Guns blaze through Picher in deadly gun battle
In Picher Oklahoma a pursuing posse and an ex convict clashed with a gang linked to Raymond Hamilton. Deputy Hodge and convict Buster Cooper died, Undersheriffs Bray and McIntosh wounded, Johnson captured suspect Pew and Velma Campbell arrested. Sheriff Watters awaited tear gas as more shots rang out.
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Picher
Okla
Oklahoma
Raymond Hamilton
Texas State Penitentiary
Gerald Hodge
Ottawa County
Buster Cooper
Pat Bray
Treese
Kansas
William Y. McIntosh
Bob Johnson
Johnson
H. M. King
Hockerville
Galena
King
Dee Watters
Miami
Cooper
Hamilton
Herman Pew
Velma Campbell
Hodge
McIntosh
Watters
Pew
Campbell
Bray
Thirty two marriage licenses issued in December
County Clerk Ted Blackburn's office issued Thirty two marriage licenses in December. The list includes Charles Lockett Jr and Eleano r Gist Albert Harmon and Audrey Rusk T M Pence and Leta Owen Leroy Stranger and Harilyn Miley Robert Higinbotham and Virginia Johnson Dean S White and Maude Sanders J L Brodie and June Hemphill Workman Phillips and Gladys Hale Earl Kelly and Rachel Cooper Burton Moore and Mona dane Cavanaugh Melton McGehee and Othella Lemley Roy Forbes and Dorothy Stovall Ernest Harris and Ida Lee Sangster E McConnaughey and Marie Johnson Allen Johnson and Dorothy Schulman W G Puller and Bernice Jenkins Abe Agovita and Franceska Finberg Joseph Barnhill and Eula Burch Bruce Cathey and Melinda Nugent Ben Cooley and Rita Groves Mandy Reiger and Willie Mae Sanford Thomas Wood and Lucy Scott John Scoggan and Marguerite Strawn Robert Garrett and Ruth Key W E Lane and W P Bishop Ezelle Fox and Dessie Boney Brayden Atchison and Greva Wilson Murray Cannon and Joyce Gamblin Iris Everhardt and Ice Rhodes Robert Dawson and Ollie Young Flynn Williams and Lollie Seigler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Blackburn
Charles L. Lockett, Jr
Eleanor Gist
Albert Harmon
Audrey Rusk
T. M. Pence
Leta Caroline Owen
Leroy Stranger
Harilyn Miley
Robert Higinbotham
Virginia Johnson
Dean
Melinda Nugent
Ben J. Cooley
Rita Groves
Mandy Reiger
Willie Mae Sanford
Thomas FE. Wood
Lucy Reta Scott
John Scoggan
Marguerite Strawn
Robert FE. Garrett
Ruth M. Key
W. E. Lane
W. P. Bishop
Ezelle Fox
Dessie Boney
Brayden Thomas Atchison
Greva Louise Wilson
Murray Cannon
Joyce Gamblin
Iris Everhardt
Clarice Rhodes
Robert Dawson
Ollie Young
Flynn Williams
Lollie Lee Seigler
County Court Names Carder as Justice
The Potter County Commissioners' Court completed the reappointment of C. W. Carder as justice of the peace in Place 2 of Precinct 1. He will serve a two year term ending December 31, 1936, filling the vacancy caused by the death of James V. Pottinger. Carder has already served about six weeks in the unexpired term.
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C. W. Carder
Potter County Commissioners’ Court
Carder
James V. Pottinger
Pottinger
Saintly sinner robbers hymn books stolen at convent
In Philadelphia on January 3 a theft at Saint Francis Xavier convent left fifty hymn books missing. Police seek the man described as a mysterious figure, questioned by residents, with the motive and identity still unclear.
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Philadelphia
St. Francis Xavier
December Sunshine Record For Amarillo Seventy Percent
Amarillo received 198.4 hours of sun in December with 14 clear days and 7 cloudy days. Snow on December 18 brought 0.40 inch precipitation, while winds averaged 8.8 mph from the southwest. The coldest day was the 26th at 19 degrees, the warmest the 28th at 67, and the official December extremes remain six degrees below zero and 80 above.
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Amarillo
H. T. Collman
Collman
Anne Will Faces Hauptmann Trial At Lindbergh Case
Anne Morrow Lindbergh prepared to testify in the Hauptmann trial while a jury of eight women and men, including two jurors from Lindbergh’s household, joins in. The courtroom is described with details on jurors, witnesses, and the tense atmosphere as the high profile murder case unfolds.
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Flemington
N. J
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Betty Gow
Ollie Wheatley
Lindbergh
Anna Hauptmann
Rosie Pill
Verna Snyder
Ethel Stockton
Mary F. Brelsford
Anne Lindbergh
Anthony H. Hauck
Hunterdon County
Buckingham Moves Office Down Stairs in Courthouse
The constable's office shifts from the third to the first floor of the courthouse while Buckingham and four deputies—H H Wachtendorf, A F Timmons, Sid J Jones, and Frank Horton—are noted. The column includes reflections on skepticism, financial tales, and old-money lore, ending with a note on Rothschild investments.
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France
England
Europe
James A. Buckingham
Mr. Buckingham
H. H. Wachtendorf
A. F. Timmons
Sid J. Jones
Frank Horton
Commissioners
Rothschild
Chevrolet To Show New Cars Saturday In Plains rooms
Chevrolet will display its 1935 master series on Saturday at Plains Chevrolet Company of 212 East Fourth Avenue. Jesse Rogers, president, said the line offers big car performance and comfort at a low price within reach of millions and aims to surpass last year’s records.
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Plains Chevrolet Company, Inc
East Fourth Avenue
Jesse Rogers
Rogers
Chevrolet
Nine Face Trial In Stevens Plot
Fort Worth January 34 Nine persons including Tom McMurray attorney faced trial in Federal court for conspiracy in an alleged plot to liberate O D Stevens convicted mail robber from Tarrant County jail. Government's Clyde Eastus announced ready and W P McLean said his case was ready. Stevens serves 27 years at Alcatraz and has appealed a death sentence in the Handley triple slaying case.
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Fort Worth
Tom McMurray
O. D. Stevens
Tarrant County
Clyde Eastus
W. P. McLean
Stevens
Alcatraz Island
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French Republic
New York
Chicago
Hassan
Mexico
Luis Rodriguez
Anne
Sian
Ring Lardner
Buckingham
London Bridge
Mel Smith
Lucky” Smith
Los Angeles
Holland
Russell
Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
Oliver Pakle
Blackburn
Blackburn Bros
Eyanuary Savings
Sears
Kenmore Electric
Axminster Throw Rugs
Sears Crusader
Gold Crest Motor Oil
Sears,roebuck And‘co
Tenth and
Polk, Amarillo
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