Al Smith Day Demonstration Drowns Out Bands at Convention
The article details Al Smith day at a large convention where thousands cheered, sang Sidewalks of New York, and drowned out bands. Mrs. Parsons of Unionville Missouri led paper-ball attacks silencing brass bands while delegates split between Smith and McAdoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
New York
al Smith
East Side
West Side
Parsons
Unionville
Missouri
Hare Vay
McAdoo
United States
Democratic convention rejects anti Klan plank and League pledge
The Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden adopted the majority reports and defeated minority planks refusing to denounce the Ku Klux Klan by name or pledge party entrance into the League of Nations. A long debate followed, highlighted by former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker's vocal appeal.
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Robert J. Bender
United Press
Madison Square Garden
New York
Democratic Party
League of Nations
Ome Resolutions Committee
League
Newton D. Baker
William J. Bryan
Walsh
Andrew ©. Erwin
Georgia
Tulsa Men Into Burnett Field
Joseph and Louis Olson of Tulsa closed a drilling contract with Amarillo leaders to form Olson Brothers No. 1 in Carson county. The deal sets a nine sixteenths share for the operators, with drilling to begin within 45 days and tools on site within 15. Burnett pasture hosts another independent outfit Silk, Bullington and Clark, with multiple wells and storage near the 6666 territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Burk Burnett
Carson County
Joseph and
Louis Olson
Tulsa
E. 8. Blasdel
Amarillo
W. H. Fuqua
Pat H. Landergin
Block 5
Olson Brothers
Olson-Burnett No
Texas Company No
Burnett
Silk, Bullington and Clark
Wichita Falls
American Refining Company
Texas
Weather relief and climate contrast listed
A weather forecast promises a good day for rest with partly cloudy and unsettled conditions. Yesterday’s high reached 82 degrees and the low 71, while a year ago the records were 73 and 58.
New Mexico Cowboys Welcome Gov. Hinkle to Snortin Vegas Rodeo
Las Vegas hosts the Snortin Vegas Rodeo with Gov. James F. Hinkle, proudly called Cowboy Jim, attending July 3 4 and 6. Directors debate who will supply the governor’s horse as cowboys showcase calf roping antics and a prize pipe from DeMuth company amid wild horse lines and colorful riders.
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Gov
Jim Hinkle
Vegas Rodeo
Rattlesnake Robert
Las Vegas
New Mexico Cowboys
Cowboy Jim
James F. Hinkle
Yestiny
Walt Naylor
Perry Bute
Burton Brown
Arguin
Hinkle
Vegas
New Mexico
Maggie
DeMuth Company
Bill Springer
Oil Lease Sales Active in Gray County
Oil lease sales heat up near Wilcox Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 Coombs & Worley in Gray county as strikes push leases to 25 and sometimes 100 per acre. Gulf, Marland and Waite-Phillips lead buyers while Pampa hotels host oil men and Wilcox No. 1 Wilson drills at 300 feet amid water shortages. Adobe Walls monument celebration marks the Panhandle fight anniversary with a 3000-strong crowd, a Turkey Track ranch ball, and remarks by H. A. Johnson and Judge Turner on pioneer history.
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Art Wilson
Arcana
Jackson
Joe Murphy
Joe
Hoss Pasture
California
Frank
Black Angel
Tommy Scarlett
Pisa
al Smith
Colorado King
Cadillac
Ford
Andy Gump
Cyclone
Rowdy Waddy
Woolworth Tower
Broncos
Wilcox Oil and Gas Company
Coombs & Worley
Block 3
Gray County
Gulf, Marland and
Waite-Phillips
Pampa
Wilcox No. 1
Wilson
Adobe Walls Battleground
Adobe Walls
Quanah Parker
Panhandle
Middle West
Turkey Track Ranch
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Thomas F. Turner
Amarillo
Town Wiped Off Map 65 Die In Theater Crash
A tornado and theater collapse devastate Lorain and nearby towns. Emergency crews describe streets piled with wreckage and hundreds feared dead as hospitals fill and rescuers work by candlelight in a night of disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Lorain
Sandusky
French Creek
Skankard
Elyria
Dayton
State Theater
Jack Ambrose
Cleveland Press
Broadway
Vic
Navy Treaty Halts Amarillo Recruiting
The U S, England and Japan naval treaty limits enlistments to 86 000 and Amarillo station master L P Starrett ordered a halt pending new orders from Dallas after reaching the waiting list of twelve. Previously accepted recruits for this week are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Japan
L. P. Starrett
Dallas
Navy
Wheat harvest surges with record per acre yields at Perryton
Perryton Texas reports wheat fields averaging over twenty bushels per acre with Moritz Phillip field at forty-three and Mrs. A. F. Stark field at thirty. County expected largest yield in years and harvest hands paid four dollars daily. Floydada shipments set a new 1920s record, twenty cars a day, with 92 carloads sent since last Tuesday as Santa Fe ferries grain to south plains markets.
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Perryton
Tex
Moritz Phillip
A. F. Stark
Oldham County
Harmon Benton
Potter County
Benton
Floydada
Santa Fe
South Plains
Tri-State Exposition Band to Lead Fall Concerts
The Exposition will feature a twenty five piece band led by Dave Derden. Rehearsals will be twice daily and the band will perform concerts this fall on a large decorated stand near the fairgrounds entrance as part of the building program.
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Tri-State Exposition
Dave Derden
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Andy) Johnson
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