Farmers of Central Plains Find 300 Irrigation Wells Key to Success
Farmers around Lockney, Texas, attribute their growth to irrigation. T. B. Mitchell farm near Lockney irrigated 75 acres last season and produced 85 bales. He plans another well five miles south and half a mile west of Lockney as part of Panhandle irrigation expansion.
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Lockney
Abney Johnson
Dalhart
C. L. Anderson
Jake Bowman
T. J. Bloxom
C. J. Taylor
T. B. Mitchell
Whitfill-Baggett Farm
Central Plains
Vance Johnson
Mitchell
Panhandle
Texas Lews and Development Company
Argentina Buries Child Known as Baby Lindbergh
Eugenio Pereyra Iraola, called Argentina's baby Lindbergh, was buried at Recoleta Cemetery. Police in Mar Del Plata focus on Jose Gancedo, a hobo, as chief suspect in the kidnapping and death of the two year old found strangled on the estate of his wealthy grandfather.
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Buenos Aires
Eugenio Pereyra Iraola
Argentina
Indbergh
Recoleta
Mar del Plata
Jose Gancedo
Bueno
California Solon Dies in Capital
Washington February 28 Rep Henry E Stubbs Democrat California died today after three months illness He was 55 and in his third term first elected in 1932 Stubbs a Christian Church minister was born March 4 1881 near Coleman Texas Surviving are his widow Ruby Hall Stubbs a son Elbert and a daughter Mrs Frank Faris
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Washington
Henry E. Stubbs
Dem
Calif
Stubbs
The
Christian Church
Coleman
Texas
Ruby Hall Stubbs
Elbert
Frank Faris
Texas Dental Advertisers Association formed in Austin
The Texas Dental Advertisers Association was organized in Austin with Dr. Sam Harris of San Angelo elected president. Harris stated the group would oppose proposed legislation banning dental advertising.
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Austin
Texas Dental Advertisers Association
Sam Harris
San Angelo
Harriss
Georgia Senator Leads Assault On Court Plan
Senator George of Georgia attacked President Roosevelt over the court packing idea and said loyal Democrats were repudiated. Senator Copeland of New York joined the critique calling the move an attempt to reshape institutions by usurpation. Justice William H Black in Newark joined the debate, warning of a clash between nine unelected justices and 27 million voters as the issue nears the anniversary of Roosevelt's term.
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Washington
George Democrat
Georgia
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
George
Copeland
Democrat
New York
Congress
Newark
N. J
New York State Supreme Court
William Harman Black
Black
U. S. Supreme Court
United States
The
New York Times
Two Survive Brisbane to Sydney Airliner Crash
The wreckage of a Brisbane to Sydney airliner found after eight days with two survivors. Proud has a broken leg and Binstead, uninjured, both missing food and water. Three passengers and both pilots died. William Fountain of New York among the dead. J G Westray died attempting to seek help. Fountain worked for Thomas W Lamb Company in New York and for Metro Goldwyn Mayer in Australia.
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Sydney
Australia
William Fountain
New York
Proud
Binstead
Brisbane
Fountain
J. G. Westray
Thomas W. Lamb Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Company
Appeals Commission Judge Succumbs in San Antonio
Joseph Ryan aged 70, presiding judge of Section B of the Commission of Appeals, Supreme Court of Texas, died of a heart attack at his San Antonio home. He was a former city attorney, Mason, Red Men officer, and a key municipal law expert who proposed the auto pound for traffic violations and helped establish ownership of the San Antonio River bed for the city.
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San Antonio
Joseph Ryan
Commission of Appeals
Supreme Court of Texas
Bryan Callaghan
Order of Red Men
Ryan
United States
Weather Outlook for New Mexico and West Texas
The forecast calls for fair skies in New Mexico on Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. In West Texas, fair conditions are expected Monday and Tuesday, with slightly cooler temperatures in the Panhandle on Tuesday.
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New Mexico
West, Texas
Panhandle
Under-the-House Lion Hunt Ends Abruptly in New Mexico
Glenn A Val entines under the house lion chase ends with Peaches the five foot yearling cougar still in control of the lair under Valentine’s Albuquerque home. Val entine escapes with minor injuries and Fuzzy the dog, Peaches remains inaccessible, baited cage or water jet planned to trap the animal.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Glenn A. Valentine
Peaches
Valentine
Fuzzy
New Mexico
Valentine Yard
Critical Stage Approaches on Labor Front
A labor front rushes toward a critical stage with mass picketing planned at the Douglas aircraft plant in Santa Monica and Fansteel in North Chicago. Detroit sales girls resume sit down to press wage and hour concessions as unions target multiple local plants amid court action and factory closures.
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Douglas Aircraft
Santa Monica
Calif
Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation
Chicago
Douglas
Waukegan
Ill
Detroit
Andrew Schmelder
Woolworth
Government drives wedge toward Motril and Oviedo
Madrid reports government forces widening a wedge into insurgent lines south and southeast of Granada in a large-scale operation to recapture Motril a vital communications center on the south coast. Dispatches claim progress in the battle for Oviedo as insurgents advance along the coast after Malaga’s capture. Morris is described as a key communications point in the Malaga Granada area.
