Kerrick Opens as New Texas Panhandle Town on Sale Today
Special to The News Kerrick in Moore County debuts as town lots go on sale along the Santa Fe line near Oklahoma. Lumber firms Galbraith Foxworth and Panhandle Lumber buy yard sites, Wadley Grain of Texhoma builds a large elevator, and early buyers include W. K. Dunlap of Griggs Oklahoma and B. R. Crabtree of Stratford. Etter town at the junction of Santa and Rock Island lines will be marketed May 18.
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Kerrick
Panhandle
Texas
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
Oise City
Galbraith-Foxworth Lumber Company
Panhandle Lumber Company
Wadley Grain Company
Texhoma
W. K. Dunlap
Griggs
Okla
B. R. Crabtree
Stratford
Etter
Rock Island
Moore County
Judge Grider Faces drunkenness charge in Lynn County
May 11 report from Tahora states County Judge G C Grider, after a hung jury in January, likely to stand trial again next fall on drunkenness in a public place. Prosecution witnesses alleged intoxication at a dance on January 1. defense witnesses testified to sobriety.
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G. C. Grider
Lynn County
Grider
J. M. Petticolas
Lubbock
Bill Anderson
Guy Sherrod
Walter Florence
Elmer Terry
Hari Curtis
Hall Robinson
Ben King
Jake Kinard
G. H. Nelson
Hill Stewart
John L. Ratliff
C. R. Carpenter
O’donnell
Tahoka
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas
Fair conditions expected for Amarillo and West Texas on Tuesday with little temperature change in New Mexico. Hourly values show morning readings around 60s and 60s to mid 60s later, with highs near the mid 60s and lows in the 60s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Senate approves voting clause in Petsch bill on warrants
May 11 The House concurred with Senate amendments to the Petsch bill limiting city and county warrants. Corpus Christi Amarillo exempted till next June over public utilities. Governor Sterling to sign. The measure requires competitive bids on projects over 2000 and voter approval for funding warrants. Senate shifts allow refunding bonds without a vote when utilities revenue bonds exist.
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Austin
House Today
Senate
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Sterling
House
Anti religious Rioting Spreads Across Spain
News from Madrid reports anti religious rioting moving into Malaga Saragossa Cadiz Bilbao and Seville with fires damage to Catholic properties estimated at 5 million dollars. Madrid endures mass church and school burnings as martial law is imposed with troops armored cars and machine guns deployed.
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Madrid
Spain
Malaga
Saragossa
Coroya
Cadiz
Bilbao
Seville
Cordova
Alcala de Henares
Texas House approves 5 and 10 percent salary cuts
In Austin on May 11 the economy bloc failed to abolish the adjutant general department, but adopted a blanket 5 10 percent salary reduction across departments affecting pay scales from 1500 to 2750 and above 2750. Total savings estimated 500000 to 1000000 dollars. Travel budget cuts were postponed. An 83 to 22 vote resisted cutting 140000 from National Guard funds. A 2400 cut for a Veterans Bureau Hospital chaplain was approved.
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Austin
Adjutant General's
House
National Guard
Texas National Guard
Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 93
Panhandle Breeder-Feeder Conference Planned in Lubbock
Panhandle ranchers and farmers will gather at the Hilton Hotel in Lubbock on Thursday for a Breeder-Feeder conference tied to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce opening. Grover B. Hill of the Amarillo Fat Stock Show praised the plan as a step toward helping breeders and feeders solve industry problems.
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Panhandle
Lubbock
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Hotel
Grover B. Hill
Amarillo
Tucumcari Pair Face Negligent Homicide Charge
Roy Vest and A. T. McIntyre of Tucumcari New Mexico were indicted for negligent homicide in the death of Vest’s wife who fell from a moving car and was struck by a passing vehicle. Two counts accuse driving while intoxicated and contributing to death by abuse and permitting the jump from the car.
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Pampa
Roy Vest
A. T. McIntyre
Tucumcari
N. M
Vest
Justice Court
Two Men Receive Two Year Terms In Potter County Court
William Henry Barth charged with burglary of a Santa Fe box car and theft of five cases of cigarets got two years in prison from the jury. Arch Bodenhamer convicted of receiving and concealing stolen property received a two year suspended sentence after trial.
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William Henry Barth
Potter County
Arch Bodenhamer
Oil Man Sues Hale Sheriff For Damages In Plainview
H S Dunaway of Panhandle sues Hale County Sheriff Nathan B Burkett and others in Plainview seeking 25038 dollars. He alleges illegal arrest February 12, jail detention and forced vagrancy fine after car search showed not stolen. Case set for May term in Plainview district court.
