Escape missed as jailbreak frees murder suspects from Stinnett
Jack Davis Clayton Toontz and Earl McGrew escaped Hutchinson county jail in Stinnett using a heavy iron bar to pry cell bars. Toontz and Davis were being held on charges of the Joe J. Laley murder during a prior drug store holdup in Amarillo and hijacking cases in Borger Gainesville and other locales.
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Jack Davis
Clayton Toontz
Earl McGrew
Joe J. Laley
Amarillo
Big State
West Sixth Street
Hutchinson County
Stinnett
H. L. Gaither
Toontz
Davis
Potter County
Borger
Laley
Criminal District Court
Gainesville
Ince
Stinn
Judge Hardy Disqualified from Hearing Case
Superior Judge J J Tra Buccco is appointed to hear the matter as Judge Hardy is disqualified. The action shifts responsibility to the newly assigned jurist.
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Bucco
Bus operator Sparks must be tried on permit charge
The Texas Criminal Appeals Court refused habeas corpus relief in the Cottle county case of H S Sparks, a bus operator, upholding a lower court order sending him to custody for operating a bus line without a railroad commission permit. The panel questioned his standing since he has not been convicted. A Webb county case testing the law yielded a similar result.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Sparks
Webb County
Virginia executes Shirley Winningham for gruesome fatal assault
Shirley Winningham, a Black man from Isle of Wight County, was executed at the Virginia Penitentiary for the assault and murder of a 15 year old white girl. The case drew AP reporting from Richmond on January 25.
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Richmond
Shirley Winningham
Isle of Wight County
Virginia Penitentiary Today
Amarillo Weather Forecast For Thursday
The forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for Thursday to be fair and slightly cooler. North portion of West Texas should see fair skies, while New Mexico is expected to remain fair. Temperatures yesterday ranged from a low near 26 to a high around 81 with a 85 reading noted in the evening.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Illinois
Aiia
Ississippi
Mississippi Valley
Nevada
Louisiana
Rocky Mountain
NOOR
Svc Ca
Sir
Mies Cabo
Baptist Rally Opens At Amarillo First Baptist
Baptists from Northwest Texas gather at the First Baptist church in Amarillo for a daylong rally starting at 10 AM. Dr. F S Groner and Dr. O H Powers will speak, a noon luncheon is planned, and large delegations are expected to discuss plans for the year's work.
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Texas
Amarillo
First Baptist Church
F. S. Groner
Texas Baptist Convention
O. H. Powers
Wichita Falls
Northwest
Charles W. Bryan Placed on Ballot for Nebraska Governor
Charles W. Bryan was placed in nomination for governor of Nebraska on the Democratic ticket. A petition signed by 61 Lincoln residents was filed with the secretary of state, 24 hours after Bryan withdrew his presidential preference bid.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Marsh
Bryan
Smiles on Lips of Children Seeing Future of Healing
A narrative of a hospital visit to Oklahoma City reveals children with injuries and deformities gradually regaining hope as doctors and nurses provide tireless care. The journey by train shows kindness from all aboard including Sonny Jones and Miss Duncan as they accompany the young patients.
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Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Medora Duncan
Opal Howard
Lelia Lake
Maxine Gettle
Anna May Fell
Ladelle Wilkinson
Sonny Jones
Malacario Vicario
Allen Miller
Oklahoma
Allen
Nida Martin
Earl McBride
Miss Duncan
Miss Durcan
Scenic Drive Through Palo Duro Canyons Proposed for Amarillo
A real estate board committee and supporters toured around the Palo Duro canyons and concluded a scenic route would be a valuable asset for Amarillo. The group included F. M. Lefforge as chair, L. E. Lyles, Judge J. W. Crudginton, S. J. Cole, and John L. McCarty of the News-Globe, who accompanied the study trip to Hardings'.
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Palo Duro Canyons
Amarillo
Amarillons
F. M. Lefforge
L. E. Lyles
J. W. Crudginton
S. J. Cole
Board of City Development
John L. McCarty
News-Globe
Hardings
Cattlemen Urged to Oppose Lower Beef Tariff
At the American National Livestock association convention in El Paso, leaders from Texas and Canada warned cattlemen to resist any tariff cuts on South American beef imports. L. C. Brite and W. W. Turney urged economy and caution, while Robert A. Wright argued tariffs should distinguish between thin foreign cattle and beef and Canada’s surplus.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
American National Livestock Association
L. C. Brite
Marfa
Texas
W. W. Turney
Turney
Robert A. Wright
Drinkwater
Canada
Western Canada Livestock Union
Association Today
Dominion
United States
Plans Big Campaign for Reed Presidential Bid
The Reed for president campaign opens in Washington with headquarters led by Lee Meriwether of St. Louis and Missouri Democratic leaders Samuel Fordyce and Edward A. Green. Meriwether frames Reed as a constitutional champion opposing government corruption and election buying while promising a nationwide campaign from Hotel Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
Lee Meriwether
St. Louis
Samuel Fordyce
Missouri State
Democratic Central Committee
Reed
Louisiana
Edward A. Green
Champ Clark
Meriwether
Senator Reed
Capital
Houston
United States
Former Attendant Indicted for Epileptic Killing in Abilene
B Downing former attendant at the state hospital for epileptics in Abilene Texas was indicted for murder in the death of Joe Marze an epileptic patient on January 14 He pleaded not guilty at arraignment and trial is set for February 13 Bond is $7500 A 100 man special jury venire was ordered Galloway Calhoun and Dr H H Harrington assisted local authorities and left for Austin after two days of help.
