Time Card For New Santa Fe Line Announcement
First scheduled train over the Santa Fe line to Boise City and Shattuck via Morse and Spearman leaves Amarillo Friday at 9 30 p m. It arrives Shattuck 4 30 a m and Boise City 5 30 a m. Trains to Amarillo depart Boise City 7 00 a m and Shattuck 4 30 a m, arriving Amarillo 6 30 p m. Mixed trains run daily except Sunday. Continued on Page 2 Col 8.
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Santa FE
Boise City
Shattuck
Morse and
Spearman
Amarillo
Santone Mayor Wins Re-election at San Antonio Polls
Returns from 54 polling places show Mayor C. M. Chambers and Commissioners Phil Wright Jacob Rubiola Paul Steffler and Frank Bushick reelected by substantial majorities. Chambers total 10 222 votes to 7 722 for Guy S. McFarland Citizens League candidate.
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San Antonio
C. M. Chambers
Phil Wright
Jacob Rubiola
Paul Steffler
Frank Bushick
Chambers
Guy S. McFarland
Citizens’ League
Five Transients Die From Fire In Springer Jail
Four men suffocated by smoke in a Springer jail fire caused by a cigarette. The deceased are Norman Lester, 25, Los Angeles. David Tate, 21, Detroit. Glen Armstrong, 17, Peoria. James Lawrence, 24, Clayton. with Jack Sullivan, 25, Clayton, critically injured at a Raton hospital. Coroner rules bed clothing ignited by a cigarette.
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Springer, N. M
Springer
Norman Lester
Los Angeles
David Tate
Detroit
Mich
Glen Armstrong
Peoria
Ill
James Lawrence
Clayton, N. M
Gasoline Price Slashed to 13 Cents in Amarillo
Retail gasoline in Amarillo dropped to 13 cents a gallon across most stations on Tuesday, the steepest cut in years. Major oil firms including Phillips Magnolia Continental Gulf and Sinclair joined the move as price declines spread through the Panhandle. The tax remains four cents, with distributors earning about nine cents gross. officials cite limited profits and broader state price reductions as reasons.
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Amarillo
Phillips
Texas
Magnolia
Continental
Gulf
Sinclair
Panhandle
Canyon
Dalhart
Pampa
Borger
Clovis
Claude
Troops Replace Mine Guards as Disorders Grow
Kentucky National Guardsmen extend policy to replace mine guards to curb intimidation. Detachments sent to Black Mountain Kenvir to aid hiring and ensure workers can seek employment. A crowd of about 200 unemployed halted a furniture truck in Evarts and dispersed after guardsmen intervened. Walkouts reported at Blue Diamond and five other mines.
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Harlan
Daniel M. Carrell
Kentucky National
The
United Press
Evarts
Kentucky National Guardsmen
Carrell
Chevrolet
Zoning Map Changes Presented For Amarillo City Plan
The master zoning map for Amarillo was presented to the city commission with public hearings to follow and three weeks of publication. The map shows a larger business area and changes including Sixteenth Avenue and Washington as retail districts, reflecting protests from April hearings.
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Planning Board
Amarillo
City Commission
John S. McKnight
Sixteenth Avenue
Polk
Washington
Madison
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Avenues
Unidentified Man Loses Foot at Santa Fe Tracks
A man presumed struck or fallen from a train near Thirty-eighth Street and the Santa Fe Railroad lost his left foot. He was taken by private car to St Anthony's Hospital, where staff could not identify him or provide details on his residence age or occupation.
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Santa Fe
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Baylor University President Brooks Near Death
Doctors said the president of Baylor University S P Brooks had hours to live as he lay unconscious from cancer. Family remained at his bedside and his condition was described as critical with no recognition of visitors.
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Brooks
Waco
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Fourteen New Elevators Building On Santa Fe Line
Fourteen new grain elevators are under construction on the Santa Fe line to Boise City and Spearman. They aim to be finished before the 1931 wheat crop movement in late June. Builders include Kearns Grain at Cordaro Satren Mallett Bautista Frick Hilker at Frick Wadley at Kerrick Connally at Dumas Strader at Dumas Beasley at Dumas Machovec at Etter Johnson at Enid Collard at Spearman McGibbon. Wheat in the area is strong with a bumper yield expected. County commissioners and the state highway department are grading roads to the new stations.
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Santa Fe
Boise City
Spearman
Kearns Grain Company
Amarillo
Cordaro
Satren, Mallett, Bautista
Frick
Hilker Grain Company
Wadley Grain Company
Texhoma
Kerrick
Connally Grain Company
Amar
Dozen bands to attend West Texas convention in Lubbock
The 13th Annual West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention opens in Lubbock tomorrow with 1000 local registrations targeted. Officials led by President Charles E. Coombes and D A Bandeen arrive to supervise events centered on Texas Technological College and the region’s technology goals.
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Lubbock
West Texas
Charles E. Coombes
D. A. Bandeen
J. ©. Watson
Stamford
Maury Hopkins
Plainview
Texas Technological College
Chamber
Fort Worth
School of
Reach Accord On Districting In Texas
Free conference committees on the congressional redistricting bill report an agreement. South Texas gets a district, Central Texas a district, and Northwest Texas a district. Houston Dallas and San Antonio are separate districts and Briggs of Galveston and Mansfield of Columbus are no longer in dispute.
