Texarkana Pair Near Death After Stormy 10 Year Marriage Ends
Texarkana report details Wiley Hillis a 51 year old Malta farmer shooting his 27 year old wife and then turning the gun on himself at their home as two children played nearby. The couple married in 1919 endured multiple separations and divorces with a case pending at the time of the shooting.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
Wiley Hillis
Malta
Texas
Hillis
Ray
Bobbitt Refuses Job as Attorney General
R L Bobbitt of Laredo refused appointment as attorney general offered by Governor Dan Moody. The offer was declined over two days, signaling Bobbitt's clear bid to run for governor. The timing reflected plans disclosed in authentic information from Austin.
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Austin
R. L. Bobbitt
Laredo
Dan Moody
Bobbitt
Chute Maker Sued in Girl's Death Leap
Newkirk Oklahoma September 19 C R Williams of Thomas sued Irving Parachute Company for 2999 damages after the death of his daughter Helen Isobel Williams in a parachute jump attempt at Wichita Kansas A deputy sheriff was sent to Ponca City to attach the plane.
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Associated Press
Newkirk
Okla
C. R. Williams
Thomas
Irving Parachute Company
Helen Isobel Williams
Wichita
Kans
Ponca City
Pacific flight delayed until spring due to crash
The proposed non stop flight by Lieut. Harold Bromley from Tacoma to Tokio was postponed until next spring after a plane crash injured Lieut. Fahy, chief pilot for the aircraft company, who suffered a fractured arm and severe cuts and bruises.
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United Press
Burbank
Calif
Lieut
Harold Bromley
Tacoma
Wash
Tokio
Japan
Fahy
Lieut. Fahy
Aircraft Company
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Nearby Regions Note
Partly cloudy Friday in Amarillo and West Texas with little temperature change in New Mexico. Forecast mentions mixed conditions by hours, at 4 p m the temperature around 85 in Amarillo, cooler elsewhere, with unsettled weather possible in New Mexico.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lindbergh Plans New Airmail Route and Tour
Colonel Charles August Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh will soon fly the mails on a 7000 mile circular route through the West Indies and along South America. The mission will inspect 16 countries and inaugurate the first regular U S to Paramaribo airmail service covering 2685 miles. Routes show existing lines and proposed legs from San Juan to Port of Spain then down the eastern coast to Paramaribo and back.
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Charles August Lindbergh
Santo Domingo
Windward
Virgin and Leeward Islands
Port of Spain
Trinidad
South America
Paramaribo
Lindbergh
Maracay
MacMillan Returns From Arctic Cruise Finds Ice Cap Receding
Aboard the Bowdoin off Newagan Me the Arctic expedition of Lieut Commander Donal B MacMillan reports the last remnant of the Pleisto cene ice cap once spanning 4 million square miles has receded to about 700 square miles The crew collected specimens for trout studies and for flora and fauna from Frobisher s bay region The voyage began June 22 nine crew members accompanied MacMillan who described locating Meta Incognita between Frobisher s bay and Hudson Strait The Bowdoin endured a twelve day ice pack assault before being freed by ice pressure Photos were taken to help determine future retreat of this ancient cap
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Associated Press
Wiscasset
Donal B. MacMillan
Frobisher’s Bay
Frobisher’s Bay Region. the Bowdoin
Newagon
McMillan
MacMillan
Meta Incognita
Hudson Strait
New England
Mount Washington
Local Jerseys to Lead Fair This Season
The Panhandle Plains has become a dairy region with Amarillo farmers entering 192 head of Jerseys Holsteins and Guernseys for the Tri-State fair. Dairy cattle officials aim to fit all stock in barns as citizens are urged to visit the dairy department for an education in cattle care and breed history with representatives from Jersey and Guernsey associations in attendance and 4‑H heifer displays highlighted.
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Panhandle Plains
Amarillo
Tri-State
Howard Ferguson
Dairy Cattle Division
Ferguson
The
Panhandle
Dairy Cattle Department
American Jersey Cattle Club
Guernsey Breeders Association
4-H
Two held in assault on Denver stool pigeon
Denver authorities charge Casper Moriarity and Dick O'Brien with branding and beating Grant Hogberg a 25 year old alleged informer. Hogberg was lured into a car and driven to a remote Monument area where heated baling wire burned the letters S P on his body and he was struck with a pitchfork and leather strap. The attack occurred near the site of a former raid on an illicit still.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Grant Hogberg
Equor
Hogberg
Monument
S. P
Casper
Cap” Moriarity
Dick O’brien
Auto Jumps Bridge At Ennis Two Killed
Ennis Texas Sept 19 two persons died in an automobile accident on highway 84 fifteen miles south of Ennis The victims were Mrs Mollie Ward fifty five and Earl Hill forty five both of Bardwell The car left the runners of a bridge over the Trinity river plunging about forty feet to the river bed They were on their way to Kemp for Mrs Ward s birthday celebration
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United Press
Ennis
Texas
Here
Mollie Ward
Earl Hill
Bardwell
Trinity River
Kemp
Rogers' Jury Held to Job Report Locked
New Braunfels Texas September 19 1926 the jury weighing Rebecca Rogers bank robbery case reported hopelessly deadlocked after a long day of deliberations Judge John Watson ordered continued deliberations to seek a verdict The trial cost $1500 and Rogers a former University of Texas co ed faced four trials since the Buda bank raid where she wielded a gun and escaped with $1000
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Associated Press
New Braunfels
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Buda
John Watson
Watson
University of Texas
Rogers
Farmers’ National Bank of
Ohio man, father of 24 children, dies suddenly
Mike Goodren, 75, Alliance truck driver and father of 24 children, collapsed and died here last night. He was married twice, fathering 23 children with his first wife and one with the second. The second wife also bore nine more children by another marriage, bringing the total in the family to 33.
