Mitchell Fight and Arctic Flight Spark Washington Debate
Washington correspondent links President Coolidge to Mitchell inquiry and air force missteps while criticizing naval statements on defenses. Columns note calls for full investigation, mention Lansdowne’s protest and Shenandoah disaster, and discuss arctic prospecting and a new era in aviation driven by gold and Ford planes.
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Washington
Coolidge
Mitchell
United States Air Forces
Hawaii
Shenandoah
Lansdowne
Atlantic
Colonel Mitchell
Judge Wilbur
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Pacific
Arctic
Shenadoah
Plow Unearths Washington Bust in New Jersey Field
A New Jersey farmer finds a valuable bust of George Washington unearthed by his deep plowing. The article cites an ancient German law from Faust promising the treasure to the emperor and notes the farmer’s plow could reveal more riches if soil were tilled deeper.
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George Washington
New Jersey
Weather forecast: Tonight and Thursday fair and cooler
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures. Record highs today reached 88 degrees and a low of 62 in the day, with comparison to last year’s 86 and 55. Hourly readings show morning temps from 62 to 79 and afternoon values near 83 to 87 as the day progresses.
Offers land near Shenandoah crash site for memorial
Caldwell Ohio September 9 T A Davis owner near Ava offers one acre of his farm where the Shenandoah wrecked as a site for a monument or national park in memory of the fourteen killed. The land is the area where the central cabin crashed.
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Associated Press
Caldwell
Ohio
T. A. Davis
Ava
Shenandoah
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Mitchell defends views as war department probes charges
Col. William Mitchell refuses to yield on his public criticisms of army and navy air service administration. Washington and San Antonio reports outline war department plans to court martial him for alleged neglect and insubordination while Mitchell calls for national defense reforms and a single department with a national council.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Sept
War Department
Weas
William Mitchell
War and Navy Departments
Mitchell
Col. E. D. Scott
Inspector General's Department
Fort Sam
Houston
George A. Nugent
Washington
Army
Navy Air Service
Army Air Chief
Department of National Defense
Department
Air Service
Inspector General
Helmick
Hinds
Department of Defense
Navy
Air
Council of National Defense
Damaged Daily Hesperian Plant In Gaineeville Tex
Fire of unknown origin today damaged the Daily Hesperian plant, threatening the building and the Evening Register next door. The Hesperian, owned by A C Diskin son who bought it from George T Yates, faced an estimated loss of 5000 dollars with no publication plans announced yet.
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Associated Press
Gaineeville
Tex
Hesperian
Evening Register
Hesperia
A. C. Diskinson
George T. Yates
Valentino Must Attend Court On Speeding Charge
Rudolph Valentino is ordered to appear in justice court in Los Angeles on Friday to stand trial for speeding. The actor pleaded to move the trial to the Valentino studio to avoid halting film production while cameras waited.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Rudolph Valentino
Justice Court
Josep Marchetti
Valentino
Amarillo Millionaires Pay Low Federal Income Tax
The Globe reports that several wealthy Amarillo and Panhandle residents paid little or no federal income tax last year. Notables include Mayor Lee Bivins who paid $5, W. H. Fuqua under $100, and Colonel C. T. Herring, all helped by losses in cattle. Nobles and Nobles likely paid large taxes after sellings interests in Amarillo Oil. Further details to follow.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Glove
Dallas
Internal Revenue Office
Lee Bivins
United States
W. H. Fuqua
C. T. Herring
Ben Masterson
Bivins
Fuqua
T Herring
H. A. Nobles
M. C. Nobles
Amarillo Oil Company
Prairie Company
W. H. Miller
Mr. Miller
Unaka Mountain Forest Fire Ravages Tennessee Peak
A massive Unaka mountain forest fire in Tennessee stretches about fifteen miles long and five miles wide from Noelichucky river northeastward. Ranging forces under government ranger W H Stoneburner fight flames in isolated sections to protect villages and property. The blaze crossed the state line into North Carolina as crews work to contain the surge northeast and southwest.
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Associated Press
Johnson City
Tenn
Unaka
Noelichucky River
W. H. Stoneburner
North Carolina
West Texas State Teachers college to open with upgrades
The West Texas State Teachers college in Canyon prepares for the September 22 opening. Randall Hall dormitory and the administration building are being refurbished, oil burners added, and the campus sewer system extended to nearby streets. A new music practice building rises east of the administration building, trees are planted, and the athletic field is renovated for football season.
