Posse Takes Trail Against Outlaw Gang
A 200 man posse organized by sheriffs deputies and Texas Rangers vows to hunt a gang blamed for a spree of bank and store robberies across western Texas and eastern New Mexico. They chase clues from Fort Sumner to Ramon and into Lincoln County while six peace officers and two criminals die in raids and shootouts.
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Sherman J. McNally
Pecos River
Billy the Kid
Lincoln County
Fort Sumner
Ramon, N. M
Texas
New Mexico
Texas-New Mexico
Mountainair
Roswell
N. M
Tulsa
Rhome
Lee Pebworth
Perchmouth) Stanton
Jack Laman
New Mexico Penitentiary
Jack Sullivan
Glen Hunsucker
Frank Wallace
Oklahoma
Harve Bolin
Lamb County
J. C. Moseley
Swisher County
Joe Brown
Tom Jones
J. Leonard
Bill Meador
Rex Meador
Mussolini a Teacher of Fear Says Brisbane Column
A King Feature Syndicate piece by Arthur Brisbane argues Mussolini's air fleet and submarines threaten U.S. cities, warning Europe could marshal fifty four airplanes and subs to attack. The piece criticizes U S defense for missing the aviation threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Bond hearing for Shannons set Thursday
Federal Judge James C. Wilson announced a habeas corpus hearing for four Shan non family members held in Dallas related to the Urschel kidnapping case. The elder Shannon, his wife, and two others face detention tied to Harvey Bailey’s arrest location in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Wilson
Dallas
R. G. Shannon
Fort Worth
Shannons
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Harvey Bailey
NRA Employer Survey Opens in Amarillo
NRA workers conducted a city wide survey of employers Tuesday to check compliance with the President's NRA program and to record payroll changes since July 15. The effort divides Amarillo into seven zones under Mason King with a woman’s organization co directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Amarillo
Mason King
King
Fred Galle
J. M. O'Brien
Extortion Plot Targets Rancher Masterson Unfolds
Federal agents pursue Hardy Caddell, a former RFC worker, in the Mas terson extortion case. Caddell is held on vagrancy charges after a dramatic highway stakeout near Goodnight. Investigators collect paper samples similar to the death-note documents as they follow multiple leads in this high profile Panhandle case.
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R. B. Masterson
Hardy Caddell
RFC
Mr. Masterson
Caddell
Goodnight
Amarillo
Clarendon
Panhandle
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday across Amarillo and West Texas with possible showers in extreme west portions. New Mexico expects generally fair conditions cooler tonight and Wednesday. Temperature extremes noted as high 87 and low 68 by 1 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Trucks Wild Dash Kills Two in Huntsville Collision
A heavily loaded Hicks Rubber Co truck from Waco bound for Houston sped down a hill near the Huntsville courthouse and crashed into a filling station, bursting into flames and killing two men one identified as Thyman a former A and M College student from Eagle Lake Texas. The driver and another man perished in the explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
U.P
Eagle Lake
Texas
Thyman
Hicks Rubber Company
Waco
Houston
Wheat cereal surplus creates curtailment pressure
London leaders at the world wheat conference warn that wheat producing nations may need to curb crops for three years to clear a cereal surplus. The report notes urgency in addressing a growing storage and price problem amid the surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Sleeping Sickness Described as Gravest Outbreak
In St Louis the sleeping sickness epidemic is reported as the most serious the country has seen. Dr J P Leake of the Public Health Service notes 15 deaths in 24 hours and 149 ill, with fears of alarm but no plague. He compares it to Spokane’s 1919 1921 outbreak and urges calm while acknowledging scientific uncertainty.
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ST. Louis
J. P. Leake
United States Public Health Service
Lease
Washington
St. Louis County
Leake
Spokane
Keenan proposes cage to guard Bailey in court
Joseph B. Keenan, special United States attorney general, suggests keeping Harvey Bailey in a portable iron cage during court appearances. He envisions a federal agent at the cage with a gun trained on Bailey, ready to fire at any sign of escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Joseph B. Keenan
United States
Harvey Bailey
Keenan
Bailey
Farley to Address Texans on Prohibition Question
Postmaster General James A. Farley will speak from New York on the prohibition issue to Texas voters for 15 minutes at 8:30 p m. His remarks will be radio distributed across the state via a special Texas hookup. Farley anticipates the repeal policy and looks forward to the repeal election results.
