Banquet Closing Hearing on Panhandle Bus Lines
Texas railroad commissioners will wrap two day highway bus hearings at the Amarillo hotel with a banquet hosted by West Texas and Eastern New Mexico Bus Owners Association. Officials will later inspect oil fields as Panhandle operators await permanent certificates and future line approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Railroad Commissioners
Safety First Line
Norman
Bauman
Hale
Amarillo
Oil
Texas Bus Lines
Commission
Oil suits broaden land title battle in Panhandle region
Land title disputes widen as suits push to compel the land commissioner to issue leases and strike competing statements. Plaintiffs include William O Keefe and Marie O Keefe with J W Whittenberg and Phillips Petroleum among defendants, backed by Gibson and Gulf Production. A separate Austin suit targets Phillips Petroleum and others, while another suit seeks patent validity under the Veteran Donation Act. The combined actions signal a thorough airing of Panhandle land titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Commissioner
Jessie O'Keefe
J. W. Whittenberg
George Whittenberg
L. F. Whittenberg
Nannie S. Patten
Ester P. Wiley
Ray C. Patten
B. Archer
Grace Archer
Phillips Petroleum Co
Gibson Petroleum Co
Gulf Production Co
Marland Oil Company
McMan Oil Co
William O'Keefe
Mary Whitley Survey
George F. Vandeveer
Austin
Phillips Petroleum Co. Et al
Panhandle
Dempsey Tunney Clash Promises Dramatic Path to Destiny
The columnist weighs whether Dempsey or Tunney will seize the fight with aggression or style. Dempsey’s fury and potential knockout chances contrast with Tunney’s cautious defense and possible bursts. Predictions touch on judges’ favor for aggressiveness, possible ten round decision, and looming ticket chaos in Chicago.
Circus Parking Warning Sparks City Debate
Col Harve Haines of the Board of City Development warns that Ringling Bros followers without ties to the show are charging motorists 25 cents for parking at the fair grounds while police protection is promised but not provided. The Tri-State fair association will open with police protection for 25 cents, he says, and unauthorized parkers profit while motorists are left unprotected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Bros. Circus
Col
Harve Haines
Board of City Development
Tri-State Fair Association
Haines
Amarillo Old Tack Plan for a Bigger Better City
The program lists local reforms including lower utility rates and rents, expanded parks and streets, a municipal pool and golf course, and funds to attract industry. It calls for public access to Bivins lake, viaducts, new throughfares, and elimination of railroad crossings while stressing livability, cheaper gas, and fair treatment for all residents.
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Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Roving correspondent flies to Chi with Gray and Palmer
The narrator and Lieut Robert H Gray piloted a Ryan monoplane to Chicago with Gordon Palmer of Austin Drug Co Amarillo as passenger arriving in time for supper yesterday. They claim it is the longest flight yet by visiting firemen and no mishap occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Gray
Gordon Palmer
Austin Drug Company
Amarillo
Chi
Ringling Circus at Amarillo Fair Grounds Today
The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey combined circus performs today at Tri-State Exposition grounds north of downtown Amarillo. A matinee occurred this afternoon with the final show at 8 PM. Tickets go on sale at City Drug Store at 5 PM. No street parade is planned and the official announcer will relay the Tunney Dempsey result as soon as it ends.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Tex Rickard
Chicano
Amarillo
City Drug Drug Store
Tri-State Exposition Grounds
Tenth Street
Ringling
Pro Boxing Showdown Between Dempsey and Tunney Looms
A Chicago boxing scene gathers for the Dempsey Tunney bout with bets fluctuating as New York gamblers push odds. Dempsey remains the crowd favorite while Tunney is poised to claim the title. Gene Tunney buys ringside seats for seventy five disabled Marine veterans, paying their travel.
Legion Leaders Rally Amid Debates and Honors
The gathering featured heated debate over 45 committee resolutions including naval strength, hospital construction in several states, and greetings to Ambassadors Herrick and Clemenceau. Irene McIntyre Walbridge elected American Legion Auxiliary national president in Paris, with Bissell named chef de chemin de fer of the 40 and 8.
