Perjury Charges Loom as Trial Ends in Pantages Case
Los Angeles jury neared verdict in the Lois Pantages second degree murder trial over the Rokumoto death after defenses moved to dismiss and seek acquittal. Prosecutors announced perjury charges against two defense witnesses, one a woman, to be presented before a grand jury.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Lois Pantages
Juro Rokumoto
James P. Costello
Costello
Baron Fitts
Pantages
Joseph Ford
Harold Jones
Idaho 11 Year Old Girl Murdered Near King Hill
The body of Marie West 11 was found in two feet of water near the Snake River with her throat cut and facial bruises. Adopted a year earlier she left home for school and was last seen along the railroad track. a lone suspect was sighted by a motorist near the crime scene.
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Associated Press
King Hill
Idaho
Marie West
Snake River
Boise
H. B. Miesenzahl
A. A Stevens
Elmore
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Texas Panhandle
Partial to fair conditions expected Saturday across Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico shows unsettled weather with variable cloudiness and temperatures around sixty to sixty five degrees during the day.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Swisher County Fair Showcases Hogs and Dairy Prowess
Henry Ansley reports at Swisher county fair hogs fed maize yielding 91.82 per ton, with J. K. Adams bringing 251 pound Poland China pigs. The event highlights Swisher as a leading dairy and wheat county with balanced displays from 13 communities and 100 hogs plus 86 Jerseys headed to future shows.
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Henry Ansley Tulia
Swisher County
Poland
J. K. Adams
Adams
Texas
Panhandle
Tulsa
Earthquakes Shake Hawaiian Volcano Hulalalai
In Honolulu on September 20, tremors rocked Hulalalai, prompting nearby ranchers to move cattle and household goods amid fears of a possible eruption. Volcanologist Dr. T A Jaggar warned eruption depended on ongoing quakes.
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Honolulu
Hulalalai
T. A. Jaggar
Sandies Open Season Versus Norman in Amarillo
About 8 000 fans expected at Butler Field today for Amarillo Sandies versus Norman Tigers opening game. Amarillo won last year’s first game 20 12 amid pep rallies and strong fan support. Coaches cautious on new lineup as both teams plan for a gruelling season opener. Admission is 1 dollar.
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Norman
Tigers
Okla
Golden Sandies
Amarillo
Butler Field
Poth
Hugh Butler
Detroit Nightclub Fire Claims Seventeen Dead
Seventeen killed and forty seven injured in a blaze at the Study Club cabaret on East Vernon Highway in Detroit. Fire officials say the cause is undetermined with many victims trapped in two rear rooms and a sealing of hall windows hindering egress.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Study Club
East Vernon Highway
Gabriel 8
Goldwater
Perryton Friends of Holmes Fund Reaches $1000
Perryton residents raise a thousand dollars to aid in the capture and conviction of the assassin of John A. Holmes Borger district attorney. Holmes served the region for years and was a popular official.
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Perryton
John A. Holmes
Borger
Holmes
Lindbergh Begins 7000 Mile Caribbean Air Tour
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and wife Mrs Lindbergh completed the first day of a 7000 mile Caribbean voyage. They left Miami at 8 05 a m for Camp Columbia and Camaguey then reached Santiago de Cuba by 6 07 p m local time. Weather included tropical showers and lightning as they prepared to spend the night.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Pan American Radio
Santiago de Cuba
Charles A. Lindbergh
South America
Caribbean Sea
Havana
United States
Dutch Guiana
Caribbean
Cuba
Camp Columbia Military Field
Camaguey
Santiago- De-Cuba
Five Indictments Returned in New Mexico Highway Probe
Five indictments were returned by the Santa Fe grand jury investigating alleged graft in the New Mexico state highway department. All charges target Frank Quinn, the department's equipment engineer, with multiple counts in several cases.
