Doctor Tells of Autopsy as Bruno Listens
Autopsy report details the cause of death of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. a skull fracture inflicted while alive while Bruno Hauptmann listens intently. Dr. Charles H. Mitchell testified that death occurred instantly or within minutes and dismissed gunshot rumors.
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Doctor
Bruno
William A. Kinney
Associated Press
Plemington
N. J
Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles H. Mitchell
Mercer County
Lindbergh
Mitchell
Local Officers Deflate Farm Family Purses in Amarillo
The E C Chapman family of Oldham County traveled to Amarillo for supplies and medicine. A lost license plate left them with no cash beyond a small amount, sparking resentment at high fines and technical rule enforcement by local officers. The incident is highlighted as part of broader complaints about traffic fines in Amarillo.
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T.ef
Johnson
Justice of the Peace
E. C. Chapman
Oldham County
Amarillo
Adrian
Mr. Chapman
Bobbie
Chapman
Roosevelt Seeks Nationwide Unemployment and Pension Plan
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve a $100 million plan funding unemployment compensation old age pensions and protection for mothers and children. He called for swift federal action with state cooperation and outlined a payroll tax based system with federal oversight to create a self sustaining social security program by 1936.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Fedal
Wallace Sets 1935 Cotton Production Quota
Secretary Wallace fixed 1935 cotton production at 10.5 million bales of 506 pounds under the Bankhead Act. An extra 700000 bales from 1934 carryover raised the 1935 total, with a potential 35 percent acreage cut under the voluntary adjustment program for added payments.
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Washington
Wallace
Bankhead Cotton Production Control Act
Thompson to lead Texas Railroad Commission tomorrow
Col. Ern est O Thompson of Amarillo, defender of state oil regulation, is named chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission effective tomorrow. He was chosen today by Commissioners Lon A Smith and C V Terrell, who have both headed the panel in the past. Smith expects to seek re election in 1940. his current term runs to January 1941.
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Austin
U.P
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Texas Railroad Commission
Lon A. Smith
C. V. Terrell
Thompson
Washington
Smith
Terrell
State Railroad Commission
Sheriff Arthur死亡调查揭示枪伤来源
依据美国司法部 ballistics 专家意见，致Dickens 谢尔弗Bill Arthur之死的子弹来自 .45 自动手枪。Lampe 副联邦法警在拉巴克县警长署看到 Washington 发来信函，称枪击的子弹来自同一枪。证据显示 Arthur 当日持有的是 .45 左轮。
Real Estate Boom In Amarillo Attracts Buyers
A local broker reports 40 inquiries from an advertisement offering a furnished house for sale. A three day sale yielded a four room and an eight room house on South Polk and 700 block North Lincoln with total cash prices of 675 and 950 dollars respectively. Call LL D. Kibbt Amarillo Real Estate Co. for details.
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Amarillo
South Polk
North
Lincoln
Call LL. D. Kiebt
Amarillo Real Estate Co
Polk
Texas Methodist leaders speak at Panhandle Plains conference
Leaders from Texas Methodist churches addressed a 500 attendee Panhandle Plains educational conference at Polk Street Methodist Church. Dr C C Selecman of Southern Methodist University and presidents of Texas colleges led speeches. Bishop H A Boaz was ill and unable to attend. luncheon and brief talks followed the 10 AM opening.
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Texas
Panhandle Plains
Polk Street Methodist Church
Polk Street
Methodist Church
C. C. Selecman
Southern Methodist University
Tom Bravham
Texas Woman's College
Fort Worth
C. Q. Smith
McMurry College
Abilene
R. B. Boggart
Weatherford College
Weatherford
O. P. Clark
Selecman
Boaz
H. A. Boaz
Houston
New Mexico
Texas Senate weighs child labor amendment ratification
The Texas Senate opened debate on the federal child labor amendment with a substitute proposal and a ratification resolution aimed at swift disapproval. Senator John W. Hornsby led both measures, setting a January 28 public hearing and referring the issue to federal relations for study.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Senate
John W. Hornsby
Congress
Federal Relations Committee
House of Representatives
Hornsby
James V. Allred
Texas
Committee On State Affairs
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook With Cloudy Skies
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions in Amarillo and West Texas tonight and Friday with warmer readings in the southwest. New Mexico may be generally fair to night and Friday with unsettled areas in the northwest and colder spots in the south and east. Temperature extremes today range from 36 to 46 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Refugees stream into France after Saar border clashes
Hundreds of Saar refugees flee into Sarreguemines France reporting two Communists killed at Neuenkirchen and a dozen anti-Nazis beaten elsewhere in the Saar Basin. They describe wartime like road scenes and protection by French authorities as mass arrival continues.
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Sarreguemines
France
Neuenkirchen
Saar Basin
Saar
Sarregue
Saarlaois
Few Ace Thugs Remain After Florida Gun Fight
Federal agents closed in on the last major gangsters Alvin Karpis and Arthur Barker as the nationwide crime crackdown neared its peak. In Florida a five hour gun battle left the Docs brothers dead and their mother killed, while other gang members were captured or killed elsewhere.
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Florida
Washington
Sam
America
Department of Justice
Doc
Minnesota
Texas
Pen Break Leader Nabbed at San Quentin
Police captured Jude Stevens and three companions on Sherman Island after a bold San Quentin escape. Stevens, a paroled San Francisco bank robber, allegedly supplied pistols used in the two hour breakout that left leader Rudolph Straight fatally wounded and Warden James B. Holohan hospitalized with injuries.
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Clyde Bartel
Associated Press
San Quentin Penitentiary
Calif
Desperado
Jude Stevens
San Francisco
San Quentin
Sherman Island
Charles Cullea
Ficers
Albert Kessell
Stevens
Eugene Martini
Stuart Leese
Kessel
Martini
James B. Holohan
Rudolph Straight
Amelia Earhart's Pacific Flight Dominates Today’s News
Arthur Brisbane cites Amelia Earhart's non-stop 2400 mile Pacific crossing as the key story for Americans. He argues the achievement concerns all citizens and prompts reflection on national defense amid widespread interest on the Pacific coast.
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Las Vegas
United States
Washington
Asia
Europe
Amelia Farhart
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Clouds Remain Over Panhandle With No Rain Expected
Continued cloudy weather is in prospect for the Panhandle tonight and tomorrow with no immediate rain in sight. The low pressure area that had offered some hope yesterday shifted north and east of the Plains, according to the U S Weather Bureau.
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Panhandle
U.S. Weather Bureau
Plains
Bills Offered for Pensions in Roosevelt Plan
Washington reports Congress introduced Wagner and Lewis bills to fund three major aims: old age pensions with varying amounts from 30 to 100 dollars monthly, unemployment insurance via federal subsidies to states, and federal aid for maternal child health and crippled children. The measure stresses self reliance and sound financing rather than flat payments, with study by Senate finance and House ways and means committees.
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Robert F. Wagner
New York
David J. Lewis
Maryland
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Don Cossacks Show Tickets Move Fast in City
Demand for seats at the Friday Don Cossacks appearance in Municipal Auditorium rises as reservations are taken at City Drug No 1 Polk Street. Prices range 35 50 75 125 cents with no tax. The event follows a Tri State Fair booking after Amarillo and the Panhandle urged higher class attractions.
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Municipal Auditorium
Don Cossacks
City Drug No. 1
Polk Street
Dallas
Tri-State Fair
Amarillo
The
Panhandle
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Dickens
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Clarence Brown
Lubbock
U. S
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James Y. Allred
NEA
Supreme Court
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