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Austin
James A. Farley
United States
Texas
Roosevelt
Lone Star
New York
Democratic National Committee
Farley
Roy Miller
Texas National Democratic Committee
Fort Worth Family Seeks Bond Reduction After Trip
Fort Worth residents the Shannons plan a brief New Mexico trip and will depart by motor car Wednesday morning. Sam Sayre, their Fort Worth counsel, conferred with Judge Wilson on hearing dates and then went to Denver to discuss with Albert Bates, held in the Urschel case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
New Mexico
Shannons
Sam Sayre
Wilson
Denver
Albert Bates
Urschel
Secret hearing planned for Harvey Bailey gang
Oklahoma City reports secret plans to bring Harvey Bailey here as prosecutors prepare a speedy hearing of evidence against his gang of desperadoes. The report notes the evidence will be presented see Bond page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
U.P
Harvey Bailey
U S Plans Hog Buying Drive Across Midwestern Markets
The United States government to buy up to 5 million pigs and one million sows at six Midwest stockyards including Chicago Kansas City Omaha St Paul Sioux City and St Joseph starting tomorrow with purchases expanding to other markets by Monday. Secretary Wallace said the plan would cost about 55 million dollars funded by a pork processing tax starting October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sam
Midwest
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Paul
Minn
Sioux City
St. Joseph
Henry A. Wallace
Theft Charges for Slade's Companions
Two men, Claude T. Boone and Osa M. Blalock, face theft charges in Fort Worth for allegedly taking J. H. Slade's clothing and automobile after his abduction. Blalock is detained. Boone is at large. Slade, from Amarillo, had previously been jailed for alleged driving while intoxicated and claimed drugging before waking in a Dallas hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
J. H. Slade
Amarillo
Claude T. Boone
Osa M. Blalock
Slade
Blalock
Boone
Hereford
Dallas
Hoover Called In Bank Probe
Former President Herbert Hoover is to be subpoenaed to testify before Detroit grand jury probing bank failures. Circuit Judge Keidan and Prosecutor Toy agreed to issue the subpoena, hoping Hoover will cooperate voluntarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Harry B. Keidan
Harry
Toy
Hoover
Sen
James Couzens
Grand Jury
Couzens
Truck Rams Train Seven Die In Collision Near Lumberton
Seven people were killed and five injured, four critically, when a tobacco truck from Deep Run collided with a Seaboard Airline passenger train at Fairmont Road crossing near Lumberton North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
N. C
Deep Run
Seaboard
Fairmont Road
Golf ball kills trout at Winchester Country Club
John T. Bushell drove a second shot on the 18th at Winchester Country Club in Winchester Massachusetts when his ball sliced into a brook and killed a 2 pound rainbow trout in the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Mass
U.P
John T. Bushell
Winchester Country Club
Sheppard Backs Save Law He Wrote In Dry Fight
U S Senator Morris Sheppard speaks at 8:30 Tuesday night at the Municipal Auditorium to promote keeping the 18th Amendment. He will be feted at a Herring Hotel banquet by the Potter County Young Democratic Club, part of a broader Western Texas tour. He cites a national wave as fourteen states may join dry forces if Texas opposes repeal. He spoke Monday in Lubbock and Tuesday morning in Plainview. he plans Wichita Falls next.
