Mexico's May 5 and King George's 21st Year
Arthur Brisbane notes Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico praising independence from European control and warns Americans about shifts toward European associations. He compares Mexico’s pride with King George VI’s 21st year on the throne, reflecting on leadership, finance, and the era’s economic slump.
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Cinco de Mayo
Mexico
George Washington
European League of Nations
World Court
United States
Federal court freezes wheat freight rates for 60 days
A temporary federal court order restrains for 60 days the reduced wheat freight rates in the western district. Three judges en banc granted the request by 72 railroads and delays the new Interstate Commerce Commission rates, originally set to take effect June 1, with filings and replies to follow among the commission and rail carriers. The ICC had raised most coarse grain prices while lowering wheat, a policy first set October 1 but repeatedly delayed at railroads' request.
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Chicago
Western and Eastern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Traffic Regulating Bodies
Edison Sees Oil Find in Florida During Florida Visit
Thomas A. Edison said he believed oil would be found in Florida during his 48th season at Fort Myers. The 80-year-old inventor paused rubber experiments to support oil exploration and predicted either oil or sulfur resembling Texas fields. he declined to invent an oil discovery apparatus, citing his focus on rubber work.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Thomas A. Edison
Florida
Texas
Vega Blaze Devours Much of Business District
Wind driven fire in Vega destroys the Burns Building and spreads to a garage a doctor's office and the Panhandle Hotel. Amarillo's fire department responds with a chemical truck as volunteers battle to save remaining structures in the wind whipped blaze along the square.
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Vega
Panhandle
Panawk
Amarillo
Court House
Lone Star Hardware Company
Sprouse Ice & Produce Company
Central Fire Station
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with Saturday remaining partly cloudy in Amarillo and west Texas. Temperatures reach 59 and 51 degrees. frost possible in northern New Mexico tonight with cooler conditions statewide.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Kansan Wheat Rate Delay Thwarts State Farmers
J. W. Greenleaf of Topeka, chairman of the Kansas Public Service Commission, says the postponement of reduced grain rates is a severe blow to southwestern wheat farmers. He notes the move would have saved Kansas shippers $2,000,000 and delays in securing lower rates continue. Greenleaf says railroads forced the postponement and the commission will push the Interstate Commerce Commission to implement the order promptly.
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Wichita
Kan
J. W. Greenleaf
Topeka
Kansas Public Service Commission
Kansas
Greenleaf
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Leo Brothers Denied Retrial In Chicago Murder Case
Leo V. Brothers was denied a new trial for the murder of Alfred Lingle and was sentenced by Judge Joseph Sabath to 14 years in prison. Attorneys were granted 60 days to file a bill of exceptions for an appeal. The defense alleged justice was travesty and cited new witnesses and improper counsel.
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Chicago
Leo V. Brothers
Alfred Lingle
Tribune Crime Reporter
Joseph Sabath
Brothers
Illinois
Amarillo Firm Wins Fort Worth Gas Supply Contract
An Amarillo based Shamrock Oil & Gas Company won a 30 year contract to supply Fort Worth with gas at 30 cents per thousand feet. A 20 inch loop line from Panhandle fields will be built. City charter amendments authorize acquiring Lone Star and Latex gas systems. executives John Sheerin and James M Baldridge lead Shamrock.
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Fort Worth
Shamrock
Lone Star Company
Latex
Shamrock Company
Moore
Carson
Hutchinson
Gray Counties
John Sheerin
James M. Baldridge
Amarillo
Dallas Federal Reserve Cuts Rediscount Rate to 3 Percent
The Dallas Federal Reserve Bank reduced its rediscount rate from 3 1 2 to 3 percent, the lowest in the institution's history. The move echoed New York's cut from 2 to 112 percent as the Fed aims to spur credit growth in Texas and nearby regions. Governor Lynn P. Talley gave no explanation.
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Dallas
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Federal Reserve System
Lynn P. Talley
Texas
Grand Jury Probes Death of Mrs West
Gray County grand jury meets in Pampa to probe the death of Mrs Roy West of Tucumcari New Mexico who was killed April 26 when she fell from a moving automobile on a Pampa street. Her husband and friend T A McIntire are charged with murder.
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Pampa
Tex
Gray County
Roy West
Tucumcari
N. M
T. A. McIntire
Kentucky Mine War Fears Rise Amid Hunger and Arson
Miners convene at a union meeting as guards with shotguns patrol. A coal field mother with her baby depicts hardship. The Cawood village shows 16 company houses burned, leaving them deserted in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Cawood
Evarts Guards Patrol Coal Fields Amid Mine Turmoil
Evarts Kentucky hosts National Guard patrols after deadly coal field disorders. 300 troops arrive, schools to reopen, families return home, and officials seek to end unrest with impartial enforcement and talks led by Col Dan M. Carrell. Governor Sampson reports harmonious initial conferences and aims to restore work.
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Evarts
Dan M. Carrell
Harlan County
Flem D. Sampson
Frankfort
Sampson
Carrell
Scouts Pitch Camp Tonight at Amarillo Field Day and Camporee
Amarillo area Boy Scouts launch the second annual Field Day and Camporee at the Tri-State Fair Grounds from 4 15 to 6 00 pm with 400 plus Scouts competing for prizes. Highlights include a campfire at dusk and 25 Scouts in Indian costumes performing dances trained by Marvin Paul and Bill Askew Jr. The two day event features athletic activities organized by Blair Cherry Amarillo High School coach with cups ribbons medals and the Field Day Cup awarded to the top troop.
