Hamlin venue move ordered in Hamlin slaying case
Judge FE C Nelson orders change of venue for George S Hamlin 46 charged with wife Irene Hare s murder. Trial not in Amarillo. list of possible sites includes Clarendon Claude Childress Hereford Lubbock Plainview Wichita Falls Vernon. Bond set at 7500. Hamlin held in Potter County jail since January 8.
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George S. Hamlin
Irene Hare
Amarillo
FE. C. Nelson
47Th District Court
Hamlin
Nelson
FE. T. Miller
Grady Hazlewood
FE. A Simpson
Potter County
Miller
Clarendon
Claude
Childress
Hereford
Hazlewood
Simpson
Lubbock
Plainview
Wichita Falls
Reporter Tries Black Widow Bite in Candid Tale
Globe reporter Gene Elo recounts attempting to provoke a black widow spider to bite his hand. The spider refused, leading Elo to conclude the arachnid is overrated and mild, noting the specimen looked striking with its red and black hour.
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Elo
Gene Elo
News. Globe
Mr. Elo
Associated Press
United States
Associated Pro
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas Sunday
Partly cloudy conditions extend across Amarillo and western Texas with unsettled weather in New Mexico. A week outlook shows partly cloudy skies and scattered showers expected midweek, with moderately warm temperatures across the Southern Plains and West Gulf states.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Southern Plains
West Gulf States
Butcher Boy Admits School Girl's Murder
Greene County District Attorney John C. Welch announced that Alfred Volckmann a 19 year old Greenville butcher boy confessed to abducting killing and disposing of nine year old Helen Glenn near a swamp He said Volckmann stabbed the girl with a butcher knife from his father's store and that authorities would reenact the crime with Scotland Yard present The confession followed two days of investigation after the girl's mutilated body was found by volunteers before graduation exercises at the grammar school
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Greenville
N. Y
John C. Welch
Greene County
Alfred Volckmann
Helen Glenn
Welch
Volckmann
Catskill
Scotland Yard
Navy Buys 60 Flying Boats in Major Peace Time Order
The Navy contracted for 60 large patrol planes at 8.5 million dollars, calling them top in class and shrouding exact specs as “mystery planes.” Designed by Consolidated Aircraft in Buffalo New York, the flying boats promise greater speed and range than prior craft, with six craft noted to have flown 125 miles per hour in a January 1934 test. The deal followed near completion before the Navy budget balance would have reverted to the Treasury.
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Navy
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Buffalo
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Treasury
Tornadoes and Rain Wreak Havoc Across Portugal
News from Lisbon and cities like Oporto Vianna do Castelo and Moncorbo describes tornadoes and cloudbursts causing blackouts floods missing children and widespread property damage. Reports indicate livestock losses and destruction to orchards vineyards and standing crops across southern Portugal.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Oporto
Moncorbo
Vianna D. Castello
Heat Wave Sears Bucharest as Temperatures Hit 122
An extreme heat wave pushed temperatures to 122 degrees in Bucharest. Several deaths from sunstroke and heart failure are reported as streets emptied and commerce paused while residents sought shade and relief from the searing heat.
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Bucharest
Lewis Agrees to Stay on 108 Until July 31
Labor secretary secures truce while negotiations continue for a settlement and transfer. The accord delays action as key parties work toward an agreed solution.
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Lewis
Soft coal strike called off after Roosevelt request
John L. Lewis halted the planned June 30 soft coal strike at President Roosevelt's urging. Duncan Kennedy and Secretary Perkins announced a 30 day postponement as talks continue on wage hours and a 35 hour work week offered by operators. Lewis had ordered 430000 miners to strike, citing collapsed negotiations, before the truce was announced.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
Duncan Kennedy
Charleston
W. Va
Appalachian Producers
Kennedy
Perkins
Singing Workmen Call Off Strike in Cleveland
About 1 200 union workers at National Carbon Company ended a six week strike with shouts and songs near the plant gates and then paraded through nearby streets. A compromise agreement negotiated by Federal Conciliator A L Faulkner ended the stoppage.
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Cleveland
National Carbon Company
A. L. Faulkner
Two Men Die In Boiler Explosion Near Braswell Georgia
A boiler explosion on a northbound Southern Railway freight train near Braswell Ga. killed engineer W. O. Alexander of Atlanta and brakeman Jasper Parks of Atlanta and severely injured fireman Lucious Chapman. None of the cars left the rails.
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Braswell
Southern Railway
W. O. Alexander
Atlanta
Jasper Parks
Lucious Chapman
Dice Shooters Forsake Game In Cemetery
In Jackson Missouri on June 2 UP Inc reports that a nocturnal monte carlo in the Russell Heights cemetery shelter house has been abandoned. A graveyard sexton found a puppy trapped under boards near a half-dug grave, explaining the retreat of craps players from the area.
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Jackson
UP Inc
Russell Heights
Loos
Graveyard Sexton
Crap Shoot Ne
Monte Carlo
Cowboy Finds Mystery Clue In Tourist Slaying Case
Governor Clyde Tingley announced that personal effects of George Lorius and his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heberer were found four miles west of Albuquerque. A cowboy led officials to charred clues. a mass hunt for the tourists' bodies will begin at daybreak. A filling station proprietor later identified the tourists and their car, confirming the quartet's description.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clyde Tingley
George Lorius
Albert Heberer
Illinois
Vaughn Highway
Tingley
Hal Kerr
Here
Vaughn
Quemado
U. S. Highway 60
FE J House
Bolt House
Laval Dissolves French Legislature Announces Emergency Rule
Paris June 29 Premier Pierre Laval ends parliamentary session and suspends Parliament. He will govern under emergency powers until November, approving large credits to buy war stocks and boost civilian aviation staff for reorganizing the air force.
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Paris
U.P
Pierre Laval
Thug Held as Suspect in Slaying Case
William Schweitzer alias James Taylor alias William Lee Ferris, wanted for questioning in the murder of Howard Carter Dickinson, New York attorney, was captured in Fort Wayne Indiana after three women companions led authorities to him. He surrendered without resistance and was fingerprinted before Detroit police were to take custody.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Jone
William Schweitzer
James Taylor
William Lee Ferris
Howard Carter Dickinson
Dickinson
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Schweitzer
Flossie
Loretta Jackson
Lilian Winters
Deroit
Eugene Buchard
Detroit
Sune
Fred Frahm
Frahm
Port Wayne
Two Killed Three Injured in Potomac Power Plant Blast
Two workers died and three others were burned in a basement explosion at the Potomac Power Company office building. Firemen blamed a defective transformer. Victims were Thomas B. Sheppard and Fred L. Davis. Fifteen men were at work when the blast occurred. The incident occurred in Washington D C on June 29. An aftershock earthquake was reported in Mexico D F at 12:50 A M with no casualties.
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Washington
Potomac Power Company
Thomas B. Sheppard
Fred L. Davis
East Riverdale
Mexico
D. F
Pavilion collapse at baby contest injures over hundred
At Croop's Glen a pavilion hosting a baby contest collapsed sending nearly 400 people into Hunbeck Creek. More than 100 injured, several in grave condition. No deaths reported as officers and doctors treated victims and sought missing families.
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Hunbeck Creek
Croop’s Glen
G Men No More as DOJ Adopts FBI Title
The Department of Justice abandons the term G men renaming agents as the Federal Bureau of Investigation to match England's C I D. The change aims to create a more dignified public image aligning with the FBI acronym and avoiding sensational associations.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Kelly
Hollywood
England
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oklahoma City? Okmulgee election fraud indictments stun city
A May 29 election in Okmulgee sees 58 people indicted for election fraud, including city official Cannon B McMahan and Eva K Webb. Grand jury denounces violations and urges speedy prosecutions as 109 indictments are returned, with most charges of illegal voting.
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Okmulgeef
Oklo
May City
Cannon B McMahan
Eva K. Webb
Okmulgee
Edgar E. Harris
M. F. Moroney
Harris
Moroney
McMahan
Six Italians Dead as Two Destroyers Collide Off Taranto
Six sailors were killed and seven injured when the Italian destroyers Zeno and Marecello collided off Taranto during a lights out maneuver. Both ships were badly damaged but managed to reach port under their own power.
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Taranto
Italy
U.R
Zeno
Marecello
Lansing Brown Injured Critically in Auto Crash
Hollywood June 29 UP Lansing VY. Brown Jr. 23 a movie colony portrait photographer who accidently inflicted the gunshot wound that caused Russ Columbo s death was injured critically today in an automobile accident. He was crossing a street when William Redan 17 of San Marino ran him down. He suffered a broken arm and leg skull fracture and possible internal injuries. He was unconscious but was expected to live.
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Hollywood
Lansing VY. Brown, Jr
Movie Colony
Russ Columbo
Brown
William Redan
San Marino
Levee Dynamited on Arkansas River near Gillett
Unidentified persons dynamited a main Arkansas River levee below Gillett, Ark, creating an opening for backwater to flow back into the river. The blast reduced flood levels on nearby farm lanes in Arkansas County.
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Helena
Ark
Arkansas River
Gillett
Arkansas County
Allred appoints Bobbitt to San Antonio Court of Civil Appeals
Governor Allred announced the appointment of Robert Lee Bobbitt of Laredo as a justice on the San Antonio Court of Civil Appeals. He fills the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chief Justice John H. Rickett Jr. June 29.
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Austin
Allred
Robert Lee Bobbitt
Laredo
San Antonio
National Commander Calls For Full Bonus Payments
Frank N Belgrano Jr national commander of the American Legion urged payment at face value of adjusted service certificates as a wartime debt past due. He cited a 30 million hospital fund for disabled veterans and supported universal war service while criticizing war profits in Congress.
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American Legion
Frank N. Belgrano, Jr
Legion
Fifth Division
Texas
Belgrano
Panhandle
Universal War Service
West Texas Legionnaires
Two Men Held After Shooting Motorist
Hillsboro June 29 two men were held in connection with the wounding of Fred Akins who said he was shot after an automobile accident Akins shot through the chest was in critical condition He said after the crash his assailants demanded damages and one seized a pistol from the car and opened fire
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Hillsboro
Fred Akins
Akins
Speedboat Races Highlight Panhandle July Fourth Plans
Thrills are promised as a full day at City Lake near Amarillo features the Tri-State Fair hosting the first Panhandle speedboat races sanctioned by the National Association. Six states' top drivers compete with a 50 cent adult and 25 cent child admission covering all-day activities, fishing, camping, and picnicking. first race at 10:30 a.m. and afternoon heats at 1:30 p.m.
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Panhandle
City Lake
Amarillo
Tri-State
National Association
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