Telegraph office explosion injures six in San Angelo
An explosion at a Western Union telegraph office in San Angelo injures six, including Mrs J A Neison who is critically burned. Fire Chief Parker says dynamite may be the cause. seven people were rescued, temporary offices opened, more details on page 2.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Texas
J. A. Neison
Western Union
John Arker
Standard-Times
Amy Joyce Sweden
Eugene McCrohan
J. B. Tomlinson
William ©. Stamps
M. L. Reed
Stamps
Reed
Weather man forecasts mild February end and warmer March
Amarillo area weather observer H. T. Collman predicted 28 mild days for February and a warmer than usual March with little moisture. March is expected to stay above average though nights may fall to 20s or 25 degrees briefly. Nearby Shamrock reports freezing 26 degrees with a sunny afternoon.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
H. T. Collman
Shamrock
Sunday News-Globe
Mercury
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region summary
Sunday expects fair and warmer conditions for Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico also sees fair weather. Hourly observations yesterday show morning readings and afternoon temperatures with mild variation.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Careture
Taft Delivers First Words in 70 Hours During Illness
President Taft, gravely ill, spoke briefly and gave a handclasp for the first time in over three days as doctors and family monitor his condition. President and Mrs. Hoover visited the Taft residence with their son Herbert, expressing concern.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Howard Taft
Hoover
Taft
Herbert
Mr. Taft
Dr. Claytor
Francis R. Hagner
Altitude Record Broken by Transatlantic Flier
George W. Haldeman piloted the Bellanca Pacemaker to 83 500 feet at Bellanca field surpassing the previous 25 700 foot record held by Martin Jensen. This World altitude mark for commercial airplanes was set on March 1 in Wilmington Delaware.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Bellanca Field
George W. Haldeman
Transatlantic Flier
Bellanca
Martin Jensen
Memorial plan urged for Col Goodnight the Panhandle
Amarillo lawyer James Q Guleke proposes a Goodnight Memorial Fund to honor Col Charles Goodnight and his wife with a monument and to preserve the Goodnight Collection. Trustees would also fund a biographical sketch of Goodnight for the Texas Legislature and memorialize the Goodnight Adair cattle trail.
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Panhandle
Texas
Charles Goodnight
James QO. Guleke
Amarillo
Guleke
Goodnight
T. D. Hobart
Pampa
W. H. Patrick
Clarendon
G. A. F. Parker
Hereford
W. H. Fuqua
Col
Archives of
Goodnight-Adair
Old Fiddlers Contest to Stage Panhandle Event Tuesday
Entries close for the Old Fiddlers Contest and Amateur Night at the city auditorium. Thirty fiddlers and amateurs will compete for cash prizes totaling 172.50, led by a 75 first prize, with Hugh Roden and Roy Rodgers directing between acts vaudeville entertainment.
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Panhandle
City Auditorium
Hugh Roden
Roy Rodgers
Old Fiddlers Seat Sale At City Drug
Tickets go on sale Monday morning at City Drug, 516 Polk Street, for the Old Fiddlers contest and Amateur night at the city auditorium Tuesday. Advance reservations are strong as 35 fiddlers, 12 amateurs and vaudeville acts are billed. the program will not be broadcast and is part of the cattlemen conventions entertainment. Ticket prices are 50 cents, 75 cents and $1.
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City Auditorium
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Cattlemen’s Convention
Wheat Stabilization Body Ordered to Stop Loan Basis
The Wheat Stabilization corporation under the Farm Board was ordered to discontinue paying the loan basis for wheat after a meeting with grain leaders and Farm Board members and Secretary Arthur Hyde. The agency may still continue to buy wheat at the market.
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Arthur Hyde
Amarillo Gas Company Reports 1929 Operations
The Amarillo Gas Company filed with state and local officials a 1929 report showing gas sales in the city of $800,949.21 and operating costs of $270,401.85. Tax and depreciation figures appear, with total investment listed at $2,837,056.40 and major assets including land and buildings, equipment, mains, and receivables.
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Amarillo
Fourteenth Annual Affair Opens With Three Days Of Fun
The event kicks off a three day celebration blending entertainment and commerce. Local organizers invite residents to enjoy activities, vendors, and cultural showcases during the weekend. Officials promise community spirit and diverse attractions for all ages.
