Jury Fails to Report in Ratliff Robbery Case
Eastland January trial continues as jurors still deliberate on Marshall Ratliff charged with robbery by firearms in the Cisco First National Bank holdup on December 23. State seeks death penalty while defense disputes ratliff’s role in deaths of two Claco police officers. Courthouse is deemed unsafe with most rooms vacated during deliberations.
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Associated Press
Eastland
Marshall Ratliff
First National Bank
Cisco
G. E. Bedford
C. W. Carmichael
Claco
Amarillo Negro Civic League Plans 1928 Meeting
The Colored Civic League of Amarillo calls a 7:80 tonight at a local negro schoolhouse to organize for 1928. Members urged to pay poll tax by January 31 1928 to gain full citizenship rights, with leaders Dr E R Gravelly C W Hawkins and Mathew Hooks promoting civic engagement amid county political interest.
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Firsg
van Buren
Harrison
Colored Civic League of
Coloored Civic League
Texas
United States
E. R. Gravelly
C. W. Hawkins
Mathew Hooks
Vote strength of Texas GOP surprised by poll tax appeal
Hugh Exum of the Republican state executive committee urged all Texas Republicans to pay the poll tax by midnight January 31. He noted Amarillo voters must satisfy city and county tax payments, be 21, and have resided in Texas a year and in Potter County six months. He added many newcomers from other states in 1926 are now eligible to vote.
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Texas
Hugh Exum
Republican State Executive Committee
Amarillo
Mr. Exum
Potter County
Forty Arrests Reported by Police in One Day
Forty arrests were recorded by the Police Department yesterday and last night, many for gaming and traffic violations. Reuben Andersons is jailed on a swindling charge. Most fines set by Judge Buck Miller were ten dollars or more. This is the highest daily arrest total in a long time.
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Reuben Andersons
Buck Miller
Texans Rotary tale and health update from Amarillo
The columnist reconciles with Bill Askew at a Rotary event and jokes about journalism study. A letter from critic Frederic F. Van de Water is quoted regarding Texan lifestyle and Amario reflections. The piece ends with a health bulletin noting only twelve scarlet fever cases in Amarillo, no diphtheria, no smallpox, and general winter health improvement.
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San Jacinto
Health Department
Amarillo
Woman Shot At Mexican Dance Leaves Woman in Critical Condition
A Mexican dance in Mercedes ends with a shooting. A woman, Petra Fegura, was shot in the chest at her home nearby and is expected to die. Four men are at home with minor wounds, and police cite a personal grudge between two participants as the cause.
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Associated Press
Mercedes
Petra Fegura
Zionist Move in Palestine Fails Claims
London dispatch reports The Daily Express claims Zionist efforts in Palestine are failing. It cites Palestine administration data for the three months ending September and notes economic stagnation, unemployment, and falling revenue. The paper says aid from Zionist sources has dried up and unemployment relief has stopped, risking starvation for many Jews.
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London
The
Daily Express
Palestine
Palestine Administration
United States
Zionist Organization
Six Held in Marietta Bank Robbery Case
Six men were detained and a seventh sought in the $9,000 Love County National Bank robbery at Marietta Oklahoma. Claude Andrews, tied to the alleged fiancé of Oscar Boyd Harrison, was jailed with Ben Keel and the Liddell brothers plus Hart brothers for investigation as Haynie Liddell fled with the cash. Sheriff Sam Long, wounded in the gunfight, was reported improving at Ardmore hospital.
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United Press
Marietta
Okla
Jan
Love County National Bank
Claude Andrews
Oscar Boyd Harrison
Sam Long
Andrews
Ben Keel
Vernon
John Liddell
John
Joss Hart
Haynie Liddell
Liddell Brothers
Keel
Sheriff Long
Ardmore
High Court Dismisses Morgue Case
The Texas Supreme Court in Austin dismissed for want of jurisdiction the writ of error sought by E. M. and P. A. Blackburns of Amarillo. They challenged lower court rulings enjoining their operation of a funeral home next to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bishop’s property. The trial court awarded the Bishops 8500 damages, an award upheld by the appellate court, which found the Bishops faced constant threat of contagious disease due to the morgue’s proximity.
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Associated Press
Austin
Jan
Supreme Court
E. M
P. A. H. Blackburn
Amarillo
J. H. Bishop
Blackburns
Americans Are Tabloid Minded Says Woman Leader
Ida Clyde Clarke, a pioneer suffrage figure, told the National Board of Review conference that the American public is tabloid minded with an undiluted crude taste for stimulants and undeveloped emotions, and that producers supply what the audience wants.
