Sheriff Len Irvin Sentenced in Federal Liquor Case
In Lubbock on June 12, Sheriff Len Irvin of Lamb County and 16 others were convicted of federal liquor law violations. Irvin received two years in prison with a two year suspended term for three years, while related sentences ranged from 90 days to 18 months with various suspensions. Several women received no punishment.
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Jim Etter
Star Haile
Felix
George
Jerry Sillian
Mermon Herman
Leonard Terry
N.O. Roper
John Purdy
Henry Fulcher
M. L. Lynn
Guy Foster
Virgil Dudgeon
Rebecca Carr
Hill Herman
New Evidence Aims to Save Hauptmann from Death Penalty
Los Angeles June 12 The attorney for Anna Hauptmann says new evidence gathered over two months could reopen the Lindbergh kidnapping case and seek a reversal. It argues the crime was an inside job, not involving Hauptmann near Hopewell NJ, and may be presented to the Appellate Court of New Jersey June 20.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Vincent A. Marco
New York
Marco
Anna Hauptmann
Appelate Court of
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Experia
Hauptmann
Hopewell
N. J
Children Chorus Seeks Young Singers at Amarillo
The Tolanthe chorus holds a second rehearsal tomorrow at 11 AM at Amarillo College of Music. Fifty five youths under 16 joined the first meeting last Monday. Emil F. Myers conducts the Junior Opera Club which plans to present an annual summer opera, with Iolanthe set for mid July.
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Tolanthe
Amarillo College of Music
Emil F. Myers
Opera Clu
Iolanthe
Myers
Guardian seeks mineral lease for ward in Potter County
Walter D. Caldwell as guardian files in Potter County Court a petition to lease the ward Walter Dean Caldwell Jr.’s undivided one sixth interest in 1280 acres across sections 15 and 23, Block 1, Washington County Surveys Hansford County Texas. Hearing set for June 24 1935 at 10:00 AM.
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Ward
Walter Dean Caldwell, Jr
Potter County
Texas
Walter D. Caldwell
A. D
Hansford County
State of Texas
Washington County
By. Co
Amarillo Rotarians head to Mexico City for Rotary gathering
James L. Farwell leads Amarillo’s group aboard a Fort Worth train to Mexico City for the Rotary International Convention. The party includes six more Amarilloans. return set for June 21, with home arrival two to three days later. Calles warns of potential cabinet division and national disaster amid labor unrest and strikes affecting foreign firms amid the convention crowds.
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Amarillo
Excelsior
Universal
Revolutionary Party
el Nacional
United States
Rotary International
Insull Angle to New Laws On Trial in Chicago
Chicago June 12 U P Public utility holding firms once defended as units of management are central in the Samuel Insull trial. The government accuses that Corporation Securities Company assets were drained to cover deficits amounting to 2 5 million while liabilities exceeded assets.
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Chicago
U.P
Congress
Samuel Insull
Corporation Securities Company
Insull
Lloyd E. Thompson
Thompson
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Harold L. Stuart
Samuel Insull, Jr
Corporation
Samuel Whittaker
Ethiopia protests Italian aggression at Tafari Katama
Ethiopia lodged a formal protest with Italy denying Ethiopian blame for an incident near the Tafari Katama frontier posts. Foreign Minister Herouy said Italian bands attacked Gilles tribesmen grazing near Tafari Katama, while Ethiopian soldiers stayed at their posts.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Italy
Herouy
Tafari Katama
Mrs Gibbons Bond Set After Indictment in Domestic Shooting
Mrs Gibbons, 45, posted 750 bond after yesterday’s arrest and confinement on an assault and attempted murder charge. She was indicted by the Potter County grand jury for a shooting at the Gibbons family home on April 20, with Joe Gibbons wounded in the left temple and still hospitalised after six weeks. Trial date not set.
