Frisco Plans Panhandle Rail Link To Dallas Route
Frisco railroad seeks authority to build a line from Vernon to Seymour with Rock Island trackage rights from Jacksboro to Fort Worth. The plan would join Amarillo and Panhandle lines to Dallas and Fort Worth, forming a trunk link to Gulf outlets. The Interstate Commerce Commission took the case under advisement after oral arguments.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Frisco Railroad
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Texas
Seymour
Baylor County
Rock Island
Jacksboro
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Panhandle Country
Dallas
Ort Worth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Y. G. Roberts
Frisco
Panhandle
Gulf
Oklahoma
el Reno
Slaton Quick Closure Honors Mrs. R. J. Murray
Slaton businesses closed Thursday afternoon to honor Mrs. R. J. Murray 86 who died Tuesday night in Lubbock. She and her husband led local business and banking circles. survivors include two sons R. J. and Mike, plus parents, sisters, and in laws. She moved from Bells to Slaton 18 years ago and to Lubbock five years past.
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Slaton
R. J. Murray
Lubbock
W. E. Olive
J. T. Pinkston
Murray
Bells
Grayson County
Texas
Municipal power plant sale in Stratford approved bid
Stratford reports the Municipal Electric Light and Water Company was sold to West Texas Utilities for 102000. An April election will ratify the sale. Panhandle Plains Utilities offered 106000 but was rejected due to circumstances cited by directors.
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Stratford
Municipal Electric Light & Water Company
West Texas Utilities Company
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains Utilities Company
West Texas Company
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And West To New Mexico
Fair Friday with slight temperature changes in Amarillo. Far West Texas cloudy and unsettled Friday. New Mexico unsettled Friday with little temperature change. Yesterday’s hourly readings show 88 degrees in the afternoon and similar morning lows. temperatures range from around 38 to the upper 80s.
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Amarillo
Far
Texas
New Mexico
Wissescencia
City Cuts Police Payroll To Trim City Taxes
Eight police officers were fired yesterday as part of broader payroll reductions believed to signal sweeping economizes in city administration. City officials had not issued a formal statement, but a February 18 commission announcement promised a 25 percent tax cut contingent on maintaining valuations.
San Angelo boy wins top show lamb price record
The Star Telegram paid $1.50 per pound for the champion Boys and Girls club lamb owned by Lewis Beck of San Angelo at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. College Inheritor, an Oklahoma A M steer, brought $2 a pound to Fort Worth National Bank for its cafeteria. Jimmie McManus calf, winner in Boys and Girls club, sold for 76 cents a pound to Texas and Pacific Railway dining car service.
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Associated Press
Fort. Worth
Star-Telegram
Champion Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Lewis Beck
San Angelo
College
Oklahoma
Champion Steer
Fort Worth National Bank
Jimmie McManus
Texas & Pacific Railway
Ninth planet discovered beyond Neptune by Lowell group
In a March report from Flagstaff and Tahoka, Mollie Turner is sentenced to eight years for her husband’s murder after a prior conviction was reversed. Dr. W. M. Slipher and colleagues announce a ninth planet beyond Neptune with unknown size and age awaiting naming.
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Mollie Turner
Getsayears
Arizona
W. M. Slipher
Lowell Observatory
Neptune
Mathemati
Associated Press
Tahoka
Tex
Pioneer Resident Injured After Auto Strikes Wagon
J. R. McAlister of 1306 North Tyler street suffered a fractured leg and minor injuries when his wagon was hit by an auto driven by Mrs. H. A. McCart of 1600 North Cleveland street at Third avenue and North Fillmore street yesterday. He was taken by Black burn ambulance to St. Anthony's hospital with non serious injuries reported last night.
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J. R.’ McAlister
Tyler Street
H. A. McCart
Cleveland Street
Third Avenue
North Fillmore Street
McAlister
Blackburn
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Youth prisoner causes New Jersey prison outbreak
Charles F. Evans, an 11 year double life term inmate, led a sudden dash during which a guard was fatally wounded and two others injured. Cornered in a cell by three keepers, Evans shot himself after exchanging fire with guards Frank Watcher Ernest Gordon and Thomas Foren, ending the incident.
