Democratic Platform Declares Prohibition and Honest Enforcement
The Democratic national convention adopts a four thousand word platform in Sam Houston Hall Houston pledging honest enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and farm aid while assailing Republican policy on agriculture foreign affairs taxation and prohibition. It condemns Republican corruption and calls for a federal farm board and cooperative marketing support alongside price distribution measures.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Sam Houston Hall
Latin America
League of
Republican Party
Federal Farm Board
Federal Reserve Board
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And Region Friday
The outlook calls for Friday generally fair conditions across Amarillo and West Texas with little temperature change New Mexico also sunny with light winds A trough of low pressure extends from central Texas to the upper Mississippi valley bringing showers in the Mississippi valley and northern Plains regions
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Plaina States
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Rockies
Perle
Tacaas
All State Reunion At Harding's Fourth Of July
Panhandle residents and neighbors plan a large All-State reunion with races car displays airplane stunts and fireworks. About 20 000 people are expected to attend the event featuring speeches and free barbecue amid friendly state rivalry. Delegations from several of the thirty states have signed up to be listed among attendees.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Panhandle
Harding
Tonight's meetings for former residents across states
Former Georgia residents are asked to meet with Dick Wingate at the Coca Cola Bottling works at 705 South Lincoln Street at 8 this evening. Ohio residents meet in the county court room at 8 with Felix Ury leading the Buckeyes. Illinois Nebraska delegations also meet in the county court room at 8. Louisiana and California delegations meet at the Tri-State fair offices at 310 Polk Street at 8.
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Georgia
Dick Wingate
Coca Cola
Lincoln Street
Ohio
Felix Ury
Illinois
Nebraska
Louisiana
California
Polk Street
Delegation site selection near Harding ranch
Delegates visited the Harding ranch yesterday afternoon to choose headquarters sites. The sites lie along a bank near the swimming pool forming an arc. Continued on page 2.
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Harding Ranch
Denver Line Reaches Dimmitt Castro County Gets Rail Service
The Fort Worth and Denver South Plains railroad entered Dimmitt today bringing Castro county rail service after decades of waiting. A locomotive arrived as hundreds gathered to watch, with carload shipments now flowing and full train service set soon. E. W. Harrison of Hereford is building a 50,000 bushel grain elevator and another is planned.
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E. W. Harrison
Hereford
New Woodman Head Consul Elected in Close Contest
Peter Gilroy of San Francisco is named head consul of the Woodmen of the World after a tight election last night. His opponent was Joe Wilson of Portland Oregon in Oakland California.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Peter Gilroy
San Francisco
The
Woodmen of the World
Joe Wilson
Portland
Oregon
Lindbergh Named Air Transport Adviser to Pennsy Railroad
Charles A. Lindbergh is appointed consulting aeronautical engineer to the Pennsylvania Railroad to coordinate air and rail transportation. He will serve advisory capacity, effective July 1, reporting to D. M. Sheaffer, with no routine duties and freedom for other activities. He chairs the Trans-Continental Air Transport Company technical committee.
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United Press
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pennsylvania Railroad
W. W. Atterbury
Lindbergh
Atterbury
Road
Col. Lindbergh
Department of Pennsylvania
Trans- Continental Air Transport Company, Inc
D. M. Sheaffer
Pennsylvania
trans-Continental Air Transport Company, Inc
Spanish King Alfonso Visits England in Private Trip
King Alfonso of Spain arrives in London for a private visit to England. He will return to Spain around July 17.
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England
United Press
London
Alfonso
Spain
Amarillo Commission approves Panhandle airport site purchase
The city commission took a $28,000 option on a Panhandle highway site near Amarillo for a municipal airport. The Wells tract, owned by Owen A. Wood, sold at $90 an acre for 480 acres, with negotiations offering $100 an acre and a $10 rebate toward aviation. The 480 acres, near rail lines and highways, is valued at $125 an acre and rated Class A by experts. A $100,000 bond issue is planned, with bids for construction after plans are finalized. City Manager Jeff Bartlett vows swift completion.
