Upheavals Hit National Amateur Golf Championship Round One
In Beverly Country Club action five seeded stars fell to upsets including Johnny Goodman George Voigt Johnny Lehman Charley Seaver and Gene Homans with Billy Howell Paul Jackson and Frank Connolly advancing. In Austin Texas Attorney General James Allred revealed 14 assistants would inspect oil company records amid anti trust probes.
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Beverly Country Club
Chicago
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
George Voigt
New York
Johnny Lehman
Charley Seaver
Los Angeles
Gene Homans
Englewood
N. J
Gus Moreland
Dallas
Tex
Goodman
Billy Howell
Richmond
Virginia
Voigt
Richard Martin
Austin
Texas
James V. Allred
Allred
Standard Oil Company of
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Houston
Standard of New Jersey
H. D. Bishop
Standard of New York
Magnolia
Brisbane column notes on economy and a world of plans
The piece surveys Arthur Brisbane's syndicated views and Otto H. Khan's hints at ending the slump with tariff tweaks and limited government spending. It laments disjointed policy, urges fair wages, wealth distribution, and cautions about gold standard dominance while mentioning Deterding and Coolidge. It ends with Gandhi’s India trip alongside a whimsical wardrobe note.
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Otto H. Khan
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region
Weather bulletin reports generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday across Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico. Temperatures vary from 59 to 76 degrees with warmer trends expected in the northeast portion Thursday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
North East
Deficit in first 62 days tops 30 million dollars
In the first two months of the new fiscal year the government ran a deficit of 396,365,000 dollars as per the daily treasury statement. Income totaled 230,399,151 dollars while outlays reached 626,764,751 dollars amid talks of tax changes or new borrowing.
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Washington
Treasury Statement
Treasury
Hoover
Wood
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Georgia Official Reports Texas Cotton Session Talk
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Eugene Talmadge said Governor Ross Sterling of Texas told him by phone that Texas may convene an extra session on September 10 to study the cotton situation. Sterling said no action had been taken toward a cotton session, noting the Texas Senate is to meet September 10 for Judge Price impeachment matters.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Ross Sterling
Texas
Dallas
Ross S. Sterling
Associated Press
Texas Senate
J. B. Price
Senate
Judge Price
Sterling
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Talmadge
Spiritualists to Meet in Houston Convention
Members of the Texas State Spiritualist Association gather in Houston for their annual convention with Rev. Minnie Sayers of Los Angeles among the principal speakers.
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Houston
Texas State Spiritualist Association
Minnie Sayers
Los Angeles
Illiteracy in Potter County Highlighted by Census Report
The 1930 census shows 356 Potter County residents over 10 unable to read or write, with state totals of 2,153 across 26 Panhandle counties. Mayor Ernest Thompson notes the Amarillo figure is under one percent and urges nighttime literacy classes for the unfortunates.
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Potter County
Wilbur
Department of the Interior
Ernest ©. Thompson
National Advisory Committee
Thompson
State of
Texas
Panhandle
Potter
Dallas
Hartley
Oldham
Deaf Smith
Palmer
Castro
Randall
Swisher
Moore
Sherman
Hansford
Hutchinson
Carson
Armstrong
Briscoe
Hall
Donley
Gray
Roberts
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
Hemphill
Wheeler
Collingsworth
Foreign Aces Thrill Crowds At National Air Races
At Cleveland Ohio thousands watched the National Air Races main event with Phoebe Omlie of Memphis winning the women’s handicap derby from Santa Monica. The display featured Major Mario De Bernardi Italy Captain Boleslaw Orlinski Poland Lieutenant Al Williams United States Major Ernst Udet Germany and Major Alois Kubita Czecho Slovakia. Udet’s ship zoomed around a pylon as the famed ace, who shot down 62 allied planes, wowed spectators.
