Proposal to Build North Be Threshed Out Vega Lubbock
A brief notice outlines a plan to construct a project in Vega and Lubbock areas, with details remaining sparse. No dates or official authorities are specified in the readable text.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1930
Page
1
West Texas Rail Plan Faces Lubbock Hearing
The Texas & Pacific proposes a Big Spring to Vega and Amarillo line plus a Vega to Lubbock link at an estimated cost near 13 million dollars. Opponents cite crossing points with the Santa Fe Denver and Rock Island roads at several towns and Lubbock. The hearing opens at 10 am in Lubbock before D. C. Examiner Haskell C. Davis with over 100 witnesses expected and about 50 cities intervening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas & Pacific
Big Spring
Vega
Amarillo
Lubbock
Rock Island
Fort Worth & Denver
Santa Fe
Lamesa
Brownfield
Levelland
Littlefield
Hereford
Ambarger
Seek Slayer of Two in Oklahoma
PAWNEE Okla Dec 7 armed posse searches hills near Pawnee for Jess Powell after Floyd Bell 18 and Ed Hartwick Pawnee county undersheriff are killed and Marion Kendall 20 wounded as they sought a log chain borrowed from Powell Bell died and Kendall was shot in leg as Hartwick killed by shot from underbrush near Powell farm sheriff Lancaster and Hartwick responded to the scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Pawnee
Okla
Jess Powell
Farmer
Floyd Bell
Ed Hartwick
Pawnee County
Bell
Marion Kendall
Here
Kendall
Powell
Hartwick
Ben Lancaster
Lancaster
Tumult During Bid to Answer Bishop Ends in Arrest
A chaotic scene followed a demand for a church statement after a bishop’s office dispute. Police intervened as tempers flared among church aides and parishioners. One person was arrested amid the confrontation.
Former Judge Lindsey Disrupts Pulpit At St John the Divine
Former Denver judge Ben B Lindsey was forcibly ejected and arrested after leaping onto a press table beneath the cathedral pulpit as Bishop Manning denounced him from the pulpit. Ushers dragged him away amid a crowd while four continued the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
St. John the Divine
William T. Manning
Temuit
Manning
Lindsey
House of Justice
House of God
Five Day Week Proposed for All Government Work
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts proposed a one year five day work week for all government branches to combat unemployment. The plan would allow Congress to authorize a second year and directs the president to implement it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Walsh
Democrat
Mass
Check and Double Check at Mission Theater with Fred E DeCoster
One ticket given daily to the Mission Theater. Today’s guest is Fred E DeCoster who will view the show Check and Double Check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission ‘Theater
Fred E. DeCoster
Fear Mystery Fog Spreading to England
Fear that the mysterious fog being malady from Belgium may be spreading to England grew after 10 cattle died on a Crosmount farm in Yorkshire. Vets say symptoms differ from known diseases and only one farm shows similar outbreaks despite recent foggy weather in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Crosmount
Yorkshire
England
Meuse
Belgium
Here
Senator Barthou Abandons Cabinet Formation Effort
Senator Louis Barthou abandoned his bid to form a cabinet succeeding Andre Tardieu. He informed President Doumergue at the Elysee Palace of the stalled negotiations for a ministry of concentration in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barthou
Paris
Louis Barthou
Andre Tardieu
Elysee Palace
Doumergue
Dr Roach Sees Car Stolen From Lucerne Apartments
Doctor D Roach watches a thief steal his gray 1927 Stearns Knight Brougham sedan with a red stripe Saturday night. Sheriff and Am arillo police issue notices to nearby cities. a $100 reward is posted for the car's recovery. License 927-382. motor 37233.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. D. Roach
Lucerne
Stearns- Knight
Four Escaped Maniacs Recaptured In Brooklyn
Four maniacs who escaped from a state hospital last Thursday were recaptured in Brooklyn and tailed for return to Mattewan. The captured include William H. Nelson Harry Gordon John H. Gambill and John Biggins. Mary Ochsenfels was arrested for harboring criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ORK
State Hospital
Brooklyn
Mattewan
Mary Ochsenfels
William H. Nelson
Harry Gordon
Rochester
Sister of Noted Golf Pros Is Accidentally Shot Dead
In Los Angeles Mrs. Lydia Sorrell sister of Al and Abe Espinosa was shot and killed while reading to her two sons at home. Police say her husband Richard Sorrell fired the fatal shot accidentally while cleaning a rifle. Coroner’s inquest set for tomorrow as the boys confirm their father’s account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Lydia Sorrell
Abe Espinosa
Richard Sorrell
Sorrell
Grant
Douglas
Dry Leaders Plan Nationwide Temperance Drive
In Washington leaders from the temperance movement gathered to map a nationwide program aimed at a more militant approach to prohibition. The National Temperance Council executive committee discussed a possible national referendum, but Dr Ira Landrith said there was no support for such a proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Dity
National Temperance Council
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Ira Landrith
Chicago
Slight Hope Is Held For Baby Crash Victim
Forrest Rubottom four year old son of N E Rubottom is in dangerous condition at Northwest Texas hospital after a car crash on Claude highway Saturday night that killed his mother A daughter of N E Rubottom suffered a broken jaw while a two year old was unhurt Earlier the family was out rabbit hunting the accident occurred as Mr Rubottom loaded a shotgun The mother died en route to the hospital and relatives from Greenville New Mexico were en route Amarillo for funeral arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Rubottom
