Grand Jury Probe Urged in Sunday Shows and Pool Halls
Judge Henry S. Bishop urged quick action during the January term of the district court as a new grand jury is empaneled to investigate Sunday picture shows and pool halls in violation of law. He called for cooperation with neighboring counties and states to address gambling, pistol crimes, burglaries, and property disposal tied to thefts across borders.
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Henry S. Bishop
47Th Judicial District
Bishop
Amarillo
G. EK. McDavid
Grand Jury
Rh. B. Glenn
I. 0. Wilson
Joe Coxbrank
Adkisson
C. F. Locter
Hoover
Ben Henson
J. A. Bratinon
J.B. Driskell
C. J. Lane
Arthur S. Keel
A New Movie and a New Idea in Hollywood
In Los Angeles crowds gathered for the premiere of Trader Horn at the Chinese theater. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer spent 1.3 million dollars to film in Africa, featuring lions and a cannibal queen. Arthur Brisbane comments on the scene and notes scientific news from General Electric, led by Owen D. Young and Gerard Swope, about a new thyratron device.
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Los Angeles
Calif
King George
Hollywood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Africa
General Electric Company
Owen D. Young
Gerard Swope
Amarillo Weather Forecast Late Tonight Through Tuesday
Partly cloudy tonight with a warmer Tuesday. West Texas expects partly cloudy skies with occasional rain possible in the southwest, otherwise fair and warmer in the north. New Mexico sees fair skies tonight and Tuesday with slightly warmer extremes in the far north. Temperatures today range 48 to 29 degrees. sunrise 7 50, sunset 6 10.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Coming Amusements Schedule For Panhandle Readers
The Globe-News announces upcoming performances starting Thursday January 29 with Flying High by George White’s 76 member cast. Friday January 30 features Admiral Byrd lecture and 9000 feet of film at City Auditorium with a school matinee and evening show. February 6 sees German Grand Opera Walkure followed by Flying Dutchman on February 7 and Tristan at 8.00 pm. Reserved seating available by mail to Wilbur C. Hawk.
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Flying High
George White
Richard E. Byrd
Panhandle
Walkure
German Grand Opera
Tristan
Wilbur C. Hawk
the Globe-News
Hilton twins testify in receivership suit against manager
In San Antonio a crowded court applauded as Violet and Daisy Hilton testified together against their manager Myer Myers in a receivership and accounting case. Edith Myers stood to the left and Myers to the right as Violet stated they had not received the $200000 they earned in vaudeville, claimed Myers said he was saving it.
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San Antonio
Violet
Daisy Hilton
Myer Myers
Edith Myers
Myers
Will Rogers Tells Scions Everybody Looking for Relief
Will Rogers arrives in Austin to urge lawmakers to fund charity and relief efforts while joking about state finances. He notes conditions are improving and observes people growing accustomed to being broke as he highlights a clash with C A Rogers of Celeste over agricultural policy.
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Will Rogers
Teyas
Rogers
C. A
Celeste
Will
Senator Pink US
Parrish
West Texas
Austin
Dreuth
Prohibition Debate Roils Texas House Over Wickersham Report
Texas House clashed over a resolution praising prohibition and the eighteenth amendment. Representatives Farmer and Forbes introduced it while McGill of El Paso condemned the measure as a farce and a reflection on the Hoover Wickersham inquiry. The resolution references the committee report as nonunanimous.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Farmer
Fort Worth
Forbes
Weatherford
McGill
el Paso
Hoover
Wickersham
Wickersham Commission
Senate shelves probe of Wickersham report sparks GOP referendum talk
Washington January 26 The Senate laid aside a resolution to probe the Wickersham commission’s contradictory recommendations amid sharp opposition. Republican leaders forecast efforts to fuse wet and dry sentiment on a nationwide prohibition referendum, though no vote is expected this session with clashes likely in the next.
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iBy
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Wickersham Commission
Congress
Mayor Thompson Loyalty Campaign Faces Ongoing Job Fight
WILL ROGERS Page 2 reports the Loyalty Campaign under Mayor Thompson continues to push employment efforts. The contest includes a paint and repair competition awarding a $700 cash prize, with many entries and Laborers needed to complete projects for property owners seeking prizes. Details are coordinated through the Chamber.
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Thompson
Chamber of
Allred Declines Rule On Golf Stick Billiard Cue
Attorney General James V. Allred refused to rule whether a golf stick is a billiard cue and said verdicts on devices used to chase a ball are questions of fact. He ordered withdrawal of a prior ruling and urged county attorneys to inspect games and decide prosecutions.
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United Press
Austin
James V. Allred
Bryan Blalock
Travis County
Parrot Blood Transfusion Stuns Joliet Patient
A Joliet physician sought advice from Chicago specialist Dr Weaver and used a parrot blood transfusion on 15 year old Lillian Fisher. Five cubic centimeters of blood from a parrot heart were injected intramuscularly, the patient recovered from coma and the parrot suffered no ill effects.
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Ty United Press
Joliet
Dyfeorte Weaver
Chicago
Lillian
Lillian Fisher
War Vet Payments Up
Veteran Administrator Hines testified before the Senate Finance Committee that cash payment of veterans compensation certificates would total 3,528,022,000 dollars. He appeared as the first witness after the committee voted to proceed with hearings on Senate proposals despite House leaders’ insistence that certificates legislation originate in the House. Senator Watson presided in Smoot’s absence due to illness.
