Hearing Tense As Fort Worth & Denver Seeks Texline Shops
The Texas Railway Commission weighs two issues: Fort Worth & Denver City seeks removal of Texline shops to Amarillo amid claims of abandonment. Santa Fe seeks an exception to the clearance law. Protesters argue changes breach contracts with Capitol Syndicate.
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Fort Worth
Denver City
Texline
Amarillo
Texas Railway Commission
Santa Fe Railway
Clarence E. Gilmore
J. H. Barwise
Railway Commission
Denver
The
Capitol Syndicate
Barwise
Trinidad
Colo
Land Company
Jumper Retires After Two Parachute Falls
Charles de Haven, 59, ending his aerial career after two falls in two days. He collapsed from 50 feet on Sunday and 20 feet on Monday, prompting his retirement announcement in St. Paul Minnesota.
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United Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Charles de Haven
de Haven
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Forecast
Forecast through Wednesday for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair and warmer conditions. West Texas and New Mexico expect generally fair weather with warming in the north and minimal precipitation. A high pressure system spreads southeast, bringing cooler conditions east of the Rockies and showers along the Atlantic coast and southern Plains.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountain
Farmer killed by lightning during storm near Petersburg
W M Featherstone aged 46 was struck and killed while drilling wheat on his Floydada area farm during an electrical hail storm near Petersburg. A five year old son was unharmed as the team ran away. Featherstone leaves five children and was brother to C H Featherstone of Wichita Falls. Hail damage covered west Floyd county and a Roseland strip, with rain totals from one quarter to one inch.
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C. H. Featherstone
Wichita Falls
Family of Greek premier galled to his bedside
Athens reports the wife and sons of Premier Venizelos summoned from Paris due to his dengue fever illness. Doctors fear possible heart complications from his known condition and have called in French heart specialist Dr. Vaquez to Athens.
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Athens
Venizelos
Paris
Vaquez
Kellogg Boards Steamer for Home
The Detroit halted ten miles from Cherbourg at 1 30 p m to transfer Secretary and Mrs Kellogg to the Leviathan for the voyage to New York The Detroit averaged 21 knots overnight with two hours of fog delaying travel aboard during the return from Dublin to the United States
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U. S. S. Detroit
United Press
Detroit
Frank B. Kellogg
Dublin
Cherbourg
Kelloggs
Leviathan
New York
Bandits Nab Bank Messenger and Rob $5000 Near San Antonio
Two masked men abducted Leo Toeppewein, messenger for the Texas State Bank and Trust, from West Croc kett street and fled four miles toward Gonzales road with $5000. The bag was thrown from the car. a bystander woman retrieved it but the bandits reclaimed the money at pistol point. Toeppewein was later dumped four miles out, called from a brick yard, and notified his employers. The timing followed the funeral of local businessman G A Duerler, affecting police resources.
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San Antonio
Texas
Leo Toeppewein
Texas State Bank and Trust Company
West Crockett Street
Gonzales
Toeppewein
Central Police
G. A. Duerler
Borger Discusses Bonds to Take Up School Warrants
Borger, Sept. 4. A bond issue of about 75 000 was proposed at a meeting of the Borger Independent School district and oil company representatives to spread the debt over 10 years to keep the tax levy steady. Voters would decide, no election plan yet. A prior 127 000 bond failed, supporters say a longer plan might avoid strong opposition.
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Borger
Borger Independent
Farmer Indicted in Dallas Banker Shooting
W Ray Adams a 35 year old farmer from Bartlett Texas was indicted by the Dallas county grand jury for the killing of Orville L Mathews a bank official shot to death on a busy street corner over an election bet misunderstanding authorities said.
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Associated Press
Dallas
W. Ray Adams
Bartlett
Texas
Dallas County Grand Jury
Orville L. Mathews
Jiggs Recipe Contest Invites Housewives to Submit
Households urged to send corned beef and cabbage recipes to the Jiggs Editor at News- Globe for a chance to win prizes of 7.50, 5, and 3 dollars judged by a competent cook. Old Tack, columnist, promotes immediate entry.
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News- Globe
Old Tack
Moody Will Take Stump for National Demo Ticket
C. C. Renfro of Dallas says Governor Moody will begin active campaigning for the Democratic national ticket in Texas. He plans first speeches likely at the September 11 state convention where Moody’s gubernatorial nomination will be ratified, citing prior abstention from Labor Day events as good taste before the pre convention campaign.
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Dallas
C. C. Renfro
Dan Moody
Moody
Texas
Renfro
Smith and Robinson
Smith
Canary Bird Money Power Lands Safely After Daring Flight
Paris and Casablanca dispatches report the French aviators Jean Assolart and Rene Lefevre landing safely at Casablanca nine hours and 86 minutes after taking off from Le Bourget. Passenger Armand Lotti financed the trip and hid his involvement, hoping for further aerial ventures toward Dakar and New York. In Albuquerque, Judge Charles R. Brice condemned political money in New Mexico, criticizing Senator Cutting and Governor Dillon, urging Smith for president as the Democratic convention opens with officers named and committees formed.
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Associated Press
Paris
Jean Assolart
Rene Lefevre
Casablanca
Moroco
le Bourget Field
Africa
New York
United States
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Armand Lotti
Alfred Lotti
Lotti
le Bourget
Casa Blanca
Morocco
Atlantic
Jean Assolant
Rene Wefevre
Yellow Canary
Dakar
French West Africa
Cpernambuco
Brazil
South Atlantic
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Cutting
Dillon
Charles R. Brice
Armory
Brice
United States Senate
Sam G. Bratton
Morrow
Robinson assails whispering campaign in Cisco speech
Democratic vice presidential nominee Joseph T. Robinson denounces a Texas whispering campaign against Hoover and praises Governor Smith’s qualifications. He cites Jeffersonian principles, discusses religion and equality, and notes Mrs. Robinson’s attendance as the crowd roars at Cisco High School football field.
