Arkansas race betting bill vetoed
Governor Harvey Parnell vetoed a bill to legalize pari mutuel betting on horse races in Arkansas. He said racing itself is legal but gambling on races is against public policy, effectively derailing plans by Chicago and Memphis interests to open tracks at West Memphis and Hot Springs.
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United Press
Little Rock
Ark
Mar
Arkansas
Harvey Parnell
Chicago
Memphis
West Memphis
Hot Springs
Morning Song of the Mocking Bird in Florida
A dawn poem in which a sick weary speaker listens as a mocking bird sings. The bird’s constant melody rouses the speaker to rise and face the day with hopeful longing for happiness to come in work and human hearts to win.
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Florida
Impeachment Charges Placed Against Governor Huey Long
A group of lawyers outlines impeachment resolutions accusing Huey P. Long of abusing appointive power to influence the judiciary and boasting control of courts. The charges claim bribery attempts with state legislators, misappropriation of funds, subordination of civil authority to the militia, and actions causing property damage. They allege misconduct in public and participation in a February 1929 New Orleans liquor entertainment. Also cited are Usurpation of legislative power, breaking committee quorum, and a plot to hire an assassin against J. Y. Sanders Jr.
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John Fournot
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
United States
Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge
H. A. Bozeman
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
House of Representatives
Louisiana
Prohibition drive continues after deputy kills woman
Aurora Ill March 26 United Press says States Attorney George Carbury regrets that agents had to kill a woman in the line of duty yet insists the Kane County prohibition drive will go on. Deputy Roy Smith shot Mrs Lillian Deking as she bent to reach a gun beside her husband at the Deking residence.
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United Press
Aurora
Ill
Kane County
George D. Carbury
Lillian Deking
Roy Smith
Deking
Carbury
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Hollis In Amarillo
Funeral rites for Mrs. David L. Hollis and services for Mrs. Chewning were planned at Griggs chapel. Rev J G Irwin to officiate for Mrs Hollis who died in a Sunday collision with a Santa Fe train in East Amarillo. Surviving family includes husbands and children.
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David L. Hollis
G. R. Chowning
Santa Fe
East Amarillo
Griggs Chapel
J. G. Irwin
Children’s Home
El Paso Juarez tales and Mary Garden barbs
A narrated travelogue from El Paso to Juarez contrasts police restraint with drinking excess and predicts a swift political end to a Mexican rebellion. It then pivots to Chicago Grand Opera Company coverage, Mary Garden controversy, and mixed critical reception across American cities, noting touring practices and public interest.
Stalzer Case Goes To Jury At Noon In Amarillo
After closing arguments the jury retired for deliberation in the case of Ed Stalzer who faces a second liquor law violation trial within a week. The defense relied on accomplices testimony while the court defined one of three youths as an accomplice.
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Ed Stalzer
Amarillo
Stalzer
Danderine Promises Soft Lustrous Hair for New York Star
A New York stage actress in Rio Rita extols Danderine as the secret for soft shiny hair. She says the routine is quick and widely used among city girls, noting reduced dandruff and longer lasting hairstyle with regular use. The ad claims Danderine removes oily film, enhances natural color, adds lustre, and is sold in drug stores.
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Ziegfeld
New York
Miss Hargrave
Mary Garden attracts polarizing reception in midwestern tour
A Chicago Grand Opera Company tour labeled Mary Garden’s performance as senile and salacious faces strong disapproval. Amarillo and other western cities hear critics faulting the production as culturally mismatched and overpriced, while a telegram offers a future essay opportunity about artistic excess.
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Oakland Free Press
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Mary Garden
Sam Insull
Chicago
Grand Opera Company
San Francisco
Amarillo
Texas
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Arizona
Fresno
Sacramento
Oakland
New York
Anatole France
Raymond Robins
John
Metropolitan opera to sing for the movies and a Jewish immigration cue
The piece notes a Metropolitan Opera performance tied to film soundtracks and cites a $350 000 payday, then shifts to critique the new origins act limiting immigration. It recalls Woodrow Wilson’s remark on Jewish immigrants and contrasts Spain and Portugal’s historic expulsions with Dutch prosperity, warning against anti immigration sentiment.
