Capone for President and Gandhi in Dress Debate
Brisbane jokes about racketeers in New York fish markets and imagines a Capone led presidency. He notes Gandhi’s London trip and potential wardrobe shifts, referencing Shaw and Drury Lane attire as part of a broader world fashion and power satire. A Paris sugar price accord is mentioned along with an ambulance ad.
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Capone
President
Gandhi
New York
Carlyle
London
India
Augustus Harris
Drury Lane Theater
George Bernard Shaw
Arris
Crazed by liquor Thomas runs amuck in Amarillo hotel
Dave Thomas, a Black porter in the Amarillo building, unleashed a wild attack at the Amarillo Hotel at 4 35 AM striking bellhops, firing on officers and dashing through nearby homes. He was tackled by a traffic officer and jailed, while nearby homeowners repair damage from his rampage on Harrison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Thomas
Thomas
Harrison Street
Amarillo
Dick Gra
Dr. E. R. Gravely
Potter County Included in Highway Plan
The State Highway Commission will let contracts totaling over 4 million dollars on April 30 and May 1 for road and bridge work across 240 miles in multiple counties. Estimated road work costs amount to 3.905 million dollars. Bids cover grading and drainage on Highway 5 from Amarillo Creek to the Canadian River bridge and on Highway 68 in Ellis and Johnson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Highway Commission
Fayette, Wheeler, Ellis, Johnson, Liberty
Fisher
Pecos
Tarrant
McLellan
Roberts
Caldwell
Potter
Grayson, Hemphill
Lavaca
Fort Bend
Waller
Bowie
Cherokee
Henderson
Bra
Fire claims four from a Kilgore gas line blast
A leaking gas pipeline ignited and burned a tent home near Kilgore killing a woman and three children along with Burt Bishop. The disaster followed two other fatal fires in the area as crews fought a forest blaze and a three foot pipeline split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore
Texas
Longview Road
Kate Dodson
J. D. Howell
B. Howell
Burt Bishop
Arkansas
Joe Lamb
Hous
Milton H. Petteway
Humble Oi1 Company
M. J. Pendleton
Lamb
Petteway
Henderson
Ail Pipeline Company
Dodson
Love Duel Tonight With Ethel Barrymore Star
Seats remain for The Love Duel at the Municipal Auditorium starting 8 15 pm. Tickets sold at City Drug Store No 1 and will transfer to the venue at 6 pm. The Tri-State Fair Association presents the event led by star Ethel Barrymore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
Municipal Auditorium
Ethel Barrymore
Avenging Father Is Freed on Bond
Holdenville publisher Tom R. Phillips accused Senator Tom Anglin of assault with intent to kill. Anglin waived preliminary hearing, bound over to district court on $2,500 bond. District judge Crump may be disqualified as Phillips seeks attorney action amid friction between Phillips and the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Okla
Tom Anglin
R. D. Howell, Jr
Anglin
Tom R. Phillips
Phillips
George Co. Crump
Hughes County
Crump
Yes
Farmer Foreman. Edmondson faces murder charge in hotel death
SPUR April 17. Foreman, farmer, shot Edmondson who earlier killed Foreman’s daughter Elsie in a Crosbyton hotel. Edmondson, jailed on murder charge, underwent surgery. state exam of viscera underway. Foreman released on bond after shooting Edmondson at the garage where he works. Edmondson had registered with Elsie as man and wife at 1 AM prior to the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spur
Tex
C. R. Foreman
J. N. Edmondson
Mechanic
Foreman
Crosbyton
Liberty
Edmondson
Elsie Foreman
Edmond
Austin
State Laboratories
J. W. Nichols
Dickens
Editors Meet at Plainview
Olin E. Hinkle of Pampa opened the 24th annual Panhandle Press Association convention in Plainview predicting major changes for the newspaper business over the next decade while noting the country press will stay sound. The Plainview Herald News hosted a luncheon and a chamber banquet was planned. Amarillo and Perryton bid to host the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Panhandle Press Association
Olin E. Hinkle
Pampa
Plainview Herald-News
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Perryton
Sunday Movies Bill Triggers House Battle in Texas Legislature
In Austin on April 17 the House debated a bill to lift the state ban on Sunday movies. Representative Forbes led protests calling it desecration of the Sabbath, but the measure passed 81 to 23 amid hopes cities could regulate cinema showings on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Forbes
House
Solons Launch Back Tax Bill In Texas House
Texas lawmakers begin a drive to collect 45 million dollars in delinquent taxes with a bill for simplified tax sales. The procedure starts with notices to owners and lien claimants, followed by weekly newspaper notices and a sale for the due amount only to the bidder offering the least acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Texas
House of Representatives
Rep
A. P. Johnson
Carrizo Springs
Brewer Fred Blumer found unharmed after kidnapping
Fred J. Blumer, president of Blumer Products Co near beer makers, who was abducted April 9 for 150,000 dollars, was found in a Decatur Illinois hotel. He is exhausted but unharmed. Abductors fled as police closed in. Blumer telephoned to confirm his safety and was released as pursuit intensified.
