Pretty Girl Flier Ready For Atlantic Attempt In Days
Ruth Elder arrives in New York with the orange monoplane American Girl and declares she will fly the Atlantic in two or three days if weather permits. Captain George Haldeman co pilots as they face stricter Roosevelt Field rules requiring dual motors water landing gear radios and a navigator. Elder says they will go ahead despite recent disasters.
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New York
Ruth Elder
Paris
Miss Elder
George Haldeman
Atlantic
Wheeling
W. Va
Roosevelt Field
J. F. Lannin
Haldeman
Guleke to Lecture at Scottish Rite Reunion in El Paso
James O. Guleke 32 degree Mason and Past Potentate of Khiva Temple will lecture on the Fifth Degree of the Scottish Rite at the forty fourth annual reunion in El Paso on October 30. The FE Paso Bulletin A. and A. I. R. issued the notice. The Tri-State Shrine ceremonial will be held in El Paso November 4 with Guleke active in the arrangements.
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James O. Guleke
Khiva
el Paso
Fe! Paso Bulletin A. & A. I. R
Gulekie
Scout Council in Important Meet Tonight
The Panhandle Boy Scout council will meet at 6 o clock tonight in the Amarillo hotel. Scout executive Tom Nelson says attendance should be full and several important matters will come before the council, including a potential drastic change in the council territory.
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Panhandle
Boy Scout Council
Amarillo
Tom Nelson
Nelson
Old Tack's Program for a Bigger Amarillo
Old Tack outlines a platform for Amarillo featuring lower utility and rental costs, expanded parks and trees, municipal services, and infrastructure projects. He calls for fair news coverage, municipal pool hours, stricter vehicle regulation, new industries, and improvements to livability including sewers viaducts and golf facilities.
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Amarillo
San Jacinto
Tri-State Fair Announces Major Changes for Week
To the people of the Southwest the Tri-State Fair praises Panhandle loyalty and announces a changed program for Thursday Friday and Saturday with auto races on Friday and the first football game of the season Saturday plus Ernie Young's Revue. The note thanks patrons for support and promises the best stock exhibit and government exhibits in the United States.
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Panhandle
Texas
Amarillo
Southwest
Ernie Young
Tri-State
United States
Tristate Fair Exposition
John Gilvin
R. T. Emmett
Kansas City and St. Louis Livestock Markets Report
Hogs 3,000 at Kansas City slow selling top $11.75. cattle 4,500 with beef steers and yearlings steady to 25c higher. stockers and feeders steady. Sheep 14,000 with top lambs $13.66. At East St. Louis hogs 9,000 lower top $12.00. cattle 600, calves 1,000. steers $12.26 to $12.50. heifers to $15.00. cows $6.00 to $7.00. best bulls $6.25. lambs about $12.50 to $12.75.
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Kansas City
Preas
Sept
ST. Louis
Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Chicago Livestock and Produce Prices Across Markets
Hogs 24,000 for Chicago trading slow top $12.10. Cattle at 10,000 strong with yearlings and weighty steers $15.65 and up to $15.50 for bulk. Sheep 2,000 slow. western lambs $15.75, native $12.75. Butter and eggs higher in Chicago produce. Potatoes weak across regions with varied sacked prices. Foreign exchange mixed with major global rates. U S bonds quoted with Liberty issues and treasury notes.
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Chicago
Tha Associated Press
Derden Junior Band Rehearsals Boost Saxophone and More
908 Tyler Phone 1785-3 teaching saxophone clarinet cornet slide trombone drums Hawaiian guitar tenor banjo. Pupils gain advantage from rehearsals with Derden Junior Band Saxophone Band and Derden Concert Band.
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Derden
World fliers abandon plan to finish flight
A United Press report from Tokyo states William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee have ended plans to fly around the world via Midway Islands and Honolulu. The agent for the fliers announced at noon today that the attempt had been abandoned.
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United Press
Tokyo
William 8. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Pacific
Midway Islands
Honolulu
Panhandle Sash and Door Booth Wins First Prize
The Panhandle Sash and Door Company took top honors for the most attractive display in the Merchants and Manufacturers building, winning $25. Victory Wilson booth received honorable mention in second place, while The Globe News display earned third for its comic strip based exhibit.
