Strangler Lewis Beats Munn Two Falls To One In Big Match
Strangler Lewis defeated Wayne Munn two falls to one in Michigan City as Munn took the first fall in 24 minutes 55 seconds. Lewis won the second fall in 17 minutes 12 seconds and clinched the third in seven headlocks over 7 minutes 12 seconds. Lewis retained the world heavyweight belt and claimed most of the $30,000 purse while about 13,000 to 14,000 fans witnessed the match.
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Associated Press
Michigan City
Lewis
Wayne
Big) Munn
Nebraska
Kansas City
Munn
Gabe Kaufmann
Fitzsimmons
Gladiator
St. Louis
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Joe Stecher
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Sky Blue Arena
Stecher defeats Zbyszko to claim wrestling title
Joe Stecher, the Nebraska scissor marvel, wins the heavyweight championship in St. Louis by defeating Stanislaus Zbyszko in straight falls. The match, lasting 1 hour 23 minutes and 5 minutes, drew about 13 500 spectators at St. Louis University grounds with a $50 000 purse. Stecher receives $10 000, while Zbyszko earns the remainder. Stecher vows to meet any legitimate challenger except Ed Lewis.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Joe Stecher
Nebraska
Scissor
Stecher
Zbyszko
St. Louis University
Anton Stecher
Stechers
Joe
Ed Lewis
Deeming Wins 51st Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs
Deeming captured the fifty first Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 30 with $10,000 added. Buck Wheat Cakes finished second and Little Visitor was third as Deeming completed the mile and a furlong in 1 54. Seven three year old fillies competed in the race.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Deeming
Churchill Downs
Buck Wheat Cakes
Little Visitor
Light rains fall over Panhandle region
Light showers to good rains watered the Panhandle last night with about a quarter inch here. Rain extended along the Santa Fe to Panhandle, and Fort Worth and Denver reported a good rain north of the area. Rains also fell south of here.
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Panhandle
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Denver
Wayland College Student Drowns Bathing at Tule Falls
Lee Reeves a 19 year old Wayland College junior died of heart failure while bathing at Tule Falls during a college picnic. A six student group and a teacher accompanied the outing. The body was transported to Silverton for embalming and burial was held in Matador. He is survived by his parents two brothers and three sisters.
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Silverton
Lee Reeves
Wayland College
Tule Falls
Plainview
Reeves
Matador
Walter Reeves
Memphis Graduates 38 From Local High School
Memphis May 20 The Memphis school term closes May 29 with 88 graduates the best class yet Dr L J Campbell of Simmons University Abilene delivers principal address The baccalaureate sermon was given Sunday night by Dr W Munze of the First Presbyterian Church Canyon
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Memphis
L. J. Campbell
Simmong University
Abilene
W.unze
First Presbyterian Chu
Canyon
Women Golfers Of South On Belle Meade Entry List
Fifty four women golfers from the south were listed for the Women’s Southern Golf Association annual championship to start Monday at Belle Meade. Practice round best was 85 by Mrs. Dalton Traymond of Baton Rouge, who shot 85 for par 71, both rounds. she played with Mrs. Clarence Bradley of Atlanta, the city champion who recorded 88.
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Associated S’ress
Nashville
Tenn
South
Southern Golf Association
Belle Meade Course
Dalton Traymond
Baton Rouge
Raymond
Clarence Bradley
Atlanta
Zbyszko Injured After Championship Match
Stanislaus Zbyszko, veteran wrestler, was taken to a hospital in St. Louis after his title bout with Joe Stecher of Nebraska. He is reported to have internal injuries including several broken ribs and back injuries.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Pole
Joe Stecher
Nebraska
Sport Screen Flickers and Racing Echoes
The column surveys recent sports activity with notes on baseball leaders, Fort Worth and San Antonio contrasts, a golf shot of 896 yards at the country club, and hints at a crown bout between Steinke Prestina. It mentions Walter Sikes nearing a feature and a Derby headline amid lingering names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Publicity dispute targets Mojica over jelly bean claim
Emil Myers funds ads denying Mojica as a jelly bean. Skepticism rises as Mojica’s rep says he neither smokes nor drinks. Hostile reception implied, with promises of careful hospitality while warning against alleged seduction of girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Myers
Mojica
Fisher to Face Sampson in Plainview Boxing Showdown
Jack Fisher challenges Bobby Sampson of the Pacific coast at Plainview next Friday. The promoter notes Sampson has not met Fisher, but will soon satisfy expectations as local buzz builds. The society editor recalls delivering candy after a memory piece.