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United States
Morris Sheppard
Municipal Auditorium
Sheppard
Herring Hotel
Potter County
Young Democratic Club
United Forces
West Texas
Lubbock
Plainview
Florida
Washington
Cook
Auditor Lynn Resigns Post
State Auditor Moore Lynn submitted his resignation to Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson effective September 1. His four year term included uncovering wasteful practices in the Texas fee system and public fund leakage. He cited continued work on tracing expenditures and urged ongoing vigilance in the public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Dan Moody
Ross
Sterling
Texas
Rain Distribution Across Panhandle Trails Sparse
Moody clouds hung over the Panhandle Monday night but little moisture fell. Rain occurred in Amarillo Tuesday afternoon and scattered towns from Panhandle to Pampa reported modest totals. strong showers reached Claude on the Rock Island line and Santa Fe lines logged three-fourths inch from Strong City to Clinton Oklahoma.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pampa
Friona
McBride
Claude
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Strong City
Clinton
Oxhla
Fargo
Gage
Bovina
Denver
Home Rule Proposal Would Hit at Waste
A proposed County Home Rule Amendment would let Texas counties with 62 000 or more people decide their own form of local government and merge city and county offices in large cities. Counties under 62 000 could gain home rule with two thirds legislative consent. a special act would be needed. Rep H K Stanfield of Amarillo defends the plan, noting it would empower 13 populous counties to seek direct county governance, improve efficiency, and lower costs for taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Stanfield
Amarillo
Texas
Storm Whips Coast Dead. Nine Killed and 20 Missing
A fierce coastal storm from Bermuda lashed the eastern seaboard with record rains and high tides. Nine confirmed dead and about twenty missing as small craft were toppled and waterways flooded Atlantic City saw 4.73 inches of rain. Coast guards warned seawalls could give way as the storm intensified.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Bermuda
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Used Cars that Will Last at Prices
Shopping for a used car along auto row with bargains today. A local dealer offers a 1931 Ford Deluxe Coupe for 239 dollars and a 1929 Olds Sedan at 167 dollars. Another lists a 1928 Whippet 6 Sedan for 45 dollars. See classification 55 in the Want Ads for a complete list.
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Auto Row
Four Girls Die in Mountain Cabin Fire at Allegany Park
In Salamanca New York four Buffalo girls aged 10 to 20 were burned to death when a fire started during an attempted gasoline pour on a stove in a mountain cabin. Mrs Bernard Sexton escaped but the four girls were trapped.
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Salamanca
N. Y
Allegheny Arete Park
Killeen Deinhart
Catherine Prank
Gertrude Sexton
Marguerite Sexton
Buffalo
Park Rangers
Bernard Sexton
Bank Laws Weren't Enforced: Couzens Testifies in Detroit
Senator James Couzens testified before the grand jury inquiry into banks in Detroit noting that enforcement of banking laws by the comptroller of the currency in 1930 would have prevented the collapse of banks. The remarks tie federal oversight to the nations financial crisis.
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Detroit
James Couzens
Grand Jury
Senator seeks Justice Dept. aid to curb short selling in cotton
Oklahoma Senator Thomas urged Attorney General Cummings to act against nationwide short selling propaganda in cotton. He accused unnamed institutions and the International Market Forecast Bureau of New York of drumming up negative sentiment and urging brokers to advise customers to sell short on December cotton. Brokers warned prices would fall to eight cents a pound by August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Thomas
Oklahoma
Cummings
Adinistration
International Market Forecast Bureau
New York
Younger Brother of Barrow Held
L. Barrow and Joe Francis were arrested in a raid on a farm 15 miles east of Nacogdoches conducted by Sheriff Carl Butler and Chief Tom Brewrey. Barrow is Clyde Barrow's younger brother, linked to the slaying of two officers at Joplin Missouri. Buck Barrow died recently from wounds in a gunfight with officers at Dexter Town.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
L. ©. Barrow
Joe Francis
Carl Butler
Tom Brewrey
Barrow
Clyde Barrow
Southwest
Joplin
Buck Barrow
Dexter
Town
Standard Oil refineries adopt NRA oil code in Indiana
Aug 22 Chicago A P reports the new NRA oil code goes into effect in all Standard Oil Company of Indiana refineries. Officials announce immediate enforcement of the wage and hour schedules, not waiting for the national code start date.
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Standard
NRA
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Officialis
Kidnapping Threat Guards Texas College Heir
In Fort Worth 11 year old Thomas Brabham son of Dr W T Brabham president of Texas Women's College was under guard after a note threatening abduction and a $500 ransom was received by the father. Deputies federal officers and the sheriff handled the probe amid a dummy ransom package left overnight at a stated location.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Thomas Brabham
W. T. Brabham
Texas Women's College
Brabham
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