Dillinger Escapes From Escape Proof Lake County Jail
John Dillinger, dubbed cop killer, escaped from Lake County jail by using a wooden pistol he carved in his cell. He disarmed guards, seized two Thompson guns, and freed hostages before fleeing toward the Chicago area. Sheriff Lillian Holley pursues with a large manhunt as five doors locked behind him.
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Crown Point
Ind
Iohn Dillinger
Desperado
Lake County
Liberty
Chicago
Lillian Holley
John the Whittler
John Dillinger
First National Bank of
East Chicago
Dillinger
Ernest Blunk
Blunk
Edwin Sanger
Peotone
Joliet
Johnson Defends NRA Amid Pinchot Attack In Speech
Johnson calls Pinchot criticism of NRA a diatribe and exaggeration. He replies at a public session, thanking attendees for voicing concerns and defending the recovery agency’s labor program and enforcement amid references to the Veriton case.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Gifford Pinchot
NRA
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Blue Bloods of Hereford Realm To Be Shown Here This Week
The Amarillo Fat Stock Show opens Monday at Tri-State Fair Grounds with four days of events. Grover B. Hill calls for ready stock barns as Panhandle Livestock Association convenes. notable speakers from livestock circles scheduled, entries high, and officials report readiness for the region’s premier exposition.
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Blue Bloods
Hereford
Amarillo
Grover B. Hill
Show Association
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Mr. Hill
The
Panhandle Livestock Association
Panhandle Plains
Chisholm Trail
Middlewest
Panhandle
Southwest
Old
New Order
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Fred Mollin
Denver
American National Livestock Association
Clint C. Small
Gene A. Howe
Texas Railroad Commission
Cookson Hills Outlaw Slain Near Arkoma Oklahoma
Ford Bradshaw, a noted Cookson Hills outlaw, was killed by Bill Harper, LeFlore County deputy sheriff and roadhouse proprietor, after terrorizing the Arkoma establishment for about three hours. Oklahoma Bureau of Criminal Identification matched scars and markings to confirm Bradshaw's identity.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Ford Bradshaw
Cookson Hills
Arkoma
Okla
Oklahoma State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Bradshaw
Oklahoma Hills
Bill Harper
LeFlore County
Heavily armed outlaw believed to be Pretty Boy Floyd held in Grants Pass
State police in Grants Pass report holding a heavily armed man suspected of being Charles Pretty Boy Floyd, a famed Oklahoma bandit allied with Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Floyd was shot six times while attempting to ambush Harper during a guarded transfer from a roadhouse. Harper's brother Bob alerted Fort Smith authorities.
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Medford
Ore
Grants Pass
Charles
Pretty Boy
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Harper
Bob
Fort Smith
Junior League Barbecue At Stock Show For Underprivileged Children
The Junior Welfare League will serve barbecue at 11 AM daily during the Fat Stock and cattlemen convention at the Automobile Building Tri-State Fair Park. Proceeds fund a clinic for underprivileged preschool children.
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Junior Welfare League
Tri- State Fair Park
Cobb Gets 99 Years in Pen for Slaying Hill County Youth
H L Cobb, 33, was sentenced to 99 years in the penitentiary by a jury after two hours of deliberation for the murder of Thomas Gullett whose body was found in a burned hay barn near Burleson. Cobb claimed innocence and will seek a new trial or appeal.
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Cleburne
Thomas Gullett
Hill County
H. L. Cobb
Cobb
Gullett
Burleson
Johnson
Whitney Cafe
Insull Ordered Out of Greece
Athens reports the foreign minister told the interior minister Samuel Insull Jr. must leave Greece as his final permit extension has expired. Insull, former Chicago utilities operator, faced U S extradition for embezzlement and grand larceny tied to a regional utility collapse. It remained unclear whether he would return to the United States or seek asylum elsewhere, with Syria mentioned as a possible destination.
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Athens
Samuel Insull, Jr
Chicago
Greece
Insull
United States
Syria
Juror Collapses From Hunger In New York Court
In Syracuse on March 3 Louis Walter, 54, collapsed in the jury box after nine days of service. The court suspected a heart attack and sent him home. The next day he returned, saying he was hungry and had no money, and the court ordered nine days of juror compensation paid and recessed until he could eat.
