Middle West Swelters In Wave Of Heat
The Middle West endured extreme heat with high humidity and forecasts of hotter weather. Chicago stood at 91 degrees despite temporary lake breezes while Milwaukee hit 92 and Wisconsin suffered. two deaths were reported in Illinois and Wisconsin, and Phoenix logged 106 as the hottest spot.
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Middle-West
United Press
Chicago
Middle- West
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Illinois
Phoenix
Arizona
Flights Continued From Page One In Wartime Notes
A fragment from a wartime page shows a playful exchange about cigars and cigarettes addressed to Maj. Co. Ray Wassall and P. V. Chaffee. The aside mentions looking after a baby and a pilot’s refueling plane in a casual, human moment amid reports.
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Maj. Co
Ray Wassall
P. V
Shorty’ Chaffee
Red
Houston Fliers Extend Endurance Flight Record
Houston endurance fliers Joe Glass and Glenn L. Loomis deepened the South’s record as they remained aloft for 188 hours surpassing the St. Louis Robin’s earlier mark. Intermittent gulf breezes and showers hampered progress while a refueling ship near-miss with a girl stowaway in the tail posed danger.
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Associated Press
Houston
St. Louis
Minnesota Monoplane Seeks Endurance Record Flight
The Minnesota monoplane piloted by Owen Haugland and Captain P. L. Crichton remained aloft after 63 hours and 20 minutes of flight. The craft stayed within gliding distance of its takeoff point as sponsors and crew aimed to set a real endurance record.
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William B. Robertson
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
The
Minnesota
Owen Haugland
P. L. Crichton
Wonders of the age loom as cities and ships race forward
The piece recalls Jesse Pomeroy’s move to Bridgewater hospital for the criminal insane and contrasts it with the marvels of modern transit and skyscrapers. It notes the Bremen breaking ocean records, the Cunard ship Mauretania challenged, and a proposed Baby Heil device for carriages.
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Jesse Pomeroy
Charlestown
Bridgewater Hospital
Fire Island
Cunard
Mauretania
Cunard Company
Mussolini
Borger cops uniforms proposed by visiting journalist
A Tulia correspondent jokes about Borger Texas police wear and offers to pay for uniforms for eight to ten officers. He notes Borger's rapid growth, large payroll, many hotels, and massive wheat shipments in nearby Tulia, where Wheat figures and local leaders like W. C. Dinwiddie of the Farmers' Grain Co. are described.
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Borger
Grady Thompson
Woodrow Wilson Bennefield
Fred Simon
Dinwiddie and Farmers' Grain Elevators Power Panhandle towns
In a Panhandle travelogue from Borger to Amarillo the writer extols Mr Dinwiddie and the Farmers' Grain Company elevators near Amarillo and praises Tulia and nearby towns like Tulia, Plainview, Pampa, Hereford, and Borger for growth. He narrates local scenes including police, dogs for rewards, and meetings with Chamber figures, ending with a note of appreciation for Borger newspapers.
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Great West Mill
Amarillo
Dinwiddie
Farmers’ Grain Company
Southwest
Neck of the Woods
Tulia
PHONE HEADS TALK SERVICE AT WACO MEET
WACO July 25 Discussions on telephone service improvements closed a two day district meeting of the Texas Independent Telephone Association. Earl R. Evans presided with speakers Miss Olga Walters Oscar Burton Mrs Allen Chase Miss Elma Ballard and Miss Evelyn Hines. William Swan Dallas cited an average of fifty transatlantic calls daily. The 18 000 000 telephones in the United States account for 61 percent of world totals.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas Independent Telephone Association
Earl R. Evans
Olga Walters
la Grange
Oscar Burton
Tyler
Allen Chase
Hillsboro
Elma Ballard
Evelyn Hines
Texarkana
William Swan
Dallas
United States
H. B. Whatley
J. B. Earle
Nat Tanebaum
White Guardists Cross into Soviet Territory From Manchuria
Soviet authorities announced that White Guardists crossed into Russia with Chinese government connivance. They alleged plans to destroy bridges and depots and to terrorize Soviet territory to disturb the peace.
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Manchuria
Russia
Court House Records Show Deeds and Vehicle Registrations
Court records list multiple warrants of transfer for properties in Elk 148 Old Town and Pleasant Valley areas with prices ranging from $3,000 to $4,769.83. Separate vehicle registrations include various makes and models linked to residents and businesses in Tascosa Hedley Canyon Amarillo and surrounding routes.
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J. S. Anderson
Martha Bregance Tillman
SW Cor. Blk
M. N. Tweddell
A. W. Ruttledge
T&k
Frank Jackson
T. A. Reville, Jr
Ridgmere
Kelly Coast, Co
Cora E. Mitchael
Madden
Linn Ensey
Pt. Elk
O. T. Erle Thompson
H. F. Troth
Pleasant Valley
Roy O'Bryan
J. B. Conrad
Weymouth
Ab&m
J. C. Heaton
C. E. Willmering
Heaton
E. Pt. Sur
Tex. Plain Realty Co
John Deere Plow Co
Mirror
J. W. Bogard
L. C. Lawrence
Old Town
Cor
J. W. Goff
Elk
New Catholic Hospital to Rise at Slaton Texas
Father Tom O'Brien said a contract is signed for a new Catholic hospital at Slaton. Brennan Construction Co. has the project, costing about 145000 dollars. Brickwork on the second floor is underway and occupancy is expected within weeks.
