Manhunt for Earl Durham in Palo Duro canyon continues
A fourth day search for alleged killer Earl Durham in Palo Duro Canyon southwest of Claude intensifies as Panhandle officers hunt the remote canyons for him after companion Tense Martin was arrested on murder charges. Martin is jailed while Durham fled on horseback with a woman initial escape details indicate he wore only underwear and took a pistol before abandoning the woman.
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Collingsworth County
Palo Duro Canyon
Claude
Palo Duro
Armstrong County
Earl Durham
Tense Martin
Elmer Barnes
Wellington
Durham
Panhandle
Martin
J. H. Davis
Davis Farm
Ed Pryo
Claude McKinney
Texas House Sets $6 Million Relief Bonds Amid Shortfall
In Austin on September 6 the Texas House approved $6,000,000 in state relief bonds after voting down amendments for smaller sums. The Relief Commission had warned $44,000,000 was needed for winter aid and urged selling the remaining $9,500,000 of a $20,000,000 authorized issue. The feds will match Texas, creating up to $19,000,000 in total funds.
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Austin
Texas House of Representatives
Relief Administration
Texas Relief Commission
Texas
House
Senate
Pioneer Panhandle resident C. H. Farwell dies at 78
Charles Henry Farwell a Panhandle pioneer businessman died after a brief illness. He came to Channing in 1892 to run a mercantile house serving the XI L Ranch and other plains outfits. Survived by several children including G. Jack Farwell and James L. Farwell, funeral plans under Blackburn-Shaw.
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Charles Henry Farwell
Panhandle
G. B. Hamilton
West
Sixteenth Avenue
Chicago
Channing
XI L
Myers Takes Stand Today In High Profile Case
Neal Myers prepares to testify as defense lawyers call two surprise witnesses in the Marian Mills death case. The 19 year old college sweetheart, Mills, is believed to be the victim. A Chickasha doctor testified the couple sought medical advice about possible pregnancy.
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Norman
Okla
Neal Myers
Marian Mils
Chickasha
Myers
Marian Mills
Roy Emanuel
University of Oklahoma
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy and warmer in Amarillo and vicinity on Friday. West Texas west of the 100th meridian should be mostly cloudy with possible showers in the extreme west panhandle. New Mexico unsettled with likely showers in the north central and warmer conditions in the far east. Temperature readings show highs around the mid 60s to low 70s and overnight lows in the upper 50s to around 60 as reported yesterday and noted for yesterday’s dates.
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Amarilllo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Panhandle
New Mexico
Hourea
Amarillo
ReMi
Rees
Mitty Peat
Submarine official claimed placing two House Rules members
A chairman of the Electric Boat Company claims he placed two Republicans on the House Rules Committee and helped steer a 3 million dollar claim through Congress. Sterling Joyner acknowledged the deed in a December 1928 letter. The testimony connected navy and government officials to a broad submarine sales push.
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Washington
Electric Boat Company
Congress
Senate
Sterling J. Joyner
Henry R. Carse
Electric Boat
Fule
Fort
New Jersey
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Rules Committee
Joyner
Carse
Ernest Lee Jahncke
Louisiana
Flat Refusal From Russia On Loan Plea
Russia rejects request for loan assistance, keeping financial aid options closed. Officials cite policy constraints and do not indicate any forthcoming alternative arrangements. The decision leaves uncertainties for affected sectors awaiting external funding or grants.
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Russia
Roosevelt rejects Soviet long term loan demand
President Roosevelt refused to grant the Soviet Union more than 200 million in long term loans and commercial credits, ending debt and trade talks. State Department spokesman R Walton Moore said another conference with Ambassador Troyanovsky yielded no satisfactory result and optimism was not possible.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
State Department
Europe
United States
R. Walton Moore
Alexander Troyanovsky
Moore
Kallio Retains Mat Title With Self-Strangler Finish
Gus Kallio defended his middleweight wrestling title against Wil Webber at the Fair Grounds arena. Kallio won the first fall in 28 minutes using his Self-Strangler hold after several failed attempts, Webber captured the second fall in 43 minutes with a body smother, and the champion closed out the match with a final eight minute fall turning a flying tackle into a self strangling finish to retain the title. The crowd neared 2,500 as many were turned away by the arena being at capacity and boos greeted Kallio’s rope-tapping tactics.
