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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1929
Page
3
Kansas City Kansas July 24 A national convention of America's overseas veterans will pause in tribute to the last surviving veteran of the 1846 Mexican War during the 30th national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The 98 year old Owen Thomas Edgar of Washington D C is the last surviving Mexican War veteran on U S pension rolls and a longtime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars He is praised for his overseas service and ready to receive tributes at the St Paul reunion despite travel concerns.
Texarkana Texas July 24 A local policeman, Jim Walraven, died at a hospital after a gun battle with Jim Reynolds, an agent for an independent oil firm, whom he had arrested on a liquor charge about a week earlier. Reynolds was critically wounded with very little chance of survival. The two encountered on the street late Tuesday and exchanged shots.
A Texarkana policeman, with 25 years on the force, was shot twice in the chest and abdomen while Reynolds, a man with a family, died of the injuries. The violence interrupts a long career and highlights ongoing security concerns in the area. The report notes Brazilian president’s economy program facing indefinite delays as other projects stall.
Harold Bromley plans final tests of the Tacoma to Tokyo Lockheed monoplane in Tacoma Washington. Engineers completed a 425 horsepower Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine check as crowds watch amid tense anticipation. Bromley awaits approval from Lockheed reps Paxson and Woodson Deeds and a favorable weather report before departure.
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