Young people open meeting at Ceta Canyon today
About 70 Panhandle youths attend the Ama rillo Ceta Canyon conference opening at noon at the Methodist camp grounds in Ceta Canyon. Charles Marion Ross directs activities with Higdon and J. W. Boultinghouse among the staff. sessions run through Sunday with a Friendship Circle Farewell.
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Amarillo-Ceta
Canyon
Panhandle
Methodist
Ceta Canyon
Charles Marion Ross
The
Texas. Christian University
Southwest
United Christian Missionary Society
Friendship Circle
Meee
Higdon
Eureka Springs
C. M. Ross
H. A. Shaw
Memphis Christian Church
W. P. Jennings
Lubbock
Jasper Vogue
Texas Christian Missionary Society
First Christian Church
Dorothy East
Dorothy Russell
Evelyn Crews
Maurine Trollinger
Anna Ruth Denton
Louis Simmonds
Maxine Grant
Lloyd Boxwell
Alton Boxwell
Donna Clyde Wright
Marvin Walker
Elizabeth Jameson
William Gray
Elizabeth Reynolds
Education Committee of the Church
Hicks Daniels
J. C.winn
S.M. Brasley
Ed S. McKinney
Hoover Neutral In Rage Between Morrow And Fort
Washington June 15 The White House reaffirmed President Hoover's neutrality in the New Jersey Senate race with two days to vote. Amb Morrow former Senator Frelinghuysen and Rep Fort are the candidates. A speech cited by Senator Baird prompted protests from Fort and Frelinghuysen supporters.
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Associated Press
Washington
New Jersey
United States Senate
White House
Ambassador Morrow
Frelinghuysen
Representative Fort
Baird
Hoover
Morrow
Senate
Fort
Two Die As Plane Crashes In Kentucky
A plane crash near Horse Cave Kentucky killed Marvin Mayfield 21 of Horse Cave and Lemuel Timmons of Nashville Tennessee. Pilot J Plummer of Piqua Ohio was critically injured after losing control following takeoff from a temporary field and the aircraft spun into the Dixie highway.
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Associated Press
Horse Cave
Marwin Mayfield
Lemuel Timmons
Nashville
Tennessee
J. Plummer
Piqua
Ohio
Plummer
Dixie Highway
Waxahachie man killed as car skids on highway
Arnold Greer a 20 year old filling station operator from Waxahachie was seriously injured when the automobile truck he was driving skidded and overturned beside the road during a rain storm between Sardis and Midlothian. He was taken to a local hospital and remained unconscious at a late hour.
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Associated Press
Waxahachie
Texas
Arnold Greer
Sardis
Midlothian
Stabbing and Shooting Affray Leaves Two in Serious Condition
Galveston Texas June 15 An drew Asp 50 dredge boat employer and Mrs Oscar Engbald 48 were hospitalized after an affray in which Engbald was shot and Asp stabbed with an ice pick Both were in serious condition Police said Asp daughter resided at Engbalds home Police investigating with no charges filed yet.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Andrew Asp
Oscar Engbald
Asp
Death of Mineral Wells traction chief Bowen at hotel
Charles H. Bowen aged 79, superintendent of the Northern Texas Traction Company since 1908, was found dead in his Mineral Wells hotel room. He had traveled to the resort for health reasons, under a heart ailment, and will be buried in Mineral Wells.
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Associated Press
Fort. Worth
Charles H. Bowen
Northern Texas ‘Traction Company
Mineral Wells
Seven Toledo Men Believed Drowned in Lake Accident
Toledo, June 15. Search parties were sent to Lake Erie islands to locate seven Toledo men who may have drowned racing a speedboat to Pelee island during the Elks picnic. The boat, found near West Sister Island, contained three life preservers and a hat. no bodies recovered. Names listed: Charles H Nautu, Franklin B Jones, Herbert Nauts, Arthur Kruse, Frank Miller, Henry Heinbush, and John Myers.
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The
Associated Press
Toledo
Lake Erie
Pelee Island
Elks
Charles H Nautu
Franklin B
Franklin B. ‘Jones, “Herbert Nauts
Arthur Kruse
Frank Miller
Henry Heinbush
John Myers
Greyhound
Lupescu Denied Return to Bucharest by Official
A Romanian official denied reports that Mme Magda Lupescu would return to Bucharest to influence King Carol II or Helen. The statement said Lupescu is unlikely to come back for a long time if ever, noting her income and Carol's commitment to his work.
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Associated Press
Bucharest
Romania
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Carol II
Mme. Lupescu
Carol
Queen Helen
Budapest
Hungary
Helen
Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars to Open Camp Here
Plans were completed for the annual encampment of the Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars to open here next Sunday and run through Tuesday. A memorial service will be held at 8 15 p m in City Auditorium for departed members with a Gold Star Mothers section set aside. C Gibson and A Petersen from World War and Spanish American War veterans will participate in the ceremonies.
