Neer enjoins dealers for new courage
Dan H. Wilmot urged Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association members to plot a tougher course and live to accomplish something. Ed N. Neer was elected president with T. C. Lively as vice president and a new board including Meinecke Nissar Kent Smith Watson.
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Dan H. Wilmot
Roswell
N. M
the Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association
Ed N. Neer
Portales
T. C. Lively
Pampa
T. C. Meinecke
Lubbock
O. H. Nissar
B. B. Kent
Perryton
W. E. Smith
Carlsbad
O. C. Watson
Clarendon
Neer
H. E. Williams
Lamesa
Wilmot
Pondering Fame, War, and Desert Headlines From Hodge
The piece muses on Babe Ruth and Dante, notes public figures and media reach, and surveys global tensions in Manchuria and Russia. It then shifts to a Mohave desert day, describing heat, wind, wildlife, and rural life, ending with Walter Damrosch's concert broadcast.
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Hodge
Mohave
Here
Pacific
New York
Los Angeles
Man Charged With Murder In Fort Worth Shooting
W E Deleon aged 36 was charged with murder after his father in law J M Wood 49 was shot and died. Wood a Rock Island department head and former Fort Worth resident visited from Amarillo and was found in a bathroom. Deleon went to police and said it was a family affair. Funeral services for Wood were set for 2 p m Thursday in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
W. E. Deleon
J. M. Wood
H. H. Cotton
Wood
Rock Island
Amarillo
Deleon
Kansas mob hangs Read after confession of kidnap and attack
Richard Read a 53-year-old bachelor farmer, held at the St Francis jail after confessing to kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Dorothy Hunter near Selden. Taken by a mob from jail near Atwood, he was hanged as Sheriff Ed McGinley of Thomas County saved him twice from the mob. Read had previously served time in the Colorado Penitentiary for attacking a 15-year-old girl.
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Richard Read
Atwood
Kas
St. Francis
Dorothy Hunter
Selden
Read
Colorado
Ed McGinley
Thomas County
Women Storm Committee in Rum Hearing
Washington April 20 vigorous opposition to any modification of prohibition laws was voiced before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee by more than 150 prohibitionists mostly women. Vida Milholland and A Haines Lippincott led calls to curb liquor prescriptions and enforce laws, with claims drinking causes divorce and political parties would face strong penalties if wet candidates reappear in 1932.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Vida Milholland
New York
Woman's Committee For Law Enforcement
A. Haines Lippincott
Camden
N. J
New Jersey
Women's National Committee For Law Enforcement
Richard Aldrich
Jesse Nicholson
National Woman's Democratic Law Enforcement League
Organized House
England
United States
O’connor
O'Connor
Washington hears charges against Veterans Bureau counsel
Representative Blanton accuses William Wolff Smith general counsel of the Veterans Bureau of being part of a clique that robbed the government for years. Smith collapsed under questioning. a physician says he has memory loss. Blanton seeks to remove Smith while Stafford accuses political influence in his appointment.
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Washington
William Wolff Smith
Veterans’ Bureau
House Military Committee
Representative Blanton
Tex
Blanton
Smith
Dr. Baxley
Joureau
Divorcee Detective Beaten to Death in Cleveland
A 23 year old divorcee and private detective informant was beaten to death in an apartment on Little Hollywood in Cleveland after leaving a speakasy party with three men. Officers captured Sol Levy Harry Weiss and Nathan Solomon as they fled the scene. suspects claimed they were drunk. The victim Kathryn Jones died from a fractured skull and broken neck.
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Cleveland
Hollywood
Tally
Kathryn Jones
McCord
Sol Levy
Harry Weiss
Nathan Solomon
Lindbergh Emissary Rescued After Wet Rowing Trip
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie, who paid part of the ransom for Lindbergh baby, capsized his rowing boat in Pelham Bay and surfaced soaked. He said he had a message as he recovered. A Kansas City woman flew to Camden then left Central Airport denied ties to the case.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
John F. Condon
Jafsie
Pelham Bay
Bronx
New York
New York Daily News
Camden
Kansas City
Central Airport
Lindbergh
Mystery Explosion Stuns Jewett Ohio Mine Row
Disturbances flare in eastern Ohio coal fields as miners strike over wage cuts. A mysterious explosion rouses Jewett near Cadiz. Later, about 200 strikers clash with non-strikers at the Caldwell mine. deputies disperse the crowd with a machine gun, no shots fired.
