Panhandle Bus Schedules Approved Across Texas
The Associated Press reports that on March 22 Austin time, the Texas railroad commission bus division led by Mark Marshall approved sales of motor bus lines permits, fare reductions, and revised schedules across several routes. New permits cover McKinney to Denon, McKinney to Farmersville, Farmersville to Greenville, Browns ville to Point Isabel, and more, with various transfers to operators including A. W. Lawson, C. E. Denton, and others. Additional route adjustments include Marador to Vernon, Floydada to Vernon, Paducah to Vernon, and Quanah, plus Huntsville to Brenham and a cease of schedules for Hale to Pampa with Safety First Bus Company adding a new schedule.
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Associated Press
Austin
Motot Bus Lines
Mark Marshall
State Railroad Commission
McKinney-Denton
Doc McGahee
W. Lawson
C. E. Denton
McKinney
Farmersville
Frank Warren
Cecil Crowley
A. W. Lawson
Greenville
J. H. Click
J. R. Bailey
Brownsville
Point Isabel
E. C. Tuseth
A. Neuert
Glenn Milum
Corpus Christi
McAllen
Henry Livingston
G. D. Bland
Sol Berridge
Blue Border Line
A. W. Owens
Stamford Seymour
G. W. White & Sons
G. W. Fowler
Gus Fowler
Burk-Wichite Stage Line
T. J. Winn
Amarillo-Dalhart
Longhorn Coaches, Inc
H. H. Austin
C. A. Briscoe
Johnnie McKnight
W. F. Daniels
Marador
Vernon
Paducah
Floydada
Paducah An Quanah
Houston-Huntsville
C. T. English
Huntsville
Brenham
Crockett
Safety First Bus Company, Inc
Hale
English
Amarillo
Pampa
Safety First
Fall Refuses to Travel for Teapot Dome Trial Testimony
Albert B Fall, former interior secretary, is examined by El Paso doctors to assess his fitness for the Spring Washington trial. He signals willingness to testify if severance occurs, but health and travel concerns may keep him from Washington while Sinclair faces trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
el Paso
Fall
Senate
Owen J. Roberts
Special Government Oil
Walsh
Special Oil
M. T. Everhart
Pueblo
Colo
Sinclair
Liberty
Teapot Dome
Fall Ranch
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills Reserve
California
Associated Press
Texas
Albert B. Fall
Twins Accuse Father In Mother's Death At Home
In Grove City Ohio on March 22 Minnie Battelle was killed by her husband Arthur Battelle a blacksmith. He allegedly struck her with a hammer and nailed her in a closet after knocking her unconscious. Their children Jimmy and Nettie four described the scene to social workers.
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United Presa
Grove
City
Ohio
Marche
Minnie Battelle
Arthur
Battelle
Battelle Twina
Jimmy
Nettie
Amma
Texas Woman Swallows Metal Pieces in Stomach
A middle aged woman in Galom Texas underwent surgery to remove 116 metal pieces weighing nearly a pound from her stomach. The collection included coins knife blades hinges nails and tacks. She reportedly has a long history of swallowing metal and is expected to recover. The metal will be catalogued for the state medical college museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eetowrave Prevs
Galom
Texas
Museum of
The
State Medical College
Hoover Campaign Launched in Ohio by Burton
In Cleveland on March 22 Representative Theodore E. Burton began Hoover speaking tours in Ohio. He praised Secretary Hoover as a builder of national progress and urged support for Hoover in the Republican convention fight. Senator Frank B. Willis, Hoover’s opponent, was criticized for attacking Hoover’s record without offering constructive alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
United States
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Hoover
Burton
Frank B. Willis
Commerce
Dirt and Clay Found in California Dam At Time of Collapse
Testimony at the Los Angeles county coroner's inquest into the St Francis dam disaster describes dirt silt and clay flowing through a concrete mixer nine days before failure. Richard Bennett testified he saw water runoff on the west hill and noted materials entering the mixer that should not have. Officials adjusted the mixer after his report while cross examination highlighted the dam’s flaws in the Santa Clara river valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
St. Francis Dam
Richard Bennett
San Fernando
Santa Clara
Bennett
Los Angeles Water Bureau
Dams of Southern California Similar in Design Fail in 278 Death Toll
The water bureau cited four dams built on similar lines to the 185 foot San Francisquito Canyon structure that failed March 13 with 278 dead and 173 missing. The other three are Hollywood dam in the Hollywood hills, Arroyo Seco dam north of Pasadena, and Barrett dam near San Diego.
