Contracts Awarded on Big Helium Project Flight Mystery Deepens
Reports from sea vessels describe sightings of a bi plane possibly the Marshal Pilsudski. The Aztec and the Amakura logged positions near the Azores as the craft was seen traveling east by north and then turning westward before vanishing northward at high speed.
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Associated Press
Marszalek Pilsudski
Europe
United States
Marshal Pilsudski
Azores
Greenwich
Amakura
Marshal Pilgudski
Makura
Confesses Attempt to Assault Woman Near George West
Harvey Brown a cotton picker confessed to an attempted assault on Mrs. Henry Crawford at a farm 15 miles south of George West Live Oak County. He was transferred to a neighboring county jail after the admission and Mrs Crawford remained unconscious at a Beeville hospital.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Harvey Brown
Henry Crawford
George West
Live Oak County
W. A. Smith
Beeville
Honey Grove
Texas
Society woman who worked dies in New York
New York on August 4 reports the death of Mrs Elizabeth Winthrop Stevens a prominent society figure who championed women working and was among the first New York society women to enter business She died yesterday reflecting a long public stance for female employment and enterprise.
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New York
Elizabeth Winthrop Stevens
New York Society
Associated Press
Waco
Charley Lawson
Waco News-Tribune
Times-Herald
Lawson
Lorena
Nora Ashworth
B . Ashworth
Miss Lawson
Justice of the Peace
J. J. Padgett
Virginia Ashworth
Ashworths
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region Sunday
Weather forecast shows Sunday fair for Amarillo and vicinity with west Texas partly cloudy and New Mexico fair, showers and thunderstorms possible in north central area. Above normal pressure persists over the south Atlantic and north Pacific coast, with rain recently across New Mexico, Texas, Illinois, and Ohio. Temperature changes were slight with highs around the 70s and 80s in recent hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
South Atlantic
North Pacific Coast
Texas
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Forgery Charged In Fordham Will Case
Denver authorities announce forgery and uttering forgery charges against Dr W G Fordham and J M Boutcher along with two other co defendants in a will that allegedly named Fordham as sole heir to a roughly 1 million dollar estate. Hot Springs Ark and Denver are mentioned as locations with further arrests anticipated.
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Associated Press
Denver
W. G. Fordham
J. M. Boutcher
Fordham
Hot Springs
Ark
Boutcher
Dr. Fordham
Price
F. A. Montgomery
Hemphis
Tenn
Half of Hutchinson County Vote Thrown Out by Committee
The Hutchinson County Democratic executive committee in Borger declared about 1 000 Marland and Isom votes invalid for sheriff county judge and county treasurer races. Ownbey leads sheriff race by 106 votes. Hood fights Goodwin in a runoff. Hedgecake wins county office as others fall short. Public reaction awaits court ruling.
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Hutchinson County
Sunday News-Globe
Borger
Marland
Democratic Executive Committee
W. S. Christian
Ed Bunch
Reech
Isom
Joe Ownbey
Claude Smithers
H. M. Hood
W. R. Goodwin
Goodwin
Hood
J. M. Hedgecake, Jr
Sammy Tate Stone
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Hedgecoke
Stone
Alexander
Sheriff Ownbey
Zero Hour of 1928 Presidential Drive Is Near
The belated zero hour of the quadrennial campaign is a week away. Hoover will be notified in California of his Republican nomination next Saturday, and ten days later Smith will be advised in Albany by the Democrats. Campaigns sharpen, focusing on the South as a Democratic stronghold. the West holds potential for Republicans. Hoover’s acceptance speech is in printers’ hands as he vacationed, while Smith’s details remain unsettled though farm relief and prohibition dominate. He rejects the equalization fee plan but supports controlling agricultural surpluses with costs borne by beneficiaries.
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Herbert Hoover
California
Smith
Albany
Hoover
Long Island
Gov. Smith
Minor shifts in Democratic primary official returns
Official returns from Potter county Democrats show only minor changes compared with the prior unofficial tally. Key differences: district attorney Thomerson 38 622 to Flesher 2 439 against 2 538. Clyde Warwick for representative 3 147 vs 3 247. Delegates and alternates for State and Congressional conventions named.
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Daily News
Potter County
Executive Committee
Thomerson
Flesher
Clyde Warwick
Grover Hill
J. M. Simpson
H. G. Hamrick
Darrell Jackson
Jim Oakes
J. R. Gant
E. L. Richardson
Lewis P. Fields
W. J Hill
Harve Avery
W. W. Flenniken
Deaf and Dumb Man Arrested for Gypping the Public
Amarillo police arrested Frank Carter after he solicited funds under the pretense of typhoid illness and a deaf and dumb condition. He claimed no permanent address and had more than 100 names on a petition, with contributions from 25 cents to $1. Carter was held on vagrancy and investigation charges as officers review his record.
