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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1925
Page
2
Fay Gene Lawrence, 16, swears Babe Lawrence confessed killing Policeman Haze Burch in Phoenix while Bill Lawrence awaits execution for the same crime. The affidavit notes Babe allegedly fired both shots. Bill stood nearby and did not shoot. Bill’s death sentence stands. Babe and Burch case appeals loom as lawyers pursue US courts review.
Florence Arizona December 15 Bill Lawrence of Muskogee Oklahoma under a death sentence for the murder of Phoenix policeman Haze Bureh will not confirm his sister Fay Gene Lawrence statement that his brother Babe killed the officer. Lawrence wrote he will reveal his message to the world when he goes. He was found guilty of first degree murder in Phoenix. Babe Lawrence is serving 99 years in Texas for robbery with a gun.
New York reports a weekly U S oil production summary showing declines nationally while California and several regions show increases and decreases. The data lists daily averages by region, including Oklahoma Kansas and Texas, with changes from the prior week and notes on imports and receipts for ports.
A vintage ad invites sending ten cents to Foley & Co for a ten cent bottle of FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND for coughs and hoarseness, plus free sample pack of FOLEY PILLS and other remedies. It claims millions benefited and lists products like FOLEY CATHARTIC TABLETS, with note they are sold everywhere.
When in New York you will find your favorite home paper The Morning Journal at Cor 42nd Street and Soath Avenue Cor 47th Street and Broadway 42nd Street Opposite Grand Central Depot N Cor 42nd Street and Sixth Ave Opposite Gimbel Tires.
The Levers Carper No. 1 well in Artesia section 3-18-28 NW SW found pay at 2 338 feet and 2 365 feet with heavy oil saturation. Sand proves superior to Pueblo wells nearby, predicting a top producer in the northern Artesia field as it expands New State and Pueblo pools.
Fayette A. Jones reports a seventeen foot oil bearing sand layer encountered during core drilling in the Hagan coal fields. The sand was struck between 1,029 and 1,912 feet, marking a notable showing according to the Fayette civil engineer with extensive ecological experience in the state.
The Levers-Wilson No 1 in section 18-18-28 is flowing 100 barrels daily. No 2 is being rigged 460 feet north. Holman brothers drill at 620 feet on M. Sparks lease nearby. McQuigge Oil brings in new well in southeast corner of NW4SE in 4-18-28 with five distinct sands in last 54 feet, reported as a good producer.
The Ohio Oil Company reports good oil shows at two Artesia sites. The No. 1 well on the McCullough permit is cementing at 3,600 feet, and the No. 1 on the Tracy permit is cementing at 5,050 feet.
Five miners died and a sixth was severely burned in an explosion at the Wilkeson Coal and Coke company thirty one miles southeast of Tacoma. The disaster was reported in a Seattle dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
Laxative Brom Quinine tablets claim relief from headaches caused by colds. Advertises a safe proven remedy with the signature of E. W. Grove and a price of 30 cents.
Archaeological finds near Tucson prompt statements from Heber J. Grant and Gordon Kimball. Grant declined comment while confirming uncertainty about Kimball’s credentials. Professor Levi Edgar Young notes possible links to Cumorah Hill and speculates Mormons may have moved to Arizona after the Battle of the Mountain.
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada declared an extra dividend of five dollars per share, adding to the regular semi annual 75 cent payment for a total yearly distribution of six dollars and fifty cents per share.
Four construction workers were buried when a one story brick and frame building at Eighth and Mission collapsed as excavation at a lot next door caused a wall to topple. Two men escaped with minor injuries. four carpenters and laborers remained trapped as police and fire crews worked to recover them. Mayor James Rolph Jr. visited the scene. the site housed Peerless Welding works.
Jewels and tapestries valued at 40000 dollars were stolen from the home of B P Schulberg motion picture producer. His automobile is missing and police seek James Crawford the chauffeur for questioning.
Eddie Mack of Alamosa stops Pete Loya of Juarez in the second round here after a dominant early performance. Loya suffers a nose bleed in the first round and is overwhelmed by Mack's lefts and rights until the referee counts him out.
Louisville dispatch notes Morgantown, a Kentucky village of 700, now has four native sons in the nation’s legislative halls. John W. Moore sits in Congress as December sessions begin, joining three other Morgantown statesmen in the House.
The article notes four men linked to Morgantown origins John W Harreld of Oklahoma Maurice H Thatcher of Kentucky Isverette B Howard of Tulsa and Moore a Democrat who won the Kentucky Third district seat He highlights party balance with Harreld and Thatcher Republicans and Moore and Howard Democrats referencing Butler counties history as Free State during the Missouri Compromise and Moore s surprising electoral margin over a Republican majority in his home county
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