Chinese guerillas driven from Eastern Manchuria by Japan
Japanese troops expelled the last Chinese guerrilla bands from Eastern Manchuria while irregulars claimed a counter advance toward Jehol. Te Lin fled over the Russian border with remnants after defeat at Tungnin, and exiled leaders Su Ping Wen and Ma Chan Shan were reported crossing into Russia. Ting Chao surrendered near the border as Cheng Kuei Lin’s force fled, bombed by Japanese planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. Ekins
United Press
Peiping
Manchuria
Jehol
Te-Lin
Tungnin
Harbin
Su Ping-Wen
Manchouli
Ma Chan-Shan
Ting Chao
Cheng Kuei-Lin
Yunganpu
Cheng
Chinese Resolve Grows to Oppose Japan in Manchuria
Chinese leaders sharpened their pledge to resist any Japanese invasion in Shanhaikwan Manchuria Jehol or elsewhere as Shanghai business groups push to revive a boycott of Japanese goods while Tokyo voices calls to denounce anti Japanese boycotts at the Vienna meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shanghai
Shanhaikwan
Manchuria
Jehol
China
Japanese Economic League
Tokyo
International Chamber of Commerce
Vienna
Greater Shanghai Chamber of Commerce
Winnie Ruth Judd seeks clemency in trunk murder case
Winnie Ruth Judd, the condemned murderess of the trunk murder case, prepared a clemency petition asking pardon or commutation for second degree murder or manslaughter. The filing with the Arizona state board of pardons and paroles was delayed yesterday and would present her self defense claim and assertion she was prevented from testifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
U.P
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Agnes Anne Leroi
Arrest Two Men in Tourist Camp Robbery Case
Dallas sheriffs and detectives arrested two men in a downtown apartment hotel. The pair, armed, were identified by a waitress as the robbers who attacked a tourist camp dance around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Sterling declines to attend Ferguson inauguration ceremonies
Gov. Sterling announces he will not participate in the inaugural events for his successor Miriam A. Ferguson. He says a Senate member leaked the decision and cites past bitter campaigns as the reason, with Senate and House officials confirming the plan and printing the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Ferguson
Governor Sterling
Medal 15 Years Late For Nabbing Germans
Dallas dated story: Laurence R. Melton, Texas Disabled American Veterans state commander, receives Silver Star for actions 15 years earlier in World War I. He wiped out a machine gun nest, captured 56 Germans with aid from a young soldier who was killed after misreading a signal. Melton will be formally presented the medal at the Texas DAV state convention in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Laurence R. Melton
Texas
Tha
Melton
William Connally
Cincinnati
Austin
142Nd Infantry
Farmers Make Their Own Law in Iowa
Milo Reno, head of the National Farmers Holiday Association, says farmers are organizing to take the law into their own hands. He cites county committees forming to settle mortgage foreclosures amicably, arguing that farmers can resolve disputes without legal constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
U.P
Milo Reno
National Farmers Holiday Association
Reno
Doctors Build New Throat Boy Can Eat Now
A four year old, Alfred Smith, received a mechanical swallowing aid after his esophagus failed from a pipe-cleaning chemical. Doctors separated adhesions sealing the esophagus to the stomach and inserted a tube to feed milk directly to his stomach. The operation was successful and the boy requested pie after eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Alfred Smith
Alfred
Long filibuster may run two more days on Philippine independence
Senate leaders expect Huey Long to continue speaking on Hoover veto of Philippine independence, potentially wrapping in two days. Debate shifts from Glass Bank Reform to the independence issue as Robinson defends freedom plans and notes the Philippines’ largely unguarded state under U.S. rule. The House had earlier overridden the veto 274 to 94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Sen
Huey Long
Louisiana
United Press
Robinson
House
Philippines
Senate opener for farm mortgage relief bill
