Amarillo Golfer Wins First Till
OKLAHOMA CITY June 22 Trans Miss Golf Tourney action saw Elliott Hatch of Amarillo win his first match 1 up over Vernie Stewart of Albuquerque. Hatch's steady play carried him past a stubborn competitor as he finished tied for third after 72 holes with 148. Fred Dod of Wichita Falls led medalist with 140 after a 2 and 1 victory over John Falconer.
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Oklahoma City
Elliott Hatch
Amarillo
Hatch
Vernie Stewart
Albuquerque
N. M
Fred Dod
Wichita Falls
Dod
John Falconer
Dallas
Keefe Carter
Jimmy Manion
Sharpshooter
St. Louis
Dennis Lavender
Texas
Ben Cowdery
Omaha
Paul Jackson
Kansas City
Logan van Zandt
Tulla
Mayor's Fire Slays Bandit in Illinois Highway Shootout
George Hahn mayor of South Chicago Heights reports a pistol duel with three holdup men on a highway south of Chicago. He says one bandit was killed by his fire and another may have died after being wounded, with a man later brought to St James Hospital identified as Dominick Gaiozino.
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Chicago
George Hahn
Chicago Heights
Ill
Hahn
Loop
Ahn
Murray and Planks To Chicago Alone
Oklahoma City June 22 Gov William H Murray left for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago maintaining silence on his presidential plans. He said he would push planks on the economy and called the prohibition controversy a diversion. A major plank proposes a Congress moratorium on mortgage foreclosures for homes and farms.
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Oklahoma City
William H
Murray
Chicago
Congress
Convention Planned for Bonus Army Amid Shrinking Ranks
Washington reports a planned convention by leaders of the Bonus Army to decide if political action will target opponents or push a third party. Evacuation plans for the 18,000 to 23,000 veterans proceed, though many are leaving without official notice as the army shrinks.
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Washington
Roosevelt asks Walker for reply to charges
Albany June 22 Governor Roosevelt demanded a reply from Mayor Walker of New York City to the charges brought by Samuel Seabury counsel to the legislative committee investigating the Democratic administration in New York City.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Walker
New York City
Samuel Seabury
Legislative Committee
Amarillo Weather: Partly cloudy with possible showers
The forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with probable showers. West Texas should see similar partly cloudy skies and showers in the Rio Grande valley. Panhandle temperatures today reach 60 to 76 by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Thursay
Beer Intoxicating? Texas Appeals Court Divided
A Texas Court of Criminal Appeals divided on whether home brew can be considered intoxicating liquor. Charley Walker of Earth County was convicted of possessing liquor for sale, with a one year sentence reversed and remanded by a 2-1 vote. The majority ruled beer is intoxicating, while home brew remains unsettled.
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Austin
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Charley Walker
Earth County
Lattimore
W. C. Morrow
F. L. Hawkins
George E. Christian
Commission of Appeals
Walker
Vernon resigns as Amarillo chamber chief for Phoenix post
Joe Vernon, longtime Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager, has resigned to head the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. He was chosen from 52 applicants and will assume duties around July 15, with plans to return briefly to wind up his Amarillo work. The local directors intend to continue current operations with existing staff.
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V. Vernon
Amarillo
Vernon
Eleven Cars Smashed In Dalhart Wreck
Eleven fruit express cars telescoped when a Rock Island freight derailed ten miles east of Dalhart Texas. Flames roared at the wreck. No injuries reported though hoboes may have been trapped. Crew unharmed as a broken wheel caused the derailment. Witness Sherman Porter and his daughter saw it from a nearby farm. One hundred four cars in the train. A wrecker arrived from Liberal Kansas to assist. Crews worked to clear or move cars still on the line to avoid fire danger.
