Sacco and Vanzetti seek last appeal to Brandeis
In Boston and Washington efforts failed to file supreme court petitions for review of Massachusetts court actions in the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Defense counsel Musmanno left records behind, while Arthur D. Hill prepared to travel to Justice Brandeis at Chatham to seek a stay or writ of certiorari. Hill planned to depart immediately with colleagues for the 90 mile Cape Cod trip to present the case at dawn.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Sacco
Vanzetti
Michael A. Musmanno
Musmanno
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Asya of Justice
Chitham
Mays
Justice Brandeis
Justice Holmes
Hill
Chatham
Cape
John Schuman
Richard C. Evarts
Arthur Barnhart
Legionnaires in Paris Threatened With Reprisals
United Press reports that L Humanite threats target American Legionnaires in Paris if Sacco and Vanzetti are executed. The first 600 Legionnaires arrived to attend the convention, with several thousand more expected in Paris next month. The warning labels Legionnaires as Fascists and vows consequences for American executioners.
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Paris
United Press
L'Humanite Today
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Legion
L’humanite
Sacco
Vanzetti
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Sunday outlook calls for fair skies in Amarillo and vicinity with partly cloudy conditions across West Texas and New Mexico. Low pressure over the Atlantic coast and a southeastward western Kansas high influence regional weather with cool temperatures east of the Rockies. Rain reported in eastern New Mexico and western Texas with moisture extending to the Ohio valley and Northwest.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
South Dakota
Kansas
Atlantic Coast
Texas
Ohio Valley
Northwest
Rockies
Yester- Beers
Carson County Seeks Oil Field Road Aligned With New Route
Carson County leaders led by County Judge Callagham met Potter County commissioners in Amarillo to urge routing the oil field road along the Rock Island line toward Liberal. Potter County Judge Motlow said the four corners route is fixed with right of way and contracts already awarded, leaving little room to alter plans.
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Luul Caliolo
Carson County
Callagham
Amarillo
Potter County
Rock Island
Motlow
Potterounty
Potter
Moore
Carson
Hutchinson Counties
Hutchinson County
Fish Die Enigma Shuts Lake Bivins Waters
Hundreds of bass and other fish die in Lake Bivins after heavy rains enlarged the reservoir. Harve Avery reports the deaths while Will Tucker orders tests and a rapid investigation by Mark Riley, the state ichthyologist, with water analysis and oxygen checks.
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Lake Bivins
Harve Avery
Mark Riley
State Fish and Game Commission
Amarillo
Avery
Simon
Mr. Tucker
Tucker
Mr. Riley
Commission
Planes Used In Hunt For Fugitives After Officer Held Up
Traffic officer L. E. Richardson halted two young men at Second and Taylor. One drew a pistol and the other damaged his motorcycle. The suspects fled northward in a car later found in deputy Hes ter's Virginia street garage as police used airplanes to locate the vehicle.
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L. E. Richardson
Second
Taylor
C. G. Hester
Virginia Street
Luce
Richardson
Fugitives steal car then try gas station hold up
Two men believed fugitives stole a 1927 Hudson roadster from Sid Hedgecoke’s home on Travis Street within an hour of the Dodge being found at the Hester residence. They fled after a gas stop at Bivins station, with a pursuit underway. Airplanes joined the search as police sought the burglars linked to an Oklahoma City burglary report.
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Sid Hedgecoke
Travis
Hester
Bivins
Third and
Tyler
Hedge Coke
Dodge
Amarillo’s 17 story Davidson Hotel bonds sold to Chicago firm
Bonds totaling 1,200,000 were sold to a Chicago brokerage for Amarillo’s Davidson Hotel. Alex Davidson, builder, said the 680 room, 17 story hotel would open February 15 after steel arrives and work accelerates. Officials from the buyers will visit Amarillo to review the financing as the city’s largest private bond issue in months. The project is operated by Baker Hotel Corporation of Texas.
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Chicago
Davidson
Dallas
St. Louis
Amarillo
Panhandle
Consumers Ice Company
Baker Hotel Corporation of Texas
Seventh
Tyler Streets
Making Ready For Air Line Ventures In Amarillo
A Denver telegram reports H. G. Forester of Amarillo has become a director of Mono Air Transport. The firm plans immediate purchases of planes for interurban and excursion passenger service from Amarillo and aims to begin operation before September 1. Forester returns to Amarillo to oversee local interests.
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Newns Globe
Denver
H. G. Forester
Amarillo
Mono Air Transport Company
Texas
Forester
Cowboys to Attend Baird Park Reunion in Panhandle
Oldtime cowboys who worked in the Panhandle before 1891 will gather at Baird Park near Canyon on August 20 for a one day reunion. John Arnot says a large crowd is expected with a preevent campout, 40 gallon stew, barbecue beef, and period music.
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Panhandle Plains
Baird Park
Canyon
Panhandle
John Arnot
Association
Sally Goodin
Woman Confesses Murder Five Years Ago Man Executed
Norton Virginia police released 28 year old Mrs Sadie Mendill after she confessed to killing Bertie Lindsey in Knoxville Tennessee about five years ago. Police said Maurice Mays paid the death penalty for the crime and Knoxville records show no charge against the woman.
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Associated Press
Norton
Bertie Lindsey
Knoxville
Tenn
Sadie Mendil
Warren
Maurice Mays
Mendil
John Roddy
Devonia
Lindsey
Search for missing planes near Hawaii continues
Honolulu reports an all night scramble as three airplanes and crews vanish between California and Hawaii. false radio messages misled searchers while Navy planes and submarines scour the Pacific for the Dallas Spirit and Golden Eagle after sightings proved unreliable.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
California
Hawaiian Islands
Aira
William P. Erwin
A. H. Eichwaldt
Dallas Spirit
Pearl Harbor Naval Station
Lakefield
Dole
Golden Eagle
Lake Field
Pacific
Fourteenth Naval District
Island of
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Molokai Island
Pailolo Channel
Hana
Maui Island
la Haina
Alenuihala Channnel
Flest
Holland
Kaena Point
Oahu Island
Kauai Island
Island of Hawaii
Kaui Island
Erwin
Hope Struggles With Despair In Michigan
Flint Michigan August 20 relatives and friends of Mildred Doran face a distressing scene as her bid for fame continues to unfold amid uncertain prospects. The report notes community concern and seeks to chart the next developments on the case.
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Associated Press
Flint, Mich
Mildred Doran
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Scott
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Amarillo Flying Club
Gray
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