Still Hopeful of Success in College Plans
Amarillo remains hopeful about establishing a Methodist college. Dr. B. R. L. Morgan of Clarendon College will move to Amarillo to devote full time to the project, with local leaders optimistic a suitable proposition will emerge despite delays and rumors of competing bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
BR. E. L. Morgan
Clarendon College
Panhandle
W. M. Pearce
Bishop Moore
S. M U
Dr. Morgan
Rev
O. P. Clark
Bivins
South Side
Board of Trustees
Morgan
Emen
Rotary International Admits Germany at Hague Convention
At the eighteenth annual Rotary International convention in Ostend Belgium the admission of Germany brought the number of nations in the organization to 42. Arthur H. Sapp of Huntington Indiana was unanimously nominated president with ballot continuation set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostend
Helgium
Germany
Rotary International
Donald A. Adar
New Haven
Conn
Raymond J. Knoeppe
New York
Edouard Willems
Brussels
Bruges
Sapp
Rotary
Arthur H. Sapp
Huntington
Ind
App
Leeds
England
T. C. Thomson
Aarhus
Denmark
Europe
Hutchinson County Ouster Proceedings Hint from Governor
Governor Moody conferred with Hutchinson County officials in Borger about filing quo warranto proceedings against a county official. Adjutant General Robertson, Assistant Attorney General Calhoun and many Texas rangers attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Moody
Hutchinson County
Borger
R. L. Robertson
Galloway Calhoun
Numeros Texas Rangers
General Motors Wins Infringement Suit
The United States circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia dismissed a patent infringement suit by William F. Deppe and Deppe Motors against General Motors. Deppe claimed to invent an internal combustion engine and a method for preparing explosive fuel mixture for super-heating gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
William F. Deppe
Deppe Motors Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Deppe
Dal Paso Cavern Highway Named For Dallas to Carlsbad Route
The Dal Paso Cavern highway was chosen for the Dallas Texas to Carlsbad New Mexico route with Mrs. J. H. Harris of Anson winning a $25 prize for the suggested name. The highway will cut 103 miles from Dallas to El Paso and Carlsbad, passing through Fort Worth Breckenridge Albany Anson Snyder Gail Lamesa Seminole and other points. Immediate construction is planned with Texas and New Mexico highway officials to finalize the route and a July 25 Seminole meeting set for a Cavern tour for officers and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Snyder
Dal-Paso
Dallas
Texas
Carlsbad
N. M
J. H. Harris
Anson
Highway Association
Lamesa
Manhattan
Fort Worth
Breckenridge
Albany
Gail
Seminole
el Paso
Cartsbed
Lovington
Highway Commissionrs of
New Mexico
Commission of Texas
Dillon
Texas Commissioners
State Line
Lone Star
Major Hemphill
Dal Paso, Cavern Highway Association
Carlsbad Cavern
Hutchinson County Valuation Jump Reported
Borger July 7 From figures in Hutchinson county tag assessor SB Lasater office the county assessed valuation will exceed 46 million dollars a rise of over two thousand percent since 1924 when it was under 2.25 million final board report pending but expected to show a substantial increase. Tax collector Mr Miller notes only two of the county's resident real estate owners failed to pay taxes in January 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Jane
SB. Lasater
Hutchinson County
Equalization Board
Miller
Moody addresses house on public service and centralization
Governor Moody, invited by Representative Tom DeBerry, urged cautious reform and warned against centralized control in Austin. He praised the fortieth legislature, joked about remaining plans, and called for eliminating duplication and excess spending as the state grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Moody
Legislature Adjournment Delayed by House Clash
In Austen on June 7 the special session adjournment and $47.7 million in appropriations were stalled by a house fight over miscellaneous claims. Rep. Jones and Petsch challenged items including $31,000 to the American National Bank and $40,000 to the Houston National Bank, with further debates over Richmond prison farm oil mill claims and tax remissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen
American National Bank
Richmond Prison
Jones
Waco
Petsch
Fredericksburg
Departmental
Judiciary
Rock Springs
Senate
Barry Miller
Stuart
Fort Worth
W. L. Dean
Huntsville
Miller
Dean
Floyd
Paris
Moody
C.B. Allison
Dallas
State Pharmacy Board
Allison
Willford Harrison
Wichita Falls
Houston National Bank
American National Bank of Austin
Free Conference Committee
House
President Coolidge Calls Nation to Observe Flag Day
President Coolidge urged observance of Flag Day on June 14. He framed the flag as a symbol of liberty and union, freedom of thought and speech under constitutional rule, protection of life and property, and justice at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Liberty
Union
Gravel paving contracts awarded in city limits
City areas Davidson North Pierce Second to Eighth and East Second to Pierce received paving contracts. Hughes area from Fourteenth to Fifth, Virginia from Fifth to Eighth, and West Fourteenth from Washington to Jefferson also awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Alto Davidson
