Oklahoma Jurors to Decide Berrie Murder Fate
In Muskogee Oklahoma the trial of Rev S A Berrie ends with jurors to consider three verdicts acquittal murder with death penalty or life imprisonment The judge forbids manslaughter The case centers on alleged poison murder of his first wife to wed Ida Bess Bright aged 19 The defense cites self harm by the first wife and forged notes as key points
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
S. A. Berrie
W. J. Crump
Crump
Oklahoma
Phil K. Oldham
Berrie
Ida Bess Bright
M. D. Hartsell
Ryals Pleads Guilty to Slaying Agreement Hit for 99 Years
William Raymond Ryals, 22, pleaded guilty in district court to the slaying of R G MacGuerty, a newspaper circulations auditor. An agreement set a 99 year sentence after talks with the district attorney's office. Relatives and court appointees attended. two sisters withdrew from the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
William Raymond Ryal
Criminal District Court
R. G. MacGuerty
J. H. Letts
Houston
Letts
District Attorney's Office
Wrong precinct voting linked to Potter County election mix ups
Potter County's August primary uproar stems from voters using wrong precincts due to multiple evections in Amarillo and rushed staffing. Judges' errors and box shortages led to poll tax receipts existing but used at unsuitable polls, with cases like Gene Howe showing changed boundaries after prior elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Sterling
Amarillo
Bill Collins
Sixteenth Street Fire Station
Gene Howe
Sixteenth Street
Harrison Street
Amarillo Youth Identified as Gunman in Lubbock Killing
H C Buddy Blanton 21 of Amarillo identified as gunman in the October 15 murder of Robert Tharp 25 assistant grocery store manager in Lubbock. Seven store employees named Blanton as the shooter during two grocery holdups that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
H. C
Buddy” Blanton
Amarillo
Robert Tharp
Blanton
H. C. Blanton
M-System
Robert
Bob) Tharp
McMurry College
Abilene
Tharp
Lubbock County
Hobbs
N. M
Truck Kills Miami Youth in Sand Load Mishap
Richard Glass, 19, was killed when a truck overturned three miles west of Miami while hauling sand for Whitham Construction on Highway 33. The accident at 6:30 a.m. pinned him beneath a sand pan. his head was crushed. Survived by parents Roy and (unlisted) Glass and a 5 year old brother. funeral plans pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Miami
Richard Glass
Here
Young Glass
Whitham Construction Company
Roberts County
Gray
Hemphill
Glass
Shamrock
Roy Glass
Attorney Lomax Dies in Fort Worth at 57
Funeral services will be held this afternoon for Page Taylor Lomax a prominent Fort Worth attorney who died Sunday in the Santa Fe hospital at Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomax
Fort Worth
Page Taylor Lomax
Santa Fe
Temple
Demos Organize State Fight Against G O P
Democratic leaders in Texas mobilize for a major campaign against Republican nominee Orville Bullington while Mrs. Miriam Ferguson leads the gubernatorial race. Amarillo hosts charity drives with a 75000 dollar budget, urging fundraising for the needy and public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demos
Tax Dodgers May Go Rathless in Chicago
Chicago officials consider a retaliation plan to force payment of unpaid taxes totaling nearly 200 million dollars. Water shutoffs, garbage removal stoppage, and loss of parking privileges would target tax strikers, limited to those with property revenue over ten thousand nine hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Father Dearborn
John Clark
Fred W. Sargent
Citizens’ Committee
Supreme Court
Finance Committee
Ferguson family campaigns stir Texas political race
Dr George C Butte former dean of the University of Texas Law School left academia to oppose Mrs Ferguson in 1924 claiming a Republican bid. Orville Bullington a Wichita Falls attorney now leads the party attack while the Fergusons Ma and Partner Jim rally Democrats to vote straight tickets. Ferguson and her husband urged party loyalty as Bullington pressed for withdrawal and cross support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
James E. Ferguson
Orville Bullington
R. B. Creager
National Republican
Ferguson
Moody
Jacob F. Wolters
Texas
George C. Butte
University of Texas Law School
Gages
Wichita Falls
Democratic Committee
Bullington
Fergusons
Jim
San Antonio
Wheat and corn hit season lows on Chicago board
Delivers of wheat and corn fell to new season lows on the Chicago board of trade. December wheat touched 47 3 8 cents per bushel, near last fall's all time low, while December corn reached 25 cents, the lowest since December 1896 and near the 1896 all time low of 20 3 4 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Board of Trade
Three Burned Bodies Found in Kentucky Farmhouse Fire
Authorities in Bloomfield Kentucky investigated the killing of three people whose charred bodies were found in a farmhouse ruins after a blaze. Lacking tangible clues, investigators sought evidence to aid the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Today By Arthur Brisbane Today By Arthur Brisbane
A column by Arthur Brisbane discusses the era of mass production and global travel. It reflects on the rise of affordable tire quality and the promise of rapid transatlantic voyages enabled by aviation advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Firestone Luncheon Highlights Tire Industry Growth
In Akron, Harvey Firestone hosted a luncheon with Goodyear and Goodrich leaders to discuss the vast U S tire industry. The piece details tire manufacturing, from rubber sourcing to pressing, fabric cords, and high mileage advances in quality and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Goodyear
