Stresemann Urged for League Leader Amid Disarmament Drive
At the opening of the League of Nations 46th session in Geneva discussions circulate that Gustav Stresemann may lead the captive powers in a drive to force world disarmament. The council weighs assembly questions while Latin America backs various presidential candidates and a Uruguayan option gains ground.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Swit
League of Nations
Sweden
Gustav Stresemann
Japan
Count Albert Mensdorff-Dietrichstein
Austria
London
Assembly
Japan Bans Flights Over Bonin Island
American round the world fliers are warned they must not fly over the Bonin Islands, a fortified Japanese area. The Tokyo foreign office informed the American embassy that the ban applies to all foreign airplanes. No formal reply yet to the state department's request for landing permission in Tokyo for the two pilots.
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United Press
Washington
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
State Department
Wm. S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Dynamite_Destroyed_Police Chiefs Headquarers Home
Dynamite charges wrecked the home of Daniel T. McKelvie president of the Pennsylvania Police Chiefs association at Hazleton Pennsylvania. Police say about sixty sticks were placed under the front porch. McKelvie his wife and Mary McKelvie escaped unharmed while two children aged 14 and 8 were evacuated from the house.
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United Press
Hazleton
Daniel T. McKelvie
Pennsylvania Police Chiefs’ Association
MecKelvie
Robert
James
Mary McKelvie
Old Tack's Program for a Bigger Better Amarillo
A garbled political platform lists goals for Amarillo including lower utility rates and rents, expanded parks and trees, municipal improvements like sewers and a golf course, regulation of police and fire driving, and better services for residents. It advocates public access to city improvements and broader livability while opposing privileged access.
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Mor
Amarillo St
San Jacinto
Chadfenra
Amarillo
Tactful Texan Learns Field and Stream Check Has Arrived
A Texas writer notes his Field and Stream acceptance and a $100 payment for a single hour’s work. He plans to use $300 total for a children’s party and seeks readers’ ideas while defending himself against claims of ego. He reflects on Amarillo trading, water bills, and local character.
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Panhandle
Beasley notes Amarillo lacking recreation facilities
In a letter from Amarillo, grain man and ex mayor J N Beasley argues the city needs new recreation options. He cites California as a model with tennis courts pools croquet and hiking and urges public tennis courts and a pool on vacant park land to keep young residents from leaving.
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J. N. Beasley
California
Pacific Coast
Amarillo
Polk Street
Denver
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Dallas
City Park
From Moonshine Warnings to Porcelain Bells
A column variety piece notes liquor harms and a local divorce anecdote in Paris. It mentions a San Jacinto bus hay fever joke, T F Cartwright pressing for publicity, and The Globe’s upcoming city hall article. It adds China car costs in Meissen’s 1000 year May 1929 celebration featuring porcelain bells.
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San Jacinto
Meissen
Germany
Dresden
Windy City Not as Windy as New York
New York averages 17 miles per hour wind while Chicago records about 15 miles per hour. The contrast highlights Chicago's nickname as the Windy City being less windy than New York.
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Chicago
New York City
New York
A Cheerful Note to Tack From Readers
A reader praises the Tack column and offers lighthearted poems about self friendship. The letter urges continued cheerful content and credits the column author O. W. and the Tack family, while sharing a humorous quip about trains and Booger. The mood stays friendly and supportive.
Succumbs To Injuries In Motor Crash Near Amarillo
T. W. Wall age 50 of Gruggs Arkansas died from injuries from a Friday auto crash on the Panhandle highway eight miles from Amarillo. His four daughters and widow survive. Wall was en route with his daughters to visit relatives. burial planned in Griggs Arkansas.
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T. W. Wall
Gruggs
Arkansas
Panhandle Highway
Amarillo
Griggs and Son
Griggs
E. R. Holloway
R. L. Griffith
Ha James
Lillian Hahn
Porterfield San Diego Sun editor dies in Los Angeles
William H. Porterfield, part owner and contributing editor of the San Diego Sun, died in a Los Angeles hospital after gall bladder inflammation and appendicitis surgery. A veteran of the Scripps chain, he held substantial stock in the Sun and had broad involvement with Scripps newspapers and ventures. The piece notes his early career as a cub reporter and his long association with the Scripps properties.
