Slaying of Constable Hutson Ends in Carson County
Borger police officer Ben Chapman is jailed in Potter County after the slaying of Hutchinson County constable Lee Hutson on a dirt road between White Deer and Borger. Hutson was shot in the back of the head after a car stop ordered by Chapman.
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Ben Chapman
Borger
Potter County
Lee Hutson
Hutchinson County
Carson County
White Deer
Chapman
T. B. Harris
Panhandle
John White
W. L. McConnell
84Th
McConnell
Harris
White
Dan Hardee
G. L. Warren
Warren
Wheeler
Hutson
NO 4 TUMBLEWEEDS AND WIND UNDO THEIR DIRTY WORK
Plainsmen fight wind driven dunes built by tumbleweeds and wind erosion. The Soil Conservation Service grapples with stabilizing dunes across the Southern Great Plains from Canada to the Arkansas River. Dr. C J Whitfield leads research to curb man made erosion and reclaim land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SCS
C. J. Whitfield
Whitfield
Great Plains
Canadian
Arkansas
Missing Man Awakens, Returns To Car In Downtown Streets
A man was found unconscious in a icy intersection at Tenth Avenue and Georgia Street. A White laundry truck driver, Tom Turpin, stopped at Northwest Texas Hospital and later the man asked to be taken to his car. The mystery ended when the man woke and directed the driver back to his parked vehicle.
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Tenth Avenue
Georgia Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
Tom Turpin
Turpin
Globe News
Bloody Clothing Key Clue in Evelyn Taylor Slaying
Officers linked bloody clothing from Oct 30 to the tunnel death of Evelyn Lucile Taylor. Three Mexicans, who knew the girl from a East Tenth Avenue dance, were arrested. A coat found on the body was identified as hers. Investigators plan a thorough autopsy and careful questioning continues to resolve how the teen died and why the body remained hidden.
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Evelyn Lucile Taylor
East Tenth Avenue
Santa Fe
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Sheriff's Department
Drunken Driving Charge Filed In Lefors Fatal Crash
W F McDowell of Borger faced drunken driving charges in Pampa justice court after a Lefors crash that killed Mrs J Fred Smith of McLean. McDowell surrendered following a rumor of a hit and run and said he stopped to aid at the scene. He was held on a 1500 bond as the investigation noted a flat tire caused the incident near the North Fork of Red River bridge. Funeral services for Mrs Smith were set for 2 30 this afternoon at the Church of Christ.
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Chapman
Harris
Warren
Panhandle
Hardee
Hutson
Borger
Powell Funeral Home
Justice Court
Pampa
W. F. McDowell
Lefors
J. Fred Smith
McLean
McDowell
Justice of the Peace
E. F. Young
J. H. White
Wellington
Red River Bridge
Farm Bill Cost Out Defeated in Senate Vote
In Washington December 14 administration leaders won a fight in the Senate against Senator Vandenberg s amendment to cap the farm bill cost at 500 million dollars yearly The proposal drew heavy opposition and was voted down with nine Democrats voting for the limit while several Republicans independents and farmer laborers opposed it The bill would continue to be funded only by available revenues as stated by the current text
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Washington
Senate
Vandenburg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Chamber
Adams
Colorado
Brown
Burke
Nebraska
Byrd
Virginia
Cor
New York
Maloney
Connecticut
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Radcliffe
Maryland
Massachusetts
Borah
Idaho
Norris
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Farmer-Laborites
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region
Amarillo and vicinity expect a Wednesday of fair and warmer weather. West Texas area west of the 100th meridian to see cloudy skies with possible occasional rain in the southeast. Mexico area to the west reports fair conditions. Hourly temperatures in Amarillo yesterday show highs near 39 and lows around 21 with 0.11 inches of precipitation in the 24 hours ending 4 PM yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Wednesaage Axico
Kssk
Oklahoma
Kansas
Plains
Wheeler Murder Testimony Ends
In Wheeler on December 14 the trial of Eugene Bearrow halted as defense rested after a 12 year old described the fatal beating of Wilbur Nixon. Key witnesses included Clifford Natall Lindsay Davis Lee Bowen and Ralph Cartwright with details of an automobile ride party and blood on Bearrow. A coat button and whiskey bottle were found near the body.
