Pardons Granted in Potter District Court Clemenies for Three
Governor Miriam Ferguson issued last minute clemencies in Fort Worth Potter District Court. Frances Daniels Amarillo received a full pardon for drunk driving and a fatal accident charge while Bob Walker had his sentence reduced from ten years to seven and Shorty Payne received a conditional pardon for a 1928 criminal assault. Relatives filled the governor’s office as clemency proclamations were prepared before Ferguson leaves office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam A. Ferguson
Frances Daniels
Amarillo
J. D. (Shorty) Payne
Bob Walker
Potter
Moore
Shermar
Joe V. Moore
Austin
Texas
Capitol
James V. Allred
Lonnie Wilkerson
Fort Worth
Jim Banks
Dallas
O. B. Colquitt
Clyde Thompson
A. L
Leon Shoo
Eastland County
R.S. Sterling
Thompson
Brazoria Coun
Long list of pardons and commutations in Texas history article
In March 1933 and April 1934 several individuals across counties including Potter, Tom Green, Garza, and Taylor were pardoned or given conditional pardons for offenses ranging from murder and rape to theft and burglary. Commutations reduced sentences for forgery and robbery cases. Also noted is a venue change motion in the H B Opp slaying trial in Menard County, with the judge overruling the request after a prolonged defense challenge to ensure a fair trial locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Daniels
Potter County
Wm. E. Davenport
Tom Green County
J. M. Pope
Garza County
Carl Sims
McLennan County
Cullen Rowan
van Zandt
J. D. (Shorty) Payne
Jack Row
Howard County
J. C. Rose
Taylor County
Owen Sellers
Eastland
Bexar
George McCraig Ellis
McLenlan
Malcolm Holloway
Bob Walker
Potter
Moore
Sherman
Menard
H. B. Opp
Wylie Tomlinson
West Texas State Teachers College Ex Students Seeks Members
Carl G. Mufft Potter County superintendent of schools leads a membership drive for the West Texas State Teachers College Ex Students Association in the county. Former Canyon college students are urged to contact him at the courthouse office to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl G. Mufft
Potter County
West Texas State Teachers College Ex-Students Association
The
Canyon College
Amelia Earhart as a model for women’s rights and heroism
The text recalls old male objections to women voting and contrasts them with Amelia Earhart’s feats. It highlights Earhart as a pioneering figure who crossed the Pacific solo and symbolizes the new capabilities of women, echoing support from the Hon. Huey Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart
Pacific
Hawaii
California
Total Savings Department Account Summary
A concise listing shows Loans on Real Estate 47,953.54, Other Investments 56,790.00, Cash in bank 45,490.97, Due from approved Reserve Agents 91,846.10, totaling 1,840,791.11 as deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
State of Texas
News-Globe
Banking House
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Total Savings Department
Share the wealth and wars in a mixed world opinion
A column critiques Senator Long and his courting of black votes as a presidential bid ploy, questions U S motives toward Japan and Philippines, warns against war for possessions, and notes Indians pursuing photographers after desecrating an idol. It ends by praising Wright brothers for aviation as eighty nine Russian fishermen contemplate air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Senator Long
United States
Foreign Office
Japan
Sam
Philippines
Asiatic
Fishermen guided to shore by low flying Russian plane
Survivors drifting ten days on an ice floe were fed by a Russian plane that dropped food tobacco and alcohol. The craft steered them to the shortest route to land. The piece also notes cultural seating norms and a postponed church meeting. Among historical lists it mentions remaining emperors Hirohito Kang Teh George V and Haile Selassie.
Bank Statement Memorandum From Potter County Texas
The document notes loans and investments pledged to liabilities and lists secured liabilities as United States Government obligations and other bonds and securities. S. D. Vaughan as cashier swears to the truth of the statement, sworn January 12, 1935, before notary Adra Lamons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Total
Texas
Potter
Chas. A. Fisk
Jno. Wheatley
MO. W. Wheatley
J. H. Paul
C. P. Longan
United States
Government
Postal
State OF Texas
County OF
S. D. Vaughan
RB. T. Ware
C. T. Ware
R. C. Ware
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. T. Association
Huey Long
United
Amarillo Bank & Trust Co
Liabi
Alvin Hill
Chesnutt
M. Humphrys
Marion Thompson
Financial Statement of
Amarillo Bank
Amarillo, Texas
Ge U.S
Chas. ‘A. Fisk
John Wheatley
Charlies M. Schwab
Uncle Sam
China
Russia
Vladivostok
Guatemala
Caspian Sea
Wright Brothers
Schilling Vanilla
Federal Reserve Bank
U.S. Bonds
B. T. Ware
Co. T. Ware
Jas. Farwel
A. H. Ware
H. J. Farwell
E. C. Lacy
B. T. Baker
First National Bank
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C
Federal Deposit Insurance Fund
United States Bonds
H. E. Fuqua
G. K. Richardson
A. W. Kincade
J.S. Chesnutt
C. J. E. Lowndes
W. D. Smiley
A.D. Lidia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve Act
World
Hirohito
Kang Teh
Mancukukuo
George V
India
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Hest and Clinic
Marine Bldg
Houston, Tex
American State Bank
Total . Savings Department
F. M. Butler
D. Bynum A. Pau
A. D
Dorothy Wagerle
Amarillo National Bank
Banking
Banking House Reserve
Vane
Total
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