Meers Pardoned in Chihuahua After Long Prison Run
El Paso man Meers, once sentenced to death in Chihuahua for a murder misidentification, was pardoned by Governor Rodrigo Quevedo after consecutive delays and exchanges with Texas authorities. He returned home to Elizabeth Meers, describing the long, tense journey and joy of reunion.
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Meers
Hivul
Visconte
Juarez
Oklahoma
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
el Paso
Carriaco
Carrasco
Texas
Chihuahua State Penitentiary
Rodrigo Quevedo
Villareal
Rorales
Jeff Meers
Elizabeth
Cash for Best Baking at Globe News Cooking School
Valuable cash prizes and flour awards will be awarded Friday in Amarillo at the Great West Mill and Elevator contest as part of the Globe News Cooking School. Open to all housewives, prizes include first prize 15 dollars for cakes and 7.50 for pies, plus flour awards. Three dozen cookies sold Friday afternoon to raise funds for the Thrift Room aiding needy schoolchildren. Entries due by 11 am in the Auditorium. judging by Miss Christen Chitwood. No professional bakers allowed and Amaryllis or Great West Flour must be used.
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Great West Mill
Globe~ News
Amarillo
Christeen Chitwood
Liberation of Jeff Meers Ends Prison Ordeal in Chihuahua
Jeff Meers was released from a Chihuahua prison after 34 months, prompting elation from his uncle Herbert Meers Amarillo real estate man who aided the effort. Meers spoke of beans meals, hard conditions, and his plans for a T bone steak home dining table and new start.
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Juarez
Ihlaw
Kenton
Gov. Quevedo
Elizabeth
Chihuahua
Jeff Meers
Herbert Meers
Amarillo
Meers
Bank relief plan touted as stabilizing mortgages and currency
Roosevelt endorses a fourfold program to empower treasury notes under the 1862 law, reduce dollar gold content, and back bank securities to aid $40 billion in deposits amid inflation tactics aimed at foreign competition. Rainey cites protecting American commerce while a separate oil shipment bill advances. House leaders report on the Lewis Wagner relief bill noting 4 million families on relief lists and rising.
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America
Thomas
Treasury
Rainey
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Veterans’ Administration
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Justice Department
A. J. A. Carusi
Cummings
Department
Marland
Oklahoma
Steagall
House Banking Committee
Merchants Back Thrift Room Fund Drive in Globe News Contest
Local business supporters join the Globe News fundraiser with Amarillo Hardware, Pinkney Packing, Great West Mill and Elevator, Coca-Cola Bottling, Earle Wyatt Stores, Morrow-Thomas Hardware, Southwestern Public Service, Steffen’s, Toney Chisum, Amarillo Gas, Perfection Bakery, McDavid Brothers, McIthenny’s Tabasco, K C Baking Powder, National Biscuit, Rinso and Lux, India Tea Bureau, Morton's Salt, Foster’s Coffee, Maxor Drug, Fox Drug, City Drug, Randali Drug Stores aiding the Thrift Room drive.
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Thrift Room
Globe News
Amarillo Hardware Company
Pinkney Packing Company
Great West Mill & Elevator Company
Roberts & Olver
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Earle Wyatt Stores
Morrow-Thomas Hardware Company
Southwestern Public Service Company
Steffen's
Toney Chisum, Inc
Amarillo Gas Company
Perfection Bakery
McDavid Brothers
McIthenny’s Tabasco
K. C. Baking Powder
National Biscuit Company
Rinso
Lux Flakes
India Tea Bureau
Morton's Salt
Foster's Coffee
Maxor Drug Company
Fox Drug Stores
City Drug Stores
Randali Drug Sores
Bridge Races for World Olympic Trophy Draw in Buenos Aires
Five hundred players will sit at Buenos Aires for the World Bridge Olympic trophy event with seventy five tables joined by the David Jones Limited Sydney department store game. Tables have been ordered for Cannes The Hague Zagreb and Beirut entries include the American consul C T Steger. Mrs Georgine Roach leads the local games with Mrs Wagoner handling reservations at 23879. The Amarillo Olympics will be at the Elks Club with partners kept constant and table stays.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
David Jones
Georgine Roach
Amarillo
Elks Club
Wagoner
C. R. Garner
Homer Greenhill
E. B. Johnson, Jr
Rex Stegall
Wales Madden
Elizabeth Boyce
Roach
Chinese generals arrive in Berlin with Chinese officers and families
General Ma Chan-Shan, once hailed as a Chinese national hero by Japanese forces, arrives in Berlin from Tomsk, accompanied by Generals Su Ping-Wen and Li Ching-Ling and about 60 Chinese officers, soldiers, women, and children, following bombing raids on missions and property.
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Berlin
Ma Chan-Shan
Manchuria
Tomsk
Siberia
Su Ping-Wen
Li Ching-Ling
Chili Province
Penetro Nose and Throat Drops Promised for Sinus Relief
An ad touts Penetro Nose and Throat Drops to unclog congested noses and sinus tracts. It claims ephedrine reduces swollen tissue and improves drainage, preventing toxins from backing up and causing headaches. Two sizes priced 25¢ and 50¢ with a nasal bubble applicator.
Exiled forces flee to Siberia after border crossing
Report notes a retreat of military remnants across the Siberian border in early December. The Soviet government refused extradition requests from Japan as authorities prepare to operate camps within ten days to two weeks. Named figures Abbott, Julius Dorenfield, T. E. Johnson, J. Levy and Roy Cullum are mentioned in connection with the event.
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Ohakuo
Manchuria
Siberian
Camps Plan West Texas Camps For 200 Men Each
President Wilbur Hawk of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce discussed with John N. Norris, state chair man of the Texas committee on camp sites. Western projects aim to enroll about 200 men per camp for several months with pay of a dollar daily plus meals lodging and medical care. A local Palo Duro camp committee was named including Jim Gulekie W J Van London and Leland.
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Wilbur
Hawk
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
John N. Norris
Austin
Texas
West Texas
Palo Duro
Jim Gulekie
W. J. van London
Leland
Legislature Adopts Eleemosynary Appropriations Bill
The Texas Senate approved a compromise eleemosynary appropriations bill 23 to 4, sending it to the governor. The measure funds eleemosynary institutions for the next biennium at 8 million 5 thousand 684 dollars, a 26.7 percent cut from the current biennium.
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Austin
Senate
House
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Jersey Cream Bread
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Sam) Love
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