Prominent Lecturer Shot at Texas Polls
San Antonio reports J J Culpepper, 65, Baptist lecturer and Better Government ticket worker, shot dead at a Garlands polling place amid a clash as Deputy Ed Knight and Sheriff’s deputy responded to trouble. Wounded by Lubbock, Culpepper died while Lubbock was seized and jailed. About 30 men fled to cars. officer had to draw to clear the crowd.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
J. J. Culpepper
Better Government
Tiarland
Sein
Lubbock
Ed Sknight
Labbbock
Stows
Skwight
Labbock
Knight
Culpepper
Barton Leads in County Votes for Governor in Early Returns
Early morning returns from eight boxes show Barton with about twice the votes of Lynch Davidson, the next highest. Barton county total 1,227. Davidson 620. Fletcher defeats Nix for district attorney with Randall, Armstrong and Potter counties tallying 2,776 for Fletcher and 3,600 for Nix, Potter county 1,621 to 1,087, Randall 615 to 457, Armstrong 640 to 275. Route vote estimate 3,366 with about 1,663 bones. Whitaker tops sheriff race, Pollard second. Ford leads county attorney, Stanfield likely second. Justice of the Peace Place 2: Airheart over Holman. Constable precinct 1: Deadwiley winner, Foster in run-off. Commissioner precinct 3: Hill defeats Hall. U S Senator: Sheppard 1,325. Pavis 265. Maddox 70. Governor returns show Saxon 87, Pope 8, Coddins 14, L. Davidson 416, T. W. Davidson 157, Roberson 135, Mrs. Ferguson 87, Barton 876. All boxes except Wilson school, North Side, 16th street fire station included. 3 a.m. reports from the 16th.
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Lynch Davidson
Barton
Lloyd Fletcher
W. F. Nix
Fletcher
Randall
Armstrong
Potter
Kietcher
Nix
Potter County
Whitaker
Wiley Pollard
Henry Ford
Stanfield
H. R. Airheart
J. W
Sheppard
U. S
Pavis
Maddox
Saxon
Pope
Codllins
L. Davidson
T. W. Davidson
Rorebison
Mrs. Ferguson
Joe Burkett
Wilson School
North Side
16Th Street
Jealous restaurant cook kills wife then attempts suicide
Oscar Champion, 26, a Geneseo Kansas restaurant cook, fatally poisons his wife of 19 and tries to poison himself in milk for their 16 month old child. Neighbors found Mrs Champion dead on a bed. Champion unconscious with the child between them. He is hospitalized in Kansas with serious condition. A neighbor mistook the milk as sour and tried to feed it to the baby but was stopped.
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Associated Press
Geneseo
Kans
Oscar Champion
Champion
Lyong “Kans
Fourteen Men Hurt In Slate Fall At Mine Lamont
Fourteen workers were injured, seven seriously, in a slate fall at the Lamont mine of the H GC Prick Coke Company near Uniontown Pennsylvania. They had finished their shift and were returning to the surface when the wall and ceiling collapsed. Three men suffered fractured backs and were in critical condition at Uniontown Hospital.
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Associated Press
Uniontown
Lamont
H. GC. Prick Coke Company
Here
Uniontown Hospital
Fayette County
Cates
Gates
Frick Company
Yakima Fire Contained After District Threatened
A Yakima blaze menaced the city business district before firefighters gained control early today. The fire destroyed about one and a half blocks of fruit warehouses with losses around a quarter million dollars. Police report incendiary origin after two girls saw two men fleeing a burned building.
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Associated Press
Yakima, Washa
Leopold and Loeb defense plans focus on diseased minds
Attorneys for Leopold and Loeb plan to show the youths possessed diseased minds and were not responsible, with alienists from Boston and New York joining a defense staff to portray youth mental debility to Judge Caverty as a mercy plea basis. The prosecution flags an iron clad death penalty case as Darrow and allies push back against earlier testimony.
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Loeb
William J. Healy
Boston
DE Benjamin Church
New York
SRC
Joh Re Caverty
Criminal Court of
Cook County
Robert ¥. Crowe
Mr. Darrow
Benjamin
Walter Bachrach
Darrow
James J. Gortland
Texas Railroads Freed Over Auto Train Control Order
Washington July 26 The Interstate Commerce Commission voided a prior order requiring 42 railroads to install automatic train control devices. Roads affected include Fort Worth and Denver from Texline to Fort Worth and Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio from San Paso to Houston Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe from Galveston to Purcell Okla Houston and Texas Central from Houston to Denison Katy from Denison to Dallas Texas and Pacific from Dallas to El Paso International Great Northern between Laredo and Longview Junctions Kansas City Southern between Kansas City and Texarkana.
