Miss Murray Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
Elizabeth Murray world traveler writer and suffrage organizer admitted guilt in a federal case accusing her of using the mails to defraud Lela Mae Barnum of Amarillo for 1000 dollars by claiming to be founder of the Woman's History Foundation. Judge James C. Wilson sentenced her to fifteen months in a high class institution for women after hearing from Major EF Simpson and noting her fragile health.
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Elizabeth Murray
United States
Miss Murray
James C. Wilson
Murray
Wilson
Lela Mae Barnum
Amarillo
Woman's History Foundation, Inc
Mrs. Barnum
Seto
Kee
Simson
EF. A. Simpson
Alex Mood
Major Simpson
Roundup of Booze and Gamblers Ordered by City
The city commission instructed Chief H. L. Gaither to launch a general roundup of bootleggers and gamblers. Police will concentrate all resources to arrest or drive out illegal liquor operators and gamblers as part of a stringent enforcement promise to church leaders before the election.
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H. L. Gaither
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Conditions
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair skies Wednesday. Low pressure systems have moved southeast from the northern Rocky Mountains and central Texas, bringing warmer air to the southern Plains and central Mississippi valley. Tonight and Wednesday look warmer with no significant precipitation yesterday recorded at 0.0 inches by 2 p.m.
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Amarillo
Texas
Rocky Mountain Region
South Dakota
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Ajax
Pampa Man Sentenced in Mail Fraud Case
A. L. Weiss of Pampa received 18 months in Leavenworth for using the mails to defraud. Judge James Wilson warned merchants against schemes to cheat wholesalers. Weiss had ties to four bankrupt firms. Separate cases saw Charles Crow fined 500 dollars with 400 suspended, Cecil Mapp fined 500, and A M Jackson fined similarly for liquor law violations. Elizabeth Murray pleaded guilty to mail fraud and drew 15 months in a penal institution. Orrin Turner of Turkey paid a 100 dollar fine after a liquor charge.
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A. L. Weiss
Pampa
Leavenworth
United States
James ©. Wilson
Weiss
Charles Crow
Briscoe County
Crow
Cecil Mapp
Mapp
A. M. Jackson
Elizabeth Murray
Orrin Turner
Turkey
Turkey Votes $85,000 School Bond Issue for New Structures
The Turkey community approved an $85,000 school bond by a 100 to 61 vote to complete the high school, remodel ward schools, and equip buildings. The new high school auditorium will seat about 1,000, with total school-building expenditure totaling $135,000 as enrollment rose. Separately, local churches outline a $28,000 Baptist building and a $30,000 Methodist unit.
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Turkey
Baptist Church
Methodists
Last Minute Action as Texas Legislature Convenes
The Texas special session advances with both houses at work on calendars. The House shifts the automobile registration fee bill from 20 to 6 percent cuts and recesses until tomorrow. The Senate passes a board of education bill for nine members and gubernatorial support, while the House resists an appointive superintendent. Governor Moody proposes a state auditor and corrects a civil costs appeal repeal. A sine die adjournment is defeated. session ends next Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate
Board of Education
House
Joe M. Moore
Greenville
Margie Neal
Carthage
Moody
Office of State Auditor
Fiscal Survey Committee
40Th
Pollard
W. A. Williamson
San Antonio
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Rio Grande
Colorado River
The
Railroad Commission
Premature Dynamite Blast Kills Two at Pedernales Bridge
At a bridge under construction near Johnson City Texas a dynamite blast killed 24 year old Morris Conn who was tamping a hole and seriously injured 23 year old Ernest Petri of Blanco. The accident occurred at the Pedernales River bridge about a mile from the town.
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Associated Press
Johnson City
Tex
Pedernales River Bridge
Morris Conn
Ernest Petri
Blanco
Rail Officer Slain by Bandit Pair in Duluth Suburb
Bruce Palmer, 50, a railroad policeman, was shot and killed while resisting two robbers who plundered two payroll messengers of the Duluth Missabe and Northern railroad at Proctor suburb. The payroll total was not disclosed. The two robbers took the money to the First National Bank.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Minn
Bruce Palmer
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad
Proctor
First National Bank
Abilene Votes $100000 For Municipal Airport
Abilene voters approved 100000 in bonds to purchase and equip a municipal airport. A 200 acre tract will cost 40000 with the remainder allocated to hangars administration building flood lights and boundary lights. Mayor T F E Hayden said construction would start immediately.
