Government sues to block Standard Oil Vacuum merger
The United States files suit in St Louis to enjoin the Standard Oil of New York and Vacuum Oil merger as a Sherman anti trust violation. The suit seeks to void the contract and prevent any similar arrangement, with speedy trial before a three judge court and stockholder approval delayed until court legality is confirmed.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
United States
Standard Oil Company of New York
Vacuum Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Fastern Missouri District Court
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company of
New York
L. H. Breuer
Department of Justice
Sheriff Nabs Liquor and Suspects in Street Raid
A raid by the sheriff at 801 South Cleveland Street last night netted nine half gallon jars of liquor one small car and three prisoners. Hub Stanley his wife and Della Stanley face charges and were jailed in the county jail.
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Sheriff’s Department
South
Cleveland Street
Hub Stanley
Della Stanley
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas today
Weather outlook shows a Tuesday of fair skies and warmer temperatures for Amarillo and surrounding West Texas. New Mexico also expects fair conditions with little temperature change, while hourly readings yesterday list a high around 88 in the afternoon and a low near 46 overnight.
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Amarillo
West Texas
War North
New Mexico
300 Trees Planted in New City Park During Exercises
Amarillo school children planted about 300 trees in the southwest corner of the new City Section park as part of the city beautification program. The ceremony featured a flag-raising by Boy and Girl Scouts and trees planted for President Hoover and Governor Moody.
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New City Park
New City Section
Amarillo
Mile Square
Hoover
Moody
Jimmie Guleke
J. O. Guleke
Ernestine Smith
H. E. Smith
Parent-Teacher Association
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
G. G. Or
Law Stands Supreme Vega Woman Sentenced in Vega Court
Judge Reese Tatum sentences Mrs. A. L. Milburn of Vega to a year and a day in the penitentiary for liquor possession after a guilty verdict. District Attorney B. N. Richards denounces the defendant in court as the jury returns its verdict. Milburn dies the next day while ill in court.
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Reese Tatum
A. L. Milburn
Vega
B. N. Richards
Crown of Creation
Angel of Mercy
Tatum
Bond vote paves 63 miles of Hemphill county highways
A $700000 bond issue faces voters to improve 63 miles of state routes in Hemphill county, funding paving on highways 4 and 33, $200000 for 100 foot right of way buys, and grading of laterals. Campaigns for and against promise a close result as surveys show route adjustments near Canadian to Pampa.
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Hemphill County
Lipscomb County
Miami
Pampa
Panhandle
Amarillo
Canadian
State Department
Pp. S. Bailey
Sign contracts for ocean air ship schedule across Atlantic
New York March 24 Charles E Mitchell chairman of National City company and Dr Hugo Eckener commander of the Graf Zeppelin announced signing of contracts with financial and aircraft interests in the United States and Europe for a lighter than air mail and passenger line across the Atlantic. The contracts were signed by the International Zeppelin Transport company formed in Delaware and include the National City company Goodyear Zeppelin company Luften Zeppelin Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Union Carbide United Aircraft Corporation in the largest aircraft combine.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Company
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
United States
Europe
Acros
Atlantic
International Zeppelin Transport Company
Delaware
Goodyear Zeppelin Company
Luften Zeppelin
German Zeppelin Company
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Company
Union Carbide Company
United Aircraft Corporation
Sneed Acquitted in Liquor Charge Case
Bob Sneed was acquitted by a district court jury after deputies testified he threw a whiskey jar from his car. Sneed claimed the bottle was grape juice destined for a party, with a defense witness noting it was sold as juice. The jury deliberated just a few minutes.
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Bob Sneed
District Criminal Court
Sneed
Faces Firing Squad:
Delbert Green, 21, convicted slayer of his wife and two others, was offered death by shooting or hanging under Utah law. He chose firing squad.
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Delbert Green
Utah
Fairfield woman alleges attempted arson in hotel room
Miss Wilma Jones 23 says an old friend tried to burn her to death by setting a mattress on fire in Fairfield's hotel. The accused, his mother, and a neighbor contradict her confession, claiming he stayed home Wednesday night.
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Associated Prep
Fairfield
Texas
Wilma Jones
Buffalo
Tommie Dodd
Miss Jones
Dodd
G. 8
Moore
Mins Jones
Oakwood
Jail filled with 95 prisoners over week end
Weekend arrests totaled 28 for misdemeanor offenses. Pot ter county jail held nine percent of inmates at midnight Saturday. Sheriff Bill Thompson and deputies served 192 meals from a small, under equipped kitchen. Conditions echoed boom period strain. Included was Mary Morales, a Mexican woman found with 42 bottles of beer and held on a $500 bond.
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Potter County
Bill Thompson
Mary Morales
Farm Fire Kills Mother and Two Sons Near Redwood Falls
Mrs. F. N. Stronach and her two sons burned to death when mice chewed matches in a wood box, igniting their farm home seven miles from Redwood Falls Minnesota. The father, another son, and a brother were severely burned and in critical condition in hospital.
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United Press
Redwood Falls
Minn
F. N. Stronach
Wickersham Doubtful on Prohibition Enforcement
Chairman Wickersham says prohibition can be measurably enforced only after a DOJ trial. He notes appetite is widespread and favors softening the Jones Act penalties. He lauds dry enforcement gains, urges DOJ control, and calls for proper compensation of personnel. Continued on page 19.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commission
Senate
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Treasury
Congress
Prohibition Bureau
Beery Plane Crash Kills Three Near Los Angeles
Three people died when a cabin biplane owned by Wallace H Beery crashed near Alhambra after a tail spin. Pilot George Maves his wife Cynthia and Lynn H Hayes were killed. Beery was not aboard. The craft took off from Burbank Airport and burned on impact.
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Associated Preas
Los Angeles
Wallace Hbeery
Alhambra
George Maves
Cynthia Maves
Lynn H. Hayes
Maves
Beery
Burbank
Amarillo APTA Plans April District Conference in Childress
Amarillo parent teacher association members plan the district conference in Childress on April 2 to 4. About 26 delegates from Amarillo will attend with over 100 members visiting during the session. The Eighth district includes 26 North Panhandle counties and about 150 associations with memberships up to 450. Five Amarillo women serve as district officers.
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Amarillo
Childress
North Panhandle
Mra
Hawley Smoot tariff bill passes Senate and heads to conference
The Hawley Smoot tariff bill cleared the Senate 63 to 31 after an 11th hour debate with Democrats and Independent Republicans. It moves to conference with the House to reconcile differences and includes broad farm duty revisions and numerous industrial rate changes. House leaders say the bill will be studied by all 435 members before any conference action next week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Ate
Capitol
Thomas
Oklo
Finance Committee
Two youths receive suspended sentences in burglary case
In district court Marvin Lanning 26 and George Gray 17 pleaded guilty to burglary of a grocery and were given five year suspended sentences. A second charge against each was dismissed after a prosecuting witness refused to testify. Gray appeared younger than his age and his mother testified for him.
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Marvin Lanning
Lanning
Edw. W. Thomerson
George Gray
Throngs Turn Out for Annual Spring Style Show
Amarillo and Panhandle region residents packed downtown for the Annual Spring Style Show despite cool wind and clouds. Live girl models wore spring and summer fashions as stores displayed new stock and radios provided music. Dave Derden's band performed as crowds filled sidewalks and traffic.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Dave Derden
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