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Laredo
Longview Junction
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Kansas City
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Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast notes Sunday will be generally fair in Amarillo and vicinity, turning cloudy and unsettled later Sunday. West Texas should be fair, while western New Mexico may see unsettled conditions with local thunderstorm chances. Temperatures and hourly readings are mentioned in error-filled text.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
North Pole
Barton Trails In Panhandle Vote After Heavy Balloting
In incomplete returns from 22 counties The Daily News reports General Barton narrowly trails Lynch Davidson by six votes in Deaf Smith and garners second place overall. Amarillo favors Barton while Roberts County backs Barton, Robertson and Davidson split most other counties. Davidson leads in several counties and Barton shows strong county tallies including Potter and Randall.
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Thomas D. Barton
Amarillo
Panhandle
Daily News
Roberts County
Barton
Lynch Davidson
Felix Robertson
General Barton
Deaf Smith
Armstrong
Randall
Torrigon
Robertson
Jobe Davidson
Ferguson Lynch Davidson
Whit Davidson
Burkett
Hutchinson County
Hall, Collingaworth and
Gray
Briscoe and
Donley
Hutchinson
Potter County
News Will Give Returns Today
The Daily News and Evening Post leased wire of the Associated Press will open at 2 o'clock this afternoon to file reports on the principal races. Returns will be pulled in windows for interested readers. Returns will be received until about midnight. Flame Owned, Home Edited.
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Daily News and Evening Post
Associated Press
Hutchinson County Leads In Early Election Returns
Hutchinson county in the Panhandle reports early complete returns with Senator Hutchinson receiving 24 votes split 23 for Morris Sheppard and 1 for Davia. Governor's race shows Barton 2, Burkett 15, Robertson 7. Randolph 19 and Tatum 6 lead for civil appeals judge.
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Hutchinson
Hutchinson County
Panhandle
Morris Sheppard
Davia
Barton
Burkett
Robertson
Randolph
Tatum
Justice of Court of Civil Appeals
Randolph Leads Over Tatum For Appeals Judge
Judge Hal G. Randolph leads Judge Reese um for appeals judge as returns from 19 counties show Randolph ahead by five to three. Early counts indicate Randolph winning re election. Tatum trails with 3,687 votes to 6,724 for Randolph. Local precincts and counties such as Hale, Amarillo, and Dalhart contribute to the split.
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Hal G. Randolph
Seventh Court of Civil Law
Reese ~Um of
Dalhart
Daily Newa
Randolp
Tatum
Met
Maindiew
Judge Randolph
Hale County
Amarillo
Official Dies By June 26 Amid Philippine Talands Crisis
Manuel Araulla, chief justice in the Philippines, reportedly died as officials and the president faced a political crisis. The supreme court leadership and national authorities were urged to respond amid the upheaval referencing the Talands situation.
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Manuel Araulla
Sis
Philprine Talands
Supreme Court
Ited
Father and Son Die After Speeding Car Hit Them
A man Morghiteh Tutunjian 45 and his son Leo 12 alighted from a trolley in South Orange New Jersey and were struck by an automobile. The car carrying three youths and two girls fled the scene and later wrecked. One girl was found with a fractured hip. The victims were dragged a block, and the car overturned after striking a bakery and a lamp post. The three youths were arrested.
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South Orange
N. J
Morghiteh Tutunjian
Leo
Man Arrested for Murder of Parents in Lancaster Case
OOALESVILLE Penn July 26 Benj J Dersheimer Atlantic City real estate dealer was under arrest here today charged with the murder of his parents Mr and Mrs Peter Dersheimer in Lancaster Penna fourteen years ago. He said his arrest resulted from “spits work” by his brother Frank KE Dorsheimer who swore to the warrant.
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Penn
Benj, J. Dersheimer
Atlantic City
N. J
Peter Dersheimer
Lancaster
Penna
Frank KE. Dorsheimer
Election party at The News draws large Amarillo crowd
The Daily News and Evening Post hosted a major election party last night drawing an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 inside and hundreds more in cars outside. The Texas Election Bureau leased wire provided live returns as crowds waited, listened via megaphone, and shared in the excitement well into the evening amid cool pleasant weather.
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Daily News and Evening Post
Daily News
Evening Post
Texas Election Bureau
Panhandie
Sono Segoreen
Amarillo
Retauins
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