Heavy rain and hail damage sweep Panhandle towns
A storm along the western edge of Oklahoma drenched Higgins Lipscomb County and Canadian with destructive hail and rain. Wheat losses reach about 150000 with substantial damage to homes and businesses. Rain totals include 2.72 inches at Higgins and 2.15 inches at Canadian. more showers expected.
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Amarillo
Panhandle Y N
Canadian
Perryton
Higgins
Oklahoma
That City
Weather forecast for Amarillo and Southwest regions
The forecast covers Amarlio and vicinity through Saturday with partly cloudy conditions. West Texas generally fair. New Mexico fair with little temperature change. Pressure patterns show high over lower Michigan and low over southern Utah, showers reported from plains, Gulf and Atlantic coasts, and Northwest.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Utah
Plains States
Gulf
Atlantic Coast
Northwest
Foul Play Feared In Amarillo Man Disappearance
Amarillo cement finisher John Goetz, 44, disappeared Tuesday while supervising concrete work on the Santa Fe office building. Relatives fear foul play, noting his routine departure from home at 1002 West Sixth Street and the likelihood of robbery linked to his sapphire ring and Swiss watch.
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John Goetz
Santa Fe
West Sixth Street
Mr. Goetz
Amatillo
Goetz
Prominent Oklahoman Files Divorce Suit
Dr. E E Darnell superintendent of the state tuberculosis hospital at Clinton Oklahoma has filed for divorce from his wife in Arapahoe Custer county alleging gross neglect of duty and cruelty He does not seek custody of their two daughters aged 11 and 13 The case promises sensational disclosures about hospital conditions to come at trial
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United Press
Clinton
Okla
E. E. Darnell
Arapahoe
Custer County
Darnell
Oklahoma City
Dar
Blackmer Indicted by Denver Grand Jury in Tax Evasion
Henry M. Blackmer, noted oilman and Teapot Dome witness, indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on six true bills with 14 counts. Charges include perjury and evasion of income taxes, with bonds set at 25 000 each and total 150 000, plus an assessment of about 8.5 million including interest and penalties.
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Associated Press
Denver
Henry M. Blackmer
Teapot Dome
France
United States
Blackmer
Belgian flier Victor Gronen dies in midair refuel crash
Sergeant Victor Gronen Belgian army flier who set a duration flight record was killed when his airplane crashed 300 feet at Gossencourt air drome. The June 15 report from Brussels notes the fatal accident during a midair refueling.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Victor Gronen
Gossencourt Airdrome
Nobile Drifts East in Steady Search for Italia Crew
Kings Bay Spitzbergen June 15. General Umberto Nobile and five Italia crew marooned on an ice floe drift eastward to 8.38 N 27.49 E. Major Maddalena, Italian aviator, due tomorrow to help with a possible air rescue as Maligin sails to Nobile. Braganza heads to North Cape to relieve Hobby.
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Associated Press
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Maddalena
Citta di Milano
General Nobile
Italia
Maligin
Braganza
North Cape
Hobby
Find Hammer and Axe After Slayings in Bristow
Bristow Oklahoma June 15 officers found an ax and hammer under a bed in the home where Mrs. Ashie Brown 56 and her two year old grandson were found dead Tuesday They report no connection between those deaths and Glen Childers 30 whose body was found about a mile away from the house.
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United Press
Bristow
Oklo
Ashie Brown
First Texas Cotton Bale Ginned Near Brownsville
The first bale of the 1928 Texas cotton crop was grown by W. Curtis two miles north of Brownsville. Weighed 537 pounds and graded good middling. It was ginned yesterday and shipped by express to Houston last night to be sold on the floor there today.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
W. ©. Curtis
Here
Express
Houston
Nurses Charged in Oklahoma City Shooting Case
Criminal charges were filed against Ruby Renfro and Mary Atkinson in connection with the shooting of Paul Showalter in downtown Oklahoma City. Renfro said she wounded Showalter after a gun chase following an alleged assault earlier in the week.
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Oklahoma City
Ruby Renfro
Amarillo
Mary Atkinson
Paul Showalter
Former Oklahoma State Chairman Seeks Legislature Seat
Oklahoma City June 15 R L Davidson former state senator and state Democratic chairman during Gov Trapp administration filed as candidate for the legislature from Tulsa county District Judge T G Chambers Oklahoma City filed for supreme court justice opposing Justice James I Phelps Arthur Fitzpatrick Bartlesville attorney filed for the criminal court of appeals against Judge Thomas Doyle veteran jurist
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United Press
Oklahoma City
R. L. Davidson
M. E. Trapp
Tulsa County
T. G. Chambers
Supreme Court
James I. Phelps
Arthur Fitzpatrick
Bartlesville
Criminal Court of Appeals
Thomas Doyle
Stolen Cushions Replaced With Old Ones In Dodge
W. W. Moore reports a meanest trick of the week as his Dodge touring car loses its new cushions and has them swapped for old ones. Moore lives at 401 North Wetzel avenue.
