Judge Denies Move For Acquittal In Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
In Flemington New Jersey July 1 the court denied a defense motion for a directed verdict of acquittal in the trial of John Hughes Curtis on hindering the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. The defense also failed to obtain a mistrial over a local paper article.
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Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curtis
Ryman Herr
Joseph Lanigan
Adam O. Robbins
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Robbins
Curtis
Lloyd Fisher
Harry Sout
Trades unions secure five percent wage increase
Indianapolis workers from the building trades including plumbers plasterers carpenters and painters received a five percent pay raise today. The announcement affects affiliated unions and their members in the city.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Building Trades Unions
Absentee Voting Offered Ahead of July 12 Election
Qualified voters away from the city on election day may cast a ballot at the county clerk’s office. Those out of town and returning after election day may request by mail and vote by mail. Mail requests require poll tax receipt or exemption certificate. Absentee voting ends at midnight Friday July 8.
Texans vote in wild caucus for Roosevelt at convention
Texas delegates voted 54 to 51 to cast 46 votes for Franklin D Roosevelt at the Democratic national convention in Chicago. The move followed a petition to release the delegation led by Sam Rayburn manager of Speaker Garner’s campaign. Rayburn alerted Garner who approved the release amid late night debate. Amon G Carter lamented that Garner had been sacrificed on the bandwagon as delegates cited release timing and strategic position.
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Chicago
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
John N. Garner
Rayburn
Garner
Washington
Carter
John Garner
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
California
Taxpayers Propose 25 Percent Pay Cut for County Officials
The Taxpayers League executive committee urges a 25 percent salary reduction for all Potter County officials and says ex-officio salaries should not be paid. Ten recommendations follow a May questionnaire covering salaries taxes valuations staffing health unit consolidations prisoner feeding and courthouse upkeep.
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The
Taxpayers’ League
Potter County
J. Ray
James A. Bush
Wilbur C. Hawk
Fred Bonem
L. A. Wells
W. E. Herring
A. N. Olver
Bob Ames
B. GC. D. Bynum
Governors supports Panhandle gas outlet plan
Gov. Ross S. Sterling expressed sympathy with the State Railroad Commission’s move to open an outlet for independent Panhandle gas producers. He indicated he would push corrective legislation in a fall session, aiming to address the revenue interest and orderly marketing of the product. a special session was deemed likely.
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Austin
Ross S. Sterling
State Railroad Commission
Panhandle
Sterling
Opera Star Marion Talley Weds German Pianist in White Plains
Marion Talley former opera prodigy secretly married Michael Rauchesson a young German pianist in White Plains yesterday. County Clerk George Zechiel disclosed the ceremony noting Talley’s earlier retirement to a Kansas farm after a season in grand opera.
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Marion Talley
White Plains
N. Y
Michael Rauchesson
George Zechiel
Miss Talley
Kansas
Legislature adopts capital crime for kidnapping in Louisiana
Baton Rouge reports the Louisiana Legislature passed a bill making kidnapping a capital crime with hanging as the penalty. The measure aims to deter abductions by harsh punishment and aligns with longstanding debates on reform and public safety.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Reach Accord On Relief Bill In Congress
Washington July 1 A compromise of 2.1 billion dollars in unemployment relief was reached by congressional conferees with broad Reconstruction Corporation loan powers for private industry. The plan includes 300 million for public works and 1.8 billion for additional borrowing. Loans to Chicago and other cities for future employee salaries are allowed under strict conditions.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Norbeck
Senate
House
Chicago
Roosevelt to receive nomination notification in Chicago
Gov Franklin D Roosevelt will fly to Chicago to receive formal notification of his Democratic presidential nomination. He seeks a 30 minute acceptance speech and will convene a national committee meeting at the Congress Hotel to plan the campaign.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
National Committee
Congress Hotel
Youth Hurt When Struck By Auto Near Amarillo
George Carter 22 of Blanco Oklahoma was severely injured after stepping from behind a parked vehicle into a moving car on Highway 5 about 10 miles north of Amarillo at 7 30 last night. He had a deep head cut and was unconscious at midnight. The driver stopped and took him to St Anthony's Hospital. Witnesses named Bennett of Canyon as the driver of the other car. Buddy and Willie Davis of Blanco said they paused to water their radiator when Carter entered the path of the moving car.
