Blackmer settles taxes amid Paris life and puzzles
The Rocky Mountain News reports Harry M. Blackmer has settled federal tax liabilities for 3.67 million dollars with the U S Treasury while facing a Colorado fraud indictment. He would still be obliged to appear as a witness in two federal cases tied to oil scandals and is rumored to consider returning home from Paris.
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Denver
Harry M. Blackmer
Croesus
Rocky Mountain News
Sbilackmer
Paris
Washington
Blackmer
U. S. Treasury
Riviera
Colorado
Monaco
Cannes
Nice
Murder Charge Filed Against Dairy Owner In Milk Theft Killing
Henry Neeley faced murder charges after shooting Frank Akers in Neeley dairy yard as Akers and companion James Thompson, both seeking milk, were milking cows. Thompson testified Akers fell after Neeley fired a rifle. Akers had been in yard about 30 minutes with a milk bucket.
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Frank Akers
Henry Neeley
Neeley
James Thompson
Akers
Thompson
Ash
Supreme Court Upholds Place Filing Requirement for Congress
In Austin on May 25 the Texas Supreme Court sustained the State Democratic Executive Committee’s power to require congressman-at-large candidates to run for a specific place. Mrs. Ida M. Darden of Fort Worth challenged the March 9 resolution that numbered three places and forced filing for one, arguing the top three vote-getters should be nominees.
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Austin
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Supreme Court
Ida M. Darden
Fort Worth
Congress
Court of Civil Appeals
San Antonio
Darden
State Executive Committee
Akron Back to Base After Northern Trip
The Navy's giant dirigible Akron completed a two day non stop flight to the Pacific Northwest and back. It was moored at Sunnyvale California at 6 35 A M Pacific time without incident at its west coast base.
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Sunnyvale
Cal
Pacific Northwest
Navy
Texas Democrats Seek National Referendum On Prohibition
At the Houston state convention the Texas Democratic party urged Congress to submit the 18th amendment question to a national referendum. A roll call by counties passed 851 to 564. the measure was later adopted by viva voce vote amid a near riot as police restored order on the platform. Delegates to Chicago were instructed to nominate John Nance Garner for governor or to be Berry’s for rug cleaning.
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Houston
U.P
Texas Democratic Party
Congress
United States
Clint G. Brown
San Antonio
Tarver
Brown
Democratic Party
Garner
Chicago
John Nance Garner
Delegates Named by District for Democratic National Convention
Delegates from numerous Texas districts are listed for the Democratic national convention in Chicago. District 1 includes C. C. McKinney and J. A. R. Moseley among others, while District 38 shows Ellis Campbell and Horace Nelms. Additional districts enumerate dozens of named delegates including district 6, district 7, and district 9 with multiple individuals.
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Houston
C. C. McKinney
J. A. R. Moseley
R. F. Lindsay
Henry Humphrey
T. D. Faleon
W. J. Pollard
Grover Sellers
C. A
Will E. Dekath
Beeman Strong
B. B. Perkins
Phil Sanders
Ernest Kurth
H. J. Luther Stark
John Minton
E. J. McLeroy
Ellis Campbell
Horace Nelms
Alvin Flynt
J. W. McDavid
George Tucker
E. M. Bramlette
Tom Pollard
Thomas R. Bond
Elbert M. Barrow
Cecil H. Smith
John A. Hulen
J. M. West
Fred Horton
B. F. Vaughn
W. A. Dowell
T. C
Sen
T. J. Holbrook
Ned B. Morris, Jr
W. C. Campbell
D. A. Nunn
Mary D. Robinson
A. S. Jones
R. A. Josey
Steve Pinckney
Ed J. Hussion
John Henry Kirby
M. E. Foster
Charles Guokas, Jr
Leon G. Harrison
George T. Spear, Jr
J. R. Farmer
W. K. Hopkins
George A. Rutter
Leopold Morris
J. R. Odes
J. F. Barnett
Edwin Hawes, Jr
L. J. Sulak
W. L. Ray
A. J. Zilker
Tom Nelson
Henry Brooks
W. J. Embry
R. J. Alexander
C. G. Kreuger
John L. Brunner
J. M. Loving
Frank Dennison
Luther Paulus
Robert Peterson
I. R. Mears
Tom P. Scott
L. C. Alexander
Sam Roddy
J. W. Culp
Dayton Moses
G. A. Holland
Kat] Crowley
H. C. Custard
B. B. Stone
Rufus Higgs
Joe Stedham
Walter Woodul
Grady Woodruff
Bert H. Davis
Charles I. Francis
Alvin C. Owsley
W. W. Bonner
Bert King
A. H. King
C. K. Walsh
John K. Weber
James A. Harley
H. H. Steirer
James R. Davis
Roy Miller
H. R. Sutherland
C. M. Chambers
Phil Shook
A. P. Johnson