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Washington
Hines
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Watson
Smoot
Ex Governor Edwards Shoots Himself in New Jersey
Former New Jersey governor and ex US senator Edward S. Edwards died after shooting himself at his Jersey City home. His son Irving said the elder Edwards had been ill and despondent for some time. He was alone in a room when the self-inflicted death occurred last night.
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Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Edward S. Edwards
New Jersey
United States
Edwards
Irving
East Arkansas Drouth Frays Sharecroppers Roadside Relief
Roads clogged with wagons and barefoot crowds carry flour sacks and lard as Red Cross aid reaches drought struck eastern Arkansas. Sharecroppers walk or ride in wagons to relief offices, facing meager rations and bleak homes while hardship remains deeply felt.
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Arkansas
Red Cross
Drouth
Red Cross Relief Office
Hub Stanley Goes On Trial In Torch Murder Case
Herbert A. Stanley faces trial in Fort Worth for the torch murder of Lee Hawthorne last July 26. The elder A. E. Stanley, father of Hub, was briefly charged but dismissed to allow him as a witness in the other cases. Speck Casstevens is expected to plead guilty as authorities pursue multiple defendants in the Lake Worth homicide.
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Associated Press
A. Stanley
Iey Hawthorne
Hugh D. “Hop Toe” Butler
A. E. Stanley
Herbert A. Stanley
Stanley
Jesse Martin
Casstevena
Venice
Herbert A
Hub” Stanley
Fort Worth
Hawthorne
Amarillo
Speck” Casstevens
Lake Worth
Huh
Speck
Take Worth
Brady Awaits Prison Papers After Murder Trial
John W. Brady, former appeals court judge, awaits prison papers to begin a three year sentence for the murder of Miss Lehlin Highsmith. He faced admission delays at the state prison in Huntsville Texas after spending last night in a hotel and appearing at the prison yesterday. Brady, 61, known for his prominence in Austin society, showed reticence about his transfer.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Tex
Morning Mail
John W. Brady
Lehlin Highsmith
Appeals Court
W. W. Wade
Brady
Miss Highsmith
Gandhi to Resume Leadership After Prison Release
Gandhi, 61, leader of the Indian Nationalists, was freed from prison in Poona. Viceroy Lord Irwin ordered unconditional freedom for Congress executives and canceled the outlawing of the working committee. Gandhi plans to resume active command and meet with other leaders ahead of the Round Table talks.
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Associated Press
Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
United Press
New Delhi
All-India National Congress
Lord Irwin
Gandhi
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Vallabhai Patel
Sarojini Naidu
Sen Gupta
Congress Movement
Fifteen Called to Talk in City Court
Fifteen defendants faced corporation court at city hall on a blue Monday. More than half were charged with drunkenness. the minimum fine in each case was ten dollars. Some inmates charged with vagrancy and investigation were transferred to county custody.
Con Ring Victim Faces Swindle Ring Losses Reported
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs Tanner Blacklidge former internal revenue collector was among victims fleeced by a ring of confidence men. The Herald and Examiner says three groups swapped personnel and swindled victims of over 250000 in six months. An unnamed United States senator lost 68000 in a racing racket and David Tinkham lost 33000 in a stock swindle.
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Mer
Herald and Examiner
United States
David Tinkham
Radio Day by Day Skit Heads to Five Day a Week See
Clara Lu and Em headline Chicago radio sketches joining Amos n Andy and the Sisters of the Skilley. The trio will star in a five day a week program beginning soon, as reported by C E Butterfield.
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C. E. Butterfield
Associated Press
New York
Clara
Chicago
Amos ’N' Andy
Sisters of the Skilley
Postponement Declined as New Trial Motion Follows
Special venire called for trial in death of Homer Crabtree in Gray County. Emmett Thompson of Pampa faces murder charge. postponement denied by Judge W N Stokes. Hearing set for 2 p m. case moved from Pampa. Carl Hefner sentenced to 09 years. Jurors from 150 summoned. significant West Texas interest.
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The
Globe
Vernon
Texas
Emmett Thompson
Pampa
Homer Crabtree
Gray County
W. N. Stokes
Forty-Sixth District Court
Carl Hefner
Thompson
West Texas
John Myers
Clint Small
Wellington
Fred Weeks
Wichita Falls
Storey
Leaky Story
Vernon, Underwood, Johnson, Dooley & Simpson
Amarillo
W. M. Lewright
Air mail plan eyed for Amarillo to El Paso route
Prospects improve for an Amarillo to El Paso air mail line via Carlsbad New Mexico Chamber of Commerce manager O V Vernon said today that groups in several cities along the route are organized. He expects pressure on authorities to establish service soon.
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Amarillo
el Paso
Carlsbad
New Mexico
O. V. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Vernon
Daisy DeBoe To Be Sentenced Next Monday
Daisy DeBoe faces sentencing for allegedly stealing 825 dollars from Clara Bow after a defense motion for a new trial delayed the hearing. Bow sent a mercy request letter to Judge William Doran, asking mercy and noting a potential blackmail threat. The letter was presented to District Attorney Baron Fitts.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Daisy DeBoe
Clara Bow
William Doran
Miss de Boe
Baron Fitts
Mr. Fitts
Daisy de Boe
Prince Linnert to renounce throne to wed Swedish girl
In Stockholm on January 26 reports claim Prince Linnert grandson of King Gustave and Karin Nisswandt daughter of a Stockholm industrialist are set to marry. An official announcement is expected soon and would require the prince to renounce his royal rights, though the crown prince’s large brood lessens stakes.
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Stockholm
Associated Press
Sweden
Prince Linnert
Gustave
William
Karin Nisswandt
Degbald
Marie Pavlovna
Russia
New York
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John Maynard Lbr, Co
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