Italia survivors face week of isolation as icebreakers delay rescue
June 12 report from Spitzbergen describes efforts by Capt Hjalmar Riiser Larsen and Lieut Luetzow Holm aboard the Hobby to reach the Italia survivors at Foyn Island with food and medicine. Supplies will be temporary until larger ships or aircraft arrive, with Savoia aircraft en route to Umberto Nobile and the Maligin ice breaker expected to aid within days.
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Associated Press
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Luetzow Holm
Foyn Island
Italia
Stockholm
Umberto Nobile
Maligin
Archangel
North East Land
Texas Cattleman Sued for Slander in California Case
Claude E F Halsell a 44 year old Redlands California fruit rancher filed a $75000 slander and threats to kill suit against W E Halsell 77 a retired Texas cattleman and uncle. The dispute concerns the estate of Mrs Dan Waggoner of Fort Worth Halsell plans to contest the will in Texas after the filing in California.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Claude EF. Halsell
Redlands
California
W. E. Halsell
Texas
Dan Waggoner
Fort Worth
Halsell
Marines Requested for Nicaragua Elections Shown in Note
General Frank R. McCoy in charge of balloting asks the Navy Department to dispatch 600 additional marines to Nicaragua to supervise elections next October. The request was made in Washington on June 12.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Frank R. McCoy
Former Officer Burdick Dies in Coleman
A. D. Dad Burdick, 68, longtime Coleman police chief, died last night in Coleman after a heart attack. He served as chief for many years and was well known in the community.
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Associated Press
Coleman
Tex
Dad) Burdick
Weather forecast and conditions for Amarillo region
The forecast says Wednesday will be fair in Amarillo and vicinity with general fair weather in West Texas and warmer conditions in northern New Mexico. A Utah low pressure system moving northeast into South Dakota brings showers across the region and rising temperatures from morning into afternoon. Yesterday’s temperatures in Amarillo reached a high of 82 and a low of 54 with all readings from 7 AM to 3 PM recorded.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Utah
South Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Mercoes
Loot by Northern troops as Tientsin evacuated
Tientsin fell to Shan si troops allied with Nationalists. Northern forces fired and looted shops aided by civilians, causing panic but no major violence. Civil authority shifted from Chu Yu-Pu to Generals Nan Kwei-Hsin and Fu Tso-Yi as 4000 U S troops under Brigadier General Smedley Butler secure American interests and oil facilities.
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Associated Press
Tientsin
China
Chu Yu-Pu
Chihli
Nan Kwei-Hsin
Fu Tso-Yi
United States
Smedley Butler
Far East
C. J. Fox
Maine
North China Star
Summer White House Departure Planned Tomorrow
President Coolidge's summer vacation trip to Wisconsin was forecast to depart tomorrow after a last minute postponement due to Mrs. Coolidge's indisposition. Mrs. Coolidge's condition improved following a comfortable night, and the president spent an extra day in Washington handling White House business.
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Associated Press
Washington
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
Memphis Banker Association Elects Read President
J H Read of Memphis unanimously elected president of the Panhandle Bankers Association at its 24th annual convention in Memphis. J C Anderson Jr Plainview first VP, Martin Crews Childress second VP, L B Steele Dalhart secretary, Holman Kennedy Clarendon treasurer. Meeting closed with a Wayside Park barbecue and a reunion of past attendees.
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Memphis
Amarillo
Dr. W. Co
Dickey
Henry Read
W. B. Quigley
Will P. Jones
Childress
W. H. Patrick
Clarendon
Charley Drake
Newlin
Ben Martin
Fort Worth
Lon McCrory
Dalhart
Bankers pledge 100 dollars yearly to Panhandle Dairy Show
A Panhandle bankers convention unanimously approved a resolution praising the Texas Panhandle Plains Dairy Show association and allocating 100 dollars annually for premiums to be set by show directors. Frank Butler of Amarillo reviewed plans after the Plainview show and future dairy development was highlighted by speakers.
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Panhandle
Texas Panhandle- Plains Dairy Show Association
Bankers’ Association
R. A. Underwood
Plainview
Daily Show
West Texas Bankers Convene Special Edition Memoir Talk
The Memphis Democrat runs a special edition focusing on bankers and their conventions. Clifford B. Jones of Spur urges bankers to preserve local history by interviewing pioneers and securing authentic records for future chapters.
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Memphis Democrat
West Texas
Clifford B. Jones
Spur
Liberal Child Discovers Lamar Bank Cashier's Body
In Liberal Kansas on June 12 the body of Everett A. Kessinger, cashier of Lamar Colorado's First National Bank, was found in an abandoned shack by a 10 year old child from a nearby picnic group. He had been killed by gunfire and a rusty .38 revolver lay beside him.
