Giants crowned World Series champions in tight 10th inning win
In Clark Griffith Stadium Washington the New York Giants beat the Senators 4 to 3 in 10 innings to clinch the World Series four games to one. Mel Ott hit a decisive homer after a ruling reversal, as Giants pitchers held firm and Senators protests faded.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
Clark Griffith
Washington
New York Giants
Washington Senators
Mel” Ott
Louisiana
Giants
Bleedher Pavilion
Jury Deadlock in Slaying Trial in Fort Worth
A Fort Worth district court jury reported a noon deadlock of 11 to 1 for conviction of Frederick Simmons, 22, charged with murder in the slaying of Miss Geneva Cantrell, 19, of Okmulgee Oklahoma, in a July double slaying.
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Fort Worth
Frederick Simmons
Geneva Cantrell
Okmulgee
Oklo
Roosevelt blasts NRA objectors blocking recovery
President Roosevelt denounces NRA objectors as he seeks economic revival and urges unselfish patriotism. He spoke at the dedication of a Samuel Gompers memorial and pressed steel firms to help end the Western Pennsylvania soft coal strike amid calls for majority rule and restraint.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
White House
Pennsylvania
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Man Held With Brady Identified as Another In Famous Pen Break
Sheriff Ira Allen said one of the escapees wounded in the capture was identified as Bob Brady a 23 year old bank robber serving life for habitual crime The other man was tentatively identified as Jim Clark a 30 year old life prisoner Also identified were links to Harvey Bailey Wilbur Underhill Ed Davis and Kenneth Conn with Underhill at large and Conn killed during a bank holdup near Alta Mont Kas The pair were stopped two miles east of Tucumcari N M Brady shot in the back and Clark captured to be continued on Page 10 Col 5
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Brady
Ira Allen
Bob Brady
Jim Clark
Brady and
Clark
Kansas Prison
Harvey Bailey
Oklahoma City
Charles F. Urschel
Wilbur Underhill
Wichita
Underhill
Ed Davis
Kenneth Conn
Kansas
Altamont
Kas
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Oklahoma
Fort Scott
Kansas Penitentiary
Allen
Ed Jackson
Here
36th Division Vets Meet in Fort Worth
Hundreds of World War veterans converge on Fort Worth for a two day reunion of the 36th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces. A parade with pursuit planes opens at 4 PM, honoring World War mothers in the reviewing stand as bids for next year’s site—Houston or Galveston—form a vigorous contest.
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36Th Division
FT. Worth
Fort Worth
U.2
American Expeditionary Forces
Houston
Galveston
Sealed Verdict Reported in Belt Kelly Fraud Trial
A sealed verdict was returned by the jury in the Belt and Kelly fraud case in federal court. The verdict will be revealed when court opens Monday after a lengthy trial that featured extensive documentary and verbal evidence. The defendants from Amarillo faced charges of using the mails to defraud investors with dry ice plans from the J. S. Belt Helium Interests.
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J. S. Belt
A. J. Kelly
Belt and Kelly
J. S. Belt Helium
Clyde Eastus
E. T. Miller
Belt-Kelly
U. S
Amarillo
Panhandle
Humphrey Defies Roosevelt Orders Amid The Law
Former vice president W E Humphrey challenged government directives, arguing for legal limits and asserting independence from President Roosevelt. The dispute centered on executive authority and constitutional boundaries, drawing national attention to legal and political debate.
Roosevelt Removs FTC Commissioner Humphrey
President Roosevelt orders William E. Humphrey ousted from the Federal Trade Commission and appoints George C. Matthews to replace him. Matthews, a Wisconsin Republican who voted for Hoover, takes the seat as national political dispute over agency direction continues.
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Associated Treas
Washington
Roosevelt
William E. Humphrey
Federal Trade Commission
Humphrey
Matthews
White House
George C. Matthews
Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Hoover
Comn
Ferguson worker jailed for swindle in Ferguson campaign
Sam J. Waghalter, Upshur County campaign manager for Miriam A. Ferguson, was sentenced to 16 years for swindling by selling state jobs. He admitted taking 200 from R. G. Friddle for a tick inspector post with the state live stock sanitary commission and said he shared fees with an attorney. Also reported, Stanley Price and Juan Garcia, Los Angeles County convicts, were fatally stabbed in Folsom Prison by a third prisoner named Harry Garcia.
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Gilmer
Sam J. Waghalter
Upshur County
Miriam A. Ferguson
Waghalter
R. G. Friddle
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Washington
Folsom Prison
Calif
Stanley Price
Juan Garcia
Los Angeles County
Harry Garcia
San Francisco
Harry
Juan
Senate Debates Plan To Distribute Relief
The Texas Senate debated bond issue plans for unemployment relief funds with amendments to reach about 6 million dollars from an original 7.5 million. A night session was scheduled as lawmakers work toward a final proposal likely via conference committee before next Friday’s constitutional deadline.
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Senate
Austin
Texas Senate
House Judiciary Committee
House
Jail 20 After Mail Robbery
Chicago police and federal agents say twenty people are in custody across six cities after a $250,000 mail robbery in Chicago. Bonds worth $150,000 were recovered, with another $50,000 expected. non negotiable bonds were destroyed. Indictments tied to John J. McLaughlin and Joe Sans followed Edgar Lebenshberger’s death, revealing a wider underworld network and multiple arrests in Denver, Kansas City, New York, Minneapolis, and Boston.
