Legislature rejects half of Sterling oil conservation plan
In Austin on August 7, the Texas Senate and House defeated the conservation commission proposal to regulate the oil industry and transfer duties from the railroad commission. Governor Sterling, facing four days left in the session, pressed to empower proration and enforce stronger controls on the East Texas oil field.
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House
Conservation Commission
Senate
Commission
Texas Railroad Commission
Sterling
Texas
Railroad Commission
East Texas
Russian Fertilizers and Roosevelt News Brighten Era
Arthur Brisbane reports on Russian fertilizer gains with giant vegetables and high yields, the Muscle Shoals bid for fertilizer production, and a portrait of Mrs Moore a centenarian caretaker, plus transatlantic rates and Kermit Roosevelt with Vincent Astor promoting ship service. Also notes Governor Roosevelt’s blood donation and infantile paralysis efforts in New York.
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Roosevelt
New York
Department of Health
New York City
Utility chief to fight out in gas rates
Henry L Doherty head of Cities Service announces purchase of half of Kansas City Journal Post to press the campaign against the Kansas City Star over natural gas rates. He will be a special contributing editor with limited control, while Dickey and Sharp retain management.
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New York
Kansas City
Journal-Post
Henry L. Doherty
Kansas City Star
Cities Service
Cities Service Corporation
Kansas
Missouri
Doherty
State of Kansas
the Star
Middlewest
Kansas State Securities Commission
Cities Service Securities
Commission
W. Laurence Dickey
Marion B. Sharp
Walter S. Dickey
Plane Records Predicted for National Races
Major James H. Doolittle predicts national air races in Cleveland from August 29 to September 7 will push land plane speeds toward 300 miles per hour. He and others aim to break records including the 12 hour 25 minute Los Angeles to New York flight by Captain Frank M. Hawk, with Doolittle himself piloting a 300 mph machine. The current land speed record stands at 278.48 mph by Adjutant Bonnet, with the U S Navy ace Lieut Alford Williams's 266.59 mph mark from 1923 at Mineola.
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Cleveland
James H. Doolittle
Doolittle
Hellion
Adjutant Bonnet
France
Istres
Lieut
Alford Williams
Mineola
L. I
Frank M. Hawk
Los Angeles
New York
Hawks
Murray for President Boom in Texas
In Dallas on August 15 Geov. W. H. Murray of Oklahoma known as Alfalfa Bill, will speak during a stop en route to Weatherford for an old settlers reunion. Texas supporters led by E. G. Senter invite the visit amid Murray for President chatter. In San Angelo locals organize Murray for President clubs praising his shutdown of Oklahoma oil fields.
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Dallas
U.P
W. H
Murray
Oklahoma
San Angelo
Tex
M. B. Pulliam
Second Annual Horse Show Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets for the second annual Horse Show at the Tri-State Fair Grounds August 14 and 15 go on sale at City Drug Store No. 1 Monday. Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the Tri-State Fair, says general admission is 50c 75c and 1 with boxes at 1.50. Children pay half price except for box seats. An unusually large entry is expected and a fine program is planned. Mail orders should be sent at once.
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Tri-State Fair
City Drug Store
Wilbur C. Hawk
Junior Welfare League
the Fair Association
Hawk
Robbins lands at Edmonton on nonstops thwarted by mud
Reg L. Robbins and Harold S. Jones touched down on a paved highway beside Edmonton airport at 12:30 this afternoon ending a projected nonstop fueling flight from Alaska to Texas. Robbins attempted to land the Fort Worth aircraft at the local field but mud forced a highway of landing nearby, after two prior failures to complete Seattle to Tokyo nonstop hops.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Reg. L. Robbins
Harold S. Jones
Alaska
Texas
Robbins
Fort Worth
Seattle
Tokyo
Burke's Pal Is Held Prisoner in Hospital
Gus Winkler, associate of Fred Burke, a gang figure tied to numerous Midwest crimes, lies injured in a St. Joseph hospital after a car crash. Authorities race to identify him with unresolved bank robberies and kidnappings as a companion, John Moran, also injured, is guarded and questioned.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Gus Winker
Fred Burke
Winkler
Burke
John B. Moran
St. Louis
Moran
John Clyatts
Mobile
Ala
Burke-Winkler
Postponed examining trial for Tom Conner in Symons murder
ARANSAS PASS Texas Aug 7 The examining trial of Tom Conner 30 on a charge of slaying Dorothy Doris Symons was postponed today due to habeas corpus proceedings by his attorney. The motion will be heard instead Conner the second to be charged with murder in the Symons death Newton Yarberry was charged after her body was found near the Port Aransas breakwater.
