Blind Flying Feared In Honolulu Navy Squadron Journey
Night fog forced six Honolulu bound Navy planes to fly blind for hours 1,550 miles from San Francisco. Lieut. Com. Knefler McGinnis reported smooth progress as the squadron neared its goal. They sighted the air craft tender Wright and remained in formation with the Sandpiper, the first escort ship, as Admiral Johnson urged the mission’s safe arrival.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Amarillo
Knefler McGinnis
McGinnis
Wright
Honolulu
John Perry
Navy Guard
A. W. Johnson
Air Force
Admiral Johnson
Pearl Harbor
Wynekoop Murder Trial Opens Amid Riot Outside Court
Dr. Alice Wynekoop, 62, is on trial for the death of Rheta Wynekoop, 29, in Chicago. Prosecutors seek the death penalty, alleging Rheta died from a gunshot or chloroform overdose, as crowds surged for seats and officials cleared the building.
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Criminal Courts Building
Chicago
Wynekoop
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Rheta
Dougherty
James FB
Gabriel
Catherine Wynekoop
Joseph B. David
David
Alice
Catherine
Earle
Walker
Houston County Relief Handled by State Authority
AUSTIN Jan 11 The Texas Relief Commission assumes direct control of Houston County relief administration to improve efficiency. O L Tullis of Galveston County assists Houston County Administrator W H Long in organizing relief operations in Crockett where Long remains in charge.
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Galveston County
Crockett
Earle Adams
The
Texas Relief Commission
Demure Nurse Faints As Bandit Kisses During Hold Up
In New York a nurse, Sylvia Rubin 21, fainted when a gunman in a dentist office hold up attempted to kiss her. Rubin, aide to Dr Bernard Link 30 of Brooklyn, was forced to surrender $3 as the assailant mused about kissing her.
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New York
U.P
Sylvia Rubin
Bernard Link
Brooklyn
Nurs
Around The World Best Minds Slow To See Air Transit Plans
Arthur Brisbane argues that the United States could lead in world air travel with zeppelin routes and limited airplane hops. He cites Litchfield’s Akron renewal idea and suggests a global air ferry system could be built cheaply, modernizing trans ocean travel for Roosevelt’s era.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Brazil
Chicago Exposition
Atlantic
United States
Mr. Litchfield
Navy
New York
Spain
Europe
Dutch East Indies
East Indies
Manila
Philippines
Pacific
Oakland
Pacific Coast
Cattlemen urge beef consumption push to solve surplus
Charles E. Collins of Kit Carson Colo as president of the American National Livestock Association urged stimulating beef consumption to resolve the cattle surplus. Speaking at the Albuquerque convention he called for unity and a Washington committee to act for the association as beef per capita declined while pork rose.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Charles E. Collins
Kit Carson
Colo
American National Livestock Association
Collins
Washington
Firemen die as wall collapses in Aurora blaze
A three story front wall collapsed during a $260000 downtown fire in Aurora killing three firefighters and injuring three others. Edward Rees John Peterson and Charles Hoffman, all Aurora fire captains, died in the disaster at the F W Woolworth store building.
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Aurora
Tll
Elgin
Naperville
Edward Rees
Aurora No. 4
John Peterson
Aurora No. 5
Charles Hoffman
Aurora No. 1
Theft Suspect Caught In Tunnel Labyrinth
Hollywood detectives captured Herbert Wright in a labyrinth of underground tunnels dug beneath seven stores in the heart of Hollywood. They link his arrest to a recent 1700 dollar burglary of a drug store and say he honeycombed the area for one to two years. Special Officer William Smith guarded the tunnel for days and two detectives joined in a pursuit ending with a shot fired as Wright fled. Suspect page 2.
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Hollywood
Herbert Wright
Wright
William Smith
Jack Gaines
Smith
Gaines
Gunman Slain In Pistol Fight In Wellington
Red Carson, suspected Oklahoma bank robber, was shot to death by three officers in Wellington as Sheriff Jess Harrison was wounded in the arm. The exchange occurred in front of the Atlas Hotel after Carson spent the night there following a chase linked to a Willow Springs bank robbery.
