Transcontinental air race refuel stop set for Amarillo
Four speedsters in the Bendix Trophy race are due to refuel at Amarillo between 10 and noon Saturday. Roscoe Lange is the fourth entrant, with planes designed by Weddell and one piloted by Jimmy Haizlip last year for a cross country record. Short stops at English Airport will last three to four minutes before departure westward.
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Amarillo
Roscoe Lange
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Weddell
Jimmy Haizlip
English Airport
New York City
Los Angeles
English Field
Roscoe Turner
Earhart
Nichols
Amelia Harhart
Ruth Nichols
Colonel Turner
Russell Boardman
Turner
Boardman
Panhandle
Here
Harold English
Amarillians
Russell Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburgh
Lee Gehlbach
Cleveland
Gehlbach
Earhart Nichols May Stop at Local Airport
In Amarillo plans for the Bendix Trophy race feature Amelia Earhart and Ruth Nichols returning to the area for possible refueling stops. The event showcases five pilots racing from New York to Los Angeles with prizes and hopes for record times.
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Earhart
Nichols
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday in Amarillo. West Texas west of the 100th meridian stays generally fair. New Mexico sees fair conditions with cooler southeast and extreme east portions tonight. Temperatures today reach 72 to 93 at 1 PM. Oil price listed at 10 cents per quart from 1900 W. 3rd.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Textiles Join Labor in Plea for More Pay
Powerful cotton textile leaders support labor demand for a minimum wage of at least 14 dollars a week. Robert Amory of Boston threatens to resign from the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers over higher wages. Robert W. Johnston of Johnson & Johnson pledges higher wages for its cotton interests under the NRA code. Henry W. Kendall argues reforms blocked by a stubborn 20 percent faction.
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Washington
Robert Amory
Boston
Mass
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Robert W. Johnston
Johnson & Johnson
Southern
Henry W. Kendall
Kendall Mfg. Co
Amory
Indus
Tax offices overwhelmed as property owners pay half-year dues
Lines had not formed at noon Friday but the state county and school tax collectors' offices at the courthouse were busy with property owners paying the last half of split tax payments to avoid penalties due Saturday morning. Payments of both second half of 1932 delinquent and new automobile licenses have been brisk the last 10 days. Offices stay open until midnight and checks mailed or postmarked before midnight will be accepted and receipts issued after processing.
Palo Duro Park Approved by State I
The Palo Duro park plan received final state approval and moves toward locating camps on the Arnold ranch land, with three Army forestry lamps on site. Federal review had stalled due to land title questions, but state endorsement paves the way for immediate development and park board repayment plans.
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Palo Duro Park
Arnold Ranch
Army Forestry
Texas Relief Commission
Austin
Washington
National Park Service
Bren
Labeyance
Col
Lawrence Westbrook
Julius Dorenfield, Jr
Westbrook
Ferguson
Amarillo
Canyon
Claude
Panhandle
Park Board
Texas
Clint C. Small
P. Matthews
Armstrong County
L. M. Fisher
R. Burrow
Ll. P White
Palo Duro Park Association
Mark K. A. Simpson
T. E Johnson
Palo Duro Park Committee
Clyde W. Warwick
Canyor’ News
S. B. Orion
Randall County
Ross D. Rogers
Gene Howe
Midwest Rain Brings Relief Amid Heat Across States
Drenching storms and strong winds cooled hot regions from Oklahoma to Illinois. Record highs included 120 in Shattuck Oklahoma and 116 in Junction City Kansas, with 100 or more in several cities. The Midwest death toll rose from heat and storms, including four drownings in Indiana and Michigan, and a lightning fatality in Chicago.
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Shattuck
Okla
Junction City
Kan
Oklahoma City
Bluffton
Ind
Kansas City
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Mahoning Valley
Indiana
Michigan
Chicago
Heat Tale Sparks Panhandle Time Warmer Memories
Amarillo and surrounding Panhandle regions are featured in a retrospective that traces the history of a famous heat saga. The piece highlights regional ties to a broader time story and recalls key figures and moments across decades.
