Bold Texas prison break tops headlines at Huntsville
Three of the Southwest s most desperate killers Raymond Hamilton Blackie Thompson and Joe Palmer escaped from Huntsville Texas death house amid gunfire. Two cars waited outside as guards exchanged fire and a wounded guard was treated. Frazier who aided the escape was shot as the pair fled with other convicts.
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Outlaw Dillinger Slain Outside Biograph Theater
John Dillinger, infamous Indiana desperado, is shot and killed by a team of expert marksmen outside Chicago's Biograph Theater. Two bystanders are wounded by stray bullets as government agents identify the outlaw and take his body to a hospital.
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Alexian Brothers Hospital
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Chi Cago
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John Dillinger
Walker famous Panhandle figure dies in Huntsville prison break
J W Whitey Walker prominent Panhandle character, tied to Amarillo lore though never based there, died in a Huntsville prison break. Once active during the oil boom, he faced a 99 year sentence for the Marlin bank robbery and was linked to a Pampa bank robbery and Borger officer killings.
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Amerillo
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Walker
Amarillo
Marlin Bank
First National Bank
Pampa
Borger
Candidates in Dorney County Spent $1927 in Campaigns
County and precinct candidates in Dorney County had spent $1,927.26 in campaigns through July 19, with reports filed at the County Clerk’s office by clerk Bill Word.
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Clarendon
Dorney County
Bill Word
Air Forces urged to build stronger Army Air Corps
The War Department committee led by Newton D. Baker urged rapid expansion of the Army Air Corps with a ten year plan. It called for 1,000 new planes and boosting manpower to 2,320 aircraft personnel, emphasizing early air supremacy and stronger aviation funding.
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War Department
Special Aviation Committee
Army Air Corps
Newton D. Baker
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Lawyer Seale Missing After Campaign Speech
A. A. Seale a 48 year old attorney and prominent Nacogdoches family member disappeared after giving a political speech at Garrison near Nacogdoches. He was last seen with his negro chauffeur after the talk supporting a friend's congressional bid. A search by officers and friends was launched when his family reported him missing.
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Nacogdoches
A. A. Seale
Garrison
Regents delay El Paso presidency awaiting sub committee report
The University of Texas board of regents likely will postpone selecting a president of the College of Mines at El Paso until the sub committee investigating conditions at the school issues its report, secretary Leo C. Haynes said today.
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New York Designer Marjorie Starke Dead in Acid Burn Incident
Marjorie Starke, 28, a New York designer, died after being found unconscious in her apartment. She was taken to Flower Hospital where doctors said her face showed acid burns and gas escaped from open stove jets.
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Marjorie Starke
Flower Hospital
Pampa Roadrunners Pitcher Dies After Collision at Shawnee Game
Pampa Roadrunners shortstop Raymond Ater died in a Pampa hospital after being struck on the head by a pitched ball in the fifth inning of a game against Shawnee Oklahoma. Ater, tied to Fort Worth Cats past injuries, had been considered a top unorganized baseball prospect. Survivors include his parents in the Lubbock area and siblings. funeral services scheduled in Lubbock at 3 PM tomorrow.
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Fort Worth Cats
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A. L. Ater
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Hazel McCoy
Algie Joe Ater
Allen Declares City Officials Safe as Gambling Ends
Baton Rouge July 22 Gov. O K Allen said gambling has ceased in New Orleans and that no further efforts will be made to remove city officials for the duration of this situation.
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U.P
New Orleans
O. K. Allen
Flood claims over 200 as Vistula rivers into Warsaw
Flood waters of the Vistula River in southern Poland have claimed more than 200 lives and forced many residents from their homes. Warsaw streets and suburbs were turned into canals as the disaster unfolded.
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Vistula
Poland
Relief Worker Dead After Family Fight Ends in Killing
Amarillo man Frank Newton Lanning, 28, a CWA worker, was killed by a shot from a .22 rifle at 422 Northwest Third Street. John Ash, 61, barber at 106 East Fifth Avenue, is jailed on murder charges after confessing in a statement detailing a long domestic dispute involving Ash’s daughter, a son-in-law, and Lanning. The confrontation followed a handshake and a bucket strike as Lanning approached with a lard bucket and Ash claimed self defense.
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Frank Newton Lanning
CWA
John Ash
East Fifth Avenue
Potter County
Northwest Third Street
Ash
Frank Lanning
Marvin Lanning
Marvin
North
Jackson Street
Myrtle Steele
Monroe Street
Lanning
Marvin Manning
Gee
Frank
Enrollment of CCC Workers in Amarillo Today
Enrollment of 111 drought relief junior CCCs will be held today at the National Guard Armory. Enrollees should be on standby at 8 o'clock, said Capt. Thomas A. Harry, commanding officer of CCC sub districts at Fort Sill, Oxana.
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Drouth Relief
CCC
National Guard
West Texas Speakers Rally for Smalls on WBAP
A six member West Texas panel will appear on WBAP Wednesday from 10 to 10:30 PM to back Senator Clint Smalls for governor. Speakers include Dr. J D Sandefer Abilene Chas A Guy Lubbock W B Hamilton Wichita Falls Jay Taylor Amarillo Deskins Wells Wellington and Mayor Ross Rogers Amarillo who will chair and introduce the five minute talks.
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Simmons University
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Avalanche Journal
W. B. Hamilton
Wichita Falls
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Jay Taylor
Amarillo
Panhandle Livestock Producers Association
Ross Rogers
Deskins Wells
Wellington
Small
Rogers
Dillinger Shot Dead By Justice Department Agents
J Edgar Hoover learned that John Dillinger had been mortally wounded by federal agents in a suicide chase ending the long manhunt. The Justice Department reacted with rapid activity as reports filtered in that the outlaw was dead within minutes.
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Washington
J Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
John Dillinger
Justice Department
Hoover
Dillinger
Justice Departments
J. Edgar Hoover
Dillinger Ended Bloody Crime Career In Midwest Shootouts
The report recalls John Dillinger as a dominant outlaw of the era, detailing his jailbreaks and dramatic sheriff shootings. It notes his parole in 1933, prison escapes, robberies across Ohio Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin, and a loot tally of about $500000.
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