State Pays as Boy Sent Up for 263 Years
Dallas June 16 a 20 year old highwayman Raymond Hamilton sits under a 263 year sentence amid efforts to tally the cost of his prosecutions across four Texas counties. Police and court authorities estimate government spending at about 1300 dollars with many costs unrecorded. Trial expenses include attorney fees juror salaries judge pay and travel. Costs listed cover bringing Hamilton to Dallas dispatching cases and witness summons.
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Merrill’ FE
Compton
Dallas
Texas
Raymond Hamilton
Hamilton
Tarrant
Hill and Fayette
Fort Worth
Hillsboro
J. N. Wbucher
LaGrange
Lansing
Mich
Dallas County
Lost world flier Mattern nears Alaska in perilous crossing
Alaska reports scarce signs of Jimmie Mattern as he battles fog and long overwater legs on a solo world flight from Siberia toward Alaska. Aviation authorities warn lost planes are not unusual while Boris Lukhu and other experts assess landing options along the Bering Sea route. The piece also covers a Bolivar kidnapping case involving Pretty Boy Floyd and Adam Ricchetti, with details of the car chase and local reactions.
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Nome
Alaska
Bering Sea
Jimmie Mattern
Siberian
Mattern
Amarillo
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Harold Gatty
Solomon Beach
Here
Boris Lukhu
Bolivar
Charles
Floyd
Oklahoma
Adam Ricchetti
Jack Killingsworth
Ricchetti
Polk County
Joe Ricchetti
Adam Ricchettii
Killingsworth
Quincey
Fairfield
Warsaw
Sedalia
Jor Ricchetii
Jefferson City
Col
B. Marvin Casteel
State Highway Patrol
Pretty Boy’ Floyd
Five Year Dearth Ravages Shenshi China In Famine
Reports from Shanghat on June 16 describe severe drought in Shenshi, China since 1928. The once fertile wheat region lacks rain, vegetation is gone, and thousands starve while some turn to banditry. Cannibalism is reported as wolves roam famine areas at night to prey on starving villagers.
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Shanghat
China
Shenshi
Money Fixing Idea Dropped at World Conference
June 16. World economic conference leaders pressed for currency solutions but dropped a plan to form a stabilization committee. The monetary committee proposed two new panels on temporary and permanent monetary reconstruction while discussions at the Bank of England aimed to stabilize the dollar and pound. Germany sought options for expanding debt capacity by creating an African empire or opening new territories.
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London
U.P
James M. Cox
Ohio
Bank of England
Germany
Alfred Hugenberg
Economic Committee of the
World Economic Conference
Accord on German Short Term Loans Reached in London
In London on June 16 German short term creditors adopted a new standstill agreement with Germany. The accord, signed outside the world economic conference, was hailed as aiding the conference’s effort to clarify international debt issues as German representatives then met with long term creditors to continue negotiations.
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London
U.P
Germany
Found 4 Pounds 10 Shillings Spark Delegates Sit Up
London June 16. During the world economic conference economics commission deliberations Premier Colijn of the Netherlands announced that 4 pounds 10 shillings had been found and the owner could claim them. Delegates, previously slumped, promptly sat up.
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London
Economics Commission
World Economic Conference Today
Colijn
Netherlands
Key Rate Loan Plan for Amarillo Water Reservoir
Preliminary survey filed in Washington outlines a $170000 project to lower Amarillo key rate on fire insurance. If approved under the National Recovery Act, city plans a 5000000 gallon reservoir at Line Avenue and Bonham Street, a 20 inch feed line to the business district, and expanded distribution lines in seven or eight alleys to eight inches and larger. Excavation began Jan 2, 1931 but halted a month later and has not resumed.
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Washington
Line Avenue
Bonham Street
State Fire Insurance Commission
Fire Insurance Commission
Amarillo
No Special Session Decision Yet: Jim Ferguson
Former Governor James E. Ferguson said a early Texas special session to cooperate with the national industrial recovery program will not be decided for many days. He noted the President’s plans remain unclear and legislative action depends on that. Representative T. R. McGregor suggested a session before July is unlikely.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
T. R. McGregor
Another 25 Million Due in Bids Soon
The administration approved plans to call for bids on 25 million dollars of public buildings in 45 days, in addition to a similar amount already sought. Postmaster General Farley and L. W. Robert announced the steps, with details on projects not yet finalized.
