Oil Board urges six day week to curb gasoline surplus
Washington March 4 federal oil conservation board recommends eliminating Sunday refinery operation to curb rising stocks. Bureau of Mines shows 10 million barrels stored this year and unofficial estimates of excess production suggest 53 million barrels of gasoline on hand. Humble companies announce Sunday shutdowns starting March 9 where feasible with weekly reductions elsewhere, no personnel cuts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Oil Conservation Board
Secretaries of Interior, War, Navy, and Commerce
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Bureau of Mines
Humble
Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Humble Pipe Line Company
W. S. Farrish
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Wednesday fair and warmer conditions across West Texas with fair weather in New Mexico. Temperature readings from yesterday show highs around 69 and 57 in different hours and lows near 31 to 36 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Dollar Day Bargains in City
Thursday is marked as Dollar Day with deep discounts on socks shirts and under wear. Shoppers are urged to seize bargains as prices drop across merchants including jewels groceries and more in a vivid, promotional tone.
Gruver Pioneer Gruver Namesake Praises Wheat Yields
T. J. Gruver, Hansford county pioneer and namesake of the town Gruver, said in Amarillo he has raised more wheat in the Panhandle in the last two decades than any other man. He noted nine combines for last year and discussed ongoing plans with officials from the Panhandle Livestock Association and chambers of commerce.
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North Panhandle
T. J H. Gruver
Hansford County
Gruver
Panhandle
Grover
West man dies from self-inflicted pistol wound
Mrs A Z West found her husband 49 dying from a head wound at 810 West Fifteenth Avenue after returning from work. Police report says he held a heavy pistol and despondency was the only stated cause. He died at Northwest Texas Hospital with wife, two daughters, and parents listed among survivors.
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A. Z. West
West
Fifteenth Avenue
Northwest Texas
Last Mile Review Calls Grim Brutal Prison Drama
Deming Seymour reviews The Last Mile on the New York stage for NEA Amarillo Daily News. He calls it a grim brutal prison play set in Keystone Oklahoma with 16 male characters led by Killer Mearns. The piece portrays futile revolt around an impending execution and ends in a stark purgative drama by John Wexley in his first play.
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Huntsville
Deming Seymour
New York
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Amarillo Daily News
Seymour
Keystone
Okla
Mearns
Killer” Mears
John Wexley
Auction Today Highlights Panhandle Baby Beef Show
The Panhandle Live stock Association convention features 124 baby beeves to be sold at 9 am in Amarillo. Harold Rousser of Kress wins grand championship, Follett's Charles Trenfield takes senior honors, Swisher county wins county class, and Howard O Daniel of Tulsa tops the five calves fed by one boy. Judging by Roy Weeman and Carl Reppeto, the sale draws a large crowd and ends the convention with dances tonight.
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Edwards
Harold Rousser
Kress
Swisher County
Texas
Charles Trenfield
Follett
Qgchiltree County
Panhandle Livestock Association
Panhandle
Third
Tyler Streets
Ochiltree County
Roy Weeman
Swift & Co
Carl Reppeto
Armour & Co
Fort Worth
Texas Company Attorney Calls for Conservation Over Line Rules
Houston attorney General Jacob F. Wolters told a Texas house committee that oil and gas conservation is essential and that independents seek to force pipeline companies to become common carriers and warehouses. Debates covered storage price supervision, wider pipeline extension, and indpendent oil quotas amid rising 1929 Texas production.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Jacob F. Wolters
Houston
Texas Company
House Committee On Oil, Gas and Mining
Ernest May
Fort Worth
May
West Virginia
General Wolters
California
Soviet to Attend Exposition for Pure-Bred Livestock
Fort Worth officials received word that a Soviet government representative will attend the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show opening Friday to purchase pure-bred livestock for shipment to Russia.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Russia
Oil Tariff Debate Sways With Carlsbad Cavern Find
Senator Thomas promised a new oil tariff move after the Senate lobby panel finished questioning Wirt Franklin of the American Independent Petroleum Producers Association. Meanwhile Frank Earnest Nicholson reported a new depth in Carlsbad cavern at 1960 feet, with explorers reaching 460 feet below prior depths.
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Thomas
Carlsbad
Associated Press
Washington
Mar
Oklahoma
Senate Lobby Committee
Wirt Franklin
American Independent Petroleum Producers Association
Senate
Philip P. Campbell
Kansas
Franklin
Campbell
Standard Oil Company
N. M
Frank Earnest Nicholson
New York
Hia
Carlabad
Nicholson
Four Die As Car Is Hit By Train Near Ceres
Four persons are killed when their car is struck by a southbound Southern Pacific train near Ceres California. Victims are James Simpson 27 his wife Rave Simpson 23 their children Harry Day 12 and Mary Day 6. Mrs Simpson taught at Ceres grammar school.
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Associated Press
Modesto
Cal
Ceres
Southern Pacific
James Simpson
Turlock
Rave Simpson
Harry Day
Simpson
Mary Day
Ceres Grammar School
Admiral Grigorovitch Dies in Mentone at 1911 17 Navy Minister
An obituary from Mentone reports the death of Admiral Grigorovitch, who served as czarist navy minister from 1911 to 1917, passing away yesterday.
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United Press
Mentone
France
Grigorovitch
Taft Shows Small Gains in Illness Recovery
President Taft’s condition improved slightly as doctors reported a fairly good day with better nourishment. He recognized Mrs Taft and other visitors, while son Robert A. Taft stayed in touch from Cincinnati by telephone on the evolving illness at the White House.
Boundary property owners assured help in Texas Panhandle shift
The Texas legislature adopted a resolution to protect title rights of boundary landowners affected by the border change with Oklahoma. The move aims to safeguard their property interests as the land becomes part of Texas following a Supreme Court decree.
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Austin
Mar
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Texas
United States Supreme Court
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Ships Near Dunedin
Wireless reports say ships carrying the Byrd Antarctic expedition homeward were under 1,000 miles south of Dunedin at noon today.
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United Prem
Dunedin
New Zealand
Bill Introduced for Panhandle A. and M. Aid
A bill was introduced in Washington to provide a 50000 federal appropriation for agricultural development in the Oklahoma Panhandle and adjacent states. The secretary of agriculture and Oklahoma would jointly conduct investigations and experiments at the Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College in Goodwell.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Garber
Oklahoma
Secretary of Agriculture
State of
Coolidge urges regional unity at Boulder Dam dedication
Former President Calvin Coolidge spoke at the Boulder Dam dedication in Coolidge Arizona urging Southwest states to reach swift agreements on the dam project. He told the crowd that dedication lies in the people not the structure and urged readers to read the biblical passage about agreeing with adversaries quickly.
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Associated Press
Coolidge Dam
Ariz
Calvin Coolidge
Southwest
Boulder Dam
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
California
Sothern Tonight in Dramatic Recital at Municipal Auditorium
K H Sothern, a leading American stage figure, arrives from Dallas and performs tonight at 8 16 o clock as part of Emil F Myers Artist Course. He presents Shakespeare scenes and readings from If I Were King with noted roles from The Merchant of Venice and Macbeth. An expected large crowd attends amid nearby cattlemen convention activity.
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American School of Acting and Stagecraft
Sothern
Dallas
Municipal Auditorium
Emil F. Myers
Macbeth
Amarillo
Herring
Capitol
Amarillo College of Music
House declines to rebuke prison board over closures
In Austin on March 4 the Texas House rejected a bid to oust the state prison board after it ordered temporary prisoner intake limits. An amended resolution to deplore the action passed 55 to 62, but the measure as a whole failed. Governor Moody said he had no knowledge of the board's actions.
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Associated Press
Austin
Mar
House of Representatives
State Prison Board
J. ©. Duvall
Rank Patterson
Wort Worth
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
Coke R. Stevenson
Junction
W. K. Hopking
Gonzales
Duvall
Moody
Tulia Youth Killed in Highway Crash Near Dimmitt
Special to The News Dimmitt March 4 Luther Webb 28 of Tulia died when his car overturned about a mile east of Dimmitt. Passengers Earl Vaughn and Emmett Jourdin also of Tulia escaped with minor injuries. Webb's parents Mr and Mrs William Webb live in Tulia. Cause of crash undetermined tonight.
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Dimmitt
Luther Webb
Tulia
Earl Vaughn
Emmett Jourdin
Webb
William Webb
House OKs five year extension for veterans compensation
Washington March 4 The Hawley bill to extend five years the period for world war veterans to apply for adjusted compensation passed the House today and goes to the Senate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mar
Hawley
House
Senate
Seeds and Nursery Stock ads offer wide plant variety
The Globe-News Want Ads showcase trees plants and shrubs to beautify homes. Read the daily seeds and nursery stock column to pick from many varieties and enjoy watching them grow.
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Globe-News
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