Country Boy Puts Big Town Through Hoop
George Leisure, a Wall Street lawyer born in Missouri, rises in Westchester to influence top financial affairs while defending clients before the Supreme Court. The piece recalls his upbringing, work ethic, and devotion to America, highlighting his impact against blackmailers and his family life.
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Charles B. Driscoll
New York
George 8
Leisure
Wall Street
Supreme Court of the United States
George
Wichita
Missouri
Kansas
Chicago
Harvard
Westchester
U. S
Fort Worth Police Hunt For Pierson
Fort Worth officers searched all exits and patrolled streets to capture Howard Pierson 23, an escaped killer who fled the Pierson family home. He was seen in Hillsboro and Fort Worth wearing a two day beard before vanishing as police arrived. Police tracked a cafe sighting by William Jacobs then followed leads to a filling station without success.
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Fort Worth
Howard Pierson
Supreme Court
William Pierson
Hillsboro
Pierson
Lane Hospital
Austin
William T. Jacobs
Hemphill Street
Jacobs
Walsh
Tarvin
Princess Elizabeth Enjoys Birthday Preparations at Windsor
Princess Elizabeth, heir to the throne, probes arriving packages at Windsor Castle as her twelfth birthday nears. She and sister Margaret Rose toured the royal lodge grounds and helped with spring cleaning while relatives delivered gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Margaret Rose
Royal Lodge
Castle
Maverick Jam boree aims to pack Amarillo hall
Amarillo Maverick Club officials plan two night shows April 29 and 30 to capitalize on last year’s crowd. They expect to sell 5 000 tickets with civic clubs handling member allotments and non members targeted by directors. The event supports underprivileged boys through the club funded by business sponsors and the Community Chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuttering
Sam
Amarillo
Maverick Club
Hollywood
Civic Club
Cal Farley
Burns Prove Fatal To J. H. McCracken Pioneer of Texas
J H McCracken a 78 year old pioneer in Texas natural gas regulation died from burns suffered at his home late Sunday. Funeral services likely at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with burial in Llano Cemetery. McCracken known in oil cities of Texas and Colorado for over 25 years in independent oil work from the Gulf Coast to Wyoming. Born 1860 in London Ohio, he homesteaded in the Dakotas at 19 and later aided developments in the Houston ship canal and Rio Grande valley farms.
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J. H. McCracken
Panhandle
Northwest Texas Hospital
Boxwell Brothers
Llano
McCracken
West Fourteenth Avenue
Mr. McCracken
Texas
Colorado
Gulf Coast
Wyoming
London
Ohio
Dakotas
Springfield
Illinois
Houston Ship Canal
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
Austin
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Denver
Honor Dinner for Central Presbyterian Church Seniors
Honor dinner for Central Presbyterian Church members aged 70 and over is set for 7 o'clock tonight in Fellowship Hall. More than 60 seniors are expected to attend, with Ben Smith as MC, music by the Sons of the West, and talks by Jeff M. Neely and Guy Saunders. Each eligible member may speak if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Hall
Central Presbyterian Church
Ben Smith
Sons of the West
Jeff M. Neely
Guy Saunders
Weather forecast for Amarillo and Panhandle and New Mexico
Amarillo area expects showers and cooler tonight and Wednesday. West Texas mostly cloudy with showers and cooler north portion. Panhandle tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico generally fair to tonight and Wednesday with colder north-central portions. Build Now See John Maynard Lumber Co for estimates.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Strange Divorce Case After Basements and Saint Bernards
In Chicago Judge Philip J. Sullivan hears John Thomas 34 suing for divorce from Annie Thomas amid a tale of Basements prisons for the husband and Saint Bernard guards over liquor profits. Attorneys dispute the dogs role as the couple awaits a new hearing date.
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Chicago
Philip J. Sullivan
John Thomas
Thomas
Max Lurie
Annie Thomas
Victor Frolich
St. Bernards
Alps
Arden Club Condemns Marriage Plan On Bard's Birthday
In Arden Delaware the Arden Club protested Miss Charlotte Ross for planning to marry on April 23 Shakespeare's birthday. Twenty five members including two bridesmaids picketed their future home with signs accusing her of being unfair to Shakespeare. Ross offered arbitration to resolve the dispute and maintain attendance at the club dance.
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Arden, del
Arden Club
Charlotte Ross
Shakespeare
Miss Ross
Edmund de Forest Curtis
Elderly Man Fires Twice in Despondent Office Shooting
An elderly one armed man entered the First National Bank Building in Oklahoma City and shot John Porter the office manager and a woman named Wilma Simmons before wounding himself in the neck. He surrendered, saying he was sick tired and wanted to die.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
First National Bank
John Porter
Wilma Simmons
May Robson Celebrates 74th Birthday With Early Work
May Robson, a renowned film star described as the only great grandmother among movie celebrities, marked her 74th birthday by rising at 6 A M to begin work. The note places her at 1574 Hollywood with mention of her April 19 reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Robson
Hollywood
May
Muzzy) Robson
Spring Showers Forecast For Panhandle Tonight And Tomorrow
A Panhandle forecast calls for scattered spring showers tonight and tomorrow. Mr Collman notes partly cloudy skies with possible showers and a cooling trend after yesterday’s heat peak of 84 degrees. A west to southwest wind is expected as conditions shift.
