Hoover Plans Busy Trip on Return Home
United Press reports Herbert Hoover will tour California by train with stops in Chicago and Omaha and a day at the summer White House in Wisconsin. The Hoover special includes Mrs Hoover, Rep John Tilson, aides, and reporters. He will meet Dawes in Evanston and discuss politics en route to Superior and Omaha before continuing to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
California
Hoover
Chicago
Omaha
White House
Wisconsin
John G. Tilson
Connecticut
George Akerson
Pennsylvania Line
Baltimore
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Hoovers
Charles G. Dawes
Evanston
Dawes
West
Walter Newton
Minnesota
James Good
Superior
Northwestern
Brule
Coolidge
Nebraska
Twin Cities
California Mail
Union Pacific
Oakland
San Francisco
Reno
Nevada
Stanford University
Roever
University
Wood shingles banned on buildings in Amarillo
Amarillo building inspector A. W. Smalley announced a new building code banning wood shingles on residences and business blocks within the fire limits. Fire resisting roofing material must be used going forward in the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
A. W. Smalley
Hoover Books New Orchestra for Nat Palace
Eli Hoover, manager of the Nat Dance Palace, returned from Tennessee with the Ford-Frederick orchestra to open Monday night engagement at the Nat. The group, directed by Fred Ford, promises popular, new dance music for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Hoover
Nat Dance Palace
Tennessee
Ford-Frederick
Mr. Hoover
Fred Ford
Jack Gardner
Fire Threatens Woolwich Arsenal Stores
Fire at Woolwich Arsenal endangers a 200 foot storage shed and large stock of military stores. London fire brigades from across the city and garrison units fought the blaze from 3 a.m. for an hour, with no injuries reported and no disruption to employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Woolwich Arsenal
Arsenal
Funeral for G S Sullivan Friday
George S Sullivan 64 a cafe owner and Amarillo resident for twenty years died suddenly of a heart attack at his home 507 Louisiana street yesterday afternoon He was walking at the time and had been in ill health for some time Surviving are his widow a daughter Mrs Helen Patterson a step son J Foster Neal and a five year old granddaughter Rachael Patterson Funeral arrangements not yet completed but likely Friday He owned the Manhattan cafe for about three years born July 25 1863 in Russellville Arkansas moved to Amarillo in 1908
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Sullivan
Amarillo
Louisiana Street
Sullivan
Helen Patterson
J. Foster Neal
Rachael Patterson
Manhattan Cafe
Russellville
Arkansas
Rescuers Reach Italian Survivors Near North Pole Area
Italian two men rescued after thirteen days with scarce food, found alive 80.39 N 26.7 E near Prince Oscar Land, 20 miles from Yoya Island. Russian airman Chukhnovsky, four others stranded on North Fast Land. Dr Malmgren identified. links to Amundsen era Norge expedition and Arctic meteorology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Oscar Land
Yoya Island
Chukhnovsky
Malmgren
Sora
Dr. Malmgren
Arctic
Norge
Roald Amundsen
Umberto Nobile
North Pole
Amundsen
Full Story of Suffering in Cold
Aboard the Russian ice breaker Krassin in the Arctic on July 12, Captains Alberto Mariano and Filippo Zappi, pilot and navigator of the Italia airship, were rescued after 13 days without food. They kept vigil over Dr. Finn Malmgren, who died thirty days earlier, as they clung to his body and waited for rescue. The party had begun May 15, and the Krassin then turned east to continue aiding Italia’s marooned crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Krassin
Arctic
Alberto Mariano
Filippo Zappi
Finn Malmgren
Dr. Malmgren
Krasesin
Chukhnovsky
Land
Malmgren
Italia
Owsley Attacks Opponents in Texas Senate Bid
Alvin Owsley of Dallas spoke to Am arillo and Potter County voters outlining his platform. He denounced Tom Blanton Earle B Mayfield and Tom Connally for campaign mail costs and defended farm relief, urging federal reserve access for farmers. He critiqued Hoover and aligned with labor, then headed to El Paso for another stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Owsley
Dallas
United States Senate
Texas
Amarillo
Potter County
Ernest Thompson
Ed Tull
Texas Carpenters’ Union
Panhandle
Tom Blanton
Earle B. Mayfield
Tom Connally
Owsley
America
Federal Reserve Bank
Republican Party
Hoover
South
Organized Labor
Connally
Waco
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Andrew Mellon
