Prosecution to Open in Mellon Walker Tax Evasion Cases
The Justice Department plans criminal tax evasion prosecutions against Andrew Mellon former Secretary of the Treasury James J Walker former New York City mayor along with Thomas S Lamont and Thomas L Sidle. The cases will be presented to grand juries in New York Pittsburgh and Cleveland with further inquiries into the Aluminum Company of America a Mellon controlled monopoly. Continuous coverage notes U S Attorneys and district attorneys will handle proceedings and mentions Mellon’s long influence in finance and public life.
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Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
James J. Walker
New York City
Justice Department
Cummings
Thomas S. Lamont
New York
Thomas L. Sidle
Newton D. Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon
Frank J. Wideman
Department
U. S
Cenfer Martin J. Conroy
United States
Southern District of New York
Lamont
Walker
Horatio S. Dumbauld
Pennsylvania
Emerick B. Freed
Ohio
Sidle
Back Issues of The News Feature Dickens Story
The News offers many copies of back issues for readers to start the famous Dickens story The Life of Our Lord. Available at the circulation department, the feature began last Monday and is one of the decade's major newspaper highlights.
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Lord
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Summary
Fair and warmer Sunday across Amarillo and surrounding West Texas. West of the 100th meridian stays fair and warmer. east and north portions see similar conditions. New Mexico also fair with little temperature change. Weekly outlook: generally fair early to midweek, with possible rain later. temperatures near or above normal.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Plains
West Gulf States
Mos
One Pupil School In Donley County Holds Exer cises
Clarendon reports the Fairfield School ten miles southwest of town closed its term with one enrolled pupil Ida Mae Weidman eight and a half. Miss Zell Rogers taught from 9 to 2 30 daily with lunch and two short recesses. Ida Mae read two pieces for visitors as county official Sloan Baker and trustee Clarence Bairfield attended the closing. The district relies on JA Ranch land. total revenue 570 dollars, with 520 paid to the teacher.
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Clarendon
Southwest
Fairfield
Zell Rogers
Ida Mae Weidman
Rudolph Weidman
Miss Rogers
Ida Mae
Sloan Baker
Clarence Bairfield
Bairfield
JA Ranch
J. W. Kent
Lem Taylor
Weidman
Armstrong
Death verdict for Pierpont in Dillinger gang case
Harry Pierpont was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Sheriff Jess Larber in Lima Ohio. The 12 jurors did not recommend mercy, mandating the electric chair sentence. The verdict came after a 55 minute deliberation following the night session. Pierpont testified briefly, describing armed depredations and praising Dillinger.
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Lima
Harry Pierpont
John Dillinger
Jess Larber
Pierpont
Johnny Dillinger
Jess L. Larber
Dillinger
Allen County
Three Drowned as Car Falls in Ohio River
Three Metropolis women die when their car plunges from the Paducah Metropolis highway into icy backwaters of the swollen Ohio River near Paducah Kentucky. Two other passengers escape serious injuries after the wreck.
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Ohio
Paducah
Ohio River
Paducah-Metropolis
Here
Porter Underwood Improves After Critical Illness
Amarillo attorney and political leader Porter Underwood was reported much better by attendants at Northwest Texas Hospital last night. He showed consistent improvement after a period of critical illness beginning Friday night.
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Porter Underwood
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Underwood
Fight Is Laid to Dillinger in Chicago Shootout
A sensational gun battle in Schiller Park near Chicago left police pursuing John Dillinger, suspected leader of the raid, after his group fired on Police Chief Robert Christian who returned fire. Gaskin, a chauffeur, identified Dillinger from photos. Authorities believe the gang fled toward Wisconsin.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Schiller Park
Robert Christian
James Gaskin
Dillinger
Wisconsin
Christian
Herman Stern
Gaskin
Crown Point
South Bend
Frail woman details shooting in unhappy marriage
Mrs Florence Burdine, 46, said she shot her husband Stanley Burdine in self defense at their home 1813 Pierce Street after years of threats and a deteriorating marriage. She was jailed then released on bond while an examining trial was waived. The case outlines long standing domestic strife and a World War II veteran husband who was ill and threatening to kill her.
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Fred Post
Florence Burdine
Stanley G. Burdine
Pierce Street
Burdine
Potter County
Bob” Clark
Grady Hazlewood
Clint Small
E. Fish
George Moore
Clark
Sam Ramsey
Burdines
Veterans’ Hospital
Muskogee
Oklo
Jewelry Robbery Case Goes to Jury in Bryan
A jury began deliberation in the trial of W. J. Whitey Walker Irvin Blackie Thompson and Roy Johnson charged with the December 14 firearms robbery of the Caldwell Jewelry Store in Bryan Judge W C Devis instructed separate findings for each man and court attaches expect lengthy deliberation
Bank Teller Wounds Negro House Prowler
Bank teller at Amarillo home fires on a prowler identified as Douglas Sanders, 30, a Negro, wounding him in the abdomen during a midnight kitchen intrusion. Hammocks, returning from a bridge party at 1 a.m., found the disturbance as they unlocked the door and readied a pistol. The incident prompted a hospital stay for Sanders and a cautious warning to would‑be intruders.
