Countess in Swindle Tale Nabbed in Washington
Miss Louise Maret, co proprietor of a fashionable girls school, reports being swindled out of 5044 by Countess Grace de Benque and George S. Gormley. Maret says an officer demanded bribe money to drop a Mann Act claim, leading to alleged plans to extract 15000, with Maret offering 5000 in personal notes. Gormley denies knowledge. Maret had lent him 5000 for which he gave a receipt.
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Washington
Louise Maret
Grace de Benque
George S. Gormley
Gormley
William A. Gallagher
Germany Seeks Delay on Debt Moratorium at World Conference
Berlin June 9 Germany hopes world economists will ease burdens so she avoids a partial moratorium on credits starting July 1. Analysts say suspending 80 percent of Reich foreign debt buys time for concessions at the world economic conference. A standstill group in London may offer further aid as talks begin. Debts before 1931 and interest totaling about 17.3 million marks are included.
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Berlin
Germany
London
United States
Be er Truck Stopped Two Men Arrested
Police seized 100 cases of 3 2 beer brewed in Colorado when they arrested C A DeJean and Ted Johnson both of Ra ton New Mexico in San Jacinto The truck and beer were moved to county custody The men face possession and transporting charges with 1000 bond each and are held in Potter County jail.
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Colorado
C. A. DeJean
Ted Johnson
Raton
N. M
San Jacinto
New Mexico
B. R. Clark
DeJean
Johnson
Potter County
Mob Storms Jail Inmate Slain In Firefight
Armed men stormed the Scott County jail in Huntsville Tennessee, abducting Jerome Boyett and Harvey Winchester who faced murder charges. Winchester was found dead with bullet wounds about 200 feet from the road between Huntsville and Helen Wood. Boyett remained missing.
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Huntsville
Tenn
Scott County
Jerome Boyett
Harvey Winchester
Winchester
Helen Wood
Boyett
Globe Cooking Authority Series Begins Today
The Globe starts a new weekly Friday feature on culinary art by Bessie R. Murphy a noted southern food authority. The first installment appears on page 8 and aims to aid Amarillo housewives with trusted cooking guidance.
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the Globe
Bessie R. Murphy
Southern Food Authority
Amarillo Housewives
Daladier avoids debt talk as French default nears
Premier Daladier, signaling in the Chamber of Deputies, avoids mentioning the war debt payment due the United States. France already defaulted on last December’s $19 million debt, with a June 15 installment of about $40 million awaiting approval by the chamber before payment. Daladier heads to London for the world economic conference.
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Paris
United States
Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
London
France
New Romance of Roosevelt Youth Denied
In Fort Worth Miss Ruth Googins denied reports of a contemplated marriage to Elliott Roosevelt son of the President as rumors had circulated for weeks. She said she would not comment on his married life and family servants said she and her mother were away.
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Fort Worth
Ruth Googins
Ellicott Roosevelt
United Press
Miss Googins
Miss Goosins
Roosevelt
Nevada
Elizabeth Donner
Philadephia
Wellesly College
John B. Googins
Swift and Co. Packers
Dallas
Young Roosevelt
R. Smith
American Airways
Senate Votes To End Veterans Dispute In Recovery Bill Era
The Senate pressed toward final passage of the industrial recovery bill while House members debated debt adjustment for municipalities. The Democratic steering committee unanimously backed President Roosevelt’s compromise veterans program, signaling a hoped end to the veterans controversy.
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DEMOS
Washington
Democratic Steering Committee
Roosevelt
House
Congress
White House
Jane
Senate
Representative Lea
California
Steel Pay Rise Planned For July In Steel Industry
Pittsburgh June 944 It was learned today that the steel industry plans a ten percent wage increase effective July 1 after rejecting a fifteen percent boost. The move accompanies formation of company unions as part of a broader plan under the Roosevelt industrial control bill. Currently quoted labor wages run about 33 cents per hour with two to five days work weekly, versus 44 cents in 1927 normal year.
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Pittsburgh
American Institute of Iron and Steel
Roosevelt Industral
Income Tax Reduction Debated Before Hearing
Senate investigators review stock losses claimed by J P Morgan Co partners Thomas Lamont and William Ewing. Lamont describes direct stock repurchase from his wife after a $114,807 1930 loss, with potential $20,000 tax benefit cited. Ewing outlines 1926 arrangements including short sales for his children's trust accounts.
