Capone case stirs anger over expected light sentence
The writer condemns a two and a half year term and ten thousand dollar fine for Capone, arguing the gangster’s crimes deserve the full thirty four years and a life behind bars. They urge harsher punishment and note the wealth and influence Capone is alleged to wield.
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Mr. Capone
Capone
United Press
United States
Bill's Gone Back to Work
A poem by Edgar A. Guest from 1931 narrates Bill's return to honest labor after a decade of financial ruin. He mortgages his big house, endures hardship, and learns self-respect by choosing work over pride and easy pleasures.
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Bill
Coztt
Hoover warns on ground flight during memorial dedication
Three pilots who flew over the Harding Memorial during dedication events were grounded pending investigation after President Hoover urged action. Columbus reports Adjutant General Henderson said future National Guard air units will police crowds above public meetings. Hoover also urged Illinois to shift government duties as he spoke at the state assembly before dedicating Lincoln’s tomb.
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Capone
Chicago
Harding Memorial
Commerce Secretary
Hoover
Columbus
Frank D. Henderson
112Th
Ohio National Guard Air Squadron
Calvin Coolidge
Springfield
Ill
Ilinois
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Prsenal
Mrs. Hoover
Lincoln
State Mansion
Oklahoma Bank Robbery Ends With Escape
A robber stole between 600 and 800 dollars from Farmers Bank in Orlando Oklahoma as president J E Schaffer fired a bullet at the getaway car. Witnesses include bank bookkeeper Ruth Gee and customers Thomas Finnell and D L Meagher. The bandit fled south in a small motor car.
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Orlando
Okla
Farmers’ Bank
J. E. Schaffer
Paving on North Fillmore Street Accepted by City Commission
City commission accepted paving on North Fillmore Street from Eighth to Eleventh Avenues after recommendation by city engineer E N Stanley. The project installed by Willmering and Mullen was completed and approved Tuesday night.
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North Fillmore Street
Eighth Avenue
Eleventh Avenue
E. N. Stanley
Willmering & Mullen
Capt Frank Hawks Reaches Rome on Speed Flight
Capt Frank Hawks arrived in Rome from Croydon airport near London ahead of noon on a fast journey. He aims for a round trip England to Rome and back for dinner in London, planning a 900 mile each way route with a lunch stop before resuming toward London.
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Rome
Frank Hawks
Croydon
London
Hawks
England
Praise for railroads and Amarillo hotels in Santa Fe engineer letter
A Santa Fe engineer from the Herring Hotel writes praising railroad booster coverage in the Amarillo News and Globe. He lauds Ernest O. Thompson and urges support for the Santa Fe, rail workers, and local hotels owned by Thompson, highlighting affordable rooms, dining, and steady guest income amid light travel.
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Santa Fe
Boise City
Amarillo
Gol
Thompson
Herring
Col. Thompson
Amarillo News and Globe
P. J. Camerell
Herring Hotel
Offering O Possums Dear Tack
Four young o possums about two months old will be sold to a responsible owner. There is one male and three females. They should be kept in a strong cage with no cracks for head access. They enjoy freedom and may help control rats and mice around barns or grounds. Tack letters, Page 16.
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Herman Borth
Stratford
Crippled Children Fund
Shirley Meyer
Mary Elizabeth Royalty
Lenora Jean Taylor
Shirley
E. B. Meyer
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Postal Heads Convention Opens with Amarillo Welcome
Delegates representing third and fourth class post offices gather for the 27th annual convention. A. E. Frieze of Silverton opens the event in Amarillo with remarks from W. W. Kenyon and Carroll T. Coolidge. M. E. Dilday outlines three core post office factors as sessions proceed.
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A. E. Frieze
Silverton
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
America
J. W. Sanders
Amarillo
E. B. Fincher
Lubbock Man Found Dead in His Room
Guy A. Davis a real estate operator about 40 was found dead in his room at a Lubbock lodging house from a pistol shot to the right temple. Justice of the Peace H K Porter and County Attorney Vaughn Wilson ruled the death was a personal safety related pistol shot after midnight.