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Jack Fisher
Bobby Sampson
Pacific Coast
Plainview
Bobby
Fisher
Verse in a Spring Time Accordion Tale
The excerpt presents a quirky verse about an engineer and a lord named Lipton. It mentions tea, a land yacht, and a racing impulse, with playful rhymes and evocative imagery of a springtime scene and a musician’s accordion performance. It blends fiction and reminiscence in a light experimental tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lipton
Palo Duro Boy Scout Camp Opens Tuesday
The Panhandle Boy Scout Council prepares a new camp on the Delcator property near Amarillo with a 20 by 80 foot office building and a swimming pool on site. The camp will host a troop list from Amarillo Memphis Stratford and other towns with opening rituals, prayers, a Court of Honor, and a treasure hunt for prizes.
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Palo Duro
T. J. Dunbar
Memphis
Panhandle
Delcator
Warner Place
Doleator Place
Amarillo
The
Amatillo
Texas
Louis Ridings
Rector Roberts
Wade Crawford
Gilmore Nunn
A. J. Reeves
Charlie Gilliam
John White Sharpe McCullough
Sherwood Blasdel
Wilton Matthews
Eldon Conaway
Carroll Mitchell
Joe Hancock
Hugh Lumpkin
C. L. Duniven
Jack Roach
C. T. Davis
Jarrell Hodge
Herman Boles
James Hickox
Ed Doud
Frank Jordan
David Jackson
Harry Worrell
Thos, Atkinson
Joe Taylor
Herman Wright
Charles Wright
Weldon Tomberlin
Damon Blake
J. H. Blake
Clifford Goodwin
Alward White
Wayne Patton
Fred Dodson
Herbert Dodson
Earl Ladd
Marshall Keeling
Adrian O
James Hammond
Bob Walker
Randolph Johnsoy
Howard Read
Carl Gerback
Brown McMurray
Alvin Thomas
Alfred Jameson
Charlie Stidham
Jim Alexander
Donald Shepherd
Stratford
Thos
Lester Taylor
Robert Taylor
Ronald Scribner
Groom
Hollis Harden
Preston Harden
Marvin Marshall
Alvin Smith
Joy Clem
Joe Stubblefield
Harrison Farley
Paul Britten
Harold Britten
George Mayo
Lee Crowell
Texhoma
Okla
Everett Howard
Weldon Sellars
Frederick Mason
Erwin Wilson
Edwin Mitchell
A. B. Fincher
Wright Langham
Amos Clark
Claude
Jim B. Dodge
Miami
Leon Kinney
Floyd Byers
Kenneth Mead
Kenneth McKenzie
Alvis Talley
Forgan
Buster Adkinson
Bruce Cosky
Herman Schlicht
Bob Duncan
Fred Shore
Clarendon
Hereford
Hooker
Dalhart
Tulla
Wellington
Tyrone
Lubbock
South Plains
Elks Club
Missouri Wins Missouri Valley Track Meet in Norman
University of Missouri captured the Missouri Valley track and field meet at Owen Field in Norman on May 30 with 44 3 4 points. Nebraska finished second with 40 4, Grinnell’s Taylor led individuals with 15 3 4 points, and team totals listed include Oklahoma 256 1 4, Kansas 14 4, Ames 14, Kansas State 6, Washington 6, Drake 1, Oklahoma 1.
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Norman
Okla
University of Missouri
Owen Field
Nebraska
Taylor
Grinnell
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ames
Kansas Aggies
Washington
Drake
New York Sports Editor Dies After Operation
William H. Hicks longtime sports editor of the New York Evening Journal died after an operation. He was born in Chicago on May 1, 1874, and served nearly two decades in the role.
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Associatedress
New York
William H. Hicks
New York Evening Journal
Chicago
A Texas Wonder Ad for Kidney and Bladder Remedy
A Texas Wonder advertise a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel and rheumatism. It claims mail delivery for $1.25 and promises sworn testimonials from Dr. I. W. Hall of St. Louis. The ad notes small bottle cures and druggists as sellers.
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Texas
I. W. Hall
St. Louis
Wreaths Placed on Amarillo War Heroes Graves
Fresh wreaths of flowers were placed on the graves of Amarillo’s World War heroes by the American Legion Auxiliary and loving hands yesterday. No formal program was held, but a memorial program was conducted in the auditorium Friday night, honoring the men who died in the war.
