Texas Panhandle cold snap brings light snow and low temps
The Panhandle endured the season’s coldest spell with snow flurries and temperatures dropping to 16 degrees in Amarillo after a night low of 11 in Amarillo and four at Dumas. Snow, starting at 6 AM, remained light, not exceeding an inch, with widespread but light accumulation reaching Clarendon. Wind was moderate, gas use rose past 20 million feet, and schools reported no major impact.
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Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Dumas
Boise City
Oklo
Panhandle
Clarendon
Fort Worth
Denver
Mercury
H. T. Collman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo Gas Company
New Battle Opens as Parley Held
Neutral mediators meet amid reports of a new major offensive along a new battle line west and northwest of Shanghai. Chiang Kai-shek rumored to join campaign as talks, still opposing armistice terms seen as humiliating. Fighting reported near Nanjiang with forces strengthening. Air activity and railway disruption noted. Miss Rose Marlowe case under Japanese inquiry.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Kai- Shek
Nanking
Kunshan
Chiane
Nanjiang
Shanghai-Hangchow
Shanghai
Hangchow
Miss Rose Marlowe
Williamsburg
Kentucky
Miss Marlowe
Baptist Mission School
Lindberghs Name Go-Betweens for Kidnapped Child
The Lindberghs authorize Salvatore Spitale and Irving Bitz to act as go-betweens with kidnappers as a plan to secure their child’s return. The move signals a definite strategy and public figures warn against underworld influence while stressing hope for the safe reunion.
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Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Lindberth
Salvy" Spitale
Irving Bitz
Spitale
Bitz
New York
Underworld
Salvatore
Balvy
America
Phone Call Clue To Lindbergh Baby Arrests In Boston
Two men, Earle Edwards and Samuel Black, were arrested at the Boston and Maine North Station after a suspicious telephone call connecting to Lindbergh. Edwards claimed his father-in-law in Haverhill described the Lindbergh home and baby. Police checked the tip with Haverhill officials.
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Boston
Charles A. Lindbergh
Boston and Maine Railroad
Earle Edwards
Derry
N. H
Samuel Black
Lawrence
Edwards
Lindbergh
Hopewell
N. J
Booth
William J. Crimmins
Black
Haverhill
Boulanger
Charles
James McDevitt
Charles Boulanger
McDevitt
Amarillo sells half of city bonds in favorable deal
Amarillo contracts to sell 461000 dollars of city bonds for 83.6 cents on the dollar with 4 3 4 percent interest. The city also buys 75000 dollars of Fisher County bonds at par from its sinking fund. The deal, negotiated by C M Dunne and associates of Wichita and John D McCall of Dallas, was approved February 10 and payments come in biweekly, totaling 185000 to date.
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Amarillo
Fisher County
City Commission
C. M. Dunne
Wichita, Kans
John D. McCall
Dallas
Allred Suffered Illness But Trial Continued
In Austin on March 8 Attorney General James V. Allred felt briefly unwell delaying part of his $17,850,000 anti trust suit against major oil companies. He recovered and attended court as Charles Black argued for the Texas Company challenging the state anti trust law.
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Austin
U.P
James V. Allred
Allred
Charles Black
Texas Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Extends 61 8 MillionLoans
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation has extended loans to banks and other financial organizations totaling $61,800,000, it was learned on high authority today. The disclosure comes as Washington reports the action on March 8.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Final Call For Jolson Show Tickets At Municipal Auditorium
Out of town orders for Al Jolson show tickets at the Municipal Auditorium were urged by promoter Wilbur C. Hawk. Orders may be mailed to Hawk care of News-Globe and tickets are available at City Drug Store, 517 Polk Street, through Thursday evening with prices 1.50 to 3.00.
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Jolson
al Jolson
Municipal Auditorium
Wilbur C. Hawk
Hawk
News-Globe
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Looked for Master As Lindbergh Baby Vanishes
A small Scottie mourns the absence of Charles Lindbergh Jr. as investigators and family search for the missing child. The dog senses something wrong, mirroring public concern and official inquiry.
Gale Whips Coast as Winter Storm Rages Across Seaboard
A severe Atlantic gale leaves twenty eight dead on land and sea and causes massive damage from Delaware to Portland. The Collier H F De Bardellen battles high seas off Nantucket while crew of 34 fights to reach rescue craft. A schooner Anna survives to Haven but coastguardsmen are missing. snow drifts strand towns from New York to Maryland and cripple fisheries and shad industry with widespread outages.
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Associated Press
Winter
Nantucket
Anna
New Jersey
Haven
Upper
New York State
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Gettysburg
Dixie
Maryland
Virginia-Carolina
North Carolina
Passengers marooned on buses near Bergen N Y
Thirteen passengers on two Bata via Rochester buses became marooned in deep snowdrifts near Bergen sixteen miles east of Batavia today. Buses stuck about six last night and passengers spent the night inside. Authorities said little hope remained for freeing the vehicles. plans included air drop of food. Troopers reported the passengers were not suffering from the cold.