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Cleveland
Phoebe Omlie
Memphis
Poland
al Williams
United States
Ernst Udet
Germany
Alois Kubita
Clash on oil power at T and P rail lines
Dallas reports Texas and Pacific Railways plans to spend nearly 10 million dollars to extend west Texas rails pending Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Only two-fifths of the plan approved. Gresham vows to press for full sanction by Sept. 22. In Austin, Gov Sterling contests railroad commissioners over East Texas oil field proration as Terrell and Smith push a new order despite Neff’s likely dissent.
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Deterding
Dallas
U.P
Texas and Pacific Railways
West Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
T. D. Gresham
Texas
Southwest
Gresham
Lc. C. Examiner
Big Spring
Lubbock
Brownfield
Amarillo
Vega
Austin
Gov. Ross
Sterling
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Co. V. Terrell
Lon A. Smith
Texas Central Proration Advisory Committee
Smith
Terrell
Pat M. Neff
Refinery Blast Burns Worker at Bell Oil and Gas Plant
An explosion at the Bell Oil and Gas refinery in Pampa burned C. B. Hawkins, 33, a refinery worker, with the damage described as small. About 300 barrels of oil burned and one unit was to be out of commission for ten days during repairs.
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Pampa
Bell Oil and Gas
C. B. Hawkins
Nelson Improving After Hospital Operation
Judge E. C. Nelson Jr. has been at Northwest Texas Hospital for two weeks following an appendicitis operation and is improving though still confined to bed. Doctors expect he will remain in bed for several days. Mattress renovate, $2.25 up. Ideal Griggs ambulance, Phone 4311.
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E. C. Nelson, Jr
Northwest Texas
Bishop Delays Tom Mitchell Liquor Case to October
Tom Mitchell charged in the Amarillo liquor confiscation case will not face trial until October 5 as Judge Henry E Bishop continues the Potter County criminal district court session due to absence of material witnesses for the defense. Witness absence cited as cause.
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Tom Mitchell
Amarillo
Henry
Bishop
Potter County
Classified Page Buys and Bargains Highlighted
A reader is invited to explore the want ads for bargains across many lines from Used Cars to Baby buggies and dog houses. The Classified Page is labeled as a Human Interest page.
Air race across Pacific promises $25,000 prize
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr released by customs in Tokyo prepare to start a trans Pacific flight from Sabishiro Beach near Tokyo. Don Moyle aims for Seattle and may launch within days, with both pursuits expected to begin close in time.
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Tokyo
Japan
U.P
Pacific Ocean
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Pangborn
Herndon
New York
Russia
Sabishiro Beach
Pacific
Don Moyle
Glory” Flier
Officers Wage War On Defective Lights
Amarillo police with state highway patrol campaign against defective car lights. Motorists without proper lighting are arrested and fined unless a judge is satisfied there was no violation. Police say poor lighting contributes to accidents and dangerous driving.
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Amarillo
State Highway Patrol
Students Urged To Classify This Week
Miss Elizabeth Nixson, principal of Central Junior High School, urges all students to classify this week according to schedule for attendance this year. Low eighth grade pupils are being classified today with the rest of the week’s schedule listed by session and alphabetical group.
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Elizabeth Nixson
Central Junior High
Amarillo clubs organize for city canning drive
Federated Clubs of Amarillo and allied groups met to form a central steering committee for a three week community canning campaign. Quotas will be set for each group, with centers at schools and churches. The drive begins Friday with support from the Chamber of Commerce and local organizations.
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Federated Clubs of
Amarillo
Parent-Teacher Associations
Legion Auxiliary
John K. Boyce
Parent-Teacher Association
The
Chamber of Commerce
E. Fish
J. J. Kendrick
A. A. Lumpkin
D. Jackson
W. BE. Gee
Makely
Gee
Allen Harry
V. Vernon
P. C. Bennett
Chamber
Agricultural Department
Aliens Departing July Exceed Entering By Large Margin
Labor Dept reports July immigrant admissions at 3,174 while departures hit 7,428. June shows 3,534 admitted and 5,893 deported. Last July admitted 13,323 with 1,681 deportations. Women outnumber men nearly two to one.
