Am arillo clerk promoted to Gulf Colorado Galveston post
D R Simpson, long time chief clerk in Am arillo freight, was named assistant general freight agent for Gulf Colorado and Sante Fe with Galveston offices. The appointment by F G Pettibone and J S Hershey takes effect Saturday May 9. Simpson will depart soon to begin new duties and his family will move shortly after.
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D. R. Simpson
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Gulf Colorado Sta Fe
Galveston
F. G. Pettibone
J. S. Hershey
Gulf Lines
Will of slain Fihid at Dallas upheld by court
In Dallas May 9 the Fifth District Court of Civil Appeals upheld the will of Col W L Crawford denying grounds to break the will that left $200000 to Kate Lester Crawford and her son William Lester Crawford. Contestants led by Mrs Lucy Craycroft claimed grounds to contest. William Lester Crawford had been convicted of manslaughter over attorney Paul O Day shot in a downtown office last fall. Crawford remains free on bond while appealing the sentence.
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Associated Press Dallas
W. L. Crawford
William Lester Crawford
Paul O'Day
Fifth District Court of Civil Appeals
Lucy Craycroft
Colonel Crawford
Kate Lester Crawford
Willam Lester Crawford
Court of Civil Appeals
River death toll now reaches 23 in city tragedy
Mayor Rowlette Payne announced the final toll after a city and Mid-South Engineers check confirmed 23 dead. Names include Prof. R M McNeely of Vanderbilt and Prof Walter G Kirkpatrick of Oxford, with five crew members among the deceased and recoveries of Kirkpatrick and Edgar Bosard.
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Rowlette Payne
Mid-South Association of Engineers
R. M. McNeely
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Walter G. Kirkpatrick
Oxford
Miss
T. Waters Fox
Paducah
Paul Norcross
Atlanta
C. H. Miller
Little Rock
Ark
Ralph Bosard
Memphis
Edgar
E. H. Browser
Prof. Kirkpatrick
Edgar Bosard
Professor Kirkpatrick
Medal push planned for Tom Lee river hero
Memphis Tennessee May 9 Mayor Rowlette Payne and Vice Mayor Thomas A. Allen announced a drive to win a Carnegie medal for Tom Lee a Black man who saved many lives when the steamer M E Norman sank near Memphis late yesterday The city leaders said the effort would honor his brave rescue act and bring public recognition to the incident and the hero.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rowlette Payne
Thomas A. Allen
Tom Lee
M. E. Norman
Here
Poison centered Bainbridge case book in McClintock investigation
Memoranda on poison by Thomas Hawkes Tanner, printed in 1879, has become central to Chicago authorities probing the deaths of William Nelson McClintock and his mother Emma McClintock. Mrs Myrta Osborn, former friend of the family, provided the tip linking the book to the case.
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Jacuston
Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Philadelphia
Lindsay and Blakiston
Chicago
William Nelson McClintock
Emma McClintock
Myrta Osborn
McClintocks
Oscar Olson
Harry Olson
William D. Shepherd
Billy” McClintock
Osborn
Olson
Governor denies call for special session in Texas
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson stated in Beaumont that a special session of the state legislature is unlikely this May. She spoke during the dedication of the Neches River bridge, adding that no new urgent issue has arisen to necessitate a session.
Local Auto Agency in Amarillo Faces Car Shortage
Establishing in Amarillo a month ago H Lott of Clarendon owners Overland Knight agency says he must travel to Dallas to secure cars for demand though a shipment of six sixes arrived. Eighteen models are offered at Polk Street with many sold. the firm has sold eighteen cars in recent days.
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Amarillo
H. Lott
Clarendon
Overland-Knight
Dallas
Polk Street
Mr. Lott
Travelers Oil Company of Amarillo Chartered
A charter has been issued to the Travelers Oil company of Amarillo with capital stock of 100000 dollars. Incorporators named are F. B. Davis J. E. Rowland and W. B. Allen.