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Aransas Pass
Texas
Tom Conner
Dorothy Doris Symons
Governor Commutes Executions In Texas Clemency Decision
Governor Ross Sterling halted two expected executions at Huntsville peniten tiary by commuting the death sentences of Clyde Thompson and Dave Goodwin to life imprisonment. Thompson, 19, was to die for the Shook brothers killings near Luray in 1928, while Goodwin faced penalties tied to the same slayings. The proclamation cites Thompson’s limited mentality and sentence inequality as reasons for clemency.
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Austin
Clyde Thompson
Ross Sterling
Huntsville Penitentiary
Thompson
Dave Goodwin
Bowie County
State Penitentiary
Goodwin
Sterling
Davis
Texas
Lucien
Leon Shook
Luray
Eastland County
Thomas Davis
Cotton Truck Law Injunction Granted
Federal Judge T. M. Kennerly granted J. H. McLeaish & Co. and associated petitioning cotton buyers and shippers a temporary injunction restraining enforcement of the state's May cotton truck law. The filing argued the law forced shippers to use railroads, was unconstitutional and discriminatory, while defendants contended trucks posed traffic hazards and were allowed by tolerance near Houston.
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Houston
U.P
T. M. Kennerly
J. H. McLeaish & Co
State
Officer Is Cleared Of Staying Charge
Olin Roberson, Nocona night watchman, was acquitted today of a murder charge in the June 20 shooting of farmer Gus Lyle. Witnesses said Lyle had threatened Roberson on Nocona streets before the night watchman fired, claiming he acted when he believed an attack would occur.
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Nocona
Tex
Olin Roberson
Gus Lyle
Lyles
Roberson
Oklahoma Guards Close State Oil Wells in Protest
National Guardsmen ordered by Governor W H Murray shut down about 800 oil wells in Oklahoma City within four hours over a dispute for $1 a barrel crude oil. Inset shows Cicero Murray, cousin of the governor, who commissioned an emergency lieutenant colonel to oversee the troops.
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National Guardsmen
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Cicero Murray
Money in Circulation Rises in July as Treasury Reports
Treasury officials reported July money in circulation rose by 15.27 million dollars from June, totaling 4.837 billion. Per capita circulation advanced eight cents to 38.65 dollars, with the total U S money at month end reaching a record 9.152 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Three Suspected In Child Shooting Identified
New York police disclosed the identities of three gunmen suspected in the shooting of three children last week. The suspects, nicknamed Trigger Mike, Louie, and Grecco, were named by authorities as new evidence linked them to the case.
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New York
Trigger Mike
Louie
Grecco
Cramer Nearing Goal in Faroe Islands Flight
American flyer Parker Cramer neared the Faroe Islands en route from Detroit to Copenhagen to map a trans Arctic air mail route. He said weather was good aside from a single bad day, spoke of crossing Greenland ice cap, and described potential tourist interest in the views from the flight. Pangborn and Herndon faced international complications in Tokyo as their landing drew scrutiny.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Parker Cramer
Copenhagen
Faroe Islands
Angmagsalik
Greenland
United States
Cramer
Detroit
Associated Press
Hudson's Bay
Hosteinborg
Greenland Ice Cap
Paroe Islands
Tokyo
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Texas Gets Oil Blame Washington
Acting Interior Secretary J M Dixon assigns full blame to Texas for oil industry chaos. He cites Texas failure to control its big East Texas pool as dragging down the entire sector, bankrupting independents and boosting big companies, while threatening to use National Guard to enforce edict until crude prices rise. Oklahoma disputes linger as Gov Murray fights for higher prices.
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Washington
Texas
J. M. Dixon
Dixon
Oklahoma
National Guard
Amarillo Water Department reports June net profit gain
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson announced Amarillo water department's June finances showing 33,355.78 in water sales and 10,634.84 in operating expenses, yielding a net operating profit of 22,720.44. Fixed charges totaled 17,471.45, with a surplus net profit of 5,238.04 after charges, up from 3,289.65 a year earlier. The mayor noted significant expense reductions during the fiscal year.