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J. P. Morgen and Co
Senate Investigating Committee
Thomas 8. Lamont
William Ewing
Lamont
Ewing
Johns Manville
Fort Worth Man To Be New U. S. Attorney
Senate judiciary committee approved favorable reports on nominations including H. M. Stephens and William Stanley and F. J. Wideman for assistant attorneys general. Also approved were W. J. Barker for New Mexico and Clyde O. Eastus for the Northern District of Texas in Fort Worth.
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Washington
H. M. Stephens
Utah
William Stanley
Maryland
F. J. Wideman
Florida
Senate Judiciary Committee
W. J. Barker
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Clyde O. Eastus
Fort Worth
Northern
District of
Texas
Armour Extends Lead in U S Open Challengers Fight Back
Tommy Armour entered the final rounds with a solid but shrinking margin as Ralph Guldahl and Joe Kirkwood surged. Guldahl set a course record for the outgoing nine and Reed a 36 hole total of 147 while Armour opened the second round with a rough start but held a four stroke lead after nine holes.
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North Shore Golf Club
Glenview
Til
Tommy ‘Armour
Wil
Ralph Guldahl
St. Louis
Armour
Joe Kirkwood
Educator Loses Arm in Comanche Collision
Graham Smoot, Blanket school principal, lost his left arm below the elbow in an automobile collision four miles west of Dublin last night. He swerved to avoid a binder, striking the other vehicle.
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Graham Smoot
Dublin
Smoot
Mattern nears next leg of world flight in Siberia journey
Jimmy Mattern on a round the world flight reports progress across Siberia with landings at Belovo Krasnoyarsk and Nizhni Udinsk. He aims to reach a trans Pacific leg while coping with illness and gear trouble and awaits supplies for repairs.
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Moscow
Jimmy Mattern
Blove
Siberia
Irkutsk
Amarillo
Moscoe
Nizhni Udinsk
Krasnoyarsk
Mattern
Chita
Jimmie Mattern
Belovo
Beloyo
Amarilloans Rally to Chicago World’s Fair
Amarillo residents urge others to join the Globe News all expense tour to the Century of Progress in Chicago. Early returnees call the fair highly educational and worth the 875 price, with souvenirs included and no extra costs. Orville Holt and RE McGee praise the trip as a smart investment and a chance to see vast wonders.
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Chicago
Globe News
Orville Holt
RE. FE. McGee
Amarillo
Secrecy Surrounds U S Britain Economy Talks
London June 9 Secrecy shaded a 45 minute luncheon talk between Cordell Hull head of the American delegation and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald at Ray Atherton's home. It followed Hull's newspaper interview and did not reveal if war debt issues were discussed.
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London
Cordell Hull
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Ray Atherton
Hull
Washington
MacDonald
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast
Fair tonight and Saturday across Amarillo and West Texas as well as New Mexico. Temperatures range from a low to a high of 68 to 94 degrees with little change expected.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Judge Chides Jury Lagging On Guilty Plea
District Judge Henry S. Bishop rebuked a deadlocked jury in the Lou Brown robbery case calling the delay a mockery as Brown, 15, pleaded guilty. The jury argued sentencing options to Gatesville for a month to two and a half years, with Bishop ordering them back to deliberations.
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Henry S. Bishop
Lou Brown
Gatesville
Bishop
Brown
Charles Weat
Denver Railroad
Roundhouse
Bill Morehead
D. W. Ross
A. C. Hendricks
John Herndon
B. C. Moseley
Arrest brings Balfe MacDonald case back into view
A 17 year old from Flint Michigan Balfe MacDonald confessed to extortion and was linked to the murder case of his mother Mrs MacDonald found slain May 17 in Nashville Tennessee. He and 16 year old William Terwilliger were charged as murder suspects and fugitives from justice. Michigan officers traveled to Nashville to take charge.
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Nashville
Tenn
Balfe MacDonald
Flint
Mich
Michigan
MacDonald
William Terwilliger
Wheat Arrival Sets Kansas City Record
The first car of new wheat arrived in Kansas City on June 9, the earliest date in the board of trade records. The shipment came from Pond Creek Kansas and was shipped by Hacker Flour Mills of Jefferson Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
Board of Trade
Pond Creek
Hacker Flour Mills
Jefferson, Okk
Four Die in Cofradia Clash Between White Guards and Agrarians
In Cofradia village near Mexico City four people were killed and seven injured after a night clash between white guards who claim vigilante status and Agrarian supporters. The fighting followed an interruption of an Agrarian meeting with two fatalities on each side.
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Mexico City
Cofradia
Vacation Cash Vacation Cash
A classifieds note touts converting unused items into cash via Want Ads. It invites readers to call 6262 to inquire about three day and weekly rates for listings.
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