Rankin’s Death Highlights First Aerial Manhunt
In Madras Oregon residents recall aviator John G Tex Rankin who died in a Klamath Falls crash while guiding a sheriff’s posse with a patched Curtiss Jenny. Rankin had earlier plotted the fleeing Walter Fisher gang’s route after a bank robbery in Medford.
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Madras
Ore
A.P
John G
Tex) Rankin
Klamath Falls
Rankin
Oregon
Walter Fisher
Citizens’ National Bank
Metrobius
Wasco County
Dempsey Tunney Prize Fight Gate Receipts Set
Record prize fight gate of two million six hundred fifty eight thousand six hundred sixty dollars was set by the Dempsey Tunney affair in Chicago on September 22, 1927.
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Chicago
Pledge of aid for Palo Duro park projects from House panel
Rex Baxter reports the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce that the House appropriations committee pledged full support for Palo Duro and other state parks funding. Palo Duro's suggested budget totals 84 000 dollars for cabins utilities repairs roads and picnic areas while all state parks exceed two and a half million dollars. The committee is expected to trim the overall estimate.
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Palo Duro
House Appropriations Committee
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Baxter
Contented Calves Milk Now Comes in Cans
MERCEDES Tex. Economics hits the calves of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Calves now drink milk from a can while mothers milk goes to humans in bottles. Dairy man Pete Melton says canned milk is cheaper and the calf’s daily milk cost drops from 50 to 25 cents. He calls it arithmetic and notes the market change.
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Mercedes, Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Pete Melton
Chief Wild Horse Quits After 17 Years as Chief
Chief Wild Horse of the Wampanoag tribe in Mashpee Mass resigns after 17 years as chief citing lack of appreciation and no cooperation from others in the tribe. He notes his efforts and long years of service.
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Wild Horse
Mashpee, Mass
U.P
The Amazon River: The world’s greatest volume river
The Amazon is the world’s largest river by water volume carried, a defining feature of the South American river system. Its vast basin sustains diverse ecosystems and extensive rainfall-driven flows. The river’s enormity shapes regional geography and biodiversity.
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Amazon
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