Alfalfa Bill Speaks up Meeting in Arctic Land
Clayton New Mexico July 31 Glenn Blake 38 of Clayton and Claude Brister 26 of Plainview Texas were killed by a dynamite charge while blasting rock for a municipal sewer ditch. One fuse failed and the blast killed them instantly as they returned to light the other. Ben Chapin escaped injury. Both men left widows and children. The Bristers lived at 211 Denver Street Plainview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Clayton
N. M
Glenn Blake
Claude Brister
Plainview
Tex
Blake
Brister
Ben Chapin
Lucille
Oscar
Bristers
Denver Street
Notable Globe Column Covers Markets and North Pole News
Arthur Brisbane warns against gambling as Big Steel cuts its dividend to four dollars. Oklahoma's Alfalfa Bill Murray pushes oil price hikes, risking court battles. Graf Zeppelin reports mail transfers near Franz Josef land. US rubber and coffee trade shifts ease costs, Goodyear advertises cheap tires. Fulton says Nicaragua canal feasible at about 750 million with modern gear and treaties in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graf Zeppelin
North Pole
Zeppelin
Dr. Eckener
Hooker Island
Franz Josef Land
Brazil
America
Fulton
Army Engineering Corps
Nicaragua
Lindberghs Tarry at Ottawa Canada Today
Lindberghs pause in Ottawa consulting with Canadian air and radio officials as they plot the next leg of their Orient flight. Colonel Lindbergh said departure timing would not be before tomorrow. They arrived by air from North Haven at 3 36 P M CST after a 105 mile an hour flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Moose Factory
James Bay
Madson Bay
Capone's tax plea withdrawn as judge delays conspiracy ruling
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson allowed Attorney for Al Capone to withdraw the guilty plea in the income tax case, while reserving decision on the conspiracy charge until September 8. Capone was not present. grand jury proceedings and further indictments were ordered for the liquor conspiracy case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Scarface
al Capone
Wilkerson
Capone
Grand Jury
United States
Muricy Pleas
Highways Awarded in Texas Contracts Totaling Millions
The Texas state highway commission awarded contracts for highway and bridge work totaling $1,460,485 and plans to pave 585 miles of concrete and 25.5 miles of other surfaces, plus 90.8 miles of grading and drainage. The three day action brings an aggregate $5.5 to $6 million, with bids from Grayson and Potter counties among the heaviest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Highway Commission
Grayson County
Potter County
Canadian River
Moore County
Womack
Henning and
Rollins
Sherman
Gray County
Wheeler County
Donley
Cocke
Braden
Marshall
Motley
Middle Pease River
Tom Ball Creek
North Pease River
Quitaque Creek
Potter
Amarillo Creek
Colquitt Davis Gets Life In Oklahoma City
Colquitt Davis, convicted of the murder of Carter County deputy sheriff Don Kiersey near Wirt, Oklahoma, December 10, 1947, was moved from death row after the State Criminal Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction but altered the sentence to life imprisonment. The court ruled that sentencing in capital cases must be by a jury, not a district judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Colquitt Davis
Don Kiersey
Carter County
Wirt
Oklahoma
State Penitentiary
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Davis
Seek Higher-ups in U S Jam Price
Government agents target top figures in organized crime as Special Investigators probe gang finances in New York while dry agents operate in New York and Chicago under orders to pursue higher ups. Mitchell vows continued federal anti crime actions centered in major cities as probes into Capone era racketeering expand. Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Tion
Capone
Justice Department
Internal Revenue
William J.froelich
Another Air Line for Amarillo Opens Saturday Service
Amarillo gains a new link in the national air mail and passenger network as American Airways expands from Boston to Montreal to Brownsville and Los Angeles. The Amarillo service begins Saturday morning with a celebration scheduled in town to mark the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
National Air Mail
American Airways
Boston
Montreal
Brownsville
Los Angeles
Amarillo Celebrates New Air Mail Passenger Link
City launches international air mail passenger line joining Dallas to Amarillo and onward to Pueblo Cheyenne Northwest Fort Worth Dallas El Paso Brownsville and South America. Nearly 20 000 first flight letters received at the post office with stamps and Chamber of Commerce cachet. Postmaster Kenyon autographing many letters. The continental line inaugurated August 15 1930 by American Airways linking Mid-Continent Express to Pueblo and Northwest cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Pueblo
Cheyenne
Northwest
Fort Worth
Dallas
el Paso
Brownsville
South-Central
South America
Chamber of Commerce
Kenyon
Continental
American Airways
Mid-Continent Air Express
Impeachment charges filed against Bastrop judge Price
The Texas House moved to impeach District Judge J D Price of Bastrop over alleged official misconduct. The joint committee found neglect of duty and incompetence, citing an approved sheriff’s claim for transporting 81 prisoners when only two were moved, and blank witness fee certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Price
Dallas
Burleson County
Caldwell
Light showers bring brief relief from heat in Amarillo area
