Amarillo editor defends Straton quotes and civic spirit
The article defends T E Johnson and Harry Montgomery for printing Dr Roach Straton's statements about the election. It praises Amarillo football and school spirit, criticizes chipping and crowd behavior, and calls for unity among local business leaders to improve the city. It notes police courtesy and a dog/owner notice with rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Johnson
Johnson
Straton
Hell
Smith
Amarillo Letters Defend Oklahoma City Football Boys
Readers defend Oklahoma City high school players from a critical column. They dispute weight claims and age rumors, assert strict eligibility rules, and call for fair play. The letters urge clean athletics and apologize or retract misstatements toward Amarillo and Central high schools.
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Tack
Amarillo
Central High Boys
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Amarillo High School
Central High
Muc
Amarilo
Straton Attacks Al Smith In Amarillo Rally
Dr. Straton denounces Governor Smith and the Democratic party amid a heated speech in Amarillo. He accuses Tammany Hall of wielding influence, praises Woodrow Wilson and attacks Smith on liquor, Sunday shows, and urban corruption. Mrs Straton and Atticus Webb spoke brief complements.
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Amarillo
Straton
Atticus Webb
Texas Anti-Saloon League
Isaiah
Smith
Tammany Hall
Tammany
New York
al Smith
Israel
Democratic Party
Teddy Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Champ Clark
Texas
Dr. Straton
East Side
United States
New York City
Adi
Joe Robinson
Liv
Miri
Jostor
Reflecting on Oklahoma’s Good People
A brief note honors the spirit and resilience of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City residents, acknowledging their enduring community values and collective strength during challenging times.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Love for Baby Costs Father His Life
Milwaukee dispatch reports Anthony Ganas, 34, a day laborer, died after donating blood to his newborn daughter at a children’s hospital. His wife died in childbirth. the infant survived, aided by his blood donation and care.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Anthony Ganas
Tony
Protest at the Wailing Wall Sparks Jewish Labor Action
Today Jewish workers protest police interference at the Wailing Wall during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem. Shops closed and traffic halted as about 10,000 hear denunciations by rabbis. The site, claimed by Arabs under a League settlement, may trigger broader debates over holy places in the city. High world interest rates and Wall Street call money reflect broader financial tension with calls for action against usury possibly by President Coolidge.
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Yom Kippur
Jerusalem
League of Nations
America
Tn Wall Street
Train and car crashes claim multiple lives across states
Across Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Manitoba several collisions killed motorists and passengers. Names include Colbitt, Roberts and Hatch in Norwalk. Mrs I W Clark in Munhall. Wade Sprowls and John Polan near Washington Pennsylvania. George Ramsay and newlywed wife with Mrs Harrison in Grenfell. Spectators report poor visibility and crossings as common factors.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Colbitt
Erie
Lawrence A. Roberts
Emily Hatch
Stamford
Conn
Roberts
New Haven
Norwalk
I. W. Clark
Munhall
Maryland
Wayne Castle
Clark
Wade C. Sprowl
John Polan
Pittsburgh Express
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington
Sprowl
George Ramsay
E. W. Harrison
Inlaw
Winnipeg
Man
Toronto Express
Canadian Pacific
Grenfell
Sask
Hazing Death Reported At Texas Initiation
Nolte McElroy a 19 year old athlete died after a mock initiation last night. Clinton Lovett secretary of the national council indicated a telegram advised the death and said he awaited details before commenting. He noted the group had tried to remove dangers from initiations two years ago and the charged bed springs method had not been found in earlier surveys. Lovett oversees fraternity chapters under national officers and trustees.
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Texas
Nolte McElroy
Clinton Lovett
National Council
McElroy
Lovett
National Organization
Parents Go To Claim Body Of UT Fraternity Victim
Mr and Mrs W A McElroy, Nolte McElroy’s parents, left Houston for Austin to claim their sons body after his accidental electrocution during a UT fraternity initiation. Nolte, 19, a UT sophomore and San Jacinto high school alumnus, played basketball and football in high school. burial is planned near Buda.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
W. A. McElroy
Nolte McElroy
University of Texas
Austin
San Jacinto High School
Buda
Oklahoma Farmer Shot at Home of Estranged Wife
George W. Kramer a 54 year old wealthy farmer and elevator operator was shot in the neck Saturday night at the Spencer home of his estranged wife. Dr. Charles E. Baker said the fatal bullet entered the back of his neck. Mrs Lela Kramer widow aged 40 was held in the county jail by order of Justice of the Peace George H Giddings Jr who acted as coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
George W. Kramer
Spencer
Charles E. Baker
Lela Kramer
George H. Giddings, Jr
Hoover Plans Five More Speeches Before Election Day
Herbert Hoover will add five campaign talks to the schedule before election day. Tentative stops include Elizabethton Tennessee New York City Boston and a Midwestern city on November 3 with Palo Alto as the election eve broadcast venue.
