Eastman Ends Life in Rochester Note to Friends
George Eastman, billionaire head of Eastman Kodak, shot himself at his Rochester home at 12 50 PM leaving a brief note, My work is done Why wait The 78 year old bachelor had been in declining health and his death sent shock through markets as Kodak stock fell before recovering.
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Rochester
N. Y
George Eastman
East Avenue
Audley B. Stewart
Mr. Eastman
Eastman Kodak Company
New York Exchange
Ivar Kreuger
Prince Prior Takes Honors At Tri-State Fair Show
Allan Prior stars as the Student Prince in The Student Prince at Amarillo's Tri-State Fair venue. Hassell Fine provides comic support while George Hassell and Gertrude Lang share top vocal and acting duties before an audience of about 1800, delivering a stylish operetta paris of romance and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Prior
the Prince
Hassell Fine
George Hassell
Gertrude Lang
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding area calls for fair skies. Slight warming expected Tuesday across West Texas and New Mexico with generally fair conditions. Hourly temperature readings from yesterday show daytime highs near 70s and overnight lows in the 40s.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo
Carer
Coos Dees
M. S
Spring Style Motor Show 5 Tomorrow in Amarillo
Amario fashion and motor car exhibit set for Wednesday night in Amarillo with spring outfits and latest car models. Two bands provide music as thousands visit the roped-off business district. Location and dealer count to be decided Tuesday by Roy Cullum of Cullum Motor.
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Amarillo
News-Globe
Dave Derden
Roy Cullum
The
Cullum Motor Com
George Fox case goes to jury in second trial
The 47th district court jury retired without a verdict in the George Fox case Amarillo. He was retried for a robbery of James McVeigh a sailor at a local hotel during a gambling game about $90 taken later recovered. Mrs Nona Fox and Richard Smith received five and seven year terms. Fox has been in county jail over a year unable to post bond.
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47Th District Court
George Fox
Amarillo
James McVeigh
Fox
Supreme Court
McVeigh
Nona Fox
Richard Smith
Two Farwell Farmers Get First Loan Checks
Two U S Treasury checks each for 100 dollars arrived in Amarillo for Farwell Palmer County men. Federal supervisor W H Fendley noted the Dallas origin and prior local Farwell committee applications, calling it a remarkable achievement despite his late arrival.
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Farwell
Uncle Sam
U. S. Treasury
Palmer County
W. H. Fendley
Amarillo
Spearman Pair Baby Killed by Gas Fumes
In Newton Kansas a tourist camp proprietor found L. B. Lantz his wife and her niece Norma Jean Gage 2 of Spearman Texas dead around a burning gas stove with no flue. Coroner says possible asphyxiation, no inquest yet. The three were returning to Spearman after visiting relatives in Marseilles.
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Jess Gage
Marseilles, al
Laatz
Spearman
Marseilles
Indictment in Fatal Hit and Run Case for Horace Miles
Horace Dude Miles was indicted on two counts each of failing to stop and render aid and of negligent homicide after a wreck that killed Mrs. Ruby Lawrence and Pat Hooker of Amarillo. Bonds set at 4000 in first indictment. additional homicide cases to be bond-set. Miles remains jailed on total bond 4750 for Sunday charges. another victim Mrs. W M Seymour was reported in the same incident.
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Horace “Dude” Miles
Henry S. Bishop
47Th District Court
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Miles
Potter County
Justice Court
Ruby Lawrence
Pat Hooker
Amarillo
North East Eighth Street
W. M. Seymour
Hindenburg's Vote Pleases Aged General
Berlin March 14 President Von Hindenburg agreed to run again in the April 10 run-off after a seven million vote margin over Adolf Hitler in the recent election. Opposition parties began bargaining for advantage as Hitler vowed to run again to try for a larger tally. Hindenburg expressed satisfaction with the result and prepared for the compulsory second ballot where a simple plurality will decide.
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Tom Wilhelm
Associated Press
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
National Socialists
Fascists
Recluse Ida E Wood Buried After 19 Years In New York Hotel
Ida E Wood, famed for spending 19 years as a recluse in a New York hotel while safeguarding about 803000 dollars in cash and jewels, was laid to rest today in a quiet funeral reflecting on her guarded life and fortunes.
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New York
Ida E. Wood
Lindbergh Baby Case Trail Shifts Across the Nation
Reports of new clues surface from Denver to Hamburg as police track alleged kidnapers in the Lindbergh case. Col. Schwarzkopf and other officials deny connections to Roma and associates, while Salvy Spitale and Irving Bitz claim indirect links and possible Detroit visits. A ship’s passenger was misidentified as a girl, and no definitive developments emerge by nightfall.
