Beaumont murder trial opens with tense courtroom scene
In Beaumont on March 23 the murder trial of A B Johnson began as the jury pool filled. Johnson, accused of killing Ottis Lee Adams linked to his daughter Elizabeth, pleaded not guilty while his family filled the courtroom. Elizabeth Johnson died years earlier in a church setting, adding to the case's tension. Prosecutors questioned jurors about daughters. two jurors worked at a Port Arthur refinery where Adams and Johnson were employed.
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William S. White
Associated Press
Beaumont
A. B. Johnson
Johnson
Ottis Lee Adams
Elizabeth
P. B. Keel
Port Arthur
C. W. Howth
Elizabeth Johnson
Adams
First Methodist Church
W. W. Covington
Robert L. Williams
Texas University
Austin
Talesmen
Verday's Vases Echoes of Seven BA Be 00 D8
Fragmentary OCR notes mention seven BA can BE 00 D8 and a table of vases. No clear event or names emerge. reads as partial catalog or transcription error rather than a coherent report. Further readable context is needed to form a proper summary.
Bequest of Wendel fortune to charity dominates will
The Ella V von Wendel will be probated after issues of heirs are resolved. The hundred million dollar estate largely goes to five institutions with 35 shares each and the rest to others. The family home is left to Drew Theological Seminary and the real property spans 200 parcels with 18 months gross rents around 1.91 million dollars.
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Associated Press
New York
Ella V. von BE. Wendel
John Gottlieb Wendel
Wendel
Board of Foreign Missions of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
New York Society For the Relief of
St. Christopher's Home For Children
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Drew Theologiical Seminary
Madison, N. J
New York Flower Hospital
Fifth Avenue
89Th Street
Manhattan
Drew Theological Seminary
Miss Wendel
Westchester
Suffolk Counties
Justice Here Fights Paying In Wilbarger
The special Court of Civil Appeals held that county commissioners courts lack power to condemn land for state highway right of way. Judge R W Hall, owner of a half mile of paved highway on his Wilbarger County farm, challenged Wilbarger action for State Highway 28 right of way. State highway condemnation is state, not county, business, per Article 5, Section 18, Texas constitution.
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Texas
Special Court of Civil Appeals
R. W. Hall
Wilbarger County
Texas Supreme Court
Hall
Court of Civil Appeals
Seventh Judicial District
Amarillo
Wilbarger Commissioners
Judge Hall
Lloyd Fletcher
Porter Underwood
Riley Strickland
State Highway Commission
County Commissioners’ Court
Supreme Court
Wilbarger
Two Fishermen Drown Near Greenville
Two fishermen, Charles Langford aged 30 and Guy Bass aged 24, drowned near Greenville after nightfall while returning from a line setting trip. Cries for help were heard shortly after they departed, and two hours of searching failed to recover the bodies.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Here
Charles Langford
Guy Bass
Amarillo Arbor Day to Plant 1600 Trees in City Park
More than 1,600 trees will be planted Tuesday in City Section Park before a 4 pm Arbor Day ceremony at the athletic field pergola. The event caps a plan to plant 10,000 trees with participants from Amarillo High School, Amarillo College, and Our Lady of Guadalupe parish School.
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City Section
Amarillo
Pergola
Twenty-first Avenue
Panhandle
Tri-State
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
School of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish
Old Fiddlers Seat Sale Opens Thursday at City Drug
Reserved seats for the Old Fiddlers and Square Dance contests at the Municipal Auditorium go on sale Thursday morning at City Drug No. 1 under Tri-State Fair Association. Lower floor seats are 75 cents, balcony 50 cents, half price for children under 12. No extra reservation charge. Mail orders go to Mr. Hawk at The News-Globe.
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Municipal Auditorium
Tri-State Fair Association
City Drug No
Wilbur C. Hawk
Hawk
News-Globe
Governor’s oil and gas conservation bill advances in House
The Texas House committee on oil gas and mining gave a favorable report on Governor Sterling’s bill to create a three member state oil and gas conservation commission appointed by the governor for six year terms. The vote was 11 to 8 amid calls to extend hearings for more data.
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Associated Press
Austin
Sterling
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
House Committee On Oil, Gas and Mining
Long
Wichita Falls
McDougald
Beaumont
Howsley
Albany
Railroad Commission
Pampa Accomplice Jury Is Completed
A jury was completed tonight for the trial of Paul Nisbet charged as an accomplice to the slaying of C. H. Taylor near LeFors. Charles Wilson already serves a 20 year sentence for the slaying. Mrs. Wilson, present at the killing, may testify. Nisbet and the Wilsons shared a LeFors home.
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Associated Press
Pampa
Paul Nisbet
C. H. Taylor
LeFors
Charles “Little Chuck” Wilson
Wilson
Taylor
Nisbet
Wilsons
Star witness from 1883 buried in Corpus Christi
Mrs Francisca Leal who testified at age 14 about witnessing the falling of stars in 1883 was buried in Corpus Christi today. Her claim ties to a notable celestial event noted in local history. The service took place with family and community mourners in attendance.
