World leaders push naval disarmament move in Scotland
In Forbes Scotland Prime Minister Macdonald and U S Ambassador Dawes launch informal talks on naval disarmament. They vow cooperation from other powers as formal negotiations begin Tuesday night with speeches in London and Lossiemouth.
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P. I. Lipsey, JR
Associated Press
Forbes
Scotland
Scottish Highlands
Macdonald
United States
Charles G. Dawes
General Dawes
London
Mr. MacDonald
Lossiemouth
Forres
Great Britain
America
Washington
Dawes
Mr. Dawes
Stat
Amarillo Youth Fatally Crashed in Glider Accident
Roy Kropff 22, an amateur aviator, died at a Hereford flying field when a home made glider towed by a Wen car lost control in a wind gust. The craft, built with his brother and Edward King of Amarillo, had five prior flights. Kropff died ten minutes after reaching a local hospital.
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Hereford
Roy Kropff
Wen
Kropff
Roy
John
Edward King
Amarillo
King
Young Kropff
J. J. Kropff
B. B. Black Undertaking
Johnson seizes 400 beer bottles in three drives
Constable Allen S. Johnson and deputies report three raids over the last week yielding approximately 400 home brew bottles and production equipment. Liquor and detainees were turned over to federal authorities under the Jones five and ten law. The drive adds to more than 50 arrests in June, with grand jury indictments returned, including bigamy and hijacking cases.
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Allen S. Johnson
Jones
Johnson
Second Avenue
Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Potter County
Quail Study Fund Hits 40000 From Prominent Givers
Five years of contributions exceeding 40000 support a Biological Survey project to study quail habits migrations diseases propagation and enemies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather notes for Oklahoma and Texas coast region
Oklahoma sees increasing cloudiness on Monday and Tuesday with cooling. East Texas fair Monday then increasing cloudiness and cooler conditions in the northwest area. moderate to fresh southerly winds along the coast. West Texas partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday, turning cloudy and cooler, especially in the northeast portion.
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Oklahoma
East
Texas
West
Commercial Men To Advertise Tri State Fair
Commercial travelers from Amarillo will aid in promoting the Tri State Fair. Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the Fair Association, says a limited number of advertising covers will be distributed to traveling salesmen on application at his News Globe building office.
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Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Fair Association
Hawk
News-Globe
Police traffic drive proves effective in reducing accidents
Police report shows no accidents on the day following a campaign against traffic violations started by Chief W R McDowell after ten crashes in three days caused one death and several injuries. In Kokomo Indiana, Mrs Robert Hanscom, lead actress in a local play, gave birth to a seven pound girl just after the curtain fell on Smilin Through.
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W. R. McDowell
Kokomo
Ind
Robert Hanscom
Brilliant Lights For Night Rodeo At Tri-State Fair
Southwest Public Service installs twenty six flood lights at Tri-State fair grounds to illuminate the Miller King rodeo July 3 4 and 5. Wilbur C Hawk Tri-State Fair president says the lighting will let night spectators view performances and noon shows clearly. Corrals chutes and stock arrival by June 29 complete preparations for what promoters call the greatest show yet with many inquiries from distant points.
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Tri-State Fairgrounds
Southwest Public Service Company
Miller & King
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
Clyde Miller
The
Miller
King Rodeo Company
Amarillo
Hawk
Boy Scouts to Break Camp Next Tuesday
The Amarillo Boy Scout encampment at Happy Glenn on the Palo Duro can yon will end after the morning meal Tuesday and the Scouts will return home. The boys report a successful encampment with visitors seeing varied activities aimed at entertainment and healthful exercise.
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Amarillo
Boy Scout Organization
Happy Glenn
Palo Duro Canyon
Methodist board of temperance charged with violation
Washington June 16. A charge that the Methodist board of temperance prohibition and public morals violated the corrupt practices act of 1926 by failing to file a report of its expenditures in the last presidential campaign was made today by Representative Tinkham Republican Massachusetts.
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Washington
Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals
Representative Tinkham
Massachusetts
Three Nominees for Head Baptist Body
Three ministers and three laymen tonight composed the possible nominees for president of the Northern Baptist convention meeting in Denver to succeed Arthur M. Harris of New York. The nominating committee, with a representative from each state division in the northern territory, will make its nomination tomorrow.
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Denver
Northern Baptist Convention
Arthur M. Harris
New York
Northern Territory
Pioneer stockman dies in Baird Texas
W. O. Maltby sixty died in Baird Texas yesterday. He was a pioneer stockman and farmer and son of the late Captain Maltby, a noted Ranger captain and early day Indian fighter.
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Board Stockman
Baird
Texas
W. O. Maltby
Captain Maltby
Record Crowd Expected for 2 Day Session
Record crowd anticipated for a two day session with many prominent financiers from the middle west and southwest slated to speak. The gathering aims to discuss market trends and investment opportunities with leaders from major firms participating.
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Middle West
Bankers Meet in Childress Push for Amarillo Federal Reserve Branch
A two day Panhandle Bankers Association convention opens in Childress with a record turnout of bankers from Texas Oklahoma and Missouri. Judge A J Fires of Childress greets attendees and a key item is a resolution urging a Federal Reserve Bank branch for Amarillo with a committee to back the push before Washington.