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Hoover
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Archimedes
Caesar
Michael Angelo
Dante
Amarillo Slogan Window Display Attracts Big Turnout
Contests for slogans filled fifty film windows as hundreds hunted letters last night. The News-Globe office deadline was 6 pm. Dave Derden Concert Band and Amarillo High School band provided music at the gala. Jackman’s and Troy Laundry caused confusion with missing letters U and P. In New York Farmers Loan and Trust names top stenographer each year to receive 1000 dollars. The late Anna Bowman Blake Dodd wills the sum for that purpose and a Europe trip.
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Amarillo
News-Globe
Dave Derden
Amarillo High School
Jackman
Troy Laundry
New York
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Anna Bowman Blake Dodd
Europe
Cascarets offer quick, lasting fit for busy lives
Good news for busy people. The small vest-pocket box cost a dime and helps digestion. Cascarets, made from cascara sagrada, stimulate peristaltic action and strengthen bowel muscles. they claim to strengthen bowels with repeated use and sell about 20 million packages yearly.
Firestone urged to visit Amarillo amid carbon black talk
Oklahoma City to El Paso promoter Firestone is urged to visit Amarillo by Col. Ernest O. Thompson and local firms as Panhandle fuels two thirds of the world carbon supply. Firestone and his party including his two sons Harvey Jr and Russell, stay in various cities gathering economic data on motorist supply distribution.
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Oklahoma City
el Paso
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Mr. Smith
Mr. Firestone
Firestone
Harvey Firestone, Jr
Russell Firestone
Fort Worth
Dallas
Local Officers Probe Hedley Night Watchman Murder
Amarillo police Chief H. L. Gaither and investigator Ed Halloway went to Clarendon before the grand jury in the Hedley murder case. Hedley night watchman J. C. Richey was killed during a robbery at the M System store. several suspects remain jailed.
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H. L. Gaither
Ed Halloway
Amarillo
Clarendon
Hedley
J. C. Richey
M System
Sailor Loses WAD in Amarillo Card Game
Ray Earle Hale, a six year U S Navy veteran, was in Amarillo en route to Dallas when he was relieved of 33 dollars after a card game. The suspected thief, Claude O Connor, was arrested for vagrancy and gaming by Capt. W R McDowell and Detective O H Denton and held for investigation.
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Ray Earle Hale
High Seas
Omaha
Amarillo
Dallas
Hale
Claude O'Conner
O'Connor
W. R.mcdowell
0. H. Denton
Bloxom Dies After Windmill Fall in Dumas
J Earl Bloxom of Dumas died at a local hospital from injuries after falling from a windmill tower yesterday afternoon. His body will be sent to Memphis for burial tomorrow. his parents from Memphis accompanied the body back tonight. He leaves two brothers J W Bloxom of Dumas and Jess Bloxom of Pampa.
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J. Earl Bloxom
Dumas
Memphis
J. E. Bloxom
J. W. Bloxom
Jess Bloxom
Pampa
Griggs
Griggs Chapel
Men Held on Booze Charge Released on Bond
W. C. Mumford and Dan Tucker, arrested early Saturday with a carload of whiskey, were released from Potter county jail on bond. Mumford posted 7,500 dollars and Tucker 3,500 dollars after officers found 5 gallons of whiskey in the car.
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W. C. Mumford
Dan Tucker
Potter County
Mumford
Tucker
Insurgent War Escalates as 3 Federal Deaths Reported
Reports state 3 Federal deaths with revolts spreading across Mexico. Calles aims to trap rebels in Sonora to stamp them out, while insurgents claim 7 000 march on Mexico City from Guanajuato. Casualties listed at Etzatlan include 27 rebels and 6 Federals. 35 000 Federals in field vs 9 000 revolting regulars plus irregulars.
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Sonora
Mexico
Guanajuato
Mexico City
Etzatlan
Jalisco
Almazan
Sonora-Chihuahua
Bermejillo
Jimenez
Yuma
Arizona
Naco
Phillips
Body of Baby Boy Sent to Ardmore
The body of William Lee Gate two year old son of Mr and Mrs Mitchell Gate of Borger died at an Amarillo hospital yesterday and was sent to Ardmore Oklahoma for burial. Mr Gate is employed by Phillips Petroleum in Borger. The body was sent by Boxwell Brothers Funeral home.
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William Lee Gate
Mitchell Gate
Borger
Amarillo
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Gate
Phillips Petroleum Company
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Fiddlers and Family Put on Stage in Local Dance Night
Eck Robertson leads a family of five entertainers in a concert with his son Eck Jr and the other relatives. J O Kelly of Tucomeari brings his daughter for square and round dance contests. Dance contests directed by J B Ware and Fred Foster promise lively square dancing and old fashioned waltzes.
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Eck Robertson
Eck
Eck, Jr
J. O. Kelly
Tucomeari
J. B. Ware
Fred Foster
Assault Trial Scheduled for Edward Pierce and Arthur Burrows
The assault trial of Edward Pierce and Arthur Burrows against a girl under 15 will be heard Wednesday after a temporary adjournment yesterday due to one defense attorney's absence. A special venire of 100 men was summoned, with examinations set to begin in the morning.
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Edward Pierce
Arthur Burrows
Markets From Kansas City to Fort Worth and New York Cotton
Hogs and cattle markets in Kansas City and Fort Worth show steady to mixed moves with hogs firm at Kansas City and steady to lower in Fort Worth. New York cotton opens firmer on firm Liverpool cables before midday declines amid liquidation and stock market influence.
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Kansas City
Aroneiated
Fort Worth
Associated Press
New York
Trade and Commission House
Wall Street
Negress Shot Near Heart. Husband Held in Shooting
Eldora Manning, a Negro woman, is in a local hospital in serious condition with a .38 caliber wound two inches above the heart after a shooting at her home on Monroe Street. Police Capt. W. R. McDowell and Det. O. H. Denton arrested her husband Bo Manning, a Santa Fe porter, who allegedly resisted arrest and faces attempted murder charges.
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Eldora Manning
Monroe Street
W. R. McDowell
O. H. Denton
Bo Manning
Porter
Santa Railroad
Manning
Pioneer Ranch Man Dies at ATX Home Today
Charles Hamilton, 66, Panhandle pioneer cattleman and longtime Cattle Raisers association figure, died shortly before noon at his Amarillo home. He served as a brand inspector based in Kansas City for many years and later worked in loans and investments. He lived at 1600 Van Buren Street and is survived by his mother Mrs. Martha Anderson and is a nephew of local cattleman R. B. Masters.
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Charles Hamilton
Panhandle
Amarillo
Hamilton
Cattle Raisers Association
Kansas City
Mr. Hamilton
van Buren Street
Martha Anderson
R. B. Masterson
Attacks Man After Refusing Food Money
Lloyd Grove a local bricklayer supporting a family of seven refused a stranger's demand for money to buy a meal. The assailant resisted arrest, Detective O H Denton reported. The man named John Johnson was jailed for affray after a $25 fine.
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Lloyd Grove
Grove
O. H. Denton
Denton
John Johnson
Theater Organist Faces Liquor Charge
Albert Harris, organist for a local theater, is jailed on two complaints accusing him of giving intoxicating liquor to minors. The arrests were made by Amarillo police Captain W. R. McDowell and Detective O. H. Denton. Complaints list R. W. Harris and J. C. Bradley as witnesses. Harris and R. W. Harris are unrelated.
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Albert Harris
W. R. McDowell
O. H. Denton
Amarillo
R. W. Harris
Palo Duro Hotel
J. C. Bradley
Pierce Street
Harris
Jack Harris
Bill Bradley
R. W Harris
Ettler Call Sought After Missing 25 Year Old Man
Police report Delbert W. Ettler expected today and asked to call his sister at 23869 Oklahoma City. Ettler, 25, is six feet one inch, with dark brown hair and a single gold tooth.
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Delbert W. Ettler
Oklahoma City
Ettler
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