el Paso
Frisco Given Permit to Operate Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway to acquire and operate four short lines: the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis Railway, the Memphis and Birmingham Railroad, the Kansas City Clinton and Springfield Railway, and the Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
St. Louis
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Memphis
Kansas
Jailed When He Refused To Talk In New York
New York July 12. Before Prof Henreigh Lowy left Germany with an invention for refining crude oil friends warned him not to talk in New York or pirates would steal his process. He refused to talk to customs officers and spent the night at Ellis Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Henreigh Lowy
Germany
Ellis Island
Elwood Park Uses Large Water Volumes in June
City landscape engineer Dave French reports Elwood Park used over two million gallons for irrigation in June. Anticipated July consumption may exceed June due to less rainfall. Estimated June irrigation cost around 450 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Park
Dave French
Scout Council Meets Tonight in Amarillo
The Amarillo Scout Council will meet at 8 o clock tonight at the American State bank to discuss committee reports and plans for promoting scout activities for the year. The meeting was postponed due to the absence of the chairman and other officials, with a court of honor planned within the next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
American State Bank
Million Dollar Damage Suit Is Up
Oklahoma City July 12 The $1,000,000 damage suit by C. C. Owens Tulsa oilman and legislator against four justices of the state supreme court and six attorneys accused of conspiring to illegally imprison him will be heard in district court Saturday L. L Bechtel of the Midwest Fox Exploration company is expected back tomorrow from Fisher county on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Oklahoma City
C. C. Owens
Tulsa
State Supreme Court
L. L. Bechtel
Midwest Fox Ploration Company
Fisher County
Miss Alma Roach Named Weed Secretary in Amarillo
Miss Alma Roach has been named weed secretary for Amarillo to handle all complaints. Office in City Building. reach by phone 2-2211. Property owners with weeds and no one to cut them should call for arrangements. youths urged to register for weed cutting work. Complaints will be filed Monday against owners and tenants who permit weeds to grow.
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Alma Roach
Amarillo
Miss Roach
Weed
World gossip and mixed signals sweep the era
The column surveys topics from a Pullman porter strike demand to abolition of tips, the puzzling death of Alfred Loewenstein with suspicions of suicide, Russia's Manchuria concerns and Japan’s Asia expansion, and American society notes on Paris divorces and Mrs. A. W. Thompson’s travel plans, reflecting 1920s concerns and humor.
Amarillo School Tax Rates and Enrolment Details Declared
The article reviews Amarillo independent school district finance for 1928 29 noting an 80 cent tax with 62 cents for maintenance and 18 cents for interest and sinking fund. It lists higher rates in nearby cities and outlines planned growth to nineteen schools with about 280 classrooms and an 8 000 student enrollment projection. Finances are reported sound with prior year surpluses and carryover funds, while a state law limits emergency borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Amarillo
Pampa
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Childress
Plainview
Fort Worth
Breckenridge
Clarendon
New Country Club
Oliver-Eakle
Waddill
File Charges Today Against Man Slayer
Arthur D. Farmer an 80 year old Oklahoma City automobile salesman is to be charged today in SnaWnee Oklahoma for the slaying of Henry Ballard an oil driller and companion of Farmers wife Ballard was killed while sleeping in Mrs Farmers Maud apartment Farmer surrendered to Maud police saying Ballard had lived with his wife who is suing for divorce Investigation continues with Roy F Lewis assistant county attorney saying charges may be filed today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snawnee
Okla
Arthur D. Farmer
Oklahoma City
Henry Ballard
Farmer
Ballard
Maud
Roy F. Lewis
Crossword Puzzle Clues From an Old Paper Allege a Word Grid
A fragmented crossword quiz lists numerous clues across horizontal and vertical entries such as Who was the author of Utopia and What engine did Watt perfect. It also includes clues like Measure of area and Deity with various numbers and misprints noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Utah
