Protests Grow Over Piping Panhandle Gas to Other States
In Borger a man died after a gasoline prank ignited on him as coworkers tried to save him. The incident followed protests from Amarillo about piping Panhandle gas to Denver and Kansas for sale, with hearings contemplated before the Texas railroad commission. Protests cited include the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and the Panhandle Oil and Gas Association.
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Denver
Kansas City
United Preas
Austin
Amarillo
Prairie Company
Empire Company
Kansas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle Oil and Gas Association
East Texas
Louisiana
Texas
Panhandle
Oil and Gas Division
Transit strike threat looms citywide in New York
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company refuses to join talks with the Amalgamated Association while Mayor Walker attempts to mediate a settlement. Frank Hedley of I R T cites insufficient union membership to justify attendance as Walker tries to arrange a Tuesday conference to avert a broader transit shutdown.
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Associated Press
New York
James L. Quackenbush
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Quackenbush
James J. Walker
T. KR. T
Brooklyn and Manhattan Transit Company
Frank B. Hedley
United Press
Greater
Brooklyn
Frank Hedley
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employer of America
Hedley
Walker
Amalgamated
Former Kansas Governor Faces $500,000 Suit
United Press reports Henry J. Allen former Kansas governor and Beacon editor faces a $500,000 lawsuit over articles urging police clean up. Dehner objects to being charged with third degree tactics after a city failure on a boy held for investigation.
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United Press
Wichita
Kans
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Beacon
Dehner
New Orleans Chosen as 1928 Regional Business Women Meet Site
New Orleans was named the 1928 convention site by delegates of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs during the closing session in Oakland California on July 23.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Cal
New Orleans
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Weather outlook for Amarillo and region
Forecast through Sunday shows Amarillo and West Texas partly cloudy, New Mexico unsettled with showers and storms north and east. A Nebraska high shifts southeast, bringing cooler conditions to the southern Plains and lower Mississippi valley with light rain on eastern Rockies slope. Yesterday’s high 85, low 60, precipitation 0.10 inch.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Dakota
Nebraska
Rockies
Oklahoma
Texas
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Amarillo Yester
Government weighs moving Fort Worth helium plant to Panhandle
The News-Globe reports the Bureau of Mines plans to relocate most of the Fort Worth helium extraction plant to the Panhandle near Amarillo. Officials say Panhandle gas offers higher helium content, with plans to contract gas stripping to recover helium and return dry gas to producers for use.
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Fort Worth
Panhandle
Paul 8
Hedrick Oil
News-Globe
Amarillo-Panhandle
Texas
Bureau of Mines
Fort Wroth
Amarillo
Petrolia
Nocona
R. A. Cattell
Ranger Indicted for Assault Near Stinnett
Borger July 23 a special grand jury at Stinnett indicted state ranger Jack De Graftenreid on assault with intent to murder W H Bates Hutchinson county deputy sheriff after an incident last Wednesday. He has not been arrested. A Borger meeting urged Governor Moody to recall rangers and let the city manage its affairs. A 50-signature petition urged recall of rangers who have been in Borger since April 4.
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Associated Press
Borger
Stinnett
Jack de Graftenreid
W. H. Bates
Hutchinson County
de Graftenreid
Asa Ramsey
Federal Reserve Bank At
Kansas City
First National Bank of
Moody
Four Strong Teams Set for Amarillo Baseball Tourney Opener
Amarillo opens its second annual baseball tournament at Metro Park with four teams. Skeet Gibson manages Amarillo Panhandle Laundry facing Texan in the first game at 2 pm. Hollis meets Pampa in the second game with Bob Clark pitching for Pampa. Monday features Austin Drug vs Lone Wolf and Claude vs Midland in two more double headers.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Panhandle
Skeet Gibson
Texan
Hollis
Pampa
Bob Clark
Austin Drug
Lone Wolf
Claude
Midland
Metro Park
Nineteen Bids For Oil Road Work In Potter County
Nineteen bids were submitted to Potter county commissioners for culverts bridges and earthwork on the Amarillo to Four Corners oil field highway. Contracts will be awarded at a special session next Thursday at 2 o clock after review by County Engineer J W Ryder and County Judge Sam Motlow.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Four Corners
Sam Motlow
J. W. Ryder
Jury of View
Commission
Bill Benton
Ku Klux Klan Parade Attacked in Grand Prairie
In Grand Prairie Texas on July 23 Ku Klux Klan members on parade were attacked by spectators. Several people including Klan members were injured as deputies rushed to the scene after reports of a riot with bricks and bottles used.
