Clarendon raid ends in gun battle injuring deputy
G W Shoffitt 60 is jailed after a raid at his home leads to a firefight with Sheriff Pierce and Chief Deputy Guy Wright. Wright loses his left eye. Shoffitt and the sheriff are unarmed after the exchange. Wright is treated in Amarillo. Shoffitt faces assault with intent to murder charges.
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Clarendon
G. W. Shoffitt
Donley County
Guy Wright
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
Shoffit
Shoffitt
Wright
Guy Pierce
Shoffi
Pierce
Clarendon Hospital
97 Per Cent of Nation's Bank Depositors Covered
President Roosevelt learned that 97 percent of bank depositors would be insured under the new deposit insurance program effective tomorrow. Walter J. Cummings said 13,423 banks will be insured and 141 banks ineligible, with some to qualify after corrections. The plan caps coverage at 2500 dollars initially and rises to 10000 after July 1.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Walter J. Cummings
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mr. Roosevelt
Cummings
E. G. Bennett
J. F. T. O'Connor
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt's Monetary Policies Stand Predicted by Robinson
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Senate majority leader, predicted that President Roosevelt's monetary policies would be upheld as Congress opens its new session. Eleven Democratic steering members met to map the legislative outlook and prepare for a White House conference with national leaders.
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Congress
Senate Democrats
Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Democratic Steering Committee
Senate
White House
House
Money Chief Gets Title as Well as Task
Roosevelt accepts resignation of ill cabinet office holder while Money Chief gains new title and broader duties in a reshuffle announced across the government. The move signals a consolidation of authority and a fresh mandate for policy leadership.
Morgenthau Becomes Treasury Secretary In Roosevelt Era
President Roosevelt promotes Henry Morgenthau Jr to full secretary of the treasury after Woodin resigns for health reasons. Morgenthau will continue the administration’s financial policies. Woodin’s departure leaves the under secretary post vacant and speculation grows on a successor.
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Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Norgenthau
Woodin
Morgenthau
Earle Bailie
Senator Couzens
Jt.-Mich
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Tucson
Ariz
the Treasury
Ale
Mr. Roosevelt
Peek
Wallace
Wright Taken To St Anthony’s After Serious Wounding
Chief Deputy Wright arrived at St Anthony’s Hospital around 11:36 p m Sunday night. The attending specialist reported a fair day yesterday. Wright remains seriously wounded and recovery chances hinge on developments in the next 24 to 36 hours.
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Wright
St. Anthony's Hospital
Tutor at Tech Shot 70 Death
Samuel J. Boller 35 a Texas Tech engineering assistant professor was found dead in his office after a apparent shooting. inquest opened by local officials with no verdict reached that night. Boller came to Texas Tech in 1928 from Oklahoma A and M College Stillwater Oklahoma. a .32 caliber pistol lay near the body.
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Samuel J. Boller
Texas Technological College
College Engineering
Boller
Justice of the Peace
J. 8. Connell
Vaughn E. Wilson
Texas Tech
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
Okla
Two Workers Die In Grade Crossing Accident
Omaha reporter says two workers were killed when a Northwestern train from Minneapolis struck a truck at a grade crossing. The engineer was critically injured and the fireman burned. The incident occurred near Omaha on January 1.
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Omaha
Neb
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Civil War veteran J A Rhodes dies at 90
Slaton Jan 1 J A Rhodes a 90 year old Civil War veteran died at his home after a long illness He was survived by his widow two sons and two daughters Funeral services will be held in Wellington Kan tomorrow.
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Slaton
J. A. Rhodes
Wellington
Kan
Farm Adjustment Administration Reorganized In Washington
Drastic reorganization of the Farm Adjustment Administration announced by Farm Administrator Chester Davis aims to coordinate work and focus on farmers welfare. Three new assistant administrators named Vic tor A. Christgau H R Tolley and Alfred D Stedman with divisions created for commodities and production adjustment across wheat cotton corn hogs dairying and other farm products.
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Washington
Farm Adjustment Administration
Chester €. Davis
Peek
Roosevelt
Davis
Victor A. Christgau
Minnesota
H. R. Tolley
Berkeley
Conf
Henderson
General Crops
NRA
D. P. Trent
Oklahoma
Tolley
Farm Administration
Plainview Light Plant Work Halts on Court Order
Plainview officials and Cc. S. Lambie and Company of Amarillo were restrained by a Dallas court from continuing with a municipal light plant contract. A hearing on a preliminary injunction for Community Power and Light Company of St. Louis is set for January 8 before Federal Judge James C. Wilson. Texas Utilities Company currently supplies Plainview with power and holds its street lighting and water pump contract.