Senator Harrison of Mississippi urged immediate Senate Banking Committee action on a bill to empower the Reconstruction Corporation to loan mortgaged farm and home owners enough to pay taxes for two years. Loans require mortgagee agreement not to foreclose for two years from loan date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Harrison
Mississippi
Reconstruction Corporation
Amarillo Escapee Captured After Five Months
George Field age 19 confessed from Vandalia Illinois that he escaped five months ago from Sugarland Texas state prison. He was committed from Amarillo for auto theft. Field fled over a wall in fog while driving a stolen car taken in Terre Haute Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Ill
George Field
Texas
Sugarland
Amarillo
Field
Terre Haute
Ind
Teachers Cut Pay Of Their Employes In Fort Worth
The Texas State Teachers Association executive committee cut salaries for headquarters staff and adopted a 1933 budget set $11,000 below last year’s $72,595. Secretary Treasurer R T Ellis reported his own pay reduced from 5000 to 4250 for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
U.P
Texas State Teachers Association
R. T. Ellis
Semi-native beachwear sparks warning from Miami Beach police
Miami Beach Police Chief Robert T. Teaney says bathers may enjoy seaside recreation but must keep street attire civilized. He warns that continued wearing trunks or bathing suits at waist level on city streets could lead to arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Robert T. Teaney
Prisoner Buries Self For Escape Injures Breath
Amelio Guerrero attempted escape from the federal detention farm near El Paso by being buried in a two foot grave. A fellow prisoner covered him with sand and a straw kept him breathing until guards uncovered the hole. Judge Boynton sentenced Guerrero to four months with 25 days remaining on an immigration violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Amelio Guerrero
Guerrero
Charles A. Boynton
H. L. McCune
United States
Boynton
Monte Cristo
Another Plea by Mrs Judd in Murder Case
Winnie Ruth Judd seeks pardon or commutation from the Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles hours before her February 17 execution for first degree murder in the Agnes Leroi case. She contends turmoil and defense claims prevented full testimony and hints at pursuing US Supreme Court review if denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne Leroi
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Lin B. Orme, Jr
Arthur T. Laprade
Herman Hendrix
Oil promoter Eldredge Price faces new fraud charge
Oil promoter Eldredge Price of Beeville Texas confronted with a new fraud accusation in Contra Costa County Superior Court. Judge Lyle T. Jacks set March 15 for a new trial date after Price was acquitted on one grand theft count and earlier charges were dismissed or argued. Price remains free on bond and also faces a federal tax filing charge for 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Eldredge
Price
Beeville
Texas
Contra Costa County
J. D. Spaulding
Richmond
Cal
Lyle T. Jacks
Spaulding
Contra Costa
Dallas
Altman Found Guilty of Murder in 1931 Slaying
Homer Altman, former Stonewall County tenant farmer, found guilty of murder by a jury in Haskell for the February 1931 slaying of ranchman Sam Turner. The sentence is five years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altman
Haskell
Homer Altman
Stonewall County
Sam Turner
Amarillo Forecast and Temperature Readings
Sunday fair with warmer weather across West Texas except Panhandle and southwest areas. New Mexico sees fair skies with little temperature change. Yesterday temperatures in Amarillo ranged from near 50s to 80s with a high around 59 and a low near 4. Weather outlook calls for warmer start to week, possible rain east, then colder midweek and generally fair late week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Panhandle
New Mexico
Gulf States
Death Verdict for Husband in Dishes Sink Slaying
Hubert Moor, 32, a school teacher, was found guilty of first degree murder in Clarke County for killing his wife Marjote Moor. He claimed he killed her after she insulted him and left a sink full of dishes. The jury sentenced him to death. a motion for a new trial is scheduled for next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Clarke Elrcult
Hubert Moor
Marjote
Moor
Charles A. Shuey
Shuey
Vanities Set for Amarillo Engagement at Municipal Auditorium
