Five Boys Face Electric Chair in Mass Murder Case
Report cites five youths involved in the shooting of Angelo Maccois during a restaurant attack. Ages ranged from 17 to 19. one girl accompanied them. A boy claims self defense after Maccois allegedly forced him to shoot. Separate commentary discusses European bonds and American investment risks, contrasting Russian notes and recent oil output.
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Poteare
Court Grinnin
Angelo Maccis
Cer
Eas
Harvard plans freshman limit and photo requirement
An editorial argues Harvard will cap the next freshman class at 1000 and require personal qualities and a photo for every applicant, warning this could exclude Jewish students. It says Harvard shows cowardice and that a degree from Harvard matters little for future success. what matters is performance after graduation.
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Harvard
Lady Astor criticizes low turnout in moral meeting
Lady Astor, a Virginia-born member of parliament, criticized the meager attendance at a session where she and colleagues laid down moral laws. She quipped the hall would have been packed for a hairdressing demonstration.
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Lady Astor
Virginia
House of Commons
Prize Fight Draws Millions In New York Scene
In New York 19 225 men and women paid 78 422 to see a prize fight where Stribling defeated Slattery. The event drew vast sums far beyond any sermon value and echoes other famous bouts such as Dempeer versus Carpentier.
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New York
Stribling
Slattery
Serman
Dempeer
Carpentier
Legal opinions clash over new malt beer tonic legality
Assistant Attorney Wheeler says medical beer with 23.75 percent alcohol cannot enter Texas under the Dean Liquor law. Assistant Secretary Andrews defends the 3.75 beer tonic as permissible and not beer, stressing manufacturer responsibility and market withdrawal if misused.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Wheeler
Dean Uquor
Washington
Andrews
Anti-Saloon League
Globe Defends Realtors While Urging Fair Rents Amid Slush
The Globe declines apology over a real estate editorial but urges fair rents based on values and service. It notes wage earners like railway workers struggle with oil boom costs and calls extreme rents counterproductive. A Panhandle snowstorm turns Amarillo to slush as crews clear gutters and pedestrians negotiate icy streets.
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Globe
The
Amarillo
Panhandle
Old Man
Lull in Snow Attack Ahead of April Foolish Weather
Kansas City reports a brief thaw as a March storm loosens the Southwest. The weather bureau warns the lull is only a pause before another winter offensive, with snow and cold set to surge again Friday as April approaches.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Southwest
Weather Bureau
You Gotta Quit Hangin Around The Incinerator
Fragmentary notes mention a poet and municipal waste topics with unclear names and dates. The readable hints reference incinerator issues and a local figure, possibly Deft H Bartlett, but details are uncertain.
Near Perfect Fascist State near perfect fascist state
Rome March 1 After an all night session the grand council of the Fascist party moved Italy toward Mussolini's dream of a state with capital and labor united for common welfare. Decisions included direct labor union representation in the senate and Augusto Turati as general secretary replacing Varinacci. Turati, a Brescia newspaper man and wartime decorated organizer, signals a shift from Farinacci to a constructive fasci organization of the masses for productivity.
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Rome
Grand Council
Fascist Party
Mussolini
Senate
Augusto Turati
Brescia
Tucati
Roberto Varinacci
Turati
Farinacci
Bank of Italy
Bank of Aples
Bank of Sicily
Italy
Burinacti
St Francis School Destroyed by Fire in Snowbound Town
Snowbound residents learned Monday that the St Francis School was destroyed by a fire. Only one student was present that morning. the frame building burned before teachers and other pupils could arrive. Officials suspect an overheated stove started the blaze.
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St. Francis School
St. Francis
Amarillo
F.C. Klinke
City commission orders action on fire board request
A city commission meeting demands immediate compliance with state fire board directives to address Amarille’s water system issues. The actions include expanding water mains and adding additional fire hydrants to meet required safety standards.
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Commission
Fire Board
Seth
State Fire Board
Amarille
Werethy
Wate
Fuller Named Health Officer
Amarillo appoints Jr. M. Fuller as health officer with a $4200 salary to cover assistants. He succeeds Dr. A. H. Lindeau and begins duties April 1. City health department offices and inspectors move to city hall.
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Innnepeeter Wyatt
City Hall
Gas Flow Saves Badger's Lease in Hutchinson County
Badger Oil discovered gas in Section 8, Block 28, Hutchinson county just hours before lease expiry. Local investors had ~1250 acres. Amarillo capital raised $10,000 to start the well on February 15 by Howard Kean Drilling. The find supports the lease’s value though final appraisal awaits deeper drilling. one major company previously leased options.
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Wight
Badger Oil Company
Block
Hutchinson County
Badger Company
Amarillo
Howard Kean Drilling Company
Bentad
Pepe
Peewee
Waites
Cowie
Five Trains Marooned by Snow Near Foraker Oklahoma
Officials of the Midland Valley railroad fought to free three trains trapped by heavy snow near Foraker Oklahoma. One passenger train with 85 aboard was stranded since yesterday morning en route from Wichita Kansas to Fort Smith Arkansas. A relief train was buried, and a northbound freight also stalled. Passengers received sandwiches and coffee as improvised plows cleared roads for motor transport. Officials sought Missouri Pacific snow plows and hoped to move the trains by night. Two more passenger trains stalled on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific near Enid.
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Pauwhuska
Okla
Midland Valley Railroad
Forasker
Wichita
Kansas
Fort Smith
Ark
Foraker
Midland Valley
Missouri Pacific
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Enid
Eniid
Garber
Texas Hurricane Subdues Team in Narrow Game
A wildly delayed football clash saw Texas press for victory as stormy conditions influenced play. Key players from both sides struggled with footing while the home squad edged ahead in a tense finish.
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Smooth
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Roberto Farinacci
Facisti
Capital and Labor Coalition
Paaeventis
Fuller
Lindsay
U. K
Badger
Devil’s Island
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