Death of Amarillo Woman Carrie Stinson at 46
Miss Carrie Stinson, 46, a longtime Amarillo resident, died in Plainview after years of illness. She formerly worked for Great West Mill and Elevator. Her body will be moved to Griggs Chapel, with services at Polk Street Methodist Church led by pastors from Plainview and Canyon. Interment will follow at Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers named are John Ross, Ivan Graham, W L Speer Jr, S G Stockton, R A Kesterson and Alvin Evel. Surviving are six brothers: Joe, Ouston, Fred, W B, A E, J A and Graham Stinson.
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Carrie Stinson
Amarillo
Plainview
Miss Stinson
Great West Mill and Elevator Company
N. 5
Griggs Chapel
Polk Street Methodist Church
C. C. Grimes
C. R. Hooten
J. O. Quattiebaum
Canyon
Llano Cemetery
John F. Ross
Ivan Graham
W. L. Speer, Jr
S. G. Stockton
R. A. Kesterson
Alvin Evel
Rothers
Joe Stinson
Ouston
Fred Stinson
Los Angeles
Man 78 Makes Own Teeth From Aluminum
In Chillicothe Illinois H J Bewlah a 78 year old fixer of things fashioned a set of aluminum teeth in his home workshop claiming iron teeth were unnecessary for George Washington. He used a home made lathe to craft the teeth from scraps and says they work well though dentists dispute the fit and safety of such improvised devices.
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Man
Chillicothe
Ill
H. J. Bewlah
Bewlah
George Washington
Neutrality Bill Favorably Reported by House Panel
The House Foreign Affairs Committee reported the McReynolds neutrality bill today by a 15 to 3 vote. It would give broad discretionary powers to the President in handling American exports to belligerent countries.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
City Conditions Luring Rural Folks To Cities
Raleigh based sociologist Robin M. Williams of the North Carolina Experinment Station says city life is an inevitable lure for rural youths under current conditions. Studies show six to nine percent of rural young people leave home yearly due to a push from farms and a pull from urban job opportunities. High rural birth rates and slow farm product demand drive migration as surely as water downhill.
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Raleigh
Robin M. Williams
North Carolina
Peculiar Missouri Earns Taxless Town Distinction
Peculiar in Cass County marks a unique honor as the only town in the county not owing back taxes, a first since 1928 for any town in the country. A Ives Reid notes the name origin stemmed from a postal department decision, with the town originally asked for a peculiar name.
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Peculiar
A. Ives Reid
Cass
Pefullar
Election Bet Paid After 52 Years in Hinton Oklahoma
HINTON Okla Tom Moore an insurance man collected a nickel election bet made in 1884 with John Lowe then 11 years old on the Blaine Cleveland race. Lowe promised to send five cents with interest when able. Lowe, now aware of Moore's protestant status, forwarded 51 cents to settle the bet after 52 years.
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Hinton
Okla
Tom Moore Hinton
Lowe
Moore
Stella
Neb
Squirrel Noise On Denver Radio Sparks Odd Adventure
In Denver, Frank Miller investigated static noises from a radio and found a gray squirrel nestled near a turned on device. Police were called as the intruder was removed by Frank Tracy, ending a curious indoor encounter.
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Denver
Frank Miller
Gray
Frank Tracy
What They Write 0 Tack What They Write 0 Tack
A fragmentary letter from a middle aged woman seeking a housing or job opportunity. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names, dates, or places to anchor a fuller item.
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Tack Tam
Eeven
Suit Filed for 25000 Damages in Phillips Truck Collision
M. A. Lathrop of Whittenburg sues Phillips Petroleum Company in 10th Civil District Court claiming Stella Lathrop sustained injuries from a March 8 1936 truck accident. The petition by Ernest Northcutt alleges the child has been hospitalized for months.
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Stella Lathrop
M. A. Lathrop
Whittenburg
Phillips Petroleum Company
Ernest Northcutt
Eighty-Year-Old Man Enrolls in Flying Lessons
HINTON W Va B Hamer age 80 enrolled in a flying lessons course at a Florida airport after learning to drive at 70 He told his son Roxton he might swap the car for a plane and land in a vacant pasture near home if he completes the course
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Hinton
W. Va
B. Hamer
Florida
Roxton
Night on Prairie on KGNC Tonight
Poems about Old Tascosa and Boot Hill will be featured on KGNC's Night on The Prairie at 10:30 PM. Selections include The Saga of the Bluebonnet Boot Hill Angels Sing of Love Like This and Soft Rain After Long Dreath. Eddie Baumel will play organ at Griggs Chapel with the Sophisticates singing and Monte Rosenwald reading.
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Boot Hill
KGNC
Griggs Chapel
Eddie Baumel
Monte Rosenwald
Veteran Visions Decline Of Highway Thumbers
W E Burbank a veteran hitchhiker reports a coming decline in hitchhiking after a three day trip from Kansas City to Tulsa. He says increasing speeds of 70 to 90 miles an hour by drivers will deter would be riders and predicts the practice may soon die out.
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Tulsa
Okla
W. E. Burbank
Kansas City
Burbank
Georgia to widen truck highways to thirty feet
A "don't crowd the motorist" movement unfolds in the Georgia general assembly. The plan proposes legislation to remove the squeeze on state highway trucklines by expanding minimum width from forty feet to thirty feet, hoping other states imitate if the bill passes.
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Atlanta
Georgia General Assembly
Continued Manufacture of High Speed Army Tanks Seen
ROCK ISLAND Ill. Col A C Gillespie commandant says production of the new high speed army tank will continue for two or three years. More than 100000 spent on new machinery and equipment to gain realer economy in operation. War department expected to spend 7000000 this year with a 640009 increase over last June. Durant Okla 4)Mima TOA Hth and W S Jenna married here saying we wanted to surprise everyone.
