Cole to Attend Dallas Hearing for Amarillo Shipping Interests
S. J. Cole traffic manager of the Board of City Development will attend the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Dallas on March 15 representing Amarillo and Panhandle shipping interests. He will testify against Missouri Pacific proposed use of merchandise steel containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Cole
Board of City Development
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dallas
Amarillo
The
Panhandle
Transportation Committee
Cole
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Brookhart Defends Honesty in Hearing as Creager Attacks Testimony
Senator Brookhart rejects unnamed hearsay as unfit evidence while Creager denounces the committee’s testimony as unduly broadcast. Creager cites Lloyd Hill of Fort Worth and claims a prohibition agent named P. W. Petty relayed unverified gossip about office purchases and hotel protection from dry raiders.
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Creager
Wurz- Dach
Congress
Texas
Wurzbach
Brookhart
Lloyd E. Hill
Fort Worth
P. W. Petty
Dallas
Petty
United States
Hill
Soviet British Oil War Ends in Signed Contract
Moscow reports a signed contract ending the Soviet British oil war. Britain regains access to Russian oil fields and large purchases by Royal Dutch Shell via Sir Henry Det erding. I G Sokolnikov heads the Soviet Oil Syndicate amid hopes of a broader England Soviet understanding.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Henry Deterding
Royal Dutch Shell
I. G. Sokolnikov
England
Russia
Motor Bus Hearing Set for March 8 in Texas
The motor bus division of the State Railroad Commission announces a March 8 hearing on Missouri Pacific Transportation's request for a new bus line between Navasota and Rockett via Madisonville. A separate March 5 hearing will consider J. O. McDaniel's bid to acquire the Houston Livingston line.
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United Press
Austin
State Railroad Commission Today
Missouri Pacific Transportation Company
South Pacific Railway
Rio Grande Valley Bus Lines
Navasota
Rockett
Madisonville
J. O. McDaniel
Houston-Livingston
Potter County courthouse lawn woes spark Texan chatter
A Texas letter notes a raucous scene on the Potter County courthouse lawn with laundry hanging on trees and deputies guarding the area. The writer cites high taxes and calls for beautification funds, praising Judge Morlow while urging action and hedge fencing.
Weathered Whitman column mixes tips and tales from Amarillo
A local notes column in Amarillo shares quirky prompts and small stories. A caller asks about a Santise riddle while another bets on snow totals and a neighbor seeks odd jobs. The writer mentions Malcom Wyatt and a missing glasses case, and signs off planning a snowman for the neighborhood children.
Tack Letters and Ducking Misadventure in Nazareth
A humorous letter column recounts a duck hunting misadventure near Nazareth in which three youths used two Hudson cars to reach four nearby lakes. Ducks were plentiful but the trip ended abruptly when a hunter fell into water. The note ends with a wry moral about mistaking a mud hen for a duck and thanks to Tack.
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E. T. Tack
Tack
Nazareth
Hudson
Clark Regal
Cc. R
Jake
Lindy Flier and Miss Morrow Story Flight Scene
A flier described as the blonde Lindy smiles while hatless in a gray suit. Miss Morrow starts composed, then shows a momentary agitation upon boarding the plane before regaining composure.
Lindbergh Lands Plane Crash Survives in Mexico City
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Miss Anne Morrow survived a forced landing when their plane overturned on approach in Mexico City. Lindbergh suffered a dislocated shoulder but aided his fiancée during the wreck and will be able to fly again soon. The couple reached the embassy and were attended by Dr. Sidney Ulfelder, with Miss Morrow describing her fiancé as Augustus.
