Girl shot after ruse at Palo Duro Hotel
Marian Fay Davis, 21, was wounded by a pistol shot after being lured by a ruse at the Palo Duro Hotel in Plainview. Lucille Pierce escaped and notified police. Wiley B. Hervey, a hotel porter, is arrested as the alleged shooter. Lee Willie Jones alias Blackie and others were sought. Davis in Northwest Texas Hospital described as fair but weak from blood loss.
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Wiley B. Hervey
Palo Duro Hotel
Marian Davis
Lee Willie Jones
Blackie
Lucille Pierce
Willie Wade
Jodie Cannon
Northwest Texas Hospital
Marian Fay Davis
Plainview
Third Avenue
Fillmore Street
Demos to wield a Washington budget balancing push
The House faces a deficit driven by reduced revenue and eyed tax measures. A Chamber of Commerce study urges radical spending curtailment and possible $500 million in cuts including payrolls. Leaders urge committees to report soon to guide tax steps for balancing Treasury books by 1934.
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Washington
Hous of Representatives
Possibl
House
Ways and Means
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
The
Chambe
Garner
Rainey
Treasury
Snell
Matthew 8
Sloan
New York Edison Company
Chamber
Texas police fail to find trace of Floyd in Electra
A 24 hour search by city and county officers in Electra, Texas, failed to locate Charles Pretty Boy Floyd after W H Haynes reported seeing Floyd at Haynes Grocery four miles north. A muddy roadster linked to the sighting was not found, and Floyd's whereabouts remain unknown. Haynes, a former Floyd employer, is a Wichita County commissioner.
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Electra
Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Oklahoma
W. H. Haynes
Haynes
Here
Wichita County
For Rent Five-Room House Near Schools and Bus Line
Five-room house convenient to junior high and ward school on a paved street and near a bus line. Phone numbers 2-1405 or 6904 for inquiries.
Oklahoma Gives Alfalfa Bill Solid Support
Governor W H Murray known as Alfalfa Bill won near unanimous backing from county Democratic conventions for presidential nomination and to lead Oklahoma’s delegation to the national Democratic convention in Chicago. Tulsa County abstained, selecting an uninstructed delegation.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
W.H
Murray
Chicago
Tulsa
Cyr and Allen Ready to Open War for Seat
Louisiana in turmoil as Paul N. Cyr claims governorship from Jeanerette while Huey P. Long travels to Washington to take the Senate oath. In Baton Rouge acting governor Alvin O. King remains at a hotel with armed guards as tensions rise over who truly governs.
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Cyr
Allen
Seat
New Orleans
Paul N. Cyr
Louisiana
Jeanerette
Huey P. Long
Washington
Huey Long
Baton Rouge
Alvin O. King
Long
Capitol
King
Senate
Supreme Court
Alanreed Youth Fatally Injured Under Wagon Wheels
Carl Patterson nine year old son of Mr and Mrs J A Patterson of Alanreed was fatally hurt when a mattress atop stock feed slipped as a wagon started downhill. He was dragged between the team and the wagon and died ten minutes after reaching Groom hospital. Funeral plans not set.
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Alanreed
Carl Patterson
J. A. Patterson
Here
Death Claims Paul Warburg Noted Banker
Paul M. Warburg, 63, international financier and pioneer of the federal reserve system, died of pneumonia at his home after illness since December. He forecast the 1929 stock market collapse six months ahead and was a longtime figure on Wall Street, brother of Felix M. Warburg, with funeral plans to be private.
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New York
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve System
Manhattan Company
Felix M. Warburg
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Warburg
George F. Baker, Sr
Mr. Warburg
Germany
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Grace Grossing Crash Fatal to Texas Woman
Mrs. Roy V. Mitchell of Groesbeck was killed when a car carrying seven people was struck by a Southern Pacific passenger train near Mexia. Her daughter Mildred Mitchell, 19, was seriously injured and four other young women were less seriously hurt.
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Mexia
Roy V. Mitchell
Groesbeck
Southern Pacific
Mildred Mitchell
Two Robbers Held Up Breckenridge Chain Store
Breckenridge reports two men robbed a chain grocery here last night taking 300 dollars. Police picked up two suspects at Ranger for questioning.
