Four men held in Potter County jail in Amarillo ride case
Warrington Durrance of El Paso alleged a raid led to a hold up and capture. Billy Culwell S A and Floyd Carter S A Herring face robbery with firearms charges in two counties. A Carson County assault with intent to kill charge was filed. Durrance was held at a West Twenty second Street home while a shotgun threat and liquor were alleged.
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Warrington Durrance
el Paso
Potter County
Billy Culwell
S. A
Floyd Carter
S. A. Herring
Young Durrance
Amarillo
J. W. McCormick
Carson County
W. N. Thompson
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Minter
Edw. W. Thomerson
Ben Clark
Durrance
West Twenty-second Street
Cater
South
Harrison Street
Man killed at Eagle Pass hotel near border scene
Emilio M. Torres a 50 year old prominent Allende Coahuila businessman was fatally shot in the lobby of a Piedras Negras hotel across the border from Eagle Pass. He was attacked on a bench by a pistol butt blows and six shots with three bullets hitting his abdomen. The assailant surrendered after walking to the courthouse through a crowd.
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Eagle Pass
Emilio M. Torres
Allende
Coahuila
Mexico
Piedras Negras
Torres
Unsettled Friday Weather Across Amarillo and Vicinity
Forecast shows unsettled conditions for Amarillo and surrounding areas with a fair but cooler Friday in West Texas and New Mexico. Yesterday's temperatures peaked at 83 with a 58 minimum recorded, while hourly readings indicate cooler late morning and afternoon values.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
GBM
Sesevceseste
EDO
SR Ences Bénceth
DOD
Bargain Bikes Spark Quick Results at Ward’s
Montgomery Ward announces repossessed boys bikes in 28 inch frames with new tires in first class condition. Prices $5 and $10, available while they last at 1011 Polk Street. T. E. Tolbert notes a Want Ad produced swift results.
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Montgomery Ward & I Co
Polk Street
Bright Spots From Across the Nation
United Press reports depict modest gains in taxes and commerce. Dallas County property taxes exceed last year by 448,740 dollars with 4,169 more poll taxes. Houston port receipts rise past 1930 records. Chemical Bank & Trust earns 6.41 million in 1931 versus 4.53 million in 1930.
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United Press
Dallas
Dallas County
Houston
NEW York—Chemical Bank & Trust Company
Jewelry Loot Over $250000 Stolen From New York Home
Three bandits looted jewelery valued at more than 250000 dollars from the East 67th Street home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Glemby. They bound the owners and a butler, escaped as detectives were en route from the nearby police station, and posed as bootleggers delivering liquor to gain entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Glemby
East 67Th Street
Glemby
Woman Shot and Another Arrested in Cleburne
Mrs. A J Campbell, 34, was shot six times today in Cleburne. Leona Vaughn, who had a court injunction against talking to Campbell’s husband, surrendered to authorities and was later charged with assault to murder. Campbell died at a local hospital. Vaughn posted a $2,500 bond to await trial.
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Cleburne
U.P
A. J. Campbell
Leona Vaughn
Campbell
Three Children Die in Gasoline Fire Accident
In Montrose Colorado on January 21 a farmer, Mike Steffan, tried to speed a fire by pouring gasoline into a kitchen stove. He was hospitalized in Delta in serious condition. The three victims are Michael 9 Marjorie 5 and Donald 2.
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Montrose
Colo
Mike Steffan
Steffan
Delta
Michael
Marjorie
Donald
Four men held on burglary charges in New Mexico
Hunt for two remaining suspects continues as F C Barnett and B M Dixon face burglary charges after a raid at San Jon. Amarillo officers and sheriffs pursue two wounded men, while a bloodied abandoned car near San Jon ties the group to the break in. Dixon and a woman were arrested at the Green Hut south of the Tri State Fair grounds.
