Air Derby Flier Gathering Signals 1931 Race Start
Washington reports the first deadline for entries in the Atlantic wing of the Transcontinental sweepstakes derby. Seventeen planes, including two piloted by young girls, await speed tests at Hoover Field to handicap a 2,500 mile race from August 27 in Cleveland. The route passes Winston Salem Spartanburg Atlanta Birmingham Jackson Shreveport Bartlesville joining the Pacific wing from Los Angeles. Also notes 1931 US wooden cigar box production fell nine percent from 1929 to over 86,800,000.
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Washington
Hoover Field
South
Middle West
Cleveland
Winston-Salem
N. C
Spartanburg
S. C
Atlanta
Birmingham
Jackson
Miss
Shreveport
United States
Lieutenant Named As Bank Robber At Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio August 17 Positive identification of Lieut Her bert C Lichtenberger as the man who robbed the Schertz State Bank on February 15 of 648 50 was ad duced from three government witnesses at the court martial. The defense declined to admit guilt and will seek to prove the lieutenant acted strangely before and after the robbery.
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San Antonio
Herbert C. Lichtenberger
Schertz State Bank
Lichtenberger
Fort Sam Houston
Scathing Attacks Opened by Hitler on Papen Regime
Berlin reports Hitler and Ernst Thaelmann opened a harsh campaign against Chancellor von Papen, with Hitler calling the government chaotic and Thaelmann urging a nationwide strike. The item notes Thaelmann leads Germany’s Communists and threats of general strikes in cities. Also mentions Peter Hanson, an 80 year old Superior Wisconsin bicycle messenger, as a separate detail.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Adolf Hitler
National Socialists
Ernest Thaelmann
Germany
Hitler
Thaelmann
Charters Granted for Badger Herring Motor Company
AUSTIN Aug 17 chartered The BadgerHerring Motor Company Amarillo capital stock 15000 garages and automobiles. H C Badger Beulah Heard Joe E Herring. TRULY AMERICAN muskrat and raccoon widest ranging animals on North American continent each found in 47 states Florida lacks muskrat Montana lacks raccoon.
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Austin
Badger-Herring Motor Company, Inc
Amarillo
H. C. Badger
Beulah Heard
Joe E. Herring
North American
Florida
Montana
Notables Stop Here On Air Trip West
Notables journey west by air, delayed a day by Kansas storms, passed through Amarillo and reached Los Angeles. Attending were J. M. Patterson editor of the New York Daily News and his daughters, plus Fred Fletcher of Rod and Gun. they were held in Wichita briefly. McClelland Barclay, famed illustrator, and his wife moved on after a detour to Waynoka. Walter Brown, nephew of the Postmaster General, and Lieut H Montea joined the westbound flight from Tulsa and Fort Sill en route to the coast.
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Kansas
New York
Amarillo
Los Angeles
J. M. Patterson
New York Daily News
Josephine
Alicia Patterson Brooks
Fred Fletcher
Edi
Tor
Walter Brown
Lieut. H. Montea
Tulsa
Fort Sill
Okla
Political Meetings Planned for Two Weeknights
Political rallies are set for Thursday at Sanborn School in East Amarillo and Friday at Pierce. Officials urge turnout, citing community concerns and upcoming ballots.
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Sanborn School
East
Amarillo
the Pierce
Germans Claim Smashed Atoms By Millions
Berlin reports a German General Electric Company achievement claiming disintegration of masses of atoms into accelerated particles. The announcement touts vastly increased output and numbers in atom smashing, presenting a major advance in nuclear-like science amid wartime progress.
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Berlin
General Electric Company
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