Texas League Teams Sweep North In Opening Series
South Texas four faced sharp pitching and hot hitting as Wichita Falls Fort Worth Shreveport and Dallas blanked the visitors. Dallas beat Houston 5 to 3 to end an eight game skid while Beaumont beat Kih? and the Spudders led the race with a 10 to 5 win over the Junior Cards. Lefty Walkup starred for the Cubs with an 8 to 5 victory over Waco and Gene Rye homered twice. San Antonio edged the Sports 8 to 1 behind Estrada who limited the Indians to four hits.
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Gayle Talbot, Jr
Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Dallas
Dallas Steers
Houston Buffs
Mavericks
Allyn Stout
Buffs
Spudders
Beaumont Shippers
Lefty
Jimmie Walkup
Cats
Waco
Stein
Cubs
Gene Rye
Cub
Ear Estrada
San Antonio
Indians
Tom Estell
Cashion
Four Jailed for Violating Narcotic Law
Four men are jailed in Bastrop Louisiana after the decomposed body of Robert Holman was found. John Durham is charged with murder while Earl Ward Walter Ward and Lloyd Ward face accessories charges. The body was discovered in a shallow grave and Holman had brought three horses a car and two mules from Arkansas City the day after his disappearance.
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Associated Press
Bastrop
Robert Holman
Arkansas City
John Durham
Earl Durham
Walter Ward
Lloyd Ward
Holman
Local business and civic notes from Amarillo area
Amarillo figures report steady business with Fort Worth and Denver City Railway noting strong volume but predicting a wheat downturn may slow activity across the territory. Pleasant Valley developments include new ownership of local phone lines, ongoing school construction, and residents relocating to summer homes. Mrs. R A Waltz plans a Boston trip for a month, with travel via Galveston to New York.
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J. E. Drake
Fort Worth
Denver
R. A. Waltz
Boston
Ses
Galveston
New York
Civil Appeals Proceedings In Amarillo Courthouse
The Seventh District Court in Amarillo heard motions and submissions on various civil appeals. Cases include Motions Granted for certiorari in Steve Carlisle vs Barber with June 18, 1930 set, and motions overruled in John Maynard Lumber Co vs Brazell among others.
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Court of Civil Appeals For the Seventh District
Amarillo
Steve Carlisle
G. L. Barber
John Maynard Lumber Co
W. T. Brazell
St. Louis
San Francisco
Texas
Ry. Co
Mary M. House
J. E. Kirk
Hulon Collier
Carson
Theo Schumann
Z. B. Dally
Lubbock
Panhandle & Santa’ Fe RY. Co
Josie Sledge
the Long Bell Lumber Co
W. V. Lowry
Potter. Co
C. Abbott
Poney Andrews
Texas Indemnity Insurance Co
R. F. Davis
Hardeman
H. Geries
D. Magness
Palmer
Johnson Ranch Royalty Co
Clinton G. Hickey
Potter
Major League Leaders From June 3
Major League leaders list top performers across both leagues. National League includes Herman Robins leading in batting and runs, Wilson Cubs with 48 RBIs and 16 home runs, Frisch Cardinals with 21 doubles, Cuyler Cubs in triples and steals, while Frederick and Herman Robins share hits. American League highlights Rice Senators with batting and hits, Ruth Yankees in runs and home runs, Simmons Athletics RBIs, Gehringer Tigers doubles, Combs Yankees triples, and Rice steals.
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Herman
Robins
Frederick
Wilson
Cubs
Frisch
Cardinals
Cuyler
Rice
Senators
Ruth
Yankees
Simmons
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Combs
City Seeks Bids On Paving Twelve Blocks
City commission approved bidding on 12 paving projects totaling about 12 blocks. Contracts were delayed until bond funds became available and certificates will bear 6 percent interest instead of 8 percent. Action follows requests from many property owners.
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City Commission
Through the Ages: Babe Ruth in Ancient Egypt Tale
Murray recounts a humorous, anachronistic tale where the Babe Ruth figure grows in Pharaoh's court. Envious rival Fleabite schemes to humble him via African golf while Amos n Andy coach. Babe faces a pivotal at bat as a sacred fly is deemed a sacrifice, ending with a playful run to his mummy.
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Pharaoh
Egypt
Isis
Alexandria
Babe
Amos
Andy
Seben
Little Joe
Rameses
Ruthankamen
Garner New Member of Plan Commission
C. R. Garner was appointed a member of the city plan commission by the City Commission last night. He succeeds L. L. Ferree, who resigned.
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Garner
Plan Commission
C. R. Garner
City Plan Commission
City Commission
L. L. Ferree
Old Pete Seeks Grover Cleveland Alexander Deals
San Francisco manager Wade Killefer said he will pursue Grover Cleveland Alexander after the pitcher was released by the Phillies. Alexander favored pitching in the Coast League, while Omaha Western League owner Barney Burch announced efforts to sign him, hoping night baseball boosts attendance.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Wade Killefer
San Francisco Missions
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Philadelphia
Alexander
United Press
Omaha
Barney Burch
Phillies
Burch
Alex
Eddie Brown Scheduled to Start for Buffs in Texas Tilt
Eddie Brown, former National League outfielder, signed by the Houston Buffs after Dallas Steers release, was slated to open today's game in left field in Houston Texas on June 4.
