Plane Crash Kills Bowen Pilot in Wichita County Tragedy
Transcontinental & Western Air tri motor mail ship crashed near English Field at 6 51 pm Wednesday. J E Bowen died at St Anthony Hospital Thursday at 11 35 am. Ralph Montee remained unconscious in critical condition. Both men from Kansas City were married. Montee wife awaiting birth. Snow halted airline schedules across the region. Harold English and state inspector Delaney departed English Field with Wicher for Erick.
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J. E. Bowen
Transcontinental & Western Air
English Field
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Ralph Montee
Kansas City
Montee
Bowen
Amarillo
Harold English
Department of Commerce
R. W. Delaney
Dallas
H. A. Wicher
Erick
Shell Returns to $1 Oil as Prices Shift Across Regions
The Texas Railroad Commission set a hearing for Dec 28 in Austin to discuss proration and related issues in the East Texas pool and other Texas fields. Shell Petroleum announces a move back to pricing aligned with Standard Oil Indiana and New Jersey, with crude prices in the Mid-Continent ranging 76 cents to $1 per barrel, while cutting East Texas crude to 98 cents per barrel.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Texas
Tulsa
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Standard Oil
Indiana
New Jersey
Texas Company
Chicago
SHELL
Houston
R. F. C. Workers Receive Salvation Army Slum Dish
R F C labor charity workers in Llano Cemetery were treated to a 1917 18 style Salvation Army slum meal served by the local Salvation Army post. Eight of the 47 workers were World War veterans who said the dish brought back memories of trench rations from the war years.
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R. F. C. Loan
Salvation Army
Llano
Paris Government Crisis and World War Debt Payments
Camille Chautemps urged President Lebrun to form a new government as Herriot’s cabinet collapsed. In the U S, six nations paid wartime debts while five defaulted with France Belgium Poland Estonia Hungary among those delaying payments. Greece also indicated it would miss January 1. Britain earmarked 95.55 million in gold for the US, with Italy Czech Slovakia Finland Latvia and Lithuania also paying small sums.
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Camille Chautemps
Herriot
Lebrun
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Mills
Bank of England
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Treasury
New York
Italy
Czechslovakia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
France
Belgium
Poland
Esthenia
Hungary
Greece
Millis
Interior
M. Herriot
Independence Too Soon Ireland Money and The Gandhi Remark
Arthur Brisbane comments on current topics including Ireland proposing its own currency the Irish dollar and a planned British pound reserve. He mocks starvation protests by Dr Arthur Kraus and contrasts Gandhi's approach with a plea to avoid global upheaval.
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Ireland
Gandhi
Sterling weighs methods to halt price cuts
Governor Ross See discusses possible steps to curb falling prices in oil markets as officials study policy options. Local sources note Texas energy concerns and potential market interventions amid ongoing price volatility.
VET HOSPITAL CUT IS URGED
Frank T. Hines administrator of veterans affairs urged a joint congressional committee to save about one billion dollars by extending existing hospital facilities rather than building new ones. He warned that continuing new construction would leave many vacant beds as hospitalization peaks pass.
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Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Hines
Illinoian to Be U.S. Minister to Canada
President Hoover named Col. Nathan William MacChesney of Illinois as American minister to Canada. A lawyer by training, he will replace Hanford MacNider who recently resigned from the post.
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Washington
Nathan William MacChesney
Ilinois
Hoover
Canada
Hanford MacNider
Rail employees form push for transport regulation
Texas railway workers organized to demand regulation of competing transport forms. No formal action occurred yet, but a second conference is planned for January.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Organization of Texas Railway
Good Fellows Aid Santa Cheer Across Amarillo
The Good Fellows of Amarillo organize a citywide Christmas relief effort. The Amarillo Gas Company supports three families with gifts while churches prepare baskets. residents can report names to prevent duplication by calling 4122.
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Amarillo
Santa Claus
Santa C
Amarillo Gas Company
Good Fellow
Heaviest Snow of Season Impacts Panhandle Plains Area
The Panhandle Plains of Texas and adjacent regions received the season's heaviest snow, with Amarillo tallying seven inches by Thursday afternoon. Snow extended from Dalhart to Tucumcari, with 5 to 7 inches in the North Plains, while forecasts warned of more tonight. Mild temperatures eased storm severity. trains ran on schedule and highways remained open though visibility was poor. Local cattlemen reported livestock unlikely to suffer. See SNOW Page 2.
