Bond hearing delayed in Shannon family case
A bond reduction hearing for R G Shannon and three family members was postponed to 2 pm as prosecutors seek transfer to Oklahoma City for trial in the Ursehel kidnapping. The Fort Worth courtroom was sealed with heavy guards and armed witnesses subpoenaed as officers escorted the defendants from Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
R. G. Shannon
Oklahoma City
Charles F. Ursehel
Dors
U. S
Joseph D. Keenan
Herbert K. Hyde
Shannon
Shannons
Armon
Walter Scott
Sam Sayers
United States Marshal’s Office
Keenan
Dallas
Schmidt
Yet Hunt Witness In Bathtub Murder
In Palo Alto Lamson murder trial prosecutors seek a missing witness Myra an 18 year old Hopi former maid at the Lamson cottage. The prosecution aims to show home life of the Lamsons was not the perfect Stanford campus image as peremptory challenges near exhaustion and jury seating looms.
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San Jose
Calif
U.P
David A. Lamson
Stanford University Press
Myra
Lamson
Palo Alto
Allene Thorpe Lamson
William Dreischmeyer
Allan Lindsay
Samsons
Stanford
Weather outlook for Amarillo and region
Partly cloudy tonight with Friday fair conditions across West Texas. South portions may see showers tonight and Friday. In New Mexico expect local thunder showers this afternoon or tonight with generally fair Friday and little temperature change. Extremes reach 64 and 76 by 1 o'clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
City Forest Park Lake Surges After Wednesday Rain
Rain swollen the City Forest Park Lake near Thompson Park doubling its size. City manager H R Smith said the spillway would open to release water as the dam nears capacity. Water irrigates park trees planted by school children as RFC workers weed the area.
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Thompson Park
City
H. R. Smith
RFC
Today by Arthur Brisbane More Cotton Than Ever
Government urged cotton farmers to plow under one quarter of their crop to receive cash payments. Farmers accepted the plan and fertilizer funded the remaining 75 percent. Officials predict the total cotton crop may rise as per acre yields improve.
Relief change shifts relief funds to out of county administrator
Potter County relieves local board of welfare duties and places administration of federal relief funds under a county administrator appointed by the Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission. The new committee remains advisory with no executive powers, while the administrator reports to the State Commission and informs the county board on local policy matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
State Relief Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
J. O. Guleke
Ww. H. Fuqua
Wilbur Co. Hawk
Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission
Austin
Julius Dorenfield, Jr
Walter C. Irvin
W. J. Kelly
H. E. Fuqua
J. O. Gulekie
Guleke
Federal Relief Administration
Commissioners Court of
Potter County Board of Welfare and Employment
W. H. Puqua
Wilbur C. Hawk
Potter
Union Clause Solution Near Washington
Union and industry leaders meet at Recovery Administration in Washington to resolve a bituminous code dispute. Labor demands a five dollar daily wage while non union operators push for three eighty four. agreement on wages appears likely though automobile code settlement remains pending clarification from Hugh S Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Recovery Administration
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Johnson
NRA
Flying Lindys Reach Shetland Isle in Flight Tour
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh landed at Lerwick harbor Shetland Islands at 3 55 P M BST after a rapid flight from Tveraa Faeroes as part of a northern air mapping tour. British air ministry granted permission to fly to Shetland then onward to Scotland and England. The couple flew from Iceland to the Faeroes yesterday but gave no word on timing or route.
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Lerwick
Shetland Islands
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Tveraa
Faeroes Islands
London
Air Ministry
Scotland
England
Lindberghs
Iceland
Faeroes
Government Starts Hog Slaughter To Hike Pork Price
The government launches an experimental hog slaughtering program to raise pork prices. About 20,000 hogs have been bought for sacrifice as a 40 day campaign aims to eradicate millions of pigs and sows, funded by a half cent per pound processing tax. Much meat will be offered to the unemployed.
Mrs. Anton Dach Dies During Hunger Strike in Jail
Mrs. Anton Dach, sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of farm hand Henry Stoever near Schulenburg, died in Fayette County jail after an extended voluntary fast begun after arrest. She weighed 200 pounds at imprisonment and about 100 pounds lighter at death, often denying meals while reading a German Bible.
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Stoever
Texans Present Aida at Chicago outdoor production
Chicago hosted an outdoor Aida at Soldier Field before about 50 000 Texans as part of Texas Day at the Century of Progress. Della Samolloff led the cast with strong amplification and scenic staging, while most principal performers were Texas born or based.
