Candidate for City Judge Investigated in Los Angeles
David H. Clark, candidate for municipal judge and former deputy district attorney, is held on two murder complaints and moved to the county jail hospital for sanity examination. Investigators link possible frameup to his campaign date June 2 and seek June Taylor in connection with the killings of Charles H. Crawford and Herbert F. Spencer. A special prosecutor may be appointed for Clark's trial as police pursue movements since last Saturday.
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Los Angeles
David H. Clark
Hall of Justice
Charles H. Crawford
Herbert F. Spencer
Crawford
Hollywood
Clark
June Taylor
Los Angeles County
Albert Marco
Spencer
Border Resorts
Baron Fitts
Grain Dealers Close Session Pledging Support to Railroads
The Panhandle Grain Dealers Association closed its two day annual convention endorsing railroads and opposing government interference with markets. Leaders urged common carrier status for motor vehicles for hire and regulation of rates on highways. New officers named include W Martin as president and Harry Kearns and Joe Morris as officers. Directors elected were J F Connally Claude Burton Thornton O D Dinwoody and H B Heaton.
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Panhandle Grain Dealers’ Association
Jules Smith
Southwest Shippers Advisory Board
W. Martin
Vernon
R. L. McClellan
Spearman
Harry Kearns
Amarillo
Joe Morris
J. F. Connally
Claude
Burton Thornton
Lockney
O. D. Dinwoody
Hart
H. B. Heaton
Dalhart
Amarillo bids for Transcontinental Air Office depot
J L Maddux official of Transcontinental and Western Air will visit Amarillo early next week as chairman of the locating committee. The company eyes a central point for offices shops and units with Amarillo Tulsa St Louis among strong bidders. If chosen Amarillo would gain about 400 new families and substantial airport construction.
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Amarillo
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
J. L. Maddux
Maddux
Ernest O. Thompson
The
Air Company
Tulsa
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
O. V. Vernon
Spikes Halts In Libel Suit Over Ranch History
In District Court here the $200000 libel suit of Fred Spikes against J Everett Haley and the Capitol Syndicate Lands Company opened with oral testimony. W R Mersfekder testified about conversations with Spikes and his claims of being run out of New Mexico after a January 1902 clash. witnesses described the Spikes brothers and the ranch era's cattle rustling lore.
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Lubbock
Fred Spikes
J. Everetts Haley
Capitol Syndicate Lands Company
W. R. Mersfekder
Los Angeles
Hereford
New Mexico
Spikes
Xii’ Ranch
Haley
Spikes Brothers
Frank Gibson
Train Schedule for Boise City Line Special
Special train on the Santa Fe Boise City line runs May 29 from 7:00 am to 8:10 pm with stops at Stratford Boise City and Dumas. Northbound first stop Stratford 10:10 am. Boise City 11:50 am to 1:20 pm. Dumas 4:00 pm. Amarillo 6:20 pm. Round trip $7.45. 100 passengers required. 10,000 guests expected at Dumas celebration. Reservations through the chamber of commerce.
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Boise City
Santa Fe
Stratford
Dumas
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Chamber
Three Men Admit Mail Fraud Scheme
Frank Barefield James T. Rayford and Caleb Sanders pleaded guilty to using the mails to defraud banks and businesses of 35000. They received five year terms in Leavenworth with three years suspended for forging bills of lading and drawing drafts on non existent shipments to obtain credit for the Barefield Grain Company of Amarillo.
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Frank Barefield
James T. Rayford
Caleb Sanders
Leavenworth
South America
Barefield
J. N. Beasley
Lady
Sunday News To Have Tabloid For Graduates
Amarillo area graduates receive a 24 page tabloid in Sunday's News Globe featuring photographs and commencement week news. The section includes portraits from Amarillo High School Amarillo College Price Memorial College St Marys and rural schools and carries congratulatory messages from local business firms.
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Amarillo
News-Globe
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Price Memorial College
St. Mary’s
Farrell Attacks Wage Cutting in Steel Industry
James A. Farrell, president of United States Steel, charged major steel firms with failing to maintain wage scales at the iron and steel institute meeting in New York. He warned prices must rise and wages stabilized or mills should shut down. Schwab endorsed Farrell’s views, saying wages had been maintained despite lower production. Farrell warned some large companies cut wages even with three day weeks and called the industry’s conduct a “pretty cheap sort of business.”
