Murderer of Nusbaum Hanged in Illinois
John Walton Winn, 40, who killed elderly contractor Albert Nusbaum with a hammer, was hanged after his confession notes. He accused three accomplices and wrote to “Grandma” Eliza Nusbaum, who is serving a life sentence for complicity. Winn spoke with a Salvation Army officer before execution.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Walton Winn
Albert Nusbaum
Eliza Nusbaum
Nusbaum
Winn
Salvation Army
Grandma
Deliha Martin
Edwin Goff
Marion Stringham
Comet Rice Promises Clean, Dust Free Packaging
An advertisement touts Comet Rice as sanitized and sealed to prevent dust, germs, and washing. It claims no hand touches the product, ensures full nutritive content, and offers an updated recipe booklet via a two cent stamp to the Comet Rice Company in New York.
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Comet Rice Company
Laight Street
New York City
Federal Farm Facts Snapshot of 1925 Agriculture Trends
Federal Farm Facts reports over 4 million acres available for cultivation in the lower Mississippi Valley and south Atlantic states with only a quarter tilled. It notes seven million cattle tested for tuberculosis in 1925, warns against expanding crop areas, and advises deep plowing to control corn borers. Slash pine is highly profitable but limited to the area south of the coastal plain in North Carolina and east of the Mississippi.
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United States
Mississippi Valley
South Atlantic States
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Animal Husbandry
The
Forest Service
Coastal Plain
North Carolina
Mississipi
States organize cooperative honey marketing association
Beekeepers in several states form a co operative honey marketing association to promote a high grade clover and alfalfa honey. The new body aims to reach the eastern market as a pure product rather than through mixing with darker honey. French agriculture is shifting from traditional methods to new policies.
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Tain
Postal route at Spearman discontinued
Oran Kelly editor of the Spearman Reporter led a Spearman party to Amarillo to protest the discontinuance of the star route between Spearman and Stinnett. Officials pledged to pursue a reestablishment plan. Joe Bracker, once Wichita Falls police motorcycle unit, now serves with Amarillo motorcycle police.
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Oran Kelly
Spearman Reporter
Spearman
Amarillo
Stinnett
Kelly
Joe Bracker
Wichita Falls
Cereal to animal industry shift noted by USDA survey
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a survey indicating a shift of cereal production toward animal industries. The movement, observed since the 1890s, has accelerated significantly after the war.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Stalnaker Buys New Rock Crusher for Amarillo Plant
Tom Stalnaker of the Amarillo Crushing Stone firm returns from visits to Jacksboro and Chico Texas with a large crusher purchased to expand the local plant. The company operates from offices in the Nunn Building.
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Tom Stalnaker
Amarillo
Jacksboro
Chico
Texas
Mr. Stalnaker
Nunn
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Hammer
Grandma Nusbaum
Leonard W. Bonney
Mitchel Field
Long Island
Federal Farm Facts
Uncle Sam
Downey
Palace Clothiers
Fred’s, Inc
Polk Street
Stalnaker
Capudine
Byars
J. E. Bryant & CO
Panhandle
Royal
Tire
Tyler
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