Dramat ic double murder at Western Maryland railway office
Maxwell C. Byers president of the Western Maryland Railway was shot to death and Dudley G. Gray vice president in charge of traffic fatally wounded himself in a downtown Baltimore office. A partitioned exchange preceded the shooting as tensions over months culminated in a silent confrontation and a burst of gunfire.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maxwell C. Byers
Western Maryland Railway Company
Dudley G. Gray
Byers
Gray
Otto Reinhardt
Camby
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Consols
Weather forecast for Amarillo and Pecos
Partly cloudy Wednesday with colder northern portions in Texas and fair conditions in New Mexico. Temperature readings show afternoon highs around 84 degrees and morning lows near 55 degrees, with the day offering varied hourly values.
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Amarillo
Peake
Oro West
Texas
New Mexico
J W Watson Crowned Master Dairy Farmer in Contest
J W Watson of Amarillo won first in the News-Globe Master Dairy Farmers Contest with 908.5 points out of 1000 at a banquet in the Herring Hotel. Plainview’s J E Rigler took second with 200 and a gold medal, while H R Fulton of Canyon earned third for 150 and a silver medal.
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Geesey
Wellington
Joe Vaughn
Tulia
R. L. May
Amherst
E. S. Prosser
Plainview
Ida Vaughn
Fred Pittner
Hereford
H. B. Hales
Amarillo
Tulsa
Panhandle
Texas
Simmons
D. T. Simmons
W. E. Herring
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Fuqua
R. C. Snodgrass
The
First Christian Church
Gene Howe
News-Globe
Henry Ansley
el Paso Herald
Henry
D. T. Simons
Texas Jersey Cattle Club
Southwestern
American Jersey Cattle Club
C. N. Shepardson
Texas A. & M. College
A. L. Darnell
Texas A
J.W. Watson
J. W. Watson
Texas Panhandle
Herring Hotel
Revue Prices Weigh In On Spanish Nights Tickets
Wilbur C. Hawk announces lower ticket prices for Ernie Young's Revue Spanish Nights after visitor confusion. Bleacher 50 cents, grandstand including general admission and reserved 75 cents, box seats 1 dollar.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
Ernie Young
New Mexico Exhibit Shines At State Fair Display
The Tri-State Fair features New Mexico’s proud exhibit with dry land and irrigated crops from Portales Fort Sumner Curry Quay counties. A road system display praises California-like roads under a five cent gas tax. Indian corn, blankets and pottery, La Fonda hotel replica, Carlsbad Cavern photos, and an Indian blanket from the Southwest Arts & Crafts Society enrich the booth.
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New Mexico
Southwest
Portales
Fort Sumner
Curry
Quay
Sacramento
Andrews
Carlsbad
Bill West
Santa Fe
Union
California
Pueblo
Mr. West
American School of Research
la Fonda
Southwest Arts & Crafts Society
Civil War Vet Stedman of North Carolina Dies at 89
Representative Charles Manly Stedman, sole Civil War veteran in Congress, dies at Mount Alto hospital in his 90th year after an apoplectic stroke. He served as major under Lee and Jackson and is survived by daughter Katherine Palmer of Greensboro New York.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles Manly Stedman
North Carolina
Lee
Jackson
Mount Alto Hospital
Katherine Palmer
Greensboro
N. Y
Stedman
Car Backing From Garage At Host Home
Clarence Calhoun failed to see a child behind his vehicle while backing from a garage at a residence, with authorities reporting the incident as an unintentional backing accident.
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Clarence Calhoun
Calhoun Driver Fatally Accidents Dalhart Child
17 month old Bobby Ann Kinsey daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Kinsey was killed when a car backed from a garage at 110 Alabama street. Mrs Calhoun found the child dying in her arms after the driver returned from a store. Continued on page 15 column 2.
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Bobby Ann Kinsey
Glenn Kinsey
Dalhart
C. E. Calhoun
Alabama Street
Calhoun
Tri-State Fair Rodeo Delivers Top Notch West Show
Crowds fill the grandstand at the Tri-State Fairgrounds for the second rodeo showing with strong wind calmed and events running smoothly. Articles highlight Calgary and Chicago connections, with announcer quotes and praise for riders, stock, and the lively atmosphere under Leonard Stroud.
