Woman census taker counts 506 in one day
Marie C Turner reports counting 606 people in a single day in district 13 covering Fifteenth to Twenty ninth Avenues and Jackson to Lincoln Streets. Working 10 hours she asked two questions every second, interviewing 16 192 questions and finding 18 unemployed persons as the city prepares to enumerate over 5 000 residents.
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Marie C. Turner
Fifteenth
Twentyninth Avenues
Jackson
Lincoln
Turner
Taylor Street
Polk
Nat &S. Perrine
Wichita visitors praise New Mexico scenes and Panhandle wheat
Wichitans agent W H Danver and others from Wichita toured in Dalhart and praised New Mexico scenery and Panhandle wheat. WDAG Amarillo broadcast greetings from 8 to 10 am with boosters taking over at 10. The event at Chamber of Commerce Fifth and Polk Streets featured WDAG and KGRS cooperation.
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W. H. Danver
W. H. Gruhlkey
H. E. McMullen
Jerry Carroll
Dalhart
New Mexico
Panhandle
WDAG
Amarillo
Wichita
Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce
Corner Fifth and
Polk Streets
KGRS
Klan Libel Suit Against Austin American Goes to Jury
The $150,000 libel suit filed by Hiram W. Evans imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan against the Austin American publishers was given to the jury in Dallas after more than a week of trial. The case concerns a report of M. M. Crane’s 1924 Democratic convention address.
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United P. Dallas
Hiram W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Austin American
M. M. Crane
Pacific Disturbance Causes Damages at Long Beach Harbor
A Pacific Ocean disturbance produced heavy surf pounding the Long Beach harbor breakwater for a third day. Waves possibly stem from a sea-floor disturbance or two currents colliding at the breakwater. Nine hundred feet of breakwater collapsed yesterday and half a mile of railroad track on top of it was demolished.
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United Press
Long Beach
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Highway officials head to plan meeting in New Mexico
W. W. Chilton head of the highway department of the Chamber of Commerce flies to Tucumcari New Mexico to help complete plans for the United States Highway 66 Association convention. Oklahoma highway officials traveling with him will attend. Directors from all sections will be present.
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W. W. Chilton
The
Chamber of Commerce
Tucumcari
N. M
U. S. Highway 66 Association
Chilton
Oklahoma
Countie
Prison Riot At Idle House Leads to Demands and Reprieve
First witness before the Investigating board describes a twenty minute span from fire discovery to release. Convicts demanded a life term for John Richardson, removal of the board of clemency, and unlimited tobacco. Richardson received a 30 day reprieve, while guards faced threats. Prison officials and guards worked to quiet and manage mounting tensions as convicts in the Idle House and yard remained unsettled.
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T. A. Reed
John Richardson
Board of Clemency
Thurd
Reed
Richardson
Cooper
Thomas
Haubrich
Ohio National Guard
42Nd Division Army
Hardrich
J. C. Woodward
High School Drinking and Liquor Control Debate
A committee discusses drunkenness among youths led by coach remarks about students. Representative Sumners pushes for strict liquor restrictions while Sir Henry Drayton cites Ontario's liquor control success to promote temperance and counters Ecest C. Drury's testimony for the drys.
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Roper
Sumners
Texas
Sir Henry Drayton
Ontario Eiquor Control Board
Ecest C. Drury
Diry
Ontario
Bremen Hits British Ship in Channel
The German steamship Bremen collided with the British tanker British Grenadier off Dungeness Light in the English Channel. The tanker was badly damaged but requested no assistance while the Bremen, heading to Southampton from Bremen, continued on after offering help.
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The
Associated Press
Dover
England
Bremen
Grenadier
Dungeness Light
English Channel
Southampton
Germany
New York
Deal
Goodwins
Youth Plans Expedition to Frozen North
A 19 year old Yale freshman Kennett Rawson, son of Frederick H Rawson, aims to lead a voyage to the Arctic using the two masted schooner Gadfly. He seeks Commander Donald B MacMillan's co operation and awaits parental approval for the project bought last year for 150000 dollars.
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United Press Boston
Pet
Arctic
Donald B. MacMillan
Cabin Bay
MacMillan
Bowdein
Kennett Rawson
Yale
Frederick Holbrook Rawson
Chicago Bank
Rawson
Former Editor in Amarillo to Be Rotary Head
At the 41st Texas district Rotary convention in Temple Texas Ray Nichols of Vernon is the sole candidate for district governor for next year Dr S P Brooks of Waco and Ed McLaughlin of Ralls announced candidacies. Plainview Cleburne and Mineral Wells proposed as next convention city. Speakers included Dr Brooks Baylor University Dr P W Horn Texas Technological College Lubbock and Sam H Whiteley Commerce governor of the 48th district.
