Young Gunman Crowley Convicted of Cop Murder
Francis Crowley, 19, was found guilty of first degree murder in the Long Island police slaying of Patrolman Frederick Hirsch. The verdict carries the death penalty with a mandatory electric chair sentence to be imposed Monday by Judge Lewis J. Smith at Sing Sing. Crowley battled officers as he was led from the courtroom after the verdict, claiming he was trying to kiss his foster-mother goodbye.
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Mineola
Francis Crowley
Long Island
Crowley
Anna Crowley
Lewis J. Smith
Sing Sing
Frederick Hirsch
Nassau County Police
Iww
New York
Virginia Brannen
Helen Walsh
Hirsch
Joseph "Yodice
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surroundings
Partly cloudy in Amarillo area with a mild Saturday. West Texas expected cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers in the southeast. New Mexico generally fair to showers in the north and east. Temperature readings show highs around 72 and lows near 57 with 1.20 inches of precipitation recorded in the last 24 hours ending at 4 PM yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Well is Wild Four Hurt at Potts Oil Well Blast
Four men were burned when F H E Oil Company No 1 Potts well near Sherman ignited after cement was drilled. Boy Troop of Madill badly burned and hospitalized. Clyde Ready and J H Clyde Hale of Mansfield treated for facial and arm burns. fire kept burning as crews fought flames into night.
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Sherman
F. H. E. Oil Company
Potts
Boy Troop
Madill
Okla
Clyde Ready
J. H. Clyde Hale
Mansfield
Texas
Red River
Troup
Reedy
Clyde
Denison
J. H
Sand Cave Kills Fourteen Archaeology Workers in Luxor
In Luxor Egypt fourteen workers at an archaeological site were killed as a sand hill collapsed on them during excavations. Authorities reported the disaster occurred in the Luxor region and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.
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Cairo
Egypt
Luxor
Piccard Advocates Stratosphere For Long Distance Flight
Swiss scientist August Piccard and assistant Charles Kipfer recovered their balloon after a perilous ascent. Piccard said the stratosphere offers the only practical element for long distance aviation, noting airtight cabins are essential and joking about would-be companions.
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Auguste Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Germany
Ober-Gurgl
August Piccard
Piccard
Woods Ellison Ill Headline
Woods Ellison of 1619 Washington Street is dangerously ill at home after a week under care. He serves as president and manager of the Armstrong Transfer and Storage Company with two nurses attending.
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W. W. “Woods
Ellison
Washington Street
Armstrong Transfer & Storage Company
Heavy Panhandle rainsoaked Friday with scattered showers
A broad Panhandle area endured a day of showers and a later cloudburst as a steady downpour tracked from Texline to Tulsa. Reports say White Deer Pampa Panhandle and Conway saw over an inch with heavier totals near Canyon Hereford and Clovis, while wheat outlook remained mixed.
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Panhandle
Texline
Amarillo
Denver
Tulsa
Vega
Clovis
Pampa
St. Francis
White Deer
Miami
Conway
Groom
Canyon West
Canyon
Hereford
Dumas
Santa Fe
Shattuck
Carrouzett
Perryton
Spearman
Lubbock
Curry County
N. M
North Panhandle
South Plains
Rock Island
Folsom
Texas Business Women Accept Board Recommendations At Annual Convention
The twelfth annual Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs convention approved all executive board recommendations during opening sessions at First Christian Church. Budget increase to 2000 dollars, new director at large for outgoing president, district director title change, poster contest with 10 dollar prize, post convention meeting, 1932 convention city selection, 10 dollar Lela Lake Forest fund gift, and continued publication of The Texas Woman.
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Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
First Christian Church
Lela Lake Forest Fund
Texas Woman
Official Business and Professional Women
Impeachment Article Reported Against Gov Horton
A special Tennessee House committee reported an impeachment article against Governor Henry H. Horton charging him with conspiring with allies to gain financial and political backing in exchange for influencing state machinery. Named in the article are Col. Luke Lea, a Nashville publisher, and Rogers Caldwell, former bank president, with further charges expected soon.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry H. Horton
Tennessee
House of Representatives
House
Col
Luke Lea
Rogers Caldwell
Oil men to discuss Howsley proration bill June 3
Panhandle land and royalty owners and the Independent Petroleum Association of Texas will meet at 3 p m in the Amarillo Hotel banquet room to discuss the Howsley oil proration bill. Claude C Wild executive vice president of the association will outline the bill and its possible demoralizing effect on the oil business. State senators Clint Small and Panhandle legislators will be invited to attend. more speakers to be announced.
