Man Confesses Murder After Police Grin
Houston police said E. H. Stuart 28 admitted killing his four year old daughter Dortha for a $400 life insurance plan. He strangled the child then drove to a hamburger stand and could not eat. The surviving twin girl, unaware, tried on shoes.
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Houston
E. H. Stuart
Dortha
Stuart
Cypress Creek
A. C. Thornton
Police
Henryetta
Okla
B. W. Payne
Kern Stuart
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Readings
Forecast for Amarillo and area calls for fair conditions with some high cloudiness. West Texas shows generally fair to partly cloudy weather with unsettled western fringe, while New Mexico expects fair conditions with little temperature change. Yesterday's Amarillo temperatures reached a high of 46 with trace precipitation in the prior 24 hours. record highs and lows noted for historical context.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Vote for Small Is Vote for West Texas
Editorial in Fort Worth Star Telegram argues West Texas should back Clint Small for governor. It contrasts his record defending West Texas land and interests with candidates Hunter McDonald and Allred, urging trust in Small's proven public service.
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Fort Worth
West Texans
West Texas
Tom Hunter
Wichita Falls
Hunter
C. C. McDonald
McDonald
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
James V. Allred
Allred
Tle
Mr. Allred
Texas
Alfred
Clint Small
Amarillo
Small
Senator Small
Clint Smail
Centenarian Brown Dies in Brown County Texas
Alfred E. Brown who would have turned 102 on September 18 died at his home in May community Brown County. Funeral services were set for this afternoon. A Confederate Army veteran, he served under Gen. Robert E. Lee and was present at Appomattox when Lee surrendered.
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Alfred E. Brown
May Community
Brown County
Robert E. Lee
Appotomax
Lee
Elevator official Jule G. Smith dies in Fort Worth
Jule G. Smith, about 65, president of the Smith Ingraham Grain Company and of the Fort Worth Elevator and Warehouse Co., died here today after a week in hospital with kidney ailment. He had not fully recovered from an automobile accident a year earlier.
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Fort Worth
Jule G. Smith
Smith Ingraham Grain Company
Democratic candidates speed campaign as vote nears
Six Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls pressed ahead with rapid schedules as election nears. Edgar Witt spoke in Austin after stops in Brownwood and Bryan, challenging Attorney General James V. Allred's record and his school fund payout claim. Allred defended his record and urged lobbying reforms. Maury Hughes blasted radical ideas while Clint Small highlighted a limited legal practice serving small ranchers and farmers.
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Edgar Witt
Austin
Brownwood
Bryan
Travis County
Witt
James V. Allred
Travis
Allred
Supreme Court
Jimmy Allred
Texas
Gonzales
Seguin
San Antonio
Hughes
Maury Hughes
Longview
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Greenville
Clint Small
No Pain Reported At Plains Points
The Panhandle saw cooler conditions after scattered showers on Monday with a high of 92 degrees. No Panhandle location reported rain as thunderclouds built but moisture did not materialize. Meteorologist H. T. Collman said no more rain is expected and today’s forecast calls for a fall with little temperature change. Water use dropped to 5.3 million gallons from 8.4 million during the heat wave.
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Panhandle
H. T. Collman
United States Weather Bureau
Break From Texas Death House Shocks State
Figures in the Huntsville penitentiary death house escaped Sunday afternoon, leaving three wounded and one dead. Raymond Hamilton Joe Palmer and Blackie Thompson led the break, Whitey Walker was killed, while Charlie Frazier and Roy Johnson were wounded. Five of the six men are pictured in the accompanying photos.
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Raymond Hamilton
Joe Palmer
Blackie Thompson
Texas State Penitentiary Death House
Huntsville
Whitey Walker
Charlie Frazier
Roy Johnson
Penitentiary Death House
Freak Texas wind storms injure one, damage many towns
Sudden wind storms swept Central Texas injuring a Wortham man, Walton Stubbs, as flying debris damaged homes and shuttered plate glass. The storms damaged Kaufman County and struck Jefferson, with a twister near Franklin and Busby area. Temperatures near Waco soared to 107 to 112 degrees in the afternoon.
