Lawrenceville School Commencement Praised By Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane discusses Lawrenceville School commencement in New Jersey praising headmaster Dr Mather Abbott and the school’s discipline system and faculty. He notes Harvard judges rank Lawrenceville high in U S prep school scholastic achievement aided by Ambassador Dawes patronage and Mary Rogers’ academic success. He muses on education, language, and quotes Will Rogers.
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Lawrenceville
United States
Harvard
Ambassador Dawes
Mary
Will Rogers
Rogers
Eton
Oxford
Fresh Water Captain Dared by Voyagers
SAINT NAZAIRE France June 16 U P Taunts by passengers that he was a fresh water sailor angered the captain of the pleasure boat Saint Philibert into taking his ship to sea on its last fatal voyage Survivors say Captain Olive consented to sail despite a storm warning causing the disaster in which as many as 450 may have died Most victims were Nantes workers and 11 members of one family were among the bodies recovered for mass burial tomorrow Divers found many bodies together in terror with 36 feet of water the vessel resting on a rock shelf Government experts weigh overloading as cause Eight bodies were...
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Saint Nazaire
France
U.P
Saint Philibert
Olive
Noirmoutier
Bay of Biscay
Nantes
Loire
Duchess Anne's
Cities Turning to Ownership Says Engineer
Lubbock Texas June 16 Enormous profits by utility companies fuel a public ownership movement across the United States says Br E McDonnell consulting engineer of Kansas City addressing Texas municipalists. He argues municipal ownership is the only effective solution and cites boards of trustees to avoid city management churn.
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Lubbock
Texas
United States
BR. E, McDonnell
Kansas City
League of Texas Municipalities
McDonnell
Board of Trustees
Thompson
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
J. Bouldin Rector
Austin
J. H. Painter
Houston
League
Painter
Sherman
City Managers Association of Texas
H. J. Greaser
Marshall
Bradwell
Sweetwater
Harvey W. Draper
Canada
Lee Powell
Tyler
E. E. McAdams
Waco
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Unsettled tonight and Wednesday with partly cloudy conditions in West Texas. New Mexico sees fair weather with little temperature change. Today’s extreme temperatures reach 79 and 63 degrees at 1 pm. an ad for Ideal Mattress Co. dial 7568.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Briscoe County Relief Gets $2500 Red Cross Grant
Cloudburst devastation in Briscoe and Hall Counties prompts extended relief effort. Frances Blackburn distributes the 2500 grant with 2000 to Briscoe and 500 to Hall, while donors including Amarillo Hardware Co and Lockney Chamber of Commerce supply money and seed. Henry Baker leads Briscoe County relief. J. T. Persons notes improvements.
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Quitaque
American Red Cross
Briscoe
Hall Counties
Frances Blackburn
St. Louis
Red Cross
Hall County
Henry Baker
Amarillo Hardware Co
Marvin Jones
Nolan C. Byrd
Federal Farm Loan
Dallas
E. P. Morman
Morrow-Thomas Hardware Co
Amarillo
Lockney Chamber of Commerce
Sleeping Powder Found in Starr Faithfulls Body
New York dispatch reports that Nassau County prosecutors debate murder vs suicide as toxology confirms traces of sleeping powder in Starr Faithfull’s organs. Investigators probe motive and past abuse allegations tied to an elderly man posing as a family friend. A cash settlement of 20 000 to 25 000 was arranged through attorney Charles Rowley.
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New York
Bisarah
Starr Faithfull
Mexander O. Gettler
Ager
Elvin N. Edwards
Nassau County
Harold King
Nassau
Greenwich Village
Stanley E. Faithfull
Starr
Charles F. Rowley
Boston
Harding Tomb Dedicated by Nation's Chief
The tomb of Warren G. Harding was dedicated with a formal ceremony in Marion Ohio as President Hoover and Calvin Coolidge praised him as a statesman who guided the nation after World War I. They highlighted the Washington arms talks and his administration while avoiding cabinet scandals. Governor White of Ohio lauded Harding as kind, honest, and of high integrity, calling his life a beacon in American history.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Alaska
Coolidge
Harding Memorial Association
Washington
Chrysler to Build New $500 Car Through Plymouth?
