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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1924
Page
5
Austin July 15 report from Agriculture Commissioner George B. Terrell shows cotton acreage at 109 percent of normal, up 9 percent since last survey, with cotton condition at 72 percent. Corn remains poor at 67 percent condition and 88 percent acreage, amid hot dry weather.
The naval court of inquiry attributes 47 or 48 deaths to the June 12 turret explosion aboard the battleship Mississippi during firing practice off the California coast. Secretary Wilbur and staff will decide further investigations. The report notes officials, crowding observers, and air pressure as factors, with three linked explosions in the turret.
Shamrock hosts cornerstone ceremony for its Masonic temple at 5 30 p m next Saturday with Walter C Temple of Dallas representing the grand master. A basket dinner at Elmo Park will follow, then a program by the Masonic Service Association at the Methodist church.
Yesterday’s scores show Dallas beat Galveston 13 to 12 while Beaumont fell to Fort Worth 2 to 1 and San Antonio lost 0 to 6 at Shreveport. Houston routed Wichita Falls 13 to 17 and a full slate of interleague and regional results follow with multiple matchups scheduled for today including Dallas versus Galveston and San Antonio versus Shreveport.
New York defeated St. Louis 5 to 4 in a 9 inning scoreline with late rallying runs. Washington beat Cleveland 4 to 2 as Johnson held the visitors to four hits. Chicago beat Boston 12 to 4 to stretch a winning streak. Detroit rallied past Philadelphia 11 to 9 in a high scoring affair with late runs.
Fort Worth edged Beaumont 2 to 1 in a July 15 game with a late rally. Batteries: Beaumont Sheeugrafe Buros, Fort Worth Middleton Johns Moore Biebotf.
Art Arnold defeated Dwight Newby to win the handicap championship at Amarillo Country Club and took Newby’s place on the club team. Pairings for the second flight are Saunders versus Lindsay Roberts versus Edwards Jeff Neely versus Marvin McCullough Madden versus Ted Neely Marl Fuqua versus Jim Hagan in the first flight. Miles Bivins urges players to complete matches quickly.
New York defeated Chicago 9 to 4 in the series finale marked by hard hitting. Scoring by innings shows New York 0 1 2 5 0 0 9 1 0 Chicago 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0. Batteries listed for both clubs with pitchers Dean Net Snyder for New York and Kaufman Wheeler Hartnett for Chicago.
J C Kelley of Lincoln Street recounts moving to Texas in 1870 and notes his eleven children at home to care for ailing mother. He recalls tax payments and lifelong Democratic support with one recent abstention. The clan includes Commodore, Roger, Coral, Fannyie, Claude, and others across Amarillo, Clovis, Dawson and Prescott.
Cincinnati shut out the Braves 7 to 0 in a July 14 game as Boston led by North Cooney Lucas and Gibson powered to a 8 0 0 0 scoreline. Brooklyn beat St Louis 7 to 4 on July 16 with Doak Roberts Debarry and Sherdel Bell Sothorn Vick Gonzales noted in the batter and pitcher listings.
Los Angeles July 16. The Gardena number 1 well by Unio Oil sits at 7 225 feet, an unprecedented depth in rotary drilling. No oil shows since spudding 302 days ago, but drilling will continue as long as feasible.
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