Mayor defends city budget amid Stone tax cut protest
Columbus city Hall debates 1929 30 budget as auditor’s memo shows general fund expenses rising from 602 243 11 to 693 400 23 with 18 departments up and 13 down. Mayor Ernest O Thompson cites 11 month economy need and defends Board of City Development despite Commissioner Lester Stone urging cuts to 5 000 per month.
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Globe
J. N. Vernon
Lester Stone
Stone
Ar’ Zuditor
Board of City Development
Thorson
Commission
Thompson
Vernon
News-Globe
Amarillo
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy conditions expected across Amarillo and West Texas with little temperature change. The forecast notes an 82 degree reading and mentions hourly outlooks for Amarillo in a quirky OCR sample from 1929.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Shamrock Leads Panhandle Population Boom In 1930 Census
Shamrock grows from 1227 to 3400 in ten years, the largest gain among Panhandle cities. Wheeler sits at 915 after incorporation. Canadian and others show declines. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce reports 1929 activities with 1200 plus members and major projects including Santa Fe route rights of way, publicity campaigns, conventions, agricultural work, and Panhandle Plains exhibits.
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Panhandle
Wheeler
Canadian
Franklin
Robertson County
Wylie
Collin County
Carrollton
Dallas County
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of City Development
The
Panhandle Plains of Texas, Incorporated
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City Auditorium
Chamber
Santa Fe
Agricultural Department
Tri-State
Panhandle Plains, Inc
Middle West
Two Alleged Jake Pedlars in Lamesa Sentenced to Prison
Special to The News. In Lamesa on April 23 two shop owners linked to alleged jake joints were sentenced to the state penitentiary after trials tied to grand jury probes. Alexander received one year for one indictment, with five more pending including gambling. J H Lee drew two years after pleading guilty to the first indictment, facing seven additional indictments.
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Jake
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Alexander
J. H. Lee
Protest Planned Over County courthouse architect hire
A formal protest will be made to the county commissioners court today against employing a non resident associate architect for the Potter county courthouse. Businessmen and organizations plan to file the protest while objecting to the non resident choice. The resident architect selection faces no objection.
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County Commissioners’ Court
Potter County
New York Sets Three Degrees All Time Mark In Cold
Snow storms grip the north and eastern states with record cold while New York reports a three degrees all-time low record. Three deaths linked to the unsettled weather are noted as six inch blankets of snow are reported in places. Amarillo experiences warm sun and 82 degrees as a contrast.
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New York
Associated Press
Atlantic States
Amarillo
Severe Cold and Snow Disrupt Baseball And Air Travel Across Region
A harsh cold snap freezes the Northeast with record low April temperatures. An Attica New York plane crash kills the pilot and two passengers after a snowstorm disrupts flights. In Pittsburgh fans endure a snowbound game halted after three innings. Major cities cancel or suspend games as weather shatters long standing records.
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Manitoba
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Attica
N. Y
Tupper Lake
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Newark
Columbus
Toledo
Washington
Mississippi
Rochester
Contract Awarded for Panhandle Conway Road Project
The state highway commission awarded a contract for 14 miles of topping on Highway 117 between Panhandle and Conway in Carson County. Fort Worth firm H. K. McCollum won with an offer of 14,689 dollars.
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State Highway Commission
Carson County
Panhandle
Conway
H. K. McCollum
Fort Worth
Wichita Goodwill Men To Arrive For Southwest Tour
More than 150 Wichita business men arrive by Rock Island train at 9 am for Amarillo hospitality. Local events include a parade to the chamber offices and a formal welcome by Mayor Ernest Thompson, with performances by the Wichita American Legion band. The group, part of its twenty sixth annual goodwill tour, will leave for Liberal at 11 am.
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Rock Island
Tucumccari
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Ernest Thompson
Youths Die as Car Flip Near Olton Texas
Plainview Texas April 23 Orvil Whitford 25 died instantly when a car he rode in overturned 10 miles west of Olton. The unknown driver was arrested later in Muleshop and held pending an Olton inquest. Whitford neck broken from the crash. Survived by mother Mrs Tom Whitford and two sisters. father died recently.
