Burns Named for Speaker by His Party
Sweeping aside sectionalism, Southern Democrats gain full organization control of the 74th Congress opening tomorrow. Rep. Joseph W. Burns of Tennessee is named Speaker after Robert Crosser withdraws. Bankhead wins second ballot for House leadership with 156 votes. O Connor ranked second with 54 and 66. Ways and Means to limit Republican representation to one fourth of committee totals.
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Washington
74Th Congress
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Friends
William B.bankhead
Alabama
House
Bankhead
Rules Committee
O'Connor
John J. O'Connor
New York
Lone Bandit Robs Two Gas Stations in Amarillo
A lone unmasked bandit robbed two Amarillo service stations last night. At the Phillips station at Sixth Avenue and Belleview, attendant Wilcox surrendered 21.72 after being held at gunpoint about 7 15. Later, about an hour later, the Magnolia station at Thirty Sixth Avenue and Harrison Street was robbed of 35 by a suspect matching the same description.
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Phillips Station
Sixth Avenue
Belleview
Magnolia
Thirty-Sixth Avenue
Harrison Street
Mary O'Dare Fails To Provide Bond In Dallas
Efforts to secure the release of Mary O'Dare, former companion of Raymond Hamilton, failed as a $1,000 bond signed by Wichita Falls residents was rejected by U S Commissioner Lee R. Smith after Justice Department agents would not approve the signatures. O'Dare is indicted for alleged conspiracy to aid and conceal Clyde Barrow and other fugitives.
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Dallas
Mary O'Dare
Raymond Hamilton
Wichita Falls
United States
Lee R. Smith
Department of Justice
O’dare
Clyde Barrow
Burns Confirmed by Democrats as House Speaker Nominee
The House Democrats unanimously nominate Joseph W. Burns of Tennessee for speaker, making today’s speakership election a formality.
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House
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Long to battle Roosevelt in Senate over Louisiana laws
In Baton Rouge Huey P. Long prepared to oppose President Roosevelt on the Senate floor next week over Louisiana dictatorial laws. Governor O K Allen read a presidential letter suggesting amendments, warning federal aid could be cut off if changes were not made.
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Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
United States Senate
White House
Louisiana
Long
O. K. Allen
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
Bill Newton to Face Texas Trial on Robbery Charge
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Bill Newton, linked to the $2,000,000 Roundout train robbery of 1922 near Illinois, was arrested Sunday at his father in law’s home near Luther Oklahoma. Federal agents moved him to Waxahachie Texas on a 10 month old bank robbery warrant.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Newton
Wellington man killed in car crash into underpass pillar
Lee Godfrey 38 of Wellington died when his 1934 Chevrolet struck a concrete pillar on West Sixth Avenue underpass. No witnesses. police and an identifiable body were moved to Northwest Texas Hospital. Identified by Amarillo friends at Griggs chapel.
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100Th Meridian
Panhandle
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Amarillo Yesteray
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Lee Godfrey
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Godfrey
Randy Lee
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P. C. Hand
McMasters Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
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Cap
Defense witness testifies on why Galatas fled after Nash killing
Richard T. Galatas testified he fled Hot Springs fearing federal agents would kill him. He said Hoover ordered him brought in on a slab and described his plan to protect his family. Galatas identified Nash as not matching a photo and described Nash’s arrest at the White Front in Hot Springs. The trial of six others accused of conspiring in the Kansas City Union Station massacre continued as evidence included a reference to John Lazia by a federal agent.
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Richard T. Galatas
Kansas City Union Station
Galatas
Frank Nash
Doc” Miller
Mr. Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
U. S. Bureau of Investigation
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Ark
Nash
New Orleans
New York
California
White Front
Leavenworth
Kan
Doc Miller
Merrill FE. Otis
John Lazia
Lazia
R. C. Suran
Lupe Velez Seeks Divorce From Johnny Weissmuller
Lupe Velez files again for divorce from Johnny Weissmuller star of Tarzan, charging cruelty in a suit nearly identical to her July filing that was dismissed. The action marks a renewal of their divorce battle in Los Angeles.
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Johnny
Los Angeles
Lupe Velez
Johnny Weissmuller
Tarzan
Three Held After Kidnap Victim Freed In Brownfield
Luther Cruce, Brownfield auto dealer, was kidnapped and robbed by three youths who freed him unharmed near Big Spring two hours later. Deputies arrested the trio in Cruce’s stolen car in Colorado. they await return to Big Spring. Charges of kidnapping robbery with firearms and auto theft will be filed. Cruce reports a theft of about 125 to 140 dollars.
