Detroit's Busy Day as Ford, May 18, and Boxing Echoes
Detroit reports a day of bustling activity centered on Henry Ford's plans and aviation progress. John L. Sullivan encounters the Prince of Wales as Jem Smith's camp declines a no gate show. Edson Ford and Junkers discuss flying, while Ford's tri motor planes aim for lower costs. The auto boom continues with Chrysler's DeSoto launch and GM's July Buick reveal.
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Detroit
Mich
John L. Sullivan
Prince of Wales
Jem Smith
England
Kilrain
Sullivan
Jack Ashton
America
Ford
Edsel
Delegates and Campaigns Stir 1932 Democratic Scene
Two sets of delegates will go to the Democratic National convention from the canal zone, one uninstructed and one for Governor Smith. A Senate committee visits North Carolina to probe Smith campaign charges. Maryland backing Governor Ritchie for president and control of its delegation. Ella A. Boole predicts a landslide for Hoover in the 18th amendment push.
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United Press
Canal Zone
Smith
Senate
North Carolina
Josephus Daniels
Navy
The
Democratic
Maryland
Ritchie
Ella A. Boole
New York
Herbert Hoover
Mob Lynch Negro at Center Texas Hanged to Tree
A mob lynched a Black man at Center Texas following a fatal attack. Authorities reported the suspect was hanged from a tree as the mob carried out vigilante justice. The incident reflects a deadly act of mob violence in the region.
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Center
Texas
United States Warns China as Marines Guard Key Cities
The United States warns the Chinese foreign office that American residents in Peking and Tientsin will be protected by U S Marines. Troops are billeted in the French concession and other foreign garrisons prepare to defend concessions. Japan reinforces guard near legations as the domestic Chinese struggle continues.
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Peking
Tientsin
United Press
Tokio
United States
Foreign Office
China
International Guard
Legation
Oil Scouts Hold Fifth National Convention in Amarillo
More than 200 oil scouts from several states and 20 oil fields gathered for Amarillo's first National Oil Scouts Association of America convention. The event opened at the Herring Hotel Crystal Ballroom with talks by W N O Rourke and Ed R Mayer. Highlights included a Scott Heywood gusher profile and West Texas field history.
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National Oil Scouts Association of America
Amarillo
Crystal Ball
Herring Hotel
W. N. O'Rourke
Ed R. Mayer
Johnson Ranch Royalty Company
Scott Heywood
West Texas
Dorn
Smith
Hill Crest Country Club
Sloan Kruser
Rabbit Raising Pamphlets Distributed to Local Raisers
The Agricultural department of the Board of City Development will distribute fifty pamphlets titled Rabbit Raising to rabbit raisers in the city. The material comes from the Extension department of the University of California and was requested by the American Fur Growers association, a local group.
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Agricultural Department
the Board of City Development
Extension Department
University of California
American Fur Growers Association
Amarillo Delegation Sets Caucus at State Convention
Amarillo delegates to the Beaumont state convention will caucus today to choose representatives for the Houston national Democratic convention. Grover Hill, Joe Dooley, Frosty Hamrick, Lloyd Fletcher, and Ernest Thompson attend the Panhandle delegation, with others from Lubbock possible. The meeting will also elect electoral delegates and assign Texas 40 convention votes.
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Houston
Beaumont
Amarillo
Panhandle
Grover Hill
Ray C. Johnson
South Plains
Lubbock
Joe Dooley
Frosty” Hamrick
Lloyd Fletcher
Ernest Thompson
Resolutions Committees
Texas
Shrine ceremony and court actions mark Fort Worth docket
A class of fifty Shriners will attend Khiva Temple desert ceremonies and parade in a planned spring event with a patrol court for fez noncompliance. In federal court Judge Wilson presided over seven Dyer act and mail fraud cases, with others including liquor and safety act matters. Charles Glassburn pleaded guilty to sedan theft and received a two year Leavenworth sentence. Harry Lee Moore is named among defendants.
