Boat Builder Returns From Two Day Trip
A boat builder returns from a two day trip in connection with the Lindbergh case, offering details about the voyage and any new information that may relate to the high profile disappearance.
28 Mar 1932
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1932
Page
1
A boat builder returns from a two day trip in connection with the Lindbergh case, offering details about the voyage and any new information that may relate to the high profile disappearance.
Three Norfolk intervenors seeking the return of the Lindbergh baby will meet Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh tomorrow, as John Hughes Curtis reports progress but declines to detail talks. Curtis, a Norfolk boat builder, says negotiations are in a semi final stage and cautions against publicity to avoid hindering work.
Basil Banghart, a Detroit Purple Gang gunman and fugitive from Atlanta prison, wounded a guard and blinded another with red pepper then escaped the St Joseph County jail in South Bend. He seized a submachine gun after smashing a gun rack as Jailer Klosinski began roll call.
Dallas reports say prominent New York and Southwestern theater executives will attend Amarillo’s Paramount Theater opening on April 21. A special car will bring the guests, with branch managers from Dallas and San Antonio signing on. The group departs Dallas April 20 and stays through April 21, with a separate El Paso delegation joining.
Perryton officials announce a state hearing on the city gas rate dispute timed for April 1 as the Public Service Corporation blocks a new 25 percent rate. Mayor Dave Shanks reports the case proceeds before the State Railroad Commission in Perryton.
In Washington on March 27 the House labors to find substitutes after the defeated 600 million dollar sales tax plan. Speaker Garner's allies push him to lead tax bill writing while dissidents vow to cooperate on a targeted excise tax program balancing the budget.
Two rows of buildings fronting the main highway through Manor were destroyed by fire last night. Loss estimated at $75,000 by Mayor W. H. Wentland. Austin Fire Department aided the blaze. Buildings were brick and frame.
Otton Kampfe, 76, who his widow says invented the safety razor, died at his North Bellmore home after a six month illness with heart disease.
Jerusalem reports the death of Rabbi Chaim Sonnenfeld a renowned leader of the extreme Orthodox group Agudath Israel at age 85. The veteran figure passed away in the city today March 27.
Sophus Branwick a 65 year old Texas and Oklahoma farmer vanished after a late night trip near Coldwater Creek 23 miles southeast of Texhoma Search teams from Texhoma Goodwell Guymon and Gro ver Texas comb eight sections of rugged terrain as snow and cold raise worries for his health A ranchman saw him enter the canyon around 7 pm his wife reported him missing and two sons await news
Mrs Bell Bryant wife of Rev George H Bryant pastor of the Tenth Street Methodist Church is critically ill at her home 1010 Roberts Street in Amarillo. She became ill about 9 am Saturday and was found collapsed by her husband who had just returned from a neighborhood store Her condition improved slightly by Sunday afternoon but she remains in a semi coma.
George Henshaw, manager of Murray for President, says the Mississippi Legislature has declined to permit Governor Murray to address it next Tuesday. He believes lawmakers may add the speech to their calendar, while Murray will still speak in Jackson next Tuesday.
Fred Stone stars in the musical comedy Smiling Faces in Amarillo on April 16 with his daughter Paula and the Rasch Dancers and a 75 member company. The event is arranged by Wilbur C. Hawk and the Shuberts to benefit the Tacknoe Fund with matinee and evening performances. Tickets go on sale at The News Globe office with mail orders via Mr. Hawk. Matinee prices range from 50 cents to 2.50 and evening seats from 1 to 3 dollars.
President and Mrs. Hoover led sunrise Easter services at Arlington National Cemetery amid rain. Thousands attended in the marble amphitheater for a moment of resurrection reflection as rain dampened the national observance and the couple planned an Easter rolling fête for children at the White House lawn.
Four Eastern students were escorted from Pineville after interviewing County Attorney Walter B. Smith about Bell County mine problems. Eleanor Curtis Henderson, Margaret Bailey, Willard Spence, and Herbert Ellis sought explanations for local mine issues amid citizen-led discussion led by Pineville attorney Cleon K. Calvert.
Easter services across Amarillo churches drew large crowds thanks to pleasant weather after a windy Saturday. Central Presbyterian held a sunrise service while Sacred Heart Cathedral offered multiple Masses and a solemn pontifical celebration led by Archbishop Gerken with a full ceremonial program.
Nanking greets the League of Nations commission led by Lord Lytton and Italian envoy Aldrovandi Marescotti as China suspends defense build up and awaits a ruling on the Sino Japanese conflict. Japan reportedly refuses to present its case to the league, signaling possible withdrawal. The delegation includes McCoy Claudel and Schnee with representatives from Britain Italy France Germany.
Miss Floy Boyd an office employee of the Tri State Fair Association is reported resting fairly well at North West Texas Hospital late last night following an operation she was stricken Sunday afternoon
Two masked gunmen robbed a southbound Southern Pacific train near San Francisco station. They collected wallets and jewelry from 30 passengers in five minutes then fled in an automobile with help from an accomplice on the highway. A passenger, Mrs Frances J McEnery of Los Angeles, described one assailant as possibly a woman with altered eyebrows and a fake sideburns disguise.
Juan De La Cierva, the Spanish inventor, has perfected a wingless heavier-than-air flying machine and made several flights at Hamble Airdrome in England. Described as bullet fast with rapid takeoffs and very short landings, it descends safely like a parachute.
Amarillo residents plan to form the Amarillo Taxpayers League in a district courtroom gathering at 7 30 PM. About 500 signatures bind new members as officers are chosen and by laws adopted. Leaders include Weymouth Bush Wells Ames and Olver in a non political group to study taxes and public spending.
A sequence of tornadoes across central Alabama into western Georgia left seven people dead in Alabama towns including Lawley and Pleasant Grove, with additional injuries and extensive property damage. Communications were disrupted as crews assessed the toll across affected counties and cities.
Graf Zeppelin, on its return from Pernambuco Brazil, was sighted about 400 miles west of the Canary Islands at 4 P.M. E.T. today. The dirgible left Pernambuco at 12:58 A.M. Saturday on its first regular Brazil trip this year, Radiomarine Corp. reported.
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