Military Court To Open Probe Of New London Disaster
Governor Allred orders martial law in New London precinc t and sends National Guard units from Tyler Longview and Marshall to the scene to set up a military court of inquiry. Col Clarence Parker commands with Major Gaston Howard and Captain Edward Clark en route to coordinate the probe.
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James V. Allred
New London
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Marshall
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Ty Jer
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72Nd Brigade
132Nd Field Artillery
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H. H. Carmichael
Public Safety Department
Col. Carmichael
Carl Nesbitt
Gaston Howard
Edward Clark
Pupil Recounts Texas School Blast and Fatal Scene
Martha Harris, an 18 year old London student, describes the Overton school explosion near Mar 18, detailing terrified students leaping from windows and the gruesome aftermath as bodies were stacked and friends injured or killed. She recalls her brother Milton Harris, 16, escaping unharmed with minor injuries.
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London
Associated Press
Overton
Texas
Milton Harris
Geraldine Ruffin
Blast Devastates London Consolidated School in Texas Tragedy
In New London Texas an afternoon explosion wrecks the London Consolidated School. More than 250 bodies recovered and estimates of 450 dead, with 150 to 300 injured. Rescue work continues as authorities and kin gather at temporary morgues and hospitals.
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Texas
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American Legion
Overton
Henderson
Hardy Purvis
Troy Duran
Goats Prohibited From Running at Large in Dodge County
Atlanta report says Governor Rivers signed a law banning goats from running at large in counties with 21 500 to 21 600 residents. Dodge County is the sole affected area. Representative Ernest L Jones and colleague Will Ed Smith sponsor the measure to protect tender young pine trees.
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Atlanta
Dodge County
Georgia
E. D. Rivers
Ernest L. Jones
Dodge
Will Ed Smith
Two men injured in Oklahoma City incident
Otis Chambers a Gatesville Texas salesman remained in an Oklahoma City hospital with possible fractures of both legs. Reed Powell of Gatesville was discharged after treatment for minor injuries.
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Oklahoma City
Otis Chambers
Gatesville
Texas
Reed Powell
President Roosevelt Responds to New London Tragedy
President Roosevelt, appalled by the New London Texas school disaster, orders the Red Cross and all government agencies to stand by and render every assistance. He notes his earlier Georgia dedication of a new school for negro children and hopes further information will lessen the tragedy.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
New London
Texas
Red Cross
Georgia
Desolation at New London School After Deadly Explosion
Writer William T. Rives recalls a night of ruin at the New London school in East Texas. Flames and floodlights illuminate a vast rubble field where a three winged building once stood. Thousands gather as oil workers and rescuers search amid brick, stone, and wreckage for victims.
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New London
Texas
East Texas
Tragic Blue Glare as Acetylene Torches Blaze School Disaster
New London reports a catastrophic blast blamed on a modern disaster at a school area. Oil field workers remove enormous masonry as hundreds of children lie dead or injured, with 102 bodies and 88 more identified in improvised morgues. Eyewitnesses recount the shock and chaos as hospitals strain to treat the wounded.
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Felix R. McKnight
New London
Bernice Morris
Albert Evans
Red Cross
St. Louis
Tylar School Disaster Claims Dozens of Young Lives
Kilgore reports list 19 teachers among the dead after a school building exploded around 3 20 to 3 30 PM. Tyler Morgues set up in Tyler Overton Kilgore and Longview as crews work to recover bodies and count casualties.
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Tidewater Oil Company
Tyler
Overton
Kilgore
Longview
R. K. Carr
Tidewater Company
Tulia Lambs Sell At Peak Figure
A carload of Texas spring lambs averaging 66 pounds sold today for 16.50 per hundredweight, the highest price ever paid for such lambs on the East St. Louis market. The lambs were shipped by W. A. Jordan of Tulia Texas.
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East ST. Louis
W. A. Jordan
Tulia
Tex
Hoover bride quiet honeymoon after secret marriage
Allan Henry Hoover and Margaret Coberly wed in Los Angeles with ex President Herbert Hoover present. The couple began a secret honeymoon following the ceremony conducted yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Allan Henry Hoover
Margaret Coberly
Herbert Hoover
Mount Asama Eruption Forces Town to Flee
Japan's Mount Asama, the nation’s largest and most active volcano, erupted today spewing lava and ash over the countryside. Residents fled their homes as panic spread, with authorities warning of ongoing hazards and possible further eruptions.
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Asama
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Mount Asama
Heavy Death Tolls of Earlier Fires Recalled
The Associated Press recalls major disasters with high death tolls from theaters churches mines and factories. Notable events include the Iroquois Theater 1903 575 dead and the Triangle Factory fire 1906 over 500 lives lost.
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Nova Scotia
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Chile
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England
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Yugoslavia
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Alsdorf
Germany
Collinswood
Lawrence
Mass
Ring Theater
Vienna
Brooklyn
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Triangle Factory
New York
San Francisco
Good Neighbor Policy Guides Amarillo Chamber Year
Amarillo's Chamber plans a year built on a good neighbor policy to aid the plains area. Business analyst Charles E. Watkins notes common regional problems solved through cooperation and group meetings with neighboring cities. Clinics in the Canary Room of the Amarillo Hotel conclude today with sessions at 10 30, 2 and 4 o'clock.
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Chamber of
Canary Room
Amarillo Hotel
Woman Hurtles From Paris Jail
Paris March 18 June Drake 26 a federal prisoner hurtled from the fourth floor of Lamar County jail this afternoon. Doctors say her left arm and both legs broken and she is not expected to survive. A note names her mother Mrs Grace Jones of Lawton Okla. She was brought here March 17 from Mount Pleasant on narcotic charges.
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Paris
Sandie Band To Welcome Solo as Fort Worth Visitors
The Amarillo High School band will greet four state senators and 21 representatives as their special train arrives at Fort Worth and Denver station at 7:30 AM Saturday. Band director Oscar Wise and Band Parents' Association president Avery Rush announced the plan. Activities include a hotel breakfast, Panhandle tours, and a Crystal Ballroom banquet at the Herring Hotel with $1.25 plates.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Denver
Oscar Wise
Avery Rush
Band Parents’ Association
Amarillo Hotel
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Truce Reached in Remington Rand Strike
American Federation of Labor leaders and James H. Rand Jr reached a settlement of the Remington Rand strike tonight in Washington. Secretary of Labor Perkins helped arrange the agreement at her office and it awaits ratification by the strikers and the Remington Rand board. Rand says about 1200 workers would be employed under the terms once approved.
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American Federation of Labor
James H. Rand, Jr
Remington Rand
Perkins
Remington Rand, Inc
Rand
Tragic New London School Blast Draws Globe News Team
The Amarillo Globe-News dispatched a staff reporter by plane to New London Texas to cover the catastrophic school blast. Eyewitness accounts describe the scene of debris, mass identification struggles, and a large rescue effort with Red Cross aid and oil workers using searchlights and torches.
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News-Globe
School Head Seeks Son After Nation’s Worst Rural Disaster
W. C. Shaw, superintendent of a large rural consolidated school, hunts for his son among victims of a devastating gas explosion at a one story building. Officials estimate 300 to 400 dead as chaos spreads through the oil district with families, responders, and morgues overwhelmed.
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W. OC. Shaw
Sam Shaw
W. C. Shaw
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