ENGINE BLAST KILLS 13 RAIL WORKERS IN MOUNTAIN COUNTRY
A locomotive explosion on the Elkhorn Piney Coal Company line in Montgomery West Virginia killed eleven miners and injured at least four others. Debris shredded cars, and victims included engineer William BlankenShip and fireman Delmar Oxley among the dead. Rescue teams rushed to the scene as relatives crowded hospital streets. The blast occurred at 7 21 AM Amarillo Time and the town lies about 50 miles from See 13 KILLED Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
W. Va
Elkhorn-Piney Coal Company
William Blanken- Ship
Delmar Oxley
Jess Personger
William Maynes
Thomas Craft
Sam Runyon
Everett Leach
Steve Kozna, Sr
William Turner
Pat
Amarillo
C. R. Stahl
The
Coal Company
Soviet Conspiracy Aimed at Trotsky Revealed in Moscow Trial
Evidence presented in Moscow shows the Kn ox assassination was plotted a month in advance as a signal for a revolt to install Leon Trotsky at the Soviet head, with Leonid Micoliev and others admitting plans to oust Stalin and kill Kirov.
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Moscow
U.P
Sergei Knox
Leon Trotzky
Supreme Court
Leonid Micoliev
Kirov
Trotzky-Zinoviev-Kamenevy
Josef Stalin
Viacnesau Moles
Council of People Commissars
Lazar Kaganovitch
Communist Party
Trotzky
Army plans three-wing general air force network
An armada of nearly 1000 planes forms a general headquarters air force with bases on the Atlantic Pacific coasts and in the Southwest. Lt. Col. Frank M. Andrews will command from Langley Field while the central wing operates from Fort Crockett and later moves to Barksdale Field. The move, praised by Dern as modernization, shifts command from Foulois and corps-area generals to Andrews under MacArthur.
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Washington
General Headquarters Air Force
Atlantic
Pacific
Southwest
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
Frank M. Andrews
Langley Field
Air Force
Hamilton Field
Calif. Langley Field
Barksdale Field
Fort Crockett
Tex
Dern
Col. H. H. Arnold
March Field
Calif
Baker Committee
United States
Nder
Col
Andrews
Douglas MacArthur
Foulois
Federal court strikes down part of codes in price fixing ruling
In Kansas City Pec 27 Judge Merrill Be Otis denied a temporary injunction against Sutherland Lumber Co. ruling Congress has no power to fix prices even in interstate commerce. The decision followed a government challenge over code prices at the Oklahoma City yard and Omaha shipments.
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Kansas City
NRA
Merrill BE. Otis
Congress
Otis
Robert Sutherland
Mac G. Sutherland
Sutherland Lumber Company
Oklahoma
Iowa
Nebraska
Blue Eagle
Maurice Milligan
United States District Attorney
Oklahoma City
M. A. Tucker
Moore
Okla
Oregon
Japan Ends Washington Naval Treaty With Britain
Tokyo signals to London that Japan will denounce the 1922 Washington naval pact this Saturday. Delegations and observers expect formal notification before December 31 1936, the treaty’s deadline.
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London
Tokyo
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Sisters Dead in Arkansas Home Murder Suicide
In Hot Springs Arkansas two sisters from a prominent family were found shot dead in their bedroom. Coroner J P Randolph ruled the deaths as murder and death by own action. Christine Burroughs 27 shot her 14 year old sister Clare and then killed herself.
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Hot Springs
Ark
J. P. Randolph
Christine Burroughs
Clare
Ford V8 for 1935 Introduces Streamlined Design
Dearborn Michigan Henry Ford unveils the 1935 Ford V8 with a streamlined body and new spring suspension. Weight distribution improves ride comfort and the front spring sits four inches beyond the axle while the engine shifts forward. Deeper crowned fenders and a sharply slanted windshield and rear panel mark the styling update.
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Dearborn
Mich
Dee
Henry Ford
Ford
Sandies Reach Dallas for Schoolboy Football Title
Amarillo Golden Sandies entered Dallas amid city excitement as Corpus Christi is favored in the state schoolboy final at Fair Park Stadium. P. C. Cobb reports over 6 000 advance seats sold and a potential crowd of 25 000 if weather holds. Injuries minimal with center J L Sullivan sidelined briefly. Plans for a special Pep Squad train remain unsettled as rail rates to the game are set at five 55 round trip on the Santa Fe and Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Malin
The
Globe and News
Dallas
Golden Sandies
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Fair Park Stadium
Greenville
Lions
Corpus
P. C. Cobb
Dallas High Schools
Sandies
Cobb
J. L. Sullivan
New Mexico
E. R. Cox
Fort Worth
Denver
Santa Fe
A Pretty Good Christmas Strength Courage Unity No Guillotine
A Christmas mood note discusses national morale and government spending to aid citizens. Arthur Brisbane is cited, with The Globe reflecting opinions on current topics. The government orders 71 new fighting planes as a Christmas gift to Uncle Sam, signaling wartime effort.
