Buck brothers face starkly different fates in Massachusetts kidnap case
Kenneth Buck was convicted of kidnapping 10 year old Peggy McMath and extorting 60000 from her parents, receiving a prison term of not less than 24 years. His brother Cyril was acquitted of the kidnapping count. The trial at Barnstable drew tears from Kenneth and a collapse from their aged mother.
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Barnstable
Mass
KenneTh Buck
Margaret
Peggy” McMath
Cyril
Kenneth
Bertha Buck
Albert Ghase
Willard Carleton
Edward F. Hanify
Burwick
Peggy
Harwich Center
Neil €. McMath
Detroit
Harwichport
Texas Seeks Federal Relief Funds for Public Projects
A U P dispatch notes 800 Texas public project surveys totaling about 272.8 million dollars are on file with the Texas relief commission in Austin. Lawrence Westbrook, relief chief, urges revising anti trust rules to allow full Texas participation in the federal industrial recovery program. He expects program shape in two weeks and says no loan applications from Texas sub-divisions have yet been sent to Washington.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Texas Relief Commission
Lawrence Westbrook
Relief Commission
Washington
Westbrook
Texas Heat Wave Grips state with record highs
Texas endured a severe June heat wave with many cities reporting 110 degree highs. Two Dallas deaths were linked to the heat, along with several prostrations and heart incidents. Fort Worth tied its June 24 all time high at 103.2, while Wichita Falls hit 106. Other readings included Paris 105 and Temple 103 as the heat wave continued.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dallas
Ray N. Wright
Hugo
Okla
Paris
Vernon
Malakoff
Tyler
East Texas
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Dock Briggs
J. H. Wilson
E. V. Wallace
Small Twister
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Galveston
San Angelo
Beaumont
Waco
Abilene
Plainview
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Temple
Farm Woman Fends Off Gunmen With Chain
In Fort Smith Arkansas on June 24 two desperadoes who fired a sub machine gun at an officer near Lama last night fled after attacking Mrs John Rogers at a farm house in the Ozark mountains near Winslow. Armed posses scoured the hills as guards watched roads and officers believed the gunmen were trapped. Mrs Rogers was alone when they approached and demanded the car keys.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Lama
Ozark Mountains
Winslow
John Rogers
Rogers
Licensing of Oil Business Is Asked Chicago
A June 24 conference of oil distributors adopted a resolution requesting federal licensing of the petroleum industry under the Industrial Recovery Act. The measure passed without a dissenting vote, though opposition to the proposed code was strong. The document empowers the President to fix minimum gasoline and related product prices from time to time. Presidents Arnott of Socony Vacuum and Skelly’s W G Skelly praised the conference outcomes as beneficial to the entire industry.
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Chicago
United States
E. C. Arnott
Socony-Vacuum
W. G. Skelly
The
Skelly Oil Co
Iron Man Hutton Learns He Has A Son In Paris Hoax
A cablegram claimed Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton gave birth to a nine pound son in a Paris hospital. David Hutton Jr. called the message ridiculous and asked telegraph officials to trace the sender. Temple officials and friends called it a hoax and questioned the motive behind the notice.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Hutton
Paris
David
Iron Man) Hutton, Jr
Angelus Temple
Harriet Jordan
Rail car loadings rise again in mid June
The American Railway Association announced that revenue freight loadings for the week ended June 17 reached 587 931 cars, up 23 385 from the prior week and 69 533 higher than the same week last year, signaling steady growth in rail traffic.
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Washington
The
American Railway Association
Major Grains Hit New Highs On Market Rally
Chicago reports major grains reaching yearly peaks on the Board of Trade. Cash wheat for number one hard grades hit 83 cents per bushel, the highest this year and since June 1931. December wheat futures rose to 88 to 87.5 cents, corn to 57.5 cents, oats at 40.5 cents, driven by expected grain shortages and money conditions.
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Chicago
U.P
Board of Trade
Thomas Howell
Houston Husband Accused After Hammer Attack
Mrs Alyne Bess, a 38 year old practical nurse, lies in critical condition in a Houston hospital after her estranged husband T B Bess attacked her with a hammer during a domestic dispute at her home. Bess is jailed on assault to murder charges following the assault. The victim reports her skull was fractured in three places and serious scalp wounds.
