Governor Tingley To Aid Conchas Dam Effort
Santa Fe March 31 New Mexico's Governor Clyde Tingley will head a Texas and New Mexico delegation to Washington to push the Conchas dam project on the Canadian River near Tucumcari. He announced plans to visit President Roosevelt, aiming to secure backing for water conservation irrigation and inter-state cooperation. The delegation will include Amarillo and Tucumcari leaders with officials and reporters.
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New Mexico
Clyde Tingley
Texas
Washington
Conchas
Canadian River
Tucumcari
Roosevelt
Tingley
Amarillo
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Go Tinglay
Bae Y Pacubco
Panhfandie
Mishway
West Texas
Tucumcary
Conchas Dam
Presdent
Arch Hurley
New Mexico Conchas Dam
Hurley
Tucumefari
Hamlin Trial Near End as Witness Testimony Looms
In Borger and George S. Hamlin case updates, Sheriff Hardee cites clues in the Huey kidnapping robbery. Huey reports about 11,000 dollars stolen in cash and checks. Hamlin, accused of slaying his bride Irene Hare Hamlin, nears verdict with defense resting its case and a sealed verdict in an Iowa Park narcotics trial pending.
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Dan Hardee
Arthur Huey
Hutchinson County
Huey
Hardee
Panhandle
George S. Hamlin
Irene Hare Hamlin
47Th District Court
T. Miller
Hamlin
Zeeland takes lead in Belgian recovery drive
In Brussels on March 31 the new Belgian cabinet led by Paul Van Zeeland is confirmed by the Jai Chamber and Senate. The devaluation is fixed at 28 percent aiming to stabilize finances and set the country on a path toward economic recovery with Van Zeeland free to implement policy.
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Brissels
Jai
Senate
Paul Zeeland
van Zeeland
Dorothy Paget loses Grand National favorite
Dorothy Paget owner of Aiden Miller sees the beaten favorite in the Grand National as reports confirm. Sir Briscoe also noted in the same briefing with race details and outcomes.
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Dorothy Paget
Aiden Miller
Sir Briscoe
Ans
Demo Official Slain and Body Burned in Shack
Roy Benson, Dickinson area school official and cattleman, was found shot and burned in a shack on his ranch about two miles southwest of Dickinson. The body showed a head wound and clothing soaked with rain. authorities expect a murder verdict from Emil Schenck of Dickinson, with the fire having burned the interior before dawn.
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Shack
Leston
Roy Benson
Rathh
Bradford Benson
Galveston Munty
Dickinson
Emil Schenck
Ditinson
Pers
Ed Beer
House Willing Chairman Weary Says We Washington
Congress awaited a Roosevelts word on relief bill revisions as leaders debated the Senate wage and labor provisions. Speaker Burns indicated the president opposes the direct labor requirement and Senate confirmation, while House conferees may concede. Senate Glass opposed the measure and would not yield.
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Burns
House
Senate
Glass
Virginia
Plan Talks To Outline C C Works Plan In Amarillo
Amarillo residents will hear Charles FE Watkins of Chicago, a forceful speaker for the American platform, as he outlines modern chamber of commerce programs for community and business development. He will give about 40 talks over two weeks, broadcast at 6 45 this evening on KGRS and address Hanson Post of the American Legion at 8. Organizations may arrange engagements by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 5238. The event is sponsored by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce work program led by Wilbur C Hawk and John K Boyce.
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Watkins
Chamber of Commerce
General Motors
KGRS
Hanson Post
American Legion
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle wheat crop forecasts halve yields under drought
The 26-county Texas Panhandle wheat belt faces a possible harvest of only about 15 million bushels, far below the 30 million normal, due to recurring dust storms and drought. Grain men warn outcomes depend on upcoming weather as subsoil moisture remains scarce and winds erode crops across the checkerboard Panhandle fields.
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Vestel Lott
Associated Press
Drouth
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo Grain
Frank Triplett
Cooperative Wheat Growers Organization
Panhandle
Walter Barlow
Amarillo
Freak Storms Kill Four Across Texas Coast Region
Four people die as freak wind and rain storms lash Texas coast region. Winds at 36 mph topple oil derricks and uproot trees while disrupting wires. Damage hits Houston Richmond Sugarland Huntsville Conroe and Dickinson area with}
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Houston
Texas
Petra Espinosa
Negro
Isaac Jones
Richmond
Sugarland
Huntsville
Conroe
Dickinson
Galveston
Interur
Dust storms ease in Midwest as Mennonites seek land
Dying winter slows dust invasions across the central plains with moisture clouds and a cold wave. High winds raise new dust in parts of Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma Panhandle. A Mennonite delegation from Kansas and Colorado arrives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, representing about 300 members to seek land.
