World silver turmoil and market woes linger in insights
Number 1 continues with comments on silver’s decline and its impact on global trade. It notes how gold and silver adequacy fails to sustain world commerce and urges action on the silver question to restore prosperity. Mentions cotton prices, rural incomes, and a San Francisco price ad for eggs. Monte Carlo gambling casino robbery cited with details of bribery and marked cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aires
J. D. Carpenter
St. Paul
China
India
Asia Minor
Central
South America
Fafner
Monte Carlo
Criminal Appeals Court Proceedings
The Associated Press reports today in Austin that the court of criminal appeals affirmed several defendants including Valerean Hernandez and Walter Robinson and Reformed and affirmed others such as Luke Williams and N. E. Perkins. Reversed and remanded were N. E. Perkins Roy Durbin and Thurman Latham among two cases plus C. P. Wilson and Dan Ellis. Judgment reversed and prosecution dismissed for N. F. Salamy. Various motions and submissions were argued on briefs or oral arguments for numerous appellants and parties.
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the Associated Press
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Valerean Hernandez
Lubbock
Francisco Perez
Caldwell
J. Pratt
B. Weir
Nolan
Doy Arnold
Stephens
H. V. Morris
Potter
John Greer
Johnson
Nasario Vasquez
Walter Robinson
Wood
Bravillo Alonzo
Luke Williams
Jefferson
Sam Hostetter
Reagan
Paul Landry
Knox
Bill Loftus
Wise
Cleo Polous
Harris
Wv. E. Overman
Hutchinson
Roma Duke
Brazoria
Willis West
Hood
Ryan Barnett
Edgar Hays
Callahan
Ludwig Irlbeck
Swisher
Lee West
Erath
Charles Langford
Mills
Lonnie Prescott
Walter Myers
Archer
B. Petronella
Armstrong
Enrique Garcia
Bee
John Strayley
Ed Harbert
Burnet
Jack Millsaps
Et al
Orange
Ben F. Robie
Lonnie Herring
McLennan
Municipal probe aims to oust Mayor Walker during vacation
A letter to the legislature from the Society for the Prevention of Crime seeks authorization for Samuel Seabury to launch a city sweeping investigation. Seabury is already handling two inquiries for Governor Roosevelt. The aim is to remove Mayor Walker, who is en route to California. Samuel Marcus, the society’s counsel, refused to disclose charges, while papers report accusations of nonfeasance in office against the mayor.
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Society For the Prevention of Crime
Samuel Seabury
Roosevelt
Walker
California
Samuel Marcus
Five great names in history per The Daily News article
Arthur Bris bane highlights five great names in history with Aristotle and Arch as prominent examples in a fragmentary piece. The note recalls historic figures and hints at a broader list, though the excerpt ends abruptly.
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The
Daily News
Arthur Brisbane
Aristotle
Manhunt Grows After Virginia Brooks Kidnapping Slaying
A nationwide search expands for the Virginia Brooks kidnapper as detectives link a dismembered body found on Camp Kearny Mesa to the boynaping near the Brooks home. Investigators note surgical knowledge in the slaying, similar to the 1927 William Hickman case, with suspects under arrest and others at large.
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Mesnhant
William Edward Hickman
San Diego
Virginia
Kearney Mesa
Brooks
Hickman
Mesa
Blake Mason
Mason
Arthur Hill
Marion Parker
Los Angeles
Oregon
San Quentin
John Brooks
Air Cadets to Contest at Tri State Fair Grounds Saturday
More than 350 American Air Cadets will meet next Saturday morning in the Automobile Building at the Tri State Fair Grounds for an Indoor Contest. The event, last before a major tournament, divides into five classes of hand launched and cabin model planes with specific size limits. Judges include J. L. Graham Jr. and Orville Holt, with Harold English offering a free ride to first place winners in five events. Public attendance urged.
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American Air Cadets
Tri- State Fair Grounds
Killough
Davis
J. L. Graham, Jr
Texas Aid Transport Company
Orville Holt
English
Harold English
Capt Baker Forced Down in Kentucky
A Lockheed-Vega monoplane wreckage lay in the Ohio River bottoms at TolU Kentucky after Capt Ira Eaker was forced to crash during a trans continental attempt to beat Frank Hawks speed records. Eaker, who departed Long Beach California for New York non stop, had covered about 4725 miles when fuel ran out.