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Herrick
Ambasasdor Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
United States
Chicago
Hot Springs
Louisville
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Fort Snelling
New England
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Legion
France
Georges Clemenceau
The
Wood
Philippines
Associated Press
Paris
Irene MclIntyre Walbridge
Peterboro
New Hampshire
American Legion Auxiliary
Walbridge
Boyce Ficklin, Jr
Washington
Georgia
Alabama
Oscar W. Underwood
J. E. Barcus
Indianapolis
Bessie Stewart Smith
Central Division
Barcus
Ficklin
Kingston
Ontario
William McIntyre
Salvation Army
Atlanta
Robert Walbridge
P. St. George Bissell
New York
Ambitious Flyer's Timed Trip West to East
A roving correspondent notes Gray averaged 101 mph flying for the 1010 mile trip, 87 mph including refueling and meals. Breakfast in Amarillo lunch in Kansas City and dinner in Chicago while the crew stays on schedule. The writer plans to return to Amarillo with a companion, possibly Friday or Saturday, and comments on the trip’s worth despite small-town distractions.
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Gray
Amarillo
Kansas City
Chi
Texan
Toney
Chisum
Stevens Hotel
Soldiers Field
Ring walk odds and outsized seats in Tunney Dempsey preview
A Amarillo correspondent describes traveling to the South Bend arena to watch Tunney vs Dempsey, jokes about postage costs and seat distance, predicts winners of the bout’s vendors over fighters, and notes catching the action via megaphone from a distant five dollar seat.
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New York Central
South Bend
Ind
Tunney
Dempsey
Amarillo
Twin Hills
Mr. George Texas Rickard
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Cushion
Field Glass
Chi
Soldiers’ Field
Auto Theft Trial Opens Here Today
The State vs Barney Hampton and Enid Hampton charged with automobile theft opened in district court. The state dismissed Enid, the younger, and Barney Hampton pleaded guilty asking for a suspended sentence, which the state opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Hampton
Enid Hampton
Enid
Tex Thornton Receives Praise as Top Panhandle Champion
Clarence E. Gilmore of the Texas Railroad Commission lauds Tex Thornton at a Herring Hotel banquet, calling him one of Texas’ outstanding men and stating he has more courage than Tex Rickard, Gene Tunney, and Jack Dempsey combined. Gilmore says Thornton is his kind of champion after noting his pistolexpertise and bold actions during a controversial incident.
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Dempsey
Manassa
Gene Tunney
Gene
Tunney
Greenwich Village
East
Philadelphia
Jack
Paris
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Clarence E. Gilmore
Texas Railroad Commission
Tex Thornton
Mr. Gilmore
Herring Hotel
Panhandle
Texas
Tex Rickard
Fight executives flock to see the big bout
A mix of prominent figures from business, film, and media traveled to attend the boxing match. Alfred P. Sloan Will Hays George M. Cochran Dr Charles Mayo Jesse Livermore Walter P. Chrysler Charles G Dawes James Cofforth Gloria Swanson Gerald Swope Gloria Leeds party from New York arrived by plane. Norma Talmadge Roy and Mrs Schenck Jack Pickford Neil Hamilton Coogan family Ray Long Richard Berlin Al Jolson and Gov A L Rodriguez attended. One Eye Connally failed to appear after earlier gate-crashing attempts.
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Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors
Will Hays
George M. Cochran
Charles Mayo
Jesse Livermore
Walter P. Chrysler
Automobile Fame
Charles G. Dawes
James Cofforth
Gloria Swanson
Gerald Swope
General Electric
Leeds
Cohan
Hays
Miss Swanson
Dempsey
Hollywood
Calif
Norma Talmadge
Nicholas Schenck
Jack Pickford
Neil Hamilton
Coogan
New York
Xenia
Roy Howard
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
Ray Long
Richard Berlin
al Jolson
A. L. Rodriguez
California
United States
Chicago
Connally
Mickey Walker
England
Tunney Dempsey Title Bout Draws World Wide Hype
Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey meet at Soldiers Field for a ten round heavyweight title fight watched by about 150000 fans and millions more nationwide. Betting odds favored Dempsey on a knockout while many experts edged toward Tunney in a toss-up showdown that captivated global sports audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
Chicago
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Soldiers’ Field
Dempsey
Tunney
100 Children to Attend Circus as Civic Club Guests
One hundred needy children were invited by the Kiwanis and Lions clubs to the Ringling Bros circus show this afternoon. Salvation Army workers helped identify deserving children, with Ben Henson and others coordinating. Transport to the circus grounds was provided by local sponsors including Brown Cracker and Candy Co. and Panhandle Lumber Co.
