Lindy Aide Tells Where $50 000 Went
Dr. John F. Condon testified in the Hauptmann trial identifying Bruno Richard Hauptmann as the man who mediated the Lindbergh ransom and as the recipient of the $50,000 payment. He described notes with a three holed signature and a bench meeting in Van Cortlandt Park before the ransom delivery. The jury heard dramatic testimony as Colonel Lindbergh and officials questioned the intermediary role and timing of the payment.
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William A. Kinney
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
John F
Jassie) Condon
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindeh Jr
Bronx
John
Dr. Condon
van Cortland Park
Colonel Lindbergh
Condon
Lindbergh
David T. Wilentz
Wilentz
Col. Lindbergh
St. Raymond's Cemetery
Hamlin Confession Details Hammer Slaying of Bride
George S. Hamlin, a retired California fireman, gave a long confession in Amarillo on the killing of his 33-year-old bride. Investigators say marital strife and financial disputes preceded the murder in the Virginia Street home, as Hamlin was held without bail and placed in solitary confinement.
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Amarillo
George S. Hamlin
California
Hamlin
Virginia Street
Bill Adams
Jaler Gib Landis
State Tank
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
McCormick Co
Irone
Potter County
Chaos for oil now predicted
The oil administration warned that a breakdown in interstate oil shipment regulation will follow the Supreme Court ruling invalidating a section of the National Industrial Act. 75 tank carloads totaling 750 000 gallons moved from East Texas before midnight as officials predicted price declines to 25 15 or 10 cents per barrel and output could rise from 400 000 to 1 500 000 barrels daily.
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Washington
Oil Administration
Supreme Court
National Industrial Act
Planning and Coordination Committee
Oil Industry Code Authority
East Texas
Ickes
Federal Tender Board
Texas
Senator Connally
Move traffic as heavy fog leaves Texas
Clearing skies permit air traffic to resume in Texas after a dense fog grounded planes overnight. Visibility had been less than 1,000 feet at Shreveport Dallas Palestine Brownsville and other points while a large fog blanket stretched across nearly half the United States.
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United Press
Texas
Dallas
Shreveport
Palestine
Brownsville
United States
New York
Seaboard
Berserk man kills seven then suicides in Kentucky
Mt. Vernon Ky January nine seven victims fell before George M Collett forty five a former roadhouse operator who shot his wife her parents and four others then wounded two and fled Surrounded six hours later in a cabin Collett killed himself A last will left guns to a dentist and a hundred dollars for an account of the tragedy The dead included Stella Collett William Helton Mrs William Helton Lola Helton Howard Helton Julian Borders and Mrs Julian Borders The wounded were Lonnie and Carlo Helton
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MT. Vernon
George M. Collett
Copper Creek
Collett
Cc. C. Carter
Stella Collett
William Helton
Lola Helton
Howard Helton
Julian Borders
Lonnie
Carlo Helton
Governor Urges Immediate Liquor Tax Plan for Texas
Governor Ferguson urged Texas lawmakers to repeal prohibition and adopt a 2 percent general retail sales tax to fund state operations. She argued the prohibition is a failure and that liquor taxes offer rapid revenue, warning delay could cost about 15 million dollars and that the tax could yield roughly five million annually.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Ferguson
National Guard
Roosevelt
James V. Allred
Hogs Hit New Peak At $8.25 On Fort Worth Market
Fort Worth hog market reached a new record top of $8.25 today, up 10 cents from yesterday’s $8.15. The gain marks a seven year high as hog prices continue to surge.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Transient Hospital Ordered to Move On
The South Houston Transient Bureau Hospital with 500 inmates was ordered by the city council to move within 10 days. Described as a detention camp for loathsome diseases and a public health menace, the facility stood in the community.
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Houston
South Houston
Amarillo Weather Outlook Fair Tonight Cooler Thursday
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight with a colder Thursday. Expect partly cloudy skies and warmer tonight into Thursday with unsettled conditions in parts of West Texas. Temperature range 40 to 48 degrees.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
State Officers Probe Panhandle Relief Data
State Board of Control leaders meet with relief directors from 25 North Panhandle counties to plan relief work. The Herring Hotel hosts three groups focusing on administration and relief, case work, and auditing under state officials including H. L. Davis Norma Rankin R. E F. O'Brien and A. W. Elrod.
