Demotion Motive in Fort Huachuca Slayings
At Fort Huachuca Arizona a black soldier, demoted from sergeant to private, is cited as a possible motive for the killings of Capt. Joseph Wessely and Capt. David Palmer and their wives, with a white officer wounded and a black corporal the shooter. The board says no breach of discipline occurred and the target remains unclear.
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Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Board of Officers
Joseph R. Wessely
San Antonio
25Th Infantry
Wessely
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
David A. Palmer
Beverly
Mass
Palmer
Mary Lowden
Dedham
James H. Abernathy
Quartermaster’s Corps
Houston
Harvie R. Matthews
Chapel Hill
Tex
Local police get latest in gas weapons
Amarillo Police Chief McDowell announced the department is fully equipped with modern gas weapons including gas-filled billy clubs fountain pen guns with chemical cartridges and hand grenades. The plan describes long range riot guns spraying 75 000 cubic feet of gas and four gas varieties tear smoke knockout and sickening while short range guns and riot pistols deliver blinding gas. The fountain pen guns carry 8 000 cubic feet with seven foot spread and the gas-filled billy clubs resemble standard night sticks.
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Fred Post
W. BR. McDoweLl
Amarillo
McDowell
Lumberman Charged in Winnie Ruth Judd Case
Phoenix lumberman S J Halloran indicted by Maricopa County grand jury in connection with Winnie Ruth Judd trunk murders. He is charged with concealing a crime and harboring Judd, not with participation in the killings. Bond posted at 3000 dollars. preliminary hearing scheduled.
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Phoenix, Ariz
S. J. Halloran
Phoenix Lumberman
Portaman
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne Lerot
Hedvig Samuelson
Halloran
Maricopa County
Leroi
Samuelson
HITS TRANSFER OF ARMY POST TO KENTUCKY SPARKS FUROR
Senator Tom Connally accused the War Department of concentrating troops near great cities amid fear of Reds and Communists. He criticized the transfer of troops from Fort D.A. Russell Texas to Kentucky and said the department gave him intimations of such plans. The report notes other developments in Washington about tax policy and Roosevelt's forthcoming leadership.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate
War Department
Onnally
Connally
Fort D. A. Russell
Marfa
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Garner
Congress
Desirable Bivins Lot For Sale By Owner
A desirable lot in the Bivins edition is offered for sale cheap by the owner. A 160 acre improved farm in New Mexico can be had for 1200 dollars with 200 dollars cash and favorable terms. A reputable local hatchery is taking orders for spring delivery of baby chicks now. A $150000 income business property, debt free, is offered to trade for fur farm or ranch land.
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New Mexico
How Dawning New Year Finds Busy World
Atlantic and Pacific fleets prepare for joint maneuvers. Chicago gives final touches to 1953 Pageant of Progress. Mussolini slows Italy’s overproduction. Ireland strains at ties with England. Chile strives to recover after revolutions. Mexico renews church restrictions and pushes agricultural development. Cuba emerges from martial law. Central America Marines quit Nicaragua as Sacasa takes office. Einstein comes to teach at Princeton. Piccard to lecture in America on stratosphere findings. Manchukuo awaits verdict on standing in it nation. China and Japan glare after clashes. Philippines hopes for independence with new governor-general named.
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NAVY
Chicago
Cuba
Central America
Nicaragua
Sacasa
Corn Whisky Kills Boy of 13
A 13-year-old boy died after drinking raw corn whisky at a gathering in Dallas. Officers said he became stuporous and died two hours before the brawl ended. An uncle identified the youth as Clarence Deshazer, also called Dick.
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Dallas
U PR
Clarence
Dick) Deshazer
Jones
Will Fritz
Reuben
Prohi Forces Plan Big Meet
A statewide United Forces for Prohibition meeting will be held in Austin on January 13, organized by Dr. W H McKenzie and local Allied Forces. Principal speakers include Dr. George W Truitt of Dallas and Bishop H A Boaz of Houston. Afternoon and night sessions scheduled. a Dallas meeting follows January 2 and 3. A separate note reports a drinking incident near the city involving John J Jones and Frank Hicks with a 13 year old boy who died possibly from exposure and whisky after heavy drinking.
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George W. Truitt
Dallas
H. A. Boaz
Houston
McKenzie
John J. Jones
Frank Hicks
Clarence
Reuben Deshazer
Reconstruction Finance Corp lends over one and a half billion
Washington reports show the Reconstruction Finance Corporation lent 1 502 168 401 dollars to banks railroads farmers and states to relieve economic strain. Of that total 283 049 032 has been repaid with banks repaying 233 587 301. Loans to November 20 totaled 1 541 906 876 to 6 494 financial corporations and 52 104 357 for farm product marketing. Applications declined from 1 527 in April to 576 in November.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Bodies Of Fliers Searched In Nahant Bay Crash
Dec 30 report says two Harvard freshmen Edward Mallinckrodt III of St Louis and Donald McKay Frost of Boston, sons of prominent families, fell from 2000 feet in a red two seater near Bass Point. Coast guard crews work to raise the wreck and recover possible bodies from 40 feet of water.
