First Attack on Dry Law At Texas Parley Looms In Houston
The Texas Democratic convention in Houston faces a split over the 18th amendment with two camps led by Walter Woodul and Steve Pinckney. Wet proponents expect to push repeal after securing Garner support, counting on Harris County strength and big counties. Senator Woodul predicts wets will hold 300 to 400 of 1,741 votes, while others doubt the move.
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Houston
Democrats of
Texas
John Garner
Macllive
Mr. Garner
Walter Woodul
Garner
Steve Pinckney
Harris
Harris County
Key County
Pinckney
Woodal
Woodul
R. S. Sterling
Jed C. Adams
Dallas
Chicago
Deputy Denies Sheriff Kept S300 Bail Cash
Trial of 16 Pampa men, many former Gray County officers, on federal charges of maintaining a wholesale liquor conspiracy, nears end after a week of defense testimony. Deputy Lee Banks testified and denied government claims of protection money and described raids, arrests, and a $500 bond issue tied to Russel Bartlett.
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Gray County
James C. Wilson
Lee Banks
Qeputy
Banks
Pampa Finance Corporation
E. S. Graves
Wichita Falls
Graves
Russel Bartlett
Bartlett
O. T. Wilson
Donna Jean Myers Dies. Infant Daughter of County Attorney
Donna Jean Myers, infant daughter of County Attorney Rhea C. Myers and wife, died at Northwest Texas Hospital. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Monday at Boxwell Brothers funeral chapel with Rev. Gaston Foote of San Jacinto Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Donna Jean
Rhea C. Myers
Maryland Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Chapel
Gaston Foote
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Matinee Tickets Offered by Amarillo Firms for Visitors Day
Visitors and locals can obtain free matinee tickets for Monday at Municipal Auditorium with purchases of $1 or more from merchants across Amarillo. Paul Christensen's radio band from WKY will provide the matinee music and a six act floor show at a Monday night dance at The pat with admission for a dollar per couple and fifty cents for extra ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
Palo Duro Furniture Company
Hunsley’s, Inc
Murry Watts Studio
McDavid Brothers
Green Brothers Company
Lucille Shop
White & Kirk
the Louie
E. E. Finklea
Fox Drug Stores
Blackburn Brothers
Army & Navy
the Ladies Store
Randal Drug Stores
Hyden's
Bell Tailoring Company
Hub Clothiers
May hold key to secrets of kidnapping case
The Lindbergh murder probe centered on a Jersey rum runner who allegedly revealed the infant's death and the hiding place two days before the body was found. Court and jail visits followed as lawyers sought bail while police pressed the hunt for the unidentified gangster tied to the crime.
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Hopewell
N. J
Curtis
Norfolk
Ranson
New York
Maryland
Arthur Mills
Maryland House of Correction
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Wools
Mills
Police Ac
Roosevelt Holds Big Lead in Oregon Democratic Primary
In Portland on May 21 Roosevelt led Murray by about four to one in the Oregon Democratic presidential primary as nearly 500 precincts reported. Joseph France topped Hoover in the Republican race, but delegates are expected to back Hoover at Chicago. All Democratic delegates are pledged to Roosevelt.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Oregon
Roosevelt
Joseph France
Maryland
Hoover
Chicago
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy Sunday in Amarillo and West Texas with generally fair conditions in New Mexico. Temperature readings show highs around 82 and lows near 62, with yesterday’s extremes reaching 82 and 40 in historical records from 1981 and 1931 respectively.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Dignitaries Dine At Capital Barbecue In Washington
Funeral services for John L. Story Amarillo photographer 45 died from injuries after a fall beneath a moving passenger train in Amarillo. Services set for Monday at Griggs Funeral Chapel with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. Story came from Wichita Falls and was known locally. In Washington a Texas barbecue drew 3000 officials and dignitaries honoring Bascom N. Timmons James R. Beverly and Marvin Jones with 30 beefs and famed Texas beef cooking.
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John L. Story
Amarillo
Griggs Funeral Chapel
Ira F. Key
Polk Street Methodist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
J. Doyle
Walter Barnes
C. A. Gray
W. F. Lampe
J. 8. Edwards
Sam Schienberg
A. K. Baracat
Fred Smith
Ray Coffee
J. E. Jenkins
Lou Stogner
Tom Bruner
O. V. Vernon
R. P. Parcells
D. B. Talkington
W. M. McCarty
Ed Tull
Roy Cullum
M. L. Fisher
W. W. Ballew
Billy Woodlief
Virgel Welch
H. E. Exum
A. L. Morgan
Don Marsalis
G. B. Hamilton
W. B. Burkhalter
E. E. Smith
Mr. Story
Wichita Falls
Washington, D. C
Texas
Chesapeake Bay
John Snider
Texas Panhandle
Bascom N. Timmons
National Press Club
James R. Beverly
Porto Rico
Marvin Jones
House Agricultural Committee
German seaplane Titan at Azores completes leg home
The DC-X giant seaplane finishes the third leg of its homeward flight to Lake Constance, Switzerland. It lands in Horta Azores after 16 hours 55 minutes from Holyrood. The 100 passenger airliner with 13 crew includes Fraulein Antonia Strassman as purser.
