Giant flaming meteor floods plains with fiery display
Early Friday witnesses across the Panhandle and Southwest reported a brilliant flaming meteor that traced a path from east to west, detonated overhead, and fractured into glowing fragments. Scores in Amarillo and other Panhandle towns viewed the spectacle as hundreds observed across Oklahoma Panhandle, Colorado, New Mexico, and even Arizona.
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Panhandle
Southwest
North Plains
New Mexico
Texline
Plains
Meteor Fell to Southwest After Paths Intersect
Columbia Missouri March 24 A meteor brightened the Southwest sky as its path crossed that of the earth. H Haynes University of Missouri professor of astronomy said gravity brought the meteor downward and atmospheric friction heated it, producing the brilliant light observed.
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Columbia
H. Haynes
University of Missouri
Brilliant meteor sighted over Panhandle with widespread reports
Amarillo residents witnessed a fiery meteor shoot across the dawn sky at 6 05 am. observers from airplanes railroads and roads described a vast explosion and a bright glow that lit the landscape. the path direction varied but most agreed it traveled east to west with debris possibly 200 miles away.
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Panhandle
Space
Earth
Here
Tex
Texline
Amarillo
Oil Order Revision in East Texas Oil Field
Lon A. Smith of the Texas Railroad Commission said the panel is considering rescinding or modifying an order issued yesterday to close the East Texas oil field indefinitely at 9 A.M. next Monday. Telegrams were sent to chair CY. Terrell and member Ernest O. Thompson for views while Smith and Attorney General James V. Allred head to Houston for other business. An official announcement is expected tomorrow in Houston.
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Austin
Lon A. Smith
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
C Y. Terrell
Ernest O. Thompson
Washington
Smith
James V. Allred
Houston
Bond Set For Horace Wells In Liquor Still Case
Horace Wells posted 2500 bond on a charge of possessing a copper liquor still meant for manufacture. A second identical still was found in a tin shop and ready for delivery after an Amarillo pastor tipped sheriff Bill Adams who arrested Wells. The shop owner named the supplier who furnished copper, ordered and paid for both stills. The earlier raid seized 35 gallons of whiskey and over 500 gallons of mash. three others were arrested.
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Horace Wells
Bill Adams
Wells
Amarillo
Grady Hazlewood
Adams
River Road School
Two Killed in Cave In At Oil Rig Near Conroe
In Conroe on March 24 two drilling crew members J W Haroldson 38 Kilgore and J E St John 28 Refugio were killed when an oil derrick caved in on the Neuhaus Horne lease in T and N O Survey Number 5. Johnny Lankford about 30 escaped with minor cuts and bruises.
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Conroe
N. O
J. W. Haroldson
Kilgore
J. E. St. John
Refugio
Johnny Lankford
Marrs announces mayoral bid and city race entrants
Lon D Marrs announces candidacy for mayor of Amarillo and John Winters enters for City Commissioner No 2. At filing deadline three aspirants each for all three commission seats. petitions require 379 signatures. Mayoral contenders include Ross D Rogers and H A Daniel. Winters cites two years on the school board as basis to serve on the city commission. Also note an informal Post Office ruling allowing legal beer mail after midnight April 6.
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Lon D. Marrs
Amarillo
John Winters
Ross D. Rogers
Marrs
H. A. Daniel
Winters
J. N. Vernon
Washington
Post Office Department
Midget Show Draws Big Crowd In Amarillo
The Singer's Midgets charm Amarillo audiences at the Municipal Auditorium with three performances left today. More than 2,500 locals have seen the act, with two shows remaining at 3 and 8:30. The troupe, beyond a novelty, delivers skilled entertainment, a knockout orchestra, and a celebrated dancing pantomime "The Teddy Bear in Oz" performed by 11 Amarillo girls.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Municipal Auditorium
Job Army Plans May Be Altered
Washington March 24 The proposed civilian conservation corps plan to enlist 250000 men faces extensive revision by Congress after organized labor denounced it as fascist and Soviet in nature. Senate and House labor chairmen predict redrafting will delay action while they seek to preserve the bill’s core aims. Labor leader William Green warned the measure would regiment labor in peacetime and demoralize wages, contrasting with a Communist claim that the proposal echoes Sovietism. Continuous coverage on page 10.