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Pendleton
Cheyenne
Calgary
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Bill Jones
West
Chicago
Fort Worth
Rock Island files new protest over Fort Worth and Denver line
Rock Island challenges ICC decision allowing Fort Worth and Denver to build a Shamrock to Wellington joint trackage with a Childress to Pampa route. The carrier seeks reopening after originally receiving Shamrock to Quanah permit while Denver’s application was denied.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Fort Worth & Denver
Childress
Pampa
Shamrock
Wellington
Rock Island
Quanah
Fort Worth
Old Settlers Meet At Tri-State Fair In Annual Session
Panhandle Old Settlers Association gathers at Tri-State Exposition for a morning meeting in the Boy Scout tent. B F Jackson of Miami presides. Election of officers is a highlight and the event is open to nonmembers with no charge. Membership requires 25 years in the Panhandle.
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Tri-State Fair
Old Settlers
Panhandle
Old Settlers Association
B. F. Jackson
Miami
Horace M. Russell
Thos. F. Turner
L. Gough
Rotten Plank In Bridge Burns Canadian Car
Canadian Sept 23 Special to The News T W McGraw a Santa Fe employee living in Canadian was crossing the Red Deer River bridge when a rotten plank let his rear wheel drop through causing a punctured gas tank and a fire that burned the car and about 120 feet of the bridge extension. Neighbors aided with axes and saws to stop further damage as winds fanned the flames.
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T. W. McGraw
Santa Fe
Canadian
Farmer kills wife and four children and self in York
Harry Dietrich, 40, a Spry area farmer near York Pennsylvania, killed his wife and four children with an axe and hanged himself from a raft er. He left a note saying the family chose to die together due to financial worries. The tragedy occurred Sunday night.
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York
Harry Dietrich
Spry
Lone robber loots bank in Oklahoma town
A lone robber looted the Bank of Big Cabin in Big Cabin Oklahoma late today. The incident occurred about 10 miles southwest of Vinita.
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Associated Press
Vinita
Okla
Bank of
Big Cabin
Here
T. and P. Denies North Vega Expansion Plan
Texas & Pacific officials J. L. Lancaster and G. O. Bateman will visit Amarillo to outline the companys plans to build north from Vega to Dumas and Amarillo. The denial came after a telephone conference Tuesday morning with Chamber of Commerce manager O. V. Vernon. Lancaster and Bateman arrive Friday for a Saturday morning conference with Chamber officials.
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Texas & Pacific
Vega
Damas
Amarillo
J. L. Lancaster
Dallas
G. O. Bateman
Mr. Lancaster
Mr. Bateman
Chamber
New Mexico GOP Nominates Holt Botts Simms in Quiet Conference
In Albuquerque on September 28 the Republican state convention chose H B Holt of Las Cruces for the U S Senate, Judge M Botts of Albuquerque for governor, and renominated Congressman Albert G Simms after factional talks. Reed Holloman withdrew from the governor race and Governor Dillon declined a Senate bid. Party leaders ironed out differences in a late conference, with only the Senate ticket diverging from the agreed slate.
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Albuquerque
N. M
H. B. Holt
Las Cruces
United States Senate
M. Botts
Albert G. Simms
Reed Holloman
R. C. Dillon
United States
Plains People Invade City for Exhibits at Tri-State Fair
A massive Tuesday crowd at the Tri-State Exposition swelled near 60 000 with about 15 000 locals and a larger night attendance. Tulia High School band led a downtown and fairgrounds parade as delegates from Booker Oklahoma and towns such as Spearman Canadian Perryton Gruver Wheeler Slaton Stinnett arrived by car caravan. Amarillo radio stations broadcast live from the fairgrounds as Childress McLean and Clarendon bands were set for Wednesday parades and the Oldsters Day program led by Rev. B F Jackson.
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Fair Grounds
Tri-State Exposition
Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Fair Association
Tulia
Booker
Okla
Spearman
Canadian
Perryton
Gruever
Boise City
Wheeler
Slaton
Stinnett
Amarillo
Childress
McLean
Clarendon
Rev
B. F. Jackson
Miami
Horace Runssell
Dumas votes to incorporate elects first mayor Mills
Dumas held an incorporation election on Tuesday with 78 for incorporation and 2 against Noel McDadee elected first mayor with 78 votes J V Mills 74 votes for city commissioner and Bob Powell 78 for the same post Officials to be sworn in soon as locals promise action in the town charter era beginning.
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Dimas
Noel McDadee
J. V. Mills
Bob Powell
Dumas
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Pittsburgh
Jo Me Riboy
Pesso
H. R. Fulton
Greer & Geesey
R. la. Mayss
BE. E. Prosser
Miss Ida Vaughn
Hales
Tri-States
Solon
Charles M. Stedman
U. 8
Leonard Stroud
Redeo
Agriculture Booth
East Panhandle
Denver
Farmer
P. Pick Botts
Holt, Simms
Hawk
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