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Breckenridge
Jan
Ranger
Martial law extended across El Salvador after clashes
In El Salvador martial law spread as the military junta extended the state of siege to the entire republic following deadly clashes between Communist insurgents and loyal troops. The government reported the revolt quelled and pledged severe punishment for agitators while private citizens were authorized to defend interests with arms if needed.
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San Salvador
EL Salvador
Council of Ministers
Colon
Juagua
Youth Emerges From 123 Days on Respirator at Vassar
Birdsall Sweet, fourteen, spent 123 days in an artificial respirator at Vassar Hospital. He then tested his breathing for a four hour stretch. Dr. Scott L. Smith said full recovery will be gradual but outlook is promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon
N. Y
Vassar Hospital
Birdsall Sweet
Scott L. Smith
Diesel lifts aviator Clarence Chamberlin to 23 000 feet
Clarence Chamberlin reached an estimated 23 000 feet in his first altit ude trial in an oil powered Lockheed. The ascent lasted 1 hour 5 minutes from Floyd Bennett Airport with weather near 10 below zero and gale winds. The barograph will go to Washington for calibration and the record compares with Apollo Soucek s 43 000 plus feet.
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New York
Clarence Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Floyd Bennett Airport
John Heinmuller
National Aeronautical Association
Washington
Atlantic
Germany
Lockheed
Apollo Soucek
Navy
Theft Charges Spark East Texas Oil By-Passes Allegations
Kilgore Texas January 24 Complaints to military authorities that oil operators ran oil from wells through by passes promised today to draw the grand jury at Longview The conference included Brigadier General Jacob F Wolters staff and Gladewater landowners with County Attorney John E Taylor The reports say by passes were uncovered and complaints of overrun oil and unpaid royalties have been frequent from land owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore
Texas
Longview
Jacob F. Wolters
Gladewater
John E. Taylor
Wolters
Bishops libel suits set for trial in Dallas
In Dallas on January 24, libel and slander cases filed by Rev. Rembert G. Smith of Washington Georgia against Bishop John M. Moore and Rev. E V Cole were scheduled for trial in federal court. Smith seeks 50000 from each defendant for damages from statements following the 1928 presidential campaign. Attorney Walter B Branan withdrew counsel for Smith yesterday. if neither other counsel nor Smith appears, the cases may be dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Rembert G. Smith
Southern Methodist
Washington, Ga
John M. Moore
E. V. Cole
Smith
Walter B. Branan
Dartmoor Prison Riot Kills Two as Guards Hunted
At Dartmoor Prison in Devon, 300 inmates clashed with guards over porridge without sugar. Two convicts were killed, 95 wounded, 12 officers hurt as fires burned the governor’s office and walls. Home Office denied fatalities and escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmoor
Devon
England
Grim Dartmoor
Home Office
London
Sta
Hereford Man Charged With Drunken Driving
H J Lyons wholesale gasoline dealer of Hereford was arraigned in Justice J W Minters court on drunken driving charges. He posted a $1000 bond and waived preliminary hearing after an early Saturday crash one mile east of English Field airport. C B Brooks of Groom and others in his car filed the charges. no injuries were reported. Deputy Sheriff C T Vanderpool arrested Lyons early Sunday.
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J. W. Minter
H. J. Lyons
Hereford
Lyons
English Field
C. B. Brooks
Groom
C. T. Vanderpool
Amarillo Ad Writing Contest Offers Weekly Cash Prizes
The Amarillo Daily News and Globe launch a 10 week amateur ad writing contest sponsored by 25 local businesses. Four thousand dollars in cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded, with weekly prizes and final cash awards of 200 100 and 50. Entrants should study the 25 advertisers and write in their own words to boost local advertising awareness.
