Reprieve Arrives Moments Before Execution in Death Cell
Dramatic account from a Texas race track showdown ends with Marvin Dority dying after a confrontation with Branson and Dority’s threats. Witnesses describe a fight over a knife, a bleeding Branson, and authorities detaining Mrs. Juanita Luster and Goddard for questioning. In Indiana, Richard Chapman awaits a 12:01 AM execution as Governor McNutt grants a 30 day reprieve after his mother pleads for clemency.
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Juanita Luster
Murray
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Bill Oglesby
W. C. Gilliam
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Luster
Jesse Layton
McMillan
Chief McDowell
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Cainty
W. D. McNeilis
Gibb Landis
John Odom
Randy Lee
Roy Brewer
Ivy Wilkinson
Breach of Promise Suit Favors Woman
Miss Katherine Leary Bond, 37, a beauty parlor operator, was awarded 15000 by a New York Supreme Court jury in a 500000 breach of promise suit against Paul Clapp, vice president of a utilities company. The defense sought to set aside the verdict, but the motion was denied. The court gave 30 days to appeal. The jury deliberated under two hours.
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New York
Katherine Leary Bond
Supreme Court
Paul 8. Clapp
Aaron Steuer
Silverman Improved After Amarillo Auto Crash
Max Silverman, a 1911 Jackson Street merchant, was injured yesterday morning when his car was struck by a Southwest Public Service Co truck driven by Les Blenis. The left wheels locked after the collision as Blenis attempted to turn south on Polk Street. Blenis was uninjured.
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Jackson Street
Amarillo
Silverman
Southwest Public Service Company
Les Blenis
Polk Street
Blenis
Silvermans Automobile
Amora Chamber of Commerce to Elect Officers Saturday
Directors will elect officers for the coming year at a lunch meeting this Saturday at the Amarilla Hotel. The second meeting for the new directorate of 22 men will also plan the Pampa Pre Centennial celebration and a general membership meeting. Ed W Hardin to preside. Charles A Greener to chair the nominating committee.
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Amora Chamber of Commerce
Amarilla
Pampa
Cate
Ed W Hardin
Charles A Greener
Chaiman
Write To-Tack Dear Tack Letters Seek Elderly Couple
A reader asks to be matched with an elderly man and wife to move into a house with them after school ends. References required with no dependents. The note appears in Tack Letters, Page il.
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Tack
Texas Governor Calls Red Cross Aid For Flood Victims
The governor urged Red Cross aid for about 2,000 people affected by floods and storms. Most victims live in seven Central Texas counties, with a broad appeal that all in need are neighbors and the Red Cross has not failed Texas citizens.
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Red Cross
Texas
Co ed's Trial Likely Set For June 17 in Tahlequah
Lois Thompson a 19 year old co ed from Northeastern Teachers College faces assault with intent to kill charges tied to Daniel Shaw. She was ordered held for district court after a preliminary hearing and released on 2500 bond. Her sister Tesla age 24 faces an additional assault with a dangerous weapon charge for a shooting linked to an alleged hoax extortion plot. Both were released on 500 bonds after pleading not guilty.
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Oklo
U.P
Lois Thompson
Northeastern Teachers College Coed
Daniel Shaw
Sanford Martin
Tesla
Jack Christie
Militant Reformer Named Leader of Church
Cincinnati May 24 The Rev Dr Joseph Anderson Vance 71 year old reformer heads the Presbyterian Church in the USA elected moderator by the church assembly yesterday. He described his approach as constitutional using methods rather than irresponsible attacks to address doctrinal disturbances and church weaknesses.
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Presbyterian Church In
Cato Faces Murder Trial With Federal Agent Claims
Testimony links Sheriff Cato to the fatal shooting of federal agent Stafford after a confrontation outside Dr Kitchen's office. W. C. McCullough and D L Lowery corroborate narcotics trafficking allegations and identify Cato pressing his machine gun toward Lowery. Eva Michelle and Hartman named as informants in the case. McGrath outlining the federal prosecution elements.
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W. C. McCullough
Stafford
Lowery
Cato
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McCullough
Tom Morgan
Eva Michelle
Kitchen
Morgan
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Mac
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Hartman and
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Clyde O. Eastus
Pope Attacks Sterilization at Vatican Congress
Pope Pius XII denounced sterilization and the German eugenics program during a speech at the International Hospital Congress in Vatican City. He criticized the postponement of discussion and noted a delegate's hope that the German idea would spread globally despite opposition.
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Pius
International Hospital Congress
Huey Visit To End Martial Law Rule
Baton Rouge report says martial law could end after Senator Huey P Long visits this weekend though confirmation is lacking. German shoe production and exports show the highest 1930s levels, while Germany's leather shoe trade continues to fall.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Germany
Vanderbilt's Former Wife Found Dead in New Mexico
Emily Whitfield, former wife of William H. Vanderbilt and ex-wife of Raoul Whitfield, was found dead from a gunshot at the Deadhorse ranch near Las Vegas New Mexico. A ranch employee discovered the body around 7:30 a.m. The sheriff indicates it appears to be a suicide, with the fatal shot likely fired at midnight.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Emily Whitfield
William H. Vanderbilt
Raoul Whitfield
Whitfield
Deadhorse
Mussolini Rejects League Plan on Abyssinia Border Settlement
Mussolini rebuffed a League proposal to set a definite time limit for resolving the Yalua border incident. Britain and France had urged a joint commission of reveration and arbitration between Italy and Abyssinia with a September deadline, risking renewed League intervention if no settlement occurred.
