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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1934
Page
1
Potter County authorities prepare to present nearly 50 businesses with slot machine seizures to the grand jury. About 71 machines valued at $5,000 were seized in a coordinated raid by sheriff and police, with many others removed earlier. Some operators claimed machines were moved or removed by owners.
Amarillo’s Better Housing program launched under the National Housing Act with a mass rally at the High School Auditorium drawing about 1,100 people. Campaign officials plan a house-to-house visitation to assess needs for home and business repairs while W Alston Johnson of the Federal Housing Administration spoke on the act’s signing and purpose.
Ten boxes of a secret high explosive called polndl were stolen from the Remington Arms powder reservation in Bridgeport. Police and company officials warned the weapon could detonate with a single jar, threatening widespread destruction of the city.
In San Francisco labor leaders press for a real industrial truce, with William Green urging manufacturers to publicly pledge to uphold court rulings and government authorities under NRA. He says labor will meet employers at the table once such compliance is shown, while Roosevelt’s plan looms over the convention. Green promotes a 30 hour week to curb unemployment and NRA debates begin with possible board appointment of Clay Williams.
In New York a supreme court session featured Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt’s letters to her mother shown during cross examination of nurse Emma Sullivan Keislich. The nurse testified the heiress’s closings were mere form and questioned Gloria’s affection, while the mother battles the aunt for custody of the 10 year old heiress amid ongoing family intrigue.
The Washington Star reports two secret witnesses refute Bruno Hauptmann alibi for the Lindbergh kidnapping. A “mystery woman” and her husband allegedly place Hauptmann near the ransom night, contradicting prior statements. Investigators seek details as officials leak that the new information could damage the defense.
Detroit veteran right hander Al vin Crowder will start the first game of the world series if Dizzy Dean takes the mound for the Cardinals. Grand jury probes a shocking ice pick slaying in Grand Spring as W. R. Hildreth recovers from knife wounds. Mrs. Decia Hildreth died after 28 stab wounds and her daughter identified the suspect.
Six gunmen armed with machine guns and revolvers robbed the Wallingford Bank and Trust Company just before noon, escaping with more than $25,000. Investigators look for the bandits as the city reels from the bold daytime robbery. John Maynard Ltor is listed with NRA remodelling and HOLC repair plans in the record.
Yaqui chieftains in Northern Mexico gather for a council of war over the disappearance of a Santa Francisco statue. They threaten acts if the relic is not returned, with the October 4 pilgrimage at Magdalena Mission looming. Government sources say it was burned. unofficial reports claim removal to safekeeping.
Brig. Gen. William F. Mitchell urged immediate construction of a 50 dirigible war fleet to attack Japan within two days. He called airship disasters due to gross stupidity and criticized current bombers as useless while Japan warned to ready for Russia and stock markets fell on the news.
Arthur Brisbane offers daily commentary noting global affairs and domestic issues as he reflects on daylight saving, ambition, and the role of work in success. The column signals shifts in public opinion and personal philosophy amid 1934 discourse.
The Union Bus Station may appeal a Texas Railroad Commission order to relocate from Seventh Avenue and Taylor Street to Fourth and Fillmore Street. The move must occur within 15 days. officials could not be reached for comment as the case neared its first anniversary since filing on November 23, 1933.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania the Commonwealth opens its case calling Mrs. George McKechnie the mother of Freda McKechnie. Prosecutor Thomas M. Lewis guides her as she details Edwards courtship of Freda. The 21 year old mine surveyor is accused of plotting the death to marry Miss Margaret Crain. Freda was found dead in a lake after a swim during a rainstorm on July 30.
Doctors and nurses stand by as actress Joan Blondell nears childbirth. George Barnes, the film cameraman and Blondell's husband, says the nursery is ready and they await the arrival of their first child in Hollywood.
The 1932 election setback is described as temporary by Calvin Coolidge in a Saturday Evening Post article published posthumously. He notes the Republican party suffered reversals but its historic place in the nation remains secure and enduring.
Directors of the Texas Prohibition Repeal League completed plans for a permanent statewide organization in Austin. Ewell Nalle spoke for the directors announcing a push for a constitutional convention in the next Legislature led by Senator T. J. Holbrook of Galveston and Representative J. Franklin Spears of San Antonio.
Austin dispatch reports all relief funds exhausted at state headquarters with $1,200,000 in checks ready for distribution. Relief director Adam Johnson announced no further payments until $1,000,000 in bonds is sold or federal funds arrive. Final allotments totaled 1 018 000 for drought relief, 50 000 general relief, and 192 000 for beef canning plant payrolls.
Dallas October meeting reports support for merging the Texas Baptist Missionary Association and the Texas Baptist General Convention. Committees say differences are minor and both bodies adhere to close communion practices dating from the Civil War era.
Willie Ware, 29, shot and killed himself yesterday at his father J. Ware’s Hereford home. Coroner returns verdict of suicide.
Samuel Insull appears in federal court to answer mail fraud charges linked to his vast utility empire collapse. The case accuses him and associates of using the malls to defraud investors by promising stock sales and gains. Insull appears with his son. attorney Floyd Thompson accompanies the defense.
Barbara Lamont a 4 year old girl in St. Vincent's hospital awoke smiling and ate breakfast despite a bullet lodged in her brain after being shot above the left temple. Doctors say she roams hospital corridors with no apparent ill effects, eleven days after the injury.
Oklahoma City crowd and staff chase Vera the elephant after a long walk that takes her across a lake golf course and railroad tracks. Zookeeper Leo Blondin struggles to recapture her as she resists returning home and appears nervous about the trip back. The elephant is staked down near Fair Park and may stay away for about a week while she calms.
A London air passenger plane exploded over the English Channel near Folkestone killing seven aboard including American Albert Desario of Philadelphia. British pilot and two French and two British passengers died. two women among the dead. Wreckage recovered by passing steamer Starrits, two bodies still missing.
The Burlington Zephyr will arrive in Amarillo 8:30 PM Friday on Santa Fe rails and show Saturday morning 8 AM in Denver yards. It then tours to Childress Claude Clarendon Memphis, with Sunday stops at Quanah Vernon and other towns toward Wichita Falls and Fort Worth.
An armed bandit terrorized a tourist camp early today in Pampan Oklahoma City, robbing three guests and firing at a night watchman. He stole $38.50 from J. D. Miller of Ponca City and Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Kemp of Pampa Texas.
Washington reports Second Lieutenant John H. Murrel United States Infantry was retired from active service on September 30 due to disability. He was stationed at Fort Bam Houston Texas and had recently faced criminal charges arising from a Texas case. The Army returnng board approved his retirement on those grounds.
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity they expect fair tonight and Wednesday. West Texas will have clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change and mild winds. Temperature extremes cited as 55 degrees and 717 degrees appear inexact and are not clarified.
Melbourne Chronicle reports Hugh S. Johnson resigns as NRA recovery administrator in Washington. He declares his purpose to end attacks threatening the Blue Eagle program, saying the crucifixion of a man often aids his cause, as about two thousand workers listen to his farewell on stage at the Commerce Department.
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