Two French flyers missing after transatlantic flight attempt
World-wide search for Captains Nungesser and Coli continues as reports hint at a possible forced landing in Newfoundland. Naval and merchant fleets widen the hunt while observers note sightings over Newfoundland and nearby St Pierre.
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Associated Press
Nungesser
Colt
Newfoundland
Riverhead
Harbor Grace
N. F
Hoxto
St. Pierre
United States
Los Angeles
Road projects advancing in Hall County Texas
The state highway commission will advertise for bids to hard surface a section of the Colorado Gulf highway from Memphis to the Donley county line in Hall county. Surface work had stalled for nearly two years. bonds are voted for two years. Bridge work at Parker creek south of Memphis is delayed due to floodstone shipments. concrete cure will take three weeks and 60 days to be passable.
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State Highway Commission
Hall County
Memphis
Donley County
State Commission
Colorado Gulf
Parker Creek
W. A. French
French
Sanger Brothers Face 3 Million Dollar Equity Suit
Alex Sanger and others sue Sanger Brothers Incorporated for 3 million dollars in damages plus 250000 in attorneys fees alleging breach of contract. They claim 2000 000 in assets were sold below value to cover a balance and that 350 009 profit was misappropriated by defendants. They say insufficient capital financing reduced the value of 77600 shares of stock in the Sanger Investment Company.
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Waco
Alex Sanger
Sanger Brothers, Incorporated
Chester L. Jones
Dallas
Striefel, Nicholaus and Company
St. Louis
Sanger Investment Company
Sanger Brothers
Fort Worth
Sangers Brothers
Flood relief fund surpasses 4000 with White Deer gift
The News-Globe flood relief drive topped $4,000 after White Deer citizens sent a $413.50 check without a meeting or subscription list. T. A. Horn delivered the donation from White Deer First National Bank. The Amarillo driven fund stood at $3,669 before the White Deer gift, with small contributions from Panhandle and Amarillo totaling a few dollars more.
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News-Globe
White Deer
T. A. Horn
White Deer First National Bank
Amarillo
Red Cross
J. M. Stewart
Panhandle
A. R. Pollard
Grain rate hearing in Dallas over Western railroads losses
Witnesses testified at the interstate commerce grain rate hearing that reductions would not be offset by other revenue. George T. Atkins of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas and P. J. McCarthy of the Missouri Pacific railways gave testimony in Dallas on May 11.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Southwestern
Interstate Commerce
George T. Atkins
St. Louis
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
P. J. McCarthy
Missouri Pacific Railway
Priest Garb Suspect Foiled Prison Plot at Joliet
A man dressed as a priest and two cars attempted to approach Joliet's old state prison to aid inmates. Four four ounce nitroglycerin bottles were found in the priest’s car while accomplices fled. Assistant Warden J A Francis said the tip came from a trusted penitentiary source. In Portsmouth Ohio Mrs Augusta Imogene Remus and Franklin L Dodge Jr face charges for false pretense liquor theft from government warehouses.
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Associated Press
Joliet
Ill
Old State
J. A. Francis
Portsmouth
Ohio
Augusta Imogene Remus
George Remus
Cincinnati
Elza Canter
Franklin L. Dodge, Jr
Formation planes complete 1340 mile flight from Selfridge
Nineteen pursuit planes from Selfridge Field Michigan flew 1340 miles to Kelly Field at about 6 00 pm after a 12 hour mission at an average 115 mph Stops were at Belleville Illinois and Muskogee Oklahoma The flight marked a major army formation achievement without incident despite prior storms and high winds.
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San Antonio
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Kelly Field
United States Army
Belleville
Ill
Muskogee
Oklo
Army
Selfridge Pursuit Group
Fisher charged with killing of father's slayer in Texas
Johnny Fisher 19 charged with the murder of former Bell County Sheriff Albert Bonds, shot noon in Belton. Monroe Fisher 80 of Temple previously charged with Bonds murder amid a linked case. Bonds died after being shot five times near the scene. funeral set for Thursday.
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Belton
Texas
Johnny Fisher
Albert Bonds
Monroe
Temple
Johnn Fisher
Associated Press
Monroe Fisher
Bell County
Bonds
Wylie Fisher
State Rangers
First Methodist
Fisher
City Commission wrestles with $3.5 million bond sale
Amarillo city officials faced bids and counter offers on a $3.5 million municipal bond issue and a package of North Amarillo contracts. Nine bids prompted a revised approach as officials worked toward a May election and completed proceedings in a long session.
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North
Amarillo
Snyder Gray to be sentenced Friday in Queens
Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, convicted Monday of murdering Albert Snyder, an art editor, will receive death sentences and mandatory appeals. The sentencing by Justice Townsend Scudder moves from Monday to Friday at the Queens county courthouse.
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Associated Press
New York
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Mrs Snyder in Collapse Amid Murder Trial
Long Island City May 11 Ruth Brown Snyder, calm during trial for her husband’s murder, showed hysteria and possible epilepsy. Henry Judd Gray, sentenced to death, sat in stunned misery yet appeared almost cheerful about his fate in the electric chair.
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Ey Ved Frese
Long Island City
N. Y
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Minor San Diego quake felt at 10:30 am
A barely perceptible earthquake shock was felt in San Diego at 10:30 a.m. today and recorded on the Point Loma Theosophical Institute seismograph. No damage was reported.
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San Diego
Calif
Point Loma
Gets Money Back After Lost Savings Recovered
Sterling Colorado May 11 United Press reports John Gertner a laborer who kept his $120 savings in his cellar after two failed bark ventures. He joined dam workers to escape rising waters but money slipped from his pocket. It was found by W L Aiken superintendent of Great Western Sugar and returned to him.
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United Press
Sterling
Colo
John Gertner
Gertner
W. L. Aiken
Great Western Sugar Company
Tornado toll rises as Poplar Bluff eyes recovery plan
In Poplar Bluff Missouri the tornado fatality count reached 89 with property damage estimated between 5 and 10 million dollars. Plans for restoring the business district were under way as rescue crews recovered bodies from the Melbourn Hotel and other wreckage.
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United
Poplar Bluff
Dwight J. Brown
United Press
Melbourn
Opal Sherill
National Guard
John W. Berry
Dallas explosion destroys two buildings. deaths feared
A gas explosion in Dallas wrecked two structures, killing up to eight and injuring 29. Firemen and volunteers cleared debris as a large gasoline tank ignited, collapsing the brick two story and frame one story buildings. Many inside Metropolia lodge hall and a nearby drug store were affected.
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Dallas
Metropolia Lodge
O. D. Allen
Fair Park Station
Levee Break Fears As Flood Waters Advance Toward New Orleans
Mississippi flood waters reassemble from northeastern Louisiana toward central areas. Levees along bayou Des Glaives held initially but aviators report water reaching sandbag lines at the topping board. Rescue fleets mobilized at Simmesport and Old River to defend against potential breaks.
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Preas
New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana
Bayou Des Glaives
Simmesport
Old River
Levee Board
Sean
Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya
Wireless Appartus
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
The forecast calls for Thursday fair weather across Amarillo and West Texas and New Mexico. High pressure over the plains states promises continued fair conditions with cooler temperatures east of the Mississippi and a low northeast pressure area.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mex
Piaina
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Amarillo Yester
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