Army Aviation Squadron to Stop in Amarillo May 12
Twelve observation planes and Fokker transport from Crissy Field will refuel at English Field Tuesday noon on their way to Dayton Ohio for the May field exercises. Major L W McIntosh will command the group. About 249 observation planes and 672 Army aircraft are expected in the exercises across New York Boston and other Atlantic coast cities May 15 to 30.
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Fokker
U. S. Army
Amarillo
Crissy Field
San Francisco
English Field
L. W. McIntosh
Air Corps
Dayton
Ohio
United States
New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Atlantic Seaboard
F. Trubee Davison
Army Air Corps
McIntosh
Tist
J. E
Trinity River Canal Debate Branded as Selfish by Amarillo Letter
A reader defends the Trinity River Canal project against Amarillo News-Globe criticisms. He argues engineers will decide feasibility, cites Congress dependence on engineering reports, and claims widespread railroad lobbying. The author contends the canal would cut transportation costs for Fort Worth, Dallas, Amarillo, and the Panhandle, challenging claims of regional disadvantage.
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U. S. Army
Trinity
Trinity River Canal Association
Congress
Fort Worth
Dallas
West
Texas
Austin
Texas Railroad Comission
Washington
John M. Fouts
Association
House
Senate
Labies
Hennepin Canal
Mississippi
Tilmall
Warrior River
Alabama
Birmingham
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Panama Canal
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Abilene
West Texas
Panhandle
Gulf
Southwest
Letter Will Contested as Unofficial Will in Urbana
A letter written by Jennie Harper of Gifford is challenged as an official will after her death. County authorities question its validity as it does not resemble a formal will and names funeral costs and a daughter as heirs. The report also notes a tobacco cessation claim deemed false by the state agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
J. D. Morse
Gifford
Rennie Harper
Louisa Burk
Jennie Harper
Utopian World Dream Outlined by Hubbard in New Orleans
Henry D. Hubbard, assistant director of the U S Bureau of Standards, spoke in New Orleans about a future shaped by laboratories. He envisioned a world with a machine for every task, no unemployment, fifty story farms in cities, home power plants, automatic traffic control by light, and radical agricultural and material advances.
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New Orleans
Henry D. Hubbard
United States Bureau of Standards
Hubbard
New York City
Jerusalem
Indians Learn to Read and Write at Clinic
More than 236 adult Indians aged 22 to 84 completed a two week Illiteracy Clinic on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning Montana. The event approved by Secretary Wilbur included reading and writing contests an Indian feast and a program of addresses. John Little Blaze 58 won the reading contest.
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Washington
Blackfeet
Browning
Mont
Cora Wilson Stewart
National Advisory Committee
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Interior
Wilbur
John Little Blaze
Woman 60 Wins Writing Test With Own Knife Incident
A 60 year old woman, Mrs. Stew art, took first honors in the writing test claiming there was no chance of cheating. The event featured a special and original class yell to enliven the occasion.
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Stewart
Commission doubts remedy will cure Washington
The Federal Trade Commission on May 9 leans toward the view that a remedy may not fully cure the issues in Washington. The report notes growing skepticism about potential fixes and the commission’s evolving stance on proposed remedies.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Trade Commission
Annual Meeting Notices for South Plains and Santa Fe Railway
Annual meeting of stockholders will be held at the company office in Lubbock Texas on Wednesday June 3 1931 at 10 00 A M followed by the annual meeting of the directors. W S Posey secretary.
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South Plains and Santa Fe Railway Company
Lubbock
Texas
W. S. Posey
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Loy
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Germany
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Houston
Dempsey A. Winn
Certified Public Accountant
Miramar Hotel and Apartments
Santa Monica
California
Miramar
Pacific Palisades
Ocean
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Miramar Beach Club
Herbert C. Groves
Spark Pt Es
Remier
P.m.p.co
Lena
Premier Malt Sales Co
Michigan Ave
KFH
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