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United Press
Houston
Texas
Eddie Brown
Houston Buffs
Dallas Steers
Vernon Plans to Attend Meet at Plainview
C. V. Vernon manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Rolla Townsend assistant will leave tonight for Plainview to attend the twenty fourth annual Texas Commercial Executives Association convention. Meetings run Thursday through Saturday with sessions led by J E Bell and Maury Hopkins as chair. The annual banquet is Friday at 7 PM at the Hotel Hilton. State speakers are scheduled for the program.
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C. V. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Rolla Townsend
Plainview
Texas Commercial Prxecutives’ Association
Texas
J. E. Bell
Maury Hopkins
Hilton
New Orleans Tops Memphis in Pitchers Duel for Lead
New Orleans captured first place in the Southern Association by edging Memphis 2-1 in a pitchers duel. Walker held the Pelicans scoreless until the eighth inning when New Orleans rallied to score twice. Atlanta climbed from last place with a fifth straight win. The Cracker team won 14-6 over the Barons in the first game of the series. Little Rock scored two in the ninth to beat Mobile 11-10, aided by Mobile’s three errors. Nashville and Chattanooga had an off day.
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Associated Proms
Atlanta
New Orleans
Southern Association
Memphis
Walker
Pelicans
The
Crackers
Barons
Little Rock
Mobile
Travelers
Nashville
Chattanooga
Gilson Freed On Liquor Charge After Not Guilty Verdict
H. Gilson was found not guilty by a district court jury after the defense showed a man named Thomas lived in the apartment where high grade liquors were found and that Gilson went there to retrieve an overcoat. Officers hiding in the apartment arrested him as he entered.
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H. Gilson
District Criminal Court
Thomas
Gilson
West Tenth Avenue Paving Project Approved and Finished
City commission accepted the West Tenth Avenue widening job last night and it is officially finished. It has been open to traffic for nearly a week. Two other paving projects, North Polk from Eight to Fifteenth and South Houston from Third to Tenth, were accepted at the same time.
Texas Boys Start Boat Trip to Cuba
Jefferson youths Charles Donnelly and Tom Gil leaple, both seventeen, launched a 16 foot rowboat named The Spirit of Jefferson from the Cypress River landing on Monday. They aim to reach Panama following the Red River and the Mississippi to New Orleans then by steamer to a Panama Port. They carry food and a small sum of money and expect to speak on KWKH in Shreveport.
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Associated Press
Jefferson
Texas
Charles Donnelly
Tom Gilleaple
Big Cypress River
Panama
Shreveport
W. K. Henderson
KWKH
Red River
Mississippi
New Orleans
City to Advertise Bids for Playground and Park Equipment
City Manager W N Durham won city commission approval to seek bids for playground equipment for San Jacinto park a light dump truck for the park department and two storm sewer pumps for the East Third Avenue subway Plans call for immediate park improvements including trees and planting by landscape architects approved by the park board. The park department now uses another city truck and aims to pump water from the 22 ft deep East Third Avenue subway into a nearby sewer system.
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W. N. Durham
City Commission
San Jacinto Park
Park Department
Third Avenue
Sit
Displays Prepared for Panhandle Bankers Meet at Amarillo
Two large displays were prepared at the Herring Hotel as Panhandle Bankers Association convention headquarters. One shows material from Amarillo’s national advertising, the other a map of the city’s broad trade territory. The exhibits include national display ads and business maps, with Amarillo noted for 17 consecutive months in the white spot of good business.
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Amarillo
Herring Hotel
The
Panhandle Bankers Association
United States
Paso
Frank Greene
Brad Streets
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Borger
Elmer J. Scott
H. V. Robertson
Quincy Ford
Pleasant Valley
FE. A. Speck
Vici
Oklahoma
Pleasant Valley Telephone Lines
C. C. Brown
Valley Highway
H. C. Gentry
Kentrs Avenue
E. A. Speck
J. B. Steen
Central Ave
A. Markey
Midwest Exploration Company
Erwin C. Ochsner
Mulesheet
Ted Merly
Anna- Tilla
Birmingham
Alabama
J. E. Griggs
Temple, Texas
Frank D. Thompson
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
Pampa
L. L. Lloyd
Mr. Thompson
A. R. Anderson
J. M. Bullock
Mamie Youngblood
Gibson Oil Corporation
Clarendon
W. D. Caldwell
Carl A. Smith
Skelly Oil Company
C. A. Hinderliter
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J. W. Hill
Carl F. Kohler
Albuquerque
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Amatillo
Oklahoma City
Major League
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Pete
Buff
Vernon
West
Cuba
Goodrich Air
Goodrich
Flying — ‘Goodrich
Fillmore
Dutchman Toner
Silvertowns
Tects
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