Santa Fe to Erect New General Office on Polk Street
Santa Fe & Panhandle confirms purchase of the 900 Polk Street corner known as the old Newcomb place for 165000 dollars. The firm plans a 60000 to 65000 square foot office building, beginning within two to three months after plan approval, with 2500 Amarillo employees and broad local significance.
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The
Santa Fe
Polk Street
F. A. Lehman
Santa Fe & Panhandle
Polk
Newcomb Place
Frank Wolflin
Shooting death of Clarendon night watchman
Clarendon night watchman John Slaughter, 34, was found shot in the right side on Main Street near city hall. A 12 gauge shell lay near the body and a clock showed 1 16. autos and a broken filling station were investigated with no arrests. Slaughter’s children and relatives await funeral arrangements set for 2 30 Sunday at Clarendon.
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Sunday News Globe
Clarendon
John Slaughter
Main Street
Clyde Douglas
Slaughter
Willspoint
Fannin County
Moody rejects new county court at law bills in Texas
Governor Moody vetoes the Cameron county court at law bill and signals similar action on Hidalgo county. He seeks to extend district court jurisdiction to relieve rising duties, saying no new courts will be created while county judges are overburdened.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Utah Senator Denied Haiti Visit By Authorities
Senator King of Utah, a Democrat, was barred from entering Haiti to observe conditions. The State Department intervened on his behalf without success. Also President Coolidge opened the National Flower Show in Detroit by pressing a button at his temporary residence.
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Associated Press
Washington
King
Utah
Haiti
State Department
Coolidge
Detroit
Nash Driver Wins As Cathey Faints During 89 Hour Test
Leo Daredevil Cathey collapsed after 99 hours 27 minutes of continuous driving in a 109 hour test of a Nash Light Six at Henry Propst Motor Co. He began the stunt last Tuesday noon chained to the car. the vehicle and crowd drew onlookers as Cathey was unshackled and carried to a bed in the showroom window.
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Leo
Cathey
Henry Propst Motor Company
Second Street
Polk
Propst
Propst Motor Company
Blackburn
Luce
Polk Street
Ninth and
Polk Streets
Propst Company
Amarillo Oil Output and Big Projects Highlight Panhandle
A Panhandle field has produced 22,000,000 barrels of oil, mostly in the last year. Amarillo reports massive gas supply and plans a 17 story hotel costing about 2 million dollars, with building permits totaling 616,600 dollars for the past week.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Patience Brings Reward For Immigrant in Amarillo
Wolf Morison, a Polish Jew who left his wife and five children in Mlava near the German frontier fourteen years ago, reunited with them in Amarillo after a long separation. He had wandered from New York to Chicago Tulsa and Sapulpa before settling at 609 East Fourth Street to restart life with his now grown children. The family endured wartime separation and danger as his wife hid the children in a cellar while Bolsheviki patrols searched their homeland.
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Rip van Winkle
Wolf Morison
Amarillo
America
Poland
Wolf
Stranger S
David
Mlava
New York
Chicago
Tulsa
Saputpa
Okla
East Fourth Street
Russia
Escape drama ends in reform school shootout
Patrolman Leo Grant died tonight after a clash with three Mexican convicts who escaped Joliet jail. The fugitives reached Chicago where two were recaptured and a third possibly fatally shot during gunfire with detectives. Two women were arrested and guard Edward Gibbons faced Joliet inquiry as the six condemned murderers faced renewed prospects of execution.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Leo Grant
South Chicago
Joliet
Northern Illinois
Will County
Edward Gibbons
Peter Klein
Model New
Stateville
Santa Fe to Build Amarillo General Offices
The Panhandle and Santa Fe railway announces purchase of a site for a new Amarillo general offices building. The move signals strong faith in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle, with the railway expecting to play an expanding role in regional progress as skylines rise. Forward, Amarillo, forward.
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F. A. Lehman
Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Plains
Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
The
Boy 10 to stand trial for long-ago horse theft
The Associated Press reports in New York that Michael Bartholome, a 10 year old, pleaded guilty to stealing a team of horses on December 24 in Long Island City. He faces sentence Monday marking a rare 21st century conviction in a city that last tried a horse thief in 1910.
