Texas death row combat over power failure delays two executions
In Huntsville Texas the death chair failed twice as John W Vaughn and Johnnie Banks faced execution. Gov Allred granted a one week reprieve to both after the generator malfunction and a delay that followed Vaughn declaring his innocence. Banks awaited his turn as the generator failed again before repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Texas State Penitentiary
James V. Allred
John W. Vaughn
San Antonio
Johnnie Banks
Ernor
Vaughn
Banks
Jewell Smith
Thinking Out Loud Isn't That New
Charles B. Driscoll recalls urban observations in New York from 1938 including notes on architectural oddities and famous locals. He muses on rackets seen in Midtown storefronts and shares anecdotes about barbers and cartoonists with named figures like LaGuardia Adams Green and D Agostino.
FHA Office Opens in Eakle Building Amarillo
The Federal Housing Administration opens an Amarillo service office in the 418 Oliver Eakle Building with T. J. Wagner in charge. R. E. Shepherd and J. E. Hicks assist, the office covers 26 Panhandle counties, handles valuations and architectural work, and aims to expedite home deals with lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Amarillo
Oliver Eakle
T. J. Wagner
R. E. Shepherd
Dallas
FHA
Texas
J. E. Hicks
Washington
Wagner
Shepherd
Hicks
Panhandle
W. A. Askew
FHA Better Housing Committee
Askew
Bootblack Defeats Bradman at Lords in Surprise Cricketer Feat
London April 22 A 16 year old bootblack named Paul Brooks bowled out Don Bradman at Lords as Australia’s captain practiced for the world series. The strike sparked widespread adulation with photos and interviews. editors compared the feat to David and Goliah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Don Bradman
Lords Cricket Ground
Paul Brooks
Bradman
Babe Ruth
Empire
News-Chronicle
Goliah
David
Cranium Crackers Out of place names puzzle set
In each group one name is unrelated to the others. 1 Keats Czolgosz Byron Shelley. 2 Luke Rembrandt Rubens Van Dyke. 3 Lewis Allen Mitchell Guliver. 4 Longfellow Whittier Cromwell Lowell. 5 Kaufman Coward Anderson Dubinsky. Answers on Editorial Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keats
Czolgosz
Byron
Shel
Luke
Rembrandt
Rubens
van Dyke
Lewis, Allen
Mitchell
Guliver
Longfellow
Whittier
Cromwell
Lowell
Kaufman
Coward
Anderson
Dubinsky
Reserve Officers Plan Mock Battle to Defend Amarillo
Panhandle reserve corps officers practice a simulated invasion defense titled the May Day Battle of the Canadian. In a field exercise, 50 officers from the Panhandle unit and units from Oklahoma City join Maj. K. S. Whitmore to defend Amarillo from a motorized invading force moving through New Mexico. The exercise, starting with breakfast in Thompson Park, follows orders to hold the south bank of the Canadian River at Highway 5 crossing with meals served in the field from a Texas National Guard artillery unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
West Coast
New Mexico
Amarillo
United States Army Reserve Corps
Panhandle
Canadian River
95Th Infantry Division
Oklahoma City
K. S. Whittmore
United States
Tle
Howard Griggs
Farwell
San Angelo
San Antonio
Galveston
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
Clayton
Dalhart
Highway 5
Channing
U. S
Thompson Park
131 Field Artillery
Texas National Guard
Mantell to Lead Maverick Show Band at Jamboree
Canyon High School German Band under Dutch Mantell will perform at the Maverick Club Jam boree on April 29 and 30. Mantell calls Wagner his mentor but jokes Wagner could not teach him. Band members include Hudson Prichard Grant Sherman Dean Nicholas Kenneth Cofer and Carl Small. Tickets are on sale with point of contact Fred DeCoster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon High School
Dutch Mantell
Mantell
Richard Wilhelm Wagner
Wagner
Luxembourg
Mantel
Hudson Prichard
Grant Sherman
Dean Nicholas
Kenneth Cofer
Carl Small
Sam
Rainy spell expected to continue in Plains region
Rain fell in Follett, Spearman, Hooker, Springer, and Elk City with small totals. Mr. Collman notes unsettled weather not over as he forecasts cloudy to partly cloudy skies, warmer temperatures, and little moisture, with a light to moderate southerly wind tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Mr. Collman
Follett
Spearman
Hooker
Okla
Des Moines
N. M
Springer
Elk City
Not Lost, Dead Berlin Baron Von Kettler Disappearance Solved
Berlin April 22 Baron von Kettler secretary to Baron von Pappen disappeared. Investigators concluded he took his own life, ending the mystery surrounding his vanishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baron von Kettler
Franz von Pappen
Grain Exchange to Build Brick Office on Fourth Avenue
Amarillo Grain Exchange plans a one story brick building on Fourth Avenue between Buchanan and Lincoln. The $10,000 project, set for completion around June 1, will house the inspection department protein laboratory and offices for the secretary and directors. Neill Singleton contractor Macon Carder architect J. E. Davis president Mrs. J. E. Rousseau secretary and C. M. Goodnight chief inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Grain Exchange
Fourth Avenue
Buchanan and
Lincoln Streets
Secretary
Direc
Tors
Exchange
Fisk
Neill Singleton
Macon Carder
J. E. Davis
J. E. Rousseau
C. M. Goodnight
Hotel Men To Meet Here May 6 and 7
