Vast new area under water in Alabama flood report
Lieutenant John F. Gill reported backwater covering ten times the Pea river flood extent in five Alabama counties Lowndes Dallas Wilcox Monroe and Clarke. Governor Bibb Graves inspected the area from the air as residents were seen on rooftops and clinging to trees amid rising waters. Rehabilitation continued with evacuees allowed to return to Elba and Typhoid antitoxin distributed with Red Cross and public health service support.
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John F. Gill
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Alabama
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Dallas
Wilcox
Monroe
Clarke
Atlanta
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Georgia
River Junction
Florida
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Red Cross
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William de
Amarillo Day designated for April 3 at dairy show
Plainview March 18. Amarillo Day set for April 3 at the Texas Panhandle Plains Dairy show. Plainview Chamber of Commerce plans to host many Amarillo residents and showcases that Amarillo has contributed large premiums and prize money to the event, aiming for a big turnout.
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Plainview
Amarillo
Award 5 Miles Opera Thais Is Heard in Potter County
The state highway commission awarded 627 421 for roadway improvements and 668 540 in conditional county aid. Key projects include Kerry county surface treatment on Highway 41 and Starr County drainage on Highway 12. Mary Garden starred in Thais at the Municipal Auditorium drawing 2 590.
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Mary Garden
Associated Press
Austin
State Highway Commission
Gibb Gilchrist
Kerry County
Brown and Root
Karnes County
Cage and Ruby
Bastrop
W. L. Pearson Company
Corpus Christi
Starr County
Smith and McComber
Eastland County
McClung Construction Company
Fort Worth
Cecare Formichi
Jules Massenet
Antoio Francis
Roberto Moranzoni
Alexandria
Chicago Opera Company
Amarillo
Jose Mojica
Nicias
Thais
Amarillo Weather Forecast Tuesday Outlook
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity shows Tuesday fair, west Texas partly cloudy, New Mexico generally fair in the south and unsettled in the north. A low pressure trough extends from Arizona to Minnesota, with cooler southern conditions and warmer central areas. Temperature data from yesterday is noted with no significant precipitation.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Pacific Coast
Arizona
Minnesota
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Two Die After Tragic Fort Worth Incident
In Fort Worth on March 18 a landlord Herod Vreeman shot his tenant Mrs. Wallace Williams and then killed himself after she accused him of insulting her over unpaid rent. Williams, 83, died on the sidewalk as she called police. Vreeman, 44, left a note stating the tragedy was caused by a lie about his actions.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Wallace Williams
Herod Vreeman
Petition to Unify San Angelo Stations Heard April 3
The railroad commission will hear the petition of railways to unify stations at San Angelo and Sweetwater on April 9 in Austin. The Kansas City Mexico and Orient railway seeks to abandon its depots at Sweetwater and use facilities jointly with the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe company.
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Associated Press
Austin
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Railroad Commission
Clarence E. Gilmore
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway of Texas
Gulf, Colorado ,and Santa Fe Company
Endurance Flight Marks Set by Training Plane Pilot
Lieutenant Joe T. Shumate of the Arkansas National Guard claimed a new world endurance record for primary training government planes by staying aloft 11 hours and four minutes. He took off at 5:43 a.m. and landed at 4:49 p.m. with a depleted 139 gallon fuel supply, surpassing the prior four hours 26 minutes.
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Associated Press
Little, Rock, Ark
Joe T. Shumate
Arkansas National Guard
Shumate
Robber Victim Notes Car. Four Men Arrested
A Dallas robbery ends with four suspects arrested after the victim described the getaway auto. L. T. Curry and two visitors were robbed of 151 dollars. Curry alerted police. officers pursued the car to a hotel, catching two suspects. A chase on the McKinney highway led to two more arrests. Complaints allege robbery with firearms.
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Dallas
L. T. Curry
Curry
McKinney
Boyd Texas Safe-Breaking Duel Ends In Captures
In Boyd near Decatur, two men were captured after a gun battle with Constable J. A. Scroggins and his two sons. Looters cracked two store safes and a post office safe, leaving only pennies. The district attorney prepared robbery charges as a patrol-halted night watch continued.