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Panhandle
Two Named to Fund Group for Goodnight Memorial
E C Britain and Tom Coble Amarillo cattlemen named to a general committee to collect for the Goodnight Memorial Fund. The grave of Colonel Goodnight founder of the JA Ranch remains unmarked. The fund chaired by W H Patrick aims at $1,000 with $153 raised.
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E. C. Britain
Tom Coble
Amarillo
Goodnight
Britain
Colonel Goodnight
Panhandle
W. H. Patrick
Clarendon
Famous composer who hated crooning dies at 73
Sir Richard Terry a famed composer who labeled crooning a disease died at 73 in London. He once told boy contestants at the 1935 Blackpool Musical Festival you may grow into a crooner or a man, but not both.
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London
U.P
Richard Terry
Blackpool
Easter egg roll crews tidy White House lawn
Thirty men labored overnight to restore the White House lawn after 44 166 participants, children and adults, joined yesterday’s annual Easter egg rolling at the executive mansion.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Little Theater Offers Love From A Stranger Tonight
Amarillo Little Theater presents its season finale in City Auditorium with the mystery play Love From A Stranger. Cast includes Cecile Harrington by Mrs Dick Roberts and Bruce Lovell by Wilbur Budd, with Oma Link Rowley directing. Curtain at 8:15 pm. performance repeats tomorrow. tonight only reserved seats honored.
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Little Theater
City Auditorium
Amarillo
Dick Roberts
Bruce Lovell
Wibur Budd
Cornelia Wolflin Patton
Aunty Lulu
Paul Olsen
Old Gardener
Billy Budd
Dr. Gribble
Waynne Clifton
Neagle
Mary Holman Davis
Mauvis
Mary Klingensmith
Martha Teas
Oma Link Rowley
Little Theater Orchestra
Municipal Auditorium
Two-Headed Creature Attack Drives Man From Window
Glenn Jenkins, 28, leaped 12 feet from his bedroom window to escape a huge two headed animal described as part of a nightmare. He suffered cuts and bruises but the creature vanished when he regained consciousness in a hospital.
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Kansas City
Glenn Jenkins
Jenkins
Renewal of Revolutionary Activities Spreads in Honduras
Reports from Managua say revolutionary actions on Honduras Atlantic Coast are renewed under Generals Feliber Diaz Zelaya and Rufino Solis. Fire destroyed half of San Pedro Sula, targeting military barracks and government buildings.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Honduras
Feliberto Diaz Zelaya
Rufino Solis
San Pedro Sula
Caldwell Ordered to Pay $12,000 Alimony in 12 Years
Author Erskine Caldwell must pay $12,000 alimony over 12 years and $2,600 yearly for child support under an uncontested divorce from Helen Caldwell filed in Augusta Maine. The case cites cruel and abusive treatment as the grounds for dissolution.
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Augusta
Erskine Caldwell
Helen
Pershing Passes Through Chicago En Route to Son's Wedding
General John J. Pershing, once near death, moved through Chicago today on the way to his son’s wedding in New York. The brief transit was noted as he travels from the Midwest to the East for the family event.
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New York
Pershing
Chicago
John J. Pershing
Laidlaw Versus Sage Case Recalled In Editorial
An editorial on the 1899 Laidlaw versus Sage decision set in New York concerns Joseph Choate's defense for Laidlaw injured in Sage’s office. The explosion by Norcross aimed to compel payment. Sage allegedly shielded Laidlaw, causing mutual harm to all present.
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Laidlaw
Sage
New York
Joseph Choate
Russell Sage
Laldiaw
Norcross
Rockefeller
New York Court
Perpetual Fog From Diesel Cars Warns Chemists
A report to the American Chemical Society warns that if all U S cars switched to Diesel engines a London like fog would fill cities from unburned oil droplets. Diesel exhaust clouds would be intermittent and thick, though diesels are more efficient for heavy duty motors. The study notes the petroleum industry would need long to convert for passenger cars.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Dallas
London
American Chemical Society
Gustav Egloff
J. C. Morrell
Charles G. Dryer
J. Chenicek
Universal Oil Products Company
Chicago
Europe
Dr. Egloff
Thompson Asks Chemistry Use In Texas Plants
Ernest O. Thompson railroad commissioner and governor candidate urged the American Chemical Society to establish more chemical plants in Texas. He noted Texas has abundant natural resources but few chemical industries and claimed the state lacks labor, industry, and tax conditions to attract plants. He spoke during a Dallas convention via telegraph to Frank Whitmore president of the ACS.
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Austin
Ernest O. Thompson
Frank ©. Whitmore
American Chemical Society
Dallas
Texas
Thompson
Rice scarce in China as rice costs limit meals
A Commerce Department expert, Ruth Spicer, said 150,000,000 Chinese rarely eat rice. She explained high prices keep rice for festive occasions, while millet remains the staple north of the Yangtze Valley.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Ruth Spicer
Yangtze Valley
Mrs Huneycutt to Visit Germany After 30 Years
Mrs Dean Huneycutt of Amarillo plans a summer trip to Germany to visit brothers and sisters she hasn’t seen in 30 years. Born in Germany and educated there, she moved to the United States as a child, learned English, and now calls America home. She will depart Amarillo Thursday for New York, then sail to Germany with her memories of the old country.
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Margaret McKenzie
Berlin
Germany
Dean Huneycutt
North Bowyer
Amarillo
New York
America
Houneycutt
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