Bluebeard Barber Drops His Mask of Indifference
The Los Angeles case of A. Robert S. James nicknamed Bluebeard shows him testifying for the first time in a murder trial. He claims he was beaten by officers and pressured into a confession and says immunity was offered to spare him a death sentence.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. James
James
Romeo Barber
Charlies W. Fricke
Jack Southard
Southard
Captain Southard
Charles Griffin
Old Tack sets up Grandson Golf match in tournament
3 Old Tack plays in Grandpa Golf Tournament and posts a 39 to tie Red Gober on the first nine. Gober, celebrating his 49th birthday, wears Tack down on the second nine. Kid Holmes, 41, from Shamrock, faces Gober this afternoon with Tack refereeing.
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Old Tack
Red Gober
Clovis
Tack
Gober
Kid Holmes
Shamrock
Allred Admits Mistakes During Texas Governor Campaign
Governor Alfred, in Sherman, says he is a mere human being with flaws while four other candidates claim perfection. He notes errors he may have made won t disqualify him and condemns the “campaign of misinformation” amid his bid for a second term. He visits the county where his great grandfather settled in 1837.
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Sherman
Texas
James V. Allred
Alfred
Guards Patrol Orange Groves In California
In Santa Ana California hundreds of newly deputized guards patrolled orange groves after violence prompted officials to consider calling the governor to summon National Guardsmen. Sheriff Logan Jackson and District Attorney William Lemton led talks with growers as 35 state highway patrolmen arrested about 100 strikers in Placentia and clashes continued in La Habra Anaheim Pullerton and the city of Orange.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Orange
Here
Logan Jackson
William Lemton
Placentia
la Habra Anaheim
Pullerton
Orange County
Famous clergyman Dr Cadman near death in hospital
Dr. Cadman, 71, renowned editor of Central Fiona Church in Brooklyn, lies near death at Champlain Valley Hospital with peritonitis after an operation for a ruptured appendix. Dr. Lyman G. Barton Jr said the condition is not critical but a weakened heart complicates his status.
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Plattsburg, N.Y
Parkes Cadman
New York
Champlain Valley Hospital
Central Fiona Church
Brooklyn
Lyman G. Barton, Jr
Cadman
Judge Hughes Recovering After Knee Surgery in Dallas
Judge Sarah T. Hughes underwent knee surgery in Dallas after an injury from stepping off a platform at an express agency office. The recurrence stems from a college basketball injury and she plans to return to her fourteenth state district court bench in about ten days. Relatives inherit Murray items including a cradle for a granddaughter and a dresser for another.
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Dallas
Sarah T. Hughes
Express Agency
Tack Young Lady Seeks Job Dear Tack
A self described young woman four years old? five feet four inches tall and 120 pounds seeks employment. She claims good health and prior experience in houses and bees. Page 7 retains the handwritten plea and dating context.
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Jor
Tam
Iam
Uy Houses
Desperadoes Turn G M en Lads of 5 and 6 Switch Careers
Two burglary suspects were surprised in a Dallas home by a resident. One boy aged around 5 cried under a bed while the other, age 6, refused to reveal details until the police arrived. At the station the youths muttered fears of being shot. They later asked to become G men as they were returned home.
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Dallas
R. L. Anderson
Bob Jones
Federal Department of Justice
Woman Preacher Plans to Stay at Angelus Temple
Rheba Splivalo, former state welfare director, remains associate pastor at Angelus Temple amid a board dispute and McPherson's absence. Flood relief plans expand as Gonzales Victoria Cuero prepare health offices and 100000 dollars federal aid requested. four counties hit with 12.99 million in damages.
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Los Angeles
Rheba Crawford Splivalo
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
Splivalo
McPherson
Gonzales
State Health Department
Victoria
Cuero
Wv. M. Ehlers
Public Health Service
Washington
Ehlers
Sanderford Attacks Liquor Board in Texas Governor Run
Roy Sanderford criticized the state liquor board as a disgrace in a Palestine campaign speech. He urged abolishing the political board and moving tax and regulation duties to the comptroller and local authorities with support from state enforcement agencies. He billed himself the lone anti prohibitionist in the race.
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Palestine
Roy Sanderford
Texas
Sanderford
Rezoning Sought for Ninth Avenue and North Pierce block
The City Commission will hear a petition to rezone the quarter block at Ninth Avenue and North Pierce Street at tonight's regular meeting. City Manager H R Smith says the request would change the property from apartment to commercial use. An Amarillo man aims to build a tourist court if approved.
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Ninth Avenue
North Pierce Street
H. R. Smith
Amarillo
Magnolia Man Moves Reed Mulkey to Amarillo District
Reed Mulkey, branch manager of Magnolia Petroleum in Albuquerque, is transferred to Amarillo to continue leading the district. He and his wife lease a home at 2000 Tyler Street and will raise their two sons Reed Jr. and Dick. Police considered adopting animals after a bear and monkeys were requested by city officials.
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Reed Mulkey
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Amarilla
Singleton elected Amarillo attorney named district bar vice president
F. Byron Singleton, Amarillo attorney, was elected district vice president of the Texas Junior Bar Association at the annual meeting in San Antonio. The state junior association met in connection with the Texas Bar Association meeting. Several prominent members of the Amarillo bar attended the convention.