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Violette
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Mrishine
Falitore
Uncle Sam
John D. Rocke
Train Crash in Columbus Kills Two Engineers
In Columbus Ohio today a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train No 614 failed to stop at an open switch and rammed eight empty box cars. Engineer J W Steel of Columbus and foreman A B Eckles of Cleveland were killed. Fireman John Skolan of Cleveland was badly hurt. Officials suspect vandalism and sabotage and launched an immediate inquiry.
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Columbus
J. W. Steel
A. B. Eckles
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
John Skolan
H. Krick
Krick
Worck
Ohio Attorney Given New Execution Stay
Akron lawyer Mark H. Shank, convicted in four poison slayings, was granted a last minute stay of execution by Federal Judge John E. Martineau. The hearing sought a sanity review arguing insanity. prison officials denied the claim.
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Little Rock
Ark
Akron
Ohio
Tucker Prison Farm
Mark H. Shank
John E. Martineau
Shank
Heav
J. Todhunter
Todhunter
Dallas Hotels Offer HQs for Amarillo and Corpus Christi Teams
On December 27 19 shown as Dallas hotels Baker and Adolphus announced public service by hosting the two high school football state championship contenders Amarillo and Corpus Christi. Reservations poured in as supporters planned a joint logistics bridge remains linking second floors for easy passage between the hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Amarile
Corpus Christi
Baker Hotel
Amarillo
Adolphus Hotel
American Petroleum Institute
Sandies Set For Dallas Trip Amid Strong Interest
Rumors swirl around a high school star who has one more year to play while sports writers note heightened interest in the upcoming contest. The Sandies plan workouts in Greenville this afternoon and tomorrow, then travel to Dallas arriving around noon Saturday.
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Southern Methodist University
Greenville
Dallas
Wintry Storm Hits Coast as Death Toll Rises
A fierce Arctic blast battered the nation with high winds and heavy precipitation. The Quebec City ran aground near Brooklyn while the Emile Francqui battled a gale off Nova Scotia. Maine saw 57 mph gusts and New England rain snow and sleet. San Francisco received heavy rain and the Pacific Northwest faced 70 mph winds endangering shipping.
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North Atlantic
Quebec City
Brooklyn
Emile Francqui
Antwerp
New York
Waa
Nova Scotia
Sean
Maine
New England
San Francisco
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Meteor Fire Balls Sighted in Four States
University of Arkansas astronomer Davis Richardson reports a five pound meteor seen across Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas. Ray Bristow found a warm gray rock fragment in his pasture after hearing a sonic boom and saw white smoke trailing the three fireballs as they passed overhead.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Davis Richardson
University of Arkansas
Ray Bristow
Bristow
Johne
Prof
Richardson
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Blood purge reported with mass arrests and killings
Report from Baarbrucken Saar Basin Territory dated December 27 describes a new blood purge rivaling last June. Volkastimme cites one hundred murdered and one thousand arrested in a June 30 crackdown against the 88 Storm Troopers and Hitler Youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baarbruecken
Saar Basin
Volkastimme
Hitler Youth
Braun
Weltbuhne
Condemned to Die Says He Can Take It
Carl B. Dobbins, 33, a Goose Creek refinery worker, was sentenced to die in the electric chair on February 1 for the murder of his mother in law Mrs. Fda Enderli, 45. He requested permission to see his small child as crying near the home they visited on January 22. His wife was shot seriously. He said I’m ready to meet my maker and that Enderli was his best friend in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Carl B. Dobbins
Goose Creek
Fda Enderli
Dobbins
Enderli
Reporters Charged Five Dollars for Trial Seats
Reporters at the Hauptmann trial were assessed contributions of five to ten dollars for press seats in Flemington New Jersey. Governor Moore urged refunds, directing County Prosecutor Hauck to act, noting court room alterations and post trial repairs should be covered as trial expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
N. J
Dee
A. Harry Moore
Anthony M. Hauck
John H. Curtiss
Moore
Hauck
Ohio Bank Looted By Robber Quartet
Marysville Commercial Bank was held up today by three men who obtained between 10 000 and 15 000 dollars. The trio escaped in a small coupe driven by a fourth member of the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
U.P
Marysville Commercial Bank
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook Tonight Through Friday
Partly cloudy conditions expected tonight and Friday with colder temperatures. West Texas will be partly cloudy and colder in the north, while New Mexico sees fair to tonight and Friday with warmer north and east portions then turning colder east Friday. Temperatures range 32 to 55 degrees today. John Maynard Lor, Co Ph 6288, advertises FHA remodelling and HOLC repair plans.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Lor
FHA
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Claudia Dell
Eddie Silton
Pasadena
Mediation Board
National Mediation Board
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific Railroads
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America
Shanghai
Central News Agency
Li-Chueh
Chichiasi
Soviet
G. H. Air Force’ Formed
Dean
Andrews In
Britain
Lekeet
Sandies Land
Guy Owens
John Harlow
Red Stidger
Bufkin
Blair Cherry
Buddy Haas
King Fertures Syndicate, Inc
International
Amelia
Dare Pacific
Amelia Earhart
California
Charles Ulm
Hawaii
Associated Press
Arctic
SAY
Ward
Griggs Ambulance
Dyal
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