Weather Forecast and Regional Conditions Summary
Weather outlook for Awariilo Amarillo and vicinity shows Tuesday fair with warmer conditions west Texas and partly cloudy with isolated showers near Joomahly. New Mexico expects fair south and unsettled north, with a trough from cen caas to western Lake region bringing rain from Oklahoma to filmnet. High pressure over Wroring cools the Plains and Rockies while Wyoming high shifts southeastward boosting warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awariilo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lempers
Cen Caas
Western Lake Region
Oklahoma
O Filmet
Plains States
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Amarillo
Million Dollar Fourteen Story Herring Hotel Construction
Ground broke yesterday on a million dollar fourteen story Herring hotel at Third and Pierce streets in Kansas. Underhill Construction Company of Amarillo and Wichita won the contract for $1,000,000 with completion set for December 15. Amarillo Brick and Supply supplied face brick and Colonel Ernest Thompson leases and will operate the hotel for twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
The
Underhill Construction Company
Amarillo
Wichita
Herring
Third and
Pierce Streets
Amarillo Brick and Supply Company
Ernest Thompson
Oildom Elite to Hear Banquet at Panhandle Festive Meet
The Panhandle oil elite gather tonight at Shamblins Royal Club for a sell out banquet as part of the 1926 convention. W S Farish of Humble Oil arrives as chief speaker with a five cent rise in crude price and Amon G Carter of the Fort Worth Star Telegram also slated to speak. Notables from oil circles arrive by train amid high expectations for a lively event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Shamblins Royal Club
R. G. Barnum
W. S. Farish
Humble Oil and Refining
Humble
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Panhandleacreace
Prank Phillips
GOP Caucus in San Antonio Ends Infights
In San Antonio on June 21 the Texas county Republican executive committee erupted into disorder as supporters of Congressman Harry M. Wurzbach won a close clash against the regular state faction led by National Committeeman R. B. Creager. Fourteen peace officers finally adjourned the meeting as fist fights raged and a revolver was drawn. CONTINUED ON PAGE 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas County Republican Executive Committee
Harry M. Wurzbach
Texas
State Organization
National
R. B. Creager
Amarille Favored by Bone to Texas League
Local contractor opposes city entry into the Western Baseball League while Bone supports Amarille in a move seen as pivotal for minor league alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Baseball League
Amarillo seeks Texas league status over Western League bid
Fred Bone declares Amarillo must join the Texas league rather than a distant Western League franchise. He told a News- Globe reporter the city will not accept a "dinky" Western League berth and favors securing a Texas league position locally local interests focus on Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bone
News- Globe
Amarillo
Denver
Lincoln
St. Joe
Des Moines
Wichita
Texas
Moody Leads In Special Train Straw Votes For Convention
Reports from special trains to the convention show Moody leading with an overwhelming majority. Abilene votes Moody 101, Davidson 15, Ferguson 5. Quanah records Moody at 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Abilene
Quanah
Davidson
Ferguson
June Building Surpasses Two Million With Hering Hotel
Building permits show June total at 2 268 902 and 1026 month at 7 825 518 as the Hering hotel rises by 1 900 000. The H W Underhill Construction company is the builder. This marks the third straight month over two million in new construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hering
Successon
H. W. Underhill Construction
Littlefield Man To Succeed Col. Lee as Organization Head
Arthur P. Duggan of Littlefield will be the new president of the West Texas chamber of commerce after a 4 to 3 nomination committee vote. His rival, R. W. Haynie of Abilene, entered a pre convention agreement and the committee’s choice is expected to stand. Duggan, a manager of a large Littlefield land development firm, was nominated by Jeff Mitchell with Tom Blanton backing Haynie. The slate includes Amarillo vice presidents W. W. Flenniken, Lindsay Nann, and Col. Ernest Thompson among new directors. The roster places numerous Texas cities in executive posts as the group awaits ratification at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle
City Auditorium
Memphis
Abilene
Sweetwater
Tulsa
Abernathy
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
Lubbock
el Paso
Country Club
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
At & O
Ifon
Hal Moseley
Texas Highway Commission
G. A. Richardson
New Mexico
Thomas H. Ethridge
Tran
Arthur P. Duggan
Littlefield
Duggan
R. W. Haynie
Jeff Mitchell
Tom Blanton
Haynie
W. W. Flenniken
Lindsay Nann
Col
Ernest Thompson
Walter Cline
Wichita
H. FE. Hoover
Canadian
F. W. Kinnerly
Quanah
Will'am Massie
Fort Worth
Joe Weave
Eastland
J. Pat Williams
Mineral Wells
Amon G. Carter
Ralph G. Erwin
Ballinger
Clifford B. Jones
Spur
C. C. Walsh
San Angelo
Julius Real
Kerrville
Seth Holman
Hereford
Fred W. Turner
Santa Anna
W. J Moore
Llano
A. H. Britton
P. A. Rogers
William Qochse
A, UH. Brown
Lockney
M. H. Hagaman
Banner
J. M. Penland
Waco
John Q McAdams
Winters
C. T. Watson
Big
Drownings in Feather River and Noted Deaths Across Cities
Three people drown in the Feather River near Yuba City when a log overturned. The dead are Clarence Onstatt age 16 Olaf Onstatt 40 and Nellie Sinder 16. Two sisters of Nellie were rescued. All five could not swim. Other readable items report the assassination of Radziwill Oskilko in Warsaw and a banker Virgil Thompson death in Toyah Texas from a heart hemorrhage while playing with his grandchild in the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Yuba City
Calif
Feather River
Clarence Onstatt
Olaf Onstatt
Nellie Sinder
Sinder
Waco
Otto Rau
Rieselfi
Today’s Program at Municipal Auditorium
The program runs from 9 a m with massed bands and a convention opening led by Hon. R Q Lee. There are prayers by Rev F W O Malley, vocal solos by Margaret Dearley and Mrs James, addresses by Hal Moseley Judge G A Richardson and Thos M Ethridge, plus an afternoon parade and a Spanish Fiesta band concert directed by Hal Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Q. Lee
America
F. W. O'Malley
First Christian Church
Ea Aca
Margaret Dearley
Dalhart
Hal Moseley
Texas Highway Commission
James
G. A. Richardson
Roswell
N. M
E. H. Whitehead
Thos. M
Lee
Municipal Auditorium
Hal Worth
Optimism Marked Opening Of Convention Session
The opening session of the eighth annual convention was noted for optimistic atmosphere and high expectations. Delegates attended the first business session amid superlative talk on achievements and future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mermvers
Drive Faster But Don’t Break Speed Limit Chisum Says
Traffic chief Toney Chisum urges drivers to speed up to ease congestion without violating speed laws. He warns against left turns at police stations or signals and credits most drivers for cooperating, stressing safety and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisum
Toney Chisum
Mr. Chisum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shamblin’s Club Royal
West Yexian Chamber of Commerce
San Antoni
Wurzbach
Bone
Amarille
Fred Bone
Ama
Rillo
Littlefield Man
Col. Lee
Late Wire News
Warsaw
Poland
Radziwill Oskilko
Simon Petlura
Ukraine
Paris
Portland
Maine
Ralph O. Brewster
Arthur L. Thayer
Bangor
Associated
Prose
Lawton
Okla
Virgil Thompson
Toyah
Texa
J. Z. Thompson
Mountain View
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!