Five Badmen Escape Jail at San Angelo
Five of the most desperate criminals in Tom Green County jail escaped after overpowering a jailer and deputy, stealing four guns, and driving away in a postman’s car. Jailor August Luedecke was beaten. authorities urged officers to shoot to kill. J. D. Conner and William Quinn were among those fleeing.
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San Angelo
Tom Green County
August Luedecke
West Texas
J. D. Conner
Huntsville
San Antonio
R. W. Morrison
William Quinn
Brunette
Conroe
Death by own action club rocks Long Island
New York May 16 detectives probe a 26 member elderly cult after Louise Schwarz, 59, tells of a ritual death plan. Her brother Edward Schwarz, 55, was found shot in West Amityville. Schwarz pleads not guilty to murder. Cult met weekly to pray for cures and members were to kill themselves if prayers failed.
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New York
Long Island
Edwards
Nassau
Blue
Suffolk
Louise Schwarz
Edward
West Amityville
Miss Schwarz
Amarillo Hosts Mexico-Bound Excursion Train for 146 Citizens
Mayor can not attend due to business. Wilbur C Hawk leads a News Globe special train carrying 146 Panhandle residents from Amarillo at 5 PM Saturday. Woodmen's Circle Drum Corps played as hundreds saw them off. Stops include Austin and San Antonio with Alamo tours. Rail official Manuel Munoz joined in Amarillo. Cross into Nuevo Laredo after Laredo, then into Mexico City with President Ortiz Rubio expected to welcome the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marillo
Amarillo
GLOBE
OME
W.1.g.c
Harie Elelilu
Mexico City
Mexico
News-Globe
Woodmen’s Circle
Ruby Poindexter
Austin
San Antonio
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Alamo
Missions
Manuel Munoz
National Railways of Mexico
Munoz
Laredo
Monterrey
Capitol
Ortiz Rubio
J. Reuben Clark
Barriers Down as Palo Duro Park Opens to Public
Palo Duro Canyon opens for public use after decades of effort by the Canyon Chamber of Commerce Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and Palo Duro Park Association. No admission fee. Park lies 13 miles east of Canyon with plain directions and guards guiding visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Duro Park
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Palo Duro Park Association
Northwest Texas
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
the Panhandle
College
National
Eternal triangle sparks shooting. man misses target
Walter Welch, 35, a Detroit sand hog, was unharmed after John Andrew Gay, 28, fired at him in Amarillo street near 504 Van Buren. Gay said he planned to kill Welch after his wife Christine left with their three children Ruth, seven, Francis, four, and Dorothy, three. Welch fled to a DeLuxe camp. police and district attorney investigated. charges not yet determined.
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Walter Welch
Detroit
Amarillo
Paducah
John Andrew Gay
North Fillmore Street
van Buren
Christine Gay
Edw. W. Thomerson
Welch
Gay
Ruth
Francis
Dorothy
van Buren Street
Elect
Union Bridge Company
Sheffield
Ala
Gas Company Refuses City Purchase Sparks Condemnation Move
Amarillo City Commission orders condemnation proceedings after refusing to negotiate a sale of the Amarillo Gas Company properties. Officials plan to hire engineers for appraisal while urging the gas firm to appoint appraisers and set a price for the plant. About 4,000 citizens have filed cards supporting takeover.
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Amarillo Gas Company
City Commission
Thompson
Bill Durham
Durham
City of
Amarillo
Commis
Kirkland's Friends to Aid Prosecution in Retrial
In Valparaiso Indiana on May 16 two of four youths charged with Virgil Kirkland and Gary athlete for the murder of Arlene Draves during a late night drinking party last November will testify for the state in Kirkland's retrial. Prosecutor John Underwood announced the development following a weekend adjournment that added testimony about Arlene Draves' coma and treatment.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Virgil Kirkland
Gary Athlete
Arlene Draves
Kirkland
John Underwood
Arlene
Kidnapping Shocks Dallas Residents In Two Incidents
In Dallas on May 16 a second kidnapping occurred when 62 year old W W McEwen was seized while driving to the business district. He was forced to a spot near Red Oak, tied to a tree, robbed, then freed and walked to Red Oak to call police. He was unharmed. Earlier, James Hanna was robbed after being forced to drive to a field near Rowlett and bound with rope and his necktie, with $1 taken. His pursued car was later found at a Dallas filling station after a separate robbery of Clyde H Smith the operator who lost $25.
