Planes search for Lion Ship after loss of jet film plane
Martin Jensen's Martin plane carrying the Leo film from San Diego to New York vanished two days after departure. San Diego planes scoured the planned route from Jacumba through the San Bernardino range toward Dixieland and the Colorado desert but found no trace. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer company reported Jensen last seen Friday noon and said he had food and water for about three days if forced down.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Martin Jensen
Dole
Fcme
San Diego
New York
Metro- Coldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture Company
Jensen
Jacumba
San Bernardino Mountains
Dixieland
California
Colorado Desert
Arizona
Willard Willard Dempsey Retains Spark Amid Hollywood Reign
A Krakatoa of a boxing memory recounts Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey's clashes from ring introductions to their later clashes with Tunney and Sharkey. The writer notes Willard's physical dominance against Dempsey, contrasts Dempsey's prime fury with later Hollywood era polish, and predicts a difficult match for Dempsey against Tunney. The piece ends with the notion that no heavyweight champion ever fully returns to former dominance.
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Toledo
Jess Willard
Kansas
Dempsey
Willard
Hollywood
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tenney
Philadelphia
Tunney
Firpo
Sharkey
Swat
Tex Rickard
Deny They're Engaged Again In Hollywood Gossip
Hollywood reports swirl over John Gilbert and Greta Garbo being engaged again while both deny any plans to wed. The Tolstoy inspired Love portrays passionate scenes fueling gossip, and public fascination with the pair's off screen romance continues to buzz despite refusals.
Spokane air meet open with clear weather for race day
Weather issues eased allowing the first of three races at the national air meet in Spokane to start. Pilots expect 90 mph averages as planes proceed with stops at Bellefonte Pennsylvania Bryan Ohio and Chicago before overnight stay.
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Cision
Spokane
Bellefonte
Bryan
Ohio
Chicago
United Press
Tamaqua
A. W. Stephenson
Court records indicate little domestic strife
Judge W. E. Gee told Kiwanis that 80 to 85 percent of families are harmonious and lax enforcement stems from legislatures overburdening courts with procedural laws. He blamed public indifference to law enforcement. The club approved taking 100 more needy children to the circus via the Salvation Army this week.
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W. E. Gee
Kiwanis Club
Gee
Salvation Army
Epidemic of Paralysis Closes School District
Infantile paralysis fears prompted the closure of Louisville area school district No. 43 by order of County Health Officer Queal. Students in district 43 attending Louisville schools are suspended until further notice.
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United Press
Louisville
Colo
Lucas Mine
Hear
Queal
Boulder
Averill's Dance Palace Opens Tonight in Amarillo
Averill's new dance palace at 208 Polk Street opens tonight with music by the Powder River Orchestra. Loomis' Victor Recording Orchestra will augment tomorrow and Wednesday nights. Mr Averill has invested several thousand dollars in the venture and invites the public to attend with free dancing from 8 to 9. Averill, a well known singer and entertainer, leads the celebration.
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Averill
Polk Street
Powder River
Loomis
Victor Recording Orchestra
Amarillo
Masonic Officials Schedule Amarillo Meeting Series
Officials of the state grand lodge service and education committee visit Amarillo Tuesday night to meet with Amarillo Masons. The tour includes Dalhart tonight and Jayton Wednesday night as the committee continues statewide outreach.
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Masonic Service and Educational Committee
Grand Lodge
Amarillo
A. F. Klopstein
Dalhart
Jayton
Winter winds and rain sweep Panhandle plains
The Panhandle of Texas saw a first winter wind and rain event with 1.14 inches recorded generally, heavier south, lakes rising to new highs, and cattle driven by the north wind. Temperatures fell from 65 to 42 degrees with overcast skies and a 52 degree morning following. The rain promises moisture for the 1927 wheat crop.
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Panhandle
Texas
Lake Amarillo
Park Development Aims at West Amarillo Recreation
Col Harve Haines of the Board of City Development endorses a permanent park board and outlines city beautification and supervised recreation as key to park development. He hails the summer program as essential for citizenship and notes demand for additional park sites in West Amarillo where many residents live.
