Santa Fe officials inspect Orient line in West Texas
Santa Fe vice-president F B Houghton and Chicago official F C Maegly visited Amarillo for talks on operating the Orient railroad, bought this week by Santa Fe. They indicated the Texas end may run from Amarillo with Oklahoma and Kansas sections through Topeka, as Amarillo builds a 14 story western division office. The Orient runs from Kansas City toward San Angelo, with connections at Sweetwater and San Angelo.
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Orient ‘Railroad
Santa Fe
Amarillo
F. B. Houghton
Santa Fe Sys
Texas
Borger
Orient Line
Houghton
Oklahoma
Kansas
Topeka
Arrest of Cesare Rossi on Swiss border shocks Rome
General Cesare Rossi and a woman companion were arrested at the Swiss frontier triggering widespread speculation in Rome. Known as Cesarino, Rossi is viewed by old intimates as the victim of a possible plot. The arrest prompts questions about his possible punishment and his partner Margherita Durante’s ties to his Rome tenure and Matteotti case.
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Associated Press
Rome
Cesare Rossi
Cesarino
Italy
Margherita Durante
Matteoti
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
A broad sky covers Amarillo and vicinity with clouds and light showers. West Texas remains mostly cloudy with scattered showers, while eastern New Mexico shows little temperature change. Rain totals for the 24 hours ending at midnight measure a few inches, with temperatures around the mid 60s to low 70s.
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Aamarillo
West Texas
Mexico
Dakotas
Minnesota
Texas
Rocky Mountain Gulf Coast
Mississippi Valley
Amarillo
Butcher Boy Trial Focuses On Victim’s Drinking Habits
In Los Angeles on August 31, Leo Kelley sought to prove that Mrs. Byrnie Mellus had a history of habitual intoxication before her death on August 5. Mellus family physician Dr. J H Burgan denied seeing her intoxicated, arguing the move aimed to cast doubt on the cause of death. Defense requests to access chemist information were also discussed.
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Los Angeles
Leo
Pat) Kelley
Byrnie Mellus
Th Society
Mellus
J. H. Buargan
Judge threatens special panel over Philadelphia bootlegger ties
Judge Edwin O. Lewis told Philadelphia grand jurors that high police officials are on the bootleggers payroll. He warned that if public safety directors and the civil service commission do not uncover the corruption a special city charter commission may be appointed to probe. The grand jury, extended to next Friday, cited astounding testimony from 40 witnesses as it continues to seek the full truth about liquor gang lawlessness.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Edwin 0. Lewis
Grand Jury
Directors of Public Safety
Civil Service Commission
G O P Makes Effort to Get Foreign Vote
Washington Aug 31 The Republican campaign expands to win over 14 000 000 foreign language voters with Hoover taking a personal role. A staff trained in European affairs develops outreach for these communities as part of a decentralized campaign plan. Continued on page 15 column 7.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Europe
America
Republican
Prohibition Party Keeps Nominee in Presidential Race
The national executive committee rejected a plan to back Hoover and drop William F Varney from the presidential contest by a 4 to 3 vote. Members voting against included Estherak Elfreth and D. E. P. Prugh. others favored throwing the party vote to Hoover. The meeting weighed backing against Aly Smith or preserving the party’s principle.
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Prohibition Party
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
William F Varney
Estherak Elfreth
New Jersey
D. E. P. Prugh
Pennsylvania
Frank 8. Regan
Rockford
Ills
Will D. Martin
Hasbrough Heights
Hoover
H. P. Faris
Missouri
Alonozo E. Wilson
John B. Coffin
Florida
E.J. O. Hohenthal
Connecticut
VD. Leish Colvin
New York
Aly Smith
Ito
Sound Rescue Restores Film Noise in Amarillo
Aviation delivered the sound for a silent drama at the Mission in Amarillo yesterday. Dallas to Amarillo flight by A. Neimeyer arrived at 3 55 after a repairs stop, enabling the later program to proceed with proper sound.
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Amarillo
Dallas
A. Neimeyer
Soviet Russia Pledges to Uphold Kellogg Briand Pact
Moscow says it will adhere to the anti war treaty while linking disarmament to its obligations. France reports note the plan to submit disarmament questions to signatory nations as a peace guarantee. Washington notes more than half of world nations signifying adherence within four days of Paris pact signing.
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Herbette
Moscow
Soviet Union
Associated Press
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Domican Republican
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Greece
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Luxemburg
Mexico
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Peru
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Kingdom of the
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Switzerland
Uruguay
Russia
Active 92 year old Mordica Martin at New Mexico Republican event
Mordica Martin, 92, attends the Quay County Republican convention in Tucumcari and recalls voting for Lincoln in 1860 while predicting a Hoover landslide. A longtime native of Middle Tennessee, he has lived in New Mexico for 25 years and remains hale and active as a living example of Republican tenacity.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Mordica Martin
Abraham Lincoln
Hoover
Grandpa Martin
Middle Tennessee
New Mexico
Gasoline Tax Cut Goes Into Effect Today
Texas drains the gasoline levy from 8 to 2 cents a gallon at midnight saving drivers 6 to 8 million annually. The change reduces highway and school funds by the same amount while the 3-cent tax era since 1927 produced about 27.49 million total. The highway department seeks restoration of funds as lawmakers consider future levies.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Highway Department
Friends of the Highway Department
Forty First Legislature
Warns Against Hired Agents of G O P
Senator Robinson in Lonoke Arkansas assails hired Republican agents seeking to heighten religious and sectional prejudice. He praises Governor Smith as an American leader guided by justice liberty and equality. Georgia Senator George and Arkansas Senator Caraway also spoke, endorsing Smith and defending southern rights.