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Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Ringling Boos
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Salvation Army
Ben Henson
Henson
Sam Motlow
Kiwanis Club
E. M. Blackburn
Newt Riggs
The
Lions
Brown Cracker and Candy Company
Clowe and Cowan
Panhandle Lumber Company
Prosperity as a tempting lodger in Edgar A. Guest poem
A poem from 1927 by Edgar A. Guest tells of poverty relieved by wealth personified as a lodger. A poor family welcomes prosperity, dresses their children in gaudy finery and forgets hard work, risking ruin. The wife abandons prudent teachings, the husband urges humility, and the tale warns that wealth can tempt vanity and endanger virtue.
Market reports from Kansas City and St. Louis Livestock
Kansas City and St. Louis livestock markets September 22 show mixed results across hogs cattle calves sheep and cows. Hogs in KC 5500 receipts steady with top 11.40. cattle 5500 receipts demand mixed with high priced long yearlings 15.50 and best western grassers 12.50. calves 1000 mostly steady. Sheep KC 10000 receipts steady with Utah lambs 14.00 natives 12.50-13.50. St Louis hogs 9000 receipts higher with bulk 11.40-11.65. cattle 8000 receipts steady to 26c higher with best dealers 15.75-16.00. western steers 9.50-11.00. cows 6.25-7.50. sheep 2000 receipts higher with lambs 15.25-18.50.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Texas
Utah
St, Louis
Eastly
Louis
Toy
Asevciateu
Rene
Chicago
Chicago market reports and transcontinental air race notes
Chicago hogs and cattle receipts shift prices with stands and declines noted for beef and veal. Separate dispatches detail wheat and grain prices in Chicago cash grain markets. Air race updates report Stinson and Eddie Monoplanes racing toward Spokane with previous sightings near St Paul and Bay City, amid other non-stop flyer news.
Foreign and agricultural market briefs from New York and Chicago
Foreign exchanges steady with Britain at 4.861-16 dollars and France around 3.921-16. Chicago poultry and produce show modest moves with eggs dipping and butter rising. potatoes in Chicago trade steady with Wisconsin, Minnesota and Red River round whites quoted between 1.60 and 2.01 dollars a sack.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Tokyo
Montreal
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
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QIL
Edgren
Speculator
Sharkey
Fulton
Willard
Firpo
Gibson
Atlantic City
Rickard
Old Tack
Cole
Alton
Burris Jenkins
Linwood Boulevard
Kanaag City
Jenkins
Earl Blackman
West
Savage
Thornton
Eyes OF
Edgar A. Cece
Edgar A. Guest
Lacey
United Press
Garden City
N. Y
Stinson
Royal Windsor
Rogers
Startford
Ortaho
Bay City
Michigan
O. K
Duke
Eddie
Stratford
Long Island
Buffalo
St. Paul
Minn
Felts Field
Spokane
Wash
Vernon Bookwalter
Arthur Borne
San Francisco
Eddie Stinson
ST. Paul, Minn
Roosevelt Field
Middle West
Rocky Mountain Territory
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Byrd
Edward Stinson
Duke) Schiller
New Orleans
Chicago Grain Table
EF. Bennett & Co
Jame High Low Close
James EB. Bennett & Co
Owen High
Mare Sane
Eeenee Nan
Builer Brothers
Cerre de Pasco
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Northwestern
Rock
Ares & P
Chile
Chrysler E . Tee
Coca Cola Sa
Colorado Fuel & Tron
Colorado & Southern
Consolidated Cigars
du Pont de Nemours
Haue
Famous Players Wees
Fleischmann Yeast
Great Western
Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
Riley
Nash Motors . Ory
Ohio Oil
Studebaker
Texas Gulf
Texas & Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S
United States Steel + nesses
Willys-Overland
Woolworth
James E. Bennett & Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Steele & Foundry
American Tele. & Telg
Anaconda Copper Associated Dry Goods
Atchison, Topeka & S. F. Veer
Baldwin
Aenenne
Baltimore & Ohio
Seevaa
Barnsdall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
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