Market summaries from Kansas City and Chicago livestock
Across major markets on Sept 21, cattle numbers in Kansas City and St Louis show steady to lower trends with top hog and steer quotes outlined. Chicago trades feature easier hog values, steady cattle, and mixed grain and grain prices alongside currency and commodity notes.
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Kansas City
Nedum
ST. Louis
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Stockers & CO
Ponzi Seeks Habeas Writ in Austin Courts
In Austin courts Charles Ponzi filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus appealing a Harris County district court ruling. He aims to return to Massachusetts to serve a seven to nine year sentence for conviction as a commercial thief.
Two U. S. fliers escape as plane crashes in Surrey
Two American officers attached to the Kenley Airdome for instruction survived a crash near Caterham in Surrey, England, as their plane burst into flames. The men were Liet. Com. Robert A Burg, naval aviation assistant at the American embassy in London, and Maj. Clarence L. Tinker, military aviation assistant.
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Caterham
Surrey
Eng
Kenley Airdome
Robert A Burg
London
Clarence L. Tinker
Miami in ruins after hurricane wrecks flood city life
The Miami area reels from a hurricane disaster as Red Cross workers hurry to aid victims. Water outages stretch for 48 hours while thousands line up for medicines bread and fuel. Miami Beach and nearby towns show extensive damage with ships ashore and rubble along the waterfront. Hollywood reports the most pitiful scenes of homelessness and distress.
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Red Cross
Miami
Miami Beach
Biscayne Bay
Royal Palm Park
Royal Palms
Hollywood
Four Thousand Homeless After West Indies Hurricane Hits Turks Island
Associated Press reports four thousand people homeless on Turks and Caicos Islands after a hurricane swept from the West Indies across Florida. Temporary relief headquarters opened in city hall and the Hollywood hotel, nearly the only building spared. Long lines formed at Red Cross relief units for scant supplies as rescuers searched wreckage for missing relatives.
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Associated Press
Grand “Turk
Turk’s Island
Bahama
Turk’s and
Caicos Islands
West Indies
Florida
Hollywood
Red Cross
Storm toll climbs from Florida hurricane wreckage
AP report places death toll at 375 with 4000 plus injured and 50 million dollars in damage. Pensacola and Mobile cut off as the storm tracked inland toward Alabama Mississippi. Relief efforts surge by air and rail while everglades settlements face devastation.
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Associated Press
Florida East Coast
Pensacola
Mobile
Sebring
Tampa
Rockport
Everglades
Florida Airways
Miami
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Strondellelabama
The
Register
Birmingham
Tempe
Ever Clades
Sanitary system wrecked by storm. inspectors fear epidemic risk
A storm damaged the sanitary system leaving a large quantity of drugs and disinfectants unsecured. Police and inspectors report many workers were on night shifts and attended by officials as they assess public health risks amid the chaos.
Panhandle praised for raising ducks and geese by fair exhibitor
Irl Hudson, showing fowls at the Tri-State exposition, says the Panhandle offers great possibilities for ducks and geese. He notes cool summers, abundant water from lakes and creeks, and cites prize birds from Madison Square Garden, Omaha, and Chicago. Hudson, now near Amarillo after moving from Ardmore, Oklahoma, displays White Emdens and Indian Runner, Buffs, and Blue Swedish ducks.
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Panhandle
Irl Hudson
Hudson
Bandits Foil Law With Tacks Flee With $500000
Five men robbed the First National Bank at Columbus Wisconsin scattering nails on the road to hinder pursuit. They escaped in an old touring car with cash and securities totaling over $500000. Bank staff and patrons were restrained as three robbers, in overalls, entered the bank and seized cash and papers before fleeing. Authorities and posses hunted them across southern Wisconsin counties as tires were punctured by the nails.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Wis
First National Bank
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Bankers Association Protective Department
Woman Dies In Car Crash Near Sherman
Mrs. C Gillespie, 35, of Whitewright, dies en route to Sherman hospital after an automobile accident ten miles south of Whitewright. Her husband and Mrs. H Thompson were with her. others suffered minor injuries. Car overturned while avoiding a collision and no passing car was involved. Injured need tetanus serum. Fort Lauderdale toll reaches thirteen with 7,000 in bread lines. Six hundred injured fill three structures left intact by debris. twenty are not expected to live. Rescue efforts resume as floodwaters recede. War news and devastation updates flood the day’s reporting.
