Parks found guilty of wife drowning in Sweetwater
L. M. Parks was convicted of murder in the drowning of his wife near Sweetwater and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He expressed thanks for a fair trial and declined to comment, while defense plans a motion for a new trial as prosecutors pressed circumstantial evidence.
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Sweetwater
L. M. Parks
Here
Parks
Mauzey
Unsel
J. R. Cornelius Sweetwater
Abilene
Harry
Tom King
A.S. Mauzey
Funeral services for Perry Burrus in Dallas
Funeral services were conducted in Dallas this afternoon for J. Perry Burrus 60 an industrialist who died unexpectedly Thursday at his home. Dr G L Yates of Amarillo and Dr George W Truett of the First Baptist Church of Dallas officiated. Burial was in McKinney with the cortege going there after services.
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Dallas
J. Perry Burrus
G. L. Yates
Amarillo
McKinney
George W. Truett
First Baptist Church of
Poll Tax Reminder for City Elections
Miss Jewel Davidson, county tax collector, urges residents to pay their poll tax by midnight Tuesday to be eligible to vote in upcoming city spring elections and any special elections in 1933. She stresses the right to vote even if property is not owned and warns against being disenfranchised.
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Jewel Davidson
Boss Jackson Dead After Pistol Attack in New Mexico
Orin B. "Boss" Jackson, 67, died at 1 30 p m Saturday after a Tuesday night pistol assault in Santa Rosa New Mexico He was treated at St Anthony Hospital Amarillo Texas and is survived by three nephews Fred Onas and Orin Vega and Brent Cosner of San Vega. Joe Bal lard Ballard aided his transport and Joe Dooley was appointed to the school board to fill Dr Curl’s vacancy.
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Boss Jackson
New Mexico
Joe Dooley
W. M. Curl
Mr. Dooley
Underwood, Johnson, Dooley and Simpson
Orin B
Jackson
Santa Rosa
N. M
St. Anthony's Hospital
Joe Ballard
Sam Jackson
West
Texas
Ballard
Amarillo
Fred
Onas
Orin
Vega
Brent Cosner
San
Eagle in Lead for Congress Houston Texas
In the eighth Texas district the lead of former Congressman Joe H Eagle held as unofficial returns favored his bid to fill the unexpired Garrett term and a longer term. Long-term totals showed Eagle 8296, Bryan 2295, Cole 1210 amid 30 others. Holcombe led Houston mayoral race with 8562 against Monteith 8155.
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Houston
Joe H. Eagle
Texas
Daniel E. Garrett
Congress
Eagle
Chester H. Bryan
Robert L. Cole
United
Clarence Miller
Miller
Oscar F. Holcombe
Tate
Holcombe
Walter E. Monteith
J. G. Miller
Monteith
Hilton Bybee Escapes Chair in Texas Clemency
Hilton Bybee 21 of Pampa received a life sentence commutation from Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson less than 48 hours before scheduled execution. The robbery by firearms case involved Ernest Slape. clemency followed recommendations by Slape, jurors, and officers. Bybee pledged good conduct to merit the action.
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Auston
Hilton Bybee
Pampa
Miriam A. Ferguson
Bybee
Ernest Slape
James E. Ferguson
Slape
Ferguson
W. W. Ward
Planting Time Ad Open for Shrubs and Trees
NOW'S THE TIME to place spring Want Ads and reach 2000 readers with new assortments of shrubs and trees. Ask for 3-day and weekly rates to promote your offerings now.
Governments Fall in France and Germany as Ireland Returns De Valera
In Paris Joseph Paul-Boncour's cabinet fell after a misconfidence vote on the 1933 budget. In Berlin Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher resigned as President von Hindenburg blocked dissolution of the Reichstag. In Dublin Eamon De Valera was reelected and urged cross party cooperation for peace and prosperity.
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United Press
France
Germany
Republican Party
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Paris
Joseph Paul-Boncour
Chamber of Deputies
Berlin
Kurt von Schleicher
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Dublin
de Valera
Von Schleicher Resigns as German Chancellor
Gen Kurt von Schleicher and his entire cabinet quit after a failed bid for power. President Hindenburg refused to dissolve the Reichstag, offering Franz von Papen a chance to form a government as Hitler looms as potential successor. Schleicher had wielded behind the scenes influence, aiding the rise of Bruening and his own ousting of Papen.
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Frederick Kuh
Berlin
U.P
Kurt von Schleicher
Adolf Hitler
von Hinderburg
Schleicher
Reichstag
Franz von Papen
von Papen
Hindenburg
Hitler
Cellor
United Press
Germany
Ministry of Defense
Heinrich Bruening
Papen
Tulia widow tapped to continue sheriff's duties after husband slain
Following her husband John C. Moseley's death in a Monday morning shooting during a botched arrest, Swisher County commissioners name Mrs. John C. Moseley of Tulia as the new sheriff candidate. She is believed to be Texas's only woman sheriff.
