Supreme Court Hears Gold Clause Challenges
The Supreme Court questioned government power to abrogate gold clauses in bonds worth over 100 billion as Attorney General Homer Cummings rushed to bolster arguments. Chief Justice Hughes raised issues of sovereignty while Angus MacLean argued contracts with the state differ from private deals and fearfully noted currency regulation.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Homer
Cummings
Congress
Charles Evans Hughes
Angus D. MacLean
Hughes
MacLean
Lawyer Collapses During Texas Murder Trial
District Attorney Alex Cox suffered a heart attack in district court during the murder trial of Charles Clark and William Reed in the Dobbs case. Judge Gayle adjourned until January 28 as five witnesses testified about the October 2 trip to San Antonio and the deaths of Homer and Virgil Dobbs near San Juan.
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George West
Texas
Alex Cox
Charles Clark
William Reed
Homer
Virgil Dobbs
San Juan
Cox
J. F. Taulbee
W. G. Gayle
San Antonio
Dobbs Brothers
Here
Clark
W. S Clark
Reed
W. L. Clark
Warrant Issued In Narcotics Case In Borger Charge
A U S Commissioner issued a warrant for Clif ford Barrett arrested in Borger on illegal possession of 12 grains morphine. A second warrant targets Mrs Maybelle Edminston jailed in Pampa for an Armed/Auto Theft type violation tied to a stolen Eldorado Kansas car. The agents plan to bring both to this area this afternoon.
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U. S
Clifford Barrett
Borger
W. C. McCullough
Dallas
Barrett
Maybelle Edminston
Pampa
E J. Dod
Fedminsten
Eldorado
Kans
U.S
Bill Lampe
Barret
Postmaster Seeks Woman Purse Owner at Local Post Office
WD DeGrassi, postmaster, sought the owner of a black cloth coin purse found in the post office yesterday. He noted the purse likely belongs to an elderly woman and that the money inside could matter greatly. A black hat belonging to a woman was also found in the post office lobby this morning.
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WD DeGrassi
Lakeside Approves Sunday Bathing at Dock on Lake Erie
The Lakeside Association approves Sunday bathing at the Lakeside dock on Lake Erie for the 1935 season from 3 to 5 PM and before 8 AM. It marks the first time Sunday swimming is permitted at the dock in Lakeside’s history.
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Lakeside
Lakeside Dock
Lake Erie
Lakeside Association
Cafe Veteran Ed Engman Dies in Amarillo Hotel
Ed Engman 56 veteran cafe operator died at 12 15 this morning in his hotel room residence in Amarillo where he ran a cafe at 212 East Tenth Avenue Born in Portland Missouri he came to Amarillo in 1902 and opened a cafe at 115 East Fourth Avenue Surviving are three brothers George Harry J Engman of Amarillo Will Engman of Sherman and a sister Mrs Sim Baker of Austin Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm from Griggs Chapel Rev F M Kaminsky officiating Pallbearers named and Llano Cemetery burial
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Fort Worth & Denver
Amarillo
Ed Engman
East Fourth Avenue
George
Harry J. Engman
Will Engman
Sherman
Sim Baker
Austin
Hamlin Confesses Slaying of Wife In Virginia Street Home
Deputy Whitaker reports Hamlin, a 32nd degree Mason, made a confession to killing Mrs. Irene Hare Hamlin with an electrician's hammer at their 901 Virginia Street residence He admitted staging the scene to look like robbery and said he traveled from California by train and plane around the time of the murder He was arrested after attending the funeral and cited money and family troubles as motive.
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Les Whitaker
Hamlin
Whitaker
Irene Hare
Virginia Street
Hamilin
Pickford Decree Granted In Hollywood Divorce Case
In a courtroom confrontation Mary Pickford accepted a decree amid questions from reporters as secretary Elizabeth Lewis corroborated her testimony. The 1920 marriage to Douglas Fairbanks had been dissolved, and Pickford indicated a Nevada divorce had preceded the settlement.
