Two Nichols Brothers Held for Slaying Coker
Stamford report says Dock Coker farmer of near Anson died after severe cuts in a Stamford street affray. Lem and Cole Nichols are under arrest in Anson’s Jones county jail. A fourth man alleged at scene defended Coker. Two women who accompanied the Nichols brothers are under surveillance. Cause of trouble undetermined.
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Associated Press
Stamford
Dock Coker
Anson
Lem Nichols
Cole Nichols
Coker
Nichols Brothers
Jones County
Naval Pilots Oppose Mitchell Defense Plan before War Office
Six naval air officers opposed Colonel William Mitchells plan for a national defense department before the presidents air board while Mitchell was summoned to the War Department for disciplinary review. Officers criticized proposed reforms and suggested alternatives, including not ceding coastal defense entirely to the Army.
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War Office
Associated Press
Washington
Naval Air
Air Board
William Mitchell
National Defense
War Department
Department of National Defense
Byron J. Connell
Mitchell
John Rodgers
John L. Hines
Army
Kenneth Whiting
Patrick Bellinger
Capitol
Frank Reid
Illinois
House Aircraft Committee
National Defense Department
Amarillo backs Rock Island line protest against Santa Fe
Amarillo groups including the Board of City Development pass resolutions in support of the Rock Island Railroad petition to construct a line from Amarillo to Liberal Kansas. They warn that Santa Fe and B M E protests would harm regional welfare and commit to aiding Rock Island to obtain the permit.
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Santa Fe
Rock Island
Liberal
Kansas
Amarillo
North Plains
Board of City Development
Board of City Development of
Rock Island Railway
Texas
Santa Fe Railway
B. M. & E. Railway
Thieves Break Into New York Apartment Of Woolworth Daughter
Thieves entered the apartment of Mrs. Jessie ae Doneko daughter of the late Frank W. Woolworth at the Hotel Plaza in New York City while she bathed in an adjoining room and escaped with their haul before she returned.
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Rom
Jessie Ae Doneko
Frank W. Woolworth
Hotel Plaza
New York City
Memphis Woman Held for Death of Frank Decoy
In Memphis Texas on October 5 a Hartley county farmer Frank Decoy, 50, was shot four times with a .38 pistol on a front porch and died instantly. Mrs. H. E. Berry of Memphis was arrested on a manslaughter charge. bonds set at 1500 dollars. She formerly cared for Decoy at the Decoa farm and is married to H. E. Berry, a local carpenter. The case awaits grand jury action in February.
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Associate Press
Memphis
Texas
Frank Decoy
Hartley
H. E. Berry
Decca
Coast Guard Boat CG-101 Sails to Atlantic City After Leak
Coast guard patrol boat CG-101 sprang a leak about thirty miles east by south of Absecon and then was picked up by CG-183 and towed toward Atlantic City under its own power. A misreported 8. O. S. call misled seven vessels, including two large passenger steamers, delaying rescue.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Coast Guard
Absecon
Sesson
Hope fades for air mail pilot Ames missing in mountains
BELLEFONTE Pa Oct 5 Hope that Charles H Ames air mail pilot missing since last Thursday night would be found alive began to wane as darkness ended another fruitless search Four veteran flyers familiar with the rugged area were ordered from Chicago to join the hunt Ten planes logged about 6000 miles over mountain peaks and ravines in two counties without a trace of Ames or his craft
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Associated Prese Bellefonte
Charles H. Ames
Air Mail
Carl F. Egge
Air Mail Service
Amess
Chicago
Ames
Cameron County Flood Threat Extends from Rio Grande
Flood water from the Rio Grande spreads over western Cameron County from Laferia Harlingen and San Benito after a second defense levee near Santa Maria broke last night. The Santa Maria levee about 1000 feet long was built Saturday night and Sunday by hundreds of workers racing the river. The secondary levee failed despite rapid construction, but crop damage is not expected to be heavy due to few crops in the flooded area.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Cameron County
Laferia
Harlingen
San Benito
Santa Maria
Bank Call For National Banks Condition In September
The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business Monday September 28.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Late Wire Bullets From Austin and Beyond
Multiple late wire items report on regents weighing Dr L L Blayney's resignation at the College of Industrial Arts in Austin. Other bulletins note Methodist Church unification approval in central New York and lay member admissions, a bond holders group opposing a railroad reorganization plan led by George F Roosevelt, and a New Mexico extradition requisition for C J Griffin charged with selling intoxicants.
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Associated Press
Austin
L. L. Blayney
College of Industrial Arts
Board of Regents
Alvin W. Owsley
Denton
Uburn
N. Y
Central New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
North
New York
George F. Roosevelt
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
C. J. Griffin
Lubbock County
New Mexico
Miriam A. Ferguson
Griffin
Roosevelt County
Delivery schedule notice for late papers at News Post
Prompt phone line provided for late deliveries. A boy at the News Post building delivers papers to those missing the schedule from 9 am to 7 pm daily. Papers should arrive by 6 46 am on weekdays and 7 am Sundays, and by 6 30 pm each afternoon.