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Dalhart
Rock Island
Here
Sherman Porter
Liberal
Kans
Hoover Proposes Global Arms Reductions
President Hoover announced at the White House a plan to cut world armaments by about one third over the next decade. He urged abolition of tanks chemical warfare large mobile guns and bombing planes with naval cuts including ships carriers destroyers and submarines while stressing defense over offense.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Stimson
Executive Mansion
Hurley
Adama
Army
Naval Operations
Geneva
Repeal demand voiced by Alfred E Smith for Prohibition reform
Alfred E Smith urged unconditional repeal of the 18th Amendment and immediate modification of the Volstead Act. He argued the amendment was unworkable and should be replaced by a scientifically correct definition to permit beverages with reasonable alcoholic content, shifting bootleg profits to taxes. He pressed for his own nomination and a straightforward platform.
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Chicago
Alfred E. Smith
Union
United States
Saloon League
Smith
Anti-Saloon League
Resolutions Committee
Tomahawk and Airships Headlines in City Column
Gov Smith's Tomahawk and Lasker's Million headline present in a Chicago Globe page note. Kudner's Airships referenced alongside Higgins departs. Arthur Brisbane's widely known column appears with editorial note about authorial opinions.
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Gov. Smith
Mr. Lasker
Mr. Kudner
Mr. Higgins
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Smith versus Roosevelt looms as Chicago hosts convention ordeal
In Chicago today former Governor Alfred F. Smith arrives with a defiant gaze toward Franklin D. Roosevelt. The piece notes political theater at the Democratic convention and asserts Smith’s influence could fill seats. It also covers A D Lasker’s million dollar gift to the University of Chicago for medical research into degenerative disease and the 20 volunteers who will study the steps to death from Bright's disease. Amelia Earhart Putnam is home as ticker tape decorates Manhattan. The column highlights aviation progress, with Yale, Harriman descendants, and advertising executive Arthur Kudner traveling by air across multiple states, noting Kudner’s 41,000 miles flown last year and Sikorsky craft use.
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Alfred F. Smith
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
Roosevelt
A.D. Lasker
University of Chicago
Bright
Amelia Earhart Putnam
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Big Bertha
Paris
Detroit
Kudner
Ghouls Raid Barker Grave In Chicago Grave Robbery Battle
In Chicago four to five men in a large truck attempted to rob George Barker’s grave at Mount Carmel cemetery. Police suspect the theft aimed to seize Barker’s body or papers linked to his gang, after a gun battle that crippled the cemetery caretaker’s car and forced the attackers to flee. Barker had been a major gang figure slain in a machine gun ambush last Friday.
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Chicago
U.P
George
Red) Barker
al Capone
Mount Carmel
Joseph Sobol
Barker
Capone
Democratic Convention Hots Up Five Days Before Opening
Chicago June 22 The Democratic contest tightens as Al Smith arrives and Roosevelt forces press for a Roosevelt nod. Debate over permanent chairmanship looms as a key clash, with Shouse allies alleging double crossing and Farley insisting votes will decide if Roosevelt gains the nomination or remains a near contender.
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Chicago
al Smith
McAdoo
Roosevelt
Shouse
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
James A. Farley
Roosevelt Generalissimo
Hawk Named for World Fair Board
Wilbur C. Hawk, general manager of the News-Globe, is appointed to the Ways and Means Committee of the Texas Chicago World's Fair Commission. He plans to attend a Fort Worth meeting on June 28 after receiving the commission’s telegram from James C. Kennedy.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
News-Globe
Fort Worth
James C. Kennedy
Texas Hotel
Fort Worth Man in Critical Condition After Crash
Dallas June 22. B G Patterson 50 of Fort Worth is in Parkland Hospital in critical condition after an automobile collision yesterday afternoon.
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Dallas
U.P
B. G. Patterson
Fort Worth
Parkland Hospital
School Teacher Dies After Drinking Poison
Pauline Wofford a 27 year old Plainview area school teacher died after drinking poison in her apartment at 1607 Polk late Tuesday. Justice Landis ruled death by own action. no suicide note found. Survived by mother Mrs. R W O Keefe daughter Johnl 7 and brother Berg Pritchett. Funeral plans set for Plainview.