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Austin
Travelers Oil Company of
Amarillo
F. 8. Davis
J. E. Rowland
W. B. Allen
Lost sheep during heavy hail near Water Valley
In San Angelo on May 9 a number of sheep were reported lost near Water Valley, about 20 miles north, as heavy rain and hail fell overnight. The Water Valley area logged three inches of rain in 24 hours, while 1.93 inches were recorded locally. The south Concho River was rising rapidly today.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Water Valley
South Concho River
Jazz Dealers Rally In Austin On Jazz And Blues Records
Austin May 9 Jazz music and blues records were scored by speakers at the Texas Music Dealers Association second day session. They said the jazz craze will fade yet has caused a temporary depression in phonograph business but dealers must serve the public and sell what people want rather than what they prefer to sell.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas Music Dealers’ Association
Texon Cancellation Suit Decision Set For Monday
In El Paso on May 9, Judge P. R. Price announced a decision will be given Monday in the suit of H. Hazen and J. P. Scranton stockholders to cancel 1,400,000 Texan Oil and Land Co. stock alleged to have been illegally issued to Co. G. Cromwell. The suit also seeks to force officers to allow stockholders to inspect the company books.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
H. ©. Hazen
J. P. Scranton
Texan Oil and Land Company
Co. G. Cromwell
P. R. Price
Whiskey Armada Breaks Up As Blockade Quietly Forms
Wireless reports from the rum row blockade zone say the whiskey armada off the mid Atlantic coast shows signs of disintegration. Captain W V E Jacobs, coast guard commander in New York, noted no details in messages from the Mojave. Several large vessels reportedly pulled anchors and departed during the blockade, while patrols and chasers with higher speed engines moved seaward to enforce the law amid fog.
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Associated Press
New York
Rum Row
W. V. E. Jacobs
Coast Guard
mid-Atlantic
Jacobs
Mojave
Dry Navy
Flapper Wife Proves Sensation in Amarillo Music Scene
The Panhandle Music Co. sold its first Victor records of The Flapper Wife and placed a second order to arrive tomorrow with sheet music. Mr and Mrs W F Bechtold noted the instant popularity of the record from International Novelty Orchestra with Gene Austin arranging the refrain. Mrs W L Karsteter said inquiries for the song surged in recent days as a large sheet music shipment was anticipated.
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Panhandle Music Co
Victor Records
W. F. Bechtold
Amarillo
Victor
International Novelty Orchestra
Gene Austin
W. L. Karsteter
O. VY. Wray Music Co
Thie Muela Company
Baylor President to Address Alumni at Local Church
Baylor University head Dr. S P Brooks will speak to all alumni and former students at 2 pm in the First Baptist Church auditorium. No subject announced. A campaign is underway to raise an endowment fund for Baylor.
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S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
First Baptist Church
Baylor
Notorious Oklahoma bandit surrenders in Arizona arrest
Jeff Duree once pursued across Oklahoma and Kansas banks, was found farming near Roosevelt, Arizona, and surrendered to authorities. He faces a 25 year Oklahoma sentence for a 1921 Edmonton bank robbery and was also sought in Kansas for a Whitewater bank robbery.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jeff Duree
Oklahoma
Southwest
Roosevelt
Duree
Kansas
Maricopa
Joe Wilson
Edmonton
Whitewater
Defense funding okayed for Hawaiian island defenses
Washington reports approve 40 million dollars for land defenses of Oahu with half spent, plus 6 million for Pearl Harbor base development awaiting appropriation. Army navy maneuvers suggest the half finished plan may not fully shield Pearl Harbor from a large surprise attack.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Hawaiian Islands
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Congress
Army
Navy
Oahua
Governor Ferguson Opens New Neches River Bridge
Beaumont May 9 Governor Miriam Ferguson led the first crossing of the Neches River Bridge with a crowd of over 20 000 watching She called it an honor to be the first woman to drive across and thanked Beaumont for the welcome Also present were George S Nalle and her daughter Dorrance Ferguson after a breakfast with 200 local citizens
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Miriam A. Ferguson
Neches River
George S. Nalle
Dorrance Ferguson
Neches
Ferguson
Tertained
Hotel Beau
Hotel Beaumont
Col Sam B Amidon Dies in Harness in Kansas
Col Sam B Amidon a Democratic national committeeman of Kansas died in the harness late yesterday as his wish. He said I want to die in the harness Ive fought all my life and cannot bear inactivity of long illness I am not afraid of death but wish it to come quickly when it does come He passed away in Wichita on May 9 per Associated Press report.
