Wind shift aids fire fighters in Grant Street blaze
Carlton Florey Grocery reports stock worth about 120000 damaged by fire that began at Amarillo Sash and Door plant and spread to nearby warehouses. A south to north wind shift helped save Merchants Biscuit and Carlton Florey warehouses. Relief families faced food shortages as relief offices reported no food available. Santa Fe Railway workers formed a volunteer unit to protect company property and aided by switching crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grocery
Bishop
Florey
Carlton-Florey Company
Fifth Avenue
Grant Street
Grocery Company and Merchants Biscuit Company
J. P. Craig
John Dodson
Amarillo
H. R. Smith
Merchants Biscuit Company
Carlton- Florey Grocery Company
Santa FE
Santa Fe Railway
Annexation Seen Saturday as Roman Force Seizes Ethiopian Rail
Italian factions predicted a Saturday decree annexing all of Haile Selassie’s empire to preclude League of Nations action. Stefani said Fascists seized the Addis Ababa to Djibouti railroad and subdued Addis Ababa after Jijiga fell, with Graziani arriving at Jijiga. French rights to the line remained contested and Harar was expected to fall next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ethiopia
Rome
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Grand Fascist Council
Haile Selassie
Stefani
Addis Ababa- Djibouti
Negus
Paris
Italy
Jijiga
Addis Ababa
Graziani
Rodolfo Graziani
Resentenced man linked to Lindbergh case to hang
Federal Judge Robert L. Williams re sentenced Arthur Gooch the first man condemned under the Lindbergh kidnapping law to be hanged at McAlester state penitentiary June 19. The re sentence followed Gooch’s conviction for abducting two Paris Texas officers who were forced to accompany him across the Texas line into Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Robert L. Williams Noday
Arthur Gooch
McAlester State Penitentiary
Okmulgee
Gooch
Paris, Tex
Texas Line
Oklahoma
Prohibition Party Nominates Colvin for President
Niagara Falls May 7 The Prohibition Party nominates Dr. D Leigh Colvin of New York City for President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Prohibition Party
New York City
Amarillo Weather Outlook With Cooler Nights
Forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas calls for partly cloudy skies and a colder night with a fair Friday. West Texas and New Mexico regions show similar patterns with possible showers in southeast portions and colder air moving in Friday. Temperature extremes in Amarillo reach 58 to 74 degrees by 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
First Reports On Amarillo Registration For WT Chamber Meet
Amarillo officials will receive the first official progress report on advance registrations for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention May 11 to 13 at 4 PM. Chairman Bill Gilstrap leads the committee with a goal of 3,500 registrations. A registration fee buys an official badge and convention credentials for activities.
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Palo Duro State Park
CCC
J. J. McEntee
Washington
Robert C. Fechner
F. A. Wood
Lubbock
Grosehart
Billings
Columbus
Mississippi
John Kell
Palo Duro
Amarillo
T. E. Johnson
West Texas
Train Explosion Kills Three in Batavia NY
In Batavia New York on May 7 a Delaware Lackawanna and Western locomotive exploded killing the engineer fireman and head brakeman according to railroad officials. The blast happened today and the fatalities were confirmed by company sources.
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Batavia
N. Y
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Hindenburg's first Atlantic flight from Germany to America
The Hindenburg airship, 107 aboard with 3300 pounds freight and mail, began its first transatlantic crossing from Germany to America on May 7. Passengers watched landfall and coastlines as Captain Lehmann led the voyage with Hugo Eckener supervising. The ship logged a sunrise over the Scilly Islands and a high bridge view of clouds above the English Channel.
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America
Hindenburg
North Atlantic
Land's End
Cape
England
Amarillo
Scilly Islands
Rhine
Isle of Wight
English Channel
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Ernest Lehmann
Eckener
Zeppelin
Hughes Plans Flight From Chicago to New York
Howard Hughes, millionaire aviator, announced he may fly from Chicago to New York tomorrow morning, outlining his plans in Detroit. The announcement comes amid ongoing interest in Hughes' aviation ventures and record attempts.
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Hughes
Detroit
U.P
Howard Hughes
Chicago
New York
Straw Hat Day in Amarillo Prompts Local Deals
Saturday marks official straw hat day in Amarillo with shoppers urged to visit area merchants for straw hat specials. Local ads in tonight’s Globe and tomorrow’s News promote comfort and style through straw hat selections and related gear.
