Randall County and Palo Duro Canyon Historic Note
Randall County formed in 1889 in northwest Texas anchors Palo Duro Canyon which drops 1500 feet to the High Plains. The canyon hosts Goodnight Wagon Trail rock slide from 1876 and ties to Panhandle ranching history, Coronado visits, and Indigenous paths. The Panhandle Plains Historical Society Museum in Canyon preserves relics including Old Blue and Old Charlie.
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Randall County
Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
Great Canyon
High Plains
West Texas
Low Plains
Charles Goodnight
Plains
Armstrong County
Panhandle
Coronado
Quivira
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Panhandle-Plains Historical Society Museum
Old Blue
Colonel Goodnight
Old Charlie
Goodnight Buffalo Herd
Curtis Bishop
Family Study Seeks Schooling Despite Dad Teaching
The Davis family from Lometa includes Mrs. O. L. Davis, son O. L. Jr, and two children John and Josephine, attending summer classes at North Texas State College in Denton while the father, formerly at San Benito and Rock Springs, teaches in Eunice.
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Denton
O. L. Davis
O. L. Jr
John
Josephine Davis
North Texas State College
San Benito
Rock Springs
Eunice
Davises
Lometa
Cattle and Calves Steady in San Antonio and Fort Worth Markets
San Antonio reports cattle and calves mostly steady with gains in some classes. hogs and sheep steady to firm as buyers push for choice lots. Fort Worth auctions show stocker cattle and calves up to 50 cents higher, with good fed steers $28-$30 and slaughter calves $26-$30. hogs steady, sheep mixed with spring lambs strong. Chicago notes similar firm to higher tone across hogs, cattle, and lambs with varied weights and values.
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San Antonio
Ralves
Patna
Rene
Fort Worth
Chicago
Fenta Tower
Flying Farmers to Hear CAA Chief at Meetings
Several hundred Flying Farmers Association of Texas members plan meetings in Nacogdoches and Jasper this weekend to hear Delos Rentzel, civil aeronautics administrator, speak.
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CAA
Dallas
Flying Farmers Association of Texas
Nacogdoches
Jasper
Delos Rentzel
Civil Aeronautics Administrator
Gains Narrow In Bewildered Market On Wall Street
New York July 26 AP The stock market edged higher amid mixed news from presidents to war reports and rumors. Rail and steel rallies lifted prices late day while utilities held steady The Associated Press average rose .2 points to 74.3 led by radio television and auto shares including Zenith Emerson Admiral Philco Chrysler and Stude baker with mixed gains across 60 stocks.
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Associated Press
Emerson Radio
Radio Corp
Zenith
Emerson
Admiral
Philco
Chrysler
Studebaker
General Motors
Union Pacific
Nickel Plate
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
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Piper Aircraft
Todd Shipyards
Babcock & Wilcox
Cities Service
Claude Neon
Electric Bond & Share
Imperial Oil
Kaiser-Prazer
Aluminum Company
American Batam Car “A
Creole Petroleum
Fairchild Engine
Raytheon Mfe
Waltham Watch
Standard
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Tel & Tel
Tch T & SF
Beth Stee Is
Braniff Airwil
Existese
Chrysler Corp Motors
Curtiss W
Freeport
Gen Motors
Brig
Goodrich
Greyhound Corp
Gulf Ot
Houston
Int Harvester
Kan City South
Lockheed Airc
Montgom Ward
National Gypsum
No Am Aviation
Ohio On
Oni
Packard Motor
Ayer Pan Am Airways
Panhe
P&r
Penny Ae
Phillipe Pet
Plymouth
Vadio Corn of Am
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oj
Sacony
Sun
Texas Co
Tex Gulf
Tex Pac
West Tin
Nn Woolworth
Orice Averach
Hieh
Na Tin
Europe
Great Britain
Bishansed
France
Brazil
Grains rise to seasonal highs as soybeans hold firm
Grains posted early gains across corn, rye, wheat and oats but traded lower by the close. Soybeans bucked the trend with a modest 5 cent drop from session highs while lard also fell after early strength.
Cotton futures surge to season highs in brisk New York trading
New York and New Orleans cotton futures surged to season highs in a broad session led by textile mills and export cover. Prices closed up 2 to 3.70 a bale after intraday gains of over 5, with heavy short covering and a late wave of buying supporting the market.
