Seven Die in Jersey City Building Fire
Seven people died in a three story frame building fire in Jersey City. Victims include Rose Burkhardt and her children Florence Charles Philip Theresa and Veronica plus John Gorman who ran a junk shop on the first floor and ignored fire hazard warnings. Rose Burkhardt was rescued by a bystander during the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N.J
Rose Burkhardt
Florence
Charles
Philip
Theresa
Veronica
John Gorman
Gorman
Asershy
Kappa Alphas Meet Friday In Amarillo Hotel
Alumni members of Kappa Alpha, a Southern fraternity, will gather Friday at 7 30 in the Ering Hotel for a brief session. George Shannon president said Amarillo and surrounding towns are invited to join as the new organization nears completion. At the last meeting Shannon was elected president, Billson vice president and Foster Petersen secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Alpha
George Shannon
AKA
Amarillo
Billson
Foster Terson
Fight Now in Dallas Continues Over Green Estate
In Dallas March 256 lawyers and expert witnesses prepare for a continuation in the $50 million Edward H Breeen estate case. New York surrogate Harold Owen ordered depositions to be returned by May 1. Texas Attorney General William McCraw attends the hearing to shed light on the legality of a pre-nuptial agreement by Mrs. Mabel Green widow of the railroad magnate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Edward H. Breen
New York
Texas
William McCraw
Austin
Amond
Lake Placid
N.V
Harold BE. Owen
Mabel Green
Holy Eucharist at St Andrew's Tonight With Rev Poster
A Holy Eucharist celebration will be held tonight at St Andrew's Episcopal Church. Rev Frederic A Poster will be the celebrant and preacher. The service begins promptly at 8 o'clock as Holy Thursday marks the Day of Institution of the Lord's Supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Frederic A. Poster
Services Planned Tomorrow For Tot Bitten by Mad Dog
A rabid dog attack three weeks earlier proved fatal for Ruby Aline Simpson, age 1, after serum failed. Funeral services are planned tomorrow. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Simpson, three brothers and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Alstyne
Tex
Ruby Aline Simpson
J. B. Simpson
Two Negroes Wounded While Attempting to Steal Chickens
In Lavernia, near Wilton County, two Negroes were wounded and arrested after a third escaped when they were fired on by two boys armed with shotguns. The incident occurred shortly before midnight as they attempted to steal chickens from a local farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Lavernia
Wilton County
WPA supervisor visits eastern Panhandle District
Mrs. Pearl Walker conducts a two day tour of Shamrock Wellington Canadian Higgins and Miami visiting workplaces before returning tomorrow night. The report notes the peak accident times are 1 to 6 am and 4 to 8 pm with higher risk during those periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Walker
Panhandle
Shamrock
Wellington
Canadian
Higgins
Miami
Inquest Ordered Into Bus Crash Killing Roller Derby Group
Salem March 25 Coroner Carrigan ordered an inquest into a bus crash that killed 19 Roller Derby troupe members and injured four, including driver Richard Thomas. The front tire blew out at about 40 mph sending the bus into a ditch and fire. Emergency crews freed survivors as bodies lay unidentified in Salem and Patoka morgues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
B. Carrigan
Patoka
Salem Community Hospital
Richard Thomas
Here
Thomas
Don Flannery
Leo A. Selzer
St. Louis
Roller Derby, Inc
Cincinnati
Salem Fire Department
Remedy for Tag Troubles
County Tax Collector Jewell Davidson prescribes four remedies for automobile registration in a rush period. Go to your home county tax office for plates, bring your 1956 receipt or 1936 number, carry enough cash as checks are not accepted, and register before the final rush to avoid lines. Deadline is midnight April 1. Potter County office is on the second floor of the courthouse. Randall County residents can obtain plates at Edgefield Grocery, 3700 Tyler Street.
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Jewell Davidson
Tax Department
Potter County
Tax Office
Randall County
29Th Avenue
Edgefield
Tyler Street
Class Queens To Be Crowned Tonight At Sigme Ball
Coronation of class queens at Ame rillo College tops social calendar as ballots close tonight. President John F. Mead will supervise counting and pages in the 1937 Palo Duro will feature the favorites. Maids of honor join adjacent pages with the freshmen ruling group awaiting presentation after the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerillo College
Sigme Alpha Delta Engineers
Kym
John F. Mead
Ann Lee
Tris Westbay Virginia Crowmiller
Frances Giles
Gretchen May
Carlie Barnes
Jane Manning
Bettye McIntosh
Frances Robertson
Patty Will
New London School Reopens After Tragic Explosion
New London Texas moves to resume classes on Monday as officials review survival counts and death toll from last Thursday’s disaster. A 3 000 word report cites a gas build up in the basement from a heater leak as the likely cause while a special committee surveys safeguards for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London School
New London
Tex
March
Military Board of Inquiry
Commantes
W C Shaw
Tom
Ed Reagan
Ine. Board
Amarillo youths train as Globe carrier salesmen
The Globe profiles 70 young Amarillo residents training as carrier salesmen. Joe Hudgins 17 deliveries route 32 on Van Buren Jackson Streets. intends to be a railroad man. Yvonne Presley 16 carries route 31 Madison Monroe Streets. aims to study forestry. Harry Britt Jr 19 on Harrison Van Buren. college student. aspires to be an army pilot. J N Hudson 17 on route 30 Polk Tyler First South Sixth. hopes for aviation career.
