Amarillo man dies in wreck near Memphis. niece critically hurt
Jimmie Jones 62 of Amarillo dies when his car overturns nine miles west of Memphis on Highway 5. His niece Miss Irene White, 32, also of Amarillo, is in critical condition with a broken hip and fractured jaw. Jones operated a cafe in Amarillo. funeral rites pending as ambulance crews bring the body home.
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Jimmie Jones
Amarillo
Memphis
J. W. Jones
Irene White
Jones
Highway 5
North Fillmore Street
Miss White
Lou E. White
East
Twelfth Avenue
Childress
Griggs & Sons
James W. Jones
Mississippi
Texas
Mary Jones
Howell Jones
McLean
John
Death of Ted Healy Ruled Natural Causes in Los Angeles
Coroner’s autopsy found 41 year old film comedian Ted Healy died of natural causes. Lungs congested and kidney condition observed. superficial facial injuries noted. Autopsy and investigation reduced, witnesses said no fatal fight contributed to death. Healy had been drinking heavily after wife’s childbirth, with dispute alleged outside the Trocadero Cafe.
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Los Angeles
Ted Healy
Frank Nance
Joe Filkas
William H. Baker
Healy
A. F. Wagner
Wagner
Wyatt LaMont
Film Colony
H. W. Hoffman
Nine Teens Die as Cliff Collapses at Civittella di Comagna
FORLI Italy December 22 Nine teens were killed and two injured when a stone cliff supporting the medieval castle of Fusercoli collapsed onto three modest homes in Civittella di Comagna. Most of the castle remained standing though its foundation was undermined and feared to fail.
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Forli
Italy
Fusercoli
Civittella di Comagna
England Orders Fresh Troops to Hongkong Amid Japan Tensions
Britain will send about 700 soldiers to Hongkong replacing the Royal Welch Fusiliers now in Shanghai. A note to Japan protests infringement of Hongkong waters and calls for assurances while Parliament recesses. Delegates urge boycotts of Japanese goods in Scotland and London.
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London
Great Britain
Hongkong
Japan
Dunera
Southampton
Royal Scots
Bombay
Kiongkong
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Shanghai
Port Sudan
Canton
Fusiliers
Far East
Orient
Robert Leslie Craigie
Sir Robert
Alfred Duff Cooper
Admiralty
House of Commons
Mediterranean
China
Britain
Africa
National Union of Scottish Miners
Glasgow
International Transport Workers’ Federation
Reward Posted For Slayer In Beaty Case
Governor Allred set a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the slayer of 14 year old Herbert Beaty who was shot in Riverside Park Austin on Saturday night by a gun from a parked car.
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Austin
U.P
James V. Allred
Herbert Beaty
Riverside Park
Satan the alley cat fights custody in Hugo Oklahoma court
In Hugo Oklahoma Mrs. F D Deatherage asks for custody of the alley cat named Satan The judge grants a continuance to January 6 for further evidence and veterinary testimony Plans include a blood test to prove Satan is the rightful pet while rival claimant Johnny Bennett offers to fund tests and calls witnesses including Louis Parks and G R B Newman
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Hugo
Okla
Satan
F. D. Deatherage
L. W. Oaks
Peace Justice
Johnny Bennett
Three Held After Narcotic Raid in Pampa Arrests
Two men and a woman arrested in Pampa Tuesday night were brought to Amarillo by Deputy U S Marshal Bill Lampe and charged with possession and concealment of narcotics. The trio P H Kenneck D J Souter and his wife were jailed in Potter County with bonds set at 1500 for the men and 1000 for the woman. The raid at a local hotel yielded between 75 and 100 grains of heroin with officers from Sheriff Talley and the Texas Liquor Control Board involved. The suspects formerly lived in Tulsa and had previous prison terms for bank robbery and larceny. The narcotic charges await federal grand jury action.
