Negro Porter Cleared of Murder Amid Gas Vote Debate
A large Amarillo crowd attended an open meeting on the city gas plant dispute. No action was taken on elections, though petitioners seek a vote to repeal the condemnation of the plant. Mayor Thompson presided as 30 day decision clock started.
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Negro Porter
Terrell
City Commission
Amarillo
City Auditorium
Thompson
Ernest Thompson
H. E. Smith
Jim Vernon
Bill Durham
News-Globe
S. A. L. Morgan
C. B. Reeder
J. Ray
Charles Keffer
J. W. Crudgington
Howard Williams
Bill Askew
Ben Short
Al Capone Surrenders After U S Indictment
Chicago June 5 Al Capone head of Chicago's underworld indicted by a federal grand jury for tax evasion on 1 038654 84 income. He surrendered three hours later posted 50000 bond and was released. Indictments total six felonies and two misdemeanors with possible 32 year sentence and 80000 fine.
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Chicago
Scarfare al’ Capone
Federal
John Barnes
Capone
U. S
George E. W. Johnson
Johnson
Ralph
Sam Guzik
Jack
Frank Nitti
Leavenworth
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Surrounding Areas
Weather forecast notes showers possible in Amarillo and vicinity on Saturday. West Texas to be partly cloudy with thundershowers. New Mexico generally fair Saturday with little change in temperature.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Iso
Fall Faces Separate Probe On Prison Term Start
Washington June 5 Two El Paso physicians named by Chief Justice Wheat will examine whether Albert B Fall can travel to Washington to begin his one year jail term for taking a bribe in the Elk Hills Naval oil reserve case. The judge withdrew the initial picks after learning they had already opined against Fall’s fitness.
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Washington
el Paso
Wheat
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
Felix Miller
R. B. Homan
Homan
Miller
Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Cal
Naval Oil Reserve
Doheny
Supreme Court
Frank Hogan
Atlee Pomecrene
Amarillo Hosts Army Bombers With 27 Planes On Parade
Amarillo witnesses 27 bombardment planes from three squadrons arrive at English Field for Memorial Day drills en route to California. About 10 000 residents watch as pilots test canniness and explore bombs, though no ordnance is carried. Maj. Joseph T. McNarney commands the formation.
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Amarillo
English Airport
California
English Field
Albuquerque
N. M
March Field
Riverside
Cal
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Joseph T. McNarney
Heavy Panhandle Rain Paralyzes Traffic and Causes Ditch Events
Rain in the Panhandle Friday soaked the northern area hardest from Pampa to White Deer after 7 pm with high winds blowing cars into ditches. Totals varied from Panhandle to Borger showing showers to an inch, while Shattuck and Waynoka reported heavy hail and up to two inches. damage estimates were not yet available.
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Panhandle
Pampa
White Deer
Borger
Santa Fe
McBride
Canadian
Shattuck
Waynoka
Judgment in Summers Verdict for War Risk Policy
A federal jury awarded Charles Edward Summers judgment in his war risk insurance claim against the United States Government. Summers, a former American forces serviceman in France, says tuberculosis total and permanent disability preceded the lapse of his $10,000 policy. Attorneys estimate total with interest near $13,800.
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Charles Edward Summers
United States
Summers
France
Death verdict in Vivian Cockrell case shocks San Antonio
In San Antonio on June 5 a verdict of death by own action by poisoning was recorded in the death of 18 year old dress model Vivian Cockrell who was found dead last night.
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San Antonio
Vivian Cockrell
Indictment Filed Against Terrell and Associates in Texas Suit
Texas Attorney General James V. Allred filed a civil suit on behalf of the state against former comptroller H. Terrell and others including the American Surety Co of New York, John W. Bowen, and Mrs. Helen Barnes for 27 955.10 plus interest. The action stems from alleged witness fee certificates and warrants drawn without proper court minutes, with Terrell accused of approving the certificates. Bowen faces forgery counts. Barnes is linked as an heir.
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Austin
James V. Allred
State of Texas
H. Terrell
American Surety Company of
New York
Terrell
John W. Bowen
Dallas
Helen Barnes
E. Porter Barnes
Barnes
Bowen
State Treasury
Criminal District Court No. 2
Dallas County
Alfred
McLean Man Dies From Gas Explosion After Fire Rescue
C A Ayer of McLean died from burns received in a home gas explosion in McLean. His wife was seriously burned and hospitalized. The blast occurred as they returned home from delaying a trip to New Mexico. Ayer re entered the burning building to rescue her while she sought him, and both escaped only after severe injuries. Relatives searched for their son Oran Ayer, 18, in New Mexico to notify him.
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Oran Ayer
New Mexico
Lamesa Boy 11 Dies From Rifle Bullet
Jimmie Hurst 11, a linotype operator and son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hurst, died after a .22 caliber rifle bullet struck him in his room. His mother found him after hearing a gunshot and said the weapon was undisturbed. He left for the printing office earlier that morning and is survived by his parents and four siblings. Funeral plans were not finalized.
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Lamesa
Jimmie Hurst
Charles Hurst
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Cooper
Jimmie
Tennessee House Votes Down Governor Horton Impeachment
The Tennessee House defeated article one of eight impeaching Governor Henry Horton by a 41 to 58 vote. The charge alleged Horton conspired with Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell to swap control of state departments. Adjournment was taken with seven articles remaining.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House of Representatives
Henry H. Horton
Luke Lea
Rogers Caldwell
George Chamilee
Hamilton
George L. Stockton
Tennessee
Walter M. Haynes
Panhandle road contracts slated for June bidding
The Texas State Highway Department will open bids June 22 on 34 road construction projects in the Panhandle region, including six jobs in Division 4 with 30 miles of paving on Highway 33 from the Oklahoma line through Lipscomb and Hemphill counties. Projects blend grading drainage and paving in a single contract.
