Meteor lights Amarillo sky with fireball and thunder
Residents across the Panhandle reported seeing a bright blue fireball traverse the sky at about 6 05 PM. The object burst overhead producing a loud rumble and left a widening trail visible for up to 30 minutes.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Borger
Spearman
Guymon
Okla
Trinidad
Colo
R. D. Norton
Ten Cent Taxi Company
Norton
A. G. Eisenberg
West
Ninth Avenue
Tennessee
John Snider
Meteor Flash Seen From 9500 Feet by Air Mail Pilot
Kansas City dispatch reports air mail pilot Coyle watching a bright meteor cross the Texas sky near Adrian and Tucumcari at 5 15 A M Mountain Time. He described a hangar sized object with a bluish tail, exploding fragments and a fiery trail as he flew over the route from Los Angeles to Kansas City.
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George Smith
Kansas City
Texas
Bill Coyle
Air Mail
Adrian
Amarillo
Wichita
Tucumcari
Bill) Coyle
Eneal
Western Air, Inc
Los Angeles
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
The poem contrasts ancient pyramids and temples with present beggars at their doors. It questions wealth and adoration versus God’s best love for those who labor for others and suffer fears of life, implying true compassion lies in service to fellow humans.
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Edgar A. Guest
Midget Vaudeville Cast Impresses Amarillo Audiences
The Midget troupe staged a strong vaudeville show with Ellis B. Hall’s College of Music Juvenile band opening the showcase. Notable acts included saxophonist Lowenstern and the ensemble number The Once of the Penguins, with Carl Florian directing the orchestra and stars such as Stella Royal and Nina Krebs highlighted.
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Ellis B. Hall
College of Music
Junior Lowenstern
Teddy Bear of Oz
Elaine Johnson
Alice O'Brien
Billy Louise Burger
Mary Kruser
Beckie Ray Reeder
Evelyn Storm
Glor
Singer
Amarillo
Carl Florian
Charlce Becker
Stella Royal
Nina Krebs
Shaw Remarks On Roosevelt Hitler And Politics
George Bernard Shaw spoke on the state of Germany and American politics saying the German people are in suspense and chaos and that Roosevelt’s election was driven by a “baby” he did not have. He planned to visit San Simeon and Hearst before joining a world cruise from San Pedro.
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Quesioner
Hitler
Roosevelt
Shaw
Rosevelt
San Simeon
William Randolph Hearst
San Pedro
Honolulu
Thomas Brown Rite Due at 4 O'clock
Funeral services for Thomas Brown 70 were held at 4 pm Friday at Boxwell Brothers chapel with Rev E B Fincher presiding. Interment followed at Llano Cemetery. pallbearers named. Survived by son T W Brown of 1204 South Houston, son Walter Brown of Pampa, and daughter Mrs Ed Harrison of Clovis New Mexico.
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Thomas Brown
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
Joe Shrader
Harrold Tate
Leonard Tate
L. D. Clark
Howard Jackson
George Lehman
Brown
Fort Worth
Denver
T. W. Brown
South Houston E
Walter Brown
Pampa
Ed Harrison
Clovis, N. M
Senate panel backs Copeland bill to lift prescription limits
Washington March 24 The senate judiciary committee voted a favorable report on the Copeland bill to remove all restrictions on the number of liquor prescriptions allowed to physicians.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Copeland
Trained Nurse and Cook Seeks Employment
A middle aged, experienced nurse and cook seeks any work after a one day job. She notes readiness for any position and mentions living at 408 Lincoln Street. Also requests office work with six and a half years as a typist and comptometer operator.
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Tack
House Bill Seeks Lighter Beer Restrictions
The House aims to move a rewritten 3.2 percent beer bill to committee. The measure eases prior limits and envisions sale in grocery stores filling stations lunch stands hotels and drug stores like a soft drink. A licensing fee would apply to on premise outlets, ranging from $200 to nominal for non consumption sales.