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Cadiz. O
Ohio
Jewett
Here
Noble County
Caldwell
Clayton McKee
Lilac and Straw Hat Time Brightens Spring Streets
The article notes the arrival of straw hats lilacs violets and bridal wreaths as trees and male attire bloom after a March freeze. It mentions two men strolling in new pajama style and a straw sailor without drawing much attention yesterday.
Massie Case Defense Seeks Last Writ of Evidence
Honolulu April 20 Mrs Thalia Massie named to testify for the defense in the Kahahawai lynching trial as Clarence Darrow plans to call the assault victim to the stand to support Lieutenant Thomas H Massie and three co defendants. Doctors testifying for the defense claim Massie was insane when the pistol was used amid the attack narrative. The defense also suggests other defendants will not testify.
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William H. Ewing
Honolulu
Thala Massie
Hawaii
Joseph Kahahawai
Clarence Darrow
Thomas H. Massie
Massie
J. Thomas Orbison
Edward Huntington Williams
Los Angeles
Kahahawai
Darrow
Granville Fortescue
Albert O. Jones
E. J. Lord
Navy
Texans Honor San Jacinto Battle at Battle Ground Park
Texans gather for the ninth San Jacinto Day observance at the battleground park near Houston where Gen. Sam Houston and a small force defeated Santa Anna to win Texas independence. Col. Andrew Jackson Houston, living son of General Houston, attends as guest of honor.
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San Jacinto
U.P
Sam Houston
Texas
Santa Anna
Houston
West Columbia
San Antonio
Andrew Jackson Houston
Pampa Leader Heads Texas Sons of the American Revolution
T. D. Hobart of Pampa was elected president of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution at the one day annual meeting in Corsicana. Other officers named include F. F. Downs of Temple as first vice president C. J. Matchwell of Dallas as second vice president and J. C. Jones of Dallas as secretary treasurer.
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Corsicana
T. D. Hobart
Pampa
Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
F. F. Downs
Temple
C. J. Matchwell
Dallas
J.C. Jones
Tarrant Pioneer Leu vinia Dodson Dies at 89
Mrs Leu vinia Finley Dodson widow of Constant Dodson Tarrant County's first treasurer died of pneumonia in Abilene at age 89 She lived in Tarrant County from 1859 until two years ago then moved with her granddaughter Mrs W A Hotman to Abilene to reside.
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Tarrant
Abilene
Leuvinia Finley Dodson
Constant Dodson
Tarrant County
W. A. Hotman
Republican plan for prohibition referendum outlined by Hoover cabinet
The Hoover era GOP proposes a national referendum on prohibition to be held in an off year. Congress would set the election time and funds, delegates would draft recommendations or repeal proposals, and Congress would must approve any changes by a two thirds vote.
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Ramon ‘Clapper
United Press
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate probes 20 brokers in stock short sale list
Washington April 20 U P The Senate banking and currency committee narrowed its short sale inquiry to 20 brokers and traders from 350 names. Subpoenas will publish the names of those with more than 2500 shares short as of April 8. Transcription of 24000 names from short order slips is near completion. No cabinet members are listed and a question remains about lawmakers.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Stock Exchange
Banking and Currency Committee
United Press
Congress
Norbeck
Governor Rolph to reply on Mooney pardon Thursday
Governor James Rolph Jr will announce his answer to Tom Mooney’s pardon plea from the Sacramento office as soon as possible Thursday afternoon. The statement comes amid a 120 page report detailing the case.