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Plainview
General Court
William H. Atwell
Dallas
Cc. S. Lambie and Company
Amarillo
Community Power and Light Company of
St. Louis
James C. Wilson
Fort Worth
Texas Utilities Company
Community Power and Light
Shock of Sons Injury Fatal in Texas Tragedy
In Pampa Texas Mrs. Marbaugh 42 died of shock after learning her son Max, badly injured in a Dallas auto crash, was near death. Minutes later she collapsed at a service station while having her car serviced. Miles Marbaugh of Pampa High School joined by Dallas health reports. Max, a Dallas dental student, lingered with a skull fracture. funeral plans not announced.
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Pampa
Harry Marbaugh
Marbaugh
Max Marbaugh
Dallas
Pampa Hospital
Subscription Rush Delays Christmas Paper Deliveries
The News-Globe’s annual Christmas bargain rate swamped the circulation office as mail subscriptions arrive faster than staff can process. Late subscribers may start late but will receive full subscription time. The mail bargain rate is extended to January 15 due to missing crop reduction checks in several Panhandle counties.
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News-Globe
C. F. Underwood
Panhandle
Underwood
Tragedy Follows New Year Weather Across U S
Severe weather in Southern California raises death toll beyond thirty as 12 inches of rain fall in 24 hours. Flooding forces thousands from homes, cuts communications, and endangers isolated communities amid a nationwide storm system.
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California
Alleged Job Sale Swindling Charged in Hillsboro
Sam H. Alfred Jr district attorney filed a complaint in justice court against R H Burek of Whitney for swindling tied to promises of state jobs. Charlie Golden paid 15 dollars for a job at Gatesville training school. Previous indictments were dismissed by District Judge McPherson. The new complaint will go before the grand jury soon.
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Hillsboro
Sam H. Alfred, Jr
Justice Court
R. H. Burek
Whitney
Charlie Golden
Burck
Gatesville
Allred
McPherson
Cleburne
Slaying of Recluse Confessed by Negro
In Angleton Texas two African American men were moved to a safer jail after one confessed to the axe killing of Roy Lapham a 54 year old recluse at his Alvin area home. Johnny Dade 21 admitted the murder and implicated an accomplice 24 of Houston while the other suspect did not yet speak. Lapham disappeared from Port Arthur six years ago after business reverses leaving a vegetable seller with a small five acre rented plot.
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Angleton
Tex
Brazoria
Roy Lapham
Alvin Recluse
Jimmy Martin
Texas
Lapham
Johnny Dade
Martin
Dade
Houston
Ingram
Port Arthur
Alvin
Ben C. Kennedy
Manatee
Fla
Underhill Fights for Life After Shawnee Capture
Shawnee Oklahoma January 1 Desperado Underhill, captured Saturday after a gun battle, was reported in critical condition tonight as doctors warned he likely would not survive. Earlier he had shown temporary improvement after bullets were removed. His mother and sister stayed nearby in Kansas City.
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Shawnee, Okla
Wilbur Underhill
Alamanda Underhill
Kansas City
Shawnee
Underhill
Kansas Penitentiary
Kentucky
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
RK. H. Colvin
Oklahoma Penitentiary
SHERIFFS KILLERS HELD AFTER GUNFIGHT NEAR SAN LUIS
Herbert Rankin and George Putman were jailed and hospitalized after a fatal shooting of Sheriff Adolfo Rodriguez and wounding of Deputy J. P. Maestas near Ban Luis. The two gunmen fled after a truck robbery in Taos, New Mexico. Putman was in critical condition, Rankin under heavy guard.
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Alamosa
Colo
Herbert Rankin
George Putman
San Luis
Adolfo Rodriguez
J. P. Maestas
Ban Luis
Putmen
Rankin
Rodriguez
Maestas
Taos
N. M
Lowlands and Foothills Hit in California
California reports lowlands and foothills under study as checks near fifty degrees are completed. Authorities monitor conditions and summarize findings for regional planning and safety measures.
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California
Downpour Reaps Destruction Across Los Angeles Area
Torrential rains flood Los Angeles and nearby hills causing deaths and extensive damage. Officials report more than 30 dead, 10 missing, hundreds injured, thousands homeless as eight inches of rain fall in 24 hours. Montrose Glendale areas hardest hit with evacuation ordered and water supply disrupted.
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Authori
Los Ageles
Montrose
Str
Glendale
Montr
Hollyw Film Studios
Echo Park
Aimee Temple McPherson
Angel Temple
Weather Bureau
B.C. Eaton
Hall
Beckley
December Warmest on Bureau Records in Amarillo
New Year's Day in the Panhandle opened under sunny skies as Amarillo marked the warmest December on record with an average of 47.4 degrees. The day’s extremes reached 27 and 55 degrees, with a forecast of partly cloudy and cooler conditions.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Wt. &. Weather Bureau
H. T. Colleman
Bureau
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