Navy Dirigible Shenandoah Grounded by Wind at Lakehurst
The airship Shenandoah remained aloft overnight due to high winds and was brought down at Lakehurst New Jersey in the morning. After an engine test flight to Scranton and Binghamton the ship could not reach its hangar and mooring mast as cross winds persisted. A new crew was ordered aboard as an observation balloon broke loose nearby and drifted out to sea marked U S Navy.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Scranton
Binghampton
Protest heard on sale of large Blackwater district land
A hearing in Santa Fe before the state land commissioner challenges W Dunlop's bid to sell 5200 plus acres of school land in one block in the Blackwater district near Melrose Portales. Protestants argue the land could be worth over five dollars per acre and that single bidder would curb competition risking a low minimum price.
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Portales
N. M
Santa Fe
W. ©. Dunlop
S Blackwater
Melrose and
Mt Dunlop
Local residents and visitors flock to Amarillo area
A parade of arrivals and movements fills pages: McMuriry family from Tulia, Blackburns’ cotton near Amarillo, Rollins of Dallas visiting, Mrs Vernon in Itasca on city business, Mrs Pringie from Erick returning home, rabies dog killed in Burgess addition, Mrs Nash of Canada visiting Chandler, Kirkpatrick’s hand injury, Motlow and Dock headed to Denver to visit Rowe, Owens couple visiting Fort Worth relatives, a flapper jailed in Wagon Mound for bank robbery, Marion Randolph’s bank incident, E Sharpe and sons from Columbus visiting Maloney, Curtis son to Chicago for IT and W railway post, Barnes from Breckenridge, and fishing trip by Flamin, Dinan, and Phillips. nightly dances at Jack Hall’s ranch advertised.
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Tulia
N. O. Glenn
Blackburn Bros
Amarillo
Albert S. Rollins
Dallas
H. R. Vernon
Itasca
Tex
O. V. Vernon
Board of City Development
Okla
Edwin Harris
Tyler Street
Bond drive stalls without workers say Tri-State officials
John B. Gilvin, temporarily in charge, reports selling $805 in fair bonds daily with full cash receipts. He cites worker shortages as delaying the Tri-State opposition bond drive and urges volunteers or bidders to contact fair officials or the Board of City Development. Daily Globe notes a ward by ward date inquiry.
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Tri-State
John B. Gilvin
Gilvin
Fair
Board of City Development
Denton
Will C. Edwards
Edwards
Texas Press Association
Texas
Kidwards
Demton Record Chronicle
The
Baptist Church
First Methodist Church of
Commonwealth
Friends of Righteousness
Methodist Church
Miller
Sam Hawkins
L. A. Allison
J. W. Smith
R. J. Turrentine
Cotton Growers Offer $85 Advance on Crop
The Cotton Growers' Association announces an $85 per bale advance to members on their cotton crop to aid cultivation and market prospects. The plan targets improving liquidity as growers face seasonal costs and market variability.
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Cotton Growers’ Association
Divorce Suit Filed In Potter County Texas
Elizabeth Bennett sues T F Bennett for divorce in District Court Potter County Texas alleging cruelty threats and violence since their 1918 marriage in Ohio. The petition asks dissolution of the marriage with costs and relief. The summons directs publication in a Potter County newspaper prior to the August 26, 1924 return date.
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Denton County
Committee
Texas
Will C. Edwards
Denton
Edwards
J. W. Smith
John Speer
Potter County
Son
Potter
T. F. Bennett
District Court
Amarllo
Elizabeth Bennett
Porter
Lisbon
Ohio
Plaintiff
Henrietta
Defendant
Amarillo
J. C. Skillman
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Shenandoah
Scituate
Mass
U. S. Navy
Oliver Drug
Kila and
Taylor Streets
Amatrillo, Texas
Galveston
Mystic Shrine
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Fort Crockett
Texas National Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Masonry
Allahland-by the-Sea
Shriners
San Antonio
New Orleans
Imperial Potentate Chandler
Kansas City
Walter L. Norwood
el Mina
Blackwater Valley
Clohe
ALL Children
Taylor St
Burgess Addition
Ida Nash
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Canada
W. K Chandler
Harrison Street
Carl D. Kirkpatrick
Sam B. Motlow
John Dock
Denver
Harry Rowe
Rowe
Woolworth
Ben Owens
Fort Worth
Wagon Mound
Marion Randolph
William Curtis
Tom Curtis
Chicago
IT and W Railway
A. E. Barnes
W. H. Flamin
W. L. Dinan
Ross Phillips
New Mexico
Jack Hall
Gilbert's
Polk
Daily Globe
Hruggiats
LON Sharp Call
Lynch Davidson
Panhandle Lynch Davidson Club
Potter-County-For-Edwards Club
W. C. Edwards
Him
Denton, Texas
W. C. McClung
First Baptist Church of
the Baptist Mulletin
Ariel Club
Citizenship Committee
Record Chronicle
Senate
Mary E, Jagoe, Hdith L, Clark ,Mary E, Schweer
Amarillo Friends of
State OF
Votier (Seal) County
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