New World Record in Endurance Flight by Miss Trout
Miss Bobby Trout, 18, of Los Angeles, stayed aloft 12 hours 11 minutes setting a new world sustained flight mark. She landed at Van Nuys Metropolitan Airport after starting at 5:05 a.m., while fuel remained. the previous record of 9 hours 6 minutes was equaled earlier in the day.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Dan
Bobby Jrout
Miss Trout
Associated Press
Marshall
Blaine M. Tuxhorn
Kansas City
Tuxhorn
Leonard Rhiner
Metropolitan
Air Corps
California
Belgium
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast for Thursday calls for partly cloudy skies in Amarillo and vicinity and across West Texas with warmer southeastern portions. Fair conditions expected in New Mexico. High pressure over east Texas brings below normal temperatures east of the Rockies. Sun up at 7 56 AM, sunset 6 48 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
East Texas
Rockies
Texas
Canadian
Rocky Mountain
Fourth man sought in Hedley watchman killing
Borger police and state rangers hunt a fourth suspect in the Hedley Texas murder of night watchman J H Richey. Three men Oscar J Brown Joe Dunwoody and Bert Hall are jailed. Brown injured and claiming a car dispute led to the shooting. Authorities doubt his account and continue to pursue leads and stolen tools linked to the case.
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Borger
J. H. Richey
Hedley
Texas
Oscar J
Jimmie) Brown
Joe Dunwoody
Bert
Cowboy) Hall
Mall
Here
Brown
Amarillo
Medley
H. L. Gaither
Rock Island to Spend 25 Million on 1929 Improvements
Rock Island lines end prosperous year and outline 1929 plans with about 25 million dollars for expansion. The program includes 85 miles of new track from Trenton to Birmingham Missouri and 61 miles from Grover Texas to Liberal Kansas, plus 400 thousand for grade revisions in Ellis County Texas.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rock Island Railway Today
Trenton
Birmingham
Grover
Texas
Liberal
Kan
Alles County
Bolivia Accepts Protocol for Paraguay Border Dispute
Bolivian government announced it would sign the Pan American protocol to conciliate the Bolivian Paraguayan boundary quarrel. Washington awaited Bolivia’s instructions while Argentina indicated willingness to sign at any time.
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United
Eee
Washington
Bolivia
Eduardo Diez de Medina
Argentina
Eligio Ayala
Paraguay
Texas Cities Face Setback in Expansion Plans
The Texas Supreme Court ruling questions whether cities may annex adjacent territory by ordinance without voter approval. It reverses lower court decisions in Harris County, refusing to compel an election on the Brooke Smith community near Houston to determine incorporation.
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Associated Press
Austin
Supreme Court
Norman Atkinson
Harris County
Brooke Smith
Houston
Texas witness uses plane to reach courtroom in damage case
In Gainesville Texas Claude Bell oil well drilling superintendent flew a plane to Tulsa to testify in a $75,000 damage suit against Roy Johnson former Oklahoma highway commissioner after postponement efforts failed. Bell's flight left at 1 30 p m and return was promised by 5 30 p m.
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Associated Press
Gainesville
Tex
Claude Bell
Roy Johnson
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Bell
First Building Permit of Year To B. Crawford
The first building permit of 1929 was issued to B. Crawford for remodeling the building at 315 016 East Fifth Street. Blackburn Mortuary will occupy the property and work must be completed by January 15, per inspector A. W. Smalley.
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B. Crawford
A. W. Smalley
East Fifth Street
Blackburn Mortuary
Senate Gives Preference to Kellogg Pact on War Peace
The Senate will consider ratifying the Kellogg anti war pact before voting on a navy bill to add 15 cruisers. An agreed priority ensures the pact is kept before the chamber as debates unfold, while critics prepare to use the treaty against naval expansion. Representative Tinkham calls for a probe into alleged foreign funded propaganda backing the pact.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sehr
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations
Hale
Naval
Tinkham
Republican
Mass
Tinkhan
United States
League
League of Nations
Eastern capitalists visit Texans for hunting trip
A party of New York financiers and manufacturers representing major American corporations arrived in Dallas today by private car. Led by J. M. Davis of New York, president of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western, the group will hunt in southwest Texas with Charles Huff guiding and later visit Houston and the lower Rio Grande valley before returning to New York.
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Associated Press
Dallas
New York
America
J. M. Davia
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Davis
Southwest
Charles ©. Huff
Texas
Houston
Rio Grande Valley
Oklahoma Requisition for Walter Mathews In Murder Indictment
Governor Moody ordered Oklahoma to requisition Walter Mathews, named in an old Bell county murder indictment from 15 years ago. Mathews is reported to be under arrest in Washington county, Oklahoma.
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Duane
Austin
Moody
Oklahoma
Walter Mathews
Bell County
August Becker
Washington County
Insanity bid spurned in Northcott murder trial
Gordon Stewart Northcott loses attempt to plead not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity for the three youth slayings in California. Judge George Freeman denies substitution of pleas and sets jury selection to begin Thursday amid defense witness issues and a caution on courthouse spectators. Sanford Clark, the key prosecution witness and Northcott’s nephew, had testified to abuse on the farm.
