Heritage of Valor Honor Brings Roger Peck DSC Badge
Roger Peck, a 15 year old Minneapolis high school student, inherits a father’s memory and a Distinguished Service Cross presented by Lieut. Col. E. V. Cutter at Fort Snelling. His father William R. Peck died in France during an assault while protecting an officer. The letter announcing the birth was unopened in the dugout. Roger voices antiwar sentiment, citing his mother’s grief and peer views.
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Minneapolis
Roger Peck
Roger
France
William R. Peck
Peck
E. V. Cutter
Fr. Snelling
V. B. Ryberg
Builders Attack School Job Plan
The Amarillo Contractors Association opposes the school board running building work but protests the use of low wage labor. Joe Parr cites NRA scale to claim carpenters should be paid $1 an hour while the board hired staff and completed remodeling of a Margaret Wills School room for $285 after bids exceeded $300.
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Amarillo Contractors Association
Joe Parr
Margaret Wills School
Parr
House Accepts Revised Bill on New Planes for Navy
The House, via a unanimous vote, accepted a revised bill authorizing the President to provide a blanket airplane contingent for the Navy to meet treaty fleet limits. The plan centers on new planes costing about 95 million dollars. Senate recess prevented immediate presidential signature. action to finalize awaited tomorrow.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Senate
Garner
White House
Roosevelt
Amarillo Weather Forecast Fair and Warmer Tuesday
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures. West Texas also remains fair tonight and Tuesday with a rise in the north, while New Mexico stays fair tonight and Tuesday but turns colder in the extreme south central area tonight. Temperatures range from 23 to 42 degrees today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
No More Students At CWA School Closed Registration
Supt. W A McIntosh says CWA School registration remains closed due to staffing, with 24 teachers already overloaded in Potter County. No new students can be admitted until more teachers are hired.
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CWA
W. A. McIntosh
Potter County
McIntosh
Henrichsen Testifies Against Touhy in Factor Kidnapping
Walter L. Henrichsen former Cook County highway patrolman turned Touhy gang witness testified today against Roger Touhy in the Factor kidnapping case. He identified Touhy and other defendants, described renting a house tied to Factor’s imprisonment, and said Factor was held for ransom with a $70 000 payment and a promise of more. Henrichsen, a key witness, also linked Basil Banghart Ice Wagon Connors and Father Tom McFadden to the case and noted Touhy’s gang operations. He disclosed his own arrest January 9 and his agreement to testify.
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Criminal Courts
Chicago
Walter L
Buck” Henrichsen
Cook County
Touhy
Roger ‘Yyouhy
Factor
Hendrichsen
Wilbert Crowley
Henrichsen
John Factor
Glenview
Gustav
Gus" Shhaefer
Edward
Tom” McFadden
Albert
Polly Nose” Kator
Basil Banghart
Connors
Schaefer
Kator
Edward McFadden
Tom
McFadden
Eddie
John Factor Cash
Roger Touhy
William A
Buck) Henrichsen
Legislature Opens Special Session On Relief Bonds
The 43rd Texas Legislature convened at noon in an extraordinary session called by Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson to enact measures aiding financially pressed debtors amid stringent conditions. The chambers were crowded with visitors and onlookers as Speaker presided.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Tri-State Fair Moves To City Hall Offices
Tri State offices relocate to the second floor of city hall sharing space with the Potter County agent. The move follows the arrival of Ted Taylor secretary who went to Dallas for a Texas Association of Fair Secretaries meeting where Taylor was elected regional vice president with M D Abernathy of Longview as president.
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Tri-State
Potter County
Ted Taylor
Dallas
Texas Association of Fair Secretaries
Taylor
M. D. Abernathy
Longview
Poisoned Meat Kills Dog. Chemist to Analyze
West Amarillo investigators await city chemist Jack Wyatt to determine the poison used after a dog belonging to F G Landrum died yesterday from poisoned meat scraps found in the Palo Duro Street yard. Landrum warns that small children could be in danger if morsels are eaten. Police seek the responsible party.
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Amarillo
Jack Wyatt
F. G. Landrum
Palo Duro Street
Landrum
Road Fuss Ironed Out In Potter County Meeting
Last Monday the Potter County commission rescinded motions to audit county funds and to divide the road and bridge fund by precincts. Action on the road and bridge fund is postponed to February. Commissioner Buckingham proposed separate precinct accounts, but the plan was dropped after legal advice said funds cannot be split. The commission also rescinded the prior road order and the county audit order.
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Potter County
Buckingham
Joe Gray
Gray
Attorney General's Office
Gibbs
Escaped Oklahoma Convicts Nabbed by Florida Officers
The report notes Florida officers captured escaped Oklahoma criminals after a bank robbery in Midlothian Texas. The First National Bank of Midlothian was robbed of about 5000 dollars. Night watchman R S Edwards was bound and gagged while the vault was torched. Edwards described a raid by at least three assailants and the crew overpowered him during rounds. Dallas and Waxahachie sheriffs’ offices led the manhunt.
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Oklahoma
Florida
Midlothian
Ellis Co
Tex
U.P
First National Bank of Midlothian
T. M. Dees
R. S. Edwards
Edwards
Dallas
Waxahachie
Police radio debut on Amari ll o station W5XT
Serge Elmer Green and other police radio announcers will go on air this afternoon on Amarrillo’s W5XT for police broadcasts only. The police station houses the station and five scout cars carry receiving sets as RCA Victor experts prepare the setup.
