Cats and Corps Might Be Too Big for Efficiency
Brisbane surveys big business and politics with a whimsical fable of oversized cats and rats in Central Park. He weighs European talks in Paris and London, possible reconciliations between Germany and France, and American responses with farm aid and global competition shaping the economy. He notes Russian advances in wheat, lumber, and industry, and ends with a local ad for mattress renovation.
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New York
Central Park Zoo
Russia
Germany
Farm Board
Kansas
Hopi Indians Arrive in Amarillo for Peace Ceremony
A band of 40 Albuquerque Hopi Indians arrived by bus at the Herring Hotel and prepared for a free ceremonial at Jack Hall's Ranch, with a concert by Amarillo's 142nd Bard and performances by Albert Looking Elk and other dancers. The visit promotes Albuquerque’s First American celebration.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Band Boys
Rotary Club
Amarillo Hotel
Hall Ranch
Albert Looking Elk
Taptuka
Nations Will Induce Banks to Lend Cash
The July 23 London conference ended with measures to save Germany from financial ruin. The seven powers United States Britain France Germany Italy Belgium Japan endorsed a plan to stabilize Germany, calling it the second Hoover plan. U.S. Secretary Stimson and Italian Foreign Minister Grandi voiced satisfaction as they reported progress and cooperation. An official communique cited capital withdrawals and lack of confidence as causes and urged steps to ensure stability.
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France
Germany
Germainy
England
English
Britain
Herbert Moore
United Press
London
U.P
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Belgium
Japan
U. S
America
J. Ramsey MacDonald
Henry L. Stimson
Foreign Office
Dino Grandi
Oil Producers Seek General Shutdown Aid
Tulsa mass meeting called for next Monday to chart a shutdown plan amid low crude prices. Leaders urge $1 a barrel minimum and refuse to open wells for small gains. speakers include Wirt Franklin and Earl Sneed underscores Oklahoma and Kansas field risks. Oil men await new developments as more buyers may raise prices while Gov. Murray's possible actions threaten wider shutdown.
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Tulsa
Okla
Winston P. Henry
Oklahoma
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Mid Continent Royalty Owners’ Association
Henry
Earl Sneed
Ollman
East Texas
Kansas
Wirt Franklin
Independent Petroleum Association
Oklahoma City
Mid Continent
Lst
H. Murray
Mid- Continent
Continental Oil Company
Ponca City
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Dallas
White Eagle Oil Company
Wichita
Oklahoma City Field
Shippers Vow to Oppose 15 Percent Freight Increase
Arguments from shippers agricultural interests and others against a 15 per cent railroad freight rise will be heard by the interstate commerce commission from August 10 through the month with hearings in San Francisco Portland Kansas City Dallas Salt Lake City Atlanta Chicago and New England. The Texas Senate voted unanimously to urge the ICC not to grant the railroads petition for the increase.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Kansas City
Texas Senate
Austin
Lindy Grooms Ship For Hop Next Week
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh plan a vacation flight to the Orient starting next week. They will travel via Ottawa and Alaska toward Kamchatka and Japan with a seaplane modified from a Lockheed Sirius. Radio networks stand ready to assist the Lindberghs on the North Pacific route.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Lindberghs
Washington
State Department
Ottawa
Canadian Northwest
Alaska
Bering Sea
North Pacific
Martial law in Seville as riots kill eleven
Violence and a revolutionary strike grip Seville province with 11 dead and about 40 wounded. Police arrest 90 mainly anarchists and Communists as basements of Exposition buildings serve as prisons and machine guns appear on roofs. Civil guards quell clashes in central Seville.
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Seville
Spain
San Francisco
Plaza San Francisco
Charity Wheat Donations Near Half Way Mark
Community Chest reports 2 280 bushels of wheat collected toward a 5 000 bushel goal. Recent gifts include 45 by J L Story 70 by J M and M T Neely and 100 from a friend. Once reached the grain will be ground into flour by Great West Mill and Elevator.
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Community Chest
J. L. Story
J. M
M. T. Neely
Great West Mill & Elevator Company
Davis Conviction May Influence Thompson Case
Davis 19 was convicted in Albany Texas district court of slaying Lean Shook in 1928 and sentenced to ten years plus a five year suspended term in the Lucien Shook case. Gov. Sterling granted Clyde Thompson a 90 day reprieve pending Davis’ outcome.
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Albany
Tex
Thomas Davis
Lean Shook
Clyde Thompson
Lucien Shook
Davis
Ross Sterling
Thompson
Fort Wayne bootlegger captures after killing two agents
George Adams, a Fort Wayne bootlegger and ex-convict, killed Federal agent John J. Wilson of the Indianapolis office and wounded Walter M. Gilbert of Cincinnati. Adams was trapped four hours after the ambush and captured near Fort Wayne, ending a wide manhunt.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
George Adams
Adams
John J. Wilson
Rockwell City
Indianapolis
Prohibition Enforcement Office
Wilson
Walter M. Gilbert
Cincinnati
Gilbert
C. E. Green
Portland
Oliver J. Gettle
Frank V. Kenierski
Allen County
Seek Driver After Mishap Kills Hitchhiker in Oklahoma
In Sulphur Oklahoma July 23 a truck driver fled after his car sideswiped a bridge railing killing 17 year old Ina Stimson and seriously injuring her sisters Lola 19 and Nellie 21 both from Avery Texas. The collision happened on highway 77 south of Davis Oklahoma prompting a widespread search for the driver.