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Chicago
Walter Johnson
McLaughlin and Sons
Denver
Kansas City
New York
Minneapolis
Boston
McLaughlin
Sans
Ralph Bergen
James Weinber
Sam Levick
Sol Stern
Joseph L. Vodak
Gus Anders
Clark Richie
Raymond Holwell
Theodore Norell
Francis Sullivan
Bernice Sullivan
Sullivans
Robert E. Bartlett
Father mourns as son dies in hotel window accident
A two year old boy, Bobby Baker of Springfield Massachusetts, fell from a window on the 12th floor of a Dallas hotel while his father played in a jazz band on the roof. Last rites were arranged as officials investigated the tragedy.
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Dallas
Bobbie Baker
R. F. Baker
Springfield
Mass
Bobby
Washington Moves to Ease Steel and Coal Labor Strife
As Western Pennsylvania mine strikes and picketing in Ambridge Clairton and Steubenville press for union recognition, Roosevelt hosts steel leaders to seek an agreement on dues and peace. NRA counsel Richberg urges coal code remedies after inter union warfare in Southern Illinois. Governors deploy guards in Harrisburg.
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Associated Press
Coar
Washington
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Ambridge
Clairton
Steubenville
Donald Richberg
NRA
Illinois
Harrisburg
Ilinois
Horner
Myron Taylor
U. S. Steel
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Biel
Nathan L. Miller
American Iron and Steel Institute
Whisky Production Speed-Up Permitted Under New Orders
Dr. James Doran head of the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol issued orders allowing American distilleries to increase yearly whisky production by 7,900,000 gallons. Demand for medicinal whisky after liberalized prescription laws and possible repeal of Prohibition influenced the move.
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Washington
U.P
James Doran
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Doran
Farm Adjustment Admin Announces Cotton Control Rentals
The Farm Adjustment Administration sets land rental payments for 1934 cotton control at 3 to 11 dollars per acre based on potential yield. It plans a rapid program rollout with a two week outreach, plus a possible domestic crop payment if next season’s average price falls below parity. Rentals already advanced will be deducted from future benefits. The scale: 15–125 pounds yields up to 3 dollars, 150–200 up to 5, 225–300 up to 7, 325–400 up to 9, and 400 pounds plus up to 11 per acre.
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Washington
Farm Adjustment Administration
Slaton Woman Killed in Auto Crash Near Lamesa
In Lamesa area, Mrs. Orval McMillin, 54, of Slaton died instantly and her husband, 61, was critically injured when their car veered out of control two miles north of Lamesa around 7 30 P M as they traveled to visit their son T K McMillin. The woman’s body will be transported to Whitewright for burial.
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Lamesa
Orval McMillin
Slaton
Here
McMillins
T. K. McMillin
McMullin
Roadhouse operator dies of wounds after shooting
Phil Dawson aged 48, roadhouse operator at Midland Texas, died from wounds received in an argument that led to a man firing a shot and surrendering to authorities. The incident occurred near Midland on October 7.
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Midland
Tex
Phil Dawson
Bailey Bates and Shannon Receive Maximum Sentences
In Oklahoma City on October 7, U.S. Judge Edgar S. Vaught issued the maximum sentences under the Lindbergh law for Harvey Bailey Albert Bates R G Shannon and Mrs Cra Shannon in the United States first major test case of the law following the Charles Ursechel kidnapping.
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Hales
Oklahoma City
Harvey Bailey
Charles F. Ursechel
U. S
Edgar S. Vaught
Bailey
Albert Bates
R. G
Boss) Shannon
Cra
Shannon
Vaught
George
Jail escape aiding convictions in Dallas case
Thomas L. Manion received two years in prison and a $10,000 fine while Grover C. Bevill drew 14 months for aiding Harvey Bailey’s Labor Day escape from Dallas County jail. Judge William H. Atwell ordered transfer to Leavenworth as defense plans an appeal. The district attorney sought state trial on a similar indictment.
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Dallas
Thomas L. Manion
Grover C. Bevill
Harvey Bailey
William H. Atwell
Manion
Bevill
Leavenworth
Robert L. Hurt
Desperate Kidnaping Trial Ends With Suspended Sentences
Untried defendants pleaded not guilty as trial loomed for Urschel kidnaping case. Armon Shannon received a 10 year suspended sentence while Edward Berman and Clifford Skelly drew five years in prison. Bailey and Bates, top suspects, sentenced without hesitation as Urschel abduction story neared its final chapters.
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Armon Shannon
Edward Berman
Clifford Skelly
St. Paul
Kellys
Bailey
Shannon
Urschel
Kelly
Bates
Amarillo Area Forecast From Early Week Notes
Forecast for Amarillo and surrounding region calls for generally fair weather at the start of the week with some cloudiness later and unsettled conditions toward the end. Seasonal temperatures expected with no tropical disturbances reported and light to no precipitation anticipated in the near term.
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Amarillo
Viccinity- Fairy
West Texes
Amarillo Yeas
Plaind
West Gulf States
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Heinie Manush
Carl Hubbell
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Belt
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Dent
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Ernor
J. G. Shannon
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