Former Klan Head Faces Trial Today
Ben C. Richards Jr former Ku Klux Klan officer and local power faces a forgery trial in Dallas as jurors question defendants ties to the Klan and witness lists unfold. The case stems from a $2000 election bet paid to a supposed Clyde R West linked to the Mathews murder and Adams shooting last September.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Feb. B
Ben C. Richards, Jr
Clyde R. West
Orville Mathews
Ray V. Adams
Bartlett Farmer
Ku Klux Klan
Richards
A. A. Crabb
Crabb
William McGraw
Waco
Missionary Women To Speak Tonight at First Christian Church
Mrs. Ora L. Shepherd and Miss Edith Eberle will speak at 7 50 tonight at an all church missionary meeting in the social center of the First Christian church. The speakers are well known in missionary work and the event is under the auspices of the church missions department led by E. L. Hunter.
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Ora L. Shepherd
Edith Eberle
First Christian Church
Department of Missions of the Church
E. L. Hunter
Man Leaves Bed To Warn Train In Landslide Warning
Glenn R. Cline of Dyesville Ohio left his influenza sickbed to flag a passenger train after hearing a landslide roar in a nearby railroad cut. His quick action averted a disastrous wreck and a Carnegie medal movement began in his honor.
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Glenn R. Cline
Dyesville
Cline
Buckley Faces Impeachment Over Bribery Conviction
Ohio state treasurer Bert B. Buckley, convicted in Federal court of attempted bribery and conspiracy to violate prohibition laws, faces impeachment in the legislature after Governor Myers Y. Cooper demanded his resignation. The House unanimously passed a resolution for investigation. Buckley is free on bail.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Bert B. Buckley
Myers Y. Cooper
Buckley
House
Oklahoma Plans New Inquiry Into State Officials
Oklahoma investigators will probe further charges that a state supreme court justice offered money to tilt the senate election toward a governor’s ally and that a large sum influenced a murder pardon. The 12th legislature panel widens its inquiry as impeachment and suspensions loom. Justice J W Clark is named in the testimony linking payoffs to political outcomes.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Henry
Johnston
Oklahoma
State Supreme Court
J. W Clark
Supreme Court
Bond Pending Appeal in Federal Conviction Faces Heavy Penalties
A defendant with a $10 000 bond awaits Monday argument on his appeal from a Federal court conviction. He could receive up to 28 years in the Federal penitentiary and a fine of $27 000.
Senator Paul Stewart Triumphs in Campaign
Stewart was elected after pledges of support from donors who offered 500 dollars to defeat anti administration candidates. He led the impeach Johnston effort and testified that state cars were used by administration workers to campaign against opponents.
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Paul Stewart
Stewart
Johnston
Highway Commission Announces February Letting for 81 Miles
The highway commission stated plans for letting on February 18 and 19 for 81 miles of roads totaling about 1.25 million dollars. Concrete work covers 32 miles. Counties listed include Childress, Randall, Kinney, Trinity, Jim Wells, Guadalupe, Real, and others.
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Highway Commission
Childress
Highway & Tardeman
Randall
Bwudepeth
Kinmey
Trinity
Jim Wells
Guadalupe
Real
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San Antonio
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