Rescue Efforts Under Flood While Guard Delivers Aid
Reports from northwest Florida and Alabama describe mill floods in Milligan Florida and Elba Geneva Brewton and Big Creek areas. About 20 000 people were affected with great property losses and food shortages. National guard and aircraft delivered serum and supplies. measles outbreak in Pea River camp prompted anti-toxin injections. Governor Graves appealed for $225 000 in aid.
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Associated Press
Big Creek
Ala
Pea River
Troy
Montgomery
Alabama
Geneva
Elba
Choctawhatchee-Chattahoochee
Brewton
Garland
Alabama-Tombigbee
Choctawhatchee
Alabama National Guard
Cemetery Hill
Owns
Alabama River
Enterprise
Dothan
National Guard
Bibb Graves
Maxwell Field
Woman Planned Fatal Church Attack With Sawed Gun
Miss Marie Spanier, arrested after a welder said he sawed off a shotgun barrel for her, confessed she bought the weapon to kill Anthony Schneider tomorrow at church. She claimed Schneider had worked a spell on her and she planned to carry the gun under her dress during worship.
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Associated Press
Hammond
Ind
Mar
Marie Spanier
Anthony Schneider
Schneider
Bond Election Planned to Pave All County Roads
Collingsworth County commissioners approve a May 11 bond election for 800000 to pave both north south and east west highways across the county. If approved, double the size of prior road bonds, with petitions supporting the plan but the vote set by the commissioners. The two directional paving is expected to gain broader backing.
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Sunday News Globe
Wellington
Collingsworth County
Collingsworth
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Sunday fair with little temperature change for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas and New Mexico regions also expect fair weather and steady temperatures. Low pressure over the Missouri valley tracks northeast toward the Atlantic while a high over Wyoming moves southeastward keeping the Rocky Mountain and Plains area cold. Yesterday’s high in Amarillo reached 92 with a 0.00 inch precipitation in the 24 hours ending 4 p.m.
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Amarillo
West Tenas
New Mexico
Missouri
North
Atlantic
Wyoming
Denver
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Plains
Error in piloting blamed for fatal Monocoupe crash
N B Pentland US Commerce inspector issued a concise report after inspecting the Monocoupe crash near the English Bivins airport. He found no mechanical defect but determined pilot error caused the Wednesday fatalities of Bob Pool and Harold Dunwoody.
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N. B
Pentland
U. S. Department of Commerce
Bob Pool
Harold Dunwoody
Pool
English-Bivins
Dallas
Lamar Suspects Described as Tough Looking Pair
Kansas City police said Clarence Clinton and Jack Reed, linked to the Lamar Colorado bank robbery, are the toughest looking pair in showups for months. Officers were expected to take custody of the men later today.
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United Press
Kansas City
Clarence Clinton
Jack Reed
Lamar
Colorado
Lamer
Narrowly Miss Death As Roadster Is Hit By Train
John Vernon and Jack Spencer of Houston Texas narrowly escaped death when their roadster was struck by a passenger train near Ashdown Arkansas late today. Spencer sustained more serious injuries from the collision.
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Associated Press
Ashdown
Ark
John Vernon
Jack Spencer
Houston
Texas
Spencer
Dawn to Dusk Flight Plan Abandoned by Captain Eaker
Captain Ira C. Eaker aborted the dawn to dusk flight from Brownsville to Panama due to poor visibility and strong headwinds. He arrived in Managua and will attempt a new daylight run from Panama to Brownsville the following day, accompanied by a Pan-American Airways plane and a marine corps Fokker, weather permitting.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nic
Ira C. Eaker
Guatemala City
Panama
Brownsville
Texas
Canal Zone
Baker
Mexico
Pan-American Airways
Marine Corps Fokker
Armstrong County Man Not Guilty in Assault Charge
E Pp Berry Armstrong county commissioner was acquitted in Potter county court yesterday on a charge of aggravated assault against Chas Grimes. The dispute arose from a fist fight at the Tri-State fair over opening a road through Grimes land in Armstrong county. Grimes was said to have kidney injury from a kick in the fight. The trial drew a large crowd from Potter and Armstrong counties.
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E. Pp. Berry
Armstrong County
Potter County
Chas
Grimes
Tri-State Fair
Potter
Armstrong
HW. L. Mauldin
G. Gristy
Lamar Street
O. B
Boss) Jackson
Vega
District Criminal
Henry
Jackson
New Mexico
Bishop
Mauldin
Gristy
New division highway engineer named for Jackson area
J D Metcalfe a Cheyenne Oklahoma engineer and former state highway staffer is named division highway engineer to succeed W A French who moves to Paris Texas. French led Panhandle roadbuilding. Metcalfe timing to take over within two weeks.
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J. D. Metcalfe
State Highway Department
Cheyenne
Oklahoma
W. A. French
French
Paris
Texas
Metcalfi
Pampa
Metcalfe
Texas A. & M. College
Etdre Highway Department
Ferguson
Anarillo
Panhandle
Houston Girl Identifies Suspect in Wooded Assault Case
A Houston 20 year old girl identified a young Black man arrested nearby as the attacker who dragged her into the woods from an escort named Ed Boswell. Police and officers searched with Boswell for hours, and two murder charges against the suspect were filed in a separate Pedigo case. The sheriff moved the suspect to another county citing mob violence threats.
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Associated Press
Waco
Jordan Scott
R. H. Pedigo
Leslie Sterall
Houston
Tex
Ed Boswell
Boswell
Advertising Man's Family Burned in Virginia Fire
The mother, father and sister of R. E. Griffeth assistant local advertising manager of the Toledo News Bee were burned to death when their home at Charlotte Courthouse Virginia was destroyed by fire today according to telegrams received by Griffeth.
