Highway bond issue engrossed by Texas Senate vote
The Texas Senate approved engrossment of a 22 million dollar highway bond measure by a 19 to 10 vote after debates and filibusters. Senator Martin led an opposition move while Poage proposed altering the funding method to use gasoline taxes for road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Hillsboro
Austin
Senate
Beck
de Kille
Berkeley
Alpine
Cousins
Beaumont
Gainer
Bryant
Greer
Athens
Holbrook
Galveston
Loyd Sherman
Moore
Greenville
Miss Neal
Carthage
Neal
Wichita Falls
Benavides
Patton
Dallas
Russell
Schulenberg
Stevenson Victoria
Woodul
Houston
Woodward
Colerpin
Cunningham
Abilene
Harden
Stephenville
Hopkins
Gonzales
Hornsby
Parrish
Lubbock
Rawlings
Fort Worth
Small
Wellington
Woodruff
Decatur
Pollard
DeBerry
Poage
Waco
City’s Wonder Boy Can Eat Anything
Amarillo’s Hiko Washington Lee an eighteen year old Negro draws crowds as the South Sea wonder boy who allegedly eats anything from newspapers to pool balls. He claims he can drink ten gallons of water in eighty minutes without gaining weight and proved his boast by drinking a gallon in three minutes after a wager.
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Amarillo
Hiko
Tack
Washington Lee
Fred Browers
Riveter Dies After Fall From River Bridge
A. D. Heisey, riveter, fell about 85 feet from improvised decking on the Santa Fe bridge over the Canadian River, 19 miles north of Amarillo. He died moments after, unconscious with all bones broken, while en route to Amarillo in a worker’s car. The accident occurred just before 10 o’clock as he finished decking and carried a sack of coal. witnesses reported a loose plank tilting at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Canadian River
Amarillo
A. D. Heisey
Heisey
Carson Dairy Show Opens Wednesday in Panhandle
Panhandle dairy event begins Wednesday April 1 and runs three days with judging by Amarillo dairy specialist R. R. Walker. Heavy Guernsey entries expected as the county promotes cups medals and ribbons. The winning herd will be shipped to Plainview for the Texas Panhandle Plains Dairy Show the week of April 6. Panhandle Chamber of Commerce will sponsor transport for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Carson County
R. R. Walker
Amarillo
Southwest
Plainview
Panandle Chamber of Commerce
Carter
Managua Earthquake and Fire Wreck Capital City
A Managua quake and ensuing fire killed about a thousand people and left many Americans unaccounted for as the city burned its business district. The American and British legations were destroyed, with injuries running into the thousands.
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Richard Frizzell
Associated Press
Managua
Nic
Two Men and a Woman Sentenced for Amarillo Holdup
George Fox Richard Smith and Nona Fox were convicted for the March 31 robbery of ex sailor James McVeigh in Amarillo. Fox and Smith receive 26 years each in prison while Nona Fox gets 20 years. The jury delivered separate verdicts within hours after trial began, ending a fast two day proceeding.
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George Fox
Richard Smith
Nona Fox
James McVeigh
Amarillo
Criminal District Court
Fox and Smith
Potter County
Fox
McVeigh
Star State
Frederick H. Heiskell Dies At Home In Little Rock
Frederick H. Heiskell, managing editor of the Arkansas Gazette, died suddenly at his Little Rock home at 9:30 p.m. of a heart attack, authorities said.
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Little Rock
Ark
Frederick H. Heiskell
The
Arkansas Gazette
Man Who Spurned Life of Titled Personage Dies in Shamrock Home
Ormsley Augustus Wellington a direct descendant of the Duke of Wellington dies at 17 in Shamrock Texas. He preferred American citizenship and poverty to Irish estate life and requested burial in Whitewright country cemetery. His death ends a life spent hiding noble lineage while living with sister J R Morgen.
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Shamrock
Ormsley Augustus Wellington
Nenagh
Tipperary
Ireland
Duke of Wellington
Whitewright
Texas
J. R. Morgen
Vicksburg
Mississippi
J. W. Wellington
Ormsley
Castle of Wellington
Confederacy
United States
James W. Wellington
Amarillo
Ormsley Wellington
Murder charge filed in Lynn death of Dr C E Collins
Jack Mitchell 21 of Lynn County was charged with murder after a shooting Monday night in Tohoka that killed Dr C E Collins, a local physician. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday morning. Sheriff Parker said tension flared after an attempted peace, with Mitchell arming from his car and Sheriff Parker wrestling a shotgun away.
