Nebraska dust silt shipment boosts farmers
In Lubbock Texas a Nebraska dust silt shipment valued at 26 million dollars to Nebraska farmers was described by Prof. E. E. Schramm. County Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson warned another 250000 tons were en route and urged Nebraska to keep the silt there, noting past losses to Lubbock County from dust storms. Local farmers mulled billing Nebraska for damages as winds and sand persisted.
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Lubbock
Nebraska
South Plains
Texas
E. E. Schramm
University of Nebraska Geological Department
Vaughn E. Wilson
Schramm
Lubbock County
Threats Told In Riot Probe At Des Moines Riot
Eye witnesses testified at a military court martial in Le Mars Iowa as it began sifting evidence against more than 100 farmers tied to last weeks riots. Witnesses recalled hearing invaders yell get a rope and lets hang him while dragging District Judge C C Bradley from a Primehar courthouse chamber. Names were withheld for safety though witnesses offered to testify. Authorities said about 200 men were sought and 66 remained jailed locally with suspects still at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Mars
C. C. Bradley
National Guard
Military Court
O’brien County
Primehar
Judge Bradley
Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity Thursday
Thursday fair and cooler in Amarillo and West Texas north of the 100th meridian. unsettled in New Mexico with showers north, colder south. Temperature readings show highs near 65 and lows around 52 in Amarillo yesterday. precipitation for the 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yesterday was trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Storm Warning On Texas Coastline
Weather Bureau issues storm warning for Louisiana and Texas coasts. Disturbance of considerable intensity over West Texas will move eastward bringing strong southerly winds tonight shifting to westerly and northerly on the Texas coast by Thursday with increasing southerly winds along Louisiana coast Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Cloudburst halts traffic across eastern Panhandle region
A cloudburst and dust storms swept the eastern Panhandle and Amarillo area driven by high winds and hail. Rain peaked near Yarnell with four inches while Shamrock reported two inches and Texline faced thick dust. Traffic halted on highways 33 and nearby detours flooded as the Canadian River watershed benefited cattle ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Amarillo
Shamrock
Texline
Clarendon
Hedley
Memphis
Conway
St. Francis
Highway 33
Conway To Panhandle
Panhandle- Borger
Canadian River
Carson
Hutchinson
Roosevelt and Lewis Douglas Offer Near Balanced Budget
President Roosevelt and Budget Director Lewis Douglas report next year's federal budget within 120 million dollars of balance. They base calculations on no tax increase and expect receipts of 2.2 billion dollars and expenditures of 2.32 billion, excluding debt retirement. This implies a near one billion dollar cut from the current budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Major oil firms match Humble price moves in Texas
In Houston on May 3, leading oil companies aligned with Humble Oil and Refining, matching posted prices for most Texas fields. East Texas seen special action as Texas Company and others kept or raised rates, with East Texas paying 25 cents a barrel per Magnolia/Others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Texas
East Texas
Sinclair, Prairie Oil Marketing Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Texas Company
Humble Company
East Texas Oil
Front Page Encore Tonight At Municipal Auditorium
An encore presentation of The Front Page will be shown tonight at 8 30 at Municipal Auditorium. A cast of 20 selected from The News Globe staff will perform to raise funds for Community Kitchens. Tickets cost 25 and 50 cents with all seats reserved. The board opens at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street before moving to the auditorium at 7. The show caps the Panhandle Press Association convention opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Auditorium
News-Globe
Wilbur C. Hawk
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Panhandle Press Association
View of Palo Duro Canyon Drives State Park Plan
A 50 strong group of park enthusiasts and officials toured Palo Duro Canyon to view proposed scenic routes and park sites. Texas State Park Board Chair D E Colp pledged swift designation of areas once rights of way are secured, as plans for a Goodnight Memorial Trail and wider canyon network gather momentum as part of Roosevelt conservation efforts.
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Palo Duro
Canyon
Amarillo
Panhandle
Roosevelt
Readhimer and Readhimer Denied Bonds in Slaying Case
Floydada May 3 J R Reedhimer and V A Readhimer were denied bail as further testimony was heard before Judge Kenneth Bain in the Stokes Campbell street slaying case. Bonds were previously denied April 13 and sustained by the court of criminal appeals after indictments on April 18. Defense lawyers said they would appeal.
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Floydada
J. R. Reedhimer
V. A. Readhimer
Kenneth Bain
Stokes Campbell
Bain
Court of Criminal Appeals
Nellie Tayloe Ross Sworn Director of the Mint
Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Wyoming governor, was sworn in today as director of the U S Mint. She will oversee coinage of all money and the assay offices nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Mint
United States
Goodnight Trail Plans Advance for State Park Rights of Way
Panhandle boosters gathered at the Amarillo banquet to form an executive committee to secure right of way for the Goodnight Memorial Trail and related canyon drives in Palo Duro Canyon. The project ties to Roosevelt era conservation, aims to honor Col. Charles Goodnight, and could begin construction within 30 days once land rights are deeded to the state. The committee spans Clarendon Clifford Claude Amarillo Canyon Memphis Silverton and others, with D. E. Colp endorsing the plan and noting a state park site is already secured.
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Palo Duro Canyon
J. Evetts Haley
Texas University
Charles Goodnight
Panhandie
Palo Duro Park
Panhandle Park
Amarillo
Roosevelt
Col
Panhandle
Pioneer Goodnights
Colonel Goodnight
Goodnight
Randall
Armstrong
Odds Caraway
Clarendon
Donley
L. P. White
Claude
T. EB. Johnson
Potter County
FE. Baird
Canyon
W. C. Dickey
Memphis
Hall
J. W. Stevens
Tulsa
Swisher
J. A. Bain
Silverton
Clyde Warwick
Strange Rites Told In Trial
In Linden Texas on May 3 defense witnesses described Paul Oakley's alleged devout healing faith and wild revival behavior as the motive behind the slaying of Bernice Clayton age 3. Testimony depicted erratic praying, fire-handling, and an electric chair demonstration on the courthouse lawn sparked courtroom disruption as lawyers urged the judge to curb influence on jurors. The defense argued Oakley was mentally unbalanced when he placed his hands on the child's throat.
