Hidden Crime Sparks Mystery in Bidford Village
A murky scene unfolds as a stranger approaches Bidford town with intent linked to Sir Henry Wot. The tale hints at a bank owner with a stained past, once suspected of crime, but now found lifeless near the village with a note of dread in the air.
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Scotland Yard
Helen Wills Named Great Athlete of 1929
Mary K. Browne lauds Helen Wills as the undisputed world champion and top female athlete of the 1929 season. She praises Wills mechanical perfection and consistency, noting a lack of standout personality but unparalleled skill. Browne compares Wills to Bobby Jones in consistent excellence.
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Mary K. Browne
United Press
New York
Helen Wills
Helen
Bobby Jones
Graf Zeppelin to Leave Tonight For Lakehurst Flight
Graf Zeppelin departs Los Angeles tonight at 11 for Lakehurst New Jersey completing refueling by 8. Lieut Settle leads landing ops. Route options include El Paso Kansas City St. Louis Chicago Cleveland. Graf completes Pacific crossing from Tokyo in under 75 hours with 75,000 spectators witnessing the finale. Lady Drummond Hay is aboard and praises return to America.
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United Press
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Amarillo to get seventeenth Texas public junior college
The Amarillo area aims to establish a public junior college joining Texas efforts to expand higher education. Amarillo residents and surrounding youth would gain access locally, as two other junior colleges are being organized in Corsicana, with openings not yet expected soon.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Amusing Tale of Bozo the Carny and a Lost $200 Lesson
A carnival show earns a reader’s ire after paying $200 to Bozo the performer to prove he eats razor blades and glass. Bozo allegedly endures tests in a private tent, with reports of metal and glass found in his stomach. The narrator laments gullibility, vows more yo-yo giveaways, and declares himself Amarillo’s most chump while promoting a fast sellout of 1,200 yo-yos to Panhandle kids.
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Garford Wilkinson
News-Globe
Mr. Wilkinson
Africa
Amarillo
Panhandle
Turkey air field praised for landing versatility
Local report highlights a natural air field in Turkey praised by pilots for its favorable conditions. Several planes have landed there and declared the site among the best in the country.
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Kernel
Turkey
Miss Mulkey Takes Charge of Girl Scout Work
Miss Alice Mulkey becomes the new Girl Scout director in Amarillo and will work daily at the Municipal Auditorium headquarters from 8 30 to 12 30. She previously directed Girl Scout efforts in Arlington Texas for four years.
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Mulkey
Amarillo
Arlington
Texas
Debt proposal not agreeable to Britain
The Hague August 26. Philip Snowden British chancellor of the exchequer told the four creditor powers their new proposal did not satisfy British claims and was unacceptable in its present form. Three railway companies are now operating in Salvador.
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Associated Press
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Hague
Philip Snowden
Salvador
Legacy of faith and freedom in a shifting era
A reflective column recounts Mia Augusta Stetson and Mary Baker Eddy’s influence, notes Jim Parks born into slavery at Arlington, and chronicles violent feuds in small towns. It laments changing media power, Chicago papers, and a dancer turned waiter linked to European royalty.
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Jim Parks
Arlington
Uncle Sam
Grand jury charged to probe alleged viola tion and broaden inquiry
Judge Bishop urged a thorough grand jury investigation into alleged violations linked to a punch board tied to a Tri-State fair and Haggenbeck-Wallace circus promotion. He urged public tips, outlined grand jury duties, and noted about 60 complaints filed as foreman F F Phillips led a new panel with members named. J T Strickland of Alva, Oklahoma, has written 7,000 biographical sketches in travels.
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Sam B. Vaughn
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W. B. Dohouwey
Elgin Boulware
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A. W. Buron
J. W. Britt
F. C. Benham
Judd Bishop
J. T. Strickland
Alva
Okla
What Amarillo Needs
Will M Benton argues Amarillo must attract diversified, intensive farming. He notes vast tillable land held by non residents and large ranches should be subdivided into farms. An organized effort to recruit farmers, with advertising in middle states, would build a substantial city.
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Will M. Benton
Hanson Post
American Legion
Middle States
Panhandle
Derby pilots wing way in national air race
Lee Schoenhair left Los Angeles at 12 55 a m for Cleveland aiming to complete the non stop LA to Cleveland race in about 12 hours Five other entrants in the $10000 event delayed their start to tomorrow D C Warren of Oakland led an Oakland Cleveland derby from Salt Lake City at 9 05 am with a quick succession of five more pilots Birmingham Alabama saw W A Grant of Cincinnati begin the Birmingham Nashville leg at 9 am with 13 others following in the Miami Cleveland air derby.
