Court Upholds Rebellious Witness Jail Suspect in Dual Deaths
A Pecos County deputy announced the 6 year old Pecos River bodies identified as Leta Bell Garton 27 and her daughter Joyce Lynn Roberts 10. Wilbur Garton an ex husband and prominent South Texas liquor dealer was arrested in Corpus Christi on murder warrants and taken to Fort Stockton. Autopsy suggests Joyce choked to death and Leta beaten fatally.
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Fort Stockton
C. I. Miller
Pecos County
Garton
Nueces
Looney
Walter Stapp
A. R. Mace
W. H. Kirby
Miller
Mary Damron
Rising Star
J. G. Rooney
Wink
Corpus Christi
South Texas
Wilbur Garton
George Lowman
Nueces County
West Texas
Howe elected head of Tri-State Fair
Gene Howe publisher of The Am ysrillia News-Globe was elected unanimously to the Tri-State Fair presidency to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Wilbur Hawk. The meeting at the Henry Hotel was presided by Mayor Ross D. Rogers with 25 directors present. Ted Taylor announced a New Mexico exhibit building to be erected in Villa-rillo before the 1986 exposition, with Dee Howard of Portales promising timely completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Howe
Amysrillia News-Globe
Association
Wilbur Hawk
Ross D. Rogers
Henry Hotel
Lew Fields
QO. L
Ted” Taylor
New Mexico
Vilarillo
Dee Howard
Portales
N. M
Mr. Taylor
Mysterious murder claim linked to Devil's Wash Basin
New Mexico state police pursue an informant’s tale that Ray Sutton, missing since August 28, 1930, was murdered by bootleggers. The story, presented to Gov. Clyde Tingley and police chief FE. J. House Jr., describes Sutton wrapped in a tarpaulin and dumped into Devil's Wash Basin, a hidden lake in rugged terrain. The investigation followed directions to the basin and noted a still in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
N. M
Devil’s Wadh Basin
New Mexico
Ray Sutton
Sutton
Oklahoma
Trinidad
Colo
Clyde Tingley
FE. J. House, Jr
Colorado
Devil's Wash Basin
Supreme Court Defeats Unlawful Inquisitorial Investigations
The Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 decision barred the securities commission from compelling J Edward Jones, a New York oil securities dealer, to testify about a proposed 100000 stock issue after he withdrew his registration statement. The court called the inquiry a fishing expedition and left the act's overall constitutionality undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Sutherland
Securities Commission
J. Edward Jones
New York
Wall Street
Commission
Jones
Death claims Mrs. Ansley in Amarillo hospital
Mrs. Marie Ansley, 39, widow of Amarillo newspaperman Henry Ansley, died after a month of illness in an Amarillo hospital. Born July 6, 1896 in Honey Grove, she moved to Amarillo at age 12, attended Amarillo High, and married in Dallas in April 1919. She had undergone two operations, the second on Saturday, before passing Monday night.
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Marie Ansley
Henry Ansley
Amarillo
Dallas
Nude Statue to Pioneer Woman Draws Ire of Centennial Heads
Texas Centennial officials reject a proposed nude group statue to honor pioneer women. Lieutenant Governor Walter Woodul and historian L. W. Kemp condemn the design as impractical and inappropriate, emphasizing modesty and Austin’s first colony as the memorial focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Walter Woodul
Centennial Commission of Control
Memorial statue for State College Women proposal discussed
The $25 000 memorial on the Denton campus of the State College for Women moves forward as a potential federal state exchange project. A Washington conference was set for tomorrow. A regents member said the college lacks authority to accept or reject the statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecure
State College For Women
Denton
Federal Centennial Commission
Washington
Board of
Regents
State Girl's College
Vagaries of Weather Injure Growing Crops in North Texas
The Associated Press reports severe and varied weather across Texas over the weekend. Crops, fruit, and gardens suffered as temperatures swung from deep freezes to heat, with a tornado touching down near Catarina Dimmit County and frigid readings in Lubbock and Amarillo while other regions saw rifts in the 50 degree range. Farmers in the Paris area fear continued damage and reduced yields.
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Corning
N. Y
Pasadena
Calif
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Associated Press
Kansas City
Texas
Mercury
Catarina
Dimmit
Laredo
Berger
el Paso
Pendleton Bandit Captured After Ardmore Jail Break
Sheriff Virgin A Rucker of Saline County announced the arrest of Asa Ace Pendleton, a noted Southwest bandit who recently escaped jail in Ardmore Okla. Pendleton admitted his identity and waived extradition. A woman, Pauline Ford age 25 of Ardmore, accompanied him and is held on an investigation charge at Benton Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
Virgin A Rucker
Saline County
Asa “Ace” Pendleton
Ardmore
Oklo
Rucker
Pendleton
Pauline Ford
Benton
New Mexico Loses Water Rights Plea in Rio Grande Case
In Washington on April 6 the Supreme Court rejected New Mexico’s bid to add Colorado and the United States as parties to a Texas led suit over Rio Grande water rights. NM Attorney General Frank H. Patton argued Colorado’s membership due to the 1929 Rio Grande River Compact and the US due to federally controlled Indian irrigated lands.
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Washington
New Mexico
Supreme Court
Colorado
United States
Texas
Rio Grande
Frank H. Patton
Beard Plans Insanity Plea In Dallas Slaying Trial
Dwight Beard, accused of killing retired detective John Roberts during a December garage robbery, is undergoing skull examinations at a medical clinic to support an insanity plea as lawyers select a jury. District Attorney Robert L. Hurt plans to seek the death penalty.
