Amarillo Murder Rumors StirCity Insiders Recount Hamlin Case
The Amarillo community swirls with rumors as The News Globe and Tack report on George Hamlin tied to the murders of his wife. Sheriff Adams Chief McDowell and Dusty Miller contend with confessions rumors and possible trial details as readers weigh truth amid speculation. Weather forecasts predict possible rain or snow with heavy accumulation expected this winter.
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Amarillo
George Hamlin
News-Globe and Tack
Adams
McDowell
E. T
Dusty) Miller
Hamlin
News-Globe
News-Globe Organization
Violinist Thaulow Shines In Amarillo Concert Features
Christian Thaulow violinist conductor headlines a varied program at the Municipal Auditorium with Hall Axtell conducting Troilus and Cresida. Abilene’s Mrs. Josephine Grisham Hall plans weeks in Amarillo to study under Thaulow amid praise from critics.
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Amarillo
Philharmonic
Municipal Auditorium
Christian Thaulow
Hall Axtell
Abilene
Josephine Grisham Hall
Beethoven
Victor Herbert
Thaulow
Godowsky
Alt Wien
Axtell
Alien Nelson
Wichita Falls
Halmar Bergh
Nelson
Allred Speech Highlights Texas Welfare and Growth
The article excerpts Allred urging action on relief and welfare concerns as Texas contends with relief rolls and economic challenges. It recalls a century of state development from a sparsely populated past to a six million strong population with vast oil wealth and resources.
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Texas
Allred
Legislature Executive Department
Dear Tack seeks housework or nursing position
Unenbumbered lady offers services in housework or practical nursing with strong references. Reader requests help locating her Irish Setter Sadie. calls urged for finder at 2-3062 or 4911. Burns fatal to four in Klama in Falls, Oregon. fire destroys home injuring Mrs. June Gardner.
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Eiven
Dial
Don
Sadie
Klamain Falls
Ore
Chiloquin
June Gardner
Pony Gone Missing Prompt Confession by Amarillo Police
A black Shetland pony with stocking feet went missing and police call for the owner to recover it. Sergeant Elmer Green cites lost name and address. a disappearing act is noted as the chief clue. Matches amid humorous, fragmentary report from Amarillo police.
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Elmer Green
Amarillo
Greer
Kiwanis Luncheon Highlights Amarillo High and College Football
Thad Ansley led a Kiwanis Club luncheon with a display of Amarillo High School and Amarillo College football history. Speakers included Winfield Nicklaus Supt W A McIntosh Blair Cherry Jack Russell and Frank Kimbrough. They discussed state championships education and the role of football in youth development.
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Thad Ansley
Kiwanis Club
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Winfield Nicklaus
Supt. W. A. McIntosh
Blair Cherry
Sandies
Jack Russell
Amarillo College Badgers
Frank Kimbrough
The
Badgers
Russell
McIntosh
Cherry
Nicklaus
Fire Underwriters Elect Thomson President for Year
At the Amarillo Insurance Exchange meeting Henry Thomson was chosen as president for the ensuing year. Frank Salter was named first vice president, Guy Saunders second vice president, and Rolla Cartwright secretary treasurer. The gathering occurred in the Fisk Building.
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Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Henry Thomson
Frank Salter
Guy Saunders
Rolla Cartwright
Fisk
Allred sworn in as Texas governor amid 19 gun salute
James V. Allred took the oath of office before a joint session as crowds cheered. A 19 gun inaugural salute was fired for the first time in Texas, with Captain Otis F Nelson directing blanks from Battery D. Ferguson and other officials attended, and Allred pledged cooperation with law enforcement and Roosevelt recovery plans.
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Texas
Woodul
Tom Deberry
Bogota
Allred
Supreme Court
James V. Allred
Capitol Grounds
Otis F Nelson
Wichita Falls
Wist Field Artillery
Congress Avenue
Roosevelt
Texas Technologial College
Lubbock
Ferguson
Capitol
Miriam A. Ferguson
Dick Waters
James E
House
Senate
Dan Moody
Austin
Alfred
Im Rov
David
Executive
Fergusons
Fergusons Face Suit After Woman Pardoned
Dallas January 15 Mrs Miriam A Ferguson retiring Texas governor faced a 175000 damage suit alleging defamation of a slain woman’s character. The suit names James F Ferguson her husband and adviser and cites a proclamation pardoning Mary Boone of Dallas from a five year sentence for the slaying of Pearl Hall as the basis. Relatives of the deceased are listed as plaintiffs.
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Dallas
Picured
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
James F. Ferguson
Pearl Hall
Mary Boone
Hall
E. Singlei
F L Singletary
Minnie R Singletary
Rusk County
O. L. Frwell
O. L
Master of Ballantrae at Municipal Auditorium
Walker Whiteside stars as James Durie in Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation set at Ballantrae. The production features romance, duels and intrigue with a Hindu aide, as Durie schemes for funds and confronts his brother Henry in a climactic scene. The show runs January 22 under Tri-State Fair Association.
