Tragedy at New Mexico State College Ends in Deaths
A coroner jury says W A Stone 38 assistant professor shot F E Oakes 40 director of the state department of feed and fertilizer then killed himself after delivering a note to J W Branson and driving away. Stone's wife had worked for Oakes since last September.
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Las Cruces
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W. A. Stone
New Mexico State College
F. E. Oakes
State Department of Feed and Fertilizer
Stone
J. W. Branson
Branson
Oakes
Martin A. Threet
Hugh H. Garner
College
Cannon Blast Fatal to 10 Year Old Girl in Mineral Wells
A improvised cannon exploded in Mineral Wells during a Christmas midnight salute. Dorothy Westbrook, 21, died, Elsie Faye Burnswick, 12, was critically injured, and bystanders Lawrence Davis and Harrison Smith helped prepare the device. The blast damaged the 124th Cavalry armory.
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Mineral Wells
West Mountain
Dorothy Westbrook
Elsie Faye Burnswick
Lawrence Davis
Harrison ‘Smith
Miss Westbrook
Buunswick
124Th Cavalry
Indian Village Slowly Yields to Civilization
Alitak Alaska December 25 Progress reaches the remote Kodiak Island village of 75 with a green schoolhouse the main new feature. Villagers live by fishing hunting and trapping with bear meat a staple and fur trade a major income source.
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Alitak
Kodiak Island
Alitak Bay
French author Bourget dies in Paris at 83
Paul Bourget, a leading French writer for four decades, died in Paris at age 83. The notice also mentions the Egyptian goose, noted as a high altitude flyer reaching 35,000 feet.
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Paris
U.P
Paul Bourget
France
Jones Praises Banks Aim To Ease Financing
Jesse Jones, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp, commends the American Bankers Association for aiding members to resume financing. He urges lower long term rates by banks and insurers, notes new banking laws permit longer real estate and industry lending, and says broader rediscount eligibility supports cheaper credit for stronger borrowers.
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Houston
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
American Bankers Association
Robert Fleming
The
Bankers Association
Jones
Federal Reserve System
Safely Home From Ethiopia and Mortgage Rates Debate
A report argues insurance firms should cut mortgage rates for farm and urban borrowers. The piece notes insurers pay policy holders three to three and a half percent while charging five to seven percent in some cases. In Jericho Vermont an incident is cited where Richard Eddy collected a state bobcat bounty despite not hunting, then collided with an 18 pound car on a highway.
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Able
Jericho
Richard Eddy
Aspironal Quick Relief for a Cold
Aspironal offers fast cold relief warming you up and easing discomfort. It claims to soothe nasal and eye irritation, gently aid natural recovery, and includes a money back offer. Suitable for children and adults with a family size bottle priced at fifty cents at your druggist.
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Aspironal
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