Escape from Jail Triggers Loss of Appeal in Texas
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed Teague Lawler's appeal after his jail escape following a Midland county robbery conviction and life sentence. Lawler recaptured and must proceed to prison without higher court review. The court also denied rehearings in several other capital and homicide cases.
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Associated Press
Austin
Teague Tawler
Midland County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lawler
Frank Roberts
Francisco Serna
Willacy County
Hilario Moreno
Esquiel Servina
Bexar County
San Antonio
Frank Williams
Dallas County
Clifford Franks
Harris County
W. T. Dunn
Altoga State Bank
Jazz and Movies Win Paris Crowds
Paris enjoys a cultural shift as jazz and motion pictures attract a quarter of the population. In a city of three million, about 777,780 favor music hall revues, dance palaces, and films with American flavor, while 1,656,000 seek daily amusement.
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International News Service
Paris
Messenger Boys
United States
France
Granddaughter of Burnett Divorced in Texas Suit
Mrs. Ann Valliant Waggoner, granddaughter of Captain B. Burnett, obtained a divorce from Guy L. Waggoner in Fort Worth on April 26. The court restored her maiden name Bur nett. Property rights involving about 5 million dollars to be settled in a separate suit. Evidence included claims of wild parties. they married in 1922. a son from a prior marriage died in an Arizona automobile accident.
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Associated Press
Fort. Worth
Ann Valliant Waggoner
B. Burnett
Guy L. Waggoner
W. T. Waggoner
Bruce Young
Burnett
Waggoner
W. W. Belcher
Wichitad Falls
Arizona
Music mission expands to small towns across the country
The Playground and Recreation Association of America announces a campaign to bring music education to towns with 2500 residents or less. Originating in New York state the effort will start in Adirondack villages aided by Lake Placid club, with music missioners in 64 New York towns funded half by the Education Department and half by local boards.
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International News Service
New York
New York State
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Adirondack
Lake Placid
New York Education Department
Winona House Transforms Blacksmith Shop Into Anvil Playhouse
In Winona Minnesota an old blacksmith shop has become the home of the city’s Little theater the Anvil Playhouse. The former smithy now hosts community productions and local talent in a renewed cultural space.
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Winona, Minn
Winona
The
Anvil Playhouse
Donley County Fiddler to Vie for Tri State Prize
Another Fiddler of Clarendon is the Donley county champion who will contend for the 250 prize offered by the Tri State Fair association for the best fiddlers in the Panhandle. The contest will be held in the Municipal auditorium Friday night. Walling won over many county representatives and is believed to have a strong chance of higher honors Friday night.
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Clarendon
Donley County
Tri- State Fair Association
Panhandle
Municipal Auditorium
Walling
Insurgent Leader In Mexico Defeated
Lat tie Vizens, 16, killed herself at home near Oberlin while her father worked in a field nearby. The shot, with a single barrel shotgun held to her breast, ended her life today. coroner’s verdict: death by own action.
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The
Associated Press
Lake, Charles
Oberlin
Lattie Vizens
Juman Vizens
InsurgentDefeat Near Encarnacion de Diaz Reported
Dispatches from Guadalajara say Enrique Gorozueta a Jalisco insurgent leader was defeated in a failed push to seize El Techuan ranch near Encarnacion de Diaz. Fifteen to twenty followers were fatally injured and insurgents withdrew carrying their wounded.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Enrique Gorozueta
Jalisco
el Techuan Ranch
Encarnacion de Diaz
Bill Aims Rio Grande Bridge At Langtry Texas
Washington April 26 A bill to authorize the Val Verde county bridge company to bridge the Rio Grande at or near Langtry Texas was introduced by representative Hudspeth of El Paso.
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Rio Grande
Langtry
Associated Press
Washington
Val Verde County Bridge Company
Texas
Hudspeth
el Paso
Card of Thanks from Kilgore Family
Acknowledgment of gratitude for kindness and flowers during illness and death of their son and brother. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Kilgore of Carlsbad New Mexico and Chas. B. Kilgore Jr. of Amarillo Texas.
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Chas. B. Kilgore
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Chas. B. Kilgore, Jr
Amarillo
Texas
Court Holds Waco Liable For Park Injuries
Texas supreme court upholds that cities operate parks as proprietary functions, not governmental, and can be liable for injuries in Cameron Park when a grandfather driven coupe hits a sheep herded by a park employee. the ruling cites Mary Louise Branch and notes negligence in park safety as grounds for liability.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Supreme Court
Waco
Mary Louise Branch
Cameron Park
Park
Harvey
Appeals Commission Section
Waco Court of Civil Appeals
Two Arrests Made in Bank Robbery Case
WEWOKA Okla April 26 Jack Johnson who lives near Allen and Jack Palmer Creek Seminole Indian near Sasakwa were arrested last night and identified by Rey Whitlock cashier of the First National bank of Stonewall as two of three men who robbed the bank last Wednesday of about $600. Bill Maggart of Allen was sentenced today by District Judge Orel Busby to 30 years for robbery with firearms.
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Associated Press
Wewoka
Okla
Jack Johnson
Allen
Jack Palmer
Sasakwa
Rey Whitlock
First National Bank of
Stonewall
Bill Maggart
Orel Busby
Daughter of Arthur McKnight Is Dead
Juliet McKnight four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur L McKnight of St Louis Missouri formerly lived in Amarillo died at home in St Louis Tuesday evening at 780 o clock Mr McKnight was called home from a business trip to Amarillo to the bedside of his daughter John McKnight brother of Arthur left for St Louis Monday noting their little niece had died Funeral services were set for Thursday morning at 10 o'clock Arthur McKnight is an executive of Aetna Life Insurance Company and has lived in St Louis for several years His mother and father Mr and Mrs A McKnight reside at 1619 Polk Street
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Juliet McKnight
Arthur L. McKnight
St. Louis
Amarillo
John McKnight
Blind airplanes used in new aviation school
Paris reports foggy Atlantic conditions did not deter Henry Farman from testing new blind airplanes in a pilot school. Gauges replace sight and pilots learn to read instruments. twelve pilots including Givon completed trials and mastered blind navigation to a point thirty miles away and back.
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International News Service
Paris
Atlantic
Henry Farman
Farman
Givon
Coolidge Flood Measure Author Faces Senate Decision
Senator Jones of Washington seeks Senate concurrence or a conference on the Mississippi river flood control bill after talks with President Coolidge and the commerce committee. The house amendments are under review to avoid delaying presidential approval. A committee meeting is planned with a White House briefing. A comparative print of Senate and House versions will be prepared for reference.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Commerce Committee
Jones
Senate
House
White House
Notable Riders Debate in Senate on Sacramento Flood Plan
Senator Jones favored a clean bill without riders but would accept House amendments. Proposals split costs for the Sacramento valley flood project with one third funded by the federal government and a second directing a study of reforestation effects on floods. Dr. R V Pierce, a public benefactor, marketed Favorite Prescription claiming it relieves nervousness and weakness, with trial offers from Buffalo New York.
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Jones
House
Sacramento Valley
California
Secretary of Agriculture
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
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