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New York
New Orleans
Commission House
Dry Fields Help Texas Farmers In Rainy Northwest
Northwest Texas received heavy rains that boosted summer grass and grazing for Sudan and Johnson grass. Field work resumed elsewhere as fields dried. more moisture needed in Coastal Bend and southern counties. Cotton and sorghum cultivation delayed. cotton harvest advanced in the lower valley and extreme south as heat and dryness aided maturation.
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Texas
US Department of Agriculture
Sudan
Johnson
el Paso
Shreveport Mayor Fant Wins Reelection Bid
Shreveport mayor Clyde E. Fant secured the Democratic primary nomination by a large margin as unofficial returns from 42 of 51 precincts were reported. He seeks another term after defeating rivals in the July 26 contest.
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Shreveport
Clyde E. Fant
Roberts Names Five To Pick Jury Panel
Judge Jack Roberts of the 126th District Court announced the appointment of five commissioners to select the grand jury panel for the court’s next term opening Monday September 4. The appointees are W. F. McNamara D C Bradford John C Ross Dr Charles P Hardwicke and Theodore Davis. The current grand jury term expires next Saturday with a formal report expected Thursday or Friday.
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Jack Roberts
126Th District Court
W. F. McNamara
D. C. Bradford
John C. Ross
Charles P. Hardwicke
Theodore Davis
Shriners See Record Texas Convention Reservations
Fort Worth officials report advance hotel bookings for the Texas Shriners convention opening August 4 have hit a record level. Delegates from ten temples across Dallas Hella, Austin Ben Hur, Galveston El Mina, El Paso El Ma'da, Fort Worth Moslah, Houston Arabia, San Antonio Alzafar, Waco Karem, Wichita Falls Maskat, and Amarillo Khiva will attend the two day meeting.
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Texas
Dallas Hella
Austin
Ben Hur
Galveston
el Mina
el Paso
el Ma‘da
Moslah
Houston Arabia
San Antonio
Alzafar
Waco Karem
Wichita Falls Maskat
Amarillo Khiva
Three New Bishops Named by Pope
Pope Pius XII appoints Francis P Lepizig as bishop of Baker City Oregon. Leo A Pursley becomes auxiliary bishop for Fort Wayne Indiana after serving at St John the Baptist Fort Wayne and St Marys Eugene. George J Behring named Bishop of Toledo Ohio after serving as titular bishop of Lunda and previous post at St Marys Cincinnati.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Baker City
Oregon
Francis P. Lepizig
Saint Mary's Church
Eugene
Ore
Leo A. Pursley
St. John the Baptist Church
Fort Wayne
Ind
Adrianopoli
Pisidia
Francis Noll
George J. Behring
Toledo
Ohio
Lunda
St. Mary's Church
Cincinnati
Wool Futures Rise Amid Strong Demand on Wool Trade
New York July 26 AP says heavy demand for woolen cloth and strong global inquiry lifted wool tops and futures. Reported sales: wool tops 425000 pounds, wool futures 264000. futures closed 2.0 to 10.0 cents higher with various contract quotes listed. Certificated spot wool tops and bids noted.
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New York
Broad Continental
United States
US 287 Billion In Red as Arms Program Begins
Washington reports a new defense expansion raises federal debt with the deficit forecast to exceed last year’s 3.12 billion. Treasury figures through July 25 show spending outpacing revenue by 338.7 million as the Korean War era program starts to spend, with taxes pending Congressional action.
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Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Treasury
Congress
Fingerprints Solve Identity of Drowned Man
The drowning victim pulled from the Colorado River last Thursday is identified as Fred Tucker, 59. FBI fingerprints in Washington confirmed the name. no relatives found in records. Tucker was born in Georgetown on October 8, 1891, and had worked at a Houston defense plant during the war. investigators seek survivors in Georgetown.
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Colorado
Fred Tucker
Police Department
Federal Bureau of Identification Files
Washington
Ted C. Klaus
FBI
Georgetown
Houston
Klaus
M. M. Lee
London Pastor Named President of Baptists
Dr. F Townley Lord of London England was elected president of the World Alliance of Baptists at its Cleveland gathering. He leads Bloomsbury Baptist Church in London and succeeds Dr C Oscar Johnson of St Louis as head of about 16 million Baptists.
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Cleveland
Ohio
F. Townley
London
England
World Alliance
Bloomsbury Baptist Church
C. Oscar Johnson
St. Louis
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