Kidnapping extortion suspect Robson named in letters
A federal complaint charges Oscar H Robson in a Tucson related extortion case tied to the April 25 1 year old June Robles kidnapping in Arizona. Handwriting experts linked his name to the letters demanding 15000 dollars. The child was found alive May 14 after the ransom notices.
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Department of Justice Today
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Buster
U. S
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Ariz
June Robles
Robson
United States
Tucson
Robles
June
Inspectors List Causes Behind Morro Castle Disaster
Washington reports the Morro Castle ship disaster death toll of 84 passengers and 30 crew members linked to rapid fire spread and alarm delays. Officials faulted exit markings and late SOS transmission, noting slow officer response contributed to the tragedy.
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Washington
Morro Castle
Steamboat Inspection Service
Who Was Elected Who Was Elected
AP tally shows Democrats 241 seats in House and 67 in Senate with 49 percent majority threshold. Republicans 77 House and 23 Senate with 4 seats in doubt. Farmer-Labor and Progressive minor gains noted. New York list begins with Alabama, Arkansas, California representatives elected. many names listed by United Press.
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Associated Press
House of Representatives
Congress
Farmer-Laborites
United States Senate
Farmer-Laborite
United Press
Tooth Stain Expert Opens Probe in City
Dr H T Dean a U S Public Health Service tooth stain expert arrived in Amarillo and began inspecting children with mottled teeth. He met with city chemist Jack Wyatt and Panhandle Dental Society chair W M Curl and planned school visits and a meeting with local dentists to discuss fluorine in drinking water as the suspected cause.
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H. T. Dean
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
Amarillo
Jack Wyatt
W. M. Curl
Panhandle Dental Society
Dean
H. W. Turner
Austin
State Health Department
City Hall
New Funds and Members for Mission Society Reported
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Central Texas Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South opened its mid year executive meeting in Fort Worth and reported a $3,000 financial gain, 501 new memberships, 27 new life memberships, 21 new Bible study classes and 18 new mission study classes. The group expects to raise a $29,000 budget before January.
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Fort Worth
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Central Texas
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
W. C. Gugeolz
Gatesville
John W. Spivey
Waco
Cutting Gains In Late Count In New Mexico Race
Sen Bronson Cutting Republican narrowed Democratic Rep Dennis Chavez lead in New Mexico returns. With 406 of 785 precincts in, Chavez led by 716 after early 3,000 vote cushion. Hatch led Dillon by about 14 000 as results continued.
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Santa FE
N. M
Bronson Cutting
Roosevelt
Dennis Chavez
Cutting
Chavez
New Mexico
Carl Hatch
Sam Bratton
Hatch
R. C. Dillon
Eight Texas constitutional amendments rejected in early returns
Dallas reports that eight proposed amendments failed in the November election. Early tabulations from 155 counties show a pattern of opposition across items including Property classification, County reorganization, Maximum Tax, Fee abolition, County consolidation, City charter terms, City official terms, and University land.
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Church cabinet meets in Fort Worth planning conference
Bishop H. A. Boaz presides over a 10 member cabinet of Central Texas Methodist Conference elders in Fort Worth as they plan the meeting opening today and ending Sunday.
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Fort Worth
H. A. Boaz
Central Texas Methodist Conference
Merriam Wins California Governor Race Amid Sinclair Backlash
California voters chose Frank F. Merriam as governor, with 8261 of 10 721 precincts reporting Merriam 813530 Sinclair 642728 Haight 207000. Sinclair vows recall and lecture tour, claiming a massive Democratic vote and a strong personal organization that could muster up to 750000 supporters as counts continue.
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San Francisco
Navy
U.P
California
Upton Sinclair
Frank F. Merriam
Sinclair
Merriam
Haight
Commonwealth Progressive
Hatfield
Downey
Roosevelt
Legislators Question Reappointment After Elections
Representative Lon E. Alsup challenged the right of 68 former Texas House members to serve further as the centennial tax bill opened. Speaker Coke R. Stevenson delayed ruling while J. C. Duvall presided. Twenty six amendments to the tax bill were presented.