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Lee Schoenhair
Cleveland
Salt Lake City
D. C. Warren
Oakland
Calif
Birmingham
Ala
W. A. Grant
Cincinnati
Grant
Sinclair comments on oil merger rumors from jail
Harry F. Sinclair, speaking from a District of Columbia jail and relayed via Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corp. in New York, says obstacles remain before any merger or purchase between his firm and Prairie Oil and Gas Company can occur.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry F. Sinclair
District of Columbia
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corp
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Attacks Rock Palestine Jewish Communities in Aug 26 UPI Dispatch
Arab assaults across Haifa Jaffa and Tel Aviv intensify the crisis in Palestine. Casualties include three killed and many wounded in Haifa, with a deadly raid on Jaffa government offices and a later strike near Tel Aviv repelled by Jewish defenders. Refugees flee toward Syria as tensions flare.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Associated Press
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Syria
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Oil Fraud Affidavit Details Payment to Talbot in Oil Probe
The affidavit entered by McKellar alleges Edgell gave $2,000 to Col. Talbot of Dallas for Owen A. Wood an oil man. Edgell says Talbot was to use the money to influence Col. Donovan, then assistant to the attorney general, to block action against Wood. Talbot is described as a political ally of R B Creager, Texas Republican chairman.
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Polk Streets
F. R. Mead
Ernest Thompson
Colonel Thompson
Commerce
Fred Bone
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L. M. Jordan
Dallas
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Mr. Jordan
V. Vernon
Oil Law and Prosecutions Highlight Texas Case
Witnesses discuss the Strang case with mentions of convicted Wood and Talbot’s brother-in-law taking control of a million-dollar property. Allegations accuse oil promoters and political manipulation, claiming $292,805.61 was spent to collect $316,311.31 from the interior department.
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McKellar
Texas
Interior Department
Mrs Martha Walton Rites Planned in Iola Kansas
The body of Martha Walton 28 wife of Jack Walton drilling contractor of Borger died in a local hospital yesterday. Boxwell Brothers Mortuary sent the body to Iola Kansas for funeral services Wednesday. Her parents James J Gilkison and wife of Carlyle arrived to accompany the casket. She is survived by her husband her parents and a 2 year old daughter Margaret Jo.
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Jack Walton
Whitlock- Smith Contracting Company
Borger
Boxwell Brothers Mortuary
Iola
Kansas
Cattleman Finds Wallet Haul After City Jail Stop
A rancher, found drunk after a night out, showed $203.50 in his aged wallet during a jail shake-down. Officials described his case as unlike the usual returns from intoxicated detainees who end with empty pockets.
Two killed and 15 hurt in Houston area accidents
United Press reports two people died and 15 were injured in a series of traffic crashes in and around Houston over the weekend. P. Tindall, 36, died in an auto crash near Pasadena, while A. H. Tacquard, 61, was fatally injured near Waelder Saturday night.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Ayer
Ss. P. Tindall
Pasadena
A. H. Tacquard
Waelder
Farmer Feld in Slaying at Colorado Farm
A 70-year-old tenant farmer was jailed in Mitchell county on a connection to the death of Charles Scuddy. Scuddy, who lived 25 miles south, was killed instantly when a pistol bullet pierced his right arm and body after a dispute over cotton bale proceeds.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Tex
Mitchell County
Charles Scuddy
Scuddy
Here
Burglars Loot Corsicana Theaters and Stores
Burglars broke into the Palace theater Montgomery Ward store and the Texas National Insurance Union office in Corsicana Texas last night and fled with about $2200 in cash.
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Tex
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Illinois Central
International Har Inter Tel & Tele
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Four kin meet after eighty years in Harpenden
In Harpenden England four relatives from the Salmon family aged 333 years met for the first time in eight decades. George Salmon 92 has served as station master for 27 years while his brother Thomas is 79. Sister Miss Jennie Salmon is 85 and Miss Emma 77.
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Jennie Salmon
Emma
Chicago and Kansas City Livestock Markets Report
Market notes from Chicago Kansas City and East St. Louis show hogs steady to mixed with top prices around 12.00 in Chicago and 11.25 in Kansas City. Cattle and calves show firm to higher trends across regions with various weight classes and milk-fed weaners noted. Sheep prices broadly steady with lambs firm in some districts. Continuous cotton market updates from New Orleans and New York detail opening strength followed by profit taking and mixed near-term tones amid weather expectations.
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New York
Southern California Edison
American
R. H. Macy
American Can
New “Cexen Railroad
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Greene Cananea
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Cotton and grains edge down amid cautious trading
Markets shifted as October and March futures eased from late session highs. Liverpool cotton prices held steady with mixed futures while Chicago grains declined early on weak export demand. Butter eggs and poultry showed modest gains in Chicago dairy and meat markets.
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