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Washington
United States
Labor Department
Gas rate slash ordered by Pampa city commission
Pampa city commission passes an ordinance cutting gas rates eight cents per 1000 cubic feet, rejecting a four cent offer from Central States Power and Light. The new rate stands at 30 cents per 1000 cubic feet for the first 30 000 cubic feet. McLean’s city government previously ordered a similar reduction and appealed.
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Pampa
Central States Power and Light Company
McLean
Shrine Patrol to Plan Fall Activities Tonight
Khiva Shrine Patrol meets at 8 o clock on the third floor of Masonic Temple with temple Divan and past potentate J O Gulekie in attendance. Howard Anderson presides as Guy Carlander screens motion pictures from the 1931 supreme council in Cleveland.
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Khiva
Masonic Temple
Howard Anderson
Temple Divan
J. O. Gulekie
Guy Carlander
Supreme Council
Cleveland
Dowager Queen Marie of Romania Gravely Ill in Vienna
Telkomp News Agency dispatch from Vienna reports Dowager Queen Marie of Romania is critically ill and requires immediate surgery, with doctors preparing for an operation as soon as possible.
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Marie II
Vienna
Queen Marie of
Romania
Telkomp
Governors Back Plan To Relieve Unemployment
Eight state governors approve the administration plan for unemployment relief while Walter Ford, relief director, coordinates local mobilization. White House reception follows endorsements from Cross Connecticut and seven others. Hoover weighs fiscal outlook to sustain federal construction employing about 80,000 men.
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Washington
Walter 8. Gifford
National
White House
Cross
Connecticut
Brucker
Michigan
Emmerson
Illinois
Parnell
Arkansas
Conley
West Virginia
Ralph
California
Winant
New Hampshire
Gardiner
Maine
Hoover
Hearing for Crowell Sheriff Due Today
Crowell Texas Sept 2 Que R Miller Foard County sheriff and tax collector to appear in justice court today to answer a charge of misappropriating public funds. Miller reported by phone he would appear in court. The suit targets his bondsmen over alleged shortages of 25008.84 in county funds and 16524.28 in state funds.
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Crowell
Texas
Que R. Miller
Foard
Miller
Red Easley
Dallas
Milles
Rain Delays National Air Races in Cleveland
Rain forced postponement of today’s events at the national air races in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Bank Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge in Chicago
Walter Wolf, a 42 year old Continental Illinois Bank employee, is in custody as prosecutors consider embezzlement claims ranging from 1.5 to 2.0 million dollars. Bank officials say exact totals await inventory. Lloyds of London had insured bonds.
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Chicago
Walter Wolf
Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Company
Lloyd's of London
Shoals Group Adjourns After Setting Leasing Proposals Date
The Muscle Shoals commission adjourned a two day session in Washington after designating November 1 as the deadline to submit additional leasing and operation proposals for the project. Berry's rug cleaning. 905 W. 10th.
Death Code Found Tied to Powers Murders
Detectives uncovered a death code in letters and postcards exchanged with women nationwide used by Harry F. Powers. A fragment of an envelope suggested a key, with P-15 indicating death through his schemes. The case links to the Clarksburg killings of two women and three children.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F. Powers
Carl Southern
Powers
Stamatifos Sfikas
Sfikas
Joseph A. Gillis
American Friendship Society
Wilber M. Brucker
Lansing
Gillis
Detroit
Harry 8. Toy
Wayne County
United States
Police
C. A. Duckworth
Luelle Powers
Harry Powers
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Ducky) Yates
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Connolly
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Wall Street
Calvin Coolidge
Prosperity
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Pete Gandhi
India
England
U.S
Griggs Ambulance
T.& P. 10 Fight Report
TOLCC
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G. T. Vineyard
Esther McCrory
M. L. Fuller
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the Legion Auxiliary
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Shrine Patrol
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