Grain Plant Begun by Henneman in Amarillo
Construction of a $30,000 terminal grain handling plant started Friday in Amarillo by Henne man Grain & Seed Co. The 146 by 40 foot cribbed wood structure will reach 90 feet high, hold 30,000 bushels, and allow space for future storage bins. Star Engineering of Wichita handles erection. completion aimed by September 1. A. A. Henneman, company president.
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Amarillo
Henneman Grain & Seed Company
Third Avenue
Osage Street
Fort Worth & Denver Railroad
East
Panhandle
Star Engineering Company
Wichita
Kans
A. A. Henneman
Biggest Champ Gets Smallest Purse For Carnera Sharkey Bout
Primo Carnera the 260 pound heavyweight champion earned only 10 percent of $163,798.61 from the title fight with Jack Sharkey yielding $16,379. Sharkey received 42 1/2 percent or $69,605 and plans for Carnera include a vaudeville tour with no title defense until 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Primo Carnera
Haly
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Carnera
Sharkey
Kingsland Oil Leader B L Kingsland Dies in Amarillo
B L Kingsland known as Bush Kingsland, 61, president of the Travelers Oil Company and longtime Amarillo resident, died suddenly from a heart attack at 8:30 a m. Born in Dumas Arkansas he moved to Amarillo 25 years ago from New Orleans. He and his brother Walter owned a south Hutchinson County ranch. the Twin Six well tied Borger area discovery. Kingsland helped organize Travelers Oil, paid over 60000 in dividends on a 2500 investment. He was a prominent independent operator and benefactor in oil circles. He is survived by widow Nellie M Kingsland a brother and sister. Funeral plans pending.
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B. L. “Bush” Kingsland
Travelers’ Oil Company
Amarillo
Nome
Fenroc Street
Mr. Kingsland
Dumas
Ark
Kingsland
New Orleans
Robert Johnson & Rand Shoe Company
United Commercial Travelers
Nellie M. Kingsland
W. L. Kingsland
Hollywood
Calif
Ethel Rayfield
San Diego
Griggs Chaps
Walter Kingsland
Hutchingin County
Borger
Kingsland Brothers
Travelers Oil Company
Panhandle
Federal court upholds Panhandle proration orders
A three judge Federal court opinion ruled the railroad commission's Panhandle field proration regulations were not unreasonable and that Danciger Oil Company was not entitled to an injunction against enforcing the orders.
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Railroad Commission
Panhandle
Danciger Oil Company
Hurricane Heads Toward Jamaica
A tropical hurricane, which struck southern Trinidad Tuesday, moves northwest toward Jamaica. The Weather Bureau says the storm remains intense and small in diameter, about 600 miles southeast of Key West, Florida. Port-of-Spain reports eleven deaths from Tuesday’s hurricane as belated details arrive from Southern Trinidad.
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Washington
Trinidad
Jamaica
Weather Bureau
Key Wesr
Florida
Port-Of-Spain
Frisbane Praises Borah and Skeptical On International Focus
The column by Arthur Frisbane in The Globe lauds Senator Borah for his recent Johns Hopkins Hospital operation and argues for U S leaders who think of Idaho and the nation. It critiques prize fighting figures and notes the dangers and economics of the sport.
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Senator Borah
Johns. Hopking Hospital
Idaho
Washington
United States
Mr. Borah
Post Office Boxes Closed Over Unpaid Rent
Post office warns that boxes with unpaid rent will be locked at midnight Friday and must be paid by 1 PM Saturday to avoid mail distribution delays before Monday.
Bankers Huge Loss Follows Era of Profit
Senate investigation reveals Kuhn, Loeb & Co assets fell from about 66 million to 34.27 million by end of 1932 amid a fierce railroad battle involving J. P. Morgan & Co and the Van Sweringen brothers. Penn road securities also suffered losses as Alleghany and Pennsy ventures faltered.
