Speedy trial ends with Nix guilty of wife poisoning
Ocle Nix, Bowie county farmer, is found guilty of poisoning his 17 year old wife after a fast trial. Jurors reportedly compromised on the verdict with one seeking life, ten for death, and one for acquittal. Nix faces possible death sentence or other term. crowd reaction and mob tension noted.
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Lamar County
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Amarillo and Vicinity Tuesday Weather Outlook
Tuesday forecast calls for possible local thundershowers in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas may see partly cloudy skies with showers in the west and north. New Mexico expected to be mostly fair through Tuesday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Spanish fliers near home after rescue aboard Eagle
Spanish fliers Major Ramon Franco Major Eduardo Gonzales Gallarza Captain Julio Ruiz De Alds and Sergeant Pedros Madariaga are nearing home on the British aircraft carrier Eagle after a week adrift in the Atlantic southeast of the Azores. They survived privation and danger and expect to reach Gibraltar harbor by 9 am tomorrow as the voyage from Spain to New York reaches a happy conclusion.
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Gibralter
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Eduardo Gonzales Gallarza
Julio Ruiz de Alds
Pedros Madariaga
Eagle
Azores Islands
Spain
New York
Gibraltar Harbor
Three Killed in Oil Blast at Shreveport Plant
Three men die in a gasoline leak explosion at the Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation absorption plant in Cotton Valley late Saturday night. Victims are H. L. Laster 37 night engineer A. P. Erwin 44 superintendent and W. J. Massey 36 fireman. Plant valued at 250000 razed by flames with some equipment possibly salvageable.
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Shreveport
Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation
Cotton Valley
H. L. Laster
A. P. Erwin
W. J. Massey
Amarillo Building Permits Pass One Million Total
The 1929 building permits total $1,041,805 as June ranks as the third largest month with $222,715. Repairs led with 30 permits totaling $94,965, followed by 15 for apartments and residences at $79,650, two for industrial buildings at $43,000, and three for mercantile structures at $5,100.
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Robbers Loot Oklahoma Bank of About $1000 Inola
Two bandits robbed the First State Bank of Indla today in Inola Oklahoma of about $1,000 and fled. They locked the cashier and the bank president in the building during the crime.
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Oklahoma
Inola
First State Bank
Indla
State Bar leaders arrive to plan Amarillo convention
W. M. Crook of Beaumont and George C. Gaines Jr of Houston head for Amarillo to finalize plans for the forty eight annual Texas Bar Association convention opening July 4. Lawyers from across New Mexico travel to Clovis for a brief meeting then head to Amarillo to join Texas lawyers. judges will attend as all Texas courts adjourn for the week.
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Alleged Bigamist Seized in New York on Amarillo Order
Colonel Charles H. Boyles 68, wanted in Amarillo on two indictments for swindling and a third for bigamy, was arrested yesterday in New York City on a fugitive warrant from Amarillo and held on 20000 bond for a Friday hearing. Bail on three Amarillo charges totaled 10500, all forfeited, with reports he wooed a Manhattan bank official widow and swindled about 50 women nationwide.
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Amarillo
New York City
Boyles
Manhattan Bank
Boom Boyles
Stultz Dies In Plane Stunt Crash At Mineola Field
Bill Stultz was killed while performing stunts in an open biplane owned by John Hay Whitney. Two passengers Pasquale Castelluccio and Edward B Harwood also died when the craft tail-spun about 300 feet from the ground. Stultz did not regain consciousness after the crash at Roosevelt Field Mineola.
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Bill Stultz
North Atlantic
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Arthur Witten Brown
Alcock
Lindbergh
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Levine
Brock
Schlee
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Amelia Earhart
Lou Gordon
Wilmer Stultz
Stultz
John Hay Whitney
Pasquale Castellucio
Edward B. Harwood
Mineola
Wheat Harvest Taxes Region S Phone Service
The Panhandle reports a bumper wheat crop straining local phone service. Southwestern Bell manager W B Patterson says demand swamped the exchange, with operators imported to handle the surge as harvest fuels big business across the region. Continued on Page 15, Col. 4.
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Local Exchange
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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Eight Injured as Ambulance Collides Near Hicks Station
An ambulance en route to a highway accident near Hicks station collided with a second car, injuring eight people, several seriously. Names include R. B. Thompson Cox City Oklahoma G W DeLong Murchison Texas Neil DeLong 8 Murchison Mrs L B Boyd Best Texas. Continued on page 15.
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Here
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R. B. Thompson
Cox City
Okla
G. W. DeLong
Murchison
Texas
Neil DeLong
L. B. Boyd
Best
Layton
Harold McCormick hires detectives over kidnap fears
The Chicago Daily News reports four private detectives are guarding Harold McCormick's home amid a suspected plot to kidnap his grandchildren Anita and Peter Max Ouner. The article notes fear and a protective security response by the publicity baron.
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Chicago Daily News
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Peter Max Ouner
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Rodeo Ticket Sales Exceed Illinois? Texan Park Event
Tickets for the Miller and King Rodeo at Texan Park show strong demand with 12 000 box seats at 1 50 and 1 650 reserved grandstand seats at 1 2 per performance selling early. Tri State Pair association president Wilbur Hawk says nearly all reserved seats may sell out by opening Wednesday afternoon with out of town buyers prominent and night shows boosted by extensive lighting. General admission will be available at the gates as crowds are expected to exceed capacity of 7500 per show.
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Wilbur
Hawk
Tri-State Pair Association
Texan Park
College Raises Small Tax Hike For Junior College
Amarillo school officials say a two cent increase in the school tax rate will fund the junior college for its first year and a broader raise is needed for general school operations. George M. Waddill notes valuations are similar to last year, but there is no cash surplus and the district must cover about $12,500 for the college first year with an estimated eighty cent rise per taxpayer. The college would be housed in existing facilities initially.
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Amarillo
George M. Waddill
Waddill
Waddill Waid
River survey to begin soon on Canadian river
A full survey of the Canadian river between Oklahoma and New Mexico will start late this week or early next, conducted by United States Water Department engineers. Flood control, irrigation potential, and dam site prospects will be mapped, with a report due after several weeks. The project will begin from the bridge between here and Channing and extend in both directions.
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New Mexico
United States Water Department
A. &. Stinnett
Federal Department
Stinnett Vaid
Stinnett
Channing
Texas House Lifts Education Appropriation Cap
The Texas House rescinded a $16,506,000 cap on education appropriations, potentially averting a third called session. On recommendation from John F. Wallace, chair of the appropriations committee, the move aims to speed agreement with the Senate, which seeks $17,009,000.
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Associated Press
Austin
Home of Representatives
John F. Wallace
Teague
House Appropriations Committee
House
Wallace
Senate
Rooms for Rent Adverts in Globe-News Want Ads
When young Miss or Mr Ama rillo search for a room to rent they use the Rooms for Rent column in Globe-News Want Ads. It is the quickest and most convenient way to locate a room, so place your ad at once and keep it there until rented. Call 6262 Ask Want Ads.
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