Three Youths Face Extortion Plot in Augusta
Three high school boys Merle Hughes Robert Brown and Gerald Towle sat in county jail charged with writ ing a letter threatening to abduct or disfigure a Wiles child unless a $20 000 payoff was made Investigators say the extortion letter and the boys printed registrations at Cony High School matched The letter was mailed from Portland and delivered to Mrs Wiles in the hospital where she awaited a newborn The youths said they sought the money for a “good time.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
William P. Wiles
Boston
Merle W. Hughes
Robert Brown
Gerald A. Towle
Wiles
Joseph F. Young
Cony High School
Capt. Young
Portland
New York
Young
Amarillo Given Clean Bill of Health by Inspector
Amarillo has a clean bill of health for food and drugs with minor corrections needed. State inspector Slayton Phelps, after inspecting nearly 100 places, praised equipment and dish sterilizing methods. He noted no meat orders were necessary and planned to return to Amarillo later this month.
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Amarillo
Slayton Phelps
State Department of Health
John Trolnger
Health Unit
Mr. Phelps
Phelps
Pampa
Courthouse Records and Transfer Listings
Courthouse records detail warranty deeds by J G McCaffree and others transferring parcels in Pleasant Valley San Jacinto Heights and Miller Heights with prices from 1 to 150 dollars. Deeds include transfers to Fern Dor man Chester M Ford and state entities plus vehicle registrations listing Ford 34 models. A note on Indian demographics cites more than 20 million widows and 300000 under 25.
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J. G. McCaffree
Quincy Ford
Pleasant Valley
J. W. Ford
Chester M. Ford
San Jacinto Heights
Samuel F. Dorman
Fern Dorman
N. 30
Plemons
Farm & Home
J. B. Latham
Sam B. Motlow
R. E. Underwood
Crudgington Addn
Miller Heights
Unver Heights
Holland
Panhandle Lumber Co
C. T. Crowe
J. H
Amarillo Delv. Co
State of Texas
Inc
Lawrence Sub
Ab&m
John FE. Hill
Et Ux
Amarillo Devi. Co
Sou. Pl. Lbr. Co
P. H. Imp. Co
Mirror
J. W. Cunningham
Canyon
Ford
Ranger Charged After Youth Suffered Wounds
Merle Cawthon 27 of Rogers remained in critical condition after a Friday night dance hall shooting near Cameron. Leroy Johnson a special ranger at the hall was charged with assault with intent to murder in connection with the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Tex
Merle Cawthon
Rogers
Leroy Johnson
Roosevelt era rhetoric on gold and paper money magic
The excerpt argues for continuing large-scale spending on improvements and payroll while asserting a gold standard fantasy. It claims France exchanges real gold for American paper dollars, suggesting America could print vast sums yet retain all gold, framing it as a Roosevelt era magic-like policy imitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
Europe
What Every Young Man Should Know
A compact column offers practical hygienic advice and quick guidance for young men. It outlines basic health habits, cleanliness, and prudent personal care aimed at forming confident, responsible behavior.
Debt and Money: Why Not Print Currency Instead of Bonds
The piece questions issuing interest bearing bonds, arguing currency should be free of interest. It outlines a banker’s profits from bonds, a divorce case budget, and notes Japan’s submarine plans while recalling Washington conference limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Brown
America
U. S
United States Treasury
Treasury
Geese
Japan
Cigarette Demand and Prosperity in Wartime America
The text links rising cigarette output to prosperity, noting 8.0 billion more cigarettes were bought in 1938 than 1932 and claiming 1933 sales exceed 100 thousand million cigarett es. It suggests wartime urgency altered smoking habits from lady like to heroic and cites unseen threats alongside increased consumption.
Cigarette advertising drives sales through repetition
The text declares that cigarette sales result from intensive and capable advertising. It quotes the idea repetition builds reputation and asserts that advertisers understand this strategy.
Guiding your child by explaining decisions
By Alice Clarissa Richmond. Explains that demanding obedience without reasons breeds resentment and secret defiance. Emphasizes that why questions should be answered to earn respect and avoid perpetual power struggles, noting few cases require unquestioning obedience.
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Alice Clarissa Richmond
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Gene ‘Tunney
Enzo Fiermonte
William K. Dick
Palm Beach
Fla
John Jacob Astor
W. K. Dick
Courthouse Records
J. C. Coyle
J. B. Driskell
Ong St
Pontiac
Lifebuoy
Les
Ven
B.O
Lifebudy
Elsie
Uncle Sam
Los Angeles
India
Stalin
The
National Security Life Assn
Hamilton Dr
Dept. C-50
Beverly Hills
Calif
Insurance Department
H. Wilson, M.D. Rherialist
Dr. Pierce
United States
Liscerr & Myers
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