Hoover taps Southern leaders for Little Cabinet posts
President Hoover appointed Ernest Lee Jahncke of New Orleans as assistant secretary of the navy and Patrick J. Hurley of Tulsa as assistant secretary of war. Rear Admiral Moffett remains chief of the naval bureau of aviation. Burke and Scott resign as Indian and Pension Bureau heads respectively. Hurley will oversee mobilization of industrial resources for wartime.
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Associated Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Ernest Lee Jahncke
New Orleans
Navy
Patrick J. Hurley
Tulsa
Oklahoma
South
Hoover
Jahncke
Alfred E. Smith
Hurley
William A. Moffett
Naval Bureau of Aviation
Interior Department
Charles H. Burke
Indian Bureau
Congress
Winfield Scott
Pension Bureau
Charles D. Robbins
War Department
Aisne-Marne
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Jahnceke
Eddie Stinson Fails Endurance Test At Saginaw Bay
Bay City Mich March 12 Ed die Stinson failed today for the fourth time in two weeks to beat the airplane endurance flight record without refueling. He landed on the ice of Saginaw bay at 5310 p m about six hours after taking off this morning.
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Associated Press
Bay City
Mich
Eddie Stinson
Saginaw Bay
Grayson County Man Held On Murder Charge
Alvin Exum, about 36, sought in Grayson County Texas for murder, was arrested at a relative’s home four miles west of Comanche Oklahoma early today by county officers. A Sherman deputy sheriff accompanied local authorities and returned to Texas with Exum. He allegedly shot a man after a poker game in Van Alstyne Texas on March 3.
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Associated Press
Duncan
Okla
Alvin Exum
Grayson County
Texas
Comanche
Sherman
Exum
van Alstine
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast through 7 00 P M Wednesday for Amarillo and vicinity fair and warmer West Texas fair New Mexico fair with little temperature change Denver low pressure area moves slowly Pueblo center Weather kept warm in Mississippi valley and cooler in the Rockies and Plains yesterday temperatures 60 to 80 general precipitation 0 10 inches end of 24 hours
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Denver
Colorado
Pueblo
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Plains States
Juarez Battle Report Highlights Jury Room Debate
In Amarillo a judge hears grounds for a new trial for O B Jackson after claims of improper jury discussions during a liquor violation case. Jurors testified about parole talk and why Jackson did not testify, with one foreman denying involvement. Jackson had a prior pardon from New Mexico.
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O. B
Boss) Jackson
Henry S&s. Bishop
Jackson
New Mexico
Texas
Dust Storm Ends Warm Spell With Strong Winds
Yesterday's dust storm pounded the Panhandle and Central Texas with speeds near 26 mph, bringing the year's worst weather. Despite a warm, sunny day, calmer conditions are forecast as rain held off and Amarillo expected fair skies and warmer temperatures today.
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Panhandle
Texas
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas Senate engrosses license bill easing auto fees
The Texas Senate engrossed the house license bill cutting auto registration fees by about 0 per cent while the session neared final passage. The 19 to 8 vote followed a drawn out debate with opponents attempting delays and filibusters to stop the measure before a noon deadline tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Berkeley
Cunningham
DeBerry
Gainer
Hardin
Hornaby
Hyer
Love
Martin
McFarlane
Miller
Pollard
Ruyssek
Small
Thomason
Westbrook
Williamson
Witt
Woodward
Beck
Cousins
Greer
Holbrook
Patton
Stevenson
Wirtz
Woodas
Parrish
Parr
Against
House Rejects Penitentiary Reform Plan in Texas Legislature
In Austin on March 12 a new free conference committee wrestled with penitentiary concentration legislation after the house refused to adopt the majority report of the first committee. The 69 to to vote doomed quick approval of the Holbrook administration measure, risking a clash with the rival Young plan. If the senate concedes half, a compromise may be reached as Dewey Young urged a new committee. The panel includes Holbrook and Hyer plus Witt, Seguin, McVurley, Pope, Petech, Storey, Chartain, and Loy.
