British Open Opens With Cotton Jones Tie In Hoylake
Henry Cotton and MacDonald Smith each shot 70 to tie Bobby Jones for the lead after the first round at Hoylake. Jim Barnes and Horton Smith followed with 71 and 72 as rain swelled. The field included Abe Mitchell and Leo Diegel among others with scores in the 70s.
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Hoylake
England
Henry Cotton
Bobby Jones
MacDonald Smith
Tanac
Aiter Volo Uitu Vuntoe
Smith
Jim” Barres
Jones
Cotton
Horton Smith
Don Moe
Leo Diegel
George von Elm
Barnes
Mac Smith
Om Associated Press
Eng
Fred Robson
Cheap Oh Don Moe
Portland
Ore
C. A. Whitcombe
Abe Mitchell
Percy Alliss
Atlanta
R. Whitcombe
Detroit
Norman Sutton
Tom Green
Mexico
Cyril J. H. Tolley
New York
Senete
Pierre Hirigoyen
France
Ted Ray
Iysesaaan
William Sutton
Jim Barnes
City Tennis Tournament trophies arrive on display
The City Tennis Tournament cups arrive at City Drug Store No. 1 and will be awarded in men’s and women’s singles and doubles, and junior events. Semi finals and finals are underway with Bonita Cattell set to face Mrs Mann in women’s singles final at Amarillo Tennis Club courts on Washington Street next Sunday. O W Harrison and Bill Ordway meet W E Trice and Jack Hays in junior doubles finals at 2 pm, while Wilson McKirahan and C E Lund face C L Duniven and Bill Pearce in men’s doubles semi finals.
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Bonita Cattell
Amarillo
Washington Street
O. W. Harrison
Bill Ordway
W. E. Trice
Jack Hays
Wilson McKirahan
C. E. Lund
C. L. Duniven
Bill Pearce
Negro Teams Clash Here In Celebration At Park
The Lincoln emancipation celebration opens with the Wellington Black Sluggers from Texas facing the Duncan Black Sox of Oklahoma at Tri-State Park this afternoon at 4. The Wellington lineup includes former pro players and strong local clubs from Hollis and Wellington. Oklahoma’s Black Sox are favored to challenge, as the crowd expects a lively series over today and tomorrow with police on standby to maintain order. Admission is fifty cents to help defray expenses with seating sections reserved for white spectators who wish to attend.
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Texas
Duncan
Oklahoma
Tri-State Park
Wellington Nine
Hollis
Waner to Join Pirates Soon After Illness Break
Lloyd Waner rejoined the Pittsburgh Pirates after illness and discharge from a Baltimore hospital. He is to begin training immediately and may resume outfield duties within two weeks.
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Pittsburgh
Lloyd Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Waner
Baltimore
Farmers Body Recommends $50 000 000 Loan for Texas Farmers
The Ways and Means Committee of the Farmers Marketing Association of America recommended to obtain a $50 million loan from the Federal Farm Board to organize Texas farmers. M. H. Wolfe, the association's general manager, urged members to avoid distressed cotton sales and futures gambling, saying farmers cannot buck the organized world.
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Dallas
Ways and Means Committee
Farmers’ Marketing Association of America, Inc
Federal Farm Board
Texas
M. H. Wolfe
Ervin Given 5 Years Term For Robbery
Brownwood reports Tom Bird Ervin was sentenced to five years imprisonment after pleading guilty to robbery with firearms of the First National Bank in December. other robbery charges against Ervin are set for trial this term of court.
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Brownwood
Tom Bird Ervin
First National Bank
Ervin
Funeral for Baby Perry Held at Sacred Heart Cathedral
Funeral services were held from Sacred Heart Cathedral at 7 this morning for infant Tommie Eugene Perry son of Mr and Mrs Tom Perry who died Tuesday at home 715 East Fifth Street Burial was in Llano Cemetery under N S and Son Funeral Home direction Perry employed by Fort Worth and Denver Railway
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Tommie Eugene Perry
Tom Perry
Theamily Home
East Fifth Street
Llano
N.S. and Son Funeral Home
Perry
Fort Worth
Denver
Holding Body of J. M. Cole in City
The body of James Monroe Cole a 46 year old Arkansas farmer who died yesterday in a local hospital is being held at the N S Griggsend Son Funeral Home pending arrangements He is survived by his widow four sons and three daughters Lloyd Carl Loy and Chester Eula Naomi and Jeona Cole and three stepchildren Ruth Clinton John and Mike Dickins of Amarillo.
