Endurance Flight Stays Aloft Past 200 Hours
L W Mendell and R B Reinhart in the Angeleno biplane circled Culver City airport for 215 hours early today. They note a noisier motor and last night oil pump trouble but remain in the air aiming for 300 hours or more, promising crowds to return next Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Culver City
L. W. Mendell
R. B. Reinhart
Angeleno
O. K
Calif
H. B. Reinhart
Loren W. Mendel
Amarillo
Kansas Floods Continue Wheat Harvest Halted
Heavy rains hampered the Kansas wheat harvest as swollen streams rose higher and towns faced flood damage. Gypsum was hit by a flash flood sending residents to safety while Newton area floods inundated homes and cellars. Much wheat in shock was washed away and farm property damage was high.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Gypsum
Newton
Sand Creek
National City Bank Becomes World Leading Money House
Arthur Brisbane notes rapid American growth and a sugar boom as National City Bank rises to the world’s largest by assets while Midland and Lloyds remain bigger only in Britain. He criticizes the Federal Reserve and questions bank stock ownership as Paris shows easy money despite payments.
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The
Midland
Lloyds
E. Mitchell
Federal Reserve
France
Transfer and Storage Firms Advertised in Want Ads
The column promotes transfer and storage firms offering quick reliable moving services. It notes these companies serve many customers and take pride in providing satisfactory help to clients seeking moves.
Texan Slays Wife and Himself in Farmhouse Tragedy
Mount Belview Texas, July 11. H M Smith, 40, shot his wife fatally then killed himself with a fourth shot at their farm home two miles northwest of here. A verdict of murder and death by own action was returned.
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Associated Press
Mount Belview
Tex
H. M. Smith
Here
Rome Hails Fliers As Eternal City Greeted Conquering Caesars
Rome salutes American aviators Roger Q. Williams and Lewis A. Yancey as first to reach Rome in a trans Atlantic flight ending in the Eternal City. Though the journey from Old Orchard, Maine was not uninterrupted, the landing still marks a historic achievement. A related New Orleans report notes a streetcar strike moving toward arbitration after a mass meeting.
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Rome
United Press
The
Eternal City
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Old Orchard
Maine
Adequate Protection Spurs Hoover Tariff Plea
President Hoover urged Senate Republican leaders to apply the yardstick of adequate protection to the tariff bill. At a White House conference attended by Senators Watson and Reed and two protectionists, leaders avoided pledging the House measure would be deemed sane and sensible.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
White House
Watson
Indiana
Reed
Pennsylvania
Amarillo Gas Pipe Proposal Draws Fresh Offers
City officials report several offers to pipe gas to Amarillo in the last 10 days with prices from 6 to 8 cents per thousand feet at city limits. A landholder group proposes a new distribution system at 35 cents per thousand feet. Three businessmen from Wichita Falls and Dallas discuss a line into Amarillo but withhold names. They hint selling gas at the city limits for cents and claim 40 000 acres in the heavy gas region.
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Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Susie King Kao Avoids Extradition Threat
United Press reports that Susie King Kao, a Chinese woman found with opium in San Francisco, avoids execution risk due to the lack of a China extradition treaty. Prosecutors may pursue charges under the Harrison Act anti smuggling laws for opium possession.
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United Press
Washington
Susie King Kao
San Francisco
China
Justice Department
Crash Victim Nora Hughes Dies After Highway 66 Crash
Mrs. Nora Hughes 42 of Dyote Texas died at 9 30 a m from injuries after an auto mobile crash on Highway 66 Saturday Her arm was amputated in hospital She is survived by husband J D Hughes Sr two sons J D Hughes Jr Grady Hughes and daughter Estelle Kirby The body is in state at N B Griggs and Sons mortuary and will be shipped tonight at 11 15 to El Paso for burial.
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Nora Hughes
J. D. Hughes
Dyote
Tex
J. D. Hughes, Jr
Grady Hughes
Sabens
Estelle Kirby
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
el Paso
Mystery Malady Kills Six In Arizona Camp
Six people are dead and a seventh is near death in a Graham mountains lumber camp 35 miles from Safford Arizona as physicians seek the cause of a mysterious illness. Victims include William Evans 45 and a Powell 11 year old boy. Earlier three boys died and initial poison theory was ruled out after Evans child fell ill.
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Associated Press
Safford
Ariz
Graham Mountains
William Evans
Powell
Evans
Evans’ Child
Leahy Ready To Turn Last Card in Game of Solitaire With Death
Harry J. Leahy, awaiting trial in Huntsville Texas, faced death as a saloon-style courtroom drama unfolds. A doctor’s body found near Mathis in 1926 ties to Leahy’s earlier murder charge and ongoing attempt at a new trial.
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Leahy
United Press
Huntsville
Texas
Harry J. Leahy
Harry Leahy
George Went
Live Oak County
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
Roberto Martinez
Admiralty Abandons Salvage of Sunken Submarine H-4
London July 11. The admiralty decided to abandon all further salvage operations for the sunken submarine H-4 after full consideration of its location and the difficulties of recovery.
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Associated Pres
London
Admiralty
Ann Livingst on seeks $200000 more from Hardinge
Tulsa stenographer Ann Livingst on, who won $25000 from Franklin D. Hardinge in a slander case, demands an additional $200000. She declares his interview branding her a gold digger harmed her reputation and she plans a vaudeville debut, insisting she is entitled to the money.
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United Press
Chicago
Ann Livingston
Tulsa
Okla
Franklin D. Hardinge
Hardinge
Ann
Charles Nax
St. Louis
Nax
City to Dedicate Airport in Amarillo August 24 25 Festivities
The aviation committee of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce plans elaborate ceremonies for the Municipal Airport dedication and the Aerial Derby on August 24 and 25. Army and private planes, stunt flying, races, and a Queen of the Air crowning will highlight events with prizes.
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Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
O. V. Vernon
Chamber
W. E. Herring
Aviation Department
Aviation Division
Amarillo
Air
Dalton McCarthy
Queena of the Air
Otis Williams
Lawrence Hagg
W. 8. Izzard
Daleton McCarthy
Earl Fucqua
General Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce Comeprises
Earl Funga
Harold English
Wales Madden
Albert Randal
Walter Irvin
Izzard
Joe Cannon
Julian Bivins
John E. Hill
City Forester Urges Park Property Protection
Temple Robinson urged parents to keep children from damaging city park property. He noted the Sanborn Park fountain’s terra cotta ornaments are at risk and said caretakers across parks can arrest vandals.
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City
Temple Robinson
New
Sanborn Park
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