Memorial services for Will Stith held in Amarillo
Episcipalians in memorial services for Will Stith, longtime Galveston business figure and North Texas religious leader, held at St Andrew's in Amarillo. He died Sunday evening in Abilene after a year of illness. funeral scheduled at Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene at 5. Bishop Seaman presides, with L L Swan of Clarendon and others assisting.
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Will Stith
Council of Advice
Missionary District of
North Texas
Stith
Galveston
Abilene
Bishop Temple
EF. C. Seaman
L. L. Swan
Clarendon
Amarillo
Joseph B. Dooley
Lhancelolr
J. E. Lowndes
Henry
Fisk
Henry 8. Gooch
Woman's Auxiliary
Carrie Thomas
R. L. McMeans
Little House of Fellowship
F. A. Foster
St. Andrew’s Parish
Returns From Pen And Slays His Rival
Pam pa Texas April Ralph Watkins 26 returned Saturday from serving a prison term in California to find Vergil Cox former comrade married to the girl for whose affections they had rivaled. Watkins was shot to death yesterday in front of Cox's home. Cox was charged with murder and arrested hours later at Boise City Oklahoma. Watkins had been under a pipe theft charge. His father Bill Watkins was killed last July Fourth by John Bowman who is now a fugitive serving a life sentence after escaping Amarillo jail during appeal.
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Associated Press
Pampa
Ralph Watkins
California
Vergil Cox
Cox
Watkins
Boise City
Oklahoma
Bill Watkins
John Bowman
Bowman
Amarillo
Drag River For Bodies Of Baptism Victims
In St Louis on April 21 a river search on the Mississippi drew crowds as a grappling crew hunted for the bodies of Rev. Robert C. Williams a deacon Joseph McGee 33 another deacon Henry Turner 45 and Viola Lewis 13 who drowned during an Easter baptismal immersion service the previous day.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church
Mississippi
Robert C. Williams
Joseph McGee
Henry Turner
Viola Lewis
Funeral Wednesday for Pioneer Negro John Dock Gray
Funeral services for John Dock Gray 46 longtime Amarillo resident will be held at Mt Zion Baptist Church Wednesday at 3 p m Gray a pioneer negro businessman operated a drug store in the flats for years He died at his home 118 Harrison Street Saturday morning Active pallbearers include Martin Jefferson Josh Hudson Dudley Rainey John Burt Harvey Williams and Mansfield Houston Honorary pallbearers listed Homer Caldwell Osby McCoy Bobby Franklin Jessie Smith Charlie Bland Dan Adams John Smith and Arthur Tatum
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John “Dock” Gray
Amarillo
Harrison Street
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Gray
Flats
Martin Jefferson
Josh Hudson
Dudley Rainey
John Burt
Harvey Williams
Mansfield Houston
Homer Caldwell
Osby McCoy
Bobby Franklin
Jessie Smith
Charlie Bland
Dan Adams
John Smith
Arthur Tatum
Talley Recaptured After Escape Returns to Amarillo Case
Jim Talley, facing an 80 year penitentiary term for a suburban grocer holdup, is back in Potter County jail after an February escape. He also faces 21 years in McCamey on a similar charge and is wanted in Vernon and Wichita Falls on robbery with firearms charges. Dallas arrest on Friday led to his return to Amarillo by Sheriff Bill Thompson who paid a $60 reward.
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Jim Talley
Amarillo
Potter County
Talley
McCamey
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Bill Thompson
Grandmother Dies After Boy Killed By Ball
Joint funeral rites held in Mount Vernon for 17 year old J Stant Campbell and his 82 year old grandmother Mrs J Stant Davis. Campbell died after a ball struck his temple during a game at Purley. Davis died upon learning of his grandson's death.
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United Press
Mount Vernon
Tex
J. Stant Campbell
Purley
J. Stant Davis
Campbell
Ben Campbell
Two Mexicans Held After Dance Hall Slaying Killings
In Dallas two Mexican men were jailed after a dance hall brawl Sunday escalated when a pistol fired during a struggle, fatally striking Fechiciano Pardo, 35, as bystanders watched.
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United Press
Dallas
Fechiciano Pardo
Swink Freed on Bond After Whisky Raid
Albert Swink released on $1,000 bond after arrest by Constable Allen S. Johnson for possession of whisky. Johnson found one and one half gallons of liquor at Swink's home following the raid late Saturday.
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Albert Swink
Allen S. Johnson
Johnson
Swink
Army Fliers Head to Sacramento Maneuvers
Major General J E Fetcher chief of the U S Army air force and Captain Akers left Amarillo for Sacramento California to attend the army air maneuvers. They arrived in Amarillo on Saturday. Akers piloted the Question Mark during last year’s endurance flight in California.
