Speed flier Frank Hawks injured in Worcester airport crash
Captain Frank M. Hawks, famed American speed flier, was injured when his plane failed to lift off on a soft field at Worcester Airport. He was unconscious on extraction with facial cuts and nose and jaw fractures that doctors warned might cause facial paralysis. His wife rushed to Worcester after learning of the crash.
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Worcester
Mass
Frank M. Hawks
Hawks
Worcester City Hospital
Europe
New York
John Whitin Lavelle
Whitinsville
Porto Rico
Fort Worth
Farm Board Official Arrives in Amarillo Ahead of Talks
William F. Schilling head of the dairy and poultry division of the Federal Farm Board arrives in Amarillo this morning. He will be met by Roy Davis of Plainview and proceed to Canyon to meet Frank Phillips before addressing a Plainview Municipal Auditorium gathering at 2 PM. He plans to stay Friday night in Plainview and depart Saturday morning for Portales New Mexico.
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William F. Schilling
Dairy and Poultry Division
Federal Farm Board
Amarillo
Roy Davis
Plainview
Canyon
Frank Phillips
Agricultural Department
West Texas State Teachers College
Schilling
Municipal Auditorium
Portales, N. M
American Ambassador Mellon Arrives in Southampton
American Ambassador desig nate Andrew W Mellon arrived today aboard the liner Majestic at Southampton England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Eng
Andrew W. Mellon
Majestic
Weather forecast fragment for Amarillo and West Texas
Fragmentary forecast notes for Amarillo and West Texas and nearby areas. Mentions fair, warmer conditions and hourly temperature hints, plus scattered fair outlooks for western New Mexico. Old dates and numeric lines appear, but readable details are limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Mexico
Colorado ranchwoman makes first air hop at 78
Mrs. A. W. Shellbarger, 78, a Colorado ranch woman, ends a Houston to Pueblo air cruise with a celebratory stop at English Field. She recalls riding the first train into Denver sixty years earlier and says she has traveled by rail and auto across the United States.
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Colorado
Denver
Frank Ewing
A. W. Shellbarger
English Field
Houston
Pueblo
American Airways
Cooorado
Helium plant says funding cut would curb operations
Senate hearing warns Amarillo helium plant faces significant harm if Congress cuts appropriations by 10 percent. Director Scott Turner notes reduced funds would drop five workers and impede helium surveys, repurification work, and government helium structure studies. Texas building projects in Pampa Big Spring and Plainview also delayed. Senator Connally pushes for federal wage cuts as economy measure.
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Washington
Amarillo
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Scott Turner
Bureau of Mines
Scott
Texas
Pampa
Big Spring
Plainview
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Tom Connally
Farmer slain near Crockett in ambush
April 7. Dan Whittiker, about 50, a farmer, was slain from ambush on a road four miles north of Crockett. Officers began a search for the slayer. District Attorney Ben Greenwood noted Whittaker had been charged last December with criminal assault on an 18 year old girl, but the grand jury did not indict. Prosecutors say that case might be connected to the killing.
Child Scald Injury Recovery Reported at Northwest Texas Hospital
Eulis Waldrop four year old son of W H Waldrop living east of Amarillo is recovering well after a pan of hot water overturned onto him while he played beside a stove. Attendants at Northwest Texas Hospital say his condition is improving as expected.
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Eulis Waldrop
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Jury selection in Honolulu lynching case underway
A four day legal maneuvering to try Mrs. Granville Fortescue, Lieut. Thomas Massie and four Navy men for the lynching of Joseph Kahahawai ends with a mixed juror panel. Clarence Darrow and John C. Kelley clash over biases as a five American, three Chinese, one Portuguese, one German, one Dane, and one Hawaiian juror pool is seated. Trial adjourned for further proceedings.
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Honolulu
Granville Fortescue
Navy
Joseph Kahahawai
Clarence Darrow
John C. Kelley
Darrow
Kelley
Panhandle-Plains Historical Society to Meet in Canyon
Pioneer members and history supporters gather in Canyon for the Panhandle- Plains Historical Society annual meeting. The 2:30 p.m. business session and 6:30 p.m. banquet occur at West Texas State Teachers College and Cousins Hall. President T. D. Hobart of Pampa will preside with attendees W. H. Patrick, H. M. Russell, and H. E. Hoover. A $25,000 museum campaign raise is reported, with state matching funds, no collection taken. Floyd Studer of Amarillo to speak on progress and museum plans.
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News Canyon
Panhandle
Panhandle- Plains
W. H. Patrick
Clarendon
H. M. Russell
Amarillo
H. E. Hoover
Canadian
Hobart
Floyd Studer
Judge Lectures Boys After Assessing Fine
County Judge-at-Law E C Nelson Jr lectured a courtroom of young men after assessing Biull Mac Williams a $25 fine and costs for aggravated assault. Williams had broken Charles Bates jaw in an altercation with his schoolmates present. The judge decried carrying tales and warned against further trouble, with the minimum sentence imposed after defense counsel withdrew the case from the jury.
