Labor Day Plans Spark City Celebration in Amarillo
Labor Day on September 7 will feature a parade at 9 50 starting Fourth and Tyler Streets with five organizations. After the parade entertainments are planned at various local spots including Box Canyon and Harding's ranch. The Amarillo Gun Club hosts a grounds event on West Fifth Street and a baseball game and boxing card are being organized with notable local names aiding planning.
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Amarillo
Fourth
Ylar
Box Canyon
Harding
Ectacular Gun Battle Ends One Dead in Los Angeles
A dramatic gun battle between bank robbers and police in downtown Los Angeles leaves one gunman dead and four wounded. Rudolph Frantz of Chicago is killed. John Smith and EB Smith are wounded. officer Oscar Bayer and bystander Reber injured. About $1,500 stolen from the Hellman Commercial and Savings Bank.
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Los Angeles
United Press
Rudolph Frantz
Chicago
John Smith
EB. Smith
Will
Oscar Bayer
Reber
Hellman Commercialist and Savings Bank
Not Prosecute Wife and Her Lover in Poison Plot
In Cairo Illinois August 22 William Uthman, recovering from poison, declines to prosecute his wife and Oscar Amos who admitted planning his murder with rat poison. He forgives them for the sake of their two children and orders the wife to go home. Healthman’s lawyer notes only Amos faces possible charges if he returns to Cairo.
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Bv United Presa
Airo
Illinois
Willian Uthiman
Healthn
Ries
Warren Sells Paper Reported Last Night
Forrest Warren sold his San Jacinto Booster to Miss Ida Farrell and Miss Mildred Nation. Farrell, a veteran editor from Glazier Texas, plans to move the plant to San Jacinto. Nation is assistant postmistress at Glazier and sister of Carey Nation. Warren may join The Globe after leaving the Booster.
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Forrest Warren
San Jacinto
Ida Farrell
Mildred Nation
Miss Farrell
Glazier
Texas
Panhandle Press Association
Florida Avenue
Miss Nation
Carey Nation
Warren
Globe
Kansas
Covey Elected President at Northwest Texas Press Meet
EK B Covey of Goree is chosen president of the Northwest Texas Press association at the two day Wichita Falls convention. The city is named as the next meeting site. A test of a German all metal airplane shows sixty one men standing on the wings with no effect.
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United Press
Wichita Falls
EK. B. Covey
Goree
Northwest Texas Press Association
Flood control and irrigation project to be discussed here
Officials from five states gather this week to discuss dam building on the Canadian river from Logan New Mexico across the Texas Panhandle. The plan aims to divert flood waters for agriculture and industry and to study canal sites including Pala Dun canyon for supply to the Red river headwaters region.
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Logan
New Mexico
Panhandle
Texas
Conference of Irrigation Commissioners and Engineers
West Texas Farmers Congress
A. Lincoln Fellows
United States Department of Agriculture
Arkansas River
Albert Calisch
R. J. Freeland
J. A. Dykes
Tucumcari
E. E B. Blake
Kansas
Delph R. Carpenter
Colorado
R. G. Hemphill
United States Irrigation
San Antonio
Mr. Fellows
Department of Agriculture
Sid Stinnett
Amarillo
George Goethals
Panama Canal
Stinnett
Mr. Stinnett
Pala Dun
Red River
A. E. McGregor
Avondale
McGregor
Fellows
Logan Dam
Potter County
Oldham County
MacGregor
Conference of Flood Control and Irrigation Authorities
Blackburn
Farmers Congress
Packing Company Expands With Three Refrigerator Cars
The Western Packing Company serves Panhandle towns with three route refrigerator cars running Am arillo to Wichita Falls Lamesa and Am arillo to Farwell to Lubbock and Crosbyton. Boss Bob Earnest says demand for E B L products is strong as the plant grows.
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Western Packing Company
Panhandle
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Lamesa
Farwell
Lubbock
Crosbyton
Bob Ernett
Abilene Boosters to Visit Amarillo Tuesday Night
About 150 Abilene business men travel to Amarillo on Tuesday evening for a parade downtown and a program at the auditorium. The Abilene chamber warns for full police coverage to ensure a safe and fun filled night before returning Wednesday morning via the Santa Fe.
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Abilene
Amarillo
Allene Chamber of Commerce
V. Vernon
Santa Fe
Trains Collide. One Fireman Dead at Grays Lake
A head on collision between two Son line freight trains near Grays Lake Illinois killed one fireman and injured seven others. The crash occurred about fifty miles north of Chicago and details of the cause or chase of the accident were not yet ascertained.
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United Press
Chicago
Son Line
Grays Lake
Illinois
Here
Registration of Imported Medical Specialties in Vienna
In Vienna, Austria, the registration of imported medical specialties is mandatory to prevent duplication with those ordinarily compounded in pharmacies. The rule aims to ensure distinct handling of imported preparations and safeguard public health.
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Vienna
Austria
Dallas Firm to Award Prize in Band Contest at Tri-State Fair
A trumpet cornet donated by the Dallas Band house and courtesy of the JH N White company will be given to the winner in the three year band class at the Tri-State fair. The second day of the exposition will feature the band contests drawing wide interest from Panhandle and West Texas entries.
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Dallas
Mackinac Death Toll Rises Amid Boiler Disaster
United Press dispatch from New Port reports the Mackinac excursion steamer disaster death toll climbed to 47 with Mitchell Gilligan of Pawtucket among the dead. Twenty five remain in hospitals and six in danger. Investigations paused as witnesses are sought and hospital care continues. The captain said the boiler had been reported as dangerous but he was unaware of its condition.
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United Pressy
New Port
R. J
Mackinac
Mitchell Gilligan
Pawtucket
R. 1
Providence
Palis to Death
Frank Wilford aged 40 fell to his death in a Bastrop Texas well while being drawn to safety from black damp. He clung to a lowered rope but slipped back as he neared the surface, crushing his skull.
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United Press
Bastrop
Texas
Frank Wilford
Wilford
Feverish Prohibition Battle Rages in Bootleg Quarters
Washington reports say 24 prohibition administrators are in place as bootleggers scramble to outmaneuver enforcement. Estimates suggest over 10,000 operatives nationwide with as many as 50,000 feared in the capital, while authorities vow a vigorous response and mass seizures. Millions of gallons hid on U.S. soil move to new caches as whiskey and other spirits price trends shift amid the crackdown.
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United Press
Washington
Andrews
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