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Houston
Alyne Bess
T. B. Bess
Wets and dries mobilize for repeal campaign in Texas
Austin dispatch reports intensifying rivalries as wets and drys plan twin conventions next Tuesday to rally thousands. Key figures include U S Senator Morris Sheppard backing repeal and leaders Joe Bailey and James K Ferguson vying for wet command, with Maury Hughes eyed as a potential head. Party pledge on statewide repeal may follow a decisive primary vote.
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Gordon K. Shearer
Austin
U.P
Wets
Drys
U. S
Morris Sheppard
B. Y., Cummings
Fort Worth
Joe Bailey
James K. Ferguson
Maury Hughes
Dallas
Farley Signals Democratic Backing for Prohibition Repeal
Texas State Chairman John Mathis interprets a telegram from James A. Farley indicating stronger Democratic support for repealing the 18th Amendment in Texas. The Postmaster General and Democratic National Committee chair urges repeal as soon as possible to reduce moral concerns and tax burdens by legal liquor commerce.
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Farley
Fort, Worth
John Mathis
Texas Liberal Legion
James A. Farley
Democratic Party
Democratic National
Mathis
Thompson Leading in Congress Race in Texas District
Galveston June 24 Thompson leading in seventh district congress race in complete but decisive returns. With 14,000 votes tabulated Thompson held a commanding lead among nine candidates as midnight tallies list Thompson 3 801 while rivals include Patton 1 953 Pickett 2 270 Stubbs 2 380 Clegg 967 Greer 586 Dent 705 Biggs 1 133 Colson 155.
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Galveston
Clark W. Thompson
Thompson
R. E. Biggs
Liberty
Jake B. Clegg
Trinity County
Thomas H. Dent
Julian P. Greer
Palestine
Natt Colson
Conroe
Nat Patton
Crockett
James D. Pickett
Theodore Stubbs
Plans Park General supervision of Pali Sades State Park
General supervision of the Pali Sades State Park development, just begun by 200 young men of the U S reforestation army, will be in charge of Col Oscar Seward of Amarillo, an engineer of the state parks board.
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Palisades State Park
U.S
Oscar Seward
Amarillo
State Parks Board
Plans Backed by Roosevelt Pushes Cotton Reduction Drive
President Roosevelt lends his personal influence to the cotton acreage reduction program as farm act administrators finalize Monday’s start. Officials aim to cut acreage by about 10 million and lower this year’s output from three to four million bales. Farmers will be interviewed in a southern campaign, with revised rules allowing destruction of up to 50 percent of planted cotton while maintaining a 25 percent minimum for eligibility.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Cully A. Cobb
Atlanta
South
Wiil
Special World Fair Train Leaves Texas for Chicago Trip
Nearly 200 people from 45 cities in Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma will depart Sunday aboard The News Globe special to the World’s Fair. A second train Wilbur C Hawk will leave July 16 with similar accommodations at the same price, plus a Pullman sleep option on a Chicago-bound leg if 40 reservations are reached. The July 16 24 tour will connect with The El Paso Times at Liberal Kansas and travel via the Rock Island.
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Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
News Globe
Wilbur C. Hawk
el Paso Times
Hawk
Chicago
Fl Paso Times
Liberal
Kan
Rock Island
Homer Harts Knife Wounds May Be Fatal
Homer Hart sustains knife wounds after an altercation with his wife Tim. Police report says the injuries are serious and may prove fatal. investigation ongoing with local authorities gathering statements.
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Homer Hart
Assault Shatters Triangle Ends In Fatal Knife Attack
A knife attack in Amarillo left Homer Hart near death and Tom Slayton known as A M Thomas in jail on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Thomas said he hunted Hart after alleging Hart had relations with his wife and began slashing Hart’s throat before the victim fled toward his yard. Hart, a leather worker, is in critical condition. he could not state his account.
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Homer Hart
A. M. Thomas
Amarillo
Thomas
North Fayes Street
Tom Slayton
Hart
Fillmore Street
Ross Boot Shop
Fast Tenth Avenue
Bil Adams
Bob Underwood
Writer Sacrifices Goat to Kali Goddess to Avert Doom
Port of Spain Trinidad June 24 Beepersad Naipaul native writer faced a death threat from the Hindu goddess Kali after reporting that Hindu farmers defied cattle disease controls and used ancient rites to drive away illness. He sacrificed a goat after friends urged compliance fearing poison and burial.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Kali
Beepersad Naipaul
Naipaul
Want Ad Message for Globe-News Readers
An advertising pitch outlines reaching 32 000 readers daily through Globe-News Want Ads. It urges sellers to fully inform all prospects to boost profits and maximize exposure in the newspaper’s classified section.
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Globe-News
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