Four Die After Blast At Georgia Saw Mill
Four men were killed and four wounded when an explosion ripped through the boiler area of W. A. Cannet’s saw mill in Glennville Georgia. Names of the dead include Robert DeWitt Johnny Hendricks Kenneth Brown and Lee Pone the latter a Black fireman. Cause of the blast was not determined at the time.
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Associated Pree
Glennville
W. A. Cannet
Robert DeWitt
Johnny Hendricks
Kenneth Brown
Lee Pone
Missing Doris found in San Francisco mix up
Doris Sharp was recovered after a San Francisco incident where a couple believed the found girl was their daughter. The child identified photos and scenes from her disappearance, but police and reporters questioned the mix up with the missing girl. The Sharps faced further investigation into the note and custody details.
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San Francisco Bay
Here
Sharp
United Press
Vallejo
Doris
San Francisco
E. J. Murphy
Sharps
K. K
Weathering a bitter winter drums on into spring 1929
The writer vents on the lingering cold of the winter of 1928 29 and notes for farmers the contrast with wheat prospects. He pens a satirical array of anecdotes from town life including a puzzling logic riddle about a relative and a shop humor about cigars and a painless dentist. He shares small town notices and invites readers to events and a pet dog missing.
Raid Seizes Still and Mash at Glenwood Area Home
Authorities seized a 50 gallon still and over 200 gallons of mash in a raid on a Glenwood viaduct area home. A gas heated room suggested temporary suspension of operation and about one quart of whiskey was recovered. one man was arrested for grand jury investigation.
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Allen S. Johnson
Glenwood Viaduct
Grand
Three Blind Viewers See Talkie Film in New Haven
Three blind people attended a moving picture showing in New Haven on February 12 and found it entertaining and comprehensible. Mrs Gertrude Hallier who has been blind from birth and Mrs Mary Yeachtwanger joined After Kelsey, both blind twelve years, in viewing the talkie. One observer could not picture the scenes, yet the others followed the story, effectively experiencing sound and narration as primary cues.
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New Haven
Conn
Gertrude Hallier
Mary Yeachtwanger
Kelsey
Dear Tack urged to run for mayor to curb liquor abuse
A reader argues Tack should run for mayor of Amarillo to tackle the liquor problem. She cites drunken husbands abusing wives and urges Tack to lead reforms, claiming his voice could improve the city and protect women from mistreatment.
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Jamaica
Tack
Amarillo
Five Best Features On Air Saturday
The 1929 United Press listing presents radio features across networks with times for WJZ WEAF NBC and WHO. Edwin Franko Goldman conducts a concert band at 7 00 CST, Nikolai Sokoloff leads a symphony at 8 00 CST, an old time melodrama at 9 00 CST, B A Rolfe and his 35 member dance orchestra at 9 00 CST, and the WHO Light Opera Hour at 11 00 CST Des Moines.
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United Press
WJZ
Edwin Franko Goldman
WEAF
NBC
Nikolai Sokoloff
B. A. Rolfe
Dance Orchestra
Des Moines
Harley-Davidson Club of Amarillo backs quiet motorcycle plea
The Amarillo Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Club endorsed a plea for quieter bikes. Members said most machines are already quieter than some cars and urged riders to reduce noise, asking to publicize that not all bikes are loud and to silence the Outlaw rider.
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Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Club
Amarillo
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Club OF
Russell Gifford
Local and national concerns on law enforcement rise
The speaker notes growing national and local focus on law enforcement and law observance while stating they will not run for mayor. They thank the supporter, R. T., and acknowledge ongoing public safety discussions.
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R. T
Stand Corrected in Lockney Texas Dear Friend Letter
A short note from Lockney Texas praises The News delivery by mail and chides missing the Tactless Texan column during the writer’s absence. The letter expresses appreciation for service and teasing about quality.
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Lockney
Texas
Nabor Eristamus
Saturday Evening Post
President Coolidge to mark Washington birthday in 193? events
Washington observes the 197th anniversary of George Washington’s birth with plans for an address at George Washington University by President Coolidge and honors for Mrs Coolidge, along with a Beck constitution lecture in the House and the Senate to read Washington’s farewell address.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
George Washington
Coolidge
George Washington University
James M. Beck
Beck
Senate
Sen
James Reed
Democrat
Mrs Susan Gurnee Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs Susan Frances Gurnee 64 of Channing died this morning after four days illness. Survived by husband W S Gurnee two daughters Mrs A W Nicklaus Amarillo and Mrs E J Nicklaus Channing. Funeral from Blackburn's Mortuary Saturday at 3 p.m. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Susan Frances Gurnee
Channing
W. S. Gurnee
A. W. Nicklaus
Amarilla
E. J. Nicklaus
Blackburn
Memorial Park Cemetery
Indiana Stone Builders Benefit From Federal Program
A. E. Dickinson of the Indiana Limestone company says much of the 269 million dollar federal building appropriation will enrich Indiana’s stone belt. Indiana limestone from Lawrence and Monroe counties will be used in new government buildings on the Mall in Washington. Local stone sellers claim a monopoly on material for these blocks of construction.
