Outlaw Harvey Bailey Captured Near Ardmore Oklahoma
Harvey Bailey, wanted for kidnapping Oklahoma City oilman Charles Urschel, was captured near Ardmore around 11 A M after escaping Dallas County jail. Nick Tresp, jailed by Bailey, was with him. Ardmore officers Hale Dunn Ray Shoemaker B Wallace and H Riddle led the arrest. Bailey’s car fled from Marietta before traffic closed in on Highway 70.
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Ardmore
Okla
Harvey Bailey
Charles Urschel
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Nick Tresp
Bailey
Hale Dunn
Ray Shoemaker
Harvey Bailey Escapes Jail To Face Urschel Case
A Bailey records timeline shows his escape to Lansing, then capture near Dallas at Paradise Texas, linked to the Urschel kidnapping. He is held on $100,000 bond, charged in Urschel’s abduction, with plans for death penalty action in Missouri and multiple transfers before trial.
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Dallas
U.P
Harvey Bailey
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
R.G
Boss) Shannon
Paradise
Tex
Bailey
Shannons
Charles F. Urschel
T. A. J. Mastin
Missouri
Urschel
Kansas
Union Station
Kansas City
U. S
Lee R. Smith
Texas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
R. G
Armon
Oleta Shannon
Two Hurricanes Striking Florida and Texas Coast
United Press reports two major hurricanes threatening the Gulf region. One hurricane cut across Florida near West Palm Beach with 100 mph winds and light damage. communications were down along the east coast. A second hurricane moved from Cuba toward the Texas coast, with winds over 100 mph, predicted to hit near Corpus Christi and brownsville, with evacuations and port closures underway.
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United Press
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
West Palm Beach
Gulf
Tampa
Cuba
Houston
Wde
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Matagorda Bay
Port Arthur
Brownsville
Freeport
Irvins
Coast Guard
Mustang Island
Galveston
Ban Luis Pass
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Failroad
H. R. Christian
Porth Arthur
Port O’connor
Dallas County jail escape alarms chase toward Paradise
Harvey Bailey escaped from the Dallas County jail by overpowering deputies and a jail cook. He fled in a guard’s car toward the northwest, with reports tying him to gang members and the Paradise area where he had been captured last August. Federal agents urged the public to report sightings as a nationwide hunt intensified.
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Dallas
Harvey Bailey
Middle West
Bailey
Nick Tresp
Grapevine
Paradise
Texas
George
Federal Justice Department
Federal
Kansas City Union Station
Dallas County
C. W. Young
J. B. Brown
Negro Trusty
Young
Heads Up Tonight at City Drug Store and Municipal Auditorium
Tickets for the Heads Up musical revue go on sale at City Drug Store until 6 PM and at the Municipal Auditorium box office after 7 PM. Prices range from 25 cents to $1, all seats reserved. Matinee tickets were available at 1 PM. Ligon Smith and His Gand head the cast with Jimmie Jefferies and radio stars from the Southwest. An elaborate style show precedes the night show and a dance follows at The Nat at 10:30 PM.
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City Drug Store
Municipal Auditorium
Ligon Smith
Gand
Jimmie Jefferies
Southwest
Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
Reynolds Leads Am rillo Open Golf Championship
Dalhart pro Baren Reynolds led the championship flight of the Amarillo Open at River Drive this morning while Jimmie Gamewell Canyon trailed close two under par for eight holes. Walter Sikes Amarillo and Cecil Ledbetter medalist were also prominent. Tennis play at Forest Hills postponed to tomorrow due to rain.
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Baren Reynolds
Dalhart
River Drive
Reynolds
Jimmie Gamewell
Canyon
Walter Sikes
Amarillo
Cecil Ledbetter
America Goes To Work Again Poem Feature
The piece exalts labor and industrial revival in America with vivid imagery of forges, anvils, and factories. It celebrates workers returning to tasks, the flag, and the mood of national effort as industry resumes after peril.
