Wreck Toll Tops Twenty Three As Train Massacre Probed
In Reno Nevada the death toll from the City of San Francisco wreck rises to 23 as police seek a mass murderer blamed for Saturday tragedy. Rescue crews recover bodies including Mrs Henry P Vaux and her daughter Susan from the Twin Peaks drawing car. Police question an earless man as federal and railroad investigators trace a suspect from Pyramid Lake to Fernley and Salt Lake City.
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Reno
Nev
San Francisco
Elko
Henry P. Vaux
Port Ledge
Rosement
Penn
Susan M. Vaux
Twin Peaks
Nevada
Earless
Andy M. Welliver
Bob la Doseur
Welliver
T. J. McLaughlin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
la Doceur
Pyramid Lake
Portland
Ore
Fernley
Southern Pacific Section
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ogden
Oakland
Calif
Carless
Humboldt River
Beachmont Visit Ends In Mystery For Cousin Emma
Christine Thorenson arrives at Surf City to meet Cousin Emma Talbert but finds no one at the station. An awkward encounter with a bareheaded stranger and a puzzled phone call reveal Emma's house has been closed and her whereabouts unknown. The tale moves toward an unresolved lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surf City
Christine Thorenson
Christine
Sir Galihad
Emma
Consid
Underworld
Exclusive Beachmont
Jaspar
Beachmont 1246
Emma Talbert
Mrs. Talbert
KGNC's Tower Rises to Boost Panhandle Signal
KGNC begins erecting a 370 foot tower built by Beasley Construction Company of Oklahoma City led by Foreman Ralph Pemberton. The tower will sit on a deep foundation with a copper ground wire reflector and concentric coaxial cable to the transmitter, expanding coverage across five states. Engineer Scott Bledsoe oversees the installation, promising clearer reception as the antenna goes up this week.
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KGNC
Jack
Panhandle
Beasley Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Ralph Pemberton
Scott Bledsoe
Panhandle Plains
Threats Mailed To Prosecutor In New Orleans
O John Rogge assistant United States attorney general in charge of federal investigations in Louisiana received two anonymous threatening letters. Each contained a .38 caliber revolver shell and a death threat. One letter was mailed from the federal building. Rogge cancelled travel to Washington for a conference and said he would remain in town. A grand jury indicted two former state university employees.
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New Orleans
O. John Rogge
United States
Louisiana
Federal
Rogge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Murphy
State University
Weiss Testifies of $100000 Earned in Rodessa Pipeline Deal
Seymour Weiss of New Orleans testified in federal court that he earned 100000 dollars as a commission on the sale of a pipeline from the Rodessa oil field to East Texas. He said another 48000 paid to him came from a Pelican Oil and Gasoline Company instruction, not a debt of East Texas Refining. The hearing on removal to Louisiana and a writ of habeas corpus was adjourned to tomorrow as the government plans more testimony.
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Dallas
Seymour Weiss
New Orleans
Freeman W. Burford
Rodessa
Texas
Burford
Weiss
Leche
Louisiana
East Texas Refining Company
Pelican Oil and Gasoline Company
Longview
Tex
Pelican Company
Pelican
T. W. Davidson
Connally
Robert Weinstein
U. S
Martin Winfrey
Standard Oil Company
Winfrey
Mr. Weiss
Two Killed in Crash West of Matador
A three car collision about 10 miles west of Matador at 2:30 pm killed two people. D. J. Brazier, 68, Vernon, died en route to a Matador hospital. a Wichita Falls woman, Mrs. R. C. Middleton, about 65, died later from severe injuries. Twelve others injured including 12 year old Janice Oggle of Dickens.
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Matador
Here
D. J. Brazier
Vernon
Matador Hospital
Lubbock
D. J. Braziel
Denver J. Braziel
R. C. Middleton
Wichita Falls
Janice Oggle
S. T. Johnson
Dickens
Thompson Rips Majors Asks Higher Oil Tax
Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson urged Texans to demand an oil tax hike at a special legislative session. He accused major buyers of pushing crude price cuts to boost profits by about 100 million dollars yearly and urged keeping revenue to fund pensions, hospitals, and care for the insane.