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Wellington
Kan
Red Carson
Oklahoma
Jess Harrison
Atlas Hotel
H. C. Haimes
Carson
Willow Springs
Okla
Pawhuska
Harrison
Haimes
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Amarillo and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with fair skies and slightly colder conditions. West Texas and New Mexico: generally fair tonight and Friday with warmer pockets in the southeast. Temperature extremes today range from 28 to 51 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Helium plant funds approved after Jones appeal
Federal budget bureau approves 64000 for Amarillo helium plant operating costs for the new fiscal year after Congressman Marvin Jones pressed officials. Mayor Ross Rogers and local committee had urged funds for lab investigations and plant maintenance amid prior budget cuts.
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Amarillo
Federal Budget Bureau
Marvin Jones
Congressman Jones
Ross Rogers
Rogers
Citizens’ Committee
Jones
Texas
Bureau of Mines
Girls and Laughter At Marcus Show
Tickets for La Vie Paree at Municipal auditorium are selling fast with more than 200 seats left of the 1.65 level. The A B Marcus attraction featuring a girl and musical revue will run Tuesday at midnight with 2 500 seats available. mail orders, self addressed envelopes, and seat reservations continue through Miss Lois Black at The Globe News.
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Lois Black
The
Globe News
Southwest
Roosevelt Loyalists Push Renewal of Federal Powers
Administration loyalists in the House pressed to renew President Roosevelt's federal economy powers despite House gag rule discontent. Senate reversals trimmed liquor tax provisions while talks on debt default penalties continued. Officials eyed measures on the St. Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada as a focal point for upcoming disputes.
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Washington
Administration
House
Roosevelt
Senate
District of Columbia
St. Lawrence Waterway
Canada
Doom plant in Amarillo faces closure without funds
Amarillo's large CWA meat cannery at 1301 West Sixth Avenue could close by Sunday midnight if maintenance funds are not raised. About 700 workers would lose jobs and the plant's weekly payroll of 8400 dollars would vanish. Farmers supplied 1300 cattle with premiums above market price, and citizens push for immediate appropriations.
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Amarillo
West Sixth Avenue
Panhandle
Citzens
Washington
Texas
Texas rejects federal oil control claim in state affair
Randolph Bryant ruled the federal agents have no right to Texas producers property and the Texas Railroad Commission called Ickes orders a mis conception. Ernest O. Thompson said the state controls oil and natural resources, not Interior Department dictates.
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Tyler
Randolph Bryant
State Railroad Commission
Houston
Texas
Ernest O. Thompson
Federal Oil Administration
Railroad Commission
Interior
Ickes
Thompson
Department of Interior
Statistical Department
Bureau of Mines
Texas Petroleum
New York Pair Wins In First US Bridge Championship
The first annual pair championship of the United States Bridge Association ended with Michael Gottlien and Howard Schenken winning the cup with 664% match points. A. M. Barnes and Edward Hymes Jr. were second, followed by Ely Culbertson and Albert H. Morehead in third. Culbertson dropped to eighth as the session concluded.
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New York
United States Bridge Association
Michael Gottlien
Howard Schenken
A. M. Barnes
Edward Hymes, Jr
Ely
Culbertson
Albert H. Morehead
Theodore A. Lightner
A. P. Stockins
Leroy
European Fascism Clashes With Parliaments In 1934 Brink
Across Europe fascist and parliamentary forces clash as Austria Romania Holland Latvia and the Irish Free State impose repressive measures. Roumania's premier Ion G Duca has fallen to a Nazi assassin and Dollfuss in Austria launches a blood and iron campaign against Nazis.
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United Press
London
W.P
Europe
Austria
Roumania
Holland
Latvia
Irish Free State
Ion G. Duca
Austrian
Schutzkorps
Nazi Germany
Benito Mussolinni
Rome
George Tatarecene
Duca
Englebert Dollfuss
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T. G. Guinn
J. Perry
J. K. Averill
Arthur Brisbane
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Clobe News
Gunman
Marcus
Doom Plant
U.S. Province
Col. Thompson
R. R. Body
Lee Thompson
Lee Wild Run
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