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United Press
San Diego
Calif
William H. Porterfield
San Diego Sun
Los Angeles
Porterfield
E. W
The
Sun
Scripps
Mrs Dodge and Army Officer Wed in Hawaii
Hawaii paper reports the marriage of Mrs Lois Knowlton Dodge and Army Lieut Benjamin Franklin Manning at a Methodist Episcopal home in Honolulu. Manning, with the coast artillery at Fort Ruger, wed after Dodge’s divorce from Horace E Dodge. The ceremony followed the death of Lt C Williams and prior reconciliation efforts.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Hawaii
Lois Knowlton Dodge
Horace E. Dodge
Detroit Automobile Family
Benjamin Franklin Manning
Army
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kenneth Harlan
Manning
Coast Artillery
Fort Ruger
Albert Hegenberger
Estate of Irwin Kirkwood Valued at 12 Million
Irwin R. Kirkwood, late editor of the Kansas City Star, leaves an estate valued at 2,500,000 with 1,500,000 in personal property and 1,000,000 in real estate. A 250,000 fund is set for a home for the William R. Nelson Gallery of Art. Bequests include 35,000 to Robert J. Kirkwood, 60,000 to Margaret E. Kirkwood, 50,000 to Thone Kirkwood and Maryland real estate, 50,000 to John Kirkwood, plus gifts to churches, institutions, and a chauffeur valued at 5,000.
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United Press
Kansas City
Irwin R. Kirkwood
The
Kansas City Star
William R. Nelson
Kirkwood
Wm. R. Nelson
Robert J. Kirkwood
Baltimore
Margaret E. Kirkwood
Thone Kirkwood
Maryland
John Kirkwood
Washington
Two Prominent Men Heard At A B C Program
Lee Satterwhite and Dr. A J Caldwell shared honors with W H Matthews, local singer, on the American Business club program at the Amarillo hotel. Satterwhite praised Potter county tax rates and home enterprise investment. Caldwell spoke on building an empire through citizenship and youth training. Matthews sang two numbers.
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Lee Satterwhite
A. J. Caldwell
W. H. Matthews
Amarillo
Representative Satterwhite
Potter County
Dr. Caldwell
Matthews
Chick Brand Registration Aids County Poultry Theft Drive
Brands to be used by local chicken growers are registered with the Board of City Development’s Agricultural Department. The Poultry Anti Theft association, led by president W. B. Benton, stamps brands on wing webs to identify stolen birds. Mrs. B. C. D. Bynum and sons return from a two month New York visit including Chautauqua Lake.
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Agricultural Department of the Board of City Development
W. B. Benton
Revelry play defies injunction bid in Philadelphia theatre
A preliminary injunction to close Revelry at the Garrick Theatre was denied in common pleas court. Judge Tulane allowed continued performances until a hearing next Tuesday after Bernard Cohen filed the suit alleging the play ridicules the federal government and mocks political figures. Maurice Watkins adapted the play from Samuel Hopkins Adams's novel.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Garrick Theater
Bernard R. Cohen
Robert H. Tulane
Common Pleas Court
Cohen
United States
Maurice Watkins
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Plea for a Beautiful Road From Edgar A. Guest
Poem protests road building by lawmakers aimed at speeding commerce. It pleads for a level wide safe route flanked by century old trees and pastoral beauty, warning against sacrificing beauty for speed and industrial progress. The piece questions if society has become slaves to speed and urges preserving nature and charm.
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Edgar A. Guest
National Livestock Markets Reported By Region
Hogs and cattle trading brisk across St Louis Kansas City and Chicago markets on Sept 2 with tops reaching $11.55 for hogs and $15.50 for choice cattle. Idaho lambs and Texas wethers also noted with varied prices across regions. Sheep and fat lambs remained active while cows showed declines in some centers due to idle packing houses.
