Longtime Secretary F F Ludolph Heads Texas Agents Convention
Nationwide attention centers on the San Antonio Insurance Exchange due to secretary F F Ludolph. He has served so long that many members cannot recall his election year. Ludolph appears on the program of the Texas Association of Insurance Agents annual convention in session here.
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San Antonio Insurance Exchange
F. F. Ludolph
The
Exchange
Ludolph
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Rockefeller Change Urges Prohibition Repeal In United States
Arthur Brisbane notes John D. Rockefeller Jr and his father advocate repeal of prohibition after years of trying to curb drunkenness. They acknowledge failures, blame bootlegging and crime waves, and urge bi‑partisan action influenced by Dr. Butler.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Ockefeller
Butler
Columbia University
Rockefellers
United States
Dia
Sterling Opposed To Unnecessary Road Building
Governor Sterling told the Midland Chamber he opposes spending on the Weatherford Ranger cut off. The Texas Highway Commission proposed a 46 mile link to save travel time from Fort Worth to West Texas. Sterling urged neutrality and said funds should only be used when absolutely necessary.
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Austin
Sterling
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Weatherford
Bankhead
Texas Highway Commission
Ranger
Fort Worth
West Texas
Midland Chamber
Ranger- Weatherford
Highway Commission
Nine-Page List Details Proposed Post Office Sites
Washington June 9 A U P report notes the Garner bill would create a national post office program with towns listed in the Congressional Record. It lists towns, populations, postal receipts, and current government rents for future post office sites. Highest rent among $70,000 class is Homer Louisiana 2909 people $13,849 receipts $2,850 rent. In $55,000 class Hialeah Florida near Miami 2600 people $9,000 receipts $2,000 rent.
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Washington
U.P
Congressional Record
Uncle Sam
Homer
Hialeah
Fla
Miami
Lindy case charges stir Congress as relief bills advance
Washington moves to aid the hungry with expanded wheat and cotton allotments. The House Rules Committee plans quick floor action on a 40 million bushel wheat use and 500 thousand bale cotton program, while the Senate backs a 50 million bushel wheat allotment and loan provisions for crop planting. In Detroit, Harry Fleisher surrendered to police in the Lindbergh baby case and the Collingwood Apartment massacre, offering no answers to reporters.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Rules Committee
Farm Board
Detroit
Janes
Harry Fleisher
Collingwood
Fleisher
Harry &. Toy
Texas
Canada
McAdoo Backs National Referendum on Prohibition
William Gibbs McAdoo, a 1924 Democratic dry candidate, urged a national referendum on the 18th amendment. He argued intoxicating liquor is evils, but every citizen has right to seek constitutional change, and a nonpartisan, nonpolitical forum should allow voters to decide.
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Los Angeles
W.P
William Gibbs McAdoo
McAdoo
State Board Head Praises Insurance Agents Efforts
Texas insurance officials praised legislative work on insurance bills at the annual Texas Association of Insurance Agents convention. W A Tarver chaired the talk noting eighteen insurance bills passed this year. Leaders from Austin Houston Amarillo and Dallas spoke as 300 plus agents gathered for the two day event with more expected tomorrow. Amarillo touted for its bright future while sessions featured group meetings and a barbecue and dance at local venues.
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Texas
W. A. Tarver
Board of Insurance Commissioners
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Pope
Austin
A. D. Langham
Houston
John K. Boyce
Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Mabry Seay
Dallas
National Association of Insurance Agents
G. Mabry Seay
United States
Foreman
House rejects economy bill and sends to conference
Washington reports the House refused Senate amendments to the 150 million dollar economy bill and sent it to conference for differences to be ironed out. The bill, trimmed from the Senate version, retains Hoover's payless one month furlough plan for non essential federal staff, drawing Democratic charges that the President wrecked the bill by imposing the furloughs.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hoover
Robinson
Byrnes
Harrison
Barkley
Control by none would serve Amarillo mayoral choice
Editorial endorses Ross Rogers as a mayoral candidate free from obligations to any individual group or organization. It argues his pledge of independence would allow fair impartial service representing all classes of Amarillo, with no strings attached guiding his actions.
