Widow and man held in Tucumcari hotel murder case
Leroy James and Hazel Francis, a man and a woman posing as husband and wife, were ordered confined without bail after a preliminary hearing on the murder of traveling salesman Wendt Schmidt in a Tucumcari hotel. Prosecution seeks death penalty. case to proceed to district court.
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Tucumcari
New Mexico
Leroy James
Wendt Schmidt
Justice of the Pence J. A. Bykes
Oklahoma City
Sayre
Okla
Shamrock
Amarillo
Texas
Hazel Francis
Norman
Santa Fe
Helen Francis
James
Blenrock
Plonday
Vorenberg
Schmidt
Jackson
J. H. Jackson
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Outlook Tuesday
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions Tuesday. West Texas and New Mexico expect cloudy skies with possible showers and thunder showers, cooler air moving in from the north. The region shows above normal pressure in the Northeast and below normal pressure west of the Mississippi, with showers in the northern Rocky Mountains and southern areas, and warmer trends in the central Mississippi Valley.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi
South Dakota
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Aged Peddler Leaves $3,000 No Relatives
An elderly itinerant peddler known as Lewis Davis or D Lewis, 78, died in Abilene after hospital care. He left about $3000 and claimed no relatives. He had lived in Waco five years and had sold wares under various names.
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Abilene
Texas
Lewis Davis
D. Lewis
S. F. Baucom
Davis
Lewis
B. Lewis
Waco
Corpus Christi
McAllen
Brownfield
Panhandle-Plains Exhibits Attract Wide Interest Across Midwest
Agricultural displays from the Panhandle Plains attract attention in Kansas Iowa and Nebraska with many visitors registering for information. Des Moines attendees come from distant states and Panhandle Plains officials praise broad interest and cooperation from Kansas readers. J E Hill and Hamilton Luna in Belleville Kansas report the exhibit and literature in good shape and readiness to open.
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Panhandle-Plains
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Panhandle
Board of City Development
Des Moines
Panhandle Plains of Texas, Inc
J. E. Hill
Hamilton Luna
Belleville
Kans
G O P Nominees for Texas Congress Include Woman Candidate
United Press report from Dallas notes Republicans nominating candidates in multiple Texas districts. Women candidate Mrs P A Welty Wichita Falls To run against Guinn Williams in the 18th district. Wurzbach renominated in the 14th. District nominees include Floyd Harry Farmersville 4th H Lee Munroe Abbot 6th A J Long Wallisville 7th George E Keople Houston 8th David H Morris Austin 10th and D C Nelson Sudan 18th.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Congress
Harry Wurzbach
Seguin
P. A. Welty
Wichita Falls
Guinn Williams
Wurzbach
Floyd Harry
Farmersville
H. Lee Munroe
Abbot
A. J. Long
Wallisville
George E. Keople
Houston
David H. Morris
Austin
D. C. Nelson
Sudan
Fall from Truck Claims Lometa Man in Waco Area
J T Carpenter aged 50 of Lometa was killed on the Waco Goldthwaite highway when he fell from a moving truck yesterday. He suffered a broken neck in the incident.
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Waco
J. T. Carpenter
Lometa
Waco-Goldthwaite
Helium Plant Move Shifts U S Operations To Amarillo
The United States shifts its helium center from Fort Worth to Amarillo Texas where a new plant will extract helium from natural gas piped from the area. The Amarillo facility aims for expansion and will supply gas for Army and Navy airships with substantial equipment including gas engines compressors and low temperature liquefaction gear.
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American
Texas
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Amarillo Company
Army
Navy
Petrolia
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
United States
Canada
Thousands See New Styles at Amarillo Style and Auto Show
Under a moonlit sky Amarillo hosted the second annual style and auto show sponsored by News-Globe Publishing. The event displayed bicycles to airplanes with Harleys and Buicks among the many brands. Aeroplanes and a Monocoupe drew crowds as Lindbergh lore and modern motors mixed with fashion displays across Polk and Sixth streets.
