Paving Links Panhandle Borger in 64 Mile Corridor
Three Panhandle county seats gain first paved highway link as Panhandle to Borger road opens at 11 30 AM near Hutchinson Carson line. Downpour blankets ceremony while traffic runs 64 miles from Amarillo through Panhandle to Stinnett. 20 miles of Carson county paving surface costs 19000 per mile. Contractors Manney Riley of Oklahoma City. County officials, chamber leaders and press attend.
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Borger
Panhandle
Hutchinson-Carson County
Amarillo
Stinnett
Hutchinson County
Carson County
Manney & Riley
Oklahoma City
Hutchinson
Carson Counties
Chamber of Commerce
Air Features Tonight on CBS Chain WARC
A TV listing notes Air Features Tonight at 7:00 on CBS affiliate WARC New York 348.6 with the magazine program Howr and WADC also appearing in the schedule.
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WARC
New York
CBS
Howr
Also
WADC
Arthur Brisbane on aviation and labor in 1929
The article notes 1929 power usage rising to 95 billion kilowatt hours and argues electrification boosts prosperity. It discusses a recent flying disaster, aviation safety, and public resilience. It also covers New York Jewish theaters facing higher carpenters wages, union demands, price wars in fuels, and antitrust actions against Standard Oil.
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United States
New York
No Secrecy Policy For T A T Crash Probe
United States Commerce Department adopts a no secrecy policy for the fatal T A T airliner crash in New Mexico. Maj Clarence M Young says data will be publicly disclosed as Hazen gathers details at Mount Taylor on the City of San Francisco wreck. The investigation board will reveal its decisions after deliberations.
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United Press
Los Angeles
United States Department of Commerce
New Mexico
Clarence M. Young
Department
Aviation Bureau
R. J Hazen
Aviation
Mount Taylor
San Francisco
No secrecy policy praised in TAT crash probe
Transcontinental Air Transport officials in St Louis praised the department of commerce plan for full disclosure in the TAT airliner crash investigation. Donald Bartlett said the company would release all findings regardless of federal actions. A ten pound boy named Joe Laurence was born to J L Martin of WDAG.
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United Press
ST. Louis
J. L. Martin
Wayside Terrace
Joe Laurence
Martin
WDAG
Bob Headed Girls Quicker In Landing Men
Miss Georgia George of Los Angeles told the National Hair Dressers and Cosmetologists convention in Detroit that women with long hair are attracted to serious minded men while bobbed haired women tend to attract ephemerally minded suitors and get them quicker.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
Georgia George
Los Angeles
National Hair Dressers and Cosmetologists Association
Low Rates for Early Settlers Day at Tri-State Fair
One cent fares to Amarillo from Panhandle points offered by Rock Island Santa Fe and Fort Worth & Denver on Wednesday September 25 designated Early Settlers Day. Wilbur C. Hawk president says thousands will attend the Panhandle's greatest fair with Pioneer Home Coming programs shaping a major event. Col E Rasmus Tack named principal speaker for Old Timers address. Officials pledge full support for a successful observance.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Col. E. Rasmus Tack
H. W. Clutter
F. B. Poole
Fort Worth & Denver
Tom Gallaher
The
Fair Association
Walker Named Chief Clerk to Fill Unexpired Robison Term
J H Walker appointed by Gov Moody to fill the unexpired term of J T Robison as chief clerk of the general land office in Austin. Walker has served 21 years and acted as commissioner during Robison's illness. He will serve until January 1931 when a new commissioner is elected.
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United Press
Austin
J. H. Walker
General Land Office
Dan Moody
J. T. Robison
Walker
Robison
Jury Named In Trial Of Becky Rogers
In New Braunfels Texas the jury for Mrs Rebecca Bradley Rogers who robbed Farmers National Bank of Buda in December 1926 was completed after examining 132 veniremen Judge John Watson ordered a recess until 2 PM for the state to marshal its testimony District Attorney Fred C Blundell said he had not yet chosen which witness would testify first
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Associated Press
New Braunfels
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Farmers’ National Bank
Buda
Texas
John Watson
Fred C. Blundell
Woman jailed in beer raid at West Fourth Street
A raid at 2506 West Fourth Street by Allen S. Johnson and deputies recovered 76 bottles of home brew, a bottle copper, two cracks and other gear. Officers found doors locked, poured away brandy and whiskey, and one woman remained jailed while another faced the grand jury at noon.
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West Fourth Street
Allen S. Johnson
Johnson
Grand Jury
Body of Pampa Child Taken Home Today
The body of Kathleen Marie Dunigan two years nine months old daughter of E J Dunigan Jr of Pampa died at a local hospital yesterday. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home sent the body home by Santa Fe at noon today. Services are at 3 30 this afternoon at the Catholic church in Pampa with burial in the Pampa cemetery. She is survived by her father and a sister Patricia one year old. Her mother died last Saturday the day Kathleen Marie was brought from Pampa critically ill.
