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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1930

Page

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Reward Offered in Assault to Murder Case in Texas

Miss Wilma Jones of Buffalo, Texas, awoke tied to a blazing bed after a lace curtain was torn from a hotel window. G Moore of Oakwood faces assault to murder charges as authorities pursue leads and a $250 reward is posted by Gov Moody. Moore was arrested at his Oakwood home after a forged check incident, while Miss Jones received medical treatment at the Cook hotel in Freestone county. Buffalo and Oakwood lie ten miles apart on the International and Great Northern line.

Associated Press Fairfield Texas Wilma Jones Buffalo Leon County G. §. Moore Oakwood Texesee Waov Moody Moore Freestone Cook Hotel Miss Jones Groesbeck Limestone County W. W. Gebbert Gov. Moody International Great Northern Joe Green

Cold Wave Expected To Sweep Past City

Weather observer H T Collman says the cold front will move through the Kansas and Mississippi valley region. Amarillo will see only a slight drop while last night’s low was 30 to 32 and today should be cooler than yesterday. The northern Texas Panhandle is expected to be cold early today.

Kansas Mississippi Valley Amarillo H. T. Collman Texas Panhandle Collman

Sub-zero Temps Halt Northwest Spring In Rapid Cold Snap

Sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow halted spring in the northwest with precipitation driving temperatures down. Thief River Falls posted 11 below, while Moorhead saw a 60 degree plunge to zero in under a day, marking a dramatic weather shift.

Associated Press ST. Paul Thief River Falls Minn Moorhead

Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity

Partly cloudy Friday across Amarillo and West Texas with cooler conditions. New Mexico expected mostly fair overall with unsettled northeast portion and colder extreme east. Temperature readings show a high around 65 and a low near 40 in yesterday’s data.

Amarillo West Texas Stockmen New Mexico Wee Crest Yeas Messrs

World's largest Jersey owner dies at Ardmore Okla

Ed C Lasater a Texas and southern Oklahoma cattle man dies in Ardmore Oklahoma at age sixty nine after a three day illness The body will be sent to San Antonio for burial Lasater owned the world s largest herd of pure bred Jerseys and was a Republican leader in Texas He resided in San Antonio and had business ties to oil development east of Ardmore

C. Lasater Ardmore Okla Associated Press Falfurrias Texas Oklahoma Lasater San Antonio Ed. C. Lasater Lois Lasater Garland Lasater Thos. Lasater Princeton University E. H. Terrell England U. S Belgium Herbert Hoover Food Conservation Committee Texan Hoover

Governors urged to plan education on dry laws

Washington March 20 The House judiciary committee heard five witnesses urging President Hoover to summon a council of governors and prominent citizens to educate Americans on enforcing dry laws. Daniel C. Roper proposed federal state and local talks with wets and drys to solve prohibition issues. Martha Beasley Bruere criticized a wealthy class for illicit liquor markets. Ella A. Boole of the National WCTU opposed repeal efforts claiming suffrage keeps the 18th amendment in place. Other witnesses included James L. Kennedy and Oliver W. Stewart.

Associated Press Washington Hoover Council of Governors House Judiciary Committee Daniel C. Roper Internal Revenue Martha Beasley Bruere New York National Woman's Christian Temperance Union Ella A. Boole Brooklyn N. Y James L. Kennedy Greensburg Oliver W. Stewart Chicago, Press

Lubbock Reports Two Gases Paralysis Cases

Lubbock physicians report two partial paralysis cases where leg use was impaired. Doctors link symptoms to those seen elsewhere as Jamaica ginger may be the cause. One patient admits drinking about three bottles daily until cases appeared weeks ago.

Associated Press Lubbock Texas Jamaica

Prisoners Escape Potter County Jail by Damaging Walls

Two inmates, Jack Green and L B Hardboiled Smith, escaped Potter County Jail by sawing through quarter inch steel walls to reach door levers. time of escape uncertain, sheriff believes noon yesterday, other reports place it before 8 p m. Dallas Randall remained jailed. one inmate claimed Green and Smith told him they were leaving during the night.

