Brothers in passion murder in Bakersfield
Roy Weedman 33 was shot and killed by his brother Irwin 28 in Bakersfield California. Irwin admitted the shooting claiming it stemmed from a quarrel over his wife Laverne who had earlier left him. Laverne testified the incident followed her return to Irwin's home to retrieve belongings.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Roy Weedman
Irwin
Ray Pyle
Pyle
Laverne
Roy
James V. Weedman
Laverne Weedman
Grain values show tendency to climb
Wheat led the market higher with a sharp early surge as inflation hopes revived, aided by reports of a possible congressional move to raise silver to 1.29 an ounce. A big eastern speculator was said to have covered shorts, with July wheat up about 10 cents before closing near yesterday's finish.
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Chicago
Congress
Canyon teacher attends state curriculum conference
Elva Fronabarger supervising principal of Canyon Elementary attends the state department of education curriculum conference in Austin. She serves on the state language arts committee alongside Canyon colleagues Wallace R. Clark and Darthula Walker from West Texas State Teachers College. Henry Norris conducts a two month summer session in Wamesa with forty students enrolled to bridge summer work for next year's classes.
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News Canyon
Elva Fronabarger
Canyon
Austin
State Department of Education
Fronabarger
Wallace R. Clark
Darthula Walker
West Texas State Teachers College
Wlamesa
Henry Norris
Tide Work Project Aims to Harness Maine Tides
President Roosevelt eyes a large tidal power project at Passamaquoddy Bay and Cobscook Bays in Eastport Maine. The Quoddy plan uses a series of dams to trap tidal water and generate power with a storage reservoir near Haycock Harbor. Initial funding of ten million dollars is planned to start, with thousands of jobs expected by summer.
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Eastport
Roosevelt
Canute
United States
Fastport
Maine
Campobello Island
Bay of Pundy
Passamaquoddy
Cobscook
Dexter Cooper
Keokuk Dam
PWA
Aroostook
Canada
Dominion
Cobscook Bay
Bay of Fundy
Cabscook Bay
Bor
Construction notes and new building permits reported
A week’s report shows total permits reaching 237,490 with 2,738 year to date at 240,228. Projects include dwellings at 601 North Polk and 908 Grant Street, garages, general repairs, and new dormitory plans by Texas Technological College for West Texas State Teachers College. Additional items cover church construction near Muleshoe, gin rebuilds, filling stations, and a May permit total in Pampa of 71,700 with details of individual moves, houses, and additions.
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North Polk Street
Metropolitan Building and Loan
D. H Barnes
Mercantile
West Sixth Avenue
Charles Green
A. H. Brown
Grant Street
Cities Service Company
W. L. Cannon
Jackson Street
Mary Francis Miller
Day Labor
Tyler Street
J. 1. Keeney
FE. R. Cox
Texas Technological College
Public Works Administration
Bradford Knapp
Wyatt CG
Hedrick
Port, Worth
Joe T. Sneed, Jr
Amarillo
J. B. Maxey
Lubbock
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Kansans Say Demos Strong With Growing Young Democrats
Collings Caldwell and Robert Campbell report at a regional Kansas conference that the Young Democrats in Kansas have grown past 10 000 members. They note a 75 000 vote Roosevelt lead and predict a strong push for a Democratic ticket in 1936. They say most counties host clubs and expect broad influence next year.
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Kansas
Texas
Collings Caldwell
Kansas State Organization
Robert Campbell
James Roosevelt
National Organization
Herring Hotel
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Caldwell
Roosevelt
Summer Session Enrollment Tops 875 At Canyon College
Dr. J A Hill president of West Texas State Teachers College reports strong summer turnout despite regional heat wave. A total of 875 students have registered with enrollment kept open through June 11. Higher junior and senior class sizes reflect improved teaching standards in Northwest Texas schools.
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News Canyon
J. A. Hill
West Texas State Teachers College
Texas
Northwest Texas
Detective's Suitcase of Cobblestones Delays Prisoner
Newark detail man Detective James Wright of Rome New York arrived to transfer a prisoner carrying a heavy suitcase that a hotel bellhop could not lift. Wright handcuffed the prisoner to the case and warned he would not risk an escape. He opened the case briefly to reveal cobblestones inside.
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Newark
N. J
James Wright
Rome
N. Y
Wright
Local Property Transfers and New Developments Noted
The report lists property moves and repairs including Ellen Chapman at 601 West Foster with 1500 dollar work and A Taylor repairing 1000 dollars at Parkhill addition. Dora Faulkner plans a modern service station in Claude leased to Sinclair for ten years with a 38 foot drive in. Qa County commissions Ama rillo architects submit plans for a four story Quay County courthouse in Tucumcari costing about 100000 with modern jail and fireproof buffed brick. Cleon Byrd named general manager of the station project. The City Drug Store in Happy was repainted with new fittings installed.
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Dora Faulkner
Claude
Sinclair Refining Company
Cleon Byrd
Towne and Funk
Amarillo
Quay County
New Mexico
Tucumcari
Laura Wheeler Cutwork Birthday Flower Patterns
Laura Wheeler offers birthday flower cutwork patterns with six flowers and two identical sprays per pattern. Patterns 998 cover January to June and 999 cover July to December, each about 4% by 5% inches. Each pattern includes transfer patterns, material needs, stitch illustrations, and directions. Price ten cents per pattern. send 10 cents each or 20 cents for both to Amarillo Daily News Needlecraft Department.
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Amarillo Daily News
Needlecraft Department
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
McCarran Calls Senate Silver Bloc Meeting Over Price
Senator McCarran of Nevada urged a Monday Senate silver bloc meeting to demand stabilizing the metal at 1 dollar 29 cents an ounce amid rumors the United States may abandon its buying program. He released a letter to Secretary Morgenthau asking for a clear statement to prevent market demoralization and questioned recent price declines.
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Washington
United States
McCarran
Nevada
Senate
Morgenthau
India
China
Treasury
Stabilization Fund
Nevadan
Shanghai
New York
President Roosevelt weighs oil rule agency power
President Roosevelt holds the solution to oil legislation as the debate narrows to the federal agency's power if created to replace the invalidated petroleum administrative board. Oil men await word while a voluntary industry observance of allocations may replace a new board with broad authority.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Petroleum Administrative Board
Educator and student attend Rural Life Conference
Dr Harris M Cook of West Texas State Teachers College and student A E B Hunt attended the Rural Life Conference at Eastern New Mexico State College in Portales on June 9.
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Portales
News Canyon
Harris M. Cook
Department of Education
West Texas State Teachers College
A. E B. Hunt
Rural Life
Eastern New Mexico State College
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Oklahoma City
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Rock Stland
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Denver Avenue
A. T. Cross
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R. R. Jackson
Robert Posey
Wellington
H. H. Flynn
Littlefield
Jim Wells County Clerk's Office
King Estate
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Pampa
C. BE. Pipes
South Side
Mary Purvis
John V. McCallister
East End
George Woodhouse
Lydia JF. Pinkham
Charles Dils
Dayton
Ohio
Parkhill
Ellen Chapman
West Foster
Woodhouse & Stein
A. Taylor
Cohen Addition
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Happy
Laura Wheeler
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Richard
Cole
Paul Cadieux
Mary Jo Stroud
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Music Corporation OF America
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tumoru
Victor McLaglen
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Charles Bickford
Paramount
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