Barometer Drops as 58 MPH Squall Hits Florida Coast
Miami reports a 58 mile per hour squall with barometer at 29.65 lowest since hurricane nearby. Miami Beach power lines blown down and dark, but property damage limited. Nassau death toll reaches 20 as hurricane ravages Bahama islands with widespread damage and communication outages.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fila
Florida
Miami Beach
Nassau
Fla
Miami Herald
Tropico Radio Station Reports Contact With Nassau
The Trop ic al Radio Station in Miami announced at 7 o clock tonight that it had communicated with Nassau capital of the Bahamas. The message confirms a link between Miami and Nassau as of this evening.
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Nassau
Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Capital of
French 'Tiger' 88 Today Has Not Changed Spots
Georges Clemenceau the Tiger turns 88 and shows little change in appearance or temperament. His moustache and eyebrows remain bold, skull cap and indoors gloves persist, and his sharp tongue edges have softened with time. He plans a book replying to war period statements sparked by Raymond Recouly's Memorial of Foch, with publication expected this autumn.
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Associated Press
Paris
Georges Clemenceau
Tiger
Marshal Foch
General Pershing
Raymond Recouly
Foch
Nine Are Killed in Arkansas Oklahoma Coal Mine Explosions
Floods threaten Northwestern South Carolina as rains persist across the region. In Arkansas Fort Smith reports seven workers killed in a Covington base coal mine explosion near here. In Oklahoma at least two miners die in the Covington Coal Co Number 7 mine near Poteau with six others endangered by afterdamp.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Columbus
South Carolina
Piedmont
Savannah River
Augusta
Associated Press
Fort Smith, Ark
Covington Base
Here
Fort Smith and Poteau
Okla
Poteau
Covington Coal Company
Jeff Shelton
William Cates
Armless Pilot Killed In Abilene Plane Crash
Armless unlicensed pilot Miss Josephine Callaghan of Encino California was killed when her obsolete biplane nose dived into a cotton field near Abilene. A letter in her effects showed she had no arms and defective vision, contributing to the fatal flight.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Josephine Callaghan
Encino
Calif
Here
Callaghan
WY. P. McCracken, Jr
Holmes Loses Alaska Post as Governor
President Hoover reappointed George A. Parks as governor of Alaska. Texas Republican group and W. H. Holmes of Amarillo fought to win the Texas governorship for 1928, with Holmes seeking Alaska backing and endorsements from western states. The Texas organization pushed its influence at the inauguration in March.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Texas Republican Organization
Hoover
George A. Parks
Alaska
Creager Organization
W. H. Holmes
Amarillo
Texas
Holmes
Former Electra Chief Arrested in Tennessee Murder
A dispatch from Decaturville Tennessee reports Tom Shook, ex Electra Texas police chief who escaped Wichita County jail on five felonies, was arrested in Tennessee on a murder charge. The report places him in Decaturville after the escape.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
Wichita Falls Record News
Decatursville
Tenn
Tom Shook
Electra
Wichita County
Governor Dillon leads New Mexico delegation to Amarillo fair
Governor R C Dillon of New Mexico heads a San ta Fe delegation visiting the Tri State Fair today. The visiting officials arrive before noon to witness the final day of the 1929 Panhandle fair staged as the region’s largest event. Traveling men mark Traveling Men’s Day with a parade at 10 am and a grip lugger banquet at the Amarillo hotel at 7 30 pm.
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R. C. Dillon
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus
Ernest Thompson
Dillon
Portales
High School
Pampa School Boy Hurt In Truck Accident
Clere Swafford, 15, son of Mr and Mrs C E Swafford of Pampa, was severely injured when he fell from the back of a truck carrying 11 schoolboys to the Tri State Fair four miles east of St Francis. He struck his head on the pavement and was unconscious. he remained in critical condition at Northwest Texas Hospital after emergency treatment.
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Clere Swafford
Pampa
Panhandle
St. Francis
Clete
Joseph Sells
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Clere
Northwest Texas Hospital
M. Puckett
Delegates Arrive for Sixth District A B C Meet
Delegations from Texas and Oklahoma arrive for the Sixth District American Business Clubs convention at Amarillo. R. M. Hennessey of Indianapolis will speak twice, with district governor David Bucher also attending. Events include a luncheon, city tour, football game, fair visit, banquet, and election of officers.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Sixth District of American Business Clubs
Herring Hotel
American Legion Hall
Municipal Auditorium
Oklahoma City
Butler Field
Tri-State Fair
Fie
R. M. Hennessey
Indianapolis
A. B C
Hennessy
David Bucher
Enid
Oklo
Lewis P. Fields
Roy Britain
J. Max O’brien
Lt. Walker
RH. O. Northcutt
Joe Strother
Lowell Munday
Rh. M. Hennessy
Ational
American Business Clubs
A. B.C
Robbery and murder shock Victoria cattleman in Hot Springs
Prest on R Austin of Victoria Texas, a wealthy cattleman, was found dead in a Hot Springs Arkansas hotel room. His hands and feet were bound, a gag in his mouth, and a missing large diamond ring suggests robbery and murder. Police suspect two assailants used chloroform during the night.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Ark
Rept
P. R. Austin
Victoria
Texas
Austin
Stephen Austin
Preston R. Austin
Atk
Borger Teeters as Mayor Refuses to Quit Amid Martial Law Talk
Borger Texas tensions flare as Mayor Glenn Pace refuses to resign under fire after DA John Holmes assassination. Gov. poised to declare martial law. Sheriff Ownbey silent while crowds discuss the crisis and officials search for clues.
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Pace
Ownbey
Associate
Borger
Texas
Glenn A. Pace
John A. Holmes
Joe Ownbey
Austin
Hutchinson County
Iminare
Jacob Wolters
Wolters
Holmes
Panhandle
Amarillo
Cal Baird
Dallas
Local Man Named Head of Hoo Hoo at Final Session
Amarillo lumberman Whitwitt Whitsitt was elected president of the Order of Hoo Hoo at the thirty-eighth annual convention closing its final session. Known for lifelong service to the lumber industry, Whitsitt was chosen to lead the organization into the next year as members urged a constructive, unselfish program.
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Hoo Hoo
Genies
BD. Whitwitt
Amarillo
Presiden
Mr. Whitsitt
Whitsitt
Hoo- Hoo
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