Holbrook Opposes Texas Recovery Bills in Senate
Senator Holbrook led solitary opposition as eight of Governor Allred’s National Recovery measures passed the Texas Senate. The debate centered on easing limits for state banks to gain NHA benefits while Holbrook branded the plan a socialistic scheme pushed by Ickes and European advisers.
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T. J. Holbrook
Galveston
Allred
Texas
Senate
House
124Th District
Gregg County
Smith
Rusk
Paul G. Brown
Henderson
Nat W. Brooks
Tyler
Holbrook
W. K. Hopkins
Gonzales
E. J. Blackett
Victoria
Interior
Sckes
Union
Congress
Ickes
Raymond Irwin
England
Ernest Kahn
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Germany
Mr. Ickes
Europe
Courtroom Scenes as Hauptmann Ladder Ties to Bronx Wood
Federal wood expert Arthur J. Koehler testified that the Lindbergh baby ladder and two Bronx attic floor pieces were once a single piece. He showed how a plane blade marks matched the ladder and traced lumber from a South Carolina mill to a Bronx yard and Hauptmann’s premises.
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Arthur J. Koehler
Hauptmann
Koehler
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Bronx
Jersey
Hunterdon County
South Carolina
France
Moat Temperature by Hours at Amarillo Yesterday
Fragmented OCR data reports hourly moat temperatures in Amarillo yesterday with scattered figures such as 2pm 27.2 and 4pm 38, plus references to maximum and minimum readings and prior day values. The legible details are insufficient to establish a coherent narrative or precise times.
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Amarillo
Baby Farm Inquiry Demanded in Michigan
An investigation was ordered into a Beulah Michigan institution described as a baby farm where at least 25 infants died. Circuit Judge Fred S Lamb will open the probe. Edward L. Brooks Sr. admits involvement but says it was years ago and says he did not know the Frechette girl’s connection to Dillinger.
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Lansing
Mich
Beaulah
Harry S. Toy
Evelyn Frechette
John Dillinger
Fred S Lamb
Cadillac
Beulah
Edward L. Brooks
Chicago
Health Department
Brooks
Dillinger
Time Extended on City Taxes in Amarillo
Amarillo approves a tax ordinance extending the second half city tax deadline to June 30 and reducing penalties. Delinquency penalties drop to eight percent after July 1 with six percent interest. February payments incur one percent, rising monthly to July. First half taxes remain due by November 30 with full amount due by January 31.
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Amarillo
City Commission
News-Globe
Allred Visits Ill Brother in Tyler
Governor James V. Allred flew from Austin to Tyler to see his ill brother Judge Renne Allred Jr. Accompanied by Raymond Allred and pilot R B Glass the governor said his stay would depend on the judge’s condition as pneumonia symptoms persisted and the outlook remained serious.
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Tyler
James V. Allred
Austin
Renne Allred
Raymond
R. B. Glass
Dallas and Beaumont
Allred
Judge Allred
Largest East Coast postal robbery shocks New England
In Fall River Massachusetts on January 23 five bandits hijacked a United States mail truck in a carefully planned heist and escaped with about 129000 in currency and silver. Herbert B. Reid, a 20-year postal employee, was compelled into the sedan, bound and blindfolded, then freed by a passing motorist later. Rewards totaling up to 12000 were offered for the five robbers.
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Fall River
Mass
New England
United States
Herbert B. Reid
South Somerset
Reid
Post Office Department
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston
B. M. C. Dufree Trust Company
Karpis and Campbell Believed Sighted Near Quad Cities
Moline police were told by Sheriff Nash that Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell, public enemies, were passing through La Salle and Peru toward Moline in a Chevrolet coach. Earlier they robbed a Trivoli bank of about 3000 dollars, and authorities connected them to the crime as they fled toward the tri cities with police on routes to Moline and Davenport.
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Moline
Ill
George Nash
Henry County
Alvin Karpis
Public Enemy
Harry Campbell
la Salle
Peru
Til
Trivoli
Peoria
Karpis
Campbell
Nash
Tri-Cities
Illinois
Iowa
Davenport
Mississippi River
Texas Centennial Brightens Lone Star Pride
Clarendon reports Texas plans a grand centennial to mark the state’s big production list. The piece touts vast ranches, immense pastures, and oil power, calling Sam Houston a defining figure in Texas history and inviting readers to explore the state’s cities and distances.
