Highways Patrols Drive Texas Safety and Service
Twenty state police officers coordinate with local crews across Amarillo Childress Shamrock and other Panhandle counties. Night patrols curb drunken driving aid motorists and direct traffic during floods and tornadoes. Texas DPS evolved from a license and weight unit. Col H H Carmichael heads the department which staffs rooms at Amarillo and sub stations at Shamrock and Childress.
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Criminal Investigation Department
Panhandle
Jim Line
Amarillo
Childress
Shamrock
Claude
Clarendon
Dumas
Pampa
Careles
Neal Arthur
Pat Taliaferro
Tolliver
Frome
van Horn
Rangers
Arthur
Talliferro
Naomi Berry
Captain Line
Plains
Plainview
Dallas
M. L. Berry
Wichita Falls
Captain Berry
C. O. Layne
H. W. McFarling
G. R. Borchers
Co. M. Haltom
Norvell Redwine
W. G. Abbott
J. R. Whitmire
J. C. Reese
J. E. Young
O. K. Hundleston
C. S. Wier
Ralph W. Robinson
John B. Wilkinson
J. L. Pingenot
George C. Pearce
J. D. Sunday
R. H. Routh
Highway Patrol
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Ranger
Texas
Sta
Irvin S. Cobb to Attend Will Rogers Route Celebration
Noted humorist Irvin S. Cobb will join the Will Rogers route celebration in Amarillo August 15 through 17. Cobb travels from Santa Monica after discussing the plan with Leo Carrillo and Hollywood connections and will meet Governor James V. Allred during the event.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Amalia
Will Rogers
Cobb
Hollywood
Amarillo
Santa Monica
Leo Carillo
Carrillo
James V. Allred
Paramount
Greta Garbo
Pacific Coast
The
Highway Association
Northwest Texas Hospital bond petition nears completion
Harry Hatch says the petition to trigger a bond election for hospital improvements will likely be finished tonight. It requires about 1 000 signatures, ten percent of qualified voters, to be presented to the county commissioners for a vote on roughly 65 000 in bonds. If approved, the county would cooperate with the federal government in a 250 000 improvement program doubling hospital size and facilities. The coliseum at the fair grounds proposal remains under review, with bond-free funding and potential county sponsorship discussed alongside public works administration matching funds.
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Harry Hatch
Northwest Texas Hospital
Commissioners Court
Fair Grounds
John McCall
Public Works Administration
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with possible local showers for Amarillo. West Texas unsettled with showers likely in the west and north portions tonight and Saturday. New Mexico unsettled tonight and Saturday, with cooler south central and southeast portions tonight. Temperatures reach a high near 84 and a low around 68. Neely Greenhill Agey for Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Southwest Bandits Chase Through Illinois After Police Shootout
Two men linked to Bonnie Parker’s gang flee toward St. Louis after Summit police fire on their car. Walters and Hamilton, both with prior prison records, are sought for a June Bradley, Arkansas bank robbery. Police recover rifles, pistols, and 600 rounds. four detainees are held for questioning.
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Summit
J. van Ort
Walters
Joliet
Hamilton
St. Louis
van Ort
Lorraine Wilson
Neal Hearn
Shreveport
Robert Warren
T. W. Lee
Cole City
Department of Justice
Farmers Flee as Raging Colorado Reaches Wharton
Wharton Texas faced a Colorado River flood that swelled to about 36 to 38 feet, inundating 30 000 acres in Wharton County and threatening 60 000 additional acres of crops. State highway workers moved ten families through flooded streets as roads were closed. Damages in the county approached 1 million dollars and statewide losses exceeded 3 million.
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Colorado
Wharton
U.P
State Highway Department
M. M. Slubar
Highway Department
Slubar
Wv. L. Sandhin
Wharton County
Strip Tease Bandits Rob Couple Then Flee
In Edwardsville July reports two men robbed a couple after forcing them to disrobe. Victims Jessie Seyle 19 Anna Mae Seyle 17 and escorts Earl Nonn Ben Allen handed over money and clothes. One assailant was identified and confessed. his partner named. Police announced both admitted the holdup.