Detroit June 16 The Free Press reports Chrysler Corp has spent 10 million dollars to enter the $500 price class with a new four cylinder car built by Plymouth. The model, a changed Plymouth, aims to cut vibration and include free wheeling. Plymouth factory output is rising from 2000 in May to 11,000 in June, with plans for 15,000 in July and employment increasing from 4,500 to 7,500.
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Detroit
The
Free Press
Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
Amelia Earhart Arrives in Wichita Falls in Auto Giro
Amelia Earhart Putnam lands in Wichita Falls at 11:30 A M aboard her auto giro plane for a brief stop. She then flies from Oklahoma City at 9 40 A M toward Wichita Falls and on to Abilene. Earhart notes trouble disengaging the rotor motor clutch during a prior Enid departure.
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Amelia
Giro
Wichita Falls
Tex
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Oklahoma City
Abilene
Fugitives Held Facing Terms in Texas Jail Break
In Albuquerque, J. D. Connor and Clint Powell, awaiting trial for highway robbery in San Angelo, Texas, are held after escape. Connor faces a 15 year sentence for extortion. Powell has a five year term. Guns found with them belonged to San Angelo officers. Arizona also seeks their return for alleged wounding of a Phoenix officer. they likely head to San Angelo unless the Phoenix officer dies.
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Albuquerque
N. M
J. D. Connor
Clint Powell
San Angelo
Texas
Pat O'Grady
Connor
Powell
O'Grady
el Paso
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Three Tennessee bank robbers captured in Dallas
In Dallas on June 16 three men identified as participants in the May 4 Planters' National Bank robbery in Memphis were held for extradition to Tennessee. Warrants existed, but names were not released initially. Two were arrested last night and the third today as authorities prepared for return to Memphis.
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Dallas
Tex
Planters’ National Bank
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Capone Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Al Capone admitted defrauding the United States of almost 200000 in income taxes and conspiring in a 200000000 beer combine to violate prohibition laws. Judge Wilkerson postponed sentencing to June 30, potential penalties include 34 years and 90000 in fines while spectators fill the federal building awaiting the gangster’s fate.
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Chicago
U.P
al Capone
U. S
Capone
James H. Wilkerson
Capone guard Volpe ordered deported to Italy
Federal Judge James H Wilkerson ordered Tony Volpe a body guard for Scarface Al Capone and No 3 on the public enemies list to be turned over to immigration officials for deportation to Italy He granted a stay of execution pending an appeal The court upheld the government’s charge that Volpe lied about citizenship when returning from Cuba after losing his papers
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Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Tony Volpe
Scarface al” Capone
Italy
Volpe
Cuba
Foreign cash cuts deficit and boosts outlook
Washington reports the federal government may end the fiscal year June 30 with a treasury deficit well below Hoover’s $950 million estimate. War debt receipts from 13 governments totalled $111,835,549, June income tax intake averages about $27,795,247 daily, project to about $290 million for June. Expenditures for June reach $3.97 billion, about half a billion under the $4.425 billion forecast. Farm board and veterans bureau demands before July 1 loom largest.
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Washington
Treasury
Hoover
Charity Funds Gone and Chest Heads Discuss Relief Plans
Amarillo directors of the Community Chest meet at the Chamber of Commerce to map relief for needy families amid fund shortages. In six months the Amarillo Welfare Association exhausted its $15,000 appropriation, with Salvation Army similarly strained. Savings may come from 10 percent cuts to Boy and Girl Scouts, Junior Red Cross, and Day Nursery, while fund-raising ideas are explored.