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Texas
Cisco
Ite
Hoover
Kansas City
Smith
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Robinson
South
Tammany
Charles O'Conner
Jefferson Davis
Sweetwater Girl
Cisco Lobo
Q. Lee
Clara
Driscoll Sevier
Democratic National Committee
Lee
Texas Boy Seaman Drowns On Destroyer Near Charleston
The Navy department reported the drowning of seaman W. L. Lindley aboard the destroyer Flusser near Charleston, South Carolina. His body has not been recovered.
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Texas Boy
Washington
Navy Department
W. L. Lindley
Charleston
City officials demand action over lax county bonds and releases
The county courthouse is criticized by commissioners for releasing delinquent boys and for weak bonds. Mayor Lee Bivins says he will contact county officials to curb thefts and vandalism in vacant houses. Officials warn that arrests are being released and justice is not being served.
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Lee Biy
J. H. Harris
Bivins
Trail
Levine Plane Seized for French Tax
Paris police seized Charles A. Levine's Junkers plane Queen of the Air at Cherbourg. Levine, returning from Cherbourg with gendarmes, faced seizure after the craft, piloted by Bert Acosta, departed Le Bourget without customs approval amid tax demands. the German-built plane was imported by Levine.
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Paris
Charles A. Levine
Junkers
Cherbourg
Levine
New York
Leviathan
Bert Acosta
le Bourget Field
Germany
Five Homing Passengers Victims in AZ Magazine Agent Incident
An azine agent, a woman, and two children are among five homing passengers reported as victims in a troubling incident. Authorities continue investigations into the circumstances and parties involved.
Fatal air crash at Pocatello kills seven on flight
Seven people died when a National Parks Airways airmail plane crashed while landing near Pocatello Idaho. Pilot Paul Wheatley and passenger W A McLean survived briefly. both died en route to hospital, leaving five other deceased including Mrs. Lawrence Schaper and two children.
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Associated Press
Pocatelo
Idaho
Paul Wheatley
Salt Lake City
W. A. McLean
Winnipeg
Man
Lawrence Schaper
Sastlake City
Carl
Ramona
National Parks Airway tTrnc
Great Malla
Mont
McLean
Schaper Boy
National Parks Airways Company
Counties Get Exhibits At Tri State Fair
Nine Panhandle counties will exhibit at the Tri State fair September 22 to 29 with more counties expected. Tucumcari Portales and Groom will host community displays, Tucumcari feature broom corn Portales irrigated belt products. Wheeler county entry announced yesterday according to P C Bennett.
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Agricultural Department
P. C. Bennett
Tucumcari
Portales
N. M
Groom
Texas
Randall
Potter
Heaphill
Armtrong
Floyd
Hale
Swisher
Donley
Hall
Collingsworth
Wheeler
Hartley
Gray
Moore
Panhandle
Dellas
Wheeler County
Bennett
Earhart to Continue Solo Flight Across U S
Amelia Earhart will press on with her solo Dayton to Los Angeles flight after a round of golf with Anabel Hoppe in St. Louis. She landed at Scott Field Belleville unannounced seeking minimal contact with crowds after her trans Atlantic success.
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Hy United
ST. Louis
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Dayton
Los Angeles
Anabel Hoppe
Miss Earhart
Scott Field
Belleville
England
Bank Messenger Robbed in Oregon Business District
In Portland at noon two bandits robbed J. F. Magner, messenger for the Portland Gag and Coke Co., of 2947 dollars in cash and 10 379 in checks as he left gas company offices with half day receipts. The crime occurred at the entrance to the gas company building.
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Hy United Press
Portland
Ore
J. F. Magner
Portland Gag & Coke Co
Magner
Borger Newspaper Man Kidnapped and Beaten in Street Car
Witt Wells, Borger newspaper man, was kidnapped in broad daylight by two strangers after a street collision. In a car ride southward they beat him severely, robbed him of $40 and a gold watch, and left him injured near the Cosmos carbon black plant three miles south of Borger. Fellow reporter Frank Witten tried to summon help during the incident.
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Borger
Witt Wells
Wells
Withh
Frank Witten
Witten
Marland
Cosmos Carbon Black
Ministers Seek Commutation of Silvers Sentence
Fort Worth dispatch reports 17 Methodist ministers petitioned Governor Moody to commute J R Bob Silvers death sentence to life imprisonment. The petition, drafted by Rev Homer T Fort, follows Silvers conviction for killing Roscoe Wilson during an attempted holdup and a 21 day reprieve granted for board of pardons review.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Moody
J. R
Bob) Silver
Austin
Homer T. Fort
Silver
Roscoe Wilson
Charter Changes Reported for Borger and Amarillo Firms
Chartered-Borger Publishing Co. of Borger lists capital stock of 7 000 with incorporators Ray Haggard FEB Huddleston and Arthur Carnahan. Amends Acme Laundry Co. of Amarillo to decrease capital stock from 50 000 to 25 000.
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Associated Press
Austin
Borger Publishing Co
Borger
Ray Haggard
Huddleston
Arthur Carnahan
Acme Laundry Company
Amarillo
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