07 Mar 1932
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1932
Page
1
An Associated Press telephoto shows Betty Gow, trusted nurse to the kidnapped Lindbergh baby, being questioned by police along with other servants. Her friend Henry Johnson was also quizzed in Hartford, Connecticut.
Washington discusses a sweeping 1.096 billion dollar revenue bill from the Ways and Means Committee. The plan includes a 21.4 percent broad sales tax and assorted excises set to begin within weeks, with Senate fate uncertain and no retroactive taxes. In Shanghai, Japanese and Chinese forces clash near Liho and along rail corridors as talks shift toward direct Sino Japanese parley.
Tickets for Al Jolson’s Wonder Bar at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street go on sale with prices 1.50 2.00 2.50 and 3.00. Reservations urged and mail orders accepted to Wilbur C. Hawk, News-Globe. The Student Prince also available with New York cast, March 14, for Tri-State Fair Association.
Ted Fiorito and his 14 piece orchestra perform three hours of dancing at the Nat under the Tri-State Fair Association. Admission is $1. Fiorito, 30, marks six years at Edgewater Beach Hotel and heads to Culver City to join the Frolics Club after this engagement.
Arthur Brisbane warns that only safe return of the Lindbergh baby matters while urging criminals to reveal themselves. He notes the U S Secret Service never gives up and calls for a ransom exchange through Colonel Lindbergh. The piece also discusses a Ways and Means sales tax plan and possible railroad mergers to save money and reduce overhead.
New York police commissioner Mulrooney said New Jersey authorities did not provide a purported ransom note from the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Capt. Lamb previously denied any ransom note existed, leading to questions about withheld contents and secrecy.
U S raid sweep in Angelo over the weekend results in confiscation of five automobiles and the imprisonment of ten persons. The report notes gasoline prices at 35 and 50 cents per gallon and lists 219 Taylor as a reference point.
Storms sweeping the East and South caused 17 deaths across the region. Coast guardsmen drowned when boats capsized near Atlantic City. Blizzards hit Washington and Pennsylvania with heavy snow, while Chicago recorded zero as Florida citrus endures cold.
The Burlington, Great Northern and Northern Pacific presidents led a party of top rail executives in Amarillo for a two hour inspection of Burlington lines and subsidiaries. Key figures Gen John A. Hulen and Walker D. Hines joined the group during a city visit before continuing to Pampa.
Aristide Briand veteran advocate of world peace died at his Paris home at 1:21 PM from heart disease. He was 69, nearly 70, and his death drew swift tributes from Premier Tarideut and Deputy Speaker Paul-Boncour. Briand, a ten-time French premier and League of Nations figure, shaped diplomacy in wartime and postwar Europe.
State police Capt Lamb says no ransom demand ever made for the Lindbergh baby and no note or intermediaries identified. Officials insist no official note exists and question details remain unresolved while authorities believe the child is alive.
Jimmy Bistany reported selling milk at 11:30 P M to a couple with a baby who matched descriptions of Henry Johnson of Englewood N J tied to the Lindbergh case. Investigators have not yet reported the milk bottle found, and questions remain about tips and possible travel to Maine. Gov Moore said he cannot grant immunity to the kidnappers.
Jack Murr former policeman stands charged with the murder of Bull Elston at Jack Hall's Ranch last summer. A special venue of 175 men vetted this morning in district court. Six jurors chosen by noon H L Pattie Hubert Morbit ter W M Duncan C E Davis H Meers and Harry Holland. Proceedings led by Defense Attorney E T Miller and District Attorney Edw W Thomerson with testimony set for tomorrow morning. Elston slain July 26 as officers arrived to serve a warrant. preliminary accounts say the boy fled and was shot as officers deny firing.
Treasury receipts for March 4 were 4,271,863.45 dollars and expenditures 14,050,259.56 dollars leaving a balance of 336,391,346.15 dollars. Customs duties for four days of March totaled 3,884,371.57 dollars.
Unsettled conditions bring light snow tonight and Tuesday with colder temperatures. West Texas sees cloudy skies with snow north and rain or snow southeast portions, with freezing southeast area. livestock protection advised. Temperature extremes today up to 1 PM range from 13 to 23 degrees.
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