Death sentence for Handley farm owner in postal robbery slayings
C. D. Stevens was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death for the Handley triple slaying linked to a February 1933 postal robbery. The case connected Stevens with W. D. May and M. T. Howard, and J. B. Rutherford acted as intermediary. Bodies of Harry Rutherford and Ferman Sturdivant were found in the Trinity River. nude and bullet pierced.
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Fort Worth
U.P
C. D. Stevens
Handley
Stevens
Harry Rutherford
Abilene
W. D. May
Ferman Sturdivant
Eula
J. B. Rutherford
Dallas
Harry
Sturdivant
Trinity River
Stevens’ Rock
May
M. T. Howard
Howard
Jesse Martin
Robbers Loot State Capitol Offices in Jefferson City
Robbers broke into the State food and drug department last night and stole about $25,000 in checks and $700 in currency. Police had no clues. The bandits appeared to be familiar with the department offices and their Capitol location.
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Jefferson City
State Food and Drug Department
State Capitol
Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Watch
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for thundershowers Saturday with generally fair conditions elsewhere. New Mexico remains mostly fair with partly cloudy skies and isolated showers. Temperatures rise through Saturday afternoon with highs around 87 and a low near 63. Precipitation for the last 24 hours totaled 0.50 inch.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Fee
Cuban President Men dieta Wounded by Bomb at Luncheon
A bomb hidden in a camera box exploded behind President Mendieta's chair during an official luncheon in Havana. He was wounded in the hand. two naval officers were killed and ten others injured. A seaman Matas Tapia saved the president's life, dying in the blast. Naval Lieutenant Manuel Colomar died as well. Police detained ten photographers at the immigration detention camp.
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Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Mendieta
Salvador M. Villoch
Navy
Tiscornia
Matas Tapia
Manuel Colomar
Woman Killed in Auto Crash Near Kress Texas
Mrs. J. R. Gould a 72 year old Abernathy woman died in a local hospital at 5 PM from injuries in an auto wreck three miles north of Kress at 1 PM. Her daughter Mrs. Robert D. Wade of Amarillo was near death with critical injuries. Wade was driving and a large truck forced the car into a ditch. Mrs. Gould's other daughter Mrs. Harry Engman lives in Amarillo. Survived by Wade and Engman and other relatives. continued on page 13. Roosevelt opposes NRA utilities and shipping codes and indicated he would not approve either.
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Tulsa
J. R. Gould
Pioneer Abernathy
Kress
Gould
Robert D. Wade
Tyler Street
Amarillo
Wade
Abernathy
Harry Engman
Track in Fine Shape Despite Friday Rain
Track conditions remained solid despite Friday rain with athletes preparing for events. Officials reported no defects or closures and scheduled competitions proceeded as planned.
Kaiser to Try Again at Tri-State Fair Races
The second day of the Tri-State Fair spring race meeting opens at 2 30 p m with a muddy track and strong fields. Dr Kaiser returns in the five furlong third race as Escott and Lotta Bother race again in the fourth. American Red makes his debut in the fifth race as Oklahoma Queen and Here On gain attention in early bouts.
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Eleanor S
Susie Swing
Mead Girl
Eleanor
Dr. Kaiser
Escott
Lotta Bother
American Red
Polish Statesman Pieracki Assassinated in Warsaw
In Warsaw on June 15 the Interior Minister Bronislaw Pieracki was shot twice as he entered the government party club and a third time after he fell. The assassin fled, and police investigate ties to recent Ukrainian terrorist arrests and broader political tensions.
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Warsaw
Bronislaw Pieracki
Amarillo Woman Is Given One Year In Prison
Frances Daniels operator of an Amarillo tourist camp pleaded guilty in 47th District Court to driving while drunk after a March 21 accident killed Shirley Palmateer. She received a one year Texas penitentiary term and two year license revocation. DA sought maximum. Joe V. Moore, convicted of murder without malice in the same accident, faces appeal. Daniels held for transfer to prison. Judge Bishop noted possible fines and jail terms.
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Frances Daniels
Amarillo
Texas Penitentiary
47Th District
Potter County
Grady Hazlewood
Henry S. Bishop
Debt ledgers close amid partial European payments
Washington reports closing the net debt ledgers showing $166,538 collected of $477,843,644 due from 13 nations. Finland paid its semi annual installment on a total debt of $8,726,645. Yugoslavia and Lithuania defaulted or remained silent on overdue sums while others sent notes without drafts.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Leavenworth Guards to Move to Alcatraz in July
Seven officers from the Federal Penitentiary Annex at Leavenworth Kansas will depart Tuesday for Alcatraz Penitentiary near San Francisco Bay. They will serve as guards when the Justice Department assumes control on July 19. The move aims to ready the facility for inmates including Harvey Bailey and other noted desperadoes.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Penitentiary Annex
Alcatraz Penitentiary
San Francisco Bay
Department of Justice
Devil's Island
Harvey Bailey
George
Texas convict Palmer claims murder link and sizzle threat
Joe Palmer, a 32 year old escaped convict linked to the Texas murder of Major Crowson, was captured in St Joseph Missouri after abducting three Davenport residents. He accused police of danger, agreed to face Iowa charges, and discussed his escape route via Kansas and Missouri before surrendering peacefully.
