Approval to be considered early Monday in Texas House
Texas representative Lee Satterwhite travels from Amarillo to Austin after receiving 50 responses to a letter asking members to cover their expenses for a possible special session. Among respondents, 41 would pay their own way, 36 favor a session, but five doubt it is necessary. Consideration hinges on quorum and legal payment of fees and witness expenses.
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Daily News
Washington
Washington, D. C
Lee Satterwhite
Texas House of Representatives
Amarillo
Austin
Satterwhite
House
Ways and Means
Hill
Garrett
Tennessee
Board of Tax Appeals
Tax Board
Representative Green
Iowa
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Garner
Texas
Green
Stephenville Man Confesses to Slaying and Decapitating Stepson
In Stephenville, F M Snow admitted killing his wife and mother in law after confessing to slaying and decapitating his stepson Bernie Connelly near their farm. He led authorities to the mountain top body and said the head was wrapped after the decapitation.
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Stephenville
F. M. Snow
Bernie Connelly
Fort Worth
Snow
Waco
Texas
Sten-Son
Riggs
Ben Aycock
Iredell
Polston
Connelly
Smegro
Near Death Denies Mitchell Treason Charge at Court Martial
Colonel William Mitchell’s claim that the War Department planned almost treason in Hawaii 1923 defense was denied. Major Lester J. McNair testified plans existed and were updated, while defense argued Mitchell was misinformed by a Hawaii air officer. The trial paused for a brief session and extended to next Wednesday with a Saturday holiday approved.
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Washington
William Mitchell
War Department
Hawaii
Army
Lester J. McNair
Mitchell
Army Air Service
Air Service
McNair
John T. Lewis
Coast Artillery
Clarence C. Williams
Frank R. Reid
Freight rates in southwest blame tangled system
Dallas December report notes Interstate Commerce Commission hearing quotes Albert Reed of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce criticizing rail freight rates as a conglom erated, illogical system. He cites alleged discrimination against Dallas and northeast Texas, a “Chinese wall” with Louisiana, and big shippers paying less while small shippers pay more. Examiner Keeler adjourned the hearing to January 4 at Kansas City.
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Dallas
Southwest
Albert L. Reed
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. B. Keeler
Kansas City
Houston-Galveston
Texas
Mississippi River
Southeast
Louisiana Consignees
Texas legislator seeks ruling on per diem scrip for a called session
Representative George Purl of Dallas asks Attorney General Dan Moody whether legislators may issue scrip to cover per diem and mileage for a special session not called by the governor. Moody declines comment as prospects for a called session fade amid Governor Ferguson opposition and Moody's court-focused approach.
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Austin
George Purl
Dallas
Dan Moody
Paris
Moody
Purl
Ferguson
State House
Mood
Lee Satterwhite
Beaten and stabbed man near Petersburg in Lubbock area
Joe Schmidt, 38, hovering between life and death in a local hospital after a fight with the father and brother of a 14 year old girl. He was beaten with a hoe handle and seriously stabbed. Police know few details and do not know the attackers’ names.
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Lubbock
Joe Schmidt
Gir
Petersburg
Schmidt
Ten Injured As Brooklyn Elevated Crash Hits Stalled Train
Ten people were injured, two seriously, when a Fulton Street line elevated express train crashed into the rear of a stalled train near the Oxford Street Brooklyn station. The incident occurred today in New York.
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New York
Fulton Street
Oxford Street
Brooklyn
West Texas to Run Booster Excursion from Amarillo 10
West Texas Chamber of Commerce and Fort Worth and Denver announce a deluxe booster train from Amarillo to Philadelphia for the Sesquicentennial Exposition. The exhibit will feature West Texas agriculture, minerals, livestock and petroleum, distributed literature, and aims to attract immigration and capital. Stops include Port Arthur or Beaumont en route, with multiple exhibit cars and a display-focused itinerary shaping up over coming months.
