Bank Robbery In White Deer Ends With Capture
Frank Crutchfield, 21, held in Panhandle county jail after a noon bank robbery at First National Bank in White Deer. He struggled with Sheriff Thorpe during a basement pursuit, four shots misfired, and about $1500 was recovered from Crutchfield. Edith Simmons alerted authorities by locking in the vault and reporting the crime.
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White Deer
Frank Crutchfield
First National Bank
Crutchfield
Panhanaie
Texas
Edith Simmons
Miss Simmons
Central
Panhandle
Thorpe
Thorp
J.es Cratchfield
Lahener
Artesia N. M. Celebrates Completion of Oil Pipe Line With Big Banquet
About 200 people from Artesia and the Pecos Valley attended the Artesia Chamber of Commerce banquet marking the oil pipe line completion into Artesia. Dr J J Clarke acted as toastmaster with Dr K D Hoover delivering the welcome. William Dooley of Kansas City spoke on Pecos Valley prospects and lower irrigation costs from natural gas. Torrey Whaley of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce outlined plans for Artesia’s growth. CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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Artesia
N. Mex
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Texas
K. D. Hoover
William Dooley
Kansas City
Discovery Oil and Gas
Whaley
Torrer Whaley
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Trustees Willing to Stay If Two Women Win School Board
Amarillo Independent School District trustees stated they would not resign if the two women candidates Mrs. J. J. Kendrick and Mrs. R. L. McMeans win the April 4 election. The three holdover men pledged to bow to the people if the electorate approves a board of four women, underscoring they oppose resigning under current gender balance unless voters mandate it.
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Amarillo Independent
T. W. Cotten
J. Ray
C. W. Rogers
J. J. Kendrick
R. L. McMeans
Sam I
Seay
Cotton
Board of Trustees
Trstees
Tt. W. Cotton
C. W. Gers
Sam L. Seay
Powder plant explosion at Hercules facility in Utah
A Hercules Powder Company plant in Baccashus Utah, southeast of Salt Lake City, exploded shortly after three this afternoon. The blast caused slight property damage but no injuries to any employees. Reports indicate the incident occurred in the Bingham mining district.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Bacecushus
Hercules Powder Company
Baccashus
Lake City
Bingham Mining District
Special Train to Funeral for Mrs Pulitzer
Unable to take a regular train to be in St. Louis for Mrs Joseph Pulitzer's funeral this afternoon Mr and Mrs George McMurty and Mrs Julius Walsh of New York chartered a special New York Central train arriving shortly before noon. The trip took 22 hours and 10 minutes, the fastest on record for the route.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
George McMurty
Julius Walsh
New York
Pulitzer
New York Central
Millwright killed in acid peroxide cave-in at factory
SHREVEPORT March 16 W T Lewis 36 millwright of Meridian Fertilizer Company was instantly killed at the factory in Bossier City Monday afternoon at 6 o clock when he was buried under a pile of acid peroxide which caved without warning.
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Millwright
Shreveport
W. T. Lewis
Meridian Fertilizer Company
Bossier City
Two Killed in Boiler Explosion at Graphes Bluffs Mill
An explosion at the Brazeale and Shaughan saw mill plant in Graphes Bluffs, near Shreveport, killed assistant fireman George Dacle and fireman Clarence Rizer. Two other workers were seriously injured in the blast that demolished the mill late today.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
George Dacle
Clarence Rizer
Brazeale and
Shaughan
Graphes Bluffs
Army Balloon Breaks Loose From Moorings
A large army service balloon broke from its moorings at Ballingfield Washington today and was whisked away northward without passengers. The 19 000 cubic foot capacity craft was being filled for a fight when it escaped. It ascended to 10 000 feet and soon disappeared.
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Washington
Army Service
Ballingfield
Weather forecast appears garbled for Amarillo and nearby regions
Readable parts indicate a weather forecast for Texas and New Mexico with partial cloud cover and hourly notes, but the text is largely corrupted. The readable segments show references to Tuesday conditions and scattered fragments of theater and local notes, lacking coherent data.