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Kansas City
Midwest
High Plains
Nebraska
Wyoming
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Fayetteville
Ark
Ellis McReynolds
Montezuma
Kas
Arkansas
Mexico Traffic Tied Up by General Strike
In Mexico City Tampico and the capital area large scale labor unrest disrupts transportation as 5,090 trolley operators walk out. Employers watch closely for how far radical sentiment will spread and affect foreign companies.
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Mexico
D. F
Tampico
Girl Hangs Self Near Hayward In Barn Suicide
Wilma Weisman 17 was found hanged in her father's barn near Hayward after climbing onto a car and tying a rope to a beam. Garfield County Attorney Roy Holbird and Sheriff Mason Hart found no motive and said no inquest would be held.
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Ohila
Wilma Weisman
Hayward
Here
Frank Weisman
Roy Holbird
Garfield County
Mason Hart
Holbird
New Mexico Officers Demonstrate Submachine Guns in Clovis
In Clovis on March 31 city and county peace officers demonstrated submachine guns tear gas bullet-proof shields and other police equipment. Officials considered adding more modern gear to the law enforcement arsenal.
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Clovis, N. M
City Officials Contest Draws Narrow Field for Two-Year Term
Amarillo residents vote tomorrow to select city officials for two years. One mayoral candidate, two for each commissioner seat, and 35 absentee votes mark heightened interest as polls open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Returns expected soon after closing with four officials at each box. Mayor Rogers, commissioners Twaddell Jenkins, Smith and Duke are named.
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M. N. Twaddell
Joe A. Jenkins
H. Ernest Smith
Dr. Duke
Commissio
Soviet Anger and Eden Peace Tour Move Forward
British Prime Minister Anthony Eden and Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov agreed to develop a European security system based on the London peace plan and the February Anglo French communique. Eden sailed for Warsaw as Moscow warned Germany of revenge plans while press reports note no current conflict of interests between Britain and the USSR.
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Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Jose¢ Stalin
Maxim Litvinot
London
Eden
Warsaw
Germany
Reich
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
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League of Nations
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England
Fatherland Calls Youth To Aid Army
London reports Germany plans large scale conscription beginning March 31 1915 with 580000 youths from the class of 1915 to undergo medical exams. A national defense council is to include Erich Ludendorff and Kurt von Seeckt. The brownshirts remain but lose military status while continuing political warfare. Estimated armed forces strength rises toward 750000 with 21 infantry regiments per corps.
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London
Reich
National Council For Defense
Erich Ludendorf
Kurt von Seeckt
China
Germany
Film Fire Kills Eleven in Mélatia Theater Blaze
Eleven people including three women burned to death and 36 injured when a cinema in Mélatia southern Anatolia caught fire during the screening of Rome in Flames. About 100 spectators were present.
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Ankara
Turkey
Mélatia
Anatolia
Rome
Two Planes Collide Over Airport Crowd
Corpus Christi reports a mid air collision over the city airport injuring spectators. pilot Jack Barstow and journalist Jack Cowgill were killed when Barstow’s plane collided with Eddie Johnsons aircraft as several hundred onlookers watched from below.
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Corpus Christi
Jack Barstow
Jack Cowgill
Beery’s Adopted Daughter Ready for Film Debut
Five year old Carol Ann Beery, adopted daughter of film star Wallace Beery, waits at the studio to be called before the camera. Her first screen part in a picture her father is making marks a step toward realizing his dream for her acting career.
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Carol Ann Beery
Wallace Beery
Red Family in Amarillo Hit by Fourth Tragedy in Eight Months
Amarillo's Red family suffers a fourth tragedy after a late Saturday crash near Lubbock. Thomas Willis Red, 24, died in the accident when his car overturned. Edward Raef, also of Amarillo, was seriously injured. Earlier tragedies included the September loss of Miss Ione Red and Mrs. T L Koontz and Koontz's baby daughter in a flood near Eagle Pass.
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Amarillo
Thomas Willis Red
Lubbock
Edward Raef
Ione Red
T. L. Koontz
Churchbound child killed by auto in Texas town
Louise Marie Blair a 10 year old girl from Sugarland was struck crossing a street on her way to Sunday school and died. The driver Louis Mortu a Mexican tenant farmer was fatally injured by a truck nearby and died at Sugarland hospital.
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Richmond
Texas
Louise Marie Blair
Vernon Blair
Sugarland
Louis Mortu
Sugarlands Hospital
Solons Hurry Finance Bill in Texas Legislature
Austin March 31 Texas lawmakers push three appropriation measures for speedy action before the weekend. Both houses face crowded calendars with the bulk of departmental budgets and plans from the Senate to continue debate on state aid for the Texas centennial.
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Ladon
Texas
House
Senate
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