A light rain began at 6 15 this morning in Amarillo cooling the hot spell that has persisted since May 30. The shower measured .05 inch. Weather forecasts call for unsettled conditions with possible showers tonight and Saturday. Rain also fell west of Amarillo in the last 24 hours with reports from Rock Island and Santa Fe railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
United States Weather Bureau
Rock Island and Santa Fé Railways
Dalhart
Tascosa
Hereford
Portales
Clovis
Yeso
Mountain Air
Buchanan
Pedernal
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Yangtze Flood Toll Surges Across Central China
Raging Yangtze floodwaters devastate Hankow and surrounding farming regions as death toll climbs into the thousands. Reports from Wuchang mention at least 500 drowned, with many bodies unrecovered. Yangtze River continues to rise, affecting Hankow and adjacent cities about 600 miles from the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankow
China
Yangtze River
Yangtze Valley
Wuchang
Yangtze
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Globe Girdlers Seek World Flight Record Toward Irkutsk
Globe girdlers Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. leave Moscow at 8 20 C S T bound for Irkutsk aiming to beat Wiley Post and Harold Gatty on the around the world flight. They were nine hours and 58 minutes behind the Post Gatty time at Moscow and Berlin yesterday, narrowing the gap by spending less time in those capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Clyde Pangborn
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Irkutsk
Pangborn
Herndon
New York
Hugh Herndon
Berlin
Post
Gatty
Germany
Russia
Union Depot Plea Cheer Ed in Amarillo Dedication
Wilbur S Hawk led a rally for a union depot in Amarillo during Thursday night’s dedication. He praised city progress and urged railroad officials and Mayor Thompson to back a new depot, addressing a crowd of 6 000 to 7 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Wilbur S, Hawk
Fillmore Street
Tri-State Fair Association
Globe News Publishing Company
Hawk
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Railroa
John A. Hulen
Fort
Masterson Critically Ill At Home In Amarillo
R B Masterson Sr a pioneer cattleman and Amarillo resident is critically ill at his home 1620 Polk Street after a period of failing health that worsened Thursday evening authorities report the condition remains grave and unresolved as of now
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Masterson, Sr
Amarillo
Polk Street
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas showers likely
Unsettled conditions prevail tonight and Saturday with light to moderate showers. Cloudy skies cover West Texas, with scattered showers over the Rio Grande Valley and Panhandle. temperatures reach around 69 to 79 degrees by 1 PM today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Shotgun Rule Shocks Gangs on New York Streets
New York July 31 police commissioner Mulrooney announced a new order to station 13,000 detectives armed with high range shotguns from 6 pm to 6 am until further notice. The aim is to confront gangsters who killed a child and wounded four others on East 101 Street with force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Little Italy
Mulrooney
East 101 Street
Watat
Elston Burial At Panhandle In Panhandle Shooting Victim
Funeral services for Cecil Bill Elston, shot last Sunday at Jack Hall ranch, are set for 4 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Panhandle with Rev. Martin T. Pope officiating. Burial will follow in Panhandle cemetery. Survived by parents Judge and Mrs Frank Elston and sisters Mrs Letha Gramer and Mrs Louise Micheals from near St Joseph Missouri. Born September 9 1906 in Panhandle, 24 years old, Panhandle native and Panhandle High School graduate, active in athletics. After graduation he worked in oil fields near Boise City Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Cecil
Bill) Elston
Jack Hall Ranch
Methodist
Martin T. Pope
St. Joseph
Cecil Elston
Panhandle End
Panhandle High School
Boise City
Okla
Father Guilty of Brutal Whipping Gets 18 Months
In Raymndville Texas C C McDonald was sentenced to 18 months in jail and a 1000 dollar fine after conviction for brutal whipping of his six year old daughter Lucille who appeared in court with a broken nose and bruised face. The child’s mother Thelma McDonald faced a similar charge pending Monday as more than 200 women filled the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymondville
Tex
Lucille
C. C. McDonald
Thelma McDonald
Sinking Mile-Square Patch Threatens Coast Line
WATSONVILLE Calif July 31 A mile square area of land sank at four inches per hour as track crews fought to keep the Southern Pacific main line from breaking. Workers dumped crushed rock into the hollow while engineers studied a phenomenon that has persisted for a week and could derail the San Francisco Los Angeles route. Two theories emerged including an underground fault or water seepage from deep ocean waters near Elkhorn Sleuth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watsonville
Calif
U.P
Southern Pacific Railroad
Great Hollow
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
Elkhorn
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Arthur Brisbane
Arctic Land
The
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Brisbane
Big Steel
Murray
Goodyear Company
Can
Tri - State Fair Grounds
Mr. Hawk
Fair Association
Fair Grounds
General Hulen
Fort Worth & Denver
Griggs Ambulance
Berry
W. 10Th
U.S
John F. Chester
Washington
Mitchell
Connec
AIR Mail
Ideal
Union Depot
Masterson
Elston
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