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Kathleen Marie Dunigan
E. J. Dunigan, Jr
Pampa
Santa Fe
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Kathleen Marie
Patricia
Where School Children Once Just Think Today They Think and Think
The piece reports Miss E Ruth Pyrtle, NAEP president, saying modern schools train children to think. It notes a shift from rote letter learning to thinking skills as schools expand to educate about 25 million American children, with examples of changing classroom practices.
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Ruth Pyrtle
National Education Association
United Press
Miss Pyrtle
Little Reds
Chinese Concentrate Against Menacing Forces of Russia
Military tension rises along the Manchurian Soviet frontier as Chinese forces concentrate against Russian pressure on a broad front. Key fighting centers include Manchul and Pogranitchnaya with air and artillery activity. Suifenho reports a heavy assault while frontier communications fail and evacuations continue.
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Russia
United Press
Mukden
Manchuria
Manchul
Pogranitchnaya
Suifenho
Nip Reign of Terror Planned by German Nationalists
Berlin authorities uncovered a conspiracy of terror in Germany organized by nationalist fanatics tied to the Consul group founded by ex Naval Captain Ehrhardt. Police arrested twenty men connected to recent bomb outrages including an attack on the Reichstag. Ex Lieutenant Waeschke and Bruno Von Salomon, a publisher and editor, are named among those detained.
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Associated Press
Berlin
German Republic
Ehrhardt
Germany
Reichstag
Waeschke
Bruno von Salomon
Solon Died in blaze feared to be Congressman Kvale
A charred body found in the ruins of a cottage near Battle Lake Minnesota is believed to be Congressman O J Kvale of the seventh Minnesota district after a fire destroyed the summer cottage last night authorities said.
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Associated Press
Battle Lake
Minn
O. J. Kvale
Minnesota
Seaplane Romar Sinks After Forced Landing
Travemunde Sept 11 The Rohrbach superhydro plane Romar with thirteen on board survived a forced landing and sank to sixty feet. Salvage vessels rushed to the scene but the craft has not been raised.
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Associated Press
Travemuende
Germany
Grain Rate Cut Authorized for Santa Fe to Gulf
The Interstate Commerce Commission has allowed AT&SF and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific to cut freight rates on grain from Kansas City to the Gulf by seven cents per 100 pounds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sept
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Kansas City
Gulf
Fourteen Die When Belgian Ship Sinks
The Belgian steamer Estella sank after a collision with a German steamer in the Schelot near Flushing Netherlands. The pilot and 13 crew members drowned. two crewmen were rescued. The Estella was en route to Antwerp and London.
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United Press
Flushing
The
Netherlands
Schelot
Antwerp
London
Farm Board Probes Wheat Price Disparity and Grain Storage
The Federal Farm Board has begun an investigation into the gap between Canadian wheat prices and prices in the Northwestern states. It will also study grain storage facilities. Contact John about building at 800 W. Sth, phone 5285.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Farm Board
John
John Maynard Ltr. Co
Rules Kiss Not Worth $10 in Bad Check Case
Dallas district attorney says a kiss is not personal property and cannot support a bad check charge. A man who allegedly gave $10 for a kiss was released after the DA declared the kiss not worth $10 under Texas swindling law.
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United Press
Dallas
Probe Union Flogging Case
In Charlotte on September 11 the state investigated the kidnapping and flogging of communist union organizers under Governor Gardner. Leaders planned to push their textile center program despite threats. Ben Wells of England and other organizers were tormented by a mob in Gaston County with warnings of executions.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
C. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Bill Dunne
Communist Party
United States
International Labor Defense
South Gastonia
Ben Wells
England
National Textile Workers’ Union
Gaston
Wells
Gastonia
Garrett Favored for Post as Ambassador to Italy
The Senate foreign relations committee ordered a favorable report on John W. Garrett of Baltimore to be ambassador to Italy. The hearing and decision were announced in Washington.
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Garrett
Italy
Associated Press
Washington
John W. Garrett
Baltimore
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taxi Men Split Over Flat Rate Plan
Operators differed on a petition to city officials seeking a flat rate instead of the existing meter system. Petitioners argued for predictable fares, proposing 50 cents for most trips and 1 dollar for larger groups, while opponents praised meters for accuracy, fairness, and protection against unreliable operators.
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City Commission
Commission
Telluride Banker Confesses to New York Bank Swindle
C D Waggoner the Telluride bank president admitted he masterminded a large scale bank swindle to save depositors after mine closures. He said he acted alone to transfer funds from Chase National Bank to Bank of Telluride and expected to face prison. He described coded telegrams and the aim to protect local savers over Wall Street interests.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Robin Hood
C. D. Waggoner
Telluride
Colo
Wall Street
New York
Chambers Park
Here
Waggoner
Denver
Bank of Telluride
Chase National Bank
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Globe
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Shell Company
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Seattle
Miami
T.A.T
U. S
AIR Line
Major Young
Blackburn’s Ambulance
Becky Rogers
Johnnie
E. Ruth Pyrtle
E. W. Werkman
Lincoln, Neb
Lhe Associated Press
Solon
Griggs Ambulance
Farm Board
Man
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Boxwell Bros. Ambulance
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