Soldiers Lay Friendly Siege to Amarillo
The 20th Infantry with 1850 soldiers arrived in Amarillo en route from Fort Warren Wyoming to Camp Bullis Texas and camped at the Tri-State Fair grounds until 5 tomorrow. Residents witnessed the march and equipment displays during visiting hours with many natives reconnecting with old friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Timmons
Amarillo
20Th Infantry
Fort Frances E. Warren
Wyoming
Camp Bullis
Tex
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Sgt
R. A. Jackson
Sergeant Jackson
Jackson
Fort Warren
ARMY
Indictment Ties Ex Governor Leche to Hot Oil Scandal
Former Louisiana governor Richard Webster Leche and hotelman Seymour Weiss were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges tied to violation of the Connally hot oil act. The scheme allegedly involved $67,000 in payments and a pipeline from Rodessa to East Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Richard Webster Leche
Seymour Weiss
Freeman Burford
Dallas
Tex
East Texas Refining Company
Louisiana
Texas
Italy
Connally
Congress
Leche
Shreveport
Burford
Weiss
Louis C. Lesage
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Lesage
Teche
Federal District Court
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Huey P. Long
Earl K. Long
Robert S. Maestri
Long
XIT Reunion Pictures Highlight Dalhart Events and Lightfoot Tale
Dalhart reports detail Homer Mulkey’s 18 months on Lightfoot for $250 at the XIT Ranch in 1899 1900. He later built a theater career in Clarendon plus civic leadership and a famed Friday the Thirteenth business streak. A mile long parade marks the XIT reunion with dignitaries and a new TNO Cowboy Association forming to synchronize with the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalhart
Homer Mulkey
Tobe Pitts
Buffalo Springs
XIT Ranch
Tobe
Mulkey
Lightfoot
Clarendon
Panhandle
Dallas
John Blocker
Pete Frederick
Sam Scratch
Bill Askew
Amarilo
Mickey McCormick
Heck
Hecks
Coke Stevenson
Clint Small
Amarillo
Jack Little
Eugene Worley
Max Boyer
TNO Cowboy
TNO Cowboy Association
Ora D. Atkinson
Fulton E £. Thomas
Atkinson
Will Rogers
Hartley County
Rogers
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
General Xit
Hits
Southwest
Jack Potter
Clayton
Jane Arden Joins Our Comic Pages on The Globe
The Globe adds Jane Arden a popular girl detective comic strip by Monte Barrett and Russell Ross. Barrett draws on real life adventures from his newspaper career while his wife assists with realism. Ross previously drew for the Des Moines Register and Tribune and is married. See ARDEN Page 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Arden
the Globe
Monte Barrett
Russell Ross
Jane
Barrett
Hap
Newspaper Life
Adventure
Real Adventure
San Antonio
Ross
Des Moines
Regster and Tribune
Arden
Free Vehicle Safety Checks Run In Polk Street Drive
W M King and his brother highway patrolmen held a no charge safety check in the 1190 block on Polk Street. Amarilloans lined the lane at noon to have brakes lights horns wind shield wipers and wheels inspected, a precaution claimed to save lives yearly on the highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. King
Polk Street
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with likely thunderstorms. Tuesday is partly cloudy with the north portion cooler and possible showers. In West Texas and New Mexico expect showers of thunderstorms east and north-central areas, with cooler conditions tonight and Tuesday. Temperature extremes show a 24 hour range from 67 to 95, with noon reading at 91. Insurance noted for Neely Greenhill Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Vicineity
Texas
New Mexico
Former Publisher Dies At Kentucky Home
Urey Woodson aged 79, former Owensboro newspaper publisher and recent federal alien property custodian, died at his Kentucky home from heart disease. He had just returned from Washington to vote in the state Democratic primary last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro
Urey Woodson
Woodson
Washington
Brown jailed on drunk driving charge in county jail
R. P. Brown was in county jail today charged with driving an auto while intoxicated. The bond was $650.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Brown
Germany develops egg substitutes from fish and milk
The Commerce Department announced on August 7 that Germany has created egg substitutes from fish and milk to cut its heavy egg imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Germany
Commerce Department
Fox Drug No. 3 Store Sold to Warren Cretney
The Fox Drug Company sells its No. 3 Sixth Avenue store to Warren F. Cretney of Pampa. Cretney plans a 40 000 expansion with two more Oliver-Eakle spaces and remodeling to create the Cresney Drug Store within about 90 days. Dr. Montgomery and Speedy’s Cafe tenants will relocate. Cretney will keep current staff for now with possible later changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Drug Company
Sixth Avenue
Polk Street
Warren F. Cretney
Pampa
John Smithee
Fox
Cretney
Amarillian
Oliver-Eakle
Cresney Drug Store
T. M. Montgomery
City Drug Store
Pam Pa
Amarillo
Smithee
Fourth Avenue
Pierce Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Line Avenue
Washington Street
Clovis
New WPA Cut Orders Target 18 Month Workers
Washington August 7 1935 WPA administrators issue orders to remove from relief rolls all workers with continuous service of 18 months Veterans are exempt The move follows a relief act passed by Congress and orders must be carried out by August 31 A A Meredith Panhandle district director expects to start cutting 209 workers in Potter County once orders arrive
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Congress
Col
F. C. Harrington
A. A. Meredith
Potter County
Panhandle
Ellwood Park Draws Heat-Seekers in Amarillo Picnic Rush
Ellwood Park becomes a popular refuge as Amarillo residents flee the 50 year heat record. Families bring lunches water and shade under tall trees while out of town cars strewn around the park show Ellwood draws visitors from far and wide. The piece hints at a broader picnic feature on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ellwood
City Lake
Buffalo Lake
Panhandle
Nazis Reject Polish Demand Over Danzig Customs
In Danzig on August 7 the local government handed the Polish commissioner a note rejecting Poland’s Saturday demand that Polish customs guards supervise Danzig borders. Officials called the Polish note provocative and based on rumors, denying any intention to interfere with Polish personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Poland
East Prussia
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Miles Pratt
United States Collector of Customs
Board of Supervisors
The
State Conservation Department
Ellwood Park
Murry Watts
XIT
Oldham County
Montana
J. G. Owens
John Armstrong
Owens
Alamocitos
Rita Blanca
South Carolina
Neely-Greenhill Agey
Kentucky
Mr. Cretney
Borger
Mr. Collman
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