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F. Byron Singleton
Amarillo
Texas Junior Bar Association
San Antonio
State
Texas Bar Association
Campaign Expense Tale From 1900 Election Trials
A Middletown report recounts absurdly specific campaign expenditures and mishaps from a 1900 candidate. Items include food, clothing, donations, travel, and odd incidents like dog bites, baby kisses, and a broken watch chain, illustrating eccentric, unverified spending.
Father and son reunited after 36 years in Gobles
In Gobles Michigan a father James Brady age 93 of Scottsdale recently reunited with his son James Brant 63 after the son identified a Memorial Day photograph in a newspaper as his parent. The two had been separated for 36 years prior to the match.
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Gobles
Mich
UPA
James Brant
James Brady
Scottsdale
Bell from Old Cloth Hall to return to Ypres hall
The Canadian Vimy Legion plans to restore a large Rand bell taken by Canadian troops in September 1916 to its original place in Ypres Old Cloth Hall. The bell will be turned over to the burgomaster when the pilgrimage reaches Ypres.
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Vancouver
B. C
U.P
Vimy Legion
Ypres
Drought Impacts Wheat and Corn Prices Across Markets
As drought continues, wheat prices surge to multi year highs with Minneapolis showing a five cent rise and Chicago near a new high to prevent trading suspension. Corn climbs to top limits amid heat and no rain, oats and rye also advance while provisions rise alongside grains.
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Akyward
Minneapolis
Chicago
Owen Leavitt and political life span her era
Leavitt, an artist, divorced on March 3, 1908. She married Maj. Reginald Owen in 1910. She entered politics and won a Florida congressional seat. In 1982 she was defeated in the primaries but was made minister to Denmark in 1983 by President Roosevelt.
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Leavitt
Maj
Reginald Owen
British Royal Engineers
Congress
Florida
Roosevelt
Denmark
Leaders Seek Agreement On Unified Government Formula
Reported on continued discussions among Nanking forces and the Central Executive Committee. The talks aim to reach a formula for a central government with cooperation from the Southwestern political council.
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Central Executive Committee
Central
Southwestern Political Council
Police debate use of suspect as bait in Annabelle Blake case
Moon faced Edward Freed sits in a Chicago jail cell as police weigh using him to lure his wife Carmelia Freed, suspected of firing the bullet that killed singer Annabelle Blake. A family conference between Freed and his wife stands between police and solving the triangle alleged to drive the murder. Freed’s attorney plans a habeas request to secure his release, while officers seek a voluntary release to enable the meeting.
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Chicago
Edward Preed
Annabelle Blake
Freed
Carmelia
Annabelle
United Press
Mrs. Freed
Pangborn Buys Equipment for Jump Over Sea
New York July 7 Clyde E B Pangborn round the world flier buys gear for a New York Paris flight this month to publicize the Texas Centennial. He will fly in a wasp powered single wing cabin plane with no fuselage and two booms holding the tail. Monty G Mason Centennial representative bought the plane. Pangborn will fly to Dallas July 18 and spend a week preparing the craft. Takeoff from Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn. flight expected to take 28 to 20 hours.
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New York
Clyde EB. Pangborn
Pangborn
Monty G. Mason
Centennial
Dallas
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
New Deal Works Programs Face Cost and Scope Shifts
Work relief officials note the 1933 to 1935 dole years spent 3.3 billion dollars on public works while heavy construction funding shrank to 630 million in recent years. A new 1.425 million budget this year aims to curb job costs as Roosevelt backs most activities except Works Progress Administration projects. Dole recipients receive about 52 dollars monthly plus materials, while families average 29 dollars per month.
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Dole
New Deal
Congress
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Landis Builds Protections and Monitors Waters
Landis established multiple safeguards to curb affluent movement across bordering land, including two dams and strict review of Adobe Creek waters for taint. Attorneys for the plaintiff are E. T. Miller and W. C. Winyard. Here for the government are Frank Potter and Frank Taylor of Fort Worth, assistant U.S. district attorneys.
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Adobe Creek
E. T. Miller
W. C. Winyard
Frank Potter
Frank Taylor
Fort Worth
U. S
Elsie Janis Surrenders Wealth for Charitable Work
Elsie Janis announces a divine inspiration to convert all her possessions into charity funds. The 47 year old former entertainer will auction her Tarrytown home and later donate proceeds to veterans, children, and the poor while entertaining veterans in hospitals. She plans to keep only her talent and persona.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Fisie Janis
Comedienne
Miss Janis
Terrytown
Frederick Philipse
Elsie
Oklahoma man questioned after Fort Worth arrest
Fort Worth police questioned a former Oklahoman wanted in a Shreveport bank robbery after his arrest for a minor collision. Shreveport police said the December 31, 1928, robbery was already solved with no reward. The man, a former Kansas convict, matched fingerprints of the wanted robber. booked for negligent driving and drunkenness.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Shreveport
Kansas
Rainfall spreads moisture across Panhandles and South Plains
Reports from Memphis to Hall County show about half an inch with lighter amounts from Childress to Pampa. Dumas had a light mist Perryton saw showers. Heavy rains on the South Plains boost yearly precipitation beyond normals while wheat crops show little damage. Cool front brings low 60s temperatures across Amarillo area.
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Memphis
Hall County
Childress
Pampa
East Panhandle
Dumas
Perryton
South Plains
H. T. Collman
Panhandle
Plains
Amarillo
Lubbock
Slaton
North Plains
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