Tiny Texas district posts unique annual report
Texas’ smallest independent school district near Clarendon reported no absences and one student who failed to pass. One teacher taught one pupil for 80 days, with $120 earnings for home instruction. Six other school age children attended schools elsewhere.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
C. M. Elwell
State Department of Education
Upper
Texas Panhandle
Clarendon
Pedestrians Hit by Cars in Amarillo
Two pedestrians were injured in Amarillo last night with Mrs. Lillian Morrow 57 hospital bound after leg injuries and Fred Nolan Nunley 12 treated at home for a near severed ear. A hit-and-run driver fled east after striking Nunley as four children witnessed the incident near Tenth Avenue and Houston Street.
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Lillian Morrow
Fred Nolan Nunley
Amarillo
Adams Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
East Thirteenth Avenue
Rita Jo
Mary Privett
Houston Street
Mary Nunley
Thirteenth Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Fred
Toll From Colombian Quake Surpasses 300
Officials estimate more than 300 dead and nearly 3,000 homeless in Narino department after earthquakes and landslides. A government relief party flew to Pasto but had to continue by muleback due to impassable roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Narino
Pasto
Cop In Very Serious Condition After Double Pneumonia
Temple report says D E F Cop former Texas Parks Board chairman remains unconscious after more than three days with double pneumonia. San Antonio native listed in very serious condition by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
D. E F. Cop
Texas Parks Board
San Antonio
Texans push bill to curb Supreme Court powers
A Texas representative led a House Judiciary Committee push to block Supreme Court review of federal acts without a constitutional amendment. The plan would allow only states to challenge Congress acts via original Supreme Court suits, aiming to shield legislative power from judicial overreach.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House
Rep. Cross
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Cross
Lewis
Maryland
Sisson
Wyoming
Koppleman
Connecticut
Withrow
Wisconsin
Luckey
Nebraska
Goldsborough
Ramsay
West Virginia
Detroit Patrolman Shot Chasing Robbery Suspect
Patrolman James E. Harrelson, 35, died after being shot during a chase with a robbery suspect. Inspector John I. Navarre said fellow officer Crit Howard unintentionally fired the fatal shot in the back. Suspect Charles York was later detained after detectives found him at his home.
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Detroit
Jan, Jr
James E. Harrelson
Crit Howard
John I. Navarre
Harrelson
Howard
Charles York
Gypsies Sought in Chickasha Confidence Scheme
Chickasha police hunt a band of gypsies tied to an alleged confidence game in which Mrs. George Caldwell widow of a laundryman lost 5000 dollars. The incident took place in Chickasha Oklahoma on January 11.
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Chickasha
Okla
Compion
George Caldwell
Jackson Day Banquet Moves to Saturday in Amarillo
The Jackson Day dinner, postponed from last Wednesday due to weather, will be held Saturday night January 18 in Amarillo. The Panhandle wide Democratic rally will feature speeches by prominent citizens with Judge R EB Underwood as toastmaster. Amarillo participants include Mayor Ross Rogers, Filey Strickland, Maj. E A Simon son and W H Fuqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Filey Strickland
R, EB. Underwood
Amarillo Banks Deposit Surge Ends 1935 Rise
Three Amarillo banks show a 900000 dollar rise in deposits in the last two months of 1935 and a 1101000 dollar gain since June. As of November 1 1935 total deposits stood at 14006432 12 and by December 31 1935 reached 14905073 35. Six months earlier on June 29 1935 deposits totaled 13804046 19.
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Amarillo
Hereford Woman Named Sheriff to Succeed Husband
Hereford January 11 Mrs John B Miller wife of Deaf Smith County sheriff Jiff Miller killed in a highway crash January 6 was appointed to fill the unexpired term. J M Murcerson and J O Newell will remain as deputies. oath date not yet set.
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Sunday News-Globe
Hereford
John B. Miller
Jiff Miller
Deaf Smith County
J. M. Murcerson
J. O. Newell
Miller
Roosevelt hints export subsidy as national agriculture measure
Bascom N. Timmons reports from Washington that President Roosevelt framed agriculture as a national issue after a Supreme Court decision. He addressed export subsidies tied to replacing the invalidated AAA, warning any program could spur broader crop increases and must consider implications for wheat.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Panhandle
Texas
AAA
Supreme Court
Coolidge
Brandon Smith awarded damages in alienation suit
In Charlotte a superior court jury awarded F Brandon Smith Jr 12600 in his heart balm lawsuit against his former father in law Joseph F Cannon Concord capitalist for alienation of his wifes affections The award breaks down to 12000 actual and 600 punitive damages The plaintiff had previously been awarded 125000 but the verdict was reduced as excessive ARMY OFFICER DIES SAN FRANCISCO Col Gordon N Kimball US Army retired judge advocate general of the 86th Division in France during World War I died at Letterman Hospital.
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W. F. Harding
San Francisco
Gordon N. Kimball
86Th
France
Letterman Hospital
Suspect claims self defense in Monts slaying case
John Teal, indicted for the Bailey County murder of Evelyn Monts nearly 18 years ago, says in an Ava lanche Journal interview that he will plead self defense. He was extradited from Pendleton Oregon and wept upon reunion with his brother and wife’s pledge of support. Teal admits flight after the trouble but denies saying Monts died for declining marriage. DA says he made no signed statement.