Sneed to Preside Oil and Gas Plan Big Role in Industry
The Panhandle Livestock Association opens its fourteenth annual convention in Amarillo with topics on tariffs for hides cattle and a gas production tax. Joe T. Sneed will preside as K B E Underwood Amarillo addresses tariff issues and cattle feeding is discussed by D Burna.
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the Panhandle Livestock Association
West Texas
Amarillo
Fair Theater
K. BE. Underwood
D. Burna
National Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
Ernest O. Thompson
Frank Witherspoon, Jr
Kansan City
Sneed
Joe T. Sneed
Association
Woman Dies in Memphis After Burns
Special to The Sunday News Globe reports Mrs. Annie Long a 60 year old Memphis resident fatally burned while cooking at home. Her clothing caught fire from a small heater under the range and burned nearly completely before help could arrive. She died about 11 a.m. after being found in distress and resting earlier in the day. No funeral arrangements had been made.
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Sunday News Globe
Memphis
Mar
Annie Long
Bobbie Gray Sails to New Life After Air Disaster
The young red haired Bobbie Gray, once set to grow up as a Texan, travels to Wellington New Zealand with grandmother Mrs Douglas Gray to become a British subject under guardianship after an Amarillo air crash killed his parents.
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Amarillo
Texan
Bobbie Gray
Bobbie
Wellington
N. Z
Mra
Douglas Gray
San Francisco
Desert Town Shaken by Earthquakes and Fires
Residents in Brawley California faced twenty tremors that damaged most business blocks and caused one serious injury. Fires erupted after the third quake, with the Brawley News building and police HQ sustaining damage as bricks and debris littered the streets.
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The
Associated Press
Brawley
Calif
Hrawley
Businesa
Associated Arena
Imperial Valley
Brawley News
File Murder Charge in Lamesa Killing
Charges of murder were filed here last night against Bud Aiken in the fatal shooting of I. D. Cox, Lamesa cafe owner. County Attorney A W Gibson said an examination to determine bond eligibility was conducted with District Attorney T L Price arriving to assist.
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Sunday News Globe
Lamesa
Bud Aiken
I. Cox
A. W. Gibson
T. L. Price
Alken
Death in electric chair verdict in Memphis Texas holdup
In Memphis Texas on March 1 a jury found Henn Tyler and accomplice Granville Ray guilty in the Ell store holdup shooting of Bryan Nall. Tyler received the death sentence with a motion for new trial and appeal planned. Ray testified for the state and said he waited in the car while Tyler entered the store for warmth and matches.
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Sunday News Globe
Memphis
Tex
Henn Tyler
Bryan Nall
Ell
Tyler
Nall
Granville Ray
Nay
Eli
Kay
Ray
Postal Receipts Continue Climb at Record Pace
Postal receipts for last month reached 35438.03 dollars, beating January records and topping February 1929 by 1228. Receipts in February 1928 were 33956.70, while January 1930 outpaced February by 6250.95.
Free Concert at Auditorium Today by The Philharmonic
The Philharmonic orchestra performs a public concert at the auditorium this afternoon at 8:00. A special Texas Independence Day program is presented with no admission charge.
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Philharmonic
Graybeards defy age as they near a century of life
A survey of prominent figures over 60 who joke about retirement. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 68, vows to serve until God calls him. Judge S W Gleason, 97, plans re election in 1934. George Fisher Baker, 89, loses millions yet remains influential. Edison, 8, still experiments with rubber substitute. Chief George A Wallace, 2, leads a fire brigade as he asserts fitness. Captain Robert Dollar, 66, officially retired yet active in shipping. Elihu Root, 66, argues life lies in daily work and world peace work continues after a long career.
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James D. Doles
Western Air Express
Kingman
Los Angeles
Galere
Col Goodnight
New York
James B Pinker
John Wexley
Ella Blake
Mrs. Blake
Blake
City Drug
Russia
Nikola Krilenko
Moscow
Hyde
Associated Prean
Chicago
Wheat Stabilization Corporation
Federal Farm Board
OIL and Gas
Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes
U. S. Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Justice Holmes
S. W. Gleason
Gleason
George Fisher Baker
Baker
Thomas A. Edison
Fate
George A. Wallace
Cleveland Fire
Ment
Wallace
Robert Dollar
Elihu Reot
America
Pacific Mariner
World Peacemak
Edison
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