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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1935
Page
1
In testimony during the Haupthmann case, Judge Condon reveals new chapters in the Lindbergh case drama. The courtroom scenes show a veteran examiner detailing fresh leads and testimonies amid heightened public interest.
Dr. John F. Condon testified for two and a half hours in Hauptmanns murder trial naming Bruno Richard Hauptmann as John three times. He described cemetery ransom exchanges in Woodlawn and St Raymonds Cemeteries and a failed search with Col Lindbergh along the New England coast.
The Supreme Court showed a sharp division over the constitutionality of the gold payment ban tied to Roosevelt era monetary policy. Conservative justices questioned the law's validity while Attorney General Cummings urged in defense that invalidity would unleash chaos in future monetary conferences. The debate centered on contracts and gold payments in a high profile set of five cases.
In Alanreed on January 9 a running gun fight drove off a group of men who abandoned a car containing two shotguns ammunition and two pint bottles of nitroglycerin. The incident followed a break in at the Rock Island ticket office and an attempted burglary at the Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Co office. Nothing was taken. LeRoy Turbush alerted authorities at 1 50 AM after spotting suspects near the lumber yard. The abandoned car bore a Kilgore license plate. One nitroglycerin bottle was found on the highway near the scene. The gunfight occurred at Main Street and US Highway 66.
Deeds for about 600 acres around Yellowhouse Canyon near Lubbock are in escrow awaiting National Parks Service approval for a new Mackenzie state park. The site will host a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and honors General R. S. Mackenzie who opened the Mackenzie cattle trail across Llano Estacado in 1867.
In a Washington NRA hearing about price fixing and control, about 2,000 attendees pressed officials to maintain price controls. Business leaders urged preservation of codes citing lower costs and higher employment, while some speakers criticized price fixing as anticompetitive and unnecessary.
Beverly Hills columnist notes the president's budget figures and per capita debt, claiming by end of next year it reaches 270 dollars per person. He contrasts U S taxation with England and mocks tax policy while defending relief spending.
Baton Rouge, La. January 9. R L Tullis emeritus dean of LSU law school told a citizens protest mass meeting that ballot box stuffing has no practical limit, criticized the attorney general for halting election fraud probes, and denounced the administration’s stance on fraudulent elections.
Hogs prices climbed to the highest level in over four years with top quotes at $8.25 in Fort Worth and $8.20 in Chicago. Purchases by Cudahy Packing Co. involved hogs weighing 180 to 200 pounds for shipment to California. Fort Worth reported a seven year high, while Kansas City and other markets showed gains amid government price support efforts.
Controversial measures on liquor sales tax and pension plans opened in the senate as lawmakers fired up debates. The session focused on new tax rules and retirement program reforms, signaling a high-stakes legislative week ahead.
The 44th Legislature began its four month session in Austin with Senate resolutions for repealing state prohibition, a general sales tax and old age pensions. Bills cover Centennial Celebration funding, horse racing gambling repeal, driver licensing and utility regulation. Governor Ferguson urged prohibition repeal and tax reform. A Hopkins resolution targets an oil industry dispute. House organizes with Coke Stevenson elected speaker amid reduced rancor from prior leadership battle.
A Critica dispatch from La Quiaca reports Bolivian soldiers killed Anacleto Quispes, an Argentine citizen, while he was on Argentine soil. The incident occurred near the frontier town as tensions rise between the two nations. In Texas news the Senate approved a $500 session expense appropriation with no dissent.
Oldham County farmers urge a large rabbit drive to protect wheat. Vega hosts a 9 AM to 4 PM hunt for ages 14 up, with Kiwanis backing and line leaders in Vega area. No rifles, dogs, or under 14 allowed. hunters supply transport and ammo.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson proposes a new method to raise about five million dollars annually from liquor taxes without repealing Texas prohibition. She calls prohibition a stupendous failure and suggests repealing the Dean law to allow regulation of liquor traffic under a penalty system.
Representative James W. Mott of Oregon predicts his daughter born Monday will become president in 1970. He says she will be the first woman president at age 35. Mrs Mott hopes her third daughter will grow into a normal American girl.
The 74th Congress moves slowly with no bills passed in its first week and incomplete organization. The House delays the relief program totaling 4.88 billion dollars, likely two weeks, while Senate action may require a fortnight. Senate Foreign Relations backs adherence to the World Court with reservations. leadership hints timing for Social Security, and a 100000 dollar mu nitions inquiry stalls for lack of quorum.
George Hamlin admitted killing his wife in Oakland after hours of questioning. Officers still search for missing diamond rings allegedly hidden in his basement. Hamlin denied the crime at first and challenged the airport confrontation before confessing.
A Want Act confession details a killing described as “two birds with one stone” by a landlord tenant pairing yesterday. The act has recurred many times this year and may lead to jury conviction. Details note a well furnished four room unit at 2906 Pierce with private bath and hill paid.
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