Murdered Amarillo girl found in drainage tunnel
The body of Evelyn Lucille Taylor, 21, found late yesterday in a murky drainage tunnel under the Santa Fe shop yards after leaving home for a dance October 29. Police deem a homicide, with bones and clothing aiding identification by her father, Sam L. Taylor, who viewed the body at Griggs Funeral Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Lucille Taylor
West First Street
Santa Fe
Sam L. Taylor
Griggs
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Tri- State Fair Grounds
Santa Fe Shop and Roundhouse
Dust Bowl labor shortage highlighted by Kansas analysis
An Amarillo meeting analyzed Dust Bowl conditions in western Kansas. Do R Jaccard warned more farm laborers will be needed if farming units are readjusted to farmer driven programs. James C Foster described a land use plan as a permanent reservoir of farm resources.
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Kansas
Amarillo
Do. R. Jaccard
Kansas Extension Service
Farm Security Administration
Jaccard
Dust Bowl
Foster
James C. Foster
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
R. I. Kimmel
United States Department of Agriculture
Dean Harry Amberger
Extension Service of
O. 8. Fisher
Washington
R. I. Throckmorton
Manhattan
Kan
Ira K. Landon
G. R. Quesenberry
New Mexico
Panhandle Snowfall Cuts Across West and Panhandle
Snow covered the west half of the Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico with one and a half to six inches while the eastern area faced freezing mist sleet and rain. Amarillo logged 1.4 inches with 22 F. Boise City and Texline reported six inches. Springfield and Dumas reported heavier totals. Wind eased overnight as temperatures fell and roads froze, grounding air transports and making travel hazardous.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
South Plains
Amarillo
Boise City
Oklahoma Panhandle
Okla
Texline
Colorado
Springfield
Clayton
N. M
Denver
Plains
Northwest
Dalhart
Channing
Fort Worth
Dumas
Booker
Santa Fe
Canadian
Perryton
Dimmitt and Hart
Lubbock
Plainview
Portales
Rock Island
Fort W
TWA
Winslow
Ariz
St. Louis
Important Farm Meeting Set in Hereford Texas
One of the largest public agricultural meetings in the Texas Panhandle will convene Friday at the Deaf Smith County courthouse Hereford. H H Finnell regional director Soil Conservation Service represents Henry Wallace secretary of agriculture as the department calls the hearing. The session covers the Upper Red River basin reaching across the Panhandle toward New Mexico with invitations to prominent agricul turists and Midwest experts. Federal agency attendees include Monahan Wing Horner Merrill Taylor Walser and others. Amarillo officials and state officials from Texas New Mexico and Colorado are invited. Open to all county agents officials and interested parties the meeting will discuss a soil and water conservation program for the Red River basin above the Palisades south of Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Panhandle
Deaf Smith County
Hereford
H. H. Finnell
Soil Conservation Service
Henry Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Red River
Panhandle
New Mexico
Arthur C. Monahan
Oklahoma City
Lesler S. Wing
Denver
W. W. Horner
St. Louis
Louis P. Merrill
Fort Worth
J. VV. Taylor
Albuquerque
Paul Walser
College Station
Amarillo
Palisades
Five Slightly Hurt In Southeast Amarillo Car Crash
Five persons were injured in a three car collision on State Highway 5 near Memorial Park Cemetery five miles east of Amarillo. Victims include George M. Bailey of Dallas W B Jeffries and Mrs J Hattenbach of Memphis and Dr J Cates of Childress with four treated at St Anthony's Hospital.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
Amarillo
George M. Bailey
Dallas
W. B. Jeffries
Memphis
G. H. Hattenbach
J. ©. Cates
Childress
St. Anthony's Hospital
Paris Nabs German Suspect in Dancer’s Death
Paris police say Eugene Weidmann confessed to kidnapping and killing 21 year old dancer Jean Dekoven for 600 francs and 500 in travelers’ checks. He also confessed to several other killings and said he buried the dancer’s body in an abandoned villa after she disappeared from a Paris hotel last July.
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Jean Dekoven
Paris
Eugene Weidmann
Weidmann
Miss Dekoven
House Considers Wage Hour Bill in Congress
The House began debate on the wage hour bill amid opposition focused on defeating the measure by sending it back to committee. Supporters hope changes and amendments tomorrow will win enough votes, with opponents mainly from Republicans and Southern Democrats.
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Washington
AXA House
Senate
House
Rules Committee
Labor Committee
U S Demands Full Compensation After Panay Sinking
The United States presented Japan with three stern demands over the Panay tragedy and other neutral ship attacks. Apologies and guarantees against a repeat incident were sought, with Roosevelt sending a personal note to Emperor Hirohito.
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Washington
United States
Japan
U.S
Panay
Nanking
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Senate
Navy Department
Hiroji Saito
Hull
State Department
Nanking Falls as Nippons Occupy City
Japanese forces announced the fall and occupation of Nanking after a brutal battle with Chinese defenders. Tokyo reported naval air and ground assaults, with fighting continuing near the Yangtze River as Chinese forces retreated north.
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Nanking Falls
Shanghat
Nanking
China
Pukow
Yangtze River
Tientsin Pukow Rai
Yangtze
Ths
Chapel
Soochow
Japan
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Amarillo area forecast expects partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures with livestock warnings in north and east central sections. Hourly data show a daytime high near 56 degrees and overnight low around 27 as precipitation measured 0.10 inches in the prior 24 hours ending at 4 PM yesterday.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
McLean Woman Killed in Panhandle Hit-and-Run on Bridge
Mrs. J Fred Smith of McLean died at a Pampa hospital from injuries after aiding occupants of an overturned car on the North Fork bridge east of Lefors. Witnesses reported a speeding 1934 Ford with dented fender leaving the scene. police sought the driver. Funeral services pending. Survived by husband J Pred Smith of Lamesa, two sons, a daughter, and her father.
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McLean
Panhandle
J. Fred Smith
Pampa
North Fork
Red River
Lefors
Earl Talley
Henry Shoffitt
Buford Reed
Wilson Boyd
Donald Beall
Roger Powers
Smith
George Mike Yates
Lamesa
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McDowell
Sheriff Adams
Manila
President Hoover
Formosa
Dollar
President McKinley
Hoover
McKinley
President Pierce
Roy A. Read
Twin Falls
Idaho
E. Stepback
Preussen
San Francisco
Dollar Line
Kobe
Russell Stationery Co
By Lewis Nordyke
Texas Experiment Station
Spur
Bennett
H. H. Bennett
Spur Station
R. E. Dickinson
Dickinson
Goodwell
Mary Norton
House Labor Committee
Saito
Tokyo
Joseph C. Grew
Yarnell
Birk Donald Lindsey
Great Britain
Solons
U. 8
Houses of
Congress
Key Pittman
Foreign Affairs Committee
Smathers
Borah
U. S. S. Panay
Grew
Hirota
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