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Walker Whiteside
Ballantrae
Robert Louis Stevenson
James Durie
Scotland
Stevenson
Municipal Auditorium
Tri-State Fair Association
Walker Whitesides
Ballantrene
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Blackbeard
Castle Durrisdeer
Henry
Secundra Dass
Durie
Funeral arrangements for Robert M. Horne veteran
Robert M. Horne 87 a Civil War veteran died yesterday morning at his daughter Mrs Harvey Arnett 312 Mississippi Street home. He had lived in Amarillo ten years and was a retired farmer. Relatives word pending on funeral service at Griggs Chapel.
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Robert M. Horne
Griggs Chapel
Horne
Harvey Arnett
Mississippi Street
Amarillo
Legion Auxiliary to Honor Founding
The founding of the Ladies Auxiliary of Hanson Post of the American Legion will be celebrated at the Legion Home at 8 o clock tonight. Hanson Post members will cancel their regular meeting to observe the 16th birthday with plans for future activities and a review of the Auxiliary's history.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Hanson Post
American Legion
Legion
Amarillo High School to Stage PTA Program Tonight
Amarillo High School athletic directors Blair Cherry T H McDonald and Miss Ursula Angell will outline the advantages of physical education in a colorful 7:30 pm program before the High School Parent-Teacher Association. The event, at the high school, marks the first in a series showcasing department work.
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Blair Cherry
T. H. McDonald
Ursula Angell
Amarillo High School
Burial Rites Held For Klopfstein Tot
Last rites for Nell Marie Klopfstein nine month old daughter of Mr and Mrs A F Klopfstein were held at Griggs Chapel with Dr R Thomson officiating. Pallbearers were Henry Cummings Bill Lomas Frank Pharris and B H Arnold. Burial was in Llano Cemetery. The child died at the family home 3105 Tyler Street yesterday.
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Nell Marie Klopfstein
A. F. Klopfstein
Griggs Chapel
R. Thomson
Henry Cummings
Bill Lomas
Frank Pharris
B. H. Arnold
Llano
Tyler Street
Collman Attends Mother’s Funeral En Route to Illinois
H. T. Collman a meteorologist with the U S Weather Bureau leaves today to attend the funeral of his mother Mrs Antzi Collman 74 who died yesterday. He plans to meet his daughter Miss Marguerite Collman in Kansas City where she attends Washington University.
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H. T. Collman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Beihalto
Illinois
Antzi Collman
Collman
Marguerite Collman
Kansas City
Miss Collman
Washington University
Mrs. Margaret Keel Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs. Margaret Keel aged 19, wife of Edward Keel, died at the family home 204 Pierce Street at 10 last night after several months of illness. Survived by her husband and her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Mirabal. Body at N S Griggs & Sons pending funeral arrangements.
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Margaret Keel
Edward Keel
Pierce Street
Tom Mirabal
N. S. Griggs & Sons
State witnesses ready to testify in Hauptmann case
Relatives of Fisch are not disclosed. Louis Blitzer a New York attorney is among state witnesses who told police Hauptmann sought the number of Fischs safety deposit box claiming Fisch owed him 14000 dollars Prosecutors say the call was to arrange an alibi before arrest.
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Fisch
Louis Blitzer
New York
Hauptmann
Livestock markets mixed as Kansas City bids dip and cattle steady
Hogs 2,500 slow with bids softening to 0.5 lower, top at 7.90 for 140-160 lb. cattle 4,600 with calves and drought stock steady to lower. steers mostly 8.00 to 10.28 with strong quality up to 11.00. cows and vealers firm to mixed. Sheep 9,000 opening lambs weak to 25¢ lower, yearlings and ewes firm to higher. cattle and lamb trends reflect drought and market shifts in early trading. Cotton edged up briefly in New Orleans before sharp declines. later, Chicago grain prices fluctuated with March/May/July contracts reacting to shorts covering.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Drouth
New Orleans
Liverpool
Pension plans discussed for Congress and workers in 1930s
The article outlines three pension approaches: a universal state and federal funded plan for those 65 and older, a compulsory system for low income workers, and a voluntary program for agricultural and migratory laborers. It also notes debate over the bonus issue with Vinson backing cash bonds and Patman proposing currency, plus Nye seeking funds for a munitions inquiry as lawmakers attend Governor Earle’s inauguration.
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Rep
Vinson
Kentucky
American Legion
Patman
Texas
Nye
North Dakota
Senate
House
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Educated Writing Ties to Ransom Notes Debate
During a noon recess Pope pledged to show in further cross examination that 14 ransom notes were written by an educated man rather than his client Tyrrell. Prosecution anticipated rebuttal with Detective Arthur Johnson and four mystery witnesses arriving from abroad as the trial continued.
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Pope
Tyrrell
Fisch
Arthur Johnson
Proclamation Alleged Slander In Libel Suit In Dallas
Plaintiffs led by Fewell of Dallas accuse the proclamation of slanderous and libelous language. The record notes Mrs. Hall was slain in November 1933. Mrs. Boone did not enter state prison on a five year sentence as furlough granted before a pardon.
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Fewell
Dallas
Hall
Boone
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