Judd Murder Case Links Family Insanity Claims
Mrs. Af. J. McKinnell, mother of Winnie Rath Judd, told a lunacy jury there was insanity in her daughter's ancestry as the panel weighed whether Judd should die for the Agnes Leroi murder. She cited a cousin who was insane and a grandmother with a similar history as she testified amid court proceedings.
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Florence, Ariz
Af. J. McKinnell
Winnie Rath Judd
O. Y. Willson
Ruth
Judd
Hardware leaders gather for Panhandle event in Amarillo
West Texas and New Mexico retailers and travelers convene at 10 am in Amarillo led by Ed Neer of Portales as Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association launches “A Call To Arms” in a busy convention. More than 250 attend by noon with a banquet expected to draw 400. The opening session features Rivers Peterson and D A Bandeen among others discussing business conditions, prices, and tax policy.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo
Ed Neer
Portales
Panhandie Hardware and Implement Association
Travelers Club
Nat
Neer
Rivers Peterson
Indianapolis
D. A. Bandeen
Stamford
West
America
Bandeen
Austin
Washington
Texas
Phit Club
G. G. Taylor
Bob Douglas
Briamrock
Hillcrest Golf Club
Douglas
B. F. Holmes
Shamrock
Taylor
T. H. Buckingham
Lubbock
Jimmie Cazzell
Claude Harp
Matador
B. Wiggins
Jimmie Leonard
Gus Btrue
Hereford
Ll. V. White
Claude
C. EB. Ballew
Preston Rosson
Plainview
John Fraizer
Groom
Ralph Royal
Wellington
Bombs Near Mission as Chinese Struggle in Peiping Area
Bombs dropped by Japanese planes near Changli and Peiping threaten foreign properties and inching toward major cities. Chinese casualties rise with 4,000 dead and thousands more wounded as Chinese forces entrench along the Luan River. U S and British interests remain high in the occupied triangle around Chinwangtao and Tientsin amid tense diplomacy.
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Umabert
Ekins Peiping
Changli
Chanel
Peiping
China
Walter S. Drysdale
United State
Hth United States
Chinwangtao
Luan River
Tienton
Shih Hala
Red Swastika Association
Chinese Red Cross
Great Wall
Luan
Changi
House Backs Arms Control Amid Senate Await
The House approved an arms embargo granting President Roosevelt power to block arms shipments to warring nations by a 252 to 110 vote. Republicans led by Hamilton Fish opposed sending the measure back to committee. The resolution now moves to the Senate where opposition is noted.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Hamilton Fish
New York
Foreign Affairs Committee
Texas considers 20 million bond for relief drive
Texas legislators introduce a constitutional amendment to authorize a 20 million state bond to supplement Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds. Governor Ferguson and a joint committee urge approval at a July 15 special election, warning no further federal aid if rejected. Tuition fees for state colleges rise from 30 to 75 dollars annually.
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Austin
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Miriam A. Ferguson
U. S
House
Senate
Malin Files Damage Suit Against Pirates and White Sox
Jerry Malin, Globe News sports editor, sues the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox in 108th District Court. The suit seeks damages for breach of contract and was scheduled for Tuesday morning as the new term opened.
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108Th District
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Jerry Malin
The
Globe News
W. E. Gee
Malin
Scottsboro Trial Halted Over Jury Statement Fallout
Eight defendants in the Scottsboro case face indefinite postponement after Judge Horton cited a controversial statement attributed to Leibowitz and a critique from Alabama officials. Patterson was sentenced to die by electric chair on June 16 amid heightened trial tensions in Decatur Alabama.
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Decatur
Ala
Scottsboro
James E. Horton
Alabama
Samuel Leibowitz
Defense
Horton
Heywood Patterson
Decatur Daily
Thomas F. Knight, Jr
Leibowitz
New York Herald- Tribune
Lefowitz
Autograph collection spans breeds and cattle brands
Will Rogers and Marion Peters showcase a quirky collection of brand autographs from famous figures including John Masefield and Amy Mollison. Peters has 70 signed brands, highlighting the rare “wineglass” logo and the Roosevelt family. He notes cattle brands preserve tradition as famous signatures decorate unique drawings.
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Midland Lion
Will Rogers
Marion Peters
Midland
Amarillo
Peters
James Montgomery Flagg
John Masefield
England
Amy Mollison
Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Guernsey
Duce
Today by Arthur Brisbane on postal rates and trials
Arthur Brisbane calls out postwar postage shifts with Postmaster General Farley aiming for two cents. He warns, quoting business lessons, that higher rates breed leakage and cheaper channels emerge for letters and circulars, while noting trials in Moscow and a Russian engineer's bribery case.