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Evans
Frank Watcher
Ernest Gordon
Thomas Foren
Lydon
Evane
van Foren
Cook House
Murder charge filed in Deep Lake shooting death
Memphis report says Rufus Beavers faces a murder charge over the fatal shooting of Leonard Thompson, 19, after an earlier assault with intent to kill arrest. Thompson died in a local hospital. Officers expect a possible venue change for Beavers’ trial. four witnesses allege a field quarrel preceded the shooting.
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Memphis
Rufus Beavers
Leonard Thompson
Deep Lake
Thompson
Beavers
Beavere
First Literary Digest Liquor Poll Shows Repeal Lead
The initial 10 states’ returns in the Literary Digest straw poll on liquor law favor repeal of prohibition with 118,984 votes, versus 91,915 for modification and 80,739 for strict enforcement. States include Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New York Ohio. Authors urge caution as early results are not predictive of final nationwide outcome.
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Literary Digest
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jer
Ogham
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Senators Chased From President Room by Bugs
In Washington on March 15 a swarm forced an alarm as moths invaded the president’s room near the senate chamber. Senators sought action from the rules committee chair and cleaners in the senate office building to clear the furniture after the disruption during conference with reporters.
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Associated Prana
Washington
Buga
Capitol
Senate
Monen
Rules Committee
Borger Plans Great Wheat Elevator Here
Amarillo talks with Borger lead to erection of a million bushel wheat elevator to serve the Panhandle. Ace Borger says engineers report readiness to begin now and have the facility ready to receive wheat by July 15.
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Borger
Amarillo
A. V P
Ace” Borger
San Antonio Independents Oppose Oil Bill At Moody Hearing
A San Antonio group of independent oil operators urged Governor Dan Moody to veto the oil pipeline control and common purchase bill. The delegation, including Dr. F. L. Thomas and others, urged that the measure would be destructive and defeat the law's purpose and requested a formal hearing before Moody acts.
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Austin
Dan Moody
San Antonio
5. L. Kane
J. 3. O’hearn
W. ¥. Morgan
C. A. Campbell
West Texas Utilities Chief G W Fry Dies
George W. Fry, 48, president of West Texas Utilities, which serves 113 communities in 4 West Texas counties, died in Abilene after a long illness tonight. He led the utility company a number of years and was widely known in the region.
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Associated Press
Abilene, Tex
George W. Fry
West Texas Utilities Company
West Texas
Fry
Women’s Missionary Council Urges World Peace Resolutions
In Amarillo Texas the Women’s Missionary Council of the Methodist church opens its annual session with world peace as the theme and passes two resolutions. One calls on Secretary Stimson to urge naval arms reductions and to present the World Court protocol to President Hoover for favorable action. The other addresses President Hoover concerning the Senate’s World Court vote and reservations.
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Polk Street Methodist Church
Sara Estelle Haskin
Nashville
J. W. Downs
Home Missions
Women’s Department
Board of Missions
W. B. Lipscomb
F. S. Parker
Esther Case
Foreign Missions
Stimson
London
Soover
Womens’ Missionary Council of the Methodist Church
South
Worldmindnews
Minciona
Te Midney TL. Giabeck
New York City
Commission of International Peace and Good Will
Commission On Peace
Mra
Amarillo
Texas
Provident Hoover
F. F, Stephens
Parker
Herbert Hoover
United States
Senate
Henderson II Denied Paved Road After Radio Fight
W K Henderson whose radio broadcasts angered officials pressed for a paved road from Shreveport to Kennonwood. Parish roads chairman H H Huckaby opposed the project calling Henderson a godfly. The Caddo parish police jury reversed the petition despite 10 600 signatures.
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Associated Arena
Shreveport
W. K. Henderson
KWKH
Caddo Parish
Kennonwood
H. H. Huckaby
Parish Roads Committee
Henderson
Huckaby
Mr. Henderson
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