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Lindbergh
Miss Morrow
Gesford F. Fine
United Press
Mexico City
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Cable and Telegraph
Augustus
Elizabeth Morrow
Valbuena
Ulfelder
Extra Session Sought by House Leader Tilson for April 10
House Majority Leader Tilson urged President-Elect Hoover to call an extra session on April 10 to allow committees to complete agriculture relief and tariff legislation. Hoover showed interest in learning from House leaders about timing. Police costs for London beats run about $5000 annually per beat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
House
Tilson
Hoover
Congress
London
Amarilloans to Attend Floydada Chamber Banquet
Six Amarillo representatives will attend the Floydada Chamber of Commerce banquet this evening at 7:30. Attending are H. EB Westmoreland of Westmoreland Company C T Crowe of Crowe Lime and Cement W L Blake of Panhandle Sash and Door and Bill Lamb of Crowe and Cowan. Also J E Biges assistant manager of the Board of City Development and Henry Ansley of Globe News agricultural extension will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Floydada
H. EB. Westmoreland
The
Westmoreland Company
C. T. Crowe
Crowe Lime and Cement Company
W. L. Blake
Panhandle Sash and Door Company
Bill Lamb
Crowe and Cowan
Jobbers and Manufacturers Association
J. E. Biges
Board of City Development
Henry Ansley
Agricultural Extension Department
Globe News
Modern world shifts paths from Constantinople to Pacific shores
A reflective column contrasts past imperial centers with present seas rising to Pacific prominence. It recalls Trotzky and the dream of a Russian center, notes the Coolidge souvenir of 200 diamonds, jokes about fortune and jewelry indifference, and critiques journalism and time zones with a Chicago vs New York debate.
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Europe
Asia
Constantinople
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Pacific
Trotzky
Mrs. Coolidge
White House
Oregon Woman in Fugitive Extradition Case
Marie Adams, linked to twelve Oregon indictments for swindling stemming from 1922 real estate dealings with Robinson, fought extradition from Amarillo to Oregon amid habeas corpus battles. Adams, jailed on a fugitive warrant, claimed good faith in check writing and argued prosecutions were remote. the Court of Criminal Appeals ordered return to Oregon.
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Adams
Oregon
Robinson
Sherwood
Marie Adams
Portland
Potter County
Reeves
Amarillo
Texas
Dan Moody
Henry S. Bishop
Court of Criminal Appeals
Mother Regrets Failure in Mercy Killing Case
COUNCIL GROVE Kan February 28 Refusing bondsmen and regretting she failed in an attempted mercy killing of her dumb son Clinton 7 Mrs Jean Troutman University of Kansas graduate settled down today for at least a month in jail She will be tried in the April term of district court on a charge of deadly assault The mother shot her boy because she feared for his future Failing to shoot her self also she tried death by own action by poison Both are recovering Her bond was set at 5000
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Council Grove
Kan
Clinton
Jean Troutman
University of Kansas
Measures to Halt Cotton Wilt Spread in Texas
At a February 28 conference of Agricultural and Mechanical College experts and state officials George B Terrell and J M Delcurto discussed preventing cotton wilt. The plan calls for the Department of Agriculture to bar seed from affected areas in Mississippi and Louisiana unless certified free of wilt. A joint survey by A and M College and the Department of Agriculture is underway to map the disease in Texas.
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Austin
Agricultural and Mechanical College
George B. Terrell
J. M. Delcurto
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
A. and M. College
Delcurto
Favorable Committee Report On Canal Route Survey
The House Interstate Commerce Committee reported favorably the resolution authorizing a survey of the proposed Nicaraguan canal route and a survey of the Panama canal situation for improvements. The committee urged immediate adoption by the House.
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United Pres
Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
House
The Print of Little Feet on Our Pristine Rug
A household cherishes a lived home over spotless cleanliness as a kiddie car dent in the baseboard proves. The poem contrasts the pull of neatness with the joy of children’s play, arguing that family happiness trumped pristine decor.
Market Summary of Hogs, Cattle and Sheep Across Regions
Fort Worth and Kansas City reports show cattle and hogs steady to higher with top hogs reaching $11.00 in Kansas City and $11.15 in Chicago. Cattle demand pushes slaughter steers to $12.50 to $14.75 in Chicago with calves and yearlings mixed. Sheep and lamb quotes edge up in several markets, fat lambs around $16.75 to $17.40 and feeder woolies around $9.00 to $12.00.