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Frank Carter
Amarillo
Potter County
Carter
Austin
Pampa
Borger
Press Burnam
Burnam
Mitchell
Waco Woman Killed in Busy San Antonio Street Corner
In San Antonio on a busy street corner W A McArthur 54 killed Ida Wilson 28 after a quarrel over a dress then killed himself. Miss Pearl Warren says the two had longtime acquaintance but recent discord led to the fatal shooting.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
W. A. McArthur
Ida Wilson
Miss Warren
McArthur
Senator-Elect Vare Slips Into Coma After Relapse
Atlantic City August 4 Senator-Elect William S. Vare of Pennsylvania suffered a sudden relapse and slipped into a coma this afternoon. Personal physician Dr Elwood R Kirby said the prognosis was grave and that the senator might not survive to tomorrow morning.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
William S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Elwood R. Kirby
Three Die in New York Storm
A violent electrical storm lashed New York bathing resorts near Manhattan killing three people. One woman died from a lightning strike, another person was electrocuted on an elevated railway third rail, and a policeman was killed while picking up a live wire.
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Associated Press
New York
Manhattan
Remodel County Jail at Claude
Armstrong county's jail near Claude has new roof and paint, a repaired and painted large dome, and interior repairs. The 35 year old stone building was constructed from native Palo Duro canyon stone south of town.
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Claude
Armstrong County
Palo Duro Canyon
Democratic county conventions split amid disorder in Houston
At the Harris County gathering the Smith regulars and anti Smith faction clashed while amid shouts of liar and insults. Kendall and Reverend Fitzgerald argued as punches were thrown. The regulars eventually controlled the meeting and pledged to back the Democratic ticket. In Dallas Houston and Fort Worth similar clashes occurred with two delegation blocs formed.
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Associated Press
Houston
Smith
Clarence Kendall
A. G. Fitzgerald
Heights
Dallas
Texas
al Smith
Fort Worth
Wichita
Texas oil well Chapman No 3 flows 1000 barrels daily
Texas company reports Chapman No 3 in Gray county began flowing at about 1000 barrels per day from the granite wash with the bit one foot in at 2886 feet. The well in section 51 block 25 H and G N survey offsets major nearby wells and sets a regional initial production record. Concurrent gas flow at Shaw No 1 in Lefors area reached 109 million cubic feet daily, amid efforts to slow the flow. Empire Gas and Fuel Archer No 2 also shows 35 barrels daily after reaching total depth at 3207 feet.
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Texas Company
Chapman
Gray County
G. N
Shamrock Oil Company
Ray and Massey Chapman
Panhandle
Shaw No. 1
Lefors
Empire Gas and Fuel Company
Archer No. 2
Governor appoints W. C. Ramsey Orange district judge
Governor Moody announced the appointment of W. C. Ramsey as district judge at Orange to succeed Judge W. H. Stark who resigned. The announcement came from Austin on August 4.
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Austin
Moody
W. C. Ramsey
Orange
W. H. Stark
Wurzbach Threatens Indictments After Texas Primary Split
Congressman Harry M. Wurzbach pledged to seek grand jury indictments against Republican leaders over alleged irregularities at precinct meetings after a split county convention named two delegate sets. Eight police guarded the meeting as Wurzbach accused Creager adherents of law violations and pledged a district housecleaning if re elected. Hoover supporters and party officials backed their usual tickets.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Harry M. Wurzbach
Wurzbach
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Mark K. Hanse
Creager
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Eugene Nolte
J. C. Griswold
Amarillo Drill Wells Awarded For New Helium Plant
Amarillo wins multiple contracts for a new Texas helium plant to supply gas to the war and navy. James H. Taylor secures buildings, Chicago Bridge and Tron handles gas and water tanks, C G Copper of Mount Vernon Ohio gets compressors, and D G and W D Muney of Amarillo lands the well drilling contract. Completion target is 75 days.
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Washington
Amarillo
Texas
James H. Taylor
Fort Worth
Chicago Bridge and Tron Company
C. & G. Copper Company
Mount Vernon
Ohio
D. G
W. D. Muney
United States Bureau of Mines
War and Navy Departments
Amarillo Oil Company
U. S
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Reverend Fitzgerald
Clyde A. Sweeton
Smith Forces
J. W. Blake
Henry
Sweeton
Calvin
Alvin Moody
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