Baptists Plan Weeklong Amarillo Church School of Study
Beginning Monday next week Amarillo churches will start a daily church school of study at the First Baptist Church from 6 30 to 9 00 pm fostered by the Young People’s Unions. T H Farmer Oklahoma City state director will speak at the Tabernacle Sunday 10 40 am and again at 3 30 pm at First Baptist. He also speaks at the San Jacinto Y P U at 8 00 pm. Ten classes are offered with a schedule: 6 30 lunch and program. 7 00 7 45 first class. 7 45 8 15 devotional. 8 15 9 00 second class.
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Amarillo
First Baptist Church
T. H. Farmer
Oklahoma City
Baptist Young People
Oklahoma
Tabernacle Church
Textile strike in Elizabethton echoes Homestead tragedy
President Green of the AFL said the Elizabethton textile dispute risks a Homestead like disaster after the water conduit bombing and mass arrests of pickets. He criticized mill owners for obstinacy and noted failed mediation efforts by Edward MacReady.
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John R. Morris
United Press
Washington
Elizabethton
Tenn
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United Press Today
Green
Homestead Steel Mills
Pennsylvania
Andrew Carnegie
Tennessee
Fhevig Tees
Amarillo High Band Benefit Concert Promotes Local Support
Readers urged to attend a Friday night benefit concert for the Amarillo high school band aiming to raise funds to enter the national band contest. Tickets also available for those unable to attend, with emphasis on supporting local youth activities beyond football.
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Amarillo
Editorial mutters on reading habits and page write up
A reader expresses enjoyment of a strong editorial page and urges the editor to craft a quality Tack column. The note implies a preference for clear, thoughtful commentary and engaging opinion writing.
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Erasmus Tack
Notable physicians die in hospital explosion and fire
Heat caused a shaft fire at the hospital as yellow wisps rose through floors and a skylight. Explosions followed, rescuers retreated, and a clinic fire left much of the building destroyed. Among the identified dead are Dr. John Phillips and Dr. George W. Crile, with several other renowned physicians listed.
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John Phillips
Clinic
George W. Crile
C. E. Locke
E. S. Hunter
Ferris V. Langston
John Berebello
R. A.brintnall
Harry Andison
Labor Strikes Spark Despair and Threats of Force
The report warns that intimidation through military presence and property destruction harms both sides. It notes workers feel driven to desperation by company actions, while analysts say force yields no lasting gain and deepens the conflict.
Rural School Graduation Set for Friday in Potter County
The seventh grade graduation exercises will be held Friday at Box Canyon with Miss Laura V. Hamner announcing the schedule. Phebe K. Warner of Claude will deliver the address and diplomas will be presented by the county school board after a 10 o clock program followed by lunch and county contests.
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Potter County
Box Canyon
Laura V. Hamner
Hamner
Phebe K. Warner
Claude
Investigations Probe Cause Of Cleveland Clinic Blast
Six investigations were started into the Cleveland Clinic explosion and fire as officials seek the exact cause. Governor Cooper mobilized state and local agencies to examine X Ray film storage, possible gases released, and the deaths of workers. Doctors Crile and Lower offered cautious remarks on how the disaster occurred.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Cooper
George W. Crile
William F. Lower
W. R. Hopkins
Amarillo X Ray Expert Demonstrates Film Fire Facts
Dr Norman Prince explained X-ray film behavior under fire in Amarillo. He demonstrated a single 5 000 film flame to show open air burns harmlessly while confined stacks can explode. He warned past Cleveland blast fumes may stem from confined gas or acids and noted Texas lacks a fire vault law for films.
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Raymond Bland
Norman
Prince
Oliver Eakle
Cleveland
Doctor Prince
Omaha
Neb
Amarillo
Dr. Prince
Texas
Manila
Land Bill Spars With Land Owners Over Funds
The fund remaining after revaluation expenses would be returned pro rata to land owners. The committee also warned that acceptance of gifts by the land commissioner risks undermining public confidence in a democratic government and could erode the system.