N. E. Rubottor
Northwest Texas Hospital
Claude Highway
N. E. Rubottom
Mr. Rubottom
Earlight
Blackburn Funeral Home
Greenville
N. M
Amarillo
West Amarillo Christian Church Board Meeting Scheduled
The West Amarillo Christian church official board will meet Monday evening at 7 30 at the church per Rev. Ferrell Fox, pastor. Members are urged to attend as important business will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church Board
The
West Amarillo
Little Tycoon Ticket Sales Start Today
Tickets for The Little Tycoon go on sale Monday and Tuesday at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street. Junior College students and Harmony Club members are selling them. Prices range from 50 cents to 1 dollar with seating on the lower floor and front balcony. Performance begins 8 15 Tuesday night at the city auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Harmony Club
City Auditorium
Spicer Guilty of Murder in Waco Dance Hall Shooting
Claude Spicer is sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary after being found guilty of murder in the two years earlier death of Martin Upmer from a pistol wound on a Tours dance floor north of Waco. Mrs Spicer testified she fired the shot when Upmer bumped into her and her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Waco
Claude Spicer
Martin Upmer
Upmer
Tours
Weather Outlook for West Texas Oklahoma and Four Corners
West Texas and Oklahoma expect fair skies Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. East Texas remains fair Monday with clouds turning unsettled near the west coast Tuesday, and light to moderate northerly winds along the coast. Monday and Tuesday in New Mexico and Arizona are fair with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
East
New Mexico
Arizona
Borah Urges Tax Hikes to Meet Deficit Rumors
Senator Borah Idaho Republican warns against using the treasury to restore prosperity and calls for higher taxes if the year’s deficit nears 400 million dollars. He favors cutting expenditures and funding emergencies by income tax increases, while Congress debates the 60 million drought relief and 110 million public works bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Senator Borah
Republican
Idaho
Congress
Borah
Senate
House
Hoover
Agriculture Committee
Vandenberg
Michigan
Mellon
House Appropriations Committee
Child Burned to Death as Utah Rooming House Burns
Christina Evanoff eleven died in a Utah rooming house fire while her mother Mary Bishop thirty and her brother Steve seven were seriously burned or injured. Several others fled into the cold night in scant attire as the blaze destroyed the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Helper
Utah
Christina Evanoff
Mary Bishop
Christina
Steve
Motorcycle officer seizes furniture of marriage policy firm
Oklahoma City December 7. Motorcycle Officer Sidney Masters attached furniture of the Liberty Marriage Endowment Association for alleged failure to make a contract payment. He reported finding storage workers moving out the items and learned manager S. E. Green had moved to Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Sidney Masters
Liberty Marriage Endowment Association
Masters
S. E. Green
Amarillo
Reverend Dr William E Barton Dies at 69 in Brooklyn
The Rev Dr William E Barton noted clergyman author and lecturer died at Long Island College Hospital Brooklyn after a month of critical illness. He was 69. His sons Bruce Barton and Charles William Barton were at his bedside. Burial will be in Foxboro Massachusetts. Services at Broadway Tabernacle planned for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Barton
Associated Press
New York
Long Island College Hospital
Brooklyn
Bruce Barton
Charles William Barton
Sheridan
Wyo
Broadway Tabernacle
Nehemiah Boynton
Doctor Barton
National Council of Congregational Churches
Foxboro
Mass
Sublette
Ill
Crash Victim Mrs. W. L. Webb Dies in Laketon Collision
Mrs. W L Webb wife of Gray county ranchman died instantly when her car collided with Sam Arnett near Laketon store on Highway 83. Arnett and Webb suffered critical injuries including a fractured skull. Felton Webb 8 Betty Jean 7 Leslie Webb 10 and Jack Witherspoon also injured. Funeral home ambulances contacted. Webb family ties noted to Amarillo and McLean residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Webb
Gray County
Laketon
Pampa
Sam Arnett
Worley
Felton Webb
F. L. Webb
Betty Jean
Leslie Webb
Jack Witherspoon
W L. Webb
James F. Bush
Amarillo
Webb
L. R. Bush
W. F. Bush
McLean
E. A. Dennis
Rosebud
Malone
Plainview Brother's Shotgun Accident Sinks Nimrod Thompson
In Plainview four miles southeast, a 14 year old brother accidental shotgun blast wounded 10 year old Nimrod Thompson. Doctors at a Plainview sanitarium reported poor prospects for recovery after a blood transfusion from Melba Thompson. The injury breached the back, abdomen, bladder and intestines during a hunting incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Plainview
Nimrod Thompson
Roland Thompson
Melba Thompson
Death Penalty for Five in Moscow Treason Trial
Five of eight Russian engineers were sentenced to death and the remaining three got ten years with confiscation of property. Names listed include Leonid Ramsin and Victory Larichev. All defendants confessed. The trial alleged French and British involvement to trigger intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Associated Press
Leonid Ramsin
Victory Larichev
Nikoai Charnovsky
Ivan Kalinikov
Alexander Fedotov
Vladimir Ochkin
All Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York Church
Vega, Lubbock
West Texas
T.P
Chambers of Commerce
Dr. Roach
Thief
Wan
Gray
and Wheeler
Arnett
L. H. Webb
Wheeler
Roberts
Mrs. W. L. Webb
Mrs. W. B. Bush
Globe and News
Sergei Kaprianov
Xenophon Sitnin
France
Russia
Raymond Poincare
Aristide Briand
Henri Deterding
Lord Churchill
Winston Churchill
Lawrence of Arabia
Poland
Rumania
Jugo-Slavia
Baltic States
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