Amarillo Contractor Shot by Police After Car Chase
June 8 report from Plainview states O J Thompson, an Amarillo cement contractor, was critically wounded by police after a car chase seven miles west of Plainview. Thompson, alleged for reckless driving by Chief H H Murray, was shot in the arm and shoulder blade as officers stopped his car and pursued him on foot. He is captured after several miles, with no charges filed yet. Thompson claimed ties to San Jacinto, Amarillo, and Tulia.
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H. H. Murray
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Vohn Francis Show Opens Here Next Week
Plans for John Francis shows here next week are complete with tents set at the show grounds corner Madison and Fourth streets. W S Streeter advance man and Claude LeNevve Elks secretary have led preparations for what is billed as the largest show of its kind. The event is under Elks club and American Legion auspices. Newsboys night Tuesday and Saturday afternoon June 16 guests include Presbyterian Children's Home and Day Nursery.
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Kitty Hawk Biplane Debuts as Forerunner of New Plane Line
The Kitty Hawk biplane, flown from Rhode Island to Boston, marks the company’s first aircraft with ten more expected in months. Priced F. O. B. Hillsgrove, R. I., at 4800 dollars, the open three seat land plane uses a seven cylinder Siemens-Halske engine. Span 28 feet 6 inches, length 22 feet 2 inches, height 7 feet 9 inches. Factory officials plan demonstrations in Worcester Springfield Hartford and New York.
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International News Service
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Hartford
New York
How Much Water Should Baby Get Famous Authority Rule
Advertisement-style gezondheids note claims babies in first six months need three ounces per pound daily, eight pound infant requires twenty-four ounces, then two ounces per pound. Weighing breastfed babies guides intake, bottle-fed too. Suggests water to cover deficits and Fletcher's Castoria for various ailments. touts decades of use and a book about motherhood with signature reassurance.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Amarillo notes mix of roses and rumors from town
The column covers Amarillo business gains after a hail payout, local theater debates about a film, and community chatter. It mentions a Lindbergh vote at the Fair theater, plans to plant rose stock citywide, and assorted letters, jokes, and social notes involving residents such as Nora Ray Donald Rose Jr. and Mrs. Husted.
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Fair Theater
Amarillo
Nora Ray
Lincoln
Woman Named Mrs Boyce Resides at Crestway Address
An eight month old child belongs to Mrs Boyce who lives at 106 Crestway in the Country Club district and has the telephone number 9098.
Resident critic condemns Walking Back at Amarillo Fair theater
A letter from a concerned parent and subscriber denounces the film Walking Back shown alongside 40 000 Miles with Lindbergh at the Fair theater. She argues the picture is immoral and calls for more careful, decent cinema choices to protect young viewers.
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Tack
Fair Theater
Lindbergh
Amarillo
Aviation Shows Prove Interest in Air Projects
Aviation enthusiasm spreads in New England with planned shows tied to Barnes Airport dedication at Westfield and Holyoke Massachusetts and the new Lowell airport. The Barnes event May 25 27 features a modern hangar and about fifty planes plus a small airplane contest. Lowell’s dedication June 21 23 will include the Navy dirigible Los Angeles.
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International News Service
Boston
New England
Barnes Airport
Westfield
Holyoke
Mass
Lowell
Los Angeles
Old vault in court houses repaired
The old vault that stored Potter county records for many years is being painted to match the new wing. Both vault interiors are white. The expenditure was approved by the commissioner's court.
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Potter County
Commissioner's Court
Coloradoan Spending Vacation in Amarillo
Mrs. John Markey of Golden Colorado is spending her vacation in Amarillo as the guest of Mr and Mrs J R Jemara at 703 Buchanan Street according to local society notes.
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John Markey
Golden, Colo
J. R. Jemara
Buchanan Street
Writing Platforms: The Labor of Partisan Unity
Washington June 8 The article details the long process of drafting party platforms at national conventions. It describes delegation selection, committee organization, public hearings, and the drafting cycle culminating in the final platform. It notes historic moments and how battles over planks shape party direction.
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Earle Mayfield to Speak in Amarillo City Auditorium
Senator Earle B. Mayfield will address Amarillo crowds at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Municipal Auditorium. Sponsored by A. S. Stinnett and the City League, the event includes a welcome banquet at the Amarillo Athletic Club. Mayfield, a Texas Railroad Commissioner veteran and U.S. Senate committee member, travels from Claude with Mrs. Mayfield for the stop before Canyon and Tulsa addresses.
