Two Spies Executed in Nazi Berlin Prison
Berlin reports reveal two more spies condemned at Ploetzense prison as inhumane executions continue. Former naval technician among the unnamed pair, both linked to espionage but details remain secret. Beheading of Baroness Benita Von Berg in Berlin draws stark reactions from British papers.
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Berlin
Ploetzense
Benita von Falkenhayn
Renate von Natzmer
Benita von Berg
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial
Gun Victim To Get Well, Doctor Says
Frank Allison improved after a .38 caliber bullet was removed from his abdomen and grazing injured his lung and liver in a still-mysterious shooting. He said little, the doctor added he would recover, while the kidnap tale from Sudan to near Amarillo remained unsettled as reporters were told to stop speaking with him.
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Frank Allison
Sudan
Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospital
Bruno Hauptmann Defense Counsel Reconciliation Reached
A rift among Bruno Hauptmann’s lawyers appeared healed after a conference in New York. Egbert Rosecrans said Edward J. Reilly agreed to meet New Jersey staff tomorrow to decide next steps in the appeal from the death sentence. Pope and Fisher had urged immediate action. a tentative agreement calls for continued counsel unity through the appellate action.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Egbert Rosecrans
Rosecrans
Reilly
C. Lloyd Fisher
Frederick A. Pope
Hauptmann
Court of Errors and Appeals
Fisher
Pope
Bronx Faces Threat of New Elevator Strike
A new elevator strike looms in the Bronx as the union and building owners remain locked in dispute despite a mayor mediated truce. The Bronx branch of the union plans a meeting tonight to decide on possible strike action, signaling renewed labor tension in New York City’s densely populated borough.
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New York
Bronx
New York City
F. H. LaGuardia
Cuban Students and Teachers Strike Paralyzes Havana
In Havana on February 20 1925 over 125000 public school students and 3000 teachers walked out joining university students who had voted to strike. Sympathy actions affected 25000 students from the Havana Institute of Technical Arts and trade schools. They protest for higher teacher wages more school funds better breakfasts for poor children and call for demilitarization of police restoration of civil liberties.
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United Press
Havana
U.P
General Assembly
Havana Institute of Technical Arts and of Trade and Commercial Schools
Secretary Swanson Opposes Navy Dirigibles in Speech
Secretary Swanson said he would oppose further construction of Navy dirigibles. The notice also lists plumbing repair by Zack McCrady and Griggs Ambulance with dial 4311.
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Washington
Swanson
Zack McCrady
Griggs Ambulance
Dial
Death plea dropped in Kennamer case at Pawnee
State prosecutor J Berry King said the death penalty plea will be waived in the Phil Kennamer murder trial at Pawnee Oklahoma. Defense attacked the insanity claim while authorities argued for capital punishment. The trial included emotional testimony from the slain victim’s parents and defense attorney A Flint Moss grilling key witnesses. The case follows last Thanksgiving’s killing of John F Gorrell Jr by Kennamer.
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Pawnee
Okla
Pi— J. Berry King
Phil Kennamer
Holly Anderson
Phil
Kennamer
John F. Gorrell, Jr
Tom Wallace
Tulsa County
John F. Gorrell
Tulsa
Wallace
A. Flint Moss
Floyd J. Huff
Kansas City Aviation
Mrs Cheek Acquitted in Pampa Murder Trial
In Pampa on February 20 a jury acquitted Patsy Cheek of murder in the last November killing of her estranged husband Nyle Cheek, aged 25, after she testified to alleged cruelties and said she acted in self defense to protect her two children. In Wichita Falls on the same date search teams extended for Bowie grocer Robert T Brock who vanished after planning a brief boat trip on Lake Wichita. his boat was later found ashore and his wife reported he had said he would be back soon.
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Pampa
Patsy Cheek
Nyle Cheek
Wichita Falls
Lake Wichita
Robert T. Brock
Bowie Grocer
Omaha
Neb
Lloyd Skinner
Kansas City
Kans
Skinner
Highway Department
George A. Davisson, Jr
Eastland
Texas
California
Texas Senate
James A. Farley
United States Senate
Farley
Huey Long
Louisiana
House panel backs flat payroll tax for unemployment insurance
The Ways and Means Committee voted to set a flat federal payroll tax for unemployment insurance at 1 percent in 1936, 2 percent in 1937, and 3 percent in 1938, removing business-condition fluctuations. The change aligns with administration plans and would not affect state unemployment taxes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
Congress
New Music Plan for Children's Concert
A new system combining colorful slides with orchestra for public school children debuts tomorrow in Amarillo. Conductor Christian Thaulow develops the program with the Philharmonic Orchestral Association, featuring three programs and a note story on musical origins. Tickets cost 10 cents for children and teachers, 25 cents for adults. rural students may buy at the box office.
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Christian Thaulow
Philharmonic Orchestral Association
Thaulow
Amarillo
Marcus Gordon
Berkeley
Cal
Herring Hotel
Taylor Street
Gordon
Pacific Coast
Julliard School
New York
The Gold Decision Cutting Off Women's Heads What Editors Should Know
The Supreme Court upholds the President and Congress in outlawing gold as money and invalidating gold clauses in private contracts. The ruling is framed as supporting constitutional action and the Roosevelt administration, with editorial context from Arthur Brisbane.