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Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. Gibson
A. Petersen
Waco Youth Killed in Crash With Grazing Mule
James Cade 18 of Waco was killed when his motorcycle struck a mule grazing along a road near Fairfield. Max Sanders was injured and taken to Teague hospital. Cade’s body was sent to Waco. The pair were en route to a motorcycle contest at Palestine.
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Associated Press
Fairfield
Texas
James Cade
Waco
Max Sanders
Teague
Cade
Palestine
Georgia Fishermen Harvest Massive Prawn Catch
Commercial fishermen took approximately 15 000 900 pounds of prawn from Georgia waters last year according to state fisheries records.
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Georgia
Oddie Defends Navy Admirals On Treaty View
Senator Oddie Republican of Nevada today backed navy admirals who opposed the London treaty. He said maintaining an adequate national defense is key to peace and the admirals are top authorities on defense. He cautioned against belittling these men and noted they cannot respond in the press.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oddie
Republican
Nevada
Stimson
Nevadan
Victim Of Pistol Duel Reported On Road To Recovery
J. R. Nicholas seriously injured in a pistol duel in front of the Herring hotel Friday. Dr. R. M. Bennett said Nicholas was recovering after visiting him at St. Anthony's hospital. H. W. Hyde remained in the county jail on assault with intent to murder charges and had not posted bond of 32,000 by late night. The incident reportedly stemmed from two years of domestic troubles involving Nicholas’s wife.
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J. R. Nicholas
Herring Hotel
R. M. Bennett
St. Anthony's Hospital
H. W. Hyde
Nich
Let Contract for School in Bivins Addition
The new Bivins school will have its contract let Wednesday. Miss Maude Fletcher, longtime Sanborn school head, was elected principal. The school, costing about 50000 dollars, should be ready for occupancy at the start of the September term with construction starting within a week.
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Bivins
Maude Fletcher
Sanborn
Passenger killed as plane crashes near Pottstown
Hansyl Johnson, 24, of Clearfield, died after a crash near Pottstown while attempting to land a farm to visit Milton Fritshe’s parents. Fritshe, 24, Merion, suffered fractures of the skull and legs. Both were executives of a Philadelphia restaurant chain.
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Associated Press
Pottstown
Hansyl Johnson
Clearfield
Milton Fritshe
Merion
Philadelphia
Fritshe
Shanghai Real Estate Hits Record High Amid Slump
Shanghai real estate values reached new peak levels with several deals showing price increases up to 300 percent above valuations from a year earlier. The market remains buoyant despite a general economic silver slump and ongoing low money exchange conditions.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Smith Opens Pastorate at First Church
Dr. J. H. O. Smith began his ad interim ministry at the First Christian Church with a Father’s Day sermon on truth and the path to God. He preached that truth walks straight, and that love must bring back the erring to salvation. Dr Bays at Polk Street Methodist spoke on The Other Prodigal Son. Dr. Thomson at Central Presbyterian continued Gandhi and India talks focusing on caste, cow protection, untouchables, and British rule.
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J. H. 0. Smith
First Christian Church
Jesus
Dr. Smith
God
J. A. Bays
Polk Street Methodist Church
Dr. Bays
Gandhi
India
Thomson
Gilbert Urges Budget Reform for Germany Under Young Plan
AP reports Berlin June 15 that S Parker Gilbert agent general for reparations under the Dawes plan warns Germany must enact immediate radical budget reform to meet Young plan obligations and continue industrial growth. He praises Dawes plan results noting stabilization spurred recovery and asserts Germany can fund future payments.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
S. Parker Gilbert
Gilbert
Dawes Committee
Floods and washouts cripple Texas towns and rail lines
Beav er Creek floods forced evacuations in Gillespie and Doss communities near Fredericksburg. Mason county rail lines Orient Wichita Valley and Wichita Falls and Southern suffered track washouts. San Angelo to Sterling service halted. Olney Vernon Seymour and Coke county highways eroded. Rain aided some ranges and crops though harvests were interrupted. Auto sales in Oklahoma drop over ten thousand since January 1 versus 1929.
