Hauptmann case twists as Jassie offered return
Jassie offered to return from a South American cruise to be questioned on evidence against Bruno Hauptmann, but New Jersey refused. Dr. John F. Condon urged Wilentz to compel no return, while Governor Hoffman signaled motivation to interrogate. Wilentz called the governor’s reprieve authority questionable and noted the prosecution’s sympathy for Jassie amid ongoing legal action.
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Trenton
N. J
Jassie
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Panama Canal Zone
John F. Condon
David T. Wilentz
Condon
Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Wilentz
Condon-Wilentz
Albert B. Hermann
Court of Pardons
Mark O Kimberling
State Prison
Hermann
Hoffman
Trial of Hamlin Lacks Jurors as Venireman Fined
In Farwell on January 18 a missing venireman F L Carson drew a $50 fine for failing to appear in the George S Hamlin murder trial. Judge Reese Tatum revoked the penalty after a deputy failed to summon him personally. Nine jurors were chosen at noon. three more expected later. Miss Mabel Hare named as first state witness for the prosecution. Local attorneys lead juror selection alongside defense counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Ewwo Farwell
Venireman
F. L. Carson
Bovina
Carson
Miss Hare
E. A. Simpson
Jimmie Witherspoon
Mabel Hare
British Civil Officers Detain Italian Fliers After Sudan Landing
British authorities interned an Italian captain, three air force members, and a three motor plane after a forced landing near Bebeta Watab on the Sudan frontier. The aviators were moved to Port Sudan under neutrality rules of 1923. The incident followed Italy’s war update against Ethiopia with reported advances and Ethiopian casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Bebeta Watab
Sudan
Ethiopia
Port Sudan
Demo’s Dinner All Set For Panhandle Democrats
Reservations for the Jackson Day Dinner of Panhandle Democrats in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel Saturday night are growing. Riley Strickland heads arrangements while R E Bob Underwood will be toastmaster. Speakers include Mayor Ross D Rogers Sen Clint Small and others with reservations due by 10 am Saturday.
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Riley Strickland
Committee On
West Texas
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
R. E
Bob) Underwood
W. H. Fuqua
Ross D. Rogers
H. L. Adkins
P. A. Quarles
Clint Small
E. A. Simpson
Lou Stogner
John Sturgeon
Sturgeon
Pampa
G. H. Little
Debate in Senate on soldier bonus bill begins
The Senate opened debate on the compromise soldier’s bonus bill with Pat Harrison predicting enactment regardless of a White House veto. Harrison claimed the bill offers the best path out of the issue and eases government burdens, while Republicans attacked the measure and the session was interrupted by the munitions inquiry dispute.
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Washington
Senate
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Harrison
Public forum selects Panhandle director for Texas Wildlife Council
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce will choose the Texas Wild Life Council representative for a long list of Texas counties after a public forum at the Amarillo Hotel. Speakers include John W. Darby, A W Brisbin, and Ralph G. Bray. The 4:45 p m meeting aims to involve local sportsmen and the community in the selection.
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Panhandle
Texas
Wild Life Council
Amarillo
National Youth Administration
Ralph G. Bray
Rural Resettlement Administration
Brisbin
Bray
Darby
Texas Wild Life Council
Collingsworth
Donley
Armstrong
Randall
Deaf Smith
Oldham
Potter
Carson, Gray, Wheeler
Hemphill
Roberts
Hutchinson, Moore, Hartley
Dallam
Sherman Hansford
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
E. M. Blackburn, Jr
Ray Minner
Don Loden
House Passes Vet Administration Bill
The House approved the first supply bill of the session, an $880 million independent offices measure funding the Veterans Administration and many independent agencies. The bill totals $160 million for the soldiers bonus reserve. the Senate is expected to deplete this reserve if the bonus bill becomes law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House
Veterans Administration
Senate
Germany to discuss transatlantic air line with U.S.
A German air mission will visit Washington early in February to discuss a proposed transatlantic airline between Germany and the United States with the U.S. government, the State Department announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
United States
Germany
State Department
Tulsa Enacts Three Minute Farewell Kiss Ordinance
Tulsa Oklahoma January 17 193? Tulsa passes a city ordinance requiring a wife to depart a car within three minutes in unloading zones for farewells. Newsreel cameras captured Major T A Penney signing the measure as the city commission debated disembarkation times for departing cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
T. A. Penney
Kipling in Critical Condition in London Hospital
The 70 year old novelist Rudyard Kipling remains in a coma at Middlesex Hospital after surgery for a perforated stomach ulcer. A 1:00 PM bulletin says his condition is unchanged and very critical as oxygen and a blood transfusion are reported. His American born wife Caroline Balestir and daughter are at his bedside as snow falls on London.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Bard
Kipling
Middlesex Hospital
Woolavington
Caroline Balestir
New York
World War Ace James A Meissner Dies in Birmingham
James A Meissner aged 38 former youngest major in the flying service and commander of the 147th pursuit squadron died at his Birmingham home last night after a wartime career with the World War II era unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
U.P
James A. Meissner
Meissner
Nye and Connally Clash Over Wilson Record
Senator Nye defends his claim that Woodrow Wilson falsified World War I records as Senator Connally attacks him with barbed rhetoric in a heated Senate gallery clash. Other lawmakers press Nye on his source material while critics warn of selective memory and secret files.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Nye
North Dakota
Senator Connally
Demot
Texas
Connally
Noress
Tom
Senate Miniins Committee
Nyeri Connally
Repub
Clark
Missouri
Guards deny Long slaying charge in New Orleans advertisement
A full page ad by six Huey Long bodyguards counters claims by Rep. Cleveland Dear that one guard killed Long. Dear warned a guard is in an asylum and says he heard the killer cried, I killed my best friend. Weiss was named as the shooter.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Cleveland Dear
Dear
Long
Carl Austin Weiss
Baton Rouge
Weiss
Landon not yet a candidate say friends in New York
Alf M. Landon of Kansas has not authorized use of his name for a Republican presidential bid, despite Ottinger's New York statement about forming a Landon for President Club. Kansas supporters say no authority has been given to use Landon's name until the campaign advances. Lumber prices advertised by John Maynard Lumber Co.
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New York
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Friends
Albert Ottinger
New York State
Landon
Arkansas City
Kan
Daily Traveler
London
Balance lessons from a bank ad in the Globe News
A Globe News item compares skiing balance training to maintaining bank balances and highlights a profitable Want Ad example: a six room home at 1205 Bowie with electrical appliances and a double garage.
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Globe News
Bowie
Star of Artaban Sapphire Captivates Readers
The Globe highlights Arthur Brisbane comments on current topics and notes The Star of Artaban sapphire, a 320 carat cut gem from Ceylon once weighing 1000 carats. The piece hints at wholesale profits for New York owners versus the local finder in a tale of middlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artaban
Ceylon
New York
Explosion Blamed on Huey Long Politics in Louisiana
In Jonesboro Louisiana and Jackson Parish a courthouse blast killed 42 year old W L Barnes and injured three others. Officials dismissed political links but townspeople linked the attack to the upcoming primary testing Huey Longs machine. Authorities say dynamite or nitroglycerin caused the explosion.
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Jonesboro
U.P
Huey Long
Jackson Parish Court House
W. L. Barnes
Parish
Amarillo Area Sees Cold Wave With Low Around 20
Partly cloudy forecast for Amarillo and West Texas with a cold wave. Temperatures tonight range from 14 to 30 degrees across north to southeast portions. Saturday remains partly cloudy and colder in the southeast. Daytime highs reach up to 39 degrees today.
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Amarillo
Texas
Magnolia Petroleum expands Amarillo staff with 25 new hires
Magnolia Petroleum adds about 25 new employees to Amarillo as additions to the office and sales forces. Most are moving from El Paso where district office units have been transferred. District manager W. B. Norman is out of the city and his assistants would not comment on the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Amarillo
el Paso
Norman
Iis
Tobacco Road Tickets Selling Fast in Amarillo
Advance reservations for the stage comedy Tobacco Road are brisk in Amarillo with ticket sales in person and by mail. Prices match Kansas City levels: 2.20 top parquet, 1.65 second parquet, 1.10 balcony, 0.55. Seat chart at The News-Globe office, then City Drug No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tobacco Road
Lois Black
News- Globe
Kansas City
News-Globe
Tri-State
Church Note Read Across Churches Denounces Socialist Education
Catholic church leaders in Mexico call to refuse the socialistic education laws. A pastoral letter by nine archbishops and 30 bishops declares no Catholic can be socialist and defines socialism as denying rights of God and the church. The letter, issued in print, will be read Sunday in all churches. Government officials had no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Lee
Mexico City
Barrymore seeks return of bonds and stocks after yacht cruise
Actor John Barrymore disclosed that Emmet D. Camomile admitted taking papers valued at $30 000 to shield him from alleged influences. Barrymore moved to recover the bonds and stocks and asked the district attorney to assist. Miss Elaine Barrie is in Hollywood after a cross country flight with the actor last spring. Wang Chung Hui resigns from the world court bench for unannounced reasons in Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
U.P
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
New York
Emmet D. Camomile
Barrymore
Miss Barrie
Missouri professors announce discovery of vitamin H
At the University of Missouri two professors Albert G. Hogan and Luther R. Richardson report the discovery of vitamin H after eight years of research. Hogan cautions that practical value and Pellagra impact are not yet proven while promising continued study and comparison to vitamin B, which took 15 years to isolate.
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Columbus
U.P
University of Missouri
Albert G. Hogan
Luther R. Richardson
Hogan
Farmers to be Paid Under AAA Conformity Measure
The House agriculture committee approved a plan to pay 296 million dollars to farmers who complied with AAA contracts before its demise by the Supreme Court. Federal Judge Nevin ordered the return of about 2.5 million dollars in escrow taxes. President Roosevelt outlined the soil conservation program echoing AAA aims while signaling possible amendments to the 1935 act and focusing on preventing soil fertility loss.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
AAA
Supreme Court
Cincinnati
U.P
Robert R. Nevin
Roosevelt
Hoover
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