Jury Deliberates Birge Bribe Case in Amarillo
A Potter County jury in Amarillo weighs the fate of W. B. Birge an Amarillo attorney accused of attempting to bribe two grand jurors. The judge limited verdicts to guilty or not guilty with a two to five year penitentiary sentence if convicted. Testimony ended yesterday afternoon after final arguments by Special Prosecutor Simpson and defense counsel.
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Birge
Amarillo
Potter County
F E. A. Simpson
Henry
Bishop
Randy Lee
Bob Underwood
Defense Council
A. A. Lumpkin
Lee Pierson
H. H. Cooper
Major Simpson
Huey testifies self defense in Borger post office killing
Arthur Huey, 42, Hutchinson County tax collector, testifies he kept shooting A. P. Borger until he fell, saying he did everything to prevent being shot. He describes clinching, grabbing Borger, and firing as Borger threatened to kill him. Nine other witnesses followed his testimony.
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Tex
Arthur Huey
A. P
Ace) Borger
Borger Last
Augusta
Hutchinson County
Huey
Panhandle Oll
Berger
Borger
Globe News chief re-elected head of Tri-State Fair
Wilbur C. Hawk was unanimously re-elected president of the Tri-State Fair Association at the annual directors meeting in the Herring Hotel. Ross D. Rogers and J. Roy Cullum named vice presidents. honorary vice presidents include Franklin D. Roosevelt and several state and regional leaders. Directors presented HawK a lounging chair and foot stool as a surprise gift. About 100 directors attended as financials showed over $7,000 in grounds improvements and nearly $6,000 on hand.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Globe News
Tri-State Fair Association
Herring Hotel
Oklahoma
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Hawk
O. L
Ted” Taylor
Lions Hear Leader in Address in Amarillo Banquet
International president Vincent Hascall spoke to Lions Clubs in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel Crystal Ballroom Amarillo with Mrs Hascall present. Delegations from Borger Panhandle Claude Hereford Dalhart attended the midday banquet. A zone get together and a bridge contest and dance were planned at the Amarillo Country Club.
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Ioon
Vincent Hascall
Herring Hotel
Hascall
Lubbock
Pampa
All Major Debtors To Default in Pay
Washington December 14. A U P report says all big war debtors France Italy Poland Czechoslovakia and Hungary defaulted on their December 15 installments. Notes of regret were delivered to the United States completing the default.
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Washington
U.P
France
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Woman Yawns for 110 Hours in Round Grove
Mrs. Harold McKee of Round Grove Ohio has yawed continuously for 110 hours since Sunday afternoon with brief respites. Doctors cannot explain the extreme nervous strain linked to caring for an ill husband and a diabetic 9 year old son. She yawns 10 to 12 times a minute and can eat only when aroused from naps induced by opiates.
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Round Grove
Harold McKee
Pr. H. L. Petit
Petit
Farmers Vote on Cotton Act Question in South
Voters across 16 states from the Potomac to the Rio Grande decide whether to extend the Bankhead cotton control act through June 1936. If two thirds back the plan, President Roosevelt will make it effective for another year. The excemption proposal aims to help 600,000 small holders and includes changes urged by Henry A. Wallace.
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Washington
South
Potomac
Rio Grande
California
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Little Fellows
Mr. Roosevelt
Wallace
Ohio Bank Looted of $10 000 by Thio
Three robbers escaped with more than $10,000 today after holding up two employees of the Woodville State Savings Bank near Toledo Ohio.
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Ohio Bank
Thio
Toledo, O
Woodville, O
Here
Students Show Pep For Badgers Game at Butler Field
Amarillo College students greeted Lamar College of Beaumont visitors with pep meetings and signs reading Beat Lamar. The state junior college football championship game opened at Butler Field, marking Amarillo College's first-ever championship appearance.
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Amarillo College
Lamar College of Beaumont
Lamar
Cardinals
Butler Field
Badgers
Badger
Prospect
Two Rescuers Drown Saving Crew in Atlantic Rescue
In mid December a lifeboat from the Belgian steamer Jane Jadot capsized during a rescue attempt of 21 crew aboard the British steamer Usworth. Two Jadot rescuers died, two Usworth crewmen were saved, and the Jean Jadot had previously ferried five crew to safety as the Ascania stood by to aid.
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New York
Usworth
Jane Jadot
Mackay Radio
Jean Jadot
Ascania
Fire alarm delay blamed for high death toll in Lansing blaze
Investigators say the Hotel Kerns fire that killed at least 30 people was likely worsened by a delayed alarm. Officials blamed lax fire prevention enforcement as governors criticized the system.
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Lansing
Mich
Kerns
Plan Grid-Graph Of Sandie Game Here In Lubbock
A grid-graph football board will provide a play by play of Amarillo Golden Sandies versus Big Spring Steers from Texas Tech Field in Lubbock. The match starts at 2 30 local time and will be broadcast here with admissions of 10 and 25 cents to cover costs.
