Children at Court Trials Is Deplored
Deploring that children of all ages attend certain court sessions a Texas federation urges judges to bar under 16 from trials unless needed for the case. The third district convention also elected officers including Mrs Sam Cox of Mexia as president and Miss Elizabeth Phillips of Tyler as a vice president.
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United Press
Tyler
Tex
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sam Cox
Mexia
O. Bethel
Greenville
Elizabeth Phillips
Ollie Coon
Elsie Desenberg
Cisco Band Wins First in Abilene Event
Cisco's thirty piece band won first place in class A at the first West Texas high school band contest held at Simmons university in Abilene on Wednesday. Ballinger won class B, Abilene high took second in A, Lubbock third, Breckenridge fourth. Albany second and Monahans third in B. Lamesa orchestra won by default in B.
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Abilene
Tex
Cisco
Ballinger
West Texas
Stroud Case Goes To Jury In Vernon Texas
Vernon Tex April 18 Arguments finished in the W H Stroud case and the trial was sent to the jury. The state sought at least 50 years for the defendant who is accused of killing Wayne Lawson a mail carrier in an affray tied to an election bet.
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United Press
Vernon
Tex
W. H. Stroud
Stro
Wayne Lawson
Illinois Mayor Cuts Own Pay by $800
West Frankfort Illinois April 12 Mayor Noah Henson says the mayor and city commissioners draw too much salary and submits an ordinance reducing his pay from 2000 to 1200 dollars a year.
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Illinois
West Frankfort
Noah Henson
City Debts Prompt Bill Reintroduction By Henson
The commissioner's salaries were reduced from 1700 to 900 annually as the city sidetracked the proposal. Henson announced he will reintroduce the bill repeatedly until adopted, aiming to whittle down the city's indebtedness.
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Henson
Man Dies After Fall From Bridge in Texas
Smithville Texas April 18 R H Werneke 53 died yesterday from injuries after falling from a Katy railroad bridge where he was employed.
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United Press
Smithville
Texas
R. H. Werneke
Katy
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