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Mary
Loyd Wright
Elizabeth Lewis
Wright
Miss Pickford
Hollywood
Nevada
Owen Moore
Screen
Fairbanks
Ann Beth Sully
Rogers
London
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Fistree
Imegind
American nude dancer shocks Paris restaurant scene
Miss Joan Warner of Narberth Pennsylvania, the only American nude dancer in Paris, performed a slave market routine at a cheap restaurant, prompting a Paris police official to avert his eyes as she disrobed and exited in a cartwheel escape. The act, once allowed in Chicago and Milwaukee, now faces new scrutiny and potential restriction to music halls and theaters.
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Paris
Joan Warner
Narberth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Joan
Symphony Notes and Concert Prep Observations
A column by Christian Thaulow discusses conductor Hjalmer Bergh birthday songs during rehearsal. It notes Bergh’s ongoing music classes at New Mexico Junior College Portales and a forthcoming concert Monday night with praise for local musicians and new additions such as George Waddill on tuba.
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Hjalmer Bergh
New Mexico Junior College
Portales
Bergh
Willard Smith
Willard
Raymond O'Brien
Dwight Black
George Waddill
Paul Lovett
Fither Allen Nelson
Wichita Falls Symphony
Hall Axtell
Mme
Tetrazzini
Melba
Galli Curci
Farrar
Rosa Ponselle
Patti
Lily Pons
Schumann-Heink
Amarillo
Tolsten
Victor Herbert
Henry Hadleys
Herbert
Anges
Jesse Rogers
Childrens Orchestra
Barbara Kusheen
News- Globe
Cinema firms face charges in U S court
Nine moving picture corporations and six individuals were indicted by a Federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to violate the Sherman anti trust act. The offense is a felony with two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Corporations named include Warner Bros Pictures Inc Vitaphone Paramount First National and others. Individuals indicted are Harry M Warner Herman Starr Abel Cary Thomas Gradwell Sears George J Schaefer and Ned E Dipinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Moving Picture
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Vitaphone Corporation
First National Pictures, Inc
Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corporation
General Theater Enterprises, Inc
Paramount Pictures Distributing Co., Inc
Paramount Pictures Distributing Corporation
Paramount Pictures Distributing Companies, Inc
R. K. O. Distributing Corporation
Harry M. Warner
Herman Starr
Abel Cary Thomas
Gradwell Sears
George J. Schaefer
Ned E. Dipinet
Legislative clash over expense bill defies routine passage
The conference committee faced adult differences as the House and Senate disagreed on the expense appropriation bill. The state board warned of a $10.34 million revenue shortfall by August 31 1937 unless taxes rise. Proposals include a $3 million rural school aid budget and a $3.856 million judiciary budget with reductions tied to stricter audits.
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State Board of Control
Judiciary
Legislative
Senate
Federal Labor Union Granted Charter by AFL at Labor Hall
The Federal Labor Union received a charter from the American Federation of Labor in a special session at the Labor Hall. Bonnie Childs, Washington organized the local group, formerly the Plains Labor Council. M. J. Huddleston elected president. Dee Glance VP. Rex A. Teed financial secretary and treasurer. W R Ruffner recording secretary. S C Clark sentinel. W O H Lewis guard. Ruffner and Connely delegates to the Labor Council.
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American Federation of Labor
Labor Hall
Taylor Street
Bonnie Childs
Washington, D.C
Plains Labor Council
M. J. Huddleston
Dee Glance
Rex A. Teed
Wo R Ruffner
S C Clark
Sentinel
H Lewis
Ruffner
C. C Connely
Labor Council
Rayburn Advocates State Regulated Corporate Influence
Rayburn argues major influence of Texas corporations helped cause the depression. He suggests limiting corporate reach to regions where operations are local and urges state and inter state compacts to regulate utilities. He adds Congress should protect interstate gas pipelines crossing state lines.
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Congress
Last Rites for T H Flynn Held in Amarillo
Funeral services for Thomas H Flynn were scheduled for 9 am Saturday at Sacred Heart Cathedral with Rev F A Kaminsky in charge. Flynn, a longtime Amarillo resident and retired Moore County rancher, died Tuesday in a local hospital. Burial is Llano Cemetery. Surviving relatives include two brothers and two sisters.
