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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1929
Page
1
The Associated Press outlines upcoming air features scheduled for broadcast tonight in Central Standard Time, highlighting programs and notable segments.
The article reviews Herbert Hoover's inaugural vision and commitment to constitutional limits, emphasizing defense, industry, and engineering as keys to national strength. It contrasts Dawes' Senate stance with Curtis's view on vice presidency and notes Dr. Lampland's astronomical work and the general mood in Britain regarding business and labor.
Ticket sales indicate a record crowd for the Tri-State annual Old Fiddlers Contest to be broadcast by Station WDAG. Twenty five champions from Texas New Mexico compete for 200 dollars in cash prizes. balcony seats 25 cents, lower floor 75 cents, rear 50 cents. Tickets at City Drug Store. entrants list includes dozens of fiddlers from Chillicothe Dalhart Canadian Vernon and more.
El Paso dispatches report Juarez battles near the border with Mexican federal troops and rebels clashing five miles south of Juarez. Americans flee toward the border as forces clash, while Mayor Gallo of Juarez is reportedly executed. An American mining engineer Floyd Thompson is found dead near Nogales. Martial law and federal control persist as intelligence officers monitor risks to the U S side.
P H W Landergin 75, longtime Panhandle cattleman and Amarillo resident, received last rites at Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. R Thomson officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Blackburn's Mortuary directed services. Survived by nephew Frank Donegan of Amarillo and two nieces Mary Donegan of Winona Minnesota and Virginia Corbin.
President Hoover issued the call for an extra session of the Seventy-First Congress to convene on April 15. The agenda includes agricultural relief and tariff changes, with possible additions on immigration repeal of the national origins provision and transfer of prohibition enforcement. Reapportionment discussions may wait until December.
Henry S. Johnston, suspended governor of Oklahoma, was sworn as a witness to testify in his own defense before the Senate court of impeachment at noon today. He did not immediately take the stand as a noon recess was called.
T M Merselers aged 65 recently elected president of Johns Manville Inc died in Del Monte California after a long illness of heart disease the United Press reports.
Austin March 7 The Texas legislature will adjourn March 14 after concluding work on the statewide highway bond issue and penitentiary bills. The House will try to advance the Wirtz party bill to empower the Democratic executive committee to discipline party bolters, while the bond bill faces opposition. The Young Turner Loy prison plan moves toward state land concentration with a centralized site board. The senate approved the Dunlap bill legalizing moving picture shows after 1 p.m. Sundays, and pay raises for state rangers pass to the governor. House defeats Coke Stevenson’s bid for elections only of top executives.
The next day after their narrow escape in a crash at Valbuena Field, Lindbergh and his fiancée Anne Morrow walked to their plane amid crowds of Americans stranded by Mexican unrest. Local reports describe Lindbergh as calm and happy, enjoying extra time together during the upheaval.
Washington March 7 William D Mitchell the new attorney general said the national prohibition law will be enforced and cited Hoover's inaugural address as a guide. He indicated potential bureau transfers and requested funds if duties increase, outlining his readiness to devote his best efforts to the job.
In Miami at the Miami Biltmore hotel police identified the slain man as Tom Walsh a former associate of New York gambler Arnold Rothstein. Arthur L. Clark a participant who was wounded said a man unknown to him entered the room and opened fire.
Mexican federal troops push campaigns in Vera Cruz and the north amid heavy fighting. The fall of Vera Cruz is announced after a drawn out battle. Rebels in Sonora prepare for a federal onslaught as Maj. Daniel Calvin shields Juarez. General Escobar and Manzo wage actions along the coast and toward Torreon. US officials warn of protective measures if fighting threatens Americans. The capital stays calm as diplomats aid travelers and federal hopes hinge on restored northern communications.
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