Southern Air Transport Wins Amarillo Airport Lease
The Amarillo city commission awarded Southern Air Transport a 20 year lease at the municipal airport, with four planes to be based here and a new hangar and flying school planned. The line will link Amarillo with Plainview, Lubbock, San Angelo, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth and Dallas, with connections to El Paso, Fort Worth, and Braniff. Otis Williams retains a Garland Aircraft flying school lease.
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Amarillo
Southern Air T Transport, Inc
Leasby
Encern
American Airport Corporation
Southern Air Transport
Air Lines
Comany
Plainvrey
Lubbock
Big Springs
San Angelo
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
Big Spring
el Paso
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Fort
Southern Aeromotive Service, Inc
Wright Service Distributors
Texas
Otis Williams
Garland Aircraft Corporation
Tulsa
Garland Concern
Two Men Missing After City Service Plant Blast
A triple explosion at the Cities Service Wurring Company plant in East Braintree Massachusetts left two men missing another near death and two more in hospital. Nearly twenty others suffered minor burns and injuries from the blast and resulting fire. The event occurred early Friday.
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United Press
East Braintree
Mass
Cities Service Wrrining Company
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Thursday outlook shows partly cloudy conditions for Amarillo and vicinity with possible showers in the northern portion of West Texas. New Mexico is generally fair with little temperature change. Pressure change over 24 hours was slight, with a high centered over South Dakota and a low over Utah.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
South Dakota
Reat
Utah
Miss Eva Cofer Faces Murder Trial in Hugging Case
In Georgetown Tennessee Eva Cofer is accused of beating Lee Atchley to death with a wagon spoke after he allegedly tried to hug her at his store. She is free on a $10,000 bond while she denies causing his death.
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Tennessee
Eva Cofer
Georgetown
Liberty
Lee Atchley
Phillips Plans Expansion Of Market Units
Phillips Petroleum officials announced a major expansion program in West Texas at a Herring hotel meeting attended by Amarillo’s marketing division. H. A. Trower cited growth from three stations a year ago to 106 company units with 60 more under construction and monthly sales surpassing 1 million gallons, underscoring the Panhandle’s potential.
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West Texas
Phillips Petroleum Company
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Panhandle
Phillips Company
H. A. Trower
City’s Trade Boosters Cross New Railroad to Clinton
Amarillo boosters operated the first special Santa Fe train from Pampa to Clinton to view the new line and connect with the Orient. Enthusiastic welcomes marked stops and a 4 36 arrival as Clinton officials and citizens hosted a big banquet signaling the line’s informal opening.
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Clinton
Henry Ansley
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Pampa
Orient
Texas City
Tip Warren
The
Lava Flow of Vesuvius Slows but Threat Persists
The Associated Press reports from Naples that Vesuvius lava flows diminished in strength but still threatened Barra Pagani Verzigno and nearby villages outside Terzigno. Over a hundred dwellings destroyed and residents panic as students near the crater suffer minor injuries while fleeing toward the Vesuvian observatory.
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Associated Press
Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Barra
Pagani
Terzigno
Verzigno
Vesuvian Observatory
New Mexico plans for Texas marriage rush
Plainview reports county clerks expect a spike in marriages as Texas law requiring three days notice and a physical fitness certificate takes effect June 13. Clovis Clerk George Barrows cautions border-area couples to secure licenses quickly, as New Mexico may become a honeymoon destination again for West Texans.
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Plainview
New Mexico
Texas
George Barrows
Clovis
South Plains
Clovis Evening News-Journal
Rain storms sweep across North Plains region
Rain fell across the North Plains with heavy amounts in places. Borger recorded one inch while the Fort Worth Denver line southeast of Amarillo saw heavy precipitation. Oklahoma and Canadian reported quarter to half inch. The local total was forty hundredths of an inch. A separate report notes a lightning strike at Ray Martin's home in Memphis causing minor damage but no injuries. Northern Floyd county farmers reported one to three inches of rain, with moisture benefiting cotton and wheat.
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North Plains
Borger
Fort Worth
Denver
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
Memphis
Ray Martin
Lockney
Floyd County
Sterley
South Plains
Amarillo Boosters Tour Santa Fe Line Reports Growth
A big banquet at First Methodist with Neal Ainsworth O V Vernon and Frank Butler leading enthusiastic talks. The Amarilloans then watched a one fall boxing match Cal Farley v George Maggard with Maggard winning. They toured Pampa toward Gray county oil fields noting six new elevators and 19 between Pampa and Clinton plus 16 lumber yards and three new banks planned.
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First Methodist Church
Neal Ainsworth
Amarillo
Pampa
Gray County
Santa Fe
Clinton
T. A. Cushman
Amarillo Announces City-Wide Dollar Day Event
City chapters promote the biggest Dollar Day in Amarillo with merchants across the city offering unprecedented bargains. Hardware, dry goods, apparel, children's goods, and home furnishings are advertised as every dollar doing more work than ever for residents and surrounding communities.
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Amarillo
Justice Gets Good Laugh Out of This Case
In Altus Oklahoma on June 5 Charlie Blair was sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for cruelty after pleading guilty to shooting and wounding a cow without killing it. Blair had previously been released after a preliminary hearing following a self defense claim in the slaying of Hayes Wampler, both residents of Duke Oklahoma.
