Best Orators in Southwest Highlight Contest Finalists
William Ordway of Amarillo won district finals of the National Oratorical Contest and will travel to Kansas City for zone finals. Robert Page Jr of El Paso High placed second with J H Kelly of Quannah third. Twenty four high schools entered. prizes included scholarships and cash awards from local groups and state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ordway
Amarillo
Kansas City
West Texas
News-Globe
Robert Page, Jr
el Paso High School
J. H. Kelly
Quannah
Young Ordway
West Texas State Teachers College
Texas Technological College
Onmarillo College
Amarillo College
A Winters
James O. Cade
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion
Robert Page
J. O. Gulerie
State Board of Education
Lola Ruth Stanfield
McLean
Rush Hamil Record
Childress
Paul Barnett, Jr
Wichita Falls
Annah Jo Pendleton
Texas Tech
S. H. Condron
Government Department of
T. V. Reeves
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Otter County
United States
Alice Myers
Quanah
Elmer D. Elliott
Dalhart
L. T. Spegall
Robbie Wells
Shamrock
Elizabeth Kennedy
Oretha Cornelius
George Ordway
el Paso
Vernon
Senate probes Wall Street short sellers list
The Senate banking committee, amid a broad inquiry into short sales and market impact, released a list of bear operators with many dummy names and pressed for investigators to trace the true identities. Richard Whitney faced cross examination. brokers like Percy Rockefeller awaited testimony as investigators prepare to study exchange records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wall Street
Senate Banking Committee
Watson
Indiana
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
J. P. Morgan and Company
New York
Percy Rockefeller
Exchange
Interscholastic League District No 1 Meet Opens At Canyon
Nearly 1,000 students from Amarillo Potter County and 22 other Northwest Texas counties travel to Canyon for the annual Interscholastic League District No 1 tests. Events span literary and athletic competition across West Texas State Teachers College facilities with finals Saturday night awarding cups and medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Potter County
Texas
Canyon
West Texas State Teachers College
Bufalo
Ellwood Park
College At
Rosson Child Killed in City Pedestrian Accident
Roy Blaine Rosson five died after running into traffic at Sixteenth Avenue and Monroe Street. Driver Tom Mott says the crash was unavoidable as witnesses describe the moment the child crossed from near a parked car. The boy’s parents learned of the tragedy as they traveled from Canadian where the father works.
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Blaine Rosson
Sixteenth Avenue
Roy Blaine Rosson
R. B. Rosson
Jackson Street
Tom Mott
Monroe Street
Mr. Mott
West
Fifteenth Avenue
Adkisson & Gunn Tire Shop
Roy Blaine
Mr. Rosson
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
Rosson
Lindbergh Jr. Birthday Amid Kidnapping Vigil
Hopewell N J April 21 Charles Lindbergh Jr held by kidnappers will reach twenty second monthly birthday tomorrow Mrs Lindbergh keeps vigil at Sourland Mountain big white house Secrecy surrounds ransom dispute Col Lindbergh believes $50 000 ransom was paid and the child was not returned since March 1 kidnapping remains unresolved
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
White House
Sourland Mountain
Lindbergh
Pleas Heard on Borger Ballot Recall
Pleas of exception were heard in district court at Stinnett as part of the state appeal for a writ of mandamus to force the Borger City Commission to call and recall an election for Mayor John R. Miller and the city commission. The commission had refused a recall citing conflicts of interest.
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Borger
Stinnett
Amarillo And Vicinity Friday Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and cooler in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with showers in the southeast and colder conditions in the north and east portions. New Mexico mostly fair in the south with possible rain or snow in the north. colder Friday. Hourly temperatures for Amarillo uncertain due to garbled data.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma student ends column over faculty clash
Norman Oklahoma April 21 Raymond Parr writer of the daily column Be low Parr has left print after being told to limit topics. In his final piece he says his successor should tell taxpayers they get value, and that all girls are in bed by 10 30 on weeknights and 12 on weekends with ingrowing toenails hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
University Daily
Raymond Parr
Parr
Daily
Battle Claim Massie Insane in Kahahawai Trial
In Honolulu four men stand trial for the Kahahawai lynching. Prosecution questions Massie's sanity over the pistol killing. Court delays to allow two California alienists to prepare evidence.
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Honolulu
Joseph Kahahawai
Thomas H. Massie
John C. Keiley
California
Joseph Catton
San Francisco
Winnie Ruth Judd
Phoenix
Ariz
Paul Bowers
Los Angeles
Massie
Kahahawai
Pretty Boy Floyd Robs Another Bank in Oklahoma
In Stonewall Oklahoma on April 21 two bandits identified as Charles Pretty Boy Floyd and George Birdwell robbed First State Bank taking about $600 and kidnapped two employees. A civilian who tried to chase them was captured after a gun battle. Wiley Post led an aerial posse later that day to pursuit Floyd and Birdwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Okla
U.P
Charles
Pretty Boy) Floyd
George Birdwell
First State Bank
Here
Wiley Post
High Court Upholds Democratic Fealty Pledge in Texas
The Texas Supreme Court ruled the State Democratic Executive Committee acted within its powers to require a party fealty pledge for May 7 precinct presidential conventions. Justice Thomas B. Greenwood wrote the opinion, noting statutes recognize such authority. The case arose from a mandamus filed by former Senator Thomas B. Love of Dallas, urged by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Supreme Court
State Democratic Executive Committee
Thomas B. Greenwood
Court of Last Resort
Fifth Court of Civil Appeals
Dallas
Thomas B. Love
Women's Christian Temperance Union of Texas
Fort Worth
District Court
Supreme Court
Texas
United States
Judge Martin Named On Court of Appeals
A. B. Martin of Plainview to serve as associate justice of the seventh court of civil appeals at Amarillo filling the vacancy caused by the death of Hal C. Randolph. Martin had previously been on the commission assisting the court of criminal appeals and will accept the appointment.