Walt Mason on Perfect Climate and Frost in South Seas
Poem by Walt Mason humorously contrasts carefree island life with need for work and weather. The narrator imagines snow forcing natives to learn trades, build shelters, and read almanacs, ending with a note that frost would compel dancing. Copyright 1624, George Matthew Adams Service.
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South Sea Islands
Noah
Ararat
Tubal Cain
Adam
Eve
Golden Isles
George Matthew Adams
Helms Tells Life Story in Cisco Bank Robbery Case
Robert Hill, the so called Jean Valjean of the Cisco First National Bank holdup on December 23, tells his autobiography to the jury in Eastland. He describes a life of crime from a Gatesville juvenile home to the state penitentiary and identifies Marshall Ratliff as the robbery’s brains amid deaths of Chief Bedford and officers. Trial arguments to begin Friday.
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Eastland
Gatesville
Robert Hill
Jean Valjean
Santa Claus
First National Bank
Cisco
George L. Davenport
Hill
Texas
Billa Carter
Marshall Ratliff
Ratliff
Bedford
Carmichael
L. F. Davis
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Prince of Wales Grabs Second in Belvoir Hunt Race
In Barrowby England on March 22 the Prince of Wales finished second in the Belvoir hunt point to point for the Duchess of Rutland cup on his bay mare Miss Muffet IT. He had been favorite and rode after a previous fall the day before.
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United Presa
Barrowby
Eng
Prince of Wales
Miss Muffett
Wall Street Sees Four Million Share Session
New York reports a four million share day on March 22 as stocks surge then decline under heavy selling. Early gains to 18 dollars fade. total volume sets a new high of 4,007,800 shares. Ten straight sessions above 3,000,000. 40 leading industrials lose about 0.34 points and rails about 0.5.
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Associated
Aren
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Associated Press
Oklahoma Deputy Fire Chief Dies After Truck Crash
Deputy Fire Chief L. S. Alexander died and Fireman George Baker was wounded when a fire truck overturns after colliding with a bakery truck in Oklahoma City. Alexander, 35, veteran of the department, is survived by his wife and two children. Dr. O. C. Logan escaped injury by jumping clear.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
L. S. Alexander
George Baker
Alexander
O. C. Logan
New Atlantic Hop Planned by Woman
London March 22 The Daily Sketch reports Lady June Chariton daughter of the Earl of Kerrick plans to join her husband J D Chariton on a trans atlantic flight. The flying boat will carry more than a dozen passengers and is expected to depart soon.
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United Preas
London
Daily Sketch
June Chariton
Earl of Kerrick
J. D. Chariton
New York
Spirit of
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Davis Held for Pecos Trial on Auto Theft Charge
Jack Davis was moved from the county jail to Pecos for trial on auto mobile theft charges. A murder charge in the fatal shooting of Leo J. Laley was dismissed. Davis also faces hijacking charges in Hutchinson County and will be returned after Pecos trial. Clayton Tontz, indicted with Davis, was dismissed and will be held for removal to Stinnett.
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Jack Davis
Pecos
Davis
Leo J. Laley
Hutchinson County
Clayton Tontz
Stinnett
British Sub Slightly Damaged in Collision
London March 2 The admiralty reported the British submarine R-4 collided with the destroyer Thuster while surfacing. Only two periscopes and one periscope standard were damaged in the incident.
