White Christmas Hopes Melt Over Plains Area Amarillo
A bright sun and rising temperatures cut hopes for a white Christmas in Amarillo as snow fell over parts of the Panhandle this weekend. Tulsa, Mule Shoe, and Dimmitt reported several inches, with lighter amounts in Plainview and Lubbock. Amarillo logged a winter low of eighteen above as forecasts called for clear skies and little temperature change tonight and Thursday.
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Amarillo
Plains
Panhandle
Tulsa
Dimmitt
Plainview
Sterley
Hart
Petersburg
Lubbock
Memphis
Fort Worth
Denver
Santa Fe Railway
Texico
Focal Weather Bureau
Mob riot marks return of Prince Louis to Monte Carlo
Rioting greeted the return of Prince Louis HW as Monaco faced a protest by 100 to 200 soldiers and dissidents. About 40 constitutionalists were arrested as authorities tried to quell clashes near a police station amid unrest over casino leadership and governance.
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Prince Louis
Monte Carlo
Unite! Press
Monaco
Prince Louis HW
Principality of
Stone
Wilsorders
Principality
Burglary Frustrated By Watchman At Wildorado Store
A failed burglary at the Wildorado Grain & Mercantile Co store near Amarillo ended with a man shot dead by a night watchman and a second suspect escaping by car. The unidentified victim, about 37 or 18, 175 pounds and six feet tall, wore a blue pinstripe suit. identification is unavailable. The second man fled in a 1920s auto, registered to J. Carnie of Minneapolis. a Davis Drug Store box and other items were found. The watchman’s identity is not being released.
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Wildorado
Amarillo
Wildorado Grain & Mercantile Company
Griggs
Grendfantly
Donald J. Williama
Smith County
Wilderado Grain & Mercenttile Company
Everett Switch
Wilderaddo
Wilderade
Minneapolis
Minn
J. ¥. Carnie
University Avenue Southeast
Davis Drug Store
Shattuck
Okla
Higgins
Tex
Papal aviation plans and Siberian labor cautions
Arthur Brisbane discusses the pope promoting aviation including a helicopter airport within Vatican limits. He contrasts Russia’s slave labor system with Western views, noting industrial and military aims as life and death matters, and ends with a vivid volcanic eruption image and a local contact.
New Mexico Senator Sees Party Shake-Up On Norris Charges
Washington and Oklahoma items report a split within the Republican Party over Senator Norris. Senator Cutting says Lucas's statement signals a fractured party. Norris backed by Lincoln era ideals. NM Senator argues 1928 platform sought agricultural equality.
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New Mexico
Norris
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Cutting
Republican Independent
Robert H. Lucas
National Republican
Lucas
Republica National Committee
Lincoln
Norse
Station at Claude Burglary Nets Small Cash Loss
In Claude on Sunday afternoon a daylight burglary at the Fort Worth and Denver depot resulted in about $29 taken from the cash drawer. An office window was broken to gain entry. Sheriff Bill Thompson, Ed Holloway, and railroad special agents are investigating the case.
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The
Globe
Claude
Fort Worth & Denver
Bill Thompson
Potter County
Ed Holloway
Amarillo
Western Air Transfers Peck to St Louis
Walter E Peck Jr the district traffic agent for Western Air in Amarillo for 18 months is transferred to St Louis T K Wynkoop succeeds him here Wynkoop previously worked with T A T in Washington and St Louis Peck left Amarillo this morning for his new duties in St Louis
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Walter E. Peck, Jr
Western Air
St. Louis
T. K. Wynkoop
Washington, D. C
Mr. Peck
Wynkoop
Amarillo
Transcontinental Air
Peck
De Bosis Seeks Pardon From Mussolini in Court
Mrs. H J De Bosis American-born widow of an Italian poet pleaded in open court for forgiveness from Premier Mussolini. She expressed regret for anti Fascist propaganda and said she admired Italy and hoped for pardon to show Fascists her true spirit.
