Weatherford Sheriff Leads Posse in Hunt for Convicts
Two convicts escaped from Harlem State Prison Farm near Fort Bend County near Houston. A Weatherford police officer was beaten, and farmer Grover Cleveland and Edgar Heatherton were shot but not seriously hurt. Sheriff Barker organized a posse to pursue the suspects after a wrecked 1934 coupe was found west of Weatherford with a damaged rear. Officer Laymance regained consciousness hours later in a Weatherford hospital.
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Harlem
Fort Bend County
Houston
Grover Cleveland
Edgar Heatherton
George Laymance
Weatherford
Bankhead
Bert Reynolds
Laymance
Reynolds
B. R. Barker
Hospital
Sur Bailey
Fort Worth
Carpenter Jailed as Girl Attacker
J J Hackett a 60 year old carpenter is jailed in Houston on a charge of attempted criminal assault on a five year old girl at Humble He was left to watch the children by their parents and is accused of making improper advances before the parents returned Hackett denies the charge
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Houston
J. J. Hackett
Carpenter
Humble
Hackett
Sunday
Bay
Ickes accuses Malmin of blackmail in Virgin Islands case
Secretary Harold Ickes testified in disbarment hearings that elderly Chicago lawyer J M Malmin attempted blackmail to secure his appointment as Virgin Islands governor. Ickes claimed two witnesses were hidden in his Washington office to hear the exchange and described the matter with humor during cross examination.
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Chicago
Harold L. Ickes
J. M. Malmin
The
Virgin Islands
Malmin
Ickes
State Supreme Court
C. W. Larsen
Washington
Clarence Saunders
Larsen
Gettle Kidnap Suspects Sentenced To Reformatories
Two female accomplices of oil heir William F. Gettle kidnapper group were sentenced. Mona Gallighen of Whittier received two years at Alderson Reformatory in West Virginia for conspiracy to extort by mail. Loretta Woody, 23, got 18 months on the same charges.
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Los Angeles
U.P
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Mona Gallighen
Whittier
Alderson
West Virginia
Loretta Woody
Germans Fund Propaganda Efforts in U S
A U S House committee heard evidence that German officials financed anti American propaganda in the United States. Ambassador Hans Luther and Consul General Otto Kiep were named, with Kiep allegedly paying 4000 dollars to a New York firm for anti Semitic material and 300 dollars in small bills for a pro German pamphlet. Luther was described as financier of the pamphlet.
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Washington
United States
House
Hans Luther
New York City
Otto Kiep
Kiep
Luther
Carl Dickey
New York
Carl Bycir and
Dark Horse Gets Chance as G O P Leader Fight
In Chicago the Republican National Committee clashed over leadership and a new platform while aiming to curb a 206000 dollar deficit. Everett Sanders prepared to hand over the chair to new leadership as 15 hopefuls narrowed to likely contenders amid Hoover and reform factions.
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Chicago
Hoover
Republican National Committee
Palmer House
Everett Sanders
Indiana
Doposters
Young Republican League
U S Seeks 500000 in Libel Over Ship Sinking
The United States files a 500000 libel action in New York against the White Star liner Olympic for the May 15 sinking of the Nantucket lightship in fog, charging the Olympic and its officers with sole fault and negligence. Seven lives were lost and the 48000 ton vessel is held in place by the action.
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New York
Olympic
Nantucket
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy Wednesday across Amarillo and West Texas region. Unsettled conditions in New Mexico with a likelihood of showers in the northwest and north central areas. Temperature readings from yesterday show highs around 68 and a low near 72, with note of varying times throughout the day.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Keys Quadruplets Friendly Tips For Dionne Quintuplets
Hollis Oklahoma June 5 Five Keys quadruplets Leota Roberta Mary Mona of Hollis offer friendly advice to the Dionnes of Corbeil Ontario on growing up as one of five sisters. They say they have resisted vaudeville and value a normal town life and college, hoping the Dionnes will live and have many dresses and adventures.
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Hollis
Okla
Dionne
Corbeil
Ont
Leota
Roberta
Mary
Mona Keys
Mona
Hollis Sisters
Keys Sisters
Baylor
Waco
Tex
Dionnes
Mamma
Pappas
Mail pouch robbed by masked trio near Olton
Special to The News from Olton Texas a veteran mail carrier J W Dennis was held up at a mailbox by two men and a woman who escaped with a $2000 registered mail pouch bound the carrier and fled toward Lubbock in an automobile. The pouch was consigned to Olton State Bank. Sheriff Len Irvin and State Ranger Driscoll Irvin pursued the trio.
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Newa Olton
Texas
J. W. Dennis
Here
Lubbock
Dennis
Olton State Bank
Len Irvin
Driscoll Irvin
Army organizer Major General Fred C. Ainsworth buried with honors
Major General Fred C. Ainsworth, a key organizer in the army's record division, will be buried with full military honors in Arlington Cemetery tomorrow. He died today at his apartment after a long illness. Born September 11, 1852, in Woodstock Vermont, he retired after a distinguished career shaping military administration.
