Jury Named to Try Adams for Murder in Dallas
After three days of jury selection in Dallas, W Ray Adams a Bartlett farmer faces trial for the September 1 shooting of Orville L Mathews a Dallas bank employee and touted battle over a $2000 bet Defense says Adams acted in self defense as matters involved Klan ties and a suspended Texas sentence law The pool included 135 salesmen questioned about politics Ku Klux Klan membership and attitudes toward the death penalty and the law.
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Associated Press
Dallas
W. Ray Adams
Bartlett Farmer
Orville L
Adams
Texas
Chicago Nuisance Taxed by Black Smoke
Chicago residents are reportedly taxed seven dollars per person annually due to the city's smoke nuisance. The National Smoke Prevention League estimates Chicago’s yearly smoke damage at more than twenty million dollars.
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Chicago
International News Service
National Smoke Prevention League
California Fig Syrup for Children's Health Endorsed by Texas Mother
A Texas mother from San Antonio touts California Fig Syrup as the trusted remedy for childhood ills including biliousness skin issues and indigestion. She reports her underweight daughter improved after use, and notes the product’s fame with four million bottles sold yearly.
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California
Texas
J. L. Carpenter
Buckingham Ave
San Antonio
Lois
Prince of Wales Pays Expenses African Trip
The Prince of Wales plans to cover about 25000 dollars in costs for his Africa tour from private funds. He aimed for a holiday visit but will attend receptions and entertainments as an official guest. This personal expense move may boost his popularity in England.
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Lenecreess Jews
London
Prince of Wales
England
Africa
New Action Revives Vote Controversy in Hidalgo County
In Hidalgo County a defeated candidate seeks a judicial recount after a 14 vote loss. Gordon Griffin independent Republican for the district bench obtained a temporary injunction from the court delaying canvassing by Secretary of State Jane Y. McCallum. The injunction protects ballots and sets Returns for Jan 8 in court.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Hidalgo County
House
McAllen
Gordon Griffin
Jane Y. McCallum
98Rd Judicial District
Six Men Go On Trial For Death Of Witness Knotts
Six men alleged to have killed P. C. Knotts, a witness who helped convict them on liquor charges, were taken to Prescott Arkansas for preliminary murder trials. The group includes Loyce Blankenship aged 19 and relatives Lee Dutch and Albert Blankenship among the accused.
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Associated Press
Tenarkana
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Prescott
Ark
P. C. Knotts
Knotts
Loyce Blankenship
Two Sons Attend Class With Father at Altoona High
John Glant, a railroad brakeman, plans to graduate Altoona High next year and aims for Juniata College. He is married with several children. one son is an alumnus of Shippensburg State Normal school, two sons attend high school with him, two more are in grade school, and the two youngest have not begun schooling. Glant works 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., attends senior classes before work, and intends to complete a four-year course in two years by intensive study.
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Jry United Press
Altoona
John Glant
Altoona High School
Juniata College
Glunt
Glant
Shippensburg State Normal School
Grant
Trainmen Hurt in Lockhart Collision
Two Southern Pacific trains collided near Lockhart Texas when a motor train sideswiped a heavy freight. Engineer Jack Eaves suffered a broken collar bone and mail clerk A W Jordan sustained several cracked ribs as they nursed injuries today.
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Associated Press
Art
Tex
Southern Pacific
Jack Eaves
A. W. Jordan
West Name to Senate 19 Start Fight
Washington discussion centers on whether President Coolidge will send Secretary of the Interior West and Secretary of Commerce Whiting to the Senate for confirmation this session. Whiting faces little opposition while West’s nomination could spark a lengthy battle, tied to West’s Insull utilities links and his Illinois origin.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Secretary West
Senate
Samuel Insull Utilities
West
Illinois
Congress
Midol promises swift relief for menstrual pain
Advert reads Midol as a non narcotic remedy that acts on the organs of menstruation, offering complete comfort in five to seven minutes. It claims to be safe and does not hinder normal flow, sold in a small aluminum case for fifty cents at drugstores.
Dear Santa Claus letters from Texas children ask for dolls and toys
A compilation of Christmas wish letters from young writers in Amarillo and nearby areas. Children request dolls, trains, drums, toy cars, wagons, dress items, boots, fruit, nuts, candy, and school items. Several entries include names ages and street addresses. A note mentions Russian traders reaching Alaska by 1760.
Clear Up Ugly Skin With Heiskell Ointment and Soap Ad
Girls urged to start today to heal broken out skin with Heiskell's Ointment and Medicated Soap. The ad promises quick results, claims many success stories, and urges buying both products before the price of less than a dollar for a new complexion.
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Heiskell
Helskell
Advt
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George Olsen
Coon- Sanders Night Hawks
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