Mixed dispatches on railways politics and Prohibition
The item reports Sir Henry on a Canadian train sending regards to President Hoover, Russian and British rail ventures, ancient city lore, Gandhi's march, and a May Day lobby hearing. It notes Stayton's testimony before the Senate committee, claiming Hoover officials sought alternative liquor distribution plans and that six cabinet members viewed prohibition as a failure.
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Sir Henry
Hoover
Washington
William H. Stayton
Association Against the
Charles 8. Wood
Philadelphia
Slayton
Law Enforcement Commission
Commission
Caraway
Secre
Rains Menace Kansas Towns In Flood Strike
Rain threatens towns across Kansas as rivers rise well beyond banks. In Southeast Kansas three days of torrential rain push Verdigris near Independence up 20 feet, Elk City River overflows, Caney River floods lowlands, threatening Northeastern Oklahoma. Coastal Texas recovers from floods with 150 motorists stranded near San Antonio.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Independence
Elk City
Oklahoma
Texas
San Antonio
Earth tremor shakes Tokyo with no major damage
An unusual earthquake struck Tokyo shortly after midnight with no reported casualties. The tremor’s likely epicenter was at sea about 75 miles north of Tokyo. Seismographs recorded the quake for 30 minutes, and residents felt it for five minutes.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Capone’s Sicilian Ring Targeted in $10 Million Liquor Conspiracy
Federal officers move to arrest 25 alleged Capone associates as indictments list 200 counts and 17 overt acts. Principal defendants include Charles Argento Joseph Almanza and Frank Barone. Prosecutions trace bank deposits to Capone network and note substantial illicit production and distribution since 1926.
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United Press
Chicago
Scarface al” Capone
Alcohol Syndicate
Charles Argento
Joseph Almanza
Frank Barone
Arento
Capone
Prisoners Conscripted to Battle Dandelions at City Auditorium
Six inmates in the city jail, facing a dandelion cleanup assignment, posted bond within thirty minutes after City Manager WN Durham ordered them to work on the grounds. Chief McDowell had restraints prepared and Officer Gamblin stood guard, but the conscripts quickly deserted, saying jail is fine but they balk at the task. Durham stood by the order, noting it would save feeding the prisoners.
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Municipal Auditorium
W. N. Durham
W. R. McDowell
Frank Gamblin
de Luxe
Guards at Ohio Pen remain on duty after mutiny
Ohio officials will keep troops on guard at the Ohio Penitentiary for at least two weeks while the White City Idle House is surveyed after a mutiny. About 600 prisoners were moved to a barbed wire stockade. 700 more were placed in a converted dormitory or moved to other state prisons.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
White City
Rescue of Betty Abrams Reveals Candy Cravings and Courage
Six year old Betty May Abrams, rescued from alleged parental cruelty on a Mississippi River houseboat, now eats candy freely and attends school. She reports beatings and taming punishments but remains hopeful, saying she wants to grow up and be a lady. Her father William Abrams awaits parole in Indiana. mother jailed for cruelty. Detention home is described as the best place. Betty recalls seven days without food and a wish for bananas as she begins a new life in East St. Louis.
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United Press
East ST. Louis
Ill
Betty May Abrama
William Abrams
Indiana
Betty
Iggy
Foreigners Ordered to Evacuate as Reds Rampage Across Kwangsi
Associated Press dispatches warn foreigners to evacuate the Nanning and Kw angsi area as Kwangtung authorities plan a sharp drive against rebels in Kwangsi. Reports describe a reign of terror in Lungchow with arson looting and massacres, with missionary property destroyed near the French Indochina border amid Communist control since January.
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Sociated Press
Nanning
Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Associated Press
Ghai
Lungchow
Seventh Day Adventists Christian Alliance
Indo China
Boy flier halted after desert takeoff near El Paso
Frank Goldsborough 19 year old transcontinental junior flight hopeful arrived at El Paso after spending the night 100 miles east on the desert. His plane wing was damaged on takeoff from a desert camping site and a gust of wind sent him into a telephone pole near the Pasotex pipeline. He planned to reach Los Angeles tonight but says he will be delayed and will wire his mother that he is safe.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Frank Goldsborough
Tucson
Arizona
Phoenix
United Press
Goldsborough
Desert
Midland
Tex
Los Angeles
Stock declines and agricultural prices dip across markets
New York stock losses deepen with railroad shares driving the decline. Chicago May wheat futures ease near season lows as prices slip toward the dollar mark. In Texas, C A McNeill is found guilty of robbing a Richland Springs bank in 1928, facing 25 years. Belle Sherwin accepts third term as LWV national president amid honors list.
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Associated Press
New York
McNeill
San Saba
Tex
May
L—C
Louisville
Belle Sherwin
Cleveland
Ohio
League of Women Voters
League
APPROVE REECE PLAN WASHINGTON AMBULANCE NOTICE
May 1 report from Washington notes approval of the Reece plan related to the Blackburn ambulance service numbered 2323-4. Public records indicate action by the house in relation to emergency medical arrangements.