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United Prep
Riverside
Calif
Gordon Stewart Northcott
California
George Freeman
O. K. Morton
Freeman
Louisa Northcott
Lewis
Nelson Winslow
Clem Sweeters
Henry Esparza
Northcott
Sanford
Sanford Clark
Japanese Storm Fatal. Dozens Dead as 20 Towns Flooded
Reports from Tokyo say a fierce Japanese storm on the Honda coast southwest of Niigata destroyed hundreds of houses. At least 56 people were killed and scores injured as high seas inundated at least 20 villages identified by the railway department.
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Tokyo
Japan
Honda
Niigata
Fort Scott banker convicted of accepting deposits while insolvent
Jonathan G. Miller of Mulberry, former president of the Midwest State Bank of Fort Scott, was convicted in district court for receiving deposits while knowing the bank was failing. The jury deliberated for about thirty minutes.
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Associated Freen
Fort Scott
Kan
Jonathan G. Miller
Mulberry
Midwest State Bank of
Boy 11 Arrested in Auto Theft Case in Amarillo
Freddie Johnson, 11, was arrested by Amarillo police and charged with stealing an automobile. The boy, appearing younger, was found in a Chevrolet roadster stolen from Leonard Winters, who lives ten miles west of Amarillo. He will be transferred to juvenile court.
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Freddie Johnson
Amarillo
Leonard Winters
Corn Beef and Hash Breakfast Marks Society Event
In New York on January 2, the Slite Carleton Hotel hosted a debutante party chain with Mrs. Richard Edward Creed presenting her daughter Jaye. A large hall event featured dinner, another debutante party, supper, and a late morning breakfast where corned beef hash was the main dish.
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New York
Win
Slite-Carleton
Richard Edward Creed
Jaye
Hintel
Will OBrien to See Moody on Land Owners Protest
Will OBrien leading a West Texas landowners group to Austin to meet Governor Moody at 11 tomorrow morning. He will be joined by Jax Cowden of Midland and Jim Williams of Pampa to present the indignant landowners’ protest against oil companies disrupting land valued by oil and gas development. Homer Wade and W H Hamilton accompany the delegation from the West Texas Chamber of Commerce.
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Will O'Brien
West Texas
Dan Moody
Austin
Jax Cowden
Midland
Jim Williams
Pampa
O'Brien Jwan
Moody
Ilien
Homer Lld
Wade
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
W. HB. Hamilton
Wichita Falla
Court Rejects States Power to Fix Gasoline Prices
The Supreme Court held states cannot fix gasoline prices, invalidating Tennessee's law that treated gasoline as a public utility. The ruling cited prior decisions that price controls require public interest involvement and noted the law was challenged by Standard Oil Company of Louisiana and Texas Company.
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Associated
Washington, Dan
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana
Texas Company
King George’s condition shows slight improvement after risky day
The Associated Press reports a second consecutive good day for King George V at Buckingham Palace with a bulletin noting a slight improvement in his condition. The London update portrays growing assurance that the danger line has been passed as medical talks continue.
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Associated Press
London
George
Buckingham Palace
Farm relief for nations planned here
A national conference to plan farm relief and litigation was held in Judge L Gough’s Fisk building office with attorneys and leaders from Texas Kansas and Nebraska. Gough announced a broad fundraising campaign and said a detailed plan would be released January 25 in Dallas with another meeting in Amarillo planned for February. Paris injuries fatal in automobile crash claims Mrs H B Gibbe of Sapulpa Oklahoma. her son A H Gibbe of Eldorado Arkansas seriously injured.
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Judge L. Gough
Fisk
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Benjamin T. Zegler
Kansan
Wichita
A. P. Sprague
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Lincoln
K. A. Simpson
Underwood
Gough
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Dallas
Amarillo
Paris
H. B. Gibbe
Sapulpa
Okla
A. H. Gibbe
Eldorado
Ark
No Funds So Will Act As Own Attorney In Texas Land Sale Case
A judge’s temporary injunction blocks a sale of Texan university lands. Land commissioner J J Robison, unable to hire counsel, says he will represent himself and proceed with bid openings while seeking relief from the courts. Bidders await results as 103000 acres were slated for sale, with potential cash bonuses near $1.9 million.
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Austin
Texan University
Lomsen
George Calhoun
District Court
J. J. Robison
Robison
Moody
Hle
Supreme Court
Aewaid
University of Texan Permanent Fund
Dixie Oil Company
Shreveport
Ward County
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Dane
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San Quentin Prison
Sarah Louisa Northcott
Wineville
James I. Holohan
Fort Scotty Banker
Corn Beef and Hash Breakfast Society
Landowners Committee
Waldenar Lindgren
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. Dk. Sederholm
Geologic Survey of
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