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London
Admiralty
Thuster
Mellon Agents Expose Bond Ring Tied to Sinclair
Senator Couzens asserts rotten favoritism and corruption in treasury, while Mellon men traced Falla bonds to Continental Trading and exposed Sinclair's link to the firm and bonds. He warns officials could have shielded Sinclair if intent existed.
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Sinclair
Falla
Continental Trading Company
H. S. Osler
Falll
Couzens
Treasury Department
Mellon
Aged Man Dies in Unavoidable Accident Near Memphis
Sheriff Sid Christian said no arrests will be made after an accident on the Mosely farm 7 miles along the Memphis Lakeview road. Mr. Pritchett resided with family. son Earl Pritchett, a Memphis barber, is among those affected. The body was taken to Kind undertaking parlors for burial preparations.
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Phis
Sid Christian
Pritchett
Ving
Mosely Farm
Memphis Lakeview Road
Earl Pritchett
Memphis
South Side
Geographers Libeled Panhandle, Rotarians Told By Gov Moody
Governor Dan Moody told Amarillo Rotary club that geographers misdescribed the Panhandle as a hardships region and defended Texas as a growing industrial state. He praised Amarillo’s change, cited strong finances from the Federal Reserve, and noted optimism for Texas’ decade ahead. Speakers included Hermon Pipkin, M. L. McClure, J. C. Swift, and Richard M. Kieberg.
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Panhandle
Gov. Moody
Moody
Amarillo
Texas
Hermon Pipkin
Mr. Pipkin
M. L. McClure
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
Kansas City Livestock Exchange
Richard M. Kieberg
Corpus Christi
Texas-Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Mrs Deeda Allred Dies After Long Wildorado Residence
Deeda Pearl Allred age 47 wife of I A Allred of Wildorado died at a local hospital at 4 PM. longtime resident of the Wildorado community for 27 years and a member of the Woodmen Circle and Baptist church. Survived by husband and sister Mrs L B Fowler. Funeral services at Pilo Duro Baptist Church. time not set. Blackburn Funeral Home in charge.
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Deeda Pearl Allred
I. A. Allred
Wildorado
Blackburn Funeral Home
Women Back Governor Moody Stand in Dallas
Democratic women of Dallas County adopt a resolution endorsing Governor Dan Moody's position against instructing Texas delegates to back any presidential candidate at the Democratic national convention. Moody voiced his stand at a Jackson Day dinner in Dallas last week amid a sharp debate.
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Dallas
Dan Moody
Texas
Dallas County
Thirty Held in Mexico for Series of Raids
The Associated Press reports that thirty people including four women in Leon and six in Mexico City were arrested after raids found rifles ammunition and seditious propaganda. Police claim arms were for insurgents in Jalisco and Guanajuato.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Leon
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Produce houses expand as Portales grows
Portales will have five produce houses and six cream buying stations with a new produce house opening April 1. Joe Foster, a farmer and dairyman, prepares his building. Roosevelt County Dairymen's cream station plans to branch into poultry and eggs.
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Portales
N. M
Joe Foster
Roosevelt County
Reed Plans Second Campaign Speaking Tour
Senator James A. Reed will start next week a second campaign tour to North Carolina Wisconsin Tennessee Indians Ohio West Virginia Mississippi and Alabama announced from Reed For President headquarters Washington March 22.
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Washington
James A. Reed
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Indians
Ohio
West Virginia
Mississippi
Alabama
Reed-For- President
Missouri Banker Takes Life in Barn at Home
A. F. Nixon, cashier of the Bank of Woolbridge, shot himself in a barn at his son Fletcher Nixon's home in Woolbridge Missouri. His death was reported today as a suicide. The Bank of Woolbridge is defunct.
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Woolbridge
A. F. Nixon
Bank of Woolbridge
Nixon
Fletcher Nixon
Mexican Boy Held in Fisher's Death
A Mexican boy about 14 years old is held at Navarro county jail for questioning in the slaying of Jack Phillips 14 whose body was found in Richland creek near Corbet this county with a bullet wound in the head. No charges have been filed.
