Ruling Soon On Prohi Clause As Supreme Court Hears Case
The U S Supreme Court prepared to rule in weeks on whether the 18th Amendment was properly ratified. Attorneys argued the amendment could be validated by Congress choosing ratification mode or required state conventions. Chief Justice Hughes recused himself from the proceeding.
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Dow
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
William Clark
New Jersey
Thacher
Uwe
Congress
Clark
Julius Henry Cohen
Selde Bacon
New York
Rock Island Man Delays North Fillmore Underpass Plan
A second meeting between Amarillo city officials and railroad engineers on the North Fillmore street subway was postponed from January 22 to January 28 at the request of R F Ford of Chicago. The delay pushes back start of work on the underpass and city officials noted that railroads bore responsibility for any further holdups.
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North Fillmore Street
R. F. Ford
Chicago
Rock Island
Ford
Bill Durham
Amarillo
Canyon Bank Robbery Charges Against Two Borger Men
Charges of bank robbery against Art Farmer and Jack Burgess of Borger, linked to Canyon First National Bank raid on January 10, were dismissed for insufficient evidence. The two brothers in law had been jailed in Amarillo since their Borger arrest. The men allegedly aided by masked assailants entered the bank at 4 30 am, forced Levi Cole and his wife to the vault, and secured over 13000.
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Art Farmer
Jack Burgess
Borger
First National Bank
Canyon
Edw. W. Thomerson
Thomerson
Burgess
Farmer
Amarillo
Levi Cole
Cole
W. C. Black
James Cole
Chris
Brady's Motion for Rehearing Denied in Prison Sentencing
John W. Brady of Austin, former civil appeals judge, loses a bid for a rehearing of his murder sentence. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied the motion, likely ending prospects for a second rehearing. Brady killed Miss Highsmith on November 9, 1929, with insanity claims debated. Dallas County to receive mandate.
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Austin
John W. Brady
Civil Appeals Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Brady
Miss In Highsmith
Capitol Stenogypher
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity Thursday
Forecast shows fair conditions for Amarillo and West Xas and New Mexico with Thursday marked as fair. The record lists yesterday’s temperatures for Amarillo with a high around 127 and a low around 4 or 14, from 1930 data.
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Amarillo
West Xas
New Mexico
Wickersham report stirs debate on 18th amendment revisions
Reports of White House intervention prompt inquiry into potential outside influence on the Wickersham Commission. Senator Tydings introduces a Senate inquiry while the commission rebuts claims of presidential pressure and asserts the draft report reflected a divided panel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wickersham
Tydings
Maryland
Senate
Wickerstam
Alma Rubens Actress Dies After Pneumonia Battle
Alma Rubens ex Hollywood star dies in Los Angeles at 7 40 p m after 60 hours unconsciousness. Patient had fought narcotic habit, recent state treatment, and a federal narcotics case. mother and sister at bedside.
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Associated Freee
Los Angeles
Alma Rubens
Miss Rubens
Theresa Rubens
Hazel Large
Madera
Cal
Lubbock Publisher Ends Walk for Help in Hills
L. Herbert Quinn, publisher of The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, uttered the final words I will not come back without help as he departed with associate Charles Guy into Yoakum county’s remote hills seeking assistance, meeting a fatal outcome. The page from the Associated Press reports Quinn’s last plea amid a perilous trek.
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Lubbock
L. Herbert Quinn
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Charles Guy
Yoakum County
Stork Brings Clovis Pair Baby Monkey
Clovis New Mexico zoo welcomes its first baby monkey to Betty and Jo Monk lineage with Betty guarding the infant. Zoo staff report the newborn clings to its mother and defends the trio when disturbed, keeping the little one hidden from visitors.
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Stork
Clovis
N. M
Clovis City Zoo
Betty Gind Jo
Monk
Betty
Texas Legislature Opens After Inaugural With 78 Bills Filed
ISBILLS SWAMP TEXAS SOLONS. Austin Jan 21 Seventy eight bills entered the house hopper as lawmakers resumed work after the governor’s inaugural. The senate saw more proposals and heard a message from Governor Ross Sterling read to save time. Harmony, resource development, and economy were emphasized. Miss Margie Neal praised the call for fewer and better laws. Rules remained the main issue in both chambers as the senate caucused on rules and the house considered a joint resolution.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate
State Affairs Committee
O'Neal
Ben G. O'Neal
Wichita Falls
Texas
Frank Rawlings
Fort Worth
House
Ross &. Sterling
Sterling
Margie Neal
Edgar E. Witt
Funeral rites for Mr. Quinn at local church
Funeral services for Mr. Quinn will be read at 2:80 o clock Friday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church where the newspaper publisher was a member. Dr Jack M Lewis pastor will officiate. Burial may be at the old family home in Terre Haute Indiana and a decision on burial place was not definite pending word from relatives. Miss Frances Bagot fiancé of Mr Quinn was expected to arrive Thursday from Anderson Indiana.
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Jack M. Lewis
Prntor
Terre Haute
Ind
Frances Bagot
Anderson
Rescue attempt ends in tragedy after desert sand trap
A stalled automobile trapped Herb Guy and his companions in a remote Texas area Sunday afternoon. They were not rescued until Tuesday. Quinn's body was found hours later. Guy recalled waiting for help as Herb and aides searched for them.
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Herb
Guy
Quinn
Texas
Siamese Twins Win Their First Court Victory
Daiey and Violet Hilton, Siamese twins, win their first court victory in Texas district court. Judge W W McCrery issues a mandatory injunction against their former guardian Myer Myers and his wife after a hearing. Construction continues on Page 13.
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Fan Antonio
Daiey
Violet Hilton
Myer Myers
W. W. McCrery
Failure to Wreck Train Near Bovina Puzzle Officials
In Clovis New Mexico on January 21 a huge Santa Fe locomotive bore a weighty chain that had been tied to the rails near Bovina, saving the lives of the crew and many passengers as it passed over the chain. The chain was found by a section foreman. officials say the escape was miraculous and investigators have not released a full report.
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Clovis
N. M
Bovina
Tulsa Student Shot by Wife of Former Employer
Miss Charles Caudell, 28, a University of Tulsa secretary, was wounded on campus when Mrs Endacott, wife of architect Jam Endacott, fired twice at her as she parked. Endacott said he tried to persuade Caudell to leave his husband alone. He was living apart from his wife and was questioned after the incident.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jam
The
Universit of
Charles Coudell
Woma
Asbury Endacott
Cavell
Coudell
Endacott
Mies Caudell
Eodacott
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe seeks Panhandle line buy
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe proposes to the Interstate Commerce Commission a plan to purchase the North Plains and Santa Fe railway and merge it into a Panhandle Santa Fe subsidiary. If approved the Santa Fe would obtain control of $500 000 in North Plains stock and North Plains would largely exit as an operating entity.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Toda
Interstate Commeré Commission
North Finins and
Santa F Railway
Panhandle and
Santa F
Am Ritla
North Plains Company
North Plains
Panhandle
Daisy De Boo theft case goes to jury amid ridicule
A Los Angeles jury of seven men and five women heard prosecuting attorney David Clark assail defense witnesses over the $15,300 theft alleged against Daisy De Boo, secretary to Clara Bow. Clark charged De Boo planned to take money, bought items, and used canceled checks and love letters to conceal guilt.
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Associated Revs
Los Angeles
Daisy de Boo
David Clark
Nathan O. Freedman
Clara Bow
Miss de Boe
Clark
Miss Bow
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