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Associated Press
Alliance
Ohio
Mike Goodren
Goodren
King of Hoboes Murphy Placed For Last Journey
The self-styled king of the hoboes James "Speed" Murphy died in Iowa City and his body was sent to Omaha for burial. In Manchester, flowers surrounded his casket as it began its final journey to a plot provided in the Midwest for destitute wanderers. Separately in Buffalo a rope ladder was used to reach the endurance plane Buffalo Evening News to repair a broken stabilizer wire.
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Associated Press
Manchester
James “Speed” Murphy
Omaha
Murphy
Iowa City
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Evening News
Dale Dryer
Air Circus
Endurance
Shawnee Shelling Off New York Calmed by Protests
The Shawnee, a Canadian motorship under Captain John McLeod, reported being shelled by US Coast Guard cutter Boat 145 about 26 miles off New York with five four pound shells. two hit the stern quarter and wheelhouse rail, no injuries, and a formal protest was being prepared in Ottawa while Washington disputed McLeod’s dates. The Shawnee, bound Bermuda to Halifax in ballast with all lights on, followed by the Gresham for hours before resuming voyage, while the Coast Guard defended its actions in a differing account.
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Associated Press
Halifax
United States Coast Guard
New York
Washington
John McLeod
McLeod
Ottawa
Coast Guard
Coast
Bermuda
Lindberghs in Miami Ready for Long Hop
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh arrived in Miami after a 125 mph sea board flight from Charleston to prepare for a 20 day Pan American Airways inspection flight. The itinerary includes 16 countries in Central and South America, with stops in Trinidad and Panama, to inaugurate Miami Dutch Guiana air service.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Atlantic Seaboard
Charleston
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pan- American Airways, Inc
Dutch Guiana
Lindbergh
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Panama
James M. Eaton
The
Airways Company
Jury Case Opens as Williams Murder Trial Sets Testimony
After a long jury selection panel of 100, the court filled the jury for the murder trial of C. S. Williams over the knife death of O. C. Hill Jr. Testimony to begin at 9 a.m. Mrs. Hill and relatives will testify. Williams seeks self defense. State to seek a term of years. special prosecutors brought in. Jurors span carpenters to farmers. last man chosen amid contested challenges.
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C. S
Pete) Williams
O. C. Hill, Jr
Donley County
Hill
Williams
EB. T. Miller
Tri-State Rodeo Grounds
Byste
Edw. W. Thomerson
A. BE. Underwood
EB. A. Simpson
Indictments Returned By U S Jury In Federal Case Pool
The grand jury returned 24 indictments, mostly for liquor or narcotic violations, with cases set before Federal Judge James C. Wilson for next Monday. Indictments include Rupert F. McCarthy for stealing a car, Sam F. Houtchens and Karl A. Johnson for attempting to mint counterfeit coins, and J J Tucker for fraud involving $15,000. Nine liquor charge cases follow, naming Alfa Patterson for forging a check and several others for liquor offenses.
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James C. Wilson
United States
Rupert Francis McCarthy
Kansas City
Amarillo
Sam F. Houtchens
Karl A. Johnson
Childress
Houtchens
J. J. Tucker
Haskell
J. W. Porter
M. E. Tucker
Alfa Austin Patterson
Will Allen
Ray Johnson
F. F. Howell
H. T. Grider
W. Grider
Gus Bryan
George Ward
Luke Cornutt
Lawrence Ward
Leonard Ward
Frost Hits after Heat in Eastern States
In New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts frost arrived after days of heat. New York City recorded 44 degrees, breaking a 54 year old record, while Buffalo had 40 and Boston 42, all well below prior September lows. Weather officials warned of lingering chilly conditions and urged heavier clothing tomorrow.
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Associated Press
New York
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York City
Buffalo
Boston
Weather Bureau
Hoover Must Find Big Demo Navy Delegate
Washington reports Hoover faces task of selecting a prominent Democrat to join the American delegation to a five power naval conference. Democrats’ role is pivotal for Senate ratification of any treaty. Names mentioned include John W. Davis and Charles Evans Hughes, with Stimson favored to head the delegation.
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Hoover
NAVY
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
John Davis
Widow's plea fuels hunt for Texas attorney killer
In Borger Texas Sept 10 the grieving widow of slain district attorney John A Holmes speaks of the pain of losing a family member to wake a community. Investigators press forward while questions linger over a document tied to two old slayings and a lone hand in Holmes' crackdown on crime. Clem Calhoun the new special prosecutor arrives to coordinate with Texas Rangers and Sheriff Ownbey as Mrs Holmes plans to be questioned.
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Associated Press
Borger
Texas
John A. Holmes
Holmes
Henry Meyers
Hutchinson County
Texas Rangers
William J
Whitey) Walker
Joe Ownbey
Convict Escapes Ramsey Farm Near Angleton
Angleton Texas Sept 19 Joseph B Frertes reportedly escaped from Ramsey state prison farm and was recaptured by officers near Angleton. He was not among the escapees listed last night and is believed to have slipped away earlier, police confirmed today.
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Associated Press
Angleton
Texas
Joseph B. Frertes
Ramsey State
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