Stapp Leads In Indianapolis 500 Race Record
Babe Stapp of Los Angeles led the 600 mile race at the halfway point with a record burst, covering 260 miles in 2 17 40 48, averaging 100 429 miles per hour, as Louis Meyer and Wilbur Shaw followed. Mark Billman of Indianapolis died from injuries after a crash, ten of the 42 starters were out with accidents or mechanical failures. Freddie Frame escaped injury from the earlier crash.
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Speedway
Indianapolis
Babe Stapp
Los Angeles
Stapp
Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
Calif
Wilbur Shaw
Billman
Freddie Frame
Mark Billman
Texas House approves prize fighting bill in final form
In Austin on May 30 the Texas Legislature passed a bill legalizing prize fighting. The House voted 72 to 52 to concur with Senate amendments, with the Senate approving 20 to 9 yesterday. The measure sets a 3 percent gross receipts tax on matches and caps championship bouts at 15 rounds, while non championship bouts are limited to ten rounds. The bill delays operative status 90 days after adjournment.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
House
Senate
George Butler
Bryan
Gordon Burns
Huntsville
Witness Kidnapped in Slaying Case Trial Faces Threats
Hillsboro Texas May 30 U P witness Martin Kitchen state star witness in the Raymond Hamilton murder trial was kidnapped on a country road near Hillsboro eight miles west and beaten with barbed wire. He said attackers warned he would not appear in court. Kitchen survived and said the assault aimed to deter him from testifying in the second Hamilton trial as jurors were to be selected.
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Hillsboro
Tex
U.P
Martin Kitchen
Raymond Hamilton
Dallas
John Bucher
Kitchen
Here
Bedell Jordan
Hamilton
Convict Gang Uses Warden as Shield in Kansas Escape
In Lansing Kansas on May 20 convicts hijacked the Kansas penitentiary warden Kirk Prather and two guards using them as shields to flee. Guard John Stewart was wounded as prisoners switched cars and headed west on Highway 40 with two automobiles. A.J. Graham named additional guards L.A. Laws and John Sherman taken during the breakout days before Prather’s scheduled retirement.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas Penitentiary
Linwood
Here
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Prather
Lansing
Kirk Prather
John Stewart
Douglas County
Tonganoxie
A. J. Graham
L. A. Laws
John Sherman
Glass Presses Pecora to Detail Probe Aims
Senate stock market investigation heated as Senator Glass demanded Ferdinand Pecora be summoned to outline future plans in the J. P. Morgan & Co. inquiry. A secret committee meeting set for 9:30 a.m. to resume hearings, with Glass and Couzens in a standoff over Pecora’s methods and scope.
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Washington
U.rp
Glass
Dem
Senate Stock Market Investigating Committee
Ferdinand Pecora
J. P. Morgan & Co
Fletcher
Tomorsabeigrad
Morgan
Pecora
International Banker
Senators Court
Michigan
Pees
Vejed
Virginia Sclon
United Press
Ferdinand Pecore
Morgan Partners
Couzens
Virginian
Amarillo Memorial Day tribute paused at Llano Cemetery
Amarillo observes Memorial Day with a 7 o clock ceremony on the mausoleum steps at Llano Cemetery. Bishop E C Seaman gives the principal address as graves are decorated and floral tributes placed. The program opens with a concert by the Amarillo College junior band and vocal numbers, followed by a Legion meeting for ex service men.
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Ellis B. Tall
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Trent Davis
H. H. Warner
Bryan Hull
John F. Mead
Hanson Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Amarillo and nearby areas will have fair skies tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. No significant precipitation expected and conditions remain warm for the season.
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Amarillo
Kansas City Kidnaping Called Perfect Crime
Kansas City May 30. Federal, city and county authorities call the abduction of Miss Mary McElroy, 25, daughter of the city manager, one of the most perfectly executed crimes. Two letters and three calls preceded the ransom. The McElroys and detectives pursued every lead as the case drew interstate angles under the Lindbergh Law. The death penalty was suggested if the kidnappers are caught and tried.
