Rumors of assassination and guerilla warfare in Austria
Reports from Vienna say rumors circulate that Chancellor Dollfuss and other leaders faced an assassination attempt while Socialists push sabotage as fighting ends. France and Czechoslovakia offer non military aid amid tension. Rome rumors hint at an international League of Nations inquiry.
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Associated Press
Austria
Home Guard
Egelbert Dollfuss
Gamecock
Emil Fey
Ernst von Strahemberg
Vienna
Dollfuss
Prince von Starhemberg
Cole Tirmed
France
Czechoslovakia
Rome
Italy
League of Nations
Plans Would Build Strong War Defense
Feb 16 report states the federal government may grant a direct aviation bounty to bolster aerial defenses in case of war. Comptroller General McCarl is crafting a stop gap to curb excessive profits on Army Navy airplane contracts while air mail contracts face protests and possible cancellations.
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Washington
J. R. McCarl
Brown
Walter F. Brown
Hoover
Senate Air Mail
Varley
Justice and Post Office Departments
New York Federal Court
Roosevelt
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
Northwest Airways
Farm Hand Weld In Double Killing
Two men were killed and Louis Cernok, a 38 year old farm hand, was jailed on two murder charges after a Granger shooting. Henry Lindsey the 48 year old city marshal and Sam Moore the 45 year old constable died from gunfire, as Cernok drew a pistol after being brought to the court. A hastily formed posse subdued him and he was taken to Williamson County jail for safety.
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Louis Cernok
Granger
Henry Lindsey
Sam M. Moore
Cernok
Lindsey
Moore
Taylor
Capias
Court of Justice of the Peace
John Nunn
More
Justice Nunn
H. L
Wack) Taylor
Georgetown
Maxie Goff
Louis Lowe
Williamson County
Father Confesses to Storing Son's Body in Ice Hole
In Rockford Illinois Charles Backus a vegetable peddler admitted to police he put his eight year old son Charles Jr’s body into a hole in the ice of a river eight days after the boy went missing. Investigators planned to dynamite the river to recover the body and clarify the manner of death.
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Rockford
Charles Backus
Charles, Jr
Joseph Rank
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Backus
Auto Train Crash Kills Two Children Near Dallas
Two school children Evelyn Wayne Dalton eight and Mary Nell Dalton seven were killed when their car struck a fast passenger train at a crossing west of Dallas. The children's teacher Mrs Pearl C Newton thirty eight was critically injured with severe head and body bruises as the auto was demolished. Station agent B A Bates at Eagle Ford said Mrs Newton apparently did not see the approaching train.
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Dallas
Evelyn Wayne Dalton
Mary Nell
Pearl C. Newton
B. A. Bates
Eagle Ford
Newton
Train Kills Driller Near Tex Station
A passenger train fatally struck Red Callahan, 62, an oil field driller who had lived in the area for 20 years, near the station today in Tex. Feb 16 reports.
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Strawn
Tex
Red Callahan
Federal aid continues on CWA projects in Amarillo area
Relief administrator Gaines Whitsitt reports federal projects in Amarillo and nearby are shifted to staff relief rolls and will continue. Only the sanitation project of about 15 men will be discontinued, with potential state takeover later. Washington telegram confirms continuation through the week starting February 16 and notes state future control.
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Amarillo
Gaines Whitsitt
Potter County
Whitsitt
Civil Works Administration
Civil Works Service
Washington
Amarillo Leads In Fire Record Credits For City
State Fire Insurance Commissioner Raymond S. Mauk finalized March 1 credits listing Amarillo with a 15 percent good fire record alongside Harlingen McAllen Port Isabel and Port Neches. Other towns show mixed credits and charges while Amarillo notes six years of reduced rates due to local fire prevention efforts led by the Amarillo Local Insurance Exchange and city fire department.
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Austin
Raymond S. Mauk
Amarillo
Harlingen
McAllen
Port Isabel
Port Neches
Henderson
Texarkana
Big Spring
Goose Creek
San Angelo
Weatherford
Arlington
New Boston
Waxahachie
Cleburne
Mart
Conroe
Temple
Terrell
John K. Boyce
Texas Fire, Casualty and Surety Agents Association
Boyce
Want Advertisers See Ken Maynard Thriller
Advertisers are invited to call Want Ad Headquarters for a free ticket to Ken Maynard in The Wheels of Destiny at the Rialto. The seven day Want Ad includes swap, buy and sell options with a minimum weekly charge of $1.20. If a swap fails in a one week run, the ad continues for another week without charge. Call JEAN HAR PER.