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F. C
Sky” Barnett
B. M
Dixon
New Mexico
Barnett
San Jon
Amarillo
Ira Allen
Tucumcari
Francis White
Florence Walton
Oklo
Joe” Taylor
Green Hut
North Fillmore Street
Capper Proposes Petroleum Duties
Senator Capper from Kansas introduces a resolution to set tariff duties on petroleum and products. It calls for $1.03 per barrel on crude oil and sets duties of 63 cents per barrel on gas and fuel oils, 5.5 cents a gallon on gasoline, 54 cents on kerosene, and 80 percent ad valorem on other refined products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capper
R. Kan
Tariff Commission
Animal Crackers Matinee at Fair Theater Saturday
The News-Globe and Publix Theaters present a 9:30 AM Saturday morning matinee showing Animal Crackers starring Groucho Zeppo Chico and Harpo Marx for one dime. Features include several short films and a lively program for kids and families.
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Marx Brothers
Fair Theater
News-Globe and Publix
Groucho
Zeppo
Chico
Harpo Marx
Avenging Dalhart Father Stabs Boy Held as Prisoner
In Dalhart a father, 8 L Criswell, attacked J H Hogan at the county jail in a bid to avenge his daughter Juanita Criswell who died after a party at Hogan’s apartment. Hogan was slashed in the neck but survived. Criswell faces assault with intent to murder charges.
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Dalhart
L. Criswell
J. H. Hogan
Hogan
Pretty Juanita Criswell
Criswell
Edgar T. Neal
Ed Reeves
Juanita Criswell
Carl Ashlock
Lucille Roberts
Juanita
Cora Criswell
Sterling
Ranger Neal
Neal
Father
Reeves
Mob Defies Police in Indian Protest
In Bombay on January 21 thousands of Nationalists gathered on the Maiden Green in defiance of a ban on political meetings. They raised the Congress flag and burned slogans, with police repeatedly dispersing the crowd. A dozen injured and several arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Congress Party
Winnie basketball team deaths in road collision
L G Rodgers 30 principal of Winnie School and Francis Mc Bride 28 of Winnie were killed when the car carrying four Winnie basketball players collided with a truck. The accident occurred near Beaumont as the group traveled from Winnie.
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Beaumont
L. G. Rodgers
Winnie School
Weimar
Francis McBride
Winnie
Crowley Executed in Sing Sing for Nassau Policeman Slaying
Francis Crowley, known as two gun Crowley, was put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison for the May killing of Nassau County police officer Frederick Hirsch. His last words included greetings to his mother and thanks to Warden Lawes wife and the chaplain prayed as the execution proceeded.
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Ossining
N. Y
Francis
John P. McCaffrey
New Assault Stirs Hawaii In Honolulu
In Honolulu a new assault case emerges as police chase escaped murder convict Daniel Lyman after Mrs. Toka Okazaki 29 identifies him as her attacker. Medical reports vary but evidence supports a criminal assault amid citywide unrest and reform drives.
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Honolulu
Toka Okazaki
Planes finish job of aiding Navajo and Zuni tribes
In Winslow Arizona on January 21 1940 army planes completed relief to 26000 Navajo and Zuni facing starvation. Seven large bombing planes dropped food into snowbanks for days. Thirteen thousand pounds of provisions were delivered as roads were blocked by record snow.
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Winslow, Ariz
United States Army
Arizona
New Mexico
Death of Big Spring meat market proprietor under viaduct
Police probe the fatal shooting of W. J. Flowers a Big Spring meat market owner and father of Bill Flowers Big Spring High School football captain found shot twice under a viaduct. Five children survive.
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Big Spring
U.P
W. J. Flowers
Bill Flowers
Doctor Driven From Court By Heated Tirade In Phoenix Trial
Winnie Ruth Judd, accused slayer, enrages court as she confronts psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Catton during opening testimony. Crowd mobs hallways as state begins case with witnesses linking shots at Grunow Memorial Clinic. Jury and public faced packed courtroom amid insanity defense questions.
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Ralph O. Brown
Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne Leroi
Joseph Catton
San Francisco
Dr. Catton
Judd
Grunow Memorial Clinic
Unsettled Weather Forecast for Amarillo Panhandle
The forecast calls for unsettled and colder conditions with highs near 25 degrees in Amarillo and the Panhandle. Temperatures last night did not dip far below 25 degrees and snow risk remains very low despite a storm in nearby states.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Denver
Western Air Express
Pueblo
Railways Offer Help If Wages Are Cut
Railways in the United States proposed to do everything practicable to stabilize employment if organized workers accept a ten percent wage reduction. Presidents addressed union leaders and covered most points raised in the negotiations as of January 21.