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America
Chicago Welcomes Record Crowd for Labor Day
Chicago reports a historic Labor Day crowd with about 361,361 visitors on Saturday and 256,000 on Friday. Gen Hugh S Johnson leads the celebration at the Century of Progress Exposition with speakers William Green Frank Morrison and Rufus Dawes as the event centerpieces. An anticipated 500,000 visitors are expected today as the weekend continues.
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Chicago
Gen
Hughs. Johnson
National Recovery
Johnson
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Rufus C. Dawes
Buy Now Buy American Three Days of Leisure Purifying Germany
Arthur Brisbane notes a campaign urging immediate universal buying in Hearst papers with 1,500,000 volunteers. The essay stresses low prices may end soon and urges consumers to buy American to aid recovery as September ends its “long holiday.”
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Arthur Brisbane
Germany
W. R. Hearst
Hugh 8. Johnson
America
Labor Day Fun Draws City From Work in Texas
Amarillo observes Labor Day with a variety of entertainments. Heads Up revue at Municipal Auditorium and Nat Dance Palace performances headline a holiday in which boxing debuts in Tex as, horse show, golf finals, baseball, and races accompany the city’s festivities.
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Amarillo
Negro vagrancy verdict postponed to Tuesday
Justice J W Pottinger will not render judgment in Will D Jones a negro charged with vagrancy until Tuesday morning. Jones was tried Saturday in a case tied to the arrest of two white girls aged 18 and 19 in his room in the negro section. The girls were found guilty by juries and fined the maximum 200 dollars plus costs.
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Justice of Peace
J. W. Pottinger
Will D. Jones
Jones
Costa
Separated limbs found near Detroit woman identified by prints
Detroit police report the arms and legs of 20 year old Laurier Jobb found early morning in bushes on the city’s outskirts. Coroner Dr Edmund Jo nb lok says the limbs were severed shortly after death and investigators seek the torso to complete the grim crime scene.
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Detroit
Laurier Jobb
Federal
Edmund J. Jnoblok
Balloonists Race for Gordon Bennett Trophy Across Canada
Four of seven entrants remain aloft in the Gordon Bennett balloon race as German entry collapses and two others descend. French pilots Georges Ravanine and Georges Blanchet report a gas leak halted their advance near Albion Michigan, about 180 miles from Chicago.
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Curtis-Reynolds
Glenview
Canada
Accord.ee Wes
Georges Ravanine
Georges Blanchet
Albion
Mich
Chicago
Lindberghs Land in Sweden from Denmark
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Hagernaes Sweden from Denmark landing at the naval airdrome shortly after 3 PM today. The famed aviator and his wife traveled by air in a government chartered flight marking a high profile stop during their European tour.
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Haegernaes
Sweden
Charles A. Lindbergh
Denmark
Naval Airdrome
Heavy North Plains Rain Deluges Amarillo Area
Amarillo gardens were refreshed by a heavy Monday morning rain amounting to 0.83 inch in under an hour. Widespread showers extended from Pampa to Hereford with half to three quarters of an inch, and south toward Tucumcari. Roads were slick with hail on a stretch from Washburn to Clarendon as others stayed mostly fair.
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Amarillo
North Plains
Pampa
Hereford
Santa Fe
Dumas
Stratford
Boise City
Okla
Tucumcari
N. M
Rock Island
Goodnight
Claude
Tascosa
Texline
Fort Worth
Denver
Highway 66
Panhandle Auto Club
Washburn
Clarendon
Auto Club
State seeks to pin deceit upon Lamson
Rebuttal evidence will show that David A. Lamson lied to his wife Allene and employers while visiting another woman in Sacramento. Prosecution plans to call Sara Kelley as a key defense witness as trial resumes, contending Lamson falsified travel records and concealed a romantic attachment.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
David A. Lamson
Stanford
Allene
Sacramento
Sara Kelley
Lamson
Allan P. Bridges
Hus
Kelley
Stockton
Presno
Merced
San Francisco
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Hubert Scott-Paine
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