Slain Couple Identified in Fort Worth Crime Scene
A 19 year old Muskogee girl Geneva Cantrell and her 33 year old Fort Worth escort A S Michael were found shot to death on a north side street. Police say the two were murdered and the girl was sexually assaulted with both bodies discovered separately. Fingerprints linked Cantrell to a previous vagrancy arrest.
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Fort Worth
O.R
Muskogee
Okla
A. S. Michael
Geneva Cantrell
Michael
W.,c. Harmon
D. M. Carter
Lis Elsie in The Globe sparks market speculation
Arthur Brisbane writes on current affairs with notes from The Globe. The article notes excitement in stock and grain speculation, with over 25 million shares traded in three days. Wall Street shortens hours to noon to 3 pm as regulators loom. Prime Minister Bennett of Canada is mentioned in context.
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United States
Canada
Wall Street
Washington
Bennett of
Cana
Permanency Put To London Economic Talk
London July 24 The world economic conference will stay in permanent session after the steering committee decided to continue proceedings here though the main body will recess Thursday Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald secured the move with full backing from Secretary of State Hull Hull views the conference not as a failure but as a series of conferences of which this London parley is only the first.
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London
Fay
Ramsay MacDonald
Cordell Hull
Hull
Funeral at Four for Whitcomb Jewelers Pioneer
Funeral services for Hugh F. Whitcomb 52 a pioneer jeweler of Amarillo were set for 4 p m Monday at Griggs & Sons Chapel. He died Sunday afternoon after entering the Amarillo Country Club pool swimmers found his body minutes later and rescue attempts failed after about 40 minutes. Authorities suggested a heart attack fainting spell or cramps from strenuous exercise and a heavy meal as the possible cause.
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Hugh F. Whitcomb
Amarillo
Amarillo Country Club
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
Whitcomb
Desperate bank robber kills officer in Chicago court
In Chicago a 21 year old bank robber John Scheck burst into a courtroom firing four shots. Policeman Sevick is killed and Scheck is wounded by Deputy Pixa as he fled. Accomplice Carl Grundhofer is captured.
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Chicago
John Levick
Detective Bureau
John Scheck
Miles Center
Ill
Scheck
Criminal Court
Charles Molthrop
Sevick
Anton Pixa
State’s Attorney’s Office
Carl Grundhofer
King's Ransom Foreseen for Rich Oil Man
Oklahoma City July 24 The Urschel family and trustees move to negotiate with kidnapers of Charles F Urschel the multimillionaire oil executive. Arthur Seeligson will lead talks on arrival from North Carolina while Fe E Kirkpatrick coordinates from the Urschel mansion awaiting a ransom demand.
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Oklahoma City
Urschel
Charles F. Urschel
Arthur Seeligson
North Carolina
FE. E. Kirkpatrick
Tulsa
Stern Oil
United Press
Kirkpatrick
Desperado Barrow Brothers Capture In Iowa Shootout
Desperado Clyde Barrow and kin were cornered near Des Moines after a fierce gun battle with state and county officers. Marvin Barrow and a companion were wounded, two accomplices escaped in a farmer’s car, and a woman believed to be Mrs Barrow fled near Guthrie Center. The chase involved a 200 man posse and air reconnaissance.
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Barrow
Des Moines
Park A Findley
Bureau of Investigation
Guthrie Center
Barrow Brothers Gand
Findley
Center
Marvin Ivy (Buck) Barrow
Clyde Barrow
Jack Sherman
Valley Felders
de Moines
Omaha
Park A. Findley
Dexter
Polk City
Rags” Riley
Polk County
Mra. Barrow
Fd Penn
Marvin Barrow
Route 6
Dallas
C. R. Barrow
Fort Dodge
Allias
Barrow Brothers
Roosevelts Honeymoon Visit Ends Quickly in Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs Elliott Roosevelt arrived in Fort Worth from Burlington Iowa where they wed Saturday. The couple planned a four day stay at the brides home before heading to Los Angeles. They left the train hurriedly and gave a brief statement we are here and we are happy.