Prowlers Reported In City Last Night
E H Adkinson of 1108 Lincoln street says a prowler operated in his area and twice he chased someone away from his windows. Another resident recalls a man in the 2100 block on Washington avenue waking a couple by striking a match in the room. The occupant chased the intruder for two blocks in night clothes but could not catch him.
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E. H. Adkinson
Lincoln Street
Washington Avenue
W. J. Brown Rites Are Held Today
Funeral services for W. J. Brown age 50 of 416 Monroe Street were held at 2 30 PM at N S Griggs Sons Funeral chapel with Rev G Y Yates officiating Burial followed in Llano Cemetery Pallbearers named Forrest Walker Mark Agee J H Ledbetter A B Gamblin A Kane and Houston Taylor
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W. J. Brown
Monroe Street
N.S. Griggs & Sons
G. Y. Yates
First Baptist Church
Llano Cemetery
Forrest Walker
Mark Agee
J. H. Ledbetter
A. B. Gamblin
A. Kane
Houston Taylor
Explosions at Cleveland Clinic Kill 100 and Spread Gas Theories
Physicians from the Cleveland clinic debate the poison fumes blamed for the disaster that killed more than 100. Bromine phosgene and nitrous gases are proposed, with Straub and Lower supporting nitrous gas from combustion while Bland cites phosgene from bodies, Lockwood suspects bromine from burning X ray film, and Pearse mentions hydrocyanic gas.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Walter Straub
William E. Lower
M. E. Bland
Mount Sines Hospital
H. L. Lockwood
A. J. Pearse
Texas Victim Ready To Return Home
Paul Roquemore, a Dallas native and son of Mrs. Alice Roquemore, died in the Cleveland explosion. He had finished X Ray studies at the Cleveland clinic and planned to return to Dallas next Monday after high school in Coleman and two years at Southern Methodist University. Geneva notified the ILO of ratification of the 1920 unemployment indemnity for seamen and the 1921 right to organize for agricultural workers.
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Paul Roquemore
East Dallas
Texas
Roquemore
Mt. Sinai Hospital
United Press
Dallas
Cleveland
Ohio
Alice Roquemore
Coleman, Texas
Cleveland Clinic
Coleman
Southern Methodist University
Geneva
France
International Labor Office
Phone Girl Hero of Cleveland Clinic Disaster
Gladys Gibson of Cleveland, a telephone operator at the clinic, sacrificed her life by repeatedly signaling alarms as poison gas flooded the building. She worked at the switchboard until overcome and died shortly after being removed to a hospital.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Gladys Gibson
Exchange Board
Graf Zeppelin Sets Course From New Jersey Harbor
The Graf Zeppelin departed from Lakehurst New Jersey planned to follow a Southern route to Lakehurst at 9 am Sunday. Weather forecasts favored the journey with 28 hours of westerly conditions expected. The airship carried 17 men and one woman, Mrs Mary Pearce of New York, with a crew of 41. Dr Eckener issued few ground crew commands as the departure proceeded with practiced efficiency.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Mary Pearce
New York
Eckener
District Attorney Thompson Praises Cooper and Moses for Help
Thomerson thanks Cooper and Moses for assistance as he exits eight years as district attorney at Burnet. Hamilton remains in jail awaiting trial set for June 15.
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Burnet
Thomerson
Cooper
Moses
Hamilton
Upshaw to Speak at Amarillo HI Y Dinner
Georgia congressman W D Upshaw will deliver the principal address at the HI Y banquet at Polk Street Methodist Church in Amarillo tonight at 8 45. More than 135 guests are expected with Kenneth Woodward as toastmaster J J Diess toasts the girls Frankie Homer Ransberger offers a response Sherwood Blasdell explains Why So Few Young People Come to Church. Vocal solos by Dorothy Easta Verlon Twadell and Lawrence Ellzey and instrumentals by John White and Alex Mood cap the program Ministers and many local businessmen will attend. Forrest Arnold heads the high school group and L Mc Neill sponsors.
