Ohio Pen Fire Caps Ten-Month Prison Disorder Wave
A nationwide string of prison riots and fires culminated with the Ohio state penitentiary blaze. During ten months, more than eleven deaths occurred at Clinton Auburn Leavenworth Colorado Jefferson City Cranston and other facilities as inmates fought guards, fired weapons, and authorities fought to regain control.
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Wae Press
New York
Ohio State Penitentiary
Clinton Prison
Dannemora
Trusties
Auburn Prison
N. Y
Federal
Leavenworth
Daniels
Colorado State Penitentiary
Prison Fire Witnesses Praise Guards and Inmates
Survivors and officials recount brave acts during a warehouse fire at the state penitentiary. Guards Tom Little and W. C. Baldwin entered the blaze to rescue prisoners, while inmates and other guards aided the trapped. One guard faced suspension amid investigations into withholding keys. The fire injured 60 to 70 inmates and left the facility crowded beyond capacity.
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Thomas Watkinson
Preston E. Thomas
Watkinson
Tom Little
W. C. Baldwin
Big Jim” Morton
Cleveland
Big Jim
Cooper
Horror of Ohio Prison Fire Told by Inmate
An Ohio State Penitentiary inmate recounts a devastating escape from a fourth floor cell as a fire rages through section H. He describes blistering heat, screams for guards, using a water tap to cool off, and prisoners breaking locks with a sledge hammer to reach safety.
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Charles Oliver
Ohio State Penitentiary
United Press
Columbus
Section H
Bivins School Plans Progress Amid Widow's Hardship
Bivins Addition trustees plan a new grade school ready by September with Kerr and Walsh to draw preliminary plans. Amarillo may fund 445 to ease Panhandle widow Mrs. Hill's burden after a fire and years of misfortune. Her family faces mounting debt on cows and land while neighbors raise aid.
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Bivins
Kerr and Walsh
Amarillo
Panhandle
B. F. Hill
Washburn
Elks
Panhandle Lumber Company
Old Tack
Wilbur Hawk
Perry Pearson
Hill
Writers Hear Hawkins In Amarillo Afternoons And Evenings
Willard E. Hawkins of Denver will speak to Amarillo and Panhandle writers today at 2 30 PM and 7 30 PM in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. The free lectures invite men and women, with Hawkins’ criticisms using contest stories from Panhandle Pen Women.
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Williard E. Hawkins
Denver
Amarillo
the Panhandle
Crystal Ball Room
Herring Hotel
Willard Hawkins
Panhandle Pen Women’s Society
Pen Women
Prison Riot Engulfs Ohio Penitentiary Yard
Within hours the fire was controlled but smoke killed inmates. Prisoners in gray uniforms flooded the yard, fought guards, and demanded release. Police, troops, and 1,500 Ohio National Guardsmen surrounded the penitentiary as chaos raged.
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Columbus
Ohio National
Overcrowding Worst at Columbus Penitentiary
The 1929 annual report of the National Society of Penal Information says Ohio’s Columbus state penitentiary, one of the largest in the nation, suffers from overcrowding worse than any other prison.
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Columbus
United Press
New York
Ohio State Penitentiary
National Society of Penal Information
State Penitentiary
Shamrock mass meeting seeks jobs within 90 days
Nearly 200 unemployed laborers and a business delegation met in Shamrock to discuss relief measures. Leaders urged highway and railroad construction to ease unemployment within about 90 days and warned unemployed men away from the city.
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Associated Press
Shamrock
Chamber of Commerce
Appeal Filed in Thompson Death Conviction
A man named Clyde Thompson appeals his death verdict from Eastland county on a murder charge tied to the 1928 killing of A. L. Shook. The case moves through the court of criminal appeals as of today. Mary Baker case beads tied to a Washington murder were traced to stolen property and linked to two negro men arrested previously.
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Austin
Etc
Court of Criminal Appeals
Clyde Thompson
Eastland County
A. L. Shook
Associated Press
Washington
Mary Baker
Prison Fire Notes At Ohio Penitentiary
A fatal Ohio Penitentiary blaze killed over 276 as prisoners awaiting execution were moved to solitary. Guard Tacks Latimer, a former major league player, fired a shotgun to aid escapes. Amanda Thomas led penitentiary office relief efforts. The fire began in the same cell tier as recent escape attempts and caused minimal $11,000 damage.
