Factor recounts ransom demand and kidnapping ordeal in Chicago
John Factor, the market speculator, was released after 12 days of captivity near Chicago. He described tense threats with machine guns and scissors, claims his captors demanded up to $500 000 but his family and police dispute a ransom payment. reports say as much as 75 000 to 200 000 may have been paid. He arrived at his hotel with his wife and son, aided by police after a dramatic abduction ending in a suburban farmhouse.
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Chicago
John Factor
Lagrange
Factor
Dan Gilbert
Eugene Cortesi
England
Cortes
Gerard
Gilbert
William Blaul
Pactor
Jerome
Jacob Arbey
Powers
Federal drive against kidnapers escalates as victims freed
United Press reports Melvin Purvis vows unprecedented crackdown as gangs release captives. John Factor freed in La Grange after torture with alleged $200,000 ransom. In Albany NY, O Connell family heir John J. O Connell Jr 24 spared police by underworld contacts with a $50 000 to $75 000 ransom ready.
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Melvin Purvis
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
John
Jake the Barber
la Grange
Ill
United Press
Albany
N. Y
O'Connell Democratic
John J. O'Connell
Abduction fears loom as Alton banker aged 77 held
In Alton Illinois the family of August Luer a 77 year old millionaire banker feared he might die while in the hands of his kidnapers. Reports say contact was thought to have been made with the abductors and a See ABDUCTORS Page 4 for more.
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Alton
Til
August Luer
Cotton slash plans pending final reports
Texas reports show 3,979,035 acres offered for retirement across 203 counties with 17 counties yet to be reported and Texas nearing the 3,000 acre national quota. Washington says 2 million farmers verdict on 25 percent cut failed to reach 10 million acre target, ending hope for cash-pay contracts.
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College Station
Texas
Counies
State Extension Service
Wallace
Used Cars Offer Low Prices From Local Dealers
End your foot troubles and your wife's worries with a good used car from local automobile dealers. Special values include a 1929 Dodge two door sedan for 237 dollars a 1932 Ford V eight coupe for 379 dollars a 1932 Chevrolet deluxe sedan and a 1931 Graham Special Eight Sedan. If it doesn’t beat walking to work your money will be cheerfully refunded by any dealer.
Beer party on freight car ends with 44 hoboes detained
A Fort Worth to Amarillo freight train stop in Dalhart led to 44 hoboes being invited into a gondola car for a beer fete. The party ended with the group jailed after some bottles disappeared and two members leaving early. Authorities investigated and held all participants.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Dalhart
Amarillo
Murray
Oklahoma
Trinidad
Colo
Hartley
Widespread Panhandle Rain Douses Roads
Moisture varied from light sprinkles to a heavy inch in the Panhandle on Wednesday night with Stinnett reporting the heaviest rainfall. Sanford Fritch and Tucumcari saw half inch rains while Hereford and nearby areas had a quarter inch. A brief thunder shower between Canyon and C Co camps in Palo Duro Canyon slickened roads briefly.
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Panhandle
Stinnett
Hutchinson County
Sanford
Fritch
Tucumcari
N. M
Hereford
Channing
Farnsworth
Canyon
C, Co. C
Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tonight And Friday
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday in Amarillo and West Texas. Temperature highs reach 95 and 78 by 1 PM. Advertisement notes oil price at 10¢ per quart from 1900 W. 3rd.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Roosevelt and Jim Talk Repeal Chances
Former Texas Governor Jim Ferguson, after a conference with President Roosevelt in Washington, said the president was hopeful Texas would vote to repeal prohibition and that Ferguson assured him we will put it over.
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Washington
Jim” Ferguson
Texas
Roosevelt
Lone Star
Oklahoma poised for repeal fight as 3.2 beer rolls out
Oklahoma City reports battle lines forming over ratification of national prohibition repeal while 3.2 beer becomes legal for consumption. The Senate and House plan to set up a repeal convention, with voting possible as early as January 1934.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Oklahoma
State Tax Commission
State Senate
House
Senate
W. H. Murray
Shaw opens Dallas HOAC office amid 10000 job inquiries
Jaimes Shaw former state banking commissioner today opened the Texas headquarters of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in Dallas. He said about 10000 applications for employment were received, and the local office will have a small staff as most clerical work will be done in Washington.
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Dallas
Jaimes Shaw
Texas
The
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Federal
Agency For
Shaw
Washington
Twister Slows Palo Duro CCC Camp Construction
A violent wind and rainstorm hit the Palo Duro Civilian Conservation Corps camp near Amarillo, tossing tents and equipment and sending 13 men to a first aid station. Supper and sleeping arrangements proceeded with all 600 new workers arriving, as crews continued building a state park in Palo Duro Canyon. None were seriously injured and work carried on Thursday under Capt. Lee V. Hunnicutt.
