Brisbane on Europe and the mortgage moratorium idea
Arthur Brisbane surveys postwar Europe and the Versailles aftermath noting the costly schemes for reparations and the limits of America’s gains. He cites Hoover’s London talks, Coolidge’s alleged remark on moratoriums, and claims farmers see their sector solvent despite deflation with land valued at about 43 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Europe
International Harvester Company
Alexander Legg
Farm Board
National Livestock Association
House probes oil industry sins in price fixing inquiry
Texas House hearings reveal confusion over who fixes oil prices as R. D. Parker of the Railroad Commission admits no facts show concerted price fixing. He notes brokers buy much East Texas oil on contract, while major companies profit from pipelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House of Representatives
Texas
R. D. Parker
Oil and Gas Division
Railroad Commission
Parker
Harry Graves
Georgetown
East Texas
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Graves
Fall Retraces Boyhood Steps On Road to Pen
Albert B. Fall travels toward Santa Fe where he is to report for a one year and a day sentence for bribery tied to his Harding cabinet service. The 69 year old former interior secretary is weak, hospitalized, and reflects on his youth as a penniless prospector meeting Edward L. Doheny in 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Werkman
United Press
Three Rivers
N. M
U.P
Albert B. Fall
Santa Fe
Secretary of the Interior
Fall
Harding
el Paso
Tres Rios
Doheny
Edward L. Doheny
Los Angeles
ZONE BALLOTS TO BE CAST AT FOUR PLACES
Amarillo voters are urged to cast ballots for a zoning plan at four polling sites during a Tuesday special election. Locations include central fire station at City Hall, Sixteenth Avenue fire station, Buchanan Street School, and San Jacinto fire station with hours 8 am to 7 pm. Only qualified property taxpayers may vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
City Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
City Hall
Tenth Avenue
Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company
East
Rock Island
Central Fire Station
Sixteenth Avenue
Fort Worth & Denver
Buchanan Street School
San Jacinto Fire Station
Flood Strikes Oklahoma and Texas Towns as Homes Swept Away
In Altus Oklahoma an elderly woman, Mrs. Connelly, drowned when her home washed away. 10 to 12 inches of rain flooded Snake Creek and riverbanks, while nearby Lee Blair's home sat submerged with others rescued. In Uvalde Texas floodwaters from the Frio and Dry Frio trapped 400 campers at Alto Frio Baptist Encampment and stranded motorists, with supplies dispatched to the stranded and limited road access restored later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altus
Okla
Humphreys
Here
Connelly
Snake Creek
Uvalde
Tex
Frio
Alto Frio
I. C. Matthews
Hutchinson
Kane
Matthews
Frios
Nueces
North
Globe News Want Ads Drive Big Results
You can reach 37 000 potential buyers by placing your ware in Globe News Want Ads. Small sellers can compete with big jobs in the largest marketplace, and others are already seeing results.