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Serge
Elmer Green
Amarillo
W5xt
Rca-Victor Corpora
Italians in Beach Crash Three Alive
Fortaleza Brazil January 20 The premier transatlantic air mail plane crashed on a beach twelve miles south of Fortaleza. A Pan American Airways plane spotted the wreckage at dawn and reported three of the four Italian fliers escaped death. Pilot Bert Saurs said he saw three men beside the wreck and sent help notes by radio.
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Fortaleza
Brazil
Italy
Here
Pan-American Airways
Bert Saurs
Saurs
McPherson Lecture Prices Set For Evening Seats
The Municpal Auditorium will charge 75 cents for the finest reserved seats to hear evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Thursday night plus an 8 cent tax. Other evening prices are 25 and 40 cents. Afternoon seating is 25 and 40 cents. Matinee starts at 2:30 and 8:30. Reserved seats may be held by calling Miss Lois Black at The News-Globe.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Lois Black
News-Globe
Monster Biscayne Bay crab stalks minnows in coral sea
In Biscayne Bay the giant stone crab crushes small fish with fast claws as minnows swarm above. Brisk predators, including two-footers, sweep in to feed, while billions of minnows were once set to control mosquitoes in government programs.
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Miami
Biscayne Bay
United States
Elder Bremer Begs Safe Return of Son
In St Paul on January 29 Adolph Bremer, 67, pleads with the kidnapers of his son Edward G Bremer for any sign he is alive. With 12 days since the abduction, the distressed father offers to negotiate and says money is ready.
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Bremer
ST. Paul
Adolph Bremer
Edward G. Bremer
Amarillo Proclaims Birthday Holiday for Franklin D Roosevelt
Amarillo Mayor Ross D. Rogers proclaims January 30 as a city holiday to honor Franklin D Roosevelt and his work on infantile paralysis. The proclamation calls for nationwide affection and unity, with several birthday balls planned in Amarillo on that date.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
Plans for Amarillo Big Roosevelt Birthday Dance
Amarillo prepares for a citywide celebration to mark President Roosevelt's 52nd birthday with flags and dances tomorrow. The event aims to raise funds for the Warm Springs Foundation for infantile paralysis victims, with radio reception available via all-wave sets despite no WDAG broadcast. The Amarillo Bakers Association will supply five birthday cakes for auction at the dance venues.
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Warm Springs Foundation
Roosevelt
WDAG
Amarillo
Amarillo Bakers Association
Fall Into Tub Proves Fatal to Tiny Tot
Jackie Lee Cox 19 months died after tumbling into a tub of scalding water in a Canton home visit. He died in a local hospital. Funeral at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev. Robert C. Jones officiating. He is survived by parents J C Cox two brothers Johnny Harold and Robert Eugene and grandmother Mrs E C Sullivan.
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Burns
Jackie Lee Cox
J. C. Cox
North Lamar Street
Cox
E. C. Sullivan
North Jackson Street
Box
Well Brothers Chapel
Robert C. Jones
Church of Christ
Llano
Johnny Harold
Robert Eugene
Free Paramount Guest Tickets For Swap Ads
Paramount Theater offers free guest tickets to advertisers who place Swap Ads in The News and Globe starting Tuesday or Wednesday. Tickets valid for current Noel Coward play Design for Living. pick up in person at Want Ad Headquarters. Call 6262 and ask for Jean Harper to place your ad.
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Paramount Theater
News and Globe
Noel Coward
News- Globe
Jean Harper
Prison Escape Trio Recaptured in Florida
Tallahassee police and Oklahoma officers recaptured Whitey Walker Ray Johnson and accomplice in Florida after a gunfight that wounded the pair. They were identified as Oklahoma escapees linked to a 1927 Ada bank robbery and a Grant County deputy slaying. A Miami arrest tied to Irvin Thompson completes the trio’s recapture for life sentences.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Joe Campbell
W Whitey'gvalker
Ray Johnson
Oklahoma
Campbell
Monroe Street
Frank Stoutamore
Florida State College For
Walker and Johnson
Guna
Brontamore
Walker
Irvin
Blackie) Thompson
Johnson
Miami
Grady County
Mcalester
Okla
W. J. (Whitey) Walker
Ray A. Johnson
Thompson
Ada
Grant County
Drumright
Marlin
Texas
Ee Texas
Fort Worth Rep Duvall Seeks Extension of Vehicle Fee Bill
Fort Worth representative J Duvall filed a bill with the House chief clerk to extend motor vehicle registration fee payment deadline from February 1 to June 1. First reading was delayed awaiting Speaker Coke Stevenson’s ruling on whether the measure falls under the governor’s special session call. Stevenson is thought to doubt it fits the proclamation.
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Austin
Rep. J. ©. Duvall
Fort Worth
House
Coke Stevenson
Stevenson
Fliers Escape Injury in Fog Crash Near Bucharest
An American flyer Gordon Mounce and his wife survived a forced landing and damaged plane in dense fog near Stanesti about 43 miles east of Bucharest. They were en route from Istanbul to Bucharest when the mishap occurred.
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Bucharest
Romania
Fiier
Gordon Mounce
Stanesti
Istanbul
Crambling Ice Threatens Byrd Ship at Bay of Whales
The Byrd expedition’s flagship was forced from its unloading berth as massive ice fronts collapsed, endangering fuel drums and delaying operations. Crews and dogs moved fuel and supplies to safety while the ship prepared a fourth mooring near its original berth.
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Jacob Ruppert
Bay of Whales
Antarctica
MacKay Radio
Byrd Antarctica
Bay Ice
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