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Washington
Farley
L. W. Robert
Industrial Leaders Gather in Chicago
Industrial leaders from rail, oil, and coal sectors met in Chicago to address President Roosevelt’s industrial recovery plan. The oil group, representing 99 percent of U S oil firms, pushed for a working code to fix price and competition issues, with J Edgar Pew named oil executives’ meeting chairman. The tentative oil code aligns with major act principles, pledging to curb unfair competition, conserve resources, prevent abusive trade, ensure fair wages, boost purchasing power, and shield consumers from high prices.
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Chicago
U.P
Roosevelt
Axtel J. Byles
American Petroleum Institute
J. Edgar Pew
Sun Oil Company
Administration Triumph as Congress Adjourns Early
Washington dispatch notes a smashing administration victory in a special session ending at 1 21 a m. The war veterans’ compensation bill was slashed from over 900 million to about 600 million, with House approval and a White House signature forthcoming. The session enacted broad welfare, unemployment, farm relief, beer legalization, tax measures, and public works programs aimed at rapid job creation and economic stabilization.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Senate
White House
House of Representatives
Rainey
Garner
J. P. Morgan
Roosevelt
Speed Home Loan Relief Machinery Sets Up Federal Board
Washington reports six thousand inquiries about the new home loan layout since the law was signed two days ago. William Stevenson, chairman, said the Federal Home Loan Bank board is starting to establish the machinery, including appointing state agents who will choose assistants and appraisers to process loan applications for portions of the $2,000,000,000 program.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Willian Stevenson
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday across Amarillo, with showers possible in extreme west Fort Worth region. Fort West Texas area mostly partly cloudy, warmer north and east, chance of showers on far west. New Mexico mainly fair east, unsettled west tonight and Saturday, warmer Saturday. Temperature extremes today up to 59 to 89 degrees. Guarantied at 1900 W. 3rd.
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Amarillo
Fort West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
21 Billion Price Set on Railroads
The valuation bureau of the Interstate Commerce Commission estimated the nation's railroads worth about 21.24 billion dollars at current prices. On December 31, 1932 railroads carried a total valuation of 26.09 billion dollars on their books, a figure the commission may use in its ongoing rate study to decide on freight rate reductions.
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Washington
Valuation Bureau
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Three point two beer deemed non intoxicating by appeals court
In Frankfort Kentucky on June sixteen the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that three point two beer is non intoxicating. The decision affirmed Jefferson circuit court in a suit testing the legality of the new brew.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jefferson Circuit Court
Regents Review Appeal Over Ineligible Cactus Editor
The University of Texas regents met to hear an appeal from a discipline committee ruling that Chilton O'Brien of Beaumont and Joseph J. Deiss of Amarillo were ineligible for Cactus editor due to excess expenditures in their May student election campaigns. The judiciary council had previously found both ineligible before the discipline committee upheld that decision.
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Deiss
Discipline Committee
Roosevelt Signs Broad New Economic Reforms
President Roosevelt described the industrial control and public works bill as the most important legislation, signing a $3.3 billion plan to create jobs and reshape industry. He also approved the Glass-Steagall bank reform and the railroad reorganization measure, summoning administrators to implement the acts promptly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Texas Centennial Coin Bill Signed For 1936 Celebration
President Roosevelt signed the Texas Centennial cointage bill authorizing half dollar coins to mark Texas independence centennial in 1936. He presented the signing pen to Senator Tom Connally who championed the measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Texas
Tom Connally
Santa Fe head visits in city
Samuel T. Bledsoe, newly named president of the Santa Fe railroad, arrived in Amarillo for a two hour inspection during a tour of the system spanning Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. He stated the railroad owes no one a dime and argued against super speed trains due to crossings. His party included Dr. Henry S. Pritchett and other executives.
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Samuel T. Bledsoe
Santa Pe
Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Bledsoe
Kentucky
Kansas City
Banta Feld
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mr. Bledsoe
Henry S. Pritchett
New York
W. K. Elter
Chicago
F. B. Houghton
FE. E. McInnis
Chi
Visitors Crowd Stores Balloon Party Tonight
Panhandle shoppers thronged Amarillo stores for Opportunity Days as hundreds visited openings and bargain prices. Extra clerks and extended sales drew out of town cars and crowds, with hopes for similar Saturday deals and the release of 590 toy balloons as a main attraction.
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Amarillo
U S Recovery Program Put In High Gear
United Press reports the broad industrial control program under way in Washington. Gen. Hugh Johnson leads rapid organization, pushing industry into government partnership. business leaders flock to the capital, with Roosevelt decision pending on who will regulate trade in farm product related industries.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Department of Commerce
Henry ©. Harriman
United States Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Control Organization
Agriculture Department
Industria
Secretary of Agriculture
Walla
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