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Associated Press
Abilene
T. F E. Hayden
Sororities to Withdraw from Hollins College
Roanoke Virginia May 14 Hollins College will abandon all sororities. Acting on a petition from seventy members of seven national sororities the president announced no bids will be tendered after this year. Existing sorority members may stay cooperatively for two years before the system ends.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Hollis College
Matty L. Cooke
Senate Passes Farm Relief Debenture Plan
The Senate approved the farm relief bill with the debenture provision by a 54 to 33 vote. It creates a federal farm board of twelve members to form stabilization corporations for key crops, aiming at orderly marketing of surpluses. If the House rejects it, the measure returns to the Senate amid constitutional debate.
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House
Senate
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Expect 200 at G O P luncheon in Amarillo
The Texas regional Republican conference will discuss the future of the party in the state. Hugh Exum and Amarillo Republicans plan for 200 attendees at 11 46 AM luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel. KR B Creager and county leaders will arrive to join the conference. Reservations via Exum 9653. S e Fish Amarillo attorney toasts. Teeland notes railroads missing in the world.
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Texas
Hugh Exum
Amarillo
KR. B. Creager
Brownsville
Creager
Eugene Nolte
Seguin
Col. T. P. Lee
Houston
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
Leonard Withington
Dallas
Exum
Amarillo Band Benefit Concert Urges Public Support
Mayor Ernest C. Thompson urges strong patronage for the Amarillo high school band concert on Friday. He asks people to buy tickets or donate to help the band’s Denver trip promote Amarillo and enhance the city’s reputation.
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Amarillo
Denver
Mother-in-law Held After Slaying in Domestic Row
A woman shot and killed Mrs Grace Morrison in front of a Plainview hotel then tried to flee with her mother-in-law, Mre BE Stallworth. Grand jury urged to indict by noon. both suspects remain jailed. Audrey Morrison and family details noted. motive described as domestic triangle with differing personalities.
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L. T Stallworth
Grace Morrison
Plainview
Levi Stallworth
Fort Worth
Denver
North Polk Street
A. H. Morrison
Morrison
Stallworth
Eckener Given Permit to Fly Graf Zeppelin Over France
Dr Hugo Eckner received permission at 10 o'clock tonight to fly the Graf Zeppelin over France but only between seven and nine in the morning. The notice came too late for a Thursday morning departure.
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Associated Press
Preiedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckner
France
Hold Texas Youth Under Large Bond in Father Slaying
Horace Heflin ten was ordered held on a 2500 bond after an examining trial in Kaufman Texas for the slaying of his father J D Heflin a Kaufman county farmer. The elder Heflin was shot at his farm home near Kaufman and the son surrendered to Sheriff Fred Adams after the trial revealed a family disagreement last week.
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Associated Prost
Kaufman
Tex
Horace Heflin
J. D. Heflin
Fred Adams
City Commission Advances Emergency Ordinance On Water Rates
The city commission approved an emergency ordinance lowering water rates for small consumers and reducing the minimum bill by ten dollars. The session also created an office of assistant chief of police with E. J. Veutwan appointed, and reappointed Fire Chief Karl Curry and City Tax Collector Yda Witt. Mayor Ernest C. Thompson praised citizen petitions supporting appointments and the right of petition as an ancient and honorable practice.
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E. J. Veut Wan
Karl Curry
Yda Witt
City Commission
Police
H. K. Gaither
Ernest C. Thompson
Burns H N Osborne hurt in gas explosion blast
Osborne proprietor of a jewelry shop at 210 East Fourth Avenue is in Northwest Texan Hospital with severe burns to head and arms after his residence at 410 West Fourteenth Avenue exploded at 6 10 last night. The blast tore off the roof and hurled wood fragments for hundreds of feet. Windows shattered within a block radius. Investigators suspect a leaking gas connection as the cause.
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N. M. Osborne
West Fourteenth Street
Gray
Amarillo
Osborne
Ofborna'a Jewelry Shop
East Hourth Avenue
Texan Hospital
West Fourteenth Avenue
Nan Okplosion
Mr. Osborne
Assistant Named To Police Chief Gaither On Joe Vest
Joe Vest, a two year patrolman, was named assistant to the police chief by City Manager Patterson after a city commission conference. Vest will handle efficiency and personnel work and is Gaither’s first assistant, with Gaither remaining as chief despite petitions seeking his retention.
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Gaither
Joe
FE. J. West
J. B. Patterson
City Commission
Patterson
H. L. Gaither
Vest
Chief Gaither
Ernest Thompson
Hhe
Three Men Die After Contact With Power Line Near Whitewright
Three West Texas men Dock Webster 20 Tommie Webster 23 and Bowen Daniels 21 were killed when they touched a low swinging high voltage wire near Whitewright Grayson County. Mrs Dock Webster accompanied them. the group traveled from Hermleigh and Brice seeking work and ran out of gasoline before crossing a field for fuel. The wire had been loosened by wind and rain.
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Associated Press
Whiteright
Tex
West Texas
Dock Webster
Tommie Webster
Bowen Daniels
Grayson County
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