Tragedy in Amarillo as stepfather kills girl then himself
Alva Ray Loden shot and beat 13 year old Josephine Mullen after an argument over a sleeveless dress. The girl, found at 10 am yesterday, remains unconscious but stable with head wounds and a facial bullet injury. Loden, despondent after jail release and unemployment, died by suicide. Funeral services for Loden set for 5 pm at Griggs Chapel.
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Alva Ray Loden
Josephine Mullen
Josephine
J. R. Wrather
Northwest Texas Hospital
Loden
Griggs
Brisbane on plans banks and politics in 1930s era comment
Arthur Brisbane offers a wide ranging column criticizing long term plans, bank failures, taxation and Prohibition enforcement, plus remarks on Queen Mary and a Hungarian hangman tale. He notes Russia price cutting and urges competition with Russian labor. The piece ends by citing railroads seeking higher rates to maintain profits.
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby regions
Page weather notes show tonight and Thursday partly cloudy for Amarillo with little temperature change. West Texas and New Mexico forecast fair with small shifts. Temperatures at 1 pm reach 68 and 66 degrees, with regional variations. The ad line lists John Maynard Lumber Co and Berry's Rug Cleaning services at their street addresses.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
New Mexico
O Neal on Trial for Hijacking in City Store Heist
Carlos Buck O Neal faces trial for hijacking the Nelson Drug Co on June 1 in which clerk George Lowry handed over 87 dollars after a gun was shown. Prosecution cites robbery of cash from the register and a second incident at Williams Grocery on Fillmore Street. Defense is Ernest O Northcutt of Amarillo.
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Carlos
Buck) O'Neal
Nelson Drug Company
Tenth Avenue
van Buren Street
Edward W. Thomerson
Grady W. Hazlewood
O'Neal
George Lowry
O’neal
Williams Grocery
Fillmore Street
Ernest O. Northcutt
Amarillo
Examiner urges Texas & Pacific Northern rail expansion in Texas Panhandle
Examiner Weed asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant 126 miles of new railway in the Panhandle. Proposed 80 miles Big Spring to Brownfield and 46 miles Lubbock Junction to Lubbock would pass Howard Martin Dawson Terry Lynn and Lubbock Counties. The examiner also urges disapproval of about 207 miles from Brownfield to Vega and Dimmitt to Amarillo, noting potential needs later.
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Washington
Examiner
Brownfield
Vega
Dimmitt
Amarillo
Post and Gatty Reach England After Atlantic Flight
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed at the Zealand Royal Air Force Airdrome near Chester England after crossing the Atlantic from New York. They planned to fly to Berlin Moscow and Copenhagen, with Berlin as a possible stop. Hillig and Hotriis meanwhile launched from Harbor Grace for a transatlantic hop to Copenhagen aboard the Liberty.
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Associated Press
Europe
Newfoundland
New York
Mexico City
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Harbor Grace
Chester
England
Berlin
Otto Hillig
Holger Horrils
Post
Gatty
Marold Gatty
Amert
Tempelhof Airfield
Eng
Hanover
Germany
Zealand
Royal Air Force Airdrome
Here
Moscow
Wong Sy
Getty
Royal Air Force
Fiers
New York City
Atlantic
Hillig
Hotriis
N. F
Pi—Otto Hillig
Holger Hotnils
Copenhagen
Denmark
Liberty
Teterboro
N. J
St. John
Sealand Airdrome
Scotland
Wales
Winnie Mae
Oklahoma
France Accepts Hoover War Debts Holiday With Reservations
Paris cabinet approves the French reply to President Hoover's war debts holiday with reservations. It lauds Hoover's initiative but demands continuation of the unconditional annuities from Germany under the Young plan. The text will be relayed through Walter.
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Ralph Heinzen
United Press
Paris
U.P
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Germany
Walter
U S Steel Stock Tops $100 A Share In Early Trade
U S Steel common stock rises to 100 as its share price returns to the 100 level for the first time since May 22. In Paris the French cabinet backs the Hoover plan in principle, triggering market gains with Bank of France rising 220 points and Suez Canal advancing. The government seeks parliamentary approval for the plan amid expected cabinet and parliament friction.