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News-Post
One Killed Mary Injured In SP Train Wreck
Associated Press report from Reno says one person was killed and several injured when a Southern Pacific passenger train turned over near Sparks around 9 o clock. Details were not yet available.
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Bio
Associated Press
Reno
Southern Pacific
Sparks
Ono
Too Much Efficiency by E. J. Rath in Am arillo Daily News
The Am arillo Daily News publishes Too Much Efficiency by E. J. Rath on Tuesday morning October 1. The scene centers on H as a pervasive force in the Brooke household and the three Brooke children facing the first clash with a reforming efficiency expert.
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John W. Brooke
Brooke
E. J. Rath
Amarillo
Daily News
Panhandle oil field records fiftieth pay well
Panhandle field’s fiftieth producing oil well reached pay at Roxana Petroleum No. 1, Smith ranch, Monday. Sixty million feet of gas has been bradenheaded behind an eight inch pipe during testing. Industry observers forecast production akin to the nearby Dixon Creek well, credited with 350 barrels daily. The new producer lies in SE of NW of section 14, block Y, Hutchinson ok and will require several offset wells.
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Panhandle
Roxana Petroleum Corporation
Smith Ranch
Dixon Creek
Section 14
Block Y
Hutchinson Ok
Holmes Strikes Good Showing In New Mexico Oil Lease
A promising oil showing at 900 feet in the W. H. Holmes No 1 well, New Mexico state lease section 18 township 128 range 85 east Lea county, tops oil circles southwest of Amarillo. The shallow find in the Ross well nearby has spurred Amarillo parties and operators to seize liberal lease offerings, with Lea county dubbed part of the Amarillo field.
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Holmes
W. H. Holmes
New Mexico
Lea County
Amarillo
Ross
West Texas
Weather notes for West Texas and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy and warmer in the east central area with a likely shower risk in eastern New Mexico Tuesday. High pressure dominates the northwest and middle Mississippi Valley while the northeast and southwest expect rain. Tonight shows partly cloudy conditions with higher temperatures. Ashy hours at Amarillo yesterday.
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Texas
New Mexico
Missessippi Valley
California
Rocky Mountain
Amarillo Yesteray
Syrian Druse Rebellion Near End as Leader Surrenders
Beir ut Syria Oct 5 The Druse revolt against the French mandate in Syria is near end with Hamad Bey Attache surrendering to General Gamelin. French troops will shift from fighting to pacifying the country.
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Beirut
Syria
Hamad Bey Attache
Gamelin
Outrage Over Doheny Loan Echoed in Court
In San Francisco on October 5 government counsel called the $100000 loan of Edward L. Doheny to former Secretary Albert B. Fall an outrage on common decency. The remarks came as the U S circuit court of appeals heard appeals from a lower court ruling canceling Elk Hills leases. The McCormick decision found fraud and improper authorization in the leases between Doheny companies and the Interior Department.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Edward L. Doheny
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Government Council
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Doheny
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Paul J. McCormick
Los Angeles
Doheny and
Fall
Doheny Companies
Robison Files Answers in Two Oil Lease Suits
In Austin on October 5, Land Commissioner J T Robison filed answers to two suits brought August 7 seeking to cancel and forfeit UT land mineral leases in Reagan County. Plaintiffs Abe A L Frank J E B Anderson claim misstatements led to leases and seek 12 million each. Robison contends district court lacks jurisdiction and that suit effectively targets the state. He moves to dismiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
J. T. Robison
University of Texas
Reagan County
Fifty Third District Court
R. J. Randolph
J. N. Houston
Abe He A. L. Frank
J. EB. Anderson
Big Lake Oil Company, Et al
Fifty-Third District Court
J. T. Robigon
Supreme Court
Robison
Legionnaires Face Knots at Omaha Meet Led by Coolidge
The seventh annual American Legion convention opens with brisk committees and knotty issues including the aero nautical stance toward Colonel William Mitchell. President Coolidge will address the gathering and lead the veterans parade, with a three mile route and a presidential salute. A sub committee will craft resolutions on Mitchell and other subjects for the general body.
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Omaha
Coolidge
Associated Press
Neb
The
American Legion
Aeronautical Committee
William Mitchell
Legion
Legionnaires
James A. Crain
Crain
Washington
Mitchell
Kefias
Michigan
Minnsota
Ohio
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Dr. Ruffin
Paris
Frank
Santa Marie
Fars
WDAG
J. L. Martin
News- Post
Mr. Martin
Pittsburgh
Daily News—Evening Post
Amarillo Daily News and
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Mary
S. P
Roxana
Doheney
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