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Amarillo
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Welfare Association
Salvation Army
Chest
Boy
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Welfare Association
South van Buren
Woman Guilty Of Robbery Gets Five Years
Nona Fox was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary by a Potter County jury for robbery tied to a March incident involving a Mexican victim. Her husband George Fox received a 12-year term with another co-defendant Richard Smith facing a 25-year sentence. all cases on appeal. The trio allegedly robbed a sailor after luring him to a house at Third Avenue and Lincoln Street.
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Nona Fox
Potter County
George Fox
Richard Smith
Third Avenue
Lincoln Street
Fourth of July Carnival Aids Crippled Children
Harding's Ranch hosts a Panhandle Fourth of July celebration with swimming in deep water free barbecue dancing fireworks and a baseball game. Proceeds support crippled children in the Panhandle. J C Paschall says broad support and public donations welcome by phone 6104 or 5908 as Amarillo civic clubs assist.
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Harding
Crippled Children’s Council
Panhandle
J. C. Pashall
Paschall
Amarillo
Berry's Rug Cleaning and Lawn Equipment Sales
Advertising fragment notes Berry's Rug Cleaning at 905 West 10th and lawnmowers ground like new with parts in stock at 718 West 7th. The terse listing implies two local businesses offering cleaning services and used lawn equipment with spare parts.
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Berry
Postmasters Arrive for Texas Convention in Amarillo
More than 300 postmasters from across Texas converge in Amarillo for the 27th annual National League of District Postmasters convention. Notables include O M Frenstermacher of Cedar Bluffs Nebraska and Washington post office officials. Sessions open Wednesday at the Herring Hotel with A E Prieze presiding, followed by a banquet, and a Palo Duro Canyon tour for delegates and families.
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Texas
Amarillo
National League of District Postmasters
O. M. Frenstermacher
Cedar Bluffs
Neb
Post Office Department
Washington
A. E. Prieze
Biverton
Herring Hotel
Palo Duro Canyon
W. ©. Kenyon
Matamoros Quiet After Red Melee
Matamoros remained quiet as police guarded a cabaret after yesterday's disruption by Communists. Owner Emma Leonard and manager John Kink ran the venue last night. patrons served themselves while agitators with red flags paraded without further action.
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Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Emma Leonard
John Kink
Kansas City Pays 75 1-2 for New Wheat
The first carload of the 1931 wheat crop was sold on the Kansas City market for 75 1-2 cents at the board of trade. The sample grain weighed 60 pounds per bushel with 16.2 percent moisture and 12 percent protein. The sale followed last year’s first carload auction.
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Kansas City
Board of Trade Today
Austrian cabinet resigns over financial crisis
Vienna reports the Austrian cabinet resigned amid ongoing struggles to resolve the republics financial difficulties amid mounting economic strain and political pressure.
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Vienna
U.P
Republic
Death claims Judge Graham in Texas
James A. Graham, first chief justice of the Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo, has died at his Brownsville home. The message to Chief Justice Hall from his son Ted Graham says Graham died last night with funeral services planned for Wednesday, marking the end of his 1911 appointment era before his successor S. P. Huff.
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James A. Graham
Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Brownsville
Texas
R. W. Hall
Ted Graham
Judge Graham
C. B. Reeder
Hall
Graham
8S. P. Huff
Caldwell Improves After Ranch Injury in Texas
Abilene Texas June 16 slight improvement reported in the condition of C M Caldwell a noted West Texas oilman ranchman and philanthropist seriously ill at his home from injuries suffered on June 6 when his pony balked and he was thrown against the saddle pommel on his Culberson County ranch He remains in serious condition but showing progress.
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Abilene
Texas
C. M. Caldwell
West Texas
Caldwell
Premium Paid on Gray Road Bonds
Gray County sold 300000 dollars of 5 percent road bonds yesterday to two Wichita brokerage houses. The bonds brought a premium of 33 cents on the 100 dollars. Brown Drummer Company and the Branch Mid diekauf Company were the purchasers.
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Gray County
Wichita
Kansas
Brown Drummer Company
Branch-Middiekauf Company
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