Court Docket at Claude Lighter Than Amarillo Sessions
District Attorney W J Plesher returned from Claude where the forty seventh district court is in session. The criminal docket in Claude is light and set for Monday for a week of trials. The grand jury recessed until April 18 as Judge Flesher notes light dockets in Armstrong. In Amarillo the docket remains a concern with about 200 cases to dispose of after last term saw 75 disposed and 150 indictments handed back. Grady Hazlewood covers office locally during the out of county sessions. A separate note cites cab fare tax collections exceeding 400 million dollars in the United States.
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W. J. Plesher
Claude
Forty-Seventh District Court
Flesher
Armstrong
Amarillo
Market Summary From Amarillo to New York Arrivals
Livestock quotes from Amarillo, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Chicago and St Louis show hogs, cattle, calves and sheep at varied steady to lower values. Grain and cotton futures in Chicago New Orleans New York reflect soft wheat, steady butter and eggs, and active rail stock demand amid mixed prices.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Texas
Oklahoma City
Chicago
ST. Louis
Liverpool
Arentina
Australia
New Orleans
Volunteered War Service and Amarillo Gossip Mirror
A letter from Ras mus Tack offers to serve in the Texas commissary in Amarillo as war looms. A separate Am arillo piece criticizes small town gossip, noting its harsh impact on women and long memories for newcomers.
Norfleet to Lecture at Auditorium April 12
Frank Norfleet of Hale Center will deliver his famous lecture at the Auditorium on April 12 sponsored by the Presbyterian Children's Home. The talk promises graphic and thrilling content as Norfleet recounts his pursuit and capture of the last gang swindlers who robbed him of his savings. Ed Hardin and Howard Paulh handle arrangements for the event with half the proceeds benefitting the Children's Home.
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Presbyterian Children's Home
Frank Norfleet
Hale Center
Mr. Norfleet
United States
Ed Hardin
Howard Pauh
Hearing for Borger trio to be tonight
Preliminary hearing for Hugh Walker Ed Bailey and Whitey Walker on indictments for the murder of Borger policeman Coke Buchanan will be held at 7 50 tonight in Stinnett. They had been jailed in connection with a bank robbery at Pampa and the killing of deputies A I Terry and Pat Kenyon.
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The
Globe
Stinnett
Hugh Walker
Bailey
Whitey Walker
Coke Buchanan
Borger
Pampa
Curtis Douglas
Terry
Kenyon
Buchanan
Notice to Contractors for Warehouse and Office at Amarillo Fair Grounds
Potter County Texas invites sealed bids for a combined warehouse shop and office building for the State Highway Department at Amarillo fair grounds. Bids due May 9 1927 with 1 percent bid bond. failure to bond leads to liquidation of the bid bond.
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Commissioners' Court
Potter County
Texas
Amarillo
State Highway Department
Commissioners’ Court
Fair Grounds
Letters Urge Weekday Four Thirty Baseball in Amarillo
George Morrison appeals to A. L. Matteson and Amarillo officials to start weekday ball games at 4:30 to boost attendance. He cites nearby cities with earlier starts, requests 15-cent bus service, and criticizes high taxi and fare costs, urging affordable access for workers and residents.
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A. L. Matteson
Amarillo
Baseball Road
Ball Park
George Morrison
Borger Governor Threatens Action Over Lawless Elements
Governor Moody signals possible drastic steps to Borger authorities and urges full ranger cooperation to curb lawless activity. The note comes after recent arrests and mass orders for more than 200 residents to leave town amid ongoing unrest. Martial law is considered but not expected soon.
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Moody
Borger
Tven
Gatewood
Borger Sets Plan to Remove Gambling Devices
Boyd Gatewood told Borger officials there is no need for martial law while state rangers and locals cooperate. In Borger 280 slot machines and gambling devices have been gathered on a vacant lot and will be destroyed this afternoon with 12 pound sledge hammers.
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Borger
Boyd Gatewood
Dan Moody
Mr. Gatewood
Strong Arm Rangers
Governor orders Rangers to Borger oil towns
The governor says cooperation between civil authorities and the rangers can settle the issue. Adjutant General Robertson agrees. Ten rangers are to reinforce those sent to Borger last Saturday and arrive today. Some will proceed to Pampa and Stinnett in the oil fields as many Borger evacuees go there.
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Robertson
Borger
Pampa
Stinnett
Cleanup raids continue in Borger as officers drive out vagrants
State Rangers and local officers conducted a fresh sweep in Borger, ordering vagrants to leave within 24 hours and rounding up more than a dozen people for investigation. The operation, mirroring Wednesday night, focused on removing gambling equipment and illegal activity as officers questioned and directed offenders out of town.