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ST. Joseph
Joe Palmer
Texas
Lone Star State
Palmer
Iowa
Crowson
Raymond Hamilton
Clyde Barrow
Hamilton
al Schultze
Davenport
Elmer Schleuter
W. D. Fitch
Walcott
Investernatian
Dr. Fitch
Schulze
Kansas
Missouri
St Joseph
Daughter of President Opens Reno Residence Amid Divorce Prospects
Mrs Anna Curtis Dall, daughter of President and Mrs Roosevelt, has leased a Lake Tahoe home and is traveling there with her two children to pursue divorce proceedings. She has been separated from her husband for over a year, with White House officials confirming the move. The husband, a partner in Fenner Beane Ungerleider, declined comment.
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Dall
White House
Moosevelt
Nevada
Eleanor Ann
Sistie
Curtis Buerzies
New York
Fenner, Beane & Ungerleider
Moore Funeral Rites Held For Amarillo Merchant
J T Moore 67 a Texas merchant died of a heart attack at his home 1616 Polk Street Amarillo. Funeral at Polk Street Methodist Church with Rev J T McClure. Pallbearers listed. Body lies in state at Griggs Chapel 1 to 4 pm. Moore helped form Moore Mathias Dry Goods later Moore Poston. Born 1866 in Union County Arkansas moved to Weatherford then Amarillo in 1917.
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J.T. Moore
Texas
Polk Street
Moore
Amarillo
Moore-Mathias Dry Goods Company
Moore-Poston Funeral
Retail Merchants Association
Polk Street Methodist Church
J. T. McClure
W. O'Brien
John P. Mathis
J. Ray
Horace Russell
Clarence Williams
Mise Nannie Louise Kennison
Weatherford
Amarilo
Steel Walkout Off Pending New Parley
Pittsburgh June 15 A delay in the steel strike was ordered by the workers convention after delegates voted to tell local judges to hold up the strike until further action. The convention continued its deliberations as the midnight strike deadline approached and AFL President William Green urged acceptance of a presidential arbitration plan.
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Pittsburgh
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Suspect Held in Innunn Death Case in Balligaw
A man identified as Ay Dee Ward, 45, was arrested in Balligaw Oklahoma while walking along U S Highway 64 for questioning in the mysterious killing of OC Nunn, 55, Democratic candidate for president of the plate board of agriculture. Ward had head injuries and bloody clothes.
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Balligaw
Okla
Aydee Ward
Nunn
Plate Board of Agriculture
U, 8
Pacific Dock War Flare In Violent Strike Across Ports
Violence erupted in the Bay sector as International Longshoremen's Association leader Joseph P. Ryani urged a quick settlement if employers drop quibbling. Seattle Mayor Charles L. Smith declared a state of emergency with 600 police and 500 deputies ready to reopen the port. Officers seized 48 baseball bats from Sailors' Union headquarters. Oakland police detained six men after arson set fire to a truck carrying seven tons of fruit wrapping paper.
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Fast Bay
Joseph P. Ryani
International Longshoremens Association
Seattle
Charles L. Smith
Smith
Sailors’ Union
Oakland
Hurricane May Reach Louisiana Coast Tonight
The weather bureau said hints pointed to the southern hurricane reaching the eastern Louisiana coast late tomorrow. Northeast storm warnings were issued from Pensacola to Morgan City as the disturbance centered about 300 miles south southwest of New Orleans and 340 miles southeast of Galveston with winds near 70 miles per hour.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Louisiana Coast Line
Pensacola
Morgan City
New Orleans
Galveston
Three Men Rescued After Headrise Shipwreck
Three crewmen were pulled ashore after the headrise wreck incident. Rescue teams recovered all passengers with no fatalities reported. Local authorities cordoned off the wreck site and began an inquiry into the cause.
Destructive Texas Panhandle Storm Hits Oil Field Area
A fast moving cloudburst and high winds near Pampa Lefors and the Red River north fork caused widespread oil field damage. Derricks were blown down and several lease buildings destroyed while three men trapped in a submerged trailer truck were rescued using a rope line and a crew from a local oil company.
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Pampa
Lefors
Red River
Acore
Itescue
DD. L. McDonald
Polk Street
North Fork
T. B. Manahan
Harry Glenn
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ED Deahl
Fair Grounds
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Jenny Dolly
Dancing Dolly Twins
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U. 8
Yugoslavia
Lithuania
Mikas Bagdonas
State Department
Alcatraz
Huntsville
Bach
Reno
Mrs. Dall
Anna Curtis Dall
Methodist Church
Pioneer City
Pacific
Louisiana
D. L. Mdonald
Martin Oil Company
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