Beck Confesses in Murder Case Amid Farm Tracing
Police linked W G C Beck to a fatal shooting near Jones by matching fingerprints found on a car door. Beck confessed after being traced from his four acre family farm near Wills Point to Wichita Falls and Iowa Park, and then to Waco. He hopes a private talk with Mrs. Jones might spare a life sentence.
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W. G C. Beck
Jones
Beck
Wills Point
Wichita Falls
Iowa Park
Waco
Stegall
Mrs. Jones
Provide Cars for Lubbock Women's Meet
Amarillo women will travel to Lub bock for the Federation of Women's Clubs state convention next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. A committee was appointed to organize auto transportation and calls for volunteers who can provide or need rides. Mrs Herman Pipkin Mrs L Edwards and Mrs E Fish lead the effort with local phone numbers.
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Amarillo
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lubbock
County Federation
Herman Pipkin
L. Edwards
E. Fish
Amarillo Club
Panhandle
Markets Report from Kansas City and Chicago Livestock
Hogs 4 000 steady to higher with top 4.75 for 210 250 lb pigs. Cattle 5 000 with steers 600 1500 lb range 6.75 11.00 and best yearlings 10.90. Sheep 6 000 lambs 25 cents lower, native lambs 5.75 top. Also Chicago results show hogs higher 4.70 4.86 and cattle firm with long yearlings near 11.75. New Orleans cotton opens easier on trembles in Liverpool cables. New York stocks drift lower after opening advances. Mrs Blake hosts guest in Fort Worth.
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Kansas City
D. A
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Orleans
Liverpool
Amarillo Phone Franchise Fight Urges Fair Rates
City officials led by Mayor Ernest Thompson press for fair long distance credits and rates before Amarillo’s 30 year telephone franchise expires. They warn of switching providers if rates stay unfair while noting the company earned about 198000 last year and that Austin faces higher rates.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Austin
Commission
Ernest ©. Thompson
Nightstick Justice and Airship Giants Across Rivers
The text discusses Petersen the policeman beaten by gangsters as he tried to arrest them, arguing police action may deter crime when courts fail. It then shifts to aviation imagery of the Akron airship over Brooklyn and the Los Angeles behind, praising the air fleet amid talk of Russia and Ford, with a note on government capability.
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Petersen
East River
New York
Akron
Brooklyn Bridge
Los Angeles
Russia
Henry Ford
Amarillo-Lubbock game plans spark playful bets and intrigue
A tongue in cheek report describes a mock scouting plan for the Amarillo vs. Lubbock game on Armistice Day. Local editors joke about disguises incognito scouting in Lubbock and playful wagers with the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Judgment Release Ordered Recorded In Amarillo Case
Judgment for J. E. Ware against the City of Amarillo, amounting to 4700 dollars, has been paid and a release ordered to be recorded in Potter and Randall Counties. City Manager Bill Durham said the city appealed but the ruling was affirmed. damages were for land north of the city caused by drainage from a storm sewer.
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J. E. Ware
Amarillo
Potter
Randall
Bill Durham
What They Write Tack Calls for Cheaper Picture Shows
A reader petitions Col Tack to lower cinema prices, praising Col Thompson and urging more affordable entertainment. The letter asks for city residents to enjoy occasional film outings without guilt over expenses.
