Crudgington Heads Amarillo Tri-State Fair in 1926
Judge J W Crudgington elected president of the Amarillo Tri-State Fair by unanimous vote at a directors meeting. He pledged unity and effort to make the 1926 fair a success, praising Amarillo's oil field and Panhandle prairies as future wealth. Retiring president A N Olver received thanks. list of directors announced.
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Amarillo Tri-State
Judge Crudgington
Amarillo
Tri-State
Panhandle
A. N. Olver
Amarillo Tri- State Fair
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T. Herring
Col
W. O. Gatton
Gene Howe
O. W. Wia
Ross Rogers
Lindsay Nunn
Bob Emmett
John Gilvin
Howard Ferguson
B. Coe
Marvin McCullough
Q. V. Vernon
Walter Barlow
C. S. Makeig
James Shelton
Herman Pipkin
W. W. Jenniken
Wade Holman
Arthur Ware
U .N. Olver
J. W. Crudgington
Illo Tri-State
He erfSuihg
Amar
Senate Finance Committee Moves Immediate Session
The Senate Finance Committee launches an immediate session to consider a tax measure that imposes a total cut of 400 million dollars. Key lawmakers debate the scope and impact as the measure advances to further votes.
Treasury Alarmed As Coolidge Seeks Tax Change
Washington reports President Coolidge favors retiring the federal inheritance tax but has not declared a repeal timeline. Senate finance panel, split along party lines, considers boosting rates to offset revenue losses. Secretary Mellon warns against exceeding a 330 million dollar reduction. Simmons proposes funding swaps rather than tax hikes.
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Dan
Senate
White House
Treasury
Coolidge
Senate Finance Committee
Smoot
Mellon
Simmons
North Carolina
Jury selects panel to decide venue in Hoffman suit
In Austin on Jan 19 the jury for the $421,000 highway case will determine if the suit is moved to Eastland county or kept in Travis county where filed. Trial will open with testimony early Wednesday. The state must show fraud in Travis County regarding state highway commission contracts to the defendant company. Jurors include two meat market owners, two carpenters, two plumbers, a trunk maker, a farmer, a grocery worker, a street car conductor, a bookkeeper, and a men's clothing salesman.
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Austin
Eastland County
Travis County
State Highway Commission
Rondout Robbers Arrested at Uvalde
San Antonio January 19 report that Joe and Jess Newton two of the Rondout mail train bandits were arrested yesterday at their home town of Uvalde Texas and are held in Hays county jail at San Marcos pending connection with Texas bank robberies.
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San Antonio
Joe
Jess Newton
Uvalde
Texas
Hays County
San Marcos
Classified Advertisers Deadline Notice
Classified advertisers please take notice that the News-Globe will establish a nightly eight thirty deadline for all classified ads. Advertisers are urged to bring ads to the office or phone them in before 8:00 p.m. to ensure better service and proper classification.
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Slain man had pressed attentions on Mrs Eagle
Fort Worth dispatch reports W H McNeal was shot and killed by Hugh Eagle after a two year period during which Mrs Eagle complained of persistent attention. Mrs Eagle said she avoided home to escape the pressure and the couple faced strain. Eagle, free on a $5,000 bond, faces murder charges.
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Fort Worth
W. H McNeal
Hugh FE. Eagle
Eagle
Eagie
Eight jurors named in Snow triple murder case
Stephenville January 19 Two more tentative jurors were added at the afternoon session bringing the day’s total to eight for the Snow triple murder trial The defense said Snow will testify but cannot speak in his own behalf and his attorneys argued against it
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Stephenville
M. Snow
Snow
Bernie Connally
Maggie Snow
Copper Company Head John C Greenway Dies in NYC
John C. Greenway longtime general manager of the Calumet and Arizona Copper Company died in Roosevelt Hospital New York City at age 53. Final notices indicate his death occurred in January with local BISBEE Arizona reporting.
