Barry Miller Dies After Long Public Service
Barry Miller 68 prominent in Texas politics died at Millermore south of Dallas after a fall and months of ill health. A lawyer, district judge, state senator and 1930 governor candidate, he earned respect from Gov Miriam Ferguson and Lt. Gov Edgar Witt who praised his service to Texas. Born December 25, 1864 in South Carolina, he moved to Washington as a child.
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Dallas
Barry Miller
Millermore
Miller
Miriam A. Ferguson
Edgar E. Witt
Jevel
Texas
Texas Well, and I Believe He Succeeded.” Miller
Austin
Panhandle highway bids open on 85 miles
Texas Highway Commission received bids totaling 127000 on 85 miles of Panhandle paving as part of a $25 million federal emergency fund plan. Awards next month will cover 107 miles of unpaved gaps with projects including Highway 5 from Texline to west of Dalhart and Dalhart to Dumas.
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Austin
Panhandle
Texas Highway Commission
Texas
Texline
Dalhart
Dumas
Potter County Loe
Armstrong County
Collingsworth County
Wheat Processing Tax Explained by Barlow for Growers
Walter W. Barlow says a national plan combines a processing tax with an allotment system to aid wheat growers. The plan, not yet clear to Panhandle farmers, would tax flour and fund grower payments for reducing wheat acreage, with allocations by state county and individual farmer over two years.
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Walter W Barlow
Great West Mill & Elevator Company
Amarillo
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Barlow
Panhandle
Miller's National Federation
Ferguson vetoes two oil bills in Texas session
Gov. Mir iam A. Ferguson vetoed two oil industry bills. One would make oil proration violations a felony and the other would place pipelines under the intangible assets tax law. She signed two other measures, including bonds for state repos and insurance regulation.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas Railroad Commission
Eleventh Hour Rush for Tickets For Train Special
The News-Globe offers an all expense trip to the world’s fair with representation from over 30 cities in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. The tour runs from next Sunday to Sunday July 2 with reservations closing no later than Thursday. Wilbur C Hawk sponsor and Miss Lois Black handle reservations by mail wire or in person while Fred Short of El Taos leads concessions on the club car. Departure ceremony plans are under way.
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News-Globe
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Wilbur C. Hawk
Ason King
Lois Black
Fred Short
el Taos
Car Accident Claims Woman and Injures Baby
A car crash killed a woman and left an infant injured after the collision. Police say alcohol impairment contributed to the fatal incident.
Fort Worth Peace Officer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Downtown Crash
Tom A. Gardner, 62, a Fort Worth peace officer, is charged with murder after a Sunday night crash fatally injuring a 23-year-old mother and seriously injuring her two-year-old daughter. Gardner waived preliminary hearing and awaits grand jury action, claiming he was not the driver. Bond set at 2500 dollars. Sheriff arrested him after witnesses contradicted his denial.
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Tom A. Gardner
Fort Worth
H. G. Smith
Garza County
Gardner
W. L. Cross
Cross
Smith
Carroll Sanders
Church of the Nazarene
W. F. Cato
NOTHING HEARD OF HUNT FOR MATTERN
Seattle June 20 no word on whether two navy airmen Ensign William A Moffett Jr and Lieut John West aboard the troop ship Argonne on the Pribilof Islands can depart to search for Jimmie Mattern missing six days on a flight from Khabarovsk to Nome fog and clouds hindering messages to Puget Sound navy yard. Greenville June 20 L L Bowman 60 judge of the court of civil appeals for the Eighth Judicial District of Hunt Hopkins Delta and Rains counties died at home after two weeks illness.
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Navy
Argonne
Pribilof Islands
Jimmie Mattern
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Nome
William A. Moffett, Jr
John West
Naval
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Greenville
L. L. Bowman
Court of Civil Appeals
Eighth Judicial District
Hunt, Hopkins
Delta
Rains Counties
Inch Rain Falls at Texline and Dumas
Heavy rains visited parts of the north and northwest Panhandle last night. Texline and Dumas received about an inch of moisture ending a long drought in the region. Dalhart Des Moines and Raton also saw light to moderate showers with forecast for partly cloudy weather and local thunder showers.
