Realtor Meet Reports On Convention Plans
Committees finished detailed work on the convention program set for August 12 18 and 14 and will present to the executive committee this afternoon. Ben Short heads the program and sessions committees with plans for a home speaking contest and a five minute town puff. The puffer with the silver loving cup could become permanent after three wins. Short mailed letters to real estate boards urging speaker names and expects 12 or 15 participants. An oratory contest may be broadcast from Herring Hotel during the second day banquet.
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Convention of Realtors
Ben Short
Short
Herring Hotel
C. P. Atwood
San Angelo
Rio Grande Valley
Joe Wells
Charles A. Wolfin
F. & Newbold, Co
C. Adams
F. M. Lefforge
J. W. Clifton
K. S. Loving
J. W. Crudgington
City flier tribute and midair spectacle at Lambert field
Flyers plan a huge fireworks display over Lambert St Louis field as Jackson and O Brine near a civic farewell. In Houston Loomis and Glass chase a refuelling record aboard the Billion Dollar City, facing low fuel and in air repairs to keep the flight aloft.
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Jackson
St. Louis
Houston
Associated Press
Tex
G. L. Loomis
Joe Glass
Minnesota endurance flight opens from Chamberlain airport
The monoplane Minnesota piloted by Owen Haughland of Buffalo, Minnesota, with Captain T L Crichton of Minneapolis, departed from Chamberlain airport at 6:49 p.m. seeking to surpass the world endurance record of 246 hours 43 minutes 32 seconds. Crichton replaces Thorwald Thunder Johnson amid a reported dispute with Haughland and backers.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Owen Haughland
Buffalo
Minn
T. L. Crichton
Haughland
Chamberlain
Crichton
Thorwald
Thunder” Johnson
St. Paul
Boosters Expected to Travel to Borger Visit
More than 200 Amarilloans plan the trip as Dean Kirk of the On To Borger committee urges broad local representation. He calls Borger a great friend to Amarillo and says the visit will showcase carbon black plants refineries and oil field industries. Boosters receive hats arm bands and advertising gear at the station before tomorrow morning’s train.
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Amarillo
Dean Kirk
Borger
Borger bound as Amarillo leader seeks exchange visit
Erasmus Tack writes of visiting Borger with Amarillo business delegation led by Henry Ansley and Tack, promising a strong presence from Amarillo Bulls manufacturing amid town growth. He warns Chief McDowell over a parking fine, reports on local industry shifts, and hints at upcoming civic activity.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Old Tack
Amarillo Bull Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
Southwest
McDowell
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Bar of Justice
Erasmus Rockus
Churches call dry law views hazy and detentiam seen
The Methodist Episcopal Church South leaders Bishop James Cannon Jr and Dr. E L Crawford condemn Wickersham's letters on Prohibition as hazy and pushing. They approve sharing enforcement and call his idea of modifying laws premature and unclear citing deterrentism and uncertain national enforcement.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
E. L. Crawford
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Wickersham
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Governors’ Conference
Amarillo Data Sent for Hoo Hoo Publication
R E Townsend assistant manager of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce sent pictures and information about Amarillo and the Panhandle to the Bulletin of Hoo Hoo. The photos illustrate articles for publicity ahead of the Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo national convention in Amarillo on September 25 26 and 27 and include views of Polk Street buildings carbon black plants oil fields Palo Duro Canyon and other local points.
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Panhandle
R. E. Townsend
Chamber of Commerce
Bulletin of
Clues Lacking in Texan Park Knife Slaying
No arrest made in the death of O. C. Hill Jr a Clarendon farmer who died from knife wounds received during a July 4 fray at Texan park. Officers followed many leads and talked with eye witnesses but all clues have proved false so far. Eye witnesses did not know the victim's name.
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O. C. Hill, Jr
Clarendon Farmer
Texan Park
Chinese Passengers Drown In Steamship Collision
Sixty two Chinese passengers aboard the China Mer chants Steam Navigation steamer Hsinkong drowned when it collided with the Japanese Tatsuno Maru near Weikhaiwei in fog. The Hsinkong sank within twenty minutes and forty two survivors were rescued by the Tatsuno Maru en route to Kobe.
