Two Men Face Execution For 1935 Texas Robbery Slayings
In Austin on June 3 1935 James D McAllister and William R Davis await electrocution after conviction in a Hidalgo County murder tied to a hitchhike robbery. Governor Allred will not interfere with the sentences, while the court considers a reversible error claim. Davis would be the second Black man executed for the Will Foster hold up death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
James D. McAllister
William Richard Davis
Allred
Board of Pardons
McAllister
Hidalgo County
Percy C. Calkins
Houston
Calkins
Richard Palmer
Rio Grande Valley
Bryce Ferguson
James D. McAlister
Palmer
Court of Criminal Appeals
Davis
Will Foster
Fred Hill
Hill
Frye Announces Independent Express Plan For San Francisco
Jack Frye of Transcontinental & Western Air told ICC examiners that TWA intends an independent air express service for San Francisco shippers. He discussed reestablishing direct San Francisco service via Albuquerque and Las Vegas, while denying plans to contest American on the Amarillo to Dallas route. Frye said TWA has sought FCC approval to buy Braniff Airways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jack Frye
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Francisco
Frye
TWA
Albuquerque
N. M
Las Vegas
Ney
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
ICC
American
Amarillo
Texas
Dallas
Post Office Department
Braniff Airways
Kansas City
Flax Tint Shifts Imperial Valley Color to Blue
In Pasadena California the U P reports flax growing in California's Imperial Valley has reached such scale that the region’s color is now described as blue rather than green due to widespread flax fields surpassing alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
U.P
California
Imperial Valley
Sister of U S minister to Ireland resides in Amarillo
Jessie Owsley Boney, sister of Alvin Owsley the U S minister to Ireland, lives in Amarillo and works for the Resettlement Administration. Owsley, a Texas public figure, served in World War II era roles, later joining the attorney general’s staff and leading American Legion campaigns before entering diplomacy in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Owsley
Texas
United States
Ireland
Amarillo
Jessie Owsley Boney
Resettlement Administration
Col. Owsley
American Legion
Legion
Diplomatic Service
Dallas
Roumania
Boney
Denton
Texas College For Women
Texas University
Austin
Ben Mallary
Golden tide of lost gems brightens Waikiki shores
In Hawaii a rare tide occurs about every four years washing into Waikiki coral beds jewelry including rings watches bracelets and gold pieces dropped by bathers along Hawaii's Riviera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
U.P
Waikiki
Hawaii
Riviera
Panhandle Geological Society Dinner Program June 4
The Panhandle Geological Society holds a regular dinner and program at Amarillo Hotel Thursday at 6 30 PM. The topic is Ingenous Rocks Reached by Wells in the Panhandle Area and members are asked to bring labeled core samples. The group aims to catalog wells that reached solid granite or basement rock in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Panhandle Geological Society
Amarillo
Panhandle
Ethiopian Ruler Arrives in England Amid Quiet Welcome
Haile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, landed in Southampton aboard a liner from Gibraltar. Guarded by British authorities and greeted only by Ethiopian minister Warner C. Martin, he proceeded with a private transfer to London as Rome celebrated Marshal Badoglio’s triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Eng
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Gibraltar
England
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Warner C. Martin
London
New Adult Education Classes in Amarillo Schedule
Amarillo adds two new classes to the adult education program this week. A bookkeeping class meets 7 to 10 P M in the courthouse under Ivan B Weav er, teaching accounting and mental calculation. A combined home economics and general study club meets 1 to 4 P M at Pierce Street Baptist Church led by Mrs Alta Baker. Admission is free and inquiries go to room 305 Potter County courthouse or call 5608.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ivan B. Weaver
Pierce Street Baptist Church
Alta Baker
Potter County Courthouse
157 More Motor Vehicles In Amarillo And Potter County
Miss Jewell Davidson reports 195 new car registrations in May, matching May 1935 totals. The May registrations equal last year’s figures, indicating no net gain in state vehicle numbers compared with last year. A separate brief notes Mr and Mrs John Vegas wed for the third time after two prior marriages to each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Potter County
Jewell Davidson
Coldwater, Mich
U.P
John Vegas
Dallas Soldier Dies After Train Accident In Texas
Martin E. Tullis, 26, of Dallas, enlisted in the seventy seventh field artillery at Marfa and died from injuries after being run over by a moving train. A stray note on wildlife mentions the mountain beaver’s habitat and winter hoarding habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Martin E. Tullis
Dallas
Seventy-Seventh Field Artillery
Marfa
All Around The Town Highlights From Amarillo Area
Mosquitos drift into the south town near lake rings and a TX map shaped lily pond at KGNC transmitter on East Tenth Avenue. Notables include Bill MacWilliams apartment hunting and Bill Mc Spadden entering horse breeding. Local aviation intrigue involves a mystery ship on a TWA route returning a kidnapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Bill MacWilliams
Bill McSpadden
TWA
California
Kentucky
Thomas Robinson
Laura V Hamner
Col
Charles Goodnight
Herring
van Buren Street
Frank Kimbrough
Hardin-Simmons
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Independent Air Express
William Davis
James D. M’allister
Mrs. Warren
Bovina
E. W. Moss
J. W. Harper
Wellington
Edgar Britain of
Stinnett
Mr. Britain
Zula Purdom
San Jacinto School
Tucson
Arizona
University of Arizona
Billie Darrell Barnett
Pat Barnett
Amarillo Hotel
Kansas
Federal
Bill Lampe
Maxine Hendrix
Eugene Bell
R. Thomson
Frank Galbreath
Pierce Street
Orville Stewart
Ted
C. C. Loving
Prospect Street
A. F. Amberson
Tennessee Street
Robert A. Means
Binghamton, N. Y
Means
Brown Cracker and Candy Company
White
Young Democrats Club
Pampa
Frank P. Miller
Sunset Terrace
Fred West
Mrs. West
Mr. West
the Resettlement Administration
Esther Johnsson
8. E. Fish
KGNC
Reese Tatum
Dalhart
Western Panhandle
B. N. Richards
J. Max Singleton
Roswell
Neill Singleton
William J. Casey
Chamberlain
Lois Gwaltney
Summit School
Nocona
William Torrey
KGGM
Albuquerque, N. M
P. O. Beard
Marshall
Moore County
Clint Small
Bob
Paramount
Lord Fauntleroy
Freddie Bartholomew
Delores Costello Barrymore
Times Square
Warren William
Alison Skipworth
Mae Clarke
Frances Dee
Francis Lederer
Rialto
Glenda Farrell
Joan Blondell
NAT
Ken Moyer
Texas Club
Aristocrats of Rhythm
Rex
Treasury
the Treasury
Braniff Line
U. S
Cook
Noes
Coroc
Junkin
Bemberg
Sheers
Indies
Ice Servers
Marquisette
All Tyme
Venice
Taylor
Tom Wilson
Barstow
Mr. Barstow
Beacon Tavern
Mrs. Barstow
J. B. Martin
Travis Street
W. 8. Webb
W. R. Silvery
Oklahoma City
I. D. Cole
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Cole
Roosevelt
Mr. and
Mrs
Clarence Warren
Fox Randam Drug Company
Jane Sharp
Kelly Petillo
Indianapolis
Fords
UCC
F. D. B. Detroit
Ford
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