Woman sentenced to death in Texas first for female killer
In San Antonio on January 24 a jury convicted Mrs. Uhr, 49, of killing her bed-ridden husband Daniel Henry Uhr with an ax. Co defendants Lexie Jones and Donald Walker faced separate trials with Walker already sentenced to 15 years.ibu
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas Criminal Courts
Uhr
Daniel Henry Uhr
Lexie Jones
Donald Walker
Fort Sam Houston
Jones
Mrs. Uhr
Indictments Quiet Canyon Bank Robbery Case
Randall County grand jury adjourned without action on the January 10 First National Bank robbery in Canyon. District Attorney Edw. W. Thomerson had no new statement on case progress. The final report included eleven indictments, nine on felony charges.
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First National Bank
Canyon
Randall County Grand Jury
Edw. W. Thomerson
Henry S. Bishop
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas region
Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler air in Amarillo and surrounding areas. West Texas expects mostly cloudy conditions with possible showers in the southeast Panhandle, and cooler overall. New Mexico forecast shows general fall conditions. hourly temperatures and yesterday’s highs and lows are noted.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Dial Ranch Suit Returns To Court In Appeal Ruling
The Dial ranch case involving Mrs. Gertrude A. Dial and two minor children seeks a half interest in oil field property valued up to 30 million dollars. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed a Potter County District Civil Court ruling from March 17, 1930, granting a temporary victory to the Dials. Attorneys say another hearing may be sought and, if denied, a Supreme Court appeal will follow.
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Hutchinson County
Potter County
Supreme Court
Urge Teeth in Oil Tariff Bill
Senator Nye proposes a Senate inquiry to check if crude oil and gasoline prices are kept by price agreements in violation of anti trust laws. A five member special committee would study causes of low crude prices as tariffs and import restrictions loom.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Nye
Republican
North Dakota
Federal Trade Commission
Nre
United States
Senate Commerce Committee
Portales Jury Is Dismissed in Jett Murder Trial
Portales New Mexico January 24 The hung jury in the J H Jett murder case was dismissed by Judge Harry L Patton after nine hours of deliberation with no change in the vote The state sought first degree murder and death while the defense claimed self defense Witnesses described a fatal clash arising from rancher Nester disputes over cattle straying across Sanders fields The case began the preceding Monday with Jett on the stand Friday as conflicting narratives emerged between the defense and the state
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News Globe
Portales
N. M
J. H. Jett
Harry L. Patton
Patton
Jett
Sanders
Stathc
Mercury to warm week as winter lingers in report
The forecast calls for another warm week with a 68 degree Saturday and a 34 degree low. Observer Collman says winter is only half over and the coming days will be partly cloudy with a slightly colder Sunday forecast. The piece notes a January 6 1927 high of 83 degrees in the area, contrasting with a year ago high of 36 and low of 14.
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United States Weather Bureau
H. T. Collam
Collman
Miller wins 90000 in breach suit against Tom Mix
Col Zack Miller owner of the 101 Ranch Shows won a 90000 dollar breach of contract verdict against movie star Tom Mix. Miller claimed Mix promised to appear as a circus rider in 1929 and later joined Sells Floto Circus. Mix denied any agreement and the Erie jury ruled in Miller's favor.
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Tom Mix
Col
Zack Miller
Miller
Erie
Pennsylvania
Mix
P. V. Gifford
Associated Press
Erif, Pa
Sells Floto Circus
101
Natchez, Miss
Col. Miller
Natchez
Oklahoma
Sells-Floto
Sells- Floto
Dry Ice firm to appeal name suit in Fort Worth
The Dry Ice Corporation of America plans an appeal from a federal judgment restraining rivals from using the trade name dry ice unless they state the manufacturer is not the original Dry Ice Corporation or its successor or licensee. Judge Wilson echoed Dawkins in New Orleans in denying broader relief.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Dry Ice Corporation of America
James C. Wilson
Ben C. Dawkins
New Orleans
Six Die As Special Train Derailed In Tennessee
Six are dead and fifteen injured after the Suwanee River special of the Southern Railway derailed near Helenwood Tennessee at 12 35 pm. Names include engineer Harry Lindale and fireman Charles Sexton both of Somerset Kentucky along with Mrs Charles D Ainheart of Pasadena California and Mrs Logan Crawgill of Indianapolis. Witnesses report wreckage and mutilated bodies delaying identifications.
