Sermons Emphasize God’s Power and Christian Duty
Bible talks at Polk Street Methodist and other Amarillo churches stress God as just and providential, personal and powerful. Clergymen urge youth protection from liquor and sin, and call for Christian ideals, surrendered life, and parental spiritual duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira F. Key
Polk Street Methodist Church
Elijah
Dr. Key
Key
Church of Christ
Robert ©. Jones
Jones
Sacred Heart Cathedral
A. F. Amirault
Formation of Farmers Pools in Oil Areas Seen as Protection
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture urges farmers to form pools in oil producing lands to protect mineral rights and maximize returns. The plan favors farmer control though risks include uncertain oil prospects, high management costs, and scattered acreage complicating organization. A pool could be financed by a willing party for a share of future income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Mecaskey Funeral Services in Vega
Funeral services for Mrs Mecaskey 27 wife of Simmons Mecaskey of Vega will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at her mother's home Mrs H M Jackson of Vega. She died at a local hospital early Saturday morning. Burial at Vega cemetery. Rev Douglas Carver will officiate. She is survived by her husband her mother three daughters Mollie Pearl Dorothy and Audrey Jean and two brothers Fred Orris Jackson and Orin Jackson all of Vega.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecaskey
Simmons Mecaskey
Vega
Four Held After Sunday Liquor Raids
Four persons including two women were jailed in Potter County after Sunday sheriff raids that net over two gallons of alleged whiskey and a recovered automobile. Mr and Mrs W B Hamilton were arrested at 1604 West Eighth Avenue and T C Curlee with Corrine Hargrove were stopped in a 400 block North Taylor Street car. The four were to be turned over to federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Sheriff’s Department
W. B. Hamilton
West Eighth Avenue
T. C. Curlee
Corrine Hargrove
North
Taylor Street
Convention mood shifts as Chicago hosts Democratic gathering
The report notes a calmer convention atmosphere in Chicago with many state delegations arriving. Leaders like Ogden Mills and Henry Allen are present while James A. Farley moves to coordinate Roosevelt headquarters. Republicans entertain platform talk as Garfield hints at draft content without specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
Kansas City
Ogden Mills
the Treasury
Henry Allen
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Fort Worth Woman Killed In Auto Crash
Mrs Raymond Stripling a 23 year old Fort Worth woman died after a car crash into an electric line pole at 2 am. She died two hours later from a severed neck artery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Raymond Stripling
Noted flier plans two way flight over Atlantic survey Iceland
Clarendon banker Holman Kennedy 37, a Donley County State Bank cashier since 1924 and Panhandle Bankers' Association president, died by a self inflicted gun wound. Lieut. Robert S. Fogg, famed for storm flights, plans a two way Atlantic crossing to survey northern regions including Greenland and Iceland with stopovers and a flight from New York to London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Iceland
Clarendon
Holman Kennedy
Clarendon and Panhanhandle
Kennedy
Donley County State Bank
Panhandle Bankers’ Association
B. N. Shepherd
Tom Kennedy
Jo Ellen
Concord
N. H
Robert S. Fogg
Greenly Island
Morse Island
Vermont
Fogg
Bob” Fogg
All
All New England, Will Continue To Operate His Air Service At Lake Winnipesaukee
Greenland Ice Cap
New York
London
Sydney
Economy talks conclude with limited budget savings planned
James Douglas and other White House guests joined a conference where Republican leaders told the President that the economy bill will not fully balance the budget. Estimates place possible savings around 100 million, with 150 to 200 million needed. details on new revenue remained unclear. House and Senate conferees plan to meet again to shape the bill and consider a straight salary cut for federal workers instead of the furlough plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Douglas
the Treasury
White House
Hurley
Jones
Senate Appropriations Committee
Smoot
State Finance Committee
McDuffie
House
Senate
Smoke Bomb Disrupts Waco Theater Crowd
A smoke bomb exploded in the audience at the Waco Theater causing panic as the house filled with smoke. Manager J P Harrison hurried from his office to restore order. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
J. P. Harrison
Unidentified Man Slain Found in Auto Near Belton
Belton, June 12. The body of a man about 45 with two bullet wounds was found in a car on a highway near Belton. He was well dressed and had no money. A magazine addressed to Miles B. Harper of Dyersville, California, was in the car, which bore a California license. A justice of the peace held an inquest verdict, and authorities planned to contact California officials to determine the man’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Here
Miles B. Harper
Dyersville
Calif
California
Justice of the Peace
British steamer Appam Rescues 90 From Wrecked Tiede
