Texas to name permanent water conservation committee
Abilene August 19 The committee will consist of twenty five representative Texans to collect and spread information on Texas water conservation Appointments will be made by a Texas conservation association official and R W Haynie of Abilene Wade said the panel may last until state action or the next legislature The mass meeting urged reopening hearings on Colorado river water grants to the Dallas based syndicate power company and voiding the grants or calling a special session to amend water laws.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Texas
Homer Wade
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
Texas Conservation Association
R. W. Haynie
Vanzetti Insanity Claim Follows Court Ruling on Sacco
In Charlestown prison Musmanno said Bartolomeo Vanzetti has become insane after learning the court overruled appeals. Sacco remained calm, asked to write to his son Dante, and accepted the decision as expected. Celestino Madeiros remained with them as death warrants proceed.
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Musmanno
Vanzetti
Sacco
Dante
Associated Press
Charlestown
State Prison
Boston
Mass
Bartoolomeo Vanzetti
Michael A. Musmanne
William Henry
Musmanne
Celestino Madeiros
Attorney Musmanno
Henry
Picnic for Salvation Army Kids Seeds of Witty Banter
A column from Amarillo recounts letters from R. P. Parker and Darrell Rascoe filled with light humor. Jokes touch politics, peaches, chickens, and a running gag about contests and local figures in the Panhandle.
Silver utensils should be salted before washing
Instructions advise rubbing silver spoons or forks with salt prior to washing to remove egg stains, as water alone will not remove the discoloration. Salt helps lift the eggs from the surface, ensuring a cleaner finish.
Ice preservation tip and gender voice note
A reader advises wrapping ice in multiple newspaper sheets before packing it in a box to extend its lifespan. A second line suggests women have shorter vocal cords than men, implying less energy is needed for a woman to speak.
Lost Fliers In Pacific Face Uncertain Fate
A Michigan schoolteacher J A Pedlar and Lieut W R Knope with navigator Jack Frost and Gordon Scott aboard two planes vanish after gasoline runs low. Weather during the last days is favorable but fuel and life raft limits threaten survival. The Golden Eagle may be seaworthy with a convertable fuselage after a valve operation.
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Michigan
J. A. Pedlar
Pacific
T. R. Reed
United States Weather Bureau
Golden Eagle
Frost
Scott
Fear New Sea Mystery Is Added To List
The search for Miss Mildred Doran and four aviators from the Golden Eagle flight continues as ships submarines airplanes and radio scour a 2400 mile Pacific stretch between Honolulu and California. Navy plans to cover 125 miles daily. pessimism grows over heavy swells and low raft visibility. If no trace is found, the Dele flight mystery deepens.
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United Press
Honolulu
T. H
Mildred Doran
Michigan
Cole
Man
Pacific Ocean
Here
California
Golden Eagle
Miss Doran
Golden Gate
Hawaii
Bandits Hold Up Men Near Austin for $4825
Two men robbed D. Winders and his nephew Hubert Winders of Shreveport Louisiana of $4825 at pistol point about ten miles south of Austin on the San Antonio road as they returned from a business trip to the Rio Grande valley.
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Associated Press
Austin
D. Winders
Hubert Winders
Shreveport
Louisiana
Winders
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Old Tack’s Amarillo program for a bigger fairer city
A list of proposed reforms for Amarillo including lower utility rates cleaner streets more parks storms sewers a municipal pool golf course and elimination of railroad crossings. The plan also calls for regulated police and ambulance driving signals and attracting new industries while expanding living standards for residents.
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Amarillo
San Jacinto
Mystery of air and sea echoes past disappearances
The note compares a new unexplained disappearance to historic cases such as the Nun gesser-Coli flight from France the Conestoga mystery and the wartime loss of the navy collier Cyclops with a crew of 300 aboard.
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France
Unfounded rumors on Dole flight Miss Doran mystery
The Miss Doran missing plane remains unfound as rumors of sighting Maui arose and were dismissed. Honolulu AP correspondent doubted reports and found no wreckage while the three passengers’ fate stayed unknown amid Hawaii’s remote isles and poor communications.
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iBy
Associated Press
San Francisco
Dole
Miss Doran
Keawea
Maui
Honolulu
Hawaiian
Mid- Pacific
Sanitarium Adds Five Story Wing Und .220000 Awarded
Sanatorium expansion underway as Derhill Construction wins a 220000 contract to add a modern five story wing. Excavation finished by John McKnight, Otis elevators planned, Wyatt C Hedrick designing. Estimated completion value between 350000 and 400000 with top South West facilities expected.
