Hurley Sets Sight on Mississippi River Inspection Tour
Secretary Hurley prepares for an immediate inspection of Mississippi waterways and flood control works from Minneapolis to New Orleans. Army engineers, led by Lytle Brown and Thomas Q. Ashburn, will survey projects to speed river work and relieve unemployment. The trip will start September 1, with travel by boat and air and seeks to allocate $35 million this fiscal year to flood control, while considering a possible $70 million appropriation based on engineer input.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hurley
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Army Engineers
Lytle Brown
Thomas Q. Ashburn
Inland Waterways Corporation
Hoover
Rapidan Camp
War Department
Flashes of Life from Across the World and States
The report notes rising savings bank business in ten months, with optimism about employment and consumer demand. Trades unions report progress despite conditions. Concert bookings rise 20 percent as George Engles manages 30 musicians. An Earl of Balfour estate value is listed at 1.6 million dollars. A quirky exchange about listing ladies appears. Who's Who in America updates include Babe Ruth and John Gilbert among others. Alaska reports how Arctic winds and drums affect weather. US meat consumption averages 136.8 pounds yearly, stable for three decades.
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New York
George Engles
Labor Union Picnic At Jack Hall Ranch Report
Notes from Amarillo Typographers Union recount a Sunday picnic at Jack Hall's Ranch with games contests baseball basketball swimming and prize fishing. A fall injured Dorothy Williams breaking her left arm briefly altered the joy. Ladies Auxiliary won a baseball game two to one, EF O Leithauser and L Quinn won a horseshoe contest, Mrs Roy Williams caught the largest fish, Mrs W B Fowler the smallest, and Mrs E O Leithauser led a long distance swim victory.
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Amarillo
Dorothy Williams
EF. O. Leithauser
L. Quinn
Roy Williams
W. B. Fowler
Roy Wilams
E. O. Leithauser
Autumn gathering includes races and raffles at local fairgrounds
The Amarillo area hosts a large Labor Day event featuring the Tri-State Fair grounds races, Harding's Ranch events, and an open-air pavilion. Highlights include fast sprint races, an 8 mile auto handicap, and a $150 Amarillo Derby purse drawing thousands.
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Amarillo
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Harding
Fair Grounds
Kentucky State Racing Commission
Ranchill
New Army Chief tion of Walter W Morey
A notice announces the appointment of Walter W Morey as new Army Chief, produced by the Teletypesetter Corporation of Chicago for distribution.
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Walter W. Morey
The
Teletypesetter Corporation of Chicago
Douglas MaccArthur
U. S. Army
Hoover
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Council of the Trades Union Congress
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Who's Who
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Babe Ruth
John F. Curry
Gene Tunney
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Lon Chaney
Gerard
Point Barrow
Alaska
United States
By John Moore
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Wilson
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Hoffman Radio Service
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Wright Printing CO
Esi Tires
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