Midwest Braces as Cold Wave Hits From North
Severe cold grips the Midwest and Rockies with temperatures plunging to minus 42 in Hibbing Minnesota and three deaths linked to a previous storm in Montana. Floods threaten Mississippi towns along the Coldwater River with up to twenty feet of water and mass evacuations underway.
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Associated Press
Mid
Rocky Mountain
Hibbing
Minn
Montana
Washington
Take
Tunica
Quitman
Mississippi
Wash
Allred housing bills advance with one dissent in Texas Senate
Eight of nine proposed by Governor James V Allred to enable Texans to benefit from the national housing act pass the Texas Senate with only one vote against. One bill on building and loan associations delays for study of a governor approved substitute. Senator Holbrook denounces the program as socialist and ties it to Ickes Tugwell Perkins and others. A second New Deal bill provides a method for guardians to convey property of awards to obtain Home Owners Loan Corporation loans.
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T. J. Holbrook
Galveston
Texas
Ickes
Senate
Tugwell
Perkins
Wallace
Weaver Moore
Houston
W. K. Hopkins
Gonzales
E. J. Blackett
Victoria
Education Fund
State Board of Education
Specify Jobs in New Deal Relief Setup
President Roosevelt aims to create 3.5 million jobs at an average $50 monthly wage under a new relief bill totaling 4.8809 billion dollars. The House appropriations report cites Treasury official Christian J. Peoples for wage and beneficiary projections, while the measure seeks flexibility to push the program forward amid partisan debate.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Committee
Christian J. Peoples
Treasury
Testimony Scheduled in Panhandle Death Case Trial
In Panhandle on January 23, testimony set to begin this afternoon in the murder trial of W L Sickles charged with fatally beating W E Wright, a city meter reader, on November 24. Jury selection wrapped with two remaining members chosen after extensive venire usage. Court recessed until 1 30 this afternoon for testimony to start.
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W. L
Bill) Sickles
W. E. Wright
City Meter Reader
Veniremen
Arnold A. Black
E. F. Tubbs
W. F. Bernard
Biggs Horn
Neal Edwards
D. L. Slagle
J. J. Durrett
van Whinery
C. M. Keahey
John Ray
Irving King
M. R. Garner
Sickles
King
Garner
Tony Ridge
Judge Allred Seriously Ill at Tyler Home
Judge Renne Allred Jr brother of Texas governor is seriously ill in Tyler with lumbago raising pneumonia fears. Former district judge at Rusk and Longview, he is a prominent attorney. Gov. Allen awaiting doctors advice on flying to Tyler. Renne and Renne Sr. drive toward Tyler.
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Tyler
Renne Allred, Jr
Texas
Allred
Rusk
Longview
Renne Allred
Austin
Raymond Allred
Two Death Penalties Reversed by Court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded the death penalty in murder cases of James Gus Pappas of Harris County and Glenn Warren of Angelina County.
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Austin
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
James ‘Gus’ Pappas
Harris County
Glenn Warren
Angelina County
Sudden Panhandle Norther Brings Surprise Cold Spell
The norther from Canada hit overnight, dropping temperatures to 15 degrees by 8:45 AM. Weatherman H T Collman notes yesterday’s high of 61 and predicts warming tonight to 25 28 degrees and continued mild conditions for several days.
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Panhandle
H. T. Collman
Canada
Winter storms flood inland areas and cushion Florida
A thaw in the Northwest sent rivers over banks while the East faced snow and colder weather. Forecasters predicted lower temperatures for the southeast including Florida. The cold hurt crops livestock and transport as snow hit Florida Louisiana and Alabama. Communication and traffic disrupted with damage tally running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Weather page notes.
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Ington
Florida
Deep South
Louisiana
Alabama
Washington
Olds Display Opened with New Features in Amarillo
The 1935 Oldsmobile models debut at Amarillo Oldsmobile Company Inc. 810 Tyler Street. New sixes and straight eights inherit 1934 engineering gains plus a solid steel turret top body by Fisher with full side protection and a streamlined, sloped design.
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Oldsmobile
Panhandle
Amarillo
Oldsmobile Company, Inc
Tyler Street
Fisher
Gangster Names Killers in Slaughter
Chicago reports Byron Bolton of the Karpis Barker gang admitted taking part in the 1929 St Valentine’s Day massacre and named six accomplices in the killing of seven men.
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Chicago
Chicago American
Byron Bolton
Aqui tania Sails With 47 Barrels of Gold
The Aqui tania loaded 47 barrels of gold valued at 30,000,000 francs for New York as reported from Paris on January 23. The cargo is worth about 1.97 million dollars in U.S. currency.
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Paris
U.P
New York
Rebels Active Across Mexico Amid Border Clashes
Reports from Mexico City describe multiple rebel actions across states including Aguas Calientes, Jalisco, Vera Cruz, and Tabasco. Four rebels killed on the border, leaders wounded but escaping. towns attacked, mayors slain, and weapons looted as troops pursue bands.
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Mexico City
U.P
Mexico
Aguas Calientes
Jalisco
Jose Velasco
Vera Cruz
Monte Blanco
Chocaman
Luis Remingio
Act of God or murder in arsenic deaths case
In Houston a mother Dora Bullock Frost and her estranged husband George Frost face murder charges after three children and their father die from arsenic poisoning. Insurance payouts totaled over four thousand dollars. investigators linked the deaths to suspected foul play amid ongoing inquiries into the family deaths from 1932 to 1935.
