Weathered Plains and City Lake Fishing Open Monday
A sprawling column reports on the ongoing flood effects and finishing dust storms, noting the crest has passed. It mentions memory of the flood and budding blue skies, with Theo. Conrad opening Conrad reservoir north of Groom for fishing next Monday at 50 cents per pole, plus boats for rent. City Lake fishing open, likely poorer this season but better next year.
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Theo
Conrad
Groom
City Lake
City Sea
Panhandlers In Good Shape Highlight Amarillo Economic Health
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce officials led two noon conferences at local hotels to tout the Panhandle’s solid finances. Rex Dugwell’s film preview and FHA HOLC loan data were cited, with officials noting minimal foreclosures and prompt insurance premium payments in the area.
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Plains
Guy C. Saunders
Amarillo
Home Owners Loan Corporation
General Insurance
Panhandle
Midwest
Chamber
Federal Land Bank
Saunders
Carl Hinton
FHA
Washington
Hinton
Rotary Club Honors Carlie Barnes with Amarillo College Scholarship
Individual Amarillo Rotary Club members presented Carlie Barnes, the club’s sweetheart and pianist, a scholarship to Amarillo College at Amarillo High School graduation exercises. James L. Farwell, past president, made the presentation. Barnes, editor of The Sandstorm, served as accompanist and soloist during the year and maintained a strong scholastic record.
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Amarillo
Rotary Club
Congress backs federal regulation of chain stores pricing
Both Houses approved measures regulating chain store distribution and merchandising. The House passed the Patman anti price discrimination bill, sending it to the Senate where Sen. Joseph T. Robinson has a rival measure. Conference will iron out differences. the bill bans quantity discounts and ends secret debates and brokerage fees.
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Washington
Congress
House
Patman
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Burglaries Reported Across City With Electronics Taken
Police reported four burglaries last night and this morning. At the A Borgstrom home on 612 West Fourteenth Avenue a radio and ring were stolen. Two cafes on 712 North Polk Street and 114 South Fillmore Street were robbed. A service station at Sixth Avenue and North Fillmore Street was entered.
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A. Borgstrom
West
Fourteenth Avenue
Radio and & Ring
North Polk Street
South Fillmore Street
Sixth Avenue
North Fillmore Street
Memorial Day Proclamation Urges Deeper Observance
Mayor Ross D. Rogers issues a Memorial Day proclamation urging full observance tomorrow. The message honors all who died for patriotic ideals from the Civil War to the present and calls for reverence, family remembrance, and a nationwide renewal of shared values.
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Ross D. Rogers
Tobacco Chewing Pencil Salesman Chided By Child
Tam on Polk Street observes a blind man selling pencils and chewing tobacco. He chews as customers ignore him, spitting sloppy tobacco on cars. A boy confronts him, telling him not to spit on him as the scene unfolds.
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Tam
Polk Street
Picnic Postponed by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Weather forces a one week delay of the Sunday barbecue and picnic at Jack Hall Ranch hosted by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The event moves to the same time and place on the evening of June 7th.
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Jack Hall Ranch
Dallas Says No Stay For Ari. 'Tance
Governor James V. Allred informed his office from Dallas that he would not interfere with the slated execution of Ari. 'Tance, set for May 30. The decision leaves the legal process and date unchanged.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Dallas
Ari
King James V First Monarch to Play Golf in Royal History
The text notes that King James V of Scotland was the first monarch to play golf, making it a royal and ancient game. It mentions slow learning and improvement in women drivers and cites Kentucky soil and water rich in calcium and phosphate as essential for bone strength in thoroughbreds.
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King Jamesv
Scotland
Kentucky
Great Britain to Open Talks With Italy for Settlement
London May 2 The British cabinet discussed favorable responses to Italy and the possibility of resuming friendship. It favored starting negotiations within the League framework and planned to consult the dominions. The move followed Italian ambassador Dino Grandi's visit to Foreign Secretary Eden.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Dominions
Dino Grandi
Anthony Eden
West Texas barbecue honors Col Thompson and Gov Allred
About 4000 West Texans gathered in Spur for a barbecue in honor of Col Ernest O. Thompson and Governor James V. Allred. The event at the Spur City Park amphitheater featured speeches by state officials and performances by the Amarillo trio Ear Sparks Pletcher Holecomb, with L. C. Harrison arranging the program.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Spur
Ernest O. Thompson
James V. Allred
L. C. Harrison
Big Spring
Colonel Thompson
Allred
Spur City
Clifford B. Jones
Charles A. Jones
Ear J. Sparks
Tom Pletcher
Dick Holecomb
Mr. Harrison
Alfred
Honoring Pioneer Panhandle Couple at First Christian Church
The T. Newton Hill Sunday school class honors Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Benton of Amarillo at a 9:40 A.M. Sunday meeting. The Bentons have long served the church and four of their five children Will, J. D., Charles, and Mrs. DeWitt Leachman reside nearby. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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T. Newton Hill
W. B. Benton
Stringer Hanged for Vancouver Robbery Murder
Pi-Glenn R. Stringer, 24, was hanged today in Walla Walla state penitentiary for the murder of Herbert Caples, a tobacco salesman, during a Vancouver robbery two years prior.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Glenn R. Stringer
Herbert Caples
Vancouver
Landis Suit Being Heard In Federal Court
Damage alleged from sewerage and water discharge from the U S Helium plant onto land owned by Gib Landis forms the basis of a suit heard in Federal District Court. Landis seeks 7200 dollars plus interest for disposal water entering a draw on his property about a mile north of the plant. The case Gib Landis vs United States Government is before Judge James C. Wilson. government attorneys are Frank B. Potter and Frank Taylor.