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France
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Abyssinia
Laval Scouts Report Of Hitler Conference
Geneva May 24 Pierre Laval France foreign minister said an understanding between France and Germany is necessary for peace but there is no question at the moment of visiting Reichsfuehrer Hitler in Berlin.
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German pilot lands in field after overflight of French fortifications
Adolphe Bauer a 22 year old German pilot was arrested after piloting a German aircraft over French fortifications and landing in a field. Peasants dragged him from the plane and damaged it. Bauer claimed to be a pupil at Duesseldorf and said he lost his way in fog. France has regulatory measures to force down foreign planes crossing the border. Germany denies spy intent and notes many incidents involve student pilots who get lost.
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Richard Chapman
Bnee
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Bauer
Duesseldorf
Germany
Hoover condemns NRA boycott as unAmerican
Former President Herbert Hoover issued a statement calling the boycott of the NRA un American. He argued American labor will not tolerate price fixing output limits stifling competition or other monopolistic fascist practices tied to the NRA.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
NRA
Sarah Brisbane to Be Married Today in New York
Sarah Brisbane daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Brisbane will marry John Reagan Mc Crary Jr this afternoon at St Bartholomew s Chapel Park Ave The Rev Dr Theodore Sedgewick will perform the ceremony The bride will be given away by her father and the couple hail from Calvert Texas and New York City plans
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Sarah Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane
John Reagan McCrary
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park Ave
McCrary
John Regan McCrary
Calvert, Texas
Theodore Sedgewick
Governor Allred Attends Yoakum Tomato Celebrations
Governor Allred traveled from Austin to Yoakum to take part in the annual tomato celebration known as the Tom Tom festival. He joined local officials and residents for the event highlighting agricultural pride and community spirit.
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Austin
U.P
Allred
Yoakum
Amarillo cleanup campaign aimed at fire prevention
A fire prevention inspired cleanup drive led by Fire Chief George B. Cooper will have firemen survey properties for hazards as Roy O. Greenhill chairs the American Business Club committee promoting beautification. The effort, backed by Mayor Ross D. Rogers, designates a district by district cleaning plan with Rob Meredith coordinating relief help via phone at relief headquarters 2 2214.
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George B. Cooper
American Business Club Committee
Amarillo
Roy O. Greenhill
Bob Hill
Ross D. Rogers
West Texas Young Democratic Clubs Lead State Drive
Potter County tops West Texas with over 200 paid members as Young Democratic clubs push a statewide drive. Floresville Stockdale and Dallam County show strong base while Panhandle tours seek solid regional organization ahead of the June 1 deadline.
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Veterans plan Los Angeles march to pressure Patman bonus
R W Robertson recalls the 1932 death march as veterans plan a new trek from California toward Washington. The forthcoming action aims to separate the bonus issue from inflation concerns after a 54 to 40 Senate vote backed the President.
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Los Angeles
R. W. Robertson
Capitol
Senate
Robertson
California
Mrs F Bo Means Undergoes Appendectomy at Northwest Texas Hospital
Mrs F Bo Means of 2900 Harrison Street underwent an appendectomy at Northwest Texas Hospital late last night. Attendants report she is doing nicely today at noon.
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F Bo Means
Harrison Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
Kansas City Livestock and New Orleans Cotton Markets Report
Markets show hogs active with top near 89.70 and cattle calves around 825 per hundredweight. Sheep and lambs rise on spring wool and demand while cotton in New Orleans opens lower then recovers with July around 11.93.
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Kansas City
D. A
New Orleans
Exnarte
Labor- NRA debate rages as Green warns of economic collapse
Cornerstone Green portrays the NRA as essential to labor policy and warns that a 12 month extension threatens progress. He argues NRA defeat will deepen unemployment, raise wages, and revive sweatshops, accusing opposition of seeking profits over workers. He defends collective bargaining as the tool for necessary wage and hour adjustments.
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NRA
Senate
Clark
Conchas Dam Plan Moves Forward Near Tucumcari
The War Department filed for Conchas Dam funding and the federal allotment board signaled approval. The project, 23 miles northwest of Tucumcari at the Canadian Conchas rivers confluence, demands an initial 4.5 million dollars to impound 800000 acre feet for irrigation and municipal water for Amarillo and Tucumcari.
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Conchas Dam
Conchas
Tucumcari
War Department
Amarillo
Market Trends Note Slower Consumer Buying Amid Restrictions
The report says retail sales in some middle west farming areas ran 15 to 20 percent above last May’s restricted volume. It also notes improved industrial activity across most divisions as labor disputes settled and stability returned.
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Middle West
Nazarene Church to Hold Special Morning and Evening Services
The First Church of the Nazarene on Lincoln Street and Fourteenth Avenue will host special services Sunday morning and night led by Pastor L. H. Dickerson. Four Christian workers from Enid, Oklahoma will attend and Rev Mrs. M. T. Brandyberry will preach.
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First Church of the Nazarene
L. H. Dickerson
E Reno
Okla
M. T. Brandyberry
Lincoln Street
Fourteenth Avenue
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