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Copany Head
Bisbee
Ariz
John C. Greenway
Calumet and Arizona Copper Company
Roosevelt Hospital
New York City
Church Conference Splits Over Prohibition Opinion
At a Texas rural church conference in Dallas on January 19, Dr. Warren H. Wilson of New York said the Eighteenth Amendment is a business law and praised the church for backing it. Ora Minor of Southern Methodist University challenged the view, arguing prohibition stems from health education.
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Dallas
Texas Rural Church
Warren H. Wilson
New York
Pyof Ora Minor
Rural Church
Southern Methodist University
Governor Ferguson to Round Out Year in Texas
Austin Jan 19 Governor Miriam A Ferguson rounds out the first year of her administration at noon January 20. She summarized the year as marked by mercy to friends and convicts and by reforms in the Texas prison system.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Erga
Leas
Ponntless
Texas Prison System
Texarkana Farmer Killed in Train Collision
M. N. Pettigrew, a Little River county farmer, died today near Ashdown Arkansas when his lumber truck was struck by a Kansas City Southern passenger train. The accident occurred in Texarkana Arkansas.
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Ark
N. Pettigrew
Little River County
Ashdown
Kansas City Southern
Rotarians plan first district convention in Amarillo
Walter D. Cline district governor reports one third of the 41st Rotary District’s 9 clubs with 1,600 members will attend the April 23 and 24 Amarillo convention. Speakers include Tom Davis and Allen Street with officials from Denver, Dallas, Sayre, and Oklahoma City. Cline vows a program hard to top and notes plans for “on-to-Amarillo” committees to boost attendance.
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Rotary
Texas
Amarillo
Walter D. Cline
Wichita Falls
James C. Burger
Denver
Imperial
The
Shriners
Cline
Bruce Bogarte
Dallas
Sid Hardin
Mission
Harry Fish
Sayre
Rotary International
International
Tom Davis
West
Butte
Mont
Allen Street
Oklahoma City
Amarilo
Tom Gallaher
Prisoner Escapes After Robbing Deputies in Jail
R J Russell, serving 13 year sentence for highway robbery, overpowered two Wichita County jail deputies, took their guns, robbed one of $10, and escaped from the night cell. A countywide drag net is underway as Russell, arrested two months ago for multiple robberies, had pleaded guilty to two counts and received seven and five year terms. He was due to face a third count next.
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Wichita Falls
R. J. Russell
Wichita County
Russell
German cabinet formed under Chancellor Luther
Berlin Jan 19 The new German cabinet formed by Chancellor Luther lists Hans Taither as Chancellor Gustave Stresemann as Foreign Minister Wilhelm Kuels Interior Peter Reinhold Democrat Julius Curtuls Economic Julius Curtuls German Peoples Party Heinrich Brauns Labor Dr Wilhelm Marx Justice Otto Gessier Defense Karl Sting Posts and Telegraphs Dr R Krohn Transports Agriculture and occupied areas to be temporarily held by other cabinet members.
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Berlin
Luther
Hans Taither
Gustave Stresemann
Wilhelm Kuels
Democrat
Peter Reinhold
Julius Curtuls
German Peoples Party
Heinrich Brauns
Justicdh
Wilhelm Marx
Otto Gessier
Karl Sting
R. Krohn
Washington Day Highlights Senate and House Actions
The world court session continued before the Senate while the House handled the naval appropriation bill and opened another aircraft investigation. Tetraethyl lead gasoline was deemed not a menace to public health. The aluminum inquiry resumed by the Senate committee as John W. Davis and Charles 2B Hughes urged higher salaries. The army board of review approved convictions of Charles William Mitchell. Senate finance committee approved a higher corporation tax.
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Washington
World Court
Senate
House
John W. Davis
Charles
Hughes
Charles William Mitchell
Army Board of Review
Senate Finance Committee
Farm hand shoots at electric trains near Racine
James Rogan a farm hand fired into two North Shore electric trains between Chicago and Milwaukee three miles north of Racine after being refused a job. Two passengers injured. one shot in the head, another grazed. Rogan admitted the act to Sheriff Martin Herzog.