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Biull Mac Williams
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Williams
Charles Bates
Nelson
Ecuador Navy Mutinies and Seizures Shock Guayaquil
Ecuador's two gunboats mutinied to block General Leonidas Plaza Gutierrez's homecoming. Rebels seized Fort Punta Piedra and captured the oil tanker Buaro, targeting English property as police clashed with unemployed crowds. Plaza landed, lunched, and returned to his ship amid the turmoil. The government reported a political conspiracy tied to a prior Tuscan revolt.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Leonidas Plaza Gutierrez
United States
Fort
Punta Piedra
Quito
Tuscan
Buaro
General Plaza
Duran
Cotopaxi
Tarqui
Lindberghs Extend Lead in Fleischer Kidnap Hunt
Col. Charles Lindbergh and police hear no new word as three Norfolk intermediaries press to continue efforts to recover the kidnapped Lindbergh infant. State police report intensified nationwide search for Harry Fleischer after sightings under suspicious circumstances. Investigators pursue each lead in ongoing case.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Norfolk
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Harry Fleischer
Lindbergh
Stevens Says Bonus Stand Has Sanction and Reduction Feared
National Commander Henry L. Stevens of the American Legion says Hoover opposition to the pending soldiers' bonus bill aligns with the Detroit convention mandate. He warns passage could trigger reduced compensation for disabled veterans and notes the Detroit vote did not seek immediate cash payments.
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Stevens
West Palm Beach
Fila
Hoover
Henry L. Stevens
American Legion
Florida
the Legion
Miami
Legion
Detroit
Supreme Authority
Congress
Cakes and pies compete in Amarillo cooking contest
Hundreds of cakes and pies enter a school event in Amarillo with prizes from Great West Mills. Cash awards range from 5 to 25 dollars for cakes and 10 to 10 dollars for pies plus flour prizes. Miss Christeen Chitwood to judge pastries. Proceeds support the Thrift Room. reservations via Mrs. George S. McLellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great West Mills
Christeen Chitwood
George 8. McLellan
Buchanan School
Side Glances Classified Listings and Wanted Ads
A collage of want ads notes a restaurant for sale due to death, a 20 acre property on North Highway with well and brick four room house at $1,000, remodeling and fire loss services offered, and a New Zealand Red Rabbit buyer seeking all kinds. Calls to 6262 for results.
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New Zealand
Santa Fe Adds 35 Employees in Amarillo
Santa Fe Railroad will bring 35 additional employees to Amarillo to work in the office of A. E. Meyer, general auditor. The move was announced by J. R. Hitchcock and T. B. Gallaher. Most new Amarillo staff are trained workers earning solid salaries, boosting Santa Fe payroll by about $50,000 annually.
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Amarillo
Santa Fe Railroad
A. E. Meyer
Santa Fe
J. R. Hitchcock
T. B. Gallaher
President Hoover Reappoints Tax Appeals Board Members
President Hoover reappointed J Edgar Murdock of Pennsylvania William D Love of Texas Ernest H Van Fossan of Ohio and Eugene Black of Texas to the board of tax appeals for 12 years from June 2 1932.
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Washington
Hoover
J. Edgar Murdock
Pennsylvania
William D. Love
Texas
Ernest H. van Fossan
Ohio
Eugene Black
Board of Tax Appeals
Taxes Buy 4000 Dollars Of Mineral Water For Senators
Washington April 7. The tax funded Senate contingent fund shows about 415 cases of mineral water at a cost of 3940.69 plus 2.50 for bottle openers and 750 for a shaving mug changeover. The Senate barber shop provides free hair cuts and other services.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Senate
Amarillo Faces $249 In New Taxes Per Capita
Amarillo residents face about 2.49 dollars per person annually from five public service levies: poster, telephone, telegraph, admission, and safety deposit tax increases. The 2 cent postal rate rise to 3 cents is the largest item, with post office officials predicting about 6.45 million dollars in annual stamp revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Eeas
United States
Public Service
Jailer and Trusties Put on Trial for Assault
An aggravated assault case involving Claude Smithers former Potter County night jailer and seven jail trusties accused of using force to silence a drunken prisoner will be heard in county court at law this morning. Harry Snodgrass the prisoner whipped filed the complaint leading to grand jury indictments. Smithers protests his innocence. The adjacent case against Amarillo dentist H A Waller was reset from yesterday to next Wednesday due to defense counsel illness.
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Claude Smithers
Potter County
Harry Snodgrass
Smithers
H. A. Waller
Amarillo
Rhea C. Myers
Washington Debates Tariff in Tax Bill Raging Controversy
April 74 amid talks of a billion dollar tax bill Republicans and Democrats push for quick passage. House disputes over new tariff duties loom as Senate leaders seek to resolve income tax surcharges while proposals expand levies on lumber and timber products and extend tariff rules to pulp wood and related items.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Finance Committee
Robinson
Arkansas
Connally
Steiner
Ore
Brelwer
Pretty Girls in Smiling Faces Tour to Amarillo
Fred Stone and his Smiling Faces company of 15 entertainers head into the Southwest for a musical comedy in Amarillo. The April 16 show will feature the Albertina Rasch Dancers Paula Stone and a large cast with a big orchestra. Matinee prices range from 50 cents to 2 dollars while night tickets run 1 to 3 dollars. Tickets are sold at The Globe-News office or by mail through Wilbur Hawk.
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Fred Stone
Smiling Faces
Southwest
Albertina Rasch
Stone
Paula
New York
Globe-News
Wilbur
Hawk
Clobe-News
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Ligue Internationale Des Aviateurs
California
Newark
Farm Board
Mellon
Mines Bureau
Farmer
Crockett
William H. Ewing
Associated Press
Plains Historical Society
Muriel Evans
Minneapolis
Hollywood
Fleischer
National — Convention
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