General conference expands divorce and marriage education
At its quadrennial session in Kansas City the Episcopal Church broadens grounds for divorce by recognizing the moral equivalence of adultery and allowing remarriage after state divorces. It will educate youth with marriage courses, urge delaying licenses, and seek state laws requiring time gaps and public notice before marriage.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Episcopal Church
Geor
Pollock
Fargo
Charles N. D
Elliott
New York
Folsom Riot Convicts Sentenced to Death
Six convicts found guilty of murdering George Baker during the Thanksgiving riot at Folsom prison face the death penalty. The December 1947 case ties to prior murder and a prison break attempt with leaders Tony Brown Walter Burke Roy Stokes James Gregg James Gleason Albert Stewart, once labeled a squealer.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Calif
George Baker
Folsom Prison
Folsom
Tony Brown
San Francisco
Walter E. Burke
Roy E. Stokes
James Gregg
James Gleason
Albert M. Stewart
Stewart
Ray Singleton
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Unsettled weather continues across the plains with partial cloudiness in West Texas and likely local showers or thunderstorms in central New Mexico. Below normal pressure persists across the country with seasonal to above temperatures and warnings of lingering unsettled, showery conditions.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Plains States
Tral
Upper
Mississippi
Couny
A.m
Ultra-Drys Plan To Run Dallas Man For Governor of Texas
In Dallas on May 29 the Ultra-dry movement seeks Cullen F. Thomas as a gubernatorial candidate against Governor Moody. Thomas, a Moody supporter, is under pressure to announce before Saturday while noncommittal about a run. The push stems from state convention clashes over prohibition and party factions.
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Ultra-Drys
Dallas
Texas
Associated Press
Dan Moody
Cullen F. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Moody
Beaumont
Thomas B. Love
Smith
New York
Thomas
Stores Open as Decoration Day Observances Vary
Stores in Amarillo will remain open today while banks post offices and most offices observe Decoration Day. County and district courts will be in session and most courthouse offices will operate. Only two public sports events are listed at the Tri-State Fair grounds with gates opening at 1 o clock under the West Texas Athletic association.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Amarillo
Tri-State Fairgrounds
West Texas Athletic Association
Chrysler and Dodge Plan Historic Auto Merger
Chrysler and Dodge Brothers Inc merge by exchange of Dodge stock for Chrysler. The combined group becomes the third largest U.S. auto company with about half a billion in market value, behind General Motors and Ford. Dodge keeps its name under Chrysler, with Edward G. Wilmer as president.
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Associated Press
New York
Dodge Brothers, Inc
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford Company
Wall Street
Chrysler Common
Dodge Brothers
Dodge Company
Edward G. Wilmer
Wilmer
Clarence Dillon
Dillon Read and Company
Dodge Com
Dire dire warning as Italia search continues amid Arctic storm
Oslo May 29 The Italia dirigible remains missing after losing wireless contact. Harsh weather and ice floes hinder rescue efforts by the Citta di Milano and a Norwegian hydroplane crew. Rumors of sightings near Amsterdam Island lack confirmation as Kings Bay dispatches note a guide being added for shore searches.
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Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
Italia
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Citta di Milano
Polar Sea
Luetzow Holm
Greg
Amsterdam Island
Legation
Kings Bay
State Treasurer Hatcher seeks reelection in Texas
Austin May 29 The State Treasurer W. Gregory Hatcher filed his name as a Democratic candidate for reelection Tuesday with D. W. Wilcox chairman of the Democratic state executive committee.
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Associated Press
Austin
W. Gregory Hatcher
D. W. Wilcox
Democratic State Executive Committee
Thirteenth Chair Draws High Praise At Local Premiere
Tickets for The Thirteenth Chair at the Auditorium go on sale at the Tri State Fair office. Reserved seats 75 cents, general admission 25 and 50 cents. The Little Theater presents the mystery drama for the Fair association, following a prior high school run praised as finished and professional by Ross Rogers. Cast features Dr. R P Parcells Louis Allen Regene Gilvin Weatherby Bryan Weatherby Mary K Harty Ridgeway Zellee and others.