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Jan
Luther Cruce
Big Spring
Cruce
Colorado
Jess Slaughter
Slaughter
Solons Struggle to Find a Place to Hang Hats in Washington
Washington lawmakers entering the 74th Congress report a severe shortage of apartments and houses in the capital. Rent is described as outrageous and extravagant with calls for a wartime rent commission revival to curb rising costs. Senator William King of Utah and Representative Ellen Bogen of Pennsylvania voice the complaints.
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Solons
Rep
Ellenbogen
Pennsylvania
Senator King
Utah
King
District of Columbia Committee
Ship Lexington Sunk After East River Collision
The steamship Lexington of the Colonial Navigation Line sank in the East River after a collision with the tramp freighter James Christensen. Captain Pendleton said all aboard were saved, but five crew members were reported missing. About 130 passengers and 52 crew were aboard including 60 Brown University students returning to Providence after Christmas. A passenger described the crash and chaos in the dining area as the ship sank.
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New York
James Christenson
Lexington
Colonial Navigation Company
East River
Colonial Navigation Line
William O. Pendleton
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan
Brown University
Providence
Gordon Hurrwitz
Arlington
Mass
Boston
Sausage in Politics Sparks Quixotic Speech
A lawmaker gives a rambling football rally comparing himself to King Arthur Charlemagne and Godfrey de Boloney, praising sausage while criticizing business. The piece notes a Globe-News Want Ad mentioning a one or two room apartment at 800 Harrison.
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Godfrey de Boloney
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Globe-News
Marland predicts oil conference will interest Roosevelt and Ickes
Gov elect E W Marland said the upcoming conference of oil states governors in Ponca City would be of great interest to President Roosevelt and Interior Secretary Ickes. He noted the first session failed to agree and expects the second meeting to shape a federal state compact plan for oil control aided by a federal advisory board.
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Okla
E. W.marland
Roosevelt
Ickes
Marland
Cole Oil Investigating Committee
Congress
James V. Alfred
Texas
Ill
James Blalock
Kansas
California
Louisiana
Arkansas
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New Mexico
Ilinois
Montana
Oklahoma
NIRA
Hollywood Sage Warns Against Boring Football
Hollywood columnist notes pro football thrives on clever passing and scoring. He cites Alabama's airing of passes at a large crowd and urges coaches to emulate pro styles to boost attendance and excitement.
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Hollywood
Calif
Alabama
Stanford
Engine Runs Away At Pine Bluff No Injuries Reported
A Missouri Pacific locomotive under repair in Pine Bluff shops ran away at about 30 mph. It sped through the business district seven miles north and ran out of steam. The crew of a freight engine uncoupled and pursued, overtaking it at Baldwin switch. Shop crew blamed a broken blowpipe allowing steam into cylinders.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Stoam
Baldwin Switch
Little Rock
Roosevelt to Convene Democrats on New Deal Agenda
President Roosevelt summons Democratic congressional leaders to discuss his legislative program and a solution to the perennial soldiers bonus issue. The White House conference precedes his annual message to a joint session Friday as Congress opens and behind the scenes plans shape the session with a push for an early bonus decision. The attendee list includes Speaker-elect Burns Bankhead Robinson and Vice President Garner as Roosevelts aides work on unemployment relief social legislation and other New Deal proposals.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
House
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Democratic House
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Senate Democratic
Garner
Giggling Girl Leads Bandit Raid on Town
In Missouri raids the gang nicknamed Six Daring Bandits led by a giggling girl abducted six men in Crane and robbed three stores of cash and merchandise totaling 1 085 dollars. The night watchman W E Rickman was kidnapped and safety loot taken. Other raids occurred in Ozark Billings Nixa and Ozark county locations with multiple abductions and robberies.
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Springfield
Ozarks
Crane
W. E. Rickman
Ozark
W. J. Baggett
Billings
Nixa
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial Opens With Testimony Planned
Hauptmann’s trial moves toward opening testimony by Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne, nurse Betty Gow, and Mrs. Ollie Wheatley as jurors are seated. Maps and floor plans will establish crime locale before direct testimony begins.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Betty Gow
Hunterdon County
Anne
Anne Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ollie Wheatley
Lindberghs
Butler
Sourland
Colonel Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Col. Lindbergh
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Two Bandits Rob Crowded Grocery in Dallas Heist
Two men entered a crowded suburban Dallas grocery around 6 PM and, armed, looted the cash register. One stood at the doorway directing patrons, the other forced a clerk to open the till. They fled with an estimated loss of 75 to 30 dollars.
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Dallas
L. H. White
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