Hoffman orders New Jersey police to reopen Lindbergh baby case
Governor Harold G Hoffman direct ed the state police to resume the Lindbergh kidnapping murder inquiry and report progress weekly. He urged that evidence show other parties’ involvement beyond Hauptmann, citing Lindbergh and Condon testimonies and claiming “incontrovertible proof” of others’ roles.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Bronx
Harry W. Ealsh
Jersey City
John
St. Raymond's Cemetery
The
John F. Condon
Schwartzkopf
Iives
Solons worry about source of new taxes
Washington January 30 The Roosevelt administration weighs new taxes to fund bonus costs as inflation bloc signals a fight to pay the bill with new money rather than new revenue. Officials say the president asked Congress for about 2.25 billion dollars for the bonus but did not specify tax measures. Further discussions touched on taxes for a AAA substitute, with no conclusions reported.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Capitol Hill
White House
Morenthau
Wallace
Cummings
Daniel W. Bell
AAA
Morgenthau
Capitol
Samuel
Bankhead- Jones
Supreme Court
Rice Millers
Americans urged to flee from Reds in China
The American embassy in Peiping warns missionaries in Kweichow Province to evacuate as Communist depredations recur. Nan king reports 15,000 alleged Reds near Kweiyang, capital of Kweichow. Tientsin cites evidence of widespread Red activity in north China aimed at seizing territory between the Great Wall and the Yellow River.
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Shanghai
Peiping
Kweichow Province
China
Nanking
Kweiyang
Kweizhow
Tientsin
Great Wall
Yellow River
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Frida Friday Prediction
Frida expected to bring a fair and warmer day with partly cloudy skies in Amarillo and the west. North portions should be unsettled with a chance of rain in the southwest. New Mexico likely fair and warmer in the east Friday with temperatures rising.
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Amarillo
Frida
Texas
New Mexico
Easle
M. Scscvresdl
Ceeceee
Cevccee
Famed Flier Grudges U S System Over Arrest
English pilot James A. Mollison paid a $10 fine in Beverly Hills police court for intoxication and criticized the American judicial system. Deputies say he was seen staggering along Sunset Boulevard en route to a nightclub, which he denied. He blamed police for not keeping their word and preventing his night from being enjoyable.
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Hollywood
U.P
James A. Mollison
Sheriff's
Beverly Hill
Sunset Boulevard
Mollison
Relief rolls remain bulky despite slight improvement
WPA administrator Harry L. Hopkins told Democratic Senators that the relief and work relief rolls are nearly as large as a year ago, with a peak relief population of 20 million reached previously. The conference discussed the 90 percent rule for placing WPA jobholders from relief rolls, with some opponents arguing pride keeps people off aid, while the majority supported continuing the rule.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Dale
Hopkins
Robinson
Schwellenbach
Fort Worth Man Named Auditor
Governor Allred appointed B. Sheffield of Fort Worth as state auditor and efficiency expert. he replaces Dr Ville S. Carpenter who becomes director of pensions after the new law takes effect February 14. Carpenter was drafted to the post last August 1, succeeding George B. Simpson.
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George B. Simpson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Convention of WTCC Set for May 11-13
Amarillo will host the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention May 11 12 and 13 with expected attendance near 12000. Wilbur C Hawk former regional president received notice from D A Banden chamber secretary of the dates while Bill Beechler chairs the Amarillo committee and Tri State Fair spring race meet runs concurrently. Plainview hosted last year.
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WTCC
Amarillo
West Texas
Tri-State Fair Association
Bill Beechler
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Plainview
Amarillo court clears two men in Mrs Hamlin case
Decisive testimony from F. P. Kiiling eliminates Jimmie Pryor and J. B. Driskell as rendezvous participants with Irene Hare Hamlin prior to her hammer death. Mable Hare testifies she and not Irene gave a taxi cab card to a driver. The defense contends insanity and adultery claims are challenged.
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Gene Elo Farwell
George S. Hamlin
Irene Hare Hamlin
Hamlin
Amarillo
Jimmie Pryor
J. B. Driskell
F. P. Kiiling
Irene Hare
Glenwood Addition
Kiiling
Four Sentenced in Farmer's Death
Mrs Edna McNew and Fred Bowers were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in the mountainside killing of Omar McNew. Inez McNew and Jack Portlock received five years on guilty pleas to first degree manslaughter. The victim, 38 year old Omar McNew, was a battiest farmer found slain near their tent home on January 18.
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Idabel
Okla
Edna McNew
Fred Bowers
McNew
George R. Childers
Omar McNew
McNews
Edward May Tour Empire Next Year
The Daily Herald reports King Edward may tour the British empire after his coronation in spring 1937 and possibly be crowned king in the capital of each dominion. It says he will visit India in autumn 1937 to be crowned emperor and may also visit Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa and other colonies.
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London
Edward
British Empire
Daily Herald
India
Herald
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Woman Convicted In Mate's Killing
Daisy Alexander Root was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of her husband Brenton Root, 32, son of a Chicago clergyman. The jury imposed the minimum 10 year sentence.
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Memphis
Tenn
Daisy Alexander Root
Brenton Root
Chicago
Italy Expands Defenses and Mobilizes 50,000 Workers
Italy strengthens home defense by creating a Alpine division and reforming the Caribineri while sending 50,000 workmen to Africa to aid campaigns. New bombings reported on Ethiopian fronts and a clash left 35 Italians dead with a downed airplane. London tensions ease but Italo Ethiopian crisis lingers amid royal funeral diplomacy.