Texas-Southwestern Raisers Open Annual Meet at El Paso Today
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association opens its 49th annual convention in El Paso with a morning session at 10 o clock. The group commends the Texas legislature for tick eradication funding and notes a $150,000 appropriation approved by the House to carry the program through September. Local and regional cattlemen arrive by special train, and hotels fill as members from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Louisiana gather for the event.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Texas
Austin
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Dayton Moses
Association
Spiller
Fort Worth
Plains Country
Oklahoma
Colorado
Katy
Arizona
New Mexico
Lousiana
Tick eradication bill passes as cows win funds
In Austin on March 16 the Senate approved a $150,000 emergency tick eradication appropriation to run through the current fiscal year. Senator Murphy led a partisan fight against it, citing education cuts and arguing for prioritizing dormitories over baths for cows, while opposing a separate $70,000 request for a rural negro dormitory. The measure passed 19 to 8, with a related $600,000 tie appropriation pending.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate
John Davis
Dallas
Murphy
Davis
Strone
New Highway to North Plains Advocated After Amarillo Visit
A business and county official delegation from Perryton Spearman and other North Plains points urged a new direct highway to connect with Amarillo. The plan aims to cut travel by about 80 miles crossing the Cana River at Dixon and would pass near Speen cache. Engineer J O Cox will inspect the route and local boards plan to back the project.
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Perryton
Spearman
North Plains
Amarillo
Board of
City Development
City Directors
Board of City Development
Cox
Vernon
Coffee
Cana River
Dixon
Former Amarillo Gas official dies in Indianapolis
T. J. Driscoll, 63, longtime Amarillo Gas Co manager and father of T. Lorin Driscoll, died at his Indianapolis home last night per a message to Arthur Ware of the Amarillo National Bank. Funeral likely Thursday. he had been in poor health after an operation last fall.
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T. J. Driscoll
Amarillo Gas Company
T. Lorin Driscoll
Indianapolis
Arthur Ware
Amarillo National Bank
Child Dies in House Fire Near Burnett
A six month old child of Mrs Roy Rhodes and a sixteen year old mother living east of Burnett died this afternoon when the Rhodes home burned. Cause of the blaze is not known.
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Oer
Ecureburnett
Roy Rhodes
Here
Rhodes
Watch Tri State Journal Paper Watch for Tri State Journal
The Tri State Journal announces a forthcoming magazine to be published in Amarillo under The Daily News. It will serve home and business readers with departments for wholesalers manufacturers retailers and agriculture livestock poultry and other general interest features.
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Tri-State Journal
Amarillo
Daily News
Great Handle
Jury Selection in Collier Case Stirs Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls Texas ex mayor Frank Collier stands trial for the murder of Elzie Robertson his son in law. After a day of legal maneuvering the jury pool narrowed to 12 with M C Peck the Electra based Texas Company employee chosen as the first juror amid concerns over finding 12 fair unprejudiced jurors in Wichita County.
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Associated Preag
Chita Falls
State of Texas
Frank Collier
Exmayor
Wichita Falls
Elzie Robertson
Collier
M. C. Peck
Texas Company
Electra
Peck
Wichita County
Langhorn Murder Trial Opens With Brief Jury Selection
Testimony begins in the Langhorn murder case of William H Langhorn Jr charged with killing Valera Zapalac in Lagrange. Trial scheduled to start at 9 am with jury selection completed Monday afternoon. Sixty five of 241 veniremen used. both sides exercised seven of fifteen peremptory challenges.
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Associated Press Lagrange
William H. Langhorn Jr
Valera Zapalac
Warren Nomination Rejected by Senate in Second Vote
Washington March 16 The Senate rejects Charles B Warren nomination to be attorney general for the second time by 46 to 39 in a special session. Debate extends four hours as Warren and Coolidge team await possible recess appointment and new nomination decisions. Senate galleries crowd and Dawes struggled to enforce rules amid demonstrations.
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Ay Asaorinten
Washington
Charles B. Warren
Senate
Warren
Coolidge
Sanders
Cooldge
Curtis
Kansas
Butler
Massachusetts
White House
Judiciary Committee
Old Guard
Dawes
Kid McCoy Convicted of Manslaughter in Los Angeles
Kid McCoy, former pugilist, convicted in superior court of three counts of assault with intent to kill connected to the shooting affray in Mrs Theresa Mora's antique shop the morning after her slaying last August. Sentencing set for Friday in Los Angeles, California.
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Kid McCoy
Los Angeles
Calif
Theresa
Mora
Mors
Antiqns
Solons Act On Right Of Legislature To Grant Pardons In Impeachment Cases
The Texas House acted on constitutional amendment resolutions including a proposal to give voters the power to decide if the legislature may grant pardons in impeachment cases. One measure would delay pardons for five years. The chamber also adopted a Gray amendment giving governors power to appoint notaries public and relieve Senate confirmation. A Harmon resolution to raise pay to ten dollars a day passed after amending session length and House size.
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Solons
Associated Pro Se
Austin
Texas
House
Veach
Joshua
Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
BE. C. Gray
Higgins
Senate
Harmon
Bonham
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Charles Danford
San Angelo
Artesia N. M
el Paso
Watch Tri-State Journal Paper
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Charles D. Hilles
Germany
Langhorn
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