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Amarillo Golden Sandies
Big Spring
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Today by Arthur Brisbane Opinion on Allied debts and U S honor
The column discusses the treaty among allies and the claim that Britain owes the United States 360 million dollars next Saturday. It notes a large French debt and questions whether such sums will be paid to preserve national honor, ending with a prompt to read Today Page 8.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Strike ends in McAlester after hunger striking miners win food and jobs
About 500 unemployed coal miners in McAlester Oklahoma ended their hunger strike after merchants agreed to accept a promise from legislatures to allocate funds for groceries for each protester. W R Sheldon Pittsburg County FERA administrator said work would begin as soon as grocery orders are issued to a committee.
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Mcalester
Okla
U.P
Oklahoma City
Ponca City
FERA
Gary
E. W. Marland
W. R. Sheldon
Pittsburg County
Retired Admiral Coontz in critical condition after heart attack
Rear Admiral Robert B. Coontz aged 70, longtime proponent of a strong navy under President Harding, was reported in critical condition today following a serious heart attack in Bremerton Washington.
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Harding
Bremerton
Wash
Robert 8. Coontz
Infant Stam found alive amid China bandit chase
A Dec 14 dispatch from Shanghai reports three month old Helen Stam, abducted with missionaries Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stam, was located alive and being taken to Wuhu. China’s government sent 10,000 troops to pursue bandits who killed the Stams and seized the child during the Tsingteh raid.
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Shanghai
Tsingteh
Helen Priscilla Stam
J. C. Stam
Wuhu
George Birch
Canada
China Inland Mission
U. S
John Stam
Helen Stam
Stam
China
Yangtze River
Willys R. Peck
Nanking
Erwin A. Rohfield
Tunki
Howard Smith
Szechuen
Khiva Shrine Ceremony Delayed To 5:30 P M
Due to the Lamar College Amarillo College championship game this afternoon the Khiva Shrine fall ceremony will start at 5 20 o clock. Shrine officials want all visitors to catch the game. James E King Memphis potentate will lead events with a 6 30 luncheon at the Temple and a 9 30 dance to close the ceremonial.
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Lamar College
Amarillo
Khiva Shrine
Temple
James E. King
Memphis
Shrine
Grace Budd case bones found in Worthington Woods
In Westchester woods investigators uncover bones of a 10 year old girl amid a mess of debris and shoes matching Grace Budd. Albert A Fish, 65, has confessed to kidnapping and murdering Grace in 1928, provoking debate over his sanity and punishment.
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White Plains
N. Y
W.p—Poice
Worthington Woods
Grace Budd
New York
Albert A. Fish
Fish
Westchester County
Amos O. Squire
Westchester
Grace
Teries
Manhattan
Frank Howard
Howard
Albert Budd
California foothill residents flee flood danger
Hundreds of residents in canyons west of Pasadena were ordered to evacuate as a check dam in Hall Beckley Canyon neared failure after a cloudburst. Water and mud surged through Pickens canyon in a 10 foot wall as an earth fill debris dam washed out, deputies said.
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Pasadena
Cal
Hall-Beckley Canyon
J. R. Mini
Pickens Canyon
Montrose-La Chescenta
Police Solve Mystery Man Slain by Gang
Philadelphia police say they solved the mystery of missing sportsman William Weiss by raiding gang headquarters. Evidence indicates Weiss was killed by rival gangsters and his body dumped in the Delaware River. Weiss had been missing since October 26.
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Philadelphia
William
Big Bill) Weiss
Sportsman
Weiss
Delaware
Labor Seeks Permanent Status for Collective Bargaining Law
Washington December 14 The American Federation of Labor asked President Roosevelt to enshrine Section 7 A of the National Industrial Recovery Act into permanent law. The AFL argued for continued protection of collective bargaining as a national policy.
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Washington
U.P
The
American Federation of Labor Today
Roosevelt
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions expected tonight with fair skies Saturday. West Texas and New Mexico regions show unsettled conditions with snow in the northwest and warmer southeast. Temperature extremes noted as 34 to 54 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Northwest
Honduras in terror as tremors shake northern frontier
Thousands in Copan and Ocotepeque huddled in mountain passes as a 12 15 day tremor persisted. Cerro Negro erupted with lava ash and debris threatening La Reunion and Pomola, while Cerro Azul shook and sank. Rivers of crevices opened across the ruins as fear of a regional catastrophe grew.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Copan
Ocotepeque
Cerro Negro
Ocotopeque
la Reunion
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King Festores Syndicate, Inc
America
Globe
Brisbane
Nota
Renegades
U. 8
Pish
CCC
Post Office
Chevalier
Nell Amoads
Minna Gombel
Miss Rhoadsy
Amerillo
Maurice Chevalier
United Artists
Miss Rhoads
George F. Rhoads
Fast Eleventh Avenue
Monogram Pictures
Hollywood Knickerbocker
United Rear
United Press
de Maynard She Co
FHA
Labor
Askharth
Pomola
Cerro Azul
Rapuca
Carmencillo
Peigmeneee A M
Centuri
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