Louisiana flood relief hopes voiced by Rian and Miller
Rian, a Shreveport broker, says national aid will back flood relief in the Mississippi Valley. Miller notes 250 acres of rich bottom land and plans for dredging and levees to keep the river deep and safe. He cites a century old Chinese engineering idea on keeping banks low and the river clean as part of the strategy, stressing ongoing federal support and farmer recovery efforts.
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Mississippi Valley
Aller
Shreveport
Uncle Sam
Mississippi
Miller
Mme
Milles Thismar
Mississippi River
Seven Escapees Captured Near Sugarland Farm
Seven of nine teen white convicts who fled Imperial state prison farm near Sugarland were recaptured by Monday morning. The escape via hidden barracks floor occurred Sunday evening. Recaptured prisoners include Robert Smith Hexar burglary and theft Joe Roberts Wibarger burglary J C Fowlett Besar burglary Rema Hammons Vanzgner forgery Floyd Tidwell Hunt forgery and two others unnamed. all were held within six miles of the farm.
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Associated Press
Houston
Imperial State Prison
Sugarland
Robert Smith
Hexar
Joe Roberts
Wibarger
J. C. Fowlett
Besar
Rema Hammons
Vanzgner
Floyd Tidwell
Hunt
Four Oklahoma prisoners die from wood alcohol poisoning
Four prisoners at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary died after drinking wood alcohol stolen from the prison paint shop. One more is fatally poisoned and seven others are hospitalized. The latest victim was Eugene Wade. prior victims included Robert Barnett, J. D. Williams, and J. D. Wilson. Henry Richardson remains in the most serious condition.
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State
Mcaleser
Okla
Oklahoma
Eugene Wade
Robert Barnett
J. D. Williams
J. D. Wilson
Henry Richardson
No More Funerals On Sunday in Denver
Denver mortuaries will stop holding funerals on Sundays to honor Sabbath rest. The ministerial alliance prepared a resolution. main funerals will be limited to weekdays.
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Denver
United Press
Colo
Ministerial Alliance
Sweden considers fewer holidays to boost industry
The Smaland and Blekinge chambers of commerce propose cutting seven annual holidays to add a production week. Sweden would drop New Year’s Day, the Thirteenth Day after Christmas, Annunciation Day, Ascension Day and the Second Days after Christmas Easter and Pentecost, keeping Good Friday as a holiday.
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Sweden
Chambers of Commerce
Smaland
Biekinge
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Golf headache sparks debate on weekend strain
Declaration by Lord Dawson that a city man’s extreme golf weekend causes a specific head ache stirs European discussion. The piece notes tennis elbow as a known ailment from overuse and mentions Charleston knee treatment debates amid medical uncertainty.
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Lord Dawson
Penn
England
Europe
Charleston
Bartlett Takes Over Panhandle Oil Exchange in Amarillo
N D Bartlett now owns Panhandle Oil Exchange at 102 Amarville building after buying out M T O Neill. Former firm included Bartlett O Neill and Charles Christian. Bartlett plans to expand into general brokerage including stocks oil leases real estate and bonds for Amarillo and Panhandle country.
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Panhandle Oil Exchange
Amaville Building
N. D. Bartlett
Bartlett
M. T. O'Neill
Mr. O'Neill
Charles Christian
Amarillo
Panhandle Country
Oneill
Oliver-Eakle
So Later Dite
North
Atchison
Kansas
Kansas City
Panhandle
Plains
G O P Proposes 30 Million Revolving Farm Relief Fund
President Coolidge shifts to farm relief with a plan for a $30,000,000 federal revolving fund to loan cooperatives for building warehouses and storing crops until prices improve. Key Republican leaders Capper Meyer and Fess are expected for talks in Rapid City as the December session looms.
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United Press
Rapid City
S. D
Geneva
Mr. Coolidge
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Farm Bloc
Eugene Meyer
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Simeon D. Fess
Republican
Ohio
Former speed cop plays part in Liberty film
A former Amarillo motorcycle officer known as Case appears in Cromwell, The Wicked at the Liberty theater today and tomorrow. He stars as a movie actor with Bulger the bulldog as his raid sidekick, alongside oil field village action and a selected comedy and other features.
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Case
Amarillo
Cromwell
Liberty Theater
Bulger
Liberty
Pin Taken From Borger Man In Street Robbery
Borger resident Claud Hinds reported a robbery on North Buchanan street last night. He said two men nicknamed Matt and Jeff, one tall and one short and heavy, dressed in rough clothes, stole a diamond studded Elk stick pin valued at 75 dollars.
