Delegates Converge on Repeal Question in Texas Conventions
Leaders from both sides of prohibition met in Austin to outline preliminary issues and set plans for the August 26 referendum on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and legalizing beer in Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
C. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
James EK. Ferguson
Joseph W. Bailey
Morris Sheppard
United States
Sheppard
House OF Representatives
Texas House of Representatives
Prohibition
Sheppard Morris Sheppard
Miriam A. Ferguson
W. A. Keeling
Dan Moody
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Pat M. Neff
Baylor University
Benator
Claude de van Watts
Seleeman
Southern Methodist University
H. K. Taylor
Dallas
Thomas C. Jensen
B. D. Sartin
Wichita
Moody
America
Sartin
W. D. Bradfield
Adobe Walls Battle Linked to Texas Panhandle Subjugation
The 1874 Adobe Walls fight in Hutchinson County is recounted as a turning point that spurred government campaigns against Plains tribes and their confinement to reservations. The piece notes subsequent skirmishes and calls Adobe Walls the Panhandle’s San Jacinto, framing the era’s military actions as a drive to quell hostile bands.
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Borger
Texas Plains
Adobe Walls
Canadian
Hutchinson County
Panhandle
Indian Territory
United States
San Jacinto
Textile code hearing aims to lift wages and create jobs
Federal officials heard from the textile industry that the proposed code of fair competition could add more than 100000 jobs and raise total employment to about 515000 in North and South mills. The plan sets a minimum wage of 11 dollars weekly in the North and 10 dollars in the South for a 40 hour week.
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Washington
Industrial Recovery Law
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Department of Commerce
Sloan
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Donald Richberg
Industrial Recovery Administration
Adobe Walls Battleground Route and Five Acre Gift History Note
Travelers may reach Adobe Walls by 10 miles north of Stinnett then 20 miles east. The five acre tract around the trading post was deeded to Panhandle Plains Historical Society by W. T. and Mrs. Coble of Turkey Track ranch. Kiowas Comanches and Cheyennes fought the defenders led by Billy Dixon in a multi day battle that ended with Dixon’s long range shot and the post abandoned in 1878.
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Adobe Walls Battleground
Stinnett
Amarillo
Perryton
Panhandle Plains
Dodge City
Kansas
Nelson A. Miles
Gang Sought in Hamm Kidnapping Case
In a St Paul report dated June 27 investigators pursued the Freddy Baker gang of Missouri and Oklahoma outlaws for the kidnapping of William Hamm Jr a millionaire brewer held for a $100 000 ransom.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Freddy Baker
Missouri and
Oklahoma
William Hamm, Jr
Brewer
Prohibition Bureau Reorganized Cutting Staff Across Districts
The U S attorney general orders Puerto Rico and Hawaii out of separate districts and splits the fifth district into two units, halving bureau expenses. About 1,000 employees face furloughs or dismissal effective June 30 as Texas and Louisiana join the new thirteenth district and Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida and Puerto Rico remain in the fifth. Headquarters shifts eyed for Houston Birmingham Mobile and Montgomery.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Cummings
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
U. S
Alaska
United States
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
New Orleans
Houston
Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Britain Professionals Eke Out Golf Classic Victory
In Southport England on June 27 the Ryde cup rubber match ended with Great Britain defeating the United States 6 1/2 to 5 1/2. Easterbrook beat Densmore Shute 1 up as the decisive match determined the overall result.
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London
Great Britain
United States
France
England
America
Britain
Harry L. Percy
United Press
Southport
Eng
Scioto
Country Club
Columbus
Densmore Shute
Syd Easterbrook
Easterbrook
Recovery Act Brings Light Sought Three Years
The national recovery act returns to spotlight as textiles gather in Washington. General Hugh S. Johnson leads a reception with textile representatives for a talk on job creation, with stock tickets dancing in the background.
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Associated Press
Recovery
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Brisbanes views and Berlin air raid note provoke debate
The Globe carries Arthur Brisbane opinions while editors caution the piece reflects his views. An item quotes a Nazi era alert on a foreign aircraft dropping anti government hand bills over Berlin.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Germany
Berlin
U S Bankers Charged With Foreign Spree
Senate hearing on 1926 to 1928 foreign bond bidding spree exposes American bankers including Otto H. Kahn of Kahn Loeb and Co as engaging in an undignified scramble for Latin and European issues. Witness calls it a foolish bid surge harming American investors.
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Lyle
Wilson
Washington
Otto H. Kahn
Kahn, Loeb and Co
Senate Stock Market Investigating Committee
American International
Senator Costigan
Dem
Kahn
Gray
Belgrade
Jugo Slavia
Costigan
San Antonio 3.2 Beer Guns Sweep Streets
Gunmen on a mapped route shot windows of two soft drink outlets and the Trav elers Hotel lobby in what police call minor warfare among liquor dispensers. No injuries reported. Proprietors said anonymous letters warned against selling 3.2 beer for less than 25 cents though posted price was 20 cents. No arrests.
