Inland Lashing Eases After Coastal Storm Move
A tropical disturbance moved inland near Riviera Beach south of Kingsville Texas after midnight. Rainfall near Riviera was 11 inches with 40 mph winds reported. creeks and rivers rose threatening crops and livestock, while Laredo areas and the Texas Mexican railroad saw heavy, delaying showers.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Riviera Beach
Kingsville
Riviera
Missions
Kleberg
Nueces
Otten
Laredo
Texas Mexican Railroad
Bandits' Car Found Near Canyon After Warehouse Loot
Police locate wrecked car of two bandits who looted the Piggly Wiggly at 800 West Sixteenth Street Saturday night. They had stolen a second car from a farmhouse and fled toward the Big Spring and Brady district. No recovery of stolen cash reported yet.
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West
Sixteenth Street
Canyon Pike
Canyon
Amarillo
Big Spring
Brady
Tom Nichol
Nichol
Nichols
Fire department douses small well fire near city edge
The central fire department answered a blaze at a water well on the northeast edge of the city around 10:30 last night. No damage was reported.
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Central Fire Department
Harvest Under Way Across North Plains Offering Heavy Yields
Wheat harvest moved into full swing across the North Plains and into the Oklahoma Panhandle with unusually heavy yields. Texas County Oklahoma expects over 12 million bushels from more than half a million acres. Yields run 15 to 50 bushels per acre as combines work the fields and the South Plains near peak harvest early in the week. Channing harvest may break shipping records as Hartley County elevators see strong activity and wheat tests at 60 to 62 pounds per bushel. Average yields are predicted around 20 to 25 bushels per acre.
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North Plains
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas County
Oklahoma
South Plains
Channing
Dalhart
Hartley County
Hartley
W. H. Parrish
Moore County Wheat Harvest Gains Pace
Moore County reports an unusual yield as the wheat harvest gains momentum in Dumas with rapid progress expected to continue into next week. This note appears as a brief in the June 28 edition with continuation on page nine.
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Moore County
Dumas
El Paso Man Sentenced to Death in Mexico Court
William Jefferson Meers of El Paso Texas was sentenced to death by Judge Vicente Vera in Chihuahua for the June killing of Antonio Visconte a Juarez bartender. Meers claimed he mistook Visconte for a man who had killed his father years earlier and faced first degree murder charges. The verdict may be appealed to the state superior court.
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Mexico City
Tion
Chihuahua
William Jefferson Meers
el Paso
Texas
Antonio Visconte
Juarez
Vicente Vera
Meers
Visconte
Manuel Villareal
State Superior Court
W. E. Guess
Ardmore
Okla
Emilio Cortes Rubio
William E.bill Guess
Carter County
Rubio
Manuel Gomez
Guess
Cecil Crosby
Gomez
Mexico
John B. Ogden
Crosby
Rites for Newlin Held After Tragic Death
Funeral services for Fred Newlin age 49 were set for 2 PM at Griggs Funeral Chapel conducted by Dr. R Thomson. Burial followed at Llano cemetery. Survivors include widow, mother Mrs W A Newlin, sister Mrs Mildred Rhoads, and brother Bert. Newlin died by self inflicted gunshot near 200 North Van Buren Street after years of ill health. He had lived in Amarillo 35 years.
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Fred Newlin
North
van Buren Street
Griggs
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
Bill Benton
Claude Smithers
Gib Landis
J. J. Currie
Claude LeNevue
Jeff McGee
Newlin
W. A. Newlin
Mildred Rhoads
Washington Street
Bert
Canyon
Amarillo
North East Third Avenue
World Fliers Begin Alaska Hop From Khabarovsk
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty planned a 1 PM takeoff for Nome Alaska 2100 miles away from Khabarovsk after weather checks. They flew 350 miles from Blagoveschensk to reach Khabarovsk landing Winnie Mae at 2 30 PM local time to continue their world circling effort amid large Russian crowds curious about the flight.