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Claud Hinds
Borger
Buchanan Street
Hinds
Matt
Jeff
Catholic Leaders Gather for Knights of Columbus Meeting
Nine thousand Catholic leaders from across the nation attended the annual Knights of Columbus convention in Portland Oregon. An outdoor mass for 10,000 delegates and local citizens was held at the Grotto of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother on Rocky Butte, east of the city.
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United Press
Portland
Org
The
Knights of Columbus
Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother
Rocky Butte
Airplane Ambulance Saves Balranald Man’s Life
W. B. McCulloch of Balranald Australia swallowed a small bone during Sunday dinner which pierced throat tissue and caused a dangerous blockage. Lacking a local hospital he flew to Melbourne for immediate removal of the bone and is now recovering.
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W. B. McCulloch
Balranald
Australia
Barranald
McCulloch
Melbourne
Painted Nurseries and Child Furniture Trends
The article advises filling nurseries with little painted beds dressers chairs and tables in light plain colors. It suggests wallpaper with floral or fairy tale motifs to stimulate imagination.
Fatal 50 000-volt wire kills two in Colorado canyon
In Boulder Colorado two men died when a newly reenergized 50 000-volt line at Luckey mine arced and shocked them. Warden M P Capp of the Colorado state reformatory and Louis A Webb son of a Northwestern University faculty member were among those killed after a puncture repair and a picnic. Webb wandered toward the exposed wire as dusk fell. Capp approached to assist his sister in law and mother of Webb when he touched the wire and fell dead. Rock and silt had raised the line lower than usual, making it visible in twilight.
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Boulder
Colo
M. P. Capp
Colorado State Reformatory
Buena Vista
Louis A. Webb
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
Webb
University of Colorado Summer School
Boulder Canyon
Warden Capp
C. P. Wiley
Mary Capp
Clarence
Missouri
Wiley
Freshete
New Oil Field Con Game Reported in Amarillo
A worker exposed a scheme where a stranger collected $100 claiming a mailed bank book from a fictitious N B R B T Co. No such company or bank plane exists in Amarillo. Bankers warn the con targets oil field workers and exits with a false deposit slip.
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Amarillo
U S War Veterans Officer To Aid Local Vets
The U S contact officer from Oklahoma City, based at the War Veterans headquarters, will be at the American Legion home today and tomorrow and travel to Borger and Pampa later this week. He aids World War I veterans with back pay insurance adjusted compensation and hospital examinations. Conference plans include Amarillo to Borger on Wednesday and Thursday and a stop in Pampa Thursday afternoon.
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United States
Oklahoma City
United States War Veterans Organization
American Legion
Borger
Pampa
Serg
Ira C. Barend
Hanson Post
No. 64
Amarillo
Woman hero dies saving husband in blaze
Mrs. Winifred Reid, 32, died in a Buffalo hospital after trying to save her husband as fumes from a varnish remover ignited in a bedroom. She tore off his burning clothing but her own dress caught fire, leaving her with extensive second degree burns. The husband survived and is expected to recover.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Winifred Reid
Young Woman Here Faces Theft Charge
A complaint filed this morning accuses a young woman of stealing over $50 from a male guest at a local hotel. She allegedly entered his room while he slept and took $60 from his clothing, with part of the money recovered.
Explosion Kills Twenty Aboard Japanese Warship
Twenty officers and men were killed or wounded during naval maneuvers off Kiushu Island when three mines exploded on the mine layer Tokiwa amid the action. The dispatch notes the incident occurred during a training exercise.
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The
Associated Press
Tokyo
Kiushu Island
Tokiwa
Asahi
Kiushu
Miner Shot and Beaten in Mine Road Riot
In Dover Ohio on August 1 a non union miner was shot and 14 others beaten as about 200 union sympathizers attacked non union men on their way to the Maple Leaf coal mine at Newport near the city.
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Associated Press
Dover
Ohio
Maple Leaf
Newport
Here
Fort Worth Livestock and Markets Report Aug 1
Hogs receipts 2,200 with price ranges listed and cattle receipts at 6,660 including 1,300 calves. Slaughter steers trading slowly with mixed grades, beef and cutters varying. Sheep and yearlings show steady prices. bonds and grain prices noted across markets in New York and Chicago with foreign exchange rates and potatoes pegged in Chicago.
