Adams Dry Goods Fire Causes Major Loss At 609 Polk
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed about 25000 dollars of merchandise at Adams Dry Goods, 609 Polk street. Most damage occurred in the rear ladies ready to wear stock. owner J M Adams estimated stock loss near 50000. Fire noticed at 1025 PM by post office clerk Russell Gifford. firemen quenched flames within 30 minutes. Building owned by Mrs Jesse Herring Johnson of Memphis.
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Polk Street
J. M. Adams
Ile
St. Joseph
Russell Gifford
Gifford
Central Fire Station
Adams
Jessie Herring Johnson
Memphis
Legal Sunday Movie Progress Reported Before Texas House
A resolution to submit to the legislature the issue of legalizing Sunday moving picture shows passed out of the criminal jurisprudence committee in Austin. Woodall of Marshall had urged enforcement of the Sunday shows ban, but Keller of Dallas amended the measure to seek approval for a law permitting Sunday shows instead. The governor vetoed a prior city-right bill contending it violated state law. Also, Love of Dallas introduced a bill to allow poll taxes to be paid by mail.
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Associated Press
Austin
Moody
Woodall
Marshall
Keller
Dallas
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Plains Regions
Tuesday forecast in Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair skies with little temperature change. West Texas should expect partly cloudy conditions while New Mexico experiences little temperature variation. Pressure patterns show a high over western Kentucky and a large weak low across the Plains and Rockies with warmer readings in the Rockies and Plains.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mair
Mississippi Valley
Kentucky
Plains States
Rocky Mountain Region
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Orphan Girl Becomes Second Lady of Land
Permelia Curtis, an orphan, long served in the home of her half-brother and now becomes Mrs. Dolly Curtis Gann, known in Washington society as the Second Lady of the Land, a tale with fairy-tale charm.
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Permelia Curtis
Dolly Curtis Gann
Washington
Second Lady of the
Moody’s Tax Subjects Get House Action
In Austin the legislature opened its special session with committees moving on bills Gov Moody added for tax reform and public utilities oversight. Proposals include income tax, four cent gasoline excise tax, and taxes on natural gas, sulfur, and insurance premiums as Mauritz of Canado leads a broad revamp of the tax system. Civil service bill slated for further action tomorrow.
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Associated Free
Austin
Gov. Moody
Mauritz
Canado
Woodruff
Decatur
Permelia Curtis Gann, Dolly Gann, Second Lady of the Land
Permelia Curtis, once a schoolgirl from Topeka, is recognized as the Second Lady after years of devoted service to her brother Charlie Curtis. Born in 1889, she moved to Washington as his secretary in 1898 and helped propel his political career while remaining a steadfast family figure.
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Curtis
Topeka
Dolly Gann
Washington
Permelia
New England
Mrs. Gann
Permelia Hubbard Curtis
New
Congress
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Vitt
Capitol Hill
West Texas storm causes damage and outages
Strong winds hail and lightning sweep West Texas with unroofed houses damaged crops and downed poles across multiple towns including Temple Pendleton and nearby areas. No lives lost though several gin smokestacks and barns were blown over and telegraph poles were toppled.
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Associated Press
Temple
Texas
Here
Pendleton
J. W. Easley
Co. W. Tanner
Troy
Eddy
Moody
Small Has Four Land Bills Ready for Moody Action
AUSTIN April 20 Senator Small of Wellington said Governor Moody would likely receive land legislation in the special session this week. He has four bills ready, including a measure to force mineral permit holders to develop land, grant occupants prior rights to purchase excess lands, a companion to the land validating measure vetoed by Moody, and a rule making a patent ten years old or older conclusive proof the survey was legal. The fourth bill would remove river beds from the market.
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Associated Press
Austin
Small
Wellington
Moody
Panhandle
Smarl
Ranch Pair Near Death After Row at Sterling City
San Angelo April 29 A man and his wife were near death tonight after an affray and shooting at the Will and Lea Reed ranch north of Sterling City Their two children a girl nine and a boy five witnessed the incident The couple quarrelled just before the shooting The children said their father fired one shotgun shot then told them to go away They returned to find him wounded by the same weapon
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Lea Reed
Sterling City
Will Banks
Four Die in New York Subway Crash During Rush Hour
Four people were killed and 44 injured in a uptown elevated rail collision in New York City at rush hour. Motorman James Cullen died on impact. James Cullen is named as a victim. a 19-year-old student William J Schultz and another unidentified youth were among the dead. Dozens were trampled in the ensuing panic caused by wire communication from the crash. Investigation cites safety lapses to meet punctual office time clocks and a motorman's reduced vigilance.
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Associated P'ress
New York
James Cullen
William J. Schultz
Michael McLean
Sunday Law and Lottery Under Scrutiny by Grand Jury
Judge Henry Bishop urged the newly empaneled grand jury to enforce Sunday laws and curb lottery practices in Amarillo. He warned against raffles or prizes tied to lucky numbers and told of violations among grocery stores theaters and tobacco sales to minors. He noted bridge games outside homes as violations though prize awards may not be, and introduced three new laws on drunkenness on public carriers concealed stolen property and peace officers acting as collectors. He emphasized careful indictments and thorough investigations and listed the jurors including M W Lemons as foreman.
