Veil of Silence Hides Operations of Giant Air Armada
George Engman dies after a night club altercation. G A Red Craig and B E Sargent charged with murder by Randall County deputy sheriff W L Lyons. Both suspects jailed without bond in Potter County pending arraignment. Engman died at St Anthony's Hospital from head wounds. nephew Jack Engman released from hospital. Officers had pursued leads since the Engmans were removed from the club.
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Veil OF Silence
GIANT
AIR Armada
George Engman
George A. Engman
G. A. “Red” Craig
B. E. Sargent
W. L. Lyons
Randall County
Potter County
Engman
St. Anthony's Hospital
Jack Engman
George
Engmans
Long Attacks FDA Stand in Patman Bill Debate
Senator Long of Louisiana challenged President Roosevelt over wartime service as debate on the Patman bonus bill intensified. Senator Tydings of Maryland warned Lang against escalating the clash, saying he might face more than a vocal argument.
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Washington
Senator Long
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Senator Tydings
Maryland
Lang
Palo Duro Park gets own state board in Texas plan
A special five member state board will administer Palo Duro State Park affairs after House approval and Senate passage. Gov elect to sign. bill originated with Rep H K Stanfield Amarillo and Sen Clint Small. Conference among Panhandle officials led to the measure.
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Palo Duro Park
Palo Duro State Park
Austin
House
Senate
Southwest
Alfred
H. K. Stanfield
Amarillo
Clint Small
Panhandle
State
National Park Services
Wilbur C. Hawk
Palo Duro
D. E. Colp
State Park Board
Texas
James V. Allred
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
Albert G. Walker
Vernon
Clint C. Mall
Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy Saturday across West Texas and New Mexico with fair conditions in the south and unsettled weather in the north. Cooler in the northwest portion. Temperature readings from yesterday show mid 70s to low 80s with varying hourly values.
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Amarilllo
West Texas
West 100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Fair South
Amarillo
Isieness
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Hopkins Approves New Funds for Panhandle Wind Erosion Plan
The Hopkins administration approved a second $225,000 allotment for emergency wind erosion work in the Texas Panhandle, joining a prior $250,000. Funds will be spread at 10 cents per acre to combat erosion, and five CCC erosion camps will operate in Potter, Ochiltree, Hall, Lamb, and Dawson counties for six months.
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The
Washington, D. C
Texas Panhandle
Harry Hopkins
Marvin Jones
Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Drouth
Panhandle
Lawrence Westbrook
FERA
Jones
Clinton
New Works Allotment Board
H. H. Bennett
Rvice
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Panhane
Potter
Ochiltree
Hall
Lamb
Dawson
Texas Relief Load Drops Across State
Field representatives of the Texas Relief Commission report a statewide decrease in relief load over the past weeks. They credit improved business conditions, farming operations, and transient residents moving northward with warmer weather.
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Dallas
U.P
Texas Relief Commission
Death of Mary Lavalle Girl in Back Bay Fire
Mary Lavalle, 12, daughter of painter John Lavalle, died from burns suffered when flames swept the Back Bay home last Tuesday. The death raises the toll from the fire reported today in Boston.
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Boston
Mary Lavalle
John Lavalle
Back Bay
Byrd and party return home after Antarctic voyage
Admiral Richard Byrd arrives in Washington aboard the Bear of Oakland as President Roosevelt and Cabinet officials greet him. The welcome includes a cannon salute and praise for Byrd's second Antarctic expedition and its scientific contributions across more than 22 disciplines.
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Washington
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Roosevelt
Oakland
Cabinet
Senate
House
Navy Yard
Byrd
Antarctic
Mr. Roosevelt
Censorship Hides Route of Pacific Fleet Air Arm
Overnight, May 10, Honolulu reports the American navy enforces strict censorship on its mid Pacific air armada. The exact routes remain undisclosed though not all aircraft are bound for Midway Island, with some likely aiding broader fleet operations. Observers note fighters may pause at French Frigate Shoals or Pearl of Hermes Reef as 153 ships remain in the area.
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Honolulu
High Command
Navy
Washington
Midway Island
Joseph M. Reeves
Little Island
French Frigate Shoals
Pearl of Hermes Reef
Midway
Drunken Prisoner Bites Officer. Fatal Injury in Fort Worth
Fort Worth officer Graham aged 40 died from infections after a drunken prisoner bit him as he tried to arrest a motorist after a collision. The bite occurred March 27 on his day off. a finger was amputated in early April but blood poison had already set in.