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Associated Free
Austin
Free
House
Holbrook
Senate
Dewey Young
Wellington
J. T. Holbrook
Galveston
Julien Hyer
Fort Worth
Edgar E. Witt
Waco
Aid
Virtue Seguin
W. D. McVurleye
Graham
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
A. P. G. Petech
Fredericksburg
Cecil Storey
Vernon
C. F. Chartain
Eastland
J. J. Loy
Sherman
Bitter Storm Hits Colorado and Nearby Regions
A fierce late winter storm pounded the Rocky Mountain states with heavy snow. Colorado saw widespread highways blocked and Denver with about nine inches of snow as Wyoming towns faced three feet of drifts. Mountain youths rescued 74 year old Frank Nelson from Mount Almagro, delivering him to a hospital while he lay dying.
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Prews
Denver
King Winter
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Canadian
Montana
New Mexico
Colorado
San Louis Valley
Pikes Peak
Mount Almagro
Cripple Creek
Frank Nelson
Nelson
Colorado Springs
Eight Jurors in Voo Doo Case Orders Eight Juries
In Austin on March 12 eight jurors are seated with fifty more Venicemen ordered into court to complete the jury for the case of Bishop Adams a voodoo doctor charged with murder in the February thirteenth death of William Glober.
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Fay Ene
Mee
Austin
Bishop Adams
Negro Yoo Doo Doctor
William Glober
Corpus Christi to Offer Site for New Railroad
Corpus Christi chamber of commerce will provide a right-of-way and suitable site for a terminal for the Roswell New Mexico to Corpus Christi rail line. Ed Kennedy of Houston presented construction plans at a directors meeting. Local officials agreed to help arrange meetings with city representatives along the route to shorten western Texas haul to the port.
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Associated Presa
Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
N. M
Ed Kennedy
Houston
Texas
Cross Fire as Oklahoma Governor Faces Impeachment Trial
Oklahoma Governor Henry S. Johnston, suspended amid impeachment charges, endures cross-examination by House managers led by John Head. He admits breaking with key supporters over influence, cites bond writing concerns, and explains wary ties with a bank rep in a fiscal transfer. He says he did not know James Armstrong represented multiple state clients.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Henry S. Johnston
Oklahoma
Senate Court of
John Head
House of Representatives Board of Managers
Johnston
House
Ed. M. Lemans
Semans
Hubert Bolen
New York
Bolen
James Armstrong
Armstrong
C. O. Hammonds
Boundary Workers to Meet in Quanah April 8
The Oklahoma boundary committee of the Texas legislature will assemble at Quanah on April 8 to begin its investigation. Senator Clint Small of Wellington said the 16 member panel will be joined by a similar Oklahoma legislature group. They will travel from Quanah to Higgins, inspect land east of the Panhandle and assess possible Texas state incorporation following a pending Supreme Court decision. The trip includes two days of land review and one day with Oklahoma legislators in Oklahoma City.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Oklahoma Boundary Committee
Texas Legislature
Quanah
Clint Small
Wellington
Oklahoma
Higgins
Panhandle
Oklahoma Territory
Texas
Supreme Court
Swall
Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma City
Aberdeen Angus sweep all ribbons at Southwestern Show
Harrison and Ryan Harlan showcased Aberdeen Angus cattle at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show winning every ribbon. Their Ex-Marshal ord was named champion bull and Black Lasg of Glenncarnock 6th named champion female.
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Associated Press
Fort. ‘Worth
Tes
Mar
Harrison and
Ryan
Harlan
Vows
Ord
Glenncarnock
U.S. Triplex Hits 189 MPH In Daytona Trials
In Daytona Beach Florida on March 12 intermittent rain and poor visibility delayed further trials of the Triplex a four ton tri motor car. Lee Bible of Tonica Beach clocked 170 mph on first run and 190 mph on his second. a later 1 km speed showed 100 mph as momentum grew. Bible not yet approved by the AAA as a driver must prove competence in preliminary trials. Maj Segrave and the Golden Arrow aim for 240 mph if conditions permit.