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United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Elizabethton
Tenn
New York City
Boston
Mid-West
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Omaha
Palo Alto
California
Hoover
South
New York
Coolidge Extends Air Mail Congratulations to Calles
President Coolidge sent a message to Mexico's President Calles on the inauguration of the U S Mexico air mail service. He expressed pleasure at the step advancing communication and strengthening ties between the two nations.
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Washington
Coolidge
Calles
Mexico
United States
Earhart Forced Down Near Salt Lake After Engine Trouble
Amelia Earhart first woman to fly the Atlantic was en route from Glendale California to Salt Lake City when motor trouble forced a landing at Tintic Utah about 6 p.m. Sunday. The aircraft struck ground causing minor propeller damage. Earhart was uninjured and a new propeller was ordered from New York.
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United Press
Salt Lake City
Uath
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic Ocean
Tintic
Utah
Salt Lake
Earhart
Glendale
Calif
New York
Miss Earehart
Potter County Exhibit At South Plains Fair
Potter county shows an agricultural exhibit at the South Plains fair in Lubbock this week. The display was shown but not entered in the competitive class at the Amarillo Tri-State fair. P. C. Bennett and J. F. Ford from the Board of City Development accompanied the exhibit.
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Potter County
Lubbock
Amarillo
P. C. Bennett
Board of City Development
J. F. Ford
Handel's Messiah To Be Sung Here In Amarillo
A local chorus plans to perform Handel's Messiah in Amarillo on December 16. The first rehearsal is tomorrow at 8 50 PM at the Amarillo College of Music, 1104 Polk Street, with many from the Tri State Fair chorus expected to join. Amarillo singers are invited to participate regardless of formal solo training.
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Amarillo
Dwight Newby
Newby
Annapolis
Academy
Great Lakes Naval Station
Pacific Coast
Mare Island
Princeton
Yale
Great Lakes
California
Amarillo College of Music
Polk Street
Tri-State Fair
Cleburne Review Merges with Local Daily Times
The Cleburne Review did not publish today as it merged with the Cleburne Daily Times. The consolidated paper will be the Cleburne Times Review, under the Cleburne News papers Inc. Marsh-Fentrese chain membership noted. O. H. Poole serves as board chairman.
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Associated Press
Cleburne
Tex
Cleburne Review
Cleburne Daily Times
Cleburne Times- Review
Cleburne Newspapers, Inc
O. H. Poole
Review
Royal Fli er Makes 300 Miles An Hour
Flight Lieut. D Arcy Greig of the royal air force flew a Gloster Napier IV seaplane at over 300 miles per hour in a test at Calshot England. He has trained for weeks to bring the world speed record to England as the machine, built for the 1927 Schneider cup races, develops more than 900 horsepower and high speed capabilities.
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United Press
Calshot
England
D'Arcy Greig
Royal Air Force
Gloster
Grieg
Ennis Youth Drowns While Duck Hunting
Ennis Texas October 1 George Moran 16 drowned while helping his father build a duck blind at a new city lake. He plunged in with clothing on to bring a floating barrel to the work. The father tried to save him and nearly drowned himself.
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Associated Press
Ennis, Tex
George Moran
New City Lake
Moran
Dallas Youth Killed While Out Hunting
Jack Burch, 17, of Hutchins, was killed while hunting when the shotgun fired as he moved it from a tree knot hole. The weapon discharged after a twig touched the trigger as he pulled it toward him. The accident occurred yesterday near Dallas, according to Associated Press reporting.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Jack Burch
Hutchins
Burch
Two Men Executed for Media Slaying in Pennsylvania
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania on October 1 William R. Phillips aged 82 and Jesse G. Parker aged 21 were executed in the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary for the murder during an attempted robbery of Norman E. Gibson 21 of Media.
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United Press
Bellefonte
William R. Phillips
Jesse G. Parker
Rockview Penitentiary
Phillips
Parker
Norman E. Gibson
Media
Butler Receives 90-Foot Umbrella From Chinese Delegation
General Smedley D. Butler is presented with a nine foot diameter by eighteen foot high ceremonial umbrella in Tientsin by 40 Chinese citizens representing 40,000 residents. Delegates praise the Marines' role in policing Boxer Town and deterring banditry and bad officials, recalling Butler’s Boxer uprising wounds.