Cattle and hog markets mixed at Kansas City sale
Cattle receipts 17 000 with calves 9 000. Grain fed steers and yearlings steady to strong, western grass steers slow to steady, vealers and calves up 50 cents. Hogs 6 000 with top 10.65, sows 7.00 to 8.00, stock hogs 9.25 to 10.00. Sheep 8 000 steady with tops noted for Idaho lambs 13.75 and natives 15.00.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Idaho
Butter and Eggs: Chicago Market Report Shows Mixed Prices
Chicago August 1 prices for dairy and eggs show varied levels with creamery extras at 99.45, standards 38.44, extra firsts 36.37, firsts 36. The report notes steady movement with ordinary firsts at 21.44 and 32.42 for other grades, indicating a mixed market for butter and eggs.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York Stocks Open Irregularly Higher on Aug 1
Stocks opened irregularly higher with Atchison Northern Pacific and Norfolk & Western reaching new intraday highs. U S Steel common slipped after early gains while Du Pont jumped 6 points to a 293 peak following its large steel stake purchase. Oils and motors led activity as rails advanced and exchanges opened steady with sterling near 4.853 and French francs around 3.2144.
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New York
Associated Press
Atchison, Northern Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Marine
U. S. Steel Common
du Pont
Hudson
Chrysler
Mack Truck
Seminole
Phillips Petroleum
Rails
St Louis Livestock Report From East St Louis
Hogs receipts 18 500 strong to 10c higher top 11.85 with sows best pigs 10 to 10.50. Cattle receipts 8 500 calves 3 000 fed natives steady grass market slow westerns and cows weaker. Medium bulls up 26c vealers 14.00 lower natives 11.75 to 13.00 heifers 10.50 to 11.50 low cutters 4.50 to 4.75 best bulls 6.75. Sheep 4 000 fat lambs 12.75 to 13.25 weak by 25c.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Ill
Chicago Livestock Market Report Summary
Chicago stockyard figures show hogs 46 000 receipts with prices up to 11.10, sows 7.25 to 8.50, slaughter pigs 9.00 to 10.60. Cattle receipts 20 000 with heavy steers to 14.40, yearlings 13.25 to 13.65, bulls about 7.00, vealers 12.50 to 13.50. Sheep receipts 17 000 with fat lambs 13.00 to 13.50 and native ewes 6.00 to 7.00.
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Chicago Livestock i
Associated Press
Chicago
Ford Coupe Reported Stolen From Frank Formby
A Ford coupe owned by Frank Formby of 1708 Fillmore Street was reported stolen last night, according to police. The brief item notes the owner and vehicle but provides few additional details.
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Frank Formby
Fillmore Street
Secret Paris Car Aims 250 MPH Speed Record
A Paris motor company secretly tests a 12 cylinder auto with demi-tasse cup sized chambers. The seven horsepower engine allegedly develops over 200 horsepower and uses pistons racing 260 times per second, a speed experts deem impossible.
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Paris
Canyon Highway Plan Opposed by Randall County Residents
Randall county residents and Amarillo citizens press for considering a direct Santa Fe route for the Canyon Amarillo highway. They argue the County Commissioners ignore alternatives, seek fair review by state and federal engineers, and stress that route choice should serve all taxpayers regardless of land ownership.
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Canyon
Amarillo
Canyon News
Randall
Canyon Paper
Commissioners’ Court
Randall County
Santa Fe
State of Texas
United States of America
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Dean's Descendant Dies in Transvaal Village
George H. Deans, a descendant of the family of Jeannie Deans from Sir Walter Scott, died recently in Zuurbekom Transvaal. He emigrated to South Africa in the 1880s, lived in Durban, then traveled to the Zambezi and the Great Lakes, spent years there, moved to the Pacific Coast in 1908, stayed years, and returned to South Africa.
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Dean
George H. Deans
Jeannie Deans
Walter Scott
Heart of
Midlothian
Dorp
Zuurbekom
Transvaal
Deans
South Africa
Durban
Zambesi
Great Lakes
Pacific
America
Mint Flavoring For Lamb Dishes
Mint jelly mint sauce or mint sprigs should accompany lamb every time it is served as chops or roast to enhance flavor and presentation.
Heat and Tenement Cry for Mercy in Summer Heat
A poem laments extreme heat in the city, asking readers to spare mercy for tenants. It describes sweltering conditions, oppressive breezes turning foul, and tenants drowsing and sighing while seeking relief from the suffering. The speaker pleads for relief rather than ignoring the plight.
