East Texas Chamber presses tougher truck laws in mourning
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce urged the Texas Legislature to tighten motor vehicle qualifications and driving rules after the death of Mrs. W. B. Stokes in a Mineola crash. The resolution cites rising accident deaths, truck-to-car ratios, and calls for stronger safety enforcement. Also noted was Rep. Cooper’s pledge to file stricter truck operation legislation with gubernatorial backing.
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Longview
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Stokes
James V. Allred
Mineola
Railroad Commission
Texas
Texas State Department of Safety
Efort
Tyler
Tom P. Cooper
Smith County
Allred
L. G. Phares
Department of Public Safety
R. M. Kelly
Man Charged in Mystery Death Near Lenders
Anson Texas March 26 Q C Humphreys 45 was charged with murder in the death of Avoca farmer Bill Jackson whose body weighted with a stone was found in the Clear Fork Brazos River near Lenders. Jackson beaten and missing 12 days his car found last week at Taft funeral held today Humphreys once neighbor now in Corpus Christi arrested for questioning and charged.
Store Hold-Up With Toy Pistol Fails To Click
Tulsa dispatch reports a Baton Rouge man, 24, named George Tucker, attempted to hold up a clothing store with a toy pistol. Patrolman W L Pharris said a short downtown chase ended in arrest. Clerk George Stevens said the robber stated this was a hijacking because he was just out of the pen and needed money.
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Tulsa
Okla
W. L. Pharris
Pharris
George Tucker
Baton Rouge
George Stevens
Texas to get $300000 wind erosion funds for 26 counties
Texas Extension director H H Williamson said federal wind erosion control funds totaling 300000 dollars would be released as regional depository completes details. 26 counties applied. bonds posted in 23 counties. Contour surveys underway with possible emergency contour waivers. Potential additional federal aid may bring 150000 more soon, with可能 500000 cap for Texas overall.
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College Station
Texas
H. H. Williamson
Texas Extension
Williamson
Washington
Publisher George D. Mann Dies in Orlando at 58
George D. Mann, 58, publisher of the Bismarck Tribune, died in Orlando Florida today from a heart ailment. The Bismarck paper noted his leadership in North Dakota journalism and his return to Florida where he passed away.
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Orlando, Fla
George D. Mann
Bismarck
N. D
Tribune
Hoffman aide questions Hauptmann probe impartial
Trenton March 26 authoritative source said Arch Loney urged a 30 day reprieve for Hauptmann. Governor Hoffman said Loney found ladder rail 16 did not match attic flooring and the governor will extend the probe. Deputy Hauck condemned the inquiry as not impartial and vowed to oppose any reprieve.
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Hauck
Hoffman
Trenton
N. J
Arch W. Loney
Harold G. Hoffman
David T. Wilentz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Arch Loney
Department of the Interior
Washington
Loney
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Hunterdon County
Hauptmann
Arthur J. Koehler
Lindbergh
German Zeppelins Hindenburg Graf Zeppelin damaged during takeoff
In Friedrichshafen on March 26 the giant airships Hindenburg LZ 129 and Graf Zeppelin suffered slight damage at the stern during an election propaganda tour takeoff in a strong northeast wind. Both ships continued their cruise afterward.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
U.P
Five Die in Plane Crash Near Lyndhurst
Four men and a woman were killed when an airliner crashed near Lyndhurst in Hampshire late tonight. Authorities reported the disaster as a fatal aviation accident with no immediate details on the aircraft or possible causes. Immediate emergency response and investigations were underway.
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Popocatepetl
Tztlachhuatl
Lyndhurst
Hampshire
Esq
Veto all bonus for Future War veterans pledge
Lehnoff Ferguson, president of Idaho Southern branch student, announced his candidacy for future president and pledged to veto all bonus legislation for veterans of Future Wars. He warned the Future War Veterans are gaining influence and urged strong opposition to this move.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Lehnoff Ferguson
Idaho Southern Branch
United States
Ferguson
Crest Fading In Ohio Flood After Second Rise
Threats of a new flood along the Ohio valley faded as the swollen river began to recede in its upper reaches after a second rise within a week. The Ohio overflowed in Wheeling West Virginia and nearby towns with negligible damage as the crest moved toward Marietta and Cincinnati rivermen reported high water falling.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Wheeling
W. Va
Marietta
Cincinnati
Dynamite Blast Kills Twenty at Mexican Station
A freight car load of dynamite exploded at Tultenango Railway station near Mexico City, killing twenty and injuring sixty. The dynamite was bound for gold and silver mines. Station staff and nearby workers were among the dead as officials probe causes.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Guatemala
Compania Mexicana de Aviacion
Pan-American Airways
Amecameca
Popocatepetl
U.P
Tultenango
Allred Appeals for Flood Relief Funds in Texas
Governor James V. Allred called for flood relief donations as Texas had raised only 18 percent of its $73 000 Red Cross quota for flooded East districts. Texas had $12 900 vs Arkansas over 50 percent and Colorado 106 percent. Oklahoma 27 percent. Potter County Red Cross drive is under $100 of a $550 quota. banks and public buildings will host booths Saturday for contributions. Checks to Mrs Arthur Ball, Red Cross secretary, in the courthouse.
