Fresh inquiry into tragedy of S-4 looms
The March 20 AP report states Boston Navy officials plan a new inquiry into the S-4 disaster that killed 40 officers and men after the submarine collided with the Paulding off Provincetown on December 17. Recoveries include Lt. Graham Fitch and others. 32 bodies were later raised from engine and motor rooms while divers avoided Dempsey and Steinman.
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Associated Press
Boston
Navy Today
Mure
Provincetown
Coastguard
Paulding
Graham Newell Fitch
Washington, D. C
Roger Leslie Short
Boonville
Frank Snizek
Ridgefield Park
N. J
Rusegl Archibald Crabb
San Diego
Calif
Joseph Leighton Stevens
Providence
R. L
George Felnar
South Omaha
Neb
William Dempsey
Walkerville
Ontario
Joseph William Sternman
Riverside
R. I
Dempsey
Sternman
Fitch
Plans Set For Arctic Mystery Flight From Barrow
Seaward Alaska March 20 Explorer Capt George H Wilkins completed a flight from Fairbanks to Point Barrow the first leg toward a 2100 mile hop to Spitzbergen The flight kept in radio contact with Lt Carl Ben Eielson aiding Wilkins as he eyes another attempt to prove the Arctic continent exists and to map uncharted polar regions
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Associated Press
Seward
Alaska
Arctic
George H. Wilkins
Fairbanks
Point Barrow
Spitsbergen
North Pole
Barrow
United States Signal Corps
Wilkins
Carl Ben Eielson
Spitzbergen
Isan
Squeaking Rockers Treated To Quiet Waxed Finish
Squeaking rockers are rubbed with sand paper to remove creaks and then polished with wax. The result allows the chair to move more smoothly across carpet and leaves no visible mark.
Fourteen Children Planned for Oklahoma City Trip
Miss Medora Duncan, nurse for Panhandle crippled children, will lead a group of fourteen for treatment in Oklahoma City. Among those traveling are Sonny Jones on his third trip, Paul Burleson, Allen Miller Jr., the Petty baby, LeRoy Rickman, and six Borger area youths plus two Tulsa harelip cases. Ten tickets issued. four babies travel without tickets.
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Medora Duncan
Panhandle
Oklahoma City
Sonny Jones
Paul Burleson
Allen Miller Jr
Petty
McLean
LeRoy Rickman
Amarillo
Borger
Miss Duncan
Mary Bunting
Clarendon
Lelia Lake
Durwood Stone
Happy
Tulsa
Honor Late H. D. Lee in Salina Funeral
Funeral services for H. D. Lee president of the H. D. Lee Mercantile Co were held in Salina Kan with business houses closed in tribute. Attendees included businessmen from Kansas City and across Kansas as the community mourned a widely known executive.
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Salina
Kan
H. D. Lee
H. D. Lee Mercantile Company
Kansas City
Kansas
Baby beeves on exhibit at Panhandle club show
Twenty eight baby beeves fattened by Panhandle club boys are on display as part of the Texas and Southwestern Cattlemen's convention in Amarillo. Garza county entries led by Knox Parr, cattlemen crowd the exhibit hall as judging by Albert Mitchell of New Mexico and an auction sale led by Col. Ray Barber approach tomorrow.
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Panhandle
J. F. Ford
Mder
Agricultural Department
Board of City Development
Garza County
Knox Parr
Parr
Texas A. and
Amarillo Hotel
Ford
West Third Street
Albert K. Mitchell
Albert, N. M
Polke Street
Col
Ray Barber
Final 1927 U.S. cotton yield placed at 12 950 473 bales
Census Bureau final ginning canvass shows 1927 U.S. cotton production at 12 950 473 equivalent 500 pound bales, down from 1926 and 1925 levels. State totals list Alabama through All other states with varied outputs totaling 4 354 621 30 482 6 583 and more.
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U.S
Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Dees
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Cseersccee
Virginia
Mussolini Sees Hope for Roman Question Breakthrough
Rome March 20 Premier Mussolini expressed optimism about a possible understanding on the Roman question as Vatican relations with Italy have improved. He met a Catholic center party committee and noted the church state relation is satisfactory on most points, viewing a future agreement with virile optimism.
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Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Vatican
Center Party
S. R. O. Sign Hang Out in Hotel Lobbies
Out-of-town guests for the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers association convention have filled Amarillo hotels. About 150 registrants at one hotel note a large crowd, while Simmons University Cowboy band from Abilene plays afternoon tunes ranging from Is She My Girl Friend to Dixie for the cowboys.
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Texas-Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Amarillo
Simmons University Cowboy
Abilene
Londoners Ignore Prince's Turned-Up Trouser Trend
London observers dismiss the Prince of Wales's cuffed morning trousers as improper for formal wear. Tailors and editors condemn the look as a sartorial mistake, noting long standing London fashion traditions in stark contrast to the prince's novel style. President Wilson is recalled for a similar, uneven cuff.