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International News Service
Tientsin
Smedley D. Butler
Boxer Town
Butler
China
Morris Sheppard to Lead Texas Campaign Rally in Wichita Falls
United States Senator Morris Sheppard the author of the Eighteenth amendment is set to kick off his Texas campaign for Governor Alfred E. Smith with a rally in Wichita Falls tonight. Dallas announces that multiple speakers will cover El Paso to the southeast corner over the next seven days delivering addresses in support of Smith and the Democratic ticket.
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Wichita Falls
United States
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Dallas
el Paso
New Blue Cocktail Thrills Paris at Royal Hausman Hotel
Charley the celebrated barman at the Royal Hausman Hotel on the Granada Boulevards unveils a first blue cocktail. He says years of experiments yielded a blue tint using gin, maraschino, cointreau, anisette substitute, and a secret ingredient he will not reveal.
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Paris
Charley
Royal Hausman Hotel
Granada Boulevards
Markets Report from Kansas City and Chicago Hogs Cattle
Hogs at Kansas City 6 000 head with gains to 10.45 for 225 240 lb butchers. Cattle 31 000 with declines to 25c lower. feeders mixed. vealers 8 14. sheep 15 000 with lambs down. Also Chicago New York and New Orleans cotton notes and stock market activity with gains on early trading and notable names like Montgomery Ward and Union Carbide.
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Kansas City
Associated
Ire
Chicago
Ewes
Iby
Associalecd
East ST. Louis
Ort
Hovset
New York
Associated S’ress
Liverpool
New Orleans
Jessee
Associated Press
A. M. Byers
Radio
Anaconda Copper, Drug, Inc
Westinghouse Electric
American Radiator
International Harvester
Pools
Owen D. Young
Hoover
Smith
Montgomery-Ward
Murray Corporation
Hick
Union Carbide, Lambert
Purity Raking
Motora
Stock market rally and industry consolidations amid malaria facts
The report notes General Motors Nash and Studebaker bid up with rising commodity prices and record sales in several firms. It mentions Rock Island leading a rally and Canadian Pacific hitting a new high, with Allied Chemical among declines. Foreign exchange steadiness is shown with sterling near 4.85, and a long list of stocks follows, ending with a sentence on malaria transmitting mosquitoes causing 2–3 million deaths annually.
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General Motors
Nash
Studebaker
Ralle
Rock Island
Canadia Pacific
Allied Chemical
New York
James E. Bennett & Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Canoe
Barnedall Corporation, A
Bethlehem Steel
California Petroleum
Cerre de Paseo Copper
Gah
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. P
Chicarro
Rock Island & Boy
Chrysler
Ove
Coca Cola ‘ Veesee
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern
Crucible Steel
Dodge Motors
du Pont de Nemour
Famous Players Fish Rubber
Fleischmann Yeast
Freeport Teans
General Asphalt
Illinois Central
Independent Oil & Gas
Inspiration Copper
International Harvester International Nickel
Seccaeees
International Paper
Eeess International Tele
Tel
Jordan Motores
Kansas City Southern
Kelly-Springfield
Kennecott Copper
Lousiana OW & Refining
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward & Co
Moon Motors
Nash Motors National Biscuit Chip
Texas & Pacific
Texas Pacific Coal ‘& Oil
Tuuken Ratler Bearing
Union
U. S. Rubber
United States
Ste ‘Victor
White Earl O. Willys-Overland
Woolworth i
General Electric
Great Western Sugar
Houston
Scereeveees Nudson Motors
Mack Trucks
Marland Oil
Mexican Seaboard
Mid-Continent
Middle States
Hup Motors
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Packard Motor Pan-American
Pennsylvania
R. Pete
Marquette - Phillips Petroleum
Producers & Refiners
Pure Oil
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Eccee
Shedl
Union Oil
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Amarillo Sandies
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Sandy
Sandies
Poke Street
Fair Grounds
Coach Smith
Walter Crossett
Mr. Crossett
Mississippi
Marie Carter
Northwest Sanitarium
Vyati Trey
Fair Play
E. R. Tack
Care Globe-News
Amarillo, Texas
Ieaders
High Finance
Prunes
Miss Earhart
Lubbock Fair
Royal Flier
Ennis
Gen. Butler
Chicago Livestock
East ST. Louis Livestock
The
James BE. Bennett
Open High Crone
Victrola
Radiola
Panhandle Music Co
Polk
New Wa
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