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Jimmy Gibbons
Potter County
Grand Jury
Joe Gibbons
Lincoln Street
Gibbons
Funeral Services Here for Benson
The body of Charles A. Benson, 26, who died yesterday in Roswell New Mexico, will arrive tonight at 8 15 over the Santa Fe. Funeral arrangements by N S Griggs Sons Funeral Home. Survivors include widow Harriet Benson two small sons Jimmie and Charles Jr parents Mr and Mrs R J Benson Amarillo, one brother R J Benson Jr and sister Miss Frances Benson.
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Charles A. Benson
Roswell
N. M
Santa Fe
Benson
Amarillo
N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Home
Harriet Benson
Jimmie
Charles, Jr
R. J. Benson
R. J. Benson, Jr
Frances Benson
French Fries Burned As Capitol Hotel Kitchen Fire
A blaze in the Capitol Hotel coffee shop yesterday afternoon started when potatoes splashed into boiling grease. Flames spread through a ventilator but were extinguished quickly with little damage. chef Roy Warrington suffered a slight burn near the eye.
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Capitol Hotel
Ed Mayer
Roy Warrington
Foreign War Vets To Gather Tonight
VFW members meet at 8 o'clock in the American Legion Hall to prepare for a Clovis departmental convention. Roy T. Shield announced the meeting and will present the saber prize to O. K. Neal for first in a ROTC stage contest. A carnival financial report will be given and delegates for the Corpus Christi Texas department convention are urged to attend.
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VFW
Clovis
Roy T. Shield
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Hall
O. K. Neal
Paramount Theater
Shield
Texas Department
Corpus Christi
French Court U S Goodwill Aims for NYC Information Bureau
A France information bureau, free of government control, will be established in New York by year end to reduce Franco American misunderstanding. Backed by French businessmen bankers and editors, it will operate for six years with Petain as president and Comte Rene de Chambrun steering the effort to provide data on France to students business people and tourists.
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Reynolds Packard
United Press
Paris
France
New York
Comte Rene de Chambrun
Marshal Petain
Comte de Chambrun
Atlantic
Doctors Given Terms in Pen in Lubbock
In Lubbock, Dr. L. W. Kitchen faces a five year prison term in Leavenworth for narcotic law violations, with a five year suspended sentence. Dr. W. A. Hartman gets 14 months plus a five year suspended sentence. Four West Texas physicians receive one year and a day with three year suspensions, including Drs. Green Wayland Redford and Houghton. Nickson of Crosbyton is fined $500 for narcotic law violation. More than 3,000,000 square miles remain unexplored beneath the ocean.
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James A Green
Lubbock
L. C. Wayland
William Redford
Plainview
William Houghton
Floydada
W. H. Nickson
Crosbyton
Germany and Britain Seek Naval Parity Under 35 Percent Plan
Source reports Berlin sources say Germany would match 35 percent of Britain's fleet with objections from France and uncertain Italy. Japan reportedly has no issue. Ribbentrop to return to brief British naval authorities as talks wrap by week’s end. United States and others will be briefed on terms for a multilateral naval treaty.
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London
France
Germany
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Britain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Richard Cole Orchestra to Play at The Nat Monday Night
Richard Cole brings his 16 piece orchestra from Hotel Skirvin Oklahoma City to Amarillo for a 9:30 PM to 1:00 AM dance at The Nat. Petite Christy Wilson is vocalist with Larry Taylor and Malon Gunn among the entertainers. Admission is 1 dollar, 1.25 for stags, with reservations at The Nat management.
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Richard Cole
Cole
Christy Wilson
Larry Taylor
Malon Gunn
Bennett Purnell
Amarillo
Tri-State Pair Association
Music Corporation of America
Stags
Nat
Allred Revokes First of His Own Paroles
Governor Allred revoked a general parole he granted Ray Burrows two years in Lynn County for burglary. It was the first of about 200 clemencies to be revoked, and he called it a very unpleasant duty. Burrows had been convicted of car theft.
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Austin
Allred
Ray Burrows
Lynn County
Burrows
Cal Western States Inc vs Pabst Blue Ribbon Tonight
Western States Inc faces Pabst Blue Ribbon in an evening game. Key players and venue unspecified but headline signals a scheduled matchup this evening in the sports brief.