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Pampa
Amarillo
Bill Lampe
United States
P. H. Kenneck
D. J. Souter
Potter County
Earl Talley
Lampe
Talley
Buford Reed
George Inman
Earl
Carter
Garrett Hawkins
Weather forecast for Amarillo West Texas region
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Thursday of fair and partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. Hourly observations from yesterday show morning readings near 29 to 41 degrees with afternoon temperatures around the mid 40s and a low 26 to 28 degrees. Max yesterday reached 58 and minimum 26 in 1936.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Xico
Mate Uret
Preview of New Tax Bill Measures Levies on Corporations
A Washington tax panel previewed the 1938 tax bill. It would drop the undistributed profits levy for 80 to 90 percent of corporations while retaining it for the rest. The group proposed a graduated rate from 12 to 14 percent for small firms and 16 to 20 percent for those that retain earnings. They also debated capital gains tax relief and bond interest taxation, noting a constitutional amendment would be needed.
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Washington
House Subcommittee On
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vinson
Kentucky
Committee
Four Hungry Children and a Cheerless Christmas Tragedy
In Cheyenne Wyoming on December 22 a mother, Rosella Holtman aged 40, hanged herself in the cellar as the family faced hunger and delayed public relief. The Holtmans of six had moved from Sidney Nebraska and planned to return there with help from relatives. The husband had exhausted funds seeking work and their children faced a stark holiday with no plans for Christmas.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Rosella Holtman
Lodgepole
Neb
Here
Holtman
Sidney
Wyoming
John M. Schaedel
Laramie
Schaeder
Donald
Norman
Pauline
Leona
Chapman Is Denied Bail On Murder Charge
Ben Chapman Borger policeman charged with murder in the slaying of Hutchinson County deputy Lee Hutson was ordered held without bail after a preliminary hearing. He remained in Potter County jail returned from Amarillo as witnesses testified they had been drinking on the trip from Wheeler.
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Chapman
Panhandle
Ben Chapman
Borger
Lee Hutson
Hutchinson County
Justice of the Peace
Fred Reiner
Amarillo
Potter County
Carson County
White Deer
Hutson
G. L. Warren
W. L. McConnell
Newton P. Willis
Warren
Wheeler
Pampa
Youth No-Billed In Stabbing
The Potter County grand jury no billed Jim Brown yesterday in connection with an ice-pick stabbing of Chester Shelton. Hazel Brown Hut, sister of Jim Brown, signed a statement saying she stabbed Shelton in defense of her brother. The affray occurred on Buchan Street early Tuesday as the grand jury indicted Willie Patton and Robert Roden on burglary charges.
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Potter County
Jim Brown
Chester Shelton
Brown
Hazel Brown Hw.t
Shelton
H. D. Shelton
Thelma Richards
Buchan Street
Willie Patton
Robert Roden
E. C. Nelson, Jr
New Zealand Plan Opens 5AN Francisco Air Route
Commercial air service between New Zealand and the United States will begin on December 29, with the inaugural flight setting off from New Zealand and crossing to the United States. The announcement was reported from San Francisco on December 22.
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Francisco
New Zealand
United States
Ship Incidents Shape U S Path To War
Washington editor notes Panay bombing tests diplomacy and vows for assurances. He traces naval power versus etiquette as tools to deter war, citing historic sea incidents from Tripoli to Lusitania and Maine, and predicts Roosevelt administration avoids threats it cannot back.
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Washington
Far East
Japan
United States
Baltimore
Maine
Havana
Spain
Germany
Panay
Roosevelt
Jones Policy Approved at Canyon Meet
The Panhandle Water Conservation Association held its first anniversary meeting in Canyon with harmony and no dissent. Two resolutions urged full WPA funding for lakes and ponds across five states and authorized pressure for soil conservation bill funding in Washington.
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Fred Post
Canyon
Panhandle Water Conservation Association
Wilson Cowen
Dalhart
WPA
Noel McDade
Dumas
Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Washton
Marvin Jones
Hinton
Association
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Cousins Hall
West Texas State College
Foster
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tierra Blanca
Umbarger
Hemphill County
County Court Room
John McCarty
Panhandle
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England
Builders Supply Co
Dan Hardee
A. M. Smith
C. McLaughlin
E. O. Clark
U. S
Morgan M. Beatty
Pacific
White House
Emperor's Palace
Young
Republic
Havana Harbor
PANAV
Yangtze River
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