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W. D. Upshaw
Georgia
Amarillo High School
Polk Street Methodist Church
Kenneth Woodward
J. J. Diess
Frankie Homer Ransberger
Sherwood Blasdell
Dorothy Easta
Verlon Twadell
Lawrence Ellzey
John White
Alex Mood
Forrest Arnold
L. McNeill
Essay on Labor, Clemenceau, and Foch in Postwar Britain
A British observer argues Labor’s big vote is uncertain amid postwar strikes that damaged coal and employment. The piece reflects on Ramsay Mac Donald, Lord Beaverbrook support for Labor, and Clemenceau’s revised book about Foch, noting their religious and political contrasts and a final imagined heaven meeting between Foch and Clemenceau.
Farm Bill Deadlock Persists as House Divides
Speaker Longworth Leader Tilson and Rules Chairman Snell split on farm bill. Tariff bill deadlock remains. Ways and Means continues hearings to appease the farm bloc. Hearings expected to conclude tomorrow so amendments may win back farm bloc support.
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Longworth
Tilson
Rules Committee
Snell
House
Ways and Means
Victim of Truck Mishap Dies in Amarillo
Thomas F. Amon 66 died at a local hospital at 4 30 this morning after being struck by a U S mail truck near the U S Smelter a few days ago. Amon recently moved from Oklahoma and is survived by six sons and two daughters all except one son in Amarillo. Sons include B Amon Pecos Tex and T F Melvin Hall Ralph and Arvil Amarillo. daughters Mrs J D Sullivan and Mrs Ena Davis. Body held at N S Griggs undertaking parlors pending funeral arrangements.
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U. S
Amon
Oklahoma
Amarillo
B. Amon
Pecos
Texas
T. F
Melvin
Hall
Ralph
Arvil
J. D. Sullivan
Ena Davis
N.S. Griggs
Faulty Door Blocked by Pipe and Ventilation Failure
A door could not close fully because a heavy metal pipe blocked the lever. Dr. Rockwood noted a nonfunctioning ventilator and a draft that carried fumes from the open fire door through the building.
Frankham Funeral to Be Held Friday
Funeral services for Moses Frankham who died from a heart attack at Fourth avenue and Pierce street at 5 30 p m yesterday will be at N B Griggs chapel at 2 o clock tomorrow conducted by Rev R Thomson. Pallbearers are W G Moore L G Throgmortor Oscar Holman I S Settle W F Davis and S C Moody. Burial in Memorial Park. Frankham, an Englishman, lived alone at 1300 East Tenth Street. His wife died five years ago. no relatives in the country. He had lived in Amarillo for 20 years.
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Moses Frankham
Fourth Avenue
Pierce Street
N. 8
Griggs Chapel
Pernettee
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
W. G. Moore
L. G. Throgmortor
Oscar Holman
I. S. Settle
W. F. Davis
8. C. Moody
Memorial Park
Mr. Frankham
East Tenth Street
Amarillo
Wise Master Speaks On Patience And Hope
A quiet sage shares timeless wisdom about enduring hardship with patience and faith. The poem urges inner calm, guiding the reader toward hope, kindness, and steady resolve amid life’s trials.
Markets Report From Multiple U.S. Cities May 16
Hogs and cattle prices move mixed across Kansas City Fort Worth St Louis and Chicago markets with top hogs at 10.60 and cattle steady. cotton and grain also quoted alongside London and New York financials. prices cited for poultry butter eggs and stocks.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Fort Worth
ST. Louis
Associated Fresh
East ST. Louis
Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
New York
Packard’ Motors
Crosley Radio
International Combustion
Granby Copper
Burroughs
Frank G. Shattuck
Hayes
Packard
Orant #torea
National Cash Register
Wright and McCall Corporation
General Elec
Indicted this morning amid family tensions
Friends of the Stallworths report Mrs Stallworth recently had appendicitis surgery while Mrs Morrison supposedly coordinated care for the couple's three children. A neighbor describes Mrs Stallworth as a devoted mother and denies any wrongdoing, saying she faced family turmoil and sought to keep Morrison from her husband.
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Mmes. Stallworth
Levi Stallworth
Amarillo Adopts Emergency Water Rate Ordinance
The city amends ordinance 1088 to set monthly water charges with a tiered rate structure, minimum 1.11 and discounts, plus meter rules. It declares an emergency to suspend usual publication and passage rules, effective on final passage.
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City OF
Amarillo
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