Fort Worth man kidnapped. rescued by fuel station operator
Charles M. Kella Jr. was abducted in his car and driven at high speed for 19 hours through East Texas. Mrs. S. H. McKee, a Winfield filling station operator, freed him by firing at the pursuing criminals and helping arrest two men. a third was hunted by authorities near Mount Pleasant.
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Fort Worth
East Texas
Charles M. Kella, Jr
Winfield
Kella
Mount Pleasant
Titus County
Sam T. Smith
S. H. McKee
McKee
Floyd Hamilton Linked to Barrow Claim and Raymond Freed
A report notes Floyd Hamilton allegedly asserted a link to Barrow during questions and later Raymond was freed. The event centers on the assertion and its impact on subsequent proceedings.
Bank Robbery Case Ties Floyd Hamilton to prison escape
Floyd Hamilton was charged with aiding his brother Saymond in escaping Fastham State Prison Farm and as an accessory to a guard murder during a January 16 breakout. Clyde Barrow and others allegedly opened fire with machine guns as guards moved convicts out to work, killing Major Crowson. Hamilton allegedly smuggled two pistols to the farm, with Barrow’s gang taking part in the escape and multiple convicts fleeing. Sheriff Schmid said a confession named Barrow Parker and Hamilton in the plot. Hamilton remains jailed in Dallas after Austin judge barred bail.
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Crockett
Floyd Hamilton
Saymond Hamilton
Fastham State
Clyde Barrow
Crowson
Barrow
Raymond Hamilton
Joe Palmer
Berrow
Palmer
Henry Methyn
Bonnie Parker
J. 3
French
Hilton Bybee
Hamilton
R. A. Behmid
Dallas County
Schmid
Dallas
J. D. Moore
Austin
End of Dillinger Trail Seen with 5000 Officers
Chicago dispatch reports five thousand police in five states armed and on alert as federal authorities say the end of John Dillinger's trail is near. They cite tips of sightings across Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Ohio and Manitoba and believe Dillinger and several outlaws moved toward Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Minnesota
Minneapolis and
J. Paul
Wisconsin
Testimony in Cannon funds case ends amid missing records
The Cannon funds case nears its end as defense and prosecution prepare final summaries. Bishop James Cannon Jr. and Ada Burroughs face questions on alleged conspiracies to violate the corrupt practices act over 1928 contributions. Witnesses include Frelinghuysen who testified about a $20,000 donation, with records missing after storage. The judge awaits final arguments before jury instructions and a possible Thursday verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Alfred E. Smith
Ada L. Burroughs
Peyton Gordon
Board of Temperance and Social Service
anti-Smith Democrats
New York
Cannon
Edwin C. Jameson
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
United States
New Jersey
Smith
Frelinghuysen
C. Bascomb Slemp
Virginia
Chance
Herbert Hoover
Justice Gordon
Amarillo Hosts Annual Four Day Cooking School
Eighteen hundred Panhandle women packed the Municipal Auditorium for The News-Globe four day cooking school led by Christeen Chitwood. The twelfth annual event highlighted labor saving tips and kitchen efficiency with demonstrations and prizes for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandie
News-Globe
Christeen Chitwood
Chitwood
Norris Ewing
Weather Notation From 1933 Transcript
Fragmentary weather data entry likely from a 1933 record. Includes times and figures such as Ra 53 and 9 a 56 10 a and a 64 reading, with mentions of Min 52 and 1933 dates. Data appears as a series of measurements without full contextual headings.
Puppet Show To Entertain Children Free In Amarillo
The Olvera Puppeteers present three performances at Amarillo Municipal Auditorium. Two matinees for children are free with a merchant ticket. adult admission is 25 cents. A Saturday night show is for adults at 25 cents. Parents accompanying children pay 25 cents. Merchants aiding the Globe-News will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Olvera
Municipal Auditorium
Globe- News
Insull suffers light heart attack aboard Exilona near Casablanca
Samuel Insull, former utilities operator, had a light heart attack while chatting in the Exilona's salon at Casablanca. He recovered quickly, resumed conversation, and blamed over smoking. He refused to be photographed to protect home industries as the ship prepared for the United States leg, with federal agents later awaiting him in Boston on a fraud charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Insull
United States
Home Industries
Catania
Habel
Boston
Tugwell Nominated Undersecretary of Agriculture
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Rexford Tugwell to be undersecretary of agriculture, a new position created by the president.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Senate
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Agriculture
Self interest exposed in recent action on silver monetization
A Senate inquiry into the speculative silver market moves forward after disclosure that two leading remonetization advocates have financial stakes. The Treasury faced difficulty gathering data, prompting Morgenthau to propose a Senate investigation and a dinner for Congress members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Morgenthau
Treasury
Antilong Man Wins Election in Sixth Louisiana District
J Y Sanders Jr anti Huey Long leader will fill the vacancy caused by the Kemp death in Louisiana Sixth Congressional District. With 193 precincts reported Sanders led Wilson by over 2000 votes in a run off in a disputed election. A separate report notes a farmer, Frank Humphrey, aged 31, was shot and killed at a West Feliciana polling booth by election commissioner T W Thompson after a knife incident.
