Man Crutchfield Escapes Asylum And steals Car in Clarendon
Frank Crutchfield, 27, escaped from an asylum near Wichita Falls and took Dr. Oscar Jenkins’s car in Clarendon. He drove home, was tracked by calls, and arrested at Whitedeer. He led officers to an abandoned barn where the car and two gallons of kerosene were found. He had prior bank robbery charges at Whitedeer.
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Globe
Clarendon
Frank Critchfield
Oscar Jenkins
Whitedeer
Young Crutchfield
Whitedeer Bank
Wichita Falls
Chances Bright for U S U K of Texas Canal Plan
Houston file by Associated Press reports Roy Miller of Houston vice president says prospects for federal authorization of the Texas and Louisiana intra coastal canal are favorable. He expects the next river and harbors act to include construction of additional projects and full adoption of the original plan from the Mississippi near New Orleans to Corpus Christi at about 16 million dollars with roughly seven million more authorized.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Louisiana
Roy Miller
Washington
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
Hereford HQ Offered by Panhandle Sales Co
Panhandle Sales Company offers its Hereford sales rooms and office equipment as the town’s convention headquarters during the West Texas chamber of commerce gathering in June. Gerald Girvin, manager, writes to Hereford chamber proposing use of desks, telephones, and other facilities. New York markets note: Moskovico reports a $651,000 five month paper profit on Stuiz stock with an option to buy ten percent of the stock at $10, expiring February 15, 1927.
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Panhandle
West Fifth Street
Hereford
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Gerald Girvin
Hereford Chamber of Commerce
New York
FE Moskovico
Stuiz
Charles M. Schwab
Moskovico
Buckner Starts Christmas Booze Raid On Broadway
Federal attorney Buckner leads a third padlock campaign against 41 white way night haunts in New York. Deputies prohibition agents and police serve summonses with 20 day options to accept consent decrees or fight. Several venues invited patrons with holiday cards as renovations ran into millions.
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Buckner
Broadway
Associated Press
New York
United States Marshals
Prohibition
Cooper First Clarendon Lions member dies after three years
F. A. Cooper owner of the Clarendon Floral Co. died at his Donley county home Monday and was buried Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were by Rev. Templeton of Amarillo at the Church of Christ. Cooper’s death marks the first Lions Club death in Clarendon since its founding over three years ago. He is survived by his wife and daughter Mrs. Boyd Meadors of Clarendon.
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Clarendon
F. A. Cooper
Clarendon Floral Co
Donley County
Templeton
Amarillo
Church of Christ
Cooper
Clarendon Lions Club
Boyd Meadors
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U. S. U. K. OF Texas Canal Plan
Panhandle Sales Company
Hugh Whitcomb
Peace Vaid
C. E. King
Panhandle Plains
Amarillo Furniture Co
Amatrillo
Taylor Street
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