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Arkansas
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The
Baptist Church
Lloyd
Carl
Loy
Chester
Eula Naomi
Jeona Cole
Ruth Clinton
John
Mike Dickins
Amarillo
Bowling Loop Resumes Play Tonight in Amarillo
The Harman Motor Five top the City Summer Bowling League standings as they face the Panhandle Motor Team at Amarillo Alleys this evening at 7. Arnholz Coffee and Ordway Saunders meet earlier to decide cellar placement while Alleys close from eight to eleven for the Reynold Farley wrestling match per manager E B Bynum.
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Harman Motor Five
Panhandle Motor
Amarillo
Arnholz Coffee
Ordway Saunders
E. B. Bynum
Reynold-Farley
Madison sets world 300 meter swim record in Seattle
Helene Madison, the Seattle swimming marvel, lowered the women’s 300 meter mark with a three minutes 59.5 seconds effort last night. The previous record stood at 4 minutes 8 seconds, held by Martha Novelus of New York. This performance marked the ninth world record equalled or surpassed by the Seattle star.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Helene Madison
Martha Novelus
New York
Mrs Moody Denies Retirement From Tennis Abroad
London June 18 American tennis star Helen Wills Moody sharply denied United Press reports that she might quit tennis while playing abroad. She reaffirmed her intention to continue competing in international events.
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United Press
London
Helen Wills Moody
United Press Today
United States
Rail body to ask decision set aside in Turman case
A motion by the State Railroad Commission to set aside the district court ruling in the Turman v. commission suit has not been acted on. If denied the commission will appeal. Turman, Fort Worth oil operator, sought to bar the commission’s distance rule for wells after an adjacent well by Humble and Empire began drilling near his permit in Guadalupe county. Turman says sulphur water reached his well during the process and the commission refused a second permit.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
53Rd District Court
L. C. Turman
Turman
Fort Worth
Oil and Gas Division
Guadalupe County
Darst Creek
Humble and
Empire Companies
Empire
Sheriff Seeks Identity of Dead Youth
Marshall June 18. Sheriff John C. Sanders seeks to identify a mangled youth found on railroad tracks west of Hallsville Monday. The boy about 15 was killed while trying to board a train and a picture of a girl was found in his clothing.
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Marshall
John C. Sanders
Hallsville
Architect seeks license for public house defends noise claim
Leicester England architect applying for a license argues neighbors may object to noise but says living next to a church is worse and the only quiet place would be beside a cemetery. He compares the public house to a church or chapel and cites the cemetery as the soundproofing counterpart.
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United Press
Leicester
England
United States Dominates 12 Wins in 24 Major Events
New York June 18 United States athletes have won 12 of 24 major international competitions this season with 13 more to decide, signaling a potential record year for American success in golf tennis boxing hockey and figure skating. Among highlights Bobby Jones aims for the British open, Wimbledon titles loom, and Davis Cup remains a key foreign contest.
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United States
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France
England
Bobby Jones
George van Elm
Canada
Mexico
Helen Wills Moody
Elizabeth Ryan
William Tilden, II
Cissie Aussem
Germany
George Lott
Glenna Collett
Diana Fishwick
Leo Diegel
Abe Mitchell
Dr. O. F. Willing
Rex Hartley
William Tilden, Jr
Henricochet
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Mushy Callahan
Jack
Kid) Berg
Boston Bruins
Montreal Les Canadiens
Sonja Henie
Nor~way
Karl Schafer
Austria
Mme
Pierre Brunet
Yankees Narrow AL Lead With Fifth Straight Win
The Yankees closed within one game of the AL lead as Babe Ruth and teammates piled up 89 hits and 69 runs in five straight wins begun in Detroit. Lou Gehrig hit his 18th homer, and Earl Combs and Harry Rice added four hits apiece against the Indians.
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Associated Press
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Yankees
Athletics
Senators
Indians
Detroit
Babe Ruth and Company
Cleveland Indians
Roy Sherid
Lou Gehrig
Earl Combs
Harry Rice
Walter Johnson
St. Louis Browns
Goose Goslin
St. Louis
Browns
Liska
Marberry
Red Hose
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Chicago
Pitts
Oil employee shot at Ponca City home
Earl Broadway, an oil company employee, was shot and killed at the home of Mrs. George Mercer who had recently divorced. Fred Mercer is jailed in Newkirk in connection with the shooting. Broadway left a widow and two children. Mrs. Mercer divorced about two months ago. The Mercers have three children. The national committee on illiteracy chose Dr. M. S. Robertson to lead its national campaign against illiteracy.
