen dead in Loomis Colliery gas blast in Wilkes-Barre. state inspectors and workers complete mine search. Two seriously injured, several mildly hurt. 50 to 75 orphans dependents reported.
Three children of Mr and Mrs J Mollett died in Morganville as their residence burned from a coal oil explosion this morning. The blaze destroyed the home and the victims were burned to death, authorities said.
The Confederate memorial service for departed Confederate Veterans will be held this afternoon at 8 o'clock at Llano Cemetery under the auspices of W. B. Plemons Camp United Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Dr A Iadrooe will give an address and a male quartet will render vocal selections. Graves decorated with flowers. All invited. The same issue reports a Pajarito Club gathering with 500 games, flowers, refreshments, and high score awards for Mrs Thrall and Mrs Jones.
An adapted tool designed for weeding pur poses helps gardeners cut or dig out riverbank enemies. The device offers a practical solution for managing invasive plants and stubborn pests along waterways.
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