Hauptmann defenses accuse Gow and Whateley in Lindbergh baby case
In Flemington New Jersey February 11 1935 defense attorney Edward J Reilly contends Betty Gow the baby's nurse and the late Ollie Whateley the Lindberghs butler aided in the kidnapping and murder of Baby Charles A Lindbergh Jr and accuses the ladder and inside job theory while the state maintains guilt beyond doubt.
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Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Betty Gow
Ollie Whateley
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hauptmann
Edward J. Reilly
Brooklyn
Colonel
Allred urges repeal of Texas race track gambling law
Gov. James V. Allred calls for repeal of the pari mutuel wagering act, arguing it embodies legalized gambling and harms homes, business, and morality. He cites crime, racketeering, and tax losses, notes lawmakers have a repeal bill. a Senate debate follows.
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Austin
James V. Allred
House
Senate
Allred
Texas
George Washington
Man Dies After Truck Door Flies Open on Detour
Lattimore, about 55, is fatally injured when a truck door opens on a highway detour three miles north of Meadow. A woman driver and two wives were traveling to Brownfield jail to seek bond release for two jailed men, brothers and husbands of the women. Lattimore died after being taken to Brownfield.
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Lubbock
Lattimore
Meadow
Tech
J .S. Smith
Terry County
Brownfield
20 Cents at Stake in Houston School Board Suit
The Taxpayers Association of Harris County sues to block a $188,000 salary increase for the Houston school board claiming only 20 cents of the local tax is at stake. Judge Ewing Boyd allows the suit citing De Minimus non lex curat. Trial on the merits begins as Kurth argues the levy totals $3.48 with the salary rise.
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Houston
U.P
Taxpayers Association of
Harris County
Ewing Boyd
M. E. Kurth
Kurth
Houston Independent
Gold decision guesses rife in federal court saga
Washington observers weigh possible consequences of tomorrow’s Supreme Court action on the 69 billion dollar gold clause cases. Markets close tomorrow aiding a government response while foreign traders could gain timing advantages.
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Washington
Lincoln
Supreme Court
United States
Man Wounded in Gun Battle at Plainview
A. A. Cardwell, 37, was wounded critically at a Plainview service station. A second man was arrested. The bullet entered Cardwell’s left eye and tracked to his neck, and surgery was performed to remove it. FHA Loans-Long-Bell Lumber Co.
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Plainview
A. A. Cardwell
Cardwell
Rains Reported At All Stations Except Amarillo
Rain fell across Texas with all weather stations recording precipitation except Amarillo where no rain was noted. Panhandle skies were partly cloudy and Amarillo cooled to 32, the state’s lowest. Heavy showers hit Port Arthur at 2.06 inches followed by Austin 1.34 and Houston 1.68. The rain stemmed from a low pressure system near the Texas coast moving eastward.
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United Press
Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Galveston
Joseph L. Cline
Port Arthur
Austin
Houston
Jury Deliberations Loom In Stalcup Murder Case
A 99th District Court jury in Lubbock was set to begin deliberations on Virgil Stalcup charged with killing Sheriff W B Arthur of Dickens County during a jail escape on October 27. The state sought the death penalty after a six hour morning session. defense argued circumstantial evidence and blamed accomplice Clarence Brown, with Brown to be tried after Stalcup.
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Lubbock
99Th District Court
Virgil Stalcup
W. B. Arthur
Dickens County
Clarence Brown
Stalcup
Brown
Quarrel Over Gas Hots Up As Europe on Edge
The column outlines looming tensions over gas shortages and war prep in Europe. Arthur Brisbane discusses Germanys growing military emphasis and rapid manpower turnover as a prelude to possible conflict. The Globe notes reflect editorial caution about translating opinions into policy.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Two Men Charged in Otis Drug Store Robbery Attempt
Harry H. Ward and L. F. Brooks both 24 faced burglary charges after an attempted break in at Otis Drug Store 2300 West Sixth Avenue Sunday morning. Bond set at 750 each. arrests made after officers rushed the scene following a police radio alert. Ward has prior time at the New Mexico penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Ward
L. F. Brooks
Otis
West
Sixth Avenue
Justice of the Peace
Charles Carder
Ward
New Mexico Penitentiary
Santa Fe
Senator Long moves probe of Postmaster Farley conduct
Washington February 11 Senate impetus grows as Huey P. Long introduces a resolution to investigate the conduct of Postmaster General James A Farley. The move follows rising criticism and calls for oversight of postal operations.
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Farley
Washington
Huey P. Long
James A. Farley
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surroundings calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday, with slight warmth rise. West Texas mostly partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, warmer in north and east parts. New Mexico unsettled tonight but generally fair Tuesday with little temperature change. Extreme temperatures range from 29 to 45 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Rescue race under way for Seth Parker crew
American and British navies race to aid the schooner Seth Parker adrift in a South Pacific hurricane. The Australian cruiser Australia with the Duke of Gloucester leads, aiming for 14 crew and captain Phillips Lord near Tutuila, Samoa. The U.S. tug Ontario heads from Samoa with 10 knots speed, 400 miles to go. Distress calls were sent late last night as storms battered the vessel.
