Methodist Episcopal Conference Rebuffs Evolution Debate
At Kansas City conference leaders reject a fundaments list proposal to form a 15 member committee to probe modernist teaching. Bishop Anton Bast faces a church court over past graft related charges amid further rumors of trials for other bishops including George A. Cooks over alleged maladministration and immorality linked to evolution remarks.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harold Paul Sloan
Haddonfield
N. J
Sloan
New Jersey
Anton Bast
Copenhagen
Bast
Francis J. McConnel
Thettsburgh
George A. Cooks
Wilmington
Del
McConnell
Temperance Board Demands Dry Nominees at Conference
The Methodist-Episcopal temperance committee in Kansas City urges a bone dry platform and calls for dry candidates in the national parties. In preliminary talks they vow to push such nominees and keep the issue prominent as the campaign unfolds.
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Kansas City
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Methodist-Episcopal Conference
Temperance Board
Amarillo Area Forecast For Thursday Weather Update
Thursday likely to bring showers in Amarillo and vicinity with cool northerly changes. West Texas should see cloudy conditions and local showers, New Mexico unsettled with possible rain. High pressure east of the Mississippi and a trough from Arizona to Minnesota shape a warm Mississippi Valley and Plains pattern.
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Mississippi
Tennessee
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Minnesota
Mississippi Valley
Florence Trumbull Rumored as Bride for John Coolidge
Washington society buzzes that Florence Trumbull daughter of Connecticut's governor may marry John Coolidge, son of President Calvin Coolidge. The chatter likens her to the First Lady in temperament and style, noting her poise and charm.
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Florence Trumbull
John Coolidge
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Connecticut
John
Coolidge
Jones says he is not a candidate for president
Washington May 2 Jesse H Jones finance director of the Democratic party reiterates that Texas should send an uninstructed delegation to the June 26 Houston convention. He says he prefers no contest over instructions and notes he has no political office or aspirations.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Democratic Party
Texas
Houston
Jones
Oklahoma Gasoline Prices Rise One Cent a Gallon
Oklahoma City May 2 Major filling stations raised gasoline one cent per gallon bringing price to 18 cents per gallon.
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Oklahoma
United Press
Oklahoma City
End of Teapot Dome Liberty Bond Trail Nears
Washington May 2 The senate Teapot Dome committee closed Harry F Sinclair’s testimony after one day and a half of questioning. He must turn over the $757,000 of profits from the Continental Trading Company of Canada Transmitted to the Sin clair Crude Purchasing company and supply the receipt and a certified company entry for the payment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Liberty Bond
Continental Trading Company of Canada
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Wyoming
Sinclair Crude Purchasing Company
House Divided Over Rejected Farm Relief Fee Vote
Washington May 2 The House voted 141 to 120 to disapprove the equalization fee in the McNary Haugen farm relief bill and then erupted in heated debate over what the chamber had voted on as parliamentarian Cannon and others claimed the fee was already killed. The dispute continued after hours with no decision, adjourned until tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aswell
Louisiana
House Agricultural Committee
Representative Cannon
Missouri
House
Champ Clark
Cannon
Representative Mapes
Michigan
Moody Wins Ovation in Houston Speech Backed by Texas Delegates
Governor Dan Moody addressed about 4,000 in Houston urging Texans to attend primaries and back a dry plank in the state delegation. He praised pre convention efforts in Dallas and Waco and opposed Al Smith mainly on prohibition grounds.
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Dan Moody
al Smith
of Texas
Moody
Dallas
Waco
New York
Texas
Smith
Ohio man burned to death in stove explosion fire
Joe Boyer aged 85 died and his wife and daughter were seriously burned when a stove explosion sparked a house fire twelve miles east of Columbus Ohio today.
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Governor Grants 90 Day Furlough to Taylor County Thefts Convict
S. S. Birdwell, jailed for theft in Taylor county, received a 90 day furlough from Governor Moody on a Wednesday in Austin. The two year sentence stands as the underlying penalty.
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Associated Press
Austin
S. S. Birdwell
Taylor County
Moody
Roswell Challenges In State Beautification War
Roswell New Mexico answers an editorial urging a city beautiful contest between Hereford and Canyon by issuing a public challenge. A page ad in the Southwestern Dispatch extols Roswell’s charms and invites other West Texas and Panhandle towns to join the rivalry, promising a win by losing in spirit or effort.
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New Mexico
News
Hereford
Canyon
Southwestern Dispatch
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico City
Accused Bank Plotter Case Goes to Surge
Lea Smith ex cow boy faces murder charge for the Stanton bank slaying of Norberto Diaz on December 23. Trial began Monday after venue change from Martin county with witnesses including William Massie and Ramos detailing a framed holdup motive and Baze’s confession. Smith says he acted as an unwilling accomplice and was deputized to arrest the men before the shooting.