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Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Middle Western
Fort Worth
Wright Armstrong
Burlington System
Porter A. Whaley
Philadelphia
The
United States
Armatron
Whaley
West
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Louis
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Sunday calls for fair conditions across West Texas and eastern New Mexico as a high pressure area diminishes yet remains moderately strong in the northwest. A low pressure system lingers over northern districts east of the Pecos region, keeping conditions unsettled nearby.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Littlefield Posse Scours Country For Girl Attacker
Heth el Dillon, 18, daughter of W. W. Dillon, a Lamb county farmer, is recovering from an attack after an unknown white assailant entered the home while she was alone. A posse of over 300 searched ten towns for the attacker, with the girl later regaining consciousness and giving a description. Seventeen suspects were detained and released. the hunt has reduced to about fifty men led by Deputy Sheriffs T. A. Raybord and J. B. Seck.
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Littlefield
Hethel Dillon
W. W. Dillon
Lamb County
Dillon
Sheas
T. A. Raybord
J. B. Seck
Will Rogers Commentary on Red Grange Pro Career
Will Rogers, the cowboy actor, writes on Red Grange turning pro and foresees his impact in professional football. The Western Weekly features a full page on this battle of real versus bogus assets and a separate dramatic account of the Poor Butterfly engagement party.
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Will Rogers
Red Grange
America
Western Weekly
Putterfly
24 Injured In Rock Island Choctaw Limited Derailment
At Roland Arkansas today the Choctaw limited of Rock Island derailed injuring at least 24. Of 17 taken to Baptist State hospital, four are seriously hurt with head and chest injuries but no broken bones. Named injured include A J Chambers Danville Ark E Bolger Memphis Mrs G B Lenn Columbus Ga Percy Higgins Casa Ark Mrs M F Willard Marietta Turner Jeannette Turner May E Johnson Wilkesboro NC Mrs Aubrey L Smith Oklahoma City OK.
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Ark
Choctaw Limited
Rock Island
Roland
Railroad Company Claim Department
Baptist State Hospital
A. J. Chambers
Danville
E. Bolger
Pullman
Memphis
G. B. Lenn
Columbus
Percy Higgins
Casa
M. EF. Willard
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Marietta Turner
Jeannette Turner
May E. Johnson
Wilkesboro
N. C
Aubrey L. Smith
Oklahoma City
Okla
Woman Pro Agent Steals Gloves to Win Confidence
Mabel Langford, 28, a woman prohibition agent, was arrested on charges of stealing three pairs of gloves from a New Orleans department store. She claimed the theft was to gain the confidence of bootleggers, saying she aimed to become known as a shoplifter to win their trust. Bond was set at 500 by friends.
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Mabel Langford
Prohibition
New Orleans
Electra Presbyterians Split Over Dance And Bridge Games
The Electra First Presbyterian Church faces a split over members playing bridge, dancing, and other entertainments deemed worldly. Pastor Rev Dooley resigns after the Electra executive commission urged his departure. the congregation reportedly accepted the resignation. The affair involves Amarillo Presbytery leaders and stirred tension among local congregants.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Fiedra
Coc. Dooley
Toooley
Electra Presbyterians
Texas
Ham
Amarillo
R. T. Nunn
Heresford
Electra
Cunningham
Grard
Dooley
Doory
Trinity University
Nat B E. Grafton
Wichita Falls
Flectra
Thomson
Seven Arrested After Day Raid Across Houston Gulf Coast
Prohibition agents conducted a broad raid from Houston to Galveston. Seven suspects were arrested and a large amount of contraband seized. Stills were found near Harrisburg Genoa and Galveston with thousands of gallons of mash and several gallons of whiskey. A two story home in Houston yielded a still and liquor, while a rural farmhouse produced beer and whiskey. Across weeks the raids netted eleven stills and eleven thousand gallons of mash and more whiskey.
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Prohibition
Galveston
Harrisburg
Genoa
la Marque
Broadway
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