Poison for Prisoners and Other Doings
In a mosaic of commentary and news items, the column discusses reform notions on capital punishment, public figures backing political candidates, and rising crime linked to prohibition. It notes Shaw and Inge proposals, editorials by Mrs. Patterson, Ruth McCormick’s Illinois Senate bid, and Chicago gang activity, with local notices about ambulance services and flight operations at English Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Inge
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
George Bernard Shaw
Washington Herald
Fleanor Patterson
Hearst
Ruth McCormick
Unit States Senate
Illinois
Chicago Herald-Examiner
Women’s Air Derby contestants reach Enid amid rain
Six contestants in the National Women's Air Derby arrived at Enid municipal airport by early afternoon after heavy rain between Amarillo and Enid. Ruth Stewart and Jene La Rene were among those making noteable landings, with takeoff planned for 2.30 pm bound for Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okla
Gladys O'Donnell
Enid
English Field
Long Beach
Cal
Ruth Barron
Hollywood
Margery Dolg
Danbury
Conn
Jean LeRene
Kansas City
Mildred Morgan
Beverly Hills
Ruth Stewart
St. Louis
Associated Press
Amarillo
Here
Wichita
Kans
Sterling Rally Ahead of Amarillo Vote Clash
Ross Sterling is forecast to beat Miriam Ferguson by 100000 votes in the governor’s race. A courthouse square rally tonight in Amarillo features speakers including Judge S A L Morgan and Mayor Ernest Thompson, broadcast on Station KGRS from 8. Polls open 8 a m to 7 p m tomorrow with driving calls to vote early as local contests heat up in county attorney sheriff constable and county commissioner races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Sterling
Miriam Ferguson
Sterling
Amarillo
Courthouse Square
S. A. L. Morgan
Ernest Thompson
Riley Strickland
J. W. Crudgington
Floyd Fletcher
Perry Pearson
Lou Stogner
KGRS
UH. G. Hamrick
Mr. Sterling
Benator Pink Parerish
Lubbock
Panhandle
J. KB. Stubblefield
Senator Parrish
Darrell Jackson
Rhea C. Myers
Sheriff Hill Thompson
Ti. L. Galther
Sam Romney
Howard Elliott
Joe Gray
Carl Hill
Public records from Zuta case released by investigators
Chicago reports reveal torn strong boxes exposing new files on public officials and gangland activity tied to Jack Zuta. Documents include a Chicago gang ransom plot claimed by Mops Volpa and Joe Genaro, and a confession from Helen Delmer about luring a victim with Gennaro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Jack Zuta
Ben Laube
Gary
Ind
Frank Gross
Orlando
Fla
Ben
Zuta
Wisconsin Lake
Laube
Gross
Florida
Laurie
Volpa
Joe Genaro
Jack
la Cava
Helen Delmer
New York
Gennaro
Brigands Kill in Henan City and Arctic Mystery Solved
Chinese dispatches report brigands looted Hanchengchen Western Henan killing hundreds and abducting eight hundred captives held for ransom as 2,000 strong force devastated the city before moving west. Also, a Norwegian expedition found the body of August Andree on Fridtjof Nansen Land confirming the long mystery of his 1897 Arctic balloon voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shanghat
Hancheng- Chen
Henan
Alain
Hanchengchen
Shenai
Oslo
Norway
Arctic
Fridtjof Nansen
August Andree
Andree
Danes Island
Spitsbergen
North Vale
Petition Seeks Receiver for Warner Brothers Pictures Inc
Wilmington Del August 22 a petition was filed asking for the appointment of a receiver for Warner Brothers Pictures Inc and for an accounting. The action was lodged with the clerk of the fee receiver page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Hale County farmer found in tree near Plainview
Special to The Globe. Clint Alexander, 66, Hale County farmer, was found decomposed in a tree on his farm 1 mile southwest of Plainview. Officials believe a heart attack caused his death a week earlier while pruning. An axe and limb detritus lay at the base. blood on the axe may come from the man. Alexander lived alone. last seen Aug 15. Family of six resides in Plainview. Coroner’s verdict expected natural causes pending formal ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Clint Alexander
Hale County
Here
Justice of the Peace
Siler
Alexander
Sam Moore
C. M. Haddick
Ferguson Charges Denied as False Campaign Claim
In a Fort Worth speech Clint Small rejected Jim Ferguson's accusation that he pledged to back Miriam A. Ferguson. Small said he never planned to run for lieutenant governor and called Ferguson's charges absurd and untrue, defending his own record and distancing from Sterling forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ferguson
Clint Small
Fergusons
Pink Farrish
Sterling
Panhandle
Ferguson
Senator Small
Benster Small
Waco
Ross Sterling
Senator Parrish
Sodam
Mr. Sterling
Parrish
Texas
West
MALL
Jim
United Press
Fort Worth
Miriam A. Ferguson
Wes
James E. Ferguson
Small
Election Returns On Air From The News Globe Event
Election returns will be broadcast Saturday night over radio to Panhandle listeners via The News Globe and Station WDAG. The News Globe office will host direct broadcasts with a megaphone and a screen display, sixth avenue crowds, two leased wires for state results, and local results gathered by reporters. A large movie screen will flash returns along with radio transmission until all results are in.