North Pierce
East
Harvest to Begin in Roberts County on June 15
Special to the News Miami Texas June 7 harvest will start in Roberts county on Wednesday June 15. The wheat crop is expected to yield fifteen to twenty bushels per acre. Miami aims to be the Panhandle wheat capital this year as an inch and a half of rain falls and farmers plant raw crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Miami
Texas
Roberts County
Panhandle
Berlin cheers greet aviators after forst landing
In southern Prussia crowds cheer as Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine are celebrated after landing near Forst on their Bellanca monoplane. Officials plan honorary citizenships and a commemorative tablet in Kottbus while the pair prepare to fly to Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlin
Levine
Lufthansa
Forst
United Press
Kottbus
Germany
Bellanca
Columbia
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Berlin
Tempelhof Airfield
Kottbas
Welfta
Celd
Anzeiger
Vienna
Rome
Paris
London
New York
Prussia
Helfta
von Hindenburg
Wilhelm Marx
Hindenburg
Kreuts
Suzanne Haegsler
Board of
Aldermen
Scholz
Federation of Air Service Veterans
Wives of Fliers Sail To Berlin To Reunite With Husbands
Mrs. Clare Chamberlin and Mrs. Charles Levine sailed from Hoboken at 1 am aboard the S S Berlin to join their husbands in Berlin. A crowd of over 6,000 gathered at the pier as motorcycle sirens cleared a path for the departure. In Kottbus, Germany, the fliers Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine were made honorary citizens during a public ceremony with about 10,000 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Hoboken
N. J
Clare ‘Ence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
S. S. Berlin
Berlin
Lindy aboard Memphis on downhill homeward voyage
The cruiser Memphis continues toward Virginia Capes with Charles Lindbergh aboard as he returns from Europe. The ship reports rapid progress and a half of the 8,350 mile voyage completed. Lindbergh enjoys freedom from crowds and learns naval gun drills as Washington plans grand reception and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Memphis
Asociated
Virginia Capes
Lindbergh
Europe
Lackey
Harry Butler
Associated Press
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Coolidge
Smithsonian Institution
New York
Paris
Army
Navy
Air Mail Service
Potomac
Navy Yard
Lone Eagle
Air Mail
Shirley J. Short
Harry G. Smith
Los Angeles
Charles E. Rosendahl
Banking Conference Schedule At Ware And Plainview Theater
A regional banking convention opens at the Ware hotel with luncheon at noon and sessions at Plainview theatre. Key speakers include C. W. Carson Jr. and John N. Sparks. Evening events feature a reception and dance at the city auditorium followed by Thursday talks on banking practices and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware Hotel
Plainview Theatre
C. W. Carson, Jr
Pat Horton
First Baptist Church
L. S. Kinder
Third National Bank
J. H. Read
Hall County National Bank
Memphis
May Montague Garrett
Floyd County National Bank
Floyd
Floramoor Farm
City Auditorium
Fifteen Military Academies Designated Honor Schools
The War Department named fifteen military academies as honor schools for 1927 for maintaining efficient ROTC units. The selection covers institutions among essentially military schools and includes Allen Academy in Bryan Texas as one of the designated schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Allen Academy
Bryan
Texas
Slight Hopes Of Rain Here For 24 Hours
The forecast remains unsettled with a chance of showers though not certain. Over the last 36 hours, light rain fell from Texline to Claude, with Adrian and San Jon near one and a half inches, Vega and Hereford around half to one inch, and Portales New Mexico reporting one to three inches in the area. Portales, Mule Shoe, and Texas showed notable moisture as darkness fell on a dry spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texline
Claude
Adrian
San Jon
Vega
St. Frankcia
Canyon
Hereford
Black
Clovis
Texico
Portales
New Mexico
Muleshoe
Texas
Closer Together Says Hindenberg
President von Hindenburg of Germany sent a message to President Coolidge praising Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine for the Atlantic flight that linked Germany and the United States. Coolidge replied expressing gratitude and good wishes to both nations and the pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
von Hindenburg
Germany
Coolidge
Clarence Amberlin
Charles Levine
United States
Cynberlin
Levine
Atlantic
Chamberlin
America
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Arthur Sapp
Huntington, Ind
NEW. International
General Motors
Carlsbad Dallas Road
Hutchinson
Roberts
Lindy
Minnesota Society
National Press Club
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Monument
Missourialso
Baker
National Guard
Jhonor
Clarence Chamberlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
L. N. Lipscomb
First Methodist Church
J. M. Hellings
Inter-State National Bank of
Kansas City
O. W. K. Cooke
First National Bank
George Waverly Briggs
City National Bank
D. J. Young
Hindenberg
Thompson Hotels
Ernest Thompson
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