Air mail lines to link Chicago and New Orleans in new routes
The Postmaster General announces four new air mail corridors connecting Chicago with Detroit Cleveland Detroit, and Chicago with New Orleans through St. Louis Memphis and Jackson or Vicksburg. The plan aims to establish commercial flying as the nation’s air supremacy.
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Yrthile
New
Post Office
R. New
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Cheyenne
Denver
New Orleans
St. Louis
Memphis
Jackson
Vicksburg
Mr New
Three Killed as Auto Truck Collision Shocks Auburndale
In Battle Creek Michigan on September 19 a light auto truck collided with an interurban car at a grade crossing of the Michigan Electric Railway in Auburndale. Three of six passengers died and the remaining three were seriously injured.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Michigan Electric Railway
Auburndale
Here
Amarillo Weather Outlook and Past Temperatures
Sunday showers and cooler conditions favored Amarillo with a forecast of partial cloudiness across West Texas. Yesterday’s high and low reached 87 and 67 degrees, while the same date last year saw 46 and 49 degrees. The Panhandle’s Meeting Place at American Warehouse Co. remains a storage hub amid the notes.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Gates Of Bit Fair Opens Saturday At 9 A M
The Tri State exposition plans two big fair days with bands, circuses, races, vaudeville, and fireworks. Saturday features a 12:30 pm Bulldogs vs Buffaloes game and 2 pm Lingling Bros circus, plus auto and motorcycle races at 4 and a 7 pm band concert with fireworks to close. Sunday offers morning concerts and a massed 400 musician band at 2 pm, followed by another fireworks show.
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A. N. Olver
Clarendon College Bulldogs
West Texas State Teachers College Buffaloes
Ringling Bros. Circus
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Croft
Clovis
New Meico
Vernon Municipal
Plainview Chamber of Commerce
Paducah
Perryton
Brownfield
Lubbock High School
Ralls
Clarendon Municipal
Spearman Municipal
Wilcox Withdraws From Wisconsin G O P Race
Roy P Wilcox withdraws as a senatorial candidate in Wisconsin citing desertion by state and national GOP leaders while naming five contenders including LaFollette and Work in a bid to restore Wisconsin to regular Republican status.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Roy P. Wilcox
Robert M. LaFollette
John M. Work
Edward F. Dithmar
Wilith George Bruce
George Bauman
Mob Storms Jail In North Carolina Lynching Attempt
In Asheville on September 19 a 2000 strong mob stormed the county jail to lynch Albert Mansell, a Black man held for alleged assault. Police anticipated trouble and removed Mansell from the city, prompting a jail search that confirmed he had disappeared.
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United Press
Ashville
N. C
Albert Mansell
Amarillo Storm Glass Fronts Blown In
A severe storm hit Amarillo with heavy rain and high winds last night, flooding streets and disabling over forty telephones. Plate glass fronts at Orla Allen's clothing store and Cullum Motor Company were blown in, a manhole cover damaged a Dodge sedan, and traffic was disrupted for more than an hour. surrounding towns Canyon Claude and Washburn reported heavy rains.
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Amarillo
Canyon
Claude
Washburn
Orla Allen
Cullum Motor Company
Cullum
Jerry Crean
Thorugh
Druggists to Gather for West Texas Meeting
The Panhandle and West Texas retail druggists association holds its winter meeting in Amarillo on September 22 and 23. Nationally prominent speakers attend sessions, with luncheons at the Amarillo hotel and a banquet hosted by local businessmen. Toastmaster Dr. R P Parcells leads the program alongside speakers Floyd Mincy Walter Adams and others.
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Panhandle
West Texas
Amarillo
R. P. Parcells
Floyd Mincy
Rochester
N. Y
Walter BD. Adams
Forney
W. G. Jennings
Chester A. Duncan
Baylor University
Walter H. Cousins
Dallas
Will Duke
Charley Austin
Bill Collins
Ten Commandments Delivers Historic Screen Message in Amarillo
The Globe urges Amarillo audiences to see The Ten Commandments, praising it as the greatest motion picture and a moral, enriching epic. Ministers hail its Bible story fusion with modern life, while critics note the film’s record attendance and industry impact.
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Amarillo
Globe
United States
Fair Theater
New York
Pharaoh
Fire Sweeps South Side Business District in Kansas City
A fire of undetermined origin rages in Kansas City's South Side business district. Damage is not yet estimated as many autos burn, several buildings are partially destroyed, and an entire block of business houses plus a large warehouse are in danger.