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Okla
Ina Stimson
Lola
Nellie
Avery
Tex
Enid
Williamson
Highway 77
Davis
Better Hurry To Hall's Ranch Early Tonight
Amarillo citizens urged to visit Hall's Ranch as gates open at noon for free admission and parking. The 142 Infantry Rand concert begins at 7 30 P M followed by the Indian Ceremonial at 8 15 P M welcoming New Mexico neighbors.
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Amarillo
142 Infantry Rand
New Mexico
American Missionary Tucker Surrendered to U S Custody
An authoritative Peiping dispatch says Dr. Francis F. Tucker, an American missionary, surrendered to the American consul in Tsinanfu on instructions from the Nationalist Government after fatally shooting a Chinese hospital employee. Tucker will be tried under U S law. China maintains extraterritorial rights. Chinese authorities demanded Tucker's execution, an apology, and indemnity.
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Shanghai
Peiping
Tsinanfu
Francis F. Tucker
Washington
Tucker
Techow
United States
China
Constable Hughes Missing Sparks Wide Search
In Pittsburg Texas on July 23, G E Hughes a 50 year old constable vanished after leaving his home around midnight Monday. He was last seen driving toward home and an unidentified caller said he picked up a hitchhiker. Sheriff D H Carpenter suspects foul play.
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Pittsburg
Tex
G. E. Hughes
Hughes
D. H. Carpenter
Barnsdall Refining Announces Flat 40 Price
Barnsdall Refining Company announces a flat price of 40. Tulsa reports the price change as of July 23, with additional oil producer details to follow on page 2.
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Barnsdall
Tulsa
Okla
Barnsdall Refining Company
Amarillo Sees Record Longest Dry Spell
Amarillo endures a historic drought with no rain since May 30 and only brief showers failing to relief the heat. Weather observer H T Collman notes the dry spell continues as temperatures flirt with the high 90s and residents brace for more oven like days.
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Amarillo
Weather Bureau
H. T. Collman
U. S
Mercury
Amarillians
Marriages and Divorces Decline in 1930 Census
Census data show marriages fell 8.5 percent and divorces dropped 4.2 percent in 1930. National marriage rate stood at 9.2 per thousand, with Nevada leading in divorces at 28.67 per thousand and 67 marriages per thousand residents. The U S saw 1 252 thousand marriages and 191 630 divorces in 1929 and 1920’s totals were 1 128 180 marriages.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Nevada
United States
Four Victims Killed by Insane Man in Mercer Murder Spree
In Mercer Pennsylvania on July 23, Marko Demofonti, adjudged insane, shot four people to death and stabbed four others, including a 10 year old boy. Victims named include Mrs. Marko Demofonti and Mrs. Alfonso Facett. the injured were Mrs. Mike Benan, Flora Benan, Mrs. Peter Cilscillan, and Tony Cilscillan. Demofonti was captured after the spree.
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Mercer
Marko Demofonti
Alfonso Facett
Demofonti
Gaeton Delaqua
Frank Yakelo
Mike Benan
Flora Benan
Peter Cilscillan
Tony Ciselian
Demonfanti
Delaqua
Hawks Regain Speed Record In Havana Flight
Captain Frank Hawks landed in Havana at 11 08 EST completing a New York to Havana route via Wilmington and Miami. He shaved 27 minutes from James Goodwin Hall's former mark, eight hours eight minutes after departing New York, with 32 minutes refueling across Wilmington and Miami.
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Havana
Frank Hawks
New York
Wilmington
Miami
Hawks
James Goodwin Hall
N. C
Hall
Giles Man Found Shot to Death in Yard
Giles Texas July 24 Jeff Stotts 35 was found shot to death in the front yard of his home He had been in ill health since discharge from the army years ago Relatives say he is survived by his wife and a small son.
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Brecial
Globe
Giles
Tex
Jeff Stotts
London Bank Rate Up 1 Percent as Gold Outflow Rises
The Bank of England raised the bank rate from 2% to 3% today, a protective move by directors. The decision follows a gold outflow of £15,219,704 in the week ending yesterday, about $76 million.
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London
Bank of England
Legal maneuver over Red River bridge tolls and injunctions
Texas and Oklahoma officials clash over the Red River bridge at Denison and a four mile detour plan. Attorney General Benbow plans to seek a Supreme Court mandamus to lift an injunction delaying opening the bridge pending court action. Governor Murray commits to sending an Oklahoma engineer to mark the detour from U S Highway 77.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Red River
Denison
Durant
Ohlo
Red River Bridge Company
State of
Elbert Barron
Sherman
Senate
Ross
Sterling
House
Highway Commission
Toll
Attorney General’s Department
U. S
Washington
Sidney Benbow
United States Supreme Court
Houston
Benbow
Supreme Court
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
W. C. Lewis
Murray
Oklahoma City
Gainesville
U. S. Highway 77
Gainesville Tree
Texas Rangers
Griggs Ambulance on Page 2 Bridge Trace
See BRIDGE TRACE Page 2 Griggs ambulance. Phone 4311.
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Griggs Ambulance
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with unsettled Friday afternoon. West Texas shows similar pattern with Panhandle unsettled. New Mexico expected showers and possible thunderstorms north portion. Temperatures ranged up to 94 for the high and 72 for the low today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Forest Fire Threatens Deadwood in Black Hills
A massive wildfire in the Black Hills near Deadwood prompts mobilization of about a thousand men, including Fourth U.S. Cavalry from Fort Meade, federal forest rangers, miners, and volunteers from Deadwood Sturgis and Lead. Dry weather and high winds hamper efforts to control the blaze that began on a ranch owned by Mrs. John Custer.
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Deadwood
8. D
U.P
Black Hills
Federal
Fourth U. S. Cavalry
Fort Meade
John Custer
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