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Wichita
Kan
Sam B. Amidon
Kansas
Lightning strikes flagpole atop Abilene federal building
A severe electrical storm in Abilene on May 9 struck the flagpole atop the federal building, scattering debris across the yard. No injuries were reported among post office staff or federal court attaches. Rainfall measured 1.4 inches, totaling 3.59 for the month and 9.02 since January 1.
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Abilene Federal Building
Ty Associated Preas
Judge Reinforces Murder Charge In Oberholtzer Case
Indianapolis May 9 Judge J A Collins overruled a motion to strike vital parts of the murder charge against D C Stephenson former Klan leader Harl Klick and Earl Gentry in the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. A motion to quash the indictment was denied and May 15 set for a hearing.
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Indianapolis
J. A. Collins
D. C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Harl Kiiick
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Women League and Disarmament Backed by Council
The International Council of Women’s Convention endorsed working for the League of Nations and gradual total disarmament. Officers were re-elected, with Lady Aberdeen continuing as president after 25 years in the role. Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker named vice chairman of the standing committee on suffrage.
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Associated Press
Washington
International Council of Women's Convention
League of Nations
Phillip North Moore
National Council of Women of the United States
Viva Voce
Council
Katherine B. Davis
New York City
League
Senate
Court of International Justice
Lady Aberdeen
International Council
Percy V. Pennybacker
Texas Club
Youth Charged With Slaying Of Father In St Louis
Edward G Dillon 19, son of Dr William A Dillon, was arrested in his mother's home in St Louis on May 9 in connection with the death of his father whose body with bullet wounds was found at Washington University stadium May 1. Police reported no statement on questioning outcomes. Dillon, once a Kansas University student, previously faced a 1924 robbery charge later dismissed. He is insured under three policies totaling 15000.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Edward G. Dillon
William A. Dillon
Washington University Stadium
Dillon
Dr. Dillon
Kansas University
Lawrence
Clayton
George Barnett
Barnett
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Florida Lumber Mill
Groveland Florida May 9 Fire in the planing room of the J Ray Arnold Lumber Mill completely destroyed the plant with owner estimating losses at one million dollars No lives were lost but a boy was said to have been killed by an automobile and carried off by the river this report was not confirmed
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Associated Press
Groveland
Fla
J. Ray Arnold
Western Packing Company of Amarillo Granted Charter
The Western Packing company of Amarillo is granted a charter with incorporators W. H. Batchelor W. B. Douglas and R. T. Emmett. Capital stock is $250000. Amarillo packing plant to begin operation within days after improvements costing about $60000. May 15 set for opening by W. H. Batchelor manager.
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Western Packing Company OF
Amarillo
Austin
W. H. Batchelor
W. B. Douglas
R. T. Emmett
Mr. Batchelor
Soldiers to honor mothers at San Antonio services
May 9 report from San Antonio states United States soldiers will pay tribute to mothers in special services at local army camps and flying fields. Mothers near San Antonio receive invites, Gold Star mothers are guests, and soldiers are asked to write letters to their mothers on Mother's Day per war department memorandums.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
United States
Army
War Department
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Rive
McClintock
Travellers Oil Company OF
Hawaiian Defense
Miriam
New Neches Bridge
Col. Amidon
Women’s Council
Amarillo US
Tyler Hare Bros
Carrie M. Hitchock Carver
Tyler
Buick
Cadillac
Dodge
Essex
Hudson
Supreme Auto Rad. Co
Florida
Ford
Frost
N.S. Griggs
Amarillo Warehouse, Storage & Ice Co
J. G. Short
Mgr
San Antomio
Chevrolet
Polk St
Cadillac Co
Polk
Willys-Knight and
Overland
Overland-Knight Co
San Antonio Joint Stock Land Bank
Williams-Ore Agency
ALL Kinds Insurance and Bonds
Taylor St
Amarillo, Tex
Moneyworth
J. W. Timmons
10Th
Fillmore Franklin
Packard
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