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Boston
Mallinckrodt
Bass Point
Shoot It Out With Bandits Near Jay Oklahoma
Kinsley Kansas December report says Sheriff B A Reeder and Kansas Oklahoma officers engaged a gang of alleged bank robbers in a 45 minute gun fight near Jay Oklahoma. Two suspects wounded one a United States marshal. Reeder wounded in the eye during the clash and capture near the DC ranch after prior arrests December 10.
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Kinsley
Kan
Dee
B. A. Reeder
Howards County
Kansas
Oklahoma
Jay
Okla
United States
Reeder
Mother Dies Saving Youth in Beaumont Hotel Fire
John McClung, 16, a Jasper High junior, died from burns after a fire destroyed the Chambers Hotel in Kirbyville Texas. His mother Myria McClung and Mary Emma Chapman escaped via a lower roof but could not rescue him. Four others were injured leaping from the second floor as flames raged.
World Cotton Drops To Production Law
Washington reports the agriculture department estimated 1932 world cotton production at 24,900,000 bales the smallest in five years and 3,500,000 bales below 1931. U S cotton consumption in November was the largest for any month in over a year and a half though textile sales remained well below production. Exports in November were lower than in 1931.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
U. S
Amarillo and West Texas Fair Weather Forecast
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday with slightly colder temperatures tonight. West Texas should remain generally fair into the weekend with colder air in the north and east portions. In New Mexico expect fair conditions tonight and Saturday with colder readings in the southeast. Temperature extremes today reach 22 to 30 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Potter County Auditor Reappointed For Two Years
H. G. Frosty Hamrick is reappointed Potter County auditor for another two-year term by District Judges Henry 8, shop and W. & Gee. Hamrick, a Texas native, has served since 1921 and has lived in Amarillo since 1910. He held roles with the Santa Fe railroad and served as county treasurer for one term. He organized labor recruitment in the war era from San Antonio and resides at 708 Georgia Street. Potter’s taxable valuation this year is 35,490,950, meeting the statutory threshold for an auditor.
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H. G
Frosty
Hamrick
Potter County
Henry
Shop
Texas
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Jim Shea
D. 8. Farley
San Antonio
Georgia Street
Oil Hearing Set January 12 In East Texas Field
The Texas Railroad Commission announced a January 12 hearing in Tyler to probe illegal or irregular practices in East Texas oil production and transportation. It aims to shorten the ongoing hearing and issue an order limiting Texas production to market demand before January 1. Witness questioning will focus on nominations to purchase oil and good faith intentions.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Tyler
Railroad Commission
Texas
Tomas Pollard
East Texas Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Man's Torso Found at City Dump Grounds
Los Angeles report states a workman found a dismembered torso, headless and armless, wrapped in a package at the incinerator plant of the city dump. No identifying marks were present and dump employees denied knowledge of its delivery.
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Man
Los Angeles
Judd Slayer Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Arthur G. C. Verge, counsel for Winnie Ruth Judd, announced that her case will be carried to the Supreme Court of the United States by writ of certiorari. The appeal asserts her Arizona trial and any Arizona Supreme Court review were not fair or impartial and that her case was improperly removed from the calendar.
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Los Angeles
Arthur GC. Verge
Winnie Ruth Judd
Slayer
Supreme Court of the United States
Verge
Bodies Found In Car In Monroe Gang Feud Suspected
In Monroe Michigan two unidentified men were found dead in a car near the Newton Steel Co plant with blood stains and ropes around their necks. Detroit and Toledo police believe they were slain in a gang feud. Monroe deputies say the men were strangled.
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Monroe
Mich
Newton Steel Co
Detroit
Toledo
Bullet in Brain Aged Man Relives Past Life
Ashland D December 20 A 79 year old farmer Previn Weygandt remains alive after a bullet lodged in his brain for 20 days. Doctors say he may partly recover yet his personality seems gone. He relives life from 50 years ago as a strong farm hand, imagining he is driving horses and planning neighborly service.
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Ashland
Previn Weygandt
M. J. Thomas
Weygandt
Thomas
Congress urged to end costly official funerals
Representative Sumner leads bids to abolish official congressional funerals for deceased members. He cites a $6,422.20 train fare for Speaker Longworth’s funeral and notes average funeral costs around $1,500. He has introduced bills and sent a United Press dispatch to lawmakers urging action.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Sumnerg
House Judiciary Committee
Sandlin
House Legislative Appropriations
Sumners
United Press Dispatch
Longworth
Dallas
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