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New York
Huey Long
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Hrishbane
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Hughes
Roosevelt
Fear Realtor Kidnap Victim Missing in Newton Mass
Moses H. Gulesian 71 former millionaire Boston Newton realtor reported missing by son-in-law James L. Beck after his car found near the University Club Boston. Beck said Gulesian had recent threats and his wife said he had not returned from the club last night.
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Newton
Mass
Moses H. Gulesian
Boston and
James L. Beck
Newton Center
Beck
Gulesian
Sons of Veterans of the American Revolution
University Club
Boston
Trinity Place
1000 Troops Sail For African Fight
Naples reports about 1,000 regular officers and soldiers sailed aboard the USS Monteneg ro for Italy's East African colonies, as Italian newspapers warned of possible incidents on the Ethiopian frontier.
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Naples
Montenegro
Italy
Ex Convict Denies Plotting Slaying in Texas
Roy Perdue, a two term prisoner, denies being the mastermind behind a planned robbery that led to the murder of Eugene Kling, a federal transient bureau clerk, with 16 year old William Robertson claiming Perdue’s role after a lengthy interrogation. Robertson signed a confession naming Perdue as the planner and threatener of the youth.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Roy Perdue
William Robertson
Eugene Kling
Federal Transient Bureau
Young Robertson
Perdue
Do They Garble When They Warble
A Bronx radio trial of an international language explains why vocalists garble words on air. The piece mocks radio jargon and suggests reciting plain English ads before speaking. sales copy notes water purifier for sale at $550 by Fowler Brake Service.
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Bronx
N. Y
Globe News
Johnson
Allred Urges Curbs on Sale of Securities in Texas
Governor James V. Allred urged rapid passage of a bill to regulate sale of stocks and securities in Texas. He warned current laws leave sellers and dealers unregulated and warn of fly by night promoters cheating investors. Rep. Reed of Dallas backs the bill.
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Austin
Tex
James V. Allred
Texas
Ailred
W. O. Reed
Dallas
Allred
House Highways and Motor Traffic Committee
Seconds Seek Avert French Duel Between Journalist and Director
Seconds for Bertrand De Jouvenel and Julien Duvivier held a formal conference in Paris to avert a duel after both men refused to apologize. The dispute appeared headed toward a dawn duel, likely Friday, with swords as the chosen method.
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Paris
U.P
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Julien Duvivier
Cure Asthma In Bird Warbles Bass For Canary Breeders
Miss Lillian Hayes of Dunreith Indiana tells the American Bird Breeders Federation how to cure warbling canaries from asthma. She describes the symptoms like laryngitis a whispering baritone and radio crooner tones and notes the spring mood affect.
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Chicago
U.P
Lillian FE. Hayes
American Bird Breeders’ Federation
Dunreith
Ind
Miss Hayes
Congress Hotel
Air transport firms seek aid as losses mount
Majer air transport operators urged Congress for immediate legislation to preserve the air transportation system. They cited losses of 2 908 000 since last May when the Army halted air mail operations for private contractors. A new House bill would place airlines under Interstate Commerce Commission supervision to regulate rates and ensure fair mail contract returns.
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Washington
Majer Air Transport
Congress
Army
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
House
James M. Mead
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mead
Commission
Baby slashes brother in Pennsylvania pow wow case
Eight month old received a forehead slash with a butcher knife during a family ritual in Salladsburg. District Attorney says a witch doctor and hex spell were invoked to cure the child after an older brother earlier attacked him. Police reopen probe into the suspected witchcraft case.
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Williamsport
James Leroy Fritz
John c. Youngman
Frita
Salladsburg
Jenkins Seeks City Council Seat in April Election
Joe Jenkins brick and tile dealer and former candidate announces plans to run for Commissioner No 1 seat in the upcoming April 2 city election. He will challenge incumbent M N Twaddell and intends a formal announcement soon. Mayor Ross Rogers and Commissioner No 2 H Ernest Smith may draw opponents, but no reports yet.
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Joe Jenkins
Jenkins
M. N. Twaddell
Ross Rogers
No. 2
H. Ernest Smith
Mellon stock deal described by secretary at tax hearing
Howard M Johnson testified that Andrew W Mellon sold two blocks of 2500 Westinghouse shares short in 1931 while secretary of the treasury. He profited on one block and lost on the other as Mellon seeks a refund of 139000 dollars from overpaid taxes for 1931 against a government claim of over 3 million.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Howard M. J.inson
Board of Tax Appeals
the Treasury
Johnson
Mellon
Westinghouse
Amarillo Weather Ahead For Thursday And Friday
Forecast for Amarillo calls for fair skies tonight and Thursday with generally clear conditions continuing into Friday. West Texas stays mostly fair with mild to cool temps. New Mexico also reports fair weather tonight and tomorrow with temperature highs near 57 and lows around 36.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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