Nine Die In Walla Walla Prison Break
Nine people are dead and nine wounded as a prisoner escape bid at Washington State Prison in Walla Walla failed. A guard response triggered a volley of gunfire, killing eight inmates and one turnkey, with further injuries among inmates and staff. The incident followed a plan led by at least three inmates, as the board of inquiry investigates responsibility.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Prison
J. M. McCauley
Ernest Alonzo Ware
King County
James de Long
Frank Butler
eLo Lynch
Lynch
H. L. Briggs
Turnkey
Is This Too Good for Your Cough
A vintage advertisement touts Creomulsion as a multi action cough remedy offering quick relief. It claims seven major helps in one and urges cautious users to choose the “best way known” for coughs while warning that it costs more than a single remedy.
Mercury poisoning cited in Kennedy murder trial
In Greenwood Mississippi on February 14 Dr. W F Hand testified that Dr John Preston Kennedy died of mercury poisoning. Hand based his diagnosis on Kennedy’s dying statement, symptoms, and the autopsy. He said Kennedy was mentally sound then and that the body was later exhumed for examination.
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Greenwood
Miss
John Preston Kennedy
W. F. Hand
Sarah Ruth Dean
Kennedy
Dean
Jackson
Hand
Dr. Kennedy
Oyster beds planted to start Alaska industry at Weather's Cove
Oyster beds have been planted at Weather's Cove Alaska in an effort to inaugurate the industry in the northern territory.
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Weather’s Cove
Alaska
Northern Territory
Kidneys and Rheumatism Cystex Guarantee Ad
Your blood circulates through nine million tiny tubes in your kidneys to clean acids and wastes. If kidneys faulty you may suffer rheumatic pains nervousness and other symptoms. Try Cystex Formula in each package. Starts in 15 minutes and soothes irritated membranes. Guaranteed or money back. Cost just 3c a dose at druggists.
Film Guide Notes Curent Releases and Local Plans
The note lists current Paramount and other theater offerings with age suitