Toledo Auto-Lite siege ends as militiamen lift plant lockdown
National guardsmen ringed the Electric Auto-Lite plant after a night of rioting that injured scores and left 150 thousand dollars in damage. About 1,500 workers were held prisoner for 15 hours before troops moved in to evacuate employees and restore order. Several arrests followed as workers and union officials debated arbitration and plant closure during negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mylander
Toledo
Electric Auto-Lite Company
L. 8. Conelly
David Krieger
J. Arthur Minch
Auto-Lite
Bayonet Point
Krieger
Louis F. Budenz
Paterson
N. J
American Workers’ Party
Thomas Ramsey
Brand Whitlock Dies in Cannes at 65
Brand Whitlock, wartime U S ambassador to Belgium, died in Cannes at noon after bladder surgery and a second operation. He was born March 4 1869 in Urbana Ohio and had been ill for months. Funeral services set for Saturday at Holy Trinity with Belgian government expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitlock
Sunnybank
Holy Trinity Church
Cannes
Brand Whitlock
Urbana
Ohio
House Democrats Seek Postponement of Permanent Deposit Insurance
Informal talks precede action as leaders push to delay the administration bill for a year amid urgent issues. Senate Democrats also show interest but are cautious, with coverage continuing on tariff developments on Page 2.
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House
Senate
Women discuss equal rights amendment at federation meeting
In Hot Springs Arkansas the sixteenth council meeting of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs covered birth control sterilization crime prevention temperance and the Copeland food and drug bill. Public old age pensions will be discussed Friday as the weekend meeting closes with candidate presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Panhandle Man Must Face Potter Jurors
Pete Davis of Panhandle waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on a driving while drunk charge connected to an accident on the Panhandle highway near Radio Rink. Bond set at $1,000. Davis, his wife, and two sisters were treated for minor injuries. John Milligan sustained slight bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Davis
Panhandle
Grand Jury
Radio Rink
B. R. Clark Clark
Davis
John Milligan
Pleasant Valley
Milligan
Mattie Bradley
Mrs Chandler Wins Dallas Texas Golf Title
Mrs Dan Chandler, former state champion and Old Mexico champion, defeated Miss Helen Nelson 10 and 8 in the quarter-finals of the Women's Texas Golf Association championship in Dallas on May 24.
Surgeons Stand By As Ship Nears Isle
Naval surgeons who flew 1000 miles to aid William Albert Robinson wait at Tagus Cove Galapagos for the U S destroyer Hale to arrive. They examined the adventurer, suspected appendix rupture with peritonitis, and plan to await Hale before any operation.
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Los Angeles
William Albert Robinson
Tagus Cove
Galapagos Islands
Hale
Robinson
Rollo W. Hutchinson
Oscar D. Yarbrough
Turer
Canal Zone
Barrow and Parker Bodies Return for Dallas Burials
The bullet scarred bodies of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker arrived in Dallas from Louisiana to be laid to rest. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow with Rev. Clifford Andrews leading both rites. Clyde’s grave at West Dallas Cemetery will likely overlook the Barrow family plot near a road to the Dallas Fort Worth pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Louisiana
Clyde
Emma Parker
Bonnie
Henry Barrow
Arcadia
Barrow
West Dallas
Dallas - Fort Worth
Marvin
Buck) Barrow
Iowa
Parker
Fishtrap
West Dallas Grounds
Clifford Andrews
Full Gospel Church
Undertaking Company
Ted Alcorn
Bob Alcorn
Dallas County
R. A. (Smoot) Schmid
Frank Hamer
Texas Ranger Force
B. M. Gault
Texas Highway Patrol
Andrews
Dewey Hunt
Texas relief accord targets Panhandle drouth aid program
Federal Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins announced a Texas plan to spend about $2.67 million on materials and $400,000 monthly on labor across 25 Panhandle drought counties. The accord aims to fund highway work and provide wages to distressed families while boosting local stock feed and forage seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry L. Hopkins
Texas
Panhandle
Drouth
United States Department of Agriculture
Hopkins
Grough
Texas Relief Commission
Karl P. Adama
Julius Dorenfield, Jr
Houston Harte
Walter Cline
D. A. Randeen
Wilbur Hawk
Clifford Jones
Marie Dreaden
Charles B. Braun
Gibb Gilchrist
Relief Commission
Grouth
Federal
Emery Relief Administration
Relief Administration of Texas
Public Works Administration
Murder Charge After Texas Post Office Shooting
E Will Speettstoesser 55 a railroad clerk faces murder charges after Edward Rex Waller 34 a candidate for state treasurer died from chest and leg wounds. The shooting occurred beside a Trinity Texas post office as Waller talked with friends and allegedly sought attention from Speettstoesser daughter. Waller former city manager of Weslaco and Goose Creek, survived by widow two daughters mother and siblings.
