Mil l er Hobart case to hold second Amarillo hearing
The Miller and Ruth Hobart murder case resumes in Floydada with E T Miller and Mrs Hobart charged on two counts murder and conspiracy to murder Hobart. Amarillo witnesses will travel Sunday as District Judge R C Joiner presides the 9 am session.
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Hobart
E. T. Miller
Ruth Hobart
Floydada
R. C. Joiner
Amarillo
C. B. Reeder
Lloyd Fletcher
Reeder
E. A. Simpson
Clarendon
F. J. Oyler
Iola
Kans
E.T
Dusty) Miller
E. W. Hobart
Bivins Stadium
Miller
Trial drama Over Robertson case and Clovis double shooting
In Wichita Falls the state resumes rebuttal in the Hattie Robertson murder trial of ex mayor Collier with officers testifying to her good character while defense witnesses describe the Robertson home as disreputable. Collier testifies about his daughter’s seduction and the night he shot Robertson. In Clovis New Mexico two men were shot dead on a box car as Santa Fe officers tried to arrest Leslie Starr. Officer Mickey died from his wounds and Starr was killed, both residents of the area.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Hattie Robertson
Elzie Robertson
Collier
James V. Allred
Obertson
Robertson's
Bouchie Frances Collier
Walters
Oklahoma
Wallace
Buster
Robertson
Allred
Oratory
Mary Frances Collier
Clovis
N. M
Santa Fe
U. HL Mickey
Leslie Starr
Mickey
BE. P. Kennedy
Mountainair
Starr
Railway Ice Company
Kennedy
Ag Starr
Johnson Brothers Undertaking
Mickeey
Magonic Lodge
Fourth St
Curry County
BE. Y. Starr
Dallas Couple Gifts $10,000 Toward SMU Theological Fund
A $10,000 gift from Mr and Mrs Everett Owens of Dallas supports a $100,000 revolving fund to aid students at Southern Methodist University School of Theology. Dr C C Selecman, president, announced the donation and urged ongoing efforts to reach the principal goal.
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Dy Associated Press
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
C. C. Selecman
Everett Owens
Students and Policemen Hurt in Havana Demonstration
In Havana on March 21, hundreds of students gathered before the presidential palace to protest fines issued to three students earlier in the day. Police clashed with demonstrators, resulting in injuries to both students and officers during the unrest linked to a treaty celebration incident.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Langhorn Jury Rules Death Penalty In Texas Case
In Lagrange Texas the jury returned a death verdict for William Langhorn Jr for the slaying of 17 year old Valeria Zapalae on February 8. The defense had urged insanity and appeals and motions for a new trial are planned. Two related cases involving Langhorn’s alleged assault on Miss Minnie Zapalac, 15, are pending.
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Associated Press
Lagrange
Texas
William Langhorn, Jr
Langhorn
Valeria Zapalae
Minnie Zapalac
W. H. Langhorn
Chappell Hill
South
Auto race driver killed in accident at Tanforan Park
Ralph Johnson, a Philadelphia and Los Angeles racer, died in a hospital in Antonio after his car plunged through a fence during testing at Tanforan Park. He had been among several drivers preparing for races at the park. Earlier, William Reid, another Los Angeles driver, was killed when his car ran off the track and capsized.
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Associated Press
Antonio
Ralph Johnson
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Tanforan Park
Johnson
William Reid
MINTOSH MAILS REGULATIONS ON PT CLUB POLITICS TO PRESIDENTS
A circular from W A McIntosh superintendent of schools mails PTA rulings on political activities to PTA presidents citywide. The notices reiterate limits on endorsements and partisanship in school trustee elections, with guidance from Mrs Marrs of Austin and the National Congress of Mothers.
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Mintosh
PT. Clubs
W. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Austin
National Congress of Mothers and
Parent- Teacher
Parent-Teacher Associa
Williams
J. L. Williams
Lucerne Apt
Amarillo
Texas
Wiliams
Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations
ag @ National
Crossing Flagman Killed in Dallas Train Tragedy
Samuel Kane, 66, a crossing flagman for the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad in Dallas, was killed instantly late last night while signaling motorists. He swung a lantern beside a track when a train jumped a switch and struck him, the engine running over him.