Potter County Jack Green L .B Fail Dallas Randall Palmer County Green Smith Thompson

Franco-Italian deadlock stalls five power naval talks

London reports the five power naval conference remains stalled as France and Italy refuse to yield. Prime Minister MacDonald presses Dino Grandi in a brief Commons meeting after Aristide Briand's Paris departure. King George had earlier urged delegates from Britain France Italy Japan and the United States to pursue peace.

Associated Press London MacDonald King George Great Britain France Italy Japan United States Aristide Briand Paris Dino Grandi House of Commons Rome

Fire Rips Knoxville District. Four Die and Eight Hurt

A blaze in Knoxville Tennessee killed a family of three and two others, injuring eight as four buildings burned and several more damaged. Police said early estimates put property damage at $250000 or more with three bodies identified from the Arcade building. The cause was under investigation.

Knoxville Tenn W. P. Chandler Public Safety Sylvester Wilkerson United States Army Elizabeth Sally Wilkerson Arthur Sharp Carl Melcher

Jones Says Press Not In Sympathy With Prohibition

Senator Wesley Jones asserts newspapers publish anything unfavorably interpreted hindering enforcement. He calls the press main factor in enforcement difficulties and says the public no longer relies on papers for accurate information.

Jones Associated Press Washington Wesley Jones United States Canada

Annual Spring Window Style Show Promises Fashion

Downtown merchants join in a Monday night event unveiling spring windows at 7 30 PM featuring living models and new apparel displays. The News Globe sponsors Dave Derden band on a truck for concerts before shops and invites out of town visitors with a forthcoming fashion contest offering cash prizes.

News-Globe Dave Derden The

Bandits to plead guilty in deputy slaying case

Three bandits who held up a Manter Bank last Friday and killed Deputy Sheriff Carl Hickman told Pueblo District Attorney J. Arthur Phelps they would plead guilty to first degree murder. Claude Ray John Walker and Andrew Halliday acknowledged understanding the death penalty and cited lack of funds for counsel. Investigators checked Ray for tattoo marks but found only scars from a prior escape attempt.

Associated Press Denver Manter Colorado J. Arthur Phelps Pueblo Carl Hickman Phelps Yeu Claude Ray John Walker Andrew Halliday Roy Best Hounston Tex Ray Missouri Penitentiary

Federal Reserve Chief Urges Business Confidence

Washington March 20 Jey A Young governor of the Federal Reserve Board urged business leaders to take more initiative and reduce hesitancy noting the stock market experiences of 1928 will stay fresh in memory to prevent a repeat of speculative hysteria.

Associated Press Washington Jey A Young Federal Reserve Board

Corpus Christi Named 1051 Convention City

Delegates traveled from San Angelo to attend the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention. Officers were re elected at the final session and Corpus Christi was chosen as the 1051 convention city.

Corpus Associated Press San Angelo Texas Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association Corpus Christi

Fire devastates Pleasant Valley school in Tyron Oklahoma

Three children died and eighty escaped as a kerosene explosion ignited a stove at Pleasant Valley district school near Tyron Oklahoma. Victims Lawanda Doddrill Freddy Eaton and Granville Murray were among the dead. Teachers Reese Carpenter and Mina Vinit a Smith stayed inside to help evacuate pupils as flames engulfed the building.

Associated Treas Tyron Okla Pleasant Valley Lincoln County Lawanda Doddrill Mra Sam Doddrill Freddy Eaton Tom Eaton Granville Murray Connie Murray Eaton Reese Carpenter Mina Vinita Smith

Texas Judge Betsed For Supreme Bench Before Hoover

Senator Sheppard formally placed Judge Estes from Texarkana as a candidate for the Supreme Court seat left by Justice Sanford. The letter cites Estes’s record as a federal judge and superior judicial temperament. Hutcheson of Houston has also been mentioned as a possible candidate.

Bascom N. Timmons Washington W. Lee Betes Texarkana Texas Morris Sheppard Hoover Sanford Sheppard Judge Estes

Growing Joy From a Little Garden at Home

Plan a prettier home with rose bushes lilac shrubs and small trees to flank the porch. Find nurseries advertising daily in the Globe-News want ads for seeds and nursery stock.

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