Rumors of Soviet Links Roil London Parliament
Reports from London say police raids on Arcos Ltd reveal possible Soviet money connections with several MPs. Secret codes said to decode Moscow communications fuel debate on severing relations with Soviet Russia. Public eager for official details as newspapers fly off stands seeking facts on the probe.
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Associated Press
London
Arcos, Ltd
House of Commons
Russia
Moscow
Oil Field Road Right of Way Jury Appointed in Potter County
A jury of five locals including J R Gaut Mike Wink Charles Dammeier C L NeVeau and John E Hill was named to survey the proposed oil field highway route with county engineer J W Ryder to secure right of way from property owners The committee will inspect conduct assessments and report to the county commissioners at the June 13 term If needed condemnation is possible and bonds of 500000 should be available soon after June 18 per Judge Motlow The plan favors donation due to property value gains and regional prosperity
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Potter County
J. W. Ryder
J. R. Gaut
Mike Wink
Charles Dammeier
C. L. NeVeau
John E. Hill
Gaut
Hill
Panhandle Lumber Company
Amarillo
Sam Motlow
Commissioniers’ Court
New York City
Service Request Granted By Utilities Panel
United Press reports in Denver on May 25 that the Public Utilities Commission likely will grant Public Service Company of Colorado's request to supply light and power to Brighton Aurora Leadville Brush Hillrose Sedgwick Palisade Fruita Hooper Rifle and Moffat after today's hearing. The decision is anticipated to be approved.
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United Press
Denver
Public’ Utilitiesmission
Public Service Company of Colorado
Brighton
Aurora
Leadville
Brush
Hillrose
Sedgwick
Palisade
Fruita
Hooper
Rifle
Moffat
St Louis Expert to Discuss Amarillo City Planning Visit
Harland Bartholomew, renowned St. Louis building code engineer, arrives in Amarillo to advise the city on zoning and planning. Activities include an 8:50 a.m. building code committee meeting, a 9:30 a.m. city inspection, afternoon committee work, and a 4:30 p.m. mass meeting at the board of city development offices with civic clubs. Bartholomew speaks on Value of City Planning as the city pursues zoning solutions.
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Harland Bartholomew
St. Louis
Amarillo
Giy
Bartholomew
Charles L. Green
FE. M. Basset
New York City
Board of City Development
Civic Club
Guy Carlander
Suburban Day Highlights Amarillo Stores Specials
Amarillo merchants join Suburban Day to lure shoppers from Panhandle and Plains communities. The News and Globe sponsor the event to showcase Amarillo's bargains at two shopping centers with discounts across all merchandise lines including summer apparel jewelry house furnishings toiletries hardware and more for local residents and visiting customers.
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Amarillo
The
News and Globe
Panhandle
Plains
News
Globe
Levee Breaks Threaten Pointe Coupee as Flood Spreads
Hundreds cling to homes as McCrea crevasse enlarges to over 1000 feet, forming a 150 square mile inland sea. Flood relief dictator John M. Parker mobilizes assets to rescue 5,000 Iberville parish residents, many children, with food supplies under three days.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Pointe Coupee Parish
McCrea
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Iberia Parish
Grand Lake
Gulf
Melville Crevasse
Melville
Iberville
West Baton Rouge
Pointe Coupee
John M. Parker
Iberville Parish
Parker
Amarillo Baby With Two Teeth Sets New Record Claim
The Amarillo News reports Dorothy Ann McCluskey born May 4 shows two visible teeth with more under her gums, rivaling Sweetwater’s early tooth record. Her 3.5 pound birth weight and red hair hints accompany the odd tale as local response grows.