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Houston
Jan
A.P
Dora Bullock Frost
Jones W. Bullock
George Frost
Allie Peyton
Woodrow Wilson Bullock
Frost
Woodrow
Leola Bultock
Expert links Hauptmann ladder wood to Hauptmann home
A government wood expert testified that the Lindbergh kidnapping ladder wood came from Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s Bronx attic. He matched nail holes and grain to a board found near the ladder’s sawn upright, prompting defense objections to the expert’s qualifications.
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Flemington
WN. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Arthur J. Koehler
Madison
Wis
Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Bronx
Thomas W. Trenchard
Koheler
Lewis Bornmann
New Jersey
New York
Koehler
Loot payroll funds hijacked in Fall River New England robbery
Four masked gunmen hijacked a U S mail truck near Fall River Massachusetts. They abducted driver Herbert Reid and fled with about 129000 in currency destined for payrolls at M B C Durfee Trust Company for Fall River mills. The truck and second car were found, loot scattered, and investigators pursued leads.
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Mass
U. S
M. B. C. Durfee Trust Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Fall River Mills
Herbert Reid
Reid
Providence Highway
North Main
Benjamin Hatfield
Providence
R 1
Diamond heist nets 125000 after hotel slugs
In Sioux City three masked bandits slugged Sol Roseman a New York jewelry salesman as he entered a hotel and escaped with 125000 in diamonds after a pursuit by police. A gunfight in a blind alley followed the thieves firing as they fled. In Dallas Willie Marler, 30, used a blazing newspaper to thaw his frozen car and suffered severe burns.
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Sioux City
U.P
Sol Roseman
New York
Roseman
Dallas
Willie Marler
Daredevil Thompson Wins Early Amarillo to Plainview Race
Grover B. Hill recalls the first automobile race from Amarillo to Plainview won by Daredevil Thompson. About a dozen drivers entered as news flashed through Canyon Happy and Tolia to Amarillo via a bulletin board as speed demons sped through towns.
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Garford Wilkinson
Amarillo
Plainview
Emma
Petunias
Grover B. Hill
Mr. Hill
Canyon
Happy
Tolia
Taxicab Fare Hike and Penalty Plan Decided in Amarillo
Amarillo city commission approved a plan to raise taxicab minimum fare from 15 to 25 cents for up to two passengers and to require driver permits with photos. A graduated penalty on delinquent taxes was set to replace the full 10 percent once readings pass. Officials await county water-plan results for a park project near Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Japanese Fliers Raid Chinese Towns Reported
Unconfirmed dispatches claim Japanese military planes bombed Tuhsikou and Tungchetze in eastern Chahar Province China. Reports say eight Japanese aircraft took part and artillery shelled targets in Chahar.
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Tuhsikou
Tungchetze
Chahar Province
China
Chahar
Supreme Court Upholds Appeals Court On Railroad Rates Case
The Supreme Court sustained the Court of Civil Appeals in voiding a March 20 1928 order of the railroad commission that set group rates on sugar and molasses shipments from Galveston Texas City Sugarland Beaumont Port Arthur and Houston.
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Supreme Court
Court of Civil Appeals
The
Railroad Commission
Galveston
Texas City
Sugarland
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Houston
Amarillo Highway Curve Straightening Near East Amarillo Lake
A Texas project straightens a sharp curve on Highway 5 east of Amarillo near East Amarillo Lake. The new route leaves Tenth Avenue at Osage Street, trends southeast past KGRS, and crosses the lake bed. Grading and drainage proceed with favorable weather, aiming for completion in about six weeks under state relief labor and highway department direction.
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Texas
Amarillo
Fairgrounds
Highway 5
Wichita Palls
Dallas
Tenth Avenue
Osage Street
KGRS
Seventeenth Avenue
Grand Street
East Amarillo Lake
W. J. van London
State Highway Department
Nesbitt Cancels All Special Ranger Commissions
Adjutant General Carl Nesbitt said Gov. James V. Allred’s policy ends promiscuous issuing of special ranger commissions. More than 2000 commissions were in effect, including vaudeville performers and lawyers, with most going to night watchmen. The move clears the decks while no new commissions are issued.
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Austin
Carl Nesbitt
James V. Allred
Nesbitt
Plan Southern Tour To Advertise Texas Centennial
A train tour through Southern states with a stop in Washington was announced to publicize the Texas Centennial of 1936. Gov. James V. Allred, lawmakers, and other Texans will be invited to join, with a start from Houston and a finish at Fort Worth or Dallas.
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Austin
U.P
Washington
Texas
James V. Allred
Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
Gainesville officer dies from accidental gunshot wound
Charles Tune aged 54, night policeman, died in a hospital from a bullet wound below the heart. The injury occurred when a revolver in the hands of fellow officer Herman Bailey, 32, discharged accidentally in a Gainesville grocery store.
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Gainesville
Charles Tune
Herman Bailey
Amarillo Area Weather Tonight and Thursday Forecast
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Thursday. Partly cloudy skies, warmer in the west portion. New Mexico expected fair weather tonight and Thursday, with cooler readings in the southeast tonight and warmer in the northeast on Thursday. Temperature extremes up to 1 o'clock reach 15 and 21 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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