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Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Water Department
PlanesHub in Air Army Pilots Leap at Selfridge Field
At Selfridge Field Michigan a gust toppled 18 Army pursuit planes causing two to crash and a third to make a risky landing. Parachutes saved the crews. no serious injuries were reported. Lieut Kenneth W Mosher of Rockford Illinois and Lieut Richard Crabb of Orlando Florida tangled wings but Crabb recovered and landed safely.
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Selfridge Field
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Army
Kenneth W. Mosher
Rockford
Ill
Richard Crabb
Orlando
Fla
Crabb
Robert W. Burns
Madison
Wis
Freight Agent Montague Dies After 35 Years Service
Pi-W. D. Montague a freight agent for the Texas and Pacific railroad at Terrell Texas died this morning after 35 years in the railroad’s service. He was known for his long career with the company and his local ties. The obituary notes his decades of work and commitment to the railroad and community.
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Terrell
Tex
Pi—W. D. Montague
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Berry's Rug Cleaning Ad Promises Mattress Renovation
Local classified notice for Berry's Rug Cleaning at 905 West 10th advertises mattress renovation services starting at two dollars and fifty cents. The short item emphasizes cleaning and upholstery work offered by a small local business.
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Berry
Farmers Board Debated Germany Cotton Sale Plan
Washington probes a German request to buy stabilization cotton from the Farm Board amid protests from Southern senators cotton traders and growers. Havre’s cotton syndicate protests foreign sales as harmful to commerce and local exporters.
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Washington
Germany
Farm Board
Reich
Sackett
Berlin
Hoover
Havre
France
Havre Cotton Syndicate
Federal Farm Board
Doctor Whittington buried in Eastland Texas
Special to The Globe Fort Worth August 7 Funeral services for Dr H D Whittington 43 a prominent Amarillo physician who died of heart disease in Fort Worth were held in Eastland Texas He lived at 1203 West Tenth Avenue had offices in the Oliver E Kakle building and had been in poor health for two years Survived by wife two children by a former wife two brothers two sisters a niece and a nephew.
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Globe
Fort Worth
H. D. Whittington
Amarillo
Eastland
Texas
Whittington
West Tenth Avenue
Oliver-Ekakle
Monnie Jane
Jim Hill Whittington
C. A. Connelee
A. G. Whittington
Burlington-Rock Island League
J. O. Whittington
M. H. Hagaman
Ranger
O. F. Chastain
C. O. Long
Pat Whittington
Mystery shooting wounds man in Lyford home
Lyford Texas Aug 7 a rifle bullet fired from a speeding car wounded J L Cherry 24 at his home last night the bullet lodged in his hip. He could not name anyone who had reason to shoot him.
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Lyford
Texas
J. L. Cherry
Texas House votes to strike bill creating oil and gas commission
In Austin the Texas House, acting as a committee of the whole, voted 77 to 52 to strike the enacting clause from the Wagstaff bill that would create an oil and gas conservation commission appointed by the governor. Rep Walter E Jones led the amendment. The move is seen as a defeat for the commission plan as the full House may adopt or reject the report. The debate invoked Governor Sterling, the highway commission, federal appointees, and references to A W Terrell and Hoge.
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Austin
Texas House of Representatives
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Goveror
House
Wagstaff
Walter E. Jones
Jourdanton
18 & Body
Iself
Sterling
Highway Commission
James Stephen
Hoge
A. W. Terrell
Railroad Commission
Hogg
J. L. Goodman
Franklin
Goodman
Texas
Runner Whose Car Killed Boy Sought in Texas
Farmersville authorities hunt a minor runner after a car struck 5-year-old Buddy McCarley in the Blue Ridge area while he played near his father's home. The driver fled, hid 261 gallons of whiskey in a cotton patch, and later a physician reported the incident.
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Farmersville
Tex
Collin County
Mqnor
Boot Legger
Buddy McCarley
John McCarley
Blue Ridge
Les McCarley
Two Youths Sought In Bank Robbery
Texarkana Ark Aug 7 an extensive search for two youths who robbed the Bank of Lockesburg at Lockesburg Ark of 6000 dollars escaped in a small motor car was under way today.
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Texarkana
Ark
Bank of
Lockesburg
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday for Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico sees unsettled conditions with showers and thunderstorms to the north portion. Temperatures swing from 72 to 90 degrees over the 24 hour period ending at 1 PM today.
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Amarillo
Yicittity
West Texas
New Mexico
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