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Northwestern
Panhandle
Texline
Airas
Dumas
Northwest Panhandle
Dalhart
Des Moines
Raton
N. M
Etter
Amarillo
Dollar links, France fears conference setback on currency
Alarm over the falling dollar alarms France as talks on currency stabilization threaten the world economic conference. The French want action to avoid losing gold standard status while the American plan gains support among participating nations. The steering committee, including MacDonald Hull Cox and Chamberlain, weighs adjournment if stabilization stalls.
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France
Jred
MacDonald
International Assembly
Cordell Hull
James M. Cox
Ohio
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
United States
Jones seeks rail rate cut for stock feed in drought areas
Congressman Marvin Jones of Amarillo telegrams the Rock Island Burlington and Santa Fe railroads asking for a 50 percent cut in stock feed freight rates into drought stricken northern Texas Panhandle Northwestern New Mexico Oklahoma Panhandle southeastern Colorado and southwestern Kansas. He also meets with federal relief director Harry Hopkins to pursue relief funds and he and Panhandle figures push for higher land loan appraisals. Dallas loan office to grant feed loans for drought victims across 11 counties with up to 250 per family for feeding livestock.
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Timmons
Washington
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
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Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma Panhandle
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Kansas
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Harry L. Hopkins
Dallas
U.P
Dreuth
Texas
Southwestern Crop Production Loan Office
Owen W. Sherrill
Sherrill
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Moore
Hansford
Hutchinson
Ochiltree
Roberts
Lipscomb
Hemphill
Emergency aid sought for Oklahoma Panhandle relief
An emergency application for thirty thousand dollars for immediate aid to drought sufferers in the Oklahoma Panhandle was forwarded to Harry L. Hopkins by Governor Murray today.
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Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma City
Harry L. Hopkins
Murray
First Army Recruits For Canyon Park Job Arrive in City Today
The first company of Army forestry recruits to build Palo Duro Canyon Park will arrive in Amarillo this afternoon from Fort Sill Oklahoma. A 200 man unit will work six months at the Palisades site twelve miles south of Amarillo, drilling wells and building roads and dams. Work at other camps depends on land title issues and final approval.
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Randall and Swisher
Canyon South
McKnight Company, Inc
Amarillo
Hansford
County
Davis and Son
Amariic
Potter
Ochiltree
Perryton
Oklahoma Line
Cocke and
Braden
Marshall
Davies and Sons
Carson County
McKnight Company
Dallam
Canyon Park
City
Army
Palo Duro Canyon
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Fort Bill
T. E. Johnson
Palo Duro Park
Oscar Seward
Park
Palisades
Canyon
Arnold Ranch
Johnson
Palisades Project
Maj
J. K. Dunn
Fort Sam Houston
Denver Road
White rats fail to rid farm of rats in Texas tale
Mrs. J. B. Tower released white pet rats on her Amarillo area farm to curb a rat infestation. Overnight the rats fought and only one white mother rat survived as the others perished, with no connection found among the barn pests.
Three States Move Toward Prohibition Repeal
Iowa shows a large repeal lead as result from 66 counties gives 364473 for repeal and 239BR against. Connecticut votes landslide for repeal and New Hampshire also moves to repeal with strong anti prohibition majorities. Final tallies across 14 states suggest a straight line to abolish the 18th Amendment.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Iowa
Want Ads Spotlight on Used Cars for Easy Ownership
A local driving feature promotes used cars priced to fit any budget. The item highlights the identical make and year model readers want, with general condition meeting expectations and favorable terms for easy ownership. Classifieds section 55 lists these vehicles among dealer offerings.
Gathright Denied New Trial In Beer Possession Case
Motion for a new trial by L. Gathright, found guilty of possessing brewery beer for sale and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, was overruled by Judge Henry S. Bishop. Appeal bond set at 2500 dollars with sureties listed.
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Henry 8
Bishop
Gathright
Louis Feferman
Fred Galle
Walter Irwin
Martin Jerrett
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered thundershowers across Amarillo and West Texas. Unsettled conditions noted for New Mexico Wednesday. Temperatures include highs around 70s to 90s and lows near 50s in most areas with varied hourly readings.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Nexico
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