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Dallas
Dwight Beard
Beard
John Roberts
North Carolina State College
Robert L. Hurt
Simple Rites Said for Kidnap Slayer
A simple funeral service for Bruno Richard Hauptmann was held in a crematory chapel with his widow and attorney C. Lloyd Fisher present. Reverends Matthiesen and Werner read scriptures and offered brief prayers. Cremation was planned and ashes likely to be sent to Germany.
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New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
C. Lloyd Fisher
John Matthiesen
D. G. Werner
Germany
Claude Is Second Queen of Dairyland at Panhandle Plains Dairy Show
Claude is named second queen of Dairyland as the Panhandle Plains Dairy Show at Plainview proceeds. J P Sharp of Tulia wins the individual cattle judging with 459 points and helps Tulia to the team championship totaling 1296. Amarillo Day features plans for Amarillo High School band attendance and events including a reunion banquet for Texas A and M alumni.
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Plainview
J. P. Sharp
Tulia
Panhandle Plains
Sharp
Amarillo
Jersey
Foster
Tulsa
Claude
P. Cox
New Deal
C. Payne
J.T. Singleton
Clarendon
Lorenzo
Floydada
McLean
Texas A
M. College
E. J. Kyle
Guernsey
Crown Queen
Fire Routs Family From Electra Home
A house fire destroyed the residence of Justice of the Peace W H Coffman in Electra last night. Coffman his daughter and two grandchildren escaped wearing only sleeping garments as they fled the blaze.
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Electra
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Coffman
Justice Coffman
Amarillo Area Forecast Tuesday Warm and Pleasant
Weather summary notes fair skies and rising temperatures for Amarillo and nearby New Mexico. Tuesday is partly cloudy with a warmer feel, forecast highs around the mid 60s, and light precipitation unlikely. detailed hourly figures are incomplete in the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
House Gives Baldwin Vote of Confidence
In London on April 6 labor leader Clement Attlee challenged Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's government with charges of senile decay and a wobbling course as he pressed for a confidence vote. Baldwin's side mobilized votes on equal pay for civil servants, amid reports he might resign in May.
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London
Labor
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Clement Richard Attlee
Baldwin
Attlee
Six States Hit by Spring Windstorm Toll Rises
A powerful spring windstorm swept six states, killing nearly 150 in Gainesville Georgia and bringing the tornado death toll in the South to more than 300. Rescue workers battled fires and wreckage as the toll climbed through the night.
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Gainesville
Deadly Southern tornado toll rises across states
AP reported a major tornado outbreak sweeping Arkansas to South Carolina with at least 139 dead in Gainesville and Tupelo, total toll near 375 for the year. More than 225 dead in the storm path, property losses estimated above 8 million dollars. Fires, debris, and rescue efforts hampered crews as National Guardsmen and relief workers rushed to aid stricken communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
South Carolina
Tupelo
Miss
Gainesville
National Guardsmen
Palmour Hardware
Alabama
Tennessee
Cordele
Greensboro
N. C
Eritrean and Ethiopian fronts clash as Italians advance
In Asmara Eritrean forces retreat amid confusion as the Ethiopian Imperial Guard is captured west of Socota. Italian reports say Selassie's army flees, while the northen Italian army pushes 25 kilometers south of Lake Ashangi and seizes arms from the battlefield.
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Asmara
Eritrea
Quoram
Alamada
Haile Selassie
Imperial Guard
Negus
Socota
Quorum
Rome
Italy
Lake Ashangi
Stefani
Gondar
Great Britain presses League of Nations over Italian gas use
London reports that Britain seeks immediate League debate on Italy’s alleged poison gas attacks in Ethiopia. The League council will convene in Geneva on Wednesday as Britain contemplates new sanctions, possibly an oil embargo, while France favors lifting sanctions to win Mussolini's support amid Germany's Rhineland remilitarization.
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London
Great Britain
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Council of the League
Geneva
Mussolini
France
Germany
Rhineland
Two Die in Crash After Visit Here
Big Spring April 6 Mrs Jewel Roller 28 died instantly and P Lynn 32 died of injuries after their car overturned ten miles south of La Mesa. Investigators cited a tire blowout. The couple were returning to Big Spring from Amarillo.
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Big Spring
Jewel Roller
P. Lynn
Lamesa
Amarillo
First Lady’s Centennial Guide Romance Alters Dallas Plans
Mrs Roosevelt loses her guide for the Texas Centennial Expo visit as Irene Caldwell, the Bluebonnet Girl, marries rancher W. H. Coon of Dalhart. The couple wed in Dallas and honeymooned at Corpus Christi, prompting officials to seek another Bluebonnet Girl for the First Lady’s June 6 appearance in Dallas.
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Centennial
Dallas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Irene Caldwell
Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington
Mrs Roosevelt
Texas
W. H. Coon
Young Ranchorn
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
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Paha
Portales, N. M
Watershide
Howe
Roy Cullum
Mr. Howe
P Reclamation
Hawk
Cullum
E. W. Hardin
OF Securities Commission
Ansley
Griggs
Kemp
Billy Rose
Fort Worth
William Zorach
San Antonio
Lubbock
Paris
House
Twister
Stone J. Crane
Red Cross
Cooper Pants Manufacturing Company
Bob Baldwin, Sr
Atlanta American Legion Post
Lake Ashangy
Britain
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