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San Antonio
Travelers
Slaying Suspect Captured After Dallas Flight
Roy James aged 25 was arrested in Dallas after a failed escape from a house while wanted in the Slaying of Deputy Sheriff J W Fuller. The capture occurred late Monday amid the ongoing investigation.
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Dallas
Roy James
J. W. Fuller
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast
Fair tonight with the outlook for Wednesday as partly cloudy. West Texas areas show partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Temperature extremes recorded around 1 o clock reach 65 and 83 degrees.
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Amarillo
Vicinsity
West Texas
WHEAT UP Page 11 Plains Cooled by Light Rains
Substantial relief from the heat in the Panhandle Plains after weeks of high temperatures came Monday afternoon and night as light showers cooled the region. Tulsa and Happy reported the heaviest rainfall from a quarter to over a half inch, with scattered showers extending from Plainview to Slaton. Additional showers occurred along the Fort Worth & Denver line at Hart Sterley and Lockney, and in Dimmitt Plainview Silverton and Petersburg. No rain fell on the Rock Island division from Sayre Oklahoma to Shamrock Tucumcari and Dalhart. Amarillo saw cooler temperatures and a shower, with a forecast calling for fair conditions Tuesday night and Wednesday partly cloudy.
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Panhandle Plains
Tulsa
Happy
Plainview
Slaton
Fort Worth & Denver
Hart, Sterley
Lockney
Dimmitt
Texas Heat Sweeps On Into Rio Grande Area
The heat wave hits Coastal Texas and the Rio Grande Valley for eight days with temperatures reaching 100 in Laredo and highs from 90 in Brownsville to 95 in Del Rio. Rain fell in small areas easing some spots by one to six degrees while Crosbyton recorded 0.38 inch.
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Texas
Rio Grande Area
United Press
Rio Grande Valley
Laredo
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
del Rio
Galveston
Houston
Crosbyton
Amarillo
Clarendon
Lampasas
Lubbock
Miami
Muleshoe
Victoria
Cotton plan gains traction as farmers pledge cooperation
Across Dixie farmers weighs reduction of up to 10,000,000 acres and 4,000,000 bales to lift prices. Texas leads pledges backed by state agriculture chief J. F. McDonald while Mississippi vies for early compliance. Government seeks cash or below market options with about eight dollars per acre返.
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Atlanta
Virginia
Texas
United States
J. F. McDonald
Mississippi
Texas Farmers Eager To Join Reduction Program
Texas cotton farmers in counties where the acreage reduction plan was explained eagerly sought contracts to participate. The drive comes as officials outline terms and incentives during the outreach.
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Texas
Associated Press
Reservations Open for Globe News Second Fair Tour
Reservations are being taken for a second Globe News tour to the world’s fair set for July 16. The trip repeats the first package at 75 dollars from Anna Fillo and Miss Lois Black with a 12 dollar down payment and balance due July 13.
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Globe- News
Anna- Fillo
Lois Black
Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
LaSalle
S. S. Theodore Roosevelt
Lake Michigan
Exposition
Chicago sponsors ask Hawks to search for Mattern
Chicago backers urge Frank Hawks to join a Arctic search for Jimmie Mattern who disappeared during the round the world flight. Attorney Sackett says Mattern likely alive and stranded awaiting a signal. Chicago men Jamie son Mills Clark vow to aid the appeal. The Texas Company, Hawks adviser, declines to say if a Hawks search will be approved.
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Hawks
Mattern
Chicago
Jimmie Mattern
Arctic
Frank Hawks
J. Sackett
Sackett
Harry Jamie
Hayden Mills
Jack Clark
New York
Texas Company
Prank Hawks
Haggks
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Sam D. McReynolds
World Economic Conference Today
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House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
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Texas Wheat Belts
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Lee O'Daniel
Burrus Mill and Elevator Company
Chamber of Commerce
A. W. Keeling
Keeling
W A. Keeling
Senator Sheppard
Selecman
Gregory
McDonald
Covernor
James BE. Ferguson
John Henry Kirby
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Ferguson
B. ¥. Cummings
Jim
W. K. Hopkins
Gonzales
University of Texas
John M. Mathis
Industry IN Agreement
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Quanah Parker
Lone Wolf
Little Robe
Hanrahan
Little Trading Post
Dixon
Hamm
Congress
Dalrygple
Cummins
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Europe
William Allen White
Otto Kahn
Senate
Dixie
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