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Cal
Western States Inc
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Marberry Released By Detroit Tigers
Fred Firpo Marberry, a Tigers pitcher since 1932 and a ten year veteran in the A L, was given unconditional release by Detroit yesterday. Once a key reliever, he has struggled since 1935, posting one loss and no wins in six games this season.
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Fred “Firpo" Marberry
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Marberry
Washington
Carl Fischer
Earl Whitehill
Seek to Stay Lapse of Tax Extends $475 Million in Taxes
House Democratic leaders begin advancing a $475,000,000 tax extension bill at Roosevelt's request with a plan for a second bill to close loopholes and adjust rates. The taxes would lapse by July 31 if Congress does not act, many expiring June 30, in a rush to extend them.
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Washington
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Samuel B. Hill
Demcrat
Ways and Means
The Wichita Falls Theft Case After Parole
A theft case in Wichita Falls references a defendant who had been paroled on May 10 on the board of pardons recommendation. The note notes the parole context and ongoing legal status.
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Wichita Falls
Board of Pardons
Mrs Goldthwaite Favored In West Texas Women Golf
LUBBOCK June 12 An 81 in practice yesterday after arriving from Fort Worth has solidified Mrs Frank Goldthwaite as the favorite in the West Texas Women Golf Association tournament. Match play starts tomorrow after qualifying day with 16 players advancing. Scores ranged to 126 led by Mrs Gordon Phillips of Big Spring. Mrs Rhea J Vernon of Abilene and Mrs R E Winger, Fort Worth champion, posted strong practice scores. Bertha Bowen did not post a score while Mrs John E Phillips of Fort Worth looms as a threat.
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Lubbock
Fort Worth
Lubbock Country Club
Frank Goldthwaite
West Texas
Girdon Phillips
Big Spring
Rhea J. Vernon
Baseball Leaders and Notable Totals From Recent Games
Summary of top players and team totals across leagues. Vaughan leads Pirates with 50 runs and 73 at bats while Medwick of Cardinals drives in 42. Ott and Moore homer for Giants. Greenberg drives in 52 for Tigers. Pitching leaders include Parmelee for Giants and Walker for Cardinals.
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Pirates
Medwick
Cardinals
Waner
Hitea
L. Waner
Martin
Suhr
Goodee
Ott
Joe Moore
Giants
Myers
Reds
Bordagary
Dodgers
Parmelee
Walker
Judge Sentences Upton for Parole Violation
East St Louis Illinois United Press reports Judge Ralph Cook sentenced Gilbert Upton to the Illinois state prison for violating his parole. During World War I Judge Cook was captain of the 124th Field Artillery, of which Upton was a member.
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East
Louis
Ralph Cook
Gilbert Upton
Illinois
Cook
124Th Field Artillery
Upton
Lefty Grove’s comeback fuels Red Sox double win over Tigers
Bob Grove, hailed as a star pitcher, wins once more as Boston takes both ends of a midweek doubleheader from Detroit 3-1 and 5-2. Grove allows five hits in the opener while reviving old form, and Wes Ferrell adds a five hitter in the nightcap despite six walks. The victories pull Boston within one game of third-place Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Bob
Lefty’ Grove
Red Sox
Boston
Detroit
Mickey Cochrane
Cleveland Indians
Grove
Joe Sullivan
Wes Ferrell
Sox
Competition Tightens at Southern Amateur Tennis Meet
In Nashville on June 12 the Southern Amateur Tennis Tournament enters its third day with 22 remaining players led by defending champion Bryan M. Grant of Atlanta and top seed Berkeley Bell of New York City. Grant to play Bruce Baxter of Austin and Bell to meet Harvey Terrell of Birmingham, after Bell defeated Carl Smalley 6 1 6 4 and Grant routed Pollard Parsons 6 0 6 0.
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Tenn
Bryan M. Grant
Atlanta
Berkeley Bell
New York City
Grant
Bruce Baxter
Austin
Texas
Bell
Harvey Terrell
Birmingham
Atlanta Star
Pollard Parsons
Carl Smalley
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