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Panhandle
The
State Board of Control
North Panhandle
Herring Hotel
H. L. Davis
Austin
Norma Rankin
Dallas
R. E F. O'Brien
A. W. Elrod
U S Apology Due Canada In Im Alone Case
The United States-Canadian Arbitration Commission ruled that the U S should apologize for sinking the rum runner I'm Alone off the Louisiana coast in 1929 and pay Canada 25 000 in compensation. Decision was announced by Justice Van Devanter and Chief Justice Duff.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States-Canadian Commission
Louisiana
United States
Canada
van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
Duff
The President At Work Small Enemies Are Worst
Arthur Brisbane comments on presidential effort and political foes noting that even minor opposition can undermine leadership. A broad critique discusses taxation and policy priorities within the context of national governance.
Roosevelt Works On Social Security Program Outlook
Arthur Brisbane notes Roosevelt’s White House efforts toward a social security plan including unemployment insurance and old age pensions. Potential payroll funding suggested. Brisbane urges balance with national security and broad safeguards beyond individual coverage.
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White House
Roosevelt
Allred names Gerald Mann secretary of state in Texas
Austin January 9 Governor elect James V Allred designated Dallas attorney Gerald C Mann as secretary of state to succeed W W Heath the change to take effect January 15 at inauguration Also named were Edward Clark as first secretary to the governor C R Miller as second secretary and Pat Moreland outside secretary Mann a former SMU football star and ex assistant attorney general will join four year veteran Edward Clark and Miller who led law enforcement in the AGs office Also Will Name Others More appointments pending within two days
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Austin
James V. Allred
Gerald C. Mann
Dallas
W. W. Heath
Allred
Edward Clark
San Augustine
C R. Miller
Pat Moreland
Kaufman
Mann
Southern Methodist University
Clark
Miller
Attorney General
Senate
House of Representatives
Moreland
First Methodist Church
Miriam A. Ferguson
James G. Strong
Panola
Ben F. Tisinger
Garland
John W. Laird
Lufkin
State Board of Education
I. D. Fairchild
Board of Regents
University of Texas
Guy L. Waggoner
Fort Worth
State Racing Commission
J. E. Josey
Houston
Shrine business meeting set in Amarillo this evening
Shriners from the Panhandle area gather in Amarillo for the annual election of officers. Dinner at 6 in the Masonic Temple basement, business meeting at 7 30. Jim King of Memphis, potentate, urges Khiva Shrine members to attend.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Masonic Temple
Jim King
Memphis
Khiva Shrine
Youth Freed by Kidnappers in Crawfordsville Case
Allen C. Bomberger, 21, a Hammond Indiana college student, said he was abducted by three kidnapers near Crawfordsville and forced to write a ransom note for 50 000 dollars. He was released after more than 48 hours in captivity and police were notified. The family and federal agents denied any payment was made.
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Chicago
Allen C. Bomberger
Hammond
Ind
Federal
Lowden Bomberger
Harold Nathan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bomberger
Department of Justice
Young Bomberger
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
Russell Gibson
Edward B. Bremer
Solons Favor World Court
The Senate foreign relations committee backed American adherence to the world court with a reservation against advisory opinions. Senator Robinson signaled he would bring the issue to the Senate floor when opportune, amid broader New Deal transition debates on pensions, relief, and economic policy.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Robinson
Senate
NRA
Blue Eagle
Farm Administration
Wallace
America
Tom Connally
NIRA
Supreme Court
Representative Cross
Texas
Brazos River
Texas Board of Water Engineers
Cross
Brazos
Public Works Administration
Sheppard and Connally
Johnson
PWA
Benefactor of University Alice Littlefield Dies at 88
Alice Littlefield widow of George W. Littlefield a longtime Texas landowner banker and philanthropist died at 88 in Austin Texas. She lived in Central Texas over 70 years and the couple funded many University of Texas gifts. Private funeral arrangements announced with burial beside her husband.
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Austin
Alice Littlefield
George W. Littlefield
Texas
University of Texas
Littlefield
Central
Philanth
Littlefields
University
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Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Hauptmann
Thomas W. Trenchard
Bride
By Vance Johnson
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W. R. McDowell
Howard Anderson
Oakland
Louisville
U.S
Gridster
Mrs. Ferguson
44Th
U. S
Arthur Brisbane
King Femtores Syndicate, Inc
Globe
Brisbane
John Maynard Lor. Co. Ph
FHA
F. H. A. Loans—Long-Bell Shr. Co
Griggs Ambulance
Gerald Wann
Shrine
Bee Youth
Solons
Congress
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