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Lubbock
Guy A. Davis
Justice of the Peace
H. K. Porter
Vaughn Wilson
Davis
Amelia Earhart Autogiro Flight Toward Tulsa
Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam took off from Love Field at 10 16 A M en route to Tulsa. She planned to refuel at Gainesville or Denison before continuing.
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Dallas
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Lovefield
Tulsa
Gainesville
Denison
Irish Free State arms find highlights Irish self rule
Washington worries over the negro labor problem as whites lose job access and urban crowding increases strain. The article notes calls to organize industry without copying Russia and critiques Irish Republican hopes amid a hidden arms cache. Get well, Amazone Water Bath and Massages.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Russia
Hatfields and McCoys saga ends in lasting union
Memoir style reminiscence recalls Bill McCoy and Mary Hatfield McCoy marrying in 1895 amid feud lore. Five sons spread west, Mary now a grandmother visiting kin. Bill notes enduring respect for both families and pride in his Hatfield wife.
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Washington
McCoy
Hatfield
Bill McCoy
Kentucky
Pretty Mary
Hatfields
Jense Hatfield
Mary
Mary Hatfield McCoy
Old Bill
South
Willie
Fire destroys largest motor ship in world
The Furness Bermuda, one of the world’s largest motorships, burned in Hamilton Harbor Bermuda. Firefighters failed to contain the blaze as it spread from the forepart to the engine room and decks, leaving the ship listing and sunk by 7 AM with no injuries reported. Navy assistance aided efforts.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Market Highlights From Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Reports
Kansas City and Chicago markets show hogs up to 35 cents higher with top 7.06 for 180 220 lb hogs. Cattle and calves mixed with steers mostly steady to higher. Idaho lambs and U S. market trends noted. New Orleans cotton opens steady then rallies before retreating on weekly weather. New York stocks exhibit narrow, irregular moves with limited turnover and minor gains in select rails and preferreds.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
U. S. Dept. Agr
Idaho
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
American Can
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
Allied Chemical
Atchison
New York Central
St. Louis Southern
Kansas City Southern
Wilson
Sloss
Sheffield
Call Money
Amarillo Zoning Map Hearings Wrap Up
Public hearings on Amarillo proposed zoning map have ended with few attendees and no granted requests. Mayor Ernest O. Thompson says the commission will decide if the ordinance passes as Major E A Wood notes retail area concerns.
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Amarillo
Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
J. W. Reneau
North Buchanan Street
North Buchanan
Mr. Reneau
Reneau
Major Wood
E. A. Wood
Dallas
Lubbock
League of Texas Municipalities
Ben Stone
Sixteenth Avenue
Mr. Stone
Mary Smith
Line Street
Stone
City Commission
Planning Board
Zoning Board
San Antonio Chosen 1932 Police Chiefs Convention Site
San Antonio was selected by acclamation to host the 1932 Texas Police Chiefs and City Marshals convention. L T Robey of El Paso was elected president with officers including Carl Kennedy Beaumont vice president Percy Heard Houston second vice president R D Thorp Austin third vice president George A Smith Dallas secretary treasurer and N D Cone Gonzales sergeant at arms.
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EL Paso
Tex
U.P
San Antonio
L. T. Robey
Carl Kennedy
Beaumont
Percy Heard
Houston
R. D. Thorp
Austin
George A. Smith
Dallas
N. D. Cone
Gonzales
Tennessee Governor Seeks Return of Bank Robbery Suspects
Tennessee Governor Henry Horton issued a requisition to Texas for the return to Memphis of three men linked to the Union Planters Bank robbery. The suspects Herbert Scales, Ralph Arnold, and John Cherris alias Kachewris were captured in Dallas and named in the requisition.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry H. Horton
Texas
Memphis
Main Street
Union Planters’ National Bank and Trust Company
Dallas
Herbert Scales
Ralph Arnold
John Cherris
Kachewris
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Ohio
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Tennessee
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Warner Bros Company
Westen Maryland
Western Pacific RR
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Westinghouse
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Willys Overland
Woolworth Co
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