Gray Flies 10 to El Paso to Meet Mother and Sister
Lieutenant Robert H. Gray of Amarillo took off from the Municipal Airport in a 300 horsepower pursuit biplane to El Paso to meet his mother Mrs. Douglas Gray and sister Miss Phyllis Gray who have just arrived from New Zealand. They will fly back to Amarillo with him and visit Mr. and Mrs. Gray. Gray, a British war ace, has been in America about ten years and helped develop aviation in Amarillo. He will run as s assistant transport for Southern Air Transport after the Municipal Airport was leased.
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Robert H. Gray
Amarillo
Southern Air Transport
el Paso
Douglas Gray
Phyllis Gray
America
New Zealand
Two Arkansas Boys Ready to Join Army in San Antonio
Two Arkansas youths in their teens plan to leave Amarillo tonight to enlist for three years in the 23rd Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, pending parental consent. They are James G Blankenship of Bay and Harwell O Davis of Blytheville, who were drawn by army posters and encouraged by Sgt Earl Lyles. The recruiter notes few parental refusals and cites openings in radio telegraphy and telephone work in the Second Signal Company at Fort Sam Houston and four Air Corps slots at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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Arkansas
Amarillo
23Rd Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Earl Lyles
James G. Blankenship
Bay
Ark
Harwell O. Davis
Blythewelle
Mrs Ward Returns to Work After Illness
Mrs. W H Ward, after a week long illness, has returned to her duties at White and Kirk's. Mr. and Mrs. J H McClurkin and Mr. and Mrs. L L Jacobs left Saturday evening for a two weeks vacation.
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W. H. Ward
White and Kirk’s
J. H. McClurkin
L. L. Jacobs
Lillian
White and Kirk
Amarillo Labeled A Top Living Choice in Nationwide Queries
Seven letters from seven states ask Amarillo as a place to live. The Chamber of Commerce reports four to seven similar questions daily, showing broad interest from Washington to California and Maine to Florida. Names listed include Draper Oklahoma City and Ersom Carthage Missouri among others.
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Amarillo
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
C. V. Vernon
Washington
Florida
Maine
California
Stanley C. Draper
Oklahoma City
C. A. Ersom
Carthage
J. H. Noel
Burnsville
N. C
L. A. Knott
Crawfordsville
Ind
Gray Gentry
Signal Nut
Tenn
C. L. Christrup
St. Louis
E. F. Smith
Quincy
Texas
Eleven Jailed for Violations Sunday
Eleven persons arrested for law violations over the weekend were in the city jail this morning. Five were charged with drunkenness, two with vagrancy, one for possession of stolen property, and a man charged with assault and battery was transferred to county officials. Three accidents caused serious injuries in the last three days. Few traffic-ordinance arrests were made.
Prefers Jobin Cafe to Riches Quits Husband
In Los Angeles a wife, Mrs. Claude Derring, returns to restaurant work in the San Francisco Bay area amid divorce proceedings with her husband, a former railroad brakeman now oil property owner in Wyoming. She cites a longing for poverty over luxury and references a book line about poverty and desire. They wed about six years ago on the Wyoming homestead.
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Los Angeles
Claude Derring
San Francisco Bay District
Wyoming
Claude
Derring
Ann Livingston offered lavish show deals after verdict
Ann Livingston, awarded 25000 in a breach suit against oil magnate Franklin D. Hardinge, may sign contracts offering up to 3500 a week in theatrical work or a film deal. Her Tulsa attorney Ehrlich says several offers exist and she may rest before deciding, pleased jurors called her a good girl.
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United Press
Chicago
Ann Livingston
Franklin D. Hardinge
Benjamin H. Ehrlich
Tulsa
Ehrlich
Local social notes from Amarillo column update residents
The article lists visits and plans of area residents. Aubrey Botts and wife returned from Fort Worth. Mrs. Jim Parr remains ill after surgery. Miss Lillian Constable takes a two week vacation. Mrs. E H Smith of Lubbock visits Mrs. G C Davis. Davis and Miss Lucile Davis with Mrs. Smith plan a month trip to Colorado. Mrs. Oda Roberts from Dallas visits Amarillo sisters Hutchings Randolph and York. she plans a two week stay. The Beasleys and daughter Mary Ann will soon depart for Los Angeles and the west coast for the summer.
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G. C. Davis
van Buren Street
Oda Roberts
Dallas
C. P. Hutchings
H. C. Randolph
J. P. York
Amarillo
J. N Beasley
Mary Ann
Los Angeles
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Los Angeles
United Press reports a July 8 Los Angeles crash left two dead after a passenger leaped from the plane. others aboard were injured as investigators begin to piece together the accident details.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Let contract last unit of Canyon Road
The letting of the contract for the final section of the Amarillo Canyon highway aims to finish the road by early September. The last stretch will link to Fourth Avenue in Canyon, with pavement toward Amarillo nearing city limits. Randall County plans two more projects including a new highway to Happy and improvements on a north-south road west to Hereford.
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Amarillo-Canyon
Fourth Avenue
Canyon
Amarillo
Randall County
Happy
Hereford
Recover Body Of Greathouse From Mount Rainier Crevasse
The body of Forrest Greathouse former University of Illinois football star was recovered at Paradise Inn Rainier National Park after an hour descent from a crevasse where he and a companion died a week earlier on Mount Rainier.
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United Press
Paradise Inn
Rainier National Park
Wash
Forrest Greathouse
University of Ilinois
Mount Rainier
Greathouse
Elwin Carlson Witnesses Fatal Aircraft Crash
Gus Swanson of Los Angeles piloted the machine when it went into a tailspin and crashed. Swanson was crushed to death beneath the wreckage as Elwin Carlson observed near the scene. The report notes the earth has a crust over two hundred times as thick.
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Elwin Carlson
Gus Swanson
Los Angeles
Mrs Gordon Inman Heads to Visit in Amarillo Area
Mrs. Gordon Inman of 2206 H Street will depart Tuesday for a week long visit with Mrs. A. T. Biggers, formerly of Amarillo, in the vicinity.
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Gordon Inman
H Street
Bock
A. T. Biggers
Amarillo
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