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Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Kansas City
Associated Press
U.P
Miss McElroy
Woman Sues Huey Long for 250000 Damages
Mrs Anne Ector Pleasant wife of ex governor Ruffin G Pleasant sues Sen Huey P Long for defaming her character and ejecting her from the state house during the 1932 legislative session. The suit filed in East Baton Rouge district court seeks 250000 dollars in damages.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Anne Ector Pleasant
Ruffin G. Pleasant
Long
State House
East Baton Rouge
Memorial Day Closures Hit Major Markets Nationwide
On Memorial Day May 30 most leading security and commodity markets remained closed nationwide. The New Orleans Cotton Exchange stayed open while others paused trading, reflecting a holiday market mood across financial centers.
France Balks Over Signing of Treaty
Paris reports say France balks at immediate signing of Mussolini four nation peace pact. Council of ministers under President Lebrun says guarantees for France are insufficient to warrant signature. Earlier optimistic London and Rome reports suggested initialing of a draft at Rome.
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Paris
U.P
Europe
Council of Ministers
Albert Lebrun
France
London
Rome
Roosevelt in debts denial
Washington May 30 President Roosevelt denied reports he would use treaty powers to adjust war debts or allow partial payments on the next installment in a White House statement issued by Secretary Stephen Early. He said such reports are pure speculation and that the President has no such intention and probably never will pursue such a course.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
New Etex Hearing Set for June 12 by Railroad Commission
Austin dispatch reports the Texas Railroad Commission will hear new testimony on East Texas field conditions June 12. The hearing will consider field waste rules and well spacing. Earlier testimony noted a pressure drop under current output of 827000 barrels daily. Fort Worth reports Rowan Nichols Oil asks the commission to test every East Texas well to base a new production order after a federal court denied an injunction against state regulation.
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Austin
U.P
East Texas
State Railroad Commission
Fort Worth
Texas Railroad Commission
Rowan & Nichols Oil Company
Rowan & Nichols
Denver Woman Dies From Self Inflicted Wound In May
Mrs. Jane B. Gilroy a 34 year old blonde from Los Angeles died in Denver from a bullet wound to the head. Dr Fred S Halsted a leading Denver physician said police the wound was self inflicted after he refused to divorce his wife and marry Gilroy.
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Denver
Jane B. Gilroy
Los Angeles
Fred S. Halsted
Skeptics Drop Tear For Poor Uncle Tom
New York May 30 Uncle Tom the holy slave faced a blacksnake beating at the Alvin Theater last night. Simon Legree bought Tom for 1200 dollars amid a scene with Little Eva and a near death bed moment for Topsy. The production drew an enthusiastic response despite expectations of burlesque. The dialogue included phrases like My body belongs to you Massa yet my soul belongs to God. Page 2 UNCLE TOM
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Dale Harrison
New York
Uncle Tom
Alvin Theater
Simon Legree
Tom
Eva
Topsy
Eliza
Marks
Massa
God
Jaat
Last day to file federal spring crop loan applications
Panhandle Plains farmers have 24 hours left to submit loan applications to the Dallas office. Walter H. Fendley, local loan bureau official, warned Tuesday. An extension up to May 31 was granted due to late abandonment of wheat lands. This region in Texas Panhandle Plains and Eastern New Mexico was the only area to receive the extension.
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Panhandle-Plains
Dallas
Walter H. Fendley
Panhandle Plains
Texas
New Mexico
United States
Department Sales Higher Than March Dallas
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Monthly Business Review reports Dallas territory department store sales up 21 percent from the previous month and 2 percent below April 1932. Wholesale commodity distribution also rose, showing stronger consumer purchasing and narrowing the year ago decline.
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Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
British Vice-Consul's Son Missing in Mexico Border Search Continues
Richard H. Barnes, 17, son of British Vice-Consul H. C. Barnes of Saltillo, missing since Friday, prompted a border search along the Texas-Mexico line. Mexican army officers fear he may have been murdered by border ruffians as authorities pursue clues. the youth had left San Antonio for Saltillo by car and failed to arrive on time.
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Laredo
Tex
Richard H. Barnes
H. C. Barnes
Saltillo
Mexico
San Antonio
Texas Steel Firm Raises Wages Ten Percent
Fort Worth May 31 A 10 percent wage increase, effective June 1, was announced for 115 Texas Steel Company employees. George W. Armstrong Jr., vice president and general manager, said the rise is tied to anticipated building activity from a proposed 3.3 billion public works program.