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Kansas City
Fair Theater Opens Today for The Ten Commandments
Ross Rogers, manager of D. F. and R. enterprises in Amarillo, announced last night that The Fair theater will be open today to show The Ten Commandments. The notice appears on page five of this morning's Globe.
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Ross Rogers
D. F. & R. Enterprises
Amarillo
Fair Theater
Three Negroes Spirited Away From Marshall Mob
Armed officers today moved three black men out of danger for a second time in Marshall Texas after a mob attacked W. D. Tiller and his son. The men were moved from Carthage jail to a new hiding place as thirteen mob members were jailed overnight and released after the transfer.
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United Press
Marshall
Tex
Carthage
W. D. Tiller
Negroes Admit Part in Fatal Hold-up in K. C.
Kansas City officers say two black men known as Sunny Thomas and Alvin Brown confessed to robbing E. G. Shrake a 40 year old motor car salesman whose body was found under a city viaduct. Each man blames the other for forcing Shrake to jump from the bridge and die from injuries shortly after.
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United Press
Kansas City
E. G. Shrake
Sunny” Thomas
Alvin Brown
Shrake
Meeting of Governors on Flood Control T
Oklahoma City set to host a meeting of governors from Oklahoma Arkansas Texas New Mexico and possibly Colorado to discuss flood control and regional irrigation plans. A Blake suggested outline envisions damming rivers in New Mexico and Texas to impound floodwaters for irrigation in affected arid areas.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
E. E B. Blake
State Irrigation and Reclamation Commission
Trapp
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Blake
No agreement on Amarillo health unit plan
City and county officials failed to agree on establishing a full time health unit in Amarillo in cooperation with the Rockefeller Foundation. The plan would cost about 17 000 to 18 500 dollars with 4 000 from Rockefeller and shared state city and county contributions. a health officer and staff would be hired.
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Amarillo
Rockfeller Foundation
Cmmissioners Court
Discu
Rockefeller Foundation
Economy drive trims federal costs in yearly report
The administration's economy program expanded in the fiscal year ending June 30, yielding a surplus of 260,505,533. Revenues reached 3,780,148,684.42 while expenditures totaled 3,529,643,446.06. Debt reduction exceeded legal requirements by 268,? million, with interdepartmental forms standardization and a purchase coordinator improving efficiency and saving millions. Liquidation of government property netted 17,485,490.
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United Presny Washington
Coolidge
Treasury Department
Race Driver Killed at Illinois State Fair Opener
Springfield Sept 19 Death marred the Illinois State fair opening as Roy Humphrey 41 of Towanda died at St John s hospital from a fractured skull after a five car pile up in the opening auto race. Fellow drivers Paul Clawsy Bennie Shoaff Homer Ormsby and Dutch Bauman were rushed to hospital with Bauman listed in critical condition.
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United Press
Springfield
Ill
Roy Humphrey
Towa
St. John's Hospital
Humphrey
Paul Clawsy
Chicago
Bennie Shoaff
Homer Ormsby
Indianapolis
Bauman
Clawsy
Shoaff
St. John’s Hospital
Air Services of U S On Eve of Searching Probe
Washington Sept 19 The United States air services face formal inquiries testing past policies as Col William Mitchell’s charges echo. The aircraft board will convene Monday morning in a House committee room while the navy probe into the Shenandoah disaster opens at Lakehurst New Jersey.
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United Press
Washington
United States
William Mitchell
Ten Commandments film at Fair theater praised for reverence
The Ten Commandments, Cecil B De Mille’s Paramount epic, is booked at the Fair theater this week. The moral drama follows Moses, Pharaoh, the Red Sea escape, and the Golden Calf while portraying domestic trials and a man who seeks to have his own way. The production is described as spectacular, wholesome, and edifying with strong religious and ethical themes.
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Cecil de Mille
Egypt
Pharaoh
Pharoah
Moses
Red Sea
Dan
Mexico
John
Tornado Hits Minneapolis Homeless Families After Debris
A tornado struck an outlying residential area in Minneapolis leaving five families homeless as dwellings were demolished. Six people including two Chanute Field pilots required first aid for cuts and bruises from the wreckage. A heavy rainstorm worsened conditions for survivors.
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Minneapolis
United Press
Army
Chanute Field
Illinois
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