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Monroe
Wis
Fred J. Blumer
Blumer Products Co
Decatur
Ill
Jamer
Adama
Myron
Green County
F. B. Kutzinger
First Naval Bank of
Orlando
Archie E. Wells
Treasur
Blumer
Wells
Lutzinger Lis
Rockford
Chicago
William Cusack
Streator
Bluiner
Canada
Spanish Heads Seeking Unity and Catalonia Tension
A Madrid cabinet delegation led by Prieto De Los Rios and Dolver flew to Barcelona to confer with Provisional President Macia on Catalonia's relation to Madrid, with Lerroux noting Madrid would not hesitate to use force to prevent secession. In Paris Queen Marie of Romania planned a visit to former King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, with the King avoiding any public declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Dubose
Associated Press
Madrid
Spanish Republic
Barcelona
Francisco Macia
Finance
Indalecio Prieto
Fernando de Los Rios
Nicholau Dolver
Senor Carrasco
Macia
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Alejandro Lerroux
Catalonia
Spain
Paris
Marie
Romania
Alfonso
Victoria
Duke of Miranda
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Thunder showers likely tonight in Amarillo and western areas with partly cloudy skies Saturday. West Texas remains cloudy with possible thundershowers in western portions tonight and Saturday. New Mexico unsettled tonight cooler in extreme southeast, Saturday generally fair. Temperature extremes today at 1 PM 60 and 50.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Barrymore in Amarillo Tonight Tells of Theatrical Likes
Ethel Barrymore arrives in Amarillo to present The Love Duel at Municipal Auditorium tonight at 8 15 pm. She discusses her career, family actors, and views on stage versus movies while sharing insights from interviews at the Herring Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Barrymore
Broadway
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Miss Barrymore
Herring Hotel
Ethel Barrymore Colt
John Drew Colt
Tragic Railway Fall Claims Oklahoma Youth
Bill Haggwood, 20, of Oklahoma City, died after his right leg was crushed near Yarnall 16 miles east of Amarillo when he fell under a moving Rock Island freight train. Relatives travel to claim the body as A A Gruhlkey relates the accident details and James Terry and Victor Anderson provide additional context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Haggwood
Oklahoma City
Rock Island
Yarnall
Amarillo
E. R. Belcher
A. A. Gruhikey
North Grant
Mr. Gruhlkey
James Terry
Haggwood
Terry
Victor Anderson
Dancer Ruth Gordon Falls From Allerton House Window
Ruth Gordon 25, noted dancer and actress, fell from the 21st floor of the Allerton House on Gold Coast in Chicago and died. She had been a foster daughter of a wealthy family and recently divorced. Norman Thelan was questioned after his name appeared in her purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Ruth
Gordon
Allerton
Gold Coast
Miss Gordon
Allerton House
Helen Jean Nelson
Nelson
Norman Thelan
Virginia
Seven year old killed by runaway horse and cart in Kilnh am
Ruth Kickenhorst died after being struck on her way home from school in Kiln ham Texas on April 17. Funeral services were held yesterday as authorities reported the tragedy in late wire brief. The item notes a companion sought for Manuel Ortez whose body was found in Trinity River near Dido Crossing and a Dallas hijacker facing four additional robbery charges. A jury convicted Calvin Whitaker of murder in Carthage Texas and sentenced him to five years suspended.
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Brenham
Tex
Ruth Kickenhorst
Fort Worth
UPA
Manuel Ortez
Trinity River
Dido Crossing
Tip
Azle
Harold Bomberger
Dallas
Justice Court
8. D. Johnson
Whitaker
Globe News Want Ads Offer Money Making Deals
The Globe News touts its want ads as a treasure chest of hundreds of money making items and urges readers to check today for profitable opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe- News
Globe-News
Man Found Severely Wounded After Joking About Casket
Vernon April 17 John C Smith 28 a lumber company employee was near death from a head bullet wound. He was found unconscious on the dining room floor by his wife hours after visiting an undertaker to choose his coffin and vault. A note to his mother and his account statement were found in his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
U.P
John C. Smith
Lumber Company
Smith
Frantic Mother Seeks Missing Daughter
Gertrude Kyser a 12 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Kyser of 801 Fillmore Street, vanished after Sunday morning trip to the store. She was seen March 30 leaving with a boy, obtained a $10 check at Jarett's Store, described as five feet two, dark complexion, dark hair and grey eyes. Mrs Kyser fears she was influenced by someone promising mischief and may have gone with a stranger.
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Gertrude Kyser
Arthur Kyser
Fillmore Street
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King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Griggs Ambulance
Potter County
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
R. K. Krull
C. R. Walker
J. A. Horne
Waco Waco
Nash Robinson
SOLON
W. B Wardlow
Berry
John Maynard Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
Bill
Solons
Blumer Company
C.E
Butterfield
Rosenkavalier
Convent Garden
CBS
National Committee On Prisons
WEAF
Coast To
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State
Jackie
John Drew
Frank Shields
Rhode Island
Monea
Barrymore
Ethel B
Colt
Washington
Nicaragua
Puerto Cabezas
Memphis
Asheville
Cape Gracias A Dios
Sacramento
Bluefields
Rochester
Balboa
Canal Zone
Representative Fish
New York Republican
Theodore Roosevelt
Morocco
Perdicaris
Raisull
Fish
Dancer Leaps
Gertrude
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