Supreme Court rules against securities commission in Jones case
In a 6 to 3 ruling the Court did not decide on the 1933 securities act constitutionality. It held promoter J Edward Jones of New York could withdraw the registration statement, removing obligation to testify about a proposed securities issue. Dissenting justices Cardozo Stone and Brandeis challenged the majority view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Douth
Washington
Supreme Court
Securities Commission
J. Edward Jones
New York
Sutherland
Cardozo, Stone and Brandeis
Pinion
Tornado Toll Rises Across South. Gainesville Hit Hard
Tornadoes ripped through Arkansas to South Carolina killing dozens and injuring hundreds. Tupelo, Gainesville, and Anderson report heavy damage and fires. Red Cross assists as mills, homes, and schools are destroyed. death toll ranges 22 to 100 plus with widespread injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Arkansas
South Carolina
Tupelo
Miss
Gainesville
Red Cross
Elkwood
Ala
Anderson
S. C
Boonville
Red Bay
Coffey
G. C. Reed
J. P. Nanny
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Washington
National Red Cross
Colin Herrle
George Ritchie
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Herrle
Ritchie
8. C
Calhoun Wilson
Appleton Mill
Anderson College
Cordele
Georgia
Greensboro
N. C
Florida
Catholic Officials Plan Military Pontifical Mass in Amarillo
Dignitaries from several states will visit Amarillo to celebrate a military pontifical Mass on May 10 at St. Marys Academy lawn. A large sanctuary will be built facing Ellwood Park with space for visitors from across the Panhandle. Most Rev Robert E Lucey will celebrate, and Bishop Francis C Kelly of Oklahoma City will deliver the oration on Texans fighting for independence in connection with the Centennial. Arch Bishop A J Drossaerts is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
St. Mary's Academy
Academy
Ellwood Park
Panhandle
Robert E. Lucey
Francis C. Kelly
Oklahoma City
Kelly
A. J. Drossaerts
Hoffman Opens War Over Hauptmann Case In New Jersey
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman questions Hauptmann involvement in the murder as political tensions rise. Legislators prepare resolutions for probe into prosecution and defense amid fallout from the New York kidnapping case. Hauptmann funeral set for 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Hoffman
Bruno
Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
New York
Paul Wendel
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast With Frost Tonight
Forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday with lows around 30. Panhandle will be partly cloudy and not as cold with frost tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer. New Mexico stays generally fair but cold with frost and freezing temps. Tuesday fair and a bit warmer. Temperature extremes in Amarillo reached 18 to 38 degrees today. Weatherstrip and Caulking ad follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Young Love Turns To Sudden Tragedy
Charles Wilson, 23, confessed in Mansfield Ohio that he killed his high school sweetheart Jean Moorhead, 17, after finding her with rival Haskell Smith in a parked car. He claimed he intended only to scare her and was captured in Crestline after the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
U.P
Charles Wilson
Jean Moorhead
R. E. Moorhead
Moorhead Automobile Company
Wilson
Crestline
Miss Moorhead
Haskell Smith
Inwood Smith
Ohio State University
Smith
Panhandle Woman Dies After Auto Wreck On Curve
Miss Juanita Hutson twenty four Panhandle operator of the Panhandle Inn Beauty Shop died in Amarillo after a car overturned on a southeast Panhandle highway curve. Mrs Davis Ramey, in critical condition, survived. Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Hutson
Panhandle
Amarillo
Davis Ramey
St. Anthony's Hospital
Nesan
Bee
AU Liter
Ramey
Fairy McFarland
Elizabeth McFarland
Hayden Street
Miss Hutson
Panhandle Inn
L. G. Hutson
Happy
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Circumstantial Evidence and the Hauptmann Verdict
Arthur Brisbane discusses the Lindbergh case noting Bruno Hauptmann’s death, the persistence of public interest, and the role of circumstantial evidence in the conviction. He argues critics overlook the sustained legal support for the verdict as decades pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Underpass proposal for Buchanan Street crossing discussed
A conference with railroad state and federal reps aims to decide soon on an underpass plan for the Buchanan Street grade crossing. Since Rock Island rejected Amarillo Plan No. 2 in March, efforts focus on Plan No. 3 at about 600000 total, with early surveys by state highway engineers and inspection by all parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Street
Rock Island
Amarillo