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Want
News-Globe
Want Ad
Ken Maynard
Rialto
Jean Harper
Congress Sets Tuesday Pass for 258 Million Tax Bill
The House plans to approve a 258 million dollar tax measure on Tuesday after Senate recess. The Ways and Means plan is described as non-partisan, with other debates centering on stock exchange control and Interior Department funding. President Roosevelt backs a four-pronged plan to fund small industries via a new capital bank. Senator Dill opposes further railroad wage cuts.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Thomas Corcoran
RFC Legal Staff
Interior Department
House
House Labor Committee
Perkins
Congress
CWA
Roosevelt
Senator Dill
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with Saturday cloudy conditions in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas west of the 100th meridian will see warmer conditions with a partly cloudy Saturday. New Mexico remains unsettled tonight and Saturday with possible showers in the north portion and little temperature change. Highs and lows not specified beyond today’s 37 to 58 extremes.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Today by Arthur Brisbane Cold War
Arthur Brisbane comments on the era's upheaval noting a large gold shipment and the Vienna revolt. He contrasts economic systems and labor struggles, citing mass casualties and social tension as context for a shifting world order.
Trade revival noted in Dunn & Bradstreet Review
New York reports a continuing rise in trade and business volume with clear signs of a general economic revival. Compared with last year, gains are large in many sectors as retail sales improve and industrial payrolls offset CWA layoffs, aided by mild weather and Lincoln's birthday crowds.
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New York
Dunn & Bradstreet Trade Review
Lincoln
Temple man convicted in Dr. Clifford slaying
Will Querner of Temple is found guilty of the November 8 slaying of Dr. A. M. Clifford and is sentenced to 99 years in prison. Juries deliberated since Wednesday night. foreman R. G. Sutton announces the compromise from death to life. The trial lasted about three and a half hours with Querner’s statement about planning and execution admitted as evidence.
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Belton
Tex
Will Querner
Temple
A. M. Clifford
George D. Ziviey
Querner
R. G. Sutton
Pastor hints new angle in poison death
The Rev. Louis H. Shockley, held for the poisoning death of W. T. Hudgins, insists on his innocence and says his own story may contradict testimony from his wife's relatives. Lacking funds, he may ask the court to appoint an attorney, and his examining trial could be delayed until next week. Meanwhile bandits robbed Cushing using sawed-off shotguns, overpowering the nightwatchman and looting five businesses.
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Pampa
Louis H. Shockley
W. T. Hudgins
Appropriation Plea Rejected For Amarillo Chamber
City commission told the new Amarillo chamber of commerce would not receive immediate aid. Funds to support a combined city development and chamber board not to be considered until after April 15 1934. If needed after April 15 the city may supplement public subscriptions. Twaddell said a petition could be considered after April 1 and may support up to 5000 dollars.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mission
Board of City Development
Move
H. W. Galbraith
Chamber of Commerce Directorate
Amarillo
Twaddell
M. N. Twaddell
Wife Helps Send Husband to Pen For Slaying Child
In Littleton Colorado Mrs Donald K Smith testified against her husband after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the beating death of their five year old son Donald Arlen The judge reduced first degree murder to second degree and set a ten years to life term with sentencing due tomorrow.
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Littleton
Colo
Donald K. Smith
Donald Arlen
Samuel W. Johnson
Smith
Johnson
Cornell Show Draws 300 Mile Reach to Amarillo
Theater goers within nearly 300 miles of Amarillo will attend Katharine Cornell in The Barretts of Wimpole Street at the Municipal Auditorium. Tickets were selling briskly with few seats left. box office sales open tomorrow. The company of 40 arrives from Denver shortly before noon. The performance starts at 8 15.
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Amarillo
Katharine Cornell
Barretts
Wimpole Street
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug Store
News-Globe
Cornell
Denver
Elizabeth Barrett
Robert Browning
Basil Rathbone
Browning
Miss Cornell
Rail wage talks mix White House plea with new cuts
Washington reports a White House appeal to keep rail wages steady while a new five percent cut is proposed by Chicago rail chiefs. Executives cite earlier deals ending last year with a 19 percent reduction and seek federal intervention to extend current wage terms for at least six months, aiding both labor and the country.
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Washington
White House
Chicago
A. F. Whitney
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Globe
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