Telegraph poll taken in Dallas on prohibition referendum
June 22 Carr B Collins of Dallas launched a telegraph poll among the state democratic executive committee to decide whether to rescind the July 23 primary vote order on prohibition. He said the result would be reported to W Huggins of Houston, who indicated no move to rescind action. Funding worries and county costs for the referendum fed the confusion among committees. Collins believed a majority favored rescinding, based on member messages received.
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Dallas
Carr B. Collins
W. ©. Huggins
Houston
Qotlins
Collins
Haye
Huggins
Frank Foster Analyzes Sharkey Victory In Championship Fight
Foster explains why Sharkey won over Max Schmeling last night asserting the decision favored Sharkey for landing more accurate blows. Lang dismisses the bout as weak with two locals claiming they could stage a better clash. Public reaction centers on radio announcer Mr. Cole, praised as superior to Graham MacNantee.
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Frank Foster
Jack Sharkey
Max Sehmeling
Prank
Sharkey
Cole
Thay
Graham MacNantee
Sharkey-Lehmeing
Baxter
Tis
J. H. Blythe Beloves
Jock Dempsey
Weather and odd racing tale blend in quirky notes
Oklahoma forecast calls for generally fair skies and tonight partly cloudy conditions in West Texas with possible showers near Rio Grande and the Panhandle. A bizarre Chicago tale features Paul Bunyan inspired racing chaos as a fly bites and forces a race withdrawal at Washington Park.
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Oklahoma
West Texas
Rio Giarde Viulleuy
Panhandle
Chicago
Paul Bunyan
Racehouse
Paul
Washington Park
Borger Friction Over Clean Town Claim In Local Fight
Borger residents react to Clem Calhoun s bid for office on a Borger prominent platform amid tension after a bank hold up attempt and mixed progress claims. Pampa police exams and editor’s literary quip spark further local debate on unfinished business and public image.
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Borger
Clem Calhoun
LeFors road grading near completion this week
County engineer A H Doucette said grading and drainage on the new LeFors route will finish this week after rain delays. Traffic uses the new road except through an underpass near the end of paving while the 172 foot bridge over That Creek nears completion in about five weeks. LL Loth of Amarillo oversees grading and drainage work. Austin Bridge Company builds the bridge over That Creek.
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LeFors
A. H. Doucebte
Fork Worth and Denver Railway Company
Thatlereek
Pridge
Doucette
LL Loth and Company of
Amarillo Rry
Austin Ridge Coinis
Advertising Schemes Probe In Pampa Area
Pampa business leaders and Sheriff Lon Blansees will investigate by night advertisers soliciting in the territory. Several schemes are suspected fraudulent and largely worthless as warnings go out from many titles and some local merchants report victimization.
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Pampa
Me's Association
Tuid
Lon
Walker Must Pham Reply HR Governor
Governor Roosevelt presents Pham with copies of the main charges as Walker must respond. The action highlights a political dispute over formal replies and document access in a high profile case.
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Walker
Governor Roosevelt Targets New York City Mayor Walker
Governor Roosevelt demands Mayor Walker reply to charges from Samuel Seabury and supplemental accusations from civic groups urging removal. He lists enclosed documents and asks for a formal response, noting a shortage of copies and requesting additional testimony. Finnegan is identified with the New Deal Sparky of Brooklyn.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Walker
New York
Cnty
Samuel Seabury
Legislative Committee
New York City
Greater New York
City of
William J. Schieffelin
New York Committee
James H. Finnegan
Seabury
Finnegan
New Deal Sparky
Brooklyn
Alfalfa Bill Heads to Chicago For Democratic Convention
Governor William H Murray, known as Alfalfa Bill, departed Oklahoma City for the Chicago Democratic National Convention. He plans to push an economic plank advocating a moratorium on foreclosures for homes and farms and criticizes the prohibition debate as a ploy to ease the depression. He did not disclose who would present his nomination on the convention floor.
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Oklahoma City
William H
Murray
Chicago
Akron Boss Relieves Airship Akron Commander Change
Lieutenant Commander Charles Rosendahl is relieved of command of the airship Akron by order of the Navy. Commander Alger H. Diesel, succeeding Rosendahl, takes command of the larger ship while Rosendahl proceeds to sea duty on the U S and Virginia.
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AKRON
Lakehurst
N. J
Charles £. Rosendahl
Navy Department
U. S
Virginia
Alger H. Diesel
Rosendahl
Los Angeles
Scouting Drive in Pampa Shown Strong Support
Scouting will not be abandoned in Pampa as citizens continue to back the drive for funds. General Walker and Colonel Keim urged rapid reports to captains or the chamber of commerce. Breakfast attendees began work promptly, with hope the fundraising pool will be reached in a month and scouts increased from 144 to 1,400 for the year.
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Pampa
Bettey Citizenship Army
C. H. Walker
Walley
Grant Keim
Doughboy Regiment
Chamber of Commerce
George W. Briggs
Walker
Price Family Visit After Tex Highway Wreck
Mr and Mrs B F Price and sons Ben Jr and Robert Dale of Emporia Kansas are visiting Willis Price at 621 North Somerville when their car left the road near Glazier Texas en route to Pampa. Mr Price suffered cuts and facial injuries, was thrown through the windshield, and taken to a Canadian hospital by CH Walker of Pampa who stayed with him as a patient for three days.
