Thompson confession admitted in Hallmark murder trial
In Peoria Illinois on July 27 1924 Gerald Thompson's signed confession detailing the assault and murder of Milred Hallmark was admitted as evidence. Judge Joseph Daily ruled against the defense as State's Attorney Champion read the graphic statements describing choking forced intimacy and disposal of evidence. Spectators reacted with gasps as the details were read and Hallmark's father reacted angrily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Til
Gerald Thompson
Milfred Hallmark
Joseph Daily
Edwin V. Champion
John Hallmark
Thompon
Champion
Thompson
Madest
Levee Fixes Reduce Texas Ad Valorem Rate
Texas tax board reduces state ad valorem rate to 62 cents per 100 valuation with school tax cut from 35 to 20 cents. General revenue and Confederate pension rates reach 35 and seven cents. Projected general fund deficit grows to 12.93 million, aided by Centennial, rural school aid, and relief bond costs. Net ad valorem raise estimated at 20.17 million. school fund balance cited as 22.48 million. Possible augmentation if pipeline and railroad valuation disputes stay unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Treasury
Automatic Tax Board
General Revenue
Confederate
General Revenue Fund
Plane Overshoots Field Injuring Three Near Nashville
A sleeper American Airlines plane en route from Fort Worth to Cleveland overshot Nashville Sky Harbor airport in light fog, crashed into trees, injuring three of 12 aboard. The wounded—F E Schitanski of Mexico City, W McDaniel of St Albans, W S Rae of Pittsburgh—were taken from the field. the rest flew to Cleveland two hours later. The craft landed without fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
American Airlines
Fort Worth
Cleveland
Sky Harbor
Here
FE. Schitanski
Mexico City
W. McDaniel
St. Albans
W. Va
W. S. Rae
Pittsburgh
Tsir
Tri-State Fair 1935 Catalogue Now Available
Copies of the 1935 Tri-State Fair catalogue are available at the fair association office or by writing O. L. Taylor secretary manager of the fair. The 152 page book covers September 14 to 21 and hundreds remain as announced by fair president Wilbur C. Hawk. The temporary fair office is in the Amarillo Hotel and exhibitors or interested parties are urged to obtain copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Association
O. L
Ted) Taylor
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo
Senate lobby probe widens to seek ties with Congress
Washington July 27 The Senate lobby committee plans an extended inquiry into links between Congress members and lobbyists. Questionnaires were sent to many firms asking for lobbying figures and sources and for the names of members approached. Meanwhile investigators failed to secure the appearance of H C Hopson of Associated Gas and Electric Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Congress
Senate
House
H. C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric Company
U S Agents May Search For Child Bobby Rush
In Idaho near Coeur d Alene Federal agents inquired into the case of two year old Bobby Rush missing since Sunday in the Safe Creek area. Deputies say kidnapping is considered but local officers discount it. Hundreds have searched the woods for the boy who vanished while his parents picked huckleberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D'Alene
Idaho
Bobby Rush
Safe Creek
Here
H. H. Haner
Department of Justice
Bobby
Farmers to Talk Changing Life at 26th Short Course
Farmers at Texas A and M College will hold the 26th annual Short Course from July 29 to August 1. The theme is The Changing Country Life with emphasis on adjusting rural life to changing conditions, including discussions of the AAA program and the Federal Housing Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas A. and
M. College
AAA
Federal Housing Administration
Italy threatens to quit League talks over Ethiopia dispute
Italy warned the League of Nations that it would not participate if the council discussed any topics beyond placing the commission of conciliation and arbitration in position. Britain and France pressed for full discussion of the Italo Ethiopian crisis as Haile Selassie urged peaceful resolution. Eritrea under martial law and tensions with Ethiopia sparked international concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Rome
Eritrea
London
League Rome
League of Nations
J. A. C. Agenol
Commission of Conciliation and Arbitration
Scheveningen
Netherlands
Dionne Quintuplets Reach 14 Months Amid Crowds