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STEEL
New York
U. S. Steel
Paris
Bank of France
Suez Canal
Chamber of Deputies
Starr Faithfull death by own action letters studied
New York June 24 Letters by Starr Faithfull stating she would end her life were submitted to handwriting experts to confirm if they match her diary. If confirmed Nassau County DA will declare death by own action. Grand jury inquiry continued.
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New York
Starr Faithfull
Elvin N. Edwards
Nassau County
Jameson Carr
Cunard Line
Miss Faithfull
Stanley E. Faithfull
Oil Conspiracy Charged Over East Texas Proration Plan
Dallas reports Captain J F Lucey warns the Tom Granfill plan for voluntary oil production proration in East Texas may be withdrawn within 48 hours if producer cooperation fails. Tulsa dispatch says Mid-Continent leaders accuse East Texas of driving crude prices down in a coordinated effort, citing a steep drop in daily output and revenue.
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Dallas
J. F. Lucey
East Texas Oil Arbitration Committee
Tom Granfill
East Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Tulsa
Okla
Texas
James G. Cloud
Oklahoma
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Cloud
Seminole
Tom Cranfill
Doolittle Loops Disabled Plane And Jumps
Maj. James H. Doolittle inverted a test craft after an aileron failed at high speed near East St. Louis. He escaped by parachute as the aircraft, built to chase a land speed record, was wrecked and its 512 horsepower WASP engine buried in the ground.
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East ST. Louis
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
Army Air Corps
Doolittle
Here
Tax Collectors Converge in Amarillo for Texas Convention
Delegates to the 27th annual Tax Collectors' Association of Texas convene in Amarillo with more arrivals expected as the three day meeting opens. Mayor Ernest O. Thompson welcomes the group, praising the city’s growth and inviting officials to promote Amarillo to the world.
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Tax Collectors’ Association of Texas
San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Texas
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
America
J. W. Collins
Potter County
C. J. Lockhart
Cleburne
Mr. Lockhart
Auburg
Oil Fires Roar Through East Texas Fields
A series of oil field blazes swept East Texas overnight. At Overton superintendent Frank H. Allison suffered severe burns as the Frank O Quinn well erupted and caught fire. In Kilgore flames 150 feet high rose from the Bell and Grady Stumpff No 1 boiler, forcing workers to flee. A T P railroad well near Gladewater blew over its derrick at daylight, with steam planned to cap the gusher. Firefighters fought to control the fires as wind shifts cleared the business district.
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Associated Press
Texas
Overton
Frank H. Allison
Tulsa Company
Frank O’quinn
Allison
Kilgore
Grady Stumpff
Gladewater
Rkmen
Bell & Grady Stumpff No
Daniels
Rubio Slaying Trial Begins in Ardmore
In Ardmore Oklahoma on June 24 William E Guess former deputy sheriff faced murder charges for killing Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Gomez. A jury panel was summoned while Judge John B Ogden held court as missing veniremen were ordered arrested. Guess testified he shot due to being threatened and a new defense witness Curly Albro appeared at the hearing.
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Ardmore
Okla
William E
Bill) Guess
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Manuel Gomez
John B. Ogden
Carter County
Veniremen
Guess
Cortes Rubio
Gomez
Sinclair posts flat price in East Texas crude
Tulsa OklahomaJune 24 The Sinclair Refining Company today posted a flat price of 20 cents a barrel for Eastern Texas crude oil abandoning its gravity price schedule of 25 to 37 cents a barrel.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sinclair Refining Company
Texas
Amarillo Adds Third Well To Meet Water Demand
With demand approaching supply, Amarillo connects the third McDonald water well four miles west to the city line. Mayor Ernest Thompson says Palo Duro Plant now runs at capacity and consumption exceeds 7.2 million gallons daily. City engineer BE N Stanley predicts eight million may be exceeded this summer as the five McDonald and Word site wells total ten million gallons daily production. The city reservoir holds five million gallons and authorities urge full use for gardens and trees as the city nears a surplus.
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D. L. McDonald
Polo Duro
Ernest ©. Thompson
Amarillo
N. Stanley
Stanley
McDonald
Word
Palo Duro Canyon
Thompson
City Plans In-House Garbage Collection In Amarillo
Amarillo officials announce the city will take over garbage collection from the Amarillo Trading Company. They estimate monthly savings around 4000 dollars by running trucks themselves, with May costs already at 5437 dollars under the current 5 year contract set to expire September 1.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Amarillo Trading Company
Ernest O. Thompson
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