Graf Zeppelin detour eyed as Havana stop debated
Reports say Dr. Hugo Eckener plans to head to New York and Lakehurst with the Graf Zeppelin, skipping a Havana stop on a Pernambuco to Wakehurst route. Cuban officials note the Havana visit is a detour and a decision on the Havana stop was awaited. The craft was reported near the Barbados group and out of contact earlier.
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Associated Press
Havana
Hugo Eckener
Newak
Lakehurst
Pernambuco
Brazil
Graf Zeppelin
Luis Classing
Eckener
E Graf
Akehurst
New York
Kehurst
New York American
Karl von Wiegand
Wakehurst
N. J
Graf
Russia
Fire damages Panhandle Supply House in Panhandle
Fire of unknown origin broke out in the basement of the Panhandle Arbor Supply House at 611 Polk Street and caused heavy losses to stock and fixtures. Fire departments saved other stores in the building, with insurance covering about half the value. The adjacent businesses the Cinderella Shop Elite Confectionery and Federal Bakery also housed in the building. Hoisted by flames from the elevator shaft, the blaze did not spread.
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Panhandle Arbor Supply House
Polk Street
J. R. Dyche
Cinderella
Harry Meyers
Elite
L. G. Dashier
Federal Bakery
A. N. Stanley
Theuilding
B. J. T. Green
Unsettled Friday Forecast For Amarillo And West Texas
Unsettled Friday with probable local thundershowers for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas outlook shows cloudy skies and possible local showers. New Mexico also unsettled Friday with expected temperature changes and hour by hour variation.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Moody Pleads for Gas Tax Based Road Funding
Governor Moody urged funding state roads by the gasoline tax at the West Texas chamber of commerce convention in Abilene. W. B. Hamilton reported a $16 000 balance after a prior deficit and backed oil pool cooperation, while Senator Cunningham announced opposition to the bond proposal.
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Moody
W.T.C.C
Associated Press
Abilene, Tex
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dan Moody
W. B. Hamilton
West Texas
Oliver ©. Cunningham
Abilene
Hamilton
el Paso
West Texas Chamber
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Census counts for 14 counties around Lubbock rise 109 percent
The 14 surrounding counties report a total population of 144 759 in the 1930 census up from 69 173 in 1920. Hockley County leads gains from 137 to 9 297, Cochran County grows from 67 to 1 896, while farm land shifts from ranching to cultivation set the pace for further growth.
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Lubbock
Brownsville approves 1.5 million deep water port bonds
A record vote in Brownsville, Texas, shows 2,809 cast for the bonds and 197 against, with only one small precinct missing. The May 29 decision authorizes a 1.5 million dollar deep water port project, the largest ballot tally in city history.
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Brownsville
Tex
Navy to Turn Over Obsolete Submarine for Arctic Dive
The Navy Department agrees to transfer an obsolete submarine to Arctic explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins for use in an effort to reach the North Pole by submarine. Assistant Lee Jahncke announces Wilkins will apply to the board to obtain the vessel for the under ice mission.
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Sue
Arctic
United Press
Washington
Navy Department
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Tsera Luu
Lee Jahncke
Sir Hube
Sir Nubert
Etary
Sloan Dans
Ipping Board
Toster
Wilkins
Summers Is Given 2 Years For Hijacking
Ed Summers pleaded guilty to hijacking the Miller Pharmacy on Sixth and Florida and received a 20 year sentence in the penitentiary. The jury also convicted him of robbing the Bradford Grocery on East Tenth two weeks earlier, with a 20 year term. His mother testified on his behalf, as she had a year ago. Summers previously served in the Arizona penitentiary.
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District Criminal Court
Ed Summers
Miller
Sixth
Florida
Summers
Bradford
East Tenth
Arizona Penitentiary
G. F. Miller
O. W. Mowdy
Texas cucumbers head to North Chicago shipments rise
Solid train loads of cucumbers from the southwest reach northern cities. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas lines report handling about a million cucumbers daily for several weeks, mainly from South Texas.
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Texas
Associated Press
Chicago
Southwest
Houston businessman R. Sterling enters Texas governor race
R S Sterling of Houston, chairman of the Texas Highway Commission and civic leader, announces his Democratic candidacy for governor. He calls for policies to fit changing Texas economics, continued highway support, higher school funding, tax relief for low earners, and strict enforcement of prohibition and state laws.
