Welcome Home Lindbergh and the Flying Age Reflections
A Dallas Globe column notes Captain Lindbergh’s welcome home and praises aircraft progress. It cites Frauline Rasche’s Atlantic hop plan, Berlin to Teheran air links, and Coolidge’s claim of a large U.S. government surplus. It also mentions Helen Wills’s tennis dominance and Victoria Woodhull’s obituary.
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Captain Lindbergh
Europe
Mary Baker Eddy
Frauline Thea Rasche
Atlantic
Frauline Rasche
West Texas State Teachers College grads listed
Misses Jewell Foster Mabel McQueen and Myrtle Hood and Mrs Emilen Walden of this city were among those receiving degrees at the commencement exercises of West Texas State Teachers College.
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Jewell Foster
Mabel McQueen
Myrtle Hood
Emilen Walden
West Texas State Teachers' College
Weather forecast and past temperatures summary
The forecast calls for tonight to be cloudy and Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer. The piece notes last year’s temperatures of 86 and 62 degrees and lists today’s hourly readings from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. with values between 43 and 50 degrees.
Amarillo Fire Needs Spur of City Upgrades
Amarillo should add two suburban fire stations a new central fire station a separate fire alarm building forty more firefighters an additional assistant chief high payroll parity with police and new equipment including an aerial truck and a service truck moved from Central station with plans for a station near East Tenth Street and in North Amarillo. J J Lynn Oklahoma City deputy fire chief conducted six weeks of drills and urged elevated pay rules and a $1000 death benefit.
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Amarillo
J. J. Lynn
Oklahoma City
Lynn
East Tenth Street
Santa Fe Viaduct
Central Station
Fire Department
Police Department
Sixteenth Street
San Jacinto Station
Police arrest man tied to boxcar theft in El Dorado case
William McKenzie alias W G Cody was seized by Amarillo police late Saturday. He faces extradition requests after evading Kansas charges linked to robberies of boxcars in El Dorado. Despite multiple arrests since January no charges have been filed locally.
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William McKenzie
W. GC. Cody
McKenzie
el Dorado
Kansas
H. L. Gaither
Orphan Digging Grave for Chum Killed by Lightning
In Dallas on June 13 a lightning strike in a Buckner's Orphans' Home cemetery killed Ismal Akin 18 while another boy Luther Hawthorne was burned and about twenty children took shelter under a tree. A grave was being dug for Mil dred King 16 who died Friday. The two bodies will be held for funeral arrangements with a double service planned.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Buckner
Ismal Akin
Luther Hawthorne
Mildred King
President Coolidge Heads to Black Hills for Summer
President Coolidge leaves Washington with a retinue of eighty five White House staff reporters and photographers for a three month stay in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He will fish walk and avoid guests, stopping in Hammond Indiana to dedicate the Wicker war memorial before continuing to Pierre and Rapid City for the summer White House at the state game lodge. The party includes Mrs Coolidge Postmaster General New Secretary and Mrs Sanders Major General Coupal Colonel Winship and twenty six reporters with six photographers.
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United Press
Washington
White House
Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
Hammond
Indiana
Fliers Die in Langley Field Collision
Two army aviators were killed in a head on crash during maneuvers at Langley field near Newport News Virginia. The fatal collision occurred today as the planes were in training.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Langley Field
League Council Session Opens in Geneva Today
The forty-fifth session of the League of Nations council opened in Geneva with approval of secretary-general Eric Drummond extending league facilities to the three-power naval limitation conference opening next week. The report notes the event as a significant move in postwar diplomacy.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations Council
Council
Eric Drummond
League
Terrific Wind Storm Sweeps City of Turkey
A severe windstorm hit Turkey in Hall County causing property damage in the thousands. Affected areas include Ginsite farm community in Cottle County with damaged houses and crippled wire service. Several structures such as a gin lumber yard filling station and hotel walls were destroyed. Flooding affected the business district and other towns reported heavy rains.
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Associated Press
Childress
Turkey
Hall County
Ginsite
Cottle County
Wellington
Shamrock
Hollis
Altus
Adanah
Memphis
Bank Heist at Oilton State Bank Strikes Early Morning
Five men robbed Oilton State Bank in Oilton Oklahoma shortly after opening. An employee was held up and one assailant was shot during the escape. Loot reportedly under 1000 dollars. Oilton lies about 35 miles south of Tulsa.
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Associated Presa
Oilton
Okla
Oilton State Bank
Tulsa
Morton No. 1 Reeder well in Panhandle yields strong flow
The A. D. Morton and Company No. 1 Reeder in Moore County Texas produced a good flow after deepening and swabbing. The well showed about 85 barrels per day from the deepened interval plus 35 barrels from swabbing, with potential daily agitation to follow as plans for completion are made. It is the Panhandle field's northernmost oil well and outlines a trend toward connecting with the Oklahoma Panhandle play in Cimarron County.