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Canyon
West Texas State Teachers College
Randall Hall
Radall Hall
Department of Music
L. S. Baker
American Warehouse Co storage deal noted in ad
An advertisement highlights Essex Coach at 935 dollars with 311 dollars down for cattle storage. It claims Witherspoon handles cattle best at Kansas City Wichita.
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American Warehouse Co
Essex
Witherspoon
Kansas City-Wichita
Great Spanish Offensive Opens Against Riffians
French and Spanish forces begin a coordinated assault on Abd-el-Krim’s Riffian realm with landings at Alhucemas Bay and advances toward Ajdir Tetuan and Sheshuan. Spanish warships and French planes provide bombardment as the offensive aims to seal Riffian resistance.
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Ajdir
Associated Press
Tangier
Morocco
Advanci
Abd-el-Krim
Paris
Abd-el- Krim
Alhucemas Bay
Tetuan
Riff Country
Sheshuan
Madrid
Glass factory eyed for Amarillo and city’s prospects
A glass factory representative will visit Amarillo next week to survey land. City Development Board members declined to name the company but express confidence the visit could lead to a glass factory here and establish the town as a future glass manufacturing center.
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Amarillo
Board of City Development
Gmarble
Winter Wheat Forecast Sees 416 Million Bushels
Washington reports the Agriculture Department estimates the 1929 crop year totals corn at 2,888,006,000 bushels. Winter wheat is forecast at 416,000,000 bushels and spring wheat at 284,000,000. Total wheat around 700,000,000 bushels based on conditions as of September 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Luther Hughes Acquitted In Third District Liquor Case
Luther Hughes was found not guilty by a third district jury on a liquor law violation after an earlier reversal by the Court of Criminal Appeals. Beecham Pottinger’s liquor case was dismissed as witnesses failed to positively identify Hughes.
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Luther Hughes
Third District
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Hughes
Beecham Pottinger
Illinois man E L McBride dies in Amarillo hospital
Edward L. McBride formerly of Springfield Illinois died this morning at a local hospital in Amarillo. He was 63 and a father of J P McBride Amarillo, William McBride Cleveland, R J McBride Wichita Falls, and Mrs Mary Smich Vaughn Washington. The body will be sent to Springfield tomorrow by Griggs Undertaking Company.
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Edward L.@McBride
Springfield
Illinois
Mr. McBride
J. McBride
J. P. McBride
Amarillo
William McBride
Cleveland
R. J. McBride
Wichita Falls
Mary Smich
Vaughn
Washington
Griggs Undertalking Company
Democratic Tax Plan Proposed by Swanson
Senator Lawnson of Virginia proposed a Democratic tax reduction bill to be debated by party leaders at the next Congress session. He said the plan would offer genuine tax relief rather than a debt retirement in 25 years, arguing that the current generation has reduced the debt and borne a wartime burden.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Lawnson
Virginia
Swanson
Mellon
Two Die in Family Feud in Oklahoma
Sallisaw Oklahoma September records W M Hollis and Willis Hollis both killed by Bill Kidd a 45 year old farmer and son in law to the elder Hollis Kidd may die from his wounds the feud followed weeks of family quarrel with a deadly dawn attack.
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Associated Press
Sallisaw
Okla
W. M. Hollis
Willis Hollis
Bill Kidd
Hollis
Kidd
Gash Infant Dies Here Funeral This Morning
Betty Gene, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G H Cash of 1705 Lincoln Street, died at 1 AM. Funeral services were held at 11 AM from the home, with Griggs Undertaking Co in charge, and burial followed at Llano Cemetery.
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Betty Gene
G.H. Cash
Lincoln Street
Griggs Undertaking Company
Llano Cemetery
Lubbock Man Named Secretary for Littlefield Chamber
Windsor, longtime secretary of the Lubbock Retail Merchants Association since January 1 and connected with the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, accepts the post as secretary of the Littlefield Chamber of Commerce. He will move to Littlefield in a few days to begin duties. Under his nine months in Lubbock the association’s membership grew from 64 to 123.
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Lubbock
T. Windsor
Lubbock Retail Merchants Association
Iaibbock Chamber of Commerce
Littlefield Chamber of Commerce
Windsor
Littlefield
Marland Oil declares 75 cent dividend in Arkansas City
The Marland Oil company directors in Arkansas City declared a 75 cent dividend payable September 30 on a record date of September 20. E. W. Marland said he expects the oil business to continue good through the remainder of the year.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Marland Oil Company
E. W. Marland
Ringling Brothers Rep Heads Toward Amarillo Conference
Speeding from California a Ringling representative is en route to Amarillo to confer with city commissioners and Tri-State fair directors about permitting the circus to perform. The group debates a compromise to allow a show inside fair grounds despite strong opposition.
