Bath seeks state aid after Bath school disaster
Michigan Governor Fred W Green proclaimed state wide aid to relieve Bath after a demented farmer Andrew Kehoe blew up the Bath school killing more than twenty people including 37 children. The village of 300 is virtually bankrupt and the state will fund rebuilding and funeral expenses if private gifts fall short.
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Bath
Mich
State of
Michigan
Andrew Kehoe
Fred W. Green
Green
Residents Flee In Atchafalaya Flood Warning
In New Orleans on May 19 residents of the vast west Atchafalaya basin fled their homes as federal weather officials and state relief director John M. Parker issued flood warnings. Operators urged 27 towns to evacuate, many with populations under 600, as waters from Bayou Des Glaises levee breaks and crevasses near Melville pushed toward the gulf.
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New Orleans
West Atchafalaya Basin
John M. Parker
Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Bayou Des Glasses
Atchafalaya River
Melville
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region
Friday outlook for Amarillo and vicinity shows partly cloudy conditions. West Texas partly cloudy. New Mexico generally fair in the south with unsettled areas north. Rain and showers expected in Illinois to the Atlantic coast, with cooler air following in the central Mississippi valley and northern Plains, plus a Utah low bringing northwest rain.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Atlantic Coast
Illinois
Ohio Valley
Utah
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Amarillo Yester
Three Days Old With Real Tooth
In Sweetwater Texas on May 19 the 15 day old Joseph William Woods Jr reportedly set two world records by developing a tooth at three days old. Dentists removed the loose tooth while he slept, making him the apparently youngest person to have a tooth.
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Associated Press
Sweetwater
Joseph William Woods, Jr
Joseph
Traffic experts meet in Amarillo for fourth annual Southwest Shippers Advisory board
Traffic professionals and rail representatives arrived in Amarillo for the fourth annual and fifteenth regular Southwest Shippers Advisory board meeting at the municipal auditorium starting 9 am. The program covers car service, freight movement, and grain cargo challenges in the Panhandle with plans to discuss boat supply and regional transportation needs. An entertainment outing to Palo Duro Canyon is planned, and Beaumont is positioning to host next year’s gathering.
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Amarillo
Southwest Shippers Advisory Board
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Panhandle
L. M. Betts
Car Service Department of
Washington
Betts
Southwest
R. ©. Andrews
Car Service Division
Dallas
C. S. Nye
Fleet Corporation
Galveston
Herring Hotel
Spiller
Capshaw
Gilmore
Williams
Harper
Clarity
Mtr. Betts
Route of New Highway From Amarillo to Oil Field
Potter County Engineer J W Ryder outlines a proposed Amarillo to Liberal Oil Field highway funded by a 500000 bond issue. The route largely follows the Rock Island line northeast from Amarillo, passing Wilston Deal Sanford Oil City Stinnett and borger areas with alternate rail lines shown. The map compares heavy new route and existing roads while noting potential entry points and cost considerations.
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Amarillo
Potter County
J. W. Ryder
Rock Island
North Plains
Wilston
Carson County
Deal
Fritch
Sanford
Phillips Petroleum Company
Oil City
Borger
Four Corners
Garson County
Marland and
Phillips
Austin Bridge
Beggs Robbers Still Eluding Officers of Law
Outlaw band led by Matthew Kimes robs Beggs banks for about 18000, kills Chief of Police, and wounds a woman. As search runs, townsfolk plan tribute to slain Marshal W. K. McAnally. Woman wounded, hospital in Okmulgee. Meanwhile a Dixon teen is sentenced to die for the murder of 12 year old Florella MacDonald. Execution set for June 24.
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Beggs
Okla
Osage
Oklahoma
Matthew Kimes
Quay
Pawnee
al Jennings
Dalton Boys
Henry Starr
Marshal
W. K. McAnally
Charles Campbell
Okmulgee
Dixon
Negro
Florella MacDonald
Are You Able to Tell When Drunk Doctors Now Know
Doctors in Rochester and Cincinnati researchers report how water intoxication can mimic drunkenness and discuss measurable intoxication levels. The AMA conference hears that higher water intake may produce a jag and that signs of drunkenness vary among individuals.
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Washington
A. M. Snell
L. G. Rountree
Rochester
N. Y
Association For the Study
Zoning Committee Formed To Develop Amarillo Plans
Ed R. Mayer named a seven member zoning committee representing real estate, construction, industrial, insurance, banking, architecture and public utilities to work with the city commission and the real estate board. Judge EB Bassett of New York outlined objectives for guiding Amarillo's growth and the committee will study methods to apply zoning and planning regulations.
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City Commission
Real Estate Board
EB. M. Bassett
New York City
Ed R. Mayer
Board of City Development
Bassett
Amarillo
Mayer
Guy Carlander
Ben Short
Thomas P. Brennan
Rule
Guy Saunders
T. E. Durham
Makeig
Cyclone Rips Through Midwest Causing Deaths and Damage
A May 19 cloudburst and cyclone cause extensive damage across Indiana Illinois and surrounding regions. Indianapolis reports wrecked signs broken windows and many injuries while Peoria suffers floods and over 200 marooned residents. Death tolls exceed 15 with losses over 5 million dollars and railroad washouts hamper service. In Gainesville a boy drowns while fishing.
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Chicago
Middle West
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Hingis
Peoria Ul
Peoria
Panhandle Grain Dealers Meet Opens With Strong Attendance
The Panhandle Grain Dealers Association opens at 10 o clock in the American Legion club rooms Amarillo with likely record attendance. Members will hear crop reports production and price notes plus discussions on car service and transportation facilities for grain movement nationally.
Edith Bishop Cleared of Murder Charge in Oklahoma City
Edith Bishop was acquitted of murdering her husband Luther Bishop, a state detective, in December. She collapsed in tears as the verdict was read and planned to return to Britton to resume church work, vowing to search for his killer if needed. The jury deliberated seven hours across seven ballots.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Luther
Bishop
Leo
Britton
Hishop
Mra. Bishop
Ray Terrell
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Michigan Village
Kehoe
Parker
Amarillo and Vicinity
S. W. Shippers’ Advisory Board
Municipal Auditorium
Duma
Beoa
Osage Hills
American Medical Association
Emil Bogen
Cincinnati
Bogen
Mohammed
Omar Khayyam
B. C. D. Committee
Ramsay McDonald
America
Ill
Gainesville
Henry Beam
C. R. Beam
Panhandle-Plaine
Panhandle Grain Dealers Association
J. N. Beasley
American Legion Club
Beasley
Elmer Knutson
American Railway Association
Edith Bishop
Luther Bishop
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