First swimming victim of the season at Hall ranch lake
Vera McRae fourteen year old daughter of Leona McRae of Harrison street drowned at Hall ranch lake west of town while swimming with friends. She stepped into a deep hole and disappeared under water after a brief accidental entry. Resuscitation failed. Survived by mother and brothers Raymond Roland Curtis. Body at Well Funeral Home awaiting funeral plans.
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Jack Vera McRae
Leona McRae
Harrison Street
Hall Ranch
Tow
Vera
Boxwell Brothers
Raymond
Roland
Curtis
McRae
Amarillo Lavery
Well Funeral Home
Carpenter Granted New Trial In Booze Case
East Amarillo carpenter H. H. Chamberlain was granted a new trial after a judge cited insufficiency of the search warrant in the liquor equipment possession case. The earlier indictment motion was overruled, and deputies faced baffling secret passages during the raid on his home.
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H. H. Chamberlain
Amarillo
Henry S. Bishop
Bishop
Chamberlain
Allen S. Johnson
Oklahoma miners strike over wage cuts at Tahona mine
About 125 miners walked out and struck in Panama Oklahoma after operators at the Superior mine near Tahona planned wage reductions for entry men. The walkout followed yesterday’s action by miners.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
Panama
Okla
Tahona
Weather Outlook and Requisition Notice Mixed Report
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas issues only brief notes of clouds and possible showers with New Mexico mostly fair and a warm trend across the region. A separate item reports Governor Moody Pepper honored a requisition for Frank E. Frederick, held in El Paso on a specified charge.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi
Missouri Valley
Winnipeg
Canada
Rocky Mountain
Coun
Austin
Moody Peeper
Ilti
Frank E. Frederick
el Paso
Neers
Sabe
Chicago
Explosion Kills One at Elkton Fireworks Plant
In Elkton Maryland a blast in a fireworks plant mixing room killed truck driver Harry Brown and left three others Allen Dickerson Vernice Jones and John Gilbert fatally burned. Dozens of workers including twelve girls were injured by flying glass as the fire was quickly controlled.
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Associated Press
Elkton
Harry Brown
Brown
Allen Dickerson
Vernice Jones
John Gilbert
Wellington Man Found Not Guilty of Oatman Murder
Kich Fulcher was acquitted of murdering Roy Oatman after a Wellington district court trial. The February 20 altercation at a country dance led to the verdict of not guilty after a 12 hour jury deliberation. Fulcher, 23 and unmarried, faced defense attorneys R. H. Templeton and R. H. Cocke. Oatman, 30, left a wife, three children and other relatives.
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Wellington
Kich Fulcher
Roy Oatman
Oatman
R. H. Templeton
R. H. Cocke
Western Air Express expands routes linking Los Angeles and Kansas City
Western Air Express marks its third year by adding 1550 miles to routes now totaling 226? miles with a Los Angeles to Kansas City line inaugurated today using 12 Fokker tri-motors. The LA to Albuquerque leg opened two weeks ago and extended to Amarillo last week. Kingman, Arizona serves as refueling stop. The 14 passenger planes cruise at 120 mph with 150 mph top speed, offering a scenic Pacific Southwest air corridor over mountains and deserts.
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San Francisco
Western Air Express
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Albuquerque
Amarillo
New Mexico City
California
Kingman
Arizona
Pacific Southwest
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Mount San Bernardino
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Big Bear
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Holbrook
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Two Car Crash Injures Overstreet in Amarillo
J O Overstreet, 413 Houston street, sustained minor right shoulder injuries when his Ford coupe collided with a bus at Eighth avenue and Taylor street. The bus then struck Frank Gamblin’s Dodge as it tried to avoid the wreck. Overstreet's car remained operable after the crash and he was taken to Northwest Texas hospital with non serious injuries.
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J. O. Overstreet
Houston Street
Eighth Avenue
Taylor Street
Frank Gamblin
Amarillo
Overstreet
A. Griggs
Northwest Texas
All But Four Tickets Sold on Trade Trip
Committees from the Jobbers and Manufacturers Association press on to secure a special train for a three day trade trip across North Plains Western Oklahoma and the Central Panhandle next week. Floyd Jones 45 is named as club representative and Kiwanis also plans a representative. Amarillo high school band will join a 40 piece party traveling 500 miles to 20 Texas and Oklahoma towns. Train leaves Amarillo Monday at 10 30 pm for Spearman to begin Tuesday. Cost is 50 dollars and covers all but meals with reservations via the Board of City Development or E. EB.
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Jobbers and Manufacturers Association
North Plains
Oklahoma
Central Panhandle
Floyd Jones
Kiwanis Club
Boosters
Amarillo
Texas
Spearman
Board of City Development
E. EB
Lindbergh Joins Social Register In Next Edition
The Evening Post reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will be listed in the summer social register next month beside Miss Morrow and Anne Spencer Dwight W. Lindbergh will appear after the marriage entry in Englewood New Jersey on May 27. The social register continues listing spouses of already listed members at its discretion.
