Pioneer Amarillo real estate and oil man dies in Dallas
Sam Buren Vaughn 57 a noted Amarillo real estate and oil operator died after a week long illness in a Dallas hospital. He came to Amarillo in 1902 and was married to Florie de Ware Vaughn. Survived by his wife, his father Sam A. Vaughn of Fort Worth, three sisters in Fort Worth, and a brother. Burial in Llano Cemetery with services at First Baptist Church.
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Amarillo
Sam B. Vaughn
Dallas
Mr. Vaughn
Mr.Vaughn
First Baptist Church
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
E. C. Seaman
North Texas
Episcopalian Church
H. J. Farwell
Toney Chisum
Miles Bivins
H. H. Cooper
George Pratt
Guy Whitcomb
Ray C. Johnson
C. D. Hoover
Panhandle
Vaughn
Georgia
Buria
Llano Cemetery
Blackburn-Shaw
B. T. Ware
Amarillo National Bank
Sam Buren Vaughn
Texas
Fort Worth
Baylor University
Florie de Ware Vaughn
Sam A. Vaughn
Claudia Vaughn
William Melton
Presley
J. Vaughn
Eden Suffering Heart Strain For Four To Six Weeks
Captain Anthony Eden lord privy seal and British ambassador for peace in arms talks has a heart strain. He will rest from four to six weeks, delaying his attendance at the Stresa conference on April 11 and leaving Britain short of first hand foreign intelligence. Eden fainted in Cologne last Friday during a European tour and was seen by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald for an hour before doctors announced the condition.
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London
Anthony Eden
Privy Seal
Britain
Stresa
Germany
Eden
John Simon
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Cologne
Ramsay MacDonald
Foreign Office
Hamlin Trial Near Fifth Week As Doctor Returns
Dr. A. T. Hanratta, Wichita Falls asylum psychiatry chief, will return to testify in the George S. Hamlin murder trial. Local physicians will follow in the state's rebuttal on Hamlin’s insanity plea as Special Prosecutor E. A. Simpson guides proceedings. Defense attorney E. T. Miller notes strategy depends on state moves. Hamlin stands charged with killing his wife Irene on January 4, with expectations the trial may run two more weeks.
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Insane Asylum
Wichita Falls
George S. Hamlin
Hanratta
Hamlin
E. A. Simpson
E. T. Miller
Hacalin
Irene
Warren D Robbins Dies of Pneumonia at 50
New York April 7. Warren Delano Robbins United States minister to Canada and first cousin of President Franklin D Roosevelt died today after a weeklong illness of pneumonia. He was 50. Robbins' mother and the President's mother are sisters.
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New York
Warren Delano Robbins
United States
Canada
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Robbins
Accidents Abroad Kill Dozens in Several Nations
AAP reports at least 31 killed in various disasters overseas. A racing car struck a crowd in Chateau Thierry, France, killing two and wounding 16. In Copenhagen 13 died and 50 to 60 were injured in a train collision. In Bombay a fireworks factory blast killed 16 and triggered a landslide that may have wiped out a village. rescuers searched the debris for more victims.
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Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
France
Copenhagen
Denmark
Bombay
India
Train collision kills 13 near Ringe Station
A main line wreck between Ringe and Svendborg in Funen District Denmark kills 13 and injures 50 to 60 as authorities blame a faulty signal at Ringe Station for the crash.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ringe
Svendborg
Funen
Tragic Racetrack Crash Claims Two Children in France
In Chateau Thierry France a racing car left the course and hit spectators injuring 16, six seriously. A two year old girl and a 14 year old boy were killed. Several spectators suffered severe injuries including severed legs and multiple fractures.
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Chateau Thierry
France
Automatic balloon soars to 129000 feet in test flight
A automatic stratostate balloon rose to 129000 feet in a test flight reported from Leningrad. The high altitude ascent is part of a long series of such balloon tests carried out over the years.
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Moscow
U.P
Leningrad
Baby John Ely Dies After Raw Lima Bean Choke
A one-year-old named Baby John Ely died in Chicago after a raw lima bean became lodged in his throat the bean swelled with moisture and choked the infant.
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Chicago
John Ely
Smartest Styles of City's Marts in Show Tonight
Amarillo hosts a spring Style Show with a Boy Pet Parade organized by the Maverick Club. Dozens of boys with pets will compete for cash prizes, ice cream, and display of the latest fashion, with pets accepted from canaries to other non horse or mule animals. The event runs on Polk Street starting 7 30 PM, with entries at 6 30 PM at 317 Van Buren Street.