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Soldier Field Stadium
Chicago
Texas
Lone Star State
Longhorn Country
Aida
Texas Grand Opera Association
Della Samolloff
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Waco
Nearly Three Inches Here in 48 Hour Period
Torrential rains drenched the Panhandle from Amarillo to surrounding towns with 2.68 inches in 48 hours. Farmers saw late crops benefit while rail and road damage was mitigated as downpours eased. Forecast calls for fair weather next week with scattered showers elsewhere.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
U.S. Weather Bureau
H. T. Collman
Tulsa
Panhandle Auto Club
W. B. Amacker
P. C. Bennett
Potter County
Hopkins Says Texas Relief Funding Won’t Continue
U S relief chief Harry L Hopkins told Austin he will stop funding 95 percent of Texas relief after next Saturday unless the state partners with the federal government in administering aid. He urged nonpartisan relief, targeting genuine need, as he traveled to Houston and New Orleans after a banquet with Governor Miriam A Ferguson and Texas officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Harry L. Hopkins
Houston
New Orleans
Sam
Texas
Hopkins
United States
Miriam A. Ferguson
Lawrence Westbrook
Texas Relief Commission
Hopking
Officials Set to Handle Big Election Here
Potter County prepares for a large election with a voting-day briefing in the county court room at 5 pm on Thursday. County Clerk W. E. Blackburn updates ballot boxes for state amendments and local option to avoid poll confusion. Polls run 8 am to 7 pm, voters should bring poll tax receipts or exemption certificates and vote early to speed results.
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Potter County
W. E. Blackburn
Storm Hits Claude Damaging Depot and Lines
A severe storm struck Claude at 12 35 PM causing telegraph and telephone outages and damage to the Fort Worth and Denver railway depot. Agent A W Walker was at the depot when the storm hit and a Memphis message warned of the wire outages as linemen and repair crews were dispatched from here.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Claude
Here
A. W. Walker
Memphis
Arkansas declares 3.2 beer legal in state
Gov Futrell signed the engrossed beer bill at 11 13 a m making sale and manufacture of 3.2 beer and light wines legal immediately in Arkansas. The measure ends more than 18 years of prohibition and allows revenue agents to issue license receipts once forms arrive, enabling immediate beer sales.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. M. Futrell
Arkansas
Earl Wiseman
England hires Mitchell in Factor extradition
The British government retained former U S Attorney General William D Mitchell in its bid to extradite John Factor of Chicago, according to the British embassy. A body found near Electric City was identified as Frank Robinson who lived at Littlefield and worked as a cotton picker and cafe worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mitchell
Washington
U. S
William D. Mitchell
John
Jake the Barber
Chicago
Electric City
Frank Robinson
Littlefield
Call an Expert Advertising in Business Service Column
Classified line urges readers to hire a capable expert found in the Want Ad’s Business Service column. It emphasizes quick and economical service and targets readers seeking skilled professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Want
Priest Claims Press Branded Him Gambler
Detroit Aug. 24 Reverend Father Charles E. Coughlin charged the Detroit Free Press published forged records to portray him as a stock gambler. He said the paper used another man’s account sheets, erased the real name, and put his name in the files during a bank investigation.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Charles E. Coughlin
Coughlin
Detroit Bank
Detroit Bankers Co
National Bank
Father Coughlin
East Coast storm claims many lives across shoreline
A massive storm slams the Atlantic coast with loss of life and wide damage. Across Virginia and nearby states winds and rain topple structures, flood roads, maroon towns, sink vessels, and force coast guard rescues as heavy seas pound the shore.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Southern Railway Crescent Limited
Anacostia River
Washington
Madison
Virginia
Sea Cliff
N. Y
Coataville
Norfolk
City of Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay Line
Flantimore
Coast Guard
Maryland
Carolinas
New England
Galisbury
Wicomico
Cape May
N. J
Fort Monroe
Texas Steer Sets Sail From Fort Worth For Chicago Expo
The iron rigged craft Texas Steer starts from Fort Worth on a Trinity River voyage toward Chicago for the Century of Progress Exposition. Commodore Hatfield leads a crew of four and a newspaperman as first passenger. The voyage, planned to take about 40 days, follows a route via the Trinity Gulf coast Atchafalaya Mississippi to reach Illinois and Chicago rivers.
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Texas
Trinity River
Port Fort Worth
Gulf, Mississippi
Fort Worth
Chicago
B. M. Hatfield
First Street
Dallas
Commodore Hatfield
Trinity
Gulf
Gulf Coat
Atchaffalaya River
Mississippi
Ilinois
Trinity River Canal
Hatfield
W. J. West
J. F. Norris
Buddy Bashion
D. E. Bennett
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