Trial of Emmett Thompson Opens After Delay
Vernon January 27 The trial of Emmett Thompson began amid long motions over continuance and to strike the prosecution's answer. Jury selection started around 4 p.m. with a second venireman accepted and testimony expected to start tomorrow. Defense argues Thompson was present but not involved in the fatal stabbing of Homer Crabtree. state seeks immediate trial.
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Emmett Thompson
W. N. Stokes
EB. A. Simpson
Amarillo
Thompson
Homer Crabtree
Gray County
Carl Hefner
Pampa
Fillmore Subway Conference Targets North Fillmore Street Subdivision
City officials and railroad engineers meet to decide work division on the North Fillmore street subway with Rock Island consent awaited to authorize start. Fort Worth and Denver railway says ready to begin, while project cost is at least 175000 dollars and delays risk railroads' rejection.
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Fort Worth & Denver
Amarillo
J. W. Mode
R. F. Ford
Chicago
E. N. Stanley
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Unsettled Wednesday in Amarillo and vicinity with partly cloudy skies in West Texas. New Mexico expects fair weather with a general warm to mild pattern. The minute by hour data shows yesterday’s highs around 80s and lows near 50s with a midweek trend toward moderate temperatures.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Eye
Bae Ear Ae Alee LP
Mivaesis
Dudes
Quiet seventy second birthday for former Kaiser Wilhelm
Doorn Holland January twenty seven AP reports former Kaiser Wilhelm marked his seventy second birthday with a small family gathering. A morning sermon viewing a film and greetings filled the day while monarchist groups stayed away citing economic crisis and illness. Present were Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Louis Ferdinand Adalbert August Wilhelm and Alexander. Ill relatives absent included Victoria Cecile Margaret Oscar and Adalbert. The former ruler remains in excellent health and walked the village.
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Holland
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
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Hohenzollern
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Friedrich Wilhelm
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Prince August Wilhelm
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New Court Sanctioned by Potter County Officials
The Potter County commissioners' court unanimously adopted plans by the Amarillo Bar Association to create a county court at law. Data on docket congestion will be sent to Senator Clint Small and Representative Clyde Warwick in Austin. A special legislative act is needed and the appointed judge would serve until the next general election.
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Amarillo Bar Association
Potter County Commissioners’ Court
The
Bar Association
Clint Small
Wellington
Clyde Warwick
Canyon
Austin
Commissioners’ Court
Potter County
Approval of 18th Amendment Voted by Texas Solons
The Texas house committee on liquor traffic voted to endorse the eighteenth amendment and pledge legislative support for strict prohibition enforcement after removing objectionable references to members of the Wickersham law enforcement commission. The resolution faces floor action tomorrow amid earlier heated debate over its language. Representatives Forbes Weatherford Farmer McGill El Paso Satterwhite Odessa spoke on dissent and integrity of the dissenters.
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Associated Press
Austin
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
House Committee On
Texas
Forbes
Weatherford
Farmer
Fort Worth
Wickersham Commission
McGill
el Paso
Satterwhite
Odessa
House
Liquor Traffic Committee
Wickereham Committee
Woodward
Coleman
Tat
Tom Green
Iron
Schleicher
Coke
Sterling
Former judge Brady begins three year murder sentence
John W. Brady, former judge, reported to begin a three year term for the Miss Lehlia Highsmith murder. Papers arrived from Dallas County and he walked with Warden Ward from a Huntsville hotel to the walls, where he will undergo a medical exam and assignment.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
John W. Brady
Lehlia Highsmith
Austin
Hal Hood
Dallas County
W. W. Ward
Brady
Light Rain Blues South Plains Across Wide Gulf Line
A light drizzle soaked the ground across the Fort Worth and Denver line from Quitaque and Turkey to Silverton and Lubbock, with Plainsville and Dimmitt touched by mist. The rain should aid wheat growth and spring crop prep, while Plainview and Lubbock saw modest mist and little precipitation.