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Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
Organized Labor
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Senate
Walsh
Senate Committee
Connery
House Committee
White House
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Italy
Hitler
Germany
Soviet
Russia
America
Green
Herbert Benjamin
Ex Convict Confesses Plot To Extort Money From Society Woman
Kansas City March 24 ex convict and former Bureau of Printing and Engraving clerk Wilson Moore 33 confessed to an extortion plot against Mrs Jacob Leander Loose a Kansas City society woman Trapped by postal inspectors who followed his directions Moore pleaded guilty to sending an extortion letter Moore was held on 14000 bond for the grand jury He also faced a second extortion charge aimed at Kansas City theater man Ed Dubinsky Moore said he served time in a home for incorrigibles a Boonville reformatory Huntsville Texas penitentiary Monroe Washington prison and later worked 1925 1932 as Cecil Coles at the bureau Moore said discharge followed his criminal record and that resentment of society led to the extortion plot He wrote two letters from Kansas City to Mrs Loose the last dated March 19 promising payment by air mail He warned her not to tell police or face death The letters demanded 1000 signed Edwin Lewis The second letter set a payment deadline Mrs Loose turned the letters over to postal inspectors who used a dummy letter Moore confessed after being brought to police headquarters
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Kansas City
Wilson Moore
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Jacob Leander Loose
Washington
Kansas City Society
Moore
United States
Ed Dubinsky
Cyrus M. Zimmerman
Boonville
Huntsville
Tex
Monroe, Wash
Cecil Coles
Bureau
Libby suit filed over Reynolds estate in Baltimore
A suit filed in Baltimore circuit court seeks to determine the right of Libby Holman Reynolds widow of Smith Reynolds and about 75 others to participate in the estate of North Carolina tobacco magnate R J Reynolds.
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Libby
Baltimore
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds
North Carolina
Banker Shoots Examiner in Headrick Oklahoma
W C Ernest state bank examiner was shot in the head after closing the Citizens State Bank in Headrick Jackson County jury jailed banker J C Brock who said I thought I had to I found Brock short according to State Bank Commissioner W J Barnett Miss Virginia Doane stenographer for the banking department accompanied Ernest to Headrick and witnessed the shooting as he sat at a typewriter before the incident continued on page 10 col 2
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Headrick
Okla
Jackson County
Altus
W. C. Ernest
State
Citizens State Bank I#re
J. C. Brock
Ernest
W. J. Barnett
Oklahoma City
Brock Short
Barnett
Virginia Doane
Banking Department
Announcement on Gold Embargo Expected Tomorrow
Secretary Woodin told reporters that an embargo on gold exports was in the works and likely to be issued the next day. He declined to detail the statement but suggested any lifting would require a proclamation.
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Washington
Woodin
Secretary of the Treasury
Quarrel at Supper Table Ends in Shooting Near Mantle Ranch
In Cuba New Mexico on March 24 a quarrel at the supper table ended in the fatal shooting of 38 year old Wellen Mantle at the Mantle Ranch twelve miles north of town. His brother Bryan Mantle surrendered to United States Commissioner J T Young and was held pending an inquest called for later today.
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Cuba
N. M
Wellen Mantle
Mantle Ranch
Here
Brother Bryan
J. T. Young
United States
Bank Bill Signed By Roosevelt Expands Federal Reserve Access
President Roosevelt signed an emergency bill making the Federal Reserve System available to non member banks. The measure broadens access during the crisis, signaling a move to stabilize the banking system nationwide.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve System
Britain Presses Downward War Debts Deal
March 24 Britain's plea for lower World War I debts reached Roosevelt officials as Sir Ronald Lindsay met Secretary Hull aided by Raymond Moley. Washington signaled any relief must be paired with steps to restore world trade and tariff reductions. Administration stressed the June 15 payments totaling 144 million dollars would be paid in full, while pursuing a broader push for trade opening at the London economic conference.
