Europe Feels Mental Panic Over War Fears
London reports of growing civilian anxiety as war fears spread through Europe. Citizens alter plans insure against the future and consider relocation as air raid shelters and gas masks spread from Prague to Warsaw.
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Europe
Webb Miller
United Press
London
England
John Ror
Lloyds
France
Germany
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
League For
Rome
Paris
Hamer Paid $637 For Hamilton Job
Dallas County records show former Ranger Captain Frank Hamer received 637 dollars for pursuing Raymond Hamilton. Hamer worked for Judge Noland Williams to continue the hunt until Hamilton was recaptured Friday night by Sheriff Smoot Schmid in Dallas. Payment covered January through March and part of April.
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Dallas
Dallas County
Frank Hamer
Raymond Hamilton
Hamer
Noland Williams
Hamiltom
Smoot Schmid
Two Convicts Die By Posse s Slugs
Camden April 10 Two convicts Carnell Williams of Spartanburg and Willie Jackson of Charleston were shot dead by a posse while pursuing six escaped prisoners who wounded a guard during a break from the state prison farm near Camden.
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Camden
S. C
Here
H. H. Kester
Carnell Williams
Spartanburg
Willie Jackson
Charleston
New Trial Date Set For Youths' Theft Case
A jury failed to reach a verdict in the theft case of Sid Mc Daniels and Elmer Brunson against Great West Mill and Elevator Co. Judge J. N. Riggs set April 25 for a new trial after four hours of deliberation.
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Sid McDaniels
Elmer Brunson
Great West Mill and Elevator Company
J. N. Riggs
Treasury Receipts and Outlays Reported for April 8
On April 8 the treasury recorded receipts of 39.22 million and expenditures of 37.28 million, leaving a balance of 2.46 billion. Customs receipts for the month were 9.93 million, and the fiscal year to date showed 2.964 billion in receipts against 5.207 billion in expenditures including 2.669 billion in emergency spending. Gala assets total 3.600 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Relief Plea from Chicago Workers Seeks Jobs Over Aid
A Chicago man dependent on government relief pleads for work not welfare. He describes humiliation and monitoring by case workers, outlines monthly food and rent support, and says he would rather work and be paid than rely on relief. He notes some peers avoid employment while others seek steadier jobs.
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Robert Walton
Chicago
Relief
Doct ors Given Fines Terms
In Abilene and nearby, 18 defendants appeared in U S court with four West Texas doctors among them. Sentences ranged from probation to 12 months in jail and up to 18 months for the physicians, with a mix of fines and prison terms in narcotics, counterfeit, mail fraud, revenue, and automobile theft cases.
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Abilene
West Texas
William H. Atwell
United States
R. F E. Lee
Colorado
L. E. Parmley
Big Spring
Leave
Eastland
Joe H. Jones
U. S
Jack Potter
Franl Turner Hulsey
Edgar McDonald
John T. Hammond
Vernon Stansbury
Alton C. Westerman
Internal Revenue
Charles Morrison
Raymond L. Deaver
R. Dick Allen
G. C. Dumas
W F W hears Barker in address tonight
Veterans of Foreign Wars John B. Golding Post will hear Lt Col L. B. Barker infantry reserve corps speak on the Defense Day program at the Legion Home. A business meeting precedes the program with election of judges for the VFW award to the best ROTC student at Amarillo High and selection of delegates to the state convention in Corpus Christi June 4-6.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
John B. Golding
L. B. Barker
Infantry Reserve Corps
Legion Home
VFW
J. W. Barr
Bes Rotc
Amarillo High School
Corpus Christi
Presbyterian Elders to Be Elected Tonight
Central Presbyterian Church will elect trustees and elders at a 6:30 p.m. congregational meeting in Fellowship Hall. Dr. R. Thomsen said a moderator will be chosen, a budget adopted, and a mimeographed year-in-review submitted. A covered-dish luncheon for members and non-members precedes the 7:30 business meeting.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
R. Thomsen
Thomsen
Early Plains Rancher De Baca Dies at 81 Near Tucumcari
Francisco C. de Baca an 81 year old Panhandle pioneer with ties to New Mexico's political lineage died April 5 at his ranch about 50 miles north of Tucumcari and was buried at Bueyeros. His widow died the day after his funeral. He fathered Luis C. de Baca lieutenant governor and Nestor C. de Faca rancher. He moved from the Rio Grande to Palo Duro Quitaque country in 1874 with sheep, predating Col. Goodnight's move into the region. He witnessed Billy Dixon's Adobe Walls victory in June 1874 and lived near the Palo Duro afterward.
