Airports and aviation plans dominate national concerns
The Star notes debate on decency of federal judges’ pay and urges a strong push for a central air terminal in the New Jersey area connected to New York by subway. It cites Dwight Morrow, calls for hydroaeroplane bases in major cities, and forecasts real estate shifts and British trade woes, ending with Pinchot’s plea for coal public utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Supreme Bench
Foulous
Mitchell Field
Newark Meadows
Jersey City
New York
Navy
Dwight Morrow
President
Air Committee
Newark
Elizabeth
Elizabethport
New York City
England
France
Coondree
Weather forecast and hourly temperatures
Tonight and Saturday partly cloudy and warmer. Hourly readings show 7 am near freezing turning to 82 at 10 am then cooling through the afternoon. Daytime values reach mid to upper 50s with variable gusts and a mild springlike trend.
World Court vote fight continues in Senate over ratification
In Washington on January 15 opponents of the United States joining the world court press Senate debate led by Senator Borah while Senator Lenroot pushes for a quick vote. Senator Blease opened a half hour attack, and a roll call checked for a quorum as talks resume today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Swanson
Marding-Coolidge
Senate Fernald
Maine
World Court
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Blease
South Carolina
Miss Cline Struck by Auto in Harrison Street Crossing
Daisy Kate Cline a 17 year old girl daughter of Mr and Mrs T A Cline was struck by a motor car on Harrison at Tenth street last night. She suffered deep scalp wounds head and face lacerations a fractured collar bone and a skull base fracture feared. Dr W L Askew said she is doing as well as could be expected. George Williams was driving the car and carried her to Dr J E Nunn home then to Northwest Texas hospital in a Blackburn ambulance. May Adkins of Bushland remains in critical condition after a car crash last Saturday but showed signs of improvement yesterday and today doctors called her condition favorable.
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Daisy Kate Cline
T. A. Cline
Harrison
Tenth Street
Miss Cline
W. L. Askew
Man Held Here in Car Theft Wanted in Spokane
The sheriff's department holds A. L. Monroe alias Daily arrested here before Christmas while honeymooning. He is said to be wanted in Spokane by the U S department of justice on bigamy and related charges. A stolen Buick touring car was traced to Mineral Wells Texas. Monroe's bride learned of possible multiple marriages as telegrams arrive from Spokane and Texas officials.
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Sheriff's Department
Spokane
Washington
A. L. Monroe
Daily
United States Department of Justice
Monroe
Mineral Wells
Texas
Court House
Weatherford
Appokane
Pollard
Dyer Endorses Use of Residue Gas for Carbon Black
Tom Dyer told Amarillo real estate board that burning residue gas from casing head plants to produce carbon black would conserve gas now wasted in Panhandle fields. He said about 7,000,000 cubic feet daily are vented and that permits can be revoked once a market exists. Local murder case in Ohio also detailed with Laura Christy held for first degree murder of her husband Rev. William Christy after a signed confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Petroleum Company
Tom Dyer
Phillips Company
Amarillo
Panhandle
Railroad Commission
I. E. Bartley
United States Carbon Company
Dyer
Mr. Bartley
Andy McEwan
The
Clark Gas Engine Company of
Tulsa
Oil Boom Sparks Amarillo Growth Debate at Club Luncheon
Rev. L. N. Stuckey warned that oil will trigger future clashes of ideals shaping Amarillo’s growth, while Carter Matthews praised building activity as a world-scale force and urged contractors to master construction trades, finance, and real estate. J. W. Adams joined as a new member. A chicken dinner followed at the San Jacinto Methodist church.
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Amarillo
L. N. Stuckey
American Business Club
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Noom
Stuckey
Carter Matthews
Matthews
J. W. Adams
Virgil Fisher
Rain Ends California Cold Spell for Fruit Growers
In California the dry spell challenged fruit growers ends as rain and light snow fell in the north and central regions. Officials warn of gradual warming in the coming days and advise smudge pots for southern citrus orchards to guard against frost. Rain also reached Washington and Oregon.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Pomona
Weather Bureau
Washington
Oregon
Realtors pledge support to Amarillo School Board
In a weekly meeting the Amarillo Real Estate men unanimously voted to offer realtor services to the school board for matters before it. The board outlined projects for 1926 including road paving to Canyon and the cemetery, a new house numbering system, and other major undertakings.
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Amarillo
Canyon
Ol Felis
Io Cemetery
Amarillo Real
John T Smithson Accepts Post as Local Church of Christ Minister
John T. Smithson arrives from Louisville to lead the Church of Christ here after the death of M L Scroggins. He, with Mrs Smithson and their three children, will reside at 1809 Polk Street.
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John T. Smithson
Church OF Christ
Louisville
Kentucky
Church Christ
M. LD. Scroggins
Berlin and Mackay Decline Interviews Aboard Leviathan
In Cherbourg a crowd of reporters sought Irving Berlin and his wife Ellin Mackay on the liner Leviathan. Captain Hardy said the couple stayed in their cabin and would not see anyone, choosing to remain aboard to Southampton. The voyage had been rough, though the captain avoided speculation on the couple’s privacy.
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Associated Press
Cheroburg
France
Leviathan
Cherbourg
Irving Berlin
Ellin) Mackay
Clarence Mackay
Hardy
Southampton
England
Texas river to control floods in western states
E. E. Blake of Oklahoma City told flood and drainage commissioners a system to control Mississippi River floods via reservoirs on the Canadian Arkansas and Red rivers would cost about 72 million dollars. New Mexico and Texas have outlined reservoirs on the Canadian river to hold 4.5 million acre feet, addressing about 1.75 million acre feet of annual flow.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Red
E. E. Blake
Oklahoma City
Organization of Flood and Drainage Commissioner
Blake
New Mexico
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Canadian
Red River
9000 Barrel Well Near Beaumont Shatters Oil Estimates
An oil well near Beaumont in the Spindletop area brought in 5000 barrels after twenty five years of drilling with the McFadden No. 5 well by Yount-Lee Oil Co. producing around 1000 barrels as drilling continues. The new discovery raises questions about Texas oil totals and reserves.
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Associated Press
Austin
Beaumont
Texas
State Oil and Gas Division
Yount-Lee Oil Company
McFadden
Former Official Orchestra Of Obregon To Play In Amarillo
Mexico's Tipteca Orchestra of Obregon, organized by Juan Torreblanca and named official by President Obregon in 1920, arrives for concerts at Amarillo Municipal Auditorium Friday and Saturday. The tour marks its first U.S. appearance aside from 1924 El Paso Exposition, featuring soloists like Marin Brothers, Pedraza, Del Rio, Mondragon, and Davila in a colorful charro costume production.
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Ent
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Amarillo
Mit F. Myers
America
Samuel Pedraza
Twelve Bodies Recovered. Twenty-Six Still Missing in Farmington Mine
In Farmington, West Virginia, rescuers pulled four more bodies from Jamison Coal No. 8 after an explosion last night. By noon twelve bodies had been recovered. twenty-six miners remain unaccounted for as rescuers press to reach them. Among the identified is W. E. Myers, 53, and his son Herbert, 27, of Westchester.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Farmington
W. E. Myers
Herbert Myers
Westchester
Cochran Leads Field In Texas Open Golf Opener
Tommy Cochran of Wichita Falls Texas shot 71 to lead the morning round of the Texas open in San Antonio. Andy Kay of Toronto followed with 72 as Dallas and Chicago players posted 74 to 78 scores amid a crowded gallery and rough course conditions.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tommy Cochran
Wichita
Falls
Texas
Andy Kay
Toronto
Francis Schelder
Dallas
Clarence Hubby
Temple
Fred Hunt
Shreveport
al Hearn
Hastings
Neb
Stanley Davies
Omaha
Fred Greenhill
Bobby Cruickshank
Chicago
Cochran
Harry Cooper
Joe Kirkwood
Bill Mehlhorn
Oue
White Eagle to Drill New Well in Hutchinson County
The White Eagle Oil and Refining Company will drill a well in Section 11 Block Y Hutchinson County. Construction of the derrick will begin at once with Bill McSpadden securing the drilling contract. R H Cumminge indicated further development planned in the field.
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White Eagle Oil and Refining Company
Hutchinson County
Bill McSpadden
R. H. Cumminge
Land Department
White Eagle Company
Canyon Youth Slugged by Bandits Near Southland
A Canyon, Texas youth named Wilson, home listed as Canyon, was beaten by two bandits near Southland in Garea county late last night. He lies in a court of condition at Post City physicians, with incoherent statements hindering police from identifying the robbers.
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Lubbock
Southland
Garea County
Wilson
Canyon
Texas
Oklahoma mine disaster toll rises against Wilburton
In Wilburton Oklahoma the Degnan McConnell coal mine disaster leaves 88 confirmed dead with 3 still missing from 91 victims. Convicts dig graves as funeral services bloom, with caskets from Fort Smith and nearby towns.
Wilburton Officials Seek Funds After Mine Disaster
Gov M signed a proclamation for a nation-wide finance to aid victims of the Wilburton mine disaster. The Wilburton Chamber of Commerce raises 100000 for care of destitute widows and orphans. The Wilburton Lion Club designated as the emergency administrator and appeals go to Claud Brigga and local newspapers.
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Tle
Associated Press
Gov, M
Wilurto
Cuise
Wiburton Chambe
Merce Iy
Wiwwburton Lion
Claud Brigga
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Uncle Sam
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Frederick Brown
Carlisle
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
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Cardinal Mercier
Kellogg
Ohio
Liverpool
Laura Christy
Lisbon
William Christy
Christy
Christian Missionary Association of the United States
Columbus
Nisk
McDermot
John Evert
Newell
West Virginia
A. B.C
Mississippi
Old Field
Amarillo Hotel
Obregon
Mario del
Tiptca Orchgstra
Spain
National Conservatory of Music of Mexico
Hutchinson
Pamonse
Amarillodevel
the Panhandle
Harvard
Wilburton
Okla
Degnan-McConnell
Fort Smith
Haik the Mole
Bur&l
National
Jim McConnell
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