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Fort Worth
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Burlington
Iowa
Ruth Googins
Los Angeles
Washington officials tour Palo Duro park plans in Amarillo
A party from Washington led by Herbert Evison and P H Elwood visited Palo Duro Canyon Sunday touring the park site by auto and on horseback. They met local officials and Texans including Marvin Jones and J O Gulekie as they evaluated proposed permanent improvements for the Southwest’s major park development.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Washington
Herbert Evison
National Park Service
Amarillo
Palo Duro
Southwest
Evison
P. H. Elwood
Herbert Maier
Denver
B. L. Austin
Texas
D. E F. Colp
Austin
Texas State Parks Board
Federal Park Authorities
Elwood
Maier
Marvin Jones
J. O. Gulekie
Newton Harrell
Evetts Haley
University of Texas
Bert Elleston
Canyon
Maj
James A. Watson
Civilian Conservation Corps
Iowa A. & M. College
Roosevelt in NRA Address Tonight
President Roosevelt prepared to address the nation on his recovery program as the Industrial Recovery Administration gears up for the mass re employment drive. The White House planned a national broadcast at 8 30 p m Amarillo time to urge support for blanket wage and hour codes while the post office arranged distribution of partnership agreements to 5 000 000 employers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Industrial Recovery Administration
Amarillo
Post Office Department
Green
Organized Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Johnson
Post Expects Faster World Flight Records
July 24 Wiley Post says his 7 day 8 hour 49 minute globe dash will be broken soon. He credits the robot pilot from Edmonton to Newark and Germany for the journey and notes the fastest possible around the world could be about 30 seconds. He trusts the machine more than a human co-pilot.
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New York
Wiley Post
Post
Edmonton
Newark
Germany
Barbecue Honors Congressman Jones Draws Panhandle
Reservations are rolling in for a Panhandle wide barbecue next Monday at the Tri State Fair grounds mobile building. The event includes entertainment and a speech by Congressman Marvin Jones, introduced by Old Tack, with tickets via coupon on page five.
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Marvin Jones
The
Globe
Lois Black
Congressman Jones
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Panhandle
Globe News
Home Owner Bank Opens in Amarillo Polk Street Office
Amarillo hosts the Amarillo office of the Home Owner's Loan Corporation at 305 307 Polk Street opened Monday with J C Anderson Jr as manager. Four local staff including G A Woodward Jessie Ford Lillie Pearson work beside an appraiser to be named by Texas manager James A Shaw.
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Amarillo
Home Owner's Loan Corporation
Polk Street
J. C. Anderson, Jr
Amarillo Bank and Trust Company
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas
Anderson
G. A. Woodward
Jessie Ford
Lillie Pearson
James A. Shaw
Counties Map Plan For Road Relief Funds
Representatives from 17 Panhandle counties met to learn how to apply for emergency road relief funds to aid destitute residents until harvest. The emphasis was on quickly building lateral roads as relief outside the regular highway program, not via contracts. Funds would come from federal relief, not the existing highway budget. Amarillo attorney James O. Gulekie, a county committee member, noted the goal of fast relief.
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Upper
Panhandle
James O. Gulekie
Amarillo
Mollisons Go To Final Goal
James and Amy Mollison, recovering from injuries after their plane crash near Bridgeport, plan to proceed to Floyd Bennett Field New York at 5 pm. The Seafarer is too badly damaged to continue, and a Shell Sikorsky amphibian will transport them to New York.
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Bridgeport
Conn
James
Amy Mollison
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Stratford
Shell Petroleum Sikorsky
Ralph Wickford
Stock market opens buoyant with gains across major issues
The New York stock market opened at noon with many issues up one to six dollars a share. Union Pacific Western Union Westinghouse N Y Central Consolidated Gas Celanese Bethlehem Steel led gains as lenders' buying boosted trading. Grain prices rose at Chicago after a holiday as wheat futures opened higher despite restrictions sparking suspicions. Edward A. Crawford, tied to last week’s crash, was suspended from trading for insolvency amid sharp moves in wheat and cotton markets.
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New York
Union Pacific
Western Union
Westinghouse
N. Y. Central
Consolidated Gas
Celanese
Bethlehem Steel
Chicago
Dust Crawford
Chicago Board of Trade
Edward A. Crawford
New Orleans
Crawford
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Weather for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for fair conditions tonight with Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer. West Texas zones expect generally fair skies tonight and Tuesday with warmer northern portions. New Mexico unsettled tonight but generally fair Tuesday. Temperatures range up to 66 in the afternoon and 82 in the evening.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
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