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Auto Train Crash Kills Four Near Canby Oregon
Four persons died and two were burned in a Pacific highway collision with a Southern Pacific switch engine during a heavy rain storm near Canby Oregon. Victims include Herman Anthony and J W Evans with his wife Trene Evans eight, while Maude Anthony and Hugh Evans were injured with first degree burns. Flames engulfed the car as gasoline ignited before recovery.
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Southern Pacific
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New Era
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Trene Evans
Maude Anthony
Hugh Evans
Evans
Youthful Pampa Husband Bonds Over Murder Charge
In Pampa Texas Gilbert Cox, 19, bonded for 5000 dollars on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Ralph Watkins 20. Cox pleads not guilty and faces trial May 5. Watkins had just returned from San Quentin and pursued Cox’s wife, former sweetheart, before the shooting. Cox surrendered in Boise City Oklahoma an hour after arriving there.
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Gilbert Cox
W. R. Ewing
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Ralph Watkins
Watking
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San Quentin
Watkins
Boise City
Okla
Oklahoma
Ralph
Johnnie Lowman
Amarillo
Amarillo Welcomes Wichita Boosters by Radio Broadcast
Amarillo will greet Wichita Kansas boosters by radio this morning as station WDAG broadcasts a welcome program picked up by a Wichita train en route to Amarillo. The Kansas delegation arrives around 9 o clock and will meet at the Chamber of Commerce to speak over the WDAG microphone, which will be permanently installed for future broadcasts.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fifth and
Polk Street
C. of C
Donald Bennett
Wichita hosts Legion quartet program for visiting executives
The article notes an American Legion quartet program welcoming business executives from Wichita. After the official portion, expected to take less than half the visitors' time, guests will have free time to tour the city. The item appears as a brief notice with continued coverage on later pages.
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American Legion
Wichita
Fine Arts Day Opens Seventh Texas District Convention
Pampa hosts the three day Federation of Women's Clubs gathering with delegation from about 150 clubs across 560 counties. The Program includes a Fine Arts Evening at the high school, an Oriental tea, and the pageant Under Six Flags by Amarillo's Mrs. L A Wells.
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Federation of Women’s Clubs
Texas
First Methodist Church Convention
K. B. Masterson
Amarillo
P. Buckley
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Rose
Edna Bryan
Memphis
Rose
I. B. Hughey
Snow storm claims three in Attica plane crash
Three men died when a four place cabin monoplane crashed into a hill in a snow storm near Attica New York. Captain Lionel M Woolson aero nautical engineer with Packard Detroit designer of the Packard Diesel engine Charles Knight test pilot for Verville Detroit and Harold B Scott pilot from Douglastown were killed. The crash occurred while the craft was en route from Detroit to New York for an aviation show with no fire reported.
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Presa
Attica
N. Y
Jeader
Lionel M. Woolson
Packard Motor Car Company
Detroit
Packard Diesel Airplane
Charles 8. Knight
Verville Company
Harold B. Scott
Douglastown
New York
Here
May Be Last Chance To See Passion Play
The Freiburg Passion Play returns to Amarillo next Tuesday and Wednesday, offering a final opportunity for locals and Panhandle residents to view the world famous production with a German cast. A 2 15 p m matinee is set for Wednesday for school children and out of town attendees. Prices range from 60 cents for children to 2 for adults, with all seats reserved.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Wilbur
Hawk
News-Globe
General Fire Precautions Overlooked Says Ohio Convicts
Officials say lives could have been saved if fire safety measures were enforced promptly. The report cites Ohio correctional facilities where failures in fire precautions endangered inmates and staff.
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Ohio
Warden on Stand in Ohio Prison Fire Probe
Columbus, April 28 A board of inquiry heard charges that prison officials could have saved the 618 victims of the Ohio penitentiary fire. Warden Thomas defended overcrowding and explained why he stayed outside during the blaze as guards restored order after a chaotic scene.
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