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Associated Press
Helenwood
Tenn
Suwanee River
Southern Railway
Somerset
Harry Lindale
Charles Sexton
Charles D. Ainheart
Pasadena
Calif
Logan Crawgill
Indianapolis
Ind
Tampa
Fla
P. Rainey
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Florida West
Here
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Oakdale
Chattanooga
Rockwood
Elmer Hawn
Hawn
Annual Registered Hereford Sale Set for Wednesday
Hereford cattlemen prepare for the Annual Registered Hereford Sale Anxiety 4th blood to be held in Hereford on Wednesday January 28. The sales pavilion is ready and 50 top animals will be shown early for buyers to inspect. Col Fred Reppert famed Hereford auctioneer will lead the event. Breeders from several out of state are expected to attend.
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Sunday News-Globe
Hereford
Fred Reppert
Mayor Thompson Denies Gubernatorial Candidacy Report
Amarillo Mayor Ernest C Thompson denies a Dating News article claiming he sought the Texas governorship in 1932. He said the piece baseless, and sent Governor Ross Sterling a telegram denying any candidacy while noting his support remains intact.
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Ernest Thompson
Ross Sterling
Thompson
Des Moines
Dallas News Dispatch
Austin
William M. Thornton
West Texas
Ernest C. Thompson
Amarillo
Thornton
Sterling
Iowa
Denver to fight train removal plan Feb 2 in Austin
Amarillo civic groups and railroad workers unite to oppose Fort Worth and Denver Railway plans to discontinue two overnight trains between Amarillo and Dallas. A second hearings set for February 2 in Austin follows a Texas Railroad Commission denial in November, with trainmen led by H G Frosty Hamrick promising a vigorous courtroom and public campaign.
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Fort Worth
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Commission
Legislative Department of the Brotherhood of Railroad
H. G. “Frosty” Hamrick
V. Vernon
Panhandle
Dallas
Hamrick
Denver Road
G L Boykin Elected Head Secretaries
At the Panhandle Secretaries association annual meeting in Amarillo G L Boykin of Clarendon was elected president with Ed Bishop Dalhart as vice president H V DeArmond of Canadian as second vice president and Rolla Townsend Amarillo as secretary The gathering backed plans to boost the 32 Northwest Texas counties and featured talks by W H Upchurch J R Hewett and others.
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Panhandle
Guy Hill
Shamrock
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
Middlewest
Ed Bishop
Dalhart
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Upchurch
Chambers of Commerce
Ben Short Improves After Canyon Highway Crash
Amarillo life insurance agent Ben Short of 1604 Monroe was injured Thursday night when his car left the canyon pavement and overturned six miles south of the city on the Amarillo Canyon highway. He was removed to his home Saturday afternoon from Northwest Texas hospital and suffered no broken bones.
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Ben Short
Monroe
Amarillo
Altman Emerges as Solid Moore County City in Panhandle
Special to The Sundays News-Globe reports Altman in Moore County growing rapidly since its recent founding. The town sits in the oil belt near Jones No. 1, 45 miles east of Dalhart, with gas power and a modern water system, a leading hotel, and a North Plains telephone exchange. Wheat farming complements oil, and rail access via Dalhart-Moore line supports its development.
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News-Globe
Altman
Panhandle
Moore County
Sunray Oil Company
Dalhart
Stratford
Amarillo
Dalhart-Moore
Rock Island
Shamrock Oil Company
West Texas Utility Company
del Williams
West Texas Utility
City Telephone Exchange
North Plains Telephone Company
Debate over Hoover wet dry lines touches 4 per cent beer vote
In Washington January 24 Senate moves toward first test vote on four per cent beer since prohibition. Senator Wheeler cites newspapers claiming Hoover is moist on prohibition while Senator Brookhart says stories show a revised stance. Senator Bingham offers 1 per cent beer. Howell bill faces strong opposition amid enforcement debates.
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Hoover
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Brookhart
Iowa
Bingham
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Howell
Drys
Wets
Prohibition
Blaine
Republcan
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Mitchell
Walter Newton
Hurley
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