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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1930
Page
2
A. D. Payne seeks vindication as Kansas City Star reporter A. B. Macdonald travels to town to investigate a tragic case. Macdonald questions Payne about possible romantic entanglements and reviews testimonies with the mayor and others. The case centers on a deceased wife and four children, with ongoing inquiries and public calls for truth alongside local community notices.
The article describes friction between the Vatican and Mussolini's regime after Fascist guards fired on St Bernard monks aids fleeing anti-Fascists. Monks reportedly escaped. the pope plans protest to defend a charitable religious order.
In the fifth district Charles Sparks and in the seventh district Clifford Hope and W A Ayres faced renomination, while Stella B Haines seeks the seat against Ayres. In the sixth district Robert Good leads Edgar Mitchell for nomination, and A S Allphin trails H C Ledyard in the seventh. Precinct totals show Good 1 930, Mitchell 1 846. Allphin 2 562, Ledyard 2 261.
A first person note details a 36 to 40 year old jovial man about five feet seven and 179 pounds. The writer mentions a fair story of about 2,500 words on thin paper and notes difficulty writing with pencil. He alludes to recent excitement and a religious conversion observed earlier that morning. Page 6 reference included.
Payne denies promising to take Mrs. Thompson to South America as she sits pensively listening. The exchange unfolds with Thompson watching closely, her gaze fixed on the emotional turn in the proceedings.
Police recount A D Payne resisting questions after a wife’s death as prosecutors seek first degree murder charges. Officers note indebtedness totaling about seven thousand dollars including home notes and insurance bills while a supposed frame up defense outlines him as a good provider with limited public affection. Witnesses describe a tense scene as town rumors swirl and a mob forms seeking action.
Los Angeles reported that actor and film director James Kirkwood was granted a divorce from Lila Lee after she was accused of desertion. He receives custody of their six-year-old son James Jr, while the court denied the mother any right to care or control of the child’s upbringing. The couple wed July 26, 1923 and separated July 16, 1928.
Two robbers were captured in front of Golden's Diamond Shop in Wichita Kansas as they tried to flee with jewels valued at twenty thousand dollars. The men, Jens Dever and Charles Lindsay, both of Oklahoma City, were apprehended on August 6.
Ja Ellwood Jones, a McDowell County coal operator, led the Republican nomination race for the U.S. Senate in West Virginia with about 31,000 votes over his nearest challenger as returns from over half the precincts came in. Benjamin J. Rosenbloom trailed in second, with Harry Shaw third and former Governor Albert B. White fourth. the winner will face Democrat M. M. Neely in November.
United Press reports Norman Smith Charles Caldwell and Alvin Boice were rescued after their sailboat overturned two miles from shore in a rain squall on Lake Waco Tuesday. They swam for over an hour as waves rose and cries were heard by J C Herring and Grund Beck who pulled them from the water in a motor boat near shore.
Sherman Texas August 6 15th district court grand jury adjourned without report on renewed probe into Grayson county courthouse fire on May 9 during mob attempt to lynch a negro charged with assault. William A Wade assistant attorney general presented evidence on mob disorders. he said nothing. Fourteen men indicted earlier for rushing officers await trial.
Stenographer Miss Bush testifies about events at Payne’s Amarillo office before and after the blast that killed Mrs. Payne. She describes Payne’s plans, rumored arson suspicions, and his calm demeanor, noting he said the blast might have targeted someone else and that he would not come to Amarillo again if he left for Denver.
Charles S. Hall killed his wife and five year old son with an ax then returned to the Fort Snelling veterans hospital where he had been a mental patient. Clad in pajamas he urged someone to check his home and said there may be something wrong with his wife. The coroner returned a verdict of murder and cited last week’s intense heat as a possible factor affecting Hall's mentality.
Dale Jackson aboard the Greater St. Louis monoplane over Lambert Field continued a 383 hour streak despite a cold. Forest O Brine planned to nurse as needed while Jackson pressed toward the Hunter Bros. record of 553 hours of continuous flight.