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Racine
Wis
James Rogan
North Shore
Chicago
Milwaukee
Here
M. J. Shifris
William Edmunds
House committee surveys aircraft issues as defense department reforms rise
Washington January 19. The House military committee opened surveys on the aircraft situation while the War Department released a draft bill to implement the president’s air board recommendations. The Hill bill to create a national defense department with war navy and air divisions faced initial consideration. Colonel William Mitchell, recently court martialed for air service criticisms, attended the Pearine hearing and offered to testify, stating he remains on duty and expects no departmental objections.
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House Military Committee
War Department
Air Board
Hill
War and Navy Departments
Department of National Defense
Navy
William Mitchell
Air Service
Department
Young Dodge Loses Fight for Big Fortune
In Nitro, January 19, Probate Judge Henry Hulbert denied John Duval Dodge’s aunt a share in the estate of his late sister Anna Margaret Dodge. The ruling grants no fifth interest in the personal property valued at 7,552 while preserving other real estate and assets in the estate for distribution.
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John Duval Podge
John PF. Dodge
Alf
Anna Margaret Dodie
Henry Hulbert
Dodge
Anna Area
Bee
Five killed as train crashes into auto at crossing
In Toledo Ohio five people died when a New York Central passenger train hit a small coupe at a grade crossing five miles west of Toledo. Victims include Joseph J. Morse 28 his wife Lillias 21 their eight month old son Joseph D Morse Catherine Dressler 68 and Laura Dressler 23. The auto was struck squarely and four bodies were trapped inside while Mrs Dressler was thrown from the vehicle onto the locomotive pilot.
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Toledo
Here
New York Central
Joseph J. Morse
Lillias Morse
Joseph D. Morse
Dressler
Morse
Wichita Falls To Get Claim Meeting
Wichita Falls was chosen for the next quarterly meeting of the Southwestern Claim Conference. The first day focused on reports from assigned docket subjects and discussion. R. I. Truitt of Fort Worth, claim agent for Frisco Lines, presided, with R. J. Gohmert of San Antonio, secretary, handling business orders.
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Dallas
Wichita Malls
Southwestern Claim Conference
R. I. Truitt
Ort Worth
Frisco Lines
R. J. Gohmert
San Antonio
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Surrounding Regions
A stormy outlook for Amarillo and Panhandle areas with snow likely Wednesday and colder temperatures. Eastern New Mexico should see milder but chilly weather, while the southeast remains cooler. High pressure dominates the southeast and northwest, with warmer conditions in the central Mississippi Valley and declining precipitation in eastern districts.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Panhandly
New Mexico
Algo
Afixsouri
Riaing
Mountain
Kansas City
Mississippi Valley
School Mar’m To Keep Word The It Costs Fortune
SHREVEPORT Louisiana January 19 A student era unclear about the headline but the story states Miss Mary K Jacks a schoolteacher will forfeit about 115 000 by honoring an agreement with cousins to share an estate whether a will is found or not The will was received by mail from an unidentified person The administrators of the estate announced they would disregard the document despite Miss Jacks as principal beneficiary
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Shreveport
Mary K. Jacks
Miss Jacks
Hattie A. Jacks
Alrs
Jacks
Khiva Shriners Welcome Imperial Potentate Burger in Amarillo
Amarillo hosts Imperial Potentate James C. Burger and Mrs Burger with a whirl of Shrine events. A formal dinner at the Amarillo Hotel, reception, ball, and multiple toasts honor the visitors as Khiva Temple Shriners plus Maskat Temple leaders mingle with local dignitaries.
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Panhandle
Imperial
James C. Burger
Khiva Temple
Mr. Burger
Denver
Khiva
Santa Fe
Col
R. P. Smythe
Potentate
Divan
Masonic Temple
A. J. Caldwell
R. FE. Shepherd
Maskat Temple
Wichita Falls
Walter Dr. Cline
R. C. Hecox
Imperial Potentate
Amarillo Hotel
Dust Potentate
Babe Warren
Forrest. Warren
R. K. Shepherd
Frank R. Jamison
J. W. Mode
Port Worth & Denver
W. de Cline
N. D. Daggett
Fort Worth
Fort Worth & Denver
Col. R. Smyth
Pennview
George Stapleton
Temple
Burger
Amner
Tolzien- Farwell
Twa
Hot Towns Discussed by State Fire Insurance Body
Austin hearing on fire records labeled Dallas and Houston as the hottest towns while Temple Sulphur Springs Flintsville and Clarksville were rated warm. Agents and commission members weighed good and bad municipal fire records during the session.