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Associated Press
New York
Ida Clyde Clarke
Naonal Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Confidence in Air Urged for Students
New York January 27 Children in public schools would be taught confidence in the air through instruction in basic flight theories under a plan by the Daniel Guggenheim fund for the promotion of aeronautics Harry F Guggenheim president. The plan has the approval of 85 school superintendents who will assist in preparing courses.
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Associated Press
New York
Daniel Guegenheim Fund For the Promotion of Aeronautics
Harry F. Guggenheim
Habeas Corpus for Remus Delayed for Hearing Postponement
Lima Ohio January 27 efforts to obtain George Remus the former Cincinnati bootlegger from the state hospital for the criminally insane may be postponed until next week. Remus lawyers planned to file a writ of habeas corpus but were advised no immediate hearing could be held.
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Lima, O
George Remus
Cincinnati
State Hospital
Remus
Swine Raisers Meet at Lubbock for Annual Sale
About 49 Panhandle Swine Breeders members travel to Lubbock Texas for the association annual meeting and auction sale at Texas Technological College stock judging pavilion. Fifty pure bred registered Poland China Duroc and Hampshire gifts will be sold. Breeders adopt goal of a pure bred registered brood sow on every South Plains farm.
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South Plaina
Hickman insanity plea eyed as jury drawn in Parker case
The Hickman murder trial in Los Angeles enters a crucial jury phase as eleven prospective jurors are scrutinized. Defense counsel Walsh seeks to erase biases while prosecution keys on staged evidence and the insanity defense to avert the death penalty.
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Jerome Walsh
Kansas City
Hickman
Gallowa
Los Angeles
Walsh
George Remus
William Edward Hickman
Asa Keyon
Little Marian Parker
Reed raises bid for Democratic nomination in 1932 race
United Press reports Sen. James A. Reed of Missouri plans a strong campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He will speak in the South, seek southern second-choice support, and open national headquarters in Washington. Reed’s backers see him as the logical replacement if Gov. Al Smith falters at the convention.
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United Press
Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
al Smith
Smith
South
Raleigh
Reed
Young Mystic to Sleep Three Days in Window
Houston reports a flood of convention job applicants as A D Simpson coordinates workers for the Democratic National Convention. A youthful mystic named Master Frederick Fay will sleep in a store window for three days as part of a staged sleep test, with a wake time set for 8:30 each night.
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Tage
Austin
Yi and Taylor
Washington
D. C
Master Foy
Hie
Loss and Damage Meet for Santa Fe Opens All-Day Session
The Santa Fe Southern District Loss and Damage Prevention committee holds an all-day meeting at the Santa Fe station hall with about 100 attendees from Belen to Wellington. The group includes superintendents, train crews, and officials representing every Santa Fe service branch. Amarillo is favored as next year’s meeting site for around 400 members and many visitors.
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Belen
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Amarillo
Court Opens in Amarillo for Forgery Trial
Frank Tigart and J W Deason were convicted on liquor charges and sentenced to one year. The district court then began trying William Neal for cashing a worthless check of 852 52 at a local hotel. Anna Garner testified as hotel manager. The case resumed after lunch with a verdict expected. W C Folsom and Leslie Graham face hijacking charges from a recent filling station hold up. Neal’s trial follows Thursday’s rulings. W McKee received a two year suspended sentence for liquor violations. J B Day’s $1 000 bond for theft over 50 was forfeited by Judge Henry Bishop.
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J. W. Deason
District Criminal Court
William Neal
Anna Garner
Neal
W. C. Folsom
Leslie Graham
Canyon
Amarillo
W. McKee
J. B. Day
Henry Bishop
Vet Bureau Receives Inquiries On World War Vets
World War veterans from across the Panhandle seek treatment in government hospitals. J W Sebastian, head of the War Veterans Bureau in the American Legion Home, notes many disabled vets are sent to Oklahoma City for examinations. Vets must bring discharge papers to file applications, with days until word to travel likely. Emergency cases handled by telephone and telegraph after reports by Dr M L Fuller.
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War Veterans Bureau
American Legion
Oklahoma City
Sebastian
M. L. Fuller
Flenniken Praised After Amic Business Club Talk
Bill Flenniken received enthusiastic remarks at the American Business club in Amarillo hotel, signaling strong potential for a national lecturing contract. In a 15 minute talk he packed numerous facts and city development ideas, endorsing Highway 66 and airplane honeymoon trips. George Elliott sang two solos with Leta Skaggs, and Mrs. W F Bechtold played a piano solo.