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New York
Evening Post
Charles A. Lindbergh
Social Register
Miss Morrow
Anne Spencer
Dwight W
Englewood
N. J
Lindbergh
Charles A
Social
Dallas Dead Man Found Linked to Active Beer Joint
Deputies going to a Dallas house to find a dead man discovered a fully stocked beer operation with 5,000 bottles and a well equipped beer joint. Neighbors reported strong odors prompting the search and the discovery.
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Dallas
Texas
Hal Hood
El Paso Lawyers Slain By Spaniard In Office Incident
Two prominent El Paso lawyers H F D Oppenheimer and Frank Lyons were shot dead in their office. Jose Marin, a Spaniard mine owner who had sued them for 100000, walked across the hall and urged the clerk to call the sheriff. A bystander recounted Marin calmly leaving with a pistol and instructing to call law enforcement.
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Associated Tress
EL Paso
Hf. D. Oppenheimer
Frank Lyons
Jose Marin
Marin
Mexico
Oppenheimer and Lyons
Chihuahua
Oppenheimer
Lyons
W. O. Smith
Labor gains defy Conservative bid in British vote
The Labor party neared a majority in the House of Commons with about 288 seats from 8,506,224 votes, while the Conservative tally reached 250 seats from 292,204 votes. A 308-seat majority is required in a 615-member chamber. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin’s government trailed as results neared completion.
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Trea
London
Labor Party
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Man shoots neighbors during quarrel then barricades home
Fred Preuss on Chicago's North Side killed three people including Sergeant John Connelly and Detective Harry Hagberg after a domestic dispute. Wounded included Detective Joseph Murphy and others. Police used tear bombs and machine guns to storm the home. Preuss, an expert shot, barricaded himself as neighbors reported heavy drinking for three weeks.
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Associated Press
Chicago
North Side
Fred Preuss
John Lee Connelly
Harry Hagberg
John Chorazak
Joseph A. Murphy
Melnerny
Gusdaios
Chorazak
Jason
Preuss
Preune
Stage
Pruess
Legion Meet Opens Today For Panhandle Delegates
Today begins a two day Eighteenth district American Legion convention in the city with delegates from 26 Panhandle counties. About 200 out of town attendees are expected as registration opens at 1 PM at the Legion home in the municipal auditorium. J W Sebastian of the Veterans' bureau will be on hand for compensation claims and service officers' school. A 40 and 8 dance is planned for tonight. A memorial service by Dr L N Stuckey at 11 AM Sunday follows.
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Panhandle
American Legion
Legion
J. W. Sebastian
Veterans’ Bureau
Auxiliary
L. N. Stuckey
Polk Street Methodist
99 Year Sentence For Step Mother Death
Loyd Davidson, 82, faced a 99 year sentence for the death of his step-mother Ellen Davidson whose charred body was found with her husband W. T. Davidson in a burned farm home near Coolidge. The verdict was returned tonight and Davidson will be tried later on a murder charge in his father’s death.
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Associated J'rens
Groesbeck
Tex
Loyd Davidson
Ellen Davidson
W. T. Davidson
Cooledge
Davidson
Panhandle police hunt unnamed attacker after alleged assault
Panhandle authorities comb panhandle counties for an unnamed man accused of attempting to attack a 16 year old Amarillo schoolgirl in her north side home yesterday noon. The girl resisted and cried during the struggle before the man fled. police hoped to arrest him soon.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Mexican Church Row Eases Toward Settlement
Early negotiations for settling differences between the Mexican government and the Roman Catholic church began after Archbishop Ruiz said he had been appointed apostolic vicar in Mexico by the Holy See. President Portes Gil invited negotiations and plans a possible meeting with Ruiz. Ruiz seeks a passport and may travel to Mexico City within two weeks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ruiz
Mexican Bishops’ Conference
Holy See
Apostolic Aesote
Mexico
Portes. Gil
Gil
Mexico City
El Paso Lawyers Shot Multiple Fatalities In Office
In El Paso on May 31 H D Oppenmer and Frank Lyons, law partners, were shot and killed on the fifth floor of the First National Bank Building. A man named Jose Martin was taken into custody and reportedly admitted the slaying.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
H. D. Oppenmer
Frank Lyons
First National Bank
Jose Matin
Poige
Bodies Swept Away Stuns Crowd In Tragic Event
A sudden disaster leaves bystanders horrified as multiple bodies are swept away by floodwaters. Emergency crews race to recover victims and secure the scene amid ongoing search efforts.
Flooded Houston Brakes Traffic As Bayou Rises
Two men drowned in a 14 hour Houston flood as water swept through the city. Traffic jammed on remaining bridges while Boy Scouts directed flow and officers guarded danger points. City expected bayou to recede by tomorrow night and full damage details awaited.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Lawrence
Daingerfield
Buffalo Bayou
Maddux Air Lines to Merge with Transcontinental Air Transport
President J L Maddux announced a merger between Maddux Air Lines and Trans Continental Air Transport Inc is about to be consummated. The merger was approved by Maddux's board and now awaits stockholder approval.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
J. L. Maddux
Maddux Air Jiries
Trans+Continental Air Transport, Inc
The
Maddux Company
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