Roosevelt Attends Senators Shutout of Giants 4 to 0
President Roosevelt watches Earl Whitehill blank the New York Giants as the Washington Senators end their slump with a 4 0 win at Griffith Stadium. Joe Cronin’s crew sparkled behind Myer who drove in three runs and Whitehill held the Giants to five hits in the pitchers' duel.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
Griffith Stadium
Washington
Sons of Washington
New York Giants
Earl Whitehill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senators
Joe Cronin
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Giants
Whitehill
Travis Jackson
Mel” Ott
Bill Terry
Sens
Buddy Myer
Tulia Men Injured In Road Accident
Special to The News two Tulia men Bill Stillwell and George Tracy were injured when their truck crashed into a ditch six miles south of Canyon Texas. Stillwell was believed seriously injured and unconscious hours after the crash. The trailer with a tractor swerved from the road pulling the truck into the ditch.
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Bill Stillwell
George Tracy
Tulia
Here
Canyon
Stillwell
Mrs Hal C Peck to Take State Game Commission Oath
Mrs Hal C Peck of Amerillo will be sworn in Friday as a member of the State Game Commission at a special meeting to install her and Camille Pillot, new appointees.
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Austin
Hal C. Peck
Amerillo
State Game Commission
Camille Pillot
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas Friday
Partly cloudy conditions expected across Amarillo and West Texas with a chance of showers in the far west, and a somewhat unsettled pattern in New Mexico. Temperature readings show daily highs around the mid 60s to upper 60s with overnight lows near the mid 30s to 40s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Manion and Bevill Convicted in Dallas Jail Break
Thomas L. Manion a former Dallas jailer and Grover C. Bevill Dallas butcher were found guilty by a federal jury of aiding Harvey Bailey's escape from the Dallas county jail. The verdict came after a 30 minute deliberation with Bevill already pleading guilty and testifying for the government.
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Dallas
Thomas L. Manion
Grover C. Bevill
Harvey Bailey
Bevill
Manion
Charges Filed in Death of Thorndale Student
Henry James a 17 year old Thorndale High senior brother of a state representative died after injuries at Thorndale depot. E A Miertschin aged 45 and W D Burkhart aged 59 of Thorndale face charges of murder and accessory after investigation by State Ranger Sid Kelso. Kelso says James was harmed in a fight, not an auto accident.
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Miertschin
James
Thorndale
Kelso
French fliers sighted over Kasj Turkey in record flight attempt
A Havena dispatch from Ankara reports French pilots Jean Assolant and Rene Lefevre, who departed Oran in Algeria yesterday to set a new distance record, were seen early today flying southeast over Kasj, Turkey.
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Paris
Havena
Ankara
Turkey
Jean Assolant
Rene Lefevre
Oran
Algeria
Kasj
Wichita Falls Woman Posts Bail In Childress Shooting Case
In Childress, Louise Burns of Wichita Falls posted a $2,500 bond after waiving a preliminary hearing on assault with intent to murder charging her in the Tuesday night shooting of Mrs. Homer Weaver. Weaver survived after being shot three times while at her door. Burns claimed she had never met Weaver and hinted at letters as her defense.
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Childress
Louise Burns
Wichita Falls
Homer Weaver
Flood Commission Holds Secret Tulsa Parley
An executive session of the Arkansas Valley flood commission was held in Tulsa to organize and plan a study of flood control and related projects in the Arkansas River basin. Members appointed by Secretary Ickes include N R Graham, Henry Tucker, Peter Burns, E P Bradley, A B Stinnett, Arch Hurley, and Henry C Vidal.
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Tulsa
Okla
Arkansas Valley Commission
Arkansas River Basin
Ickes
N R. Graham
Henry Tucker
Little Rock
Ark
Peter Burns
Joplin
E. P. Bradley
Hutchinson
Kan
Hickman Price Defended in Foreclosure Suit in Dallas
Hickman Price once a leading Texas Panhandle wheat grower is named as a defendant in a suit filed in a Dallas district court by the Dallas Joint Stock Land Bank to foreclose on a deed of trust lien on 320 acres in Swisher County. The petition lists Price’s current address as Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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Dallas
Hickman Price
Wheat King
Texas Panhandle
State District
Dallas Joint Stock Land Bank
Swisher County
Price
United States
Fairfield County
Conn
Newspapers may run liquor ads after repeal pardon
Washington officials said newspapers could publish liquor advertisements if they clearly state the product is not for sale until the Eighteenth Amendment is repealed. The guidance rests on post office department policy issued today.
