Bank Vault Timed-Robbery In Chicago Amid Snowstorm
Six men posing as prohibition agents kidnapped bank teller George Anderson and his parents in Chicago during a heavy snowstorm. They forced Anderson to open Ravenswood National Bank vault at 8:15, securing $80,000 before fleeing in two cars. The elder Andersons were later freed and police alerted.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ravenswood National Bank
George Anderson
Algot Anderson
George
Anderson
Ndt
Andersons
Walter D. Rathje
Indicted in Bank Failure Case in Indiana
Indianapolis Dec 31 Clyde A Walb Republican state chairman for 3 1 2 years and Valentine Weaver of La Grange Ind were indicted by the federal grand jury in connection with the failure of the First National Bank of La Grange.
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Indianapolis
Clyde A. Walb
Valentine Weaver
la Grange
Ind
Federal Grand Jury
First National Bank of
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Sunday forecast calls for fair skies and continued cold in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas and New Mexico regions expected fair with cold conditions. broader area sees low pressure over the Ohio valley bringing rain to the Northeast and colder, snowy trends across the Plains and Mississippi valley. Temperature readings and precipitation data for the 24 hours ending indicate notable variation from early to late morning.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Ohio Valley
Upper
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Plains
Wyoming
Mississippi Valley
Amarillo Building Permits Hit Historic High in 1927
Amarillo closed 1927 with 1,762 building permits valued at 10,576,272.90, the second highest annual total in city history and near the annual $1,000,000-per-month goal. September led the year with 2,250,235 in valuation, while June 1926 still holds the record for a single boom month.
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Amarillo
A. W. Smalley
Panhandle
Wheat crop outlook in Amarillo trade territory improves
Officials say 2.55 million acres in the Amarillo territory including Oklahoma and eastern New Mexico show 84 percent of normal condition. Panhandle acreage 1.7 million with areas in southern Panhandle thriving, northern parts weaker, but prospects remain strong with potential yields exceeding 20 million bushels in the Panhandle and over 30 million in the Amarillo trade area if moisture comes.
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Amarillo
Oklahoma Strip
New Mexico
Panhandle
Texas
Stranded Steamer 18 Refloated Near Pamet Coast
The freighter Nathar of the Yankee line, aground off the Pamet river coast guard station near Truro Massachusetts, was floated early this afternoon and proceeded under its own power to Boston.
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United Press
Truro
Mass
Pamet River
Nathar
Yankee Line
Boston
Grand jury flags policing gaps and ethics breaches in Potter county
The grand jury’s final report for the November criminal term cites lack of police cooperation with the sheriff and lapses in liquor law enforcement due to faulty warrants. It criticizes some criminal attorneys for soliciting in jails, warns of narcotics smuggling, and urges stricter bond solvency proof. Eight indictments list liquor violations among others. The term ends with Canyon sessions planned and continued references on page two.
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Sheriff's Office
Justices of the Peace
Potter County
Sheriff's Department
District Criminal Court
Canyon
J. W. Culwell
I. J. Singleton
Don't You Admire a Fellow Like That
The reader is reminded to be courteous to a News-Globe carrier. It praises the carrier’s constant service in all weather and urges customers to have payment ready, noting the carrier has earned it.
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News-Globe
Democrat to Serve Cutting As Secretary
Santa Fe New Mexico December 31 1930 Old Guard politicians upset when Bronson Cutting appointed Howard Puryear as private secretary Puryear a Roswell Democrat joins Cutting in a move seen as significant amid shifting party alignments and Cutting’s recent break with Democratic state politics.
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United Press
Santa FE
N. M
R. ©. Dillon
Bronson M. Cutting
U.S
A. A. Jones
Cutting
Howard Puryear
Roswell
Dillon
The
Santa Fe New Mexican
Puryear
Senate
Wagner Heads Cattlemen In The Panhandle
Panhandle Livestock association annual meeting in Amarillo turned to planning for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers' convention in March. New officers elected: Art Wagner president W E Bennett vice president Grover B Hill secretary treasurer. Committees named for finance transport rooms program entertainment womens entertainment and publicity. Mayor Lee Bivins and Col Thompson moved to welcome the 1926 convention to Amarillo March 20 21 and 22 highlighting substantial visitor impact and publicity.