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Joseph William Woods, Jr
Dorothy Ann McCluskey
Cleveland Street
Associated Press
Dorothy Ann
Sweetwater
Woods
W. W. McCluskey
Cleveland
Amarillo
Sweetwaters
Mr. McCluskey
Denver
Five Killed Migrant Storm Hits Norfolk VA Bar Area
A hurricane like wind at 75 mph swept into Norfolk and nearby areas causing five deaths and numerous injuries. At Parrish Memorial Hospital seven storm victims were treated, including H C Everhart president of Suffolk Amusement who died from injuries. The Portsmouth Virginia League baseball game crowd faced fatalities when the gale struck Jones and Co warehouse near Union Station. Three were killed and four injured there. The Norfolk Navy Yard crane accident injured no one but disrupted the destroyer Whipple’s schedule.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Parrish Memorial Hospital
H. C. Everhart
Suffolk Amusement Company
Portsmouth Virginia League
Jones & Co
Wareouse
Union Sation
K. M. Landis
W. G. Bramham
Virginia League
Vernon Brooks
Henrahan
Portsmouth
Frank Lawrence
Joseph McWilliams
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Daniel Taylor
Robert Miller
Joe Scott
Norfolk Navy Yard
Whipple
Amarillo Bonds urged for $1.3 million city improvements
Mayor Lee Bivins and city commissioners appeal to voters to approve a bond issue on Saturday May 28 1927 to finance sewerage system extensions a modern disposal plant storm sewers viaducts water works and street improvements amid rapid city growth and health concerns. Authorities warn that without bonds major projects will be delayed or abandoned and stress the need for funds to protect public health and growth.
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Lee Bivins
Amarillo
Bivins
W. H. Brymer
J. H. Harris
City of
J. M H. Harris
Texas cattle rustling drive targets theft surge
In San Antonio on May 25 Dayton Moses Fort Worth attorney for the Texas Cattlemen's association announced a state wide effort to curb cattle thefts. The group backs house bill 17 the butcher bill, proposing penalties from 250 to 1000 dollars for illegal slaughter.
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San Antonio
Texas
Dayton Moses
Fort Worth
Texas Cattlemen's Association
Cate Tlemen
Moses
Lindbergh Feted by French in Royal Style
Paris May 26 Captain Charles Lindbergh receives grand honors in France. He remains modest and determined to resume aviation as his career, declining offers of wealth and turning a 160,000 franc cup prize into a fund for families of fallen aviators. He plans to visit Marshal Foch and then Brussels before further Austrian?
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Paris
Charles Lindbergh
Addain
Atlantic
Europe
France
America
Aero Elub
Mme. Deutsche de la
Nungesser
Coli
Lindbergh
Brussels
Albert
Foch
Marshal Foch
Belgium
le Bourget
Police Clearing & Path
Sanity jury chosen in murder case at Tulsa
Special to The News Tulsa Texas May 25 a jury was chosen to decide if Robert F Blake of Amarillo is insane and thus if the murder charge tied to the slaying of J Fred Conner Tulsa salesman near Kress will be dismissed. Judge Clements set a sanity hearing and motions. If found insane the case ends. if sane he faces trial on murder. Blake, 22, was arrested by detective J Frank Norfleet in Fort Smith Ark after Conner was found near Kress with a crushed head and his car miles away while Blake was returning to Tulsa from near Sweetwater.
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Tulsa
Texas
Robert F. Blake
Armarillo
Alex Mood
Amarillo
Charles Clements
J. Fred Conner
Kress
Blake
Mood
Charlie Clements
Amarillo High School
Conner
Sweetwater
J. Frank Norfleet
Fort Smith
Ark
Auto Makers Convene to Improve Emergency Car Stops
Wrencklick Springs Ind May 26 one thousand manufacturers and designers of America's motor cars gathered for the annual convention of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Plans for emergency stopping in half the time and space will be proposed and debated during four days of sessions. The group will then move to Indianapolis for the 600 mile race Decoration Day.
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Associated Press
Wrenchlick Springs
Ind
America
Society of Automotive Engineers
Indianapolis
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And Nearby Areas
The forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Thursday to be fair with generally fair conditions across West Texas and mostly fair in New Mexico. A high pressure system over the northern Rocky Mountain region and low pressure near the lake region and central California influence the pattern. Showers are reported from the central and lower Mississippi Valley eastward with temperatures declining in Texas and Louisiana and little change elsewhere.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain Region
P States
Lake
California
Missisippi
Texas
Louisiana
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