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H. S. Dunaway
Panhandle
Plainview
Nathan B. Burkett
Hale County
Dunaway
Kelly Hooper
A. E. Blakemore
Justice of Peace
Aim to Put It in Use Within Next Ten Days
A 1,800 feet long project is planned to be deployed and put into use within the next ten days. Details describe construction scope and timeline, targeting completion and operational status soon.
Fort Worth and Denver bridge girders complete across Canadian River
The last giant girder for the Fort Worth and Denver bridge across the Canadian River near Tascosa was laid, finishing steelwork on the 1800 foot span. Nine spans of 115 feet support the tracks with final tracklaying to finish cement piers. First train expected within 10 days with crews of 25 to 125 workers and no injuries.
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Fort Worth
Mine blast kills five at No. 2 Victoria mine
Hebert Nova Scotia May 11 An explosion likely from gas at the No 2 Victoria mine killed five men and injured at least eight. A 90 man shift entered at 7 AM and an hour and a half later the blast occurred. Most workers escaped.
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River Hebert
N. S
Victoria
Perryton Man Dies of Injury in Car Crash
Fred Perin a 50 year old Perryton music and voice teacher died after the car he drove overturned seven miles north of the Canadian River. Four other Perryton residents were injured including Clifton Sharp, 8, with a broken leg and severe cuts. sharps relatives also injured. Perin’s body rests at Griggs funeral home awaiting word from relatives.
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Fred Perin
Perryton
Canadian River
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Clifton Sharp
C. E. Sharp
Pauline
St. Anthony's
Perin
Seven Children Dead In Bus Train Collision
In Merced California on Thursday a Santa Fe freight train collided with a slowly moving school bus. The toll rose to seven with death of Jean Oakes age 7, a second grade pupil. Six other children died and two score injured in the crash.
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Merced. Cal
Jean Oakes
Santa Fe
West Texas Chamber Con convenes in Lubbock this week
Registration for the annual West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention opens in Lubbock Wednesday afternoon with the full program running Thursday through Saturday. Attendees receive a badge for access to the Spirit of Progress pageant at Texas Tech Stadium and other entertainments. The opening session at 9 o clock Thursday features Spencer Wells presiding and a keynote by Chas E Coombes.
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Lubbock
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Tech College Stadium
C. M. Caldwell
Abilene
City to condemn Amarillo Gas Plant to acquire system
Public ownership of Amarillo Gas Company's distributing system was ordered by the city commission at a special meeting. The panel rejected all bids for a new plant and voted to pursue condemnation to acquire the gas property, with court action to fix a fair price. Court proceedings will begin immediately to appoint appraisers and establish value.
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Amarillo Gas Company
City Commission
Ernest Thompson
Jim Vernon
H. Ernest Smith
Thompson
Smith
Amarillo
Ray Johnson
Vernon
East Texas Oil Field Called Greatest Economic Catastrophe
Dallas May 11 Robert K R Penn chairman of the Texas central proration committee calls the East Texas oil field discovery the greatest economic catastrophe in U S history in addressing the eighth annual National Oil Scouts Association convention He estimates a daily loss of 960 000 or 350 million for 1931 due to price cuts from production He notes no blame on East Texas citizens and warns production must be controlled to prevent a collapse of the oil industry J W Adams of San Antonio and J Ben Critz of Dallas Chamber of Commerce comment on the crisis Continued on Page 13 Col 2
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Dallas
Robert KR. Penn
Texas Central Proration Committee
East Texas
National
Oi Scouts’ Association
Penn
Chicago
Citi
J. W. Adams
San Antonio
J. Ben Critz
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Identify Man Killed by GAR Here Sunday
A man known as G. W. Callahan, age about 60, was found dead in a one room shack in a junk yard near Wes Third Avenue underpass in Ol Amarillo. A bank book showed a $160 deposit at First National. Two suspects, including 18 year old Gonde Reddoch, face charges in connection with the death.
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G. W. Callahan
O Myer Brothers Wrecking Company
Wes Third Avenue
Ol Amarillo
Harry Myers
Myers Brother
Callahan
First National
Gonde Reddoch
Court removes Julian Company receiver under order
District Judge Sam Hooker vacated Saturday’s order naming B. C. Housel as receiver for C. C. Julian Ol Royalties Company. The court barred disposal of company property until a final hearing May 18 on Marjorie Bennett's petition for a receivership. Bennett, owner of six shares valued at $3.50, accuses Julian of wasteful extravagance and riotous living.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Hooker
B. C. Housel
Attorn
C. C. Julian Ol Royalties Company
Julian
Marjorie Bennett
Hollywood
Calif
Miss Bennett
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