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Pauline Wofford
Polk
West Texas State Teachers College
Plainview
Griggs
Monkeys Fate Delayed by Lubbock Officials
In Lubbock on June 22 the mayor and city commissioners postponed a decision on the fate of Patrick the monkey owned by Dr. G G Castleberry until tomorrow. The delay shifts the outcome to the next meeting. Patrick faces possible disposition following the city inquiry.
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Lubbock
W.P
Patrick
G. G. Castleberry
Man seeks vote exemption test case in Potter County court
J B Rutherford asks 108th district court to rule on a voting exemption dispute affecting about 200 Potter County voters. The case pits Rutherford against County Tax Collector Bill Collins with Grady Hazlewood and Lloyd Flesher representing the parties. Judge Gee will be disqualified due to age.
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J. B. Rutherford
108Th District
Potter County
Bill Collins
Grady Hazlewood
Lloyd Flesher
W. E. Gee
Rutherford
Pierce Street
Collins
Urge further oil field cuts urged at East Texas hearing
Technical testimony continues before the Texas Railroad Commission on East Texas oil field rules set to take effect July 1. E O Buck says output remains too high for maximum recovery. Per well limits are under 51 barrels with total field cap near 425000 barrels daily. Charles F Foeser argues against per well proration and proposes limiting wells to one per 20 acres to curb drilling.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas Oil Field
E. O. Buck
Commission
Conservation Agency
Charles F. Foeser
Fort Worth
Texas Oil and Gas Conservation Association
Fox Theaters Corp Put Into Equity Receivership
The Fox Theaters Corporation was placed in equity receivership by a federal court in New York today. The move follows financial difficulties surrounding the cinema chain as authorities seek protective action.
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Throw Fox Corporation
New York
U.P
Fox Theaters Corporation
Protest Heard Over Foundry Permit At 1210 South Johnson
The city zoning appeal board delayed a decision on Crescent Foundry’s permit for 1210 South Johnson while site inspection is planned. Residents protested noise and unsightly impact, arguing it would lower nearby property values, though a machine shop already exists opposite the site.
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Sooth Johnson
W. O'Brien
W. 8
Rule
E. F. Rittenberry
L. A. Wells
Chester Adams
L. Stapf
Crescent Foundry Company
Johnson Street
Stapf
Burglars Loot Three Phillips Gas Stations
Burglars last night took five motor car casings and 20 tubes from three Phillips Petroleum stations in Amarillo. Stores at 1715 Polk 2701 Line and 3821 West Sixth were entered through glass windows. No gasoline or cash was stolen.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Amarillo
Polk
West Sixth
France Rejects Hoover Arms Plan as Italy Accepts
Italy accepted Hoover’s proposal for a general one third cut in armaments while France voiced frank hostility. British reaction was cautious approval and prompt examination was pledged by Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon as Hugh Gibson presented the disarmament plan in Geneva.
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Italy
Geneva
Switzerland
Hoover
Hugh & Gibson
Gibson
John Simon
Great Britain
France Rejects Hoover Armament Cut As Unacceptable
Premier Herriot in Lausanne says Hoover's plan for a one third global armament reduction is unacceptable to France. He discusses with M. Paul Boncour and states France will raise the question of security. In Washington, Borah calls the proposal fair and sound and urges disarmament to avert irreparable disaster.
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France
Herriot
Lausanne
Switzerland
Curtis Repudiates Lindbergh Confession in Court
Norfolk man John Hughes Curtis awaiting trial in Flemington New Jersey for obstructing the Lindbergh baby case repudiates a prior alleged confession. Through his lawyers he says he was tricked into making the supposed confession that his negotiations were products of his imagination.
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Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
Flemington
N. J
New Jersey
Curtis
Sheriff Woody Townsend Denied Rehearing in Extortion Case
Bastrop County Sheriff Woody Townsend, convicted of extortion tied to fees of office and given two years, was denied a rehearing by the appellate court after previous reversal and remand.
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Austin
Woody Townsend
Bastrop
Court of Criminal
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