Bank raid ends in deadly clash in South Holland
Six robbers stormed the South Holland Trust bank but were halted by guardian Jacob De Young who waited four months to avenge his son’s death. De Young fired five shots, killing one bandit and mortally wounding another, while police and vigilantes gunned down two more as the group fled.
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Chicago
South Holland
Jacob P. de Young
John Cozzi
Ben Toccio
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
Leonard H. Lagestee
Charles E. Waterman
de Young
Lagestee
Neal van Kanegen
van Kanegen
M. H. Waterman
Peter
Chief Lagestee
Unsettled Warmer Weekend Forecast for Amarillo Area
A regional forecast shows unsettled, slightly warmer conditions for Saturday in Amarillo and vicinity with mixed skies. West Texas and New Mexico expect partly cloudy conditions and mild temperature changes, while recent hour by hour readings indicate a high near 74 and a low around 51 with 0.35 inch of precipitation in the past 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Q. Bae
Booger Men Bandits Receive 17 Year Prison Terms In Local Robberies
Houston Woodring and Ben McCoy dubbed the booger men were found guilty of the Barnes Cafe holdup on April 21 and sentenced to 17 years each. The pair had earlier been convicted for the Carraway Grocery hold up, with related indictments still pending.
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Houston Woodring
Ben McCoy
47Th District Court
Guy Barnes
Fillmore Street
Ickes Speeds Investigator to East Texas
Secretary Ickes dispatches an investigator to East Texas to probe shipping activities and transport operations amid a regional inquiry into freight handling and efficiency. The move indicates heightened federal oversight and concern over East Texas shippers.
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ICKES
East Texas
Ickes Sends Texas Oil Probers to End Hot Oil Crimes
Secretary Ickes dispatches Louis R. Glavis by army plane to East Texas to pursue violators of the oil code. The Fifth Circuit upholds the code, enabling aggressive prosecutions as illegal output, estimated at 80 000 barrels daily, is curbed to 2 500 000 barrels allowed. Ickes warns violators will feel the lash of the law and states plans to mobilize Texas investigators for a relentless crackdown.
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Washington
Ickes
Louis R. Glavis
East Texas
Glavis
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Texas
Gilavis
Six jailed in Mexia killing mystery
Six suspects were jailed as former Texas ranger Red Burton joined the investigation of the slaying of John L. Adams a 50 year old dairyman found in a tank near Mexia. Investigators believe kidnappers may have targeted a local businessman next door.
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Mexia
John L. Adams
Will Adams
Red Burton
Waco
Texas
Adams
Frank Hamer
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Louisiana
Dwaine Adams
Joe Morris
Groesbeck
Morris
Fred Herring
Rainfall Returns to Drouth Areas Panhandle Wide
Heavy showers spread across the Panhandle ending a five day drouth spell. Wildorado led with about five inches as rain reached Dalhart Texline Hartley Channing and Tascosa with solid totals. Sundry towns reported moisture with Levelland Lamesa Tahoka Sudan and Roundup seeing varying amounts. Water covered highways and mud trapped vehicles while meteorologists expected more rain.
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Highway 66
Dalhart
Texline
Hartley
Channing
Tascosa
North Plains
H. T. Collman
United States Weather Bureau
Memphis
Hedley
Claude
Groom
Amarillo
Conway
South Plains
Levelland
Lamesa
Tahoka
Sudan
Santa Fe
Clovis
Panhandle
Ama
Arms discussions slated in London
Washington reports a series of bilateral talks will start in London on naval conference preparations for 1935. The United States informed Britain that discussions on time place and agenda are welcome. Japan signaled readiness to discuss preliminary questions with Britain to pave the way for the general conference.
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Washington
London
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Italy
France
State Department
Robert Worth Bingham
Tokyo
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Tech Replaces Music Department Head at Texas Tech
May 25 report announces resignation of Prof. W. R. Waghorne as head of the Music Department and appointment of Prof. Julien Paul Blitz of Sherman to succeed him. Blitz is connected with Kidd-Kee College and Conservatory of Music and Austin College in Sherman. Waghorne joined Texas Tech in 1925.