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Polk Street
Little Theater
Ross Rogers
Lindbergh to Fly Over Amarillo on Clovis Route Stop
Col Charles A Lindbergh en route from Wichita to Clovis will pass Amarillo this afternoon likely between 2 and 4 oclock. He may stop to inspect the Bivins field if favorable messages reach him from Mayor Lee Bivins and the Amarillo News Globe. Lindbergh is piloting the new rail plane route by Transcontinental Air Transport in cooperation with Santa Fe and Pennsylvania railroads.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Wichita
Clovis
Amarillo
Bivins
Lee Bivins
Amarillo News-Globe
Lindbergh
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania
Lindbergh Expected in Amarillo on Panhandle Flight
No AP dispatches by midnight on Colonel Lindbergh’s St Louis arrival. Amarillo officials invited him to inspect Bivins Field for a class A rating while en route to Clovis New Mexico. His Ryan monoplane may pass over Amarillo this afternoon on the direct Los Angeles route to St Louis.
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Associated Press
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Clovis
Pullman
Panhandle
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Transnation
Los Angeles
San Diego
Crawfordsville D A R members resign over blacklist policy
Fourteen charter members of the Crawfordsville D A R chapter resign in protest of the group's blacklist policy. They state they defend national defense but refuse to let leaders label citizens with terms like red or pink for differing views.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Daughters of the American Revolution
Oklahoma Flier Killed in Crash near Jay
Muskogee Okla May 29 William Burke of Okmulgee was killed and James Forester of Tulsa escaped unharmed when an airplane piloted by Burke plunged into Spavinaw Lake near Jay shortly after 6 p m
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
William Burke
Okmulgee
James Forester
Tulsa
Burke
Spavinaw Lake
Jay
Judge Gough Reelected Sixth Time As Wheat Growers Leader
Amarillo judge L Gough was reelected president of the Texas Wheat Growers association for the sixth consecutive term at a Tuesday meeting in the Amarillo building. J D Christian was named vice president and Grace Webster secretary. The new executive board includes Gough and other directors from Quanah to Tulsa, with reports noting a mixed Panhandle crop and rising marketing focus.
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Judge L. Gough
Amarillo
Texas Wheat Growers’ Association
J. D. Christian
Floydada
Grace Webster
Miss Webster
Panhandle
North Plains
L. Gough
Ww. EK. Bergner
Texhoma
H. V. Earl
Follette
R. L. Simmons
Miami
M. B. Berry
Quanah
W. B. Dennison
Warnsworth
Noah Kite
Pampa
Hartley
G. M. Peet
Heavy shower reported in Amarillo area Panhandle
A heavy shower fell in Amarillo between 9 and 1 o'clock last night but was local to the Panhandle. Fort Worth & Denver reported rain at Tascosa and Channing while Rock Island and Santa Fe had no rain reports. Earlier, a heavy cloud bank and lightning in the north and west suggested several Panhandle sections may have seen precipitation.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Charters Granted for Lubbock Auto Company Inc
Austin May 29 charter issued for Lubbock Auto Company Inc with capital stock of 20000. Incorporators include Sam C. Arnett George E. Benson and Harry Morris.
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Austin
Lubbock Auto Company, Inc
Lubbock
Capital Stock
Sam C. Arnett
George E. Benson
Harry Morris
Simple Things Bring Cheer in Face of Death
Five young New Jersey women, victims of radium poisoning, sue United States Radium Corp for $20,000 each after being told they have one year to live. They seek solace in faith and continue their fight as they await the outcome of the case.
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Catherine Schaub
Top
Grace Vryer
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
United States Radium Corporation of
Orange
Women’s clubs seek probe of expenditures
The San Antonio federation executive board accepted recommendations to press for a congressional investigation of all activities and expenditures. The Henderson Kentucky club had urged such action and objected to the federation’s expanded civic focus and a proposed new charter. Mrs. Sherman of Estes Park led the push for withdrawing from joint lobbying.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation
John D. Sherman
Estes Park
Colo
Henderson
Henderson Club
Congress
Boul der Dam bill fights end of session row
Senate adjourned after a night of filibuster over the Boulder Canyon dam bill with Arizona senators Awshurst and Hayden in opposition. Johnson of California aimed to set it as the December opening order, and Borah forced an executive session to restore decorum. Engineers appointed as Congress recesses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Boulder Canyon Dam
Senate
Congress
Arizona
Awshurst
Hayden
Johnson
California
Borah
Idaho
Bruce
Maryland
House
Special Commission of Engineers
Bank Robbery Near Hitchita Stuns Oklahoma Town
Three men robbed the Citizens State Bank at Hitchita McIntosh County of about $1000. They were believed cornered two to three miles south of town as Sheriff Erv Kelley led a posse after the sun motor car escape. Cashier Mrs Pence and a customer were inside during the robbery.
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Associated Press
Muskoger
Okla
Citizens State Bank
Hitchita
McIntosh County
Erv Kelley
Sun
Adam Pence
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