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Palo Duro
Civilian Conservation Corps
Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Lee V. Hunnicutt
Alreagy
Panhandle
Palisades Canyon
Sign From Heaven Moves Parson to Join Acreage Plan
In Anderson Ohio July date a negro preacher who farms agreed to reduce cotton after a “sign from Heaven” struck his patch. Clemson extension worker R W Hamilton noted the parson changed stance after lightning damaged his best cotton, prompting him to sign up for the government program.
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Anderson
8. C
R. W. Hamilton
Clemson College
Italian Fleet Near Shediac in Labrador Flight
Italy's seaplane armada led by Gen Italo Balbo took off from Cartwright Harbor on a 700 mile flight toward Shediac New Brunswick as part of the Orbetello to Chicago journey. Balbo expected five hours to Shediac with weather and receptions shaping the stay.
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Cartwright
Labrador
Italy
Cartwright Harbor
Shediac
N. B
Orbetello
Chicago
Italo Balbo
Balbo
Lindberghs
ST. John’s Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Britain Rejects Coordinated Public Works Plan at World Conference
London July 13 Great Britain refused to join any broadened multilateral public works program as Walter Runciman warned against further experiments. The world economic conference heard James M Cox defend continued discussion on monetary issues despite the Federal Reserve Board veto. The US proposed shorter hours and higher wages amid inflation while gold bloc delegates resisted central bank cooperation. Professor Raymond Moley commented on skyline after returning from New York.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
United States
Economic Commission of the
World Economic Conference
Walter Runchiman
Board of Trade
England
James M. Cox
Ohio
Federal Reserve Board
Cox
Economic Commission
Sam D. McReynolds
Tennessee
United States Group
Permit Landing of Mattern Soviet Aid
The territorial government granted permission for Soviet aviator James Mattern of Texas to land in Alaska. The interior department was informed after the state department referred the case today.
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Washington
Alaska
James Mattern
Texas
Interior Department
State Department
Mulloy Surrenders Over Kansas City Plaza Massacre
Prank B. Fritz Mulloy surrendered to authorities for questioning in the Union Station plaza massacre probe. Four officers and Oklahoma convict Yank Nash were killed on June 17 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kansas City
U.P
Fritz) Mulloy
Union Station Plaza Assacre
Yank Nash
Oklahoma
Reservations Open for Saturday Chicago Train Also Special
Reservations remain for Globe News special to A Century of Progress leaving Amarillo Saturday night. An overflow Pullman is added for last minute bookings. The train departs at 9 PM with baggage checked before 8:30. All travel expenses except meals in Chicago total 67.50 dollars. The trip uses El Paso Times train cars on Rock Island lines the Golden State limited. Parking at Toney Chisum Inc is free for attendees driving to Amarillo.
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Globe News
Amarillo
Chicago
el Paso Times
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Toney Chisum, Inc
Kidnappers Use Medical Skill In St. Paul Attack
In St. Paul on July 13 police pursued a motive after two doctors Dr. Engberg and Dr. Hedberg were attacked by a gang. Investigators believed a gang member knew medicine, adding mystery to the case as they seek reasons behind the assault.
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ST. Paul
EF. J. Engberg
W. H. Hedberg
Four Triple Murder Suspects In Custody In Fort Worth
Fort Worth officers move to build an air tight case against four men held in a sensational triple murder probe. Investigators found a new lead at a suspicious house thought to belong to M. D. Blackie Howard as bodies were found in the Trinity River.
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Fort Worth
UPR
O. D. Stevens
Handley
M. D
Blackie) Howard
Trinity River
Roosevelt move to place postmasters under civil service
President Roosevelt orders all future postmaster appointments to take civil service exams and applies the civil service standard to first second and third class postmasters. Democrats in Congress react with surprise as lawmakers weigh the bill and its impact on political patronage.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Post Office Committee
Civil Service Committee
House Democrats
House
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River Forest
Alton Man
Associated Press
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Austin
United States Department of Agriculture Bureau
Bureau
Graham
Arthur Brisbane
Germany
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
America
Tts
Globe
Brisbane
Jim Talk
Sooners
Twister
AIR Armada
Chicago Fair
Moley
Skyline
New York
Raymond Moley
Officers Link
Jesse Martin
Martin
J. R. Wright
W. T. Howard
M. D. Howard
W. D. May
Stevens
Wright
May Farm
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