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Washington
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Pennroad Corporation
Senate
Ban Ty
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Lock & Co
Morgan & Co
van Sweringen Brothers
Cleveland
Allegheny Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kuhn
Kuhn, Loeb Bought Out the Pennroad Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Otto H. Kahn
Loeb
van Sweringen
Pennsylvania
Pennroad
Alleghany Corporation
Roosevelt Aboard Cruiser Indiapolis On Return Trip
Secretary Swanson received a wireless report that President Roosevelt and his party were aboard the cruiser Indianapolis to begin the trip back to the White House. The message from Capt John M Smearlie said they came aboard at 6 35 AM from Campo Bello Island New Brunswick officials noted the ship would sail to the Potomac mouth if commanded by the President while aboard.
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Washington
Swanson
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
White House
John M. Smearlie
Campo Bello Island
New Brunswick
Navy
Potomac
Deadlock Persists Over London Dollar Stabilization Effort
Reports indicate June 40 4 Ameri can quarters say the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will use existing control machinery to steady the dollar by halting speculation. A deadlock over currency stabilization remained unbroken after a series of conferences.
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London
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
World economic conference faces anxious talks over currency policy
Delegates await President Roosevelt's action on currency while the Federal Reserve Bank of New York weighs buying dollars abroad. The dollar strengthens in world markets as France hints at retaliation and Daladier warns of a self sustaining French empire if talks fail. Wheat talks face pressure as the US and Canada threaten to dump surplus. Australia blocks any deal.
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United Press
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Plank of
New York
France
Daladier
Paris
United States
Canada
Australia
Leaders discuss next move after world economic conference
Finance Minister Georges Bonnet reports the next step rests with the United States government as Washington awaits guidance. The meeting involved leaders of the gold bloc and officials including Raymond Moley, Ramsay MacDonald, and Neville Chamberlain, amid signals Roosevelt favored stabilizing dollar fluctuations.
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World Economic Conference
United States
Washington
Georges Bonnet
France
Gold Bloc
Raymond Moley
Ramsay MacDonald
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Plane off on Mattern hunt
New York June 30 the Jimmie Mattern rescue expedition departed Lloyd Bennett Field at 7 06 am for Alaska. Chief Pilot William Alexander leads three companions to Nome to divide the map into squares and search systematically for the lost flyer who began from Khabarovsk two weeks ago. The craft formerly flew Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr and is now owned by a Brooklyn brewer.
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New York
Jimmie Mattern
Lloyd Bennett Field
Alaska
William Alexander
Nome
Mattern
San Angelo
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Brooklyn
Alexander
Fred Fetterman
Harold Persons
Thomas Abbey
Delicate Operation Ends With Surgeon’s Collapse
A high risk spinal meningitis operation on 7 year old Arnold Javitz at Park East Hospital begins with Drs Shifrin Goldblatt and Missig in charge. Dr Missig collapses during anesthesia, dies on the floor, but the operation is completed and the boy’s condition is reported grave but improving.
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B. Dale Harrison
New York
Arnold Javitz
Park East Hospital
Arthur Shifrin
Aaron Goldblatt
Michael Missig
Goldblatt
Shifrin
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Jimmy Weddell
Ferans Administration
Edic
Philadelphia
Daniel W. Thornton
the Globe News
J. O. Gulerie
Julius Dozenfield
Rep
H. K. Stanfield
Chas T. Ware
Amarillo National Bank
W. H. Fuqua
First National Bank
Howard Paul
American State Bank
Fort Sill
Johnson
Midwest
The
Associated Press
Middlewest
Gary
Hammond
Missouri
Henneman Firm
Denver Roundhouse
B.L Kingsland
President Travelers Firm
Panhan
DLE
Danciger
Kahn
Otte Ht
Mead of Kahn
Loeb & 0
Sir
Kehn
Vovertess
Arthur Brisra Z
Mr. Carnera
the Ring Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Frisbane
America
Frisbane
Globe
Nota
Primo
Solon Probers
Mattern Hunt
Brewer
Globe-Girdler
Dr. Missig
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