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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1935
Page
1
Ickes signals possible federal move to place oil under public utility power as Congress convenes amid a heated speaker race. In Texas, Coke Stevenson leads the House vote contest against R. W. Calvert during the opening of the 44th Legislature in Austin.
William McCraw of Dallas was sworn in as attorney general of Texas, succeeding James Allred who will be inaugurated governor on January 15. Chief Justice C. M. Cureton administered the oath, with Allred and former attorneys general Claude Pollard and Robert Lee Bobbitt observing.
An elderly witness Amandus Hochmuth testifies he saw Bruno Hauptmann in a dirty green car near the Lindbergh residence on March 1, 1932. He describes the driver glancing as if haunted while lawmen struggle to admit ladder evidence in the trial.
Investigators probe whether a hammer found in the Hamlin home kitchen was a household item or the weapon used to kill 33 year old Irene Hamlin. George Hamlin arrived from California for a conference with Sheriff Bill Adams and Carl Hare, as officers follow sparse clues in the case.
Queen Mother Marie returns to Bucharest as royal efforts mount to persuade King Carol to end his liaison with Magda Lupescu. Diplomatic observers expect a family council to remove Lupescu and remarry Carol to Princess Helen, aided by Queen Marie of Yugoslavia and Prince Paul.
Washington January 8 Congress opened on the 8.5 billion dollar budget with an 4 billion plan to shift from dole to jobs. Democrats mostly support fast passage though some call for specifying projects. Debate centers on relief funding and lump sum allocation.
Police recovered several hundred dollars worth of household goods clothing trunks and traveling bags from a Buchanan Street house. Three suspects two men and a woman were arrested and charged in Justice Bob Clark's court with burglary. The trio are identified as E. C. King and two others.
In Washington on January B judge denied Senator Huey Long's request for a more specific statement in the $500,000 libel suit filed by Gen Samuel T Ansell former Judge Advocate General of the U S Army The court dismissed Long's motion as insufficient leaving Ansell's action against him intact Griggs Ambulance Phone 4311.
Arthur Brisbane discusses President Roosevelt's use of the word over-privileged in a Globe column. The piece notes the aim to lift the under-privileged and situates the term in broader day’s topics as the editor’s note frames the opinion as Brisbane’s.
Forecast for Amarillo calls for fair skies tonight and Wednesday with a slight warming trend. West Texas and New Mexico also expect fair conditions with little temperature change and low extremes around 33 to 39 degrees.
Thomas H Flynn, a Panhandle booster and longtime rancher with holdings in Moore County and Amarillo, died in a local hospital. At the time of death he had retired from active ranching but still managed large lands and remained linked to the Amarillo Golden Sandstorm. He attended the Dallas championship clash on December 29 despite illness.
Hogs on the Fort Worth livestock market climbed to a top of 8.15 dollars, the highest price here since 1928, marking a ten cent advance over yesterday’s top and extending a five year record.
Oil Administrator Harold Ickes says the Supreme Court ruling invalidating the hot oil provision of NIRA underscores the need for specific legislation to govern petroleum. He notes Congress may declare the industry a public utility to secure government control over production refining and marketing.
Governor elect James V. Allred pledges unabated prosecution of state oil rules, saying Texas railroad commission retains authority over oil and gas laws. He expects new legislation to curb illegal interstate oil shipments as Congress acts. C. V. Terrell of the commission reassures operators no alarm, asserting power to halt hot oil moves.
President Roosevelt remained at the executive mansion with a slight head cold for a second day but planned to visit the executive office later to meet the emergency council in its regular session.
A police dog named Dugan sat in the jury box beside his master Duncan M. Perkins as the Ed Ebers murder trial began in Wichita Falls. Ebers, already serving 18 years for robbery, was indicted in connection with the killing of Percival Graves, an oil company employee and Ebers’ former cellmate.
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