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Doss
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Mason County
Orient, Wichita Valley
Wichita Falls & Southern Railways
San Angelo
Sterling
Olney
Vernon
Seymour
Coke County
Minnesota Republicans pick Senate nominees amid feuding
Minnesota Republicans hold a primary to choose a U S Senate candidate among three men two of them opposing the Smoot Hawley tariff and the third seeking only repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The contest pits Senator Schall against Governor Christianson with personal clashes dominating the campaign. John F Selb enters as a repeal or modification advocate alongside state and congressional primary selections.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
United States
Congress
Thomas D. Schall
Theodore Christianson
John F. Selb
Tariff Fight Dominates Ahead of Elections
President Hoover and Democratic leader Jouett Shouse frame Hawley Smoot as the central issue in the upcoming congressional campaigns. Tariff opponents, led by Sen Borah and Sen Norris, push to block the measure while Hoover critiques the flexible clause and its slow rate adjustments affecting dairying flax and glass industries.
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Bor
Shouse
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Senate
Northwest
Borah
Idaho
Norrise Neb
Hoover
Congress
White House
Tomorow
Curtis
Blake Case Bond Raised To Five Thousand Dollars
Troy Blake of Amarillo remains jailed after a Potter County grand jury indictment for auto theft. His bond was increased from 2500 to 5000 last night, and the auto allegedly stolen was recovered and returned to owner L B Taylor of Clarendon.
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Troy Blake
Amarillo
Potter County
Grand Jury
Blake
L. B. Taylor
Clarendon
Catching Scorpions Opens New Mexican Family Business
In Durango Mexico a six member family started a scorpion catching venture after the state government announced payment for all five scorpions delivered. They caught 1000 in one day at about 4 cents each earning $40. Most catches came from the city slums as the campaign continues. The serum antidote funded by the government pays 12.5 cents for each male and 5 cents for each female scorpion seasonally.
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Associated Press
Durango
Mexico
Negro Slays Farmer Over One Dollar Debt
Elmore Watts a 27 year old farmer and ex convict was killed near Foreman Arkansas after a dispute over a $1 debt owed to his wife Sheriff P Sanderson led a posse to search the countryside for the killer in vain The Associated Press reports this June 15 incident as authorities pursue the unnamed suspect.
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The
Associated Press
Foreman
Ark
Elmore Watts
Watts
P. Sanderson
Little River - Schaeen
Small Campaign Tour Through East Texas This Week
Senator Clint C. Small continues his gubernatorial bid in East Texas with stops in Cleburne Corsicana and Hillsboro. He targets opponents Ferguson Love and Mayfield calling them long in office and criticizes tax and beverage policies while urging voters to back a nonpartisan clean government candidate.
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News
Plains
Small
Ferguson
Love
Mayfield
Texas
Democratic Party
Tornado toll reaches seven with one death in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin death toll rose to seven as John Logan, a farmer near Augusta, died in Eau Claire after being struck by flying timber while seeking shelter from Friday's tornadoes. National Guardsmen, Red Cross, and local groups boost relief as patrols continue in Menomonie and Randolph and funds are raised for emergency aid.
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Associated Press
Eau Claire
Wis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
John Logan
Augusta
Logan
National Guardsmen
Red Cross
Menominee
Randolph
Woman shot by husband in Willacy County
Mrs Roger Stiles, 20, wife of a Willacy county farmer, was found shot and seriously wounded with a bullet near the heart. A pistol lay beside her. She was taken to a Harlingen hospital with little hope for recovery while her husband and five month old baby were in an adjoining room eating lunch.
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Associated Press
Raymondville
Roger Stiles
Willacy County
Harlingen
Drowning of Bryan Youth in Brazos River
Robert Ryan twenty five, son of a farmer living south of Bryan, drowned last night in the Brazos river while swimming with his brother. He was believed to have cramps. An all night search for his body was unsuccessful.
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Associated Press
Bryan
Texas
Robert Ryan
Brazos River
Detroit fliers postpone Jacksonville to San Diego flight
William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee of Detroit postponed their planned round trip from Jacksonville to San Diego until Tuesday after meeting with local weather observers.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Detroit Fliers
San Diego
Calif
Yancey Reaches Arica After Overnight Skip
Captain Lewis A. Yancey arrived in Arica Peru this morning following a night of unreported travel from Yancey. The Oklahoma City detention hospital is to be moved due to patient complaints of noise from a nearby oil drilling site.
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Yancey
Arica
Associated Press
Lima
Peru
Lewis A. Yancey
Oklahoma City
Father and Daughter Die in Colorado Car Crash
A father Frank A. Stroessner, 40, Denver and his daughter Margaret Stroessner, 6, were killed when their car overturned near Granby, Colorado. Three other family members were injured in the crash reported today.
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Granby
Colo
Here
Frank A. Stroessner
Den
Veteran rail man dies in Sherman plans rites
Sherman Texas June 15 Robert Harvey 83 retired railroad engineer and Confederate veteran died today at his home. He piloted the first locomotive over the Texas and Pacific from Dallas to Fort Worth in 1876 and commanded the Mildred Lee Camp UCV. Funeral services set for 2 30 p m tomorrow with burial in Sherman. Survivors are three sons Earl George and Robert Harvey all of Sherman.