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Farley
Supreme Court to Hear Texas Trucking Licensing Appeal
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Texas Railroad Commission's appeal of a federal ruling that it cannot refuse to license trucking firms moving export and import goods to Texas Gulf ports. Oral argument was set for May 8.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Gulf Points
Human Fly to Climb Herring Hotel on Tuesday
Dave Devil Roland known as the Human Fly will stage two climbs up the outside of the Herring Hotel on Tuesday at 2:30 PM and 7:15 PM. Afterward he heads to the Texas Theater for a free stunt and a balancing act on stage.
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Herring Hotel
Dave Devil
Roland Tere
Roland
Texas Theater
Death for six Russians urged as trial nears end
Moscow's sabotage trial nears its end with Prosecutor Vishinsky urging death for six of the eleven defendants including Russians Vassili Gutey Nicholas Zorin Peter Lobannov Leonid Sukhoruchkin Michael Krasheninnikov and Vassili Sokolov. He suggested mercy for the English defendant A W Gregory and urged considering Peter Oleynik and Anna Kutuzova for leniency. The court adjourned to hear defense speeches.
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Moscow
Andrew Vishinsky
Vishinsky
A. W. Gregory
Allan Monkhoune
Metropolitan Vickers Company
Russia
Peter Oleynik
Anna Kutuzova
Metropolitan Vickers
England
Comga Vassili A. Gutey
Nicholas Zorin
Peter Lobannov
Leonid Sukhoruchkin
Michael D. Krasheninnikov
Vassili Sokolov
Gregory
Composer George Flack Nevin Dies at 74 in Easton
Nevin George Flack of Easton Pennsylvania died at age 74. He was a prolific composer of sacred music with cantatas sung in hundreds of churches nationwide. Among his best known works are The Adoration The Crucified and The Crown of Life, with words by his wife Mrs Lillian C Nevin. He was a first cousin of Ethelbert Nevin.
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Nevin
Easton
George Flack Nevin
Lillian C. Nevin
Ethelbert Nevin
3500 Pennies Pay For Tiny Humanity In Mother’s Thrift
An Amarillo mother saved 3500 pennies in under a year to pay for a baby’s birth. The coins, weighing 24 pounds and totaling $35, were presented by an Amarillo doctor as evidence in a case. The 9 pound girl arrived with the pennies neatly rolled in 100 per bundle.
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Amarillo
Jake Factor seeks ransom relief in Chicago kidnap case
John Factor known as Jake the Barker fights extradition to England over an $8 million investor fraud. He says paying $100000 would be impossible for the return of his 17 year old son Jerome, kidnapped in Chicago near his mother's apartment. Police and underworld sources, including Capone era figures, are involved as Factor’s wealth is tied to a trust fund and luxury hotel suites.
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Chicago
John
Jake the Barker
Factor
England
Jerome
Northwestern University
Binca
Underworld
Murray Humphries
Joe Fusco
Capone
Housekeeping Hints at Amarillo Cooking School
West Texas Chamber of Commerce leaders visited Amarillo for an all day conference and hardware convention. D A Bandeen spoke on Taxation as part of planning for a three day W T C C convention in Big Spring May 11 12 and 13. Miss Christeen Chitwood described lessons on housekeeping and coffee tea preparation and dishwashing while the News Globe Cooking School demonstrated quick recipes and nutrition findings.
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Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Wilbur ©. Hawk
Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon
Big Spring
News-Globe
Christeen Chitwood
Miss Chitwood
Jnda, Chitwood
Panhandle
Clarendon
Chitwood
Bedouin Sheik Captures Hearts In Cairo Tale
Omar narrates an exotic misadventure from Egypt as two Sweetbriar graduates Miss Mary Chenault Van Winkle and Miss Frances Luckett arrive in Cairo aboard the White Star liner Georgie. They encounter a handsome Bedouin impresario who courts them with a luxury car and visions of camel caravans while the tale hints at grand palaces and tents.
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Dale Harrison
New York
Egypt
The
Nile
Sweetbriar College
Mary Chenault van Winkle
Frances Luckett
Louisville
Miss van Winkle
Laries
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday in Amarillo and west of the Meridian. New Mexico areas stay generally fair with little temperature change. Today’s extreme readings reach 48 this afternoon and 78 later.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
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