West Texas Chamber chief blasts federal relief funds
Walter Cline president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce criticizes federal relief work at the May 15 annual convention in San Angelo. He says 80 percent of allocated PWA funds went to federal projects and urges adherence to relief on need, cutting overhead, and honoring PWA contracts while warning against creating unemployed parasites. He calls for political leaders to support relief based on need and independence for West Texas.
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San Angelo
West Texas
Walter Cline
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
PWA
Cline
Exes
Charles F. Braun
Austin
Gline
Kidnap Victories Reach Nationwide Highlight
United Press reports a dramatic wave of kidnaping rescues with June Robles freed after 19 days in a Tucson cave and William F. Gettle rescued in Los Angeles as police nabbed three men and two women. Authorities say all suspects confessed amid ransom efforts.
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June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Department of Justice
Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
Child Rescued After 19 Days in Desert Tomb
June Robles, held in a six by three by two and a half foot desert pit with a tin roof and burlap, was found near Tucson by her uncle Carlos Robles and Pima County attorney Clarence Houston. She survived 19 days of heat and cold in chains. The kidnappers reportedly did not receive ransom.
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Physiciana
Chicago
Carlos Robles
Clarence Houston
Pima County
Chlos
Bernabe Robles
Jane
Carlos
Moeur
Phoenix
Tucson
Houston
Robles
Rincon Way
June Robles
Lewis
Trio in Gettle kidnapping admit plan and arrest
Los Angeles May 15 Three men detained over William F. Gettle kidnapping admit roles in the plot. Jimmy Kirk named as brains with Roy Williams and Larry Kerrigan aiding. Kerrigan to receive 18000 for guarding Gettle. Kirk allegedly ordered ransom letters. Gettle recovered bound at La Crescenta after five arrests.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Post Office Ina Pectora
Jimmy Kirk
Larry Kerrigan
Gettle
Roy Williams
Kirk
Morrin G. Stenaland
Sheriff's Office
Kerrigan
Williams
Loretta Woody
Joan Burke
la Crescenta
Sad Father Seeks Adoption for His Three Children
An Amarillo father, unemployed and relying on relief, asks Miss Hat tie Simpler, Potter County probation officer, to find good homes for his three children deserted by their mother years ago. He stresses their need for guidance and a stable future. See FATHER Page
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Amarillo
Hattie Simpler
Potter County
Miss Simpler
Kenneally Named Leader of Tammany Hall in Power Move
May 15 William P. Kenneally, chairman of Tammany Hall’s executive committee, was named leader with full powers to act until a successor to John F. Curry is chosen. The move consolidates control of the New York political machine.
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New York
William P. Kenneally
Tammany Hall
John F. Curry
Army Fliers Die in Red River Crash Near Shreveport
Two Barksdale Field pilots died when their pursuit planes struck a telephone line across the Red River and plunged 100 feet into the water six miles north of Shreveport. The victims were believed to be Lieuts Norman W. Speaker and William H. Doolittle.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Field
Red River
Norman W. Speaker
William H. Doolittle
Roosevelt asks 1.322 billion for relief and works plan
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 1,322,000,000 in emergency recovery funds for the coming year. He earmarked 940,905,000 for general relief and public works with discretionary use, plus 100,000,000 for roads 40,000,000 for Navy shipbuilding 48,000,000 for TVA 35,000,000 for public buildings and 5,000,000 for the Inter-American Highway. The proposal would lift the national debt to a 31.834 billion peak as of June 30, 1935. He urged a pay-as-you-go policy for 1936 and cautioned against higher appropriations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy Shipbuilding
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jail Cat Case Closed at Court House
The jail cat Kitty is recorded as having died by accident after a fall into an elevator shaft at the courthouse. Guards and officials, including Jailer Gib Landis, cite an out of order elevator and an open shaft as the likely cause.
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Kitty
K. D. Robberson
Negro Trusty
Gib Landis
Catholic Bishop Lucey Arrives for Amarillo Installation
Loyal Catholics crowd Santa Fe station to greet Most Reverend Robert E. Lucey new bishop of the Amarillo diocese. He arrived from California where he was ordained May 1. Installation ceremonies tomorrow at Sacred Heart Cathedral with Western church officials arriving today as clergy gather for the events. Ed Hardin leads chamber of commerce in welcoming efforts in Mayor Rogers absence. The Amarillo High School band leads church worker delegations.
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Amarillo
Santa Fe
Robert E. Lucey
Lucey
California
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Ed Hardin
Crossing the Continent to New Mexico Aboard The Chief
A travelur voyage narrative notes Bledsoe’s fast train The Chief crossing southeast Colorado into New Mexico en route to Las Vegas. The piece praises air conditioning in cars and the high elevation of the terrain while contrasting sun silence and adobe with frontier imagery of Apaches and Yaquis.
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Las Vegas
N. M
8. T. Bledsoe
Colorado
New Mexico
Raton
Table Land
Western Union
Bledsoe
Santa Fe
Plan Charges In Dock War At Houston
Negro longshoremen were landed under guards as hundreds of union men were driven back by gunfire. Police threatened murder charges against armed men aboard the Wichita Falls as four men were wounded during the dock clash. Victims included Emmett Gibson L W Connacher Arthur Chappell and Willie Black.
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Houston
Wichita Falls
A. C. Thornton
Police Homicide Department
Emmett Gibson
L. W. Connacher
Arthur Chappell
Willie Black
Gibson
Chappell
Connacher
Barrow letter claims split with Ray Hamilton over killings
A letter bearing Clyde Barrow’s signature and fingerprints to Dallas prosecutors claims he has broken with Raymond Hamilton. Barrow says he would surrender if Hamilton proves he never killed a man, and recalls Grapevine, Eastham Farm, and Missouri incidents.
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Dallas
Winter King
Clyde Barrow
Barrow
Hamilton
McKinney
Tex
Ray Hamilton
Ray
Grapevine
Bonnie
Missouri
West Bank
Eastham Farm
We Were Sure She Was Dead
June Robles, kidnapped 19 days earlier in Arizona, was found alive by her uncle Carlos G Rokbles and County Attorney Clarence Houston. The desert rescue involved a long search through cactus and mesquite, ending with June able to walk though weak and grateful.
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Tucson
Ariz
Houston
Carson
Carlos
Kis
June
Clarence
Gettle Tells Prison Story After Kidnapping Ordeal
William F. Gettle a Beverly Hills millionaire freed from abductors recounts to the sheriff the hours of the kidnapping. He and James Wolf were with a gang that entered the recreation house demanded valuables and moved them outside before forcing their escape.
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Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Mr. Gettle
Mr. Wolf
James Wolf
Wolf
Three Nations On Lookout For Da Vinci Flight
Paris reports airport crews from three nations watching for the orange colored airplane Leonardo Da Vinci to cross the Atlantic. Cesare Sabelli and George K. Pond head from New York to Rome in a 4,600 mile flight with generally good weather and favorable winds. They are believed to be nearing the French coast between Brest and Bordeaux.
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Paris
Leonardo da Vinci
Atlantic
Cesare Sabelli
George K. Pond
New York
Rome
Brest
Bordeaux
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook This Week
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures tonight and Wednesday. West Texas and New Mexico zones show similar warm and fair conditions with higher temps in the west and northeast. Temperature extremes reach a high near 64 and a low around 43.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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United Press
America
Law and Order
Little June Robles
San Francisco
San Angeles
Harvard Street
Harry Seager
H. P. Gearhard
Gettle Mansion
Kenneally
Fernando Robles
Ward
Carlos G Rokbles
Arizona Desert
Three Nations
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