Flames Trigger Fatal Explosion at Camden Gas Plant
Fourteen laborers from unemployed ranks were killed when a gas plant tank exploded at Public Service Corporation in Camden New Jersey. Eight bodies were recovered as flames raged and rescue crews halted the search. Rudolph Walker 40 escaped and described the blast. the plant lies in a congested south Camden district near the Delaware River.
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Public Service Corporation
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Fellows
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Delaware River
Governor Moore Leads Hopewell Lindbergh Kidnap Probe
Governor A. Harry Moore of New Jersey pictured with a state trooper at the Lindbergh baby kidnapping scene in Hopewell. He directed aspects of the search, visited Charles and Anne Lindbergh, and offered condolences to the distressed family.
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New Jersey
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
America
Hopewell
N. J
Lindberghs
Mayor Curley's claim on Lindbergh baby unclear
Reported Boston claim that the Lindbergh baby was returned is denied by Hopewell police who say the child is not at the Lindbergh or Morrow homes. Police say they know nothing about any return and questioned Curley's authoritative source.
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Lindbergh
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N. J
Morrow
James M. Curley
Tiab
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Shamrock Bank Robbery Linked to San Antonio Arrests
San Antonio and Galveston detectives report two men under arrest in the Shamrock First National Bank robbery and a third held in Galveston. The $10,000 theft occurred March 4 with five employees bound, as teller Jim Smith opened the vault after the porter, Ison Hayes, entered earlier. O. P. Jones of Amarillo is bank president.
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Galveston
First National Bank of Shamrock
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First National Bank
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O. P. Jones
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The
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Irvin Named President of United States Steel
William A. Irvin was announced today as the new president of United States Steel Corporation. He heads the firm as selections are confirmed, with March 9 cited for the official notice of the appointment.
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U. 8
STEEL
New York
William A. Irvin
United States Steel Corporation
Texan Morning Glimpse Of Frost Fades As Sun Rises
Amarillo and Texas Panhandle suffered through subfreezing lows with 8 to 14 degrees last night while Dumas Shattuck and Boise City reached eight above zero. By late morning temperatures climbed to 20 degrees as east winds eased. The broader West faced a severe cold wave crippling crops and prompting disaster advisories across Oklahoma Texas and Colorado.
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Old Sol
Panhandle
Dumas
Shattuck
Boise City
Texas Weather Shift Narrows Snow to Panhandle Narrow Area
Weather experts mispredicted a statewide North Texas snow event as the system veered east. Only the Panhandle saw snowfall about .01 inch with light fall elsewhere while record low temperatures spread across the region. Damages feared to fruit crops and grain as cold north winds moderate in the Panhandle. Clear skies and near season lows marked the night across most of Texas with varied readings from San Angelo to Brownsville.
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Galveston
del Rio
Corpus Christi
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North Panhandle
Amarillo Weather Forecast Across West Texas and New Mexico
The forecast shows fair conditions for Amarillo tonight with a warmer Thursday. West Texas expects fair skies and rising temperatures with extreme west cold, southeast areas freezing tonight. New Mexico regions face unsettled weather tonight and Thursday with frost in the south. Temperature extremes in Amarillo reached 11 to 20 degrees by 1 PM today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Congress Faces Designated Congress Seats in Texas Ballot Battle
The Democratic state executive committee in Fort Worth voted 20 to 6 to designate senatorial places for three congressmen at large and require majority nomination rather than a free for all race. A mandamus suit to test the action was hinted by Albert Sidney Johnson. Dayton Moses proposed a six-candidate top tier with a runoff, but the plan failed 17 to 9. Charles I Francis urged separate places on the ballot.
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Democratic State Executive Committee
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Dallas
Supreme Court
Dayton Moses
J. R. Fuchs
New Braunfels
Charles I. Francis
Wichita Falls
Supreme Court considers Small land bill in Red River case
Arguments were heard in Austin in the suit by the State M H Reed and W T Caswell of Austin against C W Bradford and about 700 landholders. The case tests the constitutionality of Senator Small's land bill affecting navigable stream bed titles across Gray and Wheeler counties toward the state line. A decision could affect surveys crossing 30 foot stream beds statewide and the Red River north fork project.
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State Supreme Court
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W. T. Caswell
C. W. Bradford
Small
West Texas
North Fork
Red River
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Wheeler County
Supreme Court
France Imposes Complete Apple Embargo on U S Fruit
The French ministry of agriculture declares a total embargo on American apples, allowing only a few boxed grades. The measure follows the discovery of San Jose scale on U S apples, prompting swift protective action.
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Paris
U.R
Ministry of Agriculture
Oil 35¢ and 50¢ per Gallon at 219 Taylor
Local oil price listing shows fuel available at 35 cents and 50 cents per gallon. Store located at 219 Taylor Street.
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Taylor
Stabbed for a Picture headline tied to Mullins case
A clipped item reports William H. Mullins involved in a stabbing linked to a photograph as part of a crime note. The text mentions Briand and France in a historical crime context, suggesting a broader foreign affairs angle.
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William H. Mullins
Briand
France
Brisbanes On Lindbergh Case Stir Misses Underworld Plot
The piece notes Irving Bitz and Salvatore Spitale as underworld go-betweens sought to aid in the Lindbergh child case. Crime bosses reportedly shun front pages yet approve the tactic while Father Coughlin criticizes Lindberghs dealings with criminals.
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Irving Bitz
Salvatore Spitale
New York
Bitz
Spitale
Underworld
Defense rests in Murr murder trial as arguments set
The defense in the Murr murder trial rested its case before noon with District Judge Henry Bishop to hear defense arguments later. E R Murr, Amarillo ex policeman, testified denying shooting Bill Elston at Jack Hall’s ranch last summer while the youth fled officers. He denied threatening or drawing a gun as state witnesses claimed, saying he carried a .44 pistol on the left hip.
