Panhandle Crash Kills Fletcher Hurst and Injures Six
A head on highway collision west of Panhandle last night killed A. A. Fletcher 44 of Pampa and injured six others including Mrs Mildred DeShong. The seventh victim C V Maxwell from Dimmitt may have ridden in neither car.
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Panhandle
A. A. Fletcher
Pampa
Fletcher
Mildred Dehong
Amarillo
C. V. Maxwell
Dimmitt
J. D. Lawson
Fay Hunsucker
Hunsuccker
O. York
Stone Funeral Home
Hudson
DeShong
Ford
Death May Be Cost of Brief Liberty
Three convicts who survived the police gunfire during a prison break face possible execution. Russell Straight, 35, was killed. Clyde Stevens, paroled and armed, was captured with four others. Alexander Macay, Joe Kristy, and Fred Anders are named in related actions as authorities detail the incident at San Quentin Penitentiary.
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Associated Press
San Quentin Penitentiary
Calif
Russell Straight
Clyde Stevens
Julian M. Alco
Prison Board
Alexander Macay
Los Angeles
Joe Kristy
Fred Anders
San Francisco
Hey
Supreme Court weighs gold clause fate in New Deal era
Nine justices deliberate whether gold clause contracts can be enforced under the New Deal. If the court rules such agreements must be paid in gold, observers fear severe economic disruption as markets react to the decision amid global instability.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Keel Is Given Six Year Term
Edward Keel an Amarillo ex convict was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty in 47th District Court at Canyon to driving while drunk and assault with intent to murder The charges stem from a February attack on State Highway Patrolman Boyce Long on the outskirts of Amarillo when three men were stopped for questioning Keel received one year for drinking and five years for the assault Hammell Johnson indicted with Keel will have a hearing Monday.
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Edward Keel
Amarillo
Canyon
Grady Hazlewood
Boyce Long
Keel
Hammell Johnson
Hazlewood
Man Arrested in Arizona Identified as Notorious Gatlin
Phoenix January 174 The Maricopa County sheriff’s office said a man arrested at Buckeye Arizona after a running pistol fight with officers had been identified by fingerprints as Luther Gatlin an escaped prisoner from the Oklahoma prison and one of the Southwest’s most notorious jail breakers.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
Sheriffs’ Office
Buckeye
Ariz
Luther Gatlin
Oklahoma
South- West
World Court and Senate clash over courts in Philadelphia
The speaker reports a tense Senate session in Washington from 12 to 4 o'clock focusing on the Supreme Court while dismissing talk of the World Court. Philadelphia is described as booming amid the debate and political chatter.
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World Court
Supreme Court
Senate
Philadelphia
Hereford Champion Feeder Steers Set Price at Stock Show
Price of 1625 a hundredweight for feeder steers topped The National Western Stock Show today for a champion carload of Herefords shown by W. A. Braiden of La Jara Colorado. The champion carload surpassed last year's top gold value of 13.
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Denver
W. A. Braiden
la Jara
Colo
Man Found Shot in Head at Potter County Courthouse
T. J. Donnellan 81, a former Laverne resident and retired mechanic, was found with a bullet wound in the head in the courthouse washroom. He survived into the afternoon but was in critical condition as doctors said survival was unlikely. A 38 caliber pistol was recovered near the body. Three men were in the washroom at the time: W. H. Wilson of Dallas, W. W. Veal, and Ollie Dodd of 1302 South Johnson Street. Relatives cited months of ill health and despondency.
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T. J. Donnellan
Laverne
Okla
Potter County
Northwest Texas
Bill Adams
Laverne Hardann
Congress Puts Forward Sweeping Job Safety Bills
President Roosevelt lays out a five phase plan to aid the jobless aged and families, with omnibus bills by Senator Wagner and Representative Lewis proposing unemployment insurance funded by payroll taxes and expanded public health and old age pensions. Government contributions exceed 94 million dollars in the first year with larger sums planned later, though some cuts are anticipated by officials.
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Wagner
New York
Lewis
Maryland
Emergency Council
Roosevelt
Congress
House Ways and Means
House
Prather Appeals in Murder Charge
Clifford Prather sentenced to 99 years for the murder of E. M. Walker at Willis last August appeals to the court of criminal appeals. Other appeals include Mrs. Gladys Cobb of Lubbock County for abortion and Lewis Rockamore of Lubbock County for murder, both two years.
President's security message to Congress summarized
Text outlines national security concerns and policy priorities presented to Congress. Highlights emphasize defense readiness, intelligence oversight, foreign policy strategy, and congressional planning for security funding and oversight mechanisms.
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Congress
Hauptmann
League of Nations Council
Saar
Recovery and Relief Launch First Legislature Action
Texas lawmakers moved to aid recovery and relief with nine bills sponsored by Gov James V Allred to back federal housing programs. Measures authorize banks and insurers to invest idle funds in insured loans backed by federal credit as a key recovery effort. House planned a state planning board to coordinate relief efforts and pressed for immediate committee action.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
James V. Allied
House
Allred
S. M A President Appeals For Methodist School Support
Dr C C Selecman of Southern Methodist University told Texas Methodist ministers and church leaders that Christian churches founded most U S colleges and universities and urged renewed church sponsorship. He warned that if churches withdrew support taxpayers would bear an extra $335 in college costs for every household.
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United States
Christian Churches
C. c. Selecman
Southern Methodist University
Methodist Church
South
Polk Street Methodist Church
Texas
Selecman
Cossacks Sing In Auditorium Here Tonight
The Don Cossacks appear in Amarillo with an 8 15 pm concert at Municipal Auditorium. Reservations run until six tonight at City Drug No 1 Polk Street. after that, tickets priced 35 50 75 1.25 and 1.25 with no tax remain available as choice seats.
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Don Cossacks
City Drug No. 1
Polk Street
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
Pampa Man Dies After Hunting Accident
Paul J. Huffstutter, 24, pipeline superintendent for Shamrock Oil & Gas Company, died in Pampa from abdominal injuries after a hunting mishap. He fell into a ditch while running, landing on his gun which jabbed him internally though the firearm did not discharge.
Hauptmann Breaks Silence in Lindbergh Trial Stand Kissed by Public Shock
Bruno Hauptmann trembles and snaps at a witness in Flemington New Jersey as federal agents recount the recovery of ransom money from his Bronx home and garage. The jurors watch while bailiffs restrain him after he shouts Stop lying. The coroner links Lindbergh baby's death to a fatal fracture.
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Bruno
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Hhs
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Thomas H. Sisk
Department of Justice
Bronx
Sisk
David T. Wilentz
Comemand
Governor Allred Revokes Pardoned Burglary Case
Governor James V. Allred revoked a January 4 conditional pardon for Earl Benois, jailed in Johnson and Dallas counties for burglary. Benois was arrested in Fort Worth with a complete safe burglary tool kit and money, and had nine prior theft or burglary arrests since 1920.
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Lewis
Allred
Renois
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Doc) Barker
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