James Watt
Republican Nationalonvention
Puzzle-Style Clues From Historical Word Bank
A compact item listing cryptic style hints and cross references. It presents a set of clues and numbers such as units of work, mineral spring, membranous bag, and standard type measures, mixed with biblical and descriptive terms. The page reads like a crossword style reference with varying word lengths and paired hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tothrum
Lamkin Named National Education Association Leader
Uel Walter Lamkin of Maryville Missouri has been chosen by the National Education Association as its president for the coming year, the first from the teacher-training branch in 18 years. Cornelia Adair of Richmond Virginia becomes first vice president as the group focuses on education for citizenship and standards. Lamkin, longtime Northwest Missouri State Teachers College president, traced teaching roots to 1897 and has pressed for uniform admission standards and curriculum harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Uel Walter Lamkin
Maryville
National Education Association
Cornelia S. Adair
Richmond
Lamkin
Northwest Missouri State Teachers’ College
Washington School
Clinton, Mo
Missouri
Vel W. Lamkin
North Carolina
E. P. Lamkin
The
Education Association
United States
St. Louis
Division of Rehabilitation
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Washington
Raskob Opposes Prohibition and Attracts Political Ties
Financial and political figure Raskob, ally of Governor Smith, is praised as a GM genius and FE vice president. He denounces prohibition for fostering intolerance, chairs the American Olympic committee, and notes voting patterns for Wilson and Coolidge while attending Houston Democratic convention as an observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corporation
FE. 1. du Pont de Nemous
The
Knights of Malta
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Raskob
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Houston
Branded Pro Liar Faces Bigamy Charges in Denver
United Press reports bigamy charges due to be filed against Raymond Mauser alias Raymond Van Mentor and Raymond Van Buren after his two week marriage to Mrs Mauser No 2 in Denver. She says he is a professional liar. police note a prior Indiana marriage to Lida Warren and a wanted theft in Oklahoma City for an electric sewing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Denver
Colo
Raymond Mauser
Raymond van Mentor
Raymond van Buren
Lexington
Mauser
Oklahoma City
Businessman T W Meyer killed by falling Boulder
Brooklyn man T W Meyer was killed instantly when struck by a boulder tumbling down a mountain slope near Bellingham Washington. Mr and Mrs G F Morris and children plan to visit Mrs Morris sister Mrs S P McKinney at 1402 Hughes Street Abilene arrival expected this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Bellingham
Wash
T. W. Meyer
Brooklyn
N. Y
City
Abilene
One Arm and Legless Airman Plans Flight Stretch
Greensburg, Pa. July 12. R M Daugherty the legless one armed aviator from Martinsville West Virginia plans another attempt to complete his flight from Moundsville West Virginia to Roosevelt Field New York He was forced to land here by a storm after taking off from Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania Daugherty contemplates a solo flight from New York to Rome with backing from West Virginia business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Greensburg
R. M
Dinger) Daugherty
Martinsville
W. Va
Moundsville
W. V
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Daugherty
Mount Pleasant
New York
Rome
West Virginia
Social notes and personal visits across cities
J H Clark of Midwest Exploration is in Denver on business. Mr and Mrs Tom Watson host a Wichita Kansas nephew. Miss Mary Farmer heads to Liberal Kansas for July 22 wedding to W O Blenkarn. Sam Raymond of Tulsa returns home after vacation with James Manatt. Mrs B T Ware and Mrs Sam Vaughn depart for a Denver vacation. B F McCann Jr of Denver in city on business. Mrs M A Walker of the Business Men’s Association leaves for Plainview for vacation. Edna Earl Northen returns from Detroit and Chicago after three weeks. Hazel Honeycup of Fort Worth visited her aunt Miss Huffaker en route to Denver. Norrell Smith of Wichita Falls leaves after a visit. Kathryn Swan confined at 1908 Pierce Street with tonsillitis.
