Four Amarillo youths confess in fatal highway crash
Four boys aged 16 to 24 were arrested and confessed they drove the truck that fatally injured T. H. Graham, 58, on the North highway near Amarillo. They faced negligent homicide charges. Graham died at St. Anthony's hospital after his skull and body were crushed.
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Amarillo
T. H. Graham
North Highway
Fred W. Faris
Joe Wofford
Johnson Street
R. CU. Spears
Carl Elliott
Elliott
Spears
Tire
Faris
Wofford
Leo Sparks
Nat
Graham
The
St. Anthony’s Hospital
River Road
Blackburn Funeral Home
Kansas
J.D. Tucker
Captain Hamer in Charge of Flogging Probe
MARSHALL June 20 Capt Frank A suier placed in charge of investigating flogging cases with Rangers ell Purvis and Osaka under him Captain Hamer sent here by Governor Cody will work with Sheriff Sanders and others to uncover the outrages Mrs J H Richardson testified before the grand jury about the flag x administered to them Mr and Mrs W A Straps also expected to testify later in the day
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Associated Press
Marshall
Frank A. ‘Suier
Rangersell
Purvis
Osaka
Iin
Hamer
Cody
Sanders
J. H. Richardson
Ting
Grand Jury
W. A. Straps
Rovers
Weather forecast and stray notes from Amarillo hotel menu
The forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and cooler conditions Tuesday. Past temperatures show 93 degrees and 6s degrees a year ago, with hourly readings from 7 am at 65 to 11 pm at 91. A Coffee shop at the Amarillo hotel is noted as famous for food.
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Amarillo Hotel
Chaplin divorce suit readied for August trial
United Press reports two legal preliminaries remain as Charles Spencer Chaplin case moves toward trial on August 22. Mrs Liza Grey Chaplin will meet with her husband's lawyers to finish deposition, and Thursday is the deadline to file her answer to the cross complaint alleging excessive drinking and neglect of two children.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Charles Spencer Chaplins
Liza Grey Chaplin
Amarillo Girl Attacked by Strange Man on Bus
A 19 year old Amarillo girl reports being followed after exiting a bus near Glenwood. She claims a man seized her from behind, beat her, choked her, and dragged her behind a garage before leaving. Police and a physician describe the assailant as unknown and possibly mani aacal. A man and wife were noted in early police reports.
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Amarillo
Glenwood
Karnival Tonight At Kiwanis Armory
Tonight the Kiwanis Karnival at the Armory Fifth and Adama streets opens at 8 and runs to midnight. Admission is two dollars and fifty cents for a man and his family, with 2,500 Kiwanis scrip to spend on amusements. Orla Allen hails the event as among the greatest yet in the city. Proceeds fund civic welfare projects. Speakers from chambers of commerce and Amarillo College noted club activities and past year efforts.
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Kiwanis Klub
Armory
Fifth
Adama
Orla Allen
Ed Overholzer
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Bill Jolfer
Tulsa Chamber
R. E. L. Morgan
Amarillo College
Lester Stone
R. M. Bennett
Jh. W. O'Malley
Three Vinita Bank Bandits Captured Near Strang
Three alleged bank bandits who escaped from Vinita jail were recaptured near Strang in Delaware county at daybreak. Craig and Delaware county officers located them hiding in a farmer's barn and forced their surrender after the barn was riddled with shots.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Vinita
Craig
Delaware County
Strang
Youth Gets Suspended Sentence for Theft
Clarence Maxwell pleaded guilty to theft of an automobile in district court and requested a suspended sentence. He received a four year suspended sentence. John Morris stood trial later the same day before Judge Henry Kishop on an auto theft charge and was denied a suspended sentence.
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Clarence Maxwell
District Criminal Court
John Morris
Henry Kishop
Amarillo Water Rates Debate Over Grass Luxury
City commission members vow a careful study before announcing new water rates. The editorial argues low initial rates could boost demand, creating thousands of lawns and trees, benefiting modest homeowners who now forego grass due to cost. It warns against basing rates on past consumption and predicts substantial increases in water use if prices stay high.