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Norris Ewing
Khiva Temple
Masonic Temple
Municipal Auditorium
J. H. Read
United States District Court
James C. Wilson
Fort Worth
J. Forrest McCutcheon
Alex Mood
United States
Charlies Glassburn
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Kansas
Harry Lee Moore
Oklahoma
American superintendent killed in Llano shooting
Mexico City report says F. L. F. Nolden, American head of Compania Latino Americana, was assassinated in Llano by a Mexican. The dispatch identifies the killer and notes the act occurred in Llano.
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Mexico City
F. F. Nolden
Compania Latino Americana
Llano
Mandell McLarnin Lightweight Title Fight at Polo Grounds
After four days of postponement the lightweight title bout between Sammy Mandell and Jimmy McLarnin is held tonight at the Polo Grounds. Both boxers weighed in at 135 pounds with minor overweight adjustments made in the adjoining room.
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United Press
New York
Sammy Mandell
Rockford, Tr
Jimmy McLarnin
Vancouver
Polo Grounds
New York State Athletic Commission
State Democratic executive committee meets in Beaumont
The State Democratic executive committee met in Beaumont to approve a temporary convention roll and resolve county representation disputes as Texas prepares for the National Democratic convention in Houston. Harmony and ultradry factions debated delegation plans and a potential alliance against Alfred E. Smith.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Tex
State Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
Houston
Dan Moody
Harmony Demorcats
Sean Thomas B. Love
W. A. Collins
Dallas
Harmony Group
Democrats of
Lynch Davidson
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Carload of Light Globes to Repair Hail Damage
A hail storm last Friday night shattered about 1,000 light globes on Amarillo’s white way system. Southwestern Public Service reported a loss of £3,500 as the company repairs and replaces the globes, then continues to maintain and charge the city for electricity used.
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Amarillo
Southwestern Public Service Company
Mysterious phosgene blast kills 11 in Hamburg
A tank carrying war origin phosgene gas exploded in Wilhelmsburg, Germany, killing at least eleven and hospitalizing about 150. Firemen and police were among the dead as authorities feared higher tolls. The cloud blanketed streets and fumes lingered, with full effects often delayed up to a day.
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United Press
Hamburg
Germany
Wilhelmsburg
Death toll in Mather mine disaster rises to forty six
Mather Pennsylvania May 21 The known death toll in the Mather mine disaster reached 46 as rescuers recovered seven more victims from the explosion swept workings. One hundred fifty two miners remain entombed with little chance of survival, as families wait for news.
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Associated Prece
Mather
Mings Tipple
Andy Boots
Bureau of Mines
Three Daughters Die in Fire at Former Senator Owens Home
In New Albany Mississippi, three Owens sisters died when their home burned at 3:45 a.m. Mrs Owens escaped as the roof collapsed. Dorothy 8, Elizabeth 16 and Helen perished upstairs while Mr Owens, editor of the New Albany Gazette, and Mamie Owens the state librarian, were other family members. The cause of the blaze is unknown.
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New Albany
Mise
Owens
Dorothy
Elizabeth
Helen
William
Chemical warfare service notes phosgene uses in industry
The chemical warfare service stated phosgene gas has several commercial uses, mainly in making dyestuffs. It also said it knew of no Versailles treaty prohibition preventing Germany from possessing the gas.
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United Press
Washington
Chemical Warfare Service of
The
Army
Germany
Gas Attack Sparks Panic in Hamburg Streets
The incident spread gas among 200000 residents with hundreds gassed and at least 159 hospitalized. Reichswehr soldiers policemen and firemen used ammonia guns to drive the cloud across the Hofe canal. Panicked crowds filled the streets as rain began in the forenoon.
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Hamberg
Reichswehr
Hofe Canal
Hamburg
Air Mail Route Bid Winners Arrive From New Orleans Project
The Associated Press reports the low bid for a new air mail route from New Orleans to Houston Brownsville and San Antonio to the Mexican border was won by St Tammany Gulf Coast Airways Inc bid opening at the post office department.
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Associated Presse
Washington
St Tammany Gulf Coast Airways Inc. Wey
New Orleans
Houston
Brownsville
San Antonio
Texas
Post Office Department
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