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Panhandle
News-Globe
WDAG
News- Globe
Sixth Avenue
Williams Sign Company
Kennedy quits Temple in shock clash at Angelus
The verbal feud between Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother Mrs Minnie Kennedy intensified as Kennedy definitively withdrew from Angelus Temple. McPherson ordered silence on statements while Kennedy, in a Brentwood sanitarium, asserted she had long quit. Barzek thwarted elders seeking access, stating Kennedy would not be seen. The dispute follows Kennedy's earlier nose injury claim and McPherson's illness.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie A. Kennedy
Kennedy
Angelus Temple
Temple Board of Elders
McPherson
Four Square Gospel
Mrs. Kennedy
Brentwood
Emma Schaeffer
Mrs. McPherson
EB. H. Williams
Marvel Heads American Bar Association in Chicago
Josiah Marvel of Wilmington Del was unanimously elected president of the American Bar Association in Chicago He succeeds Henry Upson Lima of Birmingham Ala Other officers named include John I Voorhees Sioux Falls S D treasurer and William P MacCracken Jr New York City secretary They will serve one year terms New members elected to the executive committee include Jefferson P Chandler Low Ave nel J R Keaton Oklahoma City and Scott W Loftin Jacksonville Fla Griggs ambulance phone 4411 Boxwell Bros ambulance Ph 6811
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Associated Press
Chicago
Josiah Marvel
Wilmington
Del
American Bar Association
Henry Upson Lima
Birmingham
Ala
John I Voorhees
Sioux Falls
William P. MacCracken, Jr
New York City
Jefferson P. Chandler
Low Avelon
J. R. Keaton
Oklahoma City
Scott W. Loftin
Jacksonville
Via
Amarillo to host Tri State convention of railroad men
Amarillo has been chosen for the Tri State convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers and the Ladies Society of the organization. Col. Ernest C. Thompson, mayor, announced after receiving a telegram from P. A. Quarles. The next meeting place was unanimously approved and Amarillo's advantages including $4 hotel accommodations were cited. Three conventions are scheduled in Amarillo within the next month and year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Ladies’ Society
Ernest C. Thompson
P. A. Quarles
Houston
Thompson
Quarles
State of
Texan
Pioneer of Pampa dies in hospital
Mrs. Joe Bowers, 67, pioneer resident and member of Gray County's wealthy family, died after a long illness in a hospital with her husband and three sons Aubrey, John T., and Joe Sr. at her side. The Bowers ranch south of Pampa produced a major oil boom in 1927, becoming the county's most productive. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Texan
Joe Bowers
Gray County
Aubrey
John T
Joe
Bowers
Gerard's List Of 64 Men Protested By Women Of Capital
Washington August 22 Former ambassador Gerard's list of 64 men who rule the United States was protested by women in the capital. They objected to the omission of any women power and cited the influence of Carrie Chapman Catt Alice Paul Helen Gould and Anne Morgan among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard
U.S
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Germany
John F. Sippel
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Carrie Chapman Catt
Roscoe Anderson
National League of Women Voters
Anderson
Casper Whitney
New York
Alice Paul
Maude Younger
National Women's Party
Lowell Fletcher Hobart
Daughteres of the
Helen Gould
Gould
Seven Fisher
Anne Morgan
Downpour Hits Amarillo Deluge Sparks Forecast Hopes
A real downpour began in Amarillo just before 2 PM as rain swept up from the south. Heavy clouds in that direction raised amateur forecasts of heavy precipitation and renewed weather speculation.
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Amarillo
White Woman Charges Black Bellhop in Hotel Incident
Ruth Randolph, a visitor from Clavia New Mexico, reported an incident at the Herring hotel. Dave Lenned a Black bell-boy formerly employed there is in county jail on a $5000 bond after detectives and a house detective found him with Randolph in a locked room. The charge is reported incident and Randolph is held as material witness while Lenned awaits court.
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Dave Lenned
Herring Hotel
Ruth Randolph
Clavia
New Mexico
Randolph
House
Oliver
Guy
Lewis
Mins Randolph
McKirahan Opens Globe-News Tri-State Tennis Meet
Wilson McKirahan, former 1939 men's singles title holder, returns to form as the fourth annual Globe-News Tri-State Tennis Tournament opens at Wolflin Park and Ellwood Park courts. He defeats E Armatrong 6-3 6-1. Barnhill tops Neil Mann 6-1 4-1 as Amarillo hopes fade for a local title.
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Wilson McKirahan
Globe-News
Wolflin Park
Ellwood Park
Kirahan
McKira
Han Right
Coleman Barnhill
John White
Amarillo
MecKirahan
E. Armatrong
Barnhill
Neil Mann
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Mark Hanna
Oliver Moore
Griggs Ambulance
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Harold W. English
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ASK Receiver For Film CO
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Boxwell Bros. Ambulance
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Ales Mood
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Robert Townsend
C. L. Duniven
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