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Texas
Prospect
U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Panhandle
North Plains
Dalhart
Sayre
Okla
Liberal
Kan
Tucumcari
N. M
Clarendon
Memphis
Bowie
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Union
Panhandle Auto Club
Right of Way Plan Discussed For Amarillo Highway
County commissioners consider using warrants to acquire right of way for Highway No. 5 north of Amarillo to enable state funded widening and rebuilding. Ed Pittman and T E Johnson presented the plan. estimates value land from 6 000 to 20 000 dollars. State seeks 10 extra feet each side.
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Amarillo
Ed Pittman
T. E. Johnson
The
Globe News
Pittman
Sam B. Motlow
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Snow Tonight Then Clearing
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for snow tonight followed by clearing on Friday with little temperature change. West Texas shows rain in the far south and snow or rain in central to northern portions tonight likely by Friday morning. New Mexico remains unsettled tonight with generally fair Friday and little temperature change. Temperatures today reach 22 to 23 by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
McCall Leads Masonic Home Attack With 25 Touchdowns This Season
Scott McCall, standout for the Sandies, boasts 25 touchdowns this year amid a relentless run that has kept him scoring in every game for two seasons. Opponents include Bridgeport Weatherford North Fort Worth Sherman and Mineral Wells as McCall drives the offense.
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Weatherford
North Fort Worth
Stripling
Polytechnic
Central
Mineral Wells
Woodrow Wilson
Sherman
Scott McCall
Masonic
Masonic Home
McCall
Sandies
Amarillo Sets 1932 City Tax Rate At One Dollar
The Amarillo city commission fixed the $1 tax rate per $100 assessed valuation for 1932, with an installment plan option for payments. The 1932 rate applies to about $3 million less assessed value than the prior year, and delinquency penalties rise from 2 to 10 percent.
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Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
H. Ernest Smith
J. N. Vernon
Sendoff for Sandies as team heads to Fort Worth
The 27 Golden Sandstorm players plus two coaches and three managers will leave Houston at 7 35 for Fort Worth to play in the Texas Inter scholastic League semi finals. Weather is to clear after rain and sleet, with Amarillo and Panhandle fans traveling to back the Sandies. A $4 50 round trip special is offered by Santa Fe and Denver.
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Golden Sandstorm
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Sandies
Masonic Home
Corsicana
John Reagan
Houston
Denver
Enochs
Dunaway
Howes
Mexico Withdraws From League Of Nations
Geneva report states Mexico notified withdrawal from the League of Nations effective two years hence due to financial difficulties.
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Geneva
Mexico
League of Nations
House Committee Advances Beer Bill With Higher Alcohol Content
The Ways and Means Committee voted to raise allowed beer alcohol to 3.2 percent by weight if the Cockier bill passes, from 2.75 percent. A $5 per barrel tax was also approved. Senate action on Philippine independence and farm relief dominated other Capitol discussions as they push beer legislation ahead of any Christmas recess.
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House
Ways and Means
Senate
Philippines
Treasury
Post Office
Houee Agriculture Committee
House Way and Means
Senate Judiciary Fee
Congress
Railway unions seek one year extension of wage cut
Chicago December 15 U P unions countered railroad demands for a six month extension and proposed a full year extension of the temporary 10 percent wage reduction. They denounced further postponement and urged an end to policy that worsens worker hardship while criticizing railroad leadership.
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Chicago
U.P
Adopted Son Confesses to Newtonville Double Slaying
In Newton Mass the adopted son Robert 19 confessed to the hammer and razor killings of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jonah in their Newtonville home. Police report the motive remains undisclosed.
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Newton
Mass
Charles Jonah
Newtonville
Robert
Exchange Expels Member Charles Patton of St Louis Firm
The New York Stock Exchange announced the expulsion of Charles K. Patton a member of Mark C. Steinberg and Co of St Louis who was suspended for insolvency last April.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange Today
Charles K. Patton
Mark C. Steinberg and Co
St. Louis
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