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Derhill Construction Company
Wichita
John McKnight
Otis
South
Wyatt C. Hedrick
Fort Worth
Oliver- Eakle
Sixth and
Polk Street
Davidson
Seventh and
Tyler Streets
Southwest
Just Folks 4 Dame Folly Dances In
A poem fragment contrasts efforts to guard a home and guard the mind with Dame Folly’s inevitability. The speaker vows to shield his house with locks yet acknowledges folly will still intrude despite care and study.
Folly Dances In Despite Locked Gates
A poem by Edgar A. Guest laments folly entering lives despite prayers wisdom and guarded gates. It contrasts guarded virtue with Folly’s constant intrusion while planning noble deeds remains common to many.
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Edgar A. Guest
Multiple regional livestock markets report mixed prices
Livestock summaries from Kansas City St Louis Chicago and Fort Worth on August 19 show hogs steady to firm with top values near 10.90 at St Louis and 10.65 at Chicago, cattle ranges from 4.50 to 15.50 in various grades, and sheep around 14 to 19 dollars per head with steady demand overall. Abbreviated quotations reflect feeders, calves, and stocker activity across the four markets.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Texas
Idaho Lambs
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City livestock and grain prices from Aug. 19
Market brief lists Oklahoma City cattle hogs and beef prices, Chicago and Kansas City cash grain quotes, foreign exchange rates, butter and eggs, and poultry updates all dated August 19. Key figures include steer ranges at 8.50 to 9.00, hogs 9.25 to 10.25, wheat around 1.41 to 1.47, corn near 1.04 to 1.14, and various currency rates in New York and international bourses.
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Oklahoma City
The
Associated Press
Chicago
Kansas City
James E. Bennett Co
Dee
Evevers
Pawn Anwar
James E. Bennett & Co
Igh
New Orleans
New York
Studebaker August orders sold out says McCarty dealer
Bill Lamkin of the McCarty Motor company reports a factory telegram shows August production of Regal sedans Dictator sedans and Dictator business coupes is sold and no more August shipments can be accepted. The executive urges sending September orders by August 31. Business has never been better.
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Studebaker
Bill Lamkin
McCarty Motor Company
Regal
Lamkin
Old Glory Flight Delayed by Weather and Runway Conditions
A storm stretching from New Foundland to near the Irish coast and strong winds at Roosevelt Field plus a soggy runway halts the Old Glory from a planned non stop Rome flight. Pilots J D Hill and Lloyd Bertaud were slated to lead the voyage.
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Associated Press
New York
New Foundland
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Rome
J. D. Hill
Lloyd Bertaud
Normal Weather Along Route Takes Up Honolulu Airway
United Press reports along the San Francisco Honolulu air route show normal weather with intermittent local showers. A heavy fog near 75 miles offshore limited visibility, while the western ocean section remained fair with partial overcast skies and light eight mile per hour winds. Conditions expected to persist for 36 hours.
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United Press
San Francisco
San Fransisco-Honolulu
Langley Sets Plane Search Mission Off Farrallones
The airplane carrier Langley began a search at dawn forty miles west of the Farallones. Proceeding at 15 knots, it sent its aircraft to circle a radius of about 100 miles on each side, as reported by naval officers in San Francisco.
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United Press
San Francisco
Langley
Farrallones
Market Opens Firm in New York Stocks and Commodities
Liberty bonds quoted around 101.8 for the 81s with various second and third series trading near 100.8 to 106.4. The New York stock market shows a firm tone with a 4,500 share block of International Nickel selling at 67. In motors General Motors moves up about a point as Amusement shares gain on expected fall earnings.
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Vu. S
New York
Liberty
Treasury
Associated Press
International Nickel
Allied Chemical
General Motors
Hudson
Mack -Trucke
White
West Sixth Open After Repair Work
The gap on West Sixth Street at Wetsel has been repaired and reopened to traffic after detours. Widening work on Sixth is progressing with portions opened to traffic. The paving of Seventh Street, creating another west side route, is nearing completion.
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Sixth Street
Seventh Street
Chaplin Rebuilds Career After Settlement and Divorce
Chaplin plans to finish The Circus before Christmas and resume filming in Hollywood after a settlement with Mrs Chaplin ends their legal fight. He will share custody of the babies and see his two sons often, while denying rumors of production abroad and noting relief among Hollywood powers at the resolved matter.
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Chaplin
Lita
Hollywood
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