Burned pilot near death after Dallas plane blaze
Edwin Hefley of Houston, 27, one of two pilots who saved four passengers when their plane caught fire near Dallas, was given a fighting chance to survive. Co pilot Eugene Schacher, 32, died from lung injuries. four passengers escaped uninjured. The crash also ruined an anti alcohol transcription by Wallace Butterworth, routed through Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Edwin Hefley
Houston
Eugene Schacher
Hefley
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
W. P. Hobby
D. J Toomey
Jones
Schacher
Ferris
Tulsa
Okla
U.P
Bryant W. Griffin
New York
Griffin
Wallace Butterworth
Work of Building Dumas Smelter 10 Begin Immediately
DUMAS June 15 NS Immediate construction of the new smelter here was authorized today after a conference with smelter officials and county officers. Final lease and state permit papers were filed with the county clerk. A four mile spur from the Santa Fe Railway to the smelter site is under construction. Senator Clint Small traveled to Dalhart to confer with County Judge Wilson Cowen about the Dallam County erosion district related to federal funds for erosion work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumas
Clint Small
Small
Santa Fe
Here
Dalhart
Wilson Cowen
Dallam County
Funeral Services for F. E. Gray Held at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for F. E. Gray retired railroad grading contractor who died early Sunday were held today at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 8. Father Drury officiated the mass. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Gray, who lived in Amarillo for two years at 211 West Ninth Avenue, is survived by two sons H. N. Gray of Tulsa and Roy Gray of Amarillo, three daughters Mrs. R. H. Gross of Muskegon Michigan Mrs. T B Gray of Tulsa and Miss Mildred Hood of Kansas City Missouri. Funeral arrangements were made by N. S. Griggs and Sons.
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F. E. Gray
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Drury
Llano Cemetery
Mr. Gray
Amarillo
West Ninth Avenue
H. N. Gray
Tulsa
Roy Gray
R. H. Gross
Muskegon
Mich
T. 8. Gray
Mildred Hood
Kansas City, Mo
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Oil Field Worker Suffered Injuries Near Skellytown
W. M. Coulson an oil field worker near Skellytown was brought to St. Anthony's Hospital after a measuring instrument toppled on him. He sustained badly mashed hands and legs but attendants report he is in no serious condition.
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W. M. Coulson
Skellytown
St. Anthony's Hospital
Rebecca Lodge 10 Observes Flag Day
Rebecca Lodge 10 will sponsor a patriotic program at the I O O F Hall tonight at four o clock. Neighboring Odd Fellow and Rebecca Clubs will attend the meeting.
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Amarillo
Rebecca Lodge
Odd Fellow
Rebecca Clubs
Highways Plan Grading and Drainage on 38 Mile Route
The Texas Highway Commission voted to include grading and drainage structures on a 38 mile stretch of Highway 33 from Farwell across Palmer County in the next federal aid program. Marc Klaw, former Klaw and Erlanger partner, died in Sussex England at 78 after a heart attack and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Farwell
Palmer County
New York
Marc Klaw
Klaw and Erlanger
Sussex
England
Opera Star Celebrates Birthday as Veterans Bonus Comes
Opera star Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink, 75, wept with joy as the federal government distributed wartime bonuses to veterans on her birthday. She has long supported soldiers with money and her voice, calling the veterans her adopted children and noting a new movie career begins amid happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Mme
Ernestine Schumann- Heink
Narrow Strip Receives Rainfall Across Panhandle
Heavy clouds lingered over the Panhandle with a narrow rain band from Bovina to Black bringing about half an inch in Parmerton and Friona. Scattered showers extended toward Amarillo to Albuquerque, N M, with little moisture expected tonight or today. The Weatherman forecast fair skies. Local political tickets listed include Potter County seats and statewide offices with multiple candidates.
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Panhandle
Bovina
Black
Parmerton and
Friona
Amarillo
Albuquerque
N. M
Airways
Old Home Ranch replica built by Clarendon man
The replica of the Old Home ranch house now at Panhandle Plains Historical Society in Canyon was constructed by Johnnie W. Martin of Clarendon. The original building, known as the Old Home ranch, was the first permanent ranch home in the Panhandle country.
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Goodnight
Panhandle
Fischer Talks Career Path From Farm to Law
The account traces Fischer’s journey from dairy and farm work in 1901 to being admitted to the bar at 21. He practiced law in Oklahoma City, joined the U S Army in 1917, and after discharge in 1919 resumed law in Wichita Falls. In 1931 he moved to Tyler representing refiners and producers in major cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
U. S. Army
Wichita Falls
Tyler
Potter Demos Ballot List for July 25 Primary
The notice lists candidates for state offices with per county fees for ballots. United States Senator contenders include Glenn, Fisher, Bush, Eagle, Morris Sheppard, and Price. Governors include Brooks, Fisher, Alfred, Hunter, and Sander ford. Other statewide roles cover Lieutenant Governor Woodul, Attorney General McCraw, Chief Justice Cureton, Supreme Court Justice Critz, Criminal Appeals Judge Lattimore, Railroad Commissioner nominees Goodson Rieger Johnson Thompson Morris Hardin, Comptroller candidates Sheppard and Terrell.
