Properties stay on land already owned bill eyed for law
In Austin on May 1 the House factions agreed to centralize penitentiary lands on state owned property chosen by the prison board. The Young Turner Loy measure was amended to allow centralization on any state lands, with Tillotson and Graves joining in the compromise after talks with Governor Moody. Passage was anticipated in both houses.
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Associated Press
Austin
State Prison Board
Moody
Tillotson
Sealy
Graves
Georgetown
Young
Turner
Duellist Judge Dupre Challenges Governor Long at 72
In Louisiana, 72 year old Judge Gilbert L. Dupre, deaf and long a critic of Gov Huey P. Long, proclaims he will fight or shoot it out with Long after Long called him deceitful. Dupre vows open confrontation despite age and deafness, steeped in duelist lineage.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
Gilbert L. Dupre
St. Landry-Evangeline
Huey P. Long
Judge Dupre
Opelousas
Governor Long
House of Representatives
World Relations Topic At Brownwood Convention
Charles A. Timm of Texas University spoke on international relations at the district convention of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in Brownwood Texas. Opening sessions were held today and two social events are planned for tomorrow to close the gathering.
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Associated Press
Brownwood
Texas
Texas Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Charles A. Timm
Texas University
Violent quake detected off coast of Japan reports
A Fordham seismograph in New York logged a very violent earthquake 5 765 miles southwest of New York. Observers estimated the quake occurred off the coast of Japan or in Japan as ships heard a wave. A steam schooner Kodiak, which sent distress calls after leaking off Point Reyes, was towed into San Francisco Bay by the tug Sea Scout.
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Associated Press
New York
Fordham University Today
Japan
Asmu Waveus
San Francisco
Foint Reyes
San Francisco Bay
Sea Scout
Amarillo Area Thursday Weather Outlook
Thursday fair and warmer for Amarillo and vicinity with rising temperatures in the north portion of West Teas. New Mexico expected fair Thursday as a trough of low pressure lingers from the central Rio Grande region to the eastern Lake area. Temperature readings from yesterday show a high near 1928 with a low around 19 percent precipitation reported for the prior 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Teas
New Mexico
Dow
Rio Grande
Eastern
Lake Region
Abilene
Texas
Detroit
Michigan
Idaho
Bop
Menger
Hoover Fires U S Attorney in New York
President Hoover dismissed William A. De Groot from the office of United States attorney for the eastern district of New York effective immediately following Attorney General Mitchell's recommendation. De Groot had refused to resign after a formal hearing, prompting the White House to seek action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
William A. de Groot
United States
Eastern District of New York
de Groot
Mitchell
White House
Sargent
Youth of 18 faces trial for chicken theft in Texas
Jim Lawson, 18, will stand trial in district criminal court for chicken theft recently made a felony in Texas. His brother Jack, charged jointly, was under 17 and sent to juvenile court. Judge Gee may preside, exchanging benches with Judge Bishop over a civil suit stuck on the docket for over two years. An AbiIene girl from Texas, Julia Anna Bishop, won a Bryn Mawr College resident fellowship.
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Jim Lawson
Goto
District Criminal Court
Texas
Jack Lawson
W. E. Gee
District Civil Court
Henry
Bishop
Gee
Tatum
Dalhart
Moody still advocate of civil service
Governor Moody maintained his support for civil service for state employees despite a third legislative defeat in the special session. He said the measure would save taxpayers money and vowed to push the proposal in every session as long as he serves as governor, noting the House refused to engross the bill.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Moody
House
Texan battles giant 18-foot sawfish at Sabine Pass
In Port Arthur Texas on May 1 a man named Frank Attaway wrestled an 18-foot sawfish with his bare hands after discovering the monster in shallow gulf water. Cushion aided by tying a rope to the saw and pulling the fish onto the beach by truck, ending a nearly hour long struggle.
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Associated Press
Port Arthur
Tex
Sabine Pass
Here
Frank Attaway
A. Z. Cushion
Gulf
Attaway
Cushion
Panhandle Receives Rain Snow Sleet Amid Moisture Report
Weather bureau notes ongoing precipitation in the Panhandle with rain sleet and snow. Northern Amarillo area records 0.32 inches moisture from yesterday's events, extending into late afternoon. A light snow before noon sets a 12 year weather record for the region.
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Amarillo Territory
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Storm Warning and May Weather Anomaly Reported
The United States Weather Bureau issued a storm warning for a Northwest disturbance moving east from Port Arthur to Matagorda Texas. May records note a rare May snowfall in 1917 and the coldest May Day in 12 years with temperatures around 41 to 45 degrees. Moisture varied across Texas Panhandle and North Plains aiding wheat while South Plains suffered heat damage and no rain.
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Associated Preas
New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Port Arthur
Matagorda
Texas
Arkansas
Bureau
Arly
Panhandle
Santa Fe
Waynoka
Clovis
Pigeons Reach Wichita Falls Amid West Texas Derby
May Day pigeon derby amid winds sand storms and rain sees 17 racing birds return to Wichita Falls with arrivals from Ranger Cisco Eastland Breckenridge Burkburnett Electra and other towns. Bonnie Dale from Lubbock had a timed race postponed due to bad weather.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Bonnie Dale
Lubbock
Diary Reveals Desert Tragedy Of Airmen Hitchcock and Anderson
A rough diary on the Kookaburra’s rudder details how aviators Robert Hitchcock and Keith Anderson died after a forced landing in the Australian Northern Territory. Their party searched for water, failed to take off, and the men perished near the wreckage while the Southern Cross was later located intact.
