Nations and industry facts from a chaotic 1920s page
A jumble of remarks on automobiles and production, Hoovers speech and GM growth, and the Chevrolet one millionth car. Also noted are radio reach, a Christian General in China, Sun Yat sen three principles, and a Princeton expedition on Gondwanaland style continental drift with ultra short waves in medical use.
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Hoover
Sloane
General Motors
Chevrolet Company
Koendsen
Chevrolet
Ford
Local Weather Brief With scattered readings
Readings show temperatures around 86 and 68 as evening and night forecasts. Mentioned times include 9 am and 10 am with temps near 72 and 70. Widespread weather details are unclear due to garbled OCR data.
Governor Smith Faces Campaign Trips Amid Political Ties
Governor Alfred E Smith prepares for a strenuous campaign schedule with planned stops on the Pacific coast and visits by party leaders. Hoover and Butler weigh lines on support while Curtis and Robinson map political travel from September 21 to the southern and state campaigns.
Amarillo Businessmen Targeted in Colorado Gold Hoax
Colorado Springs police report N E McKellip and taxi driver Shorty Avritt lured two Amarillo businessmen with a tale of buried wealth in Colorado. The men financed a return trip to Colorado Springs hoping to locate a pot of gold, only to learn they were hoaxed. They were briefly detained then released after investigation. McKellip is described as a cheap confidence man and is said to be wanted in Manitou, Colorado.
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N. E. McKellip
Amarillo
Colorado
Colorado Springs
McKellip
Manitou
Colo
Title Men In First Regional Meeting Here
Abstractors of the Panhandle Plains region will hold their first regional meeting here tomorrow morning. About 50 counties and 100 firms will be represented as the Texas Title Men's association organizes the district. D H Culton, former association president, will deliver the principal address at a luncheon at the Amarillo hotel. Registration of visitors is expected.
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Panhandle- Plains
State Association
Amarillo
Amarillo Hotel
Panhandle Plains Immigrant Exhibits On Tour
An exhibit of Panhandle Plains Products opened in Broken Bow Nebraska as part of a three exhibit tour to recruit farm immigration. Bob Anglin and Matt A Cram hosted visitors while literature was distributed to Fairgoers across Iowa and Kansas with more than 500000 pieces handed out during six weeks.
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Broken Bow
Neb
Bob Anglin
Tulsa
Des Moines
Frank Brown
Panhandle Plains of Texas, Inc
C. H. Loyd
Vega
Belleville
Kans
James BE. Hill
Hereford
Hamilton M. Lana
Plainview
Panhandle
Deceased mother chained son for 11 years in cabin
In Fairplay Colorado Anna Deeler 69 chained her son Harry 45 to a door post for 11 years hiding the secret from neighbors. Officers found him nude and bound with one ankle chain and another around his waist. He was taken to the county jail for a sanity hearing tomorrow while the mother, who feared he would die if moved, faces questions. The sister Beulah Evans had recently died.
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United Press Fairplay
Cole
Anna Deeler
Harry
Declor
Deeler
Fred L. Richard
Xeare Aa
Democratic Governor Smith Launches Presidential Campaign
Albany spectacle as Governor Smith delivers a formal campaign launch on the capitol steps amid a Democratic surge from across the nation. He defends his New York legislative record against William Allen White charges on gambling and prostitution and attacks the Republican National committee for its stance, calling the charges political and unfounded.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Smith
New York
Rhor
William Allen White
New York State
Republican National Committee
Kansas
John Roach Straton
White
Henry J. Allen
Europe
Republican National Conquittee
Mate Sues Gilda Gray on Prenuptial Fraud Claim
Milton M. Golden, Los Angeles attorney, says he received a Berlin cable from Gil Boag instructing him to sue for annulment of his marriage to Gilda Gray on grounds of prenuptial fraud. Gilda Gray, once Milwaukee shimmy dancer, is pictured in two poses.