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Amarillo
Ross Rogers
Rogers
Q Amarillo
Mr. Rogers
Defense for Ex-Police Officer in Boy's Golf Course Death
Lonnie Wilkerson, a dismissed officer, faced murder charges in the golf course killing of 17 year old Buster Grimsley. The trial opened with the defense as the state wrapped its direct case after Dr. Jack Daily testified Grimsley was shot in the back while fleeing the course on May 5 as he and a companion gathered balls.
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Fort Worth
Lonnie Wilkerson
Buster Grimsley
Criminal District Court
Jack Daily
Grimsley
Jafsie Visits Boston Police in Lindbergh Case
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie arrives at Boston police headquarters to examine the rogues gallery and try to identify a suspect named John the German in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.
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Jafsie
Boston
John F. Condon
New York
Rogues Gallery
John the German
Debaters challenged for Texas Railroad Commission seat
Lee Satterwhite of Odessa challenged C. V. Terrell chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission to a joint debate in Austin next Tuesday night. Satterwhite plans to speak in Austin that night.
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Austin
Lee Satterwhite
Odessa
Texas Railroad Commission
C. V. Terrell
Satterwhite
Senate Panel Backs More Wheat For Relief Program
The Senate agriculture committee voted to favor the McNary resolution authorizing the use of 50,000,000 bushels more Farm Board wheat for relief. The decision came Friday as part of drought relief measures and farm support initiatives.
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Washington
Farm Board
Senate Agriculture Committee
Fireman Dies From Collision Injuries in Houston
Fireman C. R. Rusk, 52, succumbed to injuries from a Tuesday crash when a fire truck and a street car collided head on at a Houston intersection. Six others were injured in the same incident.
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Houston
C. R. Rusk
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible showers. West Texas mostly fair with chances of rain in the extreme northwest. Temperatures range from 58 this afternoon to 78 by 1 PM tomorrow.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Prohibition Dominates Chicago Convention Talk
At Chicago conventions Prohibition governs early discussions with calls for resubmission planks. President Hoover denies approval while figures like Garfield and McAdoo push options. Roosevelt endorses state control and a possible referendum while Rockefeller faces mixed reaction to his stance.
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Associated Press
Chicago
White House
Hoover
James R. Garfield
McAdoo Prohibition Referendum Called Best Program Yet
Cato Sells, former Indian commissioner, praised William G. McAdoo’s proposal for a national referendum on prohibition as the best program yet presented. He said it would allow direct public expression after the presidential election and pave the way for solutions to economic problems and the prohibition question in the near future.
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Fort Worth
U.P
William G. McAdoo
Cato Sells
Sarazen Takes Lead in British Open at Sandwich
Gene Sarazen, the stocky New Yorker, shot 69 in the second round at Sandwich to reach an aggregate 139, nine under par, and move close to the British Open title as the field narrows.
PRESS MEET OPENS MINERAL WELLS
Sessions of the Texas Press Association opened in Mineral Wells with about 500 expected attendees. R L Scott of De Leon presided as association president.
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U.P
Texas Press Association
R. L. Scott of
de Leon
Wind Storms Sweep North Texas Amid Fatalities
A 50 mph windstorm in North Texas caused two deaths in Lake Dallas when a boat capsized. Four injured at Wichita Falls Airport as four planes were damaged. Lake Worth search rescued four men while one survivor clung to a tree. Damage reported across Corsicana and Navarre County with trees uprooted and windows broken. Temperature topped 100 degrees before a hard rain aided crops.
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Associated Press
North Texas
John Case
Dallas
A. J. Watson
Stephenville
Lake Dallas
Denton County
Ben Clark
Wichita Falls
E. O. Deryberry
Jack Bryant
Lake Worth
Fort Worth
Henrietta
Corsicana
Navarro County
Malakoff
Easy Pickings for Kidnapers in Hollywood
Hollywood reports say eastern gangsters abducted two business men and netted 12000 dollars in ransom. Roy G. Currier is marked as their next victim with a 100000 dollar goal. Police say Currier was under guard since last Saturday as three named gangsters remain the focus of an intensive search.
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Hollywood
U.P
Roy G. Currier
Currier
Beaten With Hammer In Alpine Assault
Anita Reyes lay in critical condition in Alpine Texas after a man attacked her with a hammer fracturing her skull. The assailant was placed in jail.
