Jewish fund drive praised while child cruelty case looms
John D Rockefeller Jr contributes 100000 to a United Jewish campaign aiding Polish and Russian Jews. The New York chairman is William Fox and distribution has been planned. Separately, Eddie Rook, four, was found tied to a floor staple by his mother and stepfather and will face cruelty charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United Jewish Campaign
Poland
Russiia
William Fox
New York
Rockefeller
Josephine Rook-Smith
Joseph Smith
Eddie Rook
Smith
Weather and brief local notes mix from Ameritten area
Tonight and Wednesday expect partly cloudy skies with possible showers. West Texas outlook similar partly cloudy to cloudy with chances of showers. Temperatures show 0 percent today, with last year at 46 and 65. A chaotic clipping mentions a chief being slain and a general named Petr causing confusion.
Oil men seek Santa Fe rail line from Spearman to Signal Hill
Oil men petition for a new railroad to run about 25 miles from Spearman north into North Hutchinson field with a southern terminus near Signal Hill. Santa Fe officials granted a conference for Wednesday to hear the petition as major oil firms and business houses from Amarillo back the move.
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Santa Fe
Spearman
Signal Hill
Oil Field Town
North Hutchinson Field
T. B. Gallaher
The
Amarillo
Panhandle
Rock Island
Hutchinson
Hansford County
North
Gibson 0% Corporation
Inspiration Company
Black Stralls and Bryson Tank Company
Guarantee Petroleum Company
Get Rid of Crime or Regret the Oil Boom Says Judge
Federal Judge James C. Wilson urged Amarillo Lions club to lock out criminals or regret the day the oil boom began. He warned moral collapse harms building wealth and urged public opinion to deter crime and elect good officials. Lions approved Harry Gardner’s offer to use Cooper-Irvin Motor Co. sales room as Lions headquarters during the West Texas chamber convention.
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Amarillo
James C. Wilson
Lions Club
Amarillo Hotel
Amarilo
Lions
Harry Gardner
Cooper-Irvin Motor Company
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Fletcher Edges Toward Retirement From District Attorney Post
Lloyd Fletcher announces retirement from the district attorney role within his current two year term, likely by late June or after the primary. He plans private law practice and oil ventures, with no immediate entry into Congress. Possible successors are W. H. Flescher of Canyon and W. F. Nix of Amarillo.
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Lloyd Fletcher
Fletcher
Congress
W. H. Flescher
Canyon
W. F. Nix
Amarillo
Yanks and Giants Win Impatient Double Header Success
Boston May 25 Yankees extend winning streak to 14 with a 5 to 3 victory over the Red Sox in the first game of a double header. Babe Ruth nails his 16th homer in the seventh. New York later toppled Brooklyn 5 to 1 behind Farrells bases loaded homer in the second inning, as Giants win double header 5 to 1.
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Associated Press
Boston
Yankees
Red Sox
Babe Ruth
New York
Thomas
Collins
Zahniser
Kiefer
Gaston
Bischoff
Farrell
Water and traffic signals to be reviewed tonight
The city commission will review water works tests and traffic signals at the Word site tonight. Bids for the test well will be opened, and signs are expected to be purchased. Commissioner Charles Fisk attends the state bankers conference in Galveston, while W Kiersted arrives from Kansas City with plans for the $1,000,000 water plant and will meet the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecity Commission
Southwestern Public Service Company
Charles Fisk
Galveston
State Bankers
W Kiersted
Kansas City
Amarillo
City Commission
Battle in the Philippines prompts constabulary losses
Official advices from Lanao district report 200 constabulary troops clashing with Moro outlaws in Manila May 2. Two constabulary soldiers were killed and eight wounded. Col Luther H. Stevens led the force. Moros slain count uncertain, private advices estimate around forty.
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Manila
Lanao
Constabulary
Luther H. Stevens
Northern Baptists Meet in Washington Today
Delegates from across the country gather in Washington for the opening of the Northern Baptist convention to study conflicting views of fundamentalists and modernists and seek common ground for belief and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Baptists
Washington
Northern Baptist Convention
Forty Thousand Dollars Per Night In Jail Suited
Frank L. Blair sues Sheriff Wiley Pollard and three county officials in federal court, seeking 100 000 for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution and 115 for a reportedly confiscated car. Blair alleges a frame-up tied to car theft charges. defendants dismiss the case as political theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Blair
Wiley Pollard
Blair
Bob Putney
Pollard
W. M. McGough
H. K. Stanfield
On To Tulsa Committe Plans Tonight in Amarillo
The On To Tulsa committee of the Amarillo Real Estate board will meet in TM Bruner’s office to finish plans for the special train. Tom Bruner said the train has been ordered and is expected to meet the required number for the trip at tomorrow’s suncheon at the Amarillo hotel. Mrs H T Speer of 109 Carolina Avenue is reported to be improving after a period of illness.