In Callander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets turn 14 months old and draw record crowds at Dafoe Hospital. Dr Allan Roy Dafoe reports the babies in good health, with the heat of recent months not impacting them as thousands visit over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
Ont
Dafoe Hospital
Allan Roy Dafoe
Three Popular Specialty Folk With Ligon Smith
Ligon Smith leads a Nat Mon dance in Amarillo this summer with Louise Tobin Jimmy McManus and Jimmy Stewart as headline acts. Sponsored by the Tri State Fair Association and the Music Corporation of America. Prices: 1.65 per couple 0.85 per person and 1.25 for stags. Night club reservations 0.35 per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligon Smith
Amarillo
Louise Tobin
Jimmy McManus
Jimmy Stewart
Tri-State Fair Association
Music Corporation of America
Stags
Heat Wave Deaths Rise Across States As Midwest Sizzles
Heat and drought push temperatures over 100 in several states. Dallas reports a 97.4 degree high and forecasts near 99 for Sunday. One heat prostration death, Russell Posey, 29, is noted as the city endures a weekend of extreme heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Fred C. Thomas
Russell Posey
Texas
Refinery Fire Fatal to Four in Billings
An oil refinery blaze at Yale Oil Company near Billings, Montana, killed four workers. The dead are Jake Walker of Hardin, welder. Ralph McDermott of Billings, his assistant. Leon Smith and Elsie Helber, both laborers, all burned in the first explosion. Firefighters reported the blaze under control with minor injuries to several firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
U.P
Yale Oil Company
Jake Walker
Hardin
Ralph McDermott
Leon Smith
Elsie Helber
Four Men Die In Milwaukee Plane Crash
Four men on a Lake Michigan pleasure cruise were killed when their plane crashed from about 200 feet during a landing attempt near Milwaukee. The aircraft, a Stinston junior, appeared over Curtiss Wright airport at 1800 feet before the pilot began a shallow descent and then nose-dived into a hay field after the turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Stinston Junior
Curtiss Wright
Cotton to pave highways could boost cotton demand
New York July 27. Cotton fabric may open a new field for road construction and lead to the consumption of millions of bales annually, according to C. T. Revere, a cotton expert. He said over 2,000,000 miles of U S roads could use this method, potentially requiring 13,000,000 bales of cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. T. Revere
Munds
Winslow
Potter
Revere
Four Nuns Stand Trial for Smuggling Abroad
Four Selesian nuns were put on trial in Berlin for smuggling foreign exchange into the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia. It is the sixth such case to be tried in this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.P
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
German Press Demands Apology Over Bremen Flag Incident
Berlin papers call for diplomatic action after the German flag was torn from the Bremen and thrown into the Hudson. New York authorities faced accusations of lax response as about 2,000 Communists clashed with 375 police, one man shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Washington
New York
Bremen
Hamberger Fremdenblatt
Body of Drowned Merchant Recovered in Oklahoma
The body of 63 year old David B. Ogden pioneer McIntosh County farmer and merchant was recovered today from the North Canadian River on his Texanna farm. He was drowned at dusk Friday while swimming with his son David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eufaula
Okla
David B. Ogden
McIntosh County
Texanna
David
Strike Looms As New Threat For Cardenas
Workers and peasants stage protests threatening a strike aimed at Governor of Baja California Cardenas. Organizers say the action seeks policy concessions and labor protections amid rising tensions and municipal responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardenas
Baja California
Strife Montages Across Mexican States As Cardenas Presses Reforms
July 27 report details a nationwide strike threat against Baja California Governor Olachea, prompting anxiety for President Lazaro Cardenas. Across Tamaulipas, Tabasco, Queretaro and Chihuahua, governors face protests, removals, impeachments, and confrontations as Cardenas expands reforms and asserts authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Austin Olachea
Baja California
Lazaro Cardenas