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Alpine
Tex
Anita Reyes
Laughs as He Gets 50 Years in Murder
John G. Harris of Bono Arkansas was convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years for killing Ed Royal of Port Huron Michigan. Harris admitted beating Royal to death with an automobile tire pump and jack and laughed when the sentence was read. He had earlier pleaded not guilty to death.
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Texarkana
Tex
John G. Harris
Bono
Ark
Ed Royal
Port Huron
Mich
Royal
George Johnson
Connally to Place Garner Nomination at Chicago Convention
Rep. Sam Rayburn announced that Sen. Tom Connally would place Speaker John N Garner in nomination at the Democratic national convention in Chicago. California would yield to Texas on the roll call, with Connally making the nomination.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Tom Connally
John N. Garner
Chicago
California
Texan
Connally
Road Case Nears End In Palo Pinto Injunction
The hearing on whether to keep a temporary injunction restraining construction of the Bankhead highway cutoff remains in force until the district court term opens June 20. The case is being decided in Palo Pinto Texas and advances toward conclusion.
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Palo Pinto
Tex
Bankhead Highway
Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Convene
Preliminary sessions held in Dallas as 13th annual convention opens tomorrow for two days. About 500 delegates expected from clubs across the state.
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Dallas
Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Ape Man Turns Out To Be A Woman
Washington reports a new study from the Smithsonian shows the Java fossil Pithecanthropus Erectus was female. Dr. Ales Hrdlicka notes the skull indicates a sexed specimen and places it as a link between modern humans and earlier ancestors.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Psichecanthropus Erectus
Pithecanthropus
Means Scores in Lindy Hoax
Mrs. Edward B. McLean identified her signature on a memorandum authorizing Gaston B. Means to deliver $100 000 ransom to a man called The Fox during the Lindbergh kidnap case in Washington DC. The testimony came in Means trial over theft of the ransom and $4000 expenses from Mrs. McLean.
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Washington
Edward B. McLean
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gaston B. Means
Lindbergh
the Fox
Means
McLean
Washington Post
Col. M. Robert Guggenheim
Charles A. Lindbergh
T. Morris Wampler
Wampler
Floyds Gunmen Take Car Near Warner Oklahoma
Three machine gunners, believed to be Charles Pretty Boy Floyd and his band, kidnapped a Black man near Warner Oklahoma, seized his car, and fled toward Fort Smith Arkansas. An eyewitness, E. W. Wood of Tulsa, was forced to ride with them before being dumped near the highway.
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Musbrogee
Okla
Charles
Pretty Boy
Texarkana Farm Girl Assault Identity Revealed
Freeling Daniels, 25, identified as the man who criminally assaulted Minnie Heilmyer, 15, a Miller County farm girl, in a wooded section eight miles north of Texarkana yesterday afternoon.
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Texarkana
Ark
U.P
Freeling Daniels
Minnie Heilmyer
Miller County
Youths Held on Extortion Charge in Federal Bank Plot
Two 19 year old men, Joseph Wittman Jr. of Audubon and Fred Fickel of Mt. Ephraim, were detained after detectives trapped them for extortion involving Bank of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve governor George W Norris. They allegedly demanded 5000 dollars and accepted a dummy cash package as authorities closed in. Fickel’s father Ludwig has served as custodian of the Reserve Bank building for 15 years.
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Camden
N. J
George W. Norris
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Federal
Joseph Wittman, Jr
Audubon
State officials injured in Austin auto accident
June 9 report states J Pat Moulden chief accountant in the state Comptroller's department was injured and Scott Gaines assistant attorney general bruised when their automobile collided near Georgetown last night.
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Austin
J. Pat Moulden
State Comptroller's Department
Scott Gaines
Georgetown
Gambling killer to die in Huntsville
Estanislado Lopez, 30, is scheduled for execution in Huntsville at dawn tomorrow for the axe murder of Jesus Villareal. Lopez killed Villareal after a gambling dispute.
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Huntsville
Estanislado Lopez
Jesus Villareal
Lopez
Villareal
Bonus Soldiers Jeer as Truck Offer Is Declined
Washington and Cloverport reports describe the bonus march on the capital facing nonviolent police lines and massed veterans determined to stay until Congress acts on the Patman $2 billion bonus bill. Thousands arrived, leadership shifted in Texas among the marchers, and federal aid resolutions were introduced in Congress.
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Congress
Walter W. Waters
Washington
War Department
Brookhart
Town
Hurley
House
Representative Keller
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