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Treas
Ocean Speedway
Daytona Beach
Fla
Tooscrow
Lee Bible
Tinytona Beach
J. M. White
Philadelphia
Bible
A.A.A
Florida
White
A.A. A
Head
Val Haresnape
Teontest
The
Automobile Association
Fnet
H. O. D. Segrave
England
Death claims Asa G. Candler Coca Cola founder
Asa G. Candler, Atlanta capitalist and founder of the Coca Cola company, died at Wesley Memorial hospital after a long illness at age 74. He endowed the hospital and retired as head of Coca Cola 18 years ago, succeeded by his son Charley I. Chandler. the business was sold about a decade ago for 25 million dollars to Coca Cola Company of Delaware.
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Prema
Atlanta
Asa G. Candler
Coca Cola Company
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Candler
Charley I. Chandler
Coca Cola Company of Delaware
Lindbergh Plane Delivered by Mail Pilot in Texas Flight
Richard Dobie, an air mail pilot, landed Lindberghs Yalcon plane at Fort Worth air field at 11 06 am Tuesday from Wichita Kansas. After refueling he departed for Brownsville and then Mexico City for Lindberghs use.
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Associated Plave
Fort Worth
Richard Dobie
Fort Worth Air Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wichita
Kansas
Brownsville
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Dobie
Woman With Shotgun Captures Escaped Convict
Hay City Texas March 12 A farm woman armed with a shotgun captured William Swanson an escaped state convict He was found crawling through a back window of her home near McCroskey eight miles away Mrs H T White turned Swanson over to officers noting he likely entered the home driven by hunger after escaping Clemens state farm days earlier
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Hay City
Texas
Wiliam Swanson
Kin
H. T. White
McCroskey
Swanson
Clemens State Farm
Hoover to enforce strict oil conservation policy
President Hoover announced a nationwide policy to conserve government oil and halt new public land leasing except for already approved leases. The plan, endorsed by Senate Public Lands Chair Nye and Senator Borah, drew protest from Senator Walsh who urged congressional declaration and warned of regional burdens and price shifts benefiting privately owned wells in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Southern California.
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Associated Rege
Washington
Mar
Hoover
Congress
Nye
Senate Public Lands Committee
Borah
Idaho
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Teapot Dome
Elk Hills
Walbh
Wald
Euch
Texas
Pennsylvania
California
Wilsom
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Secretary
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Law Officers of the Interior
Ment Jong
Clayton Woman Missing From Clayton New Mexico
Aid requested in Amarillo to locate Hattie Marrow reported missing from Clayton New Mexico since March 6. Last heard from Texline she is about five feet tall with dark eyes and brown hair, wearing a black fur collared coat and pink hat. Mother of two, ages 1 and 11 months. Information to Jesse Marrow in Mt. Dora New Mexico.
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Amarillo
Hattie Marrow
Clayton
N. M
Texline
Jesse Marrow
Mt. Dora
Mexican Rebel Leaders Reported Executed and Surrender Prompted Border Troop Moves
Rebel General Simon Aguirre was executed at Santa Lucrecia Vera Cruz by federal forces under General Alejandro Manje. Juarez officials announced religious order regulation abolition in rebel territory and border tensions prompted additional U S troops to Naco Arizona and to safeguard the Binbeo water supply. Mexican aviators arrived at Mexicali with plans for further bombing aircraft as Sonora rebels under General Manzo surrender. total rebel strength estimated around 6,000 with 1,200 surrendering that day.
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Pram
Mexico City
Simon Aguirre
Vera Cruz
Santa Lucrecia
Alejandro Manje
Washington
Mexico
Naco
Ariz
Binbeo
Preas
Mexicali
Lower
California
Santa Mortica
Cal
Sonora
Manzo
Roberto Cruz
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Juarez
Frances Elroy Barden
Amarillo News
NEA
Barden
Rio Grande
el Paso
Francis Elroy Barden
NEA Service, Inc
Seat
Marcelo Caraveo
Texas Senate
YOUNG
Cripple Creek High
Prospector
Dan Ae
Gov. Johnston
WITS
Aberdeen
Angus
U.S
Segrave
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Coke
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Ramos
Gonzalo Escobar
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