Jealousy Said Motive in Hammer Death of Sheridan
In New York a 68 year old brokerage house courier Douglas Sheridan was found murdered in his Riverside Drive apartment. His housekeeper Catherine Phelan 52 was arrested on homicide charges after giving an unsatisfactory account of her movements Saturday night. A bloodstained hammer was found under a kitchen window along with a stained dress identified as hers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Douglas Sheridan
Riverside Drive
Catherine Phelan
Sheridan
Phelan
Roosevelts New Deal Timeline 1933-December
A detailed chronology lists key events from March to December 1933 including emergency legislation, farm and banking measures, beer reform, gold standard suspension, and major incidents such as dirigible Akron disaster. It notes political moves by Roosevelt, Texas actions, and rising economic and social upheaval shaping the nation’s path through the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
California
House
Senate
Texas House
Mitchell
Farm Board
Akron
Atlantic
Hitler
Texas
United States
Great Wall
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Lansing
Kan
Chicago
Palo Duro Park
McElroy
Amarillo
Nation
Jimmie Mattern
London
Missouri
William Hamm, Jr
K. C. Union Station
Couple Seeks Work Help From Dear Tack
A middle aged couple writes seeking assistance from Dear Tack. They request help finding employment and explain their situation in a brief appeal. The note reflects a personal appeal for support and practical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
December Sets Warmth Record and Dry Spell in Panhandle
December 1933 posted the warmest mean temperature in Panhandle history at 47.4 degrees, surpassing 1926. The month also ranked among the driest on record with only 0.20 inches of moisture on December 1 and a dry year comparison, while Amarillo enjoyed a warm New Year with a high of 80 degrees and a 27 degree low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Hr. Collman
Amarillo
Outlaw ties to Kansas City massacre and vigil on the fallen
Guards with machine guns watched over the wounded outlaw and killer accompanied by his mother and sister from Kansas City. His wife, married less than two months, remained jailed downtown. Eva Mae Nichols, beauty operator shot fatally at Shawnee hideout, will be buried at sunset in Maple Grove cemetery Seminole. Funeral set for 3 PM at First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
London
Lindberghs
Transcontinental Airlines
Palo Duro Park
Balbo
Air Fleet
Montreal
Chicago
Wiley Post
Siberia
Post
New York
Texas
Walter McGee
NRA
Amarillo
Nation
Blue Eagle
Machado
Cuba
Harvey Batley
Urschel
Dallas
Nab
Henry Ford
U. S
Texas Panhand
Kansas City
Sunset Seminole
Okla
Eva Mae Nichols
Wilbur Underhill
Maple Grove Cemetery
J. C. Chadwick
Shawnee
Outlaw
Nichols
First Methodist Church
Seminole
Blizzard and Plains Life From Early Days
The piece recalls a blizzard’s impact on cowboys caring for mounts, building fires, and cooking bacon while awaiting relief. It notes three early plains settlements Tascosa Clarendon and Mobeetie plus the Fort Dodge rail line, then follows Judge Lysius Gough as he rises at 1500 Hayden Street reflecting on mild winters and memories of Ray and Drake who vanished after departing the Plains in 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tascosa
Old Clarendon
Mobeetie
Morgenthau Named Acting Treasury Secretary in Roosevelt Era
President Roosevelt accepts Woodin’s resignation and appoints Henry Morgenthau Jr. as acting secretary in the Oval Room. Morgenthau, a Cornell graduate and Farm Credit Administration founder, pledges cooperation with the press and brings a team including Herbert Gaston and Earle Bailie to advise on policy and fiscal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Roosevelt
New York
Farm Credit Administration
Morgenthau
White House Oval Room
Geneva
London
Post
Treasury
Burial Service Tomorrow for Beeman Girl
Funeral services for Miss Wilma Mary Beeman age 20 will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Polk Street Methodist Church with Dr. J T McClure officiating. Pallbearers are Poy Davis W B Colwell Nobel Lawhorn Phillip Lautz Edward Doud and Wallace Neil. Interment at Llano Cemetery directed by Boxwell Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Mary Beeman
Polk Street Methodist Church
J. T. McClure
Poy Davis
W. B. Colwell
Nobel Lawhorn
Phillip Lautz
Edward Doud
Wallace Neil
Farwell
Llano Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers
Boxwell Brothers. Miss Beeman
C. H. Beeman
van Buren Street
Oran
Harold Beeman
Amarillo
Joy Stripland
Big Spring
J. O. Quattlebaum
Canyon
LaGuardia sworn in as police commissioner vows war on organized crime
Fiorello La Guardia pledges an uncompromising war on rackets and political interference. He warns dismissals for incompetence and asserts leaders of organized crime will be targeted. Maj. Gen. John F. O’Ryan is sworn in as police commissioner as LaGuardia becomes a fusion mayor challenging Tammany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabury
City of
New York
LaGuardia
New York City
Roosevelt
Police Department
John F. O'Ryan
John Purroy Mitchel
Pusion
Floods Sweep Los Angeles Area Kill Dozens In Washout Floods
A San Gabriel auto with six occupants plunged into a torrent after a bridge washed away leaving five dead and one rescued. Drownings spread to Glendale Montrose and Monterey Park as floods destroyed bridges and overwhelmed the Los Angeles River. Police feared more missing, including patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Gabriel
J. E. Moore
Martha Moore
Sherman
Toots Hubbard
Dorothy Hartman Carter
Monterey Park
Alhambra
Joseph Hartman
Lilly May Markrum Named City’s First 1934 Baby
At Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo records show Lilly May Markrum born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Markrum at 5:58 AM weighing six and a half pounds. Doctors will file the birth with the vital statistics bureau within six days. Local merchants plan gifts for the first baby of 1934. Stork honors elsewhere note a Memphis birth at 12:00:09 AM and Chicago and St. Louis infants close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Markrum
Pittsburg
Markrum
Northwest Texas Hospital
Lilly May
Amarillo
Vital Statistics Bureau
United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Newton
Chicago
John Wortham, Jr
St. Louis
May Bullock
New York
Dams Safe but Floodwaters Reach Montrose Injure Over 100
The flood scare eased as E. C. Eaton the county flood control engineer reported four large dams and many smaller ones intact. Eaton rode the night tour and narrowly escaped a five foot wall of water at dawn by abandoning his car and swimming. In Montrose the peak floods left more than 100 injured waiting for ambulances and medical help.