Envoys Gather in Debt Meet Amid Seven-Power Talks
Delegates from France Germany Belgium and Italy arrive in London for a seven power conference on easing Germany’s economic distress. Prime Minister MacDonald Foreign Secretary Henderson and other Brit ish officials greet them at the railway station. US Secretary Dawes and Senator Morrow discuss Germany’s finances with President Hoover in Washington before Dawes sails July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
MacDonald
Henderson
Laval
Briand
Flandin
Andre Francois-Poncet
Bruening
Curtis
Grandi
Renkin
Stimson
Mellon
United States
Paris
Matsudaira
Japan
Washington
Ambassador Dawes
Senator Morrow
Hoover
White House
Great Britain
Court Denies Deputy’s Plea in Oklahoma Slayings
In Ardmore Oklahoma Judge John B Ogden denies Cecil Crosby the dismissal of murder charges tied to the killing of two Mexican college students Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Garcia Gomez while Deputy William Guess had been acquitted on his related charges. The court sets trial for September and does not compel an immediate proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Cecil Crosby
William Guess
John B. Ogden
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Guess
Asa E. Walden
Manuel Garcia Gomez
Cortes Rubio
Ogden
Crosby
Navy Balloon Wins Trophy In National Elimination Race
Akron Ohio July 20 The United States Navy balloon won the national elimination race landing near Marilla New York at 6 A M 25 miles farther than the Goodyear Zeppelin bag which landed at Stevensville Ontario at 8 A M Official distances show the Navy entry 215 miles and the Goodyear VIII 190 miles The Navy bag earns the P W Litchfield trophy and both proceed to the International Gordon Bennett races
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
United States Navy
Marilla
Goodyear-Zeppelin
Stevensville
Navy
Moody wins Essex Club invitation first round
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, in her first singles match in 13 months, defeated Mrs. Robert Morris of Boston 6-0 6-1 in the Essex County Club invitation singles at Manchester by the Sea Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Manchester BY the Sea
Mass
U.P
Helen Wills Moody
Robert Morris
Boston
Sanity Contest Looms Between Ma and Flock
A family showdown unfolds as Minnie Kennedy and evangelist daughter Aimee Semple McPherson confront each other after a Vancouver return. Kennedy accuses Temple officials of plotting to commit her to a mental ward while psychiatrists say no condition is found.
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Los Angeles
Minnie “Ma” Jkennedy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Vancouver
B. C
Four Square Gospel Church
Temple Attacudes
Mer Jy
Angelus Temple
B. F. Clearwater
Temple
Clearwater
Kennedy
G. Edward
Hudson
Echo Park
Texas to take Denison bridge case to federal court
The state plans to file an appeal in federal circuit court in New Orleans to force opening of the Denison free bridge over the Red River. Attorney General Allred and Atty. Gen. McKinsey pursue relief after failed conferences with the Red River Toll Bridge Company and highway officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Sterling
The
Highway Commission
Jake J. Loy
Sherman
Handy Highway Commission
T. M. Kennerly
Houston
Dallas
U.2
Durant
Okla
Denison
Patrick J. Hurley
H. A. Randall
Randall
Trucks and Planes Enter Rate Hearing
Competition from motor trucks pipelines waterways and airplanes pushed railroad finances down. Fairman Dick a New York banker and railroad director testified at ICC hearings on the Milwaukee and Boston and Maine petition for a 15 percent rate increase under questioning by Commissioner Eastman about undermining public confidence in railroads as investments.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fairman Dick
New York
Milwaukee
Boston
Maine
Joseph Eastman
Generals in Bridge War Over Red River Toll Spats
Oklahoma Governor Murray and Texas Governor Sterling clash over toll bridges spanning the Red River border with a map showing the battle lines. The dispute centers on free bridge policy and cross border tolls amid broader regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Texas
Red River
Eight Die in Mt. Pleasant Oil Field Fire
An oil field fire near Mt. Pleasant Michigan killed eight people and left seven seriously burned as a 2,000 barrel well ignited a storage tank explosion. Buck Hewitt helped cap the well risking his life, with many spectators and rescuers aiding others amid the blaze. Mrs Walter L McClanahan, promoter known as King of Hard Luck Promoters, was among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pleasant
Mich
Buck” Hewitt
Walter L. McClanahan
McClanahan
Kansas
Kentucky
Mastodon Skeleton Found Near Amarillo Castle Cliffs Site