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Associated Rees
Temple
Tex
Texas
Rotary International
Ray Nichols
Vernon Publishers
S. P. Brooks
Waco
Ed McLaughlin
Ralls
Plainview
Cleburne
Mineral Wells
Brooks
Baylor University
P. W. Horn
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Sam H. Whiteley
Commerce
Judges named in Ferguson mandamus suit for Democratic primary ballot
Sam Streetman of Houston and Frank C. Dillard of Sherman are appointed by Governor Moody to sit in the Ferguson mandamus case. Streetman acts for Chief Justice Cumeton and Dillard for Judge Greenwood, both disqualified. Co S Bradley acts as acting chief justice with A D Sanford of Waco and T S Henderson Jr of Cameron as associate justices to hear Cousins versus Sovereign Camp Woodmen. Regular judges have disqualified themselves.
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Austin
Ker
Sam Streetman
Houston
Frank C. Dillard
Sherman
Dan Moody
James E. Ferguson
Streetman
C. M. Cumeton
Dillard
T. B. Greenwood
Co. S. Bradley
Groesbeck
Church Dinner Planned to Aid Glenwood Church Debt
Glenwood Baptist Church at 2400 Arthur Street will host a chicken dinner from 6 to 8 pm tomorrow to raise funds toward the church debt. Rev. John F. Johnston says the public is urged to attend, with 40 already signaled and 250 to 300 expected. Mrs. T. J. Miller leads arrangements.
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Glenwood Baptist Church
Arthur Street
John F. Johnston
T. J. Miller
Man Denies Slaying of Mrs Pearl Voss in Fort Worth
Fort Worth April 24 a man identified by Mrs L E Lowrey as the person seen talking with Mrs Pearl Voss on March 15 denied involvement in the killing her body found in a pasture with head injuries from a hammer blow. He was arrested in Brownwood and brought back for questioning then jailed after a written statement.
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Fort Worth
L. E. Lowrey
Pearl Voss
Voss
Brownwood
Radio Features Tonight on WEAF and Chains
Radio listings show programs on WEAF WABC and other network stations. Schedule includes Sunshine Hour Manhattan Moods Harold Sanford Orchestrator Shilkret Orchestra and Radio Forum with multiple chain stations and local features from 6:30 to 10:00 PM Central Standard Time.
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Weaf and Chain
WBAP
WOAI
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KOA
KSL
WOW
KTHS
WDAF
WSM
WSE
National Broadcasting Co
Manhattan
WABC
Chain
KMOX
KOIL
KMBC
WISN
WOWO
WCCO
KLRA
Columbia
KGRS
Pampa
WDAG
Reflections on power and violence across eras and places
The piece juxtaposes Rome’s enduring myths with modern claims of power from Mussolini to Gandhi. It cites Shaw on film vs theater, notes the futility of entertainment to deter human longing, and recounts killings by unknown bootleggers in Chicago, a raid in Chittagong, and martyrdom rhetoric from Grandhi amid colonial tensions.
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George Bernard Shaw
Frank del Re
Joseph Special
Chicago
Blue Hour
Walter Wakefield
Record Cold Wave Racks U S Cities Amid Early April Freeze
Montreal Bucks temperatures near 27 below zero with ice covered streets while Harrisburg and Boston report record cold with 29 to 30 degree lows. Seven freighters blocked by ice floes at Buffalo end of Lake Erie as winds shift from east to west.
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United Press
Montreal
Boston
Buffalo
Lake Elie
Waverly Shoals
Fort of
Santa Fe Track Rights Approved Over G H S A
The Interstates Commerce Commission approved an application for trackage rights allowing the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway and the Kansas City Mexico Orient Railway of Texas to operate over the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway between Alpine and Paisano in Brewster and Presidio counties Texas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway of
Texas
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio
Alpine
Paisano
Brewster
Presidio Counties
Interstate Commerce Commission
Plan Funeral for Girl Car Victim
Funeral plans were announced for Samuel Uhi a 97 year old Confederate veteran and pioneer trail driver who died after living in Dallas county for six decades. Born in Mount Savage Maryland he joined the California gold rush era cattle drives before settling in Texas where he remained aside from the Civil War. He is survived by four daughters three sons 26 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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United Press
Wheatland
Tex
Samuel Uhi
Dallas County
California
Mount Savage
Pacific Coast
Illinois
Texas
Patton Opens Campaign for State Railroad Commission
Dallas April 24 State Senator Nat Patton of Crockett announced plans to travel from North Texas to Central Texas to open his campaign for a seat on the State Railroad Commission. He aims to address voters in Navasota Grimes County today or Friday seeking the post once held by Pat M Neff after Governor Moody appointed him following Clarence Gilmore's death.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Nat Patton
Crockett
North Texas
Central Texas
State Railroad Commission
Navasota
Grimes County
Pat M. Neff
Dan Moody
Clarence E. Gilmore
Spiritualist Circle To Meet Tomorrow In El Paso
The Spiritualist Church circle will meet tomorrow evening at 8 at apartment 12, 1115 Jackson Street, with Mrs. Anna Larkum directing. El Paso's 1930 census shows population 101,975, up 24,415 since the last census.