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Panhandle
Wells
Owen A. Wood
Fort Worth
Wood
Panhandle Highway
Santa Fe and
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Liberal
Kans
Amarillo
Jeff Bartlett
The Cheerful Cherub Ape L Botce Work of
Fragmentary item appears as an OCR mishmash with poetry like phrases about love dreams and smiles. The readable parts do not form a coherent article. no clear event or subject emerges.
Burial in Boots and Two Pistols
Jerome A. Stevens a Norton neighborhood rancher southeast of Tucumcari died by self inflicted gunshot on June 20. He requested burial as found with boots spurs chaps and six guns and no coffin with his house used as a tomb. His trench burial beside his home was carried out despite decomposition.
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Tucumcari
Jerome A. Stevens
Norton
One Hundred Cars of New Wheat Sold
Plainview June 28 One hundred cars of new wheat have been inspected to date this season by the Plainview Grain Exchange according to Inspector J B Wallace The exchange inspects wheat from the Floydada branch Santa Fe Crosbyton and as far north as Happy and as far south as Slaton Henry Edwards of Floydada was elected president at the annual meeting this week O Byrnes Tulsa vice president A G Cox Plainview secretary treasurer R C Ayres Lockney and E N Noble Plainview were named directors
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Plainview
Plainview Grain Exchange
J. B. Wallace
Floydada
Santa Fe
Crosbyton
Happy
Slaton
Henry Edwards
Lightning strikes kill two in Oklahoma farms
In Kingfisher a farmhand P. W. Parker was killed when lightning struck a small farm house while his wife fainted. In Enid Garfield county farmer William Feil, working in a field near Fairmont, was killed by a lightning bolt yesterday.
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Kingfisher, Okla
Here
P. W. Parker
United Press
Enid
Okla
William Feil
Garfield County
Fairmont
Motor boat turns over in Louisiana race tragedy
In Alexandria Louisiana Monroe Waites and Victor Moreau drowned after a motor boat capsized in Bayou rapids during demonstration for the American Legion Fourth of July races. Two children aboard were rescued.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Monroe Waites
Victor Moreau
Bayou Rapids
Here
American Legion
Plane for Ocean Flight in Test Plane at Roosevelt Field
The Bellanca Sesquiplane Roma began a 24 hour test flight at Roosevelt Field New York as Cesare Sabelli aims to fly to Rome. Accompanying him were co pilot Roger Q Williams and navigator Captain Pierre Bonelli.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Bellanca
Oklahoma Baby Scalded In Grandparents Home Incident
Oklahoma City on June 28 reports baby R. C. Bradley Jr. age two in dangerous condition at Wesley Hospital after falling into a tub of scalding water on the back porch of his grandparents home.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
R. C. Bradley, Jr
Wesley Hospital
Nomination By Democratic Convention For President Smith
Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York was nominated on the first ballot at the Democratic convention in Houston. Ohio’s late switching vote pushed Smith to 768 2 3 votes, with 733 1 3 needed to nominate, amid continuing roll call tallies for other candidates.
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Associated Press
Houston
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Ohio
Pomerone
Smith
Delegates Endure Long Night At Democratic Convention
At Sam Houston Hall Houston June 28 delegates weary after two long sessions shaping a platform. Nevada Senator Key Pittman presented farm and prohibition planks amid bands and noisy crowds while Governor Moody indicated a minority report on prohibition.
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Sam Houston Hall
Houston
Smith
New York
Moody
Robinson
EK. P. West
Second Baptist Church of
Key Pittman
Nevada
Resolutions Committee
Pittman
Ballot tallies by state with candidate counts
A compiled list of state by state vote tallies showing candidate names such as Smith, Hull, Reed, Donahey and George across numerous states. The figures include decimal fractions in a few cases and totals like George 444 and Smith 444 appear, with entries for territories and districts.
Finney Expected to Succeed Secretary Work
President Coolidge set to select E. C. Finney formerly assistant secretary of the interior to take over as secretary of the interior when Hubert Work resigns this week. Work will become chairman of the Republican national committee.
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Hubert Work
Washington
President Coolidge
E. C
Classified Section Helps Save on Daily Purchases
Daily tips and money saving ideas appear in the Classified Section, guiding readers to lower costs on essentials and luxuries. Reading regularly may boost profits through smart buying and careful comparison.
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