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Eliza Brown
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Eliza Brown 70 pioneer Amarillo woman who died after an auto accident will be held Tuesday at 8 pm at the Southern Presbyterian church with Rev E B Fincher officiating. She lived with her son A E Hickmott at 1101 Harrison street and died at Northwest Texas hospital after a crash five miles southeast of the city. Her son A E Hickmott and another son E E Brown survive with a daughter Mrs J R Clark of Bushland. Pallbearers are J N Vernon C T Davis Rural Jones Clay Thornton O L Campbell and Frank Barton. Burial in Llano cemetery handled by N S Griggs and Sons.
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Emma Eliza Brown
Amarillo
Southern Presbyterian Church
E. B. Fincher
Brown
Grandma Hickmott
Northwest Texas Hospital
Canyon Road
A. E. Hickmott
Harrison Street
Frank Winkler, Jr
Post Office Drug Store
Hickmott
Winkler
A. E
E. E
J. R. Clark
Bushland
J. N. Vernon
C. T. Davis
Rural Jones
Clay Thornton
O. L. Campbell
Frank Barton
Llano Cemetery
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Bud and Lena Stillman Sail for Europe on the Olympic
New York reports James A. Bud Stillman and Lena Wilson leaving aboard the Olympic for five months in Europe. They plan to start in Paris and drive through the continent, with Bud deferring Harvard medical studies for a year while Lena accompanies him on the travel.
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Associated Press
New York
James A
Bud” Stillman
Lena Wilson
Europe
Paris
Bud
Harvard
Vanzetti Abandons Hunger Strike as Beverage Given
Bartolomeo Vanzetti, convicted with Nicola Sacco of murder, appeared to end his two week hunger strike by accepting milk coffee and bread at the state prison. He ate part of the regular breakfast and asked for bread at supper, while Sacco continued to refuse food.
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Associated Press
Boston
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Nicola Sacco
Vanzetti
Sacco
Local Notes From Amarillo and Plainview
Shirley Pack of Ballew Setterfield Motor spent the week end in Plainview. Lota Smith entered Amarillo Business College. Audrey Lightfoot of King Dry Goods vacationing in Alaneed. M L Phillips says Amarillo cooler than Denver after a Colorado trip with Mrs Phillips, Lawrence, Elizabeth Capers, and Duff Stanley. Sardines and grapefruit make a jellied salad with pimento and mayonnaise.
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Shirley Pack
Ballew-Setterfield Motor Company
Plainview
Lota Smith
Amarillo
Old Tack's Program for a Bigger Amarillo
Amarillo program promises lower advertising rates and no newsboy muzzling, plus a municipal pool and shorter police hours. It calls for lower water, gas, and electric rates, more parks, a public lake open to all, a municipal golf course, extended bus routes, viaducts, and safer traffic. It emphasizes attracting new industries and making Amarillo more livable, with oil for streets and a smaller crude gasoline spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Dinner in the Clouds a Paris Tourist Stunt
Paris August 1. A dinner in the clouds is the latest novelty for tourists over Paris. Deluxe airplanes from a major company provide food cooked on board by a French chef and served by a French waiter, offering an aerial restaurant experience that has become chic among visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Paris
Ville Lumiere
Garcon
New Rat Found in London Sparks Mystery and Catches
An albino rat with pink eyes and white fur appeared in London, likely escaped tame stock. The colony clustered around Piccadilly Circus, with a rat catcher branding 160 individuals as Piccadilly Gingers.
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London
Picadilly Circus
Picadilly
Notice by Publication of Final Account in Potter County
James Nathan Browning administrator of the estates of James N Browning deceased filed a final account with Potter County Court. Objections must be filed by August Term 1927 at Amarillo Courthouse before August 22 1927. Court will consider the account and discharge petition.
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State OF
Texas
Potter County
James Nathan Browning
James N. Brown
James N. Browning
Potter
FE. M. Pittman
MO. A. Stalcup
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Borger Man
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Fort Worth
Hoxs
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Treasury
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Aleady
Great Britain
France
Idly
Belgium
Germany
Montreal
Virginia
James S. J & Co
Washington
Sis
M. R. Riggs
Turner
E. M. Elliott
F, C. Gruner
C. C. Stewart
D. C. McCormick
J. A. Guthrie
W. E. McCormick
A & JY
Kole
Edgar A. Guest
Victin
Emma Brown
Amarilloan
Lena
Old Tack
Willborn Bros. Co
Houston Street
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