Edison not so well in Arthur Brisbane column
In a Globe syndicated column Arthur Brisbane reports that Thomas A Edison has not shown improvement in the past twenty four hours his condition has declined since a week ago. The piece balances Edison news with commentary on Gandhi banker cautions and political talk.
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King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Edison
Senate approves reduced Texas cotton acreage for next year
The Texas Senate passed a bill to limit cotton plantings next year to one fourth of this year’s cultivated land by a 19 to 8 vote with one pair. The House had approved a one third limit, leaving a conference committee likely to reconcile the differences. Approximately 52 percent of the state’s cultivated area was planted.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Senate
Texas
Kidnap Shooting Orgy Leaves Three Dead In Atlanta Texas
J. H. Boyd, a 50 year old filling station operator, survived a gun battle with four abductors to tell how he fought for his life on the Shreveport highway. Hardy Luce Bill Fish Early Sullivan and Bill Sullivan died. two others wounded as Boyd fought with a .38 revolver until all attackers were slain or fled.
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Atlanta
Texas
U.P
J. H. Boyd
Boyd
Hardy Luce
Bill Fish
Early Sullivan
Bill Sullivan
Shreveport
Luce
Fish
Two city men held without bond in Amarillo
R C Moss aged 22 and Ted Daniels 35 were held without bond in Potter County jail after being identified as suspects in a series of robberies including the Green Lantern Cafe hold up. They were arraigned before Justice Minter and ordered held for grand jury amid ongoing investigations by Amarillo and Potter County police.
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R. C. Moss
Ted Daniels
Potter County
Moss
Green Lantern Cafe
West Sixth Avenue
Daniels
Amarillo
J. W. Minter
Oto
Texas
Harris County
Tyler Street
Percy Stone
L. L. McDonald
Grand Jury
Henry 8
Criminal District Court
Bishop
Green Lantern
Judge Bishop
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Partly cloudy with possible local showers tonight and Saturday. Extreme west Texas and Panhandle showery potential with little temperature change. New Mexico unsettled through tonight and Saturday with showers in west and central portions. Today’s highs and lows reach 85 and 69 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Texas House delays action on long ago resolution
Texas House votes 63 to 47 to postpone indefinitely a Senate concurrent resolution that called Governor Huey P. Long of Louisiana a consummate liar. Senate had backed the measure 21 to 7 in cotton this year. Governor Ross Sterling threatens tax rate changes and budget holds.
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Austin
House of the
Texas
Senate
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Zack Mulhall Dies at Ranch Oklahoma Pioneer Passes
Col Zack Mulhall renowned Oklahoma plainsman died at his ranch home in Mulhall at 5:05 this morning. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2:30 PM at the ranch with burial in the family plot. His wife Mrs Mulhall had died months earlier. Lucille Mulhall, his daughter and partner in his wild west show, attends at his bedside with a grandson Billy Mulhall and friends Tom Ralston of Mulhall. Father Van Mens of Guthrie will conduct the services.
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Lucille
Billy Mulhall
Tom Ralston
Mulhall
Father van Mens
Guthrie
The Late Mrs Tut Benefit at Sandies Pep Squad
A brief notice for a benefit event titled The Late Mrs Tut hosted by Black Mask Production at the High School Auditorium on Friday the 18th. Griggs ambulance services listed with contact number 4311 for event support.
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Mrs. Tut
High School
Sandies
Helium Land Purchase Expands gov Helium Block
O S Helium plant officials announce acquisition of 11 833 acres in Cliffside including gas and oil rights and one completed well for 172000 dollars. The deal creates a 52 000 acre block where drilling is restricted to government operations only, boosting gas supply for helium.
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Cliffside
O. S. Helium
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Bivins
C. G. Vestel
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Sarazen Trails Creavy by Three at Wannamssett Semi Final
Gene Sarazen, twice PGA champion, trailed Tom Creavy of Albany by three after the first half of their 36 hole semi final at Wannamoisett. Creavy shot 70 to Sarazen 74 after both halved the 18th at par four. Densmore Shute of Hudson Ohio eliminated Tommy Armour and posted 72 to Billy Burke's 73 in round one.
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Providence
R. 1
Gene Sarazen
Toflay
Tom Creavy
Albany
N. Y
Wannamossett
Creavy
Sarazen
Densmore Shute
Hudson
Ohio
Tommy Armour
Billy Burk
Shute
Burke
Extortion Gang Hounded Victim to Death
Los Angeles District Attorney Baron Fitts described a terror extortion plot in which gangsters pursued Leo P. Bergin former president of the Los Angeles Soap Company until his death after a nervous breakdown. Bergin’s family faced ongoing pressure as three New York gangsters were named as implicated in the scheme and $75,000 was extorted.
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Los Angeles
Cal
U.P
Baron Fitts
Leo P. Bergin
Fitts
New York
Bergin
Sears Roebuck Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Sears, Roebuck and Company declared a regular quarterly dividend of 62 1/2 cents a share, payable November 1 to stockholders of record October 9. Try the Green Frog. 903 W. 10th.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Green Frog
Road Body to Pick Officers for U S 66 Association
Highway boosters from Oldham Potter Carson Gray Donley and Wheeler Counties met in Amarillo for the Texas U S 66 Highway Association annual meeting. They elected officers and discussed aiding member counties to speed Texas transcontinental route paving and assisting other states with National 66 issues. Visitors from Oklahoma City and Amarillo planned a 66 west drive to Vega Oldham County hosted by the Amarillo Chamber highway department.
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Oldham
Potter
Carson
Gray
Donley
Wheeler
Amarillo
Texas
R. A. Singletary
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
W. F. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Singletary
Mr. Davis
Vega
Oldham County
Visitors urge curb on Texas oil production
State railroad commissioners meeting with Gov. Sterling and regional officials urged a state wide limit of 900000 barrels per day as a step toward restricting imports. The oil order for East Texas was drafted and 17 items remained unacted on as executive sessions continued.