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Joe Hudgins
van Buren
Jackson Streets
South Fifth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
L. L. Hudgins
Jefferson Street
Amarillo High School
Joe
Yvonne Presley
Madison
Monroe Streets
Fifth
Eleventh Avenue
M. E. Presley
West
Eighth Avenue
Yvonne
Amarillo High
U. S
Harry Britt, Jr
Harrison and van Buren
Ninth
Thirteenth Avenue
Harry Britt
Jackson Street
Are
Amarillo College
J. N. Hudson
Polk
Tyler
South Sixth Avenue
J. &. Hudson
Lincoln Street
Handwriting Test Sought in Plot to Extort Film Star
In Los Angeles on March 25 a handwriting test was ordered for a Hollywood psychiatrist as investigators pursue the extortion plot against actress Anna May Wong and the two Selanick heirs. Federal agents probe multiple suspects while guards guard the homes of Selanick and Wong after letters threatened bodily harm unless 20 000 was paid for a Biblical film scenario. A note sent to Dr A M Foote claimed he would mediate and handle ransom for a studio scout to play Jesus and bore The Gang signature.
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Hollywood
Anna May Wong
David ©. Selanick
Selanick
Miss Wong
A M. Foote
Los Angeles
Jesus
Gang
Dr. Footes
Passover Services Set at Temple Bnat Israel Friday Night
Passover services will begin Friday at Temple Bnat Israel with a 6 30 p m service followed by a public Seder led by Rabbi Alex Wiese. The Sunday School and choir will join, with additional services on Sunday March 28 at 10 30 a m.
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Temple Bnat Israel
Alex Wiese
Drouth Relief From Coal Pit On Oklahoma Farm
McALESTER Okla An abandoned coal strip mine on A R Lee Pittsburg County farmer s farm held 18 feet of water during last summer s drought He hooked up an 8 horse engine to a 5 inch centrifugal pump and irrigated 1 1 2 acres of green beans 1 acre of tomatoes and 1 1 2 acres of melons The setup is ready for next summer if another drought occurs
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Mcalester
Okla
A. R. Lee
Pittsburg
Drouth
KGNC Daily Radio Schedule Highlights
The listing outlines KGNC programming from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, including music shows, NBC network broadcasts from Berlin and other cities, news segments, talk and variety programs, and a sequence of local and national entertainment for morning and afternoon slots. Highlights include Dance Matinee, Every Woman's Hour, Show Boat NBC, and The Flying Dutchman at 12:45.
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Berlin
NBC
Frank Watanabee
Selma
the Music Maker
Jack Armstrong
A. P. Lamneck
Helen Traubel
Eugen Boissevain
Wit Thoma & His
Princetonians
Martinez Brothers
Ing
Monticello Party Line
Ma Perkins
Honeyboy
Sassafras
National Farm and Home Hour
Crossroads Store
Red Arrow
The
Flying Dutchman
U. P. News
Loot Suspects Foiled in Venus Parmeraville Heist
Guards watched an injured ex convict suspect after a car chase following a three man jailbreak from Venus Johnson County jail using nitro? glycerin. A second man was captured later near the crash site, with officers linking him to the Parmeraville looting and Venus mall break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachte
Ellis County
Farmersville
Venus
Johnson County
Jake Wells
Venus Mall
Parmeraville
Amarillo High Glee Clubs Set Love Goes South Tonight
Lead actor Jim Griggs stars in Love Goes South a musical comedy presented tonight by the Amarillo High School Boys and Girls Glee Clubs at the Amarillo High School Auditorium. Show starts at 8 o clock with admission 25 cents for students and 35 cents for adults.
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Jim Griggs
Amarillo High School
Program Schedule Fragments From NBC Daytime Lineup
A garbled listing presents a daily schedule with show titles and times from 1:15 PM to 5:23 PM including The Friendly Motorist Salon Serenades Rhythm and Romance and Police Bulletins. It includes NBC credits for several items and local program notes for Lipscomb County Parent Teachers and Panhandle Cowboy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Dial
Betty and
Boo
Sons of the West
Micro
Terrible Meek
NBC
Lipscomb County
Clerk Hastin C. Russell in Santa Fe Hospital Critical
Hastin C. Russell, a clerk for Santa Fe, lies critically ill at Santa Fe Hospital in Topeka Kansas after a two week admission. His wife Mrs. Russell rushed to Topeka late Wednesday to be by his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastin C. Russell
Santa Fe
The
Topeka
Kansas
Clothes Stolen From White Laundry on Roberts Street
Last night two suits of clothing were stolen from White Laundry located at 913 Roberts Street. Surviving details are limited and no suspects are named. Police urge anyone with information to contact the local precinct.
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White Laundry
Roberts Street
Fund Chances Are Favorable for 2 Million Emergency Funds
Panhandle drouth emergency may receive up to 2 million dollars in federal funds to extend deep listing work at not less than 20 cents per acre. About 500 thousand dollars could flow to the Panhandle via extension service if appropriated, with Congress wavering on budget approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Panhandle
Carl Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Jones
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
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Kappa : Alphas
Sreen
St. Andrew's
Vitamir H
University of Missour
Diamond Broach
Globe-News
Globe and News
the Globe
J. N. Hudson —Photos
Murry Watts
Calif
Santa Cruz
Cal
Daniel F. Miller
Wade Hampton
Gene Win
Miller
M_ Archer
Oklahoma
KGNC
Breakfast Club
Sweet Music
the Swingsters
Novelties
Max Bevens
Frosty, Frigid and
Freez
Buster Brown
GLEN
Polk St
Mentholatum Company
Wichita, Kans
HQW
Banffshire
Grant's
Wm. Grant & Sons Ltd
Southwestes
Meg Corp
Ft. Worth
Waco
Houston
A. F. Lumpkin
Amantie
Amaritien
Tere
Tokers
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