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Associated Press
Lonoke
Ark
Robinson
South
Smith
George
Georgia
T. H . Caraway
Arkansas
Calumet City Couple Names Baby Hoover Smith Kilinski
In Hammond Indiana on August 31 a baby boy born to Phil Kilinski and his wife was named Hoover Smith Kilinski. The Kilinskis are described as politically neutral in the naming matter.
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Hoover Smith
United Arena
Hammond
Ind
Phil Kilinski
Calumet City
Hoover Smith Kilinski
Borger Fire Truck Crashes Into Car Show Window
A Borger fire truck on a routine practice run went wild, tore down a pump, smashed a building display, and plunged into a car display. Six year old Dorothy Alb y, daughter of R R Tabor the coupe driver, suffered minor injuries as the truck neared the city hall.
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Borger
Tex
Bulldog Mascot Mack Survives Fire Truck Crash
Borger residents recall Mack the bulldog mascot riding on a racing fire truck during a practice run. The vehicle collided with a small coupe and crashed into a building, but Mack remained on his seat until the car was halted before hopping to another truck and resuming the ride.
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Borger
Mack
Borger Fire Department
Jie
Fire truck collision demolishes showroom and damaged cars
A coupe misjudged distance causing a crash with a fire truck at Buell Motor Co garage. The truck veered into a gas pump and display showroom, shoving an Essex into a Hudson coupe. Essex damaged. Robson cut finger. three firefighters unharmed. Crowd of about 2000 blocked traffic. total damage expected in the hundreds of dollars.
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Buell Motor Company
L. D. Robson
Fire Department
Joe Clapp
Frank Akens
Lee Hutson
Accused California Slayer Found Sane Indicted
Percy Barnes, accused Sacramento slayer of four men, was declared sane by three alienists and named defendant in two indictments. One indictment covers the murders of Clarence Muncy and Charley Curtis, the other the deaths of Leonard Gearhart and Charles Kleine. Barnes admitted Muncy and Curtis but denied Gearhart and Kleine.
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Associated
Pregu
Sacramento
Calif
Percy Barnes
Barnes
Clarence Muncy
Charley E. Curtis
Bill
Leonard Gearhart
Charles Kleine
Muney
Curtis
Clerks Name Amarillo For Next Meeting
Amarillo was chosen as the 1929 convention city of the West Texas Association of County and District Clerks after the 1928 meeting in Lamesa. J. W. Griggs of Tulsa was elected president, Edna Bryan of Memphis first vice president, Owen C. Taylor of Lamesa second vice president, and W F Blackburn Potter County clerk-elect became secretary-treasurer.
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West Texas Association of County and District Clerks
J. W. Griggs
Tulsa
Edna Bryan
Memphis
Owen C. Taylor
Lamesa
W F. Blackburn
Potter County
Texas
Focal Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth Doubts Lamar Bank Robbery Suspect
Fort Worth detectives doubt a jailed man linked to a $200000 First National Bank of Lamar Colorado robbery and four killings last May. They suspect the confession is a cover to hide a Salina California theft link while police file show no Colorado warrant. The man offered an alibi of being in Fabia Texas after a car crash.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
National Bank of Lamar
Colo
Salina
California
Colorado
Fabia
Texas
Storm Hoover
Smith rallies after melee at Hoover club meeting
In Columbia South Carolina August 31 1918 a Hoover Democratic club meeting in Richland County erupted in a five minute free for all with egg throwing and fighting before Smith supporters seized control and converted the gathering into a Smith rally.
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Associated Press
Columbia
8. C
Smith
Hoover Democratic Club
Richland County
Robinson Speech at Cisco Broadcast by WBAP
Senator Joseph T. Robinson's address as Democratic vice presidential nominee will be broadcast from Cisco on September 4 via WBAP Fort Worth. Texas officials Mrs. Clara Driskill Sevier and Congressman Connally attend, with 75 West Texas towns on the reception committee and seating for 20,000 at the stadium. Eugene Lankford leads the arrangements committee.
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Robinson
Cisco
WBAP
Texas
Joseph T. Robinson
Fort Worth
West Texas
Sevier
Connally
R. Q. Lee
Tom L. Blanton
Abilene
Congress
Eugene Lankford
Driver Taken To Hospital After Panhandle Crash
A driver was taken to a hospital after a machine struck a ditch and veered off the road in Panhandle. The incident prompted emergency crews to respond, with authorities reporting minor injuries and an investigation into the cause underway.
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Panhandle
Truck Overturn Death Near Panhandle Injures Man
A Marland heavy gasoline truck overturned nine miles northeast of Panhandle killing W. E. Houston Jr and injuring George Johnson. Houston wore a Texas University class ring and carried identification. Coroner to hold inquest Saturday at 10 AM.
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W. EO Houston, Jr
Duval, Okla
George Johnson
Panhandle
Houston
Johnson
Stone Undertaking
Texas University
Athletic Club of
Wichita Falls
Frank Elston
Attorney Buckley Out on Bond in Assault Case
Borger Texas August 31 local attorney John T Buckley is out on a $1000 bond after an assault to do bodily injury charge arising from a street brawl near the Betty Jane hotel in which J J Killion proprietor suffered knife wounds Killion was slashed across the left chest and left shoulder Buckley serves as acting district attorney in the eighty fourth district during the absence of his partner and District Attorney elect Johnny Holmes named by Governor Moody to fill the unexpired term of Curtis Douglas resigned.
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Borger
J.J. Killion
Betty Jane
Killion
Buckley
Eighty-Fourth
Johnny Holmes
Moody
Curtis Douglas
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