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Altus
Okla
Charlie Blair
Blair
Hayes Wampler
Duke
Abductor Gets 25 Years in Dalhart Case
Bert Dellinger was sentenced to 25 years for his role in the May 13 abduction of Adolph Esquibel, a Rock Island employee. He was convicted of aggravated assault while masked. two charges of kidnapping and assault with intent to murder await resolution. Bill Callender faces trial this week. a third man is being sought. Esquibel was missing a week before being found near Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Dalhart
Bert Dellinger
Adolph Faquibel
Rock Island
Ant
Bill Callender
Esquibel
Las Vegas
N. M
Dellinger
Wheeling Man Named Guard At Shrine Election
Walter S. Ludgen of Osiris Temple Wheeling West Virginia was elected outer guard as the Imperial council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine adjourned. The council of 13 officers elected the outer guard, the lowest post, while other offices advance yearly with the imperial potentate’s retirement. Leo V. Youngworth of Al Mena Temple Los Angeles becomes deputy imperial potentate succeeding Frank Jones of Arabia Temple Houston Texas.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Walter S. Ludgen
Osiris Temple
Wheeling
W. Va
Imperial Council
Outer Guard
Leo V. Youngworth
al Mena Temple
Imperial
Frank ©. Jones
Arabia Temple
Houston
Texas
Recovered Body of Boy in Highwater Near McAlester
In McAlester Oklahoma on June 5 a 14 year old boy Presco Cole was recovered from Peacable ereth near Bache after the family attempted to ford swollen waters. Search continued for his father Bill Cole and Kip Cole 11 who were also swept away in the same incident.
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Associated Press
Mcalester
Okla
Peacable Ereth
Bache
Presco Cole
Bill Cole
Kip Cole
King George Improves Says Palace
Windsor England June 5 The Associated Press reports King George's condition has improved sufficiently so he is able to be up during a portion of the day.
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Associated Press
Windsor
Eng
King George
Farm relief bill moved to passage by conference
The farm relief conference committee agreed on a version acceptable to President Hoover by eliminating the debenture plan and will urge both houses to approve promptly. House action is expected first with swift passage, while Senate debates are anticipated over debentures. The plan creates a Federal farm board, nine members plus the secretary, a $500 million revolving fund, and commodity councils to stabilize prices.
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Preas
Washington
Hoover
Farm Relief Conference Committee
Senate
House
Capitol
White House
Conference
Norrin
Nebraska
Smith
South Carolina
McNary
Oregon
Haugen
Town
House Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Act
Federal Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Condemned To Die Ordered Candy With Bad Checks
E. V. Allen under the death sentence for a Carbon bank holdup told fellow inmates at the Dallas County jail he has a "sweet tooth" and ordered candy from a California firm. The checks he gave as payment bounced due to no funds. He quipped that a petty check swindle charge mattered little while facing the electric chair.
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United Press
Dallas
E. V. Allen
Carbon
Eastland County
Low Angeles
Calif
Allen
Testimony In Slaying Case Details Gun Grabbing Claim
Mrs Levi P Stallworth testifies she wrested a pistol from Mrs Grace Morrison as she feared attack and fired in self defense. She describes May 13 confrontation at a rooming house and says the gun belonged to herself. The trial continues with medical and strength claims.
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Levi P. Stallworth
Grace Morrison
Plainview
Levi P Stallworth
Stallworth
Mra. Stallworth
Mra. Morrison
Mrs. Morrison
Mra
Pope condemns Mussolini speeches on Lateran accords
In an open letter published by the Vatican, Pope Pius XI warns Premier Mussolini that his May 1 and May 26 speeches urging ratification of the Lateran treaties contain expressions deemed worse than heretical. The Pontiff laments the rift with the Fascist government yet asserts the church’s rights to supervise youth education and its preeminent role in Italy while respecting state sovereignty.
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Vatican City
Tits XI
Cardinal Gasparri
Mussolini
Chamber
Senate
Duce
Chamber of Deputies
Vatican
Onnervatore Romano
Holy See
Italy
Ale
Repairman Injured When Auto Strikes Car Parked at Curb
Donald McMillan repairman for Louis H. Smith Co. was severely bruised and possibly with internal injuries after his vehicle struck a machine parked at the curb at Sixteenth Avenue and Lincoln Street. He said he did not see the obstacle until too late while looking for another car to repair a tire. He was taken to St. Anthony's hospital by Boxwell Brothers ambulance. his condition was described as not dangerous.
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Donald McMillan
Louis H. Smith Company
Sixteenth Avenue
Lincoln Street
McMillan
Boxwell Brothers
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Vacation Money Lies in the White Elephants
The notice promotes a cleanup ad called Clean Sweep to sell items no longer needed such as ice boxes bikes odd furniture baby carriage and musical instruments. It urges calling 6262 to place the ad and clear space and dust collectors.
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Phillips
Vesuvius
Elk City
Sayre
Sree
Erick Weer Oe
Krick Waee
Texola
Shamrock Bees
Shamrock
McLean
Groom Ly
Groom Rey
Highwater
Victin
Pope
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