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United Press
Toledo
R. E. Griffeth
Toledo News Bee
Charlotte Courthouse
Griffeth
Four Die as Train Hits Stalled Car in Wilkesbarre
In Wilkesbarre Pa four residents were killed and a fifth person critically injured when a Lehigh Valley locomotive struck their stalled automobile. The dead are Mrs Anthony Dysleski John EF Dydo Mrs John E Dydo and John Rabotski. Antony Dysleski was taken to a hospital with injuries believed fatal.
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Associated Press
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley
Anthony Dysleski
John EF. Dydo
John E. Dydo
John Rabotski
Antony Dysleski
Landergin Will Leaves Large Bequests and Stock Transfer
The Landergin will filed for probate in Potter County assigns Landergin Bros stock to niece Virginia Corbin nephew Frank Donegan and son in law Grady Nobles with executor Donegan. The will bequeaths 150000 to the Amarillo Presbyterian Children's Home for a dormitory and endowment fund and 50000 to Central Presbyterian Church with trustees named to manage the funds.
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Mr. Landergin
John Landergin
Landergin Brow, Company
Janes Gulekie
Ben Stone
Presbyterian
Amarillo
Home
Central Presbyterian Church
Landergin
Truat
Willebrandt Names New Warden at Atlanta Prison
Washington March 16 Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant to the attorney general said Warden John Snook of the Atlanta penitentiary must resign within 30 days The 40 day period ends April 4 She cited utter lack of administration ability and denied any charges about integrity Snook allegedly refused to cooperate with the department in undercover agent use at the prison
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Associated Prete
Washington
John Snook
Atlanta
Department of Justice
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Attoney
Snook
Snookhire
Department
Untler
Five Announce for Amarillo School Board Seats
Five candidates announced for three upcoming Amarillo Independent School District board vacancies with election set for Saturday April 6. Re candidates B C D Bynum Henry Milholland George Parr Fred Young and W A Askew two tickets announced and groups including the McKinley school patrons and the Parent Teacher Association endorsed Young Askew and Milholland. Hold over members Ordway Curl Roach and Stone term expirations noted.
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H. 8. Milholland
Fred Young
W. A. Askew
B. C.D. Bynum
Amarillo Independent School District
B.C. D. Bynum
Henry Milholland
George Parr
Bynum
Milholland
Walter Blackburn
Big Business
Arr
Askew
Young
Parent-Teacher Association
McWinley School
L. R. Hollingshead
McKinley
George Ordway
W. M. Curl
D. Roach
Lester Stone
Old Story With New Bluff at Being the Truth
Oklahoma City dispatch reports a black woman phoned the health department asking for two doctors stating it was “time away” and “any old man’s done got double pneumonia.” The exchange highlights distrust and the department’s response to a patient’s supposed serious illness.
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Oklahoma City
T A T Begins Dallas El Paso Air Schedule
The Texas Air Transport line launches with Fokker six planes on a Dallas Fort Worth El Paso route. Fares range from 6 to 871 dollars, with daily departures from Dallas at 9 40 a m and a six hour flight to El Paso. Howard Woodall and Homer Rader pilot the inaugural east and westbound flights.
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Associated Press
Big Spring
Tex
Texas Air Transport
Howard Woodall
Midland
el Paso
J. L. Holliday
Abilene
Ballinger
B. Aker
Berger
Bowden
Paro Owere
AUT
Att
Dallas
Fokker
Cisco
Abilong
el Faso
Fort Worth
Homer Rader
Texas Air Transport, Inc
Fort, Worth
A. P. Barrett
Lake Worth
Oakland Aviatrix Hops Off For New Endurance Attempt
Louise MacPhetridge, holder of the women altitude record, began her flight in Oakland at 5 01 p m to attempt to beat the women endurance record of 17 hours 5 minutes 7 seconds set by Bobby Trout of Los Angeles.
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Oakland
Calif
Louise MacPhetridge
Bobby Trout
Los Angeles
Marshall Attorney Accepts State Post
Marshall Texas March 16 Jack B Bislock Marshall attorney accepted the post of assistant attorney general of Texas offered last week by Claud Pollard attorney general He succeeds Joe Brown former Marshall lawyer who resigned to join a Houston law firm.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Texas
Jack B. Bislock
Claud Pollard
Joe Brown
Houton Law
Field Quit as Leader Falls in Border Flight Mishaps
Brownsville pilot reports two of four Mexican federal planes crash during takeoff near Monterey. No injuries. Ships damaged, crews including Lieut. Col. St. Kierra and Captain Lyle Farrell affected. Planes were to join advances at Torreon. two pilots stayed. Government seeking further military support and permits.
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Brownsville
Tosay
Monterey
Mexico
Jlins
Mie Mattern
St. Kierra
Medican Arc
Lyle Farell
Pirote
Mattern Sald
Farell
Monterey Field
Mattern
Col. Bierra
Bastilly
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Pensacola
Fla
Florida
Milligan
Yellow River
Govenor Graves
Eaker
D. Metcalfe
Texas Highways
Dallas-El Paso
Field
NACO
U.S
Federal
Sonora
Nogales
Fernando D. Chacon
Mexican Concaul
Silas U
Chicon
United States
Augusto Olachea
Senora Concha Escobar
J. Gonzalo Escobar
Senora Antonio Villarreal
Jove Cueto
Senora Escobar
Juares
Turreon
Farmer
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