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Serandy
Associated Press
Fort’ Worth
Kansas City
The
Chicago
Ewes
James E. Bennett & Co
New York
P. C
Allied Chemical & Dye
Andes Copper Oe
A. M. Byers
American Smelting & Ref
American Tel. & Telg
Atchison, Topeka & S. F
Atlantic Ref Co
Seeceee
Ajax Rubber
Aoe
Baltimore & Ohio Tee
Barnedall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Briggs Body
Brooklyn Manis Burroughs
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Mil. & LP
RK. L & LP
Chile
Chrysler
Cities Service
Coca Cola
Congoleum
Ugly
Colorado Fuel & Tran
Consolidated Gas of
N. Y
Fisk Rubber
Flesichmann Yeast
Ford of England - Weer
Fox Movies
General
Graham Paige
Great Western Sugar Ssesee
Great Northern Iron Ore Oe
Greene Cananes Copper Secaee
Houston Oil Or
Sedecene & Rob Hop Motors
International Cement International Harvester Eee
International Nickel
Bay International Petroleum
International Tel. & T
Jordan Motors
Kansas City South
Kelly-Springfield
Kelvinator Ecuetecs c
U Kennecott Copper
Say Kolster Radio
Lima
Lowe's Inc
Iles
Lorillard ‘Tobacco
Louisiana Oil & Re
Marland Oil
Sane
Middle States
Missouri, Kansas & 7
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward W.ecss
Moon Motors
Nash Motors
VW National Biscuit
Iso Ite National Dairy Products
Nevada
North American Cement
Northern Pacific
OTR
Packard Motor
Pan-Amer, Pet
Pasos B
Pennsylvania KR. R
Teereee
Stew Tee Enae
Pere-Marquette
Phillips Petroleum
Prairie Oil & Gas
Pullman
Radio Corp, of America
Son Radio Corp
Reading Railway
Royal Dutch
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Seneca Copper
Aeons Hy Shell Union -Oil
Ot Shulte
Sinclair
Skelly Oil
Southern Railway
California
Indiana
Standard
New Jersey
Stewart Warner
Studebaker
Union Pacific
Es Union Carbide
Universal Aviation
U. S. Rubber
United States Steel
Victor
Warner Brothers Fekeeriess
Westinghouse Glee
White le O
Ron White
Willys-Overland
Woolworth Sae Wee
Wright Aero Corp. Cecseveces
St Louis Livestock and New York Cotton Notes
Hogs numbers and prices in East St Louis show a 15 cent rise. Cattle and calves mixed while sheep and lambs hold steady with modest gains. Cotton markets in New York and New Orleans swing with small advances and declines amid weather and demand signals. New York stock letters report strong opening buys and record highs for several major shares led by Goodyear and Woolworth.
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New York
Associated Press
Goodyear Rubber
Woolworth
Union Pacific
Johns Manville
International Harvester
U. S. Rubber
Otis Elevator
Bethlehem Steel
Baptist Leaders Approve Texas Revival Plan
In Fort Worth on Feb 28 the Texas Baptist Missionary Evangelistic conference approved a statewide revival campaign to run June through August. A committee was appointed to draft plans and report to the Texas Baptist convention executive board in Dallas on March 12. Speakers include Dr. W. Y. Pond Evangelism Rev L L Powers Need of Plain Preaching Rev W R Hornsburg What Stand Should the Preacher Take With Regard to Worldliness in This Day.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas Baptist Missionary Evangelistic Conference
Texas Baptist Convention
Dallas
W. Y. Pond
L. L. Powers
First Baptist Church
Wichita, Falls
Softening Pad For Pantry Shelf Quiet Under Dishes
A suggested use for blotting paper cut to shelf size to place under the fancy shelf liner. It acts as a silencer and protects dishes and glassware in the pantry area.
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DAVIS
T. Candy
News-Globe
Judge Motlow
Carrier Boys
Judge Marlow
Morlow
Lord Tack
George Washington
Cornwalls
Florida
Betwen
Elwood Branchi
Santise
Weather Department
Sharkey-Stribling
Sharkey
Miami
Stribling
Malcom Wyatt
Malcom
Wolferman & Streit
N. A
Ripley
Cc. O. Armstrong
Lindy
Amarilloans
Floydada C.C
Gentlemen’s
Intelligent Ladies’ Committee
Calvin Coolidge
Fourth Avenue
Silk District
Twentieth Street
Dante
Palm Beach
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Marie
Bishop
San Antonio
Horton
Majestic Radio
Panhandle Music Company
Polk
Edgar A. Guest
Ee Markets
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
Flo
Liverpool
New Orleans
Anaconda
Andes
Kennecott
Inspiration
Calumet & Arizona
Steels
U. S. Steel Common
Bethlehem
Vanadium
Colorado
National Lead
the Associated Press
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