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Shanghai
China Merchants Steam Navigation Company
Hsinkong
Tatsuno Maru
Weikhaiwei
Kobe
Boy in Stratford seeks a yo yo by mail
A letter from Norvell Green of Stratford Texas asks Tack to send a yo yo and bill it. he notes they are just starting out. The piece includes a separate poem about a city of dreams by Anna Laura Maudis.
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Norvell Green
Stratford
Texas
Anna Laura Maudis
Harvest Pictures From Field Share Letters On Page 13
The notice mentions harvest pictures sent in by readers and invites viewers to see Tack Letters on page 13 for further details about the harvest scene and associated commentary.
Bremen First To Cross Atlantic Under Five Days
The North German Lloyd liner Bremen completed a record maiden voyage from Cherbourg in four days 17 hours 42 minutes becoming the first ship to travel the transatlantic distance in under five days. Crowds cheered as harbor planes circled and the mayor's welcome committee met the ship at Quarantine.
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Associated Press
New York
Bremen
Brooklyn
Cherbourg
Marne
Macom
Grover A. Whalen
Kurl von Lewinski
New Technique Tested to Guide Trans Ocean Flight
In Tacoma Lieut Harold Bromley plans a test to have a second plane fly over to guide his landing on the 5400 foot runway for a Tokyo dash. The City of Tacoma monoplane requires him to fly nearly blind until liftoff and success hinges on weather and motor tweaks.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
Harold Bromley
Tokyo
Bromley
Japan
Radio Follows Runaway Girl What’s the Use
Chicago dispatch reports Stella Stepin, a 15 year old girl from Specialville, ran away seeking freedom. A portable radio at the station broadcast police alerts about her, prompting her to return home and question the value of escape.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Stella Stepin
Stella
Specialville
Record of Prohibition, Naval Rivalry, and Court Riffraff
A New York commentary blends naval race talk with a crackdown on speakeasies led by Police Commissioner Whalen. It links gang control to crime and warns against overreach while pondering banks, courts, and public confidence amid prohibition debates.
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New York
Whalen
New York City
Harry Bishop Admitted to West Point Cadet Corps
Harry Bishop son of Harry Col. Bishop of 1619 Madison Street is admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point after passing exams. On August 3 he joins a plebe company, August 15 begins a five day hike, with march discipline and field training. Academic work starts September 3 with 12 student sections for instruction.
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Harry Bishop
Harry Col. Bishop
Madison Street
United States Military Academy
West Point
Bishop
Girl credited with air altitude record claim
Phoebie Omle was credited by the National Aeronautical Association with reaching 17 467 feet in a recent Mo line Missouri flight. The association said it lacked information on the aircraft type and thus did not confirm a record.
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Washington
Phoebie Omle
National Aeronautical Association
Moline
Mis
Marines Ordered Withdrawn from Nicaragua
Washington dispatch reports that twelve hundred U S Marines were ordered withdrawn from Nicaragua today. The move follows earlier U S action in the region and signals a retraction of ground forces as diplomatic channels continue.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nicaragua
O Neill Marries Carlotta Monterey in Paris Secrecy
Playwright Eugene O Neill wed actress Carlotta Monterey in Paris and sent word to his attorney that they are honeymooning in the Tyrol. He had divorced his second wife Agnes Boulton O Neill in Reno on July 2. Monterey is known for leading roles in The Hairy Ape Taking Chances The Bird of Paradise and The Red Falcon.
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Tinted
New York
Eugene O'Neill
Carlotta Monterey
Paris
Harry Weinberger
Tyrol
O'Neill
Agnes Boulton O'Neill
Reno
Nevada
Miss Monterey
California
O’neill
Woman in Coma After Auto Crash Near San Antonio
Lois Boltz remained unconscious for his fourteenth day after a skull injury from an automobile crash near San Antonio. Doctors reported she is recovering and becoming restless, indicating she may wake soon.