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E. R. Murr
Amarillo
Henry 8. Bishop
Murr
Bill Elston
Panhandle
Jack Hall
Elston
Frank
Sherrill Talks For Farmers In Amarillo Meeting
An urgent appeal to Panhandle farmers to attend a farm loan meeting in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel at 10 o clock tomorrow morning was announced. Owen W. Sherrill regional director will explain all phases of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan division and answer questions. Walter H. Fendley Corsicana district field representative oversees the local arrangements. Farmers can apply locally through the farm agent committee and Dallas only provides endorsement.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Owen W. Sherrill
Herring Hotel
Walter H. Fendley
Corsicana
Fendley
Sherrill
Panhandle
Dallas
Dallas man freed on bond in Ellis and Tarrant cases
Bud Mace of Dallas was released on bond in Ellis County Texas on perjury and burglary charges here and in Tarrant County Fort Worth. He faces accusations of planning a bank robbery in Mansfield Tarrant County.
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Tex
Bud Mace
Dallas
Ellis County
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Mansfield
City Commission urges $25,000 budget cap for Chamber
Amarillo leaders pressed for a $25,000 limit for the Board of City Development in the next fiscal year starting April 16, 1932, citing citizens’ ability to pay. Dr. R. P. Parcells endorsed the move, noting prior economies kept current spending near $60,000 from an original $79,000. Mayor Ernest O. Thompson urged directors to accept the lower budget while maintaining essential chamber work.
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R. P. Parcells
Board of City Development
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Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Amarillo
Congressional romance culminates in Colorado Springs marriage
Ruth Hanna McCormick Rockford Illinois publisher and Albert G. Simms New Mexico attorney wed in Colorado Springs. The romance that drew national attention culminated with a announced marriage in the city on March 9.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Rockford
Albert G. Simms
New Mexico
Buffaloes Face Panhandle Rivals in AAU Tourney
The West Texas Teachers College Buffaloes of Canyon play tonight at 7 at Convention Mall in Kansas City. They meet the Southern Kansas Stage Lines quintet in a second round AAU basketball tournament clash to decide who advances to the quarter finals tomorrow.
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West Texas Teachers College Buffaloes
Canyon
Convention Mall
Giants
Panhandle
Mayor Curley says Lindbergh baby returned last Sunday
Boston March 9 Mayor James M Curley said he was reliably informed the Lindbergh baby had been returned to his parents last Sunday night and that the information had been withheld from the police. He declined to name his New York broker source.
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Boston
James M. Curley
New York
Aviator pressed to fly alone into mountains near Elkins
Instructions to a barnstorming pilot to fly solo into the mountains south of Elkins to aid in a Lindbergh baby search spurred state police to scour mountain cabins. George Haines of Cumberland Missouri reported a mud spattered car delivered a note reading fly 32 miles south of Elkins come alone out of food.
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W. Va
Lindbergh Baby
George Haines
Cumberland
Lindbergh
Mingo
Valley Head
Lindbergh Baby Return Alleges 72 Hour Police Delay
Curley says he was told the Lindbergh infant was returned after the parents reached a deal with the kidnapers not to notify police for 72 hours. The source withholds the name of the informant.
Mrs Morrow aide denies Lindbergh baby returning report
A person claimed to speak for Mrs Dwight Morrow denied a report that the kidnapped Lindbergh baby had been returned. The statement came from a member of the Morrow household in Englewood New Jersey.
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Englewood
N. J
Morrow
Dwight Morrow
Lindbergh
Boston Mayor Denies Lindbergh Baby Claim
A Boston report quoted Mayor James M. Curley saying the Lindbergh baby had been returned to its parents Sunday night. The mayor's office denied the statement today.
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Boston
U.P
James M. Curley
First Report Last Night Hopewell Police Progress
Hopewell New Jersey police report progress last night in a kidnapping case. Acknowledgments from authorities indicate advances in the investigation though specific details remain sparse. Further updates are expected as inquiries continue.
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Hopewell
N. J
Lind
Shanghai to Seek Peace Talks to End War in Far East
Japanese authorities in Shanghai indicate willingness to negotiate peace on terms of the League Assembly resolution of March 4. Mamoru Shigemitsu informs Sir Miles Lampson that a complete cessation of hostilities and withdrawal of Japanese forces should occur promptly. China signals readiness to enter negotiations limited to cessation of hostilities and withdrawal, with no conditions attached.
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United Press
Shanghai
League Assembly
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Miles Lampson
Shigemitsu
China
W. W. Yen
Geneva
Japan Reinforcements Land Near Kiangwan In Shanghai Front
Japanese authorities send four transports to Woosung with thousands of troops in rain and mud toward Kiangwan. Large supply shipments follow, including food, weapons, and equipment to sustain the expanding force on the western Shanghai front.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Kiangwan
House Passes Norris La Guardia Bill in Labor Victory
The House approved the Norris La Guardia anti injunction bill by 13 votes in dissent, a major victory for organized labor. The Senate backed it 75 to 5, signaling a sweeping triumph over efforts to block labor organizing and restricting federal judges from issuing injunctions in labor disputes.
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House
Norris-La Guardia
Senate
Jolson Crowned King of Showmen in Wonder Bar
Al Jolson arrives by special train to headline The Wonder Bar at Municipal Auditorium. Doors open 7 30 pm, show starts 8 15 pm with no curtain. Tickets range 1 50 to 3 00. Good seats remain. out of town orders can be mailed or telephoned tomorrow. Jolson praised as contagious and a genius of stage craft.
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Municipal Auditorium
City Drug Store
Jolson
Shubert
Kansas City
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