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Dallas
Texas
Samuel Kane
Malin Street Becomes Wall Street In Western Weekly
The Western Weekly Section features Will Rogers on Charles G Dawes the new vice president. Abilene is showcased as West Texas finest city with two pages detailing its advantages and illustrations of its three colleges. Also highlighted is C C McBurnett of San Angelo as a Maker of West Texas.
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Western Weekly
Malin
Amarillo Hotel Plans Four Story Addition to 135000
Amarillo Hotel Company will add 54 rooms in a four story expansion costing 135000 and planned by Shepard and Wiser of Kansas City. The project increases total rooms to 200 with new Commercial Lane and 14 sample rooms. Construction starts immediately and should finish before the September Tri-State Fair.
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Amarillo
Angery
Third
Polk Streets
E. O. Thompson
Amarillo _Hotel Company
Roboa
Third Street
Shepard and Wiser
Kansas City
Board of City Development
R. G. Barnum Oil Company
Col. Thompson
Panhandie
Alimony Judgment Set Aside in Kansas City Case
In Kansas City on March 21 Judge O A Lucas set aside a $200,000 divorce and alimony judgment granted to Mrs Nancy Janes against John N Janes a Texas cattleman. The court ruled the prior divorce action had been dismissed in December 1922 and should have been reinstated within the same term. The decision came amid garnishment proceedings aimed at a $100,000 trust fund. The ruling may be appealed.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Nancy Janes
John N. Janes
Texas
O. A. Lucas
E. E. Porterfield
Memphis Man Hurt In Temple Excavation Cave In
Gibson a worker on the foundation of the new Masonic Temple in Memphis was pinned by collapsing dirt from a basement wall. His leg was broken above the hip and internal injuries are feared. He was moved to the sanitarium for treatment.
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Memphis
T. BE. Gibson
Texas Postmaster Dies in Galveston District
Albert J. D. Brown, 47, assistant postmaster at Texas City, died of heart failure this morning. The body will be sent to Corsicana for burial.
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Texas
Associated Press
Galveston
Albert JD. Brown
Texas City
Corsicana
Earthquake Shakes Quebec City. Minor Damage Reported
An intense quake shock was felt in Quebec this morning with houses shaken and no serious damage or fatalities. The tremor occurred between 10 24 and 10 26 a m lasting five to ten seconds, following February 28 disturbances that recurred for several days.
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Quebec
Randall County Strip Residents Seek School Building
A petition signed by 25 land owners in Randall County within a strip three by four miles lacking a school was added to the Amarillo Independent School District files. It requests the board of trustees to erect a school in that area, noting residents are without a local school. Continued on page twelve.
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Randall County
Amarillo Independent
Board of Trustees
Officer fatally shoots fleeing suspect in New Mexico
Special Santa Fe officer Lew H. Mickel, while searching Leslie Starr in Clovis at 2 a m, overlooked a 82 caliber pistol in Starrs holster. Mickel fired after falling, shooting Starr in the forehead and killing him. Starr was wanted for thievery at Mountainair.
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Clovis
N. M
Santa Fe
Lew H. Mickel
Leslie Starr
Starr
Mickey
H Starr
Mountainair
Gray County well to be plugged back in McLean district
W H Holmes plans to plug back his Gray county oil well in section 68 block 25 H and GN survey ten miles north of McLean on J S Morse land. A sand estimated good for ten barrels daily at 2716 feet will be shot and tested soon.
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Gray County
Mclean
W. H. Holmes
Here
J. S. Morse
Burial of the Dead Mark Storm Tornado Toll and Relief
In storm struck states relief efforts surge as more than 600 dead and 3,000 injured are buried and commemorated. Rescue teams, doctors, and volunteers rush to aid all communities including Desota and Chicago while officials urge antitoxins and care. Children mourn beside crude graves as neighbors memorialize each victim with penciled names on wooden boxes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Waiaesiar
Salles
Desota
Washington
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