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New Mexico
Associated Press
Santa FE
N.M
Grand
Three New Texas Postmasters Named
The Post Office Department announced three new Texas postmasters Mrs. Josephine H Evang Grover Hansford County Benjamin F Cook Pringle Hutchinson County and Julius Bremer Smithsons Valley Comal County Examinations will be held at Afton and Mazatlan to select eligible postmasters for these offices
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Washington
Texas
Post Office Department
Josephine H. Evang
Grover
Hansford County
Benjamin F. Cook
Pringle
Hutchinson County
Julius Bremer
Smithson’s Valley
Comal
Afton
Mazatlan
Motorcyclist Hurt When Hit by Auto at City Intersection
Woodrow Shufeldt, 504 Montor Street, was injured when his motorcycle collided with an automobile at Eleventh Avenue and Jackson Street. He suffered a broken left leg in two places and was taken by Griggs ambulance to Northwest Texas hospital. Only fractures were reported as his injuries.
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Jackson Street
Woodrow Shufeldt
Montor Street
Griggs
Texas Ospital
Matthews Convicted in Cameron Murder Case
Fred Matthews was convicted in Cameron Texas today of the murder of Joe Kosch killed July 6. The penalty was set at 50 years imprisonment.
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Associated Press
Cameron
Texas
Fred Matthews
Joe HE. Kosch
Judge Wilson: Holmes murder tainted by official complicity
Federal Judge James C. Wilson said at a luncheon that the Johnny Holmes case may involve official sanction or influence and warned the crime signals treason and anarchy. He emphasized the need for public accountability and tied responsibility to Borger’s citizenry.
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Johnny Holmes
Texas
James C. Wilson
American Business Club
Wilson
United States
Holmes
Borger
Broker's messenger reports kidnapping after securities theft
Milton Alter, 18, a broker's messenger, disappeared with 512000 in securities while returning from the Guaranty Trust Company to A Viscon and Co. He later told police two rough men kidnapped him, robbed the collateral, and dumped him in Brooklyn. No charges filed.
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Associated Press
New York
Milton Alter
A. Viscon and Company
Guaranty Trust Company
Alter
Hig
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Brownfield District Bond Approved in Texas
Austin, Tex September 20 The attorney general's department approved the $75,000 bond issue of the Brownfield Independent School District in Terry County.
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Brownfield
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Brownfield Independent
Terry County
Ohio plane crash fatal in Glendale
Alien Sawyer aged 27 of Glendale Ohio was killed when his plane crashed after taking off and rising to 900 feet witnesses reported the craft went into a tail spin in Cincinnati.
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Associated Preas
Cincinnati
Alien Sawyer
Glendale
Ohio
Bank executive McKinney elected vice president in Amarillo
Galen H. McKinney, previously assistant to W. H. Fuqua and acting trust officer at the First National Bank, has been promoted to vice president to fill the vacancy from Dale W. Carson. He will remain trust officer and adds to a career in banking including roles in New Mexico and at Durant National Bank in Oklahoma.
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Galen H. McKinney
W. H. Fuqua
First National Bank
Dale W. Carson
McKinney
Amarillo
New Mexico
Durant National Bank
Burant
Oklahoma
Jury Released After Mistrial In Becky Rogers Case
In New Braunfels Texas a jury unreachable after forty eight hours failed to reach a verdict in the Becky Rogers bank robbery case. The panel stood eight to acquit with seven voting for guilt before being discharged. Otis Rogers expressed disappointment and gratitude to jurors, while the state prepared for no further prosecution. The mistrial marks the county’s first felony deadlock in a decade.
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Associated Press
New Braunfels
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Fred Blundell
Rogers
Texas University
Buda, Texas
Otis Rogers
Behall
Frank Voigt
Blundell
Lockhart
Defend ant on Stand In Murder Trial Over Hill Slaying
The Williams murder case goes before jurors after night testimony on whether he stood or lay under Hill at the park scene. Prosecutors claim Williams waylaid Hill. Williams contends Hill acted as aggressor. Witness accounts vary on the clash as both sides describe the fight and injuries.
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Pete) Williamson
Hill, Jr
Ashtola
Henry
Bishop
Williams
Hill
Rodeo Grounds
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