Matthews Named Adjutant General in Texas National Guard
Lieut. Colonel Dallas J. Matthews of the 43rd Infantry was named adjutant general by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson. He succeeds Mark Mc Gee who resigned December 1. Matthews, a Houston resident born in Mississippi, served overseas with the 36th Division and as adjutant of the brigade led by Brigadier General John A. Hulen.
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Austin
Dallas J. Matthews
43Rd Infantry
Texas National Guard
Miriam A. Ferguson
Mark McGee
Houston
Ferguson
Matthews
Mississippi
Texas
Houste
John A. Hulen
United States
E. A. Simpson
Clarendon
Walter Timon
Corpus Christi
W. T. Dunning
Gonzales
Texas Department
American Legion
Wayne Davis
San Antonio
Coloonel Wright Armstrong
Brownwood
Davis
Simpson
National Guard
148Rd Infantry
21 Miners Entombed Crew Rescued One Dies In Shaft
In Nederland Colorado a mine rescue ended with most workers freed after 16 hours of effort. Robert Stephenson and Charles Hirquist died in the ordeal while Captain Sutshaw Jansen Norris Sutters and others survived. Rescue teams from Denver and local miners faced bitter cold and heavy snow to uncover 26 feet of ground and gas masks used in the blaze tunnel.
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Nederland
Colo
Cardinal
Fairview Company
Robert Stephenson
Minner
Charles Hirquist
Boulder
John Sutshaw
C. J. Jansen
Denver Fire Department
Prentice Norris
University of Colorado
George Sutters
Prohibition Debate Gathers Allies Across Nation
Washington readers report Congress opens in a crowded scene as dry and wet forces clash. The push to seek Pope Pius XI's support drew sharp rebuke from John W. Burke of the National Catholic Welfare conference. Dyer signals repeal talk, while temperance groups back strengthening enforcement. CONTINUED ON PAGE ELEVEN.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Pius XI
United Committee For Prohibition Enforcement
Cish
United States
John W. Burke
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Holy Father
Coolidge
Dyer
Missouri
House Judiciary Committee
Womens’ Christian Temperance Union
The
Anti-Saloon League
Moody Answers Satterwhite on Special Session
Texas Attorney General Dan Moody ruled that financing a House of Representatives session for impeachment from private sources is unauthorized. The ruling comes amid rumors about a December 15 petitioned special session for January 4, 1926, with Speaker Lee Satterwhite denying only one withdrawal and asserting over sixty signatures remain. Grand jury convenes Monday as political maneuvers continue, with Ferguson and potential successors under discussion.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Dan Moody
Lee Satterwhite
Amarillo
Texas
Satterwhite
Associated Press
Ernest C. Cox
Corsicana
John T. Smith
Miriam A. Ferguson
Smith
Ferguson
Arthur Reidson
Hamilton
Democratic State Executive Committee
Grand Jury
Travis County Grand Jury
Yancey Story to Be Tried January 25
Dallas December 1 Denton County bank robber Yancey Story faces 26 felony indictments and will go to trial January 25. The date was set at a conference of Dallas and Denton County officials and Ranger Captain Tom Hickman. Jed C Adams of Dallas is his attorney.
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Dallas
Yancey Story
Denton County
Tom Hickman
Jed C. Adams
Story
German Cabinet Resigns Under Chancellor Luther
The German cabinet led by Chancellor Luther tendered its resignation in Berlin as of December 5, ending the current government tenure amid political shift.
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Berlin
Luther
Rhinelander Loses Marriage Annulment Suit in N Y
In White Plains on December 5 Leonard Kip Rhinelander failed to win an annulment from Alice Beatrice Jones. The jury found Mrs Rhinelander not to have deceived him about her negro blood and that he would have married her even if he had known.
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White Plains
N. Y
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
New York
Alice Beatrice Jones
Amarillo Building opens with special section and map
Today’s Western Weekly highlights the opening of the Amarillo Building with a half page map showing newly designated Federal roads. The issue also surveys society etiquette from Mrs. Emily Price Post, profiles Taylor University and Baylor College by Mrs. Phebe K. Warner, and includes fiction by Max Bentley along with Will Rogers on football.
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Amarillo
Emily Price Post
Phebe K. Warner
Panhandie
Taylor University
Baylor College
Texas
Max Bentley
West Texas
Mexico
Will Rogers
Moody charges fraud against Hoffman firm
Austin December 5 The Texas attorney general Dan Moody contends that highway contracts awarded to Hoffman Construction Company of Eastland were procured in fraud of the state and executed in Travis county He filed a controverting affidavit to pleas of privilege by the defendants in 48th district court The state seeks 100000 damages and blocks 296000 in approved highway estimates in a case that arose in Travis county district court
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Austin
Hoffman Construction Company
Eastland
State Highway Commission
68Rd
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect a rising Sunday with fair skies and warmer temperatures. West Texas generally fair with warming temperatures, while eastern New Mexico may see frosty to snowy conditions in mountainous ridges. Tonight will be wet in spots with rising temperatures and hourly readings available for Amarillo yesterday evening.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mex
Nevada
Auntain
Mirecurt
I Valiega
Togo
Jurist Thomas Burke dies of epilepsy in New York
In a gathering of public figures Thomas Burke, noted jurist, collapsed and died of epilepsy. His final plea for friendlier US Japan relations will be cabled to the Japanese government as the incident is reported from New York.
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New York
United States
Japan
Thomas Burke
Nicholas Murray
Romance and Elopements Surround Gov Smith Family
New York reports reveal Governor Al Smith’s wife Hertha Gott’s elopement a year ago when he was thirty three. Earlier same period his younger brother Arthur, then under eighteen, secretly married Ann Hess of Albany, with details kept private for days.
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New York
al Smith
Mins Hertha Gott
Byracones
Arthur
Mise Ann Hess
Albany
Gasoline Blast Damages Baird Motor Firm. No Injuries
A gasoline supply exploded at a motor company building in Baird Abilene during a fire late today. A large crowd gathered but was driven back by the blaze and no one was injured. The blast caused about 10000 dollars in damage.
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Abilene
Motor Company
Baird
Norris Promises Open-Stage Talk After Baptist Meeting
Frank Norris pledges to “take the lid off” after a Fort Worth Baptist convention closing in Mineral Wells. Dr. George W. Truett will deliver the closing sermon from his Dallas home church tomorrow. The Texas Baptist gathering adjourned around 1:90 PM with 6,000 messengers and visitors departing. civic righteousness was praised by president O S B Lattimore as attendance set records amid scattered debates on budget standards for the next year.
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Mineral Wells
Dees B
Baptist General Convention of Texas
George W. Truett
Dallas
Lattimore
Austin
Speaker Urges House Members Pay Own Expenses
Les Satterwhite said private funds not used for a special term and that members should bear their own Austin expenses. He noted only one rep had his name removed from support and another joined, with 50 signatures needed for a quorum and 100 for impeachment. He denied any $300,000 funding guarantee and reiterated only $100,000 was discussed.
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Les Satterwhite
House of Representatives
Dan Moody
Austin
Sveral
House
Specia
Satterwhite
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Yancy Story
Kip Rhinelander
Amarillo Daily News
Hoffman Firm
Dramatists’ Guild of the Authors’ League of America, Inc
American Federation of Labor
William Fox
Motion Picure
Maret
Washington, Lee
Chicago
American Far Bureau Federation
Gordon Pirie
George Nye
Violet Schmidt
Frank Norris
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