Hotel Porter Trial On Liquor Case In District Court
Joe Deckard a negro porter at a local hotel faced a district court trial today on liquor law charges for selling a pint of whiskey to Deputy Sheriff George Gay. The docket included prior mixed results with dismissals, hung juries, and acquittals. Nicolson former bell hop at Herring hotel received one year for possession of liquor for sale.CLEA G Clayton defense plans a motion for new trial. appeal possible if denied. Miller charged with perjury had case continued to January term.
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Joe Deckard
District Criminal Court
George Gay
R. H. Nicolson
Herring Hotel
Nicolson
Amarillo
Clea G. Clayton
Lee Miller
Henry S. Bishop
Rear Seat Driver Up In Court Suit
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a $5,000 verdict against Houston Electric Co in a case arising from a collision between an automobile driven by J W McNatt and a street car. Evidence of the physical crash did not support the rear seat aid claim and the writ of error was denied.
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Associated Press
Austin
Houston
Houston Electric Company
Adeline McNatt
J. W. McNatt
Electric Company
McNatt
Hupp Motor Car to Acquire Chandler Cleveland Group
United States. Terms set for the Chandler Cleveland Motors takeover by Hupp Motor Car Corp. Chandler stockholders will get one Hupp share for every two Chandler preferred. Leadenburg Thalmann & Co and A D Becker & Co are managers to finalize the merger, with stock eligible until January 10, 1929.
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United Press
New York
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
Chandler-Cleveland Motors Corporation
Chandler
Hupp
Leadenburg, Thalmann & Co
A. D. Becker & Co
Hupp Company
New Motors
Dangerous age for self destruction in Denver crisis reports
United Press reports Denver records show 71 personal crisis cases in eleven months of 1928. The dangerous age for death by own action is 20 to 50, with 52 men and 19 women among the cases. City coroner George H. Bostwick notes the male predominance aligns with national trends.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
George H. Bostwick
Simple Way to Be Rid of Gas
After eating belching may signal excessive gastric acid. Take Pape's Diapepsin after meals or when pain occurs for quick relief. It neutralizes acid and soothes the stomach lining to promote painless digestion and prevent future trouble. Millions have used it for indigestion and stomach discomfort. Get a 60 cent package from any druggist for relief.
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Lief
Pape
Local Notes on Social Visitors and Job Update
Mrs Stalcup of Dalbart was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Mrs John Moody and her daughter Mary Ben are visiting Miss Mullen at 1006 Van Buren. Miss Annie Love Thornton joined White & Kirk's hosiery department for the holidays. Mr and Mrs Clinton Wilson of Spearman visit his mother. Mrs Levi T Wilson and Mrs Bob Campbell of Fort Worth, daughter of Dr M W Cunningham, have been in Johns Hopkins for the past week.
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Stalcup
Dalbart
John Moody
Mary Ben
Mullen
van Buren Street
Annie Love Thornton
White & Kirk's
Clinton Wilson
Spearman
Levi T. Wilson
Bob Campbell
Fort Worth
M. W. Cunningham
Johns Hopkins
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