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West Amarillo
Harve H. Haines
Board of City Development
Permant Park Board
Colonel Haines
Legion Salutes Unknown Warrior Return of French War Dead
The crowd at the tomb area fills with tears as six day and night processions pass. Gen Pershing and Marshal Foch appear aged but stoic while mutilated French veterans march with flags and salute amid reverent silence on the Champs Elysees.
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Diena
France
John J. Pershing
Marshal Foch
Howard P. Savage
American Legion
Champs Elysees
The Cynic’s View Rejected by Joyful Youth
A reflective verse by Edgar A. Guest from 1927 challenges the cynic’s view of life. It contrasts skepticism about beauty, mercy, and vows with the persistence of youth joy and resilience. The poem notes hardship and deceit yet affirms that life’s beauty endures despite cynicism.
Kansas City Livestock Markets and Grain Prices
Severe market report from Kansas City and St Louis lists hogs, cattle, and sheep pricing, with top hogs at 11.75 and cattle ranging across fed grassers and stockers. Additional notes cover Fort Worth and Chicago grain and potato prices, with assorted poultry figures and regional variations.
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Kansas City Livestock i
The
Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
Fort Worth
Foreign Exchange Rates and U.S. Bond Prices
The New York market shows steady foreign exchanges with Britain at £4.363-16 and France at 8.9275 in demand quotes. U.S. bonds are listed with Liberty 32s at 101.20, First 44s at 103.94, Second 44s at 100.17, Third 41/4s at 101.10, Treasury 4% at 113.29, as of Sept 19.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
France
Tokyo
Montreal
United States Bonds
Liberty
Treasury
New Orleans
Tin
American Legion Opens 9th Convention in Paris
President Doumergue presides at Trocadero as Gen. Pershing lauds the Legion called The Soul of the AEF. Notable guests Foch Doumergue and Coolidge letter read by James F. tratton. A disruptive protest by a communist badge thief is quelled amid 30 000 attendees and crowds outside.
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A. L. Bradford
United Press
American Legion
Trocadero
Paris
Doumergue
France
Legion
John J. Pershing
Marshal Foch
Pershing
Vive Sacco-Vanzetti
Coolidge
James F. Tratton
Legion Returns
United States
Wall Street opens week with heavy selling and rally
New York September 19. The Wall Street Journal financial Review notes heavy selling of principal speculative issues at the start of the week. Confidence of bulls suffered after sharp declines last Saturday, with large fund offers and money tight after a $30,262,640 deficit in Saturday's clearing house statement. Despite pressure, adequate support emerged and the general list recovered in the afternoon.
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NEW York Stock Review
United Press
Shrimuu
New York
Wall Street Journal
Financial Review
Stock Exchange
Old Tack's Program for a Bigger Better Amarillo
Amarillo voters hear Old Tack's plan for a bigger better city with lower rates, cleaner streets, more parks, a municipal pool, golf course, lake access, traffic improvements, and stronger efforts to attract industry. aims include lower gas and electric costs, revised police and fire vehicle rules, and public works like storm sewers and viaducts.
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Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Police Move Into New City Hall Station
Police officials describe Monday as the quietest for months with only minor traffic violations two gambling cases and several domestic matters. Police used the lull to relocate to the new station in the completed city hall unit.
Dial Ranch Case Seeks Set Aside Agreed Judgment
Mrs Dial files suit to set aside an agreed judgment paying 212 500 to two minor children. Case moved from Hutchinson county to federal court then refiled in district court. Property valued at several million with a wide array of owners and defendants including Panhandle Refining Gulf Production and Phillips Petroleum among others.
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N. W. Martin
J. J. Perkins
W. B. Hamilton
Wichita Falls
G. E. Martin
Denver
Dallas
W. D. Cline
Panhandle Refining Co
G. R. Pate
Gulf Production Co
Golder
President repudiates Germany’s war guilt stance amid veterans in Paris
The German Reich denies guilt for the war as President voices the repudiation before a rally. General Ludendorff is honored at the gathering, while 20 000 American veterans’ presence in Europe colors the moment. The move coincides with revived Franco American arms cooperation.
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Germany
Ludeworff
Legion
von Hindenburg
Paris
Reich
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