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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1932
Page
11
George Carl a Chicago grocer was found shot behind his store three days after his wife Vera Carl drew three death symbols from a fortune-teller's pack. Vera and her brother were questioned as detectives pursue a puzzling motive. A top photo shows the drawn cards grim reaper widow and magistrate while the couple appear below.
Maxim Litvinoff urged a firm one third reduction in all arms at the world disarmament conference. Hugh Gibson opposed the move, abstentions reached 16, and the amendment failed 30 to 5. The draft declaration preserves limited reductions in air and land armaments. The conference proceeds with other sections tomorrow.
The radio speeches for Mrs Firebe K. Warner's congress candidacy continue this afternoon and morning. Judge EB Nelson Jr speaks at 3 PM from Station KGRS followed by G G Ordway at 4 30 PM and Darrell Jackson at 6 35 PM. W A McIntosh opens the Saturday schedule at 6 45 AM, Porter Underwood at 7 45 AM, with Horace Russell Mrs George A McNeil and William Q Boyce in the morning program.
A vintage ad touts Mel o as a soap and water conditioner that softens hard water. It claims the product boosts lather and suds in the bath and kitchen, preventing scum around tub edges. Offers three cans for kitchen laundry and bathroom.
Officers in Nuevo Laredo investigate the skeleton of a white man found beneath a house after an anonymous letter to the mayor. The remains with a rusty knife are under scrutiny as two nearby residents are questioned and two women released. Police seek a man and a woman believed to be in Monterey for possible information.
Federal agents named 20 individuals in three blanket conspiracy complaints and jailed seven as a 60 day probe into Gulf coast liquor illicit trade traced over 18 000 gallons of liquor in Houston. Authorities seized more than 100 cases of bonded liquor along with corn whiskey and beer during the investigation. The charged include Walter Hayes George Ingram Bob Ingram Arch Pressler Willie Mihovil J Angeles Dan Allatore May Allatore Alec Cruz Sterling B Speer John Poole R C Pangborn Reuben Clark Melvin Johnson H F Hathcox George W Weikel Lucile Weikel Coley Landry alias J C Landry Jimmy Leach and Gene Kohler.
Three men Luigi Raffa Louis Katoff and Frank Mayer all of New York City were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison within 17 minutes last night. The condemned faced death stoically as their sentences were carried out.
Rel Keys Dick 31 of San Antonio was arrested in Little Rock on a liquor charge and identified as the Houston bank robbery suspect. He admitted using several aliases Robert Hicks Harvey Dix and Dick, saying past Texas offenses prompted the name changes. Officers found 555 dollars, a revolver, ammunition, and 220 dollars his wife had posted for bail. His wife was arrested later. three men from North Little Rock were also taken into custody on the same charge.
Officers found a half gallon of liquor at the house during a vagrancy case. Mrs. Dick was released and Dick urged her to return to San Antonio where two other children are staying with relatives.
A mechanic named Tom Wilson was robbed at Tenth Avenue and Arthur Street by two well dressed, armed men who found no money on him. The assailants fled after the failed attempt.
A man robbed Wilson at gunpoint in a morning stick up. Wilson offered help and showed no resistance as the thief fled, police notified at 1 AM. Sheriff Hale and Deputy Bunting recovered stolen ranch gear on the Mexican side after a running chase, with reports the thief may have been shot. Border rumors circulate about the suspect.
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