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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1935
Page
1
Hundreds toured Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway shops as National Railroad Week opened. The three railways serving Amarillo held open houses with inspection tours through repair shops power plant warehouse and the roundhouse.
The Rock Island Railway shops on North East Third Ave and the Fort Worth and Denver City Lines shops on South East Third Ave will host tours from 10 A M to 3 P M. J W Mode assistant superintendent of the Fort Worth and Denver will speak at noon to the Lions Club. Dr R S Killough will address the Business and Professional Women's Club tonight.
In Vera Cruz a pistol duel between Luis Segura, mayor of Papantla, and prosecuting attorney Carlos Onga left Segura dead and Onga gravely wounded. The cause of the dispute remains unclear.
Lamb county conspiracy case against a sheriff and 21 others over untaxed liquor heads to a U S district court jury after brief arguments. Sheriff Len Irvin is labeled by prosecutors as "the Hitler of Lamb County" and by defense as an honest sheriff. His son Driscol is among the defendants. Seven counts remain with penalties up to two years in prison and a fine.
Senate leaders reached a compromise plan to restore anti-trust vigor while allowing voluntary labor and trade pacts. The agreement suspends anti-trust laws only to permit voluntary accords on collective bargaining wages hours child labor and trade practices. Administration aides predicted quick Senate approval ahead of a potential floor vote.
Walter Cline, Texas Centennial Exposition general manager, leads a six flags decorated air show plane named The Texas Ranger to promote a $3,000,000 federal appropriation for the Dallas event. He plans to fly to New York to seal contracts and discuss approval with Texas delegates in Congress.
Washington reports May rains boosted the 1935 wheat crop outlook to 670 million bushels with winter wheat at about 441.5 million. Spring wheat faces roughly equal odds of exceeding or failing to reach 230 million, while total output may top last year’s 496 million. In Wichita Falls a 16 year old boy, Gene Lokey, was killed after contacting a high tension line while bird hunting near Broke Hill.
Providence June 10 A 20 per cent wage increase will be demanded of every woolen and worsted mill in the country by United Textile Workers of America president Thomas F. McMahon.
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the southeast portion Tuesday. West Texas mostly cloudy in spots with possible showers, while New Mexico remains generally fair with little temperature change. Temperature readings from Amarillo yesterday show fluctuating highs and lows.
Richard Cole and his orchestra, a Music Corporation of America unit, return to The Nut Monday for a popular summer attraction. Last November’s success led Tri-State Fair Association to book the dance. admission is 1.00, or 1.25 for men, with night club reservations at 35 cents per person through The Nat management.
Federal authorities file mail fraud charges against Harmon W. Waley and William Mahan connected to the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case. Waley and his wife Margaret are under arrest in Salt Lake City, with four confederates reportedly being pursued across the West.
Sheriff C Woodward reported William Mahan, an ex convict linked to the Tacoma nine year old George Weverhaeuser kidnapping, was in Dayton at 3 30 P M. today. A Dayton restaurant proprietor named McGerkin confirmed the ID and said a second car with a man and a woman waited outside. Authorities blocked highways and alerted Franklin County and Umatilla County officers.
Federal state and city officers issued complaints and warrants including for John Doe and various persons in connection with the Waleys and Mahan case. No date for transporting the Waleys to Tacoma was announced as local authorities outline plans.
In Dallas a series of three phone calls led police to a misunderstanding about a dog. The first call asked for a policeman, the second said the dog had died, and the third corrected that the dog was alive. The officer recounted reporting the dog as dead.
Springfield Illinois June 10 Seven thousand Republicans from ten farm belt states opened their grass roots convention urging anti New Deal unity across parties. Frank Lowden urged defending the constitution as the hour’s supreme issue while Harrison Spangler warned a new conservative party would split the vote. Delegates hailed a call for all Americans to join in defending American social economic and political institutions.
Samuel Insull 75 faces a last charge in federal court arising from the 1932 collapse of his empire. He is accused of transferring about 2.5 million dollars in assets of Corporation Securities Company after knowledge of bankruptcy. Co defendants are his son Samuel Jr and Harold L. Stuart.
Stormy Pacific conditions forced a postponement of the second ocean hop by the giant American clipper from Alameda to Midway Island. The 4,000 mile flight was delayed at least 18 hours due to observation setbacks.
In Hollywood California on June 10 a writer jabs at the Supreme Court and state authority, joking about government standing like Santa Claus and criticizing pardons. He implies criminals evade local politics, noting two men who repeatedly left Northwest jails after short stints.
The 25 year old bandit chief Alexander Labutkin and his 22 year old wife Maria were executed after police tracked raiders who carried out 12 murders over two years.
The Farm Credit Administration announced June 30 as the final date to file applications for emergency feed loans. The agency will limit loan availability to 130 counties, while all Texas counties receiving drought aid remain on the list. Likely end of federal drought work next month, except in the Texas Panhandle and neighboring Great Plains counties.
Minneapolis June 10 Jesse Jones chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation told newspapermen he is convinced the country is going to be all right after a week of fishing in Ontario. He declined to discuss the Supreme Court NRA decision but noted that about half of RFC loans have been repaid as proof of national stability.
Japanese military authorities say China accepted all demands for North China paving the way for a new regime. Nanking issues mandate banning provocative speeches and anti foreignism literature with severe penalties. In Moscow the Soviet charge d affaires protests Japan's actions in Manchukuo claiming border ambushes near the Sherimetivo River.
Military telegraph poles burned and Japan dispatches two warships from Port Arthur to Tientsin to protect nationals. Observers note Doihara has halted plans to come to North China, while Peiping orders dissolution of the military training department and secret societies. Troops are to be removed from Hopei Province.
Five states announce start dates for summer construction projects tied to July 1 funding. Officials say crews will begin in early July with road and infrastructure work across multiple counties and municipalities.
The soil erosion service receives 25 million dollars for a five state emergency program including Texas Panhandle. Panhandle share about 5.25 million with 2 million immediately available and rest as new projects approved. H. H. Finnell will steer the program with projects starting by July 1 and some within 48 hours.
About 75 000 Shriners arrive in Washington for the convention and face a taxi shortage as 3800 cabbies strike. The drivers protest the Public Utilities Commission decision denying a fare increase during the event.
Johnny Wane, 21 month old son of Mr and Mrs Lee Pennington, was bitten in the abdomen by a mare in Sanger and suffered a broken hip with prognosis poor. In Teague, B F Cummings, about 50, veteran railroad inducer, was killed when struck by a switch engine while acting as night yardmaster.
Notice urges renters to advertise vacancies now as hundreds seek living space this summer. It promotes placing a Want Ad by dialing 6262 to reach Amarilioans seeking houses apartments or suburban rentals.
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