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Associated Presa
Abilene
Texas
B. Downing
State Hospital
Joe Marze
Downing
Galloway Calhoun
H. H. Harrington
State Board of Control
Austin
Fire Hits Memphis Ice and Power Plant Damaging $35,000
A blaze started in a box car on the Denver siding caused $35,000 damage at the West Texas Utilities ice and power plant in Memphis. The fire was controlled in 80 minutes, knocking out light and power for over two hours while repairs were underway. The Woolridge Lumber yards suffered more than $30,000 in losses the prior Friday.
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Memphis
West Texas Utilities Company
Denver
J. A. Brewer
Woolridge Lumber Company
Amarillo Man Leads In Fight For New Law
Amarillo delegate W. H. Holmes heads West Texas Chamber of Commerce oil and gas committee in San Angelo urging legislative relief for litigation injustices over excess acreage surveys and permit delays. The panel notes storage figures show 60 million more barrels of oil on December 1 than a year earlier and discusses survey payments and permit timing.
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Associated Preas
San Angelo
Tex
Oil and Gas Bureau
The
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Holmes
Amarillo
Panhandle
Three Killed in Oklahoma Bank Lootings
An Indian man from southwest Love county Oklahoma near Marietta was taken to Marietta for questioning after an abandoned car believed linked to the Love County bank robbery was found near his home. Authorities said his conflicting stories prompted the arrest as investigations continued.
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Associated Presa
Gainesville
Texas
Love County
Okla
Marietta
Rickard Identified as Bank Robbery Victim in Bessie Oklahoma
T N Rickard fatally wounded in Bessie Oklahoma bank robbery is described as son in law of a Panhandle hauling contractor. He formerly worked in oil fields near Panhandle and had no prior trouble in the area, sheriff says. Identification remains unclear.
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T. N. Rickard
Bessie
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Rickard
Panhandie
Blood soaked hat clues robbery escape into Texas
In the yard traces of automobile tracks were found along with a blood soaked hat bearing a bullet hole. Ardmore officers aided Cooke county officers as they pursued the theory that the robbers fled into Texas after four men visited the scene.
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Ardmore
Cooke County
Texas
Woman of Amarillo Lectures on Interior Decorating
Miss Nellie Jefferson formerly of New York City and now in Amarillo will lecture on interior decorating as part of Mrs Ida Chitwood s domestic science series. She holds a MA in architecture from MIT and has studied at several major schools. She will discuss draperies window treatments and decorative curtain value for various window types.
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Amarillo
Nellie Jefferson
New York City
Ida Chitwood
Jefferson
United States
University of Texas
Massachusetts Institute of Technology of
Boston
Miss Jefferson
University of Ilinois
New York School of Interior Decorating
Department of Agriculture
Baylor College
Belton
Texas
Montezuma College
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Styles and dishes dazzle at Mrs. Chitwood cooking school
The News-Globe cooking school drew 1 500 women for an Easter style show featuring spring gowns from The La Mode and Jarett’s Fashion Shop. Models included Mrs. Bryan Weatherby and Miss Anabel Morris. Miss Florence O’Hara led the event with music from the Electric Orthophonic.
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Dess
Ida Chitwood
News-Globe
la Mode
Jarett
Bryan Weatherby
Lenore Denning
Anabel Morris
Fred Dysart
Katherine Zimmerman
Elizabeth Dodson
Jarett’s
Nunn Electric Company
Florence O'Hara
News- Globe
C. C. Gordon
Mode
Myrtle Randolph
Jarett Fashion Shop
Judge Trabucco to preside over Hickman sanity trial
Superior Judge J J Trabucco of Mariposa will take over the sanity trial of William Edward Hickman after Judge Carlos Hardy disqualified himself. The court opened amid accusations of bias, with District Attorney Asa Keys opposing shifting the judge and the judicial council to appoint a successor.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
J. J. Trabucco
Mariposa County
California
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Trabucco
Los Angeles County
Victor McLucas
William Waste
Supreme Court
Judicial Council
Carlow Hardy
Hardy
Hall OF Justice
Littl Marian Parker
Jerome Walsh
Kansas City
Hickman
Carlos Hardy
Asa Keys
Keyes
Humble Ordered to Halt Gulf Pipeline Plan
Texas Attorney General’s office warns Humble Oil Co to stop plans for a crude oil loading pipeline across Mustang Island into Gulf waters or face suit. Assistant AG Joe Brown hopes action won’t escalate. Will Tucker cites inevitable leaks risk to millions of fish and asserts no state land crossing right.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Will Tucker
Attorney General
Humble Oil Company
Mustang Island
Gulf Waters
Joe Brown
Humble Company
Acton
Attorney General's Department
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