Hoover shows displeasure as campaign funds hearing continues
Secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover faced sharp questions from five members of the Senate campaign funds committee in Washington. He denied personal expenditures beyond small sums for calls and expenses, suggested calling James Good for details, and resisted broad price‑rise accusations related to China. The panel moves to New York City to question Alfred E. Smith’s campaign handlers as the hearing unfolds.
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Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Hoover
James W. Good
Iowa
New York City
Alfred E. Smith
Power
Dale
Vermont
China
Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Department of Commerce
Lights Rule At Methodist World Conference In Kansas City
Kansas City hosts the quadrennial Methodist Episcopal world conference attended by 875 delegates including 87 bishops and many ministers and laymen. Five bishops were to be elected to replace retiring leaders, with noted speakers such as Bishop Waldorf of Kansas City and Branch Rickey of the St Louis National League among those listed.
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Kansas City
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. F. Berry
Philadelphia
Luther B. Wilson
New York Area
William F. Oldham
Buenos Aires
Wilbur F. Thirkfield
Chattanooga
Frank W. Warne
Bangalore
India
E. L. Waldorf
Er. S. Johnson
Capetown
Africa
E. S. Jones
Fred B. Fisher
Calcutta
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Partly cloudy and cooler conditions expected in Amarillo and surrounding areas through Thursday. General outlook for West Texas New Mexico shows fair skies with cooler temperatures north and east. Rain reported along Atlantic and south Pacific coasts. Yesterday temperatures reached near 92 in Amarillo with variable wind and lower readings later.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Rocky Aakatain
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Atlantic
South Pacific Coast
Amarilie
Cena
Fayere
Wicestecsaes
Campaign donors pledged as canvass continues Amarillo college drive
More than half of potential donors have yet to be solicited as volunteers press on. About 350 of 1,100 cards returned show over $40,000 in signed subscriptions, with groups underwriting another $30,000, totaling about $75,000. A new wave of workers will target remaining prospects to finish the campaign.
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College Fund
Harve H. Haines
Board of City Development
Col. Haines
Amarillo
Armour Heirs Settle Debts Of 19 Million
Claims against the estate of Ogden Armour were settled in full in Chicago on May 9. The deal cleared debts to Armour and Company and bondholders of the Sutter Basin project with cash and bonds totaling about 18.006 million dollars. The settlement credits the widow and daughter Mrs John J Mitchell with final control, including surrender of the Melody farm estate valued at 2.5 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ogden Armour
Packer
Armour and Company
Chicago Packers
Sutter Basin Company
California
Armour
John J. Mitchell
Melody Farm
$150000 Gold Shipment Vanishes in Mexico City Collision
Unconfirmed reports say $150,000 in gold disappeared from an express car after a collision in Mexico City. No details on suspects or recovery yet. The incident prompted searches and official inquiries into the mishap and security procedures.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Rockefeller Seeks Indiana Standard Oil Chief's Resignation
John D. Rockefeller Jr asks Col. Robert W. Stewart to resign after Stewart’s testimony to a senate oil reserve leases inquiry. Rockefeller cites loss of confidence and plans for a possible special stockholders meeting while stressing no prejudgment of ongoing legal proceedings.
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Associated Press
New York
Col
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Col. Stewart
Senate
Mr. Rockefeller
Senate Committee
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Seventeen Arrested in Raids at Childress
Seventeen men were arrested in Childress Tuesday afternoon by Amarillo prohibition officers and the sheriff's department. Most suspects faced charges of sale and possession after liquor was found at nearly every raid location. Bond was posted by many on Tuesday and Wednesday, with some inmates still jailed awaiting release.
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Childress
Prohibition
Amarillo
Sheriff's Department
Lubbock Gas Tax Invalid Says Court
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a 1.5 cent gasoline tax imposed by Lubbock is unconstitutional. It barred cities and counties from such occupation levies under statute. Magnolia Petroleum Co. had sued to challenge the tax. lower court and appeals court decisions were affirmed.