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Associated P'ress
Sydney
Australia
Robert Hitchcock
Keith Anderson
Eaton
Kookaburra
Hitchcock
Anderson
Territory
Alice Springs
Maton
Chicago Broker Says Panhandle Wheat Perfect
Chicago broker James Bennett cites J A Crouch of Dallas wiring that Panhandle and North Plains wheat lands are in perfect condition with acreage up about 36 percent. He estimates Texas may yield 30 to 86 million bushels now, with rain possible to push toward 50 million.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
James FE. Bennett
J. A. Crouch
Dallas
Texas
Texas Wheat Belt
Abilene
Panhandle
North Plains
Arkansas Hit by Storm Five Lives Lost
A heavy wind storm near Wheatley Arkansas killed five people and injured many as houses and barns collapsed and telegraph lines failed. In Fort Smith tornadoes injured twelve and damaged dozens of buildings with five hospital cases. A Midland hangar roof was blown off by winds, with a monoplane damaged.
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Arkansas
Brees
Brinkley
Ark
May
Vfive
Weatley
Here
Wheatley
Fort Smith
San Prairie
van Buren
Crawford County
Nan Johnson
Madine McCulough
Melodine McCullough
Sid Logan
Paul Condit
Fort Smith Handle Company
Miss Landers
Mary Brewfers
Etta Moses
Bessie Moses
Ernest Compton
Sand Prairie
Midland
Prest
Tex
Texas
Three Hurt In Memphis Auto Crossing Crash
Three badly injured in a Memphis car wreck near a railroad crossing two miles northwest of the city. The car overturned and was demolished as the group, including Shearer and John McCarty, were traveling from town with a pipeline crew. Authorities say speed may have contributed to the sharp curve.
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Memphis
May J
Shearer
John McCarty
Memphia
James E Coburn Crew Saved by Seamanship After Foundering
In a gale the four masted schooner James E Coburn sank. Captain Jose J Pereira and his crew used an open boat with torn blankets, steering toward Hermuda. Eight days without fuel or water left them exhausted before Amida rescued them. one man died, survival credited to Pereira’s seamanship.
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James E. Coburn
Jose J. Pereira
Sally
Hermuda
Amida
Pereira
Faster trains to shorten Amarillo routes to Dallas and Fort Worth
Denver officials announce new schedule effective Sunday May 6 to accelerate rail service on the Fort Worth Denver Railroad between Amarillo and Fort Worth then Dallas. Train No 6 will depart Amarillo at 9 16 p m and reach Fort Worth at 6 45 p m with sleepers to Dallas and Wichita Falls. Train No 8 will bring dining service and arrive from Denver.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Dallas
Wichita Palla
Bort Worth
Wichita Fally
Datlun
Bert Worth
Den
Senate Defeats Plan to Raise County School Heads Pay
May 1 report from USTIN says a measure by Rep. W. M. Harman of Waco to raise salaries of county school superintendents statewide was defeated 62 to 46. The bill proposed an average annual increase of about 600 dollars.
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Senate
Associated Press
USTIN
W. M. Harman
Waco
Harman
House
Nine Member Board of Education Passes in Senate
The senate education committee reported favorably the Neal bill creating a nine member board of education and an appointive commissioner of education to replace the state superintendent. Senator McFarlane of Graham signaled a minority report as several other education bills also advanced.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate Committee On Education Today
Neal
Board of Education
McFarlane
Graham
May Day Riots Roil Berlin Police Fire on Communists
May Day clashes in Berlin left three policemen dead and more than a score injured as police and up to 3,000 Communists battled in the Pankstrasse area. Rioters erected barricades and armed units arrived, with eight killed and 80 wounded by nightfall. Moscow bands and mass demonstrations marked the broader European scene.
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Preas
Arcesta
Berlin
Inovind
Ememanny
Mexico City
Hungary
Mips
Paria
Moscow
Brussels
France
Europe
South America
Central America
Almout
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Pankdtravee
South Texans seek funding for Kingsville college move
A Texas senate finance committee hearing heard Dr. R. K. Cousins and Mrs. W. R. Jones push for expanding the College of Arts and Industries at Kingsville, formerly South Texas State Teachers College. They asked for about half a million dollars more than was asked in the regular session, seeking broader scope pending board approval.
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Associated Pest
Austin
Senate Finance Committee
College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
South Texas State Teachers College
RK. B. Cousins
W. R. Jones
Cameron County
Governs
Board of Regents
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Brywn Mawr
Brywn Mawr College
Julia Anna Bishop
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Rock Island
Texola
Glen Rio
South Plains
Rudder
Denver
Dallas, Fort Worth
Paris
Spain
Nual
Labor Day
College OF Arts, Industries
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