Panhandle drenched as rains sweep across counties
Rain drenched the Panhandle last night with Moore County at three inches. Amarillo and nearby areas faced showers after seven o’clock with light hail and up to twenty minutes of rain. The Santa Fe line north and south of Amarillo reported variable totals including three inches at Dumas and Etter and one-half inch across Clovis to Waynoka. Rain also touched Farwell through Canadian and Higgins to Shattuck and Woodward, with several towns still under showers at midnight.
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Panhandle
Moore County
Amarillo
Dumas
Santa Fe
Boise City
Okla
Etter
Clovis
N. M
Waynoka
Farwell
Friona
Hereford
Canyon
White Deer
Pampa
Miami
Canadian
Higgins
Shattuck
Woodward
South Plains
Plainview
Lubbock
Slaton
Clarendon
Lelia Lake
Hedley
Memphis
Fort Worth
Denver
Washburn
Dalhart
Hartley
Channing
Tascosa
Rock Island
Veterans march on Washington demand immediate bonus payment
A large veteran march along Pennsylvania Avenue drew 5 000 to 7 000 marchers with 100 000 spectators. Police under Brig Gen Pelham Glassford maintained order as veterans faced potential agitators and reported a rough day at encampments before dispersal tonight. Glassford planned to surrender commissary duties to the veterans tomorrow as police guidance ends.
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Washington
Army of War
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pelham D. Glassford
Glassford
Capitol
White House
Capitol Building
Justice and Labor
Herbert B. Crosby
U S Gunboat Oahu In Shooting Clash On Yangtze
A U S gunboat Oahu fired on Chinese regular troops after they attacked two British steamers Wanliu and Kiawo on the Yangtze River. The Wanliu carried 110000 dollars in cash and ran aground below Chungking. The Kiawo later retrieved the money and passengers as the Oahu stayed with the grounded Wanliu.
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Shanghai
U. S
Oahu
Uoper
Yangtze River
Exchange Telegraph Ency
Chungking
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Seven Injured as Swift Fire Truck Collides with Trolley
In Houston Heights a speeding fire truck crashed into an inbound street car injuring seven. Among the injured: Minnie B. Leared, 18, hip injuries. Edna Mienicke, 16, broken jaw. motorman John F. Evans with back injuries. and four firemen including Rev. F. M. Johnson, 48, chaplain, Gus W. Strasding, G. H. Preusner, and O. R. Rusk.
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Houston
Houston Heights
Minnie B. Leared
Galveston
Edna Mienicke
John F. Evans
F. M. Johnson
Gus W. Strasding
G. H. Preusner
O. R. Rusk
American YWCA Teacher Makes 10000 Mile Race Home
Miss Dorothy Rutherford, an American YWCA teacher in Istanbul, set out on a 10000 mile race to America after learning her father was dying. She completed the journey in 12 days and then began a return trip to beat the school year end, succeeding.
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Istanbul
Dorothy Rutherford
America
Washington
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy with chance of local showers and cooler air on Wednesday across Amarillo and western Panhandle regions. New Mexico area fair with little temperature change. Amarillo hourly readings show high around 86 and low near 83, from yesterday’s data.
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Amarillo
Viinity
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Citizens Protest Rangers Presence in Alvin
Citizens of Alvin and local dairymen complained to Governor Sterling after two state rangers arrived in the community. The chamber of commerce sent a telegram protesting the presence. A price war among producers continued with no disturbance reported as Rangers Gault and McWilliams patrolled a dairy receiving plant and milk truck route.
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Alvin
U.P
Sterling
Chamber of Commerce
Gault and McWilliams
Galveston Man In Dallas Wounds Self After Failed Reunion
Isadore Harr, 26, of Galveston, wounded near the heart by a self inflicted bullet, was reported improved in Dallas today. He shot himself at his father in law A Golf gar home after a reconciliation with his estranged wife failed. Earlier reports suggested fatal injury.
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Dallas
Isadore Harr
Galveston
A. Golfgar
Floyd and Birdwell elude posse in Oklahoma gun battle
In Oklahoma near Stonewall two men identified as outlaw Charles Floyd and lieutenant George Birdwell escaped a surrounded farm house after a machine gun exchange with a posse led by O P Ray and Sheriff L E Franklin. No injuries reported as they fled in a car toward the northeast.