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Washington
Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Ronald Lindsay
Hull
State Department
Raymond Moley
London
Recapture Clause Repeal Approved by House Committee
Washington March 24 Legislation to repeal the railroad recapture clause and grant ICC authority to regulate railroad holding companies was approved today by the House Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Huge Ship Capsizes at Seattle Dock Trapping Three
The American mail liner President Madison suddenly capsized at her mooring turning on her starboard side. Three crew members were believed trapped in the hold after repairs had removed three steel plates on the starboard side. Officials reported three missing including Jack Rose and Carl Ekberg.
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Seattle
American Mail
President Madison
Jack Rose
Carl Ekberg
Central Union Denounces Foreign Reports on Jews in Germany
Berlin March 24 A statement issued by the Central Union of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith says foreign newspapers print irresponsible distortions about Jewish treatment in Germany. The union, with 21 affiliated bodies and 1,200 local centers, declares reports of anti-Jewish atrocities are pure inventions and aims to combat anti Semitism and promote inner peace. The patriotic National German Jews group echoed protests against alleged atrocities as foreign attempts to blackmail Germany. The union notes Germany faces political upheaval but says Hitler’s order to curb individual action has been effective.
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Germany
Central Union of
The
Central Union
Patriotic Society of
National
Adolf Hitler
Archie Parr Ill in Austin Senate Leader Stricken
Senator Archie Parr of Benavides, dean of the Senate, is ill in his Austin apartment after a sudden illness last night. Mrs. Parr reports he is improving steadily though the nature of the illness is not disclosed.
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Archie Parr III
Austin
Archie Parr
Benavides
Senate
Waivers Not Needed On U S Crop Loans
The Department of Agriculture will not require waivers from mortgage holders for winter planted wheat loans. Potter County leaders confirm, noting new national loan distribution through county agents. Applications for seed loan money are being taken at Amarillo Chamber of Commerce for Potter County.
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Department of Agriculture
Panhandle
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
House Agricultural Committee
John E. Hill
Potter County
Hill
C. W. Warburton
Washington, D. C
P. ©. Bennett
County Agri
Arch D. Lidia
First National Bank
Judge Grants Two Weeks Delay in Mitchell Tax Case
Charles Mitchell former National City Bank chairman pleads not guilty to income tax evasion totaling 573 312 81 for 1929. Bail remains 10 000 with April 3 set for motions and trial date to be fixed. judge rules defense time to be limited and press pledges no delay. United States Attorney George Medalio states case will proceed to conclusion. Mitchell attended arraignment with trial counsel Max D Steuer and Robert H Thayer. The indictment alleges net income of 2 823 405 95 for 1929 despite a tax return showing a loss. The banker's gross income exceeded 2 700 000 with stock sale adjustments to his wife.
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New York
Charles ©. Mitchell
National City Bank
Mitchell
Henby W. Goddard
Fifth Avenue
United States
George Z. Medalio
Max D. Steuer
Robert H. Thayer
Steuer
Medalis
Goddard
Senate Banking Committee
Avery Turner Shows Health Improvement in Amarillo
Favorable improvement has been noted in the condition of Avery Turner a long time Santa Fe official of Amarillo who has been critically ill in San Antonio for weeks The report was received in Amarillo yesterday It is expected he will be able to return home soon The veteran raid official had been seriously ill here last winter and was taken to San Antonio where physicians believed he could recuperate more rapidly because of the lower altitude Mrs Turner has been with him in San Antonio
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Avery Turner
Santa Fe
Amarillo
San Antonio
Turner
Amarillo and West Texas Saturday Fair Forecast
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for Saturday fair skies and cooler readings in the southeast portion. New Mexico also sees fair weather with cooler conditions in the southeast, temperatures easing from recent highs.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
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M. N. Twaddell
Fred Galie
H. E. Smith
Singer
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Ellis B. Hall
Junior Lowenstern
Rudy Wiedoff
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