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Amarillo
United States
The
Globe
City Commission
U S arms proposal opened Geneva naval talks today
At Geneva the tri partite conference began as W C Bridgeman urged reducing battleship size from 35 000 to under 30 000 tons. The American delegation proposed extending the 5 5 3 plan to cruisers destroyers and submarines with tonnage limits for the United States Great Britain and Japan and Ambassador Gibson outlined President Coolidge’s message of cooperation.
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Geneva
W. C. Bridgeman
Admiralty
Great Britain
Associated Press
United States
Japan
Coolidge
Hugh Gibson
Gibson
Held defends Trans-Mississippi title with 73 at Colorado Springs
In Colorado Springs on June 20 a brisk breeze kept scores high at the Trans-Mississippi golf tournament. Eddie Held, the 1926 champion, posted 73 amid gusting winds as eleven players broke 81 by noon. Held produced a standout moment driving from beneath a pine branch on the 12th green.
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Eddie Held
Held
Senator Mayfield Taken to Hospital
United States Senator Earle B. Mayfield is in a local infirmary for a minor operation. He is expected to remain in the hospital about a week. Manney Printing Co. announces a new location in the Rule Building.
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Senator Mayfield
Associated Preay
Austin
United States
Earle B. Mayfield
Manney Printing Co
Rule Bldg
Woodruff urges Amarillo to lead Route 66 development west
At the Highway 66 Association convention in Amarillo John T. Woodruff urged the city to take the initiative in developing Route 66 west of Amarillo to equalize progress with the northeast. Reports showed two thirds of the route between Amarillo and Chicago paved, with Missouri and Kansas portions advancing and Oklahoma partially paved.
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Amarillo
Chicago
Los Angeles
America
John T. Woodruff
Herring Hotel
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Illinois
California
Aod
Edgar Knight
Albuquerque
Vo Hill
The
Panhandle Automobile Club
Minois
Stretc Missouri
Kansan
Hutchingson County
Gray County
Groom
McLean
66 Highway
Sayre
Bruner
Woodruff
J. Z. George
T. M. Benner
Provident Woodruff
Panama Canal
Panhandle
Guthrie
Springfield
Jury Probes Roxana Slaying In Panhandle
The Carson county grand jury opened an inquiry into the Roxana slaying of Charley Blair, a 60 year old oil well driller, after a shooting near Roxana Sunday. J Archie Parker, 26, surrendered and is held in Panhandle jail. Blair’s wife Mrs Blair was wounded in the leg. The quarrel cited involved Parker over alleged attentions to Mrs Parker. Parker ran a Roxana machine shop.
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Globe
Panhandle
Carson County
Grand Jury
Charley Blair
Roxana
J. Archie Parker
Blair
Parker
Wade
Tilden Opens Wimbledon Victory Bid in Straight Sets
William T. Tilden, American star, opened his bid for the Wimbledon singles championship by defeating G. A. Pratt of England in straight sets. He swept the scores 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 in the first round, completing the match in forty minutes.
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Wimbledon
England
William T. Tilden
G. A. Pratt
Kansas Storm Causes Heavy Damage Across Kansas Fields
Reports from June indicate storms in the Southwest causing major damage to homes and extensive wheat crops in Kansas. Winds near tornado strength and heavy rains battered Parsons with about 20 000 dollars damage, Salina Burlington and Independence reported over four inches of rain, creeks rose and then subsided with no loss of life reported.
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United Seas
Kansas City
Kansas
Parsons
Salina
Burlington
Independence
Ammunition Smuggled Across Border Seized Near Matamoros
Military authorities in Matamoros report the seizure of 10,000 rounds of ammunition smuggled across the river near the city. Four men who were with the rifle cartridges fled the scene as authorities responded.
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Associated Pres
Brownsville
Matamoros
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