Seekers of Divorce Fill Court in Reno
Reno Nev June 22 sixty seven divorce seekers filled Washoe County courts for ten minute hearings in a wash day session. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr was absent though his suit against Mary Weir Vanderbilt was filed after the author allegedly chased caricaturist Peter Arno across the Nevada desert with a gun. Vanderbilt contends extreme cruelty and a potential Monday docket delay. Police Chief George Kirkley noted the feud between Arno and Vanderbilt remains unresolved.
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Reno
Nev
Washoe County
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Mary Weir Vanderbilt
Peter Arno
Nevada Desert
Vanderbilt
George Kirkley
Arno
Wales Prince Turns 37 Still a Bachelor
London June 22 The Prince of Wales will be 37 tomorrow and remains a bachelor. Public interest has shifted from gossip to his growing role as a businesslike royal, focused on restoring Britain’s trade. His four month South American trip underscored the serious side of his public life. Telegrams will flood St James Palace as he remains the most traveled royal and continues to cultivate friendships.
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London
Prince of Wales
Britain
Wales
St. James Palace
Elimination in 4-H Girls Test Set for July 16
An elimination contest for 4-H Club girls from Potter and nine surrounding counties to select District No. 1 representatives for the Short Course at College Station July 27 to 31 will be held in Amarillo on July 10. Each county sends two entrants to demonstrate bread making lunches dressmaking and related skills at Municipal Auditorium with Miss Minnie May Gruggs in charge and Miss Mary Sitton hosting Potter County.
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Potter
College Station
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Minnie May Gruggs
Mary Sitton
Potter County
Marfa Farmer Killed in Train Crash at Grade Crossing
M L Shelton of Presidio was killed when his car was struck by a Southern Pacific passenger train at a grade crossing east of Marfa. The farmer, en route to Alpine to visit a daughter, was alone at the time of the collision.
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Marfa
Tex
M. L. Shelton
Presidio, Farmer
Southern Pacific
Alpine
Fulton
Ark
Texarkana
Mangus
Bennett Heads to Dallas for Dairy Advisory Board Meeting
P. C. Bennett, manager of the Chamber of Commerce agricultural department and president of the Panhandle Plains Dairy Association, will depart tomorrow for Dallas to attend a Wednesday morning advisory board meeting of the Southwest Dairy Association.
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P. C. Bennett
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Department
Panhandle Plains Dairy Association
Dallas
The
Southwest Dairy Association
Zeppelin on Wheels Maxes Record in Berlin Run
Franz Kruckenburg's zeppelin on wheels set a world rail speed record of 143 mph between Hamburg and Spandau. The test, with Kruckenburg and crew on board, averaged 106 mph over 160 miles, four minutes faster than the Lufthansa plane. The craft, a streamlined coach driven by a propeller and 12 cylinder airplane engine, seats 50 and uses four miles per gallon.
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Berlin
Franz Kruckenburg
Willy Black
Lindy Jr. Celebrates First Birthday at Home
Lindbergh Jr. turns one year old today with both feet on the ground at Princeton. Grandparents Senator Dwight W. Morrow and wife visited the Lindbergh home, spending most of the day with the child born on his mother’s 24th birthday in Englewood. He will remain with his grandparents as parents prepare for a China and Japan flight. Charles Jr. has not yet flown.
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Princeton
N. J
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Dwight W. Morrow
Lindbergh
Englewood
China
Japan
Charles, Jr
Tax collectors to hold 27th Texas convention here
Preparations by the Chamber of Commerce for entertaining more than 200 delegates at the 27th annual Tax Collectors Association of Texas convention continue. The event opens Wednesday and runs through Friday with a city tour planned Wednesday afternoon.
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The
Tax Collectors’ Association of Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Actress Evalyn Knapp Injured In Embankment Fall
Hollywood June 22 Evalyn Knapp 23, star of Sinners Holiday and Rivers End, fractured spine and broke two ribs after tumbling from the Hollywood Lake embankment while hiking with her brother Stanley Knapp. She was treated by police hospital staff and transferred for further examination. Knapp rose rapidly in film, and at present stars in The Millionaire with George Arliss. she is unmarried.
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Hollywood
Calif
Evalyn Knapp
Miss Knapp
George White
New York
Hollywood Heights
Stanley Knapp
Hollywood Lake
Young Knapp
George Arliss
Hell Is Sermon Topic Tonight At Amarillo Revival
Revival services continue at West Amarillo Baptist Church at Line Avenue and Louisiana Street San Jacinto. Rev W A Duncan preached on The Unpardonable Sin last night and warned of danger from continued rejection of the Holy Spirit after conviction. This evening the sermon will be Hell with Junior Song Band at 6 00. Attendance invited. New York Schumann Heink to appear. Zelda, granddaughter, will study acting in dramatic school.
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West Amarillo Baptist Church
Line Avenue
Louisiana Street
San Jacinto
W. A. Duncan
Hell
New York
California
Zelda
Find Body of Man on River Near Dallas
Dallas County sheriff investigators probe the death of a 27 year old man found decomposed on the Trinity River banks south of the city. Marks on the body suggest he was slain and hauled to a nearby bridge before his body was dumped into the river.
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Dallas
Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Trinity River
Here
Trinity
Texarkana restaurant owner killed in crossing crash
Louis Mangus, 36, Texarkana restaurant owner, was killed instantly when his car collided at a crossing. His wife and infant child were injured in the crash near Texarkana Arkansas on June 22.
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Texarkana, Ark
Louis Mangus
Texarkana
Potter County Officials Host Thursday Capitol Hotel Events
A noon breakfast Thursday morning at the Capitol Hotel hosted by Mrs Collins wife of J W Collins Potter County tax collector and deputies in the tax collector office A banquet and dance Thursday night at the Herring Hotel Delegates will tour the new Potter County courthouse Thursday afternoon All business sessions to be held at the Herring Hotel
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Capitol Hotel
Collins
J. W. Collins
Potter County
Herring Hotel
New
Potter County Court House
Patented process yields finer flavor in Hills Bros Coffee
Hills Bros. Coffee uses a patented continuous roasting method that roasts a few pounds at a time to keep flavor uniform. The process removes air from the can to prevent staling, and packs coffee in vacuum to maintain freshness. Sold by Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc., Kansas City Missouri.
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Hills Bros
Hills Bros. Coffee
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc
Kansas City
Missouri
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