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Corpus Christi
Francisca Leal
Right to loaf in streets upheld by circuit court of appeals
The United States circuit court of appeals ruled that idling in city streets and public places is constitutionally protected. The Honolulu conviction for habitual loafing was struck down as unconstitutional, though the court did not address police orders to move on. Camelia Anduha, charged in 1929, was mentioned in the case.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Honolulu
Court of Appeals
Camelia Anduha
Tax on Natural Gas Draws Panhandle Protest
A delegation of Amarillo and Panhandle citizens protests a bill levying a gas tax of three-eighths of a cent per thousand cubic feet. The march plan to push the report tomorrow in the House, led by Ray Johnson of Amarillo with numerous ranchers, oil and gas producers, bankers, and chamber officials from Amarillo, Pampa, Shamrock, and Wheeler County.
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Associated Press
Austin
Panhandle
Ray Johnson
Amarillo
R. B. Masterson
Mack Sanford
Julius Dorenfield
Charles Keffer
Roy Cullum
Texan Automobile Dealers’ Association
Avery Rush
Lawrence Hagg
Tex Mellroy
Dixon Creek Oil and Gas Company
Hugh Alspaugh
Dixon Creek
O. V. Vernon
Archer County wells spout oil in new deep sand strike
Wichita Falls reports Archer County drillers hit a 2,212 foot well near Archer City in the Deep Oil Development Company and Lindsay Drilling Company No 1 L F Wilson. The 10 inch hole yielded an estimated 1000 barrels per day with the sand found at 2210 feet. The casing reaches 141 feet above bottom as the bore caves after initial bailing.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Archer County
Jis Deep Oil Development Company
Lindsay Drilling Company No
L. F. Wilson
Archer City
Annual Style Show Breaks Weather Curse in Amarillo
Thousands crowded downtown as 34 merchants displayed spring fashions with living models in shop windows. Amarilloans compared license-number windows for five dollar rewards from the News Globe, while skirts remained long and cotton fabrics led streetwear trends.
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Potter County
News-Globe
Dreiser Slaps Nobody While Visiting Here
Theodore Dreiser describes his recent dispute with Sinclair Lewis as “a disgusting incident.” He reportedly slapped Lewis at a New York gathering hosted by Cosmopolitan editor Ray Long amid prior uncomplimentary remarks. Dreiser spent under six minutes in Amarillo Monday, giving about 45 seconds to an interview with a News reporter while en route by TWA to Hollywood through a dust storm.
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Theodore Dreiser
Sinclair Lewis
Theodore
Babbitt
New York
Ray Long
Cosmopolitan
Lewis
Mr. Long
Dresser
Amarillo
TWA
Hollywood
Doctor's Cool Shots Thwart Bank Robbery
Edna Kansas March 23 Dr A T Hyde WW veteran credited with foiling a 1497 bank robbery as two robbers tried to flee in a car. One robber identified as Dave Nunnally or Nanally. the other a youth of 19 to 20. Bank officers and merchants helped subdue the incident. both robbers appeared intoxicated according to the coroner.
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Edna
Kan
A. T. Hyde
Edna First National Bank
Dr. Hyde
W. ©. Miller
Dave Nunnally
Nanally
Nunnally
Vinita
Okla
Miller
C.T. Cunningham
Gene
Texan
State Penitentiary
George Magness
M. C. Hamilton
Navy Aviator Warren Horsham Found Missing since March 17
United Press reports the Navy aviator Warren Horsham, missing since March 17, has been found. The advisory came by radio and was relayed from Buena Ventura Colombia via the All-America Cable Company manager.
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United Press
Washington
Navy Department
Warren Horsham
Balboa
All-America Cable Company
Buena Ventura
Columbia
Republic rebels in Jaca revolt jailed in Madrid
Six Republican revolutionaries were sentenced in Madrid on March 23 to six months and one day in prison for their role in the failed revolt at Jaca the previous year.
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United Press
Madrid
Jaca
Bank Heist At Centennial Park Branch Seizes $9000
Pair rob Nashville bank branch on March 23 taking about $9,000 from the Centennial Park institution. Police search for two armed men after the robbery.
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Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Centennial Park
American National Bank Today
SPECIAL TRAIN READY TO RUSH ANTIS TO LINE
A special train is prepared to move anti-government protesters to the line amid mass meetings. The plan aims to mobilize crowds and enforce attendance at gatherings reported by the authorities.
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ANTIS
East Texas Proration Hearing Dominates Austin Oil Debate
Oklahoma and Texas oil leaders gather in Austin for a railroad commission proration hearing affecting East Texas and the state. Leaders debate allowable production, with East Texans warning of job losses and possible court action while officials from Oklahoma and other districts attend and discuss potential injunctions.
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Associated Press
Austin
East Texas
Texas
Railroad Commission
Central Proration
East District
East Texa
Robert KR. Penn
Dallas
Penn
Oklahom
W. M. Wiliams
Mangum
Dave Lyan
Okmulgee
Th House Oil and Gas Committee
Cheer I. Murray
Muray
Oklahoma
Oil States
Rental Time Ad Push Urges Early Phone Listings
A rental advertisement urges landlords to place ads early to reach hundreds of daily renters. It promotes calling Phone 6262 to reach potential tenants quickly.
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Smacker
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