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Dallas
W. W. McEwen
Red Oak
McEwen
James Hanna
Rowlett
Hanna
Clyde H. Smith
Youths Rescued From Coal Mine Near Clearfield
Seven youths were trapped for 10 hours in a Clearfield coal mine after being caught behind a slate fall yesterday. Rescue teams worked overnight and early this morning to clear debris and free the group, who were unharmed.
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Clearfield
Twenty Grand Sets Derby and Track Record at Louisville
Twenty Grand, Mrs. Payne Whitney's 3-year-old, wins the Kentucky Derby in 2 minutes 14 5 seconds for a mile and a quarter, setting both derby and Churchill Downs marks. Sweep All finishes second with Mate third as Spanish Play fourth. Twenty Grand's victory brings $48,725 to the winner from a $58,725 purse before about 60,000 spectators including Vice-President Curtis.
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Payne Whitney
Old Rosebud
Pennant-Waving
Crurchill Downs
Louisville
Mate
Twenty Grand
Walter J. Salmon
Ladder
Sweep All
Charles T. Fisher
Detroit
Twenty Grande
Rosebud
Churchill Downs
Woodtrap
Curtis
Evarts Raid Links I W W Activity to Local Labor Walkouts
Harlan Ky May 16 United Press raid on Evarts local United Mine Workers headquarters and an adjoining house yielded evidence of I W W activity. Sheriff John Blair said the operation confirmed indications that extreme left wing labor agitators were behind the widespread but short lived walkouts in the Harlan County coal field.
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Foster Eaton
United Press
Harlan, Ky
Evarts
United Mine Workers of America
John Blair
Harlan County
West Texas Chamber of Commerce elects Harte president
San Angelo publisher May 16 elected president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce at its 13th annual convention in Lubbock. Wilbur Hawk was chosen first vice president and Spencer Wells named second vice president. Sweetwater will host next year’s meeting. Tom Connally spoke on diversification and industry.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarilllo
West Texas
Tri-State Fair Association
News-Globe
Mexico City
Hawk
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Houston Harte
San Angelo
Harte
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Arthur P. Duggan
Littlefield
Spencer Wells
A. J. Swenson
Stamford
D. A. Bandeen
United States
Tom Connally
General Assembly
Texas
Senator Connally
South Plains
George Green
Sweetwater
Mineral Wells
Dallas
Walter Cline
Wichita Falls
Ross Sterling
Amarillo Storm Delivers Quarter-Inch Hail Burst
A brief hail and rain storm hit Amarillo Saturday evening, dropping about 0.47 inches in 20 minutes. Winds roared from the southeast as the storm moved east to west, with minimal damage reported to cars while flowers and gardens suffered. Ground ice quickly melted into large water-filled storm sewers.
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Amari
Weather Bureau
T.W. A
Amarillo
Air crash claims two Swedish corporals in Vesteraas
A Swedish military plane crashed at Vesteraas today killing two army corporals. Sergeant A Svensson, a member of the 1928 Nobile Relief Expedition, was injured and probably fatally harmed.
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Stockholm
A. Svensson
Vesteraas
Kansas youth wins Midwest final in national oratorical contest
Newton, Kansas student Rob ert Rayburn representing Kansas Western Missouri district captured top place in the Midwest zone finals of the National High School Oratorical Contest on the Constitution. Leah Zion of Sheboygan and Marcus Cohn of Tulsa followed, earning high standing as contestants and a trip to the national finals in Washington.
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Kansas City
Robert Rayburn
Newton
Kan
Missouri
United States
Leah Zion
Sheboygan
Wis
Marcus Cohn
Tulsa
Okla
Rayburn
Europe
Washington
Lola Pascoe
Amarillo
Miss Pascoe
Texas Panhandle
Want Ads Urge Ads for Hiring and Services
It urges placing Business Service Ads to hire workers and promote services, noting screens ready and awnings to be hung and suggesting readers advertise for manpower in the Want Ads.
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Race
Reca
New Mexico
Sonewane
Rubio
Gas Company
LW. W. Hand
Connally
Kansas
Southwest
Truman
Stevens
Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
John S. Nollen
Grinnell College
Grinnell Iowa
Edgar Howard
Columbus
Neb
John H. Morehead
Falls City
D. W. Morehouse
Drake University
Iowa
Berryman Henwood
Jefferson City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Julio Cuen
el Paso
Lola Pas
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