New Mexico Panhandle Ties And Fair Bond Shared
Governor Hockenhull praises New Mexico Texas ties and the Tri State Fair as windfall for tourism. Local lore highlights Malcolm Shelton ranch hunting permits and New Mexico’s deer prospects while Am
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1934
Page
2
Governor Hockenhull praises New Mexico Texas ties and the Tri State Fair as windfall for tourism. Local lore highlights Malcolm Shelton ranch hunting permits and New Mexico’s deer prospects while Am
In Danbury New Hampshire on September 21 Arthur Hollenbeck stayed up all night after pig thefts increased. He witnessed a giant American eagle swoop down to grab a pig and fly off followed by six eaglets, proving the thief.
District Judge Henry S Bishop granted J A Growden a suspended nine month sentence after a guilty plea to driving while drunk. He also imposed a ten day driving ban on Growden as part of the ruling.
In New York a bank branch of Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company was robbed by three bandits who slugged night watchman John Kane and bound nine employees. They entered through a grate, waited for manager Edward Renehan, forced him to open a safe, then escaped with about $50,000.
In Ojus Florida pupils will trade home grown vegetables for hot lunches under a plan by Mrs. Alise Tyree, Dade County home economics supervisor. The program aims to prevent student malnutrition and supply the cafeteria with vegetables, with county authorities planning expansion if successful.
Cape Cod writer Joseph C. Lincoln says the twangy Cape speech will fade as people talk like Bostonians or New Yorkers due to automobiles and shorter distances. He notes tourists as a growing industry and calls these changes the result of the era’s “contorts.”
Tom Mix the motion picture star and rodeo director will move his studio to Hot Springs Arkansas for winter 1935 36. Winter quarters for the Dill Mix circus will be established here. Two pictures are planned to be made at the new studio during the winter framing the Dill B show and Mix work.
James Michael Curley the three term Boston mayor and self styled original Roosevelt man in Massachusetts will challenge Republican Lieutenant Governor Gaspar Griswold Bacon for governor in November. He secured the Democratic nomination in a primary defeating General Charles H. Cole by more than two to one.
Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins announced September allotments totaling 8503 371 for Illinois Texas and Hawaii with Texas receiving 262 700 for September. A separate item reports a rowboat collision in York Harbor Maine and a boat theft discovered during investigation. Five federal prisoners escaped Kalispell Montana using a razor blade saw and a watch mainspring.
The governor says he will not seek the state supreme court seat due to constitutional limits on reappointment and his wish to retire from public office. He notes strong candidates in the race and predicts continued Democratic strength with Roosevelt and the New Deal enjoying broad support. He adds that state business is improving overall despite drought in some areas.
Police investigate a headless woman found on Chicago’s Northshore amid a missing persons probe. Carl Olson declares the body not his daughter Ruth Margaret Olson, a 17 year old from Highland Park, casting doubt on initial identifications.
In Los Angeles on September 21 a warning to all local peace officers urged vigilance for a car possibly carrying George Baby Face Nelson or Charles Pretty Boy Floyd, or both. The alert followed the arrest of a youth who claimed ties to the pair and a car chase involving armed passengers.
Testimony shows Bruno Hauptmann discussing money linked to the Lindbergh case. He admits receipt of funds, credits stock trades, and notes no kept books while investigators demand accounts. A large crowd gathered as he was moved for arraignment in West Farms Court.
In Washington leaders of the United Textile Workers discussed a peace proposal and urged a textile labor relations board to safeguard labor rights. Meanwhile Carolina workers and mill owners readied for a new offensive slated to begin Monday, with 207 people held in Georgia related to the strike.
Twelve correspondents from major wires and Texas papers named six senators valuable to good government. Holbrook led with twelve votes. seven senators tied or exceeded five votes, including Deberry, Hopkins, Woodward, Beck, George II, and Small. House picks highlighted six representatives led by Sarah Hughes and Calvert with others like Graves, Vaughn, Morse, and Moore.
Henderson Texas residents Coots Sorrel and Bob Murray were arrested on charges of robbing W E Chaney of 505 dollars in the post office lobby Chaney withdrew the money from a postal savings account and was tackled as he turned for the door police traced the car license to the suspects in Nacogdoches and found they had 190 dollars remaining.
In Macon Georgia Paul W Puller educational director of the United Textile Workers warned a universal strike may occur if the textile walkout fails. Police dispersed a crowd at Runne Mede Worsted Mills near Philadelphia with nine arrests. National guard activity continued in Massachusetts Maine and Connecticut with troops on standby and demobilization ongoing.
Crowds packed the grounds with yesterday's turnout the largest of the year. Buses ferried many Lakeview School children to the fair while weather and track conditions drew praise. Tonight and tomorrow cap the run with livestock exhibits departing at 8 PM and races expected to top yesterday's力. Over 4 000 fans attended yesterday's races as Sam B Dill Circus Tim Mix Wild West Show perform again today and tomorrow along with Western States Shows midway attractions.
The state legislature split on a radical program amid a 1936 independence celebration. The House defeated a resolution proposed by Rep. F. A. Rogers Leonard that would fund public works and old age pensions from escheat and inheritance revenues. The measure included calls for inheritance limits, repeal of privilege laws, government banks, and retirement of interest-bearing bonds, plus a state income tax. The Senate had previously declared no special session was needed.
Delegates to the 64th annual congress of the American Prison Association leave Houston after the convention ended last night. They had been in session since Monday. The 1935 Congress will be held in Atlanta.
London report notes Britain with 54 million people prints 158 daily newspapers while Switzerland with 4 million inhabitants has about 500 dailies. The German Handbook of the World Press also claims 40 percent of U S newspaper circulation is controlled by chains.
The Potter County Commissioners Court continued equalization hearings begun yesterday, with twelve hundred property owners notified to appear before the commission to adjust valuations on their properties.
A formal request was filed to wipe out existing charges against Hauptmann on grounds of invalidity due to statute of limitations. The attorney's office noted the suspect wished to return to Germany. The state's attorney disputed Kamenz reports, saying Hauptmann was not sentenced in 1923 and that only his alleged accomplice was sentenced. Hauptmann’s escape led to suspended proceedings.
The Whittenburgs own extensive ranch lands in Hutchinson County and in New Mexico and manage a major West Texas fortune. Mr Whittenburg lived in Canyon teaching staff children at West Texas State Teachers College. He leaves 13 children and one sister, with last rites pending and arrangements to be announced. Funeral care is with N S Griggs Funeral Home.
Dr Condon tests 20 officers at Greenwick Street station by elimination to vindicate himself. He points Hauptmann and three detectives as he questions them on names and pronunciations. He then writes two notes for Hauptmann to read aloud.
Condon pressed Hermann Hauptmann with direct questions during the ransom talks. He asked whether Hauptmann recognized him and sought a partial identification while noting a prior exchange with "John" from preliminary negotiations.
Detectives say Hauptmann held 24 000 to 25 000 in a brokerage account and about 5 000 in ransom bills. Dr Condon identified Hauptmann in a lineup. authorities cite handwriting, German idioms, and a carpenter background as strong links to the crime. The wife Anna released. Hauptmann to be arraigned in Manhattan.
Kansas City cattle and sheep reports show steady to strong tone with lighter weights off and vealers mixed. meanwhile New Orleans cotton opens firmer on Liverpool cables and Bankhead law hopes. Chicago wheat futures slide after early gains as prices edge up and down across the session.
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