Thug Suspect Shoots Self After Cashier Robbery Crash
Houston report says Jack Autry 28 shot himself after a robbery at a filling station and a crash on the Conroe Highway. A woman passenger, described as a beautiful blond about 18, was killed when the car was wrecked and a passerby could not free her. Autry later died from the self inflicted wound.
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B. R. Wibb
Panhandle road plan push spurred by Young Demos meet
R S White reports Panhandle highway gaps attract state attention after Governor Tingley of New Mexico urged Texas to pave Panhandle roads. Officials including Charlie Lockhart and Eugene Worley pledge action once federal funds arrive. White urges residents to contact the highway commission and state leaders to accelerate building.
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White
Tingley
New Mexico
Texas
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Eugene Worley
Shamrock
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Highway Commission
Worley
Sabbath Tax Time Crunch Forces Sunday Office Stay
Tax Collector Jewell Davidson faces a deadline clash as June 30 falls on Sunday. Taxpayers have until midnight that date to pay the last half of 1934 despite no legal authority to extend. The office may be forced to stay open Sunday with penalty and interest starting July 1. payments for the period are arriving steadily.
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Jewell Davidson
Smear Roosevelt Will Be G.O.P. Strategy in 1936
At the Springfield grass roots Republican convention delegates outline a campaign plan to attack President Roosevelt as a dictator and bureaucrat. Speakers argue the NRA ruling exposes a drive toward centralized power and threaten state rights and individual liberty. Two main goals emerge: defend constitutional limits and oppose Roosevelt personally in 1936.
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Echoes of Cattle Rustling Days Follow Arrest
Bruce Lankford Amarilloan was arrested in Dallam County on a cattle theft charge and turned over to Sheriff Harvey Faust of Dalhart. Deputy Roy Brewer of Potter County led the arrest. Details were unavailable. Lankford has prior Potter County jail history and was previously found not guilty on a liquor charge in 47th District Court.
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Dallam County
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Harvey Faust
Dalhart
Roy Brewer
Potter County
Gib Landis
Australia Rises as Britain’s Favored Dominion
Montreal June 14 Australia is replacing Canada as the favorite Dominion in Great Britain. F R Clarke a welfare executive and former newspaperman says trade and sentiment favor Australia and New Zealand over Canada. He notes fewer favorable Canada mentions in British papers and constant reminders of Australia’s bid for British trade. J Lawrence Deneille of St Louis elected president of the Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning Contractors Association at its 46th convention in Cincinnati. Horticulturists advise weekly dusting of sulphur on rose bushes during budding season.
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Railroad Purchase Day Dominates Grand Week finale
Arrangements wrap up for Railroad Purchase Day the grand finale of Railroad Week in Amarillo. Tomorrow's sales event is led by railroad employees and local firms with 25 cent minimum spending urged. D M Britain spoke at the American Business Club luncheon. a large crowd attended The Nat dance event. four store windows showcase Railroad Week exhibits, including a scale miniature train model.
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American Business Club
Capitol
Bill Futral
Rock Island
McCarty Welcomes Baby Boy Wilbur Don
Dalhart Daily Texan editor John L. McCarty and wife announce the birth of son Wilbur Don at St Anthony’s Hospital. Born last night weighing seven pounds twelve ounces the baby is reported healthy with mother and child doing excellently. The couple already has two other children.
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Dalhart Daily Texan
Texas Young Democratic Clubs
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St. Anthony’s Hospital
Montrose man loses only tooth in world of fables
In Montrose Colorado Dave Wood aged 84 shows he has a single eye tooth. X rays show no other teeth in his mouth. The piece also notes a China foot binding history and US malt liquor consumption in 1914. Displays mentioned include Blackburn Brothers Killough Davies Randal Drug and The Hub.
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Hub
Yankees Dominate with Hot Hitting Across Series
In a five game stint in St. Louis the Yankees rammed 64 hits and 41 runs. Ben Chapman leads with 304, while Johnny Bronca, Hank Greenberg, and Oral Hildebrand shine for their clubs. The Yankees extend their lead, and other league results include Detroit, Chicago, and the Giants pushing titles.
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Hal Schumacher
Reds
Roy Parmelee
Joe Moore
Mel Ott
Major League Leaders Compact Baseball Stat Standout List
League batting led by Vaughan of the Pirates at 40 percent with Medwick of the Cardinals 356 runs produced include Vaughan Medwick and Ott each with 42 RBIs. Vaughan and L L Waner tied for 76 hits each. Medwick led doubles with 18. Suhr 7 triples. Ott and Moore tied for 11 home runs.
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Baseball Leaders and Standings Brief
A compressed ledger lists top players by team: Johnson of the Athletics leads in RBIs with 52 and runs with 46. Greenberg of the Tigers and Melev Moses of the Athletics also appear among leaders for hits and home runs. Other noted figures include Gehringer and Cronin among doubles and triples, while Almada and Berber top stolen bases.
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