Cord Friends Offer New Angle On Kidnap Scare In England
English friends of E. L. Cord say the aviation and auto magnate fled the United States to avoid kidnapers. They report three incidents at his Beverly Hills estate, including a false alarm from a mysterious plane, a guard being threatened by a passer with a pistol, and a lurking man. Cord has been in England since mid April, with family plans for an extended tour of the British Isles.
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London
E. L. Cord
Cord
Surrey
England
William F. Gettle
California
June Robles
Arizona
Credit
Beverly Hills
Mexico
Hooey
Charles
William
British Isles
Heston Airport
Bank Robbers Take About 1000 Dollars in Kingfisher
Two men robbed the People's National Bank in Kingfisher Oklahoma this morning shortly after opening. They escaped with about $1000 and used a girl bank clerk and three young male employees as shields during the getaway two miles west of the city. all were unharmed.
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Kingfisher
Okla
Natonal
VALLEY PLANE Schedules For Fort Worth Lines
Valley Plane to operate at 120 mph with schedules on the Long, Harman, Brownsville, and Galveston routes. Fort Worth Amarillo service departs 8 25 A M reaching Wichita Falls 9 40 A M and Amarillo 11 50 A M. Return 4 P M to Fort Worth 7 25 P M. Fort Worth Brownsville run leaves 8 15 A M via Waco Austin San Antonio Corpus Christi to Brownsville 2 10 P M return 2 20 P M to Corpus Christi 3 40 P M and Fort Worth 8 P M. Fort Worth Galveston service leaves 8 26 A M for Houston 10 45 A M and Galveston 11 20 A M. return Galveston 5 P M reaching Fort Worth 8 05 P M.
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Amarillo
Wichita Palls
Wichita Falls
Brownsville
Waco
Austin
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Fort, Worth
Galveston
Houston
Promise of Job Ends as Man Surrenders After Standoff
Bennett, unemployed and despondent, threatened to detonate a car filled with dynamite near Neptune Beach. Police persuaded him to drop the switch and surrender after hours of a tense standoff that drew crowds and led to safer evacuation, with his daughter Virginia present. Bennett said he acted to help his children and accepted a chance at life and work.
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Bennett
William Pries
Neptune Beach
Pries
Alameda-Oakland Estuary
Virginia
Funeral halted for Jackson Barnett richest Indian in U S
In Los Angeles on May 31 the burial of Jackson Barnett, famed as the world's richest Indian, was paused by the federal government to decide if he should be buried in California or Oklahoma. The estate, valued at up to 4 million dollars, faces multiple potential heirs and a broader estate dispute. Barnett's widow Mrs Annie Laurie Lowe Barnett plans to seek a widow's share, while others in California and Oklahoma assert claims. John W. Cady ordered postponement and administration petitions are filed by relatives in Long Beach and Muskogee. Metric notes mention ongoing tax inquiries into possible lack of heirs.
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Los Angeles
Jackson Barnett
Forest Lawn Cemetery
United States
John W. Cady
Oklahoma
Annie Laurie Lowe Barnett
California
Long Beach
Calif
Muskogee
Okla
Barnett
Hubert Howard Barnett
Willie Conner
Nettie Conner Dear
Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Amarillo High School graduates honored with awards and gifts
High School grads continued page one col four as salutatorian was barred for not meeting three year Amarillo High attendance. The class gift a living room set for the stage was presented by Gordon Fuqua and accepted by Principal R. B. Norman. Literary awards went to Anna Ruth McClure Sarah Wyatt Charles Nash Marvin Collie Betty Mason Gabe Coleman Paul Lovett Mary Holman Mary Ann Weymouth Beatrice Paschal, with many others receiving honors in art Latin shorthand typing and publications. Diplomas were presented by Judge S. L. Morgan as Supt. W A. McIntosh presided.
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Amarillo High School
Gordon Fuqua
R. B. Norman
C. M. Rogers
Anna Ruth McClure
Sarah Wyatt
Charles Nash
Marvin Collie
Betty Mason
Gabe Coleman
Paul Lovett
Mary Holman
Mary Ann Weymouth
Beatrice Paschal
Jimmin Anderson
Millaard Nobles
Mary Ruffner
Katherine Eckert
Beryldene Broaddus
Walter Shaller
Jerome Blake Timmons
Elaine Fleming
Sid Braunig
Band Parents Association
Cloyce Brooks
Bobbie Haynes
Virgil Henville
James Henry
R. L. Jones
George A. Davis
Joe McNeill
Julia Moore
Robert Ricks
Supt
W. A. McIntosh
Glee Club
L. Morgan
Liquidation Notice for Borger State Bank Assets Sale
E C Brand Banking Commissioner of Texas filed a liquidation sale with Hutchinson County District Clerk for Borger State Bank assets on June 12 1934 at a listed total of 10000.00 dollars with bids by the district agent. Assets include Loans and Discounts 66965.95 First National Bank charged off 22609.81 Borger State Bank charged off 10580.72 assets in litigation 21583.96 bankruptcy assets 70104.59 judgments 100036.80 overdrafts 153.10 unpledged bonds 7589.19 other real estate 2511.00 other assets 200.00 cash items 266.71 cash collections 7.00 banking house 8000.00 furniture and fixtures 4539.92 detailed lists are in the district clerk's office at Borger Texas.