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J. E. Fetcher
United States Army Air Service
Captain Akers
Amarillo
Sacramento
Calif
Akers
Army
California
Man Jailed Here On Dyer Act Charge
W. E. Busby was transferred from Austin on a charge of violating the Dyer Act and held in Potter County jail awaiting probable trial in the May term of Federal district court. Hall Medford, district representative for the O. M. Franklin Serum Company, traveled to Canadian and western Oklahoma last week and returned today.
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Austin
W. E. Busby
Potter County
Hall Medford
O. M. Franklin Serum Company
Canadian
Oklahoma
Midnight motorboat bathing parties among Malta elites
Sparse reports describe midnight bathing by motor boat among Malta society circles. Details are vague, with few named individuals or organizations cited in the fragment.
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Malta
Russians wait seven years to enter America at Ellis Island
A group of 30 Russians, part of a 600 immigrant cohort stranded by quota limits, will begin their U S arrivals after seven years in Atlantic Park Hospital Eastleigh awaiting visas. The report notes Britain led shipbuilding last year and explains iron’s magnetic atoms.
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United Press
London
Ellis Island
Riga
United States
Atlantic
America
England
Atlantic Park Hoatel
Eastleigh
Lucky Mother Credits Plan Behind Betty Jean’s Health
Mrs. D. H. Keating of San Antonio says California Fig Syrup keeps Betty Jean well by early bowel relief at first cold signs. The syrup, a pure vegetable product, has long been endorsed by physicians for stomach and bowel toning, digestion, and energy in children from infancy to teens.
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Betty Jean
D. H. Keating
Hays St
San Antonio
California
Three Arrests on Indictments Highlight Sheriff Efforts
Three arrests were made over the weekend on indictments returned by the last grand jury. A. B. Paris was arrested for wife and child desertion in Abilene but bonded out. Robert Wade posted bond after indictment for swindling over 50 dollars. Carol Matthews remained jailed at noon on theft over 60 dollars charges.
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A. B. Paris
Abilene
Amarillo
Robert Wade
Carol Matthews
Sheriff's Department
Funeral for Canyon man held Sunday
Funeral services for W. H. Lewis stock farmer of Canyon who died in a local hospital last Saturday were held at the family residence Sunday at 2 o'clock. Rev. C. H. Howard and Rev. B. F. Fronabarger conducted the rites with pallbearers J. S. Pool J. H. Lyle L W. Scott I. C. Jenkins Tom Cochran and J. C. Barnett. Dreamland Cemetery burial directed by Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home.
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W. H. Lewis
Canyon
C. H. Howard
First Baptist Church
B. F. Fronabarger
J. S. Pool
J. H. Lyle
L W. Scott
I. C. Jenkins
Tom Cochran
J. C. Barnett
Dreamland Cemetery
Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home
Wedding Fund Too Slow For MU Freshmen
Columbia Missouri April 21 two University of Missouri freshmen started a penny a day marriage fund a year ago. The plan grew too slowly so they wired the penny to a friend and bought a college annual with it.
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BeVettes Press
Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Mrs. Mary E. Anderson Dies at 75 in City Home
Mrs. Mary E. Anderson, 75, died at her Lincoln Street home at 2 this morning after several weeks illness. She leaves son F. P. Anderson, employed by Santa Fe. She belonged to the Methodist Church and Eastern Star. The body is with N. B. Griggs & Sons awaiting relatives from St. Louis for funeral announcements.
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Mary E. Anderson
Lincoln Street
F. P. Anderson
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Organization
The RCMP comprises about 50 officers and 900 privates. It is an armed force structured into 10 divisions under a commissioner.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Flashes and Rumors From Around the World
Notes from various cities report Rockefeller giving nickels to children after Easter at First Baptist Church in Lakewood New Jersey Guatemala City lacks stairs due to earthquakes and past quakes. Long Island considers palm trees. Rostron notes Gulf Stream shift may tropicalize the area. a Brooklyn geologist questions the change.
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Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
First Baptist Church
New York
Long Island
Sir Arthur Rostron
Berengeria
Frank L. Bryant
Brooklyn
Ling Schmaulhausen Dies in Berlin in Poverty
Ling Schmaulhausen, pupil and companion of the famed composer Frans Liszt, has died in Berlin amid extreme poverty. The obituary notes her role as Liszt’s student and confidante and highlights the harsh final years she endured.
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Ling Schmaulhausen
Frans Liszt
Berlin
Doctor’s odd cold remedy cited as laxative bedtime cure
The text describes taking a laxative and resting to treat a cold with overnight results. It mentions Laxana and a person named Renee as the source of the claimed remedy, claiming relief by morning.
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Laxana
Renee
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