Mexico recalls seizure of property over subversive acts
President Portes Gil denounces Catholic elements for fomenting unrest after the Jose de Leon Toral execution and warns the government will confiscate property of authors or accomplices. He orders priests to report addresses within two weeks as civil action threats follow, amid tensions tied to Obregon’s assassin.
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United Press
Mexico City
Portes Gil
Jose de Leon Toral
Canales
Obregon
Flying for Business and Gambling Warned by Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane comments on aviation figures, Federal Reserve actions, and mortgage of speculation losses. He notes bankers’ margin calls, calls for reform, and proposes broker banks to shield investors while warning of future investigations into reserve banks. The piece ends with a societal note on longevity increasing need for charity.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Cold Will Help Make City Beautiful
The city forester Temple H. Robinson says prolonged freezing weather will save property owners money next spring and summer by killing insects and eggs. He notes a hard freeze reduces plant enemies and should yield fewer pests and more beautiful flowers, shrubs and trees for Amarillo.
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Temple H. Robinson
City Forester
Mr. Robinson
Amarillo
Christmas Tree Still Burns For Kidnapped Child
In Orville, Mrs. Raymond Horst keeps a glowing Christmas tree in the living room for four year old Melvin Horst who disappeared two days after Christmas. Police and volunteers search the area with slim hopes of finding him alive. Mrs. Horst vows to wait, lights burning night and day, and Melvin’s woolly dog and toys remain by the tree as reminders of the missing boy.
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Raymond Horst
Melvin Horst
Melvin
Congress Faces 18 Million Dollar Pay and Upkeep Bill
The House moves to fund salaries for Congress and the Senate plus nine related agencies for 1930. The measure totals 18 million with 891 thousand more than last year due to a longer session and Capitol maintenance needs. Lady De Bathe, the former Lillie Langtry, dies of heart disease in Monaco at 78.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Legislative Branch of Government
Library of Congress
Capitol
United Press
London
Lady de Bathe
Lillie Langtry
The
Evening News
Monte Carlo
Monaco
W. C. le Breton
Jerscy
England
Edward Langtry
America
Sir Hugo de Bathe
Blake Granted Stay in Texas Death Penalty Case
Governor Moody paused the electrocution of Robert JF Blake, sentenced for the Swisher County murder of J Fred Conner on July 16 1925. The pardon board reviews a commutation plea. Blake remains on death row in Huntsville after transfer from Plainview.
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My United Press
Austin
Tex
Moody
Robert JF. Blake
J. Fred Conner
Swisher County
State Pardon Board
Bill Smith
Bob Smith
Isher County
Smith
Moody Signs 13 Bills
Governor Moody signed thirteen bills this morning in Austin. Measures include raising judges in Harris County, permitting cities to sell abandoned park sites, accepting only registered cattle brands, extending teachers certificates, allowing credit unions in cities, covering constables expenses, increasing bank directors, creating district courts in Midland and Motley counties, and appropriating funds for court expenses and the school fund.
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United Press
Austin
Tex
Moody
Harris County
Fort Worth
Midland
Motley Counties
Pershing Stricken With Influenza In Cherbourg
Gen John J Pershing arrived at Cherbourg aboard the steamship Levia with influenza and fever. In Austin Texas two prices under same conditions face possible change as an unfair discrimination bill moves through the Texas House with administration support.
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Cherbourg
France
John J. Pershing
Leviathen
United Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Texas House of Representatives
Lincoln and Douglas Paralleled by Bowers in Memorial Ovation
Claude G. Bowers of New York drew a parallel between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in a Sangamon County court room memorial. He noted both leaders shaped history through opposing yet intertwined paths and warned Lincoln’s legacy mirrors Douglas’s enduring relevance.
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Lincoln
Douglas
Bowers
Associated
Springfield
Claude G. Bowers
New York
Sangamon County
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Fliers From Texas Air Transport Delayed by Weather
Texas Air Transport officials were not yet in Wichita Falls at noon and expected to arrive about 2 PM. The flight from Fort Worth to Wichita Falls and Amarillo was delayed by morning weather, with Tom Hardin and Silliman Evans among those aboard. A conference with local airport authorities was planned after arrival.
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Texas Air Transport
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Airport Commission
Col. E. 0. Thompson
Silliman Evans
Germany Cannot Pay Under Dawes Plan, Reichsbank Chief Says
Paris reports Dr. Hjalmar Schacht president of the Reichsbank told reparations experts Germany could not meet payments at the current rate under the Dawes plan. The disclosure came from AP on good authority.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mjalmar Schach
Reichsbank
Germany
Mission Services At St Andrew's Episcopal Church
The Right Reverend Irving T. Johnson of Colorado conducts daily mission services at 4 o'clock this week at St Andrew's Episcopal Church. Bishop Johnson is recognized as a leading Episcopal minister, part of the church program arranged by Rector Rev. FP A Poster.
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Irving T. Johnson
Colorado
St. Andrew's
Bishop Johnson
Episcopal Church
FP. A. Poster
Lindy Sighted Over Cuba Reported Near Havana Area
A plane believed to be Col. Charles A. Lindberghs aircraft, en route with airmail from Belize, was reported over Mariel at 12 25 p m today. Mariel is a seaport about 42 miles southwest of Havana in Cuba.
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Prean
Havana
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Belize
British Honduras
Mariel
Chiropractors Protest Measure At Texas Hearing
More than 300 chiropractors and supporters crowded the house public health committee in the senate and protested two bills. One seeks a state chiropractic board to regulate practice. the other by Senator Moore would require medical licensees to graduate from reputable medical schools and obtain certifications from the State Board of Medical Examiners.
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United Press
Austin
House Public Health Committee
Senate
Moore
Texas
State Board of Medical Examiners
Ships of Two Lines Disposed of by Board
The U S Shipping Board informed the Senate Commerce Committee it will sell the U S Lines and American Merchant Line steamers to the Paul W Chapman Company at New York. The sale follows bids and a committee review. The board sent letters detailing its decision and a dissent from Commissioner Jeffer son Myers.
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United Pree
Washington
U.S. Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
U. S. Lines
American Merchant Line
Paul W. Chapman Company
New York
Chapman
Jones
O’connor
Jefferson Myers
Elks Lodge Hosts District Deputy and Notables in Amarillo
Amarillo Elks lodge entertained W. E. Settoon Plainview district deputy grand exalted ruler Northwest Texas amid Past Exalted Rulers Night. Guests included EB Green R E Underwood CA Burcher and H E Fuqua. Settoon urged patronage of Elks Magazine noting 400000 in profits to Elks National Foundation and 350000 for Elks National Home expansion. He noted lodges spent over 2000000 in charity in 1928 and called for district reps to attend Los Angeles grand lodge. Other items included Gettysburg address by William F. Nix and a brief medicine show segment.
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Amarillo
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