Rogers testifies harsh treatment spurred wife's bank robbery case
Otis Rogers testified at Rebecca Bradley Rogers fourth trial that harsh treatment by his wife convinced her insanity, explaining the 1926 Farm ers National Bank robbery in Buda. He traced their romance, marriage, and hardships, noting Becky’s unstable behavior he observed after their move to Amarillo for his law practice.
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Associated Press
New Braunfels
Texas
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Otis Rogers
Buda
Rogers
Becky
Farmers’ National Bank
University of Texas
Amarillo
Austin
Regular Train Service Delayed on Amarillo-Liberal Line
Regular through service on the Amarillo Liberal Rock Island line will not start before September 21 says division freight agent B Davis. Opening of the line to regular service is postponed due to ballast delays from recent rains. Mixed trains are still operating and the Liberal booster trip will not be interfered with.
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B. Davis
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Dair y Cattle Feature Fair at Wellington
The ninth Collingsworth County Fair in Wellington showcases the largest dairy cattle exhibit in West Texas with 188 Jerseys Guernseys and Holsteins. Judges from Panhandle and Texas Tech praise the quality noting Greer and Geesey win senior and grand Jersey championships amid strong club and bull circle entries. Kiwanis funds two county herds to Amarillo Tri-State Fair as diversification gains pace in Collingsworth.
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Collingsworth
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Panhandle
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Amarillo
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Dallas man named acting state auditor
Morey Lynn a Dallas accountant was appointed acting state auditor by Governor Moody. Lynn will organize the new department and serve until a permanent appointment is made as the legislature created the office earlier and Moody accepted it as a substitute for the civil service commission.
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Austin
Tex
Morey Lynn
Dallas
Dan Moody
Lynn
State Auditor's
Million-Dollar Oil Land Suit Arises Over Sanford Lands
Mrs. Mamie Dunaway of Canyon files in Borger district court for 4.875 million dollars alleging illegal dispossession of Hutchinson county oil lands. Plaintiffs claim 1926 seizure and eviction from designated lands with future oil value, naming J. M. Sanford of Amarillo and many corporations as defendants. Damages include 3 million, 1 million for waste, and 875 thousand for three years rent with parcels in Hutchinson and Potter counties and parts of Amarillo.
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Hutchinson County
Mamie Dunaway
Canyon
J. M. Sanford
Amarillo
West Texas
Sanford
Pottere County
Potter County
Holland
Grays Leader Regrets G A R Reunion Stand
More than 2,000 Civil War veterans at the 63rd annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Portland Missouri rejected a plan for a north south reunion. The vote, opposed by the resolutions committee, ends hopes of a shared gathering with the United Veterans of the Confederacy despite some Confederate support.
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Portland
Boys In Blue
Boys In Gray
Grand Army of the Republic
Resolutions Committeee
United Veterans of the Confederacy
G.A. R
Confederate veteran Sneed backs Civil War reunion plan
Richard A. Sneed, 84, leader of the United Confederate Veterans in Lubbock, urged endorsement of a blue and gray reunion. He said bitterness after the war has faded and a united memory would teach future generations, noting that within a score of years no Civil War survivors remain. He described his wartime captures and characterized the reunion as Christian and un-American to oppose.
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Associated Press
Lubbock
Texas
Richard A. Sneed
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Girl in Jail Disguise Revealed in El Paso
Anita De Valle a 19 year old who wore a male disguise spent a night in the county jail’s men’s ward before being exposed. She confessed traveling for years in the disguise and said she attended Castle Heights and Ward Belmont finishing schools. She also said she married a stunt flier in 1927 in Canaan Mexico.
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United Press
Canaan
Mexico
Pollard resigns Texas attorney general post for private life
Attorney General Claude Pollard resigned to Governor Moody effective Tuesday to enter private practice in Austin. Probable successors named include Galloway Calhoun R L Bobbitt Wright Morrow and Ernest Mays. Pollard cited personal responsibilities and said he would not seek the governorship.
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Austin
Texas
Claude Pollard
Moody
Galloway Calhoun
R. L. Bobbitt
Laredo
House of Representatives
Wright Morrow
Houston
W. C. Morrow
Court of Criminal Appeals
Ernest Mays
Morrow
Mays
Pollard
Texas Tops 1928 Oil Output With 257 Million Barrels
Texas led the nation in oil production in 1928 with 257 330 000 barrels, Oklahoma second and California third. The total U S crude petroleum processed rose to 913 295 000 barrels, domestic 835 711 000 and foreign 77 584 000, forging a record year despite lower Texas barrel value.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Department of Commerce
Gulf Coast
West Texas
Panhandle
Gulf
United States
Friday 13th Cat Conspiracy Baffles Spokane Elite
In Spokane executor Charles A. Gonzer faced a bizarre Friday 13 event as residents dumped many black cats on his office after an advertisement offered to buy 15 live cats at 13 cents each. A caller, a girl named Catherine, claimed a white cat and Gonzer arranged to pay, ending the odd scare with a chuckle.
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Sutton
Maine
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Catherine
Two Die After School Bus Row Turns Fatal
In Joyce near Port Angeles Washington a 16 year old boy Jesse Spurrier shot 13 year old Helen McClaine on a trail after a bus dispute over a textbook. Helen’s sister Leona 10 was killed later. Jesse Spurrier was found dead with a gunshot nearby.
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Olympic Peninsula
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Beer conviction draws year term in jail for Heimen
Bob Heimen a Fort Worth and Denver laborer was recommended for a one year jail sentence by a district court jury after being convicted of selling home brew. The case noted as the second beer charge conviction in the court involved the sale of a case of home brew to deputy sheriffs around August 10. Heimen testified a friend warned of two sick boys delivering beer and claimed he did not make or buy the beer and that his friend would pay.
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Bob
Dad) Heimen
Fort Worth
Denver
Heimen
Murder of Borger District Attorney Holmes Shocks City
John A. Holmes the district attorney of the Eighty fourth district was shot three times by a hidden assailant near his home in Borger as he closed his garage door. The killer fled through a backyard and alley, unseen in the night. Holmes died as his wife and mother in law reached him. Police and residents searched the area for the gunman, with few clues and no description available. The incident marks a dramatic end to Holmes's tenure since last year.
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John A. Holmes
Eighty-fourth District
Holmes
Donna B. Greene
Curtis Douglas
Miami
Holmen
Hardesty Hosts Boosters Aboard Rail Line Opening Tour
Amarillo boosters push for a three day goodwill trip to Liberal Kansas to celebrate Rock Island railroad opening. Hardesty plans a 30 minute stop with agricultural exhibit and rose bud gifts. Train may expand to eight cars as reservations aim by Saturday noon.
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Okla
Amarillo
Liberal
Kan
Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce
Cunningham Flower Shop
E D. Lamb
Mason King
Tucumcari
Glen Rio
Def endant in junk yard charges is acquitted by jury
P. T. Akin charged by indictment with attempt to rob and murder Sam Pelg a local junk dealer during a watch occurrence was acquitted by a district criminal court jury. Akin testified he carried a gun for protection while traveling and that he took the weapon into the office only as a precaution against theft.
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P. T. Akin
Sam Pelg
Pelg
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Amarillo
Fort Worth Denver Tie Up with Western Air Express
A passenger service alliance links Fort Worth and Denver with Western Air Express. Passengers travel Fort Worth to Amarillo by train and fly to Los Angeles, arriving about 23 hours 65 minutes after departure with a five hour Amarillo layover. Twelve tri motor Fokker planes will be used for daily trips.
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Fort Worth
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