Detroit Police Face Black Legion Infiltration Probe
Detroit police are summoned for questioning amid a grand jury inquiry into the Black Legion. At least 60 officers suspected of blood oaths and initiation face scrutiny as prosecutors seek FBI aid and officials assign detectives to uncover extent of allegiance.
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Detroit
U.P
Black Legion
Heinrich A. Pickert
Wayne County
Duncan C. McCrea
Pickett
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Henry A. Piel
Piel
Charles A. Poole
Police Department
The
Legion
Activ
Pension Chief Townsend to Face Contempt Trial
The House voted to cite Dr. Francis Townsend and two aides Clinton Wunder and John Kiefer for contempt for defying the old age pensions investigation. The case goes to Washington DC for trial in the district court with possible fines and jail terms upon conviction.
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Mack Johnson
Washington
House
Francis F. Townsend
Townsend
Old Age Pensions Investigating Committee
Townesend
Clinton L. Wunder
New York
John B. Kiefer
Chicago
Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd
Townsend Movement
C. Jasper Bell
Missouri
United States District Attorney's Office
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wonder
Kiefer
Bell
Convict Slips Through Lines In Louisiana Hunt
A 300 man posse hunted Wilfred Lindsly for the slaying of a penal farm camp captain and his wife. Officials learned he apparently slipped through lines by posing as a guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Wilfred Lindsly
Louisiana
Premier Sarraut summons ministers to study siege strike
May 28 Paris Premier Albert Sarraut urgently called ministers of war, air and labor to discuss methods to handle a growing siege like strike spreading from factory to factory across the city and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
Albert Sarraut
War, Air and Labor
Fiorenza Guilty in Bathtub Murder Case
In New York a blue ribbon jury found John Fiorenza 24 guilty of first degree murder in the Nancy Evans Titterton case the sentencing set for June 5. The jury deliberated over 19 hours amid questions of Fiorenza’s sanity and the outcome carried the death penalty by electric chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
WPI
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Fiorenza
Charles C. Nott, Jr
DoHoney Pal Returns for City Questioning
Nelson Ellis, linked to Frank Do honey, arrived from Denver for questioning after the decomposed body with a head wound was found May 20 near Amarillo. Sheriff Bill Adams said nothing new was revealed. Ellis admitted being with Do honey and paying for a gun tied to the FHA LOANS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Ellis
Frank Dohoney
Amarillo
Denver
Colo
Bill Adams
Ellis
Dohoney
First a Girl Then a Boy Mark Weston Undergoes Transformation
Mary Edith Louise Weston, a former national champion girl athlete, revealed she became Mark Weston after two surgical operations at Charing Cross Hospital. The certificate states the patient is now male and should continue life as such. Weston, once prominent in shot put and javelin, described realizing in 1928 she was not normal and pursued medical treatment this year. Weston remains under medical supervision and housebound while adjusting to the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
England
Mary Edith Louise Weston
Mary Weston
Mark Weston
Charing Cross Hospital
London
L. R. Broster
Western
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Weston
Mussolini seeks friendly ties with Britain to end Anglo-Italian friction
Premier Benito Mussolini moved to end Anglo-Italian friction and pursue a Roman peace with Britain. Dino Grandi met with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden to renew reconciliation efforts following Italy's Ethiopian conquest. Emperor Haile Selassie aims to influence sanctions while in exile, as Mussolini argues the Negus is an exile without a country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Kuh
United Press
London
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Ethiopia
Il Duce
Dino Grandi
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Grandi
Foreign Office
Mussolini
Rome
London Daily Telegraph
Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Daily Telegraph
Britain
Gerrity announces Pundt to run again for Railroad Commission
Tyler May 28 campaign manager Joe Gerrity said John Pundt of Dallas, a Railroad Commission candidate two years ago, would run again this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Joe Gerrity
John Pundt
Dallas
Railroad Commission
Oldest Nebraskan Solomon Rickner Dies at 115
Solomon Rickner, 115, Nebraska's oldest man, died at his home in St. Paul on May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Neb
Solomon Rickner
Nebraska
Weather outlook for Amarillo and nearby regions
Forecast calls for light rain tonight and Friday across Amarillo area with partly cloudy conditions and showers possible in the north and east. West Texas may see showers northern and eastern portions while New Mexico stays fair with isolated thunder showers in the north central area. Temperatures in Amarillo ranged from 59 to 65 degrees up to early afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
May Rainfall Near All Time High in Panhandle Plains
Heavy rains persisted across the Panhandle over the week, pushing May totals near a weather bureau record. H. T. Collman of the U S Weather Bureau notes 9.03 inches by noon, with showers adding to the moisture across Dalhart Texline Dumas Perryton and Miami regions.
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Panhandle Plains
H. T. Collman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Dalhart-Texline
Dalhart
Texline
Ware
Perico
Dumas
Grover
Northeast
Panhandle
Darrouzett
Booker
Perryton
Spearman
Oklahoma Panhandle
Boise
City
Canyon
Hooker
Tyrone
Texhoma
Skellytown
Pampa
Clinton
Amarillo
Channing
Childress
Miami
Canadian
Clovis
South Plains
Plains
France Requests U S to Lend More Cash
Paris reports France pressing the United States for a larger loan to ease postwar finances. Andre Lefevre de Laboulaye, France’s ambassador, called at the American club in a bid to smooth ill will and reopen a potential billion-dollar loan. Analysts caution France’s war debts remain the main hurdle and a quick solution is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Andre Lefevre de Laboulaye
Washington
Leon Blum
Turner Quits Speed Flight Over Motor Trouble
Col Roscoe Turner abandoned his attempt to set a Burbank to Providence record after a breather plug blew out, forcing him to halt at Wichita. He faced storms toward Albuquerque and was showered with oil when the plug failed. Turner, overdue by more than half an hour, planned repairs and a leisurely return trip to New York.