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Hoover
Associated Press
Henry 8. Bishop
District Criminal Court
Bishop
Amarillo
Sheriff's Department
M. W. Lemons
DL. V. Gouldy
T. J. Warren
BE. C. Paxton
Ben Smith
Earl Saunders
Carl Sullivan
Walter Blackburn
W. F. Cobb
J. E Baysinger
J. N. Eastwood
Bens Brady
U S Airmmen With Rebels Crossborder
U S aviators R V W Polk and Patrick Murphy flying for the Mexican rebel army crossed into the United States at 3 p m and surrendered to Collector Fred E Edwards. They were arrested for violating the neutrality act. General Fausto Topete and rebel leaders fled from Nogales Sonora to Nogales Arizona tonight with his brother and General Garcia.
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Nogales
Ariz
Gapt
R. V W. Polk
Patrick Murphy
United States
Fred E. Edwards
Department of Justice
Associated Press
Fausto Topete
Sonora Revolutionary Army
Mexico
Col
Ricardo Topete
Eduardo Garcia
Sonora
Lutherans Gather in Austin for Six Day Synod Session
Pastors and laymen from 150 churches in the Texas Lutheran district of the Iowa synod arrived in Austin for the annual synod conference, which opens a six day session tomorrow.
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Associatedress
Austin
Texas Lutheran District
Iowa Synod
Synod
Morrows In Illinois Arrive En Route To New York
Anne Morrow wife to be of Charles Lindbergh arrives in Mattoon Illinois with her mother Mrs Dwight W Morrow and sister Elizabeth and a party of friends en route to New York departing soon after reaching the town
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Associated Press
Mattoon
Jil
Anne Morrow
Charles Lindbergh
Dwight W. Morrow
Elizabeth
New York
Walsh Questioned Mellon's Right to Treasury Post
Senator Walsh challenged Andrew Mellon’s right to remain secretary of the treasury before the Senate judiciary committee. The panel postponed its decision, with both sides' reports likely to be submitted to the Senate. Mellon faces a statute barring treasury officials from indirect trade or ecommerce interests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Judiciary Committee
Walsh
Montana
Norris
Mellon
Senate
Rebecca Rogers 10 Trial on Monday
Rebecca Bradley Rogers faces a Monday trial in Lagrange Texas on a bank robbery charge. District Attorney Fred Blundell said the prosecution is ready. A change of venue motion is anticipated as Rogers was previously convicted here and sentence later reversed on appeal.
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Lagrange
Texas
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Fred Blundell
Five of family killed in Elkton train crash
A family of six traveling in a pickup was struck by a fast express near Elkton Maryland. Only one child survived, with an 18 month old injured severely. The victims include Frank McCursey of Quarryville Pennsylvania his wife two sons and a four year old daughter.
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Elkton
Here
Frank McCursey
Quarryville
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Arizona Mining Merger Creates Calumet and Arizona
The Calumet and Arizona Mining company is formed from a merger of Galumet and Arizona Mining with Cornelia Copper, under Delaware law, totaling 20 million dollars in capital stock. The consolidation is the largest mining merger in Arizona since the Phelps Dodge group.
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Prems Piloenix
Ariz
Galumet. and
Arizona Mining Company
Cornelia Copper Company
Calumet and Arizona Mining Company
Delaware
Arizona
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
Calumet
Cornelia
Houston Leads In Motor Death Toll
Five Texas cities reported 19 deaths in the four week period ending April 20 and 270 deaths in the 62 week period. Houston led yearly deaths with 72, Dallas 66, San Antonio 61, Fort Worth 41, El Paso 20. San Antonio and Houston tied for leadership in the four week span with five each.
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Associated Press
Washington
Texas
United States Department of Commerce
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
el Paso
Young Man Detained as Main Witness Grounds
A young man is detained as the principal witness in a case, with authorities pressing for further statements. The detention centers on securing reliable testimony and ensuring the integrity of the upcoming proceedings. Local officials declined further comment pending investigations.
Torch slayings grip New York area as mother identifies body
The mother identifies the victim as Mrs Dorothy Heinselman Peacox, 20, whose body was found in a ditch with a kerosene bottle nearby. Police arrest Marl Vrancia Peacox, 21, husband of the slain woman, as a material witness in her death amid a spate of three similar killings in the metro area.
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Associated Press
New York
Karl Vranele Peaces
Mrae
Dorothy Mheingelman
Peacox
Deacox
New York City
Cartier Ino White Minins
White Plains
Marl Vrancia Peavox
Mra
Dorothy Heinseliman Peacox
Seuradale
Vencox
Public Utilities Regulatory Bill Introduced in Senate
The public utilities regulatory bill was introduced in the senate by Woodward of Coleman with Holbrook Hornsby and Small as signers. The measure mirrors a prior city utility plan and omits a clause requiring municipalities to pay for existing facilities before municipalization. It would not allow utilities to raise rates or prevent reductions merely by posting a bond, as the commission prepares hearings and adjustments.
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Small
Wellington
Corney
Olbrook
Moody
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