Foster Trial Proceeds In Theft Case In Fort Worth
D J Foster faces trial in Criminal District Court on a theft charge for taking three cases of cigarettes from the Fort Worth & Denver railroad warehouse on December 1. Key testimony describes Foster on the warehouse floor with the seven or ten cases nearby and his later identification by witnesses.
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D. J. Foster
Fort Worth & Denver Alway Company
L. & Duke
Foster
Jim
Duke
Radford
R. EF. Steele
Havng
William E. Baker
A. E. Alright
Theigarettes
Local play-by-play roundup for district basketball playoffs
Number 4 continues with matchups Slaton against O Brien Five In ne versus Mingus Dimmitt versus Quanah and Tulia versus Southland as quarterfinals near. Semis set for Saturday afternoon and a final Saturday night at 9. Consolation games underway with Eleste beating Ropesville 38 to 21 and Da Vickery topping Pampa 23 to 21.
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Ropesville
da Vickery
Pampa
Utilities regulation tops legislature agenda in Texas
Governor Sterling said no issue holds greater importance before the Legislature than utilities regulation. He stressed the size and concentration of the industry in Texas, noting fewer than a dozen firms control vast investments and income, and urged an independent well funded commission with business seasoned members to achieve effective oversight.
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Sterling
Texas
Widow seeks companion and home arrangement
A widow asks for a 45 to 55 year old gentleman, hopes to meet a kind, childless man with plans for companionship. Also, a widow offers a brand new house to a couple where the wife helps with work in exchange for rent.
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Tack
Fillmore Street
Noted Doctor Missionary Brother of Amarillo Man to Speak Here
Amarillo hosts Dr. T. A. Lambie, physician missionary and brother of C. S. Lambie of Amarillo’s Lambie Construction. He spent his career in Africa and Abyssinia, once the sole Protestant missionary there. He will speak at Central Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning about his life and show Abyssinian pictures in the evening, including the Ras Tafari coronation.
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Amarillo
Abyssinia
T. A. Lambie
C. S. Lambie
Lambie Construction Company
Dr. Lambie
Africa
Egypt
Ethiopia
Central Presbyterian Church
Ras Tafari
Lambie
United States
National Geographic Magazine
Potter County
R. Thomson
C.r. Lambie
Friday the 13th superstitions noted in Dallas class
In Dallas on Friday the 13th Frances Lucile White and 83 freshmen studied superstitions. A survey found 53 fear ladders 46 dislike black cats and 26 fear broken mirrors. Two bridesmaid beliefs tied to marriage hopes. other quirks noted among sophomores.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Frances Lucile White
Nathan A. White
Radio schedule notes names and guests across networks
The article lists upcoming broadcasts and guest artists on WEAF WJZ and WABC from March 18 to March 29. It mentions Beniamino Gigli, Harry Richman’s orchestra, Rudy Vallee with Little Jack Little, Buddy Rogers, Norma Shearer, Alice Boulden, Nat Brusiloff, Raymond Knight, Emery Deutsch, Olsen and Johnson, and program times on WEAF WABC and the WJZ chain.
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Beniamino Gigli
WEAF
Harry Richman
WJZ
Rudy Vallee
Little Jack Little
Buddy Rogers
WABC
Norma Shearer
Alice Boulden
Comedienne
Nat Brusiloff
Raymond Knight
Skimo
Gypsy Trail
Emery Deutsch
Olsen and Johnson
Majestic Radios Debut With Eight and Nine-Tube Superhets
In a superheterodyne year, Majestic unveils new eight and nine tube models. Amarillo Electric Company at 111 East 6th St promotes Majestic radios and invites buyers to evaluate performance and tonal quality during showroom displays. Local listings include KGRS 6:30 to 7:30 old fiddlers, Joe Norman’s Orchestra 9 to 9:30, WDAG 7:30 to 9 for a Philco party.
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KGRS
Joe Norman
WDAG
Philco
Majestic
Amarillo Electric Company
East &Th St
Fraud charge tied to Lone Star Matrimonial case in Louisiana
Monroe authorities say Clark, 30, once ran the Lone Star Matrimonial Association Monroe La branch and later formed his own company in Monroe and New Orleans. He faces no charges here, but six other former Lone Star officials are free on bond awaiting grand jury in Louisiana for alleged lottery by mail scheme.
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Monroe
Clark
Lone Star Matrimonial Association of
Fort Worth
Texas
Lone Star Company
Louisiana
Associated Press
James Clark
Lone Star Matrimonial Association
T. D. Dawkins
Dawkins
Monroe la
Lone Star
New Orleans
Grand Jury
Dice Game Raid Results In $100 Fine Totals
A raid on a dice game at Amarillo city hall led to ten men being charged. Five posted bonds of ten dollars each, which were forfeited, while the other five were fined ten dollars apiece and paid.
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Corporation Court
Crime, freight rumors, and a 115 year old in 1920s tone
The piece discusses rising auto demand and possible free freight promotions for buyers, New York City fights Craig over legal fees, UK capital punishment for murder by proxy, and the aging Burbridge Coleman of Franklin Maryland with a large family.
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New York
Craig
City Comptroller
City of
Burbridge Coleman
Franklin
Maryland
Revolution Chapters Honor Washington Ceremony
Members of the Llano Estacado Chapter D A R and John Alden Society Children of the American Revolution are urged to attend a tree planting for George Washington Saturday at 2 PM on auditorium grounds. They should meet at the Dough Boy after joining Hanson Post and allied groups.