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Associated Press
Borger
Here
Panhandle
Hickman
Hamer
Taylor
Funeral service for Mrs Dunivan set for Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs Ollie Pear Dunivan wife of C L Dunivan of 1618 Harrison street will be at 3 PM Saturday at Griggs Funeral chapel conducted by Rev L N Stuckey of Polk Street Methodist church Burial will be in Llano cemetery
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Ollie Pear Dunivan
C. L. Dunivan
Harrison Street
L. N. Stuckey
Polk Street Methodist Church
Griggs
Llano Cemetery
Pinedo Flight Crew Return Amid Fire Accident Findings
Navy planes carried Commander Francesco de Pinedo and two Santa Maria crew members from Roosevelt Lake to San Diego after a Phoenix confession linked a fire to an accidental match. De Pinedo reviewed the confession by 17 year old Thomason, and planned a Pacific coast stay before heading to New York for a new plane from Rome.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
United States Navy
North Island Air Station
San Diego
Francesco de Pinedo
Santa Maria
A. Gradenigo
Royal Vice Counsel of
Italy
Los Angeles
A. E. Montgomery
Associated Areas
California
Roosevelt Lake
Here
de Pinedo
John Thomason
Thomason
Canyon Lake
Arizona
Arizona Republican
Apache Lodge
North America
Pacific Coast
New York
Rome
Funeral services for Litchfield baby at Griggs Chapel
Funeral services were held for Stanley Eugene Litchfield, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Litchfield, at the Griggs Funeral chapel. The Rev. Virgil Fisher conducted the service. The child died after several days illness from pneumonia. Body to be sent Saturday to Melrose New Mexico for burial in family cemetery.
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Stanley Eugene Litchfield
H. L. Litchfield
Griggs
Virgil Fisher
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Melrose
New Mexico
Thomsen Scores Our Attitude on China
Reverend R. Thomsen addressed the American Business club at the Amarillo hotel about U S China relations. He warned that China with 26 million capable fighters and linked with Japan India and parts of Russia could threaten Western powers if the United States follows exploitative policy. He urged kindness justice and a prudent application of the golden rule to China and cautioned that capitalists crooks and hijacking traders may pay the price. China protested Western moves restricting trials of Western citizens in China.
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America
China
R. Thomsen
American Business Club
Amarillo Hotel
Japan
India
Russia
Thomsen
Eight Hundred Japanese Sailors Landed At Shanghai
Washington April 8 Admiral Williams reports eight hundred additional Japanese sailors landed at Shanghai after Chinese snipers attacked Japanese guards along the north Szechwan road. A police cordon and Shanghai volunteers guard the Soviet consulate with searches for entrants and exits.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shanghai
Szechwan Road
Admiral Williams
China
Navy Department
Nations delay response to planned joint protest note
Paris dispatches claim the foreign office said the United States Italy Great Britain France and Japan would present a joint protest to the Peking government over mistreatment of foreign nationals in China. State Department officials including Secretary Kevorg declined to comment on the report.
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Associated Press
Washington
Foreign Office
United States
Italy
Great Britain
France
Japan
Peking
China
State Department
Kevorg
Department
Paris
Moscow blames England for Chinese raid
Moscow papers condemn England as the chief target for faulting the raid on the Soviet embassy in Beijing and the Shanghai consulate area. Pravda eschews blaming the Peking government, Isvestia says the raid aimed to provoke Soviet steps, and Rabotskaya Moskva cites British and American imperialists spreading hostile tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Peking
Shanghai
England
Pravda
Chang Tso-Lin
Isvestia
Soviet Union
China
Rabotskaya Moskva
Earthquakes and gems test belief in regulation
The piece argues major earthquakes in Japan will not shake capitalism, notes a new South African diamond field could threaten the diamond monopoly, and discusses how natural limits keep diamond and gold supplies in check. It also mentions a vast gold lump imagined to upset finances and a 25 word will found on a bridge score pad by a New York woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Nature
Washington
Capitol
New York
Walker to Fight Klng in England for Middleweight Title
Mickey Walker, holder of the world middleweight crown, will defend again against British challenger Tommy Milligan in a 20 round international match in London this July. Manager Jack Kearns announced the bout is definitely on and Walker and Kearns will depart for England within a week.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mickey Walker
Pion
Tommy Milligan
London
Jack Kearns
Wal
Walker
Kearns
England
National League Chiefs Discuss Cardinal Stock
National League chiefs met in Pittsburgh to settle the status of 1,167 shares of St. Louis Cardinals stock held by Je Hornsby. The special meeting, called by President John Heydler, sought to rule whether Hornsby could play while financially tied to the Cardinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
National League
St. Louis Cardinals
Je Hornsby
York Giants
John
Heydler
Harry
Giant
Liberal troops surrounded in Nicaragua report
Washington dispatch notes that Liberal forces under General Moncada are nearly surrounded at their mountain stronghold. Rear Admiral Latimer, who commands American forces in Nicaragua, relayed the update to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Nicaragua
Moncada
Ad al Latimer
Navy Department
Funeral for Dr Robbie Santone Saturday in San Antonio
Funeral services for Dr. Robbie Qf Santone are set for Saturday in San Antonio following his death Thursday night. The obituary notes his role as an organizer in the recent Texas bicycle league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbie
Santone
Associated Press
San Antonio
William Stephen Roth
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H. G. Hamrick
Tex
Sam B. Motlow
Reliable Printing Service
Wright Printing Co
Pinedo
Litchfield Baby
Delicatessen
Sullenberger Bldg
Yangtse River
J. M. Johnson
Oliver-Eakle
National League Chiefs
Ellen J. Buckland
Sayins
KOTEX
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Polk ST
Vanity Millinery
Polk Stre
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