Roswell Convict Receives Life Sentence in Four Burglaries
Clifton Davidson a 32 year old escapee from Texas pleaded guilty to four Roswell burglaries and was sentenced in district court to life imprisonment. Officials said he was sought in Seminole Oklahoma for a January 24 slaying. Davidson claimed Texas penitentiary escape before being moved to Santa Fe.
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Roswell
Clifton Davidson
Texas
Dist. Atty
Gallup
Companis
Davidson
Hunteville
Dallas
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Frank Young
Roswe'l
Burial Rites Sunday For Mrs. L. A. Jones
Last rites for 85 year old Mrs. L A Jones who died of pneumonia in Slaton will be held Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Plainview where she was a member for 25 years. She moved from Plainview to Slaton 10 years ago and lived with her daughter Jessie Prosser. Surviving daughters are Mrs Prosser and Mrs J D Webb of Plainview. The service will be led by Dr E A Reed and Dr E Robinson. Burial will be in Plainview cemetery.
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Plainview
L. A. Jones
Slaton
First Methodist Church
Jones
S. Jessie Prosser
Prosser
J. D. Webb
E. A. Reed
E . Robinson
Plainview Cemetery
Rain Delays Camp Wolters Construction Payroll
Rain slows work at Camp Wolters as 16,000 laborers line up for a $600,000 payroll. More than half the outside workers are laid off due to rain. indoor crews continue.
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U.P
Camp Wolters
Constipation Affects Stomach and Intestinal Health
The Thornton & Minor Clinic in Kansas City offers a free booklet on constipation and colon disorders. It explains common symptoms such as headaches dizziness nausea abdominal pain and promotes sending the booklet in a plain wrapper to requestors.
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Nature
Thornton & Minor Clinic
McGee St
Kansas City
Cotton Warehouse Bid Time Extended
Government owned cotton storage bids now due March 23 after Secretary Wickard extends filing period by 50 days. Senate bill S-262 would shift award method from lowest bid to other criteria, easing concentration in Gulf Coast and Atlantic centers and preserving interior warehouses. The note also mentions an unrelated line about ash wood.
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Washington
Wickard
Senate Agriculture Committee
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Baylor Observes 96th Birthday with Dedication of Dormitory
Alumni gathered across Texas to mark Baylor Universitys 96th birthday. In Waco a campus ceremony dedicated Catherine Alexander Hall, a $300 000 freshman girls dormitory, the fourth year a new campus building has opened on Founders Day.
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Waco
Baylor University
Texas
Baylor
Catherine Alexander
Entries Pour In For 1941 Amarillo Fat Stock Show
Stock show entries flood in for March 3 to 7 as three trophies join prize money in carload and get of sire classes. Institutions including the Amarillo Hotel and Lee Bivins sponsor trophies for Grand Champion carload bulls and grand champion carload heifers, with American Hereford Association funding part of premiums.
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Amarillo
Charlie” Pryor
Carlene Bulls
Lee Bivins
Herring Hotel
H. C. Gouldy
Texas
American Hereford Association
R. J. Kinzer
Amarillo Hotel
Army recruit Horish Jr. mishandles insignia at camp
Mil ton A Hirsh Jr newly inducted into the army should not mistake a major's insignia for a top sergeant's during his first year at camp. He has worked for his father in manufacturing army officers uniforms, mainly in the insignia department.
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Los Angeles
Milton A. Hirsh
Army
Hirsh
Mrs Brint to Speak at Central Presbyterian Youth Service
Mrs A L Brint will speak at the Youth Church of Central Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Miss Dorothy Jo Sullivan will preside, with Jerry Dansby and John L Miller assisting worship. The program includes evenings on Japan and Great Christian Teachings.
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A. L. Brint
Central Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Jo Sullivan
Jerry Dansby
John L. Miller
Jaypan
Gladys Green
Wava Braum
Tom Koontz
China
E. Paul Hovey
Ruth Fenn
Wingback Wing of BYU Football
Provo Utah Wing George Wing on Brigham Young University football squad plays as wingback a position named after his surname The question What s in a name captures the novelty of his last name in campus sports coverage.
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Provo
Utah
George Wing
Brigham Young University
Wing
President of WIS Goes to Washington to Meet Leaders
Canyon February 1 President J A Hill of West State College will travel to Washington D C to join presidents of colleges universities and other schools. The gathering, called by the American Council of Education and the National Education Association, will discuss how colleges can organize to aid national defense. Dr Hill will also meet Texas senators and representatives on college matters.
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Canyon
J. A. Hill
West State College
Washington, D. C
American Council of Education
National Educational Association
Hill
Texas
Peat Bog Develops Newark Industry Near New Ark
Machines that dry peat enable a new industry in the large Utica bog north of Newark, a development reported by United Press. The bog, regarded as one of the nation’s largest, lies about 15 miles north of Newark.
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Newark
U.P
Utica
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Denton
Jackson
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Globe News
Arcadia
Oneida Ltd
Dollar Day
POLK
Etoay Jawe
Smrner
Uae
Bert Levy
Beau Brummel
WTAL
Mrs. Brint
WIS
Rubber Stamps Free
C. S. Pryor
Mar
Philco Andor
Philco
Europe
Cabint
Wagner Appliance Co
the Matches Co
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