I C C Reopens Hearing After Denver Action
The Interstate Commerce Commission reopened parts of the Rock Island Frisco joint line proposal after Burlington, Pampa, and Childress petitions, delaying construction of 108 miles of new line. The case centers on lines from Shamrock to Quanah and connections to Vernon and Weymouth, with two sections under reconsideration and broader plans challenged by competing routes.
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Quanah
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le Fors
Panhandle
Pedestrian Fatally Stabs Hob o After Dime Request
An unidentified hobo was killed in Chicago when a West Madison Street passerby stabbed him twice with an umbrella after the hobo asked for a dime. The assailant fled the scene and the victim died minutes later.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Fair Sunday forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair conditions expected across Amarillo and West Texas with slightly warmer temperatures. The report notes highs near 84 yesterday and a low around 60, with 0.13 inch of precipitation in the 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Shall Texas Be Cut Up Into Five States
A political map proposal by Congressman Garner suggests dividing Texas into five states. The veteran Democratic solon promotes reconfiguring the Lone Star Empire along specified lines.
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Union
John C. Garner
Uvalde
Lone Star Solon
Congress
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Lone Star Empire
Solon
Traffic Sleet Blanket Delays City Roads
A blanket of sleet caused traffic delays across the city with East and West sections reporting slower speeds and surface ice. Ground exposure left wheat fields bare after an eight inch fall, weather warnings noted.
Unprecedented hailstorm strikes Amarillo highway 66
Amarillo endured unusual weather as small hailstones eight inches deep covered Highway 66 in stripes east and west of the city halting traffic for over half an hour. The storm left bare wheat fields and blown signs, with furrowed pavement and icy runoff following a mid afternoon rain deluge.
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Highway 66
San Jacinto
English Field
St. Francis
German Minister to Lisbon Is Killed by Bullet
A German minister to Lisbon, Dr. Von Baligand, was shot and killed by Franz Piechowski, a 39 year old Danzig native with a German passport. Piechowski, who had sought to kill other officials, was arrested after the attack on the envoy during a call on Admiral Gladish aboard the Koenisbuerg. He claimed a persecution complex and said German, American authorities had pursued him. He will be extradited to Germany after alienist examination.
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New York
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Plane crashes kill four with two youths among victims
In Clinton Oklahoma Franklin D. Peters of Oklahoma City and Clinton resident Stanley Haas died when a junior chamber plane crashed near town after a wing-over. The two other fatalities were Lieut. William Lepzig of Little Rock Arkansas and Junior Staff Sergeant Lloyd Hall from Springfield Indiana, killed in a separate Fort Randolph area crash while towing an aerial target.
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Oklahoma City
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Melton elected president of Texas Commercial Executives
M E Melton, manager of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, was chosen president of the Texas Commercial Executives Association at the end of the organization’s twenty fourth annual convention in Plainview on June 7. Other officers named include John Boswell, Wichita Falls, vice president. W A Spencer, Temple, secretary treasurer. and directors J E Bell San Benito, Jack Hott Fort Worth, Monte Owen Sweetwater, O Y Vernon Amarillo, Sidney Kring Corpus Christi, and C B K Debusk Jacksonville. Abernathy of Longview spoke on conventions for small towns and Leopold of Dallas addressed the question box.
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Wichita Falls
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Temple
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San Benito
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Fort Worth
Monte Owen
Sweetwater
O. Y. Vernon
Amarillo
Sidney Kring
Corpus Christi
C. BK. Debusk
Jacksonville
M. D. Abernathy
Longview
Joseph F. Leopold
Southwestern
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Dallas
Cc. C. Williams
Tohoka
Reed assails Cannon naval pact in talk
Sedalia Missouri June 7 Former U S Senator James A Reed delivers a keynote Democratic rally speech denouncing the tariff bill the Anglo American naval treaty prohibition and Bishop Cannon as driven by religious intolerance. Reed aims to rekindle Missouri support and launches a statewide campaign with national radio reach noting Coolidge Hoover maladministration while the political voice opens a bid for 1930 nomination.
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Missouri
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Frank Selders Dies at 69 in Amarillo Home
Frank Selders 69 longtime Amarillo resident died at 828 Florida Street at 2 30 Saturday morning after months of illness. He is survived by his widow three sons and two daughters Edward and Ted Selders Mrs A Lawrence and Mrs Willard Harris of Amarillo and Earl Selders of Clayton New Mexico. The body was in state at Griggs funeral chapel from 10 am to 3 pm this afternoon. Funeral services at 4 pm in the chapel conducted by Rev W P Garvin pastor of San Jacinto Methodist Church. Pallbearers named H C Curt F W Mize Bond Burgess Upton Jones C E King and J Elkins. Burial in Llano Cemetery.
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Llano Cemetery
Prince Carol Returns to Claim Romanian Throne
Prince Carol of Romania, who renounced the throne in 1925, returned by airplane to press his bid for kingship. The parliament set a special session for 11 o'clock tomorrow to swear him in, amid mixed support from parties, the army, and the public. The king, Michael, would become a prince again. Dowager Queen Marie arrived in Munich amid plans to resume her visit, with Carol’s return reshaping dynastic politics.
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Nellie Miller Pioneer of City Passes Away
Nellie B Miller wife of the late Col Will A Miller land and oil man former mayor of Amarillo and community builder died at 4 am yesterday at St Anthony's hospital after frail health since her husband's death in February She was 52 Funeral services 4 pm today from the family residence 2109 Polk St Rev E B Fincher with Bishop F E C Seaman officiating Interment Llano Mausoleum She was born July 21 1877 in Decatur Texas survived by son L R Miller Amarillo daughter Mrs J M Lybrand Canyon her parents Mr and Mrs C B Beard of Fort Worth five brothers and a grandson James William Canyon
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Fort Worth
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Oklahoma
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Cambridge
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Fierro Safe in Port at New York City
Col Roberto Fierro Mexican aviator landed at Curtiss-Wright airport New York City after forced stop near Barrem Island Jamaica Bay due to low visibility. He flew from San Antonio to Montgomery yesterday and plans a non stop flight to Mexico City from Roosevelt Field next week, choosing the shorter leg to Curtiss-Wright because of murky weather.
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Faces charge in death of victim's son second son
A man faces charges in connection with the death of the victim's son, with authorities naming the second son in the investigation. The case details involve the family and the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.
Freed Man in Tears Ends Clovis Murder Case
Vernon Tate, farmer and auctioneer living northwest of Clovis, was found not guilty of the murder of George S. Bohannan. The jury reached their verdict after 11 hours and three ballots, Tate wept as he left with his family. He faces two more charges, including first degree murder in Carl Bohannan’s death and an assault on Lovina Bohannan. The next regular session starts in August. Funeral services were held for J. J. Saunders near Claudell, and cattleman Joseph H. Jett was released on $10,000 bond from Portales jail.
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Pardoned man runs for lieutenant governor
Owens, pardoned Tuesday night by Governor Holloway from a year's sentence for contempt of the Oklahoma supreme court, tonight filed as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Owens now is a state representative from Tulsa county.
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