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Llano Estacado
John Alden Society
George Washington
Hanson Post
James O. Curtis
C. L. Gilgore
John G. Ballard
American Legion Auxiliary
HOUSES OF LITERARY GENIUSES FOR SALE IN LONDON
Extensive alterations are under way at Keats house in Hampstead while Browning’s home in Paddington, where he lived a quarter century and wrote The Ring and the Book, is put up for sale. Disraeli’s residence at 29 Park is mentioned in the report.
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United Press
London
England
Keats
Hampstead
Browning
Warwick Crescent
Paddington
Disraeli
Park
Oil Proration Hearings Set by State Railroad Commission
Austin officials called oil proration hearings for East Texas and the entire state to be held in Austin on March 24. The Van field remains on a sliding scale to June 1 with a 60,000 barrel daily maximum, unchanged. Statewide cap stands at 645,000 barrels per day until April 1, with protests in East Texas turning tense and calls for Guardsmen as enforcement looms.
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United Press
Austin
East Texas
State Railroad Commission
Van
Henderson
Parker
Oil and Gas Division
Lon A. Smith
Railroad Commission
West Texas National Guardsmen
Lawmakers debate surface land bonus refunds and adjourn
The House passed a small bill retroactive to recover $115 600 paid under a 1928 Supreme Court ruling on the Relinquishment Act. It grants surface owners the bonus from mineral and grazing land development. The Senate adjourned 17 minutes after a busy session as committees prepare for heavy bill consideration.
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Supreme Court
West Texas
Senate
House
Howsley
Texas Fights Prohibition Repeal in 10th Resolution
The 10th measure criticizes efforts to repeal or modify the Eighteenth Amendment. Dodd argues there are more important issues than prohibition and warns the Democratic party to avoid a broken front. He notes Texas supported Hoover in 1928 and vows no moderation in the party platform. The resolution was ordered printed in the journal.
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Dodd
Democratic Party
Texas
Hoover
Thorp Rites Planned for W P Thorp 88 in Amarillo
Services for W P Thorp 88 of Bonita Avenue Pleasant Valley will be held at 2 PM Saturday from Griggs Funeral Chapel with Rev Rufus E McCain officiating. Survived by mother Mrs Sarah Thorp and two sisters Mrs Laura Smith Cincinnati Ohio and Mrs Belle Dawson Amarillo. Burial in Llano Cemetery.
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W. P. Thorp
Bonita Avenue
Pleasant Valley
Griggs
Rufus E. McCain
Church of the Nazarene
Thorp
Sarah Thorp
Laura Smith
Cincinnati
Ohio
Belle Dawson
Amarillo
Buria
Llano
New Bill Lets Cities Pick Their Own School Textbooks
Austin March 13. A bill by Senator Julian Greer allows cities with 10 000 or more people to adopt their own school textbooks. Local boards may make logical and connected selections for their schools, instead of relying on the State Board of Education.
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Senate
Poage
Waco
McGill
Berkeley
Alpine
77Th Judicial District
Greer
Athens
United Press
Austin
Julian Greer
State Board of Education
Oil board eyes proration to curb imports and chart needs
Federal Oil Conservation Board members call haphazard production a cause of industry troubles and a 600 million barrel surplus. Secretary Wilbur says control rests with states and voluntary import restrictions are only partial. A special committee will meet April 1 to draft a gasoline demand report.
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Oi Conservation Board
Wilbur
Oil Board
Texas
Oklahoma
Kasas
The
Fatal Scuffle Near Phillips Borger Outrage Ends in Custody
Number 8 McLaury of Aspermont donated, but effort failed. Evans was captured by Cal Baird and John Crabtree after being found on the highway between Phillips and Borger. Mrs. John Miller, wife of the case proprietor, witnessed the start of the fatal scuffle.
Texas Company Reports Big Profit for 1930
The Texas Corporation and subsidiaries reported net profit of 15,073,308 for 1930, 1.53 a share on 9,850,885 shares, down from 48,318,072 and 5.12 a share in 1929. Gross operating earnings were 188,812,427 versus 213,262,170 in 1929. Surplus at year end stood at 135,077,736, vs 150,710,975 a year earlier.
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United Press
New York
Texas Corporation and Subsidiaries
R. C. Holmes
Convict’s Hazardous Jail Dash Ends With Capture
An unnamed inmate at the Southern Illinois State penitentiary in Menard attempted a dramatic escape by hiding in a freight truck bound from the prison to a station. He narrowly escaped death twice during the chaotic exit but was recaptured after the truck left the facility.
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United Press
Menard
Ill
Southern Illinois State Penitentiary
Kansas City Livestock Markets Across Regions March Update
Hogs to 7.85 top in Kansas City with 180-220 lb brackets leading. Cattle and calves show varied price ranges across Chicago and Fort Worth listings, while New Orleans cotton steadies and New York stocks hover with cautious gains and losses.
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Kansas City
The
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Wives of a Tidying Husband Versed in Household Duty
A poem in a domestic voice describes relentless cleaning chores from dawn to night as a wife works to keep the house bright for her husband. She notes dry red hands and the toll of care while wondering if his pride in the home masks his view of her own changing life.
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