El Paso businessman kills wife and son then himself
George W. Cook, 51, head of an electrical company, shot his wife in bed and fatally wounded his seven year old son George Wilton before killing himself with a rifle. Betty Jane, 18 months, survived. Margaret Lowe, who shared the boy’s bed, was awakened and sought help as police investigated. Cook had long been active in local business. a former wife and two sons live in Los Angeles.
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EL Paso
George W. Cook
Cook
George Wilton
Reprieve Granted Mexican Due For Chair Last Night
Governor Moody issued a one week stay for Luz Arcos a Mexican sentenced to die in the electric chair as Father Finnegan sought time for spiritual settlement. The governor did not plan to interfere with Jesse Lee Washington's scheduled execution.
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Arcos
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Mercury Jumps to 97 But Day Is Pleasant
Amarillo residents endured a warm day with a 97 degree high by 3 p m as clouds drifted in and out. The forecast stayed partly cloudy with a hopeful note that rain may come later, while wheat fields begin their second plowing to weed out young growth.
Amarillo Fair Friday and West Texas Partly Cloudy
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for fair to partly cloudy skies on Friday with cooler tonight in south central portions. New Mexico expected to be fair with a cooling trend tonight. Temperature readings for Amarillo show a morning low around 68 and a high near 97 with variances in the day.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Woman's Tip Balks Chi Gangsters Plot On Rich Valley Men
A Chicago gang kidnapping plot targeting C. P. Barreda of Brownsville and Juan Cross of Matamoros was foiled after a tip from a local woman. Sheriff Browm and 50 armed officers covered the valley, with customs officials on two bridges ordered to arrest any Cross accomplices. Barreda moved to Mercede s for a land deal talk amid heightened security.
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C. P. Barreda
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Matamoros
Mexico
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Harlingen
Frank Brown
Cross
Barreda
Mercedes
Rio Grande Valley
Gross
Rio Grande
Amarillo Junior College enrolls 268 freshmen in fall
President B E Masters reports 268 students enrolled for Amarillo Junior College opening this fall, surpassing the 200 freshman goal. Registration remains open through next week. The college, in its second year, notes rapid expansion with new business administration facilities and added classrooms in the municipal auditorium wing.
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Amarillo Junior College
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Municipal College
Southern Association of Universities and College
Gray County Not In Drouth Need Help List
Amarillo banker W H Fuqua, directing drouth aid, received a message from George W Briggs of the Pampa chamber of commerce stating Gray County needs aid. Fuqua said he would move to remove the county from the list of Texas counties requiring federal or state assistance.
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Insurance Men Say Payne Had Plots in 1929
Amarillo and the Panhandle discuss lawsuits to cancel life policies held by A D Payne. Insurers claim the suit is in good faith and will present evidence Payne aimed to kill himself with a shotgun purchased last August. The $10,000 policy dated August 28 is under contest.
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Panhandle
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News-Globe
Seven Filipino Workers Die in Salinas Train Crash
Seven unidentified Filipino ranch workers were killed when their car was hit by a Southern Pacific passenger train two miles south of Salinas California on September 11. The crash occurred as the vehicle failed to yield to the train.
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Amarillo Public Schools Reach 8588 Enrolled
Amarillo sees 8588 students in public schools, about 2200 more than last year’s 6800. Officials expect further growth from classification, and plan transfers and shifts to ease crowding. Sam Houston Junior High’s completion around Christmas will free San Jacinto for 450 pupils.
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W. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Sam Houston Junior High School
San Jacinto School
New Hampshire Man Seeks Dual Senate and Governor Posts
Albert Wellington Noone, 84, a Peterboro millionaire manufacturer, announces he can hold both governor and senator roles. He wins the Democratic nominations for both offices in New Hampshire, plans a pro prohibition stance and a landmark beacon atop Mount Temple. If elected to both, he would serve as governor first and implement his economy-focused legislation before taking the Senate seat.
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Britain envoy urges general disarmament at Geneva
At the League of Nations assembly in Geneva on September 11, M. Aristide Briand urged a European security grouping and arms reduction tied to absolute security. Arthur Henderson countered that true safety requires a treaty of general disarmament and warns against piecemeal cuts. He called for a world conference next year to advance the covenants pledges.
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Arthur Henderson
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M. Briand
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Tremble Found Not Guilty of Robbery in Third Trial
Robert Tremble, tried three times in six months for a West Sixth Avenue paint shop robbery with firearms, was found not guilty by a district court jury after offering alibi evidence including a hotel register and claiming he was in Pampa during the crime. He previously faced a 10 year sentence, won a mistrial, and spent six months in jail.
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Pampa
Boise City Looks to Amarillo as New Santa Fe Line Advances
Boise City editor Edwin Wilson says the Santa Fe railroad will shift business away from Kansas routes toward Amarillo and Texas suppliers. He predicts Boise City will gain wholesale access, a pork payroll, and new shops between Amarillo and Los Animas, boosting growth beyond agriculture.
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Amarillo
Oklahoma
Edwin Wilson
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Missouri River
Bad times born of Hoover regime, says Harrison
Senator Harrison of Mississippi voiced a nationwide radio attack on the Hoover administration linking unemployment and business gloom to its policies. He argued Republicans promised prosperity yet forecasted downturn and urged voters to repudiates officials at the November polls.
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Harrison
Mississippi
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Possible third skull photographed from Andree camp scene
A newly enlarged AP photo from White Island shows a well preserved skull among rocks near the Andree expedition landing site. Oslo and London cables report no one noticed the relic. it may be the skull found by a separate whaler search, raising new questions about the 43 year old mystery.
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Gunnar Horn
Salomon August Andree
White Island
Oslo
London
Horn
Dr. Horn
Andree
Beavers family struck by multiple tragedies in Ellis County
Mrs J W Beavers of Waxahachie dies en route to Garland after her son O L Beavers dies from electrocution with three coworkers near West Texas. Weasley C Beavers dies in Dallas auto crash with J B Majure and a Jacksonville man injured. Charlie Combs and Gibson also named in the day’s fatal and near fatal events.
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Majure
Jimmy Macnicoll
Charlie Combs
Waxahachie
Ellis County
Texas Power & Light Company
Waco
Illustrated Texas history strip to debut in Daily News
A new illustrated Texas history feature will start Monday in the Daily News. The strip has state education department approval and mirrors public school history books, aiming to attract both children and adults.
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Daily News
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