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
The
Globe News
Two Die In Fort Worth Hotel Fire
In Fort Worth Texas a blaze in a rooming house killed Mrs. Mattie Sechrist and L. O. Sechrist, with Olen Sechrist and H. B. McAlpine injured. T. W. Carneal alerted others and escaped, as Robert Barr, his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hedge also fled unharmed.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Mattie Sechrist
L. O. Sechrist
Stephenville
Olen Sechrist
Sechrist
H. B. McAlpine
T. W. Carneal
Corpus Christi
Carneal
Robert Barr
E. A. Hedge
President Hoover Attends Church Alone Amid Illness
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Herbert Hoover remains at the White House with a light cold while President Hoover attends church solo. He spends the day in study and holds morning talks with several congressional leaders.
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Washington
Jan
Herbert Hoover
White House
Leach Rejects Giants Contract Offer
Fred Leach of Jerome Idaho outfielder for the New York Giants said he returned his contract unsigned because the offer was not sufficient. The remarks came in a statement to the Statesman on January 24.
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Leach
Boyle
Idaho
Fred Leach
Jerome
New York Giants
The
Statesman
Kidnap Victim Returns Home In Denver
Benjamin P. Bower, a Denver bakery official, was released after five days of captivity in a mountain cabin. He reported a $50,000 ransom demand and said no money was paid, noting he kept his royal Arch Masonic pin and endured ham and eggs meals during his captivity. He spoke of being released from an automobile in West Denver and said his captors warned they would seek him again.
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Denver
Colo
Benjamin P. Bower
Denver Bakery
Bower
Bowers
Royal Arch
Okla Robbery Suspects Identified in Dover Bank Job
Oklahoma City January 24 Two men identified as participants in the $700 Dover State Bank robbery last Thursday were taken into custody by Ed Martin Kingfisher County sheriff A L Fash cashier kidnapped and released two miles north of Dover by the three machine gun robbers identified Billy Joe Harris and Harold Glenn Roy arrested at Seminole as two of the robbers Officers investigate Roy possible involvement in the January 14 First National Bank at Paden robbery where Charles Pretty Boy Floyd is said to have aided.
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Oklahoma City
Dover
Paden
Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd
Oklahoma
Durrance Perjury Charge Dismissed by Thomerson
Warrington L. Durrance the El Paso man facing a perjury charge in Justice Court related to his testimony about abduction and robbery was dismissed Sunday by District Attorney Edw. W. Thomerson. The case arose from statements implicating Billy Culwell and three others in a firearms robbery. Bonds for the other defendants were set, Culwell was released, and the grand jury was to convene. Durrance testified Culwell was involved, while alibi and juvenile records were presented for Culwell.
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Warrington L. Durrance
el Paso
Justice Court
Billy Culwell
Edw. W. Thomerson
Justice Co. J. Landis’ Court
J. W. Culwell
Young Culwell
S. R
Floyd Carter
A. Herring
Durrance
Thomerson
Sheriff's Department
J. W. Minter
Culwell
Justice Minter
Clem
Calhoun
Carters and
Hering
Police Chief McDowell Resting Well After Gallstone Operation
Police Chief W. R. McDowell, who underwent gallstone surgery late Friday, rested well all day according to hospital attendants Sunday night. He is a patient at St. Anthony's Hospital.
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W. R. McDowell
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Autogyro Lands in Havana First on Cuban Soil
Captain Lewis A. Yancey, famed transatlantic flier, landed in Havana on January 24 in the first autogyro to touch Cuban soil after a flight from Key West Florida.
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Cuba
Havana
Lewis A. Yancey
Transatlantic Flier
Key West
Fla
Cuban
Crazy Quilt Ticket Sale Re-Opens Today
Tickets for Crazy Quilt Billy Rose shows continue at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street as a last minute rush is anticipated. More than half the house is sold for Thursday night at the Municipal Auditorium. Reserved seats range 1 to 3.85 dollars with the same cast Fannie Brice Phil Jaker Ted Healy returning from New York.
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City Drug Store
Wilbur C. Hawk
Polk Street
Billy Rose
Municipal Auditorium
Fannie Brice
Phil Jaker
Ted Healy
New York
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Marian
Hervey
Monroe Street
Lucille
Jones
DEMOS
Paul Warburg
Grace
Salvador
Diesel
Chamberlain
East Texas
Mrs. Hoover
Minter
Amarillo
M’dowell
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