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W. W. Moore
Moore
North Wetzel Avenue
Coolidge Bids Hoover Welcome In First Endorsement
President Coolidge approves Herbert Hoover as Republican nominee in a formal act at his Superior Wisconsin summer home. He and Mrs. Coolidge greet supporters after a 36 hour Washington to Superior journey and send telegrams praising Hoover.
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Associated Press
Superior
Wis
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Brule River
Washington
Cedar
Mrs. Coolidge
Edward Clark
Hoover
Kansas City
Mr. Coolidge
Hilton Hotel to Rise in Plainview Eight-Story Center
Special to The News Plainview June 15 The Hilton Hotel company of Texas headed by C N Hilton will build and operate an eight story hotel at Plainview The project will be financed mainly by Hilton and the site lies in the best business section A group of Plainview citizens led by PF J Wooldridge Ro A Underwood and Guy Jacob will oversee the venture The hotel will be the first eight story structure in West Texas south of Amarillo and will include brick business houses on the grounds The plan starts immediately with plans and construction work to begin at once The Hilton company expresses pride in the venture and aims to symbolize South Plains development.
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Plainview
Hilton Hotel Company of Texas
C. N. Hilton
Dallas
Abilene
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
PF. J. Wooldridge
Ro A. Underwood
Guy Jacob
Hilton
R. A. Underwood
West Texas
Amarillo
Wichita
South Plains
Texas
Republicans Turn Back on East as Hoover Curtis Nominated
Clem Shaver, chairman of the national Democratic committee, said in Houston on June 15 that the Republican ticket of Herbert Hoover and Senator Charles Curtis marks an unprecedented western tilt. He warned the farm issue may have misled Republicans and hinted Democrats expect a stronger pairing.
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Houston
Texas
Clem Shaver
Democratic National Committee
United Press
Associated Presa
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
National Democratic Committee
Mr. Shaver
Shaver
Levee Breach Forces 200 Families to Flee Arkansas Towns
The Stephens levee on the White river near Newport Arkansas broke, sending floodwaters toward Tupelo Auverne Shhoffner and Weldon. Over 200 families fled to higher ground as engineers tried to release water from a nearby levee to check the surge. Three hundred men were on the levee when it failed. equipment was swept away and crews were moved to safety.
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Associated Press
Newport
Ark
Stephens Levee
White River
Here
Tupelo
Auverne
Shhoffner
Weldon
Stephers
Cache River
Cotton Plant
Curtis of Kansas Named Hoover Running Mate at Convention
Kansas Senator Curtis was selected unanimously as vice presidential candidate beside Herbert Hoover at the Republican national convention. The choice, approved 1,052 to 44 for Dawes and others, marks a strategic move toward farm policy unity and a radio driven campaign. Curtis, from a Raw Indian reservation lineage, is praised as a steady, agrarian ally before a potential front porch campaign.
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Charles Curtis
Topeka
Kansas
National Republican Convention
Herbert Hoover
Curtis
Associated Press
Kansas City
Republican Party
Hoover
Poth
Charles Curtin
United States
Senate
Charles G. Dawes
Herman L. Ekern
Wisconsin
Hanford NaeNider
Law
Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
Middle West
McNary-Haugen
Pennsylvania
New York
John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
House
Fuller
Massachusetts
Charles E. M. Osborne
Michigan
Sam Baker
Missouri
Moses
National Committee
Utility Probe Adjourns With McKay Testimony
The Federal Trade Commission utility investigation adjourned until next Tuesday after Edward F. McKay testified about the Oklahoma Public Utility Information bureau and its dissemination of articles and speeches favoring private utility ownership. He described pulpit speaking tours by William L. Crittenden and alleged influence by Insull and Bullesby interests over Oklahoma Electric utilities.
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Associated Press
Washington
GCriti+ clem
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Public Utility Speakers’ Bureau
Edward F. McKay
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Public Utility Information Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
McKay
Robert EB. Healy
Commission
Tami Bixby
Muskogee
Okla
Phoenix
Boulder Canyon
William L. Crittenden
Haskell
Bureau
Crittenden
Insull
Bullesby
Oklahoma Electric Utilities
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Information Bureau
Muscle Shoals
Boulder Dam
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