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Associated Press
Whitewright
Ac. Gillespie
Sherman Hospital
Here
H. L. Thompson
Fort Lauderdale
Bury Rcane
New River
Saber
Fort Lauderdar
Belgium
Gelie
Sertiene
Coventry
Dempsey-Kearns feud deepens with theft claim
In Atlantic City, Jack Dempsey filed an affidavit in chancery court accusing Jack Kearns of stealing more than 500000 and citing Kearns as an ex convict. Dempsey said he learned of Kearns dishonesty around August 1925 and explained a break with Kearns over embezzled funds. Dempsey also said Tex Rickard advanced him 50000 for the Tunney fight, treated as a loan with Rickard holding the note.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Jack Dempsey
Chancery Court
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Dempsey
Washington
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Rickard
Storm Abates Along Gulf Coast Near Pensacola
Storm slackens after battering the Gulf coast with winds near 100 mph at Pensacola and 90 mph at Mobile. No loss of life reported in Mobile though fishermen on Mobile Bay were feared at risk. Warnings of unroofed homes and uprooted trees from Mobile and Richton Mississippi accompany reports of cotton destruction. Many Mississippians flee toward New Orleans as barometer sinks to 29.50.
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Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Mobile
Montgomery
Mobile Bay
Richton
Mississippi
New Orleans
No Indication of Storm at Galveston
Galveston reports show no unsettled weather. A 10 oclock barometer read 2044 and held steady for 26 hours. Tide ran LT feet, the gulf remained calm and southeasterly winds eased. Forecast warned of light winds and cooler air, with no storm indications.
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Galveston
United States Weather Bureau
City fireman near death in Santone blaze
Associated Press dispatch from San Antonio reports a plant fire causing $100,000 in damage. Fireman Steve Donsue of fire truck 3 station 7 was critically injured after being run over by box cars, losing both legs. a dozen other firefighters were bruised and burned as flames raged for about ninety minutes before containment.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
San Antonio Ol Works
Steve Donsue
Amarillo Day at Tri-State Fair Opens with Crowds and Festivities
A large crowd greeted the Tri-State Fair as vaudeville acts and race events opened a big day of entertainment. No free passes. officials and Panhandle delegates arrived to enjoy dairy cattle displays, horse racing, and a special Amarillo day with half-day off for city employees.
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Panhandle
Texhoma
Mobeetie
Goodnight
Silverton
Lubbock
Glen Rio
Amherst
Kress
Friona
Realtors
Elks
Lumber
Howard Ferguson
Fair Board
Malcolm Shelton
Amarillo
H. Amacker
Plane crash halts epic non stop flight attempt
The plane, carrying 2300 gallons of gasoline and weighing over 28 000 pounds, crashed after a wheel buckle caused the extra landing gear to fail. Thick smoke rose as pilots leaped free and rescuers faced a stubborn gasoline fire. witnesses described panic and heroism as officials blamed no one and eyed another attempt.
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France
Foncek
Westbury
Carl F. Schory
National Aeronautical Association
Clavier
Paris
Birovsky Aerial Engineering Corporation
Nat Dance Palace to be enlarged in San Jacinto
The Nat Dance Palace in San Jacinto will be enlarged due to increased patronage. John Tucker announces plans to draw up a new layout to accommodate growing crowds. A Saturday night crowd overflow prompted the decision as attendees pressed for more space.
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San Jacinto
John Tucker Hut
Forty voices from Amarillo readers share thoughts
Half Minute Interviews capture locals across Amarillo commenting on city life. Opinions range from parking woes and traffic lights to new hotels and economic growth, with mentions of Florida ties, migratory birds, oil development, and a hard winter forecast. Notables include H D Rockwell Dan Keys Dick Volger and J W Leporin.
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Dick Volger
Amarillo
Capitol Hotel to Be Finished by January
The five story 160 room Capitol hotel at Fourth and Pierce streets will be completed by January 1. Brennan Company of Dallas is general contractor and excavation should finish this week. The concrete and steel fire proof hotel will be run by C. G. Mayer with Ed R. Mayer owning the project and E F Rittenberry as architect.
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Capitol
Fourth and
Pierce Streets
Brennan Company
Dallas
General Contractors
Ed R. Mayer
Mr. Mayer
Fourth
Pierce
C. G. Mayer
F. R. Mayer
E. F. Rittenberry
Gas Meter Installations Show City Growth
Amarillo growth continues as the Amarillo Gas Company reports 6656 meters in use today, up from 6164 on August 1, a net gain of 492 in fifty days. Average meters installed exceed eleven daily, with an additional claim of twenty per day this week. The company served 6164 domestic customers in August with an average bill of 2.17 dollars.
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Amarillo
Warry Brown
Mr. Brown
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