Army Air Corps Chief Foulois face removal report
A House investigating committee unanimously recommends immediate removal of Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois as chief of the Army Air Corps. The report accuses him of dishonesty, misconduct, inefficiency, and law violations linked to noncompetitive aircraft purchases and dodgy procurement. It cites concerns over morale and materiel and urges the secretary of war to act without delay.
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Benjamin D. Foutois
Army Air Corps
Secretary of War
House
Roosevelt
Foulois
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
Rogers
New Hampshire
Hill
Alabama
Montet
Louisiana
Harter
Ohio
James
Michigan
Goss
Connecticut
Plumley
Vermont
Kvale
Minnesota
Air Corps Act
Judge Advocate General
Army
Ladies to Rule Supreme at Tri-State Fair Races
Wilbur C. Hawk announces free admission for all ladies to day three of the Tri-State Fair racing meet. Officials say there are no strings attached and any woman entering the gate will be admitted free without a pass.
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The
Fair Association
Panhandle
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
Plains Country
Meat Canning Starts Today at Amarillo Plant
Machinery of Amarillo's canning plant begins operation at 6 am with 80 workers, followed by 80 more per shift. Demonstrations today and tomorrow, then multi-shift 6-hour workdays through Friday, expanding to 600 workers daily if needed. Over 200 cattle slaughtered and ready. more carloads sent to Pinkney Packing Plant for weekend slaughter. Gaines D. Whitsitt says plant is in A-1 shape and ready.
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Amarillo
AAA
Pinkney Packing
Gaines D. Whitsitt
Silverton Racing Club Announces Big Three-Day Picnic Races
Silverton ore will host an oldtime picnic and barbecue August 2 3 and 4 featuring horse races bronco riding calf roping and steer riding on a new track just outside the city. Several head of fat cattle have been donated for the big feed with five races daily and entries already from prominent horse racers.
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Silverton
Silverton Racing Club
William Pierce Pioneer Hedley Farmer Buried
Funeral rites for William Arthur Pierce age 48, Hedley farmer, who died at an Amarillo hospital Saturday morning, were held at 2:30 PM at the Methodist Church in the McKnight community Donley County. Rev A V Hendricks officiated and interment followed in Hedley Cemetery directed by Boxwell Brothers.
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Hedley
William Arthur Pierce
Amarillo
McKnight
Donley County
A. V. Hendricks
Hedley Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers
Former Nevada Congressman Samuel Arentz Dies in Reno
Reno Nevada June 17 former congressman Samuel Arentz died in a hospital of a kidney ailment He was 55 and after his 1932 reelection defeat spent years in mining in Utah and Nevada A former member of the U S House of Representatives for ten years he passed away early today in Reno
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Reno
Nev
Samuel 8S. Arentz
Nevada
House of Representatives
Utah
Six Havanans Killed As Terrorists Fire Into Line of March
In Havana the ABC Society parade along the Prado was struck by a pre planned volley from side streets. Three women and three men died at 3:30 pm local time with 23 men and two women wounded. earlier four deaths were reported. The flagbearer stood tall as the parade reformed and continued toward Fraternity Park amid chaos and fleeing onlookers.
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Havana
ABC Society
Central Park
ABC
Prado
Neptune Street
Fraternity Park
Virtudes
Women Guests Invited Free at Tri-State Racing Day
Tri-State Fair track outlines a racing program for today aimed at women guests with free admission for all women. Seven races run from 2 30 PM including the Herring Hotel Special and Clovis Special with purses of 125 and 150 dollars respectively. The meet already draws visitors from Fort Worth Dallas San Antonio Houston and Chicago and runs rain or shine through the week ending with the Panhandle Derby offering a 500 dollar added purse.
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Tri-State Fair Track
Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Fair Association
Bender
Hawk
Herring Hotel
Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Clovis
Fort Worth
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
Chicago
Tri-State
Tri- State
Five Die as Spur Area Crash Injures Dozens
June 17 officers began an investigation into a Spur area crash last night that killed two people and injured ten others. The dead include Mrs. Harvey Holly and her son Laney. Others injured range from Harvey Holly to Curtis 12 and Bob Lane, with several listed as in critical condition or awaiting updates.
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Spur
Harvey Holly
Laney
Joe Collier
R. E F. Page
Mark D. Page
Girard
J. J. Wasson
Croton
Tex
Pike Nickels
Wasson
Curtis
Charles Btrnanf
Jayton
G. W. France
Bob Wright
Pauline
Bob Lane
Durgat
Oklo
Na Thomas
Near Spur
Jeffre
Doctor Cunningham Returns to Amarillo Home
Dr M W Cunningham has returned to Amarillo and is living with his son Milton H Cunningham at 805 Sunset Terrace. He was seriously injured at Mineral Wells last winter and confined to a Fort Worth hospital for months. He has recovered and can move about without assistance.