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Tulsa
The
Amarillo Real Estate Board
TM Bruner
Amarillo
Tom Bruner
Suncheon
Chorus Girl Testifies About Wine Bath in Carroll Trial
Joyce Hawley, a chorus girl born in Chicago, testifies she drank from a bath tub on stage at the Earl Carroll theater after being invited by Carroll. She says liquor from the party and stage drinks left her drunk and that she was offered $350 to deny champagne or wine at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Joyce Hawley
Earl Carroll
Earl Carroll Theater
Carroll
Chicago
Miss Hawley
Mr. Carroll
Chris Scaife
Jimmy Carroll
Quiet Prevails at Tucker Prison Farm After Four Killed
Four convicts died during a bold escape attempt at Tucker prison farm in Arkansas. Trustees executed the plan while authorities report multiple inmates tied to other cases, including life term inmates Henry Carey and Boyd Jewell. Details sketchy as page ten continues.
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Ark
Star
Tucker
Henry Carey
Carl W. Barns
Kansas State
Alicia Earry
Herne
Casey
Kansas Penitentiary
Boyd Jewell
Chicago
Sulphur Springs
Arkansas
J. M. Stout
Wes
Tyre Clark
William Pishop Aline
Jack Wade
Crawford County
Stop Just Once at Traffic Button Says City Manager
City manager Jeff Bartlett urges drivers to stop only once at intersections with traffic buttons. He notes many motorists stop multiple times though no extra cars are ahead. Bartlett says coordinated stopping reduces congestion and improves flow for approaching traffic.
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Jeff Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Moody's answer weak as Ferguson campaign charges spread
Austin, May 25. Dan Moody failed to answer many charges during the Ferguson campaign for re election of Guy and Miriam A. Ferguson. James E. Ferguson said Moody did not deny associations with the Ku Klux Klan or a Baptist church link and noted alleged favors to Klan attorneys, oil interests, and a railroad settlement. He argued Moody's silence makes the charges true for the rest of the race.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Sulphur Springs
Fergusons
Guy
Miriam A. Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Moody
Ku Klux Klan
The
Baptist Church
Houston Post Dispatch
Ray Jackson
American Road Company
Travis
West
Texas
South
Earl B. Mayfield
Merritt vs Dixon Creek Oil case set for June 24 in federal court
A suit by Howard M. Merritt against Dixon Creek Oil over ownership of 16000 shares of the company will be heard in a special June 24 session of the Federal District Court here after Judge James A. Wilson overruled the defense motion to dismiss. Defendants listed include D Melirer, M H A No bien, W Pennington, and W M Melirey.
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Howard M. Merritt
Dixon Creek Oil Company
Federal District Court
James A. Wilson
Diamins
Jude Vwilson
Jude Vwilson Announced That He Would Hast & Apecial Seasion
G W. Pennington
Ad Company
Toat Present
Euit
Are & D
Melirer
MH A. Nobien
W Pennington
W. M. Melirey
M C Nobles
Robert Doran and Wife Attend Sitter Mee CR Warren Home
Robert Doran and his wife visit the home of sitter Mee CR Warren located at 1101 Lincoln Street amid routine social calls, with neighbors noting the quiet afternoon activity and no disturbances reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Doran
Mee CR. Warren
Lincoln Street
The Coffee Mico a Panwue For Food Event
A fragment from an Amarillo item mentions The Coffee Mico and an event titled Panwue For Food. Details are sparse but indicate a local food related gathering or promotion tied to Amarillo.
Third Man Is Hurt Wreck East of Amarillo
An auto wreck on the Panhandle highway three miles east of Amarillo shortly after 1 pm left two men dead and a third seriously injured. W. C. Renshaw, 55, of Manning West Virginia, died en route to the hospital. J. W. Wasner, 55, believed from Batesville Arkansas, died after arrival with a fractured skull. The injured man, younger, suffered cuts and bruises but was expected to recover. The car overturned on a curve, pinning all three and the machine was a total wreck.
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W. C. Renshaw
J. W. Wasner
Panhandle Highway
Amarillo
Renshaw
Manning
West Virginia
Griggs
Wasner
Batesville
Arkansas
Marymere Farm
Railroads granting convention reduced rates to Amarillo event
Three railroads notified the West Texas chamber that they offer Texas to convention rates June 21 to 23. All lines into Amarillo provide discounts from Texas towns. Santa Fe, Rock Island and Southern Pacific announce specific routes affected. Tickets on sale June 19 to 23 with return by June 26. one fare and a half for round trips. Chamber notes Panhandles Meeting Place at Amarillo Hotel.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Shattuck
Woodward
Oklahoma
Texico
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Rock Island
Tucumcari
Glen Ris
Toxhoma
Oklahoma City
Southern Pacific
Alemagordo
Advertisers Notice for Sunday Publication Deadlines
The News-Globe urges advertisers to submit copy early to ensure Sunday publication and timely mailing from Amarillo. The automobile section will appear Thursday night with later ads, and Sunday society ads must be in the office before 11 o clock Saturday. Merchants are urged to cooperate with these deadlines.
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News-Globe
Amarillo
Althugh
Ade
Sunday Society
Ilobe
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