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Amarillo
News-Globe Publishing Company
Dave Derden
Junkins Dry Goods
Taylor
Amarillo Hardware Company
Polk Street
Bridges Drug Store
Charles Lindbergh
Ryan
Harold English
Sixth
St. Louis
Polk
Panhandle
Oxnard
English
L. Beer
Hill Motor Company
Mundreds
Knighton-Daniels Motor Company
Chrysler
Plymouth
Gary Edges Kinnon By Four Votes In Runoff
In San Augustine Texas on August 27 four votes decided the runoff for county judge. W. C. Gary defeated incumbent Ed Kinnon to win the post.
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Associated Press
San Augustine
Tex
W. C. Gary
Ed Kinnon
Pact signed as Briand Kellogg aims for world peace
In Paris August 27 the Briand Kellogg pact renouncing war was signed by 15 nations in a brief ceremony watched by 40 cameras. Leaders like Briand Kellogg Von Hoesch and Stresemann attended as US Secretary Kellogg hailed a hopeful future while ratification by many legislatures will take at least a year.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
France
Wheer
Europe
Poincare
Ambreidor von Hoesch
Germany
M. Briand
Beco de Fouquieres
Foreign Office
de Cartier
Gustav Stresemann
Kellogg
Harve
Edouard Renes
Czecho Slovakia
Herr Stresemann
Groom-Elect Arrested on Death Charge
Everett Rhein known as Texas Eddie, a Butte Montana world war veteran and groom-elect, was arrested by five detectives in a department store telephone booth for the killing of Patrolman Joseph Dursee.
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Associated Press
New York
Everett Rhein
Butte
Mont
Eddie
Jospeh Dursee
Connally Extends Lead In Texas Runoff For U.S. Senate
Early and late returns from Texas runoffs increase Tom Connallys lead over Earle B. Mayfield in the U S Senate race. Connally 295 985 to Mayfield 239 549 with 106 counties reported and 121 incomplete. Mayfield thanks supporters and vows service. Connally receives invitation to Lone Oak Arkansas for Robinson tribute and plans Texas-Arkansas Legion events.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Tom Connally
Marlin
U. S
Earle B. Mayfield
Election Bureau
Connally
Mayfield
Texas
United States
Joe J. Robinson
Arkansas
Lone Oak
Ark
Conally
Texarkana
Texas-Arkansas
The
American Legion
Accused New Mexico Guard Colonel Appeals to Dillon
Col N L King commander of the New Mexico national guard faced a warrant for compounding a felony after a farmer alleged watermelons were taken and an injury occurred. King fled El Paso and planned to report to Governor Dillon with Attorney General Dow. The case centers on identifying the assailant marked as John Doe.
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New Mexico Guard
Dillon
United Press
EL Paso
Col. N. L. King
New Mexico National Guard
Col. King
Charles Vowell
B. F. Tankersley
el Paso Valley
Tankersley
Vowell
King
Santa FE
N. M
Col
Normal L. King
Bob Dow
National
Water supply at Crosbyton deemed pure by health officials
Water from two wells and three hydrants in Crosbyton was analyzed by the state health department and found free of harmful germs. A new well increases supply to meet growing demand, and a lower water rate is anticipated as storage rises.
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Crosbyton
State Department of Health
Laura Sheldon
Mother-in-law of Mayor Walker dies in Clinton
Mrs. Etta Traver Allen, 69, mother-in-law of Mayor James Walker of New York, died here today from pernicious anemia.
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Walker
United Press
Clinton
Etta Traver Allen
James Walker
New York
Tornado Toll Rises in Iowa and New York Floods
A Des Moines dispatch reports three deaths and four serious injuries from a southwestern Iowa tornado crossing Mills, Pottawatomie, Cass and Montgomery counties. Elliott town fatalities include James H. Jervis and his son. Mount Etna also reports a fatality. Oakland in Pottawatomie suffers heavy damage with estimates around 150000 dollars amid downed lines.
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Associated Preas
Des Moines
Iowa
Mills
Pottawatomie
Cass
Montgomery
Elliott
Montgomery County
James H. Jervis
Jervis
George Smith
Baby
Kenneth Hiatt
Mount Etna
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Briand
Morris
Garner
Robison
Terrell
Seventeenth
Callaway
Lee
Court of Civil Appeals
Funderbank
Patterson
John Doe
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Arizona
Colorado
Oakland
Pottawatomie County
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N. Y
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Charles Lavery
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