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M. W. Cunningham
Amarillo
Milton H. Cunningham
Sunset Terrace
Cunningham
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Roosevelt's Daughter Ruth Chandler Christened
Six week old Ruth Chandler Roosevelt, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elliott Roosevelt, was christened at St Andrews Episcopal Church. The handmade dress worn by Ruth was a family heirloom used by all Roosevelt children, including her father Elliott.
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Fort Worth
Elliott Roosevelt
Ruth Chandler Roosevelt
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Ralph Bennett And Band Here Tonight
Ralph Bennett and His Champions of the Air perform at the Roseland Ballroom as a Tri State Fair attraction. Admission is 1.50 per couple, 0.75 for extra ladies, and 1 for stags. the dance runs from 9:30 to 12:30.
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Ralph Bennett
Roseland Ballroom
News-Globe
NBC
Aged Jurist Succumbs After 10th Heart Attack
An elderly jurist died Sunday after suffering a final heart attack. The long serving judge, aged about 70, collapsed at home in the early hours of the morning. A medical examiner is expected to rule on the cause of death. Local authorities mourn the loss of a respected legal figure.
Death of Amarillo Judge Crudgington Sparks Local Remembrance
Judge Jonathan Wilford Crudgington of Amarillo dies at 75 at his home on Tyler Street after a brief heart illness. A prominent pioneer, he helped develop the Texas Plains, built the Tascosa cut for The Denver road, and formed an early railroad contracting partnership with his brother. He was known for strict health routines and deep city loyalty.
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J. W. Crudgington
Amarillo
Texas
Tyler Street
Judge Crudgington
Southwest
Plains
Jonathan Wilford Crudgington
Roane County
Knoxville
Tenn
Elijah Crudgington
Fender
North Carolina
Tennessee
Rockwall County
Dallas
Stephens County
Breckenridge
Joan Crudgington
J. W Crudgington
Ex Carpenter Slain in Lawton Shootout at Medicine Park
C B Stalkup 54 a former Lawton carpenter was killed in a pistol fight at a Medicine Park cottage. His son Virgil Stalkup wounded. deputy sheriff and police officer injured. A third man Clarence Brown of Snyder Texas captured. Brown and Stalkup held back on reasons for their presence. Stalkup served five years for armed robbery in Amarillo Texas.
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Lawton
Oklo
C. B. Stalkup
Virgil Stalkup
Texas
Medicine Park
Clarence Brown
Snyder
Brown
Stalkup
Joe Bailey
D. Moncrief, Jr
Harlem
Arillo
Identity Mishap on North Polk Street Injures Pedestrian
An unidentified man about 65 was struck by a car on North Polk Street between First and Second Avenues around 10 pm. He suffered multiple severe injuries and was taken to St Anthony's Hospital by Boxwell Brothers. Driver Mathew Bones Hooks, a Amarillo resident, stated the crash was unavoidable and that he attempted to stop after seeing the man dash across the street.
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Polk Street
First
Second Avenues
Anthony's Hospital
Boxwell Brothers
Mathew Bones Hooks
Amarillo
Hooks
Temper of the Villas Flashes in Interview
Pancho Villa’s daughter Celia Villa, 18, arrives for a Texas appearance in Viva Villa. An improvised interview saw a slap and two kisses in response to a bust measurement question, explained as a Spanish custom.
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Pancho Villa
Celia Villa
Villas
Mexico
Texas Theater
Miss Villa
Carmen de, la Vega
Senate Hopes To Halt Work In Day Or So
Washington June 17 Associated Press Congress faces a tense end to the session with disputes delaying plans to adjourn. The Senate weighs a housing credit bill a second deficiency measure and an omnibus banking reform while filibuster tactics and partisan clashes cloud completion. House leaders aim to quit soon if Senate action permits.
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Senate
Richard J. Turner
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senator Hasings
Delaware
Senator Long
Louisiana
Lang
Lamg
Robinson
Arkansas
Hastings
Lnng
Dill
Neely
West Virginia
Couzens
Michigan
Glass
Virginia
Garner
Burns
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Clarence M. Wright
William Pierce
ABC Secret Society
Probe South Plains
DR. Cunningham
Son
City
Carpenter
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