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Associated Press
York
Metropolis
Michael Bartholome
Long Island City
Five men jailed for peonage conspiracy in Texas
Corpus Christi Texas March 12 Federal Judge J Hutcheson sentenced five men convicted of peonage and conspiracy in Willacy county. Raymond Teller 82 sheriff received 18 months and $1000 fine. Frank Brandt 27 got one year and one day in Fort Leavenworth with $500 fine. J P Given four months Floyd Dodd four months Stockwell 90 days and Carl Brandt 20 days to Brownsville jail. Others exonerated. Appeals possible for Teller and Frank Brandt.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Texas
J. ©. Hutcheson
Raymond Teller
Willacy County
Tomas Nunez
Fort Leavenworth
Dodd, Stockwell
Carl Brandt
Teller
Frank Brandt
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
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42 Rebels Killed in Mexican Battle
Mexico City reports a savage clash at Los Al tos Jalisco leaving forty two rebels and six federal soldiers dead. General Farreira chief of military operations relays the loss to the war department.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Los Altos
Jalisco
Farreira
War Department
Two Suspects Arrested After Pittsburgh Armored Car Bombing
County detectives report the arrest of two suspects and recovery of the automobile used by bandits who blew up an armored pay car of the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company and escaped with 104000. The vehicle was located on Ginger Hill near Bentleyville. arrests followed in a nearby farmhouse.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company
Ginger Hill
Bentleyville
Pennsylva
Ginnia
Amarillo and Panhandle Sunday Weather Forecast
The forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Sunday fair conditions with light to moderate precipitation moving northeast from a Kansas low. Temperatures trend slightly lower in the central Rockies while high pressure settles in eastern and western districts, suggesting continued fair weather Sunday.
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Weat
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Yester- Mosseer
Former Day Officer Held for Grand Jury
Dallas March 12 Bryant C. Skeen former prohibition enforcement officer was ordered held for federal grand jury action on impersonating a federal officer after a preliminary hearing. Rabbi Meyer Schwiff and Rabbi Frank Byers testified they each paid Skeen sums of 300 and 200 dollars respectively.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Bryant C. Skeen
Prohibition Enforcement
Meyer Schwiff
Frank Byers
Skeen
Germans accused of aiding rebels in Nicaragua probe
In Nicaragua the government led by President Diaz investigates alleged German assistance to rebels at Matagalpa. Prominent Germans are summoned to Managua to explain the matter.
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Associated Press
Codinto
Nic
Matagalpa
Presidnt Diaz
Managua
Insurance Paid Shelly Family After Murder Claim
Mrs John Shelly received full payment of an $8000 life policy after her husband John Shelly was shot at their 805 Johnson Street home on February 17. Milton Reece of Missouri State Life Insurance Co. said a second $2500 policy for the estate will go to the administrator. premiums had been partly paid and the agent had covered initial payments.
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John Shelly
Johnson Street
Milton Reece
Amarillo
Missouri State Life Insurance Company
Reece
Shelly
Arvell Meador
Mr. Shelly
Judge Daniel Austin Kelley dies in Waco at 77
The Associated Press reports Judge Daniel Austin Kelley, a 56 year Texas legal veteran and Waco bar member, died today in Waco after illness lasting several months.
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Associated Press
Waco
Daniel Austin Kelley
Fire Relief Fund Surpasses $1000 Mark In Amarillo
The News-Globe reports fire relief donations exceeded 1124.15 with Amarillo residents and police raising funds. Patrolmen Ellenberg West and others contributed, a benefit dance and lot sale at Palisation added funds, with totals directed to a committee led by Colonel Ernest Thompson.
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News-Globe
Amarillo
Erasmus
J. P. Ellenberg
E. J. West
Mr. Ellenberg
Mr. West
J. D. Tucker
Nat
Eli Hoover
Miss Georgia Triplett
Hoover
Russell & Cockrell
Wright Printing Company
Golden Rule Printing Company
Williams Sign Company
Ernest Thompson
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