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Spiritualist Circle
The
Spiritualist Church
Jackson Street
Anna Larkum
United Press
EL Paso
Pollard Named in $20,000 Damage Suit
Wiley Pollard, former Potter County sheriff and July primary candidate, is named in a $20,000 damage suit filed in district court by Carl F. Brohlin. Brohlin alleges Pollard and deputy Bob Barnett beat him with guns while he slept, causing unconsciousness. he seeks $10,000 actual and $10,000 exemplary damages plus $7,500 from Pollard’s bonding company Fidelity and Deposit. Pollard denies the allegations and says he does not know the plaintiff. The suit was filed just before the statute of limitations.
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Wiley Pollard
Potter County
Carl F. Brohlin
North Polk
Brohlin
Pollard
Bob Barnett
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Bonding Company
Police seek two men in reported kidnapping of waitress
Houston police search for two young men after a 28 year old waitress, married with three children, was kidnapped at a bus stop. She said a pistol was used to force her into a car, then she was assaulted in a wooded area and dumped near a bus line.
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The
Associated Press
Houston
R-100 Dirigible Damaged During Preflight Test
Report from Cardington states the British airship R-100 was damaged when a starboard fin buckled after contact with the shed during a shed move. Authorities weigh whether to return her to the shed as plans for a test flight preceding a Canada voyage are abandoned.
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Associated Press
London
Cardington
Canada
Graf Zeppelin South America flight postponed to May 10
Friedrichshafen Germany April 24 The Zeppelin Works announced the Graf Zeppelin’s South American flight has been postponed from May 10 to May 10 Capt Ernest Lehmann said airport preparations at several landing sites required more time than expected and led to the delay in the world tour itinerary
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Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Zeppelin Works
Ernest Lehmann
Dallas Man Gets 198 Years for Robbery
Ernest Knox alias Claude E Whitford faced 198 years for two Dallas robberies on March 11. A jury deliberated about 30 minutes, returning 99 years for one robbery and a like term for the other. In the holdup, $15.65 and a cash register were taken.
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United Press
Dallas
Ernest Knox
Claude E. Whitford
Bhut
Knox
Man Held Here For Embezzlement
Arrested at Memphis on a complaint sworn out here charging embezzlement. J. W. Sharp is in Potter County jail in lieu of bond. He was returned to Amarillo last night.
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Memphis
J. W. Sharp
Potter County
Amarillo
McNallen Brothers Host Tacky Party For Fraternity Sorority
John and Eugene McNallen entertain Alpha Sigma Lambda and Sigma Lambda Phi at 2115 Ong Street tomorrow evening with a tacky party. Couples with best costumes win prizes while bridge and dancing provide diversion.
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John
Eugene McNallen
Alpha Sigma Lambda Fraternity
Sigma Lambda Phi Sorority
Ong Street
Great Separation sermon ends revival at San Jacinto Baptist
Rev. T. D. Sumrall delivers The Great Separation at San Jacinto Baptist Church this evening as the third week of revival nears close. Attendance is strong with much interest. closing planned for Sunday unless extended. Tomorrow’s topics include Lame Sheep in the morning and The Modern Prodigal in the evening.
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T. D. Sumrall
San Jacinto Baptist Church
Grain and Livestock Markets Across Major U S Cities
Market reports from Kansas City Fort Worth Chicago and New Orleans detail hog cattle and sheep trading. Prices range with hogs weak to lower and cattle steadier across regions while cotton and grain futures show early gains and firming tone in Chicago and New York.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Associated Preas
Fort Worth
Irregular Early Gains In New York Stocks Reported
New York stock prices opened higher with Vanadium Steel up 2.44 points, Westinghouse Electric 2, Chesapeake & Ohio 1.44, Missouri Kansas Texas 1.14, American Can and Brooklyn Manhattan Transit near constant gains, Timken Bearing down 1, Studebaker softens to year low. Market later turned more erratic with renewed reactionary tendencies across industrial and utility shares. Shubert Theaters rise to 31, cp 5%.
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New York
Associated Press
Vanadium Steel
Westinghouse Electric
Chesapeake & Ohio
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
American Can
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit
Timken
Studebaker
Shubert Theaters
Rexall Orderlie Provides Quick Constipation Relief
A Battle Creek physician claims constipation causes great misery yet Rexall Orderlie tablets offer relief by pulling water into the colon to soften waste and induce a gentle natural movement. Chew at night for a bright next day and buy 24 for 25 cents at the drug store.
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Battle Creek
Rexall Orderlies
Hidden Truths Bring Down Silent Business Families
A factory owner gathers foremen to stress open facts and needs but the son, busy with business success, never seeks truth from the young generation. The tale warns that hidden truths and unspoken plans pose greater danger than acknowledged flaws.
Stock market mixed gains and losses on oil and steel shares
Markets saw mixed moves with Diamond Match hitting a new high and Standard Oil of New York rising above 39 amid oil group buying. Several names including Hudson Motors and Gotham Silk Hosiery fell to year lows while foreign exchanges opened steady with sterling at 4.86.
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Savage Arms
Electric Power & Light
Oil
Standard Oil of
New York
Pittsburgh Coal
Continental Baking
A.” Hudson Motors
Gotham Silk
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