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Wheeler
Eugene
Stubby) Bearrow
Wilbur Nixon
Dozier
Shamrock
Doyle McLaughlin
Nixon
Louise Goley
Clifford Natall
Lindsay Davis
Lee Bowen
Ralph Cartwright
Highway 66
Highway 4
J. L. Pingenot
Pingenot
Japan offers apologies and compensation over Panay attack
Tokyo announced sincere apologies and indemnities for losses from the Panay incident and pledged to prevent recurrence. Foreign Minister Hirota also sent a similar note to Britain about the Bee and Ladybird bombing while Emperor Hirohito awaited a direct reply to the American memorandum.
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Koki Hirota
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Britain
Hirota
Robert Craigie
Bee
Ladybird
Great Britain
Imperial
Oreran
Yangtze
Panay
Roosevelt
Grew
Hirohito
Washington
Yangtze River
Nanking
Amarillo Introduces New Daily Times With Local Ties
The Amarillo Daily Times debuts this afternoon edited by T. E. Johnson and published by Amarillo Times Publishing Company. The paper reviews the Amarillo Weekly and Southwest Plainsman, lists key staff including G. May as city editor and G. Stanley as advertising manager, and notes circulation by Harry Lemmon. Printed at 714 Taylor Street with tabloid format and International News Service content.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Daily Times
T. E. Johnson
Amarillo Times Publishing Company
Mr. Johnson
Amarillo Weekly
Southwest Plainsman
E. Leo Miller
The
Plainsman
George May
G. L. Stanley
Dalhart
A. J. Snider
Pampa Daily News
Ed Teasley
Lowell Miller
Harry Lemmon
Santa Monica
Calif
the Times
International
Taylor Street
Alarm Felt for 18 Americans in Nanking Fall
Shanghai dispatch reports deep concern for 18 Americans unaccounted as Japanese forces seized Nanking. Chiang Kai-Shek said loss of the capital does not waver China's resistance, while communications breakdown left situation unclear and fires and fighting feared around the city.
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China
Miner Searles Bates
Hiram, O
Nanking University
U.S
Dr. Bates
Shanghai
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Pukow
Tientsin
Yangtze River
Puchen
Honhsien
United States
Panay
United States Demands Open Door Assurance in China
Secretary Hull presented Japan a formal note demanding a recorded expression of regret for the Panay sinking, full and comprehensive indemnifications, and guarantees that Americans and property in China be free from unlawful interference. The note asserts open door principles and cites past incidents in Shanghai and customs as context.
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Washington
United States
Panay
China
Hull
Japan
State Department
Shanghai
Hirota
Joseph C. Grew
Bransfit
Britain
Yangtze
Italy
Sandro Sandri
Yangtze River
Editor Harry Sommers, 84, dies in Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Kentucky December 14 Harry A Sommers 84 longtime Kentucky newspaper editor died today of pneumonia after 60 years in the trade.
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Elizabethtown
Harry A. Sommers
Kentucky
Snow and Ice Bring Hazardous Travel Across Panhandle
Panhandle plains thaw with one and a half to eight inches of snow while east areas endure freezing rain. Roads remain treacherous though air and bus service resume. temperatures dip to the low twenties with a warming trend forecast.
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Panhandle Plains
Panhandle
Oklahoma
New Mexico
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Red Cross
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Borgan
Barrow
Soil Conservation Service
Dust Bowl
Gunny
By Lewis Nordyke
Evelyn Taylor
Tokyo
Roosvelt
TWA
Braniff Airlines
Oklahoma City
Clovis
Tucumcari
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