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Associated Press
San (Antonio
Lois Boltz
Two Negroes Hurt In Car Collision
A car crash at Hughes Street and North West Eighth Avenue injured two black occupants. J M Brittin of 1107 North East Eighth Avenue and Daniel Kind and a negro passenger sustained slight injuries. No other injuries reported in two additional yesterday incidents and an early morning crash.
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J. M. Brittin
North East
Eighth Avenue
Daniel Kind
Hughes Street
North West
Kind
Accident victim Pauline Mann improves at home
Miss Pauline Mann assistant manager of the Orange Mill was struck by an automobile on the Panhandle Highway yesterday afternoon. She was removed from St Anthony's Hospital to her home 7388 North Cleveland street this morning with minor cuts and bruises.
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Orange Mill
Panhandle
St. Anthony's Hospital
North
Cleveland Street
New Orleans Unions Vote on Big Strike
New Orleans allied unions plan a vote tonight to call a general strike in sympathy with the street carmen, who have been in deadlock today as the railway board considers further proposals after council efforts to end the dispute. Nonunion crews with marshal protection run some lines.
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New Orleans
Commission Council
United States
China Will Not Seek War Unless Invaded
Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese government stating it will not go to war unless invaded. The circular telegram from Nanking cites instructions of Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek and asserts no war unless forced by Soviet confrontation.
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United Press
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chinese Consulate Interned as Russian Forces Capture River Steamer
Soviet troops on the Amur River have captured the Chinese river steamer Ilan and the Chinese merchantman Haicheng near Blagoveschensk. They prisoner Ray Talbot's wife and infant daughter, while other Chinese crews are reported treated well. Reports also claim the Chinese consulate staff in Vlasivostok were interned with about 1000 Chinese nationals and communications cut off.
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Associated Press
Peiping
Amur
Manchuria
Ilan
Ray Talbot
Talbot
Tahei-Ho
Dlagoveschensk
George C. Hanson
Harbin
United Press
Vlasivostok
England Rejects Move to Fight High U S Tariffs
In London on July 23 the government rejected creating an economic United States of Europe to counter American tariffs. William Graham, president of the board of trade, said no to conferring with European ministers of labor and commerce and noted no benefit from actions that could discriminate against the United States in European tariffs.
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London
United States of Europe
House of Commons
William Graham
Board of Trade
Boy Loses Life After Saving For Pony
Chicago July 23 Cyril Watson saved pennies for five years to buy a shetland pony. On his first ride the pony trampled him to death when frightened by a cat.
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United Press
Chicago
Cyril Watson
Mrs Reese S Allen Seeks Divorce from Amarillo Oil Man
Mrs Reese S Allen files for divorce from husband Reese S Allen in district civil court. She cites cruelty and names June 17 as the date of estrangement. She seeks half of community property valued at more than a million dollars.
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Jennie Lee Allen
Reese S. Allen
Amarillo
M. W. A. Organizer Dies in Nebraska
Ralph E. Johnson 67, a leading organizer for the Modern Woodmen of America, died suddenly in Lincoln Nebraska while preparing to depart for Rochester Minnesota for Mayo Hospital treatment. Johnson was active in MWA affairs and planned to seek medical care at Mayo Clinic.
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United Press
Lincoln, Neb
Ralph E. Johnson
Woodmen of America
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Hospital
Just Self and the Question of Trying
A fragmentary reflection on willingness to attempt tasks. The speaker questions deciding before trying, framing effort as a guesswork process linked to self belief and risk.
Market Wrap of Hogs Cattle and Cotton Across Major Cities
Kansas City reports hog receipts at 9,000 with prices down 26 to 60 cents for various weights and cattle at 8,000 receipts with steady to lower quotes. New Orleans cotton opens easier on weak cables, later steadies amid New York pool activity. Chicago grains show quick setbacks from earlier gains on drought and Argentine discounts. New York stocks open uneven with railroad strength and Chrysler earnings lifting some names.
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New York Pool
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Lowe
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