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Fort Worth
Friends of
F. C. McKinsey
Weatherford
C. C. Gumm of
Martin
Plainview
Tex
A. B. Martin
Sterling
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Dawes Attacks New Money Plan For Soldier Bonus
Charles G. Dawes assailed new money plans to fund the soldiers bonus before the House Ways and Means Committee. He denounced them as risking economic ruin and criticized critics of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation while urging politics be kept out of the agency. He compared Wall Street to a peanut stand and urged trust in national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
House Ways and Means Committee
Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New York Exchange
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Credit Corporation
Woman Flier Jailed After Lover Is Shot
In Miami on April 21 a romance between Australian aviator Mrs. J M Keith Miller and Haden Clarke ended with Clarke’s death from a pistol shot. Mrs Keith-Miller and her flying partner were held in jail as investigators review notes suggesting suicide and officials plan to question Captain Lancaster and Mrs Keith-Miller about events at the exclusive residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fila
J. M. Keith- Miller
Haden Clarke
Keith-Miller
County Jalil
Q. WN. Lancaster
N. Vernon Hawthorne
Lancaster
Clark
Ida Clyde Clarke
University of Miami
Chubbie
Bill
Haden
Amarillo Opens New Paramount Theater With Fans
About 3,000 residents of Amarillo and the Panhandle gathered as the new Paramount Theater at Ninth Avenue and Polk Street was formally opened. Rich ard Arlen appeared on screen with Mayor Ernest O. Thompson as the crowd formed a line at the box office at 6 o'clock.
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Richard Arlen
Paramount
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
the Panhandle
Paramount Theater
Ninth Avenue
Polk Street
Five Prisoners Escape Armstrong County Jail at Claude
Special to The News reports five inmates escaped from the Armstrong County jail in Claude after sawing steel bars on the second story and using blanket ropes to descend. Sheriff Tom Brunson organized a posse. one of six prisoners remained to raise the alarm. The escaped include Joe Coxey L C Thomas Wayne Hunsucker William Hammond and Booth. Four were serving sentences.
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Claude
Armstrong County
Tom Brunson
Joe Coxey
L. C Thomas
Wayne Hunsucker
William Hammond
Booth
Boy waits two hours for new Paramount ticket sale
Thomas Pangle, 12, of River Road, waited two hours to be first in line for a ticket at the new Paramount. He stood at the box office from 4:30 PM yesterday until sales began at 6:30 PM, while others arrived soon after.
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Thomas Pangle
River Road
Paramount
Thomas
Crowds Pack City Hall Event as Ticket Sales Begin
At 6 30 the ticket sale began and a block long line formed outside the building. The first performance at 7 drew a full house while 9 15 saw a second crowd surge into the auditorium and balcony. Local celebrities and Mayor Thompson spoke in the foyer via WDAG and the screen loudspeaking system.
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WDAG
Thompson
Chicago
Denial Means Aging Convict To Serve Life
Gov. James Rolph Jr denies clemency to Tom Mooney ex labor leader for the 1916 San Francisco parade bombing. Mooney is jailed at San Quentin after nearly 16 years with his fate now closed to future executive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
James Rolph, Jr
Tom Mooney
San Francisco
Rolph
Matt 1. Sullivan
State Supreme Court
Sullivan
Louis Byington
Daniel J. O'Brien
State Department of Penology
Mooney
James J. Walker
New York
Anna
James B. Holohan
San Quentin Penitentiary
Bond Set in San Angelo Murder Case for Federal Agents
Federal Prohibition Agents L. C. Smith and N. D. Heaton were granted bonds of 17500 dollars each on murder and assault with intent to murder charges in the shooting of Marion McGlothlin near Irving. Judge Atwell set 15000 dollar bonds for murder charges and 2500 dollars for assault counts. Dallas County DA McCraw opposed bonds, presenting bootlegger L. H. Cox as principal state witness.
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Ban Angelo
L. C. Smith
N. D. Heaton
McGlothlin
McCraw
L. H. Cox
Cox
Buddy” Hoard
Hoard
Heard
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Washington, D. C
Bankers Market
Sen. Watson
Rosson Child
Lindbergh, JR
Pretty Boy Floyd
Love
W.C
Houston
Court of Appeals
Parade, Greetings and
Open House
Walker
Billings
Billings Mooney
Wareren K. Billings
Folsom Penitentiary
San Angelo
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