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Associated Press
Italy
Africa
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Wadara
London
George
Bank night insurance ruled illegal by Texas AG
Austin January 30 1929 The Texas attorney general William McCraw ruled bank night insurance for theater patrons illegal Insurers had offered to cover patrons against losing awards when their names were called The opinion states movie patrons did not have an insurable interest in bank night awards
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Austin
U.P
William McCraw
McCraw
Texas Insurance Commissioners
Substitute for AAA Clears First Major Hurdle in Congress
In Washington on January 30, a bill replacing the AAA farm program won its first major congressional hurdle as tax questions dominated White House talks. Senate agriculture committee moved the crop control soil conservation measure toward floor consideration while officials debated funding, with Bankhead seeking Monday action.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Committee
White House
Cummings
Congress
Morgenthau
Wallace
Bankhead
Alabama
Representative Hope
Driver Faces Death Charge in Lubbock Crash
Y. D. Buckalew of Carlsbad New Mexico was jailed on $1,000 bond after a wreck near Lubbock that killed two people and burned their bodies beyond recognition. A court of inquiry found he drank that night and drove on the wrong side of the highway. Victims were Mrs. W. H. Milligan and James Moffett of Hockley County. Buckalew’s wife, hospitalized, is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Lubbock
Y. D. Buckalew
Carlsbad
N. M
Here
Buckalew
W. H. Milligan
James Moffett
Hockley County
Jones says CCC undecided on 12 cent cotton loan extension
Chairman Jess H. Jones of the Reconstruction Corporation disclosed that Commodity Credit Corporation officials have not decided on extending the 12 cent a pound loan for the 1934 cotton crop. He expects an announcement tomorrow or Saturday.
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Washington
Jess H. Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
End of Suit Opens Way For Detroit Pipe Line
New York January 30 termination of the litigation between Columbia Gas & Electric Corp and Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line clears the way for Panhandle to distribute natural gas in Detroit. A Delaware federal judge signed a consent decree enjoining Columbia and eight individuals from controlling Panhandle, enabling financing to fulfill the August 31 1935 gas supply contract with Detroit City Gas Co. Continued on Page 9.
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Columbia Gas & Electric Corp
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line
Panhandle
Detroit
Wilmington
Del
Columbia
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
Detroit City Gas Co
Columbia Oil & Gasoline Corp
Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co
Chancery Court
Roscoe Man Killed by Electric Charge
Roscoe Texas January 30 Frank Alley 23 was electrocuted while working on a wire fence three miles west of Roscoe. He jerked a ground wire loose from a high tension post causing current to arc and kill him instantly. Raymond Moore nearby was knocked unconscious. Farmer W E Cooper aided after Moore regained consciousness and transported the body, which was badly burned.
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Roscoe
Texas
Frank Alley
Here
Raymond Moore
Alley
Moore
W. E. Cooper
Convict Dies After 62 Day Hunger Strike in Belgrade
A report from Pozharevats states Svetozar Lukich died in Belgrade after a 62 day hunger strike, marking the end of a prolonged protest in Yugoslavia.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Pozharevats
Svetozar Lukich
Kansan receives praise from East for GOP nomination bid
News from Washington on January 30 notes Governor Landon of Kansas drawing eastern Republican leaders' praise for his middle-of-the-road stance as he pursues the presidential nomination. Supporters consider boosting organization to contest Borah for delegates while Democrats focus on internal factionalism and policy shifts.
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Washington
Landon
Kansas
Topeka
Borah
Idaho
Harrison
Mississippi
London
Representative O'Connor
New York
Wall Street
Alfred §. Smith
Talmadge
Last Rites Held for Oscar K. Allen Governor
Winnfield La Jan 30 Funeral services were held for Gov Oscar K Allen successor to the late Huey P Long who died Tuesday The body lay in state at Winnfield Baptist Church until 2 P M the casket was then placed in a ber lined concrete vault like Longs on the state capitol grounds in Baton Rouge High officials and state departments closed for the day.
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Winnfield
Oscar K. Allen
Ben
Huey P. Long
Winnfield Baptist Church
Long
State Capitol
Baton Rouge
Departments of State
Texas Constitution Printed for Free Distribution
Texas Senate ordered ten thousand copies of the Texas Constitution printed for free distribution. The state library offers them with a foreword by former Governor Pat M. Neff, president of Baylor University in Waco.
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Austin
U.P
Texas Senate
State Library
Senate
Bob Parker
Pat M. Neff
Baylor University
Waco
He Bet On A Sure Thing! A Fire That Consumed A Budapest Factory
An employee at a hemp and jute plant in Budapest bet coworkers a burning match would be put out in a barrel of gasoline. It was halted extinguishing the match but the blaze consumed the factory after ten hours. A Globe News Want Ad sells a milch cow at 2620 North West Fifth.
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Budapest
Hungary
Globe News
North West
Fifth
Last Chance to Pay Poll Taxes in Potter County
Miss Jewell Davidson, county tax collector, warns the final deadline for poll tax payments or exemption certificates. By yesterday 6008 payments were recorded, with 1600 certificates issued and about 3500 more needed to meet voting strength targets. courthouse doors open 7 30 am to midnight with added staff to minimize waits.
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Jewell Davidson
Potter County
Miss Davidson
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