21 May 1934
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1934
Page
1
William Osborne a 16 year old Pen sive High School senior faces murder charges for the Brinck killing in Falpurrias Tex The youth confessed after being captured near Harlingen and said I must have been crazy I cant explain why I did it Officials said Brinck a former U C athlete and Olympic rower was found shot dead beside his car in the wastelands south of Falpurrias The case follows a day of manhunts by posses and customs officers who arrested the suspect
In 47th District Court Mrs Frances Daniels drunken driving case was continued due to defense witness Carrie Carter’s illness after an auto crash that injured Carter. The charge stems from March 21 auto crash that killed Shirley Palmateer. Fire devastates Temple Y M C A building. only west annex pool area spared.
An advertisement notes fuel priced at 20 to 25 cents per gallon at the Good Oil location on 1900 West Third. The terse listing provides a street address and unit price range without additional details.
Partly cloudy cooler conditions with probable thunder showers tonight and Tuesday. West Texas unsettled with possible showers in north portion. Panhandle cooler tonight and Tuesday. New Mexico fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Temperatures today range 63 to 81.
Clarendon Texas May 21 three 18 year old boys were injured when their small open car overturned about midnight fifteen miles north of Clarendon Kennedy Davis suffered a broken back while Paul Greene and Johnny Blocker were badly shaken all are members of prominent local families.
The Darrow Board will submit its final report to President Roosevelt within 10 days, as agreed when the National Review Board was created on March 7 to examine NRA codes. Darrow calls for socialization of industry and transfer of code enforcement to the FTC, urging antitrust restoration.
Sherman May 21. Morti Riley 21 of Hewett Long Island died here after a cross-country flight with W M Curry 22 of Wichita Kans when their plane crashed in a field near the Sherman airport. Riley suffered a crushed head and two broken legs while Curry had a broken back a crushed skull and a leg fracture. Both were students at the Dallas School of Aviation. Curry was to receive a transport license tomorrow. Riley had 120 hours of flying.
In May 21 dispatches from Asuncion Paraguay reports 40 000 Paraguayan troops in four units advancing toward Fort Ballivian bolstering the planned push after a Bolivian surprise attack. Analysts call the coming clash a pivotal Gran Chaco battle.
Amarillo readies to greet a Wichita Kansas goodwill delegation arriving by special train at 7 45 p m at Rock Island station The party includes six businessmen the Wichita American Legion Band an orchestra and the Wichita Quartet Officials and Chamber of Commerce members will welcome them on the platform A parade through business districts led by the Legion band will follow the arrival and guests will stay overnight at the Herring Hotel
Belgrade reported fighting between Bulgarian army and Macedonians in Petrichki and Chustendil districts on May 21 but offered no independent confirmation.
Five persons perish in a bridge collision reported today. The incident details appear in the city page 5 roundup with early witness statements and emergency response notes.
About 35 000 Minneapolis Building Trade workers voted to strike in solidarity with truck drivers. The walkout, starting at 5 p m, threatens a complete halt to building activity across the city.
The charred body of a man about 70, identified tentatively as Isaac Means, was found among the ruins of Chicago's stock yards after Saturday's $8,000,000 fire. One indirect death was noted, Walter Burnfield, 53, who died of excitement watching the flames. packers Swift Armour Morris Wilson operated in temporary quarters as markets reopened with near normal cattle arrivals.
Texas grain dealers urged a return to unrestricted markets to let supply and demand set prices. President T L Hughston Crowell told delegates at the Texas Grain Dealers convention in Fort Worth that government price pegging helped temporarily but warned a collapse from artificial pricing would worsen the grain business.
Giles Boggens, 39, pleaded guilty in Dallas to the March 3 slayings of his wife Gladys Boggess, 39, and her mother Julia Woodard, 76, in the home of Mrs. Boggess' sister. He agreed to a life sentence and testimony began immediately.
A district court jury acquitted Miss Inez Callahan a nurse at Georgia Veterans Hospital of murder charges in the March 11 fatal shooting of Henry McWright an ex service man in Raton New Mexico.
Five defendants pleaded guilty in U S District Court before Judge James C Wilson. Four received sentences from 40 days to 18 months at El Reno reformatory. Postmaster Joe F E Lee drew 18 months with two years suspended. Carl J Devitt got 30 days for tax charge. Houston Taylor forgery case suspended three years. Dismissals and continuations noted as cases proceed with 21 on docket.
Secretary Ickes urged enactment of oil production control legislation. He testified before a Senate subcommittee in favor of the Thomas bill to close loopholes and give Ickes power to set production quotas for states and individual pools, regulate imports, and supervise company books. He called the measure vitally necessary as the national recovery act for petroleum expires next June.
Judge Hamlin announced a survey of Panhandle sentiment for a West Texas Chamber of Commerce committee. The Mid-West drought plan involves Walter A. Barlow Ray Johnson and Harry L. Kearns coordinating with Mayor Rogers. Drouth and grasshopper damage worsen crops across Nebraska Indiana and other Midwest areas with losses up to 65 percent in some sections and renewed hopes for federal action at Hopkins.
Citizens are asked to attend tonight’s drouth relief meeting in Amarillo to hear the facts and demonstrate public support for the relief program. Officials are urged to recognize the urgency of the situation and back the long-awaited aid effort.
A bomb hidden in a hollowed book exploded in the dead letter office at Washington City post office near Union Station, wounding clerk Myrton L. Genung seriously. Inspector Thomas Milligan said authorities cannot yet identify the mail origin.
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