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Byracuse
N. Y
Louis Walter
Walter
Mississippi doctor found guilty of murder in Kennedy case
Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean was convicted of murdering Dr. John Preston Kennedy and sentenced to life in the state penitentiary with hard labor. The five week trial ended after 13 hours 52 minutes of deliberation as the defense sought a new trial and Dean remained free on a $10,000 bond pending action. Kennedy’s family and prosecutors welcomed the verdict while Mrs. Bessie Barry Kennedy, his ex wife, embraced the district attorney and jurors.
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Greenwood, Miss
Sarah Ruth Dean
State Penitentiary
John Preston Kennedy
Kennedy
8. F. Davis
Indianola
Miss
Dr. Dean
Bessie Barry Kennedy
Labor Board to Act on NRA Violations
President Roosevelt issued an executive order authorizing the National Labor Board to report violations of Section 7A collective bargaining provisions to the attorney general or NRA compliance division with recommendations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Board
NRA
Proclamation Declares Mother-in-Law Day in Amarillo
Mayor Ross D. Rogers proclaims Monday March 5 1934 as MOTHER IN LAW DAY in Amarillo to honor and respect mothers in law and to end the tradition of jokes and witticisms about them. The city is urged to show support and celebrate these women as a valued part of citizenship.
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Amarillo News-Globe
Old Tack
Ross D. Rogers
Amarillo
City of
Battery of Cameras To Film Mother-in-Law Fete
Three Albany figures named by John O Connell Jr as fugitives linked to his kidnapping are questioned as press cameras descend on Amarillo for Mother-in-Law Day festivities. Motion picture crews from Paramount, Universal and Pathe News plan coverage, with a secret committee choosing Amarillo’s most beautiful and stateliest mother in law amid a large town crowd.
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Albany
N. Y
John O'Connell, Jr
National Guard
Leutenant
O'Connell
Manney Strewl
Strewl
O’connell
Oley
Atlanta
Percey
Amarillo
United States
N. 8
Griggs
Paramount
Universal
Pathe News
New York
Dallas
L. O. Thompson
Rossa Rogers
Polk
Huey Says Lord Placed Stamp of His Approbation on Capitalism
Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana argued that the Lord and the Declaration of Independence prove capitalism is the only pure system, against Norman Thomas in Mecca Temple New York. Long claimed capitalism was debauched by capitalists and urged re money tizing silver, with his Southern cadence energizing the crowd.
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Huey
Lord
H. Allen Smith
New York
U.P
Sands Point Club
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Norman Thomas
United States
Mecca Temple
Senator Long
Abraham
Thames
Thomas
Long
Mawgen
Tip Your Hats Mother-in-Law Day in Amarillo
Amarillo marks Mother-in-Law Day with a 1 pm Monday parade along Polk Street and requests men to tip hats to ladies in sweet pea corsages. Citizens are urged to honor mothers-in-law with flowers gifts telegrams calls or messages, celebrating their role in family happiness.
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Polk Street
Amarillo
Picture Is Changed Virtually Every Section Of Plains
Rain improved crop prospects across the Panhandle with slow steady showers totaling yesterday. The North Plains saw the bulk of moisture while the eastern northern Panhandle fared best and South Plains received light showers. Wheat prospects rose with moisture expected through March and April, with wheat likely to reach about 55 to 60 percent of normal under ordinary conditions. Local agents expressed optimism as rain penetrated soil, aiding barley and prompting farmers to plan spring planting.
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Panhandle Plains
Panhandle
North Plains
South Plains
Walter A. Barlow
Great West Mill and Elevator Company
Barlow
P. C. Bennett
Potter County
Bennett
Santa Fe Railway
Laura Ingalls Lands at Daytona Beach
Laura Ingalls, a New York woman filer, who fled Charleston South Carolina yesterday en route to Jacksonville and then to South America, stopped at Daytona Beach airport at 10 this morning, gassed up, and continued southward, airport officials said.
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Daytona Beach
Laura Ingalls
New York
Charleston
Beer Defeated By Lubbock Voters
Lubbock March 3 Voters in 29 of 33 precincts backed the wet bill by 2 150 to 2 857, marking a second election in eight months against the legal sale of 3.2 per cent beer. In a Washington note Roosevelt approved repealing liquor prohibition in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and signed interior department appropriations for the 1935 fiscal year.
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Lubbock
Lubbock County
Coune Ty
Signs
Island
Washington
Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Interior Department
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Ired
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New Mexico
Feolder
Bad Boy
Roadhouse
Floyd
Ruth Dean
Manny Strews
Daniel H. Prior
John Oley
Percy Geary
Francis Oley
Strews
Walter Barlow
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