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U. S
Gib Landis
Federal District Court
James C. Wilson
Landis
Potter County
United States
Frank B. Potter
Frank Taylor
Fort Worth
United States District Attorneys
Willard Winyard
Cleo Clayton
FE. T. Miller
Convicted escape suspect nabbed in Texarkana
Police arrest a man here who may be Wilfred Lindsly, a life term prisoner who escaped Wednesday from Angola prison farm after killing a prison captain and his wife. The arrest occurred in Texarkana on May 29.
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Texarkana
Tex
Wilfred Lindsly
Angola
Black Legion ties questioned in Detroit inquiry
An investigation centers on whether the Black Legion includes former Ku Klux Klan members. Evans denies any link between the Black Legion and the Klan, while a suspect says the Black Legion recruits from ex Klansmen, with the Klan opposing terrorism and legal action.
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Black Legion
United States
Detroit Uses Law Against Black Legion Flogging Case
Michigan’s criminal syndicalism statute may be invoked against the Black Legion as members are accused of flogging and possible slayings in Detroit. The law was enacted to combat communism and could be applied to curb the group’s activities in the city.
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Detroit
Michigan
Black Legion
Night riding vigilantes eyed for fraud and violence case
Prosecutor Owen Dudley of Jackson County discussed prosecuting 13 men he labeled the board of directors of night riding terrorists. The statute targets advocacy or teaching the duty or necessity of crime to push reform, with penalties up to 10 years and 5000 dollars. Impending grand jury investigations and congressional inquiries loom.
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Owen Dudley
Jackson County
Congress
Tax assessments of pipeline companies across regions
The statement details valuations of transportation pipeline entities by allocating 10 percent profit to investment in pipeline property. Excess profits are capitalized at 10 percent to measure intangible value. Assessments listed include Atlantic Pipe Line, Gulf, Humble, Magnolia, Shell, Sinclair Prairie of Texas, Sinclair Prairie, and Texas with various dollar figures.
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Atlantic Pipe Line Company
Gulf
Humble
Magnolia
Shell
Sinclair Prairie
Texas
Fire rescuer hurt as blaze hits plant stairway
A fireman named Jack Ward aged 38 was injured when he fell while attempting to rescue others in a boiler room stairway. Three women in the powdered egg department and two men were overcome by fumes.
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Jack Ward
Weather Update for Jericho Gap Road Near Memphis
The Jericho Gap detour, 24 miles southeast of Amarillo between Clarendon and Hall County near Memphis, is rough and sloppy. Tonight and Saturday forecast calls for possibly local light rains with scattered showers.
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Jericho Gap
Amarillo
Clarendon
Hall County Line
Memphis
May rains flood Texas as showers soak Panhandle and South Plains
The Associated Press reports ongoing heavy May rains across Texas with numerous gauges showing inches of precipitation in towns like Tulia Lockney Plainview Kress Floy Dada Abernathy Lamesa Pampa and Miami. Drenching showers bring rising streams and flood concerns though drought relief continues at state level. Fi Fiesta Fi Paso recorded no rain in the last 24 hours.
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H. T. Coleman
U. S. Weather Bureau
English Field
Plainview
Tulia
Lockney
Happy
Kress
Floydada
Abernathy
Lamesa
Pampa
Miami
Alameed
Groom
Goodnight
Ashtola
East Panhandle
South Plains
Associated Press
Texas
Fi Paso
Weather Bureau
Minter Case Details and Bond Discussion Highlight Trial
Norman Sterry questions Miss Minter about bonds before signing with her mother. Miss Minter recalls gold edged securities. Defense argues Henry and Mrs Shelby conspired to cheat Miss Minter amid embezzlement charges.
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Norman Sterry
Blyth and Company
Miss Minter
Minter
Leslie B. Henry
Henry
Post Toasties with berries praised by Melvin Purvis
A vintage endorsement promotes Post Toasties served with fresh berries and milk or cream. Melvin Purvis proclaims it the finest breakfast treat you ever tasted.
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Melvin Purvis
Post
G-Man Corps
General Foods
Post Toasties
Battle Creek
Michigan
Jim Willis Sentenced Five Years For Robbery In District Court
Jim Willis, a colored man, pleaded guilty to robbery and received the minimum five year term. He admitted striking James Posey with an iron pipe, taking $11 and Posey’s baggage during their trip from Newark to Denver. Officers stopped him in Memphis after a freight-train stop.
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Jim Willis
Jim
Memphis
James Posey
Newark
N. J
James
Newark Pegro
Denver
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