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New York
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Holyrood
N. F
Horta
Azores
Fraulein Antonia Strassman
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Culmore
Northern Ireland
Billie Bob Baker Improves at Northwest Texas Hospital
Billie Bob Baker, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Baker, is gradually improving. B. T. Baker, assistant cashier at Amarillo National Bank, was in Washington for the Amarillo barbecue party when his son fell ill and is due to return home today.
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Amarillo
National Capitol
Bascom N. Timmons
Sons
Mr. Timmons
George Stimpson
Press Club
Bill Baker
Snider
Guy Culp
Dick German
W. H. Kimble
Washington
Mr. Culp
Billie Bob Baker
B. T. Baker
Northwest Texas
Amarillo National Bank
Amarillo Students Dominate State Fire Poster Contest
May 21 results from the Annual Fire Prevention Poster contest show Amarillo students capturing top spots in the primary division. Cecil Ingram of Margaret Wills School won first, Riley Jones of Buchnan School second, Cloama McCullum of Pleasant Valley School third, with El Paso High’s Mickey Cole taking high school top honors.
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Austin
Amarillo
State Fire Insurance Commission
Cecil Ingram
Margaret Wills
Riley Jones
Buchanan
Cloama McCullum
Pleasant Valley
Hoover Leaves White House for Rapidan Camp
President Hoover departed the White House this afternoon for his Rapidan camp in Virginia to spend the weekend with Mrs. Hoover and continue summer duties.
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Hoover
Camp
Washington
White House
Rapidan
Virginia
Mrs. Hoover
Earhart Lands in Ireland A Historic Atlantic Flight
Amelia Earhart Putnam completes solo transatlantic flight in nearly fuelless craft landing in a farmer’s field near Londonderry Ireland after 14 hours 54 minutes and 2000 miles from Harbor Grace Newfoundland She reports flames from exhaust and a gasoline leak but continues to press on ending in victory and plans to head to Croydon England
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Culmore
Ulster
North Ireland
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Mr. Gallagher
George Palmer Putnam
New York
Ireland
Galway
Londonderry
Miriam Ferguson Opens Campaign With Applauded Waco Talk
Mrs Miriam A Ferguson Texas first woman governor opens her gubernatorial campaign in Waco reading a prepared address to a large Central Texas audience. Her husband James E Ferguson outlines planks from a manuscript to preserve the record amid his long political career. Turner E Hubby presided at the meeting as a large delegation attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Ferguson
Waco
R. W. Barry
Associated Press
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Turner E. Hubby
Relatives of 100 Solons On Payroll
Washington May 21 Hundred members of Congress employ relatives on the federal payroll. The House disclosed disbursing records showing 100 members listed relatives with the same surname, mostly wives daughters and nieces.
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Washington
Congress
House
Auto Crash Fatal to Childress Boy
A vehicle crash eight miles north of Childress killed Clifton Reynolds 10. Homer Reynolds 12 Josephine Reynolds 14 and Mrs J W McKinney were injured. The driver J W McKinney escaped injury. Fire caused the car to overturn three times en route to a bridge fire near the Red River.
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Childress
Clifton Reynolds
Homer Reynolds
Josephine Reynolds
J. W. McKinney
Red River
Lawther Elected Texas Bar Association President
Harry P. Lawther of Dallas was chosen president of the Texas Bar Association at the convention in Mineral Wells. Edward L. Klepp of Lubbock was named vice president and George R. James of Houston was re-elected secretary, succeeding George E. Shelley of Austin.
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Mineral Wells
U.P
Harry P. Lawther
Dallas
Texas Bar Association
Edward L. Klepp
Lubbock
George R. James
Houston
Lawther
George E. Shelley
Austin
Pilot Capt Endres Killed Landing at Transatlantic Filers Convention
Rome dispatch reports Capt George Endres, who flew from Harbor Grace Newfoundland to Budapest with Capt Alexander Magyar in July 1931, was killed today while landing for the Transatlantic Filers convention opening tomorrow.
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Rome
George Endres
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Budapest
Hungary
Alexander Magyar
Want Ad Section Offers Rural Land Listings
The newspaper advertises small acre tracts, wheat land, sheep ranches, cattle ranges, orchards, and truck farms in Want Ad No. 50. Readers are invited to ask for 3 day and weekly rates, with circulation noted at 35 000 interested readers. Call 6262 for details.
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Donna Jean Myers
Guilty Gang
East
John Hughes Curtis
Flemington
Jassie
New England
Baltimore
New Jersey
Murray
Martin News Pictures, Inc
Texas Plains
Patrick J. Hurley
Indian Territory
John N. Garner
John B. Hendrick
Wyoming
Canada
Thomas E. Campbell
Arizona
United States Civil Service Commission
Richard M. Kleberg
King Ranch
Jones
Beverly
TITAN
Nancy Ann Miller
Amarilo
Jim Wallace
Ora Pearl Goodwin
Robert Gallagher
Croydon
England
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Childress Boy
Endres
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