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James V. Allred
Texas
Red Cross
News Globe
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Potter County
Arthur Ball
Canadian highway tragedy claims one life
A Canadian Texas State Highway Department employee, Joe Rowley aged 39, died when a gravel truck driven by W A Roberts overturned on U S Highway 60 six miles east of Canadian. E B Chumbley suffered a crushed chest and was listed in critical condition while two others escaped with minor injuries. Rowley’s widow and two young daughters survive. funeral arrangements had not been set.
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News Canadian
Canadian
Joe Rowley
Texas State Highway Department
E. B. Chumbley
W. A. Roberts
U. S. Highway 60
Roberts
Rowley
Chumbley
Pera
Highway Department
Claude Worley
L. V. Bentley
Worley
Flames Ravage Okay Business District In Okla Town Fire
A March 26 blaze in Okay Oklahoma driven by strong winds destroyed nearly all of the town’s business area. Only a blacksmith shop survived as fire chiefs estimate losses at about 40000 dollars. Origin of the blaze is undetermined.
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Okay
Oklo
Henry Sager
Muskogee
Soviet Claim Of Japanese Deaths In Siberian Clash
Soviet dispatches from Khabarovsk report clashes on the Russo Manchoukuo frontier with Japanese forces causing casualties. Japanese accounts say Russians opened fire first and left empty cartridges, while Tokyo protests Russia’s incursion into Manchoukuo.
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Moscow
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Hunchun
Manchoukuo
Vladivostok
Constantine Yurenev
Tokyo
Washington
U.P
Siberian
Hunchuan
Weather delays flight to funeral for Clarence Chamberlin
Clarence Chamberlin, famed trans Atlantic flier, was grounded by rain and low clouds in Marshall March 26 while attempting to reach his mother's funeral in Dennison Iowa. He aimed for Shreveport but weather forced a return. Authorities feared for his safety after his position was unreported for two hours. Dionne Quintuplets in The
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Marshall
Clarence Chamberlin
Dennison
Iowa
Shreveport
Amarillo Spring Style Parade Opens Tonight
Spring is here and Amarillo merchants stage their annual pre Easter style show tonight at 7 30 with lighted windows, music by Skinny Scales, and living models displaying men’s and women’s fashions from neckties to home furnishings. The Paramount Theater hosts 150 ticketed attendees. names of the 150 are on store display tickets. Lucky holders may see The Country Doctor show on March 28 30 by appearing at the store listing their name.
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Milady
Amarillo
Scales
Paramount Theater
Panhandle Baptist meet selects Clarendon for 1937 convention
Baptist educational leaders from 26 Panhandle counties selected Clarendon as the 1937 convention city. March 24–25 dates were set for the meeting at the First Baptist Church with Rev J A McBeth and O Huber elected presidents of the Sunday school convention and Baptist Training Union respectively. Noted speakers included Dr Hal F Buckner Dr T C Gardner and G S Hopkins. Over 300 youths attended, staying in Amarillo homes.
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Baptist Educational
Panhandle
Clarendon
First Baptist Church
John Josey
J. A. McBeth
Dumas
O. Huber
Pampa
Baptist Training Union
J. Perry King
Hal F. Buckner
Buckner Orphans Home
T. C. Gardner
State Baptist Training Union
G. 8. Hopkins
Dallas
Amarillo
Committee asks probe at college in Penn State hazing report
New York March 26 War Department inquiry into ROTC officer hazing at Pennsylvania State College has been urged by the committee on militarism in education. The Penn State Collegian described rifle practice hazings as shocking and disgraceful Storm Trooper sadism.
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New York
War Department
ROTC
Pennsylvania State College
Committee On
Lufkin Airport Project Receives Federal Aid
Washington, March 26 The commerce department approved 41249 dollars for an airport project at Lufkin Texas. The funding aims to support construction and improvement work at the local facility and bolster regional aviation capacity.
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Lufkin
Washington
Commerce Department Today
Texas
Townsend plan state manager drew large monthly commissions
Washington March 26 A charge against a Townsend old age pension state manager for drawing monthly commissions of 1800 to 2100 was raised before a special House investigating panel. Robert E. Clements former national secretary testified that Edward James Margett may have received such payments in California while state managers shared 40 percent of dues with district organizers and paid office costs.
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Washington
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
House
Robert E. Clements
James Sullivan
Edward James Margett
California
Thursday Was a Dilly of a Day in the Panhandle
The Amarillo News celebrates a nearly perfect day across the Panhandle, praising sunshine and light winds while noting occasional dust and wind. It extols the paper’s mission to keep readers informed bright and cheerful and invites subscriptions today.
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Panhandle
Amarillo News
Florida gets new Pan American Studios in Florida
Hollywood producers had threatened to move film work to eastern states when M. H. Hoffman Jr announces construction of Pan American Studios Inc at Brandon Park North Miami. Studio planned to start producing around June 1 with no active connection to father's Liberty Pictures.
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Hollywood
Calif
Florida
M. H. Hoffman
Brandon” Park
Miami
Fla
Pan- American Studios, Inc
Hoffman
Liberty Pictures
California
Joseph M. Schenck
20Th Century-Fox
Louis B. Mayer
Metro-Glodwyn- Mayer
Dope Addicts Die of Strange Malady in Dallas
Police rounded up narcotic addicts in Dallas after two dead and several ill from a mysterious illness spreading through injected drugs. Doctors compare its effects to malaria fever and say it spreads via contaminated needles used for injections. Over 200 addicts held for treatment or detention.
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Dallas
Persomary Hospital
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