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Associated Press
Texas
Wortham
Gulf Coast
Walton Stubbs
Franklin
Robertson County
Busby
Waco
Hillsboro
Belton
Corsicana
Bombers Arrive at Weeks Field Alaska
Ten U.S. Army Air Corps bombers completed a 4000 mile training flight from Washington to Alaska and landed at Weeks Field Fairbanks at 13 15 local time. The crossing covered the United States and Canada in a single training mission.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Canada
Washington, D. C
United States Army Air Corps
Weeks Field
GOP Primary in Amarillo Saturday Held by Potter County Republicans
Potter County Republicans set a Saturday primary from 8 A M to 7 P M at the Kenyon Green Company offices 93 North Polk Street. A district committee of S E Fish W C Kenyon and W H Woodlief will vet candidates before election judges J R Keeling W S Williams J O Gifford and Mrs Pauline Kenyon. J M Kernan Amarillo attorney named for U S congressman.
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Potter County
Kenyon Green Company
North
Polk Street
S. E. Fish
W. C. Kenyon
W. H. Woodlief
Kenyon Grain Company
J. R
J. M. Kernan
Amarillo
United States
H. E. Exum
U. S. Goen
el Piso
Supreme Court
Dillinger Death Rumors Followed By Public Funeral
Chicago reports reveal Anna Sage and Rita Keele linked to Dillinger case as authorities recount the outlaw's death. Dillinger’s father accompanies the hearse through Indiana toward Mooresville, with questions about who identified him and how his funeral will be funded.
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Chicago
Thomas Duffy
Sheffield Police Tonight
Anna Sage
Gary
John Dillinger
Polly Hamilton
Fargo
N. C
Sage
Anna Miller
Dillinger
East Chicago
Ind
Indiana Harbor
West Texans Back Small on Radio Tonight
West Texans go on air tonight to back Amarillo candidate Clint Small for governor. Speakers from Abilene, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Amarillo, and Wellington will urge Panhandle support on WBAP Fort Worth from 10 to 10:30 PM.
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Clint Small
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Amarillo
Wellington
Panhandle
Ross Rogers
WBAP
Fort Worth
J.D. Sandefer
Hardin and Simmons University
Charles A. Guy
Avalanche Journal
W. B. Hamilton
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Jay Taylor
Panhandle Livestock Producers Association
Rogers
Deskins Wells
Small
Board clears prison heads after break from death house
The Texas prison board absolved Lee Simmons general manager and W. W. Wald warden of the state penitentiary system of blame in the death house breakout. It found no evidence of negligence or collusion with convicts while noting guard carelessness and plant defects. A formal report will follow. Ward announced a new picket box will start construction tomorrow.
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Huntsville
Texas Prison Board
Lee Simmons
W. W. Wald
Stele Penitentiary System
W. A. Paddock
Houston
Simmons and Ward
Hopkins Talks With Italy's Mussolini
Rome July 24 Premier Mussolini received Harry L Hopkins United States relief administrator in a 15 minute audience Hopkins said he gained several good pointers from Mussolini Pope Pius also greeted Mr and Mrs Hopkins and discussed United States recovery programs expressing hope for success The pope showed intimate knowledge of American affairs
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Rome
Mussolini
Harry L. Hopkins
United States
Hopkins
Il Duce
Pope Pius
Chicago Sizzles as Heat Pushes City to Break Sweat
Chicago endures sweltering heat with high temperatures and humid conditions. Officials warn residents to limit outdoor activity while preparing for a new citywide agreement on cooling programs and energy conservation.
Ban on Shipments Amid Chicago Stockyards Strike
The Farm Administration ordered a temporary suspension of cattle purchases in the growth area due to the Chicago strike and market congestion. Chicago's stockyards halted as 800 Livestock Handlers' Union members walked out, leaving tens of thousands of cattle stranded and deteriorating in the heat. Federal officials urged withholding further consignments of death-stricken cattle as conditions worsened.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Grouth
Chicago
Death Valley
Commission
Union
Box Seat Tickets For Tri State Horse Show On Sale Today
Tickets for box seats at the Tri State Horse Show on August 6 7 go on sale today. Boxes for six to eight seats cost 50 cents each while general admission is 50 cents. Orders through the Tri State Fair grounds office or by calling Mise Eva Lewis at 9811. First come first served.
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Mise Eva Lewis
New 3000 Barrel Well Boosts Moore County Oil Output
Moore County reports a 3,000 barrel oil well from the Shamrock Oil and Gas No 1 Robertson B in section 165 block 3-T T&NO survey eight miles northeast of Dumas. The well flowed 130 barrels per hour after reaching pay at 3,372 feet, following a 3,368 foot birth. Local tests south and east were disappointing, while the Shamrock pool lies three miles southwest.
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Moore County
Robertson “B
Shamrock Oil & Gas Company
T&no
Dumas
Jones
Sunray Oil Com
John Sheerin
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