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Indiana
International News Service
Bedford
Ind
United States
A. E. Dickinson
Indiana Limestone Company
Lawrence
Monroe
Washington
D. C
Heir claim leads to settlement of 1926 estate
Norristown Pennsylvania notes Emily Waterhouse filed for a share of Uncle Albert Waterhouse’s intestate estate. The court granted the claim and ordered redistribution among known heirs. She was born after her father’s death, which aligned with reports that George Waterhouse died childless in 1893.
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Norristown
Emily Waterhouse
Albert
Miss Waterhouse
George Waterhouse
Smuggling, rewards, and tech visions strand a wary era
A collage of notes on crime rewards, bootlegger danger, and reform talk, with Texas bankers offering a bounty for bank robbers and reports on new tech like auto landing lights and radio linked trains. It also sketches postwar concerns over bootlegging, inflation, and Germany’s highway costs, ending with a fact about wood life in seawater.
Religious Martyr Ends Self Imposed Fast
New Hampshire Ohio February 27 year old religious martyr Fred Conrad ends a 40 day fast to dispossess his father of the devil. Once a traction depot agent his weight fell from 200 to 140 pounds and he ends the abstinence after relinquishing the battle to his father George A Grocer and taking a light meal including raw eggs milk and diluted beef broth.
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New Hampshire
Ohio
Fred Conrad
Traction Depot
George A. Grocer
Amarillo Gas Company Ties Gas Price to 8 Cents Per Thousand
Auditing the field shows Amarillo Gas did not own the gas in the field. Mr. Hays says the 8 cent per thousand feet price was fixed by a contract between Amarillo Oil and Panhandle Pipeline before 1924, when the properties were acquired for 2,265,000 dollars. He notes minimum royalty guarantees and talks of buying gas from other landowners once guarantees are met. The city’s gas demand ranges from 4 million to 22 million feet, with the company spending 700,000 dollars on new lines since 1924 and planning discussions with the city commission.
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Amarillo Oil Company
Hays
Old Panhandle Pipeline Company
Panhandle Pipeline Company
Amarillo
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Col. R. B. Masterson
Lee Bivins
Edison Sees Botanical Critique and Rubber Research
In a rare interview at his new lab Edison criticizes botanists for overlong terminology and emphasizes commercial aims in rubber experiments. He cites Luther Burbank’s practical influence, notes Dupont’s color film work, and jokes about collaborative auto bushings with Henry Ford.
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Edison
New Laboratory
Luther Burbank
Hollywood
Max Dupont
Henry Ford
Ford
Henry
Greenville Woman On Bond in Charge
Mrs. Bertha Gambrell, charged with murder in her husband Bascom Gambrell's death, waived examining trial in Greenville Texas. Bond set at 5000 dollars. A second woman is held as a witness and a third arrest is expected. Bascom Gambrell, a Greenville painter, died August 25 with body exhumed December 1. chemist found traces of poison in viscera.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Texas
Bertha Gambrell
Bascom Gambrell
Connecticut farmers spurn daylight saving time
Connecticut will keep public clocks on standard time while private clocks switch to daylight saving time in summer. New Haven and Waterbury legislators proposed repealing the outdoor clock law, but rural lawmakers defeated them. Farmers object to daylight saving because chores require working an hour later at night.
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Connecticut
International News Service
Hartford
Conn
New Haven
Waterbury
Just Common Labor Wrecks A Town Of Dreams
A monologue on building and wrecking by a foreman who sees himself as ordinary labor. He contrasts quick damage with steady, patient effort, pondering one’s own role in shaping life and deeds. The speaker questions whether he, or others, truly plans or simply acts, while acknowledging limited skills.
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Prices Report
Market journée reports show hogs and cattle mixed gains. Hoge quotes reflect 4,000 head in Kansas City with top hog price $10.65 and cattle trends across weight classes. Chicago lists 21,000 hogs and 3,500 cattle with higher hog and lamb prices and milk fed vealers up to $17.00.
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Kansas City
Associate! Press
Chicago
Associated Press
East St. Louis Livestock and Liverpool Cotton Market Report
East St Louis reports hogs at 10.75 to 10.85 for 160 230 lb, cattle and calves steady with limited sales. lambs 15.50 to 16.50. Liverpool cotton spot firm with American bales 4,400. futures steady with March to January quotes from 10.24 to 10.88. Transit Grain & Commission Co handles Ft Worth consignments.