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Ada
Okla
Stonewall
Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd
Oklahoma
George Birdwell
O. P. Ray
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
L. E. Franklin
Pon
Totoc County
Floyd
Franklin
Birdwell
Oklahoma to Withdraw Guard from Durant Denison Bridge
June 7 Oklahoma Governor Murray says National Guardsmen will be withdrawn from the Durant Denison free bridge across the Red River after a federal suit seeks to close the span or allow operation by a parallel toll bridge owner. Martial law stays in effect until threats subside. Alfalfa Bill notes likely autumn court ruling. toll company may lose due to alleged lack of jurisdiction tied to Chickasaw treaty.
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Oklahoma City
Durant-Denison
Red River
Murray
Kansas City
Kas
Toll Bridge
Muskogee
Chickasaw National
Holmes Calvert
Red River Toll Bridge Company
Oklahoma
Texas
Mississippi Delegation Keeps Roosevelt Favor without Instruction
Mississippi's Democratic convention delegates to the national convention will be uninstructed but incline toward Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. The 20 delegates include four at large who voiced support, namely Senators Pat Harrison and Hubert D. Stephens, Governor Sennet Conner, and Attorney General Greek L. Rice.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Pat Harrison
Hubert D. Stephens
Sennet Conner
Greek L. Rice
Haugen Assured of renomination in Iowa primary
Rep. Gilbert N. Haugen leads in the Iowa fourth district with 23,555 votes to 22,756 for C A Benson as 255 of 257 precincts report. The result gives Haugen a solid path to renomination according to United Press tabulations. In Texas, Paul Farran, 16, of Houston, set a second rifle record at Camp Mabry with 36 consecutive bullseyes over 600 yards.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U.P
Gilbert N. Haugen
United States
House of Representatives
United Press
Haugen
C. A. Benson
Austin
Paul Farren
Houston
Texas State Rifle Association
Camp Mabry
Charles Ingersoll Dies Aged Railway Executive In Philadelphia
Charles E. Ingersoll a 72 year old railway executive and builder with wide southwest recognition died yesterday in Philadelphia after a five month illness caused by heart disease.
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Philadelphia
Charles E. Ingersoll
Southwest
Audit Ordered for Insull Trust in Receivership
Federal Judge Walter C. Lindley ordered a complete history and audit of Insull Utility Investment Inc and the half billion dollar Insull investment trust now in receivership. The history will reveal every transaction and payment, with potential civil action against solvent directors and officers. Samuel Insull, former chairman, acknowledged purchasing securities above market price.
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Chicago
Insull Utility Investment, Inc
Insull Investment Trust
Walter C. Lindley
Senate rejects Moses furlough plan in 41 to 36 vote
The Senate reaffirmed approval of a 10 percent government salary cut and defeated Senator Moses and his furlough substitute. The economy committee plan would save about 117 million dollars, exempting workers earning under 1000 dollars annually. Bratton argued the plan’s savings depend on unknown substitute hires.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Moses
N. H
Bratton
N. Mex
Congress
Bratten
Fishing Gear Want Ads Sell Anything From Worms
A vintage notice promotes fishing equipment ads as a cost effective way to buy or sell items from worms to wading boots. It highlights the low price to place an ad and the broad range of goods that can be traded.
Involuntary Candidacies Hover Over Texas Governor Race
Political maneuvering for the Texas Democratic gubernatorial nomination centers on involuntary candidacies of Sen ator W. K. Hopkins and Wright Morrow. Petitions were filed to place their names on the July primary ballot, with the State Democratic Executive Committee to decide at its Austin meeting. Moody's past draft echoes, while Sterling, Mrs. Ferguson, and a donor of campaign strategy factor into the brewing showdown.
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Austin
W. K. Hopkins
Gonzales
Wright Morrow
Houston
Democratic Executive Committee
Hopkins
Morrow
Dan Moody
Moody
R. 8
Sterling
State Highway Commission
San Antonio
South Texas
Ferguson
North
Texas
Executive Committee
Highway Commission
Bankhead
Weatherford
Strawn
Ranger
Palo Pinto
W. R. Ely
Ely
Candidates Add Hopkins and Morrow To Governorship Field
In Dallas on June 7 the Democratic governor race expanded to eleven as petitions for W. K. Hopkins of Gonzales and Wright Morrow of Houston were filed. Morrow’s mail-in petition arrived late, bearing 27 signatures from across Texas, while Hopkins gained 36 supporters from Bexar County filing in Houston with W. O. continues on page nine.
