TOC Boosts Tourist Route From Amarillo To Denver
A paving program aims to finish an all weather road from the Oklahoma Colorado line near Boise City into Denver, opening travel to Amarillo. The 101 mile shorter Amarillo to Denver route passes through Dumas Stratford Boise City Okla Springfield Colo Lamar and Kit Carson Colo. Senator Hudson notes tourism drives national income and Amarillo could become a top city with this highway. The goal is federal designation and funding for the Amarillo to Denver Highway as Colorado plans to invest several million dollars this year. The current gap remains between Dumas and the Colorado Oklahoma line.
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Boise City
Denver
Amarillo
Guy Hudson
Colorado
TOC Association
Plains
Dumas
Stratford
Okla
Springfield
Lamar
Kit Carson
Colo
Hudson
Ed Johnson
Leaders Back for Meet as Roosevelt Favored at Democratic Convention
Philadelphia dispatch notes New Deal leaders arriving in force to back Franklin D. Roosevelt amid sharp attacks on Alfred E. Smith. Delegates show unity behind a platform and rules change, signaling easy renomination for Roosevelt and Garner. Lehman defends the President. critics like Farley expose Smith ties to the Liberty League.
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Smith
New York
Roosevelt
White House
Garner
Herbert Lehman
Irish Seeking One Thing Only by De Valera
Irish leaders demand Britain recognize Ireland’s sovereign right to govern itself in its own land and insist on Britain’s unequivocal acknowledgment to enable peaceful cooperation. Debates follow De Valera’s peace stance as IRA leaders label him a British agent and vow to defy his ban on Bodenstown events.
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Famon OF Valera
Irish Free State
United Press
Dublin
U.P
Great Britain
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Eamon de Valera
Bodenstown
Mary MacSwiney
de Valera
No Relief Seen From Hot Wave
The heat wave gripped Texas for a second day with near record highs across many cities. Government readings reached 110 at Grapeland and 106 in Austin and Corsicana, while Dallas area poultry farms suffered losses. Gulf coast areas remained cooler as heat ravaged crops and livestock.
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Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Brownsville
Grapeland
Wichita Falls
Austin
Sherman
Corsicana
Lubbock
Two Kansas City Boys Choose Home Over Trains Adventure Ends
Two 13 year old Kansas City youths James Graham and Ralph Montague were held in Potter County jail after plans to sponge dive on the Gulf Coast and travel to Frisco and California were halted by railroad officers. Montague and Graham, with little money, had earned over four dollars gambling and fished to eat. They had wandered as far as West Plains Missouri and Sedalia before being stopped, and await parental pickup while reading detective magazines. They recalled a fugitive with an $15,000 reward seen on a freight train near Liberal.
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Kansas City
Gulf Coast
Frisco
James Lewis Graham
Ralph Montague
Graham
Montague
Lady Luck
West Plains
Sedalia
Corpus Christi
California
Potter County
Liberal
China veers toward civil war on a large scale
In Canton, June 22, the central government forces moved toward Kwanksiung and Kwangsi, nearing civil war as Nanking troops signaled possible large scale hostilities unseen since the fall of the imperial dynasty. Southwest council officials expect the three generals Chen Chi-tang Li Tsung-jen and Pei Tshung-hsi to resist if Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s troops invade their territories.
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Canton
China
Kwanksiung
Kwangsi
Southwest Council
Nanking
Chen Chi-tang
Kwangtung
Li Tsung-jen
Pei Tshung-hsi
Chiang Kai-shek
WPA Detectives Probe Political Activity Findings
A WPA workers report reveals only three cases of political solicitation and activity uncovered. A Minnesota scientist links flat chest to intelligence, while Mussoolini’s deflation is mocked by Kansan reactions to campaign smoke. The piece notes politicians kissing babies, fights against stot machines, and burlesque growth as satire of leisure and work.
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WPA
Minnesota
Mussolini
Consul Tries to Trade Rain-Sensing Bird in Tampa
Rafael Ruesga, Mexican consul in Tampa, owns a road runner whose bones ache in damp weather. The bird cries sharply before rain and tells him when to lower windows, a trait the consul says he would rather do without for better sleep during storms.
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Tampa
Fla
Rafael Ruesga
Ruesga
Pampans Buy First Concert and Dance Tickets
First reservations for Rudy Vallee concert and dance come from Pampa. The Vagabond Lover with his full orchestra and seven girl entertainers perform at Municipal Auditorium and later at The Nat. Miss Lois Black of The News-Globe handles reservations. Concert admissions range from 40 cents to 1.65 dollars including tax. Dance admission is 2.20 dollars including tax.
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Rudy Vallee
Pampa
Municipal Auditorium
Lois Black
News- Globe
Judge Issues Traffic Card
Bus driver Tolley Clymer of Oklahoma City paid a traffic violation fine in Amarillo corporation court after Judge Walter L. Fly stepped from the bench to appear as complainant. Sergeant Elmer Greene presided as Clymer pleaded guilty to running a red light and posted a $5 bond to appear at 11 o'clock this morning.
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Tolley Clymer
Oklahoma City
Amarillo Corporation
Walter L. Fly
Elmer Greene
Clymer
Fly
Whistle Musician in Richmond Entrances Local Route
Mrs Ellis Edmunds is organist at a church but her husband, a railway worker, is known for whistle music. He has practiced since railroading and entertains residents along his route to Newport News with The Old Oaken Bucket and other favorites.
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Richmond
Ellis Edmunds
Edmunds
Newport News
Louis Defeats Schmeling On Transatlantic Ship
Arthur Brisbane notes a dramatic bout as Schmeling, a German veteran, stops Joe Louis in a heavyweight clash watched by English readers aboard a steamship. Louis, listed as heavy underdog at 10 to 1, surprises bettors and fans across the ocean.
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Normandif
Cooks Fit Kitchen Trend noted in Memphis report
In Memphis on June 22 officials reported a shift from traditional mammy type cooks to streamlined servants. The municipal bureau explained that larger, taller women struggle to fit into the compact kitchens of many bungalows and apartments, marking a changing pattern in domestic staffing.
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Memphis
Tenn
Municipal Bureau
Philadelphia Hall Redecorated for Democratic Convention
Philadelphia prepares for the National Democratic Convention with its 1931 auditorium redecorated at a cost of 5 3 million. Architect Howard J Smith says there will be no hunting with paint to create a permanent look rather than lavish decor. The hall seats 14 500 under a 90 foot ceiling with sightlines clear from the floor to the platform.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
City Hall
Schuylkill River
34Rd Street
Franklin Field
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Howard J. Smith
National Democratic Committee
Democratic Convention Faces Rift Over Platform Planks
United Press reports delegates in Philadelphia fast for Roosevelt and the New Deal while party structure strains under a threat from Alfred E. Smith and four other ex-leaders. A challenge to the convention text is signed by Smith Colby Reed Ely Cohalan, signaling bold intent to steer the party. Lemke, a third party head, plans talks with Share-the-Wealth backers as La Follette progressives avoid Lemke. Landon in Topeka greets the third party movement.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Alfred F. Smith
New York
Alfred EB. Smith
Bainbridge Colby
James A. Reed
Joseph B. Ely
Daniel F. Cohalan
Washington
Lemke
Townsend Pension Plan
Oshkosh
Wis
la Follette
Topeka
Landon
Roosevelt Convention Scrutiny Intensifies As Democrats Rally
Delegates gather in Pennsylvania for a Democratic National Convention amid talk of a split over the two thirds rule and Roosevelt plans. Leaders debate platform topics including crop insurance, the Townsend plan, wage hours, and currency. Farley eyes a morning session with a welcome from the city administrators as factions jockey for position.
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National Committee
Minnesota
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Talmadge
Georgia
Roosevelt
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Champ Clark
Wagner
New York
White House
Pennsylvania
James A. Farley
Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farley
Barkley
Kentucky
Inventor of synthetic rubber passes away
An obituary notes the death of the inventor credited with developing synthetic rubber, a pivotal material in modern industry. The report mentions his lasting impact on manufacturing and engineering, with reflections on his transformative contributions to chemistry and wartime supply chains.
Kidnapped Farmer Seized by Two Convicts Near Columbus
Two escaped convicts, Luke Trammell and Forrest Gibson, allegedly seized J. W. Cassagne, a 60-year-old Columbus farmer, in Columbus Texas. A posse led by G. M. Arnold pursued toward Brenham, stopping for fuel and tire repairs where Cassagne secretly signaled danger.
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Columbus
Tex
Priday
J. W. Cassagne
Luke Trammell
West Texas
Forrest Gibson
War debt tale puts Finns in front again
In a striking reversal of expectations the Finnish emerge at the forefront of postwar debt settlements. The observation notes a recurring pattern where Finland, despite circumstances, leads negotiations or outcomes, challenging typical power dynamics in these financial reckonings.
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Tuesday
Fair conditions across West Texas through tonight and Tuesday. New Mexico expects unsettled skies with possible thunder showers in the north and east, cooler in the northeast. Amarillo records a high near 90 and a low around 72 today.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Amarilla
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