State Highway Department
Grace Crossing
Austin
J. G. Rollins
Herbert Elldridge
R. H. Maddox
I. L. Simmons
Chicago
Bridge Department
M. A. Stainer
Fort Worth
War Department
Texas Income Tax Payments Rise Fifty Percent
A treasury survey shows Texas income tax receipts for the nine months ending April 1, 1936 totalled 26,551,908.37, up 50 percent from the prior year. March collections were 10,242,838.22, versus 7,483,261.59 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Treasury Department
Ventura Wardariat Fee Ordinance Sparks Watermelon Protest
In Ventura California April 6 an ordinance to standardize ten sorial fees provoked a protest at the county board of supervisors. Mrs H F Kelly wife of a barber argues against the plan saying the NRA parallels ignore barter for haircuts and watermelons or eggs should be acceptable trade to avoid relief rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventura
Calif
County Board of Supervisors
H. F. Kelly
NRA
Yeggmen Take Over $700 From Milroy Safe
Yeggmen last night robbed Mellroy's market at 818 South Harrison Street taking more than 700 dollars. The break in came through a rear window and the safe door was peeled after knocking off the combination knob. Police called it a neat job with no suspects identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellroy's Market
Harrison Street
Employes
Potter County voter rolls rise by near thousand in 1935
Potter County reports 11 111 certified voters on 27 precinct lists with 2 818 exempt and 29 transferred, leaving 8 264 poll tax payers. Precinct 1 Johnson school lists 625 voters with 447 paid and 178 unpaid as county tax collector assessor Jewell Davidson released the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Jewell Davidson
Johnson School
Egyptian Princess Found in Pyramids
The well preserved body of an Egyptian princess, dated to about 3600 B C and likely daughter of Pharaoh Chephren, was found in the Gizeh pyramids by Prof. Selim Hassan. The mummy, covered with gold ornaments, is fragile but intact, marking a major find after Tutankhamun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Tut Ankh-Amen
Gizeh
Selim Hassan
Chephren
Allied Powers Plan Muted Air Blitz If Germany Attacks
London report says Britain France and Belgium have a joint plan for a massive air sea and land response to a German assault. The strategy would target railways industries and airports to cripple Germany's fighting planes. Current armament totals show broad European mobilization ahead of a likely clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
Abandon Hope For Recovery Of Mrs Ansley
Mrs Marie Ansley was in critical condition and friends abandoned hope of recovery this morning at St Anthony's Hospital after an emergency operation failed to improve her. She was taken from her home at 1009 Sunset Terrace Saturday evening with attendants close by since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Ansley
St. Anthony's Hospital
Ansley
Sunset Terrace
Panhandle Plainview hosts ninth annual dairy show opening
Plainview April 6 The Panhandle Plainview dairy show begins with a record entry of vocational agriculture teams from Panhandle high schools entering a cattle judging contest. Judges say results will be announced late today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Plainview
Panhandle Plaina
CG. N. Shepardson
Department of Animal Husbandry
Texas A. & M. College
D. T. Simons
Fort Worth
Controversy over nude statue for Texas Centennial campus memorial
A Texas Centennial committee picked William Zorach’s nude group for a $25,000 Denton campus memorial prompting two camps. Supporters call it symbolism while opponents warn of grandma amid alpaca frocks or pioneer nudity. Jurors discuss abstract intent and possible draping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Plains
Federal Centennial Commissioners
William Zorach
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Agatha
Texas
Evaline Sellers
Fort Worth
Richard Foster Howard
Dallas
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Southland
New Holland
First Baptist
First Methodist
Downey
Riverside Military Academy
Desstroyed
Dixie Hunt
Pacolet Manufacturing Company
Cooper Paint Factory
Brenau College For Women
Pruitt-Barrett Hardware Company
West Avenue
Hardy
Hos
National Guard
Munity
Mary Part
Birmingham
Wendel
Mercer County
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
Hoffman
Parker
William F. X. Geoghan
Kings County
Brooklyn
N. Y
David T. Wilentz
New Jersey
Weatherstrip & Caulking
John Maynard Lbr, Co
U. S
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Lee
Cockrell-Lokey
Heil
Blue Eagle
Yeggmen
Milroy Safe
Vega
Pyramids
Rhineland
United States
Russia
Britain
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Roumania
Italy
Europe
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