New Mexicans Son-In-Law Before Senate Immunity Detail Revealed
M T Everhart, son-in-law of former Interior Secretary Fall, testifies before the Senate lands committee about 230 500 in Liberty bonds tied to Fall and the Teapot Dome lease. Fall defends the transactions as open and denies dealings with Continental Trading Company Ltd.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry
Sinclair
Senate Lands Committee
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome Naval Reserve
New York
M. T. Everhart
Pueblo
Colo
Fall
New Mexico
Fall EL Paso
Secretary of the Interior
el Paso
Harry F. Sinclair
Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Canada
Teapot Dome Case Ties Sinclair to Large Bond and Cash Loans
Testimony shows Sinclair lent interior secretary 194000 dollars plus 100000 from Edward Doheny after the Teapot Dome lease. Witness cites 25000 Liberty bonds to Fall and 230500 in bonds paid to Everhart as part of a securities block tied to the case. Evidence links a pattern of loans and securities to former officials involved in the oil lands controversy.
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Liberty
Sinclair
Russia
Edward L. Doheny
Teapot Dome
Elk Hills
California
Naval Oil Lands
Amarillo area weather forecast Wednesday warm and fair
The forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Wednesday to be fair and warmer. West Texas will stay fair with slightly higher temperatures, while New Mexico may see fair conditions Thursday. A Colorado low tracked eastward toward southern Illinois bringing warmer air to the Mississippi valley and cooler conditions to other western regions with scattered precipitation.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Era
Missippi
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Rocky Mountain
T & Meee
Romance Pilot Weds American Bride Flys On Panhandle Honeymoon
Lieut Robt Hector Gray, Amarillo flying ace, and his bride Evélyn Carl Morgan of Greenville Ala wed last Friday afternoon. They toured Silverton Midland El Paso Jaurez Dallas Shreveport before returning to Amarillo to settle at the Amarillo hotel. Gray plans naturalization to become a permanent American citizen and Amarillo home.
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Hector Gray
Amarillo
Panhandle
Lieutenant Gray
Auckland
New Zealand
Evélyn Carl Morgan
Greenville
Ala
Silverton
Midland
el Paso
Jaurez
Gray
Dallas
Shreveport
Mrs Gray
C. E. Morgan
Amarillo Hotel
Bivins Field
Man Woman And Boy Die In Shooting
Three members of the Quarles family were found shot to death in their Houston home. Civil engineer B T Quarles, 45, his 80 year old wife Sally Belle Quarles, and 14 year old stepson George O’Donnell were discovered by D H Tucker. A .88 caliber revolver with four bullets discharged lay near Mr Quarles. Authorities believe the gun was emptied and reloaded during the killings likely occurring around 8:39 or 9:00 AM.
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Associated Frost
Houston
B. T Quarles
Sally Belle Quarles
George O'Donnell
D. H. Tucker
Civil Service
Quarles
Campbell R. Overstreet
Tucker
Spur Man Renamed President of Texas Tech Regent Board
Fort Worth January 24 Officers of the Texas Technological College regents were elected. Clifford B. Jones of Spur was re chosen president for the year R A Underwood of Plainview was re elected vice president E W Provence secretary P T Kimbro treasurer H T Clarity Fort Worth appointed to fill a vacancy C W Meadows resigned a vote of thanks was recorded Other members J W Carpenter Dallas Co G Comegys McKinnon and Mrs F N Crane Corsicana The board approved a 35000 state appropriation to cover the summer school deficit and endorsed plans for the engineering and proposed chemistry buildings.
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Fort Worth
Board of Regents of
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
P. W. Horn
Clifford B. Jones
Spur
R. A. Underwood
Plainview
E. W. Provence
P. T. Kimbro
H. T. Clarity
Resig
Nation
C. W. Meadows
Waco
Meadows
J. W. Carpenter
Dallas
Co. G. Comegys
McKinnon
F. N. Crane
Corsicana
Forced Down At Asheville In Severe Winter Weather
A plane was forced to land at Asheville late Tuesday as ice formed on wings and headwinds created dangerous flying conditions. Crews reported difficult travel and safety concerns for approaching flights.
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Asheville
Experienced Airman Fails Nonstop Detroit to Miami Flight
Harry Brooks, piloting the Ford Flivver, flew nine and a half hours from Detroit to near Asheville before a forced landing on a hill in Emma, North Carolina due to bad weather. He faced headwinds and wing ice, with a 7:15 a.m. takeoff and 4:45 p.m. landing, reporting poor visibility over the Appalachians.
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Associated Press
Asheville
N. C
Harry Brooks
Detroit
Miami
Emma
Brooks
Ford
Appalachian Mountains
Harry J. Brooks
Connally Declares Bid for U S Senate Seat in Texas
Congressman Tom Connally announced his candidacy for the Texas United States Senate race. He named seven contenders including Earl Mayfield and incumbent Minnie Cunningham Fisher and pledged to outline his platform later. He denied Ku Klux Klan ties and highlighted issues like campaign finance reform and farm relief.