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B. PF. Price
Ben, Jr
Robert Dale
Emporia
Kans
Woman dies after clothing burns near Port Worth
June 22 a young woman found ablaze near Lake Worth died in hospital. She gave name Mrs Winnie Matthews, 20. Earlier she bought four quarts of gagplint at a fueling station and asked for matches. Hurl Hodgkins, 20, saw flames from a ditch and helped extinguish them, hearing her mutter I love you.
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Port Worth
Winnier
Matthews
Lake Work
Hurl Hodgkins
Hoover proposes world armament cuts at White House
President Hoover announced at the White House a plan to reduce global armaments by about one third. Secretary Stimson stood with him as he urged rapid adoption of production cuts to prevent further buildup and strengthen security for the nation. Premier Herriot called the plan solitarily unacceptable to France as Geneva disarmament talks continued in Lausanne. Boncour rushed from Paris to review the proposals with Herriot ahead of the Geneva sessions.
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Switzerland
Herriot
France
Hoover
Geneva
Paul Boncour
Paris
Hugh Gibson
Jeneva
I T
Washington
White House
Stimson
Executive Mansion
Court splits on home brew as intoxicating in Walker case
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals divided over whether home brew is an intoxicating liquor for a conviction of possessing intoxicating liquor for sale. The case against Charley Walker of South County was reversed and remanded in a one to one decision.
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GPI
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Charley Walker
Bouth County
S. Lallimore
W. G. Morrow
F. L. Hawking
George E. Christian
Commission of Appeals
Walker
Wding
Mary Wofford Former Teacher Found Dead in Amarillo
Mary Pauline Wofford, 27, a former Plainview teacher at San Francisco? no, Francis School near Amarillo, died from self-administered action. Coroner Landis ruled death by own action. Survived by daughter Johnl, 7, her mother Mrs R W O Keefe of Plainview, and brother Bert Pritchett of Pampa. Wofford taught in Pampa years ago.
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Mary Wofford
Amarillo
Vmh
Mary Pauline Welford
CG. G. Landis
Walford
Plainview
SS Francis School
Johnl
R. W O'Keefe
Flainview
Bert Pritchett
Pampa
News Flashes Across The Nation June 22 1% Market Slump
A jittery New York market shows minor losses with a 24 low, turnover near 700,000 in a week of uneven trading. Ohio Governor George White shows early gains for the Democratic nomination as prohibition repeal pressures rise. Chicago mayor George Tan fends off a pistol attack on a highway, wounding one suspected bandit. In Oklahoma, Kan Bullar faces murder charges after a poisoning claim linked to her husband. At Lake Altus Edgar M Dickson drowns during a fishing trip with companions.
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New York
S. Stout
Ub Wktes
Columbus
O. Lane
George White
Ohio
Chicago
George Tan
Chivago Weights
Arty Oday
Alen
Bis
Road Ready for Hard Surfacing
The strip of road from the bridge at the north fork of Red River to the bridge across McClelland Creek is ready for topping. County Engineer A H Doudatec announced the grade and drainage are complete by AH McLellen construction and H Lott Co McLellen built the road to McLean. Bond sales delaying topping contract. culvert grade work left to let. one bridge flooring remaining to be placed after a fire burned the north fork bridge earlier. materials shipped.
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Wie
Red Tiver
McClelland Creek
A. H.doucette
McLellen Construction Company
H. Lott Co
McLellen Company
Pampa
McLean
Fire causes blaze in truck on Hobart and Ripley streets
A truck fire at the Hobart and Ripley corner last night was extinguished by the fire department with chemicals before any damage. A leaky carburetor likely caused the blaze as the truck carried poultry tidbits unloaded safely. The second incident occurred on Novtral, Cuyler Street, Sunday night with a caught fire but no injuries or losses reported. The year’s total losses are well under 1000 dollars, Chief Clyde Gold urged caution to keep losses light for 1942 and to drop last year penalties. W. B. Collins of White Deer attended to Peredtual alflidy service Tuesday.
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Hobart
Ripley
Cuyler Street
Clyde Gold
Demand for swift repeal of Volstead law in Chicago
Alfred E. Smith demanded unconditional repeal of the 18th Amendment and immediate modification of the Volstead Act. He called the amendment unworkable, urged sale of beverages with low alcohol content to divert bootleg profits to taxes, and tied his stance to past opposition to prohibition. He spoke amid convention activity and political strife around Roosevelt.
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Chicago
UPA
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Prohibition
Stirrmer
Roosevelt
Smith
Radio jab at Mrs. Saulsbury ends with refusal to bite
In Pampa, Raymond Allred tried to poking fun by gloating about Mrs. Florence Saulsbury but she refused to play along. The town buzzes as chatter about a Sharkey LeMay boxing match stirs debate over gate receipts and possible frameup claims by J H Blythe and others. PAMPA DAY touted by Penney store manager H D Keys amid bustling commerce.
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Raymond Allred
Florence Saulsbury
Gladys Robinson
Pampa Day Earns Praise as First Community Event
Merchants and residents praise the first Pampa Day sponsored by the Pampa Daily News. It featured extra entertainment and values and will be repeated next month with broader, varied programs. Business leaders and Phil R. Pond, the newspaper's business manager, commend wide public support and cooperation.
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Pampa Daily News
Philip R. Pond
the News
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