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O. K
Washington
Postoffice Department
Texas Senate approves death penalty for kidnappers
The Texas Senate passed a bill allowing the death penalty for kidnapers even if the victim is not harmed and sent it to the House. Sen Grady Woodruff of Decatur supported the measure citing gangster attitudes toward life sentences.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Grady Woodruff
Decatur
Senator Woodruff
Oklahoma City
Swannon
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma
Urschel
Texas
Shannons
Wise County
Pickets Face Fatal Clash Amid West Penn Labor Turmoil
A deadly confrontation near Ambridge Pennsylvania leaves Adam Petesuki dead as deputy sheriffs drive pickets from Sprang Chalfant plant amid widespread strikes across Illinois and Pennsylvania. The nationwide unrest involves 70,000 soft coal miners, disrupted steel and electrical works, tear gas, arrests, and ongoing NRA mediation efforts.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Sprang-Chalfant
Ambridge
Adam Petesuki
Ilinois
Saline County
Harrisburg
Bleubenville
Ohio
Weirton Steel Company
Latrobe Electric Steel Company
Latrobe
Pennsylvania
Walworth Company
Greenburg
NRA
H. G. Frick Coke Company
Clairton
Carnegie Steel Company
Kuenne Manufacturing Company
Mattoon
Ill
Donald Richberg
Springfield
Gov. Horner
United Mine Workers
Progressive Miners Union
Progressives
Crash Fatal for Floydada Man Near Dallas
Horace Kincaid, 38, of Floydada, died when his truck hit a concrete base at a blinking signal atop a railroad crossing eight miles north of Dallas. The vehicle exploded in flames. Kincaid was found dying on the tracks after being thrown through the windshield. Funeral arrangements were being made by relatives in Floydada.
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Dallas
Horace Kincaid
Floydada
Kincaid
J. B. Grundy
Back Fire Considered Possible Cause of Griffith Park Tragedy
Witnesses testified over the ash strewn Griffith Park fire scene that a back fire started with good intentions may have created the trap in which at least 27 road workers died. Marvin Page recounted cutting a path with his bulldog tractor to reach a cleared break, possibly saving lives. Fire Chief Ralph Scott blamed the back fire for most deaths while officials cautioned against assigning blame, noting stress could have led to the initial back fire.
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Los Angeles
Griffith Park
Marvin Page
North Carolina
Page
Ralph Scott
Mabel Socha
City Commission
F. F. George
Hayes heads American Legion as national commander
Edward Hayes 42, a Decatur Illinois attorney, was elected national commander by acclamation at the American Legion 15th annual convention in Chicago. He vows to pursue the four point veterans program, support the NRA, bolster defense, and watch for the republic while focusing on veterans relief.
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Edward Hayes
Decatur
American Legion
Chicago
Associated Press
NRA
Republic
Hayes
Legion
Sam R. Heller
Norfolk
William H. Beister, Jr
Philadelphia
American Legion Auxiliary
Four Men Held in Jail Delivery Case T:
Four men, including R C Jones of Amarillo Texas and Ray P Bender of Stockton California, are held for questioning in Las Vegas on the Sunday jail delivery of W C Blackie Morgan. Morgan had been arrested in Corpus Christi Texas for robbery with a deadly weapon. Morgan escaped with a pass key after cutting his cells with a smuggled saw.
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Las Vegas
Sheriff's Office
W. C. “Blackie” Morgan
Corpus Christi
Tex
R. C. Jones
Amarillo
Texas
Ray P. Bender
Stockton
Calif
Cecil Waltner
San Pedro
J. C. Burton
C. C. Harris
J. J. Matthews
St. Louis
Morgan
Explosion Fatal to Three Workers at Beaumont Refinery
An explosion at Magnolia Petroleum Company's refinery in Beaumont today killed three workers and injured three others. The deceased are Ed Cooke Elia B. Jones and P H Randall.
Companies Win Fight to Save Charter
Attorney General sought 17 million dollars in penalties as the case concluded with a victory for the companies, preserving the charter.
Judge sustains demurrer in oil company ouster suit
District Judge J D Moore rules against Attorney General James W Allred in a $17 million anti trust case against 15 major oil firms. The ruling says the NRA code approved by the President supersedes state law and bars the suit. Allred plans an appeal while continuing the prosecution.
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Austin
J. D. Moore
James W. Allied
Allred
NRA
James V. Allred
Federal Trade Commission
Moore
Bahamas Menaced by Tropical Gale
A tropical gale, after striking Havana and brushing south Florida, heads east over the Atlantic toward the Bahama Islands. If the present path holds it may pass near Great Abaco Island north of Nassau, while Miami records winds up to 25 mph with gusts to 50 mph.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
South Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Bahama Islands
Great Abaco Island
Nassau
Florida
Baby bed sale sells fast in Want Ads
A classified ad offering a baby bed and mattress for sale at 30 cents drew a buyer on the first day it appeared, illustrating how similar items like baby beds or brick bungalows blend into want ads.
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