Parley Sought With 1-Power Conference
A plan to seek talks between key parties has arisen, aimed at resolving tensions and shaping possible terms. Officials indicate readiness to engage, signaling potential shifts in strategy and regional dynamics.
27 May 1935
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1935
Page
1
A plan to seek talks between key parties has arisen, aimed at resolving tensions and shaping possible terms. Officials indicate readiness to engage, signaling potential shifts in strategy and regional dynamics.
Frantic parents plead for time as investigators chase clues in Tacoma Washington after a handkerchief bearing the initial G is found near Annie Wright Seminary. A ransom note demands 200000 dollars with five days to comply. Authorities pursue possible tree- and hedge-based lookout points while seeking new contact methods for the kidnapers.
The Supreme Court ruled Section 83 of the Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional, limiting federal power over wage and hour codes. It also declared the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage moratorium unconstitutional and found President Roosevelt’s removal of William H. Humphrey improper. The Schechter Poultry case led to rulings on agency authority and interstate commerce.
Page notes indicate Washington coverage on the record and AAA retaining control on page 11.
In 47th District Court Judge EB C Nelson hears defense request for an instructed verdict of not guilty in the Max O'Brien case charged with receiving and concealing stolen property valued at 243 dollars. Indictment lists six shirts five suits a shotgun and a wrist watch stolen from the G W Luke home.
The Weyerhaeuser family in Tacoma received a ransom note after the disappearance of their son George. It demands 200000 dollars in cash, 100000 in tens, and various unmarked bills, promises release within five days, and warns against police or press attention. The note asserts it has planned this for three years and threatens dire consequences if rules are not followed.
The Amarillo College sixth graduating class will receive diplomas at 8:30 pm in the High School Auditorium. Dr. A. M. Meyer of West Texas State Teachers College will give the commencement address. Diplomas will be conferred by B. Dooley, chairman of the board, with Kay Ketfer and Marion Wade tied for first honors. Musical numbers by Balladers and Bal Ladettes accompany the program.
A Globe column by Arthur Brabane discusses today’s topics while noting government agents fear the kidnaping industry after the abduction of J. P. Weyerbauer’s seven-year-old son. Criminals demand $200,000 and authorities brace for further pressure from a high-profile case in the western lumber region.
George Hamlin charged with killing his wife Irene Hare on January 4 seeks a venue change for a second trial. Bond set at 7500, preliminary hearing held in 471n District Court. Hamlin eligible for release after hung jury on first trial. lawyers discuss moving case to another county.
Charles Long, 44, a Pampa tool dresser, drowned when a fishing boat filled with water and sank at Hoover Strader Lake. His body was recovered at 5 am by eight men after they worked since the accident. His son Jack, 11, and Fred Newsom were with him.
Berlin reports that Nazi authorities offered freedom to pastors who confess responsibility for their imprisonment and vow to stop anti Nazi sermons. Five more clergymen including Loree Protestant and two Catholics were arrested. One Protestant pastor in Breslau was ordered to leave the city amid street protests and additional arrests.
Governor Guy Blark commuted Walter McGee's death sentence to life in prison after pleas from Mary McElroy. McGee was the first person in the United States sentenced to death for kidnapping. The announcement came as Washington child George Weyerhaeuser's ransom kidnapping loomed nationwide. Mary McElroy expressed bewilderment and happiness at the decision.
Texas wheat producers show strong support for the AAA program with 13 441 voting yes and 669 no while 18 of 76 counties remain unreported and officials expect a full tally tomorrow. Contract signers favor the program by 11 957 to 1 484 with non signers at 455 yes and 214 no. Production control signees favor continuation by 11 658 to 447 with non signers at 1 463 to 214.
In Picher Oklahoma on May 27 a clash broke out between about 150 union lead miners and nine non union workers with seven men on a truck heading to Miami. Three officers Sheriff Eli Dry Deputy Henry Blanton and City Marshal A Manas were injured when a brick was thrown. Tear gas deployed as Governor Marland ordered two National Guards companies to the Tri State Lead and Zinc Mining District.
Federal court heard a version from Dr. L W Kitchen of the machine gun killing of narcotic agent Spencer Stafford outside Kitchen s veterinary hospital in Lubbock on February 7. Revenue agent Jack Wilkinson testified Kitchen described the shooting from his office window. Stafford had come to investigate narcotics activity when slain by Sheriff W F Cato.
Pearl S Buck plans divorce from her husband and marriage to Richard J Walsh New York publisher, according to United Press. Neither Buck nor Walsh commented, Walsh calling it a personal matter. Walsh is a partner in the publishing company that released Buck’s China trilogy House of Earth.
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday in Amarillo and West Texas. Cloudy with thundershowers this afternoon or tonight in the south portion. Tuesday partly cloudy with possible showers in extreme southeast. Unsettled tonight and Tuesday for New Mexico. warmer tonight to extreme south central portion. Temperature extremes today up to 62 to 80.
Storms from Saturday night into Sunday caused extensive damage in the eastern Panhandle with hard rain and hail. Rail lines, including the Rock Island near Sarrford, were washed out and trains diverted through New Mexico and Oklahoma. Rain totals ranged from a quarter to four inches in various towns, with several areas impassable or difficult, and motorists stranded along dirt roads.
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