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Lubbock
John Teal
Evelyn Monts
Bailey County
Avalanche Journal
Teal
Pendleton
Ore
Tom Abel
Jim Cook
Muleshoe
T. Teal
Chas. H. Dean
Plainview
Poison Deaths of Two Investigated
Washington police probed the deaths of Capitola Koltes 45 and her son Robert Ashworth 21 in what may have been a joint self inflicted tragedy amid fears of war. The pair were found in a hotel room with letters and wills indicating a shared plan to die together and one note requesting a National Council for the Prevention of War speaker at the funeral.
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Washington
Capitola Koltes
Robert H. Ashworth
George Washington University
National Council For the Prevention of War
Farmers back seven point soil plan to replace AAA
Farm leaders meeting with the administration unanimously endorsed a seven point program for soil conservation and price adjustment aimed at replacing the AAA. They urged Congress to fund the plan by appropriation and pressed for retention of core Adjustment Act provisions while expanding foreign markets for surplus crops.
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Associated Press
Washington, Jan. H
AAA
Supreme Court
Congress
Wallace
Chester. Davis
Secretary of Agriculture
Fort Worth Chosen for 1936 Teachers Association Convention
The Texas State Teachers Association executive committee selects Fort Worth as the 1936 convention city with sessions scheduled during the Thanksgiving holidays.
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Fort Worth
Texas State Teachers Association
Big Spring liquor dealer returns home after missing
Sweetwater, Jan. 11. Truman Cannon, a Big Spring liquor salesman who had been missing since December 18, was questioned by officers today after returning last night to his parents home in Sweetwater.
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Sweetwater
Truman Cannon
Big Spring
Amarillo Bank Granted National Charter Changes Name
Amarillo's Only State Bank obtains national charter becoming The American National Bank of Amarillo Texas. No policy changes. operations continue from 407 Polk Street. Officers include J H Paul president and Sharpe McCullough cashier with several directors.
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Amarillo
American State Bank of
American National Bank of
Texas
Old American State Bank
Guaranty State Bank of
Polk Street
The
J. H. Paul
FP. M. Butler
Sharpe McCullough
Rial C. Long
C. M. McCullough
B.C
Clubman Admits Threats to President Roosevelt Arrest
Austin Phelps Palmer a wealthy Park Avenue clubman was arrested by secret service agents on a welfare warrant charging that he threatened the life of President Roosevelt. He admitted writing a series of threatening letters and was taken to the customs house for arraignment with his servant Karl Nilssen after returning from Long Island.
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New York
U.P
Austin Phelps Palmer
Secret Service
Park Avenue
Roosevelt
Palmer
Long Island
Karl Nilssen
Customs House
U. S
Garrett W. Cotter
Baby bonds become center of Senate bonus measure
Washington on January 11 reports a proposed veteran bonus plan with premium reductions for those who delay cashing, drafted secretly in the Senate as part of a coalition compromise and nearing completion.
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Washington
Senate
Bonus bill moves toward compromise with veteran payments
A Panhandle-Plains counties benefits list outlines payments if the bonus bill passes. The House approved the cash payment bill but gave no payment method. Negotiations center on a compromise bill led by Harrison and supported by Byrnes Steiner and Clark, with progress expected to yield a White House acceptable measure.
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Panhandle-Plains
Harrison
Mississippi
Finance Committee
Byrnes
South Carolina
Steiner
Oregon
Clark
Missouri
Borah
Idaho
White House
Seven Negro Prisoners Guarded in Texas Mob Fear
Carthage Texas January 11 Seven black prisoners were kept under tight guard in the jail as officers questioned them about the killing of G W Harris a 37 year old plantation owner from Bethany Louisiana. Harris was shot in the head struck with an ax and died after ordering three tenant farmers to vacate a farm near the Texas Louisiana border. One arrestee had a bullet wound from Harris. Four men and three women were arrested.
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Carthage
Tex
U.P
G. W. Harris
Bethany
Harris
Texas-Louisiana
Richard Rehm Sentenced to 30 Years for Dallas Officer Shooting
Richard Rehm was convicted of murder and given a 30 year term for the shooting of Dallas policeman Luke J. Bell during an attempted jail escape on May 18 in Dallas.
Defense Will Take Fight End of Road
End of road defense faced a decisive challenge as Lindbergh baby case headlines raised the stakes. Officials pressed for a firm, risked stance amid mounting public scrutiny and legal action. Authorities anticipated a verdict or ruling shaping future procedures.
Governor Silent Over Hauptmann Clemency Demand
The State Court of Pardons ruled Hauptmann must die for the Lindbergh baby murder. After an all day session the decision denied clemency, ending hopes of escaping the electric chair next Friday. Hauptmann faced possible delays via habeas corpus, a new trial, or a Supreme Court appeal.
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Associated Press
Statehouse
Trenton
N. J
State Court of Pardons
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Bronx
Harold G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Thomas W. Trenchard
Fremington
United States Supreme Court
Zack McDaniel Pleads Guilty in Armed Robbery Case
Zack McDaniel, 25, Amarillo, pleaded guilty in Tucumcari to robbery with firearms connected to a December 26 attempted hold-up during which Harry Gruggs, a service station owner and civic leader, was shot. District Judge Harry Patton sentenced him to 15 to 20 years in a state penitentiary. McDaniel was moved from Clovis where he was recovering from gunfire. A companion in the robbery remains at large.
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Sunday News Globe
Grriggs
McDaniel
State Penitentiary
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Bruce Kremer
Montana
By Bascom N. Timmons
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Richard Rehm
Lindbergh Baby
Cecily Hauptmann
Zack M'Daniel
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160Th Meridian
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Southern Plains
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