Escaped convicts kill guard at Texas prison farm
Three long term inmates T N Atkinson Luke Trammell and Forrest Gibson killed Prison Guard Felix Smith on the Texas prison farm and fled on Smiths horse and two mules as a plowing detail moved to fields. A posse with bloodhounds pursued the trio through dense brush after the guard died in the attack.
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Prison Farm
Texas
Felix Smith
Smith
T. N. Atkinson
Hidalgo County
Luke Trammell
Forrest Gibson
Limestone County
Trammell
Atkinson
Gibson
Rube Conner
Brazoria
Democrats Stir Speculations of Platform Policy
Philadelphia for 1937 convention coverage discusses possible farm plank features led by Wallace. The plan would likely support AAA soil conservation subsidies crop production controls within constitutional limits reciprocal trade policy commodity loans and aid to cooperatives with continued research into industrial uses for farm products. Wallace to confer with party leaders amid opposition from some Democratic lawmakers.
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Wen Geren
New Deal
Washington
Wallace
Convention
Resolutions Committee
AAA
Congress
Ree Cently Wallace
Philadelphia
France Joins Britain in Sanctions Policy Shift
Paris reports that on June 19 the French cabinet adopted a proposal to abolish League sanctions against Italy and raise sanctions after reviewing a foreign affairs report by Yves Felbos and a Baldwin speech. The move follows London and aims at an Anglo Franco German understanding for European peace.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
London
Italy
Yves Felbos
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Negroes Observe Holiday at Dallas Juneteenth
Texas and southern Negroes mark 71 years of freedom at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas. About 100000 expected to attend with the Hall of Negro Culture dedication and a downtown Dallas parade highlighted in the program.
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Dallas
Texas
Southland
Gordon Granger
Galveston
Hall of
Missing Leg Stolen from Hotel Suitcase in Hereford
Publishing company salesman 0 K Stepp woke in a Hereford hotel to find his artificial leg, clothes, and suitcase vanished. Sheriff officials Jack Newell and Hunter Bounds joined Clark Cain in Amarillo to pursue a youth known as Joe as investigators traced the missing case along Highway in pursuit of the suitcase description.
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Fred Post
0. K. Stepp
Hereford
Stepp
Jack Newell
Hunter Bounds
Amarillo
Clark Cain
Bounds
Joe
Bonus spur in Potter County car transfers records
Eighty eight used car transfers were filed in a single day at the Potter County tax collector's office, the largest total on record. County tax assessor Miss Jewell Davidson notes the figure is more than twice the usual daily total and about three times the daily average.
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Potter County
Jewell Davidson
Gooch Executed for Kidnapping Under Lindbergh Law
Arthur Gooch, 27, was hanged at the state penitentiary in McAlester Oklahoma completing the first death sentence under the Lindbergh kidnap law. He showed a grotesque smile on the scaffold and died at 5 07 A M after a two prison term career culminating in a federal execution.
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Mcalester
Okla
Arthur Gooch
State
Gooch
Okmulgee
Two-in-One Anniversary for Judge R. W. Hall
Judge R Walker Hall marked his 73rd birthday and began his 25th year on the Seventh Supreme Judicial District Court of Civil Appeals bench. A Vernon attorney turned judge, he recalled early practice, noted Texas growth, and spoke of progress while in his Potter County courthouse office.
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George May
R. Walker Hall
Seventh
Supreme Judicial District Court of Civil Appeals
Judge Hall
Vernon
Texas
Potter County
By Arthur Brisbane A wide solar eclipse superstition
The Globe columnist notes that eclipses spark primitive beliefs about the sun being swallowed by demons, then explains the science of the eclipse as the moon passing in front of the sun and briefly blocking its light from parts of the Earth.
Vessel Seized by Government at Georgetown
In Georgetown British Guiana on June 19 the government captured a vessel believed to be the runaway British trawler Girl Pat. The boat had hovered outside the three mile limit for days and the crew reportedly threatened to fire on a police launch near the Demerara River mouth.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Pomeroon Today
Pat
Demerara
Unclear Leader Emerges in India Gandhi Suspected Overthrown
The text hints at a new political figure rising in India, suggesting Gandhi's position may be challenged or replaced. The phrasing implies a shift in leadership with potential improvement for some observers.