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Gil de Gey
Gil Boag
Broadway
Milton M. Golden
Los Angeles
Golden
Boag
Berlin
Gilda
Gildea
Milwaukee
Auto Show Plans Advance With Dealers’ Meeting
Local automobile dealers held a meeting last night to finalize plans for the second Pall Style and Auto Show. A special committee was appointed to handle details while only 1929 model cars will be exhibited and a section of Polk Street will be roped off. Participants include Amarillo Oldsmobile, Cullum Motor, Frost Motor, Toney Chisem, Walter Irvin, McCarty Motor, McClure-Nash, Packard-Whirlpool, Chevrolet, Harman Motor, Ramming-Lampe, and Ballew-Satterfield.
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Globe-News
Polk Street
Amarillo College Funding Urgently Needed to Start
The Amarillo Board of City Development warns that without $150,000 more in subscriptions, the Methodist college project cannot begin. Only about $65,000 of the $200,000 target has been pledged, representing under 8 percent of assessed city value. A new committee will seek the balance, while outside fundraising is debated. The board also funds two Potter County girls to the Texas A&M short course and approves a campaign for a municipal airport bond election.
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Amarillo College
Amarillo
Row's End
Citizen's
Col
C. T. Herring
Col. Herring
Wilbur Hawk
4. B. Coe
F. J. McKie
Grover Hill
Lawrence Nobles
W. N. Thompson
Daily car theft average holds steady in Amarillo
The usual daily average of one stolen car in Amarillo was upheld as M. C. Roberts reported the theft of his 1987 Chevrolet coupe from a local dance hall. He offers a $25 reward for recovery. license 00 606, meter 26357262.
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Amarillo
M. C. Roberts
Make up romance begins in The Globe serial chapter
The Globe prints the first chapter of its new serial Makeup on the editorial page today. The story follows a dancer's romance as it unfolds in the newspaper's pages.
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the Globe
The
Globe Today
Four nations join search for Hassell and Cramer missing in Greenland route
United States Canada Denmark and Newfoundland coordinate a search after Bert Hassell and Parker D. Cramer vanish while attempting a Rockford Illinois to Stockholm Greenland flight. Coast guard cutter Marion eyes Davis Strait and Hallett Strait as fuel, weather, and terrain hinder rescue prospects.
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United Press
New York
Bert Hassell
Parker D. Cramer
Greenland
Coast Guard
Marion
Davis Straits
Labrador
W. A. McClintock
McClintock
Hassell
Rockford
Illinois
Stockholm
Sweden
United States
Canada
Denmark
Newfoundland
Mt. Evans
Rabbit Show To Be Featured At Exposition
Plans for Amarillo’s first rabbit show tied to the Tri State Fair include prize money over 100 with 20 rabbit varieties. Over 500 entries are listed and two large tents may be needed to house them. J A McLaren heads a meeting of the Texas state deal of the American Fur Growers association to finalize show plans. The Panhandle rabbit industry has grown to more than 6,000 rabbits in Amarillo and nearby areas.
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J. A. McLaren
Texas “State Deal
American Fur Growers' Association
Amarillo
Board of City Development
Panhandle
Forest fires threaten timber as 1200 fighters battle in California
Forest fires in California continued to threaten today as more than 1,200 fire fighters battled blazes in central California. Fire crews worked to stop the flames from reaching valuable timber while smoke hung over the San Joaquin Valley and a blaze was visible in Fresno, about 65 miles away.
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Associated
Preas
San Francisco
California
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
Charlie Chaplin Faces $750,000 Divorce Suit
In Los Angeles on Aug 21 1927 Charlie Chaplin is named as a principal in a noncomic court proceeding costing him $750 000. Lita Grey Chaplin seeks the final decree and a divorce award of $750 000 with attorney Roland Rich Woolley said to represent her. Reports link Mrs Chaplin to film actor Roy D Arcy.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Serenadom
Lita Grey Chaplin
Chaplin
Roland Rich Woolley
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