Testimony in Johnston Case Reveals Oriental Mysticism Claims
Oklahoma City January 24 Associated Press reports startling testimony in the Johnston case as lawmakers hear rumors of oriental mysticism connected to Henry S Johnston's administration. Sullivan private secretary to the governor, details alleged ties to Mrs Hammonds and James Armstrong while impeachment charges proceed.
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Associated Tress
Oklahoma City
Henry S. Johnston
H. E. Sullivan
Johnston
Sullivan
Senate
Armstrong
House of Representatives
Hammond
Dewey Crossthwaite
Wampas Star From "School" Josephine Dunn
Hollywood January 24 1929 Josephine Dunn one of the 13 Wampas Baby Stars for 1929 began in Paramount’s experimental school for actors and actresses She signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and earned real work in The Singing Fool and later as William Haines’ leading lady in Excess Baggage
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Hollywood
Calif
Josephine Dunn
Paramount
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Josephine
al Jolson
William Haines
Wampas
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Warnings
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity Friday calls for fair skies and cooler conditions in the south portion with livestock warnings. western Texas also fair and cooler. New Mexico likewise fair with colder in the southeast. High pressure over the northern Plains and Rockies to maintain cold conditions, with a southern Utah low over New Mexico. Sunrise 7 51, sunset 6 08. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 4 p m yesterday minimal.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Plains States
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Utah
Railroads reject viaduct plan for Amarillo traffic
Engineers warn lowest viaduct cost of year is prohibitive as Fort Worth and Denver, Rock Island, and Santa Fe officials meet city commissioners to discuss a subway or viaduct to North Amarillo. Estimates run from 410 154 to 650 616 for subways and 257 246 to 538 251 for viaducts. Railroads favor paving Buchanan and Taylor streets, while future commissioners could rescind actions. Snow and cold wave hit West Texas, with 12 degree low and fog turning to snow in Panhandle towns. stock warnings issued for the region.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Rock Island
Santa Fe
City Commission
North
Amarillo
J. H. Harris
W. H. Brymer
Taylor Street
Fillmore Street
Polk, Taylor, Fillmore
Buchanan
Polk Street
Jeff Bartlett
H. B. Jones
Taylor
Brymer
West Texas
Panhandle
Waynoka
Okla
Canyon
Fort Worth & Denver
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Angler Missing After Blizzard On Lake Michigan
Three planes scoured Lake Michigan for Louis Sweet a Petoskey area fishing guide, after a blizzard swept his ice floe away while he remained to land another trout. His companions Chester Lee and Walter Scott escaped to shore. Sweet was believed adrift but alive amid zero wind chills as planes searched.
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United Preas
Petoskey, Mich
Lake Michigan
Louis Sweet
Alanson
Sweet
Chester Lee
Petoskey
Walter Scott
Crane Island
Lee
Scott
Lieut
Myron Elliott
Richard Cobb
Mount Clement
Mich
Talbert
Abrams
Lansing
Fred. W. Green
Rock Island to Spend Million on Panhandle Line Improvements
The Rock Island railroad will invest 1,000,000 to upgrade its Chicago to Denver route and Colorado Springs line and will finish the Amarillo to Liberal segment next summer, announced vice president L. Fritch.
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Associated Press
New York
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colo
Amarillo
Texas
Liberal
Kan
L. ©. Fritch
Memphis Farmer Dies in Auto Wreck
Memphis Jan 24 Cole Sullivan a local farmer was instantly killed when the car in which he rode with a man named Wills rolled over five times on an icy road. Another passenger Moody is badly injured in the hospital. Wills lost control after crossing a culvert. Sullivan’s parents Mr and Mrs W L Sullivan live in Amarillo at 1109 Buchanan Street.
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Memphis
Cole Sullivan
Wills
Moody
Sullivan
W. L. Sullivan
Amarillo
Buchanan Street
Phoenix Taxi Drivers Held on Telegraph Warrants
Two Phoenix taxicab drivers Harry Speck aged 25 and Robert W. Smullen aged 35 were held in Los Angeles county jail on telegraph warrants from Arizona city. They are believed wanted on a charge of violating the state motor vehicle law.
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Py United Press
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Arizona
Harry Speck
Robert W. Smullen
Question Mark to Begin Nonstop Flight to Washington
Captain Ira Eaker said the army plane Question Mark would depart at 7 a m tomorrow for a non stop flight to Bolling Field Washington weather permitting after arriving in Montgomery tonight the mission aims to showcase long range air capability
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Ira Eaker
Bolling Field
Washington
Thug Attacks Young Clerk in Plainview
Wright Kerr, a clerk at O K drug store in Plainview, was found dazed and later hospitalized after a late night assault by a lone man who boarded Kerr’s car as a rider. Kerr says the attacker cut him on the hand with a knife and struck him with a car spring before the brand new robbery attempt.