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Khabarovse
Siberia
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Nome
Alaska
North American
Winnie Mae
Post and Gatty
Blagoveschensk
Khabarovsk
Moscow
Chamber of Commerce outlines year focus on employment
United States Chamber of Commerce board pins priority on employment stability and opposition to federal tax increases. Silas H. Strawn cites potential savings of at least one billion dollars in public expenditures and warns that higher taxes will be stoutly resisted while addressing banking, transportation, agriculture, foreign policy, and production challenges.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Silas H. Strawn
Chamber
Stimson Urges Hoover Moratorium on Europe Trip
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson sails for a European mission to promote Hoover's one year moratorium on war debts and reparations. He expects support from Mellon and believes results depend on ongoing talks with allied nations.
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New York
Henry L. Stimson
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Hoover
French Chamber of Deputies
France
United States
Used Car Buys Highlighted in Globe News Want Ads
A Safe and Sane Fourth message promotes shopping the daily Used Car columns in The Globe News Want Ads. Dealers advertise best buys with prices and terms meant to make walking ridiculous. Invest now to save enough for a summer trip.
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Globe News
Julian Firm Placed in Receivers Hands in Texas
Terrell County District Court ordered C. C. Julian Oil and Royalties Company of Texas placed in receivership. C. B. Wardlaw of Del Rio named receiver on the petition of Fort Worth stockholder A. G. McGalin. Hearing set for July 12 at Sanderson. injunction bars sale of property or other business transactions pending suit.
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del Rio
Texas
Terrell County
C. C. Julian Oil and Royalties Company of
C. B. Wardlaw
A. G. McGalin
Fort Worth
Sanderson
Spain braces for election as revolt fears linger
Madrid reports a tense pre election atmosphere as Spain faces a national assembly vote to form a new government. Troops quelled an air force revolt tied to exiled Maj Ramon Franco while former king Alfonso XIII in exile watches from England awaiting a possible restoration or republic.
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Madrid
Spain
Vallada
Army Air Force
Ramon Franco
Air Corps
Alcata Zamora
Major Franco
Seville
Alfonso XIII
Toledo
England
Fontainebleau
Dalhart Schools Report Enrollment Increase and Growth
Dalhart schools show total enrollment of 1513 in a district census of 1417, reflecting rapid growth as new families move in. Superintendent H A Finch reports average per pupil instructional cost at 97.14 dollars. the system includes 40 teachers, a grade and high school library with 2066 volumes, and has held Southern Association membership for two years.
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Dalhart
Dalhart Independent
H. A. Finch
Southern Association
Officials See Agreement On Debt Holiday
Washington officials reported a Franco German understanding could resolve differences over a one year debt moratorium plan as France offered counter proposals to President Hoover's plan. They said a Franco German accord would relieve Germany and avoid US commitments while urging a broader world economic conference to extend the moratorium benefits.
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Washington
France
United States
Hoover
Germany
Beck
Pennsylvania
Bodies Found After Hijacked Car On Overton Road
Two youths, Abe Schreiber and Miss Autine Corman, were found shot to death beside a road near Dallas after leaving a friend's home for a ride. The deserted car was found earlier on South Dating Street. Police suspect a hijacking. both victims appear to have died seven or eight hours before discovery.
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Dallas
Abe Schreiber
Galveston
Autine Corman
Overton Road
Pallas
Schreiber
South Dating
Joe Overton
Schrieber
Miss Corman
Heat Wave Devastates The United States
Intense heat gripped the nation for a sixth day as temperatures hit record June marks. Deaths from heat to crop losses and livestock damage mounted while the Weather Bureau warned of continued warmth. Some relief came to the Dakotas and Minnesota from light rains, but widespread suffering persisted nationwide.
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Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Minnesota
Lightning Kills Two at Spicewood Picnic on Colorado River
A thunderstorm struck a Colorado River picnic near Spicewood Texas killing Velma Sheppard 17 and Dayton Meredith 18 and stunning Evelyn Sheppard and Irene Singleton. Both families are from Spicewood.
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Spicewood
Texas
Colorado River
Here
Velma Sheppard
Will Sheppard
Dayton Meredith
John Meredith
Evelyn Sheppard
Irene Singleton
Will
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Hagan
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Strawn
Stimson
Europe
Globe-News
Julian
Alfonso
Big Liquor
Rosemary Lyon
John Lazia
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Democratic Club
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