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O'Donnell
Texas
Jack Mitchell
Lynn County
Tohoka
C. E. Collins
Mitchell
B. L. Parker
Parker
Young Mitchell
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Weather outlook for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Wednesday fair conditions with warmer temperatures in West Texas, except southwest portions. New Mexico also fair and warmer in extreme east areas. Temperature readings noted yesterday include highs near 60s and lows around 18 to 26 degrees in local zones.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo Facts: Real estate values and demographics
The Amarillo data show January assessed real estate and personal property values, a 1930 tax levy split among general fund and sinking fund, and demographic breakdowns by race and birthplace. It lists totals for families, homes, ownership vs rental, and labor payrolls including totals by gender and skill level.
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Amarillo
General Fund
Storm victim remains unconscious after snowbound rescue
Dr. A. Williams of Grover remained unconscious at Borger county hospital after marooning near Morse in a snowstorm. A rescue party aided by Morse and Grover residents fought six hours to reach him, with ambulances blocked by bad roads. The physician, right side paralyzed, also suffers high blood pressure and is under care of Dr. Sam A. Southall of Stinnett.
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Borger
Morse
Williams
Grover
Sam A. Southall
Stinnett
Dr. Williams
Arkansas
Southall
Pringle
Explosion Reports Unfounded Plane Plunged From Fog
Bazaa r Kan March 31 Knute Rockne famed Notre Dame football coach perished with seven others when a Transcontinental Western Air liner crashed in fog near Bazaar Kansas. The eight aboard died instantly. The body of Rockne was identified and the crash site described by ranch workers. The flight bound for Hollywood carried football gear and a sales man among the victims.
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Knute Rockne
Rockne
Jack
Miami Beach
Fla
J. J. Christen
Chicago
J. WH. Happer
W. B. Miller
Hartford
Conn
Spencer Goldthwaite
New York
C.A. Robrecht
Wheeling
W. Va
Robert Fry
Los Angeles
Jess Mathias
W. L. White
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Kansas City
Ifo
Hollywood
Knute, Jr
Billy
Pembroke School
Coral Gables
Cassaday
Kan
Bazaar
Wichita
Clarence McCracken
C. Carpenter
McCracken
Carpenter
Jacob Hinden
Cottonwood Falls
All Line
Hopper
Pasadena
Bids for Santa Fe Felt Colmar Line Open in Chicago
Bids for the Felt to Colmar segment of the Santa Fe line will be opened in Chicago on April 6, with construction to begin soon after. Trains are slated to operate on the Amarillo Boise City line and the Spearman Morse branch by May, though a delay from the Canadian River bridge project is expected. The report lists stations along the Amarillo Boise City route with mileposts and several named locals reflecting contractor and management ties.
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Santa Fe
Felt
Ohio
Gladstone
New Mex
Colmar
Chicago
Amarillo
Boise City
Spearman-Morse
W. H. Rochester
North Junction
Juilliard
Glueck
Puente
Marsh
Exell
Bivins Ranch
Bautista
Dumas
Machovec
Etter
Coast Line
Rock Island
Cordaro
Frick
Satren
Stratford
Mallett
Herrick
Rockne Jokes About Happy Landings Before Fatal Travel
Chicago March 31 Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne joked about air plane landings after dining with Christy Walsh and Albert C Fuller. He then took a taxicab for a train trip, an air voyage and death. Fuller quipped about soft landings. Rockne replied about happy landings.
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Chicago
Knuute Rockne
Christy Walsh
Albert C. Fuller
Loop Hotel
Notre Dame
Fuller
Roeck
Tragedy Touches Robrecht Family Amid Air Crash Loss
Eight victims died when a Ba Kan crash touched the Robrecht family in Wheeling West Virginia. Charles A. Robrecht 65 aimed to attend his granddaughter Marguerite Herrmanns bedside but died en route to see her. The child Marguerite Robrecht also died and was to be buried in private rites. The Herrmanns drilling contractor family coordinated the funeral and burial plans as Miss Robbrecht remained hospitalized in serious condition.
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Charles A. Robrecht
Wheelin W. Va
Ba Kan
Robrecht
Amarillo
Marguerite Elibeth Herrmann
Hayden
G._ Herrmann
Marguerite Robrecht
Mrs. Herr
Catholic Cathedral
Herrmann
Francis M. Kamisky
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Miss Robrecht
Anthony’s Hospital
Boxwell Br Funeral Home
H. C. Hmann
Herrmann Bros
Ticket sale announced for Old Fiddlers contest
Tickets for the Old Fiddlers contest go on sale Thursday morning at City Drug Store No 1. Admission is 50 cents with no extra charge for reserve seats. The event will be at the Municipal Auditorium Friday night with the same arrangement as the postponed program.
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Municipal Auditorium
City Drug Store
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Notre Dame Gridiron Wizard
Jean
City
Wonder Boy
Clain
Globe News
Carson Dairy Show
Nicaragua
Mana
New Orleans
Lynn
Charles Collins
Borger Hospital
T.W. A
Felt-Colmar
A. BE
Ollie” Herrmann
Howard Boxwell
C. A
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