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Associated Press
Sherman
Texas
Robert Harvey
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Dallas
Fort Worth
Mildred Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Biloxi
Miss
Thomas A. Scott
Earl
George
Robert
Harvey
Funeral services for J. W. Haggard held today
Funeral services for James W. Haggard 32 are held at 3 o’clock today from Boxwell Brothers Chapel. He died Saturday night at Abernathy after a lingering illness. His body was taken to Amarillo with his parents G. M. and Mrs. Haggard and his sister Lucille. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. J. R. Hicks officiating.
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Boxwell Brothers Chapel
James W. Haggard
Abernathy
Amarillo
G. M. Haggard
Lucille
Memorial Park Cemetery
J. R. Hicks
The
Panhandle
Car swept away as flood overruns South Texas river
A San Antonio trio crossing a rapidly rising stream was swept from a sinking car and forced to swim to the bank. The vehicle disappeared downstream with no trace found. Livestock losses were reported but exact figures could not be obtained due to impaired communication.
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San Antonio
Torrential Rains Flood Oklahoma City Area
Severe storms drenched central and eastern Oklahoma with 6.94 inches in Oklahoma City. Floods forced hundreds to flee, damaged ripened wheat, and paralyzed traffic. Governor Holloway and Shriners were stranded near Luther as the rail line washed out. Oil field operations halted by floodwaters.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bird Creek
Pawhuska
Weather Bureau
W. J. Holloway
Shriners
Shriners’ Convention
Toronto
Canada
Luther
U. S. Highway No. 66
Vinita
Big Cabin Creek
Mystic Shrine
Three Iowa Flood Victims From Rains Across State
Three persons died in Iowa as heavy rains swept the state over three days. Davenport reported nearly 5 inches in 24 hours, with widespread crop damage, ruined property, and disrupted communications. Victims Cecilia Nolan 23 Winterset Mrs Leo Hastings 21 Davenport and Albert De Heck 26 Indianola drowned after entering swollen South River near Indianola.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
Sioux City
Cecilia Nolan
Winterset
Leo. Hastings
Albert de Heck
Indianola
South River
Indianaola
Highway 70 Meet to Promote Texas Section Paving
Representatives from Wichita Falls to Texico will gather in Floydada on June 29 to plan faster completion of the New Mexico Texas state line Route 70 paving. Maury Hopkins notes current paving status from Vernon to the New Mexico line and emphasizes expanding highway publicity for regional and Pacific coast travel.
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Plainview
Wichita Falls
Farwell
New Mexico-Texas
Texas
Floydada
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Iowa Park
Electra
Oklainton
Harrold
Vernon
Thalia
Ragland
Crowell
Paducah
Matador
Dougherty
Lockney
Orion
Earth
Motley County
Floyd County
Hale County
Lamb County
New Mexico
Hopkins
Southwest
Oklahoma
Arizona
California
Pacific Coast
United States
Carlsbad
Carlsi J. N. M
Clovis
N. M
Small Seen As Leader in Panhandle Runoff Outlook
Report from headquarters says Mr. Small is favored to win a Panhandle runoff, with supporters urging backing to propel him into a runoff. Analysts anticipate Mayfield or Mrs. Ferguson alongside him, while Senator Tom Love of Dallas may also be among the top four candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Utecht
Panhandle
Small
Mayfield
Mrs. Ferguson
Tom Love
Dallas
Lamesa Youth Faces Murder Trial Over Slaying
Ira McKee stands trial in Lamesa Texas for the May 1 murder of Sparenburg merchant W R Billingsley who was killed after a gun battle following an attempted holdup. McKee was captured May 26 near Athens after weeks of pursuit by seven officers and Texas Rangers. Accomplice Emma Mayhall, arrested May 4 in Rant, expected to face trial after McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lamesa
Texas
Ira McKee
W. R. Billingsley
Sparenburg
McKee
Athens
Texas Rangers
Emma Mayhall
Billingsley
Death notice for beloved wife and mother
We express gratitude for the many kind expressions of sympathy and floral offerings received after the passing of our wife and mother. Signed by husband W. C. Crain and children Velma Eagan and C. Whitlock, plus Mrs. Velma W. Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C
Crain
Velma. Eagan
C. Whitlock
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Kentucky
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Texas Veterans
George Clark
MEA Seizy
Heg.os. Pat Cfe
Smith
First Church
Bays
Blake Case
Clint C. Small
East
Cleburne
Hillsboro
Bryan Man
Margaret Stroessner
J. W. Haggard
South
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