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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1929
Page
1
The sheriff asserts he has the responsibility and power over the fate of the murderers facing execution, signaling a pivotal moment in the legal process and potential appeals. Authorities emphasize due process and the weight of impending decisions.
In Franklin Louisiana, Ada Bonner LeBouef and Dr Thomas Dreher faced execution for the murder of James LeBouef. Governors reprieve and conflicting judicial actions delayed the death sentence as a storm raged, leaving the sheriff torn between court orders and executive mercy until a second reprieve was issued.
Sunday forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions and a touch warmer air. West Texas and New Mexico regions expect generally fair skies with gradually rising temperatures. A low pressure system over Missouri and accompanying precipitation affect the Mississippi Valley while colder air moves into the Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains. Sunrise at 7 56 AM, sunset at 5 60 PM.
A Houston patrolman named James Faulkner, age 57, died from a fractured skull after being struck by a truck while crossing a street earlier today. The incident occurred in Houston and the AP report notes the fatality in the line of duty.
The grand jury for Potter County Texas reports 115 cases examined during the November term 1928 with no bill voted in more than half. Forty eight felonies and one misdemeanor indictments were returned. Officers praised for cooperation while cautioned on warrants and sureties. County jail and farm deemed in good condition though jail pads and blankets urged. Court house crowding noted with requests for more jury and witness waiting rooms. The report, addressed to Judge Henry S Bishop, covers 25 days of sessions starting November 12 1928.
Two U S Army aviators, second lieutenants Dean V Johnston and Harry J Osterman, both reserves ordered to active duty at Langley field after graduating from Kelly field Texas last October, were burned to death when their plane crashed in a spin while en route from Langley field to Bolling field Heathsville Virginia.
Albert Mosier of Santone was critically injured and J G McGrail of San Antonio was hurt when a fast passenger train on the S A U and G railway left the track near Odem. Mosier, a fireman, suffered a severe head wound and possible skull fracture with internal injuries. McGrail, the engineer, had a wounded right shoulder and arm. The wreck followed the mule’s mangled body striking the engine on the pony track. The engine and nine cars left the rails and a relief train carried passengers to Corpus Christi.
In Austin on January 6, the Texas Wom en's Christian Temperance Union announced a capitol lobby will open Monday on the eve of the 41st legislature. President Mrs Claude De Van Watts outlined the program seeking repeal of the evidence clause in the search and seizure act and a bill to allocate liquor permit desk proceeds for liquor law enforcement investigations.
William B Winn of Phoenix Arizona attempted to profit from liquor, buying a load to fund a trip to Hot Springs Arkansas for health recovery. Federal prohibition agents intercepted him. his liquor was confiscated and he pleaded guilty in U S district court. Judge Charles A Boynton fined him 400 dollars.
Three boys arrested by a Texas state highway patrolman confessed to holding up a Catholic nun and taking her bracelet after stealing a car in Wichita. Names given were Kenneth Witham 143, Gomer Thaxton 16, and Charles Hobbs 17, who told of thefts and holdups in Wichita and Big Springs Texas.
The army plane Question Mark refueled in flight over the San Fernando Valley and held a sustained aloft flight beyond 100 hours at Metropolitan Airport. Commanding officer Carl Spatz reported the craft had surpassed prior heavier-than-air records as it aimed to equal the Graf Zeppelin’s long flight.
Dallas January 5 George Purl state representative from the Dallas district announced he would not pay his 1929 automobile license fees until reduced or arrested He said he was organizing a bloc in the lower house to push the fee reduction measure and claimed Dallas lawmakers supported him County Tax Collector John H Cullom urged drivers to ignore proposed reductions and pay fees immediately
United States Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick showed rapid improvement from bronchitis and influenza. His physicians reported he should be up and around by tomorrow. The report came from Cleveland on January 5.
Riverside Calif Jan 5 Special Prosecutor Kelly declared he will not allow women on the jury for Gordon Stewart Northcott’s murder trial at the Wineville chicken ranch. He said the nature of forthcoming evidence is too obscene for female jurors and that sympathy for the defense is a factor. The defense contends to exclude women to avoid hearing lurid testimony as experts are enlisted to counter the prosecution’s physical evidence.
A state petition seeks title and recovery of at least 190000 dollars in oil revenues from 106 Pecos County acres. The suit names California company and 83 defendants including Tra G. Yates and W A Smith, with Mrs. Mattie Smith in related mandamus actions. Hearing date not set.
United Press reports mobs threaten to seize one of the world’s richest diamond fields in Namaqualand if the South African government does not open 34 acres to the public. Thousands gather at Port Nolloth near the Orange River to attend a mass meeting and plan a mass charge if demands are not met.
Philadelphia Jan 5 Mrs Carolyn Hamilton Patton granddaughter of former Texas Governor A J Hamilton filed for divorce from Alexander F E Patton charging cruel and barbarous treatment in a case brought here today.
Los Angeles traveler Joseph Cruse offered a $115 radio for 32.50 in an apparent California bargain. An Amarillo businessman alerted police, and Chief H. L. Gaither sought confirmation from Los Angeles. Cruso was held for further advisement by Monday.
El Paso reports Carlos Garcias Torres, a customs inspector at Juarez, has arrested four persons in investigations of a major customs fraud against the Mexican government, described as among the largest in recent times.
A B Spencer former president of the West Texas chamber of commerce and noted railway builder died suddenly at his Fort Worth home. He twice served as chamber president and was a prominent business figure in the region. In Antonio Williams, 53, a cotton oil mill laborer, was smothered when cotton seed caved in at a local mill.
Bert Cowboy Hall and Joe Dunwoody are shown in Potter County Jail on murder charges tied to J. W. Richey Hedley night watchman killer. Oxcar J. Brown also in custody at Clarendon, with an alleged confession naming two others and a fourth man. Dunwoody, once linked to Whitey Walker, reportedly corroborates Brown’s statements about the robbery at the M System store using a car seized at LeFors.
Herbert Hoover returns to his homeland from a Latin America goodwill tour and will board a special train in Old Point Comfort for Washington to confer on cabinet and policy matters before a fishing trip to Florida and a West Indies mission prior to his inauguration. The Utah sails past Cape Hatteras toward the Virginia coast as reporters and officers say farewell with a tea on board and no salute planned on arrival.
Bay City Texas reports five people dead and fourteen injured as a tornado struck seven miles south of the city last night. Townspeople Townsend Wiley and family members perished, others injured, and officials fear higher toll as communications return. Heavy damage with homes demolished and timbers torn.
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