Man 74 Finishes 2000 Mile Boat Trip to Settle Estate
Charles M. Short, 74, arrived in Houston to settle the estate of his late son S. A. Short, killed in January 1930. He reported losses of a shotgun and 400 rounds to prowlers, and noted he won a $50 wager after completing the cruise from Omaha begun November 4 in an outboard boat with a 2.5 horsepower motor navigating ice and open water to reach Boliva roads and Houston.
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Associated Press
Houston
Omaha
Charles M. Short
S. A. Short
Atchafalaya Bayou
Louisiana
St. Charles
Missouri
Short
Red River
Missouri River
Mississippi
Atchafa- Jaya Bayou
Gulf
Sabine River
Boliva Roads
Century old papers found in Portsmouth relate to Belmont and Penhallow
Two documents more than two centuries old were found on a rubbish pile in Portsmouth New Hampshire. The papers concern Richard Earl of Belmont Royal Governor of Massachusetts and New York from 1698 to 1699 and Samuel Penhallow treasurer general of Colonial New Hampshire. The discovery sheds new light on their careers and colonial administration.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Richard
Earl of Belmont
Massachusetts
New York
Samuel Penhallow
New Hampshire
Olver Named President of Amarillo Country Club
Stockholders of the Amarillo Country Club re elected A N Olver as president and kept all officers in place including Joe Dooley as vice president H J Farwell as secretary treasurer J N Beasley Gaines D Whitsitt and Odale Smith as directors. A plan to remodel the clubhouse dominated the meeting with a full administration report given by Olver and a vote of compliments awarded for last year’s progress.
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Amarillo Country Club
A. N. Olver
Joe Dooley
H. J. Farwell
J. N
Beasley
Gaines D. Whitsitt
Odale Smith
Olver
Two Men Sentenced in State Prison For Liquor Violations
In criminal district court two men, Jay Sloane and W. B. Hamilton, received one year each in the penitentiary on liquor law violations after jury conviction. A third man, Sidney Bartlett, pled guilty to forgery and was given five years with the sentence suspended. Sloane claimed whisky was for medicinal asthma treatment. officers found whisky containers at Hamilton's home.
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Criminal
Jay Sloane
W. B. Hamilton
Hamilton
Sloane
Lee Miller
A. E. Albright
Sidney Bartlett
Floydada
Murray May Be Boosted for President
Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray emerges as a potential national candidate after his Lincoln Day address in Springfield Illinois. Observers see his trip as a move to gain attention from Democratic leaders while the legislature remains in session. Close friends plan to launch a Murray for President boom though he declines to discuss a possible nomination.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
William H. Murray
Murray
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Gov. Murray
Funeral for Slaton Victim Held Today
Funeral services were to be held today for P. G. Stokes 55 found dead of a gunshot wound in a garage at his home in Slaton Texas The deceased was a mobile auto dealer and civic leader Chief of Police Tom Abels said a gun found near the body had been bought late yesterday from a local hardware store An inquest was planned for today Stokes is survived by his widow two sons Harry of Fort Worth Govan of El Paso and a daughter Mrs J M Sargent of Ranger
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Associated Press
Slaton
Texas
P. G. Stokes
Stokes
Tom Abels
Harry
Fort Worth
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