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Associated Press
Tolu
Ohio River
Ira Eaker
Long Beach
Cal
New York
Frank Hawks
Tariff Debate Divides on Economic Disarmament Goals
The third tariff program urged tariff laws to promote economic disarmament and lower tariffs on non US products while revising policy to boost commerce abroad. Senator Costigan pressed steps to cut tariffs on foreign goods and broaden international trade, while Senator Blaine proposed tariff commission recommendations go to Congress, not the President.
Questions Submitted to Conference
United Press reports Senate Majority Leader Watson of Indiana posed 14 questions to the Progressive conference. Topics include repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, federal enforcement of state laws, recognizing Russia, government ownership of railways and electrical power, amending the Constitution to override the Supreme Court, veto power, farm tariffs, the farm board, loans to farmers, the dole, oil embargo and tariffs, and immigration liberalization.
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United Press
New York
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Conference of Progressives
Russia
Congress
Supreme Court
State Restes in Trial of George Reed
The state rested in the George Reed driving while intoxicated trial in criminal district court after a January arrest following an automobile crash at Twenty-Sixth Avenue and Polk Street. Defense testimony began shortly before noon, with jurors expected to hear final arguments within about an hour after the noon recess.
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George Reed
Spearman
Criminal District Court
Reed
Turner
Murr Eatly
Twenty-Sixth Avenue
Polk Street
County Court Criminal Docket Called In Potter County
Setting of the criminal docket was completed after 10 and Judge Motlow recessed until 2. Two trials are set this week. Louie Turner faces trial at 2 for tampering with a motor vehicle. Forfeiture of bonds was ordered in several cases where accused and counsel were absent when docket called.
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Potter County
Sam B. Motlow
Louie Turner
Man's will asks widow to take maiden name
In Media Pennsylvania on March 11 one of the oddest probate requests arose from the will of John H. Rosen who asked his widow and two children to renounce the Rosen surname and adopt the widow's maiden name Clayton. He called the name a constant source of annoyance and gave no further explanation, with the widow refusing to comment.
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Media
John H. Rosen
Clayton
Rosen
Radio programs and new Majestic radios advertised
Harvard debaters and Chicago University teams prepare for radio broadcasts on WNAC WBBM and other networks. WEAF JZ network listings feature Lew Conrad Jeanette MacDonald Robert Goldsand plus Majestic eight and nine tube superhets. Amarillo Electric Colony promotes new models at 111 East 8th Ave.
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Harvard University
WNAC
Boston
Chicago University
WBBM
Chicago
WEAF
Chain
Lew Conrad
Crooner
Jeanette MacDonald
WJZ
Pacific Coast
Robert Goldsand
Columbia
WABC
Majestic
Amarillo Electric
Colny
East 8Th Ave
My- Hut
Columbia U Head To Present Dry Issue
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University said he would raise the prohibition issue within the Republican party for the 1932 presidential election. He asserted the 18th Amendment must be repealed and police power returned to the states during a brief Pasadena visit.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Republican Party
Butler
Kitten Nibby Delivers Mail At Ohio Post Office
In Chesterland near Chardon Ohio a nine month old kitten named Nibby sits by the drop slot at the post office and pushes letters into the receiving tray. He sometimes carries letters in his mouth and drops them in. His activity peaks between 8 and 10 a m and again before the night mail is prepared.
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United Press
Chardon
Chesterland
Here
Nibby
Revival plans pause at Polk Street Methodist Church
The fifth point in the revival effort stresses drawing more people into churches. No service tonight at Polk Street Methodist Church as Bishop Boaz cannot stay to speak and must catch the 7 o'clock train to Houston.
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Polk Street Methodist Church
Boaz
Houston
Pioneer of Amarillo Dies Today
Fred Johnson, 87, early Amarillo resident and first local bricklayer, died at 2 a.m. at Northwest Texas Hospital. He came from Huntington, Virginia, never married and had no known relatives here. Body under N. S. Griggs & Sons pending funeral arrangements.
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Fred Johnson
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mr. Johnson
Huntington
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Higher Court Affirms Morris Prison Term
The Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin affirms H. V. Morris conviction and one year penitentiary sentence from the criminal district court on a liquor law violation. Dispatched reports say the ruling sustains the punishment imposed several months ago.
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Morris
H. V. Morris
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Perfect Tailor Made Man Found in Chicago
United Press reports Jim Phillips a 22 year old elevator operator in Chicago as the perfect tailor made man. He matches the national association measurements with a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weight around 138 to 140 pounds. His hips measure 37 inches and arms 18 inches at the sleeve while legs are 32 inches long. He plays basketball, sleeps eight hours, eats vegetables milk eggs and avoids excessive coffee.