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Thomas H. Flynn
Sacred Heart Cathedral
F. A. Kaminsky
West
Eleventh Avenue
Cotton and livestock markets and Curtiss trial notes
Cotton opened higher in New Orleans with later declines amid fears of a Supreme Court decision. Kansas City livestock markets showed mixed gains and steady cattle prices. Courtroom exchanges test Curtiss testimony about the Lindbergh case and Condon library references, with related questions on ransom deposits and the “woman in green” mystery discussed in Flemington.
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Supreme Court
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
D. A
Howe
Philadelphia
Hauptmann
John Condax
New York Public Library
John F
Jafsie) Condon
Condon
J. Reilly
Jafsie
Koch
John Condon
Reilly
Supreme Court Invalidates NIRA Oil Code Section 9 C
The legislature notes the Supreme Court ruling voiding Section 9 C of the NIRA oil code. Stanley accuses the report of false claims about refinery openings. He says only three refineries reopened and one attempted shipment, which railroads refused.
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Supreme Court
Stanley
Ransom Note Evidence Tied to Hauptmann Case
Testimony details on ransom note language and a unique printer device linking letters to the same source. Wilson describes counting large sums at J. P. Morgan and distributing serial numbers to banks as part of the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation.
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Osborn
Wilson
Special Intelligence Department
Hauptmann Wilson
al Capone
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
J. P. Morgan Company
Haupt- Manns
United States
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Federal men seek Stalcup in auto theft and murder case
U S Marshal notified Virgil Stalcup of a federal auto theft charge tied to a stolen car driven to Brice Texas. Stalcup, Amarillo born, faces a murder charge with Clarence Brown after escaping Dickens County jail in October during Sheriff Bill Arthur's death. Warrant issued by U S Commissioner. held in Lubbock awaiting venue change.
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Virgil Stalcup
West Texas
Bill Arthur
Dickens County
U. S
Bill Lampe
Stalcup
Lubbock
Texas
J. E. Staley
Denver
Brice
Amarillo
Clarence Brown
Dickens
Arthur
Lampe
Parum Posey
Texarkana Aviator Dies After Plane Crash
Leo Mulcahey aged 42 an aviator from Texarkana died from a fractured skull and other injuries after his plane crashed 15 miles east of Texarkana in heavy fog. Mulcahey a World War pilot and later a transport and air mail flier came here three years ago from Chicago. He leaves a widow and an eight year old son.
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Texarkana
Ark
U.P
Leo Mulcahey
Here
Mulcahey
Chicago
Young Israel Services Slated For 8 Tonight
Regular services will be held at 8 oclock tonight for the Young Israel congregation in the Nunn Building Rev Simon Bolstien will speak on a surprise topic afterward Jewry throughout the Panhandle is invited. Wine cooling costs life in Cleveland when Herman Jacobs fell from a roof barrel broke his skull after a stumble during a visit by daughter and son in law.
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Young Israel Congregation
Nunn
Simon Bolstien
Panhandle
Cleveland
Herman Jacobs
Hawaii billboardless Honolulu offers pure scenery
Hawaii now has no billboards. In Hilo beer signs from repeal were removed after protests by women's groups. Officials say billboards were nuisances, so none remain across the islands.
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Honolulu
R. H
U.P
Hawaii
Hilo
Badlands Reclamation Plan Urges Feasible Irrigation Use
The committee calls for alternative approaches to solving the Badlands issue besides training farmers from urban unemployed. It urges careful irrigation and reclamation plans that are economically feasible and suggests adding reclaimed areas to national forests or leasing them to states for wildlife refuges parks and similar uses.
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C. Lloyd Fisher
New Orleans
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Chrysler
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Department of Justice
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Southern Railway Standard
J Tone
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Timken
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Westinghouse
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U2 East
E. J. Doud
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Walker
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Misa Lois Black
Globe News
Tri-State Fair
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