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John C. Moseley
Tulia
Swisher County
Smith deflects cabinet post in Roosevelt era
Former Gov Alfred E Smith of New York said he would not accept a cabinet position in the incoming Roosevelt administration and he is now head of as many roles as he wants. He denied plans to join the Senate or to become ambassador to Germany and avoided committing to inauguration attendance. Nearby, George Arnold of Panhandle remained unconscious with a serious concussion after a motorcycle crash Thursday.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
New York Today
Roosevelt
Now &S
Smith
Copeland
N. Y
Germany
New York
Lehman
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
George Arnold
Panhandle
Northwest Texas
French cabinet falls over taxation vote in parliament
Paris reports Joseph Paul-Boncour's government resigns after a sharp tax clash with the chamber of deputies. Edouard Herriot seeks to rally support as the budget fight ends with a 390 to 193 vote and a 40 day old administration collapses.
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Paris
Joseph Paul-Boncour
Chamber of Deputies
Paul-Boncour
Edouard Herriot
Prisoners Rob Sheriff of Liquor in Okanogan Jail
The Okanogan sheriff complained that prisoners stole his liquor from the storage room. The prosecutor noted the inmates allegedly broke out, then into the liquor room, drank the evidence, and faced burglary charges. Three prisoners sat in cells with hangovers as a warrant was read.
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Okanogan
Wash
Foreclosure relief drive voiced by Panhandle landowners
About 400 property owners from Roberts Hemphill and Gray counties met in Miami to press for mortgage foreclosure relief. Maj E A Simpson urged peaceful appeals to legislators and discussed possible debt moratoriums while forming a permanent organization with officers and a committee. A second meeting is set for Monday at 2 in the district courtroom to adopt a constitution and elect a name.
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Miami
Roberts, Hemphill
Gray Counties
Joe Coffee
Roberta County
J. M. Smith
R. B. Haynes
Joe Cofee
J. B. Osborne
E. F., Ritchey
Panhandle
Major Simpson
Amarillo
Simpson
Bomb kills wife of U S Italian head in Philadelphia
Police seek clues to an impostor claiming to be an inspector who planted a bomb that destroyed the home of John M. Di Sylvestro, head of the Sons of Italy in the United States and Canada, killing his wife Elizabeth and injuring 16 others. The three story house collapsed as four children and a governess survived from the fall, with 11 neighbors hurt. Di Sylvestro was away. Authorities suspect radicals or political enemies behind the blast, recalling a previous bombing at the same site in 1927.
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Philadelphia
John M. di Sylvestro
The
Sons of Italy
Elizabeth di Sylvestro
Supreme
Sons of
Italy
United States
Canada
di Sylvestro
United States District Attorney
Benito Mussolini
John J. Sabatng
Ibatino
Guard Opens Fire On Speeding Car Near Wellington
Charley Sullivan, a former Wellington High School football player, was killed while driving near Wellington in a suspected trap set amid a manhunt for bandits. C. L. Hasle, a highway engineer deputized for the posse, faces a murder charge after being blamed for the fatal shot when he was left guarding a road entry toward the town.
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Wellington
Sunday News Globe
Charley Sullivan
Ere
Sullivan
Texas
C. L. Hasle
Highway No. 4
George Curry
Hasie
Curry
Slayers Sought After Tulsa Deputy Shot In Texas Chase
A search across New Mexico and Texas followed a highway crash seven miles east of Clovis. Two men and a blonde woman in the wrecked car resembled the Yuba slayers as officers pressed a large machine gun led chase for the trio, with Deputy Sheriff Joe Brown among three Texas officers killed in three weeks in the region.
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Clovis
N. M
Moseley
Tulsa
Tex
Here
Texas
Olton
Dallas
Texas Rangers
Joe Brown
Wise County
Chinese Attack Fails To Dislodge Japanese In Manchuria
Chinese forces renewed an assault at Chinmekow through the great wall pass but were repulsed by Japanese defenders after a brief engagement. A prior attempt at Chiumenkov ended in repulse after three hours of combat.
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Chinchow
Manchuria
Great Wall
Chinmekow
Shanhaikwan
Chiumenkov
Wellington shooting inquiry linked to Amarillo officers
Buck Harris deputy game commissioner and three Amarillo highway officers joined Wellington staff overnight to patrol routes into the city after Charlie Bullivan a Wellington youth was shot dead by C. J. Hasle a state highway department engineer. The officers halted and searched incoming cars as part of the investigation.
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Buck Harris
Amarillo
Wellington
Charlie Bullivan
C. J. Hasle
State Highway Department
Curry
Routh
Ketfer
Meade
Harris
Austin O'Neal
Texas Legislature Takes Saturday Off
Austin Texas January 28 A P With both houses adjourned until Monday key questions from this week's sessions roll into next week Final decision on confirmations of CG H Chernosky B Tisinger and Tom Garrard nominated by former Gov Ross Sterling for the board of education is expected early in the week
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Austin
Texas
H. Chernosky
B. ¥. Tisinger
Tom Garrard
Ross Sterling
Board of Education
Of Thee I Sing Attracts Wide Attention In Amarillo
Broadway musical comedy Of Thee I Sing, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, comes to Amarillo with a 100 member company led by Oscar Shaw Donald Meek and Harriette Lake. Only one performance here. reservations via Wilbur Hawk or Lois Black. Mail orders need return stamped envelope. Prices range from 1.10 to 3.30 dollars.
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Panhandle
Oscar Shaw
Donald Meek
Harriette Lake
Sam H. Harris
Amarillo
Wilbur
Hawk
News-Globe
Lois Black
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