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Associated Press
Grand Prairie
Texas
Dallas
Here
Ku Klux Klan
Little Hope For Man Who Swallowed Poison
Wilkins Taylor, wealthy Joplin man, cried innocence after being found guilty and sentenced to 26 years for assault. He drank poison in the courtroom yesterday, stumbled through the chamber and claimed state witness Bertha Goon had perjured herself.
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United Press
Joplin
Wilkins Taylor
Taylor
Timber Wolf Kills Two-Year-Old in New Jersey Estate
In Red Bank New Jersey Thomas Holton aged two and a half is dead after an escaped timber wolf attacked him in the yard on the Holton estate. The child was playing with Henry Mazza when the wolf seized him and was shot by the boy's father after being subdued by the maid. The wolf had escaped from the private menagerie on the Holton property and died hours later at a hospital.
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Red Bank
N. J
Thomas Holton
Oliver W. Holton
Holton
Thomas
Henry Mazza
Anna Mazza
Final Hearing on M E College Set for July 23
The final hearing on plans for establishing the Methodist college in Amarillo will be held Thursday. Rev. O P Clark of Vernon, chairman of the conference committee, will meet Amarillo committees Wednesday night to discuss financing. The Thursday session will decide whether to reject or accept the Amarillo propositions.
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Methodist College
Amarillo
O. P. Clark
Vernon
Borger Citizens Seek Rangers Withdrawal Over Business Decline
A Borger mass meeting named Asa Ramsey to head a citizen committee to urge Governor Moody to withdraw the Texas Rangers stationed since April. Businessmen say Ranger presence hurts commerce and expect an early conference result.
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Pace
Birger's Fate for Slaying Now With Jury
Twelve jurors in Benton Illinois deliberated the fate of Charles Birger and two former henchmen Art Newman and Ray Hyland for the December slaying of Joe Adams mayor of West City. Prosecutor Roy Martin urged the death penalty as the jury heard detailed evidence of the gang's reign and Birger's alleged gag rule attempt.
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Associated
Benton
Charles Birger
Art Newman
Ray Hyland
Joe Adams
West City
Charles H. Miller
Roy
Martin
Ilinois
Birger
Franklin County
Harry Thomasson
Adams
Thomasson
Ray Thomasson
Harry
Lindbergh Delayed by New England Fog on Maine Run
Concord New Hampshire July 23 Lindbergh’s flight toward Portland Maine was halted by dense fog forcing a landing in Concord after five hours of wandering in overcast skies. He will resume the trip to Portland tomorrow morning and sheltered the Spirit of St Louis in a roomy Concord hangar.
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Atlantic
New England
Lindberg
Associated Press
Concord
N. H
Atlantic Ocean
Charles A. Lindbergh
Beaton
Portland
Maine
Maine City
Lindbergh
Tor
Organized Reserve
New Hampshire
Boston
Nashua
Petition Seeks New Route for Amarillo Canyon Highway
Officials see a bid to reroute the Amarillo Canyon paved highway along the Santa Fe line amid filings by Randall county landowners. A recent Amarillo meeting revealed outsiders have traveled to Fort Worth and Austin to block the current path, with no decision received yet and the route viewed as unsettled by Randall county watchers.
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Sunday News Globe
ANYON
Amarillo
Canyon
Randall County
Fort Worth
Austin
Two Dead in Portland Building Collapse
In Portland Oregon a remodeling project caused a building in the business district to collapse. The roof and front wall fell abruptly trapping pedestrians as debris covered the sidewalk. Firefighters and police reported at least two fatalities and search efforts continued.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Warnin
Po Uce
Indictment Planned in Kingsway Ship Slaying Case
The federal grand jury will be asked on Monday to indict Earl Battke, a negro cook aboard the four masted schooner Kingsway, for the slaying of his wife off the Gold Coast of Africa and to indict Waldemar Karl Battke, the donkey engine man and alleged lover, for adultery and mutiny on the high seas. George J. Mintzer announced the plan.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Earl Battkce
Kingsway
Gold
Africa
Waldemar Karl Battke
George J. Mintzer
United States
Homes for sale and lots offered in Amarillo classified ads
In every town some buy homes they cannot care for and Amarillo is no exception. Read the News-Globe classified section today to find houses for sale and lots for sale and choose your home or home site. Read the ads daily for bargains and use them for buying or selling. Phone 4752.
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United States
Amarillo
News-Globe
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