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Dallas
W. K. Hopkins
Gonzales
Wright Morrow
Houston
Morrow
Albert Sidney Johnson
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Hopkins
Bexar County
W. O
Postmaster General backs rum vote plank plan
Postmaster General Brown told newspapermen the proposal to place a prohibition plank in the Republican platform advocating resubmission of the issue was sound. He said Hoover may not have seen the plank, and predicted the convention would wrap in three days as talks continue on possible changes to the wording and principle.
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Washington
Brown
Congress
Hoover
Bishop Hay urges vote on prohibition repeal in Texas
Fort Worth debuts Bishop Sam Hay of the Central Texas Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South urges submission of the prohibition question to a popular vote. He cites John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s repeal stance and expresses confidence the people will indorse prohibition.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Sam Hay
Central Texas Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Hay
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Prohibition Resubmission Plan Scrutinized by Senate Group
A group of Senate Republican prohibitionists met in Senator Borah’s office in Idaho to discuss the prohibition resubmission plank. The gathering involved about 80 members, but no conclusions were reached and no agreement was made.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Negotiations Open to Pacify Ireland
In Dublin the Irish Free State hosts J H Thomas British dominion secretary for discussions with President Eamon de Valera aimed at erasing differences between Great Britain and Ireland. A brief communique said the talks were preliminary and the oath of allegiance to the crown may have been discussed.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Great Britain
J. H. Thomas
Eamon de Valera
Free State
Thomas
de Valera
Texas Baptists urged to raise 40000 for missions drive
The Baptist General Convention of Texas executive board in Dallas today asked Texas Baptists to contribute 40000 as their share of a 300000 goal for home and foreign mission boards in the South. Churches will solicit congregations for the fund on June 19.
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Dallas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Texas Baptists
South
Insull Utilities Under New Head
The control of the vast Insull utility chain passes from Samuel Insull to James Simpson, once a six dollar a week messenger, who has resigned as chairman of Marshall Field and Company to lead the nationwide electricity and gas distribution network from coast to coast.
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Insull
Samuel Insull
James Simpson
Chicago
Marshall Field and Company
Democrats push Garner plan to Senate for final ballot
The House approved the 2.36 billion Garner unemployment relief program despite Republican efforts to require Presidential aid inclusion. The vote 216 to 182 sent the bill intact to the Senate, with ten Democrats bolting and 21 Republicans plus one Farmer-Laborite backing the plan.
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Cecil B. Dickson
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Democratic House Today
Senate
Demos
Farmer
Fight Democrats
Farmer- Laborite
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Curtis
Garner
Mysterious Blast Destroys Ellington Hotel in Cleveland
A subway dawn explosion and fire at the Ellington Apartment Hotel in downtown Cleveland killed 11 and left about a dozen missing. Firemen recovered four bodies quickly and worked through debris as three investigations vow to determine the blast’s origin amid possible gas leaks and arson clues.
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Cleveland
Ellington
East Ninth and
Superior
Ambulance Crash Kills Six in New Jersey
An ambulance speeding to a hospital with an injured child crashed into a car in Collingwood New Jersey killing six people and injuring another. Those killed include Richard Bloemker and three others from Haddonfield and William Rodecker his mother and aunt from Perth Amboy Keyport. Policeman Franc Tucker survived with serious injuries.
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Collingwood
N. J
Richard J. Bloemker
Haddonfield
Emma
John Knorr
Franc Tucker
Tucker
William A. Rodecker
Perth Amboy
Old-Time Fourth of July Planned at Tri-State Fair Grounds
Fair officials announced plans for an all-day celebration at the Tri-State Fair Grounds with a home talent rodeo as the main feature. Only nonprofessional cowboys and animals will participate, and prewar prices will govern gate entry with entertainment kept at minimal expense.
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Tri-State Fair Grounds
Bill Lampe
Fair Association
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U.S
Pretty Boy
Pal
Span Company
Charles Ingersoll
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
W. C. Morrow
CHIE
Ireland
Insull Utilities
Hawley R. Ore
Mills
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Capital
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
Dem
N. Y
Treasury
Rules Committee
Pou
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