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Abilene
Texas
Lea Smith
Norberto Diaz
Stanton
Martin County
Cc. C. Baze
Diaz
Hilario Nunez
Victor Ramos
William M. Massie
Fort Worth
Texas Bankers Association
Ramos
Baze
Smith
Nunez
Young Man Picked Up for Ride Is Killed
Clyde Hollafield 24 died in a collision with a second car driven by Homer Teichman near South Houston on Wednesday. Teichman and Emory King of Lubbock, who were picked up by Hollafield while hiking to Galveston, were uninjured.
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Clyde Hollafield
Homer Teichman
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Emory King
Lubbock
Hollafield
Galveston
Amarillo Couple Indicted in California Kidnapping Case
George Henry Celey and Ruby Celey of Amarillo Texas were indicted in Los Angeles on a child stealing charge connected to the abduction of four year old Lois Celey from Edna Celey Townsend. Bond set at 1000 dollars each. extradition to California planned.
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Los Angeles
George Henry Celey
Ruby Celey
Amarillo
Texas
Lois
Celey
Edna Celey Townsend
Waco Baptists Oppose Baylor Removal Plan
Waco Baptist congregations passed resolutions protesting Baylor University's removal to Dallas. The pastors association outlined fallacies in the removal argument and formed a central Texas anti removal group at Waco Kaylor, planning public resolutions to reach Baptist messengers ahead of the Texas Baptist convention extraordinary session in Mineral Wells.
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Texas Baptist Convention
Fort Worth Liable for Bear Bite Injury
The Texas supreme court ruled Fort Worth liable for injuries to 8 year old Jack Wiggins after he was bitten and clawed by a bear at Forest Park Zoo. The case centered on municipal responsibility for safety and animal containment.
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Associated Press
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Texas
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Supreme Court
Jack Wiggins
Forest Park
Senate cotton inquiry delayed by Chairman Smith illness
Washington May 2 US agriculture subcommittee postponed its cotton investigation as Chairman Smith fell ill. Hearings will resume once Smith recovers.
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Washington
Smith
Senate Agriculture Sub-Committee
General Moore to be buried at Arlington
In San Antonio on May 2 the body of Brig. Gen. Francis Moore aged 87 was mourned and will be buried at Arlington Cemetery Washington D C after funeral services held locally.
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Bank Robbery at Lamonte Dates a Lamonte Bank Heist
Two robbers forced bank officials to the floor at the Lamonte bank twelve miles west of Sedalia on May 2. They took about $1,200 in cash and fled.
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Lamonte
Rain Drenches Panhandle As Amarillo Sees Dust Cleared
Heavy rain along the state line drenched New Mexico and the western Texas Panhandle with more than a half inch, reaching Dalhart and Tascosa. Dallam county wheat prospects improve while farmers plant row crops as moisture returns. Amarillo logging a brief shower ends a dust storm though clouds promise more rain and cooler conditions with a 47 degree high and 67 degree low. Vega reports hail amid storms. April rainfall near normal at 0.77 inches vs 1.72 inches long-term average.
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Vega
Dirigible Italia Begins North Pole Flight From Stolp
The Italia started from Stolp at 3:20 this morning bound for Spitzbergen as General Nobile issued commands from the gondola. Mascot Titiana the fox terrier joined the voyage, spectators cheered, and the craft headed northward as searchlights faded. If refueled at Vadsoe the leg could be about 1 150 miles. Kings Bay is the planned base for spring and summer flights to probe land on both sides of Peary’s route.
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Germany
Italia
Spitzbergen
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Titiana
Berlin
Air Service
Brandenburg
Vadsoe
Norway
Norge
Raold Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
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Peary
Al Smith Backers Predict Nomination After California Victory
Jubilant supporters of Governor Al Smith claim he will secure the presidential nomination early in Houston balloting following his California primary win. Foes, while alarmed, offer varied reactions as the race narrows.
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Washington
al Smith
California
Daniels Not to Bolt Raleigh Third Party Threat
Josephus Daniels telegraphed Wilbur Legette that he would not accept a third party nomination if Governor Smith is nominated at Houston. He said the only hope to wrest the government from privilege and corruption lies in a Democratic victory.
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N. C
Josephus Daneiels
Wilbur Legette
California
Jamey A. Reed
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Houston
Hoover gains in California boost but nomination still uncertain
Hoover secured 20 California delegates and claimed a strong path toward the Republican nomination, while his rivals challenge the tally. The GOP convention looms in six weeks with 835 of 1,089 delegates named, and Democratic delegates totaling 670 of 1,100 chosen as Houston nears balloting.
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