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Old West
Panhandle
Francisco C. de Baca
Tucumcari
Bueyeros
de Baca
Goodnight de Baca
Luis C. de Baca
New Mexico
Nestor C. de Faca
Harding County
N. M
Rio Grande
Palo Duro
Quitaque Creek
Col
Charles Goodnight
Billy Dixon
Adobe Walls
Goodnight
Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Ointment Claim
Cooling blue Ster Ointment melts on the skin and delivers medicines into pores to quickly kill itch, tetter, rash, eczema, foot itch, ringworm. Money back if the first jar fails.
De Baca Pioneer Rancher and Billy the Kid Visitor
The Duyer brothers enforced 1878 range rules while De Baca moved from Tierra Blanca to Trujillo near the Texas and New Mexico line. He spent 25 years there before moving to a Harding County ranch. Don Francisco De Baca welcomed visitors, including William Bonney, who helped round up cattle, and Pat Garrett, a frequent guest who later killed Billy the Kid.
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Law
Duyer
de Baca
Tierra Blanca
Trujillo
Texas
New Mexico
Harding County
Don Francisco
William Bonney
Billy, the Kid
Pat Garrett
Two Beheaded on Nazi Block in Berlin
Salli Epstein and Hans Zeigler, both Jews, were executed by beheading at Ploetvensee prison at 6 A.M. for complicity in the murder of Horst Weasel, a Nazi hero. Hitler reportedly refused clemency. the pair were among those blamed for the storm trooper’s death and linked to a hidden motive in Nazi ritual.
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Berlin
Salli Epstein
Hans Zeigler
Ploetvensee
Horst Weasel
Adolf Hitler
Epstein
Zeigler
First trials under Nazi regime claim Wessel killed in lover dispute
In a wartime trial, the defense argued Wessel died during a quarrel over a woman linked to Lacie of Alexanderplatz, while Nazis claimed Communist party orders killed him for Nav movement prominence. Separately, Salisbury Cathedral opens a new north choir aisle door after a 400 year wall cut.
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Wessel
Lacie
Alexanderplatz
Communist Party
Nav
Salisbury
England
Dan Cupid Invades Ranks of Oldsters at Club
In St. Petersburg Florida on April 10 Dan Cupid disrupts bachelor ranks at the Three Quarter Century Club. A life long romance culminates in marriage for George Vesberger, 78, and Esther E Mitchell, 69, a club couple whose pairing follows a teammate named Yesberger.
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Petersburg
Fla
Dan Cupid
Bachelor Hearts
St. Petersburg
George Vesberger
Esther E. Mitchell
Yesberger
Thom
East Aurora Couple Married by 75-Year-Old Club President
Sturmheven, 85, and Agnes Sykes renewed vows in East Aurora. The ceremony took place in the presence of members of the 75-year-old club, led by President R. F. Shultz, sealing the union after years apart.
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Sturmheven
East Aurora
Agnes Sykes
Plece Agai Bnek
R. F. Shultz
Negro fined jailed for pistol charges in Potter County
D. C. Fowler, identified as a negro, appeared before Judge J. N. Riggs. Fowler pleaded guilty to carrying a pistol and assault with a pistol, receiving thirty days in jail and fines of 100 dollars and 25 dollars plus costs.
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D. C. Fowler
J. N. Riggs
Potter County
Fowler
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