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Gus Kallio
Kallio
Wil Webber
Webber
Fair Grounds
Kingfish Mobilizes to Oust New Orleans Mayor
Huey P. Long charges Mayor Walmsley imported Guy Molony to lead armed men for the September 11 primary. National guard mobilization spreads through Louisiana towns as the senator prepares legislative action and a declared dictatorship. Molony denies the accusation as troops head toward New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Sen
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Senator Long
Col
Guy Molony
Honduras
Walmsley
Long
Molony
Monroe
Shreveport
Jennings
Franklin
Bogalusa
Morgan City
Jules Reaud
107Th Cavalry
Guy R. Molony
Amarillo Youth Becomes Senate Page on Own Effort
George Thomas Puckett a 10 year old Amarillo boy earned a Senate page appointment in Austin after meeting Ernest Thompson and Senator Will Pace. He will return home Friday to re enter school and said Ive had a lot of fun while visiting the capital.
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Austin
George Thomas Puckett
B. M. Puckett
Amarillo
Senate
Puckett
Ernest ©. Thompson
Will Pace
Tyler
Pace
Panhandle chairmen back Allred for national posts
Democratic county chairmen from 18 Panhandle counties voted to back Governor-Elect James V. Allred in his recommendations for national committeeman and state chairman at a Galveston convention. Fifteen of forty-seven districts were represented and a resolution was adopted urging the submission of the prohibition law.
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Panhandle
James V. Allred
Galveston
C. C. Gibson
Amarillo
230 Battle Planes Join War Maneuvers Aboard U S Saratoga
Aboard the Saratoga off Virginia Coast 230 US battle planes roared aloft in a heavy rain today as carriers Saratoga and Lexington along with battleships and cruisers prepared to participate in large scale war maneuvers.
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Saratoga
Virginia
United Press
America
Lexington
Pampa Youth Dies From Pump Accident
Herbert H. Barge Jr., 20, died in a Pampa hospital from chest injuries after a fall near Lefors when he toppled into a pump. Burial will be at Fremont, Nebraska.
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Pampa
Tex
Herbert H. Barge, Jr
Lefors
Fremont
Neb
New Deal praised by Congressman at Rotary Club
Congressman Mervin Jones lauded most New Deal divisions as self supporting and lasting, except relief, saying the action met times needs. He charged prior policies favored eastern interest, noting wheat at 25 cents a bushel and cotton at five cents when Roosevelt took office.
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Mervin Jones
Rotary Club
Roosevelt
Carson County Ballot Contest Filed for Sheriff Tax Assessor
O R Beddingfield, defeated candidate, filed a petition in the 98th district court seeking a recount of the Carson County Democratic runoff for sheriff and tax assessor against incumbent T B Harris. The action was filed this afternoon in Panhandle.
San Angelo Hosts Meeting To Seek Road-Relief Reapproval
A Panhandle revival conference in San Angelo aims to press for reactivation of the road-relief program set by Harry Hopkins. Amarillo and Panhandle leaders join Texas Relief Commission and West Texas Chamber officials to seek a $400,000 monthly payroll for about 20 Panhandle counties.
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San Angelo
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas Relief Commission
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Westbrook
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Westbrook
Hopkins
Kansas City
Stamford
Walter Cline
Wichita Falls
Mr. Harte
Har) Adams
Austin
State Commission
John E. Hill
All-Panhandle League
Carl Hinton
Ed W. Hardin
Julius Dorenfield
Wilburn
Hawk
Dorenfield
Drouth
West Texas
Andy James
Dalhart
H. Loyd
Vega
South Carolina Textile Strike Relives Violent Toll
Blazing gunfire on the South's textile front leaves seven dead and more than thirty wounded. In Honea Path five slain and one from Greenwood, with many injured as deputies clash with striking workers at the Duncan and Chiquola mills. Governors mobilize as union sympathizers push to widen the strike.
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Honey Path
8. C
Chiquola
Greenville
Augusta
Trion
Qoa
Watt
John Black
Bob Putnam
Duncan Mill
Honea Path
Ralph Pollard
North Carolina
South Carolina
One Man Reported Missing After Phoenix Riots
In Phoenix Arizona police and deputies dispersed about 200 agitators opposing federal emergency relief workers. A man was reported missing after a melee that included hand to hand combat with a FERA truck and conflicting accounts of whether he was struck and died in the street.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sheriff's Deputies
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA
Girl Endurancers Take on Gasoline Record
Jean La Rene and Mary Owens, Texas endurance fliers, refueled at Curtiss-Steinberg Airport near East St. Louis after dawn, ate breakfast, and planned to stay nearby for favorable Chicago weather reports. They began from Chicago yesterday and flew south last night to skirt bad weather, in their fourth attempt at a woman's refueling endurance record.
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ST. Louis
Jean la Rene
Mary Owens
Curtiss-Steinberg
East St. Louis
Ill
Chicago
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Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
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C. V. Farwell
Capitol
Charles H. Farwell
Vic Webber
Buck Rogers
Wiley Post
Post
New Deal
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the Times
Mr. Jones
Carson
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