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London
St. James’ Street
Prince of Wales
Bondstreet
Piccadilly
Losedon
West End
Texas
Wilson
Stanford Alumni Back Hoover in Gop Primary
United Press reports Cheveland Stanford University alumni association with 25 000 members endorsed Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover for the Republican presidential nomination. Primaries were underway in North Dakota with little voter interest as Smith and Lowden were the only Democrats and Republicans named on ballots. California headquarters for Thomas J Walsh of Montana seeking California delegation support opened in San Francisco. Walsh backers aimed to carry California for Walsh against Smith and Reed with 46 of New York’s delegates claimed for Hoover.
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United Press
Cheveland Stanford University
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Stanford
North Dakota
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Frank O. Lowden
California
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
San Francisco
Walsh
James A. Reed
Missouri
William H. Hill
New York State
Hoover Committee
Commerce
Modernized Lady Macbeth Draws Mixed London Reviews
London critics describe Mary Merrall in Sir Barry Jackson’s up to date Macbeth as an American bobbed haired bandit. The production blends khaki and cocktails with Shakespeare sparking debate over its theatrical merit.
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Associated Press
London
Mary Merrall
Macbeth
Barry Jackson
O. Henry Adobe Hut Razed In San Antonio
The adobe hut where Sidney Porter later known as O Henry lived while struggling to write was demolished for a street widening project. Flagstones will be kept in a local school and the fireplace may be rebuilt there. the writer drew inspiration for several works in the rear courtyard. Another O Henry home nearby still stands.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
O. Henry
Sidney Porter
Alamo
Santone
Elks official visits Amarillo Lodge 923
Co. K. Johnson of Wichita Falls district deputy grand exalted ruler B P O E northwest division paid an official visit to Amarillo Lodge 923 at a regular meeting. Johnson complimented local lodge officials and praised the lodge and town.
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Co. K. Johnson
Wichita Falls
Northwest Division
Amarillo Lodge 923
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Banquet Hall Planned for Hirohito Coronation Ceremony
Kyoto reports plans for a great imperial banquet hall to honor Emperor Hirohito at his coronation next November. The hall will seat 2,500 invited officials and diplomats, with the throne centered and decorated by three famed artists. A 48 foot square stage will host the Gosetsu-nomai court dance performed by five noble daughters.
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Associated Press
Kyoto
Japan
Hirohito
Kyonen Imao
Gyokudo Kawai
Shunkyo Yamamoto
Steals Tires for Food Shot by Police in Oklahoma
Oliver Kirk, 24, a lumber company worker, was shot twice by police while removing tires from a car in Oklahoma City. He is in critical condition with two bullets in his throat. Kirk claimed he stole to feed his babies.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Oliver Kirk
Lumber Company
Kirk
Death Threats Led to Bomb at Heiress Bradshaw Home
United Press reports threats of death written in red ink to Mrs. Hazel D. Bradshaw, Cherokee heiress, culminated in a bomb exploding on the second floor window ledge of the Bradshaw apartment in Tulsa. The couple escaped injury as H. E. Bradshaw lay ill in a hospital. Notes demanded a large sum, promising divorce if not paid, with the writer aiming to split $200,000 referenced by Mrs. Bradshaw. No arrests have been made.
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United Press
Tulsa
Okla
Hazel D. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Bradshaws
H. E. Bradshaw
Workman Kills Frog After Sleep Record
A Fremont Nebraska frog, claimed to hold a near forty year sleep record, is killed by a workman during church foundation razing in Fontanelle. The reptile, disturbed from a long sleep under the Salem Lutheran church brick tomb, died after injury and a brief revival.
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United Presa
Fremont
Neb
Nebraska
Salem Lutheran Church
Fontanelle
Tulsa real estate dispute and canceled trust case noted
Mrs. Bradshaw explains that litigation between her father and herself caused estrangement and that she canceled a trust agreement he managed. She could not name the letter writer or the bomber, leaving questions about the earlier allotment and exclusive real estate addition.
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Tulsa
Bradshaw
Football Like War In African Town
In Tunis on March 20 the football match ended 8 to 3 amid a riotous scene. Fans armed with stones guns and razors clashed as the whistle blew, with stones the most common missiles and five revolvers fired leaving several injured and two cut by razors.
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Associated Press
Tunis
Footeball
Tunisia
Crossword Puzzle Clues From an Old Newspaper Page
A reader named in a crossword puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues covering geography language and common terms. Questions include largest Australian city and Italian city plus definitions for words like gas balloon filler and various short answer prompts.
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Australia
Fragmented Query List From Historical Quiz Prompts
A jumbled set of numbered trivia prompts appears listing questions and clues. Topics include Civil War presidents Nobel Prize winners in 1927 medical and physics, vocabulary clues, and common nouns.
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Confederate States of America
Nobl
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