Grand Jury Impaneled in Amarillo This Morning
The federal grand jury is to be impaneled at 10 o'clock with Judge James C. Wilson to instruct. A D A Mood and Arnold Davis of Fort Worth will prosecute, handling the unusually heavy docket as 24 jurors are drawn for the term. Criminal cases start September 21 with 34 petit jurors reporting.
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James C. Wilson
Fort Worth
Alex M. Mood
Arnold Davis
Mood
Davis
Amarillo
Petit Jury
Grand Jury
J. A. Bradshaw
Wheeler
W. P. Rogers
Perryton
S. E. Allison
B. M. Kendall
Dalhart
A. P. Kn
Enburg
L. B. Winn
Canaon
H. C. Rathjen
Walter Clark
Pampa
W. A. Ross
Stratford
C. C. Bowman
Hereford
P. J. Pranger
P. H. Appling
Childress
George Faulkner
Cress
R. L. Cheatham
Panhardie
S. F. Powers
Spearman
T. M
McMurry
Memphis
R. M. Wherry
Sam Hergert
KH. P. Engleman
Tulsa
L. M. Thornton
H. D. Robison
Claude
Albert Byars
Canyon
Ison Cober
Farwell
W. A Fisk
West Texas Chamber of Commerce to meet in Carlsbad
Representatives from cities in the seventh district of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce will gather in Carlsbad on September 26 to plan the fall and winter program for all ten districts. Spencer Wells D A Bandeen and Maury Hopkins will lead the meeting with attendees from about 20 towns.
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Carlsbad
N. M
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Spencer Wells
D. A. Bandeen
Maury Hopkins
Texas History Movies Start Today in The News
The Texas history strip begins its second season on The News comic page, presenting events in illustrated form alongside school texts. School authorities praise the feature and readers are invited to greet the new daily installment.
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Texas
Boy 16 loses left foot trying to board freight train
Willard Simms of Cherokee Alabama attempted to board a northbound Denver freight at Monroe Street and Fort Worth tracks yesterday. He fell, was struck by a wheel at the ankle, and suffered the loss of his left foot. he was taken to Northwest Texas hospital as his father E M Simms rushed from Amarillo.
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Willard Simms
Cherokee
Ala
Monroe Street
Fort Worth
Denver
Griggs
Northwest Texas
E. M. Simms
Amarillo
Aimee McPherson Weds Concert Singer In Airplane Cockpit
The wedding of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and David L. Hutton took place in Yuma Arizona aboard an airplane cockpit with the bridal party aboard. They plan evangelistic events in Ventura and Portland and described their simple ceremony.
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Aimee M’pherson
Los Angeles
Examiner
Yuma
Ariz
Aimee Semple McPherson
David L. Hutton
Pasadena
Hutton
McPherson
Ventura
Portland
Oregon
Grand Jury Probes Yacht Death on Long Island
Nassau County grand jury orders inquiry into the disappearance of Benjamin Collings from the cruiser Penguin after he was reportedly thrown overboard by two men. His wife notified authorities and was left aboard a canoe with their daughter Barbara while police and witnesses recount the discovery of the drifting boat near Stamford. Dr H P Collings rejects voluntary disappearance theories.
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Associated Press
Benjamin Collings
Stamford
Conn
Helen Collings
Mineola
Long Island
Cove Neck
L. I
Lloyd’s Point
Collings
Boston
Smith College
N. Y
Tahge
Nassau County Grand Jury
N. L. Noteman
Barbara
H. P. Collings
Weather outlook for West and East Texas and surrounding states
West Texas shows partly cloudy monotday and Tuesday with possible showers in the west portion and cooler conditions in the Panhandle Tuesday. East Texas remains generally fair Monday and Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and coastal winds moderate to fresh from the southeast. Oklahoma and New Mexico expect partly cloudy conditions Monday and Tuesday with likely showers in the northwest and local showers in the southeast and cooler Monday.
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West Texas
Panhandle
East Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Joe Isaacs Dies at California Home Sunday
Joe Isaacs, former Amarillo resident and founder of the Famous clothing store here, died Sunday morning at his Los Angeles home. He was brother of Mrs. Mike Hollander of this city and death was unexpected, with details not yet advised. Isaacs had moved to California about 15 years ago and was well known across the Panhandle Plains.
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Joe Isaacs
Amarillian
Mike Hollander
Los Angeles
Isaacs
Hollander
Amarillo
California
Panhandle Plains
Lindberghs Avoid Typhoon During Japan Visit
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Osaka after a typhoon soaked Formosa and western Japan. Storm signals waved along their route to China as they toured Nara and Kyoto before heading to Nagasaki Shimoneoseki Fukuoka and finally Nanking. They landed at Kitagawa airport after a three hour flight from Kyoto and were welcomed by airport officials and Japan Air Transport Company officers.
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Osaka
Japan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Formosa
China
Nara
Kyoto
Nagasaki
Shimonoseki
Fukuoka
Nanking
Stainforth Sets World Speed Record in Seaplane
Calshot England September 13 Flight Lieutenant G H Stainforth established a new world speed mark of 386 1 miles an hour in a seaplane over a three kilometer course amid clear weather observers reported the official timing confirming the record.