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Oil Company
George Mercer
Fred
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Newkirk
Ponca City
Von Porat and Stribling Set for Friday Fight
Otto von Porat and William Stribling will headline a heavyweight bout at Chicago Stadium Friday night after a two day postponement. Illinois State Athletic Commission doctors cleared Stribling’s left hand, he says he was hurt in a recent workout, both fighters expect a strong clash with Porat aiming to capitalize on his punching power.
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Otto von Porat
William Stribbling
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Ilinois State Athletic Commission
Stribling
Strib
Athletic Commission
von Porat
Pirates rally in ten as O'Doul delivers winner
In a ten inning game Chester Nichols faced Larry French as the Phillies and Pirates tied 4 4. Lefty O Doul singled home Southern for the decisive run in the tenth while Pie Traynor powered a sixth inning four run burst and Klein extended his hitting streak to twenty six games. In Cincinnati the Braves split a double header with Reds 6 4 and 10 5 aided by relief from Frankhouse. A Mayan renaissance is described in Yucatan as natives revive language and architecture.
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Phillies
Southpaw
Larry French
Lefty O’doul
Southern
Pie Traynor
Pirates
Klein
Boston Braves
Robins
Cincinnati Reds
Frank Frankhouse
Cardinals
Braves
Cochet and Mrs Moody Head Wimbledon Seedings
Henri Cochet of France and Mrs Helen Wills Moody of California led the seeded lists for men's and women's singles respectively at the Wimbledon championships opening next Monday. The men’s seeds include Tilden Borotra Doeg Lott Wilfred Austin Baron Demorpurgo Moon. the women’s seeds include Mrs Holcroft-Watson Jacobs DAlvarez Mme Mathieu Aussem Mudford Ryan.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Henri Cochet
France
Helen Wills Moody
California
Cochet
Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra
John Doeg
George Lott
Wilfred Austin
Baron Demorpurgo
E. F. Moon
Holcroft- Watson
Helen Jacobs
Elia D’alvarez
Mme
Simone Mathieu
Cilly Aussem
Phyllis Mudford
Elizabeth Ryan
14 Year Old Beats Golfer of 72 in State Golf
In Omaha the Woman's State Golf tournament paired the youngest and oldest players. Miss Partsy Young, 14, defeated Mrs William Finn, 72, four up with three to play. The win came on Youngs 15th birthday, while Finn marked her 72nd birthday the previous day.
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Omaha
Partsy Young
William Finn
Miss Young
Mount Pleasant To Play Linden Nine
Mount Pleasant and Linden meet today in Pittsburgh Texas to battle for second place in the Northeast Texas Amateur Baseball League. Avinger leads the circuit by .186 percentage points.
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Mount Pleasant
Linden Nine
United Press
Pittsburgh
Tex
Motorcycle Races Planned for Tri-State Fair Grounds
The Tri-State Fair Park will host a July 4 motorcycle racing program under Wilbur C. Hawk. Six events from five to 25 miles are on the tentative card with prizes in the works. Entries expected from Chicago to the Pacific Coast and many local riders will compete on light racing machines. Hiram Thompson, ex Amarillo rider and Tri-State record holder, returns with a special machine. Speed Jacobs, claimed to hold multiple national records, is among the entrants.
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Panhandle
Tri-State Fair Park
Wilbur C. Hawk
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Hiram Thompson
Amarillo
Spe
Ord
Tri-State
Jacobs
Hobo Song Collection Gathered by George Milburn
The University of Oklahoma's George Milburn has assembled a diverse set of songs sung by hobos spanning Maine to California. The collection highlights regional variations and the culture of itinerant workers across the United States.
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Hobos
Maine
California
George Milburn
The
University of Oklahoma
Notice to Stockholders of Texas Plains Building & Loan Meeting
A special stockholders meeting is set for 10 a m July 5 1930 at the Crystal Ball Room Herring Hotel. Topics include accepting or rejecting Colonial Holding Corporation proposal amending By-Laws to issue reserve fund stock transferring Amarillo Building & Loan assets liabilities and trusteeship for a 10 percent asset reduction. Attendees or proxies must vote in the affirmative if absent per Texas Building & Loan statute. W H Brymer secretary.
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Crystal Ball
Herring Hotel
Colonial Holding Corporation
Amarillo Building & Loan Association
Amagillo Building & Loan Association
Texas Building & Loan
Texas Plains Building & Loan Association
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