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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1929

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Federal ships bomb Jimenez base amid Mexican revolt

Reports from Juarez indicate rebels threaten rail lines to the United States while federal planes bomb Jiminez, Chihuahua. Mazatlan remains under government control after 72 hours of fighting as casualties rise among rebels and civilians.

Associated Press Juarez Chihuahua Mexico United States Jiminez Lear Piedras Negras Texas Mexico City Piedras Negras Nuevo Jiaredo Matamoros Chihuahua City Escobar Mazatlan Carrillo

Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tuesday Warm and Fair

Weather brief predicts fair and warmer conditions for Amarillo and surrounding areas through Tuesday afternoon. A trough from Del Rio to the central Lake region and a Nebraska to Pacific ridge influence cooler temps in the Southern Plains while Montana warms. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight with continuing cold in Colorado New Mexico and comforted by a warmer Tuesday with light wind.

Amarillo West Texas New Mexico del Rio Texas Central Lake Region Nebraska Pacific Coast Colorado Plains States Montana

Dumas Man Dies After Windmill Fall

Earl Bloxom of Dumas died at Amarillo hospital at 10 PM from injuries after a fall from a farm windmill around 4:30 PM yesterday. Griggs ambulance transported him to Northwest Texas hospital. Surviving relatives include his parents Mr and Mrs J M Bloxom Memphis and brothers J W Bloxom Dumas and Jess Bloxom Pampa. Remains were taken to Griggs chapel and will be sent to Memphis for burial.

Earl Bloxom Dumas Amarillo Griggs Northwest Texas Bloxom J. 3 Memphis J. W. Bloxom Jess Bloxom Pampa Griggs Chapel

Slaying Suspected In Maumee Fire Fatality Trio

Mrs Gaylord Steger aged 25 and her three young children were found dead at their Maumee area home near Toledo. Authorities believe the family was slain and the house set afire as part of the crime. A investigation is underway with officials reviewing evidence at the scene.

Associated Press Toledo Gaylord Steger Maumee

Officers seize morphine from necking thio party

Dallas officers raided an Oak Cliff necking party early Sunday and seized three small morphine filled match boxes along with hypodermic needles and a spoon. Two men and a young girl were arrested. a pistol was recovered from one of the men.

Dallas T&as Oak Cliff

Billion Revolving Fund Aims as First Farm Relief Bill

The senate agriculture committee began drafting a major farm relief measure pledged by the Hoover administration. It seeks to replace the vetoed McNary Haugen bill with a new farm bill ready for the next Congress to consider on April 15 alongside tariff revisions.

Associated Press Washington Senate Agriculture Committee Seventy-First Congress Brookhart Hoover

Texas Woman Leaves Money to Decorator in will

Miss Lelia Whitehead a 33 year old Texas socialite who died in New York of acute alcoholism and myocarditis left one third of her estate valued between 200000 and 300000 dollars to James V D Collins an interior decorator and friend for several years. The balance goes to her sisters Mrs Beulah A Mercer of Houston and Mrs Jewell Durham. One sister Mrs Marie Fondren of Houston received nothing. A fourth sister Mrs Betty Boderman died yesterday at San Antonio. Whitehead a niece of John Henry Kirby of Houston lived in Forest Hills and owned a 45000 dollar home and a 1500 dollar Pekingese dog. Collins was a frequent visitor and is separated from his wife.

Associated Press New York Lelia Whitehead Texas James VD. Collins Beulah A. Mercer Houston Jewell Durham Beaumont Marie Fondren Fondren Miss Whitehead Betty Bederman San Antonio John Henry Kirby Forest Hills Collins

Burial for Dallas Official E D Gonzales

Burial services for E D Gonzales 50 city paymaster and worshipful master of Pentagon Lodge 1008 A F and A M will be held tomorrow afternoon in Dallas. Masonic lodges will conduct and oversee the service after his death yesterday.

Byane Associatead Eres Dallas Texas E. D. Gonzales Pentagon Lodge Masonic Lodges

Guatemala flier 10 begins flight today

Lieut. Col. M Lopez of the Guatemala air force plans a 7 a.m. takeoff from Galveston or Ellington for Guatemala City via Mexico City. Three U S A planes from the third attack group accompany him. If Ellington is wet the launch will occur from Galveston. He aims to reach Mexico City Tuesday afternoon and stay until Thursday.

Associated Preys Galveston Tex M. Lopez Guatemala Air Force Ellington Field Guatemala City Mexico City Lopez Brownsville

Hoover Jr Takes Lead Radio Role at Western Air Express

Herbert Hoover Jr, age 25, is described as a radio expert and will oversee all radio operations for Western Air Express from the company terminal in Los Angeles. Despite saying he is merely the office boy, Western Air Express officials confirm his charge of the radio duties.