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Associated Press
ROMN
H. J. de Bosis
Special Tribunal
Mussolini
Italy
de Bosis
Shortest Day The Sun Reaches Peak in Amarillo
The article notes today is the year's shortest day with sunrise at 7:52 and sunset at 5:40 in Amarillo, Texas, pending cloud cover.
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Sol
Amarillo
Mail plane crashes into house near Alhambra terminal
Four people escaped death when a Western Air Express tri motor from Salt Lake City struck high tension wires and slammed into A L Toner’s home near the Alhambra field. Pilot Bart Cox and co pilot George Sherwood leaped clear as Ousterhaut was burned slightly. The plane burned and three mail pouches were saved by police and firefighters.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Western Air Express, Inc
Salt Lake City
Alhambra Terminal
Air Line
Bart Cox
Ousterhaut
Wyoming
A. L. Toner
Cox
George Sherwood
Toner
Sherwood
Four Men Faced with Fatal Arson Plot in Meat Market Fire
Four men accused of staging a meat market fire to cash a $3800 life and equipment policy faced police questions. They implicated restaurant owner Jacob Tatelman, waiter Jack Rogow, and Martin Borad, while a fourth wealthy backer remained at large. Funeral services were held for Jerome aged 5 and Homer aged 4, victims of the blaze that burned next door to Irving Israelson's shop. Their mother remained critically burned.
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United Press
Chicago
Harry Garg
Galvarg
Jacob Tatelman
Jack Rogow
Tatelman
Martin Borad
Jerome
Homer
Irving Israelson
Snow Melts as East Texas Sees Sunny Skies
Snow blanketed northern East Texas but melted under bright sun. Forecast calls for fair weather tonight and tomorrow with frost in the southeast and freezing near the coast around Houston and Port Arthur. West Texas expected to stay cold and clear. Snow line reached Waco and Abilene yesterday. southern Texas saw rain. Amarillo experienced no new snowfall.
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East Texas
Eas
Houston
Port Arthur
West Texas
Waco
Texas
Abilene
Amarillo
Dallas
Shepard Jury Still Deadlocked in Poison Murder Trial
Kansas City Kansas December 22 The jury deliberating Major Charles A Shepard army medical officer charged with murdering his wife remained deadlocked on the third day of discussions and balloting. Bailiffs reported the twelve jurors were hopeful of agreement though no division was evident. Judge Hopkins would keep the jury together as long as a verdict seemed possible.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kan
Charles A. Shepard
Federal Building
Richard J. Hopkins
Heifetz Sets Record Pay for Radio Appearance
Violinist Josef Heifetz earned about 15000 dollars for a 30 minute radio program on WJZ, reportedly the highest amount ever paid for a single entertainer. A separate Christmas Eve carol broadcast is planned from atop the Empire State Building with 16 stagers performing a half hour program starting at 4 30 p m EST.
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C. E. Butterfield
Associated Press
New York
Josehu Heifetz
WJZ
Harry Landey
Heifetz
Empire State Building
Fifth Avenue
16 Stagers
Solons Take Holiday Amid Partisan Congressional Standoff
In Worcester Massachusetts Barbara Buffum Bramwell an inmate who wed Wilton Bramwell fled Worcester State Hospital on a visitor’s leave. In Washington Republicans and Democrats clashed over unemployment relief Farm Board funds and a new Federal Power Commission appointment. President Hoover urged restraint while defending relief measures as Congress adjourned after a day of sharp recriminations and discord.
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Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Senate
Federal Power Commission
Marsh
Inet
Robert N. Lucena
Republican National Committee
Nebraska
George W. Norris
Frank KR. Mc Nineh
Federal Tower Commission
McNineh
Alfred BK. Smith
Uoover
Democratic Power Commission
Robinson
Glass
House
Congress O
Treasury
Watson
British stewards clerk denies knighthood claim in marriage
William Wilton Bramwell steward's clerk aboard the Mauretania arrives from New York to Plymouth and denies posing as a knight in his recent marriage to Barbara Baffum at Oxford Massachusetts. He asserts his identity was known to the bride and that he will rejoin Mrs. Bramwell in America.
