Bedroom furniture used in Woolley murder reenactment trial
In Dallas a courtroom reenactment of the November 5 killing of Dorothy Woolley featured a bed setup and furniture to illustrate the moment the shot fired. Neighbors testified and defense asked jurors to observe the scene up close as the defense contends the shotgun discharge was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Dallas
Toy G. Woolley
Dorothy Marie Joynes Woolley
Woolley
J. B. Lindquist
Woolley House
Misa Woolley
Mrs. Woolley
R. L. Hurt
Lindquist
Mina
Bank Chief Tours Congressmans Office Visit in Amarillo
P. J. Gaddis chief of the appraisal department for the Federal Land Bank system met with Congressman Marvin Jones in Amarillo. He traveled from New Mexico by air with W. J. McAnelly chief appraiser for the Fed eral Land Bank at Houston to review uniform operations. The pair said the trip was a country check up and they returned to Washington and Houston by air and rail respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J
Gaddis
Washington, D. C
Federal Land Bank
Amarillo
W. J. McAnelly
Houston
Marvin Jones
New Mexico
Washington
Congressman Jones
McAnelly
Fragmentary 1932 Weather or Time Log Noted
Incomplete OCR style entry shows times and marks such as 8 a m 1 pm and 69. It also includes scattered tokens like Wealie and Mey genenennes with numbers and years 1932. The readable content is minimal and lacks a clear event or report.
Bailey visits Amarillo amid Senate bid talk
Dallas congressman Joe Bailey Jr known as Young Joe spent a day in Amarillo visiting friends and attending a dinner hosted by Jim Whittington. He said the trip was nonpolitical and plans a Texas campaign next summer against Senator Tom Connally. Bailey indicated he doubts former governor Jim Ferguson will enter the race unless he does, calling a potential clash a hot fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bailey, Jr
Dallas
United States
Amarillo
Bailey
Joe
Jim Whittington
Whittington
Amarillo Hotel
Texas
Denver
Senate
Tom Connally
Washington
Jim Ferguson
Lindberghs Plan Yuletide at Home
Anne Morrow Lindbergh says she and Col. Lindbergh intend to return to the United States for Christmas. They will fly from Natal Brazil toward Belem and then north to New York to reunite with their son, timing the trip to the holidays.
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Natal
Brazil
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
United States
Para
Belem
New York
Trial closes in Readhimer case over Floydada student
In Lubbock on December 7 the jury trial of J R Readhimer Hale County farmer for the killing of Floydada High School student Stokes Campbell concluded its testimony with rebuttal witnesses describing the scene J R Readhimer’s son gripping the victim by the arm. Court readings and closing arguments set for Friday with jurors expected to retire late that afternoon.
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Lubbock
J. R. Readhimer
Hale County
Stokes Campbell
Floydada
99Th District Court
Another Vote Call Refused in Louisiana Politics
Baton Rouge reports the Citizens Election Committee rejected Governor Oscar K. Allen's offer to call a sixth district congressional election on April 15, 1934. The move preserves the December 27 citizen ballot and the controversial December 5 “election” that led to Mrs. Bolivar Kemp’s appointment without a primary, amid protests and calls to cancel the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Oscar K. Allen
Long-Allen
Citizens Independent
Citizens Election Committee
Citizens Mass
Bolivar E. Kemp
Allen
Roosevelt orders closing of Treasury offering as oversubscribed
President Roosevelt directed Acting Secretary Morgenthau to close the books on the Treasury offering of 956 million dollars in 21 percent certificates after an oversubscription. Treasury officials stressed confidence in government securities, while funds from maturing certificates and debt interest were allocated to retirements, debt service, and general government expenses.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Treasury
Rock of Gibraltar
Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
RFC
Peek Offered New Job After Farm Administration Squabble
Secretary Wallace proposed a new post for George N. Peek farm administrator as a department shakeup seeks to end disputes with liberal aides led by Rexford Tugwell. Peek awaited details while discussions at the White House and Agriculture Department continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
George N. Peek
Department
Peek
White House
Agriculture Department
Rexford G. Tugwell
Ghester
Davis
Farm Administration
Tugwell
Jerome Frank
Columbia
Mordecai Hzekiel
Fred C Howe
Teek
National Recovery Administration
NRA
Clyde King
Guy Shepard
Wayne Taylor
Frederick P. Lea
Maj. T. W. Dunning
W. I. Westervelt
Westervelt
James TD. Dole
Earhart Describes Self as Just Girl Lucky at Flying
Amelia Earhart portrays herself as a lucky flier not a first lady of the air. She says flying is an adventure, not a career, and that women can fly for fun or commercially if they choose. She notes a transcontinental attempt halted by plane trouble near Tucumcari and mentions family and lecturing commitments in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart
Amelita Earhart
Lindberghs
Hawks
Miss Earhart
America
Amarillo
Tucumcart
Border clashes and alleged smuggling raise tensions
Reports claim attempts to move Mexican rum across the river sparked border skirmishes with casualties among several participants. Authorities investigate and increased patrols are expected along the frontier.
Patro lman Victim as Rio Grande Shootout Claims Three
A border clash along the Texas Mexico frontier leaves a patrolman and two smugglers dead and a teen wounded. Dorne C Melton 31 of Conyers Ga was killed along with Francisco Gonzales and Higinio Perez of Juarez. Francisco Mosqueda 19 another former local student is critically wounded. Police continued search for two more可能 victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fel Paso
Texas
U. S
Rio Grande River
Park Street
Dorne C. Melton
Conyers
U. 8
Francisco Gonzales
Higinio Perez
Juarez
Francisco Mosqueda
Liberty Hospital
Laredo
Rio Grande
Melton
Election of fair officers is today
Directors of the Tri-State Pair Association spanning Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma along with all interested are to report at the Herring Hotel at 3 pm for the annual meeting to elect officers. W F Lampe is retiring president recently named U S deputy marshal in Amarillo. Directors and officers election occurs yearly. Letters were sent to all directors announcing the session. John F Zook, ex policeman and amateur wrestler, pleaded not guilty to a first degree murder charge tied to the lynching and burning of Lioyé Warner in nearby incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State Pair Association
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Herring Hotel
W. F Lampe
U. S
Amarillo
ST. Joseph
John F. Zook
Lioyé Warner
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100Th Meridian
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Mess
Chicago
Marcus Teeter, Jr
Granada
Minn
Lillian Murphy
Bremen
Ind
Elena Shoup
Bartlesville
Okla
Canning Queen
Doris E. Clark
Goodman
Wis
Hulda Stettler
Fountain City
Hugo Graumann
Granite
Warner -Churchill
Cuba
Joe Bailey
U. S. Senate
Readhimer
Louisiana
Beaumont
David Gregory
Hardin County
Gregory
Voth
Mellie Brockman
Miles Jordan
Ralph Chance
Jordan
W. W. Richardson
Jefferson
Paso
FEX
Fracas
Lynghing
Axo Towatta
Ted
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