Flowers From Grave Ot Barrow Snatched By Souvenir Hunters
Clyde Barrow buried on a Dallas hillside as souvenir hunters stole roses and flowers from the grave. Bonnie Parker's body lay ready for private funeral services, with officers' pursuit ending after a deadly chase near Arcadia Louisiana. The public mourned the young outlaw while religious leaders reflected on his brief, violent life.
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Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Louisiana
Frank Hamer
Texas Ranger
Associated Press
Dallas
Barrow
Clyde
Bonnie
Emma Parker
Bonnie and Clyde
Armbush
Arcadia
Race Drivers Die in Crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
A speeding race car left the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and killed driver Pete Kreis of Knoxville Tennessee and his mechanic Bob Hahn of Chico California. The fatal crash marked 25 deaths in 25 years of Memorial Day racing at the venue. Babe Stapp and Chad Haehnel had a narrow escape after Kreis’ crash. Other drivers continued tuning up for the 25 mile qualifying run with 100 mph average speed expected.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pete Kreis
Knoxville
Babe Stapp
Los Angeles
Chad Haehnel
Stapp
Kreis
Press censorship probe demanded in Senate move
Sen. Thomas D. Schall Republican Minnesota introduced a WPA resolution directing the Senate to determine whether a press censorship exists in the government in a Washington session dated May 25.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Shriners Plan Open Air Ceremony Parade in Amarillo
Khiva Temple hosts an all day open air Shrinedom ceremony in the Panhandle with visiting Moslah of Fort Worth. Tom James leads the Moslah delegation and drum corps. The parade forms at 10 AM after 9 AM registration by George Stapleton and will travel from the temple to Third Avenue Polk Street to Tenth Avenue.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Khiva Temple of the
Mystic Shrine
Moslah
Fort Worth
Tom James
Khiva
George Stapleton
Temple
Stapleton
Mecca
Plainview
Pampa
W. A. Bratton
Borger
Third Avenue
Polk Street
Tenth Avenue
Joe Jenkins
Sheriff Slain by Constable in Thackerville, Ohio
Sherritt Bam H. Randolph aged 46 sheriff of Love County was shot through the heart and killed, allegedly by Constable John Smith of Thackerville. Deputy Lovell Green witnessed the shooting as Smith fled. Green pursued. Randolph, married with five children, was in his first term as Love County sheriff.
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Thackerville
Ohio
Sherritt Bam H. Randolph
Love County
John Smith
Lovell Green
Randolph
Smith
Green
Leo Hudgins
Mississippi
J. Trowbridge
Greensburg
Kas
Hudgins
SICK HONEYMOONER ABOARD DESTROYER
William Albert Robinson operated aboard his ketch Svaap near Tagus Cove Galapagos Islands. He is aboard the U S destroyer Hale en route to Colon Panama at 15 knots. Surgeons were flown to Balboa for his return flight.
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Colon
Panama
William Albert Robinson
U. S
Hale
Robinson
Svaap
Tagus Cove
Galapagos Islands
Balboa
Guards in Toledo Fire Upon 2000 Rioters at Auto-Lite Plant
National Guardsmen fired on a 2000 strong crowd in Toledo after street lights were knocked out and smoke bombs set off near the Electric Auto-Lite plant. A 12 year old was wounded by a tear gas projectile as rioters taunted scabs and attacked workers.
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Toledo
National
Ohio
Elm Street
Stephen Kardox
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Kardox
Guardamen
X. H. Dunnigan
Charles P. Taft
Want Ad Headquarters Promises Better Results Ad Pitch
JEAN HARPER, the classified ad girl at Want Ad Headquarters, urges readers to place a want ad to rent a house room or apartment or sell items like an ice box sewing machine car or used furniture. Call 6262 for writing a stronger ad and better results.
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Jean Harper
Want Ad Headquarters
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