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Rock Island, Tl
A. C. Gillespie
Rock Wand Arsenal
War Department
Disgusted Farmer Plants Wheat Not Corn in Missouri
Pleasant Hill Missouri farmer Mor W. Ro Warner, who has grown corn since 1902, is changing 320 acres to wheat and alfalfa after three years of drought ruined corn crops.
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Pleasant Hill
Missouri
Mor W. Ro Warner
Drouth
Flamingoes Return to Florida Keys After Long Absence
Bright plumed flamingoes once nearly extinct in Florida are reappearing in the semi tropical Keys. Fishermen near Mud Key and Snipe Point report seeing at least five birds. In Oklahoma, forty one grade crossing crashes in the first half of this year left thirteen dead and 53 injured.
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Tavernier
Fla
Florida
Keys
Mud Key
Snipe Pont
Oklahoma
On Air Schedule KGNC Thursday Friday Listings
Radio guide lists KGNC daytime and evening programs with NBC network shows and local segments. Highlights include Wellesley College Choir, Show Boat, News, Echoes of the Stage, and a variety of musical and ranch themed programs across Thursday and Friday slots.
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Wellesley College Choir
NBC
Prank Watanabee
Selma
Music Maker
Jack Armstrong
Helen Traubel
Superintendents of National Education
World Chamber Group
Oklahoma Township Landowners Named in Commission Map
An Oklahoma City ownership map from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission lists landowners with colorful descriptors such as Drinking Woman and Timber Woman. Other residents include Scabby Face and Red Nose among many Native American names, reflecting a large Indian population in the state.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kingfisher
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Young People Night at First Christian Church Revival
Tonight features Young People's Night at the revival meeting led by evangelist Dr. Roy Snodgrass who spoke last night on Our Pledge of Loyalty. Congregational singing fills the service with Leta Crudgington on organ and Ralph Pollock on piano, Pollock directing.
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First Christian Church
Roy Snodgrass
Leta Crudgington
Ralph Pollock
Pollock
Gasoline Stolen From Five Cars at McQueen Home
Five cars at the Robert McQueen residence on Monroe Street were drained of gasoline after a gathering. The host, a Consumers Ice Company driver, found the gas in his ice truck also missing. More than a gallon was reportedly stolen.
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McQueen
Robert McQueen
Monroe Street
Consumers Ice Company
Traveling Salesman Ben Bernie in Amarillo Tale
A reporter pursues a story claiming Ben Bernie the actor was in Amarillo. The man turned out to be a traveling salesman named Ben Bernie, checked out of the Amarillo Hotel, and left before an interview could be conducted. The hysterical chase ends with no sensational revelation.
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Ben Bernie
Hollywood
Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo
Kansas Ratifies Child Labor Amendment in House Vote
TOPEKA Kan Feb 25 Kansas today became the 28th state to ratify the child labor amendment to the federal constitution. The House voted 64 to 52 to ratify the resolution, one more vote than the constitutional majority required.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
House
Business in South Upgrade Noted by Out‑of‑Town Visitor
John L. Davis of New Orleans, Southern manager for the Mergenthaler Linotype Co, reports South business on a steady upgrade while visiting Amarillo on his first Panhandle trip. He says New Orleans expects no flood damage from the Mississippi crest arriving soon. Davis is joined by L. F. Bookman, district salesman for the company.
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South
John L. Davis
New Orleans
Amarillo
Mr. Davis
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Panhandle
Mississippi
L. F. Bookman
Orendo the Magician at Local High School
Orendo the Magician will perform tricks tomorrow at 10 30 in the morning at the high school. Admission costs 10 cents for students and 25 cents for adults. Proceeds will benefit the Parents Teachers Association. Amateur magicians and others interested in modern necromancy are invited to attend with the required coin.
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Orendo
Parents Teachers Association
Mouse Bites Match Whittemore Drawer Fire
Mrs George Mergen woke to smoke and found a fire smoldering in a dresser drawer. A charred match and a dead mouse were among the damaged articles in Whittemore Iowa.
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Whittemore
Iowa
George Mergen
Amendment Introduced on Due Process Limits
Senator Borah of Idaho introduced a Constitutional Amendment to curb the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, allowing states to address social and economic problems within their borders. Roosevelt met with nine House Liberal Bloc members to discuss his judiciary program and scheduled judiciary conferences with Senators Hughes and Lundeen. Chair Sumners said the House would delay action on the plan until the Senate acts.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
House
House Liberal Bloc
James H. Hughes
Delaware
Ernest Lundeen
Farmer-Laborite
Minnesota
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
Judiciary Committee
Senate
District Judge Nelson Heads to Austin for Week
District Judge E. C. Nelson Jr. left for Austin on Wednesday on business and will be away for the rest of the week.
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E. C. Nelson, Jr
Austin
Seven Convicted in Vote Fraud Sentenced in Kansas City
Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis sentenced seven individuals convicted of conspiracy to commit vote fraud in the November 3 election to prison or jail terms from six months to three years. Four defendants received one year probation. several others faced two to three year terms, plus six months in jail for a police officer.
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Kansas City
Merrill E. Otis
Nole
Edson M. Walker
John H. Drummond
Lorne E. Wells
Democratic Judge, Two Years In Reformatory
Frank H. Adams
Joe R. Wells, Jr
Reformatory
John A. Lateran
Leo B. Roach
Platte County
Tessie Mears
Chloe G. Albright
Callie Clark
Peate Sperry
Lindbergh Visits Nagpur Briefly During India Trip
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Sir Francis Younghusband flew from Bombay to Nagpur and back for a 40 minute visit to the manufacturing city, staying briefly amid India tour activity.
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Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Nagpur
Bombay
Sir Francis Younghusband
India
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