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South Plains
Fort Worth
Denver
Quitaque
Turkey
Silverton
Plainview
Lubbock
Dimmitt
Childress
Memphis
Amusements Schedule Presents Flying High and Opera Acts
The Globe-News lists upcoming shows with Flying High by George White’s company on Thursday, January 29 and Byrd lecture with 9000 feet of films on Friday, January 39. Student matinees and admission details given along with reservations by mail or City Drug No. 1. Additional German Grand Opera events include The Flying Dutchman and Tristan on February 7 and 8 with ticket reservations via Wilbur C. Hawk.
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Richard E. Byrd
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German Grand Opera
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Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Globe-News
Hub Stanley Receives 99-Year Slaying Sentence
Herbert A. Stanley, 30, convicted of murder in the July 26 torch slaying of Roy Hawthorne near Lake Worth, Fort Worth, was sentenced to 99 years. Testimony described beating, drowning under water, and burning Hawthorne's body after a claim of cow theft.
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Fort Worth
Herbert A
Hub” Stanley
Roy Hawthorne
Associated Press
Herbert A. Stanley
Roy A. Hawthorne
Lake Worth
Hugh D. “Hop Toe” Butler
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A.bh. Stanley
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Ngain
Alder Stanley
Young Stanley
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Ark
Alma
Indian Leader Gandhi Presses Civil Disobedience Amid Tragedy
In Bombay on January 27 Matahima Gandhi urged continued nonviolent civil disobedience against British rule as a deadly crowd crushed a woman. in Pampa Isaac L Miller was forced to drink poison during a robbery that stole 155 dollars. Miller survived and identified no suspects.
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India
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London
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Pampa
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Miller
Hikers Press for Veterans' Certificates Interview
A group of about 260 men who left Philadelphia last week for Washington to seek immediate payment of veterans' compensation certificates resumed their trek. Spokesmen said they intend to secure an interview with President Hoover.
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Italy Demands Butler Explain Philadelphia Speech
The Italian government filed a formal demand through regular channels for an explanation of an alleged Philadelphia speech by Maj Gen Smedley D. Butler. Italy warned a possible formal apology from the United States and called Butler’s remarks slanderous toward Mussolini. Butler at Quantico declined to comment and was reported absent from the post.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Smedley D. Butler
Marine Corps
Italy
Butler
Quantico
Marine Post
Bassador de Martino
Mussolini
Students' Seats For Admiral Byrd Reserved At City
Tickets for the Admiral Richard E. Byrd program at Municipal Auditorium Friday afternoon are on sale at City Drug Store for 50 cents for students who may choose their seats. Out-of-town students can reserve by mail, paying on Friday, and mail orders go to Wilbur C. Hawk, Tri-State Fair Association, care of The News-Globe. Adult price for the afternoon is 1.50, while Friday night tickets range 60 cents to 2.50.
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Richard E. Byrd
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
News-Globe
Prisoner Writes 182 Letters to Mislead Mother Before Execution
John Walker, one of three men sentenced to die in Colorado this week, spent days writing 182 letters to his mother Mrs. Julia Rhodes of Joplin Missouri. The letters promised a monthly delivery for 11 years to hide his fate, but the plan was uncovered when the mother sought clemency and appealed to Governor W. H.
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Denver
John Walker
Colorado
Walker
Julia Rhodes
Joplin
W. H
Santa Fe Wins Approval to Acquire Panhandle Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the North Plains and Santa Fe Mailway Company to acquire and complete the Amarillo to the Texas-Oklahoma border segment of the Panhandle and Santa Fe route as part of the Amarillo Las Animas system. The commission also revoked the previous certificate for the rest of the line.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Plains and Santa Fe Mailway Company
Panhandle
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Texas-Oklahoma
Amarillo-Las Animax
Colo
HOUSES FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT ON RELIEF PLAN
Legislators in the House fail to unite on a relief package as lawmakers seek more time to craft any meaningful measure. Members debate scope and funding while urging quicker action. The impasse delays aid and raises questions about priorities and leadership.
Legislature Delays Taxes as Split Persists
Austin January 27 The senate passes a bill postponing delinquent taxes to February 21 to allow deliberate tax relief legislation after the House refused to concur in the Oneal split tax bill. A free conference panel is to reconcile differences with the House while other measures and emergency appropriations are debated.
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House
Senate
Martin
Hillsboro
Maretin
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