Ninety passengers aboard the Spanish steamer Tiede were saved off Fernando Po Island after the British steamer Appam dashed through the night. The Appam covered 104 miles in under seven and a half hours despite engine strain and flames, arriving just as the Tiede sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagos
Nigeria
Tiede
Fernando Po Island
Appam
Means Trial Nears Close In DC Swindle Case
Final arguments due in Washington DC Supreme Court as Gaston B. Means faces charges of swindling Mrs Eva Lyn Walsh McLean out of 104000 linked to a plan involving the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
Meteor Illuminates City Over Spain Sea Explosion
A large meteor lit up the city of Migo Spain as it passed overhead and exploded with a great blast when it fell into the sea. The report comes from the captain of the Churruca, which sailed from Migo a few hours earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migo
Spain
Marian Martin Pattern Illustrated Step by Step Instructions
Marian Martin pattern details a scalloped seam and lace trim frock with long sleeves. Pattern 9371 fits sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 40 requiring 3 yards of fabric and 1½ yards of lace. Catalog offer and order address appear from the Amarillo Daily News pattern department in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Amarillo Daily News
West 18Th Street
New York
Nations to Press Peace Session at Lausanne Conference
Paris June 12A promise to keep the peace is expected from all nations at Lausanne for reparations and war debts as Premiers Herriot and MacDonald report a common viewpoint. They leave for Geneva to join the World Disarmament Conference and aim to make Lausanne effective despite an American war debt stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Harriet
France
MacDonald
Great Britain
Lausanne
Geneva
le Matin
Herriot
M. Herriot
Reed Hurls Charge of Bolshevism at Garner
James A. Reed former United States senator attacked the unemployment relief bill backed by Speaker Garner calling it pink if not red. He said any tax for unemployment to fund non-productive purposes is Bolshevism while Garner and Reed seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Reed spoke at a women's club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James A. Reed
United States
John Garner
Reed
Garner
Waterfalls Rise as Heaviest Snowfall Melts in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park sees new waterfalls emerge as record snowpack from sixteen years ago melts. The rapid runoff increases visitors and prompts park officials to monitor trail and safety conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yosemite National Park
European Tour Planned for National Oratorical Contest Finalists
Washington June 12 The itinerary for the European tour of the National Oratorical Contest finalists who sail from New York July 16 includes Glasgow Paris London and multiple European stops then return to New York September 18. The party includes Muriel J. Herzstein Lucylle Goldsmith Minnie Sadle John H Jarman Jr John Ansley and John J Scanlon with Dr and Mrs Glen Levin Swiggett as chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Glasgow
Scotland
England
London
Paris
Switzerland
Milan
Florence
Venice
Rome
Munich
Nuremberg
Heidelberg
Rhine
Germany
Cologne
Brussels
Belgium
Havre
France
Carinthia
Muriel J. Herzstein
New York City
Lucylle Goldsmith
Los Angeles
Minnie Sadle
Washington, D. C
John H. Jarman, Jr
Oklahoma City
John Ansley
Birmingham
Ala
John J. Scanlon
Springfield, Mass
Glen Levin Swiggett
Akron dirigible crosses Texas on homeward flight
The U S Naval dirigible Akron passed over Texas during its return journey from Sunnyvale California to Lakehurst New Jersey. The crew sweltered at 4000 feet and lightened load by jettisoning planes before reboarding them. The craft reached El Paso at 9 20 AM, then moved toward Van Horn and Los Angeles amid escort planes and fleet activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U. S. Naval
Texas
Rio Grande River
Sunnyvale
Calif
Lakehurst
N. J
van Horn
el Paso
Phoenix
Long Beach Naval Reserve Air Station
Roger
Los Angeles Harbor
Fiery Desert Flight Across Southwest Rails Onward
Banning battles blistering blasts from desert and mountains. The crew reports 94 degrees at 4000 feet as Yuma, Phoenix, Tucson, Douglas pass by. Akron planes drop overboard to lighten load and head to El Paso. Flight continues toward Van Horn with high air temperatures aloft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banning
Salton Sea
Yuma
Phoenix
Tucson
Douglas
el Paso
Akron
van Horn
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Rev
Monsignor Amirault
Christ
West Amarillo Baptist Church
Rely
M. T. Tucker
Fundamentalist Baptist Church
T. D. Sumrall
Sumrall
J. ©. Sisemore
Tabernable Baptist Church
Jesus Christ
First Congregational Church
Robert Allingham
Jesus
Dr. Allingham
Spikes
E. S. Burgess
Gerner
Tyler Streets
L. C. Whitney
Mgr
Rubber. Stamp Co
Auto
Marian Martin Pattern
TEXAN
Midland
Dallas
Pecos
West Texas
San
Pomona
San Bernardino
Beaumont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Oeervicee
Amarillo
POLK
Panama
Tion
West Tenth
van Buren Streets
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