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Panhandle Land and Royalty Owners
Independent Petroleum Association of Texas
Amarillo
Clint Small
Panhandle
Claude C. Wild
Howsley
East Texas committee reaches waste prevention recommendations
East Texas committee in Dallas issues general recommendations aimed at preventing waste and promoting orderly management, outlining steps for future oversight and community planning.
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Dallas
Gas Appraisers Board Named for Amarillo Purchase Hearing Set
Appraisers appointed by County Judge E. C. Nelson Jr sworn in to value Amarillo Gas Company property amid city purchase plans. J. M. Russell named chairman with F. M. Shaughnessy and Charles A. Wolflin on the board. June 4 was set for a hearing with attorneys for both sides.
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E. C. Nelson, Jr
Amarillo
Dallas polo player dies after horse fall during game
Dudley B. Mayer, veteran Dallas polo player, was fatally injured when his horse Baby somersaulted during a match between the Dallas Blues and El Ranchito of Fort Worth. Mayer died en route to a hospital. the horse had blistered forelegs making it weak on its legs.
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Dallas
Dudley B. Mayer
Dallas Blues
el Ranchito
Fort Worth
Mayer
Baby
Comp Tickets To Auto Races Are Good Today
Weather forced changes at the Tri-State Fair grounds where complimentary tickets issued last week will be honored for all races. General admission is $1, with complimentary tickets allowing entry at 50 cents. Races began Friday night and run through today.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Night Race 18 Won in Storm by Chevrolet
Rain drenched Tri-State Memorial Day Auto Races as Chevrolet led Ford by three laps in the opening night at Tri-State track. Carburetor trouble sidelined Ford. the program to be continued this afternoon with the winner meeting the Willys Six tonight. Hawkins took first in the Tri-State Sweepstakes, Forshay placed second, Bob Kelly third. Eight laps timed 5 16. Arthur Huffman won the Tramp-Car Junk Race with a Whippet Four.
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Chevrolet
Ford
Tri-State
Willys
Lonnie Johnson
Amarillo
Eddie Forshay
Denver
Mike Parnell
Rerio
Nev
Jack Derbanne
Shreveport
Auburn
Bob Kelly
San Antonio
Lonnie
Hawkins
Forshay
Arthur Huffman
Don Arnold
Keith
Indicted in Amarillo Liquor Ring Case
William Leo Sparks leads a list of 22 individuals charged by federal grand jury with conspiring to violate the national prohibition act. The ring allegedly operated from 1928 in Amarillo and Potter and Randall counties. Bonds ranged 2,000 to 2,500 dollars as warrants were served and three defendants remain jailed on liquor convictions.
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William Leo Sparks
Amarillo
Potter
Randall
Sparks
United States
Potter County
Lee Crawford
Crawford Hotel
Clarence A. Willmering
Walter Willmering
Frank W. Hayes
G. Arlie Craig
Red” Craig
Neal Cobb
Horace T. Whittington
Leavenworth
Beauchamp Pottinger
Public hearing on gas condemnation postponed a week
A one week postponement of the public hearing on petitions seeking repeal of the Amarillo Gas Company's distributing plant condemnation resolution was ordered Friday night. The hearing now is set for 8:00 p.m. June 5 at Municipal Auditorium. Only city commission members attended the postponement.
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Amarillo Gas Company
Municipal Auditorium
City Commission
Robert Cerf Details His Kidnapping at Corsicana Trial
Robert Cerf testified at the Corsicana court as Currie Caldwell faces assault in disguise and other charges related to the December abduction. Cerf, released in Dallas after a $15,000 ransom, described his kidnapping under cross examination by A P Mays. Other witnesses, including E B White, spoke in the afternoon session.
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Corsicana
Robert Cerf
Dallas
Currie Caldwell
A. P. Mays
Young Cerf
E. B. White
Used Car Bargains in Amarillo Globe News Want Ads
Several Amarillo dealerships advertise low prices on used cars in the Globe News Automobile columns. The ad copy urges readers to shop now and save by buying a used car, emphasizing immediate trips and cost differences.
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Amarillo
Globe News
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Miles
DR. Piccard
Woods Ellison
Albert W. Stevens
U. S. Army Air Corps
Lower Manhattan
New York City
John D. Corkille
Army
Stevens
Army Air
Russell
Dallas Polo
Leo Sparks
Kansas City
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