Doomed Easter Vigil Fire Traps Choesti Church
In Choesti near Pitesti Romania 150 people burned or injured as a church fire during an Easter vigil trapped hundreds inside. Wind swept a curtain over lit candles igniting the altar and paneling, doors opened inward trapping worshippers and causing a deadly stampede. Two priests died along with a notary and the town burgomaster.
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Associated Press
Bucharest
Romania
Choesti
Pitesti
Three Panhandle Cities Gain Population in New Census
Preliminary census figures show Spearman 1560 residents, Stinnett 867, Follett 655, with Texhoma areas counted in Texas and Oklahoma. Officials invite residents to contact enumerators or the local office to revise counts before final tallies.
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North Panhandle
Spearman
Stinnett
Follett
Four Dead as Plane Hits Power Plant in New Jersey Fog
A Colonial Airways plane bound from Albany to Newark crashed into a power station in Jersey City in dense fog, killing pilot John Salway and three passengers. The list of victims included Count De La Vaulx and Mrs Marie E Williams, with authorities and witnesses describing a low flight and loss of direction before impact. Power service was interrupted across Bergen county for about 20 minutes.
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Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Colonial Airways
Albany
Newark
St. Paul’s Avenue
John Salway
Colonial Airways Company
Count de la Vaulx
Aeronautique International
Paris
France
Marie E. Williams
Providence
R. I. A. V. Conklin
New York City
Salway
Roysal
Harry Lehman
Public Service
Bergen County
Passion Play Seats Available for Freiburg Return
Seats for the Freiburg Passion Play in Amarillo April 29 and 30 can be reserved by mail or at The News Globe office. Wilbur C. Hawk, Tri State Fair president, handles orders. Matinees offer 25 cents for children and 75 cents for teachers, adults $1 to $2, with night performances $1 to $2.50. Hundreds of seats have already been reserved.
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Freiburg
Amarillo
News-Globe
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair
Farmers National Grain Corp vows steady growth amid repeal talk
President C. E. Huff of the Farmers National Grain Corporation asserts the firm will press ahead despite calls to repeal the agricultural marketing act and disband the Farm Board. The $20,000,000 organization plans to handle 250,000,000 bushels of 1930 wheat, expand branch offices, and continues to operate as a for profit enterprise.
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Associated Press
Chicago
C. E. Huff
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Huff
Agricultural Marketing Act
Farm Board
Hatcher Announces Run For Texas Governor
W Gregory Hatcher state treasurer opened his campaign for the Democratic nomination in Amarillo. He vows to cut state expenses by abolishing useless jobs boards and bureaus. He cites rising costs from 15 million to 60 million per biennium and targets Moody era forces backing rival Jim Young. He emphasizes, if elected, he will govern for the people.
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W. Gregory Hatcher
Hatcher
Colquitt
Neff
Ma Ferguson
Amarillo
Young
Moody
Mr. Hatcher
Death of Rep R Q Lee Spurs Congressional Honor
The body of Texas congressman Rep. R Q Lee, 61, who died after a paralytic stroke, was sent from Washington to Cisco for burial. He was the first Texas representative to die in office in years, survived by family and aides, with both Houses adjourning in his honor. Lee had been elected to the House in 1928, succeeding Blanton, and had planned a campaign for reelection. He had lived in Cisco since moving from Caddo, Texas, and was active in West Texas civic and economic affairs.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Texas
Congress
Rep. R. Q. Lee
Cisco
Congressman Lee
Lee
House of Representatives
Thomas L. Blanton Abilene
House
United States Senate
Tom Connally
Blanton
Fort Worth
Caddo
Stephens County
Cinco
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Oil men clash with majors policy at Fort Worth meeting
Independent oil men urged majors to clean their own house before aiding proration. Directors postponed action on a legislative program until imports fell to 1928 levels or a tariff on crude and refined products takes effect. Delegates from oil states west of the Mississippi gathered for the first annual convention, with special trains to Texas.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Independent Oil Men
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Wirt Franklin
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Independents
American Bar Association
Mississippi
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Russell Brown
L. ©. Turman
Pat Malloy
Fort Calloway
Amarillo
Scott Haywood
Jennings
W. A. Green
Denver
Colo
Roland Richwooley
Bakersfield
Calif
R. L. Gilmore
Franklin
Gilmore
Joe Danciger
Californian
Standard Oil
California
Russia
Venezuela
Man Born in Muleshoe Found by Houston Census Enumerator
A Houston census enumerator reports finding a man whose name resembles a vehicle, born in Muleshoe, with a mother born in Packsaddle and a father born in Wildhorse. The oddball lineage was noted as the day’s curiosity.
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The
Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Muleshoe
Packsaddle
Wildhorse
Panhandle Press Meet Attendees Gather in Memphis
More than 100 newspaper professionals from the Panhandle region registered for a Memphis press meeting. The event included a noon Lions and Rotary luncheon, a talk by H. B. Hilburn on freedom of the press, a golf outing at Memphis Country Club, theater viewing for the ladies, a musical tea, and a Chamber of Commerce banquet at the First Methodist church. Mary Helen Hardin of Childress is highlighted as Panhandle Press association’s bird.
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Memphis
Panhandle
Panhandle Press Association
Lions and Rotary Clubs
Hilburn
Plainview Herald-News
Mary Helen Hardin
Childress
Dallas Chief Holds Talley for Amarillo
Jim Talley 28 held on more than half a dozen robbery with firearms charges after a February jail escape from Potter County. Sheriff Thompson pursues Talley to Dallas to return him for Amarillo trials, with multiple indictments pending in Vernon Wichita Falls and Amarillo.
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Jim Talley
Potter County
Dallas
Bill Thompson
Talley
Johnny Bowman
Parmipa
Virgil Stalkup
McKamey
Stalkup
Vernon
Wichite Falls
Amarillo
Wichita Falla
Cab Driver Robbed on North Taylor Street
Paul King a Yellow Cab driver was robbed by two men who hailed him to 508 North Taylor Street. As he neared the address the assailants masked with pistols forced him to drive on and they fled on North Second Avenue taking his watch and purse.
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Paul King
North Taylor Street
King
North Second Avenue
Great crowd gathers near courthouse in Arlington case
Marshaling a huge Arlington crowd, Marvie Sisson, 86, was arrested in Warsaw Va on a charge tied to the murder of Mary Baker a Navy Department employee whose body was found in a culvert near Arlington. Authorities later recovered a coat and gloves believed to belong to Miss Baker and a man’s glove nearby.
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Associated Arena
Warsaw
Marvie Sisson
Fred Settle
Richmond County
Virginia
Mary Baker
Navy Department
Arlington
Associated Preat
Washington
Marvin Bsinston
Arlington County
Baker
Arlington Cemetery
Clear Sunday for Easter Parade Forecast by Weather Bureau
Weather watchers forecast a clear Easter Sunday for Fant New England and parts of the South with fair skies and moderate temperatures in the Washington area. An Easter egg roll is planned on the White House lawn with children the main participants and adults admitted only if a child leads.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fant
New England
South
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic
Gulf States
White House
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Greenwich
Conn
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Cooper
Ohio
Hobart
Lucy Gordon Taylor
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Columbus, Ohio
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Gray County
American Legion
W. R. Kaufman
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McLean Band
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J. A. Pearson
American Legion of Texas
W. E. Taylor
Ivey E. Duncan
Pampa Boy Scouts
New York
Henri
R. Q. Lee
Mr. Lee
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Wisconsin
Philip LaFollette
North Taylor
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