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Fort Worth
Texas Steel Company
George W. Armstrong, Jr
Senator Greer to Run for Congress After Session
State Senator Julian Greer of Elkhart announced a bid for Congress at the close of the current legislative session. He aims to succeed the late Congressman Clay Stone Briggs.
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Austin
U.P
Julian Greer
Elkhart
Clay Stone Briggs
Envo ys to Try Money Fixing Washington
The House foreign affairs committee voted to instruct American delegates to the London economic conference to push for bimetallism at a fixed gold to silver ratio. Senator Couzens of Michigan accepted Roosevelt’s appointment as a member of the delegation, becoming the first Republican named. The group, including Hull Cox Pittman and McReynolds, departs from New York for London tomorrow.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Couzens
Michigan
Roosevelt
Hull
James M. Cox
Ohio
Pittman
Nevada
Representative McReynolds
Tennessee
New York
Couvens
Johnson
California
la Follette
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Quickstep Keeps Congress Acting Through Memorial Day
Washington May 30 The Roosevelt quickstep kept Congress at its grind today pushing at least two emergency program bills forward despite Memorial Day. The Senate, balked yesterday on a vote for a 50 percent reduced appropriation for veterans administration and other independent government offices, pressed for disposal. The House commerce committee sought a decision on the railroad regulation bill passed by the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Veterans Administration
House Commerce Committee
Youth in murder case held by Allentown police
In Allentown Pennsylvania on May 30 a youth resembling Balfe Mac Donald who is wanted for questioning in the Flint Michigan murder of his mother was taken into custody by local detectives. He identified himself as Joseph Downey of Rockaway Beach New York and offered no reasons for doubt about Mac Donald's involvement. Also in Beaver Oklahoma on May 30 W H Douglas a Texhoma businessman appeared on a bond for counterfeit ten dollar bills alleged to come from the First National Bank of Longview Texas.
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Allentown
Balfe MacDonald
Flint
Mich
Allentown Deectives
Joseph Downey
Rockaway Beach
N. Y
MacDonald
Beaver
Okla
W. H. Douglas
W. T. Quinn
United States
First National Bank
Longview
Tex
George Lone
Schleicher Says He Is Not In Kuestrin Fortress
Former German chancellor Kurt von Schleicher, reportedly imprisoned in the Kuestrin fortress, told a telephone inquiry he is at home and living quietly, declaring he is not involved in politics.
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Potsdam
Germany
von Schleicher
Kuestrin Fortress
Et Kuestrin
Freddie Frame Dominates Local Speedway Mile Record
Freddie Frame, last year’s Indianapolis speedway winner, holds the mile average record at the Tri-State Fair track. Once an itinerant dirt track racer, he drew West Texas crowds with iron nerve and smooth handling of his powerful car on the short track. his accident today forced him out of the race.
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Freddie Frame
Frame
West Texas
Stapp Breaks Records At Speedway With Blistering Pace
Frame crashed while Stapp pushed a blistering pace at 275 miles per hour in 2 30.22.70 to 2 parts of a later 300 mile run. He led, with Louie Meyer second and Wilbur Shaw third, as Stapp neared the record speeds and headed toward Page 2 SPEEDWAY.
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Stapp
Louie Meyer
Wilbur Shaw
Chet Gardner
See Speedway
Arguments On In Fraud Case Involving Bennett Shubert Dorfman
Testimony closed in the mail fraud case of the government against Allen Bennett F Shubert and Julian Dorfman in federal district court as jurors prepared for deliberation. Reynold M Gardner Amarillo attorney was dismissed Monday. Dorfman testified while defense contended the men were only employees. Bennett did not take the stand.
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Allen Bennett
F. Shubert
Julian Dorfman
Federal District Court
Reynold M. Gardner
Amarillo
Bennett
O. Bilis
Dorfman
Shubert
Adie
National
Memorial Day Remembrance Across The Nation
Memorial Day observations united Americans from Arlington to New York and Gettysburg with parades and ceremonies. President Roosevelt planned attendance at Arlington as Civil War veterans dwindled, while a New York celebration mustered 49 000 participants. Airship Akron tragedy, Lincoln birthplace replica at Chicago World’s Fair, and a Gettysburg cyclorama meeting highlighted national reverence and reconciliation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Roosevelt
Hamlet
Metropolis
New York
Gettysburg
John 8. Pisher
Atlantic
New Jersey
Akron
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
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England
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Texhoma
U. S. Court
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