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Associated Press
Austin
Lubbock
Supreme Court
Magnolia Petroleum Co
District Court
Appeals Court
Cattle buyer shot to death in Sweetwater Texas
Charley Wells age 30 a cattle buyer was fatally shot on a street in Sweetwater Texas. Bert Trammell surrendered to police minutes after the shooting. Wells who had been acquitted in a prior murder case was killed after leaving a restaurant with deputy Sam Clark aboard.
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Associated Press
Sweetwater
Texas
Charley Wells
Bert Trammell
Trammell
Wells
Phillip Trammell
Sam Clark
Winters
Clark
Tom Trammell
West
Judge Acquitted in Huntsville Highway Killing
District Judge Carl T. Harper of Madisonville was acquitted of murder in the slaying of James Lee Rich of Houston on Huntsville streets the night of March 2. The case, transferred from Walker County, went to the jury and out in 21 minutes.
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Associated Press
Brenham
Carl T. Harper
Madisonville
James Lee Rich
Houston
Huntsville
Walker County
Court rules bail bonds must be signed by principal
The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that a bail bond must be signed by the principal himself and not by his attorney or another on his behalf. It reversed and remanded to Harrison County a judgment feiting the bond of Tom Walker, whose bond was signed Tom Walker by Attorney F. M. Scott.
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The
Associated Press
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Harrison County
Tom Walker
F. M. Scott
Indiana Primary Defeat for Hoover Signals Governor Race
Indiana returns show Watson leading Hoover by about 21 600 in the Republican primary with 2 283 of 3 610 precincts reporting. Hoover declines comment as friends split over impact and Indiana delegates move toward Kansas City.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gibson Johnson Leck No 1 oil test shows strong gas flow
The Gibson-Johnson-Leck No 1 oil test in Winkler County Texas blew in at 7 am with 60–70 million cubic feet of gas and an estimated 10–20 thousand barrels of oil. The crown block was blown off and the rig shot 200 feet in the air before flowing for an hour as depth reached 3168 feet in porous gray lime. The find expands the Winkler County field eight miles north and boosts Lea County New Mexico prospects nearby.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Winkler County
Texas
Lea County
New Mexico
T. P. Oil & Gas Company
Marland Eaves No
Union of Methodists Presbyterians and Congregationalists Considered
Kansas City May 9 The quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will hear proposals for unification with the Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches after unanimous committee approval. A 27 member unification commission would handle all union inquiries and represent the church in merger talks. The conference also abolished the eight year bishop tenure and urged Congress to oppose naval bill provisions limiting the president's naval program.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Churches
Congregationalist Church
All Methodist Episcopal Unification Commission
Church Union
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Episcopal Committee
Congress
Franchises pricing clash delays approval as third bid arrives
The dispute over franchise terms shows fresh motion as a third offer arrives. Listings detail Montgomery and Amarillo rates for various gas or cable volumes with discount provisions and net price notes.
Amarillo Gas Line Franchise Bids Enter New Competition
A third company has entered the Amarillo gas line bid to reach the market and gas field. The Amarillo City Commission paused action on two existing franchises to allow a one week period for submitting a rate schedule and contract proposal, with attorney F H McGregor representing an unnamed group seeking time to file. The panel voted to extend deadlines to Tuesday night next week, while existing bidders led by Jim Whittington and George E Montgomery urged timely decisions.
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Amarillo
City Commission
F. H. McGregor
Mr. McGregor
Jim Whittington
George E. Montgomery
Commission
Mr. Whittington
J. M. Walah
New York
Montgomery
McGregor
Whittington
McChegor
Bis Company
Lee Bivins
W. H. Brymer
Great Flier Killed in Plane Crash at Teterboro
Royal V. Thomas famed aviation pioneer dies in a Reliance monoplane crash at Teterboro Airport New Jersey with mechanic Vaughn Weathersley aboard. He recently set a Roosevelt Field endurance mark of 36 hours 24 minutes 69 seconds, aiming to beat Eddie Stinson and George Haldeman’s 53 hour record. The crash, blamed by some on wing failure others on an explosion, occurred on the golf course fairway near a drainage culvert.
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Associated Press
Teterboro
Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Royal V. Thomas
Reliance
Vaughn Weathersley
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Thomas
Roosevelt Field
New York
Eddie Stinson
George Haldeman
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
le Ned
Teterboro Golf Club
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