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River
Glendale
Verdigo Wash
Los Angeles
Richard Whittenham
Ray Loeffler
Whittenham
United States
Weather Bureau
E. C. Eaton
Eaton
Montrose
Revelry Welcomes New Year 1934 in Chicago and Nation
Lively New Year celebrations fill loop streets in Chicago with revelry and a relaxed 1 A. M. curfew. Pacific Coast cities join in the cheer while Southern California faces rains and floods. Industry leaders express confidence in economic recovery as William Green and Daniel C. Roper issue optimistic, forward looking statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pacific Coast
California
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Daniel C. Roper
Commerce
Academy of Music and Art Opens New Term Tuesday
The Academy of Music and Art will open a new term Tuesday under director Ellis B. Hall. Located at Fifth Avenue and Taylor Street in the Commerce Building, the school will offer the regular classes plus several newly organized courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy OF Music and Art
Ellis B. Hall
Fifth Avenue
Taylor Street
Commerce Building
Economic outlook notes progress and ongoing challenges in 1933
The report cites growth in consumer goods and public works as a positive force while capital-goods activity remains weak and debt remains a problem. It highlights price disparities from 1929 to 1933, with a tentative upturn but prices still below prewar levels. International relations show improving trends and a brighter outlook for American foreign commerce.
Garage Worker Kidnapped in Dallas Robbery
Dallas reports a garage employee R. W. Doty abducted early today, driven to Eagle Ford road, robbed of 22 dollars, tied and left. He freed himself minutes later and alerted the sheriff. suspects fled in his car and had not been found by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
R. W
Doty
Eagle Ford Road
Sheriff's Office
New Band and Art.classes Introduced by School Faculty
The new offerings include a beginner band class and fresh art and dancing courses. Faculty members listed are T. Duncan Stewart on violin Eloise Gip son expression and dramatic art Grace E. Hamilton piano Hazel Hughes art Hylogene Robberson dancing Lester Aldrich voice Mr Hall band instruments and Juanita Freeze secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Duncan Stewart
Eloise Gipson
Grace E. Hamilton
Hazel Hughes
Hylogene Robberson
Lester Aldrich
Mr. Hall
Juanita Freeze
Market Report from Kansas City Livestock Trade
Markets show mixed cattle and hog activity with higher bids on choice cattle and steady to higher in feeder and stocker segments. Hog prices rise 10 to 15 cents with top around 3.20 for select lots. sheep and lambs also trend higher, while feeders and cows hold values amid varied demand.
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Kansas City
Jac
D. A.j
Foggy New Year Passes With Tragedy Across England
A dense fogblanket shrouded England on New Year’s Day causing four deaths and multiple injuries. Travel by road rail air and sea was paralyzed as the weather halted events including the Manchester races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Manchester
Miss Talley Returns to Opera With Rousing Acclaim
Marion Talley, the Kansas soprano, returns to the stage at the civic opera house in Chicago. In Verdi’s Rigoletto role of Gilda, she draws a sellout crowd, receives five curtain calls, and earns standing applause as she overcomes nerves and regains form after a four year absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marion Talley
Plains of Kansas
New York Metropolitan Opera House
Civic Opera House
Gilda
Kansas Farm
Miss Talley
Kansas
Severe Cold Grid Grips the Plains and Midwest
A deep cold wave swept the region with 40 mph winds and temperatures plunging to 22 below at Devils Lake North Dakota and 15 below at Moorhead Minnesota. Bismarck North Dakota and Montana reported severe cold as government forecasts warned of 5 to 10 degrees below zero as far south as Chicago with an ensuing cold snap through midweek. The prior Christmas storm left snow across the continent and at least 150 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian
Devils Lake
N. D
Moorhead
Minn
Bismarck N. D
Montana
Weste Plains
Government Weather Bureau
Chicago
Midwest
Atlantic
Pneumonia and Influenza Yield to Osteopathy
Osteopathy touts rapid recovery in acute infections like influenza and pneumonia, citing low death rates in 110,122 influenza cases and 6,258 epidemic pneumonia cases treated without vaccines. It warns against neglecting subtle signs and explains osteopathic exams and adjustments for issues such as lambago and neck cramps.
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Nature
Boston
Chicago
United States
Canada
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Otto Kahn
Primo Carera
American Legion
Germany
League of Nations
Illinois
Rupert Flagg
France
Miami
Paris
U. 8
Texas Relief
Woodin
Beeman Girl
Glendale-Montrose
Lilly May Markrum
Ident
Mrs. Garner
Conoco
Continental Oil Co
Rm Em
Sig-Mail
Osteopathic Health Bureau
The
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