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Reece
Associated Press
Washington
the House
Letter from Lester Stone on Amarillo city finances
Lester Stone defends his April 23 Globe letter and warns against harsh actions by the City Commission. He questions warrants for the Third Street underpass and argues tax rates cannot drop next year. Stone cites the auditor's figures showing about 91000 more spent last year.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Globe
City Commission
T. FE. Johnson
Johnson
Durham
News-Globe
Lester Stone
Dumas Spearman Branch Delayed 60 Days for Rock Island Talks
The Dumas Spearman section of the Santa Fe line between Amarillo and the north has been authorized but work is paused for 60 days while negotiations with Rock Island over a joint track continue. Chicago Santa Fe officials relayed the conditional approval and await exact status after contacting Washington dispatches.
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Dumas-Spearman
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Rock Island
Chicago
Washington
I. C
Las Animas
Felt
Okla
Colmar
N. M
Spearman
Hoover Seeks Quick Ratification of London Naval Pact
President Hoover sent the London Naval treaty to the Senate with expectations of early ratification. The document arrived 24 hours after Stimson, head of the American delegation, delivered it.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Senate
Stimson
Testimony in Flood Damage Suits Over Amarillo Creek
Testimony continued in 30 suits where property owners seek over 90000 from the city for damages to lands caused by storm sewer flood waters after the new system. Two suits have gone to verdict with mixed results. A jury was completed yesterday and each owner will present individual claims. hearings expected to take two to three weeks.
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Amarillo Creek
Plan charges in raid seize $4000 in liquor at Randall County
Officers say liquor charges will be filed in federal court against up to four men after a raid by city and county officers yielded about $4000 in liquor at 412 Hayden Street Randall County. The cache included whiskey gin rum and wine hidden behind false panels and discovered by a rope pull cord in a bureau drawer.
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Bill Thompson
W. R. McDowell
Hayden Street
Randall County
T. Vanderpool
Postal receipts show big April gain in Amarillo
April postal receipts in Amarillo rose by 5 223.21 over last year’s April totals, a 214% increase. Post master W Kenyon announced the gain as one of the largest on record, noting April receipts reached 20 046 with last year at 24 822 79.
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Amarillo
W. ©. Kenyon
Infant Daughter of Bolands Dies
Mary Catherine Boland two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Boland 3404 Tyler Street died last night at St Anthony s Hospital Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o clock at Boxwell Brothers chapel Rev John Stein of Secret Heart Catholic Church officiating Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery
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Mary Catherine Boland
Thomas J. Boland
Tyler Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
John Stein
Secret Heart Catholic Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
May Day Observance Marked by Minor Clashes Worldwide
Early May Day demonstrations proceeded peacefully in many places as authorities restricted some protests. Clashes occurred in a few cities with police arresting 225 people on various charges. In Moscow and Warsaw large gatherings occurred while others were restrained or forbidden. Police also broke up a Sydney procession and injured two officers near Tokyo.
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Associated Press
Mos
St. Denis
Berlin
Moscow
Sydney
New South Wales
Soviet Union
Warsaw
Poland
Tokyo
Athens
Vienna
Hungary
Plan decision on courthouse plans to remodel and add on
Potter County commissioners will discuss the architects report on whether to remodel and build onto the old courthouse this afternoon. They also plan to issue a statement about Amarillo citizens petitions protesting the use of an out of town architect for an associate project. Boxwell Bros. ambulance, Ph. 5211.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Clint Small Opens Campaign HQ at 304 Polk Street
Campaign workers set up at 304 Polk Street Amarillo in the Amarillo Hotel building on the eve of Senator Small's address tomorrow night. Literature and information are available from campaign manager Grover Hill. Bands from Wellington Shamrock Clarendon Plainview and Lubbock may join a downtown parade if timing allows before Small speaks at 7:45 in the auditorium.
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Clint Small
Amarillo
Polk Street
Senator Small
Grover Hill
Wellington
Shamrock
Clarendon
Plainview
Lubbock
Panhandle
Hill
McCormick States She Spent 252000 From Her Own Funds
Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick testified she spent 252500 from her own purse in her Illinois Republican senatorial bid. Committee chair Nye said a thorough inquiry will review the affair. She said she had no external contributions aside from two family gifts and support from two Cook County groups. Expenses included 107518 for county budget, plus 26556 printing and 134 postage among others.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ruth Hanna Mc Cormick
Ilinois
Nye
Senate Campaign Funds Investigating Committee
Cook County
Voters Progress Club
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Paign
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Lot
Hi Wife
Mrs. Lot
Gandhi
India
Jeet
Britain
Eckener
Europe
Germany
Great Britain
Senator Wagner
Griggs Ambulance
Berry's
John
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Oover
Stayton
Anti-Board
Hoover Commission
The
U.S
al Capone
Tom Bird Ervin
Blackburn's Ambulance
Dumas
Bolands
Boxwell Bros. Ambulance
Clint
Polk
Ruth M’cormick
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