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Bill Flenniken
Lyceum Bureau
American Business Club
Amarillo
Flenniken
George Elliott
Leta Skaggs
W. F. Bechtold
Challenge Jurisdiction in Hale Case
Arguments in behalf of W. K. Bill Haley before the U S circuit court of appeals were completed in Oklahoma City. Hale and his associate John Ramsey are accused of killing Osage Indian Henry Roan. Hale seeks to bar western district court jurisdiction and obtain a separate trial.
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Oklahoma City
W. K
Bill” Haley
Osage Hills
United States Circuit
Court of Appeals
United States District Court
Hale
John Ramsey
Henry Roan
Haines Invites Building League to Amarillo Convention
Col. Harve H. Haines vice president and general manager of the Board of City Development extends an invitation to the Texas Association of Building and Loan Associations to hold their 1929 annual convention in Amarillo. He attended Houston meetings earlier this week and reports progress on a large convention program.
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Harve H. Haines
Board of City Development
Texas Association of Building and Loan Associations
Amarillo
Houston
Colonel Haines
State Real Estate Board
Oklahoma University President Seriously Ill in Norman
Fort Worth reports W. B. Bizzell president of Oklahoma University and ex Texas A and M College president is seriously ill at his Norman home. His son W S Birzell, the city sanitation engineer, left for Norman last night to be with him.
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Fort Worth
Tex
W. B. Bizzell
Oklahoma University
Texas A. and M. College
Norman
Oklahoma
W. S. Birzell
Brother of Dawes Named Oil Witness in Teapot Dome
B G Dawes, brother of Vice President Lawes and Pure Oil chairman, Col umbus Ohio, is among new witnesses subpoenaed for the reopening of Teapot Dome hearings Tuesday.
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United Press
Washington
B. G. Dawes
Lawes
Pure Oil Company
Columbus
Ohio
Epidemic of petty theft hits Amarillo area
Police records show a wave of petty thefts in Amarillo with multiple losses. E. S. Graves reported a valuable overcoat taken from his car in a storage garage. Rock Island work car clothes including a leather vest and coat were stolen. Clyde Reville reported a suit from his room. Reppert Lumber Company reported a seven burner Humphrey radiator missing from 606 Western Avenue.
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Amarillo
E. S. Graves
Rock Island
Bob Francis
Clyde Reville
Harrison Street
Reppert Lumber Company
Humphrey
Western Avenue
Hands Off Policy urged for U S Latin relations
The American Federation of Labor says a hands off policy is the only course for the United States to preserve cordial relations with Latin American nations. The view was outlined in a communication mailed to Charles Evans Hughes, chairman of the U S delegation at the Pan American Congress in Havana.
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Associated Press
Miami
United States
Latin America
American Federation of Labor
Charles Evans Hugher
Pan- Pamencal L Conefess
Havana
Senate Votes Probe Of S-4 Disaster
Washington January 27 the senate approved an investigation into the sinking of the submarine S-4. A joint congressional committee and a presidential commission will conduct the probe.
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Associated Press
Washington
The Little Lad of Long Ago by Edgar A. Guest
A reflective poem on aging and memory where the speaker recalls a boyhood self who longs for sea adventures and baseball dreams. The verse preserves a childlike presence within an aging adult, acknowledging time’s passage and the persistence of youth.
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Edgar A. Guest
Market Roundup for Livestock and Grains at Multiple Cities
Kansas City reports cattle and hogs steady with best hogs around 8.10 while cattle prices show mixed gains and losses. St Louis and Chicago also run animal markets with hogs and cattle in ample supply and prices shifting. cotton and grains edge lower on liquidity fears and steady later in the morning.
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Associated Press
Colorado
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
Ils
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Richmond Federal Bank
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Seaboard
Realtor Meet Ends Today in Houston
Real estate board delegates at the National Association of Real Estate Boards mid winter session in Houston concluded their meetings today after several days of discussions and policy review.
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Houston
Yy United Press
Houston, Tex
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Old Tack's Program for a Bigger Better Amarillo
A late 19th or early 20th era platform listing aims for a livable city. It calls for lower taxes and utility rates, more parks and trees, improved sewerage and flood control, a municipal golf course, reduced car parking on official lawns, stricter policing limits, and faster development of industry in Amarillo. It advocates extensive civic improvements across services and infrastructure.
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San Jacinto
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