Water stored in Texas dam may be lost
Brownwood July 12 The Brownwood dam reservoir is draining after a jammed flood gate prevented closure. About 43 000 acre feet spilled into the Colorado River leaving 22 000 acre feet, risking an empty reservoir within a week. Crews work to save remaining water while officials plan better gates.
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Texas Dam
Brownwood
Colorado
Gulf Coast Water Company
Matagorda
Wharton
Crooked
Brown County Water Conservation District No. 1
Conservation District
Estimates Sought on Two Potter County Paving Projects
Potter County commissioners plan bids for resurfacing West Tenth Avenue from Georgia Avenue to U S 66 and for laying new surface on the highway between Masterson and Highland Park Schools. Caliche sub-surface for the Masterson Highland Park road was laid this spring through CWA.
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Potter County
County Commissioners Court
Tenth Avenue
Georgia Avenue
Tenth
Masterson
Highland Park
CWA
Stratosphere Flight Delayed Until Saturday
Rapid City report says the Explorer balloon stratosphere flight is delayed until Saturday as weather maps show unfavorable conditions for the next 36 hours. Major William E. Kepner, the pilot, cites instrument adjustment problems and debate over crew size as contributing factors.
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Rapid City
N. D
Explorer
William E. Kepner
Trio Await Grand Jury Action in Theft Case
Ora Hawkins Bill Nelson and Mrs Mae Johnson are charged with theft from Presley Watkins of Dumas. They were bound over to the Potter County grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Justice J W Pottinger. Bond set at 1500 for Hawkins and Nelson and 500 for the Johnson woman.
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Ora Hawkins
Bill Nelson
Mae Johnson
Presley Watkins
Dumas
Potter County
Grand Jury
J. W. Pottinger
Watkins
Johnson
Justice Pottinger
Hawkins
Nelson
Mexican Man Granted Bond on Drunken Driving Charge
Rafael Arabello a Mexican national was released on $500 bond after arrest for driving while intoxicated. At arraignment before Justice Bob Clark he waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to await County grand jury action.
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Rafeal Arabello
Bob Clark
Arabello
Railroad Rounds and Rumblings by John Moore
A column urging Christian values and church influence as foundation of culture. It warns that removing religion would bring barbarism and insecurity while praising Mother's prayers and the social role of church goers. Notes on railroad workers Mrs. Danver and family at the Chicago Exposition, and staff movements at Rock Island and Santa Fe with brief travel mentions.
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Zion
Mother
Cohen to Depart Palais Royal for St Louis Buying Trip
S Cohen head of the shoe department at the Palais Royal will leave Saturday for St Louis to complete buying for fall merchandise. He will be away one week to ten days. J Blinderman owner of the store is currently in New York on a buying trip.
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Palais Royal
St. Louis
J. Blinderman
New York
Lattimore to Take Campaign to South Plains
Fort Worth judge Hal Lattimore, candidate for Texas supreme court, plans a South Plains tour after Amarillo campaign stops. Former Fort Worth district judge and current associate justice of the Second Court of Civil Appeals pledges plain language rulings to simplify Texas law and curb excessive legal complexity.
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Amarillo
Hal Lattimore
Fort Worth
Supreme Court of Texas
South Plains
Lattimore
District Court
Second Court of Civil Appeals
Texas
Supreme Court
Bridge Approved for Blackburn Creek Crossing Near Amarillo
Potter County assigns 25 workers per shift to construct a new Blackburn Creek bridge 17 miles northwest of Amarillo. Work begins today under Commissioner Joe Gray and County Surveyor Morris Browning, lasting six weeks to two months, with concrete abutments replacing piling. A $1,500 materials appropriation was approved to meet state highway standards.
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Blackburn Creek
Amarillo
Morris Browning
Joe Gray
Browning
Potter County Commissioners Court
State
Negro Boys To Have Maverick Club Soon
Amarillo leader Mathew Bones Hooks announces plans to form a Dogie Club for negro boys, with a meeting at 8:15 tomorrow night in the Baptist Church at Second and Van Buren. Emmett Galloway, Maverick Club founder, assists. both whites and negroes urged to attend.
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Mathew “Bones” Hooks
Amarillo
Maverick Club
Baptist Church
Second and
van Buren Street
Hooks
Emmett Galloway
Socialist Speaker to Address Potter County Courthouse
E M Lane of Dallas, candidate for attorney general on the Socialist ticket, will address the Potter County Courthouse tonight. He will discuss The Starvation Pathway to Recovery as part of a western county lecture tour.
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Amarillo
Potter County
E. M. Lane
Dallas
Santa Fe officials report mixed freight run and Exposition trip
J B Briscoe Santa Fe superintendent completed a local freight trip from Waynoka to Amarillo and noted heat hurting farm and garden goods nationwide. R W Prentice train master arrived from Clovis and planned eastward travel amid hot weather. J B Mierau and Mrs Mierau returned from Chicago Exposition while Meade and wife visited Panhandle connections.
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J. B. Briscoe
Santa Fe
Waynoka
Amarillo
R. W. Prentice
Clovis
J. B. Mierau
Mierau
Chicago
Micurau
Lake Michigan
Rail and Pullman figures show growth in 1933 traffic
A report notes a 10 percent rise over June 1933 with gains in maintenance of way and transportation service including train crews. Travel to the Pacific Coast was up 54.18 percent May 15 to June 30, led by Los Angeles tickets. Revenue freight rose 644 572 cars, up 22 700 from the prior week and 156 201 over 1932. Pullman spends about 80 million annually and employs 25 000.
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R. M. DeMosse
Pacific Coast
Rock Island
Los Angeles
The
American Railway Association
Pullman Company
Pullman
Night trains offer private Pullman rooms on Pennsylvania line
New Pullman rooms on Pennsylvania Railroad night trains provide strict privacy. Each car unit features a rear bed crosswise in the room with a daytime lounge conversion, individual ventilation heating and lighting control, a lavatory washstand folding writing table and a box for shoes to be shined by the porter.
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Pullmans
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wash Out 15 Miles of Kidney Tubes
Medical authorities describe the kidneys as containing about 15 miles of tubules that purify blood. The ad claims Doan's Pills wash out these tubes, relieve frequent urination and discomfort, and warn against risky cures. It notes Doctor’s prescription use for decades and urges purchase at the local druggist.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
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Abe
Co. L. Sharp
Dalhart
Raymond Foster
Newman Parker
Madill
Oklahoma
H. C. Smith
Clarence
Cohen
Russell Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
Oliver Eakle Bicg
Negro Boys
J. 8. Mead
Panhandle
Orville Morrison
West
Sixteenth Avenue
Meade
Ponca Wholesale Mercantile Company
Morrison
Santa Fe Transportation
Trainmaster’s
American Airlines
Matthie Mattix
Oklahoma City
Burns
Conan Doyle
Deen Drugless Sanatorium
Eleventh Street
Wichita Falls
Moone
Re Eneiny
Uae
Polk Street
Pep
Vigor
Blackburn’s
Blackburn Bros
Pena Sona AL Are
U. S
Amarillo Garage & Storage Co
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