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New York
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Standard
Farrell
Iron and Steel Institute
Mr. Farrell
Steel Corporation
Trippers Return From Mexico City Pleasure Tour Tonight
Fair trippers who left Amarillo aboard the News-Globe special train to Mexico City are due back at Santa Fe station at 7 p.m. A half day stop occurred Friday at Juarez and El Paso with the return route via Albuquerque. Reports from Juarez say travelers wear native style garments and accessories. plans include a big Tri-State Fair get together this fall and another trip next year arranged by Wilbur C. Hawk. President Ortiz Rubio has accepted an invitation to attend the Tri-State Fair.
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Amarillo
News- Globe
Mexico City
Santa Fe
Juarez
el Paso
Albuquerque
Wilbur C. Hawk
Ortiz Rubio
Amarillo Gas Plan Moves Forward Amid Petsch Woodward Amendments
Mayor Ernest O Thompson states the governor signed the Petsch Woodward amendments clearing the way to condemn Amarillo Gas Company's distributing plant without a referendum. The Woodward amendment exempts Amarillo from Petsch, extending rights under House Bill 981 to 1932 for utilities mortgaging to acquire others. A hearing on the city petition to condemn is set for this morning. The article also covers Austin House and Senate actions extending the 42nd legislature session to Tuesday noon with votes 86 to 26 and 13 to 12 on related matters.
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Ross Sterling
Amarillo Gas Company
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Colonel Thompson
Petsch
Alfred Petschn
Frede’ksburg
E. C. Nelso
Sheik's Niece Ticket Sales On At Hurst's
Tickets for the Shrine musical comedy Sheik's Niece are on sale at Hurst's Jewelry Store at Eighth Avenue and Polk Streets for performances next Monday and Tuesday at the Municipal Auditorium. Patrons with tickets are urged to reserve promptly as both shows are expected to draw capacity crowds. The show is a musical comedy with a plotted story and musical choruses.
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Shrine
Municipal Auditorium
Hurst’s Jewelry Store
Eighth Avenue
Polk Streets
Three Die As Car Train Collision In Ohio
Three persons are dead and an 11 month old baby is in serious condition after a car train collision in London Ohio. Victims include Mrs Ralph Bennett 27 of Denver and her daughter Beverly 3. Nurse Miss Mary Kelley 38 of Memphis Tennessee also died. Barbara Jean Bennett 11 months old survived but bruised and shocked. Ralph Bennett husband of Mrs Bennett was notified at a Louisville hotel where he performs with his orchestra The Seven Aces.
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London
Columbus
Ralph Bennett
Denver
Beverly Bennett
Louisville, Ky
The
Seven Aces
Fort Worth
Autogyro Demonstrations Delayed From Amarillo Plans
An autogyro en route from Omaha to the west coast and slated for demonstrations in Amarillo will not appear this weekend. Wire dispatches say the craft will stay in Wichita over Sunday instead.
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Omaha
West Coast
Amarillo
Wichita
Weather warms as Panhandle sees mild day
The Panhandle area including Amarillo rose from a chilly Northwest air Thursday night. Temperatures drifted from a morning low near 37 degrees to a high around 69 degrees as a fair, warmer day settled in.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
House Favor Earlier On Agreement Plan
A House plan approved earlier is not permitted to be raised again before the session adjourns. Debates on the agreement must await the next legislative period as per the ruling.
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HOUSE
Senate defeats redistricting plan in tense Texas vote
In Austin on May 22 the Senate rejected the conference report on congressional redistricting by 13 to 11 and then tabled the question 13 to 12. Senators listed oppose or support the free conference report, while the House had earlier adopted it. The session paused amid scattering applause as the motion to reconsider was tabled and the bill faced further action.
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Minor
Beck
Fort Worth
Hubbard
New Boston
Johnson
Carrizo Springs
Sanders
Nacogdoches
House
Senate
Austin
DeKalb
Deberry
Bogota
Greer
Athens
Holbrook
Galveston
Hornsby
Loy
Sherman
New
Carthage
Parr
Benavides
Kemp
Attorney General
Texas
San Angelo
South Plains
West Texas
South Texas
Metcalfe
House Committee
Conference Committee
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