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Calshot
England
G. H. Stainforth
Long faction faces uphill senate fight over cotton bills
Louisiana Governor Huey Long vows to push a holiday cotton prohibition while Texas Governor Sterling threatens a veto. Both factions mobilize in Austin as committees prepare reports and legislators weigh a substitute bill to split opposition. Long signals a list of lawmakers who opposed the plan if needed.
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Austin
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long
Ross
Sterling
Texas
Governor Sterling
Claude D. Teer
Board of Control
Charley Lockhart
George H. Sheppard
Tax Board
House
Troops Withdrawn After Church Dispute in Arkansas
National guardsmen who were sent to Jonesboro to calm a church quarrel between factions of the First Baptist Church were withdrawn after a conference. Capt. Harry Eldridge led 150 guardsmen and Mayor H. J. Bosler agreed no further troops were needed following attempts by Rev. Joe Jeffers to oust Rev. Dow H. Heard from the pastorate.
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Jonesboro
Ark
First Baptist Church
Harry Eldridge
H. J. Bosler
Joe Jeffers
Dow H
Private Parking At Fair Grounds
During the Tri State Fair private stalls near the Merchants Building offer secure weeklong parking for $2. Last year these spaces sold for $3. A total of 300 spaces are available, obtainable at the grounds office or by calling 8878. Limited supply, act early.
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Tri-State
Merchants Building
Plan for voluntary salary cuts eyed to save 1.2 million
An informal caucus of state officials and Gov. Sterling discussed a voluntary 5 to 10 percent salary reduction across departments to save about 1.2 million. The effort involves department heads communicating with staff while lawmakers consider legislating further cuts if needed.
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Raymond Brooks Austin
Ross Sterling
State Tax Board
House
Sterling
Tax Board
Gandhi Addresses American People On Radio
Mahatma Gandhi broke a 50 year tradition by giving an international radio address to the American public. He spoke from a cold east end settlement house cell, wrapped in homespun shawls, maintaining calm and clear speech as millions listened.
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London
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma
East End
Gandhi
General Pershing Celebrates His 71st Birthday
General John Pershing marked his 71st birthday on September 12 1860 born in Linn County Missouri. He spent the day in Lincoln Nebraska with his sister Miss Mary Pershing and his son Warren a Yale graduate. Pershing previously served as military instructor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln from 1891 to 1895.
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Washington
Sept
John Pershing
United States
Linn County
Missouri
Lincoln
Neb
Mary Pershing
Warren
Yale
University of Nebraska
Pershing
No Dust This Year at Fair
The Tri-State Fair introduces a 1x inch water main to curb dust during the September 21 26 exposition. President Wilbur C. Hawk says the new system will provide ample water for sprinkling the grounds, replacing the inadequate tank used last year.
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Fair Grounds
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Association
Texas Couple Shot Near Austin
Mrs. and Mrs. Claude McDaniels of Manchaca near Austin were shot at their home this afternoon and brought to a local hospital. Attendants reported McDaniels in serious condition. details of the shooting were not learned.
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Austin
Claude McDaniels
Manchaca
McDaniels
German Fliers Pursue New York Nonstop Flight From Portugal
In Portugal on September 13, German airmen Willy Rody and Christian Johannsen with Portuguese pilot Fernando Costa Viega began a projected nonstop flight to New York from JUNCA DO SOL. The Junkers plane D-2072, carrying no radio, aimed for a 40 to 42 hour crossing with a southerly route to avoid bad weather, possibly then Newfoundland. they planned to return by air via Ireland. The group passed Fayal in the Azores at 5:47 PM GMT during the morning takeoff.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Willy Rody
Christian Johannsen
Fayal
Azores
Junca DO Sol
Fernando Costa Viega
New York
Fiers
Ireland
Newfoundland
Junkers
Toll Rises to 1200 in Belize Hurricane Devastation
Belize City faces massive loss as a hurricane and tidal wave devastate the town. More than 1,200 are believed dead, many bodies recovered from wreckage and cremations conducted at St Johns College. Relief supplies arrive as churches urge order and cleanup, water supply compromised by ruined roofs.
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Belize
British Honduras
Mesopotamia
St. Johns’ College
Joseph Murphy
Rescue 240 From Grounded Steamer
The United Fruit Company announced receipts of raw diagrams showing 118 passengers and a crew of 120 were taken from the Panama Mail Steamship Colombia after it ran ashore on Point Tosco Margarita Island near Southern California.
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Boston
United Fruit Company
la Perla
San Mateo
Panama Mail
Colombia
Point Tosco
Margarita Island
California
Are You Prepared For Winter Home Repairs
Are you prepared for winter and the cold blasts ahead. The note urges checking your home for needed repairs before cold weather sets in and to call skilled workers advertised in the Want Ads Classification 11T-A for the best prices.
Wichita Falls Man Shot in Cattle Fuss Near Holliday
Buck Miller of Wichita Falls was wounded seriously in an altercation over cows near Holliday. Jenks Willis, his step-son, surrendered to the sheriff and told the district attorney the trouble started over cows his mother gave him. He said he fired when Miller came to drive away the cows. Willis cited other family issues. An examining trial was planned for tomorrow. Miller was taken to a Wichita Falls hospital in critical condition.
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Archer City
Tex
Buck Miller
Wichita Falls
Holliday
Jenks Willis
McDaniel
Willis
Miller
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West Texas G. OF
Cherokee, Ala
Stroud
Tri-State Exposition
Lindys
Stainforth
Senate
General Pershing
Caribbean
Fuss
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