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Panhandle Livestock Association
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Art Fb. Wagner
Amarillo
W. E. Bennett
Grover B. Hill
P. H. Landergin
Lee Higins
Col. E. C. Thompson
Hall Medford
Miles Bivins
Huth Bacon
Lee Bivins
Colonel Thompson
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
United States
Cisco Bandit Leader Uses Gun On Gang
Henry Helms, a bandit leader who ruled his confederates by force, was pictured here by Francia Herron in a Wichita Falls area home scene as authorities describe his ruthless grip and discipline among the gang.
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CISCO
Ry Helma
W. G. Bralley
Francia Herron
Woman Sought in Cisco Bank Robbery Case
Wichita county authorities, once skeptical, now seek a woman suspect in the Cisco bank robbery. The move follows tips from the same source that led to recovering 3,550 in Liberty bonds tied to the Banc bank raid. The informant also linked gang members to the kidnapping of Brown county Sheriff White, with identity guarded for safety.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Cisco
BuApedt
W. G. Brasley
Warren Belcher
Liberty Bonds
Bane
Texas
Bralley
White
Brown County
Helms gang tied to Cisco bank job murder case
Helms and gang allegedly used a rendezvous in the county while Helms, jailed in Eastland, faces murder and robbery charges following the December 23 Cisco First National Bank holdup. Mrs Herron and her husband are detained. fear of fugitives keeps her jailed as the sheriff notes the gang’s methods. Eleven bullet holes in the Herron home floor helped reveal the operations.
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First National Bank
Cisco
Texas
Laverne Comer
Emma Robinson
Woodrow Harris
Helms
Eastland County
Mra. F.C
Herron
Bralley
Amarillo Population Estimated at 55 778 in 1928
The News Globe survey Based on vital statistics and local data places Amarillo's 1928 population at 55 778, up sharply from 1920. It notes a 165 percent voter increase since 1920, 145 percent growth in school aged youth, and 195 percent rise in active domestic water services.
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Amarillo
News-Globe
Newspaper
Feature Bureau
Chambers of Commerce
Board of City Development
Old Year Ends in Severe Winter Storm Across Nation
A powerful cold wave swept the country, bringing subzero temperatures from Minnesota to Texas, with heavy snow in Chicago and Kansas City. Dozens injured in rail crashes, one death in Townsend Montana, and Airmail routes halted as trains and flights faced widespread disruption.
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New Orleans
Hio Grande
Texan
Chicago
Atlantic
Canadian Rocky Mountain
Atea
Railroad Cuta
Kansan City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Onn
Texas
Arkansas
Gulf Coastal
New England
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
Dakota
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Central States
Townsend
Mont
Chicago- Dallas
Cold Wave Grips Panhandle Texas After Record Lows
The region endures a harsh cold snap with 1928 forecasts calling for a frigid New Year. Dallas drops to 14, Paris reports 12, Fort Worth 22 with a 10 degree low forecast. Shamrock and Slaton note 4 below and 10 below in the night. Snow is expected north and east of the Panhandle, while some cotton is still in fields.
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Yeeberdey
Etreeta
U. & Weather Burrau
Shamrock
Old Timera
Panhandle
Plaina States
Mississippi Valley
Texas Panhandle
Slaton
Gina
Associated Press
North Texas
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Acre
Paris
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Schools to Open Monday Morning After Holidays
Supt W A McIntosh announced late last night that classrooms would reopen with full heat at the usual hour on Monday. Summitt school in the smelter district will be turned over to authorities January 10 and ready for classes by the second semester start January 23. There are seven teachers in a four room building, so six teachers and their classes are on half day schedules.
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W. A. McIntosh
Summitt School
McIntosh
Greater Amarillo outlook for 1930 prosperity and unity
The mayor Lee Bivins and city officials praise citizen cooperation in shaping Amarillo s progress over the past year and urge continued unity. They express pride in growth and anticipate an even brighter 1930 with Amarillo rising among southern cities.
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Amarillo
United Effort
Lee Bivins
J. H. Harris
W. H. Brymer
Jeff Bartlett
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Democrat
Wagner
Jesse James
Henry Helms
Associated
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