In Cowes Isle of Wight August 6 a steward died when the racing yacht Lucilla owned by J Lauriston Lewis sank after a collision at the start of the Royal Regatta. King George aboard the Brittania witnessed the tragedy as Lucilla was struck by A A Paton’s cutter Lulworth and sank within minutes. Survivors were rescued by the Lulworth crew.
In Omaha Nebraska on August 6 1940 Mrs Nancy Morrin a student was seriously injured when the plane she was handling went into a flat tailspin and crashed into timber from about 2500 feet Pilot instructor Dick Williams suffered a compound shoulder fracture Both Morrin and Williams were hospitalized with broken ankles and possible internal injuries reported by physicians
Norway dominates the global whaling sector by holding sixty percent of production and market influence. The claim highlights Norway’s leading position in whale hunting and related trade.
In Belleville Ontario a parachute jumper Terry McGovern survived after using the plane as a life raft when it ditched in Lake Ontario near Toronto. Pilot Gerry Fitton attempted to swim ashore and drowned, McGovern recounting how the engine fell away and left the aircraft buoyant.
Harry Melosh, tied to the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping saga, received a five year term at Folsom prison for attempted extortion. He was convicted of sending threats to money from Abe Morris and other officials and figures, claiming he was hired to manufacture evidence about McPherson.
In Velancia Spain near Ollerjas a blast at a pyro technic factory killed four men and injured another. Witnesses reported the explosion tore the building apart and doors were hurled hundreds of yards. No investigation has begun into the cause.
In Miami Oklahoma on August 6 Robert Coontz, 30, shot his estranged wife, 25, in the back then killed himself at the home of the wife’s parents. The woman was rushed to a hospital in critical condition while Coontz died instantly. The couple had been separated for several months.
Federal prohibition agents seized more than $26,000 worth of equipment and liquor in Texas during July. The enforcement report notes 504 persons arrested for liquor law violations as the enforcement bureau operated under the Department of Justice.
The United States began enforcing the London naval treaty by ordering the Wyoming Utah and Florida withdrawn for scrapping this fall. Two must be scrapped or sunk within twelve months and eighteen for the other, with Wyoming possibly kept for training. The move saves about 4 million dollars and precedes ratifications by Britain and Japan.
LIBERTY Texas Aug 6 Paul Damek 29 Liberty County farmer was struck by lightning and killed instantly yesterday while picking cotton in a field near Dayton
Mid-Continent Air Express will operate the Western Air Express Amarillo to Dallas line. The Denver to Colorado Springs Pueblo Amarillo Wichita Falls Fort Worth and Dallas segment will be linked directly, expanding prior Denver to Amarillo service. In a separate report, Mrs Ovelia Vice 46 remained in critical condition from a gunshot wound to the right lung, allegedly fired by her nephew FE P Richard of Crowley Louisiana during a fishing trip near Port Arthur Texas.
Chicago market shows hogs around 15 000 head steady to 10 cents higher with top 9.06 while cattle run 11 000 with calves 2 000 and cattle values mixed heavy declines. Fort Worth reports hogs up to 9.10 top with cattle and calves steady to lower and sheep light. St Louis notes 11 000 hogs and 4 000 cattle with vealers down and cows steady to lower.
A compact verse reflecting on essentials for happiness health warmth and friendship. It contrasts wealth with health and the simple joys of fire food drink and companionship, urging contentment and shared comfort against cold winds.
New York and New Orleans cotton futures rallied after an initial fall as traders priced in weekly weather data. October and December contracts rebounded from intraday lows, aided by bullish Bureau of Weather reports. Liverpool futures closed steady. Chicago corn and wheat surged on drought and supply fears, with corn hitting new seasonal highs and wheat following. Butter and eggs markets showed firmer tone with standard and first grades quoted.
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