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East ST. Louis
The
Associated Press
Liverpool
Transit Grain & Commission Co
Ft, Worth
Mounted posse of 100 hunts 11 year old in Mojave
A hundred mounted men, including many American Legion members, ranger and miner volunteers, search the Mojave area north of Quail Springs for 11 year old Richard Grant and his purported abductor Harry Palmer. The target zone lies between Eldorado and Lost Horse mines where the boy is believed held.
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Los Angeles
Mojave Desert
Quail Springs
Richard Grant
Harry Palmer
Eldorado
Lost Horse Mines
American Legion
Logue Rites To Be Held Here Sunday
Funeral rites for James Logue pioneer Armstrong county banker who died yesterday will be held from the Griggs chapel at 2 oclock Sunday afternoon. Mrs Lettie Belle McClure of this city who was visiting in California when her father died will arrive here tomorrow. Definite funeral services will be announced later.
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James Logue
Armstrong County
Griggs Chapel
Lettie Belle McClure
California
Abundance of Pork Averts Shortage in 1928
Washington report from the agricultural department notes a pork surplus that prevented a meat shortage in 1928. Meat production rose with hog and lamb slaughter up, beef supply down, and pork up 854 million pounds from 1927.
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Associated Press
Washington
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Bureau
Trial of Long Nears End in Criminal Assault Case
Judge Henry S. Bishop warned that no one under 21 may enter the courtroom as the Long trial on charges of criminal assault against a girl under 15 proceeds. Dozens of witnesses from both sides testified before adjournment, with a conclusion expected the next day.
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Long
Chicago Bus Drivers to Get Change in Uniform
After unofficial talks between U S army authorities and Chicago Motor Coach officials, a decision was made to select new uniforms for the coach drivers. The current attire closely resembles that of an army colonel causing embarrassment when greeted by passersby in Chicago streets.
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Chicago
U. S. Army
Chicago Motor Coach Company
Funeral for Mrs. Myrtle Ray at McLean home
The body of Myrtle Ray 36 wife of W B Ray died at a local hospital at 5 o clock yesterday will be sent to McLean tonight for burial. It will be in state at the Griggs chapel this afternoon. Funeral services will be held in McLean Saturday. She is survived by her husband and two daughters Madeline and Margaret. She was well known in Amarillo McLean and Dimmitt.
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San Jacinto Methodist Church
C. T. Davis
Lester Stone
San Jacinto
O. W
Myrtle Ray
W. B. Ray
McLean
Griggs Chapel
Fort Worth
Denver
Dimmitt
Madeline
Margaret
Amarillo
Three Ex Mayors Consider Boston Senate Run
Boston likely to see a three ex mayor battle for the U S Senate seat held by Senator Gillett. Names linked are John J. Fitzgerald Andrew J. Peters and Malcolm E Nichols whose Boston mayor term ends December 31 under the charter no mayor can seek a second consecutive term.
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Senate Boston
United States Senate
Senator Gillett
John J. Fitzgerald
Andrew J. Peters
Malcolm E. Nichols
Boston
Three Charged With Theft Of Car Top In City
J. H. Caldwell W. P. Archer and Lewil Cantrell were arrested by police last night in connection with the alleged theft of a car top. They are charged with theft of property under 50 dollars. Police are questioning them in connection with petty thefts from parked automobiles in the city recently. Police also made four arrests for disturbing the peace and a number of traffic cases were handled in police court this morning.
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J. H. Caldwell
W. P. Archer
Lewil Cantrell
Bushland Youth Dies Here Friday
R. E. Crawford a 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs R W Crawford of Bushland died at a local hospital at 11 o clock last night. He is survived by five brothers and five sisters. Services were to be held from the Griggs chapel at 2 this afternoon with burial in Llano Cemetery. Rev J M Jones Baptist minister of Bushland will officiate. Pallbearers named from local boys: Fred Menke W J Hill Jr Jack Brooks Everett Cook Tommie Baldwin and Berrie Ford. Sy a sin a
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R. E. Crawford
R. W. Crawford
Bushland
Griggs Chapel
Llano
N. S. Griggs & Sons
J. M. Jones
Fred Menke
W. J. Hill, Jr
Jack Brooks
Everett Cook
Tommie Baldwin
Berrie Ford
Mexican Steals Pipe During Arrest for Deportation
A Mexican vagrant, Joe Garcia, snatched a corn cob pipe from Patrolman William Sheehan while being escorted to city jail in the patrol wagon. At the jail, Garcia was searched, the pipe found, and immigration officers confirmed he had entered the United States illegally from Mexico. He faces deportation.
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International News Service
Denver
Joe Garcia
United States
Garcia
William Sheehan
Wa Sheehan
Mexico
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Polk
Nate
Mack
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Betty Phelps
Boulder
Colo
Keith Kellogg
W. K. Kelloge
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Grand Jury
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