Forgery Try Aims to Free Convict Neal in Texas
A forged furlough sent to Texas State Prison to free W. C. Neal failed when Austin officials announced no such order existed. The scheme forged Gov. Miriam Ferguson and aides signatures plus a fake handwriting replica. Neal, already serving 4.5 years of a 12 year sentence for forgery, was targeted alongside another convict, Curtis Brown.
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Hugh Green
W. M. Thompson
State Prison
Huntsville
Austin
Neal
Galveston
Curtis Brown
W. W. Heath
Texas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Obrien Stevens
Whit Boyd
Boeskin Infant to be Buried in Hereford
Funeral services for William Edwin Boeskin three months old son of Mr and Mrs E J Boeskin Hereford will be held Thursday The body will be carried over land to Hereford the day of the services by N S Griggs and Sons.
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William Edwin Boeskin
E. J. Boeskin
Hereford
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Governor Silent on Next Move in Louisiana Gambling War
Louisiana Governor O K Allen withheld plans after hints of drastic action against gambling. Advisor Huey P Long urged use of the National Guard, while reports said New Orleans gambling houses closed temporarily as militia drills were noted at Jackson Barracks.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
O. K. Allen
Kingfish
Huey P. Long
Washington
National Guard
New Orleans
Jackson Barracks
Governor Long
Dionne father uninterested in the famous quintuplets
Corbeil Ontario June 26 Ovila Dionne a 34 year old farmer who called himself a man to be jailed says he does not think much of the five Dionne quintuplets birth four weeks on from the event Gifts and a Chicago World Fair contract have brought fame to the babies but Dionne and other family members dislike the publicity and visitors.
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Corbeil
Ovila Dionne
Sellienh
Chicago
Dionne
Oliver Dionne
Swindler Shackelford Sentenced After Guilty Plea
Amarillo man R. L. Shackelford pleaded guilty to swindling by passing a worthless check for an automobile from Walter Irvin Inc. He was sentenced yesterday to two years in the Texas penitentiary after arrest in Alabama and return for trial. Mexico imposes a new inheritance tax.
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R. L. Shackelford
Amarillo
Texas
Shackelford
Walter Irvin, Inc
Alabama
Woman Faces Death Chair in Sing Sing Trial
Mrs. Anna Antonio a 28 year old mother of three awaits execution in Sing Sing death house for conspiring to kill her husband She would be the first woman executed in the electric chair since 1928 Also facing the chair are Sam Farraci Vincent Saetta and Joseph Murphy tied to the Durables Mike Malfoy case authorities say the motive centered on life insurance and an $800 payoff
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Ossining
N. Y
Anna Antonio
Sing Sing Prison
Antonio
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
Notre Dame Star Johnny Young Stricken With Kidney Infection
Johnny Young Notre Dame half back is in a Houston hospital with a kidney infection. He has been hospitalized since Friday and is a senior end of the Ramblers plans for the upcoming season.
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Houston
Johnny Young
Notre Dame
Ats
Young
Ramblers
Final Rites Held for R. D. Davies
Last services for R. D. Davies age 78 were held at 4 yesterday afternoon from N. 8 Griggs and Sons chapel with Rev. F. A. Foster rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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R. D. Davies
Griggs and Sons
F. A. Foster
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Negro would be attacker held for safe keeping
Porter Carmichael a 25 year old Black man accused of attempted assault on a white woman in Navarro County was moved to Dallas for safekeeping after residents in Powell planned to take him from Corsicana jail. He was identified by two witnesses for throwing a stone through a window and then accosting the woman who investigated.
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Dallas
U.P
Porter Carmichael
Navarro County
Rufus Pevehouse
Powell
Corsicana
Carmichael
New Deal Strategy Faces Eastern Discontent in 1936
Washington reports outline a 1936 campaign plan to keep southern and western support while avoiding alienation of the east. Straw polls show eastern voters still largely favor the president, yet an eastern bloc opposes several key administration measures. In gold policy and stock exchange control votes the east cast a majority of negatives, signaling growing regional friction within the New Deal coalition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Roosevelt to Address Nation on Thursday Night Radio
President Roosevelt finished sessions at the White House disposing of last week’s congressional bills and outlining a state of the union address to be broadcast at 9 30 p m eastern standard time Thursday. He vetoed fourteen bills after adjournment signaling a shift from pocket vetoes while planning a Hawaii cruise and deliberating new government commission appointments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Executive Council
Union
Annapolis
Maryland
Hawaii
Funeral services for Amario businessman C. J. Lane
Funeral services honoring C. J. Lane were held at Polk Street Methodist Church at 10 oclock with Dr. J. T. McClure officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Lane owned the Lane Ice Cream Company and lived at 1719 Jackson Street.