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Baton Rouge
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
United States
Louisiana
Bolivar F E. Kemp
Sanders
Harry D. Wilson
Allen-Long
Wilson
J. Y. Sanders
Long
Congress
Kemp
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Farmer
Frank Humphrey
West Feliciiana
T. W. Thomps
Fred Wilcox
Humphrey
Thompson
City Election Called To Approve PWA Loan
Amarillo voters will decide May 28 whether to validate water department revenue bonds for a 147000 dollar PWA loan. The special election, called by the city commission, would also grant 39006 dollars if approved. Bonds would fund water system improvements with no tax rate increase.
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Water Department
PWA
Amarillo
City Commission
Ross D. Rogers
Harold Ickes
Rogers
H. R. Smith
Concerted Move To Block Japan Opposed by Britain
London reports Britain rejects any joint US action against Japan over China policy. An authoritative source calls inquiries to Japan "entirely out of the question." A meeting between US envoy Bingham and the Chinese minister is seen as listening. Sir John Simon to outline Commons stance.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Japan
China
Robert W. Bingham
Bingham
Washington
John Simon
House of Commons
Lone Star Gas Sues Over Alleged Waste at Wheeler Plant
The Lone Star Gas Company filed a state court suit in Wheeler County to halt operations of the Smith Brothers gas stripping plant, alleging wasteful production from Lone Star gathering lines and referring to the Sour Gas law. The action, the first in state court, targets nine co defendants. federal suits already challenge the law on constitutional grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Lone Star Gas Company
Wheeler
Smith Brothers
Wheeler County
Lone Star
Texas
Oklahoma
Wheeler Reserve
Agreement Signed On Mexican Claims Settlement
The United States and Mexico signed a settlement ending a decade of diplomatic tension. Josephus Daniels and Dr. Jose Manuel Puig Casaurane signed at the foreign office. A lump sum for general claims dating to 1867 was agreed, with a special committee to rule on U S claims from the 1910 20 Mexican revolution within two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
D. F
United States
Foreign Office
Josephus Daniels
Jose Manuel Puig Casaurane
Bergin on Air at Nat with Freddy Bergin Orchestra
Freddy Bergin and his orchestra will perform next Monday night at the Nat under Wilbur C. Hawk. The program will be broadcast on Station WFAA Dallas from 8 to 2:30 tonight and from 10:45 to 11:15 tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy Bergin
Nat
Wilbur C. Hawk
WFAA
Dallas
National Plan Plea of F D R
President Roosevelt urged national planning over quick legislative fixes in a speech to leaders backing the $25,000,000Subsistence home stead program. Bernard Baruch joined him as they outlined surveys showing imbalance without forced population shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Baruch
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
Lubbock Man Elected District Governor of Lions
KE. L Pitts of Lubbock won the district governor post at the Lions of District 2-T convention held in Lubbock. Plainview was designated as the 1935 convention city. Fort Stockton’s N. M. Long and Colorado’s Jimmie Greene were candidates. Midland high school band with 45 members attended among 300 delegates from about 30 cities. Sam Braswell, international director, gave the main address and presented master keys to the new governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
KE. L Pitts
Lubbock
Plainview
N. M. Long
Fort Stockton
Jimmie Greene
Lions
Midland
Sam Braswell
Right Liang
Warships of U S Move Through Panama Canal Under Emergency Orders
Warships of the United States fleet passed through the Panama Canal today under wartime censorship rules. Admiral David Sellers, commander in chief, aimed to test rapid transit capability from end to end of the Isthmian waterway amid emergency transit orders.
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VA. 8
California
Panama Canal Zone
United Press
United States
Panama Canal
David Sellers
Isthmian Waterway
Chinese officials ban newspaper men execution flattery news
A collage of brief items notes Chinese government limits on punishing journalists, a 1600 year old perfume discovery in France, and Smithsonian guesses on oceanic gold divided to all people, plus a Want Ad: trade scholarship for laundry work at Fleming Business College, phone 6304.
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Smithsonian
Globe News
Will
Fleming Business College
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100Th Meridian
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Tugwell
Morganthau
Harriss and
Vose
New York Commission
Continental Can Company
Robert M. Harriss
Carl Conway
Harris and
Continental Can
Harriss
Conway
Antilong
Britain
Tokyo
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Col
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National Plan Plea
F.D.R
U. S
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