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Linden
Tex
Paul Oakley
Bernice Clayton
Bulah Oakley
Tie
East
Texas
Burns
Clade Stankard
Oakley
J. J. Oakley
Hicks Harvey
R L Bob Duke Claimed by Death In Texas
Dalhart reports the death of R L Bob Duke age 69 general overseer for the Capital Reservation Land Company which held 3 000 000 acres of West Texas land for the state capital project He came to Dalhart in 1892 worked for the XIT Ranch 40 years and rose to oversee all company holdings in Texas He is survived by his widow and several daughters funeral plans not yet set
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Dalhart
R. L
Bob) Duke
Capital Reservation Land Company
West Texas
Austin
Mineral Wells
Duke
XIT
Buffalo Springs
Land Company
John Armstrong
Bovina
Texas
Oklahoma Governor vetoes repeal convention resolution
Oklahoma City May 31 Governor Murray vetoed a joint House resolution calling for a repeal convention on the eighteenth amendment. The move blocks a statewide referendum on repeal until the legislature acts again.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Murray
House
Texas Legislature Approves New 21 District Redistricting Plan
The Texas Legislature approved a compromise plan dividing the state into 21 congressional districts after two failed attempts. The measure moves three new districts to Bexar County, the Panhandle, and Central West Texas with one in East Texas, while Galveston and Chambers counties shift from the seventh to the ninth district. Controversy arose as Sen. Holbrook and others accused conferees of self-serving bias and broken promises, claiming districts favor their regions.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
National
Galveston
Congress
Clay Stone Briggs
J. J. Mansfield
Columbus
Chambers
Bexar
Harris
Dallas
Bexar County
Panhandle Plains
Northwest
Livestock
West Texas
East Texas
T. J. Holbrook
Margie E. Nea
Carthage
John W. Hornsby
Holbrook
Briggs
Julian P. Greer
Athens
Rep
Penrose Metcalfe
San Angelo
Parents Beg Peggy McMath Return in Capes Search
In Harwichport Massachusetts on May 3 1950 two parents pleaded for their 16 year old daughter Peggy McMath to be returned. They said they would meet any reasonable ransom and offer immunity to the kidnappers who took her from a schoolroom. Police declared a 48 hour truce to allow contact while the home remained unguarded. Neill C McMath the father and a Detroit native promised to deal honestly with the kidnappers and could raise any needed funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwichport
Mass
Peggy” McMath
Cape Cod
Neill C. McMath
Borger heads seek ouster as petition for new charter filed
Borger's new city commission, after an election contest, presented a petition with 186 names seeking a special election for a new city charter and new commissioners. Commissioner Harry Willis charged the move targets the commissioners themselves. Lantron, the appointed police chief later replaced, aided in circulating the petition and said Willis was correct.
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Borger
New City Commission
Harry Willis
E. L
Lantron
Willis
Two Convicts Slain in Prison Break Probe
In Texas two condemned men EF A Jack Bragg of San Antonio and C A Roby of El Paso were slain during a prison farm escape. Guards Frank Harris and B E Humphrey fired when Bragg and Roby rushed Harris for a shotgun. Bragg died an hour later. Roby died on the scene. Investigators link other inmates to the plot as authorities review the break. The incident is headed for a Bend County grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
Tex
Jack” Bragg
San Antonio Desperado
C. A. Roby
el Paso
Lberty
Bragg
Roby
Frank Harris
B. E. Humphrey
Harris
A. N. Owen
Central State Prison
Captain Owen
Frank Gill
San Antonio
Houston
Bexar County
Plaza Hotel
South San Antonio
Dallas
Liberty
Bend County Grand Jury
Roosevelt currency inflation plan faces quick House action
The Roosevelt inflation measure wins 307 to 86 in the House, sending the farm relief bill to conference as leaders push to finish by Saturday. Senate conferees begin talks on differences, aiming for swift approval and presidential signature.
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Washington
Sush
T House Today
Prospec
Senate
House
White House
Snell
New Ys
Rainey
Althoit
Black
New York
Borne
Missouri
Connery
Chusetts
Drewery
Virginia
Negro arrested in kidnapping of Gia in Harwich Mass
Harwich Massachusetts May 3 police resumed the search for the Gia kidnapping suspect after detaining a Cape Verde Islands native, Frank 48, a railroad worker, who denied involvement. Police questioned him and then extended the search to two unnamed white men who were reportedly with him yesterday.
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Harwich
Mass
Peggy McMath
Himterday
Cape Verde Islands
Frank
Barnyard Ads Seek Cash Market for Poultry and Feeds
Farmers and poultrymen call for a market in want ads to sell barnyard stock for cash. The notice urges readers to place ads below and inform about offerings and location to reach 32,000 people, with special 3 day and weekly rates.
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MV Weatel
M’lean
Alan Reed
Groom
Yarnell
Fred Sass
Chicago Ash Wagon Drivers’ Union
Morris Goldberg
Teamsters
Chicago
Teamsters’ Union
Murray Humphries
Jack White
al Capone
Associated Press
Park Board
D. E. Colp
Texas State Park Board
Majestic Natural Museum
Amarillo Hotel
Tulia
Mrs. Ross
Holiness
M'Math
Borger Heads
Foosey
Tenn Valley
Muscle Shoals
Sena
Negro
GIA
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