National Federation of Workers and Peasants
Cardenas
Olachea
Tamaulipas
Cuidad Victoria
Rafael Villareal
Tabasco
Tomas Garrido Canabal
Saturnino Osornio
Chihuahua
Rodrigo Quevedo
National Revolutionary (Government
Reinforcements Move To Matamoros Amid Political Tensions
Reinforcements for federal troops were ordered to Matamoros to prevent clashes between supporters of Governor Rafael Villarreal and Mayor Rafael Munguia C during a virtual siege of the city. The exact purpose of the move was not explained as the threat of an irregular group loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matamoros
Tamaulipas
Mexico
Rafael Villarreal
Rafael Munguia C
Constable Rankin Sentenced in Killing of Jones
A district court jury sentenced Griffin constable Johnnie Rankin to two years in state prison for killing Jesse L. Jones. The jury deliberated 16 hours after the case was given to them last night. The state claimed Rankin and Jones operated a still together. the defense argued the fatal shot was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruse
Tex
U.P
Johnnie Rankin
Griffin
Jesse L. Jones
Jones
Helpful Texas Officers Try Their Hardest
Oklahoma City dispatch reports a letter from Mexia Texas police chief A B McKenzie praising Texas efforts to capture a named suspect in Oklahoma City. The note mentions a prior mistaken shooting by a local sheriff’s group and emphasizes continued pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma City
South Texas
John Watt
A. B. McKenzie
Mexia
Tex
Blast wrecks arms factory in Varese Italy
In Varese near Taino the Bickford Smith munitions plant exploded killing many and leaving over fifty believed dead. Soldiers recovered twelve bodies as communication with the town was cut and debris fell for miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varese
Italy
Bickford-Smith
Taino
Woman Arrested in Swamp Killing Case
Evelyn B. Smith age 46 was arrested in a furnished room on a Chicago fugitive charge tied to the swamp killing of Ervin Lang. She used the name Pearl Johnson and claimed work as a laundress at the Medinah Athletic Club Chicago. She traveled to New York by bus on July 8. Police said she is wanted in Chicago for homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn B. Smith
Chicago
Ervin Lang
Brooklyn Polce
Pearl Johnson
Medinah Athletic Club
John J. Menahan
Edward Coan
US Minister Finley Howard Named Persona Grata to Paraguay
The government announced that Finley Howard is persona grata as the United States Minister to Paraguay in Asuncion. The official message confirms his appointment and status with the Paraguayan government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Asuncion
Finley Howard
United States
Wheat prices surge as spring wheat crop ruined
Wheat futures jumped to the five cent daily limit in Chicago on news of widespread ruin to the northwest spring wheat crop. Reports from North Dakota describe rust blight and heat destroying Spring wheat. gains occurred in Minneapolis and Kansas City with broad trading alongside profit taking. grain buyers in Oklahoma City bid 91 cents per bushel for top wheat, up three cents. farm officials weigh a 15 to 18 percent cut in 1936 wheat acreage based on rust damage with a decision expected before next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwest
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Bismarck
N. D
Oklahoma City
Seven Soldiers Dead in Turkish Munition Blast Near Ismid
Reports say seven soldiers died in two munitions dumps near Ismid from blasts sparked by a cigarette in dry grass. Dumps held large quantities of cartridges and hand grenades, and military censorship was briefly lifted to confirm the deaths. A separate Dallas note reports C. H. Demith, 57, a construction foreman with Southwestern Bell, drowned in the Trinity River undertow while untangling a fishing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Ismidi
Dallas
U.P
C. H. Demith
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Elm Fork
Trinity River
Carrollton Dam
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John W. Carpenter
Texas Power & Light Company
Carpenter
May Broaken
U.S
Mitchell, S. D
Mercury
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Mitchell
S. C
Topeka
Kansas
Montana
S. S. Bremen
Workers and Peasants Aim
Blasts Wreck Arms Factory
North Dakota
Farm Adjustment Administration
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Il A
Southern Plains
Gulf States
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