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Thursday with possible showers. West Texas sees increasing clouds and warmth with a chance of showers in the north. New Mexico reports generally fair south and unsettled north with probable showers tonight and Thursday, with colder conditions Thursday. Temperature extremes reach up to 70 and 54.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Identity of Train Victim Is Mystery
A man about 30, six feet one inch tall and 180 pounds, wearing overalls and a feather jacket, was killed when he slipped under a westbound freight at First Avenue and Polk Street. Efforts to identify him have failed. a card bearing the name Charlie Phillips of Markley Texas was found, but questions remain about the card’s connection to County Commissioner Albert Schoeder of Archer County. Witnesses report the fatal accident occurred as the victim attempted to board the train.
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Markley
Young County
Blackburn Funeral Home
Charlie Phillips
Texas
Albert Schoeder
Archer County
Fort Worth
Denver
First Avenue
Polk Street
Grain Rate Hearing Reopens Six Years Later
In Chicago on April 20 examiners Arthur Mackley and George Hall of the Interstate Commerce Commission reopened the grain rate hearing. They denied a petition by western trunk line carriers to exclude testimony on agricultural economic plights, returning the case to its start after the Hoch-Smith resolution ordered a general rate investigation six years ago.
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Chicago
Arthur Mackley
George Hall
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Trunk Line
Hoch- Smith
Harvester to aid laid-off workers with land and seed
The International Harvester Company will give quarter-acre plots and tools, seed, and crop advice to about 4,500 former employees in Chicago. Ground preparation has begun on 1,000 acres on the south side with tractors and plows to grow foodstuffs like potatoes carrots and turnips.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Cabinet Fallout Clouded Campaign for Federal Economy
Speaker Garner charged lack of real cooperation from the President's cabinet in the drive to cut federal expenditures. The remarks frame a sharp intra government dispute as the economy drive seeks support.
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Washington
Garner
Tax Advisory Board Named for Amarillo League
The Amarillo Taxpayers League announced a 25 member advisory committee led by chairman Tom Cotten. Members chosen to represent all city sections and taxpayer classes include H. A. Daniels Homer King J. B. Gibbons John Griffin Leland Abbott Fred Bessey and others. Executive committee members are J. Ray Wilbur Hawk Jim Bush Fred Bone Will Herring A. N. Olver B C D Bynum Bob Ames and L. A. Wells.
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Amarillo Taxpayers League
J. Ray
League
Tom Cotten
H. A. Daniels
Homer King
J. B. Gibbons
John Griffin
Leland Abbott
Fred Bessey
John Rowland
Wolf Herring
I. H. Davies
Toney Chisum
J. M. Russell
Terry Thompson
Ed Pipkin
Mike Wink
R. L. Rogers
Don C. Hughes
I. H. Anderson
Chester Adams
Harvey Allen
Ed Tull
Frank Turner
J. F. Utter
Ernest Denny
W. Lee Speer
Mr. Ray
Wilbur ©. Hawk
Jim Bush
Fred Bone
Will Herring
A. N. Olver
B. C. D. Bynum
Bob Ames
L. A. Wells
Albuquerque Route Traffic Direct to Amarillo Says Highway Group
East bound traffic from Albuquerque will be routed to Amarillo via the Santa Rosa cut off shortening the trip by about 70 miles on Route 66 and 300 miles total. The Santa Rosa cut off opened with a celebratory caravan including Amarillo and Albuquerque delegations.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
H. Louis Hahn
Santa Rosa
Hahn
Hawk
Bonus Demand Blame Put to Politicians
Washington April 20 Col Benjamin Castle of New York blames a lot of self appointed political leaders for the delay in paying two billion dollars in veterans bonus certificates. He spoke during a brief hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee representing the veterans committee for reducing the cost of peace. Brig Gen Frank T Hines will testify tomorrow on potential effects of payment and Charles G Dawes head of the Reconstruction Corporation will oppose the payment Friday.
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Washington
Benjamin Castle
New York
House
Ways and Means Committee
Veterans’ Committee
Frank T. Hines
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Corporation
Communist Capture Scare to Americans
The Chinese city of Changchow near Amoy and Kulangsu, where many Americans have sought refuge, has reportedly been captured by Communists, according to the Amoy consulate cited to the State Department.
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Washington
Changchow
Amoy
Kulangsu
State Department
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