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India
Gandhi
Texas Cities Meet at Panhandle Municipal Conference
About 60 officials from 20 Panhandle cities attend a regional League of Texas Municipalities session at the Herring Hotel. The morning program covers grant methods and city taxes as Dr. Bradford Knapp speaks at lunch. officials are urged to listen to the WPA broadcast tomorrow.
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PWA
WPA
League of Texas Municipalities
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
FE. E. McAdams
Austin
League
Bradford Knapp
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Plainview
White Deer
Groom
Dumas
Tulsa
Canyon
McLean
Higgins
Memphis
Wellington
Brownfield
Pampa
Hereford
Muleshoe
Hedley
Perryton
Spearman
D. ©. Harris
iMneral
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler air. West Texas and the Panhandle expect fair weather with cooler temperatures and not as warm on Saturday. New Mexico should stay generally fair tonight and Saturday, with a cooler northeast portion tonight. Temperatures in Amarillo reached 92 degrees and 68 degrees earlier today.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Bonus cash flood boosts veterans finances in Amarillo
Checks totaling about 100000 were mailed to veterans and 400000 paid for cashed baby bonds this week. The post office opened a central certification station as 88 used car transfers were recorded in Potter County with many more coming in. Veterans opened numerous new bank accounts to pay bills and buy long awaited items amid the post flood cash surge and rapid bond processing.
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Potter County
Cain
Ork
Ban
Amarillo
Amarillo Weather: Cooler Tonight With 90s Tomorrow
The Weatherman H T Collman says tonight and tomorrow will be cooler after several warm days. The high today will reach about 95 degrees, three degrees below Thursday. Tomorrow morning will fall to around 64 degrees, about four degrees cooler than today, and the high tomorrow afternoon is forecast at 90 with no rain expected.
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H. T. Collman
Collman
How to Identify Old China After Japan Moves
An out of town reader asks how to identify old china. Advice suggests using a magnifying glass after Japan's next move to examine marks and details for authenticity.
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China
Japan
Auriol Says Paris Broke As Treasury Faces Shortfall
French Finance Minister Vincent Auriol told the chamber that Paris’ treasury is empty and bid borrowing for the year has been exhausted. He warned that 8.0 billion francs in requirements through December and 3.0 billion francs in British debt must be met, with additional railroad advances possible, signaling heavy strain on national finances.
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Paris
U.P
Vincent Auriol
Chamber of Deputies
Auriol
France
Priest Ready On New Party Inference From Coughlin
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin said a third party presidential candidate may soon emerge from a trio, with announcements expected from New York Boston or Washington by 3 PM. He stressed the choice would be by mutual consent of the three and aid could come via a radio endorsement at 8 45 AM CST on CBS.
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New York
Charles E. Coughlin
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Father Coughlin
CBS
House to Stay on Job If Tax Bill Is Ready
Washington June 19 Chairman John J. O'Connor of the House Rules Committee said the conference report on the tax bill might be ready for House action late today. If so, the committee would stay there tonight until it is disposed of.
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Washington
John J. O'Connor
House Rules Committee
MacArthur submits Philippine defense plan to assembly
Major General Douglas MacArthur submits a plan to defend every foot of shore line in the inhabited islands using ground forces torpedo boats and aircraft. The plan aims to mobilize men and resources across the commonwealth to deter invasion and protect key locales.
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Manila
P. I
Commonwealth Assembly
Douglas MacArthur
Trade Trip Reservations Open for South Plains Journey
Tomorrow noon is the deadline for reservations for a trade trip next week through the South Plains and New Mexico. Bill Beechler leads the Amarillo Chamber effort to sign up at least 100 participants with 18 already booked, including Mayor Rogers and several local firms and organizations.
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South Plains
New Mexico
Bill Beechler
Amarillo
Beechler
Hollie
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Globe
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Priest
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