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Austin
U.P
East Texas
Ross Sterling
Cicero Murray
Oklahoma City
Wirt Franklin
Ardmore
Okla
Thurman Hill
Kansas
Ed B. Reiser
Tulsa
Texas
U. S
Lamont
Tickets on Sale Tomorrow for Rodeo and Indian Show
Tickets go on sale at City Drug Store No 1 on Saturday September 19 at 9 AM. Rodeo seats range from 50 cents for under 15 bleachers to $1.25 for box seats. Indian Show tickets start at 25 cents bleachers and rise to $1 for box seats. Wilbur C Hawk urges Amarillo residents and visitors to reserve early to avoid lines at the Tri State Fair.
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City Drug Store No. 1
Wilbur C. Hawk
Hawk
Amarillo
Fair Grounds
Wage protest grows at Tri-State fair grounds scene
The fair opens Monday with more exhibits than the first fair. McSpadden Brothers of Tierra Blanca Farms display a Duroc Jersey boar weighing 1125 pounds, said to be the largest of its breed. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce backs county push for a higher highway wage. County officials protest wages as low as 20 cents an hour and the use of out-of-county workers. Directors act for the chamber amid state wage law concerns and race-related labor issues.
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Tri-State Fair
McSpadden Brothers
Tierra Blanca
Canyon
Wilbur Hawk
Amarillo
The
Highway Commission
Ross Sterning
Gene Howe
News-Globe
Howe
East Texas
Potter County
Chamber of Commerce
Grounds at Tri-State fair to close gates weekend
Gates at the Tri-State fair grounds will close Saturday and Sunday with limited access for those conducting official business. An officer will enforce entry limits to manage large crowds ahead of the 1931 fair opening Monday. State exhibits rise to 24, boosted by Panhandle Lumber Company prize support. Cowboys, Indians, and Dodson Carnival preparations fill the grounds as officials predict a record fair.
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Tri-State Fairgrounds
Wilbur C. Hawk
Panhandle Lumber Company
Panhandle
Merchante
Leonard Stroud
Dodson
Wilbur Hawk
Ted Taylor
City to Close Tight Monday for Amarillo Day at Tri-State Fair
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson urges Amarillo residents to close businesses by noon Monday to boost Amarillo Day at the Tri-State Fair. He thanks merchants for cooperation and asks housewives to join, noting gasoline, tire, and auto services should be completed before noon Monday as all business stops and people head to the fairgrounds.
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Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Tri-State
Ess
Fair Grounds
Graf Zeppelin Heads to Pernambuco on South American Run
Graf Zeppelin flew past Cape Formentor Majorca at 10 A M on the way to Brazil on its second nonstop South American cruise in three weeks. The airship carried ten passengers including Harold Knight of New York and James McVittie of Chicago, with 265 pounds of mail and 2000 pounds of provisions.
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Germany
Graf Zeppelin
Cape Formentor
Majorca Island
Mediterranean
Brazil
Graf
Pernambucco
South America
Harold Knight
New York
James McVittie
Chicago
Roosevelt veto threat frames new extraordinary session
Governor Roosevelt served formal notice that he would veto the Republican backed unemployment relief bill and reconvene the legislature in a second extraordinary session to push through his own plan, signaling a clash over relief measures.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Moratorium Bill Debated In Texas House And Senate
In Austin the Texas House delayed a moratorium bill for three hours before a 9 A. M. session on the Greathouse measure offering a three month redemption period on preclosures. A Senate hearing on Rawlings bill backed a similar plan not affecting existing liens, while Farmer proposed a two year moratorium on debts secured by real estate.
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Austin
U.P
Texas House of Representatives
Joseph Greathouse
Fort Worth
House
Frank Rawlings
Senate
Greathouse
Greathouse-Rawlings
Minority Report
Rep. C. A. Farmer
Farmer Plan
Rawlings
Gilchrist denies Panhandle importation of negro labor
Gibb Gilchrist state highway engineer says he knows nothing about importing Negro labor into the Panhandle for highway work. He notes no state import and says any such labor would be from contractors. He adds the 30 cent minimum wage law for highway labor starts August 22 and applies only to new contracts. Governor Sterling asks for investigation and report to him.
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Austin
Gibb Gilchrist
Panhandle
Gilchrist
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Sterling
John Wallace
The
County workers on road project pressed for relief
The group voted to back county commissioners in their fight to remedy conditions. Governor Sterling sent a telegram to Mr Howe noting the matter had been taken up with the state highway commission and hoping for a quick adjustment. It was learned that workers are being paid only $2 a day on the roadwork.
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Wires
Mr. Howe
Sterling
State Highway Commission
Phillips posts general scale for midcontinent crude oil
Tulsa September 18 The Phillips Petroleum Company the sole buyer in the midcontinent posted a new price scale for crude oil ranging from 46 to 70 cents per barrel with an average cut of 30 cents. The reductions affect Oklahoma Kansas Panhandle Texas Gray County and surrounding areas. J B Dewar Bartlesville vice president said the cut aligns Phillips with other buyers and expects prices to rise again, with Phillips among the first to increase.
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Tulsa
Phillips Petroleum Company
Oklahoma
Kansas
Panhandle
Phillips
Texas
Carson
Moore
Hutchinson
Gray County
Dewar
Bartlesville
Postponed Hearing in Houston Slaying Case
The preliminary hearing for Walter Shanks of Dallas charged with murder in the August 31 apartment killing of Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Jones is postponed until Friday September 25. Shanks remains under bond at 2500 dollars.
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Houston
Walter Shanks
Dallas
Chester A. Jones
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