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Tom O’brien
Slaton
Amarillo
Bartholomew O’brien
St. Anthony's Hospital
Father O’brien
Brennan Construction Company
Grain Dealer's Wife Dies After Car Crash Near Breckenridge
Mrs. E. L. Russell wife of a Breckenridge grain dealer died in Weatherford Texas today after a car overturning two miles east of Weatherford on slick pavement. A son and two daughters escaped injury as they traveled to Ardmore Oklahoma. the crash occurred when the car tried to avoid a truck.
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Associated Press
Weatherford
Tex
E. L. Russell
Breckenridge
Here
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Chinese and Soviet air clash near Manchuria border
Reuters reports from Tokyo quote a Manchur telegram saying Chinese troops fired on five Soviet planes over a border town around 7 a.m. Distant firing was heard later, believed to stem from nerves. A Nichi dispatch says Russian and Chinese forces opened fire when sixteen Russian aircraft appeared over the city.
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Associated Press
London
China embassy flag hauled down as staff depart for Finland
The Foreign Office said telegraphic advices from the acting chargé d affaires at the Chinese embassy in Moscow reported the national flag lowered and staff leaving for Finland. The foreign minister rejected third party mediation and favored negotiations in Moscow rather than Harbin, expressing optimism the dispute would be solved.
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Roy
Associated Press
Nanking
Foreign Office
Moscow
Finland
Harbin
Skirmish Firing Reported On Manchurian Border
A Nichi dispatch from Manchuria reports firing between Russian and Chinese patrols on the northwestern Manchurian border. At 6 a m, ten Russian airplanes appeared over Manchuk and Chinese patrols opened fire as Russian infantry returned fire. Japanese residents fled in fear.
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United Press
Tokio
Manchuri
Manchurian
Nichi
Manchuk
Ugly charges against Theora Hix in Snook murder trial
At the Ohio State University case in Columbus July 25, insinuations about Theora Hix and drugs were raised as jurors were questioned. Theora Hix is alleged to have encouraged or supplied narcotics to Dr. James Howard Snook, amid the trial’s opening day and a crowded gallery of young women spectators. Snook appeared calm as the session closed.
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United Press
Columbus
Theora Hix
Ohio State University
James Howard Snook
Theora
Snook
Brown Lock Nut to Be Made in Midwest
A midwestern manufacturing firm will take over production of the Brown lock-nut new local product announced by the Brown Lock-Nut company at 107 South Harrison. The inventor is James Hoyt Brown of Pueblo Colorado and the first production company was organized in Amarillo. The Midwestern firm is the first wholesale manufacturing venture.
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South
Harrison Street
James Hoyt Brown
Pueblo
Colorado
Amarillo
Girl Scouts to Visit Kiwanis Picnic at Jack Hall Ranch
Amarillo Girl Scouts will attend a Kiwanis Club picnic Monday night at Jack Hall's ranch. All girls meet at Municipal Auditorium at 6 PM for transportation. Parents may opt out for the late dance and return rides will be provided.
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Amarillo
Kiwanis Club
Prcnic
Jack Hall
Kiwanis’ Club
Municipal Auditorium
Girl Scout
Mrss
M. L. Fuller
No Arrests Yet in Rodeo Death Case
Police still seek the alleged slayer of O. C. Hill Jr. after knife wounds at the Texan ball park on July 4. Eye witnesses exist but no one knows the assailant’s name. Investigators say clues have failed to yield a suspect and Oklahoma may be explored.
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Happy Herald
Erasmus
O. C. Hill, Jr
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Texan Ball Park
Oklahoma
Washburn man improving after attack
Jim Odom, proprietor of a Washburn filling station, who was beaten by two men during an attempted burglary Sunday night, is reported greatly improved at St. Anthony's hospital. He regained consciousness yesterday, rested well overnight, and attendants say he has a good chance for recovery.
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Jim Odom
Washburn
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Odom
Edge the ei K Folxs and the Inconvenient Deed
The verse asks who spurns the deed that disrupts his path and who reaps wealth for greed. It contrasts the lone traveler who ignores action with friends abandoning him for expediency and reason guiding every choice.
Market mixed with shorts covering as cotton, grains rise
Commodities prices showed firmer tones as shorts covered in cotton futures lifting October and December. Liverpool spot cotton quotes steady with American grades firm, while Chicago cash grains record higher butter and egg quotes and mixed stock market opening.
Global livestock markets show mixed gains and steady cattle
Markets report July 25 26 across Kansas City Fort Worth Oklahoma City and Chicago with hogs up to 10c higher in Kansas City top $11.95 for 190-215 lb pigs while cattle and calves vary by weight and region. Chicago hogs rise to $12.40 with cattle mixed and vealers strong. Oklahoma City outlook steady for heavy cattle and rising hogs. Cotton futures drift lower on rain fears and late buying supports slight rebounds in New Orleans and New York trade.
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Associated Press
Allis Chalmers
Marmon Motors
Southern California Edison
U. S. Steel Common
Montgomery- Ward
American Smelting
Pullman and
North American Co
American Telephone
Poor & Co
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City
Chicago
East ST. Louis
Texas
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Court House Records
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Tascosa
Ford Tudor
Walter Irvin, Inc
J. Walter
A. L. Turner
Channing
Ford Forder
F. W. Johnston
Ama. Motor Co
F. V. Wakefield
Taylor St
Plains
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Conway
J. M. Evetts
Walter Irvin
Williams Young
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International Business Machines
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Public Service of New Jersey
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General Mills
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Hupp Motors
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