Fh Ft Music Festival Contestants Depart For Homes
Special to The News reports on the mass departure of contestants after a music festival. The piece notes dramatic climaxes at the band fete and mentions regional drought issues affecting soil conservation planning in the Panhandle and western Oklahoma. Authorities E R Duke and Fred R Merrifield are involved in the supplemental regulations discussion.
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News College Station
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Southern
E. R. Duke
Amarillo
Fred R. Merrifield
Panhandle Music Festival Contest Ends At Polk Street Church
Contestants in piano violin and vocal departments of the Panhandle Music Festival completed three days of competitions at Polk Street Methodist Church. More than 150 contestants and 29 teachers attended, with high grades continuing from Friday. the event also featured an art display of Amarillo school pupils and a speech arts festival in the church chapel.
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Panhandle
Polk Street Methodist
Panhandle Plains
Polk Street Methodist Church
Amarillo
Lola Fern Faust
Silverton
Helen Gault
Tucumcari
N. M
Winnie Jean McKenzie
Pampa
Margaret Jones
Tulia
Irene Lyons
Barbara Frazier
Frances Ann Compton
Memphis
Billy Jo Mahoney
Dalhart
Ruby Wallace
Vivian Brantley
Billie Louise Gaines
Virginia Davis
Shamrock
Imogene de Oliviera
Tucumccari
Patsy Ruth Dennis
Anna Jean Smoke
Clovis
Neleta Dale Mullins
Stratford
Royce Lewis
Margaret Beecroft
Charles Jenkins
Duwayne Harliss
Magic
Cleo Fay Turner
Mariner Cowart
Judith Elliott
Marcella Thomas
Mary
Ape Man Hanged at San Quentin Under Lindbergh Law
Thomas Edward Dugger, 31, described as an "ape man," was hanged at San Quentin Prison for kidnapping three Los Angeles women. The victims survived, but one was held for six hours, triggering the Lindbergh law penalty. Warden Court Smith oversaw the execution, the first since he took charge.
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San Quentin
Cal
Thomas Edward Dugger
San Quentin Prison Gallows
California
Dugger
Los Angeles
Los Angles
Court Smith
James B. Holohan
Day Sleeper Owl Delays Wakeup With Goldfish Prize
In Orangeburg on May 1 a resident, H. C. Wannamaker Sr., watched an owl fish from a backyard pool and then perch above as Wannamaker and neighbors pelted it with rocks. The odd incident ended with the owl flying off.
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Orangeburg
S. C
H. C. Wannamaker
Wannamaker
Lad Watches Calmly as Lion Kills Trainer
In Paris at the Fair of the Throne a 10 year old boy watched a lion kill trainer Charles Hulin, 26, as spectators believed it part of the show. The lion bit the trainer's neck before a policeman shot the animal. Hulin died from severed carotid artery and claw injuries.
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Paris
U.P
Charles Bosser
Place de la Nation
Charles Hulin
Hulin
School Heads Gather Today for Panhandle Plains Meet
Dr. James F. Webb of North Texas State Teachers College will speak on social philosophy as the basis for educational reform at the high school this afternoon. He also addresses school administration problems at a banquet at the Capitol Hotel at 8 p.m. Supt. O. M. Rogers and Sen. C. C. Small join Webb on the afternoon program, with J. O. Gulekie and Webb delivering principal addresses at the banquet.
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James F. Webb
Department of Education
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Panhandle- Plains Superintendents Association
West Texas State Teachers College
University of Chicago
Canyon
O. M. Rogers
Amarillo
Sen
C. C. Small
Webb
J. O. Gulekie
Dr. Webb
Sheriff Responds to Grand Jury Criticism Over Bone Dry Laws
Clayton Alabama May 1 Sheriff J P Williams fired back at a grand jury that faulted him for enforcing the bone dry laws. He published an open letter saying the jury drank the beer he submitted as evidence and urged public awareness.
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Clayton
Ala
J. P. Williams
Williams
Truck Crash Kills Dairyman Near Waco
May 1 near Waco Raymond Brown a dairyman was killed when a highway construction booster truck crashed into his milk truck. Two women riding with him were seriously injured as burning asphalt spilled into the cab.