Herbert Hoover, Jr Western Air Express Log Angeles Young Hoover Hoover Francis Miller Airport Weather Board Los Angeles Cal White House Washington

Sinking of British schooner Tin Alone sparks international protest

Secretary Mellon defends Coast Guard actions sinking the British schooner I'm Alone after it failed to heave to amid a 12 mile pursuit off Louisiana. The incident drew British Canadian protests over international law and the three mile limit. Captain John T Randell, famed only ironically as a WWII hero, is noted for prior Arctic service after his sinking.

Associated Press Washington Gulf of Mexico Mellon Coast Guard Service Dexter Britain Canada Mellen Coast Guard State Department Louisiana Walcott Halifax N. S John T. Randall Norway

Corsicana Man Bonded After Assault With Intent to Kill

Elmer Jones was released on $750 bond in Corsicana Texas after being charged with assault with intent to kill connected to a stabbing of Cliff Faulk yesterday.

Corsicana Texas Elmer Jones Cliff Faulk

Lost Battalion in Rebel Trap Near Chihuahua City

Federal forces race to reach 300 men of a Lost Battalion trapped by Rebel Governor Caraveo in Chihuahua. Meantime General Armenia marches from Sonora toward Chihuahua City as revolts unfold and Mazatlan campaign continues in Sinaloa.

Mexico Chihuahua Caraveo Mazatlan Sinaloa Armenia Sonora Francisco R. Man Wild Mountain Matachic Guerrera Chihuahua City Armenta San Antonio Miraca Chicuahua City

Ticket Sale Opens Today For Fiddlers Event

Tickets for the old time fiddlers and dance at Municipal Auditorium go on sale today at City Drug store. Downstairs seats are 60 and 70 cents while balcony seats cost 26 cents. Children under 12 admitted free to the balcony with a parent. Out of town buyers may reserve seats via checks to Wilbur C. Mawk president of the TreState fair sponsoring the event.

Municipal Auditorium City Drug Store Wilbur C. Mawk The News-Globe TreState Fair

Amarillo Style Show Draws Citywide Crowd and Merchants

A large downtown crowd enjoyed the annual style show and window display in Amarillo. Fifty merchants showcased spring merchandise while two bands played and high school groups performed. The Globe-News held an alphabet contest with a slogan prize, offering ten $1 prizes, a $5 prize, and a $10 top award.

Dave Derden Globe-News Polk Street Amarillo High School Taylor Street Victory-Wilson's Polk Joe Norman Amarillo Norris Ewing

Dalhart Youth Injured When Car Rolls on Highway

Dalhart March 25 Ray Stacey 14 year old son of Bob Stacey of this city is not expected to live after an automobile accident 13 miles north of here late Saturday night. The car carrying a 4 boy and three girls turned over twice at a sharp curve on the Dalhart Boise City highway pinning Stacey under the steering wheel breaking his back and crushing his shoulder. The other occupants escaped with slight injuries.

Dalhart Ray Stacey Bob Stacey Here Young Stacey Boise City

Two Years Family Feud Ends in Fatal Shooting in Texas

In Port Arthur Texas George Webgle 65 was shot twice by Martin Trahan 16 and Gilbert Trahan 22 after threatening the Trahans home. A later rampage by Gilbert added five bullets. An ambulance lifted Webgle from the sidewalk. Coroner's court ruled death from gunshots. Authorities planned charges for the Trahan brothers.

Port Arthur Texas George Webgle Wehels Martin Trahan Gilbert Trahan Trahan Wehggle Wehgle Wehrle Gilbert Bob Lively Harvey Tarhan Maretin Coronr Whyl Trahans

Flags at Half Mast Honor Foch Display

Floyd T. Sloan of the American Legion and Walter L. Ottinger of the Veterans of Foreign Wars asked that flags be flown at half mast today in respect to Marshal Foch. The group urged all public buildings and businesses to display half mast, with proper procedure of raising before lowering to half mast.

Marshal Foch Floyd T. Sloan American Legion Walter L. Ottinger of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Ex Governor Stubbs of Kansas Dies

Walter Roscoe Stubbs eighteenth governor of Kansas died in Topeka at the capitol area after serving from 1909 to 1918. Funeral services for the former campaigner will be held Wednesday at Lawrence Kansas.

Associated Mrews Topeka Walter Roscoe Stubbs Kansas Lawrence

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Jiminez Base Topete Ohio Thio Republican Iowa Mr. Hoover Guatemala BIG Air GUNS Mellon Defends Bond Fiddlers Foch Stubbs
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