Moraw takes oath of post
Two men testified against Bruno Hauptmann as the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial moved forward in Flemington New Jersey. An elderly neighbor and a Bronx cab driver identified Hauptmann as the man with a dirty green car and a ladder seen near the Lindbergh property.
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Flemington
N. J
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Amandus Hochmuth
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Charles
Anne Lindbergh
Betty Gow
Hunterdon County
Dr. Condon
Col. Lindbergh
al Reich
Woodlawn
St. Raymond's Cemetery
Edward J. Reilly
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Hochmuth
Farley Seeks Transpacific Airmail Start This Year
Postmaster General James A. Farley told President Roosevelt that a Transpacific airmail service could begin in 1934 with profits reported at 12.16 million dollars for the prior year. He urged Congress to fund new services including Transatlantic routes and improved Alaska service while warning the 3 cent postage rate must continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Department
Congress
Alaska
Farley
Hope Overcomes Gloom As Oil Prices Steady In Texas
A Jan 8 report from Tulsa notes no surge of hot oil racketeering after the Supreme Court struck down the petroleum portion of the Recovery Act. Texas officials have control, tenders are required for shipments, and an injunction blocks movement by two railroads. Oil stocks are stable, with cautious optimism across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Supreme Court
East Texas
Federal Tender Board
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Blue Bird
Railroad Commission
FE. B. Reeser
Barnsdall Corp
Dog in Jury Box Ejected in Ebers Murder Trial
In Wichita Falls at the Ed Ebers murder trial the police dog Dugan, belonging to juror Duncan Perkins, is ejected after snapping at Bailiff McConnell who stepped on the dog's toes. Perkins was the last juror chosen to try Ebers, accused of killing Percival Graves in a county jail November 24.
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Wichita Falls
Dugan
Ed Ebers
C. B. McConnell
Duncan Perkins
Ebers
Clay County
Percival Graves
Oil Company
Perkins
Roosevelts bold move and court ruling cap news day
In Santa Monica on January 8 a remarkable news day unfolds. President Roosevelt proposes a massive eight and a half billion plan. Betty Gow defeats the Hauptmann attorney in court. Hugh Johnson shifts stance against big business. The Supreme Court leans Republican, ruling no legal remedy against oil industry changes.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Roosevelt
Betty Gow
Hauptmann
Hugh Johnson
Supreme Court
Sunray plans developments in Moore County
Clarence Wright president of Sunray Oil Company and C H Waddel of Ohmstrom & Co visited Moore County to announce an expansion of the Moore County gasoline plant and the drilling of several new wells. The officials, along with Rip C Underwood and Don Harrington, piloted by Roy Hunt, departed by private plane for Laredo and Mexico City to inspect other properties before returning Sunday.
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Sunray Oil Company
Moore County
Clarence Wright
Oklahoma City
C H. Waddel
Ohmstrom & Co
New Yorker
Sunray
Laredo
Mexico City
Rip C. Underwood
Don Harrington
Roy Hunt
Atlantic Coast
Sky
Hogs Set New Market Highs Across Cities
Hogs advanced to top prices of 8.25 in Kansas City and 8.15 in Fort Worth, the highest levels since 1930 and 1928 respectively. Cattle trade remained active with choice 1194 pound steers posting a new peak since September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Choice
Fort Worth
U.P
Jury pool discharged in Oppe Trimble case in missing sheriff
The special venire for the trial of H. B. Opp and L. E. Trimble on the murder of County Commissioner Wiley Tomlinson was discharged today in Menard and reset for Thursday.
Pioneer cattleman T H Flynn dies in Amarillo
Thomas H. Flynn 76 year old rancher and cattleman died in a local hospital after illness. A resident of Amarillo since 1906 he owned ranch and wheat lands in Moore County and had prior service on the Oklahoma City police force. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of out of town relatives with N S Griggs and Sons in charge.
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Thomas H. Flynn
Amarillo
Moore County
Mr. Flynn
Dallas
Charles A. Fisk
J. F. Flynn
T. H. Flynn
West
Eleventh Avenue
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Stevenson defies Allred by winning Texas House speakership
Coke R. Stevenson of Junction defeated R. W. Calvert of Hillsboro 80 to 68 to become speaker, halting Governor-Elect James V. Allred’s early influence as the 44th Texas Legislature opens. The session’s opening headlines centered on the speakership contest and its political implications for Ferguson era policy.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Coke R. Stevenson
Junction
Texas House of Representatives
Stevenson
R. W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Calvert
Allred
James E. Ferguson
Tex
Senate
Ken Regan
Pecos
House
Coke Stevenson
Bob Calvert
Castor Oil Punishment Used By City Judge
In Chicago on January 8 Judge Joseph W. Stodola ordered a castor oil treatment for a drunken offender, Fred Cory of Hammond Indiana. Faced with three options a $25 fine 180 days at the penal farm or castor oil he chose the oil and the judge planned continued doses and future visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph W. Stodola
Fred Cory
Hammond
Ind
Cory
Jones Pushes Bill to Extend Crop Loan Program
Representative Marvin Jones of Amarillo seeks a one year extension of federal crop production loans with a $40,000,000 authorization. He notes loan repayments would largely fund new lending, and says seed loans expired January 1. The bill aims to speed passage to aid farmers for spring planting, extending loans to fall crops like winter wheat for next spring harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
House of Representatives
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Slain Woman's Husband Faces Murder Charge
George S. Hamlin was charged with murder in the slaying of his wife Irene Hamlin last Friday night. The arrest followed evidence placing Hamlin in Amarillo on the night of the crime and his ticket purchase under the alias John Baker to fly to San Francisco. Local officials and TWA employees identified him, and investigators pursued San Francisco connections while Hamlin denied all involvement.
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George S. Hamlin
Irene
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder’s Court
Grady Hazlewood
Bill Adams
Hamlin
Adams
W. R. McDowell
Hazlewood
Amarillo
English Field
San Francisco
John Baker
TWA
Walter Peck
Wade Johnson
Oakland
Carl Hare
West Eighteenth Street
Frisco
Peck
Oakland Fire Department
Government eyes substitute for AAA cash payments
Secretary Wallace and economists study alternatives as processing tax cash payments for farmers appear to lose effectiveness. He calls the system an emergency measure and says a substitute, if found, could end in 1936. The 1936 budget shows processing tax collections dropping about 261 million dollars. The plan is tied to tariff protection and future policy shifts remain under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Capitol Hill
United States
Baton Rouge Jury Defies Huey Long Challenge
East Baton Rouge Parish jurors seized control of local government defying Senator Huey P Long. In New Orleans, Judge Borah issued a restraining order blocking the Long dictated sewerage and water board from acting.
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Baton Rouge, la
East Baton Rouge Parish
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
New Orleans
Wayne G. Borah
United States District Court
New Sewerage and Water Board of
Huey Long
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Lindberghs
Ayers Carpenter
Jafsie
BY John Ferris
Moraw
William McCraw
McCraw
C. M. Cureton
Texas Supreme Court
Alfred
Justice Cureton
United States Supreme Court
NIRA
Ley
Rogers
Hie Roper
McMaught Syndicate, Inc
Venire Discharged
T.H. Flynn
Veteran Junction
Solon
Bill
Baton Rouge
Eather
Pal
West Texas
New Mexico
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