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Robert ST. John
Associated Press
Hopewell
N. J
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Denver
Colo
New York
Col
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
President Street
Brooklyn
Joseph T. Roma
New Jersey
Morris Rosner
Col. Lindbergh
Salvy Spitale
Irving Bitz
Lindberghs
Detroit
Bitz
Jackson
Hamburg
Germany
Baltimore
Breathitt County
J M Huber Firms to Launch Employment Insurance Plan
J M Huber Companies plan nationwide employment insurance to shield workers from downturns, starting with ink mills in Bayonne and Borger and expanding to all employees within two years. Walter David, general counsel, cites long serving staff and pension needs as motivation for the program. The plan would be voluntary, explained to workers, and aim to reduce layoffs during economic slumps. The Borger carbon black plant is among first in the Midwest to consider adoption.
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Panhandle
J. M. Huber Concern
Germany
New Jersey
South Carolina
J. M. Huber Company of
Louisiana, Inc
Berger
Calvin Coolidge
David
Bayonne
N. J
Huber Company
Huber Concern
Huber
East
Borger
Mid-west
Hoover Appeals for Expediting River Work
President Hoover urged Congress to immediately appropriate 60 million dollars for river and harbor maintenance and improvements in 1933 to prevent unemployment. He noted war department delays and ongoing contracts that require prompt funding to avoid layoffs and cost overruns.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
War Department
Sec
Amarillo Opens Ten Cent Taxicab Line Amid War
A taxi war erupts in Amarillo as Howard Ferguson launches a 10 cent service run by unemployed car owners. City officials delay action pending counsel opinion while five cars start at Hotel Garage. Two drivers questioned. Ferguson says similar lines exist in other Texas cities and vows to proceed.
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Amarillo
Howard Ferguson
Ferguson
Pierce Street
John E. Price
Price
Texas
Cardozo Joins Supreme Court In Brief Ceremony
Washington March 14 Benjamin N Cardozo became an official associate justice of the United States supreme court in brief but impressive ceremonies. The installation drew a large crowd to the small semicircular courtroom once the path of the United States Senate. The crowd regarded the appointment as a highly heralded bench honor in years.
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Washington
W.ri
Benjamin N. Cardozo
United States Supreme Court
United States Senate
Two World Leaders Die in 48 Hours Shocks Markets
Financial markets wavered as two prominent leaders died by suicide within 48 hours. Ivar Kreuger, Swedish match magnate, sparked global concern while George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak, briefly unsettled New York trading. Bankers noted no direct link between their firms and Kreuger’s crisis, with overall calm amid late-day weakness in rail shares and bonds.
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
New York
Ivar Kreuger
George Eastman
America
Wall Street
Eastman
Kreuger
Kreuger Group
Fort Worth Only Foe of Amarillo for Cowmen Meet
Fort Worth appears the sole 1933 convention challenger to Amarillo as Houston seems willing to cede Amarillo the 1933 event and take 1934. Amarillo sets up headquarters at the Hilton Hotel and vows it is its turn. Fort Worth counters with a homeward cowmen motif amid expected bitter battle and anticipated influence by Mayor Ernest O. Thompson and other delegates arriving Tuesday.
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EL Paso
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Houston
Hilton Hotel
Ernest O. Thompson
Warm spell to linger with 73 degree high
Continued fair and warm weather settles over the Panhandle after a record cold week. The U S Weather Bureau predicted the region would see higher temperatures with Amarillo reaching 73 degrees by late afternoon. Chief observer H T Collman said the seasonable pattern returns.
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Panhandle
U.S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
H. T. Collman
House rejects state control prohibition amendment
The House voted 227 to 187 to table a state control prohibition amendment with heavy attendance. The drive, led by wets from both parties, failed amid crossparty resistance including Speaker Garner who did not vote except on ties. Wets applauded when the result was announced and the floor mixed with cheers.
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Washington
House
Kvale
Minnesota
Representative Snell
Wets
Garner
Representative Linthicum
Maryland
Sen
Wet Bloc
Collingsworth County Leaves Amarillo Highway District
Wholesale changes by the Texas Highway Commission shift Collingsworth County out of the Amarillo district. The move clips about 70 miles from district mileage, leaving roughly 1,100 miles of state highways. W. J. Van London remains the resident engineer for construction and P. S. Bailey becomes division engineer for maintenance.
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Texas Highway Commission
Collingsworth
Amarillo
W. J. van London
Panhandle
van London
Oii
P. 8. Bailey
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Shanghai
Glenn Babb
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Kenkichi Ugeda
Uyeda
Chapel
Kiangwan
Woosung
H. A. Fisher
Horace Miles
Hindenburg
Roma
Spitale
J. M. Huber
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