Jealousy and Whisky in Public Life and Crime
A 1976 Star excerpt surveys jealousy and moonshine whiskey amid a Ohio farm family tragedy. Scott Workman shoots his wife after escalating jealousy as police seize a drunken suspect who sheltered children. The piece links prize fighting, Mussolini praise, and capital punishment debate to broader social ills.
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Mellon
Darwin
Hang
The
Star Co
Scott Workman
Ohio
Workman
Injunction Sought Against Panhandle City over City Attorney
Nine Panhandle bar members filed in district court for a temporary injunction to block Miller from acting as city attorney. They allege the council exceeded authority, bypassed a legal election, and hired a nonresident at high pay. The suit names Mayor Hill and four councilmen. remarks call the move insulting to the local bar.
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Globe
Panhandle
City of
E. T
Dusty) Miller
Amarillo
Panhandle Bar Association
James Spillar
Curtis Douglass
Miami
W. R. Ewing
Thirty-First Judicial District
Miller
F. H. Hill
Hill
Carson
Texas
Mayor Hill
F. A. Paul
E. J. Lewis
W. P. Spepkin
W. L. Boiles
J. Sid O'Keefe
James Spiller
H. M. Adkins
F. R. Murray
A. L. Shirley
C. FE. Hoover
FE. L. Lippert
H. H. Smith
C. E. Douglass
Baseball Brief Shows Athletic Triumph Over Chelend
The Athletic team secured a decisive win, scoring fifteen runs to defeat Chelend by a wide margin. Several key players contributed as the early game unfolded with strong batting and solid defense.
Fragmentary OCR Note Yields Unclear Local Item
Readable fragments describe a brief item from a local page with limited details. The text mentions no clear date, place, or named individuals, leaving the exact event, party, or notice undetermined. No actionable facts can be confirmed from the fragment.
Pollard Campaign Speech Prompts Voter Q&A Night
Judge Pollard declares he will run on his legal qualifications and seeks to explain his platform to voters. A local attorney will introduce the candidate at tonight's event.
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Claude Pollard
Houston
Texas
Potter County
Judge Pollard
James V. Allred
Wichita
Fatal fall during work on Berger storage tank
Fe F McCarthy of Olathe Kansas died after a three foot fall while volunteering to hand a rope to a workman on a Berger storage tank. McCarthy had worked in dirt contracting with J A Bauman in Berger for three months.
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F. McCarthy
Olathe
Kansas
Berger
Mr. McCarthy
J. A. Bauman
Beuman
McCarthy
Ceppert
Ombeleres Fas
Tee
Tome
Canyon Road Up at Austin
Government moves to speed hard surfacing of sixteen miles of Highway 84 between Canyon and Amarillo. Governor Miriam Ferguson may be asked to propose creating two road districts in Randall County for the project, with sessions set for September.
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Associated Press
Austin
Canyon
Amarillo
Miriam A. Ferguson
J. A Hill
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Randall County
Randall Good Potter Coaetion
Hill Ead
A Wheeler
Aente Wet Etiereey Eroeral
Legel "Beedell
Bik Fenpes
Bertie
Cote Peatoe
Orien
Lions Hear Amarillo Rail Line Push From Flenniken
W W Flenniken of the Amarillo Lions urged members to back the drive for a Rock Island railway right of way from Liberal Kansas to the Canadian River. Judges Crudgington and Meyer pressed civic duty to secure the line and attract year round industry while Bel Ames donated forty acres for a Panhandle oilfield park.
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Rock Island Railway
Liberal
Kansas
Amarillo
W. W. Flenniken
Amarillo Lions Club
Amarillo Hotel
J. W. Crudgington
Rock Island
Judge Crudgington
Santa Fe
Harry Gardner
San Francisco
R. Thomson
Park Committee
Bel Ames
Panhandle
Park Fund
Thos
J W. Crudgington
Fairview
W. H Plamm
Bill Flenniken
Hoeth
John Mathie
E Akee
Valentino Fights For Life After Abdominal Surgery
In New York on August 17 Rudolph Valentino the screen star fought for his life at Polyclinic Hospital where peritonitis followed an Sunday operation for appendicitis and gastric ulcer. Doctors warned peritonitis may lead to poisoning and death despite his strong constitution. Adoring fans flooded the hospital with flowers and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
New York
Rudolph Valentino
Polyclinic Hospital
Valentino
Panhandle oil field eyed for storage and pipeline capacity
The Board of City Development reports inquiries about Panhandle oil field relief, noting a need for 2,000,000 barrels of storage and 100,000 barrels daily capacity. A West Palm Beach contact asks to build 500,000 barrels storage and pipeline if conditions justify, requesting details in care of the Farmers' State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Board of City Development
West Palm Beach
Florida
Hank
Holmes argues Bob Dalton killed in Coffeyville impostor claim
W H Holmes a pioneer oil operator says R E Bob Dalton in Detroit on a fugitive warrant is an impostor. He recalls Coffeyville bank raid details from the early 1890s and asserts Emmett Dalton survived and later worked in movies in Hollywood and Tulsa.
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R. E
Bob” Dalton
Detroit
Cooper-Irvin Motor Company
Dalton Gang of Outlaws
W. H. Holmes
Pioneer Oil
Mr. Holmes
Dalton Brothers
Coffeyville
Emmett Dalton
Hollywood
Amarillo
Emmett
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Bob Dalton
Holmes
Bob
Grat
Texey
Clel Miller
First National Bank
Texas Charley
Condon National
Texas Jack
Condon
Echeol
Bill
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Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Andrew Mellon
Italy
Mussolini
Prudhomme
Paul W. Fuersten
Mattie Vickers
Salvation Army
Dieffenbach
the Christian Register
Institute of Policies
Tennessee
Perrsel
Therty Ieeereterie Cte
BAR Association
Amatte
Breer
Borger
Canyon Road
Carson Highway
Sun Che Ahs
Melo
Crudgington
Flenniken
Club R. I
AL Simmons
Ruusteitein
Athens
Ieee of Te Deerees
Ee Rodolph Valentino
Marks
Dalton
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