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Corsicana
Navarro County
Jack Phillips
Richland Creek
Corbet
Convention Ends with Endorsements at Amarillo Cattle Meet
The convention retained Dayton Moses as attorney and re elected Tad Moses as assistant secretary. Cattlemen praised Amarillo hosts and approved resolutions opposing Hock Capper and Box bills while funding testing of Texas rations and supporting higher beef tariffs. The Fort Worth association invited a 1930 meeting as the new executive committee listed many members from across Texas and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Moses
Tad Moses
Amarillo
M. H. Holland
Farm and Ranch
Texas
Holland
Dent Theaters, Inc
Mission Theater
Association
Texas A. & M
Cattle Raisers and Producers Commission Company
Fort Worth
National Livestock and Meat Board
Jardine
Biological Survey
Bureau of Entomology
Panhandle Livestock Association
D. B. Carlton
Fr. Stockton
C. Arnett
Lubbock
J. L. Borroum
Cedervale
Kans
E. H. Brainerd
Canadian
L. C. Brite
Marfa
W. W. Brunson
Midland
C. H. Burnett
Benjamin
J. C. Childers
Temple
George Conrad
R. J. Cook
Beeville
John Dorsey
W. M. Doughty
Edinburg
F. B. Duncan
Egypt
W. P. Fischer
H. 8. Foster
Kent
A. P. George
Richmond
Ewing Hassell
Vinita
Okla
K. N. Hapgood
Dallas
R. H. Harris
San Angelo
E. D. Henry
San Antonio
T. A. Kincaid
Ozona
H. G
Clarendon
L. A. Mackenneh
Bellville
John MacKensie
Denver
Colo
Hal L. Mangum
Eagle Pass
Roland Mason
Houston
T. M. Masterson
Truscott
J. A. Matthews
Albany
C. M. Newman
el Paso
W. D. Reynolds
D. H. Snyder
Romero
A. J. Swenson
Lindbergh Tours Capitol for Congressmen in Washington
Lindbergh ferried more than a hundred congressmen and officials over the capitol in mixed army and navy planes. The event drew thousands, with Langley Field bombers and flight maneuvers enhancing the carnival mood as one plane stuck in mud delaying the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Army
Fokker
Navy
Ford
Lindbergh
Capitol
Arlington Cemetery
Washington Monument
Commerce MacCracken
Langley Field
Taber
New York
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Jardine
Secretary of Agriculture
Ths Navy
Aeronautics Warner
Litvinov Answers Critics of World Disarmament Plan
In Geneva Maxim Litvinov defended Soviet disarmament proposals before the League of Nations disarmament commission. He stated the USSR would not join the League, called the Zinovieff letter a forgery, cited high motives for the Geneva appeal, and questioned British presence in China while accusing Britain of interfering in others' affairs.
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Litvinoff
Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff
League of Nations
Soviet Union
Zinovieff
England
Russia
China
Moody Praises Cattlemen Leaders at Texas Gathering
Governor Moody lauded cattlemen for driving back Indians and shaping Texas civilization while crediting their cooperative effort and perseverance for present prosperity. President R. M. Kleberg of the cattlemen’s association praised Moody’s administration as hundreds of attendees crowded outside unable to enter the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Moody
R. M. Kleberg
Cattlemen’s Association
Ma Moody
Women in wrongful death case on Montgomery highway
Testimony recounts allegations that Blake and Calera officer W D Farmer made improper remarks about a girl found dead on November 14. Relatives testified she had not been drinking. The defense claims the girl committed suicide after arrest for reckless driving.
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Montgomery
Blake
W. D. Farmer
Calera
Ned
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Provincetown
Mass
Navy Board of Investigation
Boston Harbor
H. A. van Norman
William Mulholland
Walt Mason
Helms
Mount Edgecomb
Durban
South Africa
Prince
Oklahoma
Atlantic
Woman
Rotary Club
Mrs. Deeda Pearl Allred
Mexico
Senator Reed
Mrs. Jardine
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