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Austin
State Fire Insurance Commission
Dallas
Houston
Temple
Sulphur Springs
Flintsville
Clarksville
Pasadena grand stand collapse leads to indictments
In Pasadena California on January 19 Paul I Mahoney builder of the grand stand and CG B Hucknall deputy building inspector were indicted by the County Grand Jury for criminally responsible homicide in the death of Mrs I B Borich of Dallas Texas, the first of five fatalities from the New Year’s Day parade crash.
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Angeles
Calif
Paul i Mahoney
Pasadena
B. Hucknall
Borich
Ballas
Texas
Waco Retains City Manager Plan in Charter Vote
Waco voters tonight kept the city manager form of government by a 1391 to 2,385 margin in 3,776 votes cast, a city record for charter amendments. The manager plan, adopted a year ago, faced opposition from aldermanic supporters but remains in effect.
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WACO
Jan
Waa
Adaotien
Wace
Low salaries of judges rapped in senate body
Senate debate highlights concern over judicial pay as Hughes and Davis testify on a proposed wage increase bill. Lawmakers question adequacy of current salaries and potential impact on court efficiency and independence.
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Senate
Hughes
Davis
Living Wage for American Judges Urged by Hughes and Davis
Federal judges face possible corruption and decadence due to low salaries. Charles Evans Hughes and John W. Davis urged Congress to approve a bill raising pay across all courts to preserve the high type of men and the dignity of the law, asserting a living wage proves love of America.
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America
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
John W. Davis
House Judiciary Committee
Mr. Hughes
Agreement Sought On Date For Vote On Court Question
Washington June 19 Negotiations opened between supporters of American membership in the world court and opposition aiming to fix a date for a vote. Debates on cloture were set aside as talks continued with leaders hopeful a date can be agreed before moving to tax reduction legislation. Senators Johnson and Freed fired criticisms before a crowded gallery as talks began.
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Washington
Senate
Gawener
Johnson
California
Freed
Missouri
Banker Set Ambush for Attorney in Shreveport
Randie T Moore, chairman of the board of C National Bank and director of the United States Chamber of, is charged in an affidavit sworn by Huey P Long, with lying in wait armed with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill after an encounter on a downtown street this morning.
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Shreveport
Las
Randie T Moore
C National Bank
United States Chamber of
Huey BP. Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Virginia Pays Tribute to Two Southern Leaders
Richmond Virginia marks memorial tributes to Confederate leaders General Robert E Lee and General A T J Stonewall Jackson. Across the South people observe birthdays with gatherings honoring the lost cause from Florida to the Mississippi river and beyond.
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Virginia
Richmond
Old South
Robert Ki. Lee
A. Thomas Jonathan
Stonewall) Jackson
Florida
Mississippi River
The
Confederacy
Rudy Sails for Home After Divorce Decree in Paris
Rudolph Valentino sailed from South Hampton on the Leviathan to return to the United States and seek work in Hollywood to ease domestic troubles. A Paris court granted a decree of divorce to a high society woman today.
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Hampton
Eng
Rudolph Valentino
United States
Hollywood
Highwite
Paris
Ask Co operation of Rum Runners in Broadcasting Test
New York reports that after talks on land radio stations ships at sea and rum runners now join inter material radio broadcasting tests next week London program to include a baritone singer and cornet salon with Charles Leggett and Clay Thomas as soloists backed by radio quartets. Code signals from rum runners seen as the only likely flaw in testing conditions the radio committee says measures are being taken to disable messages during the hours of testing.
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New York
London
Chares Leggett
Clay Thomas
Condit
Radio Committee
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