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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1929
Page
1
Secretary Wilburns pledges rapid commencement of Boulder Dam construction resources and timelines. Weary aftermath reported as Long Beach case involving a wife slayer and related policing actions echo across district. একজন placeholder notes 4528 Vegas inspection filed for future prosperity section.
Secretary Wilbur, spent after two days inspecting Boulder Canyon, left Las Vegas for San Francisco and pledged that Boulder Dam construction would begin once final plans are drawn and legal questions settled. The promise eases Las Vegas labor woes from a boom and influx of 2,500 outsiders arriving since the Boulder legislation passed.
W H Woodlief a local oil man reported two diamonds worth 5000 stolen after an intruder attacked him at his home near the Piggly Wiggly store at Sixteenth Avenue and Jackson Street. A 15 minute struggle ended when the robber struck Woodlief with a pistol, causing a deep four inch gash. Police searched last night for a large masked man.
An unidentified man about 25, a laborer, was found in a field near the railroad tracks in Opisisyiiis Texas on June 23. The coroner withheld a verdict. no identifying marks were found and death was believed to be due to natural causes.
Partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers in north Oklahoma on Monday. Texas and West Texas expect partly cloudy skies Monday and Tuesday with light to fresh southern winds along the coast. New Mexico and Arizona forecast generally fair conditions with little temperature change.
Jose M. Marin 64, Spanish native, died on the eve of trial charged with killing Frank J. Lyons and H. D. Oppenheimer in their El Paso offices May 31. Marin, once wealthy, faced promotion scheme fallout and mining losses in Chihuahua. Postmortem to probe possible self-inflicted death. stomach analysis awaited.
Boston Texas June 23 A grand jury is called for tomorrow to review the death of Mrs Ocle Nix 17 whose body was found at her home near here She died in convulsions and her husband who is charged with her death is detained awaiting the hearing The body was exhumed and stomach contents sent to Austin for analysis by the state chemist Neighbors said she screamed in her home while husband worked in a field and was later found in convulsions
The House tariff bill faces Democratic and Republican independent opposition as four Senate finance subcommittees prepare to continue hearings tomorrow. Hull argues agriculture is hoodwinked by tariffs while Brookhart says few agricultural tariffs are effective and farmers lose out to prohibitive duties on manufactured goods.
The Tri-State Fair Association announced a night rodeo March 8 4 and 5 at the Texan Ball Park with floodlit arenas and night performances to accommodate wheat harvest crowds. Clyde Miller Cliff King and President Wilbur Hawk supervise final preparations with top rodeo acts expected, general grandstand admission set at 1 and bleachers at 50 and 75 cents.
Three persons burned to death when a plane crashed near Harrison Ohio. Parachutist Joe Hyde had jumped from 2 600 feet and planned another jump. Pilot Homer Nasier and passenger Harold Biddle were aboard.
Beaumont Texas June 23 T. J. Benefield 29 formerly of Tallapoosa Ala died today from pistol wounds inflicted last night by A D Gavin 38 who fired on Benefield and Covin s ex wife as they were leaving a theater Mrs Covin received a bullet meant for Benefield Covin is held The Covins have been divorced for some time and have two children
June 23 Austin Texas. Democrats seek a political Moses to restore unity after Hoover’s defeat. Texas will inventory resources and leaders amid faction splits, while Republicans run a $200,000 fund for 1980 governor and 1932 races. Central figure Gov Dan Moody leads Mooney and pro Smith factions with Love Moody opposing Smith.
John Keller shot and killed his estranged wife Ruth Keller and wounded her suitor George Finck and Officer G W Bullard. Keller re entered his home through a window where officers Holt and Claussen waited and was fatally wounded.
Four Spanish aviators who departed Cartagena for New York vanished prompting fears for their safety. The government had claimed a radio message said they landed on San Miguel in the Azores, but no further word emerged. Azores ports checked with no trace, and Portuguese gunboat Zaire, the sole search craft, had not reported since leaving Ponta Delgada.
TEXARKANA TEXAS June 23 Bowie county probes another mystery death of a young married woman within a week. Mrs Vada Peady 24 died in convulsions at Spring Hill home Thursday. Officials consider possible poisoning. The body was exhumed and organs sent to the state chemist in Austin for analysis.
Minnesota authorities will pursue a murder conviction of Emmett J White border customs patrolman who killed Emmett Virkula a International Falls merchant mistaking him for a Yum runner Judge J H Brown will preside and County Attorney David Thulbert will prosecute the dry agent White faces trial despite Treasury officials exonerating him
The First Congregational church at eighteenth avenue and Harrison street dedicated its new building, costing 25000 dollars, as a community facility to be used for general church services until the main church is erected. Out-of-town pastors attended, including Dr. F. Moore of Denver, who urged religion as a living force aligned with scientific progress and modern needs.
In Kansas City two alleged gangsters died and a third was fatally or seriously wounded after a gun battle outside the La Salle hotel. Five men, friends, quarreled over suspected moves, revolvers erupted, two escaped. Ben Barretti alias Fred Roberts killed. Arthur Hartman died. Kearns Humphrey wounded. Barretti sought for multiple murders in several cities.
Ralph Kilgore, a Fort Worth and Denver telegraph operator, was killed when he stepped onto a track in front of an approaching locomotive in Estelline. A coroner's inquest at Chilrens cleared the No. 6 train crew of blame. Kilgore, in rail service six months, leaves a wife in Rolla, Missouri, for burial.
Lee Schoenhair attempted a non stop Los Angeles to New York flight but landed at Du Bois Pennsylvania due to bad weather and damaged fuselage upon another takeoff. He was not injured. He then flew from Cleveland to Roosevelt Field New York after a late night layover and departure.
J. Dabney Day, 56, banker and former Texan, died suddenly of heart disease in Santa Monica, California. Born November 1872 in Ladonia, Texas, he married Nancy Adams Mayden in 1902. He became prominent in banking, serving as president of Citizens National Bank and chairman of the executive committee of Citizens Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles. His widow survives.
The Globe-News Want Ads offer 56 classifications covering needs from lost dogs to selling mansions and from buying farms to diamond rings. For inquiries, call 6262.
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