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Panhandle
State Highway Commission
Oklahoma Line
Lipscomb County
Canadian
Hemphill County
Hemphill
Lipscomb
Wheeler
Austin
Tex
State Highway Department
Jury Agrees Not Guilty In Former Trial Death Penalty
In Potter County a jury acquitted Will Moore, a former hotel porter, of killing Mont Pete Moore at the Terminal Hotel on March 4. The outed jury deliberated three hours and fifteen minutes, initially voting for acquittal, then returning to a unanimous verdict. The defendant, stunned, fled toward the jail but escaped after officers refused to detain him.
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Will Moore
District Criminal Court
Mont “Pete” Moore
Terminal Hotel
Catitlemen
FE. T
Dusty” Miller
Potter County
Claude Smithers
Henry
Bishop
Parachute Graduation Jump Ends Safe After 45 Minute Dangle
Private Harold I. Osborne of the 27th Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field Michigan made a graduation parachute drop in Champaign Illinois. He dangled 45 minutes when the chute ropes caught on the airplane tail before he landed safely.
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Champaign
Ills
Harold I. Osborne
Selfridge Field
Mich
Caters Pillar Club
Tragic Drowning of 2-Year-Old in Guadalupe River Near Kerrville
In Kerrville on June 5 a two year old boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cummings, drowned after slipping from an embankment into the Guadalupe River. The body was recovered but resuscitation efforts failed.
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Kerrville
William Cummings
Guadalupe River
Plans for 31 Harvest Nears Across Oklahoma Wheat Pools
Conference of Oklahoma Wheat Pool Elevator Corporation managers met in Fish Building to prepare for the harvest opening about June 15. A. C. Potta led the Texas division, with John Manley of Enid as principal speaker. Attendees included officials from Plainview, Tulsa, Dimmitt, Bovina, Friona, Happy, Adrian, Panhandle, and many other Oklahoma and Texas towns.
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Oklahoma Wheat Pool Elevator Corporation
Fish Building
A. C. Potta
Texas
Corporation
John Manley
Enid
Oxla
Oklahoma and
Texas Wheat Growers’ Associations
H. L. Vance
Plainview
H. E. Garrett
Tulsa
Marion Benton
Lockney
R. W. McDaniels
Bruhlkey
W. W. Pinkerton
Edmundson
G. Mitchell
Kaffir
J. E. Fuller
Hart
Otto Manning
Lee
B. A. Becker
Gruver
R. L. Lasly
Electra
J. R. McDuff
Crosbyton
C. J. McMillan
Kress
W. C. Cates
Floydada
Guy Bell
Kerrick
J. M. Felts
Kirkland
J. H. McDonald
Tyrone
Okla
G. G. Smith
Amarillo
Texarkana Teens Face Prison For Gar land City Bridge Dynamiting
Charley Brown, 26, of Lewisville, was sentenced to five years in prison and a $500 fine for dynamiting the Gar land City bridge on September 3. He pleaded guilty after an indictment yesterday. Carl Bell, 24, will go to trial on the same charge Monday.
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Texarkana
Ark
Charley Brown
Lewisville
Garland City
Carl Bell
Special Train To Stratford And Boise City
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce offers a special round trip train on June 10 leaving at 7 A M and returning by 10 P M. The two cities celebrate railroading with events and merchants are urged to join. Fare is $5.25. reservations via Mason King at 2-3211. Wilbur C. Hawk chairs the Trade Extension Committee.
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Chamber of Commerce
Stratford
Boise City
Amarillo
Mason King
Trade Extension Department
The
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Covin Indicted in Rice Hotel Mezzanine Killing
Harris County grand jury indicted 23 year old Donald E. Covin on murder in the death of 29 year old Marie Hart on the Rice Hotel mezzanine. Trial date tentatively set for June 20.
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Houston
Donald E. Covin
Harris County Grand Jury
Marie Hart
Rice Hotel
Covin
Plane crash maims Balbo off Caserta coast
An air minister Italo Balbo survived a sea crash at Caserta when his plane went down near the coast. He was seen in the water after the impact and reportedly swallowed gasoline. He later returned to Rome aboard a separate plane.
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Caserta
Italy
Italo Balbo
Air
Balbo
Rome
Plainview Dairy Show Dates Set for April 11–14
Directors of the Texas Panhandle Plains Dairy Association, meeting in Plainview, fixed April 11 to 14 as the dates for the 1932 Dairy Show to be held in Plainview.
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Plainview
Texas Panhandle Plains Dairy Association
Furniture Moved For Seventy Cents
BED springs and mattress almost new offered for 70 cents. Mrs. Nickell at 713 Harrison St. received between 10 and 12 calls the bed and mattress sold out on the second day of insertion. She notes a prior Rabbits ad drew 30 local calls and 12 letters from out of town.
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al Capone
U.S
Stillmans
Anne Urquhart Stillman
James A. Stillman
Fowler McCormic
Stillman
Mr. Stillman
Guy Stillman
Allred
Man
Tennessee House
Horton
GOV
Henry Horton
Wheeler and
LIPS
Comb
Cowboy
Harrison
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