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House of Representatives
Mathis
Three Adults Bonded Await Trial Amid Amarillo Raids
In Amarillo a bond was posted for three people aged 18 to 74 with Robert Davis, brother of Colquitt and D. I. Davis, to face trial in 47th district court on a prior charge. Over the past month sheriffs and police conducted two major raids resulting in arrests and the seizure of nearly 200 gallons of liquor and alcohol.
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Bond
Robert Davis
Colquitt
D. I. Davis
47Th District Court
Amarillo
Hitler Seizes Absolute Power Expels Jews in Palatinate
Berlin reports Hitler's four year dictatorship begins with Prussia and Reich suspended. A Palatinate commissioner bars bank and postal funds to eastern Jews, signaling a broad expulsion order as eastern Jews face financial isolation.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Prussia
Paul von Hindenburg
Hitler
Reichstag
Palatinate
Rhine
French ‘Frontier
Petroleum geologists name Texan as official
George Sawtelle of Houston was elected vice-president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists at their annual convention in Houston. Other officers named include William B. Heroy and C. L. Snider of New York. Esther Kavisco, 6, survived a fire at Kenosha after firemen searched for her body, explaining she was visiting a neighbor.
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Houston
George Sawtelle
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
William B. Heroy
New York
C. L. Snider
Kenosha, Wis
Esther Kavisco
Derrick Collapses Kill Two Drilling Crew Members
Two crew members died and a third was injured when an overloaded derrick collapsed near Conroe Texas. The deceased were J. W. Haroldson 38 of Kilgore and J. E. St. John 28 of Refugio.
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Conroe
Tex
U.P
J. W. Haroldson
Kilgore
J. E. St. John
Refugio
Jack Kritzer and family visit Topeka friends
Mr and Mrs Jack Kritzer of Topeka Kansas are weekend guests of Mrs Sionan Kritser at 2401 Van Buren Street. The Kritzers are greeted by many local friends during their stay.
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Jack
Japanese Assigned to Dock Amid Disorder Fears
Police detained Lin Nao Hin a Chinese student after finding a revolver and permit while securing the dock area against possible unrest. He was held for questioning as authorities reviewed the incident.
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Lin Nao Hin
Bank Leader Indicted for Income Tax Evasion
Charles F. Mitchell former chair of National City Bank was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on willful income tax evasion for 1929. The document asserts his net income reached 2.823 million while he reported a loss of 48000 and paid no tax, facing $573000.81 alleged evaded tax.
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New York
Charles F. Mitchell
The
National City Bank
Mitchell
Mellon Returns to New York on 78th Birthday
United States ambassador to Britain Andy Mellon, on his 78th birthday, arrived aboard the Leviathan in New York. He declined to discuss pressing issues, said he might meet President Roosevelt without an appointment, and noted his children were in England packing up the Mellon household. He added he has plenty to interest him with no special plans.
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New York
Andrew Mellon
United States
Court of St. James
Roosevelt
England
Mellon
Governor Grants Five Conditional Pardons in Texas
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson issued five conditional pardons. Recipients include F. W. White of San Antonio for fraudulently taking 500 dollars and a six year prison term. Robert Vickers of Harris County for burglary with a two year sentence. Eugene O Neal of Grayson County for burglary theft of a mule and cattle totaling seven years. Levi Ragland of Bowie County for murder with a thirty year term. and C. P. Bryan of Collin County for an offense not specified with a two year term.
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Collin County
Texas rail officials to attend oil conference in Washington
Texas Railroad Commission members Ernest O. Thompson and C. V. Terrell left for Washington to attend an oil conference called by the secretary of the interior. Governor Miriam A. Ferguson named three representatives C. C. McDonald T. L. Wynn and Dan J. Harrison to join the Texas delegation. Irene Castle McLaughlin faces a $10,000 suit over alleged false arrest tied to a pig farm inspection and diet questions.
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Austin
Ernest O. Thompson
C. V. Terrell
Texas Railroad Commission
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Miriam A. Ferguson
C. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
T. L. Wynn
Athens
Dan J. Harrison
Houston
Waukegan
Ill
Irene Castle McLaughlin
William Schroeder
Schroeder
Texas Railroads Report January Operating Loss Revised
Texas railroads posted a net loss of 38098 dollars in railway operating income for the month ending January 31, according to a State Railroad Commission report. The same period a year earlier showed an operating loss of 380?87 dollars.