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C. J. Lane
Amario
Polk Street Methodist Church
J. T. McClure
Llano
Lane
Lane Ice Cream Company
Jackson Street
Sam A Shotwell 82 Buried in Canyon
Funeral services for Sam A Shotwell 82 held at Canyon Methodist Church with Rev J O Quattlebaum officiating. The Panhandle resident died at his Canyon home Sunday. Burial followed at Dreamland Cemetery with Griggs Thompson in charge.
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Sam A. Shotwell
Canyon Methodist Church
J. O. Quattlebaum
Mr. Shotwell
Panhandie
Canyon Sunday
Dreamland Cemetery
Griggs- Thompson
Jose Tweedy Named Mayor of San Angelo
Jose Tweedy was named mayor of San Angelo in a special election defeating Buddie King and J. D. Burns. Burns ran despite not being on the ticket. the final vote was Tweedy 1434, King 153, Burns 1066. Tweedy succeeds the late Brown F. Lee who died May 21.
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Jose Tweedy
Angelo
San Angelo
Buddie King
J. D. Burns
Burns
Tweedy
King
Brown F. Lee
Starving Child Revealed Beatings At Foster Home In Alabama
Mary Virginia Johnson a 12 year old in Jasper Alabama described brutal mistreatment and starvation endured for sixteen months at the hands of foster mother Mrs Earl Porter. Neighbors funded hospital care after a relative spirited the child away while guardians were away. Porter faces assault and battery charges with bond set at 400 dollars as authorities prepare Monday hearings.
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Jasper
Ala
Mary Virginia Johnson
Earl Porter
Thurston Mitchell
Mary Virginia
Cotton textile industry credits NRA progress and warns of risks
Washington reports a 40 percent rise in employment and a 78 percent jump in payrolls as the cotton textile code drives NRA recovery efforts. The Sloan chaired code authority notes gains but cautions falling confidence, rising raw material costs, and militant labor demands threaten the industry’s pace.
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Washington
NRA
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Sloan
Amarillo Breaks Water Use Record Amid Heat Wave
Amarillo residents drew 7.6 million gallons Friday, the highest single day total yet, with 7.4 million gallons used Monday. City Manager H. R. Smith says June demand trails last year but no shortage is expected as all water comes from MacDonald site wells. Pumps run 6 AM to 3 PM.
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Amarillo
H. R. Smith
MacDonald Site
Here
MacDonald
Hunter Talks Friday Night In Panhandle Rally
Wichita Falls gubernatorial candidate Tom Hunter will address an open air rally at Tenth Avenue and Polk Street at 8 30 Friday evening. Local supporters met to plan the meeting and will announce Hunter’s introductor from headquarters today. Arrangements include 1000 chairs and a radio broadcast, with a band to play 30 minutes before speeches. Catherine Souter has appeared before a judge in Edinburgh 134 times, all for drunkenness.
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Tom Hunter
Wichita Falls
Texas
Tenth Avenue
Polk Street
Hunter
Dallam Rural Project Sees Support From Texas Relief
Dalhart Texas June 26 Encouragement for a Texas Rural Community in the northwest Dallam County was seen in a letter from C B Braun assistant director of the Texas Relief Commission to A M James Daljam County rancher who has pushed the project Original plans called for a subsistence project but Braun says the rural community plan based on agriculture is more feasible James planned for one family on twenty acres half irrigated and cultivated the other half for pasture Braun said the matter has been referred to Harry Hopkins federal relief administrator and they hope for a grant to set up several rural communities
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Dalhart
Texas
Dallam County
C. B. Braun
Texas Relief Commission
A. M. James
Daljam
Braun
James
Harry Hopkins
Tractor Oil Price at 20 to 25 Cents Per Gallon
An item lists tractor oil available at 20 to 25 cents per gallon. Location noted as 1900 West Third Street.
Amarillo shoppers long for better service at local stores
A Texas observer laments slow service in Amarillo as clerks are scarce and stock not matching needs. The writer praises Williams Hardware Co for immediate attention and friendly reception, noting how it makes customers feel at home.
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Amarillo
Williams Hardware Co
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