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Hide and Animal
Justice of the Peace
United States
J. Edward Glenn
Bosque
Guy Fisher
San Augustine
Richard C. Bush
McLennon
Joe H. Eagle
Harris
Morris Sheppard
Bowie
Joseph H. Price
Tarrant
P. Pierce Brooks
Dallas
F. W. Fisher
Smith
James W. Alfred
Wichita
Tom F. Hunter
Roy Sanderford
Bell
Walter F. Woodul
William McCraw
The
Supreme Court
C. M. Cureton
Richard Critz
Williamson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lattimore
Traiis
Goodson Rieger
H. O. Johnson
Ernest O. Thompson
Potter
Frank S. Morris
Carl C. Hardin
Erath
Comptroller of Public Accounts
George H. Sheppard
Nolan
Sam Houston Terrell
Landon Knox campaign council heads west for drive
Governor Alf Landon and Frank Knox lead a campaign council from Chicago toward the West with plans for a speaking swing after June 22 New York address. The group includes key Republican leaders Hilles Pomeroy Fletcher Creager and other national figures as they map future slate and strategy for the presidential bid.
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Landon
Hamilton
New York
Knox
Murray
Huey Long
Oklahoma
Landon Knox Ticket Wins Broad Support Say Spokane Visit
Williams of Oregon and Harrison E. Spangler, director of the party's Western headquarters, accompanied the票. Knox boarded the train for an overnight trip expressing confidence the Landon Knox ticket started with good omens. He said a flood of telegrams and letters showed strong response from plain, simple people who had waited for someone they could understand and tie to. The New Deal was foreign and strange to them. they welcomed Landon with open arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Landon
Doctor Mows Seeks Chiang’s Move in Kwangsi Fight
The article reports that Chiang Kai-shek’s forces push into Fukien and Hunan as Cantones show strategic positioning. Rumors say Kwangsi leaders may gain Japanese backing while Chiang may target unruly Kwangsi officials. Kwangsi conscription is sweeping up men 14 to 55 as transport links rapidly expand.
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Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Nanking
Fukien
Hunan
Cantones
Chiang
Japan
Mitchell a legendary Texas cattleman and county leader
The obituary chronicles William Mitchell a longtime LIT and Matador division manager under Murdo MacKenzie. Born in the Panhandle he rode with Goodnight era outfits then managed the LIT Ranch at Tascosa and later the Matador division. He helped bury cowboys after a famous Tascosa gunfight and collected Indian relics. He died after a life shaping the Panhandle cattle empire.
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Billy the Kid
New Mexico
Mitchell
Goodnight
Kid
Lincoln County
Goodnight Ranch
Panhandle
Montana
Dakotas
Texas
Old Lit
Tascosa
Dick Head
William Todd
Todd
Young Mitchell
Georgia Byrum
Mr. Mitchell
Boothill Cemetery
Ed King
Frank Valley
Fred Chilton
Jesse Sheets
John Snider
Amarillo
Snider
Col. Goodnight
Popham
Lits
al Popham
Hemphill County
Murdo MacKenzie
Almositos
Matador Company
Matador
MacKenzie
Denver
Forest Street
Mitchells Lose Head of Family After Illness and Fire
The long time Amarillo residents Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and their child Pauleen were central figures as funeral services followed the death of Mr. Mitchell after a recent illness. Burial is set for Llano Cemetery with services at Central Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m. today. Pallbearers include K. E. Roberts and M. J. Reilly among others.
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Mitchells
Amarillo
Pauleen
Anna M. O'Kane
Houston
Bryan A. Stockton
Port Arthur
Frank O'Kane
O'Kane
Central Presbyterian Church
R. Thomson
KE. L. Roberts
M. J. Reilly
Charles Ware
C. B. Alford
John Snider
A. C. Hardin
N. &. Griggs & Sons
Llano Cemetery
FDR Plans Campaign Trips Across Virginia and West
President Roosevelt will begin campaign activity in Virginia at Shenandoah National Park and on July 4 at Thomas Jefferson's home near Charlottesville. Full plans will form in weeks. A western tour recently covered 12 states with set and impromptu speeches in Tennessee Alabama Arkansas Texas Oklahoma Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Charlottesville
Pacific Coast
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Political Foe Details Slaying Plot Against Editor
Witness Dean testified in the murder case of Charles A Poole that a blood pact was signed and orders given to kill editor Arthur Kingsley by Hepner Clark Frye and others. He described an automatic gun being handed to him and Kingsley being targeted on multiple occasions before the plot was abandoned after a political defeat.
