New Amarillo Okla Road Project Aimed at 124 Mile Route
Surveyors work on a proposed state highway through Hutchinson and neighboring counties linking Claude Panhandle and Amarillo with Stinnett Spearman Perryton and the Oklahoma line. The route cuts 10 miles between Stinnett and Spearman, totals about 162 miles to the Oklahoma line, with paving planned along 87 miles and a 11 to 13 inch rock base topped by asphalt. County costs estimated at 6000 per mile with the state paying half up to 16000 per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
State Highway Department
Hutchinson County
Claude
Panhandle
Amarillo
Stinnett
Spearman
Perryton
Oklahoma State Line
Woodward
Oklahoma
Hutchinson
Hansford
Lipscomb County
Booker
Mangoun
Santa Fe
State Highway Department of Oklahoma
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
Shattuck
Carson County
Mayor Thompson Invited to Belgrade Fidac Congress
Paul W. McNutt extended the invitation to Mayor Ernest O. Thompson for the Fidac Congress in Belgrade this fall. He would join six American Legion members at the annual inter allied army meeting. Thompson will decide in a few days. the trip would require leaving the city for at least six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Ernest O. Thompson
Paul W. McNutt
American Legion
Inter-Allied Army Organization
Thompson
Robinson Crusoe of 1929 Vanishes from Socorro Island
Archie T. Smith of San Diego, castaway on Socorro Island for four months, vanished just before navy rescue ships arrived. Promoters who went to shear wild sheep failed financially, leaving Smith alone. a rescue squadron headed to Socorro to bring him back, but his disappearance remains a perplexing mystery at sea.
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San Diego
Cal
Robinson Crusoe
Socorro Island
Pacific
Archie T. Smith
Robert Louis Stevenson
South Sea Island
Mexico
Smith
United States
Socorro
Washington
N. S. Navy
Honolulu
Atlantic
Secretary of the Navy
Memphis
Archie Smith
Soccoro Island
California
Pacifice
Lost castaway on uninhabited island vanishes without trace
The Memphis spots a lifeless island and searches for castaway Smith who disappeared after 48 hours on Socorro Island. Cries of hope fade as sailors find only a hut and thousands of sheep while Mrs. Smith faces an uncertain future and potential wage claims from expedition promoters.
Whispered guess on return to San Diego fuels doubt
The text notes uncertainty about a person’s path back to San Diego, stating that the notion is only a guess. No clear plans or dates are provided, leaving the route and timing unresolved and dependent on further information or confirmation.
Dalhart Fan Hears New Zealand Radio
Dalhart resident A. C. Johnson reports confirmed reception of Sydney Australia and New Zealand radio programs. Letters corroborate his claim of hearing these stations, with additional notes of reception of REM at Whaleoresk Siberia and mention of The Radio Record magazine from Wellington New Zealand.
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Dalhart
Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
A. C. Johnson
Johnson
Rem
Whaleoresk
Siberia
The
Radio Record, & Magazine
Wellington
Morgan to Lead Vacation Party to Hawaii After Convention
S A L Morgan and party from the Amarillo Bar Association will depart July 6 after a three day Texas bar convention for Los Angeles where he will board for Honolulu, Hawaii. The group of four will cruise six months visiting Honolulu and planning a Grand Canyon and Zion National Park itinerary. Mrs Morgan and three children Misa Lida Lea Wichita Falls and Kinma Swanson Amarillo accompany him.
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Amarillo Bar Association
Texas Bar Association
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Hawaiii
Morgan
Misa Lida Lea
Wichita Falls
Kinma
Swanson
Amarillo
Grand Canyon
Zion National Park
S. A. L. Morgan
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Amarillo Tookla
Robison Crusoe
Island
Io Shack
Btn
Wours
Tork
Apoane. Prom
Texas
Louisiana
E. R. Brame
T. B. Gallaher City
Arnholz
WDAG
Arnholz Coffee
Arnholz Coffee Co
Sallora
Amarillo Accountants & Auditors Florists
INO
Canterbury & CO
Eakle Bidg
E Gunningham
Flower
West Sixth St
Betty
Eable
Dial
Peacock
Fisk
Marinello
BOB Shop
West 7Th Street
Barber and Beauty Supplies
W. L. Buck Company
Barber's and Beauty Parlor
Taylor St
Taylor & Ansley
Waldina
N. Polk St
Bromert
D. C
Amarillo Western
Ethel Armstrong
Blackburn
Sam T. Archambeau
Southwestern Public Service Co
Auto Supply CO
Fillmore
Osteopathic
J. H. Chandler
Oliver Eakle
John H. Vaughn
GEO
L. Powers
M.D
Powers
M. D
Wright Printing CO
Dependable
Loving Printing CO
West
Tex
Fullmore
S.A
Come TO
the Monster Miller-King
Tri-State Fair Association
Texan Ball Park
Tommy Kirnan
Bea Kirnan
Vaughan Johnson
City Drug Store
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo, Texas
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