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Ernest O. Thompson
People of
Texas Tonight
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Texas
Thompson
W. Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
Welles presses Mexico on oil expropriation dispute
Sumner Welles warned Mexico that continuing the expropriated oil properties dispute would block a close friendly understanding between nations. He urged American oil firms to consider constructive proposals while noting a compromise offer was rejected. A nine member board compromise was proposed with three seats for Mexico, three for oil companies, and three from both governments. Mexico City officials reacted with quiet surprise to Welles's settlement demand as Ambassador Daniels declined comment.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Mexico
United States
State Department
Mexico City
Josephus Daniels
Legion Leaders Gather in Amarillo for District Meeting
Ray Campbell commands the Canyon American Legion with other Panhandle chiefs as about 600 Legionnaires from 28 counties travel to Amarillo. Charlie Maisel of Pampa will preside. plans include state convention in Waco and celebrating district quota oversubscriptions tonight at Municipal Auditorium.
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Ray Campbell
American Legion
Canyon
Panhandle
Hanson
Young McCollum
Borger
Clay Thornton
Panhandie
Amarillo
Charlie Maisel
Pampa
Lou Roberts
John Deaver
Memphis
Matsel
Legion Home
Municipal Auditorium
Oscar Studer
Canadian
Fred Church
Claude
George Thomas
Dalhart
Ribbentrop to Meet Rep. Fish at Fuscht Castle
German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop will receive Rep. Hamilton Fish at Fuscht Castle in Salzburg where Fish is vacationing after a conference with Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano. They plan to discuss the refugee question and review the general international situation.
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Salzburg
Austria
U.P
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Hamilton Fish
New York
Fuscht Castle
Galeazzo Ciano
State Social Security Discussed in Austin Conference
Four future arbiters of state social security policies met with Governor W. Lee O’Daniel in Austin to discuss coordinating work under the Public Welfare Department which begins September 1.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Public Welfare Department
Man Fatally Burned in Monahans Fire
A man partly identified as Virgil A. Merton was found burned in a fire ruined apartment in Monahans. Firemen arrived as the blaze at 4 AM was out of control. Investigators found kerosene evidence and planned an autopsy and probe. officials mentioned possible violence in the death.
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Monahans
Virgil A. Merton
Pretty W Texas Bride-To-Be Fights for Life
Dorothy Dublin, 19, of a West Texas cattle family, battles infantile paralysis in El Paso while planning her wedding to Horace Garrett. Garrett and an electrician rigged an emergency motor to power her iron lung during a nine hour trip to Southwestern General Hospital. Her fiance and supporters await her recovery and postponed nuptials.
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Texas
EL Paso
U.P
Dorothy Dublin
Miss Dublin
West Texas
Big Spring
Jron Jung
Horace Garrett
Garrett
Southwestern General Hospital
Mary Cathey
Charlie Dublin
Texas Orders 15 Day Shutdown of 87 000 Oil Wells
Texas railroad officials announce a 15 day shutdown of about 87 000 oil wells beginning Tuesday at 7 A M in response to sharp cuts in crude prices. The move, first of its kind in the nation’s top oil state, aims to stabilize prices amid producer unrest. Regulators from Oklahoma and Kansas express support while concerns about legal challenges and broader market effects rise among Gulf states and buyers.
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Austin
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Mid-Continent
Thompson
Interstate OM Compact Commission
Oklahoma City
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Lon Smith
A. J. Shaw
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Kansas
John E. Miles
New Mexico
Payne Ratner
Kanexas
Kansas Corporation Commission
The
Compact Commission
Smith
Arkansas
Texas Commission
Ernest S. Clements
Louisiana Conservation
Earl K. Long
Humble Company
Compact
Plains Oil Men Discuss Order
Directors of the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association will meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in the Herring Hotel to discuss the Texas oil field shutdown. Lynn Boyd of Pampa, the association president, called the meeting yesterday noon. Many independent operators and royalty owners in Amarillo backed the railroad commission's 15 day shutdown.
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Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Herring
Texas
Lynn Boyd
Pampa
Railroad Commission
Amarillo
Weather summary for Amarillo and Southwest
Partly cloudy Tuesday in West Texas and New Mexico with little temperature change. Temperatures in Amarillo ranged from 65 in the morning to 82 at noon and 86 later, peaking at 88 and dipping to 65 for the low.
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Amarillo
Oxy
West Texas
New Mexico
Essss
Ccme
Cesar
A. Mssara
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