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Amarillo
Globe and Tomorrow
Mussolini Conquers Ethiopia In Rapid Advance
Arthur Brisbane notes Mussolini's forces entered Addis Ababa driving out looters and restoring safety to Europeans including the U S minister. He reports Rome celebrates a swift victory as Mussolini advances through Ethiopia despite heavy casualties on the Ethiopian side.
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Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
G-MEN CAPTURE PAL OF KARPIS
J Edgar Hoover announced Harry Campbell last of the Alvin Karpis gang was captured with a woman described as his wife and Sam Coker at Toledo Ohio. Campbell was taken to St Paul Minnesota to face charges in the Edward Bremer kidnapping. Hoover said the capture was without a shot fired and Campbell offered slight resistance. A .45 revolver and six clips were found on him.
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Cleveland
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harry Campbell
Alvin Karpis
Sam Coker
Toledo
Fire Fighter Austin Williams Dies In Line Of Duty
Amarillo fireman Austin M. Williams, 33, was killed when a wall collapsed at the Amarillo Sash and Door Co. on Grant Street while he and two colleagues battled a blaze. Williams, wed with two young children, was buried under bricks as firefighters tried to reach him. his death prompted a mortuary transfer and a vigil at the scene.
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Amarillo
Grant Street
Austin M. William
Williams
Amarillo Sash & Door Company
West Sixth Avenue
Jack Melton
The
Globe News
Melton
Borden
Bellview
Violet Williams
Austin, Jr
Not Enough Rooms To House WTCC Delegates
Jed Rix convention manager said only 100 rooms were secured in private homes for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce meeting opening Monday. He warned reservations are pouring in and 500 or more rooms are needed. John K. Boyce, housing chair, urged private homeowners to list rooms with the Chamber of Commerce offices, 5238.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Rix
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
John K. Boyce
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Sash and Door blaze kills fireman as loss soars
A deadly early morning fire in Amarillo destroyed the Sash and Door Company warehouse at 523 Grant Street and spread to the Bishop Warehouse at 515 Grant. Fireman Austin Williams, 33, died after a wall collapsed while three hose crews barely escaped. Investigators probe cause as relief supplies and stock losses are tallied at roughly $500000 to $100000.
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Amarillo
Austin Williams
Federal
Grant Street
Amarillo Sash & Door Company
Bishop
Albert Lamb
Mineral Wells
Ed Spann
Loraine Harris
Plains-Chevrolet Company
J.H. Bishop
John Rowland
Panhandle
Red Flag Hoisted At Supreme Court In Early Morning Prank
A red flag bearing the hammer and sickle was raised atop the Supreme Court building and burned after guards and police failed to remove it. The Lampoon magazine found at the base sparked the joke amid a broader warehouse fire in Grant Street destroying relief commodities worth over 100000 dollars. John E. Rowland authorities said distribution would resume soon with new office at 601 Grant Street.
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Grant Street
Athletic
Virginia Woodley
Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court Guard
Capitol
the Lampoon
Harvard University
Texas Relief Commission
Bishop Warehouse Company
North Panhandle
Federal
John E. Rowland
Rowland
Pampa
Potter County
Amarillo
Federal Surplus Commodities Office
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Jim Florey
Bishop Warehouse
Mr. Smith
Fami
Clayburn
Amarillo Sash and Door Company
Curtis Clayburn
Fillmore
J. J. Sanders
Clarence Cline
R. E. Swink
George Ketchum
Frank Henry
Raymond Gillette
Dif
Lindbergh
Prohibition
John Maynard Lor. Co
Blast
Atlantic
Louis P. Lochner
U. S. Pat
Arthur Brisbane
Globe
Brisbane
G-Men
Pal
Karpis
Campbell
Boston
James Sheehan
Harry Asher
Brooklyn
Maine
Mary Proulx
Waterville
Austin M. Williams
FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
George B. Cooper
Reese
Cooper
Sash and Door Company
Taggart
Spencer
Jack Reese
Blue Goose Cafe
A. W. Palmer
Palmer
J. H. Bishop
Spann
Chester Moore
Murry Watts
Sixth Avenue
Supreme Court
Metropolitan Police
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