Four Distance Planes In Air From London To Asia and Africa
Four nonstop flights with England as origin or destination were under way. Capt William Lancaster aimed to beat Mollison’s London Cape Town record, while Italian Capt Robbiano sought London to Australia. Jean Batten neared Athens on the London Australia attempt as Mrs Bonney departed Brisbane for London.
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London
U.p
England
Amy Mollison
Wiliam N. Lancaster
Lympne
Aleppo
Syria
Jask
Persia
Australia
Bari
Italy
Jean Batten
Mollison
Athens
Greece
Bonney
Brisbane
Runoff, City Commission Candidates and Water Rate Talk
Mayor Ross D. Rogers was re elected by about a three to one margin. The commission will likely announce a special summer water rate and consider irrigation rate discussions. Several petitions and reports are on file for review at the four week gap meeting, expected to be lengthy.
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Ross D. Rogers
Commission
Rogers
Amarillo Trade Trip Leads Fair Parade
State Fair officials and Amarillo leaders headed a trade train for Plainview as the Amarillo College Band played at the station before guiding the parade. The sixth annual Pandrydle Plains dairy show drew its biggest crowd yet with jammed program events and entertainment. Delegations from Amarillo Lubbock and Tulsa arrived by train and motor caravan led bands and competed for attendance.
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Bill Day
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Beechier
Amarillo
Paul Leeds
Harry Montgomery
Plainview
Lubbock
Tulsa
Fatal riding accident at picnic near Wichita Falls
Miss Ila Merle Barnett 21 a bookkeeper for a Wichita Falls laundry died when her horse stumbled on a paved road during a picnic last night. She was the daughter of Mrs Lena Barnett who lived near Lubbock.
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Wichita Falls
Ila Merle Barnett
Lena Barnett
Lubbock
Jersey cow dominates production contest at downtown merrymaking
Five year old Jersey cow Mon Plaisir's Katris owned by Chester Elliff Tulsa won the production contest with 2.7883 pounds butterfat from 51 pounds milk. Flowerdale Echo Coronas Alta Holstein from Texas Tech was second at 2.7596 pounds and Allen Premier's Layda three year old Jersey owned by O L Stansell Plovdada was third at 2.1029. There were 32 entries with judging in the Guernsey division led by Joe W Ridgeway of Fort Worth.
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Mon Plaisir
Katris
Chester Elliff
Tulsa
Flowerdale Echo Coronas Alta
Texas Tech
Allen Premier
Layda
O. L. Stansell
Plovdada
Joe W. Ridgeway
Fort Worth
Medical Society Convention Opens With 67 Doctors Registered
The Potter County Medical Society hosts an annual spring convention with 67 doctors registered by Tuesday noon. Sessions cover medicine and eye ear nose and throat with leaders from Amarillo Clarendon Perryton and Lub bock. A banquet and dance with Joe Normans orchestra and a golfers event at Amarillo Country Club are planned for Tuesday night.
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J. J. Hanna
Quanah
Society
P. Vineyard
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
J. J. Crume
Oscar Jenkins
Clarendon
J. G. Budd
Perryton
Fred W. Standifer
Lubbock
Potter County Medical Society
Richard Keys
Panhandle Society
Southwest
Amarillo Country Club
Joe Norman
Akron weather hearing details lifeboat and life preserver use
In Akron Ohio on April 11 the airship Akron hearings reveal lifeboat status with one air inflated raft claimed to hold 14 and cushions usable as life preservers. Enlisted man Richard E. Dearboatswain testified before a luncheon adjournment. Macon slated for final inspection prior to first flight with Lieut. Comm. Settle and Goodyear-Zeppelin engineers inspecting catwalks and rigging.
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Deal
Wiley
Richard E. Dearboatswain
Macon
Akron
T. G. W. Settle
Goodyear-Zeppelin
Ship Turnover to 75 Men and 33 Officers Under Dresel
The vessel completed final checks from bow to stern and will be handed to a crew of 75 men and 33 officers led by Lieut. Comm. Alger H. Dresel. Crew members will go to stations and load luggage as the first flight is planned for early Thursday dawn.
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Alger H. Dresel
Wells Opened for Test to Gauge Oil Potential in State Field
The oil commission ordered wide opening tests on key wells to assess potential. The vast field will be divided into one square mile sections with test wells near section intersections and centers. Two hour tests planned, sixty wells daily for five days, others remain shut. Fires and explosions precautions ordered. Amendments approved on home rule for counties, ending fees for public officer pay, and tax exemption for wool Mohair cotton manufacturers for ten years. House backs higher natural gas production tax and driver licensing bill. Veto on flat income tax rejected. tax receipts to inform ad valorem rate adjustments. labor dues exempted. Automatic tax board to set rate at 57 cents per $100 for 1934–35. max remains 77 cents.
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Committee On Constitutional Amendments
House Committee On
House
Senate
Sarah Hughes
Dallas
Harold Kayton
San Antonio
State Tax Board
Automatic Tax Board
Cattle Bite Ingredient Sparks Medical Trial Stopgap
Scientists note cattle bite from freshly killed cattle alleviates constipation in early trials. Researchers purified and concentrated the natural bite, reporting rapid efficacy and promising results pending further study.
Fragmented OCR Item With Numbers and Place Names
A garbled OCR fragment lists various place names and percentages including LANCOMNSNHITE Mansion Mathieson Alkali Mo Kan Texas Ah Missouri Pac pid Mo-nery-Ware Os with numbers 114 40 18% 24% 2 1% appearing in sequence. No coherent event or report is recoverable.
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Mathieson
Texas
Missouri
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