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Associated Press
Houston
Sterling of
Flouston
Texas Highway Commission
South Texas
Sterling
Texas
Highway Commission
Belieg
Mail Carriers Meet in City for Annual Convention
Members of the Association of City Mail Carriers of Texas Eighteenth District gather in the city auditorium at 9:30 AM for the second annual convention. Delegates from Lubbock Pampa Panhandle Canadian and others convene as topics on carrier work and problems are discussed and a city for next year’s meeting is chosen. W E Williams says speakers will present valuable information for carriers.
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Association of
Eighteenth Congressional District
Texas
Lubbock
Pampa
Panhandle
W. E. Williams
Williams
Record Senior Class Is Given Diplomas
Two hundred sixty three graduates in Oxford gray robes received diplomas at Amarillo High School commencement. Dean Thomas N. Shelby of the University of Texas delivered the address. Peggy Hill was absent due to illness. The class set records, surpassing the prior year by 69 students.
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Dean Shelby
Municipal Auditorium
Thomas N. Shelby
University of Texas
Amarillo High School
Peggy Hill
Three Youths Die in Abilene Rooming House Fire
Abilene Tex May 29 three men died from smoke in a rooming house fire. Eleven others escaped as Harvey Sprinkle 21 Melrose Roy Thomas 28 Abilene and Bernard Love 19 Melrose perished on the second floor sleeping porch. Fire started from an automatic water heater. Mrs Maude Parker operator of the house was rescued and hospitalized after aiding guests. Sprinkle and Love were students at a local business college and Thomas worked at a country club.
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Associated Press
Abilene, Tex
Harvey Sprinkle
Melrose
Roy Thomas
Abilene
Bernard Love
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Maude
Parker
Hrady
Sprinkle and Love
Thomas
Rain Lifts Panhandle Crops Across Texas Sections
Weather notes report light rain and showers across several Panhandle towns. Indications point to more moisture and beneficial effects for wheat, cotton, and sorghum as farmers hope for continued precipitation.
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News Shamrock
Sarnia
Lockney
Floyd County
Chicago Civic Opera Expands German Repertoire
Samuel Insull, president, announced Chicago Civic Opera will increase its German opera repertoire. He recently returned from Europe with several German artists for the company.
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Chicago
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Samuel Insull
Insull
Europe
Memorial Day rites planned for Amarillo
Simple ceremonies mark Amarillo Memorial Day observance with bank closings. A 5 30 pm service at the Dougaboy monument foot and a cemetery visit will feature the American Legion post, United Spanish American War Veterans, and the high school band. James O Gulekie will speak and W L Ottinger will give benediction. A wreath and rifle salute follow, auxiliaries bring flowers to graves. Veterans of the Spanish War hold a 10 am celebration at the American Legion hall with floral tributes and a march to cemeteries.
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Amarillo
Dougaboy
American Legion
United Spanish-American War
James O. Gulekie
W .L. Ottinger
Hanson
Post
American Legion Hall
Guy V. Iienry
No. 28
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Panhandle Bankers Set for Two Day Conference
Bankers from the Texas Panhandle will gather in the Herring hotel for the Panhandle Bankers Association annual convention. More than 200 attendees from large Texas banks and the Middle West are expected to participate in sessions Wednesday and Thursday.
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Bankers of the
Texas Panhandle
The
Panhandle Bankers’ Association
Herring Hotel
Texas
Middle West
Entire Force Charged With Misconduct in Pampa
A dramatic report from Pampa outlines a sweeping misconduct case involving the entire police force. Details describe widespread allegations and official actions, signaling a major municipal accountability moment.
Pampa Probe Seeks Prosecution of Sheriff and Officials
May 20 report says the entire sheriff department and justice of the peace are implicated in inefficiency and misconduct as Edward W. Thomerson Grady Unzelwood travel from Amarillo to assist District Attorney Engledow against Sheriff Grayer. Grand jury indicts Graves on bond fund conversion and notes officers' delays while Bartlett faces liquor charges.
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Pampa
Edward W. Thomerson
Grady Unzelwood
Amarillo
Grayer
Engledow
Citi Zone
Graves
Gray County Grand Jury
H. Hartlett
Bartlett
Sheriff's Department
Justice of the Peace
Grand Jury
Morrow Plans Air Travel With Son-in-Law to Camp Merritt
Dwight W. Morrow announced he would fly with his son-in-law and speak in Atlantic City tonight. He has a monument dedication at Camp Merritt tomorrow morning, with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh meeting him in Newark en route to the ceremony.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Dwight W. Morrow
Camp Merritt
Tanafly
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mr. Morrow
Washington
Newark
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