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Fort Worth
Poiceman Graham
Graham
Rain and Hail Hit Wide Areas Across South Plains
Rain and hail fell on scattered parts of the South Plains and Eastern Panhandle last night. Measurements include 0.15 to 0.25 inch near Plainview, 0.10 inch at Kress, and between 0.25 and 1 inch from Claude to Clarendon. Goodnight and Wellington reported heavy hail and moisture. Wellington also had a vivid electrical display. Traffic on the Claude Washburn road slicked by moisture. The section, weather continued to be reported on page 9.
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South Plains
Panhandle
Plainview
Kress
Claude
Clarendon
Goodnight
Wellington
Hereford Pioneer Day Parade Recounts Early Plains Settlement
Hereford staged its first Pioneer Day festival with a parade featuring cowboys, chuck-wagons, settlers, and covered wagons to honor Deaf Smith County pioneers. About 3,000 visitors watched as the event celebrated frontier conquest and the region’s agricultural foundation, with calls to make it an annual celebration.
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Hereford
Plains
Smith County
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Amarillo to Lead Record Crowd to WTCC Meet
One of the era’s largest delegations will depart Amarillo next Tuesday by special train with a band, orchestra, quartet, Mexican musicians, singers and dancers for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Plainview. Reservations are $1.50 round trip, and the trip celebrates Amarillo’s bid for next year’s colorful event. Mrs. A. L. Ludden will join as soloist and appear on parade programs.
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Amarillo
Delation
Plainview
West Texas
A. L. Ludden
Jones to Speak This Morning Over NBC Radio
Congressman Marvin Jones of Amarillo and chairman of the House agricultural committee will address amendments to the agricultural adjustment act. The nationwide NBC hookup will broadcast his Washington speech between 11 35 and noon Amarillo time.
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Marvin Jones
Amarillo
House Agricultural Committee
NBC
Washington
Government cotton checks arrive for Donley County farmers
Clarendon May 10. Government cotton rental checks totaling 34735.97 were received by 705 Donley County cotton farmers today. Donley is first to receive 1935 allotment. H. M. Breedlove county agent was second in the state to finalize all cotton contracts.
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Clarendon
Donley County
H. M. Breedlove
Winter Wheat Yield Slightly Off in May Report
The Department of Agriculture reports May 1 conditions for winter wheat show production at 431,637,000 bushels, down from April 1 and well below the 1928-32 average, with rye at 40,356,000 bushels and pasture and other figures detailed for several states including Texas 39 percent of normal and 7,872,000 bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Pipeline Bill Falls in Late Legislative Rush
AUSTIN May 104 The Texas Legislature failed to pass a general utilities regulation bill amid final rush hours before adjournment. Lawmakers shut many bills and amendments under closing rules, sidelining much of Governor Allred’s agenda. Speaker Stevenson ruled a Senate amendment to allow small cities to regulate rates unconstitutional, hurting utility reform efforts.
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William McCraw
Ernest O. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Will D. Pace
Tyler
Joe Hill
Henderson
East Texas
al Capone
Sen
Gordon Burns
Austin
Texas
Allred
Coke Stevenson
Senate
House
Panhandle
Prison Break At Eastham Prison Farm Sparks Second Inside Assault
On May 10 at Eastham Prison Farm guard Virgil Welch died and another guard and a convict turnkey were wounded as four prisoners forced their way from the main barracks. Leader Jack Peddy was fatally wounded later by Osborn during pursuit. In Huntsville, Ernest Young was killed in a gang fight within the main prison yard as violence erupts less than a day after earlier clashes and a planned electrocution of Raymond Hamilton and Joe Palmer.
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Eastham Prison Farm
Virgil Welch
Peddy
Osborn
Eastham Farm
Homer Parker
Tom Stevens
Huntsville
Here
Ernest Young
Kendall County
Young
Short wills stingy on bequests in Westchester
In Westchester Pennsylvania on May 10 a note shows the will of M. A. Flannigan leaving all to sister Kate. A second will by Cyrus Williams, scrawled on wrapping paper, leaves everything to Effie.
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Westchester
M. A. Flannigan
Kate
Cyrus
Williams
Governor Allred Signs Gambling Confiscation and Highway Bills
Governor Allred signed a measure empowering justice county or district courts to order confiscated property used for gambling. He also signed a second bill authorizing the State Highway Commission to condemn land for right of way in constructing state highways.
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Austin
Allred
State Highway Commission
Beverly Hills Correction About Lost Midway Island
Beverly Hills column notes a correction as the writer cannot locate Midway Island or 46 aeroplanes yesterday. The writer mentions Frank Hawks and a Buenos Aires Los Angeles flight timing correction. Brazil is praised for air force strength while England and France are said to have sold older planes abroad.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Midway Island
Frank Hawks
Buenos Aires
Los Angeles
Brazil
South America
England
France
U. S
Army
Navy
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