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Associated Press
Marlin
Tex
Tom Connally
United States Senate
Texas
Earl Mayfield
Minnie Cunningham Fisher
Galveston
New Waverly
Tom Blanton
Abilene
O. B. Colquitt
Dallas
Alvin Owsley
W. A. Rowe
Houston
Connally
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Senate
Man Acquitted of Slaying Takes Own Life at Hedley
Lucian Barnett brother of former Donley county Sheriff M O Barnett shot himself at Hedley Texas 15 miles east of Clarendon after being acquitted in a prior murder case He had shot Telegraph Operator M H Young at Hedley over an alleged assault on his sister and was freed by Donley county courts authorities say he was believed to have suffered insanity
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Clarendon
Lucian Barnett
M. O. Barnett
Donley County
Hedley
Here
Lucian
M. H. Young
Barnett
Mother makes Santa Claus outfit in Cisco bank robbery case
In Eastland Texas on January 24 the state pressed its case against Marshall Ratliff for firearms robbery linked to the Cisco bank heist. Marion Herron 15 testified her mother Mrs Francis Herron made a Santa suit and fitted Ratliff at home the night before the robbery.
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Associated Press
Eastland
Texas
Marshall Watliff
First National Bank of Cisco
Marion Herron
Francis Herron
Ratliff
Wichita Falls
Shackelford
G. E. Bedford
Cisco
Lee Charlie Nosek
J. Lee Cearley
J. K. Baker
Chief Bedford
Santa Claus
Oklahoma Banker Slain by Bandits During Bank Robbery
Ben Kiehn, cashier of the Bessie State bank, was killed during a robbery near Bessie Oklahoma. Two assailants escaped with about $1000 after forcing staff to lie on the floor and firing shots. A wounded man believed to be one of the robbers was found near a farm, information scarce and pursuit ongoing.
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Bensie State Bank
Bessie
Here
Ben Kiehn
Associated Prensa
Clinton
Okla
St. Ethenne
Kiehn
Bessie State
Ten Milena
Washita
Custer
Beanie
Georgia Stehr
Henry Dyck
Dyck
Wheat Growers of Five States To Meet Here February 8th
Representatives from Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma Kansas and Texas will meet in Amarillo February 8 for the next in a series of monthly conferences. Judge L Gough heads the Texas Wheat Growers association and says about 50 people including the executive board will attend. The event aims to discuss market problems and promote Panhandle development with a noon banquet and planned entertainment.
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Amarillo
L. Gough
Texas Wheat Growers Association
Judge Gough
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Panhandle
Gough
Heflin Would Bar Writers From Senate
Senator Heflin of Alabama threatened to bar certain newspaper writers from the senate press gallery. He objected to accounts of his speech the previous day in which he attacked critics and renewed his attacks on the Catholic church and Governor Smith of New York. The remarks focused on denials of statements reported in two Washington papers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Press Gallery
Heflin
Alabama
Smith
New York
Robber and Robbed Die in San Antonio Shootout
Henry Niemeyer a San Antonio filling station operator shot and killed a bandit during an attempted robbery. Niemeyer fired six rounds and the bandit died from wounds, police said. The robber carried two revolvers and wore a mask. a card and poll tax receipt in his pocket named Victor C. Turner.
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Associated Preas
San Antonio
Henry Niemeyer
Attek
Niemeyer
Victor C. Turner
Turner
Neimeyer
Otia T. Deason
Niemeyers
Arthur Dresch
WDAG Granted Charter for 100000 Capital Radio Firm
A charter was granted yesterday in Austin to WDAG the National Radio and Broadcasting Corporation of America with a 100000 capital stock. Incorporators are J Lawrence Martin president L A Paulson vice president and Mrs A M Higgins secretary. The firm plans a 1000 watt station and wide southwest coverage potentially 3500 to 5000 miles under favorable conditions.
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National Radio and Broadcasting Corporation of America
Austin
WDAG
East Fourth Street
J. Lawrence Martin
L. A. Paulson
A. M. Higgins
Martin
Federal Radio Commission
Real Estate Board
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Pacific Coast
Denver
Southwest
Newspapermen Comment On Ongoing Assertions
The item records an assertion by a unnamed speaker denying prior claims and stating that events have not occurred and will not occur, reflecting contemporary newspaper rhetoric about press truthfulness and reliability.
Moody Denies Candidacy for Vice President
Gov. Dan Moody told reporters he is not a candidate for vice president and has no intention of becoming one. His remarks follow reports of a Democratic executive committee meeting in Houston over a potential Al Smith Dan Moody ticket. Moody emphasized his support for prohibition and, while silent on re election plans, warned politicos against assuming his national ambitions.
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Associated Prensa
Austin
Dan Moody
Houston
Democratic Executive Committee
al Smith
Moody
Three Hundred Volunteers Offer Blood for Lamesa Woman
Mrs Nathan Johnson wife of Sea Graves school superintendent lies in a sanitarium in serious condition from a failing system. Three hundred volunteers offered blood after doctors said a transfusion was needed. H W Harlan’s blood was used as the best match and the patient showed some improvement after the transfusion.
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Lamesa
Nathan Johnson
Regents to Choose Portales Normal Site January 24
Special to The News Portales New Mexico January 24 The board of regents of Eastern New Mexico Normal meets to select a site for the school Funds are raised by the Chamber of Commerce to purchase about 45 acres for roughly 12500 with 5000 allotted by the board for improvements to be used by the school
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Portales
N. M
Board of Regents
The
Eastern New Mexico Normal
Chamber of Commerce
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Henry Ford
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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