Deaf Smith County Leads Tri-State Fair Exhibits
Deaf Smith County topped nine counties at the Tri-State fair with a blue ribbon and 883 points, winning $300. Garza was second with 883 points and $250, Hemphill third with 476, Hale fourth with 867, and others like Floyd Collingsworth Gray Grayson and Hall also scored, while grain sorghums and oats led Deaf Smith entries.
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Deaf Smith County
Potter County
Garza
South Plains
Hemphill County
North Plains
Hale County
Floyd
Collingsworth
Gray
Grayson
Hall
Deaf Smith
Garza County
British Plan Line London to Cape Town
Paris dispatch notes a possible future travel ad promising a London to Cape Town rail route. Two options are Gibraltar via a trans Sahara line, or via Constantinople Damascus to Cairo then Cape Town. The idea hinges on a Channel Tunnel under the English Channel, still championed by Yves le Trocquer who cites a new Spanish committee to push a Gibraltar link.
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International
Paris
London
Cape Town
Gibraltar
Constantinople
Damascus
Cairo
Yves le Trocquer
le Trocquer
Sangatte
Sang
Stabbing of Record Catfish At Crescent Pool
An enormous catfish weighing 9 pounds was fatally stabbed after two weeks eluding fishermen in a pool near the Cimarron River at Crescent Oklahoma. The fish measured about 6 12 feet long with a head around 18 inches wide.
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Cresent
Okla
Cimarron River
Here
Veterans Parade in Paris Marks Ninth American Legion Meet
About 20 290 American Legion members travel from the United States to Paris for their ninth annual convention. They will march through the Arc de Triomphe, parade along the Champs Elysees and Rue Rivoli, ending at Notre Dame with a solemn display and references to past war scenes and mixed memories.
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Associated Press
Paris
Arc de Triomphe
France
American Legion
United States
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Marie Antoinette
Louis
Move of Kansas City Telephone Exchange
In Kansas City a two story building housing the telephone exchange and its switchboards was moved 15 feet to a new foundation without interrupting service. The operation involved 35 operators answering the number please as the entire plant was relocated.
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Move Telephone
Kansas City
Courthouse Records Show Extensive Property Transfers and Licenses
Land deeds list numerous transfers in San Jacinto Heights Old Town University Heights and Wolflin with prices from 10 to 11 000 dollars along with marriage licenses building permits and car registrations including buyers sellers and addresses. Notable entries include H K Stanfield to M F Hawkins and J E Spann purchases. multiple property blocks noted and several firms like Miles Realty Co. and Hart Realty Co. involved.
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H. K. Stanfield
M. F. Hawkins
San Jacinto Heights
EF. Ellis
Bethel Davis
Old Town
Owen I. Langseth
W. V. Lowry
Roberts
Hart Realty Co
J. E. Spann
D. Miles Realty Co
W. L. Riley
Bivins
F. W. Nolen
R. D. Tyler
Ino
J. Harden
FE. Hill
Ridgemere
C. P. Elliott
M. M. Rocke
Amarillo Heights
T. J. Wagner, Et al
Laura Barber
Wilflin
Miles Realty
David Stephenson
River Road Garden
Ben T. Harmon
C. BE
Bohanon
Tarter
W. H. Milwee
T. C. Sparks
H. G. Taylor
W. Latney Barnes
T. J. Wagner
W. H. Wetz
Wolflin
Jno
G. McKenzie
Mayo Lane
Hazel Rowlus
Harry Gillander
Billie Wilson
P. FE. Morgan
Doris Levisee
D. L. Sellears
Jewell Moore
FE. Hilmey
West Sixth
G. B. Taylor
Tyler
Eakle
T. Kk. Alexander
Bent Concrete Pipe Co
North Arthur
Holland
Higgins Freed of Charge in Shores Death
A district court jury found Lon Higgins not guilty of murdering H. L. Shores. The verdict came after a brief deliberation of under half an hour following a trial held last June with evidence presented on alleged improper relations.
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Higgins
District Court
Lon Higgins
H. L. Shores
Defense Emphasizes Self Defense in Higgins Shooting Case
The defendant pleads self defense after a shooting between Shores and Mrs Higgins. Higgins and Shores, both carpenters, had separated days earlier. The case centers on the alleged confrontation and the defense's framing of events as protective.
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Shores
Fire at Amarillo refinery barely harms fair visitors
A spectacular blaze at the Amarillo refinery near the fair grounds caused little damage. Spectators in the grandstand watched from above as one fire pumper quickly extinguished the flames after a gasket blew out.
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Amarillo
Fair Grounds
Oil spray catches fire near yard area
The report notes a spray of oil igniting near the yard area and mentions substantial land loss valued at about 200 million dollars annually due to water washing away geologic deposits.
How to Stop A Headache with Capudine Method
An improved remedy uses two teaspoonfuls of Capudine in water for fast relief. The liquid acts quickly by soothing nerves rather than deadening them, without opiates. Available at druggists in 60¢ and 30¢ sizes and a trial size.
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Banner County
Hemphill
Madelon
Philadelphia
Omaha
St. Paul
C. H. Roffey
C. L. Franz
Panhandle ‘Building & Loan Association
Courthouse Records
R. L. Underwood
Buck
Brick Mercantile
W. F. Litle
BE. E. Marcoe
North Cleveland
Morningside
W. R. Beck
South Polk
Edgefield
Y. S. Shepard
W. Jones
J. L. O'Neal
Gamber-Martin
Whippett
M. ©. Parker
Washington
Overland
Grace C. Stenger
Hughes
J. M. O'Brien
Oldsmobile
M. E. Savage
Maryland
Harman-Gault
Oakland
Geo. F. Wynn
City
Dealer
Rev
W. T. Cobl
Frost Motor
Buick
N. N
Sam F. Thomas
Propst Motor
Nash
Vance Huff
Cullum Motor
Dodge
Frank Phelps
Shamrock
McCarty Motor
Studebaker
W. D. Alsobrada
North Buchanan
P. H. Motor Co
Chrysler
J. R. Durrett
Panhandle
Jyexas
Dallas
Liouston
Ft. Worth
J. E. Bledsoe
E. A. Pennington
DU Pont
du Pont Oval
Duco
Bhony
Urs
Amarillo Hardware CO
Polk St
Onoco Amalie
Pennsylvania
Conoco Amalie
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Arkansas
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Missouri
Arontana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Cas
5Th and
Alabama
Kobler Brothers
L, Sonneborn Sons,inc
New York
Malow
Union
America
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis, U.S.A
Amarillo, Tex
Western Wholesale Co
Campbell Ice Cream & Bottling Co
Pickwick
Clovis
Roswell
EL Paso
California
Palo Duro
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