Stepfather held for murder in Stephenville case
Bernie Connolly, 17, was identified by neighbors as the youth whose head was found in a cellar nine miles north of Stephenville. F M Snow, 46, Erath county farmer, was jailed on murder charges after authorities found the head and clothing in a gunny sack. Police believe the body was killed at a distance from the farm and head severed, with several thousand people aiding in the missing youth search. Snow was later moved to Fort Worth jail for safekeeping.
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Stephenville
Bernie Connolly
F. M. Snow
Erath County
Snow
Connolly
West Texas
Russell
Fort Worth
Seldon
Berney Connolly
Tarrant County
Verdict Hoped Before Christmas In Mitchell Court Martial
Washington December relief pressed as prosecutors and defense expect verdict next week by war department reviewing officers. Rep Frank R Reid defends silence on rebuttal evidence while last prosecution witnesses are heard Tuesday. Court may call more witnesses but unlikely after seven weeks of hearings. Debated issues include use of evidence for mitigation versus truth of charges. Ends with notes on foreign air concessions tied to Pan American Canal and Guatemala.
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Washington
Mitchell
War Department
Frank R. Reid
Illinois
Colonel Mitchell
Reid
Guatemala
Governor Miriam Ferguson Calls Opponents a Gang
A signed Ferguson article quotes the Texas governor accusing a crowd of political adversaries of operating as gangsters. She alleges the opposition seeks her impeachment for self serving gains and road and highway money aims, urging readers to study the real facts in Texas. The piece ends with a note that the continuation runs on page nine.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Prum
Associated Press
James K. Ferguson
Texas
State Highway Commission
Death linked to Amarillo robbery mystery in Texas
A severed head found in a ruined Stephenville cellar is believed linked to the Blackburn Brothers robbery in Amarillo. The missing suit from the loot was found with the head, prompting officers to pursue a new lead. Sheriff Hassler of Erath County reportedly left town on a secret mission to arrest a suspect.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
Stephenville
Blackburn Brothers, Clothiers
Hassler
Erath County
Texans Plan to Continue Fight Over Inheritance Tax
Washington dispatch reports Texas delegates push to oppose the federal inheritance tax. A five member committee, including Rhode Island's Arthur Sherman and speakers from Delaware, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Maryland, will monitor Congress for acts seen as encroaching on states' rights. The panel will report to governors and legislators. disclosures suggest tax clubs funded the delegation’s trip.
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Washington
Texas
Garner
American Bankers’ League
Congress
Arthur A. Sherman
Rhode Island
Henry C. Downward
Delaware
House of Representatives
Edgar Brown
South Carolina
S. W. Adams
Kentucky
Francis P. Curtis
Maryland
Pitiless Suspense Turns to Mourning for 63 Miners
In Overton Mine No. 2 near Birmingham Alabama 63 miners perished in a gas explosion. Rescue workers continued efforts to recover three bodies while 50 had already been removed including 43 Negro and 7 white workers. Rehabilitation funds are being arranged by the Birmingham Red Cross. Three theories for the blast include defective wiring a lighted match and a windy shot.
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Birmingham
Ala
Overton
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
American Red Cross
Washington
Charles de Bardeleben
de Bardeleben
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The Saturday forecast calls for fair conditions with little temperature change across Amarillo West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. High pressure remains over the north, with low pressure in the western Lake region bringing warmer air to the Mississippi Valley and Southwest.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Utah
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
Whaley Denies He Will Resign As West Texas Leader
Porter A. Whaley, general manager of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, states he has no intention of resigning. A rumor had suggested he might leave after seven years, but he says he is not considering another post and has repeatedly declined higher paying offers in newspapers and railroads to continue West Texas development. He also originated the idea that led to the establishment of Texas Technological College at Lubbock.
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Porter A. Whaley
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Daily News
Panhandle
Whaley
West Texas
Tech College
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
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Amarillo
Associated Press
the Panhandle
Texas
Abe Martin
Will Rogers
Lynch Davidson Enters Governor Race In San Antonio
Lynch Davidson, Houston resident and lone declared candidate for governor, formally announces in San Antonio stating he will stay in the race until voting concludes. Governor Smith pardons Benjamin Gitlow in Albany, NY, freeing him after conviction under criminal anarchy act.
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San Antonio
Dev
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Benjamin Gitlow
AL Smith
Albany
N. Y
Smith
New York
Sing Sing
Administration of Farm Union Affairs Endorsed at Texas Conven tion
The Farm Labor Union of America endorsement was approved at the national convention in Texarkana as W. W. Fitzwater of Bonham Texas was re elected president and W. J. Kyle of Texarkana was re elected secretary and treasurer Other officers include Sam Connell Prescott Ark John D Hart Okalona Ark R R Tribble Aubrey Texas and A D Rhea Queen City Texas with an executive committee listing J L Smithwick Crum Texas George Shaw Pine Bluff Ark W A Poovey Donley County Texas and A C Howerton Sanger Texas
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Texarkana
Farm Labor Union of America
W. W. Fitzwater
Bonham
Texas
W. J. Kyle
Sam Connell
Prescott
Ark
John D. Hart
Okalona
R. R. Tribble
Aubrey
A. D. Rhea
Queen City
J. L. Smithwick
Crum
George Shaw
Pine Bluff
W. A. Poovey
Donley County
A. C. Howerton
Sanger
Agriculture Favored Group Claims Rate Bias At Hearing
At an Interstate Commerce rate hearing in Dallas, the Southwestern Industrial Traffic League argued agriculture already receives favored treatment, countering a proposed five percent western freight increase. Oklahoma figures and other counsel cross examined, with Texas farm bureau testifying that higher rates would cost Texas farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Dallas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwestern Industrial Traffic League
Traffic League
J. K. Moore
Oklahoma City
Industrial League
Hoch-Smith
Southwest
Mr. Moore
Paul Walker
Okla
Homa Corporation Commission
John E. Benton
National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
J. B. Keeler
Moore
Examiner Keeler
Mr. Benton
Clarence E. Gillmore
Texas Railroad Commission
J. T. Hussey
Kansas Commission
Walker
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Texas
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Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
the Daily News
Amarillo Daily News
Dynamo
Mildred Reeves
Southwestern Industrial Traffic Body
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