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Chicago
United States
Aviator Missing After Long West Texas Flight
El Paso report states Otto P. Graff, New York businessman and aviator, is 20 hours overdue after departing for New York. He joined Arthur Lowe and Hal Roach entourage for a 20 000 mile South American flight, but disappeared east of El Paso in a sparsely populated desert with salt lakes and barren hills.
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EL Paso
Otto P. Graff
New York
Big Spring
Graff
Arthur Lowe
Hal Roach
James Dickson
Jurors Void Auto License Tax Law Finding Discriminatory
A Houston district jury ruled the state automobile license tax law discriminatory in its county-by-county fees. Judge Charles Ashe to render judgment later. Harris County sought injunction to stop remittance of fees to the state. Jury found classification three groups reasonable but allocations to five counties arbitrary.
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Houston
Charles Ashe
Harris County Commissioners
J. W. Hall
Texas
Harris
Dallas
Bexar
Tarrant
Jefferson
Dentists say double chins may vanish in future
Dr. Isaac Abt told the Chicago Dental Society that the double chin problem could disappear as civilization advances. He linked the trend to modern life and noted the law seems to be diminishing while he spoke at a meeting in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Isaac Abt
Chicago Dental Society
Abt
Department of Prediatrics
Northwestern University
Cotton Acre Suit Testimony Ended In Franklin
Testimony concluded in an injunction suit brought by County Attorney T. L. Tyson against farmer Fred L. Smith to test the constitutionality of the state cotton acreage control law. District Judge W. C. Davis reserved decision until next week, with the losing side to appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals at Waco and then to the Texas Supreme Court at Austin.
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Franklin
T. L. Tyson
Fred L. Smith
W. C. Davis
Court of Civil Appeals
Waco
Supreme Court
Austin
Job Aid Bill Proposed to Ease Wisconsin Unemployment
Madison Jan 21 Republican regulars offered a bill to appropriate seven million dollars for unemployment relief aiming to end the deadlock between progressive and regular factions in the state legislature.
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Bill Madison
Wis
Billion aid to business nears passage
Conferees in accord on the third proposal in the reconstruction corporation bill move toward final approval. President Hoover will sign and begin distributing two billion dollars in credit and confidence to revive the economy with Charles Gates Dawes at the helm. The House and Senate await action, with possible delays from individual objections before final passage.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Hoover
Charles Gates Dawes
Congress
House
Sena
Kelly plan for Chicago finances passed by Senate
Springfield IL January 21 the Kelly compromise plan for reorganizing Chicago's taxing machinery was passed by the Senate unanimously. The plan creates a non political taxing board named jointly by the governor and the president of the Cook County Board to replace elective assessors and reviewers.
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Springfield
Chicago
Senate
Gandhi’s Son Ramdas Gandhi Sentenced in Bardoli
Ramdas Gandhi son of Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced to 18 months hard labor in Bardoli for participating in the nationalist campaign. The decision was announced January 21 in Bardoli India.
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Gandhi
Bardoli
India
Ramdas Gandhi
Mahatma
Crazy Quilt Tickets Urged As Show Nears Reach
Local presentation of Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt opens Thursday January 28 with Fannie Brice Phil Baker and Ted Healy starring. Advance sales have broken records with seats available in all price ranges and tickets on sale at the News Globe office or by mail to Wilbur C Hawk.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
News-Globe
Hawk
Billy Rose
Fannie Brice
Phil Baker
Ted Healy
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T. E. Tolbert
Montgomery Ward & Co
Globe News
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Burt Roberts
Charlotte
N. C
Manville-Jenckes Corporation
Gastonia
High Shoals
Liledoum Mfg. Co
Taylorsville
Granite Falls, Novelty Company
Hillcrest Silk Mills
High Point
Mooresville Cotton Mills
Tley
Hartley Mercantile & Grain Company
Clovis
N. M
New Mexico Utilities Company
A. J. Whiting
Butler
Slug
Oldham
Sheriff Allen
Francis Crowley
Virginia Karbach
Southern Methodist University At
Hawaii
Court House
Howard C. Speakman
Demtists
Senate Bank Committee
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