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Tack
Col. Thompson
Col. Tack
Roosevelt Plots Major Party Shifts In Election Returns
Election results from multiple states show Democrats winning key congressional races in New York and Ohio districts while Republicans hold seats in Michigan and Pennsylvania. A. Harry Moore wins New Jersey governor as Tammany Hall enlarges its New York City plurality. Supreme Court justices split along party lines in a bipartisan selection. Cleveland's city manager plan appears repealed and Detroit reelects Mayor Murphy. Ballots still being counted in Kentucky Governor race. Local races draw limited statewide interest.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
A. Harry Moore
David Baird, Jr
Roosevelt
Smith
Tammany
New York City
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Kentucky
William B. Harrison
Ruby Laffoon
Baby Injured in Highway Car Crash Near Amarillo
A 2-year-old baby sustained slight scalp wounds and facial cuts when a Hagerty family car and an open touring car driven by W. Binion collided head on three miles east of Amarillo on the Panhandle Highway at 11 this morning. The infant was thrown onto the windshield and taken to St. Anthony Hospital in a Griggs ambulance. her condition was not dangerous.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Helen Marie
G. A. Hagerty
Pampa
W. Binion
West
Ninth Avenue
St. Anthony Hospital
Binion
Seminole Avenue
Hagerty
Mrs Florence Grounds Buried in Happy Texas
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Grounds 62 were held at the Methodist Church in Happy at 2 30. Rev J W Shephard and Rev H C Smith conducted the services with pallbearers from Happy. She died at 721 North Mirror Street Tuesday and is survived by husband C L Grounds and eight children including Minnie Lee Grounds J H Hodge H E McCream O D Roberts J T Stevenson Chester Grounds Alton Grounds Emmett Grounds. Boxwell Brothers assisted in Amarillo and Happy.
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Methodist Church
Happy
J. W. Shephard
H. C. Smith
Grounds
North Mirror Street
C. L. Grounds
Minnie Lee Grounds
Dallas
J. H. Hodge
H. E. McCream
O. D. Roberts
J. T. Stevenson
Chester
Court reverses Midland police chief murder conviction
The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded the murder conviction of King Reed, former Midland police chief, in the death of J. C. Holcombe. Reed had faced a three year sentence.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
King Reed
Midland
J. C. Holcombe
Reed
Rumors of Soviet Interference in Manchuria Denounced
Acting Commissar Karakhan dismisses rumors as absurd while Western press amplifies claims of Soviet troop mobilization. Britten defends skepticism as Tokyo eyed a northward extension of occupation, using alleged Soviet meddling to justify stance before the League review.
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Karakhan
le Temps
Paris
Tokyo
American Congress
Russia
Manchuria
League
Mrs. Minnie Siedenstrang Laid In State In Amarillo
The body of Minnie Siedenstrang, 60, who died at 812 West Seventh Avenue, rests at Boxwell Funeral Home until Saturday morning. She will be buried in Maringo, Illinois, after funeral services. Survived by seven children: Fred, Arthur, Alma, Evelyn, J O Siedenstrang, William Summerville, and Luella Siedenstrang. Two sons and Mrs. Summerville and Luella to attend service in Amarillo. She moved from Illinois 11 years ago and was active in Polk Street Methodist Church and Eastern Star.
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West Seventh Avenue
Boxwell
Maringo
Ill
Fred
Arthur
Alma
Evelyn Siedenstrang
Amarillo
J. Siedenstrang
Brookfield
William Summerville
Luella Siedenstrang
Rockford, Ill
Summerville
O. J. Siedenstrang
Siedenstrang
Tllonois
Polk Street Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Body of Mrs. Moore Sent to Oklahoma
The body of Rebecca Moore, 58, was sent to Butler Oklahoma today by N S Griggs and sons. Funeral services will be held there tomorrow. She died here Monday. She and her husband R J Moore had run a rooming house at 501 Lincoln Street. Surviving are two sons C C Hampton of Dalhart and James Hampton of Fort Riley Kansas and four daughters Mrs L M Davis Mrs W Heater of Marysville California Mrs Jewel Ratcliffe of Oklahoma City and Mrs Mary Brand of Wichita Falls.
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Rebecca Moore
Butler
Okla
N.S. Griggs and Sons
Back to the Doubles Transposition Puzzle
A vintage puzzle note explains a two letter group transposition with no context hint. It states Par is 7 minutes and provides the cipher text IM RC AS WH B- while recalling yesterday's solution about the City of Canyon's birthday anniversary marked by a banquet.
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Canyon
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage ad claims a cold affects air passages, perspiration, and bowels. Chew a tablet to reduce nasal discharge and head congestion, improve breathing, and dispel weakness. It also says the remedy clears germs and wastes from the system. Dry stores 35c.
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Pape
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