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Liberal
Kan
Everett A. Kessinger
First National Bank
Lamar
Colorado
Cimarron River
Texas G E S Gather Here for Meeting
The thirty ninth annual Texas Christian Endeavor convention opens with 1 PM registration at Central Presbyterian church in Amarillo. Delegates from several states arrive, with speakers expected and Marvin Jones delivering the welcome address at 8 PM.
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Texas Christian Endeavor Union
Central Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Dallas
Fort Worth
Endeavor
Colorado Springs
Colo
Texas
Marvin Jones
United States
Amarillo
Women Fliers Race for Trans Atlantic Attempt
Wilmer Stultz announced a new 3 30 a m take off attempt for a trans Atlantic flight if conditions permit. The Friendship drenched by sea water after seven failed takeoffs, remains ready with Lou Gordon as mechanic for another try. Miss Mabel Bell, aboard Columbia, landed at Harbor Grace after cruising 1100 miles from New York in just over 11 hours.
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Associated Press
Trepassey
N. F
Wilmer Stultz
Lous Gordon
Harbor Grace
Mabel Bell
Columbia
New York
Hoover Choice of Big Business Rises in Republican Race
Kansas City June 12 Big business backs Hoover as Republican nominee candidate. Mellon publicly favors Hoover and a Houston ballot is anticipated. Will Rogers entertains crowds at a lengthy talk noting Hoover’s appeal and criticizing slogans. Jim Reed pledges full campaign despite nominee.
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Hoover
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Mellon
Mr. Mellon
Will Rogers
Rogers
Mellon
United States Treasury
Harding
Patrick Henry
Will Hays
al Smith
Smith
Houston
Jim Reed
Reed
United States
North Carolina Delegation Uninstructed for Houston Convention
After a storm session the North Carolina state Democratic convention decided to send 24 uninstructed delegates to the national convention in Houston. The action was announced in Raleigh on June 12.
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North Carolina
Houston
Associated Press
Raleigh
N. C
Texas Fight Over Delegates to Committee
Rival Republican factions contest Texas delegates to the national convention. Harry Wurzbach argues districts seat national delegates as in 1880, while R B Creager's faction insists state conventions appoint delegates under 1905 election law. Decision likely after hearings, with implications for Hoover support.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Texas
Tuesaay
Harry Wurzbach
Seguin
anti-Hoover Coalition
National Executive Committee
R. B. Creager
Brownaville
Wurzbach
Littleton
Republican Party
Creager
Tornado Strikes McCook Nebraska Causes Heavy Damage
A tornado hit McCook Nebraska injuring several and causing damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The storm began at Ludell Kansas and moved northeast over McCook, damaging about 190 homes and wrecking an airplane. Dozens of cars were also damaged.
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M'Cook
Neb
McCook
Ludell
Kans
Tornado Kills 65 Cattle in Ochiltree County Texas
A tornado near Wolfe Creek in Ochiltree County destroys the Val McClanahan ranch killing 65 head of cattle and damaging the Alfalfa school house several farm buildings. No lives lost. initial damage estimate ranges from 10000 to 15000 dollars. The storm moved from northwest to southeast then northeast, with 200 acres of wheat ruined.
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Ochiltree County
News Canadian
Val McClannahan
Wolfe Creek
Ochiltree
0. C. Cowan
A. C. Miller
Amarillo
Hoover poised to secure GOP nomination on first ballot
Backers confident as Herbert Hoover and his fast moving cohorts push toward the Republican national convention opening in Kansas City. Unless an earthquake occurs, Hoover is expected to be nominated on the first ballot on Thursday.
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Associated
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover appears as probable nominee in campaign surge
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Hoover unexpectedly drawn into a presidential campaign as Pennsylvania delegates pledge support. He accepts the nomination but declines to discuss platform or vice presidential choice, directing conversations to Kansas City headquarters while he plans campaign strategy and presses the convention city line.
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Washington
Hoover
Commerce Department
Kansas City
Mr. Hoover
Hoover Victory Looms as Delegates Rally at Convention
A vice presidential selection looms as Hoover supporters flood Convention hall. News spreads that Mellon led 79 Pennsylvanians into the camp, Idaho’s Borah faction capitulated, Bay Staters back Coldidge, and New Jersey favors the Hoover lead. The bloc could secure a Hoover majority.
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Hoover
Convention
Mellon
Idaho
Borah
William Butler
Bay
Jim Watson
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