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Trinity
Tex
E. Will Speettstoesser
Edward Rex Waller
Speettstoesser
Waller
Splettstoesser
Houston
Bert Dunlap
Spletstoesser
Dunlap
Weslaco
Goose Creek
Weslace
Melissa Waller
Mass Strike of Steel Men Set June 16
Pittsburgh May 24 100000 steel workers to leave jobs and strike nationwide unless union demands for recognition are met by June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Nation Ready Mussolini tells Italy’s forces on WWI anniversary
Mussolini addresses about half a million soldiers blackshirts and fascist youths at the Venezia palace balcony. He declares Italy ready for any eventuality while asserting the nation desires peace. The crowd answers with a resounding yes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Venezia Palace
Methvin Family Key to Barrow Kill Trap Explained
Arcadia officers revealed how Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were lured to a roadside trap after tips from Irwin Methvin, father of Henry Methvin. Hamer and three Texas officers waited along a single gravel road near Ashland, while spectators watched the approach from miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Arcadia
U.P
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Frank Hamer
Texas
Jordan
Oakley
Piney Woods
Ashland
Irwin Methvin
Henry Methvin
Barrow
Eastham
Tex
Hamer
Bob Alcorn
Methvin
Bonnie
Shreveport
Homer
Mt. Lebanon
Sailes
Gibsland
Big Shell Game in Arms Trade Amid Scandals
Milton Bronner reports a surge in arms profits for Europe and the U.S. despite peace groups since 1918 exposing the greed and internationalism of armament makers. The piece notes a shift in public sentiment and hints at further discussion on the munitions issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bronner
London
United States
Europe
Parched Texas crops receive light rains hopeful for more
Parched crops across Texas were moistened by light rains aiding feed crops and some cotton. Austin recorded 0.06 inch while San Angelo saw varied amounts from 0.125 to 0.50 inch with other towns reporting around 0.5 inch. Farmers await further showers as total moisture remains insufficient.
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Associated Press
Texas
Austin
San Angelo
Menard
Miles
Eden
Ballinger
Denton
College Exercises To Be Held Monday At Amarillo College
Amarillo College graduations move to Monday night at 8:30 in Municipal Auditorium due to conflicts with city school events. Commencement sermon by Dr Roy Snodgrass at First Christian Church. About 45 or 50 graduates expected. names to be announced after exams. Freshman exams continue and finish Saturday.
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Amarillo College
First Christian Church
Roy Snodgrass
Oklahoma Baptist University taps new president
Dr. John W. Raley of Bartlesville was chosen as president of Oklahoma Baptist University at Shawnee after Rev. Hale Y. Davis resigned due to ill health. The board of trustees announced the leadership change.
Socialism’s Role in Global Recovery Mentioned by Writer
Arthur Brisbane notes Europe's use of socialist ideas in recovery efforts and cites Ramsay MacDonald as a socialist prime minister. The column discusses socialist influence in world politics and contrasts with American views. A separate dispatch denies merger talks between Texas Corporation and Continental Oil Company.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe Beccause
Hrishane
Globe
Dodge City
Kans
Europe
Russia
Ramsay MacDonald
British Mines
New York
U.P
Texas Corporation
Continental Oil Company
C. B. Ames
Ames
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy with possible local thundershowers tonight and Friday. West Texas and the Panhandle see cooler temperatures tonight. New Mexico shows unsettled western and eastern portions with little temperature change. Temperature extremes reach 62 to 70 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Swanson Plan Ires Japan Swanson Plan Ires Japanese
May 24 Tokyo officials report Secretary Swanson's push to maintain the 5-5-3 naval ratio with the United States Great Britain and Japan. Rear Admiral Tsuneyoshi Bakano states Japan will not accept extensions beyond 1936 and demands new security agreements replacing Washington and London treaties.
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Washington
Congress
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Glenn Babe
Tokyo
Swanson
London
Tsuneyoshi Bakano
Navy Office
Seamen Strikes Slow Galveston Waterfront
A small group of seamen continued their strike at Galveston docks with pickets along the waterfront. The tanker Chilell shifted from Texas City to the roads but could not sail with its oil cargo for the North Atlantic due to a walkout by several workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Pim
Chilell
Texas City
North Atlantic
Goodman Out Two Americans Remain in British Amateur
Prestwick Scotland May 24 American Open champion Johnny Goodman loses in the fifth round to Leslie Garneti 3 and 1. Scot Jack McLean falls to James Wallace one up. Americans George Dunlap Jr and W sant Little survive to quarter finals. Dunlap defeats Roger Wethered one up and R J Walker 4 and 3, Little beats Lionel Munn 3 and 2 and Peters 4 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prestwice
Scotland
Johnny Goodman
Leslie Garneti
Jack McLean
James Wallace
George T. Dunlap, Jr
W. Sant Little
San Francisco Husky
Dunlap
Roger Wethered
R. J. Walker
Aberdeen University
Little
Lionel Munn
Peters
Glasgow
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Logan
Kentucky
Senate Mining Committee
Thomas
Ickes
Roosevelt
France
Belgium
Foeon
Duce
Francois de Wendel
Herbert Alexander Lawrence
Vickers, Ltd
Dr. Krupp von Bohlen
Krupp
Essen
Germany
DR. Raley
New Deal
Mexico
Norris Idea
Steffen’s
Nippon
Galveston Water Front
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