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Dame Fashion
Amarillo
Milady, Milord
Junior
Emmett Galloway
Maverick Club
Mr. Galloway
van Buren Street
Canaries
Polk Street
Panhandle
Possible Death Date For Hamilton May 10
Huntsville April 7. Un dersized Raymond Hamilton cowered in his death cell seeking mercy for life from his mother and Joe Palmer. If denied, Hamilton and Palmer likely will die May 10 in the electric chair for the Crowson guard killing during the 1934 Eastham Prison Farm escape. Palmer asks they be executed together.
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Raymond Hamilton
Huntsville Prison
Joe Palmer
Hamilton
Palmer
Major Crowson
Eastham
Anderson
Texas
Raymond
S. W. Dean
R. A. Schmid
Dallas
Fort Worth
State
Walker County
Probe kill in sheriff's office spurs investigation
Marshall, April 7. Investigators sift motive in the slaying of Preston Scott, 52, inside the sheriff's office here. E. H. Travis, police desk sergeant, was first charged with assault with intent to kill and then rearrested after Scott died three hours later, with bond raised from 2500 to 3000.
Plane Kills Boy Riding Bicycle at City Airport
A plane during landing at Curtiss-Wright Airport in Baltimore struck and instantly killed 11 year old Harry Birkhead who was riding a bicycle on the field. About 3000 spectators watched the parachute jumping exhibition.
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Baltimore
Harry Birkhead
Curtiss-Wright
Relief bill pass sparks call for targeting aid
In Beverly Hills on April 7 a reader urges practical relief, criticizing statisticians and demanding focus on true need, asking who should benefit from a 10 percent share and mocking data gathering.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Dakotas
Honolulu
Hitler Loses Free City of Danzig Vote
In Danzig Sunday Volkstag election Nazis fall short of two thirds needed for dictatorship. Official returns show 132,200 of 232,279 votes for 59.93 percent, while Catholics and Socialists unite to oppose Nazi monopoly. Local revelry and heavy turnout amid bands, banners, and swastikas.
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Free City OF
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Volkstag
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
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Saar Basin
Germany
League Against
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Free City
Adolph Hitler
Kansas Moisture Relieves Dust and Hails Mixed Weather
A late winter snowstorm and revived rains blanket the Midwest bringing moisture to root dusted farmlands. Six inches fell around Macon Missouri with lighter snows in Iowa Illinois and Kansas as a cold front threatens frost. Cattle graze on rain-washed pastures while wheat alfalfa respond, though western Kansas and the Panhandle miss much of the moisture amid a four year dry spell.
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Midwest
Macon
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Springfield
Ill
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Columbus
Ohio
Colorado
Panhandle
Death Ride Parade Highlights Dallas Traffic Toll
A five block downtown parade in Dallas walks through the city to spotlight road fatalities, now at 44 for the year. Fifteen floats mock car crashes with figures including a backturned tuberculosis sanatorium, a tall cocktail glass, and a miniature graveyard. a hearse and funeral dirge close the event.
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Dallas
Maine Legislature Ends All Night Session
The Maine legislature adjourned at 6 25 A M after an all night session that defeated an old age pension bill and killed a proposal to raise license fees on chain stores as part of broader tax measures.
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Augusta
Maine
Lightning Fatal as Storm Strikes Gulf Coast
A severe storm along the Gulf Coast leaves at least one death and property damage as powerful winds bring a fatal lightning strike and extensive outages. Emergency crews respond to multiple incidents along the coast amid heavy rain.
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Gulf
Storm toll rises across Texas Louisiana Mississippi
Tornado and windstorms sweep the central gulf states causing extensive damage. Ten people drowned in a Lake Providence houseboat overturn, multiple fatalities reported in Gloster McComb and throughout Texas and Louisiana, with property loss from hail and wind and communication lines knocked out.
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Florida
Lake Providence
Ila
Sicily Island
Marion
Chestnut
I. J. Stevens
Crestview
Fila
Mississippi
Louisiana
Valley Park
Vicksburg
Miss
Henderson
Tex
C. R. Wheat
Vivian
Opelousas
Pritchard
Ala
Shreveport
Gassaway labels Huey Long a political tom-tit and dictator
Oklahoma Congressman Percy L. Gassaway condemned Huey P. Long as a political tom-tit and militiaized dictator in a radio speech. He accused Long of seeking to grind workers to $5 000 a year while flaunting wealth in mansions and fleets, and he offered a critical counter view linking Long to Wall Street and the Republican Party.
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Oklahoma
Percy L. Gassaway
Washington
Percy JL. Gassaway
Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
Gassaway
Long
Wall Street
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