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George Carter
Blanco
Okla
Amarillo
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Carter
Bennett
Canyon
Buddy
Willie Davis
New Mexico
Ancestors of Nominee Long III and Roosevelt Links
Genealogical notes trace Franklin D Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt to Claes Van Rosevelt who settled in New Amsterdam in 1644. Isaac Roosevelt helped lead Revolutionary efforts and Hyde Park origins tie to the Roosevelt estate. The Delano line, Flemish merchants from Duxbury, adds a maritime heritage to the candidate’s ancestry.
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John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Roosevelt
Theodore
Franklin
Claes Martenzen van Rosevelt
America
New Amsterdam
New York City
Holland
Jacobus
Claes
Johannes
Isaac
Hudson River
Dutchess County
James
Hyde Park
Franklin Roosevelt
Isaac Roosevelt
New York
James Roosevelt
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Sarah Delano
Delanos
Phillippe
Duxbury
Mass
Roosevelts Call To Garner Fails To Reach Him
In July, after Roosevelt’s nomination, a telephone call from Albany to Speaker Garner failed to connect. Garner stood by his rule not to be disturbed during the convention as the party confirmed its choice.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jack Garner
Albany
Speaker Garner Lets Texas and California Delegations Go
In Washington on July 1 Speaker Garner confirmed he released the Texas and California delegations. He sat in an easy chair at the Washington Hotel smoking after dinner and hinted the convention might start balloting soon. He refused to discuss other candidates or pledged votes. Mrs Garner left for the capital to hear the radio broadcast.
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Washington
Garner
Texas
California
Washington Hotel
Roosevelt Chosen Democratic Nominee for President
Franklin D. Roosevelt was chosen overwhelmingly at the Chicago Democratic convention to be the party's presidential nominee on the fourth ballot. Delegates hailed his victory as the stampede of withdrawals from rival candidates. Tomorrow the convention will nominate John N. Garner of Texas for vice president as Roosevelt plans to address delegates.
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John N. Garner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Chicago
John Nance Garner
Texas
Garner
California
Roosevelt
New Yorker
Albany
N. Y
United States
Adamses
Harrisons
Roosevelts
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago Stadium
James A. Reed
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
July Rain Threat Looms Over Panhandle
July opened with damp conditions in the Panhandle as thundershowers hit Saturday forecast. Rain totals included over half an inch at Channing and three quarters of an inch from Hereford to Bovina. A hard storm dropped about 2 inches along the Fort Worth and Denver from Clarendon to Estelline after 2 P M. Amarillo recorded 0.1 inch.
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Panhandle
Jericho
Channing
Hereford
Bovina
Fort Worth
Denver
Clarendon
Estelline
Amarillo
Fourth ballot sets Roosevelt lead in Democratic Convention
The fourth ballot at the Democratic National Convention shows Franklin D. Roosevelt winning 945 votes, with Smith on 190, Baker 5, Ritchie 34, White 1, and Cox 0. Total 1148 ballots cast and 766 needed for election. State results list Roosevelt as winner in most blocs, with Smith carrying a few states.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Smith
Traylor
Baker
Ritchie
White
Cox
Walsh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Smi
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
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Texas
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Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
Virgin Island
Guadalupe River Flood Damages Close to Half a Million
Kerrville reports the Guadalupe River jumped 30 feet in hours after a 24 hour rain causing extensive property damage estimated between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars. Local officials brace for further flooding as crews assess the impact.
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Kerrville
Guadalupe River
Amelia Arrives in St Louis Overnight Stop on Around-the-World Trip
Amelia Earhart lands in St Louis at 3 40 P M Central Standard time today during her Newark New Jersey to Los Angeles flight, planning an overnight stay as she continues her historic journey.
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Amelia
ST. Louis
Earhart
Newark
N. J
Los Angeles
Weather Digest Amarillo and Four-State Forecast
Local thundershowers Saturday with cloudy conditions across West Texas and New Mexico. Amarillo hours show temperatures around the day with a maximum near 64 and a minimum around 54. precipitation for the last 24 hours recorded at 0.03 inches.
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Cinity
West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo
Olati
Deléeve
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William Gibbs McAdoo
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