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Panhandle Sash and Doore Company
Merchants and Manufacturers
Wilson Booth
Globe News
Globe-News
North Plains County Wins Fair Honors
North Plains County led the Tri-State fair with six blue ribbons and multiple seconds and thirds in boys and girls agricultural clubs. Garza County and Hall County also posted top firsts, with Wellington nearby, as grain sorghum and corn classes dominated premiums. Competition was close, late-season growing reduced county participation, and only one entry appeared in both cotton classes.
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Wellington
Collingsworth
Garza County
South Plains
Hall County
Caprock
J. F. Ford
Cotton Prices Fall in New Orleans Market
New Orleans with a Sept. 15 report from New York quoting Agriculture Department officials that if supply outlook materializes cotton prices should decline by 6.50 a bale, causing losses in the New Orleans market today.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
New York
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Haines praises co operation on big Amarillo pageant and fair
Colonel Harve Haines expresses gratitude for the Texas Historical pageant and Tri State fair feature. He credits public support for last nights success and notes plans for a larger community effort, including a city beautification drive, next year.
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Harve H. Haines
Haines
Amarillo
Board of City Development
Fair Grounds
Mexican woman on trial for kidnaping in factional feud
In a midland court, Gertrudis Cervantez, a Mexican woman, faces kidnaping charges as Victori ana, 15, testified of being lured in a marriage scheme then driven to Farwell. She claimed fear and love influenced her consent while the defense plans questions about a forced marriage and home running away. An interpreter aided most testimony and questions sought to link the story to local Mexican quarter tensions.
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Gertrudis S. Cervantez
Victoriana
Cervantez
Farwell
Enrique Barrear
Barrear
FE. H. Gipson
Rotarians Hear Plans For New Industry Here
Amarillo looks good to us, said Harry B. Tellyer president of Bent Concrete Pipe in addressing the Rotary club at the Amarillo Hotel. He outlined plans for a large Amarillo plant. Jep Todd president of Canadian Rotary led a visiting delegation. Senator Jim Brelsford was a guest. New members J H Floyrey J B Patterson and Robert C Pool were introduced.
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Amarillo
Harry B. Tellyer
Bent Concrete Pipe Company
Rotary Club
Telleyer
Jep Todd
Canadian Rotary Club
Jim Brelsford
Eastland Club
J. H. Floyrey
J. B. Patterson
Robert C. Pool
Let Him Who Will Go Dancing Still Or Praising Cook
A poem by Edgar A. Guest notes weariness with social dinners and parties. The speaker looks forward to bedtime and paging through a book as a simple pleasure amid weekly social routines.
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Edgar A. Guest
Dempsey’s training shifts as Tunney bout nears
Edgren notes Dempsey’s struggle to abandon his natural crouch and relentless punch pace. He warns a rigid right lead may fail against Tunney, urging Dempsey to fight as he did against Sharkey, returning to the old speed and power. Tex Rickard denies any signed bout for next year in England.
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Dempsey
Tunney
Philadelphia
Mr. Tunney
New York
Sharkey
Jack
Jerry Luvadis
Jerry
Tex Rickard
England
Rick
Death Watch Continues as Two Suspects Held
Williams and Toontz were moved to the county jail after murder charges were filed. Officers seek more evidence while the suspects deny knowing the victim, even as a fatal .38 revolver link is pursued amid a somber vigil. Mrs. Williams defends her husband despite the case.
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Williams
Borger
Toontz
Amarillo
Smith & Wesson
Texas
Survivor of Thursday Night Remains Contender for Title
A boxing promoter states he has signed both Dempsey and Tunney to fight for him as champion. He adds that the survivor of Thursday night will fight for the title next, and predicts a new challenger will emerge by next year.
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Ard
Dempsey
Tunney
Bell Syndicate
Plains Rail Line to Begin by May First 1928
Washington Sept 15. The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that 95 miles of new track from Cheyenne Oklahoma to Pampa Texas must start by May 1 1928 and finish by June 30 1929. The Clinton and Oklahoma Western and Clinton Oklahoma Texas railroads will share construction from Cheyenne to the Texas line and from Pampa onward. Costs total about 2 420 247 with equipment included. Funding will be provided by Frank Kell who holds controlling interests in both firms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Clinton and Oklahoma Western
Clinton-Oklahoma-Texas
Cheyenne
Oklahoma
Pampa
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas State Line
Wheeler County
Hemphill-Wheeler County
Frank Kell
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