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Batavia
N. Y
Batavia-Rochester
Bergen
Here
Blue Bus Company
Buffs Upset Tourney Dope in National A A U Round
Kansas City reports early shocks in the National A A U basketball tournament with Canyon Teachers College defeating the Kansas City Athletic Club 32 to 25. Henrys of Wichita beat Albert’s Cleaners 33 to 14 as the field advances to round two with matchups including Falco Athletic Club and Southern Stage Lines.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Athletic Club
Henrys
Wichita
Kan
West Texas
Canyon Teachers College
Albert's Cleaners
Cedar Rapids
America
E. C. A. C. Quint
Falco Athletic Club
Holyoke
Mass
New England
Kans
President Hoover to cut bureau costs across government
President Hoover proposed reducing or suspending duties and functions of various government branches to lower federal expenses. He told reporters that cabinet members are assessing department activities to reduce treasury outlays.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Treasury
Five Requests for A P Stores Truck Permits Refused
Five applications for contract motor carrier permits to haul goods for the A and P Stores were refused today by the state railroad commission.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
Truck Accident Fatal Near Elmo
Sam Christy aged 20 from Dallas was killed when the truck he rode in overturned near Elmo Terrell on March 8.
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Terrell
Tex
Sam Christy
Dallas
Elmo
Four killed as Detroit unrest flares at Ford plant
Rioting by 3,000 jobless at the River Rouge facility left four men dead and 22 injured. Police used tear gas and clubs as crowds clashed with officers guarding the Ford plant. A defiant Mary Gossman led protesters, while officials blamed Communist organizers for the unrest.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford
National Guard
Mary Gossman
River Rouge
Ford Organization
Joseph York
Joe Debruske
Coleman Lenz
William Z. Foster
John Schmies
Mary
Dearborn
Mammoth Factory
Harry Bennett
Ford Service Department
Sheriff Foils Jail Break Attempt in Conroe
Sheriff Ben Hicks stopped an apparent prison breakout at the old Montgomery County jail in Conroe Texas. Darrell Kendall an alleged murder suspect and two fellow inmates were involved in a plan to saw their way out yesterday.
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Conroe
Tex
Darrell Kendall
Montgomery County
Ben Hicks
Lindbergh Takes Charge of Effort to Recover Child
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh assumes control over the search for his kidnapped son Charles A. Jr. Police restrict activity to patrolling the Sourland Mountain estate and evaluating tips on suspicious cars and strangers. He opposes wire taps and mail reads while Capt. John J. Lamb and state police staff the residence and handle communications.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles A., Jr
New Jersey
Ann Morrow Lindbergh
Mier
Henry Breckenridge
Dwight Morrow
Lindbergh
Sourland Mountain
Colonel Lindbergh
John J. Lamb
Dust Films Toys In Nursery of Sourland Hills
Hopewell New Jersey March 8 A week after the Lindbergh baby desapare tion the nation follows the case. A vast search continues with police federal agents private detectives volunteers and aviators. Clues flood in and even figures like Al Capone are linked to rewards.
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Dust Films Toys In Nursery of
Sourland Hills
Dale Harrison Hopewell
N. J
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Secret Service
Aces
Radio
Underworld
al Capone
Lindbergh Themeselves
House Members Favor Beer With Heavy Tax
Three Ways and Means Democrats Culllen Sullivan and McCormick endorse a $5 per barrel beer tax on 2.15 percent alcohol as part of a $1.096 billion tax bill. They say the revenue could total about $350 million, with tomorrow the full report becomes public.
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House
Washington
March
Ways and Means Committee
Cullen and Sullivan
New York
McCormick
Massachusetts
Crisp
Treasury
Murr on Trial Over Slaying of Panhandle Youth
Five witnesses testified that E. R. Murr pursued Bill Elston at Jack Hall’s ranch dance last July 26 and threatened the youth with the shot that killed him. They said Murr stood over Elston after he fell and that officer Sid Harper helped pursue him earlier, while the pair went to serve a warrant on the 26 year old Carson County surveyor.
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E. R. Murr
Ameariilo
Bill Elston
Murr
Criminal District Court
Bill Elton
Panhandle
Here
Leo Lemons
Jack Wadsworth
Marty Vance
Jack Hall
Leroy Williams
Amarillo
Elston
Carson County
Marr
Harper
Young Elston
Borger Celebrates Sixth Birthday With Legion Led Parade
Borger marked its sixth anniversary today with a festival led by the American Legion Post. The event featured a parade and dance, with the 142nd Infantry Band conducted by Wilbur Upchurch at the forefront. Amarillo residents canceled plans due to cold, while Borger officials A. P. Berger and newly elected mayor John Miller had laid out the town six years ago and sold $100000 in lots before nightfall.
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Borger
Panhandle
John Miller
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicin ity see light snow tonight and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. West Texas reports snow in the north and rain or snow in the southeast, colder in the south and near freezing in the southeast tonight. New Mexico stays mostly fair with unsettled conditions east, frost and freezing temps in southeast tonight. Temperature readings at 1 pm: 11 and 16.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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