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California
Charles
John Ringling
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair
A. N. Olver
Amarillo Tri-State Fair
Amarilo
Ringlings
Engineer quits boss job to work as laborer for pay
Boston reports Frankly R. Atkinson a civil engineer resigns after 13 years with the state to take a laborer position at 65 cents an hour. He cites higher earnings for workers under him and says the wage will exceed his former 1800 yearly salary. During World War I he served 15 months in Company L, Twenty third Engineers.
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Associated Press
Boston
Frankly R. Atkinson
Atkinson
Company L
Third Engineera
Rio Grande Flood Over Bridge Across Texas Border
Reports from Del Rio Eagle Pass Brownsville and Laredo on Sept and flood levels show the Rio Grande rising four feet over the international bridge at Del Rio with water spilling into the structure at Eagle Pass and a ten foot gauge in Brownsville while Laredo sees a drop after a late night crest with no further rise expected.
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Associated Press
del Rio
Tex
Rio Grande
International Bridge
Conchos
Mexico
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
Laredo
Téx
Santa Fe Surveyors Start Post to Fort Worth Line
A Santa Fe surveying corps of fifteen men under W. H. Rochester is laying a line eastward from Post fifty miles south of Lubbock on the Slaton division toward Fort Worth. Post lies below the cap rock, saving extensive grading. Estimated cost to grade over the cap rock ranges from 65 000 to 70 00 per mile for eight to ten miles. President W. B. Storey and General Counsel Bledsoe say the line will reach Fort Worth soon.
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Santa Fe
W. H. Rochester
Post
Lubbock
Slaton
Fort Worth
Plains
W. B. Storey
8. T. Bledsoe
Search for Lost Seaplane Continues Near Hawaii
Destroyer Paul Hamilton and a Hawaiian–area squadron pressed a search for Capt. John Rodgers and four crewmen missing after a nonstop San Francisco to Hawaii flight. About 300 miles southwest of land last night the team formed a right cordon, yet no trace was found and hope fades, with focus shifting to the leeward side.
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Paul Hamilton
Hawaiian Islands
John Rodgers
San Francisco
Hawaii
Sen
Auto race driver dies from Labor Day injuries
Chicago report details the death of Esthen Wen nestin, an 18 year old light automobile racer, after a Labor Day race in Urbana Illinois. His car crashed through a fence, struck a parked vehicle and overturned pinning him beneath. He had resided in Chicago for years.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Esthen Wennestin
Urbana
Illinois
Five youths wounded in Shamrock area shooting incident
A gunman fired into an automobile near Shamrock, Texas injuring five youths, three seriously. Perry Coonse was jailed in Wheeler County. victims include Mattie Embler, Mabel Embler, Mary Embler, Flick Embler, and Cecil Rook. Rook and two Embler siblings face possible eye loss. injuries worsened during transfer to Amarillo hospital.
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Globe
Shamrock
Tex
Perry Coonse
Wheeler
Mattie
Mabel
Mary Embler
Ele Tars
Flick Fiubler
Cecil Rook Rook
Mattie Embler
Amarillo
North West Texas Hospital
Hick Embler
Coonse
Riley Price
Wheeler County
Rook
Embler
Sheriff Price
Coons
D. G. Spruill
Mr. Spruill
New Outbreak Of Cattle Plague Reported Tuesday
Officials of the hoof and mouth quarantine confront a new outbreak at Molk dairy farm between Park Place and Harrisburg involving eighty cattle. A temporary Park Place road closure is in place and a restricted nightly 8:30 p m to 5 a m limit applies to Harris Galveston and Brazoria counties. About 8 000 cattle have been killed and burned to date with 200 to 400 more expected. 200 dead cattle were slaughtered last week at Perry McFadden ranch Arcadia Galveston County.
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Associated Press
Houston
Molk
Park Place
Harrisburg
Marion Ines
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Harris
Galveston
Perry McFadden
Arcadia
Galveston County
Civic Club to Meet at San Jacinto Church
The San Jacinto Civic club will meet at the San Jacinto Methodist church at 8 oclock Thursday evening. All interested in free mail delivery and more street lighting are invited. Action required this week. Ladies and children invited. The Mission offers pictures and the Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hotel is famous for food.
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Civic. Club
San Jacinto
Civic Club
Amarillo Hotel
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