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Charles A. Poole
Kingsley
Dean
Hepner
Clark
Frye
Clarence C. Frye
McCrea
Arthur Kingsley
Arthur Lupp
The
Black Legion
Markland
Exum praises Landon and GOP convention high points
Amarillo delegate John Exum lauds Governor Landon for constitutional respect and fiscal prudence. He cites Hoover’s convention support, Landon’s state rights telegram, and John Hamilton’s nomination speech as the convention’s three key moments.
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Landon
Exum
Cleveland
Hoover
Natonal Committee
Amarillo
Landen
John Hamilton
Southwest
Texas
Delegates to Notify Governor Landon of Nomination
A chosen state delegate will personally notify Governor Landon of his nomination in August. The event includes Landon's keynote speech and a humorous note about him as a prairie state governor. Exum cites East Coast views on business and dollar value, urging sound currency in London.
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Landon
Exum
Jim Farley
Prairie
Alf M. Landon
London
World War I Bonus Bonds Begin to Reach Veterans
Government bonds for World War I veterans start arriving with checks mailed within 48 hours of certification. Post Office reports three million bonds to be cashed, with country delivery ahead of city. Officials note early shipments have errors but expect rapid payments by week end.
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Jacinto Post Office
U. S. Treasury Department
W. D. DeGrassi
Willis B. Condren
American Legion
Afernoon
Washington
Treasury
Post Office
Morgenthau
Post Office Department
Veterans Administration
Veterans bonus packets shipment warned against stoppage
Veterans in several cities fear delays as reports say bonus packets were ordered held and returned to treasury. The Veterans Administration states such orders do not stop shipments to eligible veterans. Most hold ups involve cases where veterans were later reported dead or incompetent or where other irregularities arose. Probate judges have sent postmasters lists of veterans declared incompetent with delivery instructions.
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Treasury
Veterans Administration
Wheat higher as steer prices sink to season lows
Beef markets show steep decline from January with choice and prime steers cheapest since December 1934. Heavy market receipts and weak demand push wholesale and retail beef prices to season lows. Many farmers avoid feeding high priced corn to cattle. In May, average beef price at market $7.95, down $3.15 from last year.
Bankers Open Day Highlights Banquet and Tours
Bankers continue their session at 9 o'clock with a luncheon at the Black Stone Hotel hosted by Amarillo ladies. A golf tournament follows at Amarillo Country Club, then a barbecue at Jack Hall's Ranch and a final dance to end the convention day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
Amarillo
Amarillo Country Club
Jack Hall
Convention Program Highlights Banking Leaders Meeting
The Country Club hosts a Bankers Association convention with DeLea Vickers of Pampa as president and J. Ross Noland of Tulia among officers. The agenda includes greetings from bank presidents, committee appointments, reports, elections, and talks on safe banking and modern banking challenges. Notable speakers include W. H. Patrick of First National Bank Clarendon and Zeta Gossett, banking commissioner.
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DeLea Vickers
Pampa
Thomas E. Noel
Memphis
J. Ross Noland
Tulia
Robt. C. Jones
Church of Christ
F. M. Butler
American National Bank
Amarillo
W. H. Patrick
First National Bank
Clarendon
Texas Bankers
N. M
Claude L. Stout
Poudre Valley National Bank
Fort Collins
Colo
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Parmer
Mme, Schumann-Heink
H. T. Collman
Harry Hopkins
Garland Adair
Travis
Charley Lockhart
A. A
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Bexar
L. A. Woods
George B. Terrell
Cherokee
Cliff Day
Hale
J. FE. McDonald
Ellis
Kal Segrist
Potter County
John R. Miller
Marvin Jones
Curtis Douglass
Clint C. Small
G. H. Little
Herman Wright
J. H. McCracken
Robert E. Underwood
Henrys. Bishop
Ben Smith
J. Newt Riggs
W. M. McGough
W. M. Adams
Fred C. Reeder
James G. Lumpkin
E. F. Jordan
Howard Anderson
John Crudegington
Hubert G. Cole
W. E F. Blackburn
T. H. Rodgers
Joe Gray
John H. Winters
Dan Pavillard
E. M. Pittman
T. A. Reville
M. B. Mobberly
Percy Gibbs
Cliff A Bigger
J. W. Minter
B. H. Clark
H. W. Duke
Old Home Ranch
Fischer
Potter Demos
Doctor Mows
LST
Mel Armstrong
Joe Horn
Bud Turner
Charlie Smith
Hereford
JA Ranch
Mitchell Park
Palo Duro Canyon
Oldham County
Mitchell Canyon
Kansas
Ask Bor
Rex
Leila
Legion Halls
Wo. F. W. Auxiliary
San Angelo
MGM
Whuam Powell
Myrna Loy
Country Club
America's Finest
de Kuyper
Alex 0
Shaw A Co, Inc
Calloway
Roseland
Lai
Gertrude Michael Iit Ae
Tura
Capital
Sir Tracy
Jay Oswald , the Rabbit LU
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