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Waco
Raymond Brown
Arguments End in San Angelo Trial
San Angelo May 1 Arguments concluded in the case of George Williams of Sweetwater cafe and Mrs Katherine Williams of San Angelo on federal counts of intimidating a government witness. George Williams denied threatening John Wilder a beer parlor employee and advised him to leave town before J F Williams and R L White stood trial on extortion charges.
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San Angelo
George Williams
Sweetwater Cafe
Katherine Williams
Williams
John Wilder
Negro Beer Parlor
J. F
Jack) Williams
R. L. White
Massed Band Show Ends North Texas Conven tion
A massed unit of 190 musicians from 16 school bands closed the North Texas School Band and Orchestra Association convention with a concert directed by A R McAllister. Concert featured Stars and Stripes Forever and Home on the Range for a varied program.
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North Texas School Band and Orchestra Association
A. R. McAllister
Shamrock Band
Academy of Music and Art Band
Amarillo
Hereford
Pampa
Sam Houston Ward School
Sam Houston Junior High
Shamrock High School
House Military Affairs backs $30 million Army post bill
The House Military Affairs Committee favored the Mc Swain bill authorizing about 30 million dollars for a four year Army post construction program. The measure calls for 8,000,774 dollars in the first year for improvements and a comparable amount in each of the following three years.
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Washington
U.P
House Military Affairs Committee
McSwain
Additions Expand Plains AAA Program Says Finnell
H H Finnell regional soil conservator said the southern region AAA adds conservative crops and practices for the Texas Oklahoma Plains offering farmers multiple options suited to their conditions with benefits available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas - Oklahoma Plains
H. H. Finnell
Oklahoma extension leaders assist with regional conservation plan
Assistant director of the Oklahoma Extension Service and colleagues were summoned to Washington to shape a local soil conservation program. The move accompanies the release of a special supplement detailing provisions tailored to Panhandle and Oklahoma counties.
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Oklahoma Extension Service
Washington
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Five hijackers rob Detroit Bank of about $50000
In May 1944 five armed men hijacked the oldest Detroit bank. Four entered the lobby while a fifth waited in a sedan. A rifle shot shattered a counter, injuring Mrs. Iava Hershey and Harry Taylor and customers Clemens and others. The band escaped with cash.
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Detroit
Iava Hershey
Harry Taylor
Clemens
Mayor Zimmerman Indicted on Patronage Charges
Buffalo Mayor George Zimmerman was indicted by the Erie County grand jury on four counts alleging a patronage agreement before his 1933 election. The probe centers on the alleged political dealings and the implications for his mayoralty.
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Buffalo, N. Y
George Zimmerman
Buffalo
Erie County Grand Jury
May Day Echoes Peace Pleas Across Europe
European workers observed May Day with calls for peace and condemnation of war. London reported a quiet day with 300 police overseeing thousands marching in Hyde Park under red banners. Hitler addressed 80,000 in Berlin while 2.5 million in the capital joined morning assemblies.
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London
Europe
Oxford
Cambridge
Germany
Hitler
Berlin
Italy
Plea for Clemency From Stalcup Family Heard
Virgil Stalcup, condemned killer of Sheriff W. B. Arthur after the Dickens jail break, asks Acting Governor Woodul for clemency as his mother and wife lodge final plea. District court records note Brown’s guilty plea and a third life sentence, while Allred previously declined clemency.
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Woodul
James V. Allred
Salcup
Stalcup
Board of Pardons
Court of Criminal Appeals
Handcuffed Groom Threats Delay Honeymoon Departure
Max E. Menk of Washington, D. C., walked into the New Orleans police station with manacled hands and muttered threats against an unnamed friend. He said, Just wait until I get back from my honeymoon, before officers removed the cuffs after learning the friend had handcuffed him, delaying the wedding trip.
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New Orleans
Max E. Menk
Washington, D. C
Ceiling Zero Tickets With Want Ads Today
The Globe News Want Ads department offers free tickets with ads. With each Want Ad at the usual low rate, two free guest tickets to Ceiling Zero at Rialto Theater are included. A three day Want Ad earns one free ticket. Dial 6262.