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George H. Hammock
Douglas Sanders
Douglas
Northwest
Texas
Mr. Hammock
Amarillo National Bank
Rosemont Street
Disguised Livestock Aid Bill Is Passed by Senate
STORES SLATE NEW DEAL DAY New Deal day, a celebration of the return of good times in which Amarillo merchants are cooperating by offering merchandise at old deal prices, will be observed here Monday and Tuesday. The two-day sale event has been planned by city stores to commemorate the first year of the administration of President Roosevelt and in appreciation of the upturn business has taken. Every store will offer money-saving specials to give buyers a value party long to be remembered. The bargains promise to bring out a record crowd of shoppers eager to participate in the anniversary celebration. This issue of The Sunday News Globe announces hundreds of the new day values. Merchants declared it will pay to read the advertisements carefully and buy now, because prices are rising steadily as the national business recovery plan increases wages and commodity costs.
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Amarillo
Roosevelt
Mews Globe
He Wished His Wife Would Quit Wishing Things
Detroit March 10 Up Fearful that his wife might be granted three wishes as in folklore the man sought a divorce. He claimed his wife wished him to have accidents and lose limbs after which more accidents occurred. He said he wanted to escape before she upped the danger.
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Detroit
John Kulcznski
Kulcznski
Senate expands dairy and cattle aid fund and adds crops
Washington March 10 The Senate ignored Agricultural Adjustment Administration recommendations and expanded the aid fund from 200 million to 350 million dollars for dairy and cattle. By 39 to 37 it passed the Jones Connally bill and sent it to conference after adding peanuts rye flax barley and grain sorghum to seven basic commodities. The fund will pay growers to eradicate diseased cattle and distribute dairy cows to farms that can use them.
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Washington
Senate
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
House
Adjustment Administration
Senator Connally
Texas
Japanese Publisher Killed by Assassin in Kamakura
Sanji Muto a wealthy Japanese industrialist and newspaper publisher died of bullet wounds after an assassin opened fire as he traveled from his Kamakura home to the railway station. A stray bullet killed his secretary before the shooter killed himself. Authorities ponder blood brother hood links to previous capitalist attacks.
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Kamakura
Japan
Sanji Muto
Nippon Dempo
Muto
Tokyo
Joplin Boy Returns Home After Missing Report
Joplin high school student Howard Hamm was found safe at his home after a several day disappearance. Police in Kansas City report Hamm and classmate Jack Christiansen were involved in a separate kidnapping incident but Christiansen later said he was released.
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Joplin
Kansas City
Howard Hamm
Hamm
Jack Christiansen
Berlin Denies Insull's Plea for Transit Visa
Agents for Samuel Insull, Sr., Chicago fugitive, asked the German legation in Athens for a transit visa. The legation refused, citing failure to specify a destination in transit. Dr. Vladimir Benais, physician, said reports of possible travel with precaution were nearly true.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Legation
Insull
Vladimir Benais
Bensis
State General Fund Nearer Cash Basis Hits Cash Payoff
In Austin on March 10, 1939, State Treasurer Charley Lockhart called in $1,000,000 outstanding state warrants for payment, bringing the general fund closer to a cash basis than since May 1, 1933. The deficit stands at $3,743,792.
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Austin
Mar
U.P
Charley Lockhart
Roosevelt orders curtailment of Army air mail service
Washington March 19 President Roosevelt ordered a sharp curtailment of the Army air mail service after stating the ratio of accidents has been far too high in the past three weeks. The move follows a fatality within 20 days involving an Army mail plane. In Pueblo Colorado Lieut D W Buckman delivered mail on foot after fog forced a landing, climbing to the Pueblo airport golf course and trekking with the mail sack.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army Air Mail Service
Army
Pueblo
Colo
D W. Buckman
Cheyenne
Buckman
Mall
President cites mail flight order and losses in letter to Dern
In a pointed letter to Secretary Dern the President defends the Army air mail order saying it was based on assurance the Army Air Corps could carry the mail. He notes 10 airmen lost their lives and urges immediate consultation with the Postmaster General and the Secretary of Commerce for additional steps.
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Dern
Army
Army Air Corps
Secretary of Commerce
City Fire Injures 24 as Downtown Blaze Damages $3 Million
In Birmingham Alabama a major downtown fire injures 24 people including 20 firefighters and four spectators. Property damage totals 3 million dollars as the blaze is fought by every city and suburb unit before being brought under control late tonight. An emergency station operates in a department store basement where hundreds receive minor treatment.
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Birmingham
Ala
Students Rally Here Under Peace Banner
A conference led by Dr. David Maynard drew 300 college students from 11 Texas and New Mexico schools to examine world issues through local policy. The event, hosted by Canyon and Amarillo clubs, condemned nationalism and isolationism, promoting intellectual patriotism and peaceful policy deliberation.
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David Maynard
Texas
New Mexico
Oren
International Relations Club
Carnegie Foundation
Canyon
West Texas State Teachers College Club
Amarillo
8. H. Condron
Canyon Club
Universal Brotherhood
League of
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John McNeil
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Dwight Newby
Hal C. Peck
Gene Kline
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