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Amarillo
American Legion Auxiliary
Marriage Licenses and Local Events Featured in City Briefs
City briefs report yesterday’s marriage licenses to A Thiberdeaux with Miss Eva Poston and to Evert Thomas with Miss Elsie Clift. A free barbecue and dance are planned at Harding's Ranch. Mrs Paul Niblack and Ruth left for Dallas due to a ill mother. Wheat Growers meet. Ernest Boettcher replaces W C Word as auditor. Carrie Trolinger returns from Morida. Ed Blair buys stock for a new Miami grocery. National Flapper Week promotes reading The Flapper Wife.
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A. Thiberdeaux
Eva Poston
Evert Thomas
Elsie Clift
Paul Niblack
Ruth
Dallas
Ed Blair
Miami
Amarillo
Editor E Pate Reavis Visits Miami Chief Office
E Pate Reavis editor of the Miami Chief paid a business visit yesterday to the local office, meeting staff and discussing publication affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Pate Reavis
The
Miami Chief
Comic Strip Package At One Dollar A Month
Barney Google and Spar Klug Polly and Her Pals and other daily features form a comic package in The Evening Post Take The News and Post combo priced at one dollar monthly. Telephone number 33338 listed for subscription inquiries.
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Barney Google
Spar
K Piug
Polly
The
Evening Post
News and Post
Memphis visitor leaves after week with brother
J. S. Young of Memphis departed for home last night after spending a week visiting his brother C. L. Young at 1204 Buchanan Street.
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J. 8S. Young
Memphis
C. L. Young
Buchanan Street
Mr and Mrs Adams visit Amarillo for second time
Mr S P Adams and Mrs Adams of Hugoton Kans are spending the week with Mrs Adams sister Miss Lois Walton while Mrs Waltons millinery department at the Marizon is under change of management. Mr Adams a prominent Kansas banker is favorably impressed with Amarillo and its possibilities on his second visit here.
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S. P. Adams
Hugoton
Kans
Mrs Dora Wise Dies at Local Hospital
Dora Wise, 36, of 708 Johnson Street, died last night at a local hospital at 10:80. She leaves three children Palmer Armstrong Amarillo Elroyd Wise Monroe, Okla and Miss Aline Wise Howe, Okla. A brother David Keifer of Howe and sister Mrs Zonie Stanley of Stevensville Montana survive. Funeral arrangements held pending arrival of her brother. Body at Blackburn Funeral Home.
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Dora Wise
Johnson Street
Palmer Armstrong
Amarillo
Elroyd Wise
Monroe
Okla
Aline Wise
Howe
David Keifer
Zonie Stanley
Stevensville
Montana
Blackburn Funeral Home
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription
The article profiles Dr Ray V Pierce, founder of Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, noting his career from Western Pennsylvania to Buffalo and the World's Dispensary. It explains the toning, blood cleansing, and digestive benefits, and invites readers to request tablets or a trial package by sending 10 cents to Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Ray V. Pierce
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
N. Y
Invalids
United States
Pierce
Upham Firm Ventures in Panhandle Oil Field Visit
D. A. Upham and his two sons Chester R. Upham and J. A. Upham, all residents of Mineral Wells, were seen inspecting the Panhandle oil field and related prospects as part of a broader energy exploration effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Upham
Chester R. Upham
J. A. Upham
Panhandle
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Strangler Lewis
Big” Munn
Nebraska Marvel
Golfers
Belle Meade
E. P. Hubbard
Steinway Pianos
Walter Sikes
Steinke
Prestina
Brox
Eleventh
Grant Streets
Gray
the Panhandle Sash & Door Co
12Th
Grant Street
A. C. Houston
Wichita, Kans
J. E. Hill
E. H. Petty
W. H. Cargile
J. B. Grentz
Tom H. Nelson
Missouri Uwins Valley Track and Field
Harding
Texas Wheat Growers’ Association
Ernest Boettcher
Ernst and Ernst Public Accountants of
W. C. Word
Grain Sorghum Growers’ Association
Mr. Word
Republic Trust & Saving Bank of
Carrie Trolinger
F. A. Hague
Southwest Wheat Growers’ Association
Morida
Pierce St
Sheet Music—Records
Panhandle Music Co
Pork
Mr. Man
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