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Hutchinson
Borger State Bank
Borger
Texas
A. D
E. C. Brand
Banking Commissioner of
Hutchinson County
First National Bank
John W. Beveridge
Cattle Emergency Purchase Terms Outlined for Six Counties
The plan sets per head prices by age, with $1.00 to $5.00 for under one year and $6.00 for cattle over two years, $5.00 for one to two years. Farmers must participate in future adjustment programs, and reductions or payments may be counted toward future benefits. The program is voluntary and acceptance is up to the individual farmer.
Death of J A Rogers Leaves Family in Grief
Mrs Rodgers suffered a breakdown after her husband J A Rogers died. He had been in serious physical condition and is believed to have been despondent during the day. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Blackburn-Shaw funeral home.
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Rodgers
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Senate Plans for Silver Purchase and Tax Proposal
Congress debates Roosevelt silver stance with aims to stabilize values and restore silver as a monetary metal. Luce calls the plan fiat money. Fiesinger weakens it as a sop. Provisions include presidential power to seize domestic silver up to 50 cents an ounce, a 50 percent tax on profits from transfers after May 15, 1934, and continued purchases at 64 14 cents per ounce until price targets shift. Colorado Democrat Martin warns of another Treasury Secretary if action stalls.
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Roosevelt
England
Luce
Massachusetts
Fiesinger
Ohio
Martin
Colorado
Secretary of the Treasury
Little Old New York
Amarillo Float Highlights Palo Duro Canyon Theme
The Texas History Treble Cleft Club showcased a grand Amarillo float inspired by Palo Duro Canyon. It featured colorful canyon walls, shrubbery and trees along the banks, and two youngsters in prairie dog costumes holding signs inviting visitors. The display was directed by Amarillo architect Guy A. Carlander and Ben Carlton Mead.
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Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Guy A. Carlander
Ben Carlton Mead
Can Yon End Wars and Heal Government, Judge Says
The speaker urged qualified officeholders to embrace New Deal ideals and criticized handshakers as insufficient. He warned war and greed as pests, urged mass adoption of inventions, and praised scientific progress. The Canyon school's twenty fourth commencement featured awards to William Britton and Isabel Price, with an ex-student banquet after the address.
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Stuart
June Robles
Hill
Olin BE
Hinkle
William Britton
Olton
Mary E. Hudspeth
Isabel Price
Quitaque
Pre-Centennial Festival highlights Texas history pageant
Grandfield buyers shipped 66000 pounds of wheat to the Fort Worth division, tested 60 pounds per bushel. Amarillo floats led by a famous Western artist highlighted by a Civil War veteran in gray. Memphis Texas boosters and 1200 Texas flags lined the parade route. The Junior Chamber’s Pre-Centennial Festival and Pioneers Roundup showcased early settler pride with a 14-scene pageant Friday at Central Park.
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Fort Worth
Hickerman
Amarillo
Texas
South
Memphis
Boosters
Black and Gold
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Oil
Plains
de Pinedo
Austin
Mexico City
Central Park
Archie Fullingim
Pampa Daily News
James D. Hamlin
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Pia-Mor Auditorium
Mal Dunn
Thoroughbred
Nebraska
Reward money to be paid to officers who tracked Barrow and Parker
Six peace officers who ambushed Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in Northern Louisiana are expected to receive about 4000 in rewards for the pursuit of the famed outlaws. Ballistics tests supported Chief L G Phares in confirming the killers, while about 4100 was donated by the public to the reward fund. Payments await expense tallies and affidavits, with possible use of funds for hunt costs and scrutiny of challenger claims.
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Hamilton Raymond
Texas
Louisiana
Clyde
Bonnie
Arcadia
Austin
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Guy
Miriam A. Ferguson
Barrow
Phares
Parker
President reviews fleet during Atlantic to New York voyage
President Roosevelt observes a grand review of the U S fleet in New York Harbor after sailing from Gettysburg with ships ranging from scouting to battle units. Aircraft from the Saratoga and Lexington launch as the Indianapolis leads the carrier group toward New York under fog and bannered crowds.
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Pearl Harbor
Guam
Samoa
Manila
Indianapolis
New York Harbor
House Naval Affairs Committee
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