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ST. Louis
The
Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Kansas City
Idaho
Texas
Chicago
Hoss
Chicago grain prices rally on frost reports from Canada
The Associated Press reports frost in Canada spurring wheat gains after early declines tied to Liverpool quotations. Wheat opened down but rose above prior close while corn and oats showed mixed moves. provisions remained firm. Kansas City cash grain prices list values for No 2 dark hard, hard, white and yellow corn and No 2 white oats with varied ranges.
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Chicago
Canada
Liverpool
Argentina
Australia
Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago cash grain and poultry prices report
Chicago prices list grain markets with Wheat No 8 red at 1.354 and No 2 hard at 1.36 plus Corn No 3 mixed at 1.0414 and No 2 yellow at 1.07, Oats No 2 white at 0.461. Poultry markets show alive steady trading for fowls 15 47 20 16, springs 20 22, turkeys 2be, roosters 14, ducks 18 21, geese 17.
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Chicago
The
Associated Press
Pete
Butter and Eggs Market and Money Rates Report
Butter unsettled in Chicago with creamery extras at 44 to 43 cents and various grade quotes. Money rates in New York steady with prime mercantile paper at 8 percent and time loans around 8 percent, 60 to 90 days and 4 to 6 months maturities noted.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Prime Mercantile
Foreign exchanges rates update from major markets
The report notes firm demand for the pound at 4.8521 to 4.861-32 with cables at 4.861-32, sixty day bills on banks quoted 13 to 16, and France at 3.91 percent. Italy cables show 6.4114 and 5.42, Belgium 13.91, Germany 23.78, Tokyo 47.31, and Montreal 100.034.
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Associated Frees
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Tokyo
Montreal
Wool market aids and New York stocks rise
The Commercial Bulletin notes a strong wool market with buyers scarce in the US as Australian demand grows and prices edge up. Mohair and kids fetch firmer figures while Texas fleece and go original bag Mohair commands 58 to 60 cents. In New York, bullish open sees high grade industrials lead advances with General Electric up to new highs after a two point gain.
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Associated Press
Boston
Sydney
London
Europe
Japan
Australia
Bradford
Texas
New York
General Electric
Strawn Named to Head Bar Association
Silias H. Strawn of Chicago was elected president of the American Bar association at Buffalo. John H. Voorhees Sioux Falls Dak and William P. MacCreacken Jr Chicago were re elected as treasurer and secretary. The executive committee includes Aileshie Allen Pace Boston New York Cincinnati Omaha and others with new added seat and one two and three year terms.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Silias H. Strawn
Chicago
American Bar Association Today
John H. Voorhees
Sioux Falls
William P. MacCreacken, Jr
United Press
The
American Bar Association
James F. Aileshie
Cour d’Alene
Idaho
J. Weston Allen
Boston
Frank Pace
As Rock
Ark
Charles A. Boston
New York City
M. Pogue
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ralph van Orsdel
Omaha
Neb
Jesse A. Miller
Des Moines
William M. Hargett
Harrisburg
Amasa C. Paul
Minneapolis
Miann
William €. Kinkead
Chey Wye
Cop on Trial for False Arrest in County Court
N. J. Mitchell city policeman faced trial on a charge of false arrest. Complainant A. P. McSwain testified he was arrested July 27 and bonded out, then confronted by Mitchell who allegedly ordered him home and re-arrested him. Prosecution is led by C. G. Clayton with County Attorney Leo Sparks. defense by F. T. Miller.
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N. J. Mitchell
A. P. McSwain
L. McSpadden
Mitchell
C. G. Clayton
Leo Sparks
F. T. Miller
Farmer Dies at Wheel as He Sees Crash Near Henderson
Samuel D. Nicholson of Haégler Nebraska, a farmer, collapsed and died at the wheel of his car when two vehicles collided on a road near Henderson Colorado. No one in the crash was injured. Nicholson likely died of a heart attack. he formerly lived in Wray, Colorado.
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Farmer
United Press
Brighton
Golee
Samuel D. Nicholson
Haégler
Nebraska
Henderson
Colorado
Nicholson
Wray
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Mrs. Manning
Irwin Kirkwood
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Strawn
BAR Association
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General Motors
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Allied Chemical
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Pathe
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Colorado Fuel & Iron
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Dodge Motors
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Houston Oil
Montgomery Ward & Co
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Packard Motors
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