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Plainview
Wright Kerr
O. K
Plainview Sanitarium
Young Kerr
Kelly Hooper
Hosital
Kerr
Lindbergh Sets Off On Goodwill Air Cruise To L A
Col Charles A Lindbergh plans a 3500 mile goodwill flight toward South America within a month, tracing a west coast to Cape Horn route and return along the east coast. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker told the Michigan Automotive Trades Association that the trip may be government sponsored as part of Hoover’s goodwill effort, followed by a new Pan American linked airline between North and South America.
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Detroit
Charles A. Lindbergh
South America
Cape Horn
Eddie Rickenbacker
Michigan Automotive Trades Association Today
Rickenbacker
Hoover
Lindbergh
North America
Pan American Airways
Miami
Fla
Central America
California man with family forced to wed Honolulu girl
Los Angeles January 24 United Press reports John Barboza 24 held in county jail on telegraphic warrant from Honolulu for not revealing he was already married. Barboza, a laundryman on the City of Los Angeles, allegedly spent a night on Waikiki beach with a Honolulu girl before her parents forced the marriage. Barboza has a wife and young daughter in Long Beach.
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Los Angeles
John Barboza
Honolulu
Barboza
Waikiki
Long Beach
Henley
Warwall
Waeo
Oklahm City
Emall
Fort Worth
Sulphur
Oklahoma
Fragen
Pacific Coast
Vinzoe
Shraveport
Coroua Christi
Cleveland
Terre Haute
San Angelo
Texan Oland Land Company
Seas Heroism Related in Crew Rescue
Florida coast rescue ends in hopeful report as crew members survive after being stranded on an icy deck. Names and exact roles not fully confirmed in the readable excerpt. The incident highlights sea rescue heroism and perseverance amid dangerous conditions.
Radio saved 32 lives in peril at sea
Aboard the Malian freighter Florida storm wreckage left 32 sailors clinging to life as rescue ship America guided by radio direction finding reached them after SOS calls. Six crew injured, four seriously, but all survived. Captain George Fried recounted the peril and the crucial use of a radio compass to locate the stricken crew.
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Associated Preaty
New York
Holmeward
Alten
Mone
Florida
Columbus
George Fried
America
Adisputch
Associated Presse
Fried
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Europe
Dannedalke
Bermuda
Davy Jones
Harrison
Yorck
Parachute Jumper Lita Wichart Dies During Film Jump
Hollywood reports that 22 year old Lita Belle Wichart died after leaping 8000 feet from a bi plane during a Hoot Gibson movie near Newhall. The chute failed to deploy and observers including Gibson and director Rosson watched in shock. Her husband Lloyd Bowman was among witnesses.
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United Press
Hollywood
Lita Belle Wichart
Hoot Gibson
Newhall
Miss Wichart
Lloyd Bowman
Gibson
Arthur Rosson
Tuth Elder
Ib Wae
Miew Wichart
Misa Hider
Alder
Jim Grainger
Miss Wichitt
Tommy MecLaughlin
Hoe
Universal Pictures
Wiley Canyon
Tulu B. Montgomery
Aberdeen Street
Chicago
Rio Grande Compact In Executive Session
The Rio Grande river compact commission met in executive session in Santa Fe. New Mexico Colorado and Texas officials discussed proposals to reach agreement while highlighting disagreements among the states on Colorado's plan and the practicality of others. Frances C. Wilson stated the commissions would analyze options to seek consensus. I. H. W. McGregor and Richard Burgess represented Texas during the session.
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Santa FE
N. M
Coloradoans Arrive With Whitey Walker
Muanacled and in leg irons William J. Whitey Walker was brought to Colorado Springs under heavy guard from Buffalo New York where he was arrested in the First National Bank of Lamar Colorado robbery on May 2 1928. He was whisked to the county jail and gave no statement. Four men were killed in the Lamar hold up and $71000 was taken.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Springs
Colo
William J
Whitey
Lamar
Jury Discharged in Gossett Murder Trial at Childress
The Childress jury was discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the murder trial of G H Gossett and his son Howard over Hardy Brown's death on the Gossett farm last November 7. A new date for Howard Gossett’s trial has not yet been set.
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Associated Press
Childress
Tex
G.H. Gossett
Gossett
Howard
Hardy Brown
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