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San Francisco
Seth Parker
South Pacific
Australia
Duke of Gloucester
King George
Tutuila
Samoa
Phillips Lord
U. S
Ontario
Dan Samoa
Lord
Tahiti
MacKay Radio
Globe
California
Balboa
Canal Zone
State lays groundwork for death penalty in Kenna trial
In Pawnee Oklahoma the state aims for a death verdict in the Phil Kennamer murder trial of John F. Gorrell. Special prosecutor Prentiss Rowe questions jurors on willingness to vote for execution if evidence justifies it while judge Thurman Hurst weighs witness qualification and further panel scrutiny.
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Pawnee
Okla
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
Prentiss Rowe
Holly Andereson
O. L. Harmon
Tulsa
Anderson
Thurman Hurst
Alint Moss
Preston Cochran
Kennamer
Preston
Moss
Mitchell Aims Hard Blow At Patent Pools
Brig. Gen. William B. Mitchell told the House patents committee that patent pool agreements among air manufacturers have retarded American aviation development and left the military without planes for a major war. He urged a bill to require disclosure of pooling agreements to reveal their impact on aviation progress.
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Washington
William B. Mitchell
House Committee
Mitchell
Army Air Chief
House Patents Committee
Consider Moving of GOP Headquarters
The Texas state Republican executive committee debated moving state headquarters from Dallas to Brownsville after 14 years in Dallas. Creager proposed the move citing funds and debt issues, noting Brownsville should host with Carlos Watson in charge without pay, while Toothman would not relocate.
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Dallas
Republican Party
Brownsville
R. B Creager
Creager
Carlos Watson
F.C. Toothman
Not Guilty Verdict In Topeka Federal Murder Trial
A Topeka federal court jury acquitted a man of murdering his first wife in a second trial after the Supreme Court overturned the prior conviction. The defendant faced a retrial following appellate action.
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Colin Neblett
Topeka
Supreme Court
Mary McElroy Kidnapping Survivor Quizzed by Police
Mary McElroy daughter of Kansas City city manager was taken from a Chicago bus for questioning after a reported disappearance. She identified herself and said stress over penalties for three kidnappers led to her leaving home. Walter L. McGee faces death, George L. McGee life sentence.
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Normal
Ill
Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Kansas City
Chicago
Miss McElroy
Walter L. McGee
George L. McGee
Post To Try for Record Wednesday
Within four days Wiley Post aims to push Winnie Mae into the stratosphere at 35 900 feet to reach New York in seven hours. He expects 450 to 520 mph average and seeks to beat Roscoe Turner’s 10 hour 4 minute cross country record.
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Angeles
Wiley Post
New York
Post
Roscoe Turner
Texas House votes bill to bar oil writs in two measures
The Texas House passed a bill by 114 to 5 to curb district court power to issue injunctions blocking the Texas Railroad Commission from enforcing oil conservation orders, and sent it to the Senate.
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Texas
Austin
Texas House
Senate
Texas Railroad Commission
Sixty Federation Members Meet in Texas City
Sixty members of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs executive board met in Austin to choose the annual convention city and review reports. Mrs. Volney Taylor of Brownsville, president, announced the convention for the cause and cure of war in Washington as a delegate. Mrs. J. W. Fincher of Houston reported on a general board meeting. Dallas Beaumont and Austin sought the next convention.
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Austin
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Volney Taylor
Brownsville
Washington
J. W. Fincher
Houston
Dallas
Beaumont
Undecided move in sheriff case clouding release ruling
In Dallas on February 11, defense lawyers weighed whether to file a writ of habeas corpus in federal court in Dallas or Fort Worth for the release of Sheriff W F Cato Garza County physician Dr L W Kitchen and veterinarian Dr W A Hartman charged in the killing of federal narcotics agent Spencer Stafford at Post. U S Commissioner Lee R Smith set a 2 PM hearing, but the government had not said if it would be ready to present evidence.
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Betty Gow
Lindberghs
Hopewell
Whateley
Reilly
Hauptmann
Anthony M. Hauck
Hunterdon County
Dallas
U.P
Fort Worth
Spencer Stafford
W. F. Cato
Garza County
L. W. Kitchen
W. A
Potter County Courthouse Gets Vermin Rid Bid
An offer to rid the Potter County courthouse of vermin, insects and pests for 20 dollars a month received the commissioners’ reply there ain t none this morning. The bidder s method was not revealed.
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Potter County
Italian Troops Arm for Ethiopian War Mobilization
Italy mobilized two divisions on a war footing after an attack by Ethiopian tribesmen on Italian native troops in disputed territory between Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland. Premier Mussolini ordered 75 000 mechanized troops to the colors and warned of war if necessary. The January 29 assault prompted a forceful protest and plans for possible military action against Ethiopia under Haile Selassie I.
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United Press
Italy
Abyvshinit
Italian Somaliland
Haile Selassie I
Benito
Mussolini
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