Workmen uncovered a mastodon skeleton at Castle Cliffs Gravel pit, about 1.5 miles northwest of Amarillo. The skull and tusks are shellacked for removal, with the longest tusk measuring 8 feet 7 inches. The find, from a Pleis tocene river bed, was reported to Castle Cliffs president Tom Cotten and paleontologist Floyd Studer who secured the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Castle Cliffs
Tom Cotten
Castle Cliffs Company
Cotten
Floyd Studer
Studer
Panhandle
Floyd Johnson
Clarendon
American Museum of Natural History
Knobnockers Loot $600 From Theater Safe
Port Arthur report says thieves broke in at night to the People's Theater, chiseling through sheet rock to remove about $600, leaving no clues behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Eleven Workmen Rescued From Flooded Milwaukee Tunnel
Eleven workmen trapped when water flooded a 106 foot tunnel section and a 37 foot shaft near North Fifth Street and West McKinley Avenue were rescued by 25 Milwaukee firemen six hours after flooding began. They entered compression chambers as water rose and were hospitalized for observation. Heavy rainfall overwhelmed sewers, flooding hillside streets and the shaft area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Fire Department
North Fifth Street
West McKinley Avenue
Commission House
Mine Strike Spreads Across Pennsylvania Coal Fields
Reported spread of the coal strike in Pennsylvania as 15,000 Pittsburgh Company workers vote on a strike proposal backed by United Mine Workers. Ballots cast over two days with a final decision upcoming. Also, two miners killed near Charleston in Putnam County by gunfire and a violent clash injuring over 100 in Canonsburg between rival unions in the western Pennsylvania strike zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
U.P
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers of America
Miners’ Organization
Charleston
W. Va
Raymond City Coal Company
Putnam County
Clarence Kyle
Cyrus Shelton Shpulding
Pittsbugah
Canonsburg
National Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers
Light Showers Reported in Panhandle Region
Scattered showers from threatening clouds affected the Panhandle Sunday afternoon and last night. Rain totals were under one-eighth inch at Dimmitt and Plainview. No other rainfall reported on the South Plains. Amarillo area saw thundershowers and cooler temps with a forecast of partly cloudy Tuesday. Unpaved Panhandle highways were not affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhadle
Dimmitt
Plainview
South Plains
Amarillo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Herring Will Probate Opens In Amarillo
The will of Col. C. T. Herring was admitted to probate by Judge Sam B. Matlow of the Potter County Court. Appraisers J. H. Faul, S R. Garner and Ford Brandenburg will inventory and appraise holdings, with Morgan as probate attorney. Herring, a pioneer banker and hotel developer, died June 29 at the Herring Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
C. T. Herring
Sam B
Matlow
Potter County Court
J. H. Faul
R. Garner
Ford Brandenburg
A. L. Morgan
Colonel Herring
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Southwest
Morgan
Elk-Lewis Hotel Renovation Notice at Third and Taylor
Notice invites customers to visit during renovations at the Elk Lewis Hotel located at Third and Taylor. Signed by B. V. Blackwell, merchant.
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Elk-Lewis Hotel
Third and Taylor
B. V. Blackwell
Mer
Weather Summary From Wichita Falls And Brownsville Flooding
In Wichita Falls Texas rainfall over the three day period reached 1.45 inches with intermittent showers Sunday and Monday. Dry farming areas may benefit from more rain though the only damage noted was a washed out temporary bridge on Beaver Creek near the Red River highway. In Brownsville Texas Rio Grande floodwaters rose to flood stage with high levels at San Benito and the river city, though levees remained intact as Rancho Viejo floodway carried off floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Texas
G. C. McGown
Beaver Creek
Red River
Torral
Okla
Ringgold
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Tex
San Benito
Rancho Viejo
Cameron County
Charity Heads Meet Tonight To Plan Drive
Directors of the Community Chest will meet at 7 30 tonight in the chamber of commerce office. Representatives of welfare societies participating in the chest funds will attend. Preparations for the annual charity drive will be among the topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Local thundershowers and cooler in Amarillo area
The forecast calls for local thundershowers and a cooler night with Tuesday partly cloudy skies. In West Texas the south portion and Panhandle may see storms tonight and Tuesday with cooler air in the Panhandle. New Mexico shows local thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Temperature extremes today reach 68 to 85.
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Amarillo
West Texas
South Portion
North
Panhandle Area
New Mexico
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