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Austin
Texas House of Representatives
Lon E. Alsup
Carthage
Alsup
House
Coke R. Stevenson
J. C. Duvall
Fort Worth
Stevenson
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region
Fair conditions across Amarillo and surrounding West Texas tonight through Thursday. New Mexico also sees fair skies with little temperature change. Temperature extremes reach 49 to 70 degrees by 1 o'clock.
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Amarillo
Viccinity
West Texas
New Mexico
Liberal Tendency Seen As States Count Votes
A survey of election returns shows Democrats maintaining control in many states. Alabama elected Graves governor. Arizona re elected Ashurst senator and Moeth governor. California backed Merriam for acting governor while Johnson held multiple nominations. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and others elected their slate of Democrats to the House.
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Alabama
Bibb Graves
Arizona
Henry F. Ashurst
B. D. Moeth
Isabella Greenway
Arkansas
Marion Futrell
House
California
Frank F. Merriam
Iowa
Wilbur L. Cross
Yale
Delaware
John G. Townsend
Florida
Park Trammell
Georgia
Eugene Talpadge
Amarillo Named Housing Office Candidate for Texas
Amarillo is recommended as one of nine Texas cities to host the new housing act construction phase. Ren R. A. Stuart announced that an evaluator would establish local offices here to serve the 31st district with clerical staff and junior appraisers. Fort Worth’s Fort Worth district offices will handle applications for lending agency status and Insurance benefits under the act. Delegations from Panhandle cities attended the Herrihy Hotel meeting as Stuart and Bam R. Bayers outlined the plan to aid home and business construction and financing.
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Sint
Stuart
Amarillo
Texas
Fort Worth
Panhandle Plains
Herrihy Hotel
Bam R. Bayers
Deceased Candidate Wins Amarillo Justice of the Peace Race
J W Pottinger the Democratic nominee who had been deceased for three weeks won the Amarillo justice of the peace race with 404 write in votes amid 26 active candidates. Ira Giles 370, Parsons 268, and others like Jim Cannon 244 and J W Minter 185 also high. Several votes were cast for names unaware to the individuals, including John Dillinger who received one vote. Voting extended across 14 city boxes with county results noted.
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J. W. Pottinger
Amarillo
Justice of the Peace
Potter County
Pottinger
Ira Giles
Feutherford
Hisey
Dillinger
John Dillinger
Public Enemy
Sandie Lubbock Classic Broadcast Likely Ahead
Play by play of the Amarillo Golden Sandies vs Lubbock High Westerners at Lubbock is dependent on radio broadcast. Tri State Fair Association secretary manager O L Waylor announced this afternoon that a network plan will decide if the game is shown.
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Lubbock
O. L
Ted) Waylor
Tri-State Fair Association
Ruling party holds two thirds majority in Senate
The report outlines a sweeping Democratic victory in the off-year elections with Republicans losing multiple Senate seats including Indiana Ohio West Virginia and New Jersey contests. It notes a two-thirds Democratic Senate and strong House control while highlighting New Mexico drama between Bronson Cutting and Dennis Chavez and the broader national shift toward the New Deal.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
House
Senate
New Mexico
Arthur Robinson
Indiana
Henry Hatfield
West Virginia
Simon D. Yeas
Ohio
Felix Mebert
Democrats sweep reshapes 40 governorship majority
The New Deal era boosted Democrats to roughly 40 of 48 gubernatorial posts while Republicans cling to five states Kansas Vermont New Hampshire California Delaware. California rejected Upton Sinclair but GOP hopes persist in Michigan New Jersey Pennsylvania North Dakota Oregon Nevada with Wisconsin leaning to La Follette. Minnesota reelects Floyd B Olson Farmer-Laborite. total shifts from 38 9 1 to about 40 6 1 1.
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Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
California
Upton Sinclair
Kansas
Vermont
New Hampshire
Delaware
Michigan
New Jersey
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
North Dakota
Oregon
Nevada
Wisconsin
Philip la Foliette
Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
Farmer
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Farmer- Laborite
Farmer-Laborite
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