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Childress
Panhandle Bankers’ Association
Hotel Childress
Southwest
A. J. Fires
First State Bank of
Middle West
Federal Reserve Bank
Amarillo
First 1929 wheat delivered to local grain firm
William Wood delivered the first 1929 wheat load to a local grain company in Lockney. The grain weighed 63 pounds per bushel and sold for $1 a bushel, a 20 cent premium over market. Wood estimated about 15 bushels per acre.
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Lockney
William Wood
Here
Wood
French Airmen Land At Le Bourget After Atlantic Flight
Jean Assolant Rene Lefevre and Armeno Lotti Jr completed a non-stop hop from Old Orchard Maine to Comillas Spain finishing at Le Bourget Airport Paris at 8 47 p m local time Their landing followed a perilous trans Atlantic attempt and they described a near breakdown while mid ocean expressing caution that the problem remains unsolved The trio received cheers from relatives and a crowd after their two day voyage over the Atlantic.
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le Bourget
Atlantic
Asso
Paris
France
Jean Assolant
Rene Lefevre
Armeno Lotti, Jr
Old Orchard
Maine
Comillas
Spain
C. S
le Hourget
Asrolant
Lotti
General Bramwell Booth Dies At Hadley Wood Home
General Bramwell Booth longtime Salvation Army leader died at his Hadley Wood home tonight after a long illness. Family including wife and other children were present though Commissioner Mary was away. Doctors reported a sudden collapse following a gradual decline and no imminent relapse was expected earlier.
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Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
England
Hadley Wood
Mary
Army
Doctor Milne
John Weir
Dr. Milne
Funeral for Hollis Price Today
Funeral services for Hollis Price, 12, son of Police Patrolman H H Price, will be held at 4 p m today from N 8 Griggs Mann Funeral Chapel with Rev Clark Buckner officiating and burial in Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be friends Jack West Chester Oglesby Doolin McGough Charles McDowell Fay Hunsaker and Paul Townsend.
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Hollis Price
H.H. Price
Herbert
N. 8
Griggs & Mann
Clark Buckner
First Christian Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Jack West
Chester Oglesby
Doolin McGough
Charles McDowell
Fay Hunsaker
Paul Townsend
Lincoln Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
New Lockney High School Under Construction
Lockney Texas June 16 contractors are at work on a new high school building for the Lockney Independent School District costing about 45000 dollars to the citizens.
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New Lockney High School
Lockney
Lockney High School
Lockney Independent School District
Hoover Assemblies Eight for New Federal Farm Board
President Hoover seeks eight appointees to administer the new Federal Farm Board and begin rapid operation of the farm relief program amid concerns over a wheat bumper harvest and potential surplus. The President emphasizes selecting capable individuals, with final personnel names expected in two to three weeks.
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Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Associated Press
Washington
Miniature Train Wreck Injures Six at Lake Worth
Six persons were hurt when a car on a miniature railway at Lake Worth jumped the track. Serious injuries included H J Tuffly of Dallas 38 Mrs M Hall of Bryan 41 and Mrs W W Tuffly of Fort Worth 54 heads and chest injuries. The incident occurred June 16 in Fort Worth. A tariff fight opens in Washington as Senate groups debate Borah's tariff revision proposal the next day.
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Fort Worth
Pere Cone
Lake Worth
H. J. Tuffly
Dallas
M. ©. Hall
Bryan
Www
T. Tuffly
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Borah
Republican
Idaho
Laurel Wreck Crew Feared Lost After Rescue Failure
All hope ends as no rescue can reach the 32 crew of the steamer Laurel, driven to pieces by heavy seas on Peacock Spit near the North Jetty at the Columbia River mouth. Advices from the scene report rescue attempts had failed.
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Associated Press
Astoria
Oregon
Laurel
Peacock Spit
Columbia River
Man is Shot Dead in Wellington Court House Square
Jim Johnson, 23, was killed by Nat Austin, 45, a painter, in Wellington at 2 30 PM amid a dispute over a woman. Austin was arrested and to be arraigned on murder charges at 9 AM tomorrow. Witnesses saw them talk but heard no words. Johnson’s widow survives him.
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Wellington
Jim Johnson
Nat Austin
Austin
Claude McKinney
Court House Square
McKinney
Johnson
Death of William Stenger at 10 East Eighth Street
William Stenger aged 74 died at his home at 10 East Eighth Street at 10:30 last night. Survived by his widow and one daughter en route from Lincoln Center Kansas, plus a brother in Council Grove. Daughters’ arrival timed moments before his death. Remains under Blackburn Mortuary. Funeral plans not set. Also reported: William Fitzhugh Thornton Buckner, 101, veteran of the Mexican War, died in Paris Missouri.
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William Stenger
East Eighth Street
Council Grove
Kan
Mre
F. W. Boswurm
Lincoln Center
Mr. Stenger
Blackburn Mortuary
Ay le Ampcimer & Nn
Paris
William Fitzhugh Thornton Buckner
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United Press
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BOY Scouts
Methodist Board OF Temperance
Head Baptist Body
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Griggs Funeral
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