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A. D. Morton and Company
Reeder
T. & N. O. Survey
Dumas
Moore County
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Cimarron County
Prepare to Extinguish Houston Well Blaze
Ground work around the burning Pierce Junction gas well continued as crews prepared to extinguish the flames by steam. An explosion on Saturday ignited the gasser, melting a steel derrick and hindering workers amid rising heat and molten metal. An earthen wall was constructed to allow water application.
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Associated Preas
Houston
Pierce Junction
De Pineda Arrives In Barcelona During Flight Tour
Italian aviator Commander Francesco de Pineda arrived in Barcelona from Lisbon as part of his four continent flight. The dispatch notes the milestone while an unrelated ad mentions Saturday specials at a High School Fruit Stand on Polk Street.
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The
Associated Press
Barcelona
Spain
Francesco de Pineda
Lisbon
Polk
Rain Brings Mercury Drop in Panhandle
Rain drenched the Panhandle with 0.25 to over 2 inches over 36 hours. Amarillo readings rose from 47 to 61 degrees from 9 am to 1 pm, staying above 47 tonight. The June low record of 38 degrees dates to June 2, 1917, with Panhandle total rainfall about 0.34 inch since Saturday night.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Woman and Son Dragged From Home Beaten in Georgia
Mrs. Ansley Bowers and her son Lloyd were seized from their Toccoa home by about a dozen hooded men, driven to a remote road six miles away, flogged, and left unconscious and incapacitated. They are in a Gainesville hospital with serious injuries.
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Associated Press
Gainesville
Ansley Bowers
Toccca
Stephens County
Byrd to Attempt Paris Flight After Europe Visit
Commander Richard E. Byrd moves toward a near final prep for a transatlantic flight to Paris in the America tri motored craft. A final radio test and loading pending while emergency supplies are aboard and weather down to charts and regular Atlantic weather reports are organized.
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Byrd
Associated Press
New York
Europe
Richard E. Byrd
Lindbergh
Paris
America
Weather Bureau
Lindbergh and
Chamberlin
North Atlantic
Lindbergh returns to New York in final homecoming
Charles A. Lindbergh lands at 2:09 p.m. after a solitary flight to Paris and arrives amid a citywide salute. Twenty planes accompany him from the Battery to City Hall as crowds fill Broadway with confetti, ticker tape, and cheers in a historic welcome.
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Associated Preag
New York
Sams 13
France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Viking
Atlantic
Broadway
City Hall
Morris DE Waven Tracy
United Press
Paris
City Engineer Banks Jones Faces Paper War
The Plains Capital News accuses The Globe of unfair credit seeking on water rates and defends Banks Jones. It argues the city must run the plant before rates can be altered and condemns The Globe for sensationalism. The Plains paper calls for fair play and transparency in reporting.
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Globe
Banks Jones
Plains Capital News
Amarillo
the Globe
Jones
Great Maurice to perform daredevil feats in Amarillo
The renowned climber Maurice will exhibit on downtown buildings Friday and Saturday as part of The News-Globe treasure hunt. He reportedly holds the world record for climbing twenty stories in twelve minutes and will thrill local readers with stunts not seen in Amarillo.
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Maurice
Akill
News-Globe
Amarillo
Banana City Athletic Club
Globe
Chamberlin and Levine Greeted in Baden Baden
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine arrived by train from Berlin for a few days rest. State government representatives and the lord mayor greeted the trans Atlantic fliers as thousands crowded the station. They were carried on shoulders to automobiles and will stay at the Hotel Stephanie.
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United Press
Baden- Baden
Germany
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Berlin
Chamberlin
Levine
Stephanie
Germany Ends Work Of Destroying Forts
The German foreign office informed diplomatic representatives of Great Britain France Italy and Belgium that the destruction of fortifications in eastern Germany is completed under the Paris agreement dated January 31 this year.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Paris
P. E. D. Chapter Holds Morning Meeting
P. E. D. chapter schedules an early Tuesday meeting at 1 o'clock in the Women’s club rooms. Art members are urged to attend. KK. P. Hubbard advertises Steinway grands priced at 100 cash or 35 monthly with phone contact 3269.
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KK. P. Hubbard
Steinway
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Arthur Brisbane
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Mohammed
Wade
Jules Verne
Nelly Bly
Heaven
Earth
de Pinedo
Azores
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Lufthansa
Teheran
Persia
Russian Air Transit Company
Persia National Airplane Company
Uncle Sam
Treasury
P. S
Savde
California
Helen Wills
England
South Africa
Billy” Tapscott
Victoria C. Martin
Victoria Woodhull
Tennessee Claflin
Wall Street
Victoria
Tennessee
Old Trinity Church
Lady Cook
Russia
Poland
City
Blackburn
Amarillo Hotel
Watch Globe and News For
Chum
Rob Oilton
Morton
de Pineda
Lindy
Smithsonian Institution
Langley
United States
Luindbergh
Mitchell Field
Baden-Baden
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