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Amarillo
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Mayfield
Texas Railroad Commission
Panhandle
A. S. Stinnett
City League of
Sam Orr
Mayfield and Son
Claude
Canyon
Tulsa
Interlocking Puzzle Clue List Insolvable Riddle
A compact set of crossword style entries with numbered horizontals and verticals. Clues include plain definitions and wordplay prompts for terms like Wholly absorbed, Not bright, Frozen water, Paradise, to conceal, and hazard among others. The grid hints at a classic interlocking puzzle structure with multiple undefined entries.
Puzzle of Translations and Clues Across Languages
A fragmented word puzzle lists numbered clues with definitions and partial answers, spanning items like to apportion imitate affection for similar furnished with shoe bottoms and to thread, alongside terms for female sheep born medium-sized sofa Mexican dollars fragrant smell and more, with several incomplete entries and stray letters.
Criminal Court Adjourned Due to Absent State Witnesses
The district criminal court paused for the week because state witnesses are absent or out of the city. The Jim Turner liquor case scheduled for today was continued to Monday May 11 and the court will reconvene then.
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District Criminal Court
Jim Turner
Wife of Machinist Dies in Hospital
Mrs. Nora May Davidson aged 34, wife of T. H. Davidson of 608 12 East Eleventh street, died in a local hospital at 11:80 this morning. The body lies in state at N. B. Griggs and Sons funeral parlors pending arrangements. The couple moved to Amarillo a bit over a year ago. he works as a machinist for the Santa Fe railroad.
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T. H. Davidson
East Eleventh Street
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
Fort Worth Family Visits Amarillo
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Brower and their two children arrived in Amarillo from Fort Worth at 7 30 this morning to visit Mrs. Brower s parents Mr and Mrs W B Patterson 1205 West Eighteenth Street Mrs Brower expects to return to Fort Worth in a few days while the children and Mrs Brower will stay in Amarillo for several weeks.
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H. G. Brower
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Youthful Ball Strain Grounds Old Man in Bowling Echo
A aging narrator recalls attempting bowling after twenty years. He endures aching muscles and stiff joints as the spry youth within him returns to throw a ball that once felt light but now weighs heavy. The poem captures age through a single active moment and inner contrast.
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Report
Hogs at Kansas City steady near 89.70 with top prices for 210 to 280 pound hogs. Cattle receipts 1,200 head with varied ranges for calves, steers, heifers, cows, and vealers. Sheep and lambs in Kansas City show lambs steady to lower while ewes and yearlings hold near 5 to 7.50. Chicago hog receipts 27,000 with slower market and tops around 10.05. Cattle in Chicago about 2,500 head with varied steer and heifer prices. lambs 16.50 to 18.65, sheep 4.5 to 8.59.
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Associated Press
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East St Louis live stock market and New York cotton notes
East St Louis cattle hogs and sheep receipts and prices for June 8 with steady to mixed moves. Cotton futures in New York opened steady then slipped before rallying to gain near midday with October around 20.65 to 20.73.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Easy With Mixed Early Moves
New Orleans opening quotes show cotton prices slipping on light Liverpool cables and New York selling. July at 20.27, October 20.08, December 20.06, then partial recovery to mid-session highs before a late dip. Liverpool futures steady with July near 10.98 and December 10.76. Poultry prices in Chicago posted various firm to midrange values for fowls and broilers.
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Associated Press
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New York
Butter and Eggs and Potatoes Prices in Chicago and New York
Chicago markets show butter and eggs with varied grade prices and new stock potatoes listed across several states. New York stock prices opened sharply lower on news of higher federal reserve broker loans before some recovery as pools acted.
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President Coolidge and Hoover eye the 1928 nomination
The piece notes Coolidge could secure the Republican nomination if he wants it. It asserts Hoover would accept if drafted, while acknowledging Hoover’s popularity could complicate the secretary’s stance if Coolidge does not seek the nomination.
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Hoover
Danish Tourist Sees Future in Opening Agency
Paris June 8 A fourteen year old Danish traveler Palle Huld who crossed the world in forty four days said he plans to open a tourist agency when grown. The impish remark follows his global voyage and reflects a youthful dream amid a news of stock movements and market chatter.
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