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Clarendon
Tex
Texas
Germany
France
England
Sam Houston
Clarendon to Amarillo Distance Reveals Odd Travel Idea
A Western Union message from 1936 asks how a journey of 3 663 miles could be imagined from Clarendon to Amarillo, noting a 118 word note to be delivered to the News continued on Page 11 Col 8. The query appears in a McNaught Syndicate report with Repere branding and references Clarendon and Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
Amarillo
Western Union
Trim Powers of President
Washington January 23 The administration’s four point eight eight billion dollar relief program faces sharp House opposition as proposed presidential power grants are trimmed and further curtailment is expected before tomorrow’s vote that will move the measure to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Lawmakers Attack Delegation Blindness In Public Works Bill
Representative Short of Missouri condemned congressmen who would delegate presidential power under the 4.88 billion public works relief bill. He called the chamber a supine, superfluous, subservient, supercilious, soporific, pusillanimous body of nitwits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Representative Short
Republican
Missouri
House
White House Assurances on New York Relief Fund
Definite assurances from the White House that Secretary Ickes would not administer the New York relief fund meet pressure from lawmakers. Several Democratic leaders Bulwinkle Driver Connery join Republicans in the debate.
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White House
Ickes
New York
Bulwinkle
North Carolina
Driver
Arkansas
Connery
Massachusetts
Will Rogers Visits JA Ranch amid Amarillo Banquet Push
Will Rogers, famed humorist, visits the JA Ranch with Ewing Hassell while planning a return to California for a new film. He expresses interest in visiting Claremore, contemplates travel by east or west ship, and jokes about staying hidden at the ranch. Rogers plans a stop in Clarendon and savors local offers to stage benefits for crippled children, but declines due to a packed schedule.
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Will Rogers
JA Ranch
Old Home
Rogers
Claremore
California
Muleshoe
Ewing
Ewing Hassell
Amarillo
Girl Sneeze Attacks Persist Sparking Hospitalize
Ellen Lowe, 15, in Lufkin, hospitalized after more than 80 hours of violent sneezing. The Diboll box factory employee began sneezing last Saturday and the attacks grew frequent, with doctors hopeful to halt the episodes as condition improves.
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Lufkin
Ellen Lowe
Diboll
Winter Drives Nation Into Bitter Cold and Floods
Intense cold floods and storms grip the United States as winter tightens its grip. Minnesota records fall as Eveleth hits 51 below and Duluth clocks -38. Mississippi and Tennessee flood districts marooned, western Washington floods disrupt transport, and a broad swath from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico bears warnings. Dozens of fatalities and hundreds of thousands in damage push schools and lines to closures and outages.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Eveleth
Mississippi
Tennessee
Washington
Arctic Circle
Gulf of Mexico
Ita
Duluth
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
St. Paul
North Dakota
Iroquois Falls
Ont
Tom Hickman Named Captain of Texas Rangers
Adjutant General Carl Nesbitt announced Tom Hickman of Fort Worth as a captain of the Texas Rangers. H. M. Kirby of Abilene was named private. Hickman, a longtime Ranger, had resigned as captain of Company B after Mrs. Miriam Ferguson's election.
Apartment For Rent Close In At 609 Washington
Nicely varnished one room apartment near downtown seeks quick rental. Clean, well kept, reasonable terms. Ideal for single occupant needing a quiet, affordable unit and fast occupancy. Contact promptly to arrange viewing.
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Washington
Want Ad Encourages Multi Day Rentals
NICE south side furnished apartment at 1404 Pierce advertised with a note that three days work better than one. The message urges readers to place Want Ads for more than one day to increase rental chances and provides a contact number 6262 for placing the ad.
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South Side
Hills
Pierce
Bribery Evidence Sparks Tulsa Murder Case Hearing
In Tulsa, state and defense clash over inserting bribery documents in the Phil Kennamer murder case. Judge Hurst heads tomorrow's hearing on a possible change of venue as defense subpoenas police officials to testify about alleged bribe rumors and dropped inquiries.
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Tulsa
Okla
Phil Kennamer
Holly Anderson
Flint Moss
Hurst
Thurman Hurst
Kennamer
Pawnee
Moss
Col
O. W. Goop
Henry B. Maddux
John Gorrell
Goop
Maddux
State ends testimony in Sickles murder trial
Panhandle report states the defense rested after five witnesses and the district attorney finished the state case in the murder trial of W. L. Sickles for the fatal beating of W. E. Wright. Neighbors and officials testified about the scene, prior fights, threats, and the weapon used. Wright died at Am arillo hospital the next day.
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Panhandle
W. L
Bill) Sickles
W. E. Wright
City Meter Reader
W. L. McConnell
E. J. Pickens
Sickles
T. B. Ramey
Wright
Ramey
Amarillo
J. G. Wadsworth
Ralph Randel
J. L. McCormick
Carson
R. D. Gist
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Fredericksburg
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Waoll Rover
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Canadian Prairies
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Fort McMurray
Prince Albert
Sask
Virginia
Maine
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Ohio
Tom Hickman
Frank Hamer
Hickman
Borger
East Texas
Rangers
Hamer
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Louisiana
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