The West Texas Hotel Men's Association meeting moves to Amarillo on May 6 and 7. Hotel men from across the region gather for fellowship with all serious business set aside for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Hotel Men's Association
Amarillo
City of Salisbury Runs Aground With Cargo Of Snakes
The British freighter City of Salisbury ran aground on Rocky Graves Ledge in dense fog and began leaking in all holds. The vessel carried 25 crates of snakes and birds, with 40 crew members aboard and no passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.P
Salisbury
Death Battle of the Seas Reported at Sea Conflict
Reports from Barcelona indicate a daily clash at sea between Italian designed submarines and Loyalist warships and planes. Insurgent forces led by Canarias capture or sink fishing boats while aiding fleeing government militiamen toward south. China and Japan face manpower challenges as large numbers of troops move to central China front amid reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Canarias
Catalonia
Jose Miaja
China
Japan
Hopeh
North China
Central China Front
Horses Move Concrete for Gulf Filling Station
Two teams of horses work at a Gulf Company filling station construction site at Sixth Avenue and Fillmore Street. No gasoline is used in the earthwork as old concrete is removed and ground is leveled by horse power. Old Dobbin leads one team in this up to date project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sixth Avenue
Forties
Old Dobbin
Gulf Company
Fillmore Street
Seems Everybody Discovered The Voice of Deanna Durbin
Hollywood reports agents for child star Deanna Durbin face suit from three claimants claiming commissions totaling 108 percent of Deanna's income. Rita Warner asserts a 25 percent cut for arranging her first audition Olive White seeks 33 1 3 percent for bringing her to Mrs. Warner and Milo Marchetti claims 50 percent for starting Durbin's career with an audition at the Trocadero Night Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
U.P
Deanna Durbin
Jack Sherill
Frederick Falkin
Deanna
Rita Warner
Olive White
Amarillo Area Forecast And Local Ad Notice
Amarillo and nearby regions expect partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures tonight and Saturday. Temperatures range from a high near 58 to a low around 45, with warmer conditions in southeastern portions. Build Now See John Maynard Lumber Co for estimates at 800 West Fifth and 5353.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Yvicinity
Weat
Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr. Co
West Fifth
40 Hour Week Urged By House Committee
The House Labor Committee reported a bill to set a 40 hour maximum work week within three years with a 40 cent minimum wage. It would establish a 25 cent starting wage and a 44 hour week, then gradually reach 40-40, warning wage cuts fuel deflation and threaten government stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
U.P
House Labor Committee Today
Mary Norton
Democrat
New Jersey
Labor Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
Norton
Germans Plan Completion of Giant Zeppelin
A Zeppelin Company spokesman in Berlin said the LZ-130 would be completed though transatlantic flights may be unlikely due to the United States' reluctance to export helium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giant Zeppelin
Berlin
U.P
Zeppelin Company
United States
Local Sales Reported Up
Texas retail sales in department stores outpaced the nation. March figures show higher total employment than February and slightly below March 1937. Weekly payrolls rose, new state charters increased from February, lumber stats improved but lagged a year. Lubbock Dallas Austin posted stronger retail gains with Amarillo also rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Texas
Lubbock
Dallas
Amarillo
Eckener To Seek Helium From U S For Zeppelin Boost
Dr. Hugo Eckener the German dirigible expert said he would sail for the United States next Thursday to press Washington to permit helium exports to Germany. He hopes helium shipments will be authorized and transatlantic Zeppelin service resume by late July. An air ministry spokesman noted Ickes ruling on helium is not final, with no German comment until an official decision is issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hugo Eckener
Germany
United States
Washington
Air Ministry
Harold L. Ickes
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A. Q. Edwards
Sard
C. E. Garrett
Charles B. Driscoll
New York Central
Park Avenue
Terminal
P. T. Barnum
Frank Buck
R. Cc. A
Rockefeller Center
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Madison Avenue
LaGuardia
Lewis Valentine
Times Square
Frank D'Agostino
George Matthew Adams
Adams
George Hamilton Green
Collier's
Michigan
Gerald
New Yorker
George
McNaught Syndicate
Eakle
Bootblack
England
Insurance! Neely-Greenhill Agency
Enemey
Maverick
By Paul Timmons
Cal Farley
Jim Farwell
L. H. Griffith
N. F. Nelson
Jim Oakes
Clay Thornton
Hugh Norman
G. C. Saunders
C. T. Crowe
H. G. Wilson
Charles Green
C. A. Clark
W. W. Rusk
Jack Cunningham
David Mead
Fred DeCoster
Duke Cullum
Commercial Credit Company
Amarillo National Bank
Cullum
Mr. Cullum
Walter Browning
Southwestern
Credit Company
Joe Davidson
Berger, Pampa
Hugoton
Kans
Fort Worth
Grain Exchange
Weestives
Eckener
Mona Leslie
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Mona
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