Smiling Governor to Visit Amarillo for Cattle Raisers Meet
Governor James V. Alfred and Texas cattleman W. T. Tom Coble will attend the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers' Association opening in Amarillo. Alfred arrives to address the opening session and deliver remarks around noon. Coble serves a second year as association president and will preside at 9:30 AM. Both leaders speak today.
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Jimmy
Texas
James V. Alfred
Amarillo
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Turkey Track
Panhandle- Plains
W. T
Tom) Coble
Cowboys Gather for Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Meet
Cowboys from across the Southwest flood Amarillo for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention opening today. Hotels fill as cowhands in top hats and boots prepare for meetings and events.
Amarillo hosts Fat Stock Shows crown day for youth groups
On a clear day in Amarillo during the sixth annual Fat Stock Shows, Julian L. Bivins of Amarillo won top and runner up in the car lot bull show earning the silver Hereford trophy. Tulsa's vocational agriculture team coached by C. J. Van Zandt took first in the stock judging contest, marking their third straight win. Cordell and Erick placed second and third, with G. Preston of Tulsa noted as a top FFA chapter president.
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Amarillo
Vocational Agriculture Students
Car Lot
Julian L. Bivins
H. J. Gramlich
Lincoln
Neb
American Hereford Journal of
Kansas City
Tulsa
Vocational Agriculture
C. J. van Zandt
Swisher County
Cordell
Okla
Erick
G. Preston
Future Farmers of America
Tulia Judging Team Wins Third Straight Trophy
Tulia High School captured the Amarillo Fat Stock trophy for livestock judging teams with 1,208 points, beating Cordell Oklahoma and others. G Preston, E Hone, and C Foster led Tulia while high individual scores went to Preston 413 and Gerr Dell? wait.
Two Charged in Clovis Killing in New Mexico
Raleighn Daugherty aged 22 and M C Billingsley 23, both of Lariat, Palmer County, Texas, were charged with murder in Clovis N M for the fatal stabbing of J A Gibson a bartender in a rooming house Saturday night.
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Clovis
N. M
Raleighn Daugherty
M. C. Billingsley
Lariat
Palmer County
Texas
J. A. Gibson
Rebels kill three in attack on train near Jalisco
Three passengers were killed and several wounded when rebels halted a train near Aton tonilco in Jalisco. Rebels tried to rob passengers and opened fire when met with resistance. Federal troops were dispatched in pursuit of the attackers.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Atontonilco
Jalisco
Tribute Fete Honors Col. Ernest Thompson In Amarillo
Hundreds gather at the Herring Hotel for an appreciation banquet praising Col. Ernest O Thompson of Amarillo and chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission. Speakers hail his leadership, public service, and impact on oil and rail rates, with Judge Underwood comparing him to Texas giants.
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Panhandle
Ernest O.thompson
Amarillo
Texas Railroad Commission
Herring Hotel
West Texas
Austin
Thompson
Texas
Dreath
Colonel Thompson
R. E. Underwood
Railroad Commission
Ernest Thompson
Judge Underwood
Hogg
Reagan
Rites Held for Dr Gholston L Yates
Funeral services were held in Tyler for Dr Gholston Leonard Yates 58 longtime pastor of Amarillos First Baptist Church and former Dallas hospital death followed memorials in Amarillo where he led the church for 12 years Tyler memorial service featured Dr Porter Bailes Dr L R Scarborough Dr Sam Campbell Rev Guy Newman and Ross D Rogers Pallbearers listed and burial set in Tyler cemetery
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Dallas
Guy Newman
Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
Tyler
G. L. Yates
First Baptist Church
Fred Warren
J. E. Nunn
Roy C. Snodgrass
First Christian Church
John Josey
Porter M. Bailes
Tyler First Baptist Church
L. R. Scarborough
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Sam Campbell
H. C. Pipkin
T. W. Cotten
A. E. Meyer
John Stevens
Henry Eagle
F. M. Ryburn
Tyler Cemetery
German Spy Convicted in Britain Receives Four Year Sentence
London reportsDr Hermann Gortz a middle aged German lawyer was found guilty of espionage by a jury including two women and was sentenced to four years in prison. The judge called the airfield sketching an offense to be treated seriously and Gortz denied making any statement. He claimed the information was for a novel.
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London
Hermann Gortz
Europe
Gortz
Nations await league action on Nazi move
France augments Rhineland defenses as reports claim a German plane over Thionville. Britain adopts conciliatory stance while pledging aid if needed. Paris seeks support from Little Entente Russia Belgium and Poland for League action. Berlin expects a league decision and a warmer invitation from the council.
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France
Rhineland
League of Nations Council
Thionville
Metz
Germany
London
Great Britain
Belgium
Paris
Russia
Poland
Geneva
League
Berlin
Cologne
Rome
Italy
French Air Pursuit and Border Tension Highlight Alsace Crisis
French planes patrolled the border while Alsatians and Kehl residents watched the Rhine frontier. Crowds gathered near the international bridge as chants of mobilization rose. Banking officials reported over 5 million francs withdrawn as authorities requisitioned trucks and even farm horses to mobilize troops.