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Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Tri-State
Marvin Paul
Scout
Bill Askew, Jr
Blair Cherry
Three Die As Guadalupe River Engulfs Car Near Gruene
In San Marcos Texas high Guadalupe River waters swept away an automobile carrying four Negroes at a Gruene crossing. Andrew Farmer Chalesetta Farmer and Henry Burns, all of San Marcos, died. Steve Pounds escaped and survived with shock and exposure.
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San Marcos
Texas
Guadalupe River
Gruene
Andrew Farmer
Chalesetta
Henry Burns
Steve Pounds
Griggs Ambulance and Building Contact
Griggs ambulance service listed with phone 4311 directs inquiries to John Maynard Lumber Co at 800 West 5th for building matters. Contact numbers 4311 and 5285 referenced.
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Griggs Ambulance
John
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Trinity River bill debated in Texas Senate
The Texas Senate began debate on a Trinity River bill. Senator Purl of Dallas argued the matter is federal, not state, and the measure would authorize a two cent tax to fund surveys and an organization to assist the federal government in evaluating Trinity navigation prospects. The plan awaits election timing and includes a special district in Dallas and Tarrant Counties.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Purl
Dallas
Tarrant
Trinity
Tarrant Counties
Trinity River Reclamation and Conservancy District
Mother's Day Proclaimed by Gov Sterling in Texas
Governor Sterling proclaimed Mother's Day in Texas urging Sunday church services be devoted to mothers. He praised mothers as noble and inspiring, calling them the noblest handiwork of God and urging the public to show love and devotion to living mothers while remembering those who have passed.
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Austin
Tex
Sterling
One Dies Two Hurt In Gasoline Truck Blast
A gasoline truck collided with a passenger train near Toledo and exploded. Melvin McCormick, 23, of Sylvania, Ohio, died at the scene. Train engineer Jesse E. Mann and fireman E. W. Ingold of Toledo were burned and hospitalized as about 1,000 gallons of gasoline ignited and splashed over the locomotive.
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Toledo
Here
Melvin McCormick
Sylvania
Ohio
Jesse E. Mann
E. W. Ingold
Carry On Plea Of Dying Baylor President Brooks
Baylor University president Samuel Palmer Brooks, gravely ill with cancer in Waco Texas, urges faculty to carry on. The 67 year old, who has served 29 years, signs diplomas despite declining health while acting president Dean W S Allen prepares to relay the message.
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Waco
Texas
Samuel Palmer Brooks
Baylor University
Brooks
Dean W. S. Allen
Gas bids delayed as city mulls large Amarillo contract
The Amarillo gas distribution project faces a delay with bids not opened until Saturday or Monday. Four proposals were filed by Manson-Waters, National Supply, Reliance Manufacturing, and Briggs-Weaver. City officials expect time to tabulate and engineer bids before presenting to the City Commission. The project could exceed 1.6 million dollars, part of a plan tied to a 20 year gas contract.
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Amarillo
LeVerne Calhoun
Bill Durham
Manson-Waters, Incorporated
Laiba, Okla
National Supply Company of
Fort Worth
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Alhembra
Calif
Briggs-Weaver Machinery Company of
Dallas
Durham
G. M. Dunne
Local Girls Advance In State Interscholastic Debate
In Austin on May 8 the second round of the state interscholastic debate contest saw winners from both boys and girls divisions. Girls victors included Lola Pascoe and Mary K Norman of Amarillo defeating Mary V Carver and Elizabeth Dean of Uvalde.
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Austin
Memphis
San Angelo
Cisco
Robstown
Sam Houston
Houston
Kerens
Sherman
Yorktown
Masonic Home
Fort Worth
Quinlan
Kenedy
Temple
Brownwood
Amarillo
Blair
Lola Pascoe
Mary K. Norman
Mary V. Carver
Elizabeth Dean
Uvalde
Bufkin Shines in 440 Final at Austin Meet
May 8 J C Petty of Kaufman broke his state discus record twice more during the Texas UIL meet qualifying for the finals with 151 ft 2 in. His other throws reached 144 ft 11 in and 148 ft 9 in. Black of Masonic Home Fort Worth led the 440 yard dash with 51.2 seconds. Other qualifiers included Nolte New Braunfels Elmore Olney Wilson Stanton Smithville Bufkin Amarillo Wall Houston and Caldwell Farwell. Running high jump qualifiers included Granger Austin Francis Bells Jenny Goose Creek Rodawalt Electra Craig Marshall Pope Mineral Wells Guthrie Mullin Windom Spearman Wood Woodrow Wilson Dallas.
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Elmore
Olney
Wilson
Stanton
Smith
Smithville
Bufkin
Amarillo
Wall
Houston
Caldwell
Farwell
Granger
Austin
Francis
Bells
Jenny
Goose Creek
Rodawalt
Electra
Craig
Marshall
Pope
Mineral Wells
Guthrie
Mullin
Windom
Spearman
Wood
Woodrow Wilson
Dallas
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