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United Press
Chicago
Jim Phillips
National Tailors Association
Philips
Train wreck near Coatesville injures one passenger
A northbound Wabash passenger train No 11 derailed near Coatesville Missouri just south of the Iowa line. Six cars left the tracks with several overturning. A broken rail was blamed for the incident. One passenger was severely injured and taken to a hospital in Moulton Iowa. Several others received on site treatment for cuts and bruises.
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United States
Kirksville
Coatesville
Iowa State Line
Moulton
Iowa
Havana hotel men blame tourists for spoiled water
In Havana on March 11 a hotel men’s committee protested to President Machado claiming visiting tourists aboard cruise ships contam inated the harbor water and ruined the fishing. They said patrons who did not debark and register evaded a $3 head tax and harmed the local fish business.
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United Press
Havana
Machado
British Columbia Seeks Pension Law for Blind People
A petition from British Columbia blind citizens asks the government for pensions similar to U. S. programs. It requests ten dollars a month starting at age 40 or ten dollars for all sightless adults over 21 who cannot work, arguing for financial relief for the blind.
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United Press
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Pantages Charged Again in Case Involving Minor Girls
District attorney’s office files two complaints naming Pantages and Jesse Shreve in offenses against two 17 year old girls, Alice Blake and Helen Livingston. The case ties in William Jobelmann and Mrs. Olive Clark Day, who allegedly ran a business introducing minor girls to wealthy men. John Mills, once a partner, faces charges in a related Tauber case.
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Pantages
Jesse Shreve
Alice Blake
Helen Livingston
Shreve
William Jobelmann
Olive Clark Day
Los Angeles
Jobelmann
Day
John Mills
San Diego
Caliente
Mills
Mrs. Day
Liberty
Bond
Tauber
Dallas attorney reports kidnapping intrigue at Fastland
George Clifton Edwards, a Dallas lawyer, told reporters in Fastland on March 11 that he could not locate C. J. Cotler and Lewis Hurst, organizers, after a basement incident at City Hall. He plans to appear before a grand jury and return to Dallas to testify on the kidnapping of his clients and himself.
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Grand Jury
Associated Press
Fastland
George Clifton Edwards
Dallas
C. J. Cotler
Lewis Hurst
Edwards
Co ed ad seeks male escort for campus formal
A Connecticut Agricultural College campus ad reports a shortage of male escorts. A co ed placed a notice seeking an escort for the co ed formal, listing height and temperament requirements and inviting applications to Box 137 within three weeks.
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United Press
Conn
Connecticut Agricultural College
Kansas City Livestock Market Report March 11 Hogs steady to 25c lower
USDA notes 5000 hogs at Kansas City with top 7.65 for 190–200 lb, 6.85–7.40 for 140–160 lb, sows 6.00–6.65, stock pigs 6.75–7.25, cattle 6500 head with mixed yearlings at 9.75, steers 600–900 lb 7.75–10.50, heifers 6.75–9.00, cows 4.75–6.50, vealers 5.00–8.00, stockers 6.75–8.75. lambs 8.60, forts Fort Worth hogs 10c–25c under, top 7.35, truck hogs 7.20–7.35, sows 5.50–5.76, cattle about steady.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Chicago
Rich man’s bargain on courage and strength
A rich man tells his son to buy strength and courage as if a commodity, promising endless money and buying power. The son traverses the market shouting for “good gold for courage” and for brains, while merchants deem him foolish. The poem exposes the folly of buying virtue and integrity.
Chicago and New Orleans Livestock and Market Roundup
Slaughter steers and fat cows price ranges listed across Chicago markets with yearlings and calves, plus sheep figures. In New Orleans cotton opened active but softer on bearish sentiment. May and October contracts eased before partial recovery. New York stocks wobble after dividend news, with mixed shifts in major firms and renewed 2 percent call money.
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New Orleans
Associated
Treas
Liverpool
New York
Associated Press
New York Central
Union Pacific
Baltimore
Ohio
Pennsylvania
U. S. Steel Radio
Anaconda
American Telephone
Eastman
Road conditions from Amarillo to nearby cities
Roads are reported good from Amarillo to Oklahoma City on U.S. 66 and to Roswell on U.S. 366. Similar good conditions are noted to Tucumcari on U.S. 66 Higgins on U.S. 60 Clayton on U.S. 385 Borger on Oil Field Highway paved and Lubbock on U.S. 885. Panhandle Auto Club, Inc. operates from the chamber of commerce headquarters.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
U.S
Oklahoma City
U. S
Roswell
Tucumeari
Higgins
Clayton
N. M
U. 8
Borger
Lubbock
the Panhandle Auto Club, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
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San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Call-Bulletin
San Francisco
New York City
Gulf
Criminal Appeals Court
Fred Douglas
Crippled Children Council
Scotty
Capt. Baker
Kentucky
Chaplin
Ramsay MacDonald
Buckinghamshire
England
Charles Chaplin
Columbia U. Head
Kitten
Europe
Albert Einstein
LAW
Ginger Rogers
Oder
Edgar A. Guest
Jno
F. Clark Brokerage Ag
Crucible Steel
Cutleresses
Curtiss Wright
Cscerer
Curt Wright
Davison Chem
Dela & Hud Co
del Lac & Wes RR
den RG W RR
Detroit Edison
Dupont
Frisco
S.snesees
General Elec
Beware Eee
General Food
Tee
General Mills
General Motors
Deenes O
Gen Ry Signal
Gillett S Razor
Goodrich T & R
Gold Dust Corp
Goodyear T& KR
Graham Paige
Gotham Silk Hos
Granby
Grigsby Grunow
Northern Ry Pfd
Hahn Dept Stores
Tns
Hudson Motors
Hupp Motors
Lil
Central RR
Jewel Tea Co
Saoneee Bay Bak
Johns Mansville
KC Southern RR
Kayser Julius Sees
Kelvinator Corp Eeeeee Lity
Kennecott Copper
Loew's Inc
Louisville G & Ex
Mack Trucks
Matheison Alka
MK & T RR
Miami Copper
Mo Pac
Montgomery Ward Wees
Murray Corp
Nash
Natl Air Trans
Teaenee
Natl Bellas
Natl Biscuit Co
Serenee
Natl
Pw & Lwees
Cen RR
Natl Cash
Sees
North America
Oliver Farm
Paramount Publix Theeee
Penney (Jc
Pillsbury Flour M
Pub Ser of
Ao Pullman
Purity Bakery
Remington Rand
Ee Ee
Rep Motor Car
Bohs Rep Iron & St
Reynolds Tob B . Ee
St Joseph Lead
Sears Roebuck
Simmons Coase Ee
Cal Edison O One
Stan Brands Inc
Stand
Gas & el
Stone & Webster
Stewart Warner
Studebaker Corp
Southern Pacific
Southern RR
Arerft & Tpt
United Corp
United Fruit
Seteenenere
United Carbon
F. Clark Brokerage Co
Ind Alcohie
Union Carbide
US Pipe & Fdr
US Steel
Allied Chem & Dye
Sesseeves
Univ Pipe & Rad . Org
Allegheny Corp
Vanadium Corp
Allis-Chalmers
Warner Bros PLC
Amerada
Warner Bros Co
Wes Maryland
Westhouse Electeery
Westhouse Air Br
Am Car & Fdy
Wee
White Motor Co
Alco
Coos
Willys-Overland
Am International
Woolworth FW Co
Fees
Neue Am Rolling
Sug & Ref
Baby
Tel & Telene
Am Tobacco B
Wks & Eve
Asso
Auburns
Balt & Ohio RR
Atenee Oy
Bendhy Aviation
Best & Co
Bethlehem St
Bohn Alum & Br .O
Borden Co
Briggs Mfg Co
Borg Warner
Bruns Balke Col
Burroughs Add
M. Byers
Calif Packing
Canadian Pacific
Cerro de Pasco
Chesapeake Corp
Chrysler Corp
Coca Cola Co
Colo Fuel
Columbia G & Ll
Yester
Waar
Am Superpower
Amer Austin
Oe Ark
Nat
Elec
Coseveee
Marconi
Detroit Aircraft
Bond & Share
Ford of Can
Ford of
France
Fox Theatre
Goldman Sachs
Lone Star Gas
Midwest Utilities
Seeetee
Niagara Hud Pr
Penmoad Corp
Pete Eneresears
Atlantic
Wee Hee
Gulf of Penn
Mexican Seaboard
Mid-Continent
Pan-American
Eeeeneee Petroleum Corp
Phillips Ee
Ary Ny
Sinclair
Aee
So Penn Oil
Kansas
Std
N. J
Aeeseee
Tex Pac Ld & Trt
Tide Water Ass'd
Sss
Union Oil of
Calene
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