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Austin
House
Senate
Finn
Sunset
South Texas
Central Texas
Northwest Texas
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Claystone Briggs
Galveston
John Mansfield
Columbus
Stratford Girl Dies in Amarillo Hospital
Jonnylea Foreman a 17 year old Stratford girl died at a local hospital at 6 30 Tuesday night She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs W P Foreman Stratford a sister Mrs K L Eller of Stratford and an uncle A D Foreman of the Panhandle Lumber Co Amarillo The body is at N S Griggs Sons pending funeral arrangements.
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Jonnylea Foreman
W. P. Foreman
Stratford
K. L. Eller
A. D. Foreman
Panhandle Lumber Company
Amarillo
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Alfonso Charged With Riding Riot Outbreaks in Spain
Madrid efforts seek indictments against exiled King Alfonso and aristocrats for three days of anti government disturbances. Attorney General Gallarzo cites possible authorship of anti Republic literature and links to Monarchist groups. Martial law remains in effect in affected cities as authorities vow severe punishment.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Gallarzo
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Spain
Mexican generals held in plot to overthrow government
May 12 report from Mexico City states two former Mexican generals Mario B. Martinez and Julio Marques Carmona and ex Colonel Alvaro Lucio Alcazar were detained in an alleged coup plot timed for May 5. Police say Luis Cabrera led the conspiracy and exile followed arrests.
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Mexico City
Mario 8. Martinez
Julio Marques Carmona
Alvaro Lucio Alcazar
Luis Cabrera
Guatemala
Rock Island Offers Morse Celebration Excursion Rate
The Rock Island will sell round trip tickets to Morse and back for 3 dollars. Train departs Amarillo May 15 at 8 25 A M arrives Morse 11 09 A M in time for the noon celebration. Return leaves Morse at 4 44 P M and reaches Amarillo at 7 40 P M. Tickets valid for return Friday Saturday Sunday or Monday.
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Rock Island
Morse
Herman Clutter
Amarillo
Galveston Mayors Re-elected Amid Strong Turnout
In Galveston on May 12 one of the largest votes in the city’s history returned the incumbent mayor and city commissioners to office. Their lead stood around 800 with returns nearly complete. The total vote reached about 14 000.
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Galveston
Amarillo City Seeks Set System Price for Gas
Amarillo Gas Company faced a city commission move to fix a selling price for the distributing system. The commission renewed its offer to buy the system and asked immediate negotiations, with experts to set a reasonable value. The mayor defended cautious action to secure cheap city gas as residents signed for gas service and orders from citizens supported the plan.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Colonel Promoted to Major General Patterson Heads Army Medical Corps
President Hoover elevates Col. Robert A. Patterson to major general and appoints him head of the Army Medical Corps. Patterson receives the promotion in Washington on May 12 as the Army reorganizes its medical leadership.
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Washington
Hoover
Col
Robert A. Patterson
Army Medical Corp
Claim Trio Sighted Near San Jon New Mexico
A trio of claimants are reported sighted near San Jon New Mexico close to Tucumcari with no further details on their identities or the scope of the sighting. Authorities have not released confirmation or counter reports.
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San Jon
Escape Deputy's Firing Rumor Ties Bandits to Canyon
Unconfirmed reports place the three robbers of the Santa Rosa bank near Deaf Smith County. A rumor from Hereford says the trio was in Apache Canyon, with a blue coupe seen entering the canyon head. Officers from multiple towns guarded exits and chased leads toward San Jon and Crady.
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Hereford
Apache Canyon
Deaf Smith County
Grady, N. M
Santa Rosa
Tucumcari
Clovis
San Jon
Crady
Robbers Seen After First National Bank Heist Near Grady
Three masked men who robbed the First National Bank of Santa Rosa were spotted near Grady New Mexico heading toward Amarillo. A postal carrier saw them but could not stop them. Sheriffs from four counties joined the search, forming one of the largest posses in years as the bank bandits allegedly spread nails to delay pursuers.
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Clovis
N. M
First National Bank of
Santa Rosa
Grady
R. M. Witherspoon
Curry County
Amarillo
Bank Robbery In Santa Rosa Reported At Morning Hours
An unverified Tu cumcari report says officers exchanged shots with two fugitives near noon. The First National Bank of Santa Rosa was robbed around 10 am Tuesday by two well dressed young men who entered and discharged the job while a third waited in a car. Employees were ordered to raise their hands.
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Tucumcari
First National Bank of
Army Planes Pass Through Amarillo En Route to Dayton
Nine planes from the 91st Observation Squadron arrived in Kansas City at 4:30 P M while en route from San Francisco to participate in aerial maneuvers at Dayton Ohio. Major Lawrence W McIntosh led the fliers who left Albuquerque this morning stopping in Amarillo for lunch. They will remain in Kansas City over?>>
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Kansas City
91St
San Francisco
Dayton
Lawrence W. McIntosh
Albuquerque
N. M
Amarillo
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North Plains
Canadian River
Santone
New Mexico
Clayton
Jack Sullivan
Raton
Lawrence and
Sullivan
Mills
N. J
Beck of
de Kalb
Senate Finance Committee
Beck
State Highway Department
McGregor
Steward of
Teague
Tech
Greer
Athens
Clarence Dubose
Luca de Tena
Paris
Mexico
Martinez
Ortiz Rubio
Amarillo Gas
Commission
Santa Rosa, N. M
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