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Austin
Texas Railroads
State Railroad Commission
Cream of Nujol Offered For Rheumatic Relief
An advertisement claims rheumatic agony stems from poison buildup and laxatives. It promotes Cream of Nujol as a safe daily laxative to cleanse bowels, restore regularity, and ease pain without hindering daily activities.
Oil field test under court ruling prompts open flow plan
Sherman April 8 plan to open wells for two hours from 7 to 9 to test field potential after a three judge federal court ruled the January 1 proration order of 290000 barrels daily invalid for unfair allocation. R D Parker notes wells may stay open or shut for varying lengths while storage and pipelines appear adequate.
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Sherman
R. D. Parker
Commission
Oil and Gas Division
Longview
Parker
Tyler
Roosevelt farm relief bill sparks party clash in Congress
In a heated session, Burns backs the Roosevelt farm relief plan while House Labor Committee Chairman Connery opposes, likening it to a war time draft. In the Senate Agriculture Committee a substitute bill to curb progression taxes and keep the cotton option plan advances, with nine crops named for operation.
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Burns
Roosevelt
Connery
House Labor Committee
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Smith
House
South Carolina
Secretary of Agriculture
Dietz Back With Bride Denies Extortion Move
Jorgen Dietz a chemical engineer returning from Arizona with his bride denied attempting extortion. He had filed a $60,000 suit accusing Douglas Fairbanks Jr. of alienating his former wife, Joan Crawford, who announced she had left Fairbanks.
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Hollywood
Arizona
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Jorgen Dietz
Fairbanks
Joan Crawford
Army fliers killed attempting a landing in Miami
Second Lieutenant Charles W. Stouff aged 24 from Thorndale Pennsylvania and Staff Sergeant Gale M. Lester aged 30 from Mitchell Field were killed when their observation plane crashed during an attempted landing at the training field in Miami Florida. The crash happened as foggy weather forced the aircraft to return to base from Mitchell Field.
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Miami
Fla
Charles W. Stouff
Thorndale
Gale M. Lester
Mitchell Field
Fifth Observation Group
Army Air Corps
New Abattoir Plant Building Permit Issued
A building permit was granted Friday morning to Doty Wholesale Meat Company for remodeling the Pool Creamery plant at 1800 Northeast Third Avenue. The permit covers a concrete wall and interior improvements with an estimated cost of $500. Doty Brothers announced plans to remodel the creamery into an approved abbatoir.
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Pool
Northeast
Third Avenue
Doty Wholesale Meat Company
Doty Brothers
Electra Woman Dies After Gasoline Fire While Painting
Mrs. J. B. Walker aged 44 died from burns today after gasoline used to wash her hands while painting the kitchen ignited. Neighbors tore flames from her clothing. Survived by husband an engineer at a local gasoline plant and daughter Miss Leo Walker a nurse in Dallas.
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Electra
Texas
J. B. Walker
Leo Walker
Dallas
Market Summary from Kansas City and New Orleans
Kansas City hogs and cattle markets report price ranges for 180 to 900 pound animals, with top hogs at 3.90 and cattle vealers and steers noted as active. New Orleans cotton trades show initial losses then rallies with May and October contracts reaching higher levels before easing. New York stock letter describes a waiting market with mixed gains and losses across major equities and rails.
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Ewes
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
Claude A. Jagger
Pricea
American Telephone
Case
U. S. Steel
American Can
Allied Chemical
Union Pacific
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Consol Copper
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Otis Elevator
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Eweaeare
Packar
Amarillo Greenhouse
Taylor Street
Dan McGrew
Fowler’s
Fillmore
Kelvinator
KS Ale
Amarillo Hardware CO
E. E. Finkler, Jeweler
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Pampa Hdw, & Implement CO
Perryton Dealer Jones Furniture CO
Dalhart
Allender Radio & Refrigeration CO
Borger Dealer
A. & M. Furniture CO
Hereford
Streu Hardware CO
Portales Dealer
Portales Hardware CO
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