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Madrid
Granada
Motril
Oviedo
Morris
Malaga
Police sergeant dies in crash near Fort Stockton
Robert J. Chriesman 29 a former night desk sergeant of the San Angelo police department was killed when his car collided with a truck driven by Ralph Claire of Fort Worth eleven miles southeast of Fort Stockton early today.
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Fort Stockton
Robert J. Chriesman
San Angelo
Here
Ralph Claire
Fort Worth
Police Fail To Halt Strike Of Geishas
In Osaka 300 geisha refuse to end a sit-down strike atop a Buddhist temple. Police efforts to disperse them fail as the workers say they are praying and resting, not striking to pressure Osaka’s business crowd. The stalemate risks broader geisha participation in the city’s nightlife economy.
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Osaka
Japan
Oil Compact Meet Awaits Survey
Fort Worth reports the next interstate oil compact meeting is postponed until the Bureau of Mines releases a storage crude oil survey. Colonel E O Thompson Texas Railroad Commissioner and chairman said the group has waited nearly a year. The Oklahoma City session on March 12 was canceled.
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Fort Worth
Interstate Oil Compact
Bureau of Mines
Compact Commission
E. O. Thompson
Texas Railroad
Oklahoma City
Mexico's Trend Scares Business Hit or Miss
Mexico City February 20 Foreign business gets the go ahead from President Lazaro Cardenas who assures investors they have nothing to fear but observers see leftward oil direction. U S business leaders with stakes below the Rio Grande watch developments as expropriation law is prepared to be tested.
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Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Cardenas
United States
Rio Grande
Two Louisianans Die in Doyline Plane Crash
Two men A. Dickson and George Dickson were killed when their low-flying plane went out of control and spun near Shreveport. The crash occurred at 3 30 P M demolishing the craft but not burning and it clipped utility lines near the Bob Newton residence. George Dickson was linked to Mid-Southern Air Service and A Dickson was the son of former city utilities commissioner C Bickham Dickson.
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Shreveport
Doyline
Here
A. Dickson
George
Dickson
Bob Newton
Dayline
Mid-Southern Air Service
8. A. Dickson
Public Utilities
Bickham Dickson
Body of Rodgers Meyer recovered in bay bottom
In San Francisco on February 28 the body of Rodgers Meyer, 28, of Ridgewood New Jersey, was recovered from the bay bottom. He was one of 11 victims of the February 9 air crash.
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San Francisco
Rodgers Meyer
Ridgewood
N. J
Amarillo Livestock Exhibition Expected To Break Records
Inquiries from buyers in many states indicate the Amarillo Fat Stock Show will attract a record number of attendees. The Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association catalog lists 92 animals for sale on March 10 with 80 bulls and 12 females from top member herds. The auction promises to be the greatest in association history with carload bulls, prizes, and trophies aimed at creating a thriving Amarillo bull market.
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Amarillo
Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
J. L. Bivins
Bombs Injure Dozens in Broadway Movie Theaters
More than 30 people were injured Saturday night as stench and tear gas bombs exploded simultaneously in several upper Broadway motion picture theaters. None of the injuries were serious.
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New York
Broadway
Post Office Moves to New Federal Building
Lagrange reports the local post office relocated today into a new federal building constructed at a cost of $50,000.
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Post Office
Solon Vidal quits as Air Commerce Bureau chief
Washington dated February 28 1936 Air Commerce Bureau chief Eugene L Vidal resigns effective midnight to pursue private aviation offers Senator Copeland Dem N J calls for a full reorganization citing past bureau turmoil Copeland’s committee had urged reforms Vidal notes he stayed to complete objectives Assistant Secretary Monroe Johnson expected to lead temporarily
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Washington
Eugene L. Vidal
Air Commerce Bureau
Copeland
Dem. N
Vidal
Péserter
Roper
Senate
Bemnator
Rep. N. Mo
Groom Man Is Shot During Birthday Hunting Trip
Terry Oats, 36, was critically wounded in an accidental firearm discharge by his brother Steve Oats during a hunting trip near Groom. Geoff Oats of Rochester and Tom Oats, a Farmers' Grain and Implement employee, were with him as the rifle went off while being unloaded near the car. The accident occurred about 11:30 A.M. and Oats was rushed to a camp hospital in grave condition with a likely punctured lung. The event happened on the birthday celebration for the victim.
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Terry Oats
Steve Oats
Pampa
Geoff Oats
Rochester
Tom Oats
Oats
Officers Strike Ties Up Nippon Yusen Ships
In Yokohama officers from Nippon Yusen Kaisha staged a boycott over pay and emperor support, threatening to halt multiple lines. The Katori Maru, ready to sail, had its chief engineer and others walk off, delaying departure.
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Tokyo
Japan
Okohama
Nip Yusen Kaish
Japan Mail Company
Yokohama
London
Births outpace deaths in Texas data show rise
A Texas health official reports a long term rise in births outpacing deaths. Bureau statistics over the past decade indicate an excess of about 480,646 deaths despite fluctuations. Estimates from 1927 to the current year show marked population growth.
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Austin
Texas
J. W. Cox
Bureau of Tistics
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Solon
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Furay
Puzzy
Associated Press
General Motors Corporation
Motil
Mexico City
Julian L. Bivins
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