Town of Best Faces Move If Lease Not Renewed
An entire town of 1,500 people in Reagan county must relocate by July 1, 1930 if a new lease isn’t secured. Best grew after oil discovery and sits on land leased by the Texas university to P. L. Childress of Ozona for 1,152 dollars plus 20 percent of sub-lease net proceeds.
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United Press
Austin
Best
Reagan County
Texas
State University
P. L. Childress
Ozona
Ward County
University
Airfield Spur to Houston Expands Regional Air Transport
Houston aviation grows after the Houston Airport opened in March 1927 with AAA rating. It spans 200 acres offering hangars and facilities for airmail, military, and commercial use and serves as a hub for Texas Air Transport, the 36th Division air service, and several airlines. Regular passenger service begins March 30 to Dallas and New Orleans.
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Ike Ashburn
Houston Chamber of Commerce
International News Service
Houston
Tex
U. S. Department of Commerce
Texas Air Transport
36Th Division Air Service
Texas National Guard
New York
Dallas
St. Louis
Chicand
Orleans
Atlanta
Washingtons
D. C
Brownsville
Mexico City
New Orleans
Southwest Air Service
Houston Air Service
Curtis Flying Service, Incorporated
Nother Houston
Edwards Airport
Houston Aerial Transport Company
Aviation Department of the Texas Company
Schwab Wins Monte Carlo Lottery Prize
Paris April 17 America’s steel king Charles M Schwab won the local two by four charity raffle prize a late model Ford sedan. The car donated by A K Macomber was raffled by Mr and Mrs Berry Wall for the Phare de France American institute for the French war blind at a Monte Carlo hotel. Schwab was not present to claim the prize.
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International
Paris
Charles
Lindbergh
Charles M. Schwab
America
Steel King
A. K. Macomber
Berry Wall
Phare de France
American Institute For
Monte Carlo
Schwab
First Special Session In Seven Years Aims At Farm Relief
Washington reports that the Hoover administration calls an extraordinary session to enact farm relief and tariff revisions. The aim is to secure both measures within a single session, following earlier presidents who used or avoided such sessions and amid questions about Congress staying within the program.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Harding
Coolidge
Fordney-McCumber
Hover
New York
George Washington
Roosevelt
McKinley
Taft
Paine-Aldrich
Wilson
Senate
Queen Mother of Netherlands Tours London in 24 Hours
Queen Emma, at more than 71 years old, made a rapid trip from The Hague to London to view the Dutch paintings exhibition at Burlington House and returned to The Hague within 24 hours. She traveled incognito.
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the Hague
Emma
The
Netherlands
London
Burlington House
Pittsburgh Motor Club Fights Fining Squires
Pittsburgh April 17. The Pittsburgh Motor Club charges that fining squires collected thousands of dollars in fines illegally for failure to observe boulevard stop signs.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Motor Club
Squires
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promoted by Dentists
CITY DRUG STORE advertises Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy claiming acceptance by leading dentists and guaranteed results with money back from druggists.
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Leto
City Drug Store
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank Lukes
Lankin
N. Dakotas
Charlotte
N. C
Catherine Gossett
Edmond Richardson Wiles
Henry McAden
First National Bank of Charlotte
Harry Rene Lee
Eloise Burkhimer
B. B. Gossett
Bert Hart Radio Service
A. C
D.C
Garfield
J. E. Langston
Oliver Eakle
Holland
Alice Bradley
San Antonio
Ida Chitwood
Globe- News
Williams Hardware CO
Taylor ST
Adv
Steinway
Terrie
J. W. Jenkins Sons’ Music Co. of Texas, Inc
Ong Street
Chrysler
Panhandle Motor Co
Taylor Street
Cooking School
Globe News
Packard
Packard Amarillo Motor CO
Fillmore St
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