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J. H. Clark
The
Midwest Exploration Company
Denver
Tom Watson
Farmer
Wichita
Kansas
Mary Farmer
Liberal
W. O. Blenkarn
Sam Raymond
Tulsa
James Manatt
B. T. Ware
Sam Vaughn
B. F. McCann, Jr
M. A. Walker
Business Men's Association
Plainview
Edna Earl Northen
Detroit
Chicago
Hazel Honeycup
Ft. Worth
Huffaker
Norrell Smith
Wichita Falls
Kathryn Swan
Pierce Street
Pigeons Beat M. P. in Westminster Bolton Race
Pigeons defeated C. Hilton a member of Parliament in a race from Westminster to Bolton England. Hilton released 76 birds in Palace Yard at 10 08, caught the 10 30 express from Euston to Manchester, then drove to Bolton arriving at 2 58. The first bird reached Bolton at 1 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P
C. Hilton
Westminster
Bolton
England
Hilton
Palace Yard
Euston
Manchester
Farmhand Dies After Lightning Strike Near Pawnee
Earl FE Conley, 34, was struck by lightning while tending stock on his Pawnee county farm. He sustained severe burns and died in a hospital in Oklahoma City late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Oklahoma City
Pawnee
Earl FE. Conley
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Briefs
Hogs and cattle traded unevenly across major markets with top hog prices near 11.00 at Kansas City and 11.45 in Chicago. Cattle varied by class with steers and heifers in the upper ranges, while sheep and lambs showed steady to firm tones. plus cotton opened weaker in New York before partial retracings as weather and crop outlooks influenced trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago
ST. Louis
Cotton market slides as Liverpool influence weighs heavy
New Orleans cotton prices drifted lower with losses of up to 26 points as liquidation of Liverpool long interests sparked a soft start. October and December contracts tumbled before brief recoveries with weather forecasts and Western belt showers shaping later moves. Liverpool spot steady, futures mixed while local markets echoed surrounding weakness. Poultry and butter markets held steady as stock letters showed sharp market breaks in equities, with major names sliding from early gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Liverpool
New Orleans
Foreign exchanges mixed as markets quote global rates
Foreign exchanges mixed with Great Britain at 4.861 16 dollars, cables 4.8611 32, 60 day bills on banks 4.829 16, France 3.9144 demand and 3 911 cables, Italy 6.28, Belgium 13.93, Germany 23.81, Tokyo 46.04, Montreal 99.75. Potatoes strong in Chicago notes include Bliss Triumphs 1.104 1.25 per barrel, Ohios 1.590, Irish cobblers and related boxes in East Shore Virginia 2.25 2.35 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Tokyo
Montreal
Chicago
Oklahoma
Bliss Triumphs
Kansas
North Carolina
East Shore
Virginia
New York Stocks Open With Mixed Changes After Yesterday Swing
Stock market opened with mixed moves led by Midland Steel Products falling 4点 after an 18点 drop yesterday, while Wright Aero and Curtiss, International Combustion eased. Several leaders including American Locomotive, General Electric and United States Steel posted fractional losses or small gains as traders priced in yesterday’s volatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
Wright Aeronautical
Kelly- Springfield
Adams Express
Texas & Pacific
Sterling
Associated Press
Midland Steel Products Preferred
Curtiss
International Combustion
Can Motors
James E. Bennett & Co
American Smelting
American Sugar Refining
American Telc
Telg
American Woolen Anaconda Copper
Atchison, Topeka & Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Barnsdall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Colorado Fuel & Iron Corn Products
Crucible Steel
Dodge Motors, A
du Pont de Nemour
Kennecott Rae Peres
St. Louisiana Oil & Retinina
Marland Oil
Mexican Seaboard Oil
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Middle States
Missouri Pacific
Bat
Montgomery Ward & Co
Packard Motor
California Petroleum
Cerre de Pasco Copper
Chicago, Rockasia
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Pan-American Pet, & Trans
Pennsylvania
Cosses
Union Pacific
U. S&s. Rubber
United States Steel
Victor Talking Machine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoover Books
Nat Palace
G. S. Sullivan
U. S. Senate
Frisco
N.Y
Scout Council
China
Pullman
Alfred Loewenstein
Loewenstein
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Asia
Paris
A. W. Thompson
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
San Angelo
Cleburne
Man
Vel Walter Lamkin
Smith
Brands Hubby
Ramona
Polk
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