Hal Brennan
Charles R. Tips
W. W. Taylor
Claude Carter
Caesar Kleberg
John H. Shary
W. R. Montgomery
W. A. Wright
R. F. Burges
W. R. Smith, Jr
W. H. Fryer
R. A. Hamilton
Hasy V. Fisher
W. C Baker
J. T. Terrell
Sam McCallum
Joe Clark
Paul Trimmier
C. L. McCartney
Bob Haines
Silliman Evans
Mrs. Camp
Breckenridge
Mr. St. John
Eastland
Grover B. Hill
J. L. Galere
A. T. Cole
James A. Stephens
W. A. Jackson
J. M. Harris
Gordon Treadway
H. E. Hoover
Parched Society Ladies and Other Prohibition Notes
Arthur Brisbane recounts 1931 political tensions with Governor Roosevelt calling for redistributed national income, Socialist Norman Thomas opposing both parties, and Prohibition debates that mock society ladies described as parching for wine. A fatal racketeer crime and Turkey’s changing dress customs punctuate the column.
Wrestling Fan’s Pop Bottle Cracks Woman’s Skull
In Topeka Kansas May 25 a wrestling fan threw a pop bottle striking Mrs Hall Smith wife of a prominent attorney in the back of the head during a bout Referee Joe Carpenter was knocked out by an uppercut from Doc Reynolds of Texas angered by losing a fall to Jean Callet of France Doctors said Mrs Smith’s condition was dangerous a $100 reward was offered for the bottle thrower identification
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Topeka
Kan
Hall Smith
Jean Callet
France
Dapper Jim Faces Bus Quiz Before Hofstadter Panel
Mayor James J. Walker testified before the Hofstadter investigating committee about the Equitable Bus Company city franchise and related financial questions. He defended granting the contract and argued about past bids while contending the inquiry was unfair to transportation chairman Delaney.
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Max Buckingham
New York
U.P
James J. Walker
Equitable Bus Company
Hofstadter
Walker
Supreme Court Room
Samuel Seabury
Tammany Controlled
J. Allan Smith
Equitable Company
John Hastings
Equitable
Seabury
Delaney
Board of Transportation
Texas Trucks Regulated by 17 000 Pound Limit Stays In Flux
Supreme Court ruling in favor of Texas trucking size limits prompts no immediate change as state patrol and courts delay actions. Amarillo lawyer Porter Underwood notes about 550 temporary injunctions filed, with several in Panhandle counties including Randall. Final injunctions and statewide moves hinge on attorney general actions and mid-summer court terms.
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United States Supreme Court
Texas
State Patrol
Austin
Porter Underwood
Amarillo
Carson County
Supreme Court
Underwood
High Court
Houston
Panhandle
Henry
Bishop
Randall County
James V. Allred
U.S. Supreme Court
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region
The forecast calls for showers tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures. South Texas should be partly cloudy. north areas may see thunder showers tonight and Thursday. New Mexico expects generally fair weather with little temperature change. Today’s extremes reach 58 and 15.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Developments in New Jersey
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie drops one possible likeness of John in the Lindbergh case. Col. Schwarzkopf says John Swenson has no link. New notes found at a Camden children's home raise fresh questions. Curtis of Norfolk to face grand jury amid plans to bring Lindbergh to testify if needed.
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Hopewell
N. J
John F. Condon
Bronx
Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Dr. Condon
Jafsie
John
John Swenson
Swenson
Schwarzkopf
Trenton
Camden
Lindy
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Curtis
Jury Deliberates in Borger Murder Case
A jury is deliberating the murder case of Joe Malin charged with killing Roy Owings a garage worker near Borger on March 22. Owings and Howard Bryant an Amarillo car finance company collector confronted Malin over repossessing a car when the shooting occurred.
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Borger
Joe Malin
Roy Owings
Owings
Howard Bryant
Amarillo
Malin
Mayor Thompson to Succeed Neff on Railroad Commission
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson of Amarillo will replace Pat M. Neff on the Texas Railroad Commission after Neff resigns effective noon June 4 1932. Neff leaves to become Baylor University president. June 6 is deadline for Democratic candidates to file for the unexpired term.