Firestone
Newsboy's Dollar Launches Drive For Charity
Charity drive starts at the Amarillo Building with a youngster asking a worker about giving a dollar to the Community Chest The official assures a small gift counts as much as a large one and urges support through the drive Photo by McCormick Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick Co
Community Chest
Charities
Community Cheat
Amarillo Building
Jury selection in Ruth Kane axe murder trial begins
Five jurors were chosen at noon in the murder trial of Ruth Kane of Graham for the axe slaying of J. A. Cunningham, Motley County rancher. Judge Kenneth Bain presides as 24 veniremen were examined. opening in Floydada drew a crowded courtroom with potential death penalty questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floydada
Ruth Kane
Graham
J. A. Cunningham
Motley County
Kenneth Bain
110Th
Hear Plea To Replace Borger Train Service
Application by the Santa Fe for permission to discontinue motor car passenger service between Amarillo and Borger and replace it with a mixed freight and passenger train was heard Monday at the Herring Hotel by the Texas Railroad Commission. Col Ernest O Thompson presided with Santa Fe attorney H C Pipkin and Senator Clint Small examining witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Borger
Herring Hotel
Texas Railroad Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
H. C. Pipkin
Clint Small
H. C. “Frosty” Hamrick
J. B. Briscoe
The
A. E. Meyer
E. C. Carver
Borger Chamber of Commerce
8. D. McKee
A. E. Gosnell
Safety Bus Company
Longhorn Coaches
Economy Tuesday bargain list from Amarillo merchants
Amarillo merchants promote Economy Tuesday with a long list of items on sale including White Kirk ladies under wear Central Cafe dinner High Whitcomb jewelry Moore-Poston pajamas Green Bros odds and ends Ladies Store dresses Killough Davies hose Alenius bulbs Hollywood Dress Shoppe hats Schulter United piece goods J J Newberry rag rugs Regents coats J C Penney house dresses Fox Drug Stores Mineral Wells crystals Levine Hallowe en costume materials Troy Laundry Thrift T Service Williams Hardware stoves Fox Paint Wall Paper Amarillo Hardware Co turkey roasters Mayo & Roberts teeth cleaned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
White
Killough & Davies
Alenius
Hollywood Dress
Schulter United
J. J. Newberry Co
Regent's
J. C. Penney Co
Fox Drug Stores
Mineral Wells
Levine's
Hallowe'en
Troy Laundry
Thrift-T
Williams Hardware Co
Fox Paint & Wall Paper Co
Amarillo Hardware Co
Drs. Mayo & Roberts
Public Reception By P T A At Local High School
A public reception will be held Tuesday night at the high school by the Parent-Teacher Association in the school building at 7 30. Dr J A Hill president of the Texas State Teachers Association will repeat his speech given before Amarillo teachers on Saturday due to requests to hear more about Texas education issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Blanton
H. C. Blanton
Amarillo
Lubbock
Buddy” Blanton
Young Blanton
Potter County
Wilbur C. Hawk
Advance Committee
Amarillo Hotel
Charities
Advance Gifts
Catholic Daughters of America
Polk Street Methodist Church
American Legion
The
Community Chest
Hermon C. Pipkin
J. M. Pryor
M. L. McClaran
H. W. Galbraith
Advance Gifts Committee
C. 8. Makeig
C. T. Crowe
Ross D. Rogers
Guy C. Saunders
Parent-Teacher Association
J. A. Hill
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with probable frost in exposed places. Tuesday fair. West Texas to see partly cloudy conditions with local rain in the east, colder with frost likely in exposed areas and a generally fair Tuesday. Panhandle and extreme west likely frost tonight. New Mexico generally fair tonight and Tuesday with colder turning southeast Tuesday. Temperature extremes today up to 45 to 59 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Roosevelt Busy With Speech Preparations On West South Swing
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt works on last two speeches for Atlanta and Baltimore after Warm Springs visit. He reviews hundreds of memos from advisers, with Prof Raymond Moley as top economist, and plans to address foreign relations before trip ends. The Warm Springs welcome and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Highway honor Georgians’ affection are noted as he travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Worburgh
Associated Press
Atlanta
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Baltimore
Albany
Raymond Moley
Columbus University
Roosevelt
Georgia
Amarillo Son Recalls Mother Killed by Car in Canon City
Mrs. Margaret Steffens about 70, mother of Bert Steffens of Amarillo, was struck and killed on a highway near Canon City, Colorado. The driver was Adolph Falso. detectives believe glare from headlights blinded the victim. Louis Steffens of Ely Nevada and Bert Steffens of Amarillo identified the woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Steffens
Bert Steffens
Moore
Keck Reo Co, Inc
Polk Street
Canon City
Colo
Steffens
Amarillo
California
Louis Steffens
Ely
Nev
Mr. Steffens
Tex
Adolph Falso
Here
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ryals
Tom McMurray
Garland Flowers
Hosey
Winchester
Mass
Ryal
Bob” Tharp
McMurry
Col
Miami Youth
Miriam A. Ferguson
New Chicago
Europe
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
America
Brisbane
Akron
Alaska
Florida
Gulf
Harvey Firestone
Newsboy
Jack Hanby
Globe-Newspaper
Jack
Big Gifts Committee
Fred DeCoster
Cheat
Business Services
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!