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Washington
Fred C. Ainsworth
Arlington Cemetery
Ainsworth
Woodstock
Weather Bureau advisory on Pacific storm near Belize Belize
Weather Bureau late evening advisory reports a tropical disturbance crossed the coastline near Belize late this afternoon with moderate intensity. No further advisories unless it enters the Gulf of Mexico.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Belize
B. H
Gulf of Mexico
Death claims M. W. Robinson
Merida W. Robinson 47 year old Santa Fe engineer died after brief illness. He served 27 years with Santa Fe Railway and was an officer in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Funeral services set for 4 pm at Blackburn-Shaw with Christian Science readings. Interment Llano Cemetery. He is survived by widow Elsie Robinson mother Mary Robinson Arnett sister Lelia Record Fort Sumner NM brothers Ben Robinson Pampa and Jim Robinson Arnett and son Wilson Robinson Los Angeles. Ramon Williams noted as West Texas State Teachers College graduate.
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Merida W. Robinson
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Panhandle
Robinson
Amarillo
Pierce Street
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Llano Cemetery
Mra Elsie Robinson
Mary Robinson
Arnett
Okla
Lelia Record
Fort Sumner
N. M
Ben Robinson
Pampa
Jim Robinson
Wilson Robinson
Los Angeles
Ramon Williams
West Texas State Teachers College
Mrs Ferguson Injured When Car Overturned Near Claude
Mrs. Ted Ferguson of 2106 Harrison Street remained in St. Anthony's Hospital after a family automobile overturned near Claude on Thursday. She underwent a minor operation and was reported resting well last night.
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Ted Ferguson
Harrison Street
Claude
St. Anthony's Hospital
Vernon M J M Reynolds Dies Former County Commissioner
Vernon J M Reynolds 62 former Wilbarger County commissioner and farmer died at his Tolbert area home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.
Grover Hill Heads Relief in Wide Area
Local relief effort expanding across the region led by Grover Hill as officials deploy resources. Martin and Braun will explain the program in a conference today to outline goals, funding, and implementation steps.
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Grover
Panhandle stockmen hope for revived beef program
Government officials meet with county agents to outline cattle purchases for Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico as Panhandle cowmen push relief. Grover B Hill appointed director of cattle purchases plans to reopen the Amarillo meat canning plant with a $20 top price for cows and $4 minimum for calves amid protests over loan values.
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Grover B. Hill
Panhandle Livestock Association
St. Paul
Department of Agriculture
Hill
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
O. B. Martin
Texas A. and
M. Extension Service
C. A. Braun
Washington
Amarillo
Panhandie
Panhandle
Parker Won't Run as Oil Chief Gives Classic Answer
Kilgore Texas June 5 Parker chief of the Texas Railroad Commission proration enforcement division East Texas field said he would use the classic Coolidge line I do not choose to run when told friends filed his name as a candidate for Railroad Commissioner He said he appreciated the confidence but that he had not thought of it and was not particularly interested and had nothing to do with it.
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Kilgore
Tex
R. D Parker
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Coolidge
Gun Joke Fatal To Youth In Texas Trial Open Verdict
In Angelo on June 5 Jesse Forehand a 19 year old Comatock youth died from abdominal wounds after a blank shell mishap during a practical joke near Miles. A Ballinger Court of Inquiry returned an open verdict and no charges were filed after hearing testimony from 10 witnesses about repeated jokes by Miles youths on visitors.
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Ly Yeareold
Miles
Ballinger
Showers Bring Small Relief to Drought Stricken Plains
Rain over the dry farm belt offered scant relief as the drought rages. Despite new showers, experts warned crops in Nebraska Kansas and the Northwest remain threatened while grain markets rose on indications drought persists. A. F. Anderson said late moisture helps little for wheat but could aid corn and forage crops with continued rain in coming days.
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Drouth
Chicago
Northwest
Nebraska
Kansas
Boy Near Death After Auto Mishap at Air Show
Special to The News Pam pa June Buddy Huffman G Alanreed is near death in a hospital with injuries from stepping from parked cars into a road and being struck by a car during the Mc Ivan air show. He suffered internal injuries and was unconscious on arrival.
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Pampa
Buddy Huffman
Alanreed
Buddy
Oil Control Measure Attacked by Critics in House Hearing
The House Interstate Commerce Committee nears closing on a bill granting Secretary Ickes power to regulate oil production. Opponents including EF Thompson and Jack Blalock charge it invades state control and warn of political pressure to pass the measure.
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Washington
Disney Administration
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
EF. O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Jack Blalock
Marshall
Texas
Ing
Ickes
Blalock
Texas Com
Party Chiefs Approve President’s Plan for Congress
Party leaders authorize the president’s plan to be introduced in Congress within the next few days. The move signals coordinated action by major political factions and aims to push a likely bill through early debate and committee consideration.
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Congress
Roosevelt seeks flexible 525 million drought relief plan
President Roosevelt and a congressional delegation agreed on a 525 million drought relief package for the West and Midwest. Provisions include 100 million for work and relief, 100 million for cattle purchases and processing, 106 million for a feed loan fund, and 50 million for land retirement in four states. The plan allows flexible allocations and may be supplemented if the drought continues.
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Roosevelt
West
Midwest
White House
Hoover
Drouth
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Wyomin
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robinson
Arkansas
Hopkins
Race Plants Ready at Tri-State Fair for June Meet
Contractors rush to finish new stables 540 feet long with double row stalls pari mutuel office and 40 windows two admission gates elevated box seats and jockey room Ed Tull oversees the work declaring it's a long heat down the home stretch Racing runs June 15 to 25 nine days with the Panhandle Derby as the feature event
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Tri-State Fair
Ed Tull
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