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Plymouth
England
William Wilton Bramwell
Mauretania
New York
Barbara Baffum
Oxford
Mass
Bramwell
Amer- Ce
Mayor Thompson sues Col Randolph for 1 million damages
Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson files a 46 page superior court brief seeking 1 million dollars in damages against Col Robert Ioham Randolph president of the Chicago Association of Commerce alleging slander. A second brief notes a Texas and Pacific Railroad request to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 13 million bond. In Austin Governor Moody grants clemencies to fifty eight inmates despite no planned holidays.
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Ascoe
Vreely
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Col
Robert Ioham Randolph
Chicago Association of Commerce
Superior Court
Associated Preas
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
Associated
Prove
Austin
Dan Moody
Burglar raid nets six Panhandle residents
Deputy Sheriff J W McCoarmick of Carson County with Gray County officers arrested six Negro men in Pampa for burglarizing the L M Till Mercantile store. About 1000 dollars worth of men and women clothing was taken. Loot found in arrestees’ homes. Entry made by breaking a glass door. Two of the detainees are women.
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Globe
Panhandle
J. W. McCoarmick
Carson County
Gray County
Vampa
Pampa
Clerka
Ocean Flier Fined for Drunkenness
Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland faced a general court martial at Fort Sam Houston after pleading guilty to intoxication while confined as a patient at the state hospital. He was reprimanded and forfeited $100 pay under Article 96. The trial paused for defense and prosecution to present statements.
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Associated
San "Antonio
Dev
Lester J. Maitland
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Ilawail
Eighth Corps
Bage Hospital
Fort Sam Thonkton
Maitland
Btate
Six Alarms Sunday Set Amarillo Fire Record
Amarillo firemen excelled with six alarms in five hours Sunday starting at 2:57 PM. A vacant house at 519 Sohinson Street burned likely by kids at play, third or fourth incident there. Cars also burned at multiple addresses including 1100 North Highway and 1301 Pillmore Street. Minor damage reported before a further car fire at 1300 Buchanan Street after midnight.
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Amarillo
Sohinson Street
North Highway
Pillmore Street
Johnson Street
Monroe Street
Harrison Street
Buchanan Street
Graves Celebrates 54 Years in Texas
J. W. Graves, Potter County jailer and native Texan, marks fifty four years in Texas and his fifty fourth birthday. He says his energy feels as if he were twenty one, as today’s celebration continues.
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Graves
Texas
J. W. Graves
Potter County
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
The forecast calls for fair skies across Texas and New Mexico. Tonight and Tuesday remain cold with warmer conditions tonight. Temperature extremes observed at 1 PM were 38 for the high and 14 for the low.
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Amarillo
Christmas Spirit Ex Amarillo Pronounced Christmas Spirit Ex Amarillo Pronounced
Christmas brings joy and sorrow as O W Club fills stockings for 100 children at Day Nursery and Children’s Home. Red and White Stores donate candy and fruit. The American Legion Christmas Cheer Committee lists nearly 600 needy households needing aid.
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Amarillo
O. W. Club
American Legion
Santa Claga
Legion of Salvation Army
Texas all star gridiron benefit set for New Year’s Day
Amarillo and Pampa announce a post season football game at Butler Field on January 1 featuring two all star teams drawn from Texas colleges. Amarillo’s squad includes Pinky Alsabrook as manager and players from A&M, TCU, SMU. Pampa’s eleven features SMU and TCU stars in a charity event with gate profits aiding local community chests.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Butler Field
Texas
A. & M. Gridiron Starz
Pampa
Alnabrook
Pinky Alsabrook
Joe Hunt
College Station
Rags Mathews
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