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State Executive Committee
Neff
Defense closes as liquor conspiracy case goes to jury
Walter Lee Wright of Pampa wraps defense closing in the Amarillo district federal court case against ten defendants in the liquor conspiracy. Assistant Attorney General Leslie Salter will present final arguments as the jury goes to deliberation.
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Pampa
Walter Leewright
Leslie Salter
Bob Underwood
Amarillo
Leewright
E. A. Simpson
Newton P. Willis
Mr. Underwood
Roy Albritton
E. 8. Graves
Albritton
Underwood
Fire Damages Huffman Apartment. Loss Estimated at 2500
A fire in the Huffman apartment house in Borger caused about 2500 in damage. Ten rooms were damaged by the blaze last night.
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Borger
Huffman
Panhandle Showers Hit Amarillo Area With Heavy Rain
Moisture lingers with more showers forecast as a strong downpour drenched Amarillo and surrounding counties. Amara Iago and Canyon saw nearly four inches in a two hour span, causing travel difficulties on the Canyon Hereford road while crops remained largely unharmed.
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Panhandle
Amarisio
Canyon
Ambarger
Canyon-Hereford
Amarillo
Plainview
Hart
Happy
Clarendon
Vega
Adrian
Santa Fe
Etter
Dumas
Sweetwater
South Plains
Court reverses Youngblood murder conviction in Texas
The court of criminal appeals reversed and remanded the murder conviction of A. D. Youngblood in Tarrant County for the death of Harry Simmons. Youngblood had been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Austin
U.P
Court of Criminal Appeals
A. D. Youngblood
Tarrant County
Harry Simmons
Youngblood
Bank Robbery at Winona State Bank
Two unmasked men robbed Winona State Bank of 873 dollars today. They forced President J. F. McClung to unlock the vault.
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Tyler
Winona State Bank
J. F. McClung
Mrs Lulu West, 57, Dies at Amarillo Home
Mrs Lulu Norwood West widow of F P West a Cleburne banker dies at 10 am at her Amarillo home 1500 Buchanan St. She had lived in Amarillo a year and leaves mother Mrs P J Norwood two sons Sid and Norwood West a daughter Mrs T J Harrell and a brother O J Norwood. Funeral Thursday 4 pm at residence conducted by J Jones. Interment Llano Pantheon by N S Griggs & Gon.
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Lulu Norwood West
F. P. West
Cleburne
Buchanan Street
West
Amarillo
First Church of Christian Scientists
Boston
Mass
P. J. Norwood
Sid
Norwood Weat
T. J. Harrell
N. T. Johnson
N. 8
Griggs & Gon
Llano
Amarillo College Holds Third Commencement Tonight
The Amarillo College third commencement will honor 60 graduating sophomores at the Municipal Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. W A McIntosh will give the address. The Balladettes will sing under Mrs Alta P Turk. Scholarships from three universities and other awards will be presented by John Winters, board president, with President B F Masters presiding.
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Amarillo College
Municipal Auditorium
W. A. McIntosh
Amarillo
College Choral Club
Alta P. Turk
John Winters
B. FE. Masters
Mitchell Convicted of Farm Home Burglary
Joe Mitchell was found guilty of burglarizing a farm home in Pamp a May 25 and received a two year prison term. He acted as his own attorney and sought to prove ownership of items including clothes and canned foods. His wife testified for him as the principal defense witness. The seized clothes were identified by complainant Stanley Kretzmeier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Joe Mitchell
Stanley Kretzmeier
Keynoter Prospects Bothered by Attack On Relative Jobs
In Washington reports detail the family payroll racket in Congress. Republican keynoter Sen. L. J. Dickinson tightened relatives on his staff after moving from the House to the Senate. Democratic keynoter Sen. Alben Barkley employs a son at 3900 and a daughter as L. L. Barkley at 1800, with the daughter seen only occasionally. Taxpayer ire grows as payroll practices surface amid a presidential election buildup.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
U.P
Congress
Senate
Sen
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Special Economy Committee
House
Dickinson
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
L. L. Barkley
Barkley
Oregon
Rep
Willis Hawley
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Kre
Harry F
Harry Blackmer
AKRON
Berry’s
Arthur Brisbane
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Amer
Brisbane
Globe
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Oglethorpe University
Hoover
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Colvin
National Prohibition Committee
Radcliffe College For Women
Ada L. Comstock
House of Representatives
Leon Goldstein
Tim” Sullivan
Turkey
Dapper Jim
U.S
Lulu West
Pampan
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