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Wichita
Kan
Roscoe Turner
Burbank
Cal
Providence
R. L
Turner
Here
Albuquerque
N. M. Turner
New York
Miller Child Improves After Blood Transfusion
Eight year old Ernestine Miller of Dumas received a blood transfusion at St. Anthony's hospital. Attendants report she is much improved and has a good chance to recover from pneumonia and a mastoid infection that followed a serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Miller
St. Anthony's Hospital
R. W. Miller
Dumas
Dallas and Denton Officers Hunt Madman
Dallas and Denton County officers searched for a gunman who fired on three cars on the Dallas Denton highway wounding two men and a girl returning from commencement at Texas State College for Women. Some feared Julius Bohanon escaped prisoner from Oklahoma.
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Dallas
Denton
Dallas-Denton
Julius Bohanon
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Bohanon
Texas State College For Women
Imogene Black
Quitman
Tex
Miss Black
W. H. Black
Doctor Black
Denton Creek
Pinchot Visits Landon Spark Rumors In Kansas
Gifford Pinchot former Pennsylvania governor and Liberal Republican traveled to Topeka to dine with Governor Alf Landon fueling speculation over a potential vice presidential bid should Landon secure the presidential nomination. Observers also see the visit as possibly countering critics within the progressive wing about Landon’s alleged connections to reactionary elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
Kans
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Pinchot
King's Coronation Date Announced for 1937
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin announced in the House of Commons that the coronation of King Edward VIII will take place on May 12, 1937 in London, U.P reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
James V. Allred
Dallas
Willie Dickerson
Huntsville
Dickerson
Cass County
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
London
Edward VIII
Parking Meters Go Into Operation in Fort Worth
Parking meters on downtown streets were placed in operation here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Actress Jean Harlow Seeks Legal Name Change to Stage Identity
Hollywood May 2 UP Jean Harlow requested in superior court to use her screen name as her legal name. She cited value and convenience of Harlean Carpenter McGrew Bern Rosson as derived from marriages to Charles McGrew II Paul Bern and Hal Rosson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Jean Harlow
Cramp
Harlean Carpenter
McGrew
Bern Rosson
Amarillo High School Senior Class to Receive Diplomas
At o'clock tonight 314 Amarillo High School seniors will begin commencement exercises in the Municipal Auditorium. Dr J A Hill of West Texas State College will deliver the address. Tom Gallaher will present the diplomas. Dr Roy Snodgrass will give the invocation. Jim Rogers will present the class gift to Superintendent M Rogers. Leona Mae Donovan is valedictorian and Frances Record is salutatorian.
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At & O
Amarillo High School
J. A. Hill
West Texas State College
Tom Gallaher
Board of Education
Roy Snodgrass
Jim Rogers
M. Rogers
Leona Mae Donovan
Frances Record
Coastal Rebellion Surfaces Against Sa Casa Regime
Managua Nicaragua May 28 government spokesman disclosed a rebellion on the Atlantic Coast against President Juan B Sa Casa former minister to Washington with national army units taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Atlantic
Juan B. Sacasa
Washington
Japan Slices Cotton Goods Price In U S
The commerce department reports Japan undercut prices to buy 58 percent of cotton cloth imports in the first four months, while obtaining 27 percent of total import payments. Foreign exporters captured 73 percent of spending on the remaining 42 percent of goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Commerce Department
Japan
Thompson Honored With Rampant West Texas Honor
Spur hosts a barbecue in honor of Amarillo railroad commission chairman Col. Ernest O. Thompson. L. C. Harrison of Big Spring issued 2000 invitations for West Texans. Thompson plans to launch his reelection campaign Saturday in Alvord, his birthplace.
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Spur
Ernest O. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Col. Thompson
Spur Chamber of Commerce
L. C. Harrison
Big Spring
Alvord
Patrol Streets Tientsin Amid Anti-Japanese Demos
On May 28 Chinese police began patrolling the streets at the behest of the local Japanese garrison as anti-Japanese student demonstrations erupted.
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Tientsin
Centenarian Seeks Pension Ten Years Older Than Texas
Richard Elisha Whattaskkey a U S Civil War veteran and centenarian seeks an old age pension during Texas Centennial year. Born 1826 in Russia he naturalized in the United States and lives independently in Houston working to prove eligibility for state aid.
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Texas
Roy J. Forrest Houston
U.P
Richard Elisha Whattaskkey
Nicholas I
Russia
Whattashkey
United States
Old Age Assistance Commission
Whattaskkey
Phillip Sheridan
Lila Lee
Cuba
Philippines
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League of Texas
League
H. R Smith
E. McAdams
McAdams
War
Air
Dohoney Pas
Adams
Potter
FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lor. Co
Socony Vacuum
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
J. A. Brown
Brown
Vacuum Oil Co
Standard Oil Co
John Maynard Lor. Co
W. 5Th
U.S
U. S. Pat
Arthur Brisbane
Big Black Legion
Empire
Mr. Zioncheck
America
Globe
Brisbane
Miller
Dallas Road
Coronation
U. S
Thompson
William) McKinley
James A
Garfield
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
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