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Globe News
James Cagney
Pat O’brien
Rialto Theater
Negus Rallies Defenders Against Italian Advance
Emperor Haile Selassie orders all able-bodied Ethiopians to march north to stop the Fascist advance on Addis Ababa. Italian commander Ba doglios forces shift headquarters 62.5 miles south of Dessye. Italian rally plan for a nationwide adunata amid rumors of Addis Ababa falling risks premature celebrations.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Pietro Badoglio
Army Pilot Dies in Arizona Crash Near Kingman
An Army pursuit plane from March Field California crashed near the TWA airport in Kingman Arizona killing the pilot cadet identified only as Roberts.
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Arizona
Kingman, Ariz
March Field
Calif
TWA
Roberts
Not a Shot Is Fired As Public Enemy Is Surrounded
Alvin Karpis, one of the era’s last famed gangsters, was quietly captured in New Orleans by a Hoover led FBI squad. Also taken were Fred Hunter and a unnamed woman. The arrest ended a three year coast to coast search with no shots fired, and Karpis was flown to an undisclosed location under heavy guard.
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New Orleans
Alvin Karpis
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Dillinger
Baby Face Nelson
Karpis
William A. Hamm, Jr
St. Paul, Minn
Brewer
Edward George Bremer
St. Paul
Fred Hunter
Garretsville
Ohio
Hoover
Canal Street
House Passes Navy Appropriation Bill in Senate Sentencing
The House approved a peace-time Navy appropriation of 531,068,707 for 1337 fiscal year to fund new ships are aircraft and personnel. The measure passed 212 to 73 after a prior 76 to 25 vote upheld authorization for two battleships if other signers build capital ships. The package totals about 601,000,000 including carry-overs and a 13,000,000 airplane contract, covering 12 months starting July 1.
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Washington
House
Senate
New Kind of Rain Puzzles Motorists
Motorists near the county courthouse report a strange rain of paint. Superintendent C A Bottom investigated and found the paint fell from a steeplejack painting the courthouse flag pole in strong winds.
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Kansas City
Kan
U.P
C. A. Bottom
Bottom
No Man's Land Pioneer Day Fete Draws Record Crowds
Guymon Oklahoma gears up for the second annual No Man's Land Pioneer Day Celebration as crowds from Texas Oklahoma Kansas and New Mexico fill the town. Tonight previews include a wrestling card and dance with all hotels booked. Governor Marland and Senator Gore are slated to speak with a giant parade scheduled for tomorrow morning.
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Garford Wilkinson
Guymon
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Young Dems Open Pampa Meet Today
Led by Bill Putral of Amarillo, president, Young Democrats of West Texas travel to Pampa for the opening session of their annual convention. Futral and West Texas club officers attended a banquet in Pampa. Speakers include Chairman Ernest O. Thompson of the Railroad Commission, Sen. Clint Small, J. Doyle Settle, and J. R. Winkle.
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Bill Putral
Amarillo
Young Democrats
West Texas
Pampa
Futral
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Sen
Clint Small
J. Doyle Settle
Lubbock
Texas Organization
J.R. Winkle
Santa Fe
New Mexico State Organization
Safety Board Urges Grading of Drivers
The Texas Safety Council called for grading automobile and truck drivers at a meeting in Austin. Capt. J D Moffatt urged the idea and B Frank Johnson of the Texas Truck Drivers Association supported it. Competition, he said, would push drivers to pursue higher ratings.
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Austin
Texas Safety Council
Capt
J.D. Moffatt
State Motor Patrol
B. Frank Johnson
Texas Truck Drivers Association
Salaries Report Flood Commission Reports Big Pay
Washington May 1 reports show SEC swamped by annual salary disclosures from major firms. Eastman Kodak Co executive Frank W. Lovejoy listed as 109 149 in compensation as president and general manager.
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Washington
Security and Exchange Commission
Frank W. Lovejoy
Eastman Kodak Co
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