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Columbus
Death Row
Ohio Penitentiary
Tacks Latimer
Latimer
United States
Amanda Thomas
Preston FE. Thomas
Ohio
London Parley Sees Mixed Outcomes Before Pact Signing
London talks yield cautious optimism as Briand and Grandi envoys pledge perseverance. President Hoover orders immediate Senate ratification once the London naval pact arrives in Washington, with American delegates sailing from Southampton to deliver the treaty.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Senate
Southampton
Stimson Signs First at World Pact Signing Ceremony
The article describes the signing of a peace pact at the conference with delegates from major nations. Stimson signs in the great armchair after other leaders, using a gold fountain pen once owned by Queen Anne. Various ambassadors and senators follow, then M Briand offers tribute to the prime minister for his leadership.
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Stimson
Queen Anne
Robinson
Dawes
Adams
Reed
Gibson
Morrow
M. Briand
Mr. McDonald
Texas Pen in Like Situation as Ohio Prison
Huntsville prison faces severe overcrowding with about 5 500 inmates in a facility built for 3 000. Forty convicts will be moved in within days as Warden Harrel has refused admissions due to crowding. Governor Moody warns a main plant fire could force a gate opening similar to Ohio.
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Texas
Ohio
United Prene
Huntsville
Ohio State Penitentiary
Texas State Prison Board
Harrel
Associated Prep
Austin
Moody
Columbus
City Plan proposals spark zoning debate among commission members
Lawyers and engineers discuss whether the city planning group can be formed under the state zoning act. Proposals include extending Amarillo’s major street plan five miles beyond city limits and integrating zoning with growth, while stressing zoning as the city’s top need to protect homes, businesses, and manufacturers.
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J. O. Guleke
Hare
Amarillo
Carhart
Montgomery
Montgomery- Ward
Wichita Falls
Texas
Wood
Clint Small Seen As West Texas Governor Candidate
Clint Small a longtime Texas resident and state senator from Northwest Texas is noted for leading anti land grabbing measures and river bed title petitions. He won passage of these bills even after a veto, and is expected to receive broad support as he contemplates a bid for governor.
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Texas
State Senate
Small
Panhandle
West Texas
Clint Small
Cleveland men earn Caterpillar Club at Love Field
C R Ward pilot instructor and W L Phillips student flier from Cleveland Ohio earned Caterpillar Club status after emergency parachute jumps from an unmanageable plane at Love Field Dallas. They leaped from about 2000 feet as the plane crashed nearby and floated safely to earth.
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Associated Press
Dallas
C. R. Ward
W. L. Phillips
Cleveland
Love Field
Market report bundles Kansas City and Chicago live stock data
Livestock quotations show hogs and cattle ranges across Kansas City and Chicago with thousands of head traded. Hogs at Kansas City top near nine dollars for 190-210 pound stock, while Chicago notes 10.30 top for 170-210 pounds. Cattle, calves, and sheep also listed with price bands and notable shifts.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago
The
U. 8
D. A
East ST. Louis
Radio Tonight Features Chain Programs Across Networks
Central Standard time schedule lists 7:30 Nighthawks Frolic on WEAF and WBC, 7:30 Around the World on WJZ with KOA KSL WLW and others, 8:00 Paul Whiteman on WABC chain, 9:00 Mr and Mrs on WABC, 9:30 Radio Vaudeville with RKO stars on WKY WOATI KOA KSL, 10:30 Amos n Andy on WJZ chain. Local segments include 6:30 WBAP in Fort Worth, 8:30 WGN Chicago, 10:00 WLW Cincinnati chimes, 11:00 WENR radio vaudeville for two hours.
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WSM
WSB
National Broadcasting Co
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WHO
WDAF
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WOA
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RKO
New York
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KFL
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N’ Andy
WJZ and Chain
WFAA
WOAI
WMAQ
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Tedd
Jimmy
WGN
Chicago
Cincinnati
WENR
KGRS
WDAG
Stay by My Bed and Care in Illness
A poem in which a sick person asks for constant care and quiet support. The speaker pleads for companionship, milk and eggs, and restrained gossip while urging restraint from well-meaning but unhelpful advice. The voice asks for patience until full recovery and for loved ones to avoid delaying treatment or overpromising health.
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