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Jessie Seyle
Anna Mae
Earl Nonn
Ben Allen
Simon Henry
Katy Train Strikes Skunk on Missouri Train Line
A wandering skunk was struck by a northbound Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train near Katy, Missouri, and became trapped in the air-conditioning apparatus. The crew cut the air intake and vented the car with fresh air to remove the smell.
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Nevada
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Russians Cross Border Battle Near Changkufeng
Tokyo dispatch from Seoul reports a skirmish between Japanese and Russian border guards near Changkufeng. Ten Russians allegedly crossed the border and clashed with a Japanese patrol for about an hour before retiring. Casualties were not disclosed.
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Tokyo
Cranium Crackers Quiz Riddles Captioned For Readers
A playful set of five math riddles prompts readers to solve questions about weights types of coins and population figures. The page notes that answers appear on the editorial page and invites readers to test their wits.
Remove Signs City Orders in Amarillo Businesses
City manager H. R. Smith directs Amarillo business owners to clear signs and obstructions from sidewalks. He cites recent accidents caused by poor visibility for drivers on main streets and says billboards must stay behind the sidewalk line under city ordinance.
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Amarillo
H. R. Smith
Smith
Knife-wielding attacker terrorizes Roberts Club in San Francisco
An unidentified man armed with a 10 inch carving knife stormed the Roberts club last night and held more than 40 people at bay for about 30 minutes. He was beaten into unconsciousness by two employees and removed. Ted Lewis and Jan Garber were unharmed though the club was wrecked with tables overturned and dishes smashed.
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San Francisco
Roberts
Ted Lewis
Jan Garber
wWewis
Garber
Patons
Hughes Takes Off for Chicago on Hopo Coast
Howard Hughes started his around the world flight from New York at 9 49 A M EDT bound for Chicago as the first leg toward a leisurely trip to Los Angeles The trip begins amid pilots and aviation excitement marking a bold pace for the era with plans to retrace a historic route and test endurance and speed in early long distance flight.
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Hughes
Chicago
New York
U.P
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Gigantic air and sea hunt for missing Hawaii Clipper
A massive air and sea search was ordered for the Pan American Airways Hawaii Clipper missing between Guam and Manila with 18 passengers and nine crew aboard. Admiral Yarnell and the U S Asiatic fleet directed ships and planes to assist from Cavite and Manila. Passengers include Major Howard French and K A Kennedy among others. crew led by Captain Leo Terletsky. Weather showed scattered showers and heads winds, with fuel sufficient to stay aloft to 10 o clock Manila time.
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Manila
P. I
U.P
Pan American Airways
Hawaii
Meigs
Yarnell
J. Meyers
16Th Naval District
Stewart
Edsall
Paul Jones
Cavite
Pan American
Guam
Howard French
Tacoma
Wash
K. A
Wyman
New York City
Choy Wah-Sun
Jersey City
Leo Terletsky
Palo Alto
Cal
M. A. Walker
Berkeley
G. M. Davis
Oakland
J. M. Sauceda
J. W. Jewett
H. L. Cox
Alameda
T. B. Tatum
Honolulu
T. H
W. McCarty
Parker
U. S. Weather Bureau
Manila Time
Dr. McKinley
Hong Kong
McKinley
Never too old to work keeps skill and drive alive
Dale Carnegie recounts examples of prominent men over fifty who continue to excel. Ignace Jan Paderewski at seventy five tours and vows not to retire. Irving Bacheller at seventy eight asserts greater output and plans memoirs. The message: do not let discouragement invade any age and find a place where you can still contribute.
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Ignace Jan Paderewski
Irving Bachellor
Winter Park
Florida
Irving
Eben Holden
Irving Bacheller
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H. H Carmichael
Globe
Safety Commission
Camp Mabry
KGNC
Associated Press
the Globe-News
United Press
United Press Onit
Neely-Greenhill Agey
Illinois
Edwardsville
Katy
Joan Maynard Lor. Co
George
John
Modjeska
United States
Bureau of the Census
Russell
É& Equip. Co
Hop
Dale Carnegie
Babs
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