Karl Carroll's Vanities will play two performances at Amarillo's Municipal Auditorium next Saturday. Advance ticket sales remain brisk with matinees selling fast and night shows in strong demand. The company travels from Oklahoma City to Amarillo and then Dallas, marking the first Karl Carroll production to visit Texas. Mail orders to Wilbur C. Hawk or Missois Black split seating by price, with matinee and evening prices listed including tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Carroll
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Texas
Wilbur C. Hawk
News-Globe
Missois Black
Texas Repeal Plan Offered in Legislature
A joint resolution by Weaver Moore of Houston proposes a state constitutional amendment to permit liquor sales within federal limits. It would regulate traffic by the state legislature, restrict on premises consumption, allow authorized sales in certain venues, and enable local option by vote. The election on the amendment would be July 29, 1933. The measure was referred to the constitutional amendments committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Texas
House of Representatives
Weaver Moore
Houston
Moore
Hawk Boards Plane In Flight Over Oklahoma City
A hawk flew into a Transcontinental and Western Air plane between Amarillo and Oklahoma City at 130 mph. The bird smashed the cockpit windshield and visor. pilot Jack Wade of St. Louis was struck by glass but unharmed. No passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Transcontinental & Western Air Transport
Amarillo
Jack Wade
St. Louis
Mermoz Delays Pan-American Flight Over Weather
Jean Mermoz says bad weather in Saint Louis Senegal will push resumption of his France to Buenos Aires flight back at least 24 hours and possibly longer delaying the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Louis
Senegal
Jean Mermoz
France
Buenos Aires
Ferguson names 39 appointees shifting Texas leadership
Governor elect Miriam A Ferguson unveils 39 appointments including Adjutant General Henry Hutchings Fort Worth a 36th Division brigadier general Secretary of State W W Heath Anderson labor head Jack Flynn and Temple secretary J H Davis Jr Two women colonels join her staff Mrs J EB King San Antonio and Mrs H Womack Marshall The report notes Ranger service ending for Capt Tom Hickman Fort Worth and lists other appointees to the Texas University of Texas and A M College boards and commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J H. Davis, Jr
Temple
Davis
Kathleen Trigg
James B. Ferguson
Aesistant
Fort Worth
Texas Rangers
Tom B. Hickman
Miriam A. Ferguson
Hickman
Austin
Jim
J. EB
King
San Antonio
Mra
Lgt J. Womack
Marshall
R. L. Daniel
Victoria
Mra. Ferguson
W. A. Tarver
F. L. Denison
Highway Commission
Cone Johnson
Tyler
Garner Successor Naming Delayed in 15th District
Austin reports a delay in naming a successor to Vice President elect John N Garner as congressman from the 15th district. Garner Kendall advised D W Price that the first primary should not be held until April, pushing plans into late spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
John N. Garner
Congresseman
Garner Kendall
State Attorney General's Department
D. W. Price
Democratic Executive Committee
Cancellation of Insull Passport Is Ordered
The state department ordered the cancellation of Samuel Insull's American passport. Instructions were sent to the Athens legation to demand his surrender, and the legation was told to inform nearby countries the passport is no longer valid. Insull fled to Greece to avoid trial after indictment, and extradition efforts from Chicago officials were unsuccessful. He appears to reside in Athens with no passport for international travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Insull
Greece
State Department
Department
Athens
Insull
Legation
Chicago
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Glenn Smeeman
Harry Stanley
Cleveland
Colorado State
Denver
John Hornsby
Jones
Harangue
Philip
Long
Board OF Paroles
Indianapolis
A. D. Wrentmore
Joseph D. Moor
Vanities
Hawk
Mermoz
Secretary OF State
Heath
Henry Hutchings
Houston Trades Council
Jaken
John Wood
Timo~von
Gladys Little
Bosque County
Cora Langston
Milam County
Ross
University of Texas
J. Luteher Stark
Orange
K. H. Aynaworth
Waco
L. J. Sulak
LaGrange
E. J. Kiest
A. & M. College
Haw
Garner
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