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Associated Press
Decatur
Texas
Boyd
Fort Worth
Hamilton Scroggins
J.A. Scroggins
Hamilton
Gene
M. D. Lewis
F. A. Davenport
Wise County
SLICK SELLS OIL HOLDINGS TO PRAIRIE COMPANY
Oklahoma City oilman T B Slick reputedly sells his Mid-Continent field holdings to Prairie Oil and Gas of Independence Kansas for about 35 million dollars. No official confirmation yet. Slick declines to comment.
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Oklahoma City
T. B. Slick
Mid
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Independence
Kansas
Slick
New York
Prairie Company
Sam Fitzpatrick
The
Cattlemen Unite Against Utilities Bill at Texas Rally
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association executive committee adopts a resolution opposing gas regulation in the public utilities bill at the special session. They back Cox bill gas oversight by the railroad commission and plan to present the resolution at tomorrow’s opening session. Membership stands at 3,160, up about 600 in a year as cattlemen from the Plains Panhandle and Big Bend gather in Houston.
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Houston
Mar
Texas
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Ruivers' Association
Cox
Railroad Commission
Congress
Moody
Plains
Panhandle
Big Bend
Bottle hits officer as Heflin leaves rally in Brockton
A bottle thrown at the car of U. S. Senator J Thomas Heflin in Brockton Massachusetts struck and injured Police Sergeant Stephen J. Bryan as Heflin departed a Mayflower Klan event. Heflin spoke amid jeers with no other disturbance reported.
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Brockton
Mast
United States
J. Thomas Heflin
Stephen J. Bryan
Heflin
Massachusetts
Ku Klus Klan
Sealed Verdict In Thaw $100000 Suit
A New York Supreme Court jury filed a sealed verdict in the $100000 suit by Marcia Estardus against Harry K Thaw. The jury began deliberations after the case was heard late in the day and the verdict will be read tomorrow regarding an alleged attack in Thaw’s apartment on January 3 1927 during a New Year’s party.
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Frees
New York
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Marcia Estardus
Estardus
Thaw
Eaker Fails Second Time in Dawn to Dusk Flight
Captain Ira Baker abandons a dawn-to-dusk attempt from Panama to Brownsville at Tampico, plans to resume the flight tomorrow. He ended the day in Tampico after landing the Boeing craft and will push on toward Brownsville early morning, as two thousand spectators dispersed. A prior attempt was halted by bad weather.
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Texas
Ira
Eaker
Panama
Brownaville
Tampico
Naval Radio
Maker
Baker
Huasteca
Browneville
Laker
Canal
Wis
Itty
Associated
Prew
Ira Baker
Pan-American
Panama City
Enaker
Mexican Rebels Retreat After Bridge Destruction
Federal forces report Torreon captured after rebel withdrawal. Lieut. Col. Roberto Fierro flew solo and destroyed a railroad bridge between Torreon and Chihuahua City to hinder rebel escape. President Portes Gil warned traitors face consequences as peace talks falter.
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Laredo
Emilio Portes Gil
Rafael de la Colima
Roberto Fierro
Monterey
Torreon
Chihuahua City
J. G. Escobarere
Portes Gil
U S Court to Convene in Amarillo May 8
Federal Judge Wilson announced that United States district courts in Amarillo Abilene and Lubbock will convene here. Amarillo opens May 8 with criminal terms starting May 1 a heavy docket and a grand jury May 6. Fort Worth and Lubbock follow with April June terms.
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Fort Worth
United States District Court
Amarillo
Abilene
Lubbock
Wilson
McKenzie Gets Two Month Reprieve In Santone Murder Case
John A. McKenzie who was to die at Huntsville for the 1927 Bam Street murder faced a two month reprieve from Governor Moody. The delay allows more time to study the case record and pardons board report amid appeals from San Antonio residents including Bishop William Tl. Capote of the West Texas Episcopal Diocese.
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Austin
John A. “Pete” McKenzie
Bam Street
San Antonio
Huntaville
Moody
Board of Pardons
San
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