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Rhine
International Bridge
France
Strasbourg
Germany
Kehl
Adolf Hitler
Negro Indicted in Officer's Death at Lynn County Jail
Elmo Banks, 43, was indicted by a 106th District Court grand jury for murder in the shooting of Deputy Sheriff F. E. Redwine at the Lynn County jail. Banks was captured 14 miles southwest of Tohoka and will stand trial at 9 am Thursday.
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Tahora
Elmo Banks
Lynn County
F. E. Redwine
Banks
Tohoka
Truett Smith
Rock Island Chief Pledges Underpass Agreement Efforts
Rock Island officials vow to pursue an underpass accord amid a tense security scene. Joan Hannah Dempsey, 19 months, guarded by federal agents and city detectives, prompts Justice Department inquiry after anonymous kidnapping threat postcards surfaced in Atlantic City. J Edgar Hoover reassured Dempsey as he coordinated the investigation.
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Rock Island
Atlantic City
N. J
Joan Hannah
Jack Dempsey
Federal Department of Justice
Dempsey
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
S Bureau of Investigation
Harry Yates
New York
Phillips To Increase Plains Oil Purchases
Col. Ernest Thompson, chairman of the railroad commission, backs small Panhandle producers as Don Emery of Phillips Petroleum confirms the company will accept and buy crude oil from wells connected to Standish Pipe Line starting March 10 1936. Phillips had set a March 1 cap of 16 500 barrels daily, down 1 500 from prior levels.
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Col
Ernest Thompson
Railroad Commission
Panhandle
Don Emery
Phillips Petroleum Company
Austin
Col. Thompson
Mr. Emery
Mencing
Standish Pipe Line Company
Commission
Phillips Company
Gorman backs grade crossing removal plan for Amarillo
Rock Island officials accept the need for a Buchanan Street viaduct but lack a final plan. A construction contract must be awarded by June 30 per the U S Bureau of Public Roads deadline. J E Gorman of Rock Island says plans are being settled with Texas Railroad Commission input and government engineers.
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Rock Island
Buchanan Street
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
J. E. Gorman
Chicago
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Washington
Gorman
Thompson
Amarillo
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tuesday
Partly cloudy and cooler conditions expected Tuesday across Amarillo and nearby counties. West Texas area west of the 100th meridian sees similar partly cloudy skies and a drop in temperatures. General fair weather reported in New Mexico with little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridears
Panandle
New Mexico
Bids Open On Road Jobs Across Texas Counties
The Texas Highway Commission advertised bids for 25.4 miles of asphalt on Highway 5 in Donley County with bids due March 24. Additional 12.4 miles from Armstrong County line to Clarendon and 13 miles from Clarendon to Hedley are due March 25. Total estimated construction cost about 1.976 million dollars. Projects span Cameron Jim Wells Greed Jefferson and San Patricio counties. A separate bid opening tomorrow covers Hale and Scurry counties with a 2.175 million dollar program.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Highway 5
Donley County
Armstrong County
Clarendon
Hedley
Cameron
Jim Wells
Greed
Jefferson
San Patricio
Hale
Scurry
Government and livestock gather in Amarillo breakfast meeting
Gov James V Allred meets Texas and Southwestern Association leaders at Herring Hotel W T Tom Coble presides Panhandle Livestock Association elects officers at 9:00 AM and CTS sessions begin Invocation and welcomes delivered by Dr R Thomson Mayor Ross J D Rogers and W B Mitchell respond Annual address by Allred and Coble Committees named Cattlemen urged to visit Amarillo Fat Stock Show Evening dances at Roseland and Amarillo hotels with registered members invited
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James V. Allred
Texas and Southwestern Association
Herring Hotel
W.T
Tom) Cobl
Panhandle Livestock Association
Texas and Southwestern
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Ross Jd, Rogers
Jay Taylor
Southwestern Roundup Opens With Big Delegates Gathering
Hundreds of cattlemen converge at the bedding grounds for the three day all Southwestern roundup. Amarillo leaders W. T. Coble and J. T. Sneed preside as early arrivals from El Paso and other Texas towns join the preparatory sessions for the 1937 convention on the Mexican border. Tom Coble will open the convention with a broad program of business.
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Association
W. T
Tom) Coble
J. T
Joe) Sneed
Bruno Hauptmann Reprieve Prospects Fade
In Trenton on March 9 a high level talk of a reprieve for Bruno Richard Hauptmann shrank rapidly. The prosecution, which last week predicted a new reprieve, said it no longer believed Hauptmann would die in the electric chair the week of March 30.
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Trenton
N. J
Psi
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Italian Army Resumes Offensive in Ethiopia
Italian forces restart operations on all Ethiopian fronts after a one day pause. Troops push north in Tembien and Amba Alagi sectors while Eritrean units advance toward the Takaze River as the high command notes broader peace talks under League of Nations mediation.
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Asmara
Eritrea
League of Nations
Italy
Tembien
Amba Alaji
Takkaze
Tzellemti
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