Man says he fired at pair of prowlers
Borger Texas March 14 county attorney prepared to file charges against Perry White 55 after the bodies of Carol McDonald 17 and Earl Brakebill Jr 16 were found near a canyon. White claimed he fired three shots at two intruders late last night as they tried to break into an out house at his home. The two youths were neighbors of White and had visited earlier. No inquest was held.
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Borger
Texas
Perry White
Carol “Burch” McDonald
Earl Brakebill, Jr
McDonald
Brakebill
White
Brakehill
J. D. Ely
Ely
Sheriff Hardee
Hardee
Munitions Makers And the Next War
Sir Basil Zaharoff the so called mystery man of Europe is pictured. He made millions selling munitions in World War I and is now confined to a wheelchair at the age of 84. Lloyds bets on war timing while Henry Ford blames munitions makers for wars and Oklahoma orator Josh Lee enters politics with a peace platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Zaharoff
Europe
Henry Ford
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Congress
Canal Treaty Fails in Senate by Narrow Margin
In Washington the St Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada failed in the Senate 46 to 42, not reaching the two thirds needed. The vote came as many House Democrats opposed veterans economy measures, with 22 Senate Democrats also voting against Roosevelt. The day included House Labor Committee approval of the Connery Bill for federal participation in old age pensions.
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Washington
Canada
Senate
House
Roosevelt
House Labor Committee
White House
First Lady Roosevelt Plans Return Flight From Puerto Rico
San Juan reports Mrs Roosevelt, fatigued yet cheerful after a 300 mile motor tour and 2 000 handshakes at a reception with Governor Blanton Winship. She plans to depart early Thursday for the United States after visiting San Juan sights and buying gifts for her four grandchildren.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Blanton Winship
America
Sarah Delano Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Grounds Funds Boosted At Amarillo Benefit Ball
Amarillo police host a fundraising dance at the Nat Dine and Dance Palace to support the Shirley Ann Grounds Educational Fund. Chief W R McDowell leads a grand march with his wife, featured by the Amarillo College sextet, Roy Diven and His Divenities provide music, admission 75 cents per couple, tickets via police or The News Globe.
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Amarillo
Shirley Ann Grounds Educational Fund
Nat Dine and Dance Palace
W. R. McDowell
Amarillo College
Roy Diven
Divenities
News-Globe
Ship Burns 187 Saved Hong Kong Rescue at Bias Bay
Two rescue vessels saved 187 men from the U S gunboat Fulton after it burned at Bias Bay 50 miles northeast of here. HMSS Wishart would arrive with 139 men including Captain McHenry. HMS Whitshed aided the burning ship after a two hour dash from Hongkong. Fulton's destruction cause not yet reported.
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Hong Kong
United States
Fulton
Bias Bay
Here
H. M
Wishart
McHenry
S. Tsiwan
Hongkong
Whitshed
Voice of Robber Secures Court Affirmation in Robbery Case
Mrs. John York identified the robber by voice during a Stonewall County robbery. The state court of criminal appeals upheld Andrew Hodges 20 year conviction after previously reversing for insufficient evidence. The court noted the voice could be distinctive akin to facial recognition.
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Austin
John York
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Andrew Hodges
Stonewall County
York
Hodges
Kansas Peace Officer Killed in Gun Fight
Deputy city marshal R. J. Hammers was shot and killed in Clearwater Kansas during a mysterious early morning gun fight with at least two men. His body was found in the street after a night telephone operator heard shots. He had fired his own pistol and investigators suspect a bank robbery attempt. Hammers leaves a widow and four children.
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Clearwater
Kas
R. J. Hammers
O. D. Pinkston
Hammers
Youth 13 Is Sentenced In Death Of Brother
In Denton Texas on March 14 a 13 year old boy was found delinquent for shooting his eight year old half brother James Leon Wade. The boy confessed and was sentenced to the boys' school at Getesville after being charged with the death at the father's farm house cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Tex
J. B. Wade
Sanger
T. B. Davis
Getesville
James Leon Wade
Kidnappers Across States Face Law After Bank Heist
reports tie the Mason City bank robbery to the Dillinger era tactics as seven gunmen abduct hostages and escape with 52000 while Vigilantes and police held fire. In Chicago a jury convicts Basil Banghart for the John Factor kidnapping and sentences him to 99 years amid related outcomes for gang members and a suspect in Albany is indicted for a 1931 physician kidnapping.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Indiana
First National Bank
Mason City
Iowa
Midwest
Sioux Falls
Atchison, Kan
Associated Press
Basil Hugh
the Owl) Banghart
John Factor
Roger Touhy
Charles
Ice Wagon" Connors
Albany
N. Y
Manny Strewl
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Strewl
St. Louis
Nellie Tipton Muench
I. D Kelley
Delaware
Racine
Wis
George Wolf
F. P. Adler
Davenport
Large Japan Defense Budget Approved by House of Peers
Japan's House of Peers passed a record peace time defense bill totaling 938 million yen for army and navy. The measure, approved overwhelmingly on February 13, allocates 44 percent of the 2.112 billion yen total to defense, marking the largest such fund in Japanese history.
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Tokyo
Japan
House of Peers
House
Mogami K class cruiser launches at Kure Japan
KURE Japan March 14 foreign observers question if a light 8500 ton Mogami cruiser can carry 15 6.1 inch guns in five triple turrets. The ship is the first of six K class cruisers planned and is to be completed within two years.
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Kure
Japan
Japs Quiz Russian Fliers in Manchukuo
Two Soviet aviators who made a forced landing in Manchukuo will be questioned about why their light bomber was flying over Japanese protected territory. They were held in Manchukuo since March 11 and will be taken to Hsinking for questioning. officials credited Manchukuoan troops with their safety. The Soviet foreign office said it had no information on the incident.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Manchukuo
War Office
Hsinking
Changchun
Mishan
Lake Hanka
Moscow
Soviet Foreign Office
Mail Income Tax Returns Now Advise Washington
The treasury urged citizens to mail income tax returns before nightfall to avoid penalties, with returns due by midnight March 15. A late return could incur a 25 percent penalty and postmarks after March 15 may be rejected if delivery is delayed. Collectors stay open midnight March 15. early March payments totaled $24.6 million, well above last year, with March 1933 total at $180 million and a larger forecast.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Citizen
Internal Revenue
Cotton usage trims February totals in Census report
Census Bureau figures show February cotton usage at 477,890 bales of lint and 69,674 bales of linters, down from January and above last year's February totals. The report also notes lint consumption rose from 441,203 bales last year while linters increased from 50,602 bales.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Oklahoma labor holiday postponed in oil field
In Seminole Oklahoma on March 14 a 48 hour labor holiday set for today was postponed indefinitely as conciliation conferences are arranged between major oil companies and their employees. Dr George Stocking of the National Petroleum Labor Policy Board announced the delay while negotiations proceed with the oil workers local comprising more than 5000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole
Okla
Seminole District
George Stocking
National Petroleum Labor Policy Board
Sports Feature in Globe Picks Your Sport Hobbies
The Globe introduces a new daily sports feature titled PICK YOUR SPORT. Celebrities showcased in intimate private amusements will appear on the sports page with authentic AP sourced information, revealing human hobbies behind famous faces for readers nationwide.
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The
Globe Today
Associated Press Service
Plan New Air Set-Up Under Unified Governing Agency
President Roosevelt plans an early consolidation of the nation's military and commercial air forces under one governing agency. Brig. Gen. Mitchell, once army air corps chief and critic, is considered to head the new setup after a White House meeting. Col. Lindbergh and Clarence Chamberlain are named board members aiding the plan.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
William Mitchell
Army Air Corps
Mr. Roose
Army
Clarence Chamberlain
Transatlantic Flier
War Department
Motor Car Industry Moves To Cut Hours
Detroit March 14 The motor car industry moved to heed Roosevelt's plea for shorter hours and higher wages becoming the first large group to act. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce urged members to reduce average weekly hours from 40 to 36 and to provide wage increases. Henry Ford announced restoration of the $5 daily minimum wage. Forty seven thousand workers are affected and potentially 163,000 if all NAC C firms adopt the plan. A national labor board conference in Washington was set to settle industry disputes.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Henry Ford
Ford
National Labor Board
Washington
Michigan
Dapper Sportsman Threatened by Thugs
In San Antonio U S Marshal Guy McNamara said gangsters planned to wipe out Harry N Royster Tulsa sportsman and aviator who testified in a 546000 dollar stolen bond case. Guard details were increased after a meeting with U S District Attorney William Smith. Rh A Long shows improvement after surgery in Kansas City.
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San Antonio
U. S
Guy McNamara
Harry N. Royster
Tulsa
McNamara
William Smith
Prince Sixe De Bourbon-Parme Dead in Paris at 67
Prince Sixe De Bourbon-Parme, brother of former Empress Zita of Hungary, who helped negotiate for World War peace in spring 1917, died today in Paris. He was 67.
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Prince OF Bourbon
Paris
Prince Sixe de Bourbon-Parme
Zita
Hungary
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Amarillo area and Panhandle expect warmer tonight and Thursday with partly cloudy skies. Extreme southeast winds cooler, hotter conditions in Panhandle, while New Mexico sees little temperature change. Highs reach 30 to 44 today.
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Porecast
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Police officers cleared in fatal Patton shooting case
Potter County grand jury returned no bills against Police Captain W. D. McNeills and plainclothesman D. Moore in the March 5 death of George Louis Patton after a holdup spree and chase ending in San Jacinto. Patton had fired on officers and earlier shot a truck driver during the escape attempt.
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W. D. McNeills
Plains
D. Moore
Potter County
Grand Jury
George Louis Patton
Patton
San Jacinto
Ratification Roll Call On St Lawrence Waterway Treaty
The roll call shows 14 Democrats voting for ratification and 22 against, with 20 Republicans for and 22 against. The total against is 42 while two senators were paired across sides and five senators positions were not announced.
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St. Lawrence Waterway Treaty
Ashuret
Bachman
Bankhead
Barkley
Black
Howe
Crown
Bulkley
Hulon
Byrnes
Costigan
Dill
Duffy
Erickeon
Gore
Harrison
Hatch
Hayden
Lowan
McAdoo
McKellar
O'Mahoney
Pittman
Pope
Robinson
Archanens
Sheppard
Smith
Thomas
Utah
Thompson
van Nuys
Wheeler
Norah
Capper
Cousens
Cutting
Veaster
Gideon
Johnson
la Follett
Norris
Nye
Inediana
Behall
Vandenberg
Adame
Twiley
Byrd
Clark
Conenally
Coalidee
Copeland
Dieterich
George
Lewie
Lonergan
Long
Carran
Medill
Neely
Overton
Heynold
Murphy
Iowa
Glass
Irwinis
Caraway
Fletcher
King
Oklahoma
Trammell
Waterways pact clash over Great Lakes seaway costs and route
In a long press conference Senator opponents pressed for limits on diversions from Georgian Bay and for U S exclusive authority over withdrawals from Lake Michigan. The 28 foot seaway would span from Lake Ontario to Montreal with locks and canals across Huron Erie and Ontario, involving seven years of work. United States share estimated at 272 million to 573 million dollars depending on costs, Canada paying roughly 271 million. Congress also dealt with veterans compensation and the Bankhead Cotton Crop Reduction Bill as debate continued.
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Canada
Georgian Bay
United States
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Montreal
Lake Superior
Lakes Huron
Erie
Lake Erie
Ontario
Ogdenburg
Ow York
International
U. S
Mother To Aid Boy In Ship Death Case
A youth, Andrew D. Kirwan, 23, waits in a federal cell as his mother, former Jean Nash now married to Paul Dubonnet, sails from Paris to defend him in a murder aboard the President Garfield on February 10. The case, punished by death or life imprisonment, heads to trial March 20.
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New York
High Seas
Paris
Jean Nash
Miss Nash
Paul Dubonnet
Andrew D. Kirwan
William Sessoms
Seattle
President Garfield
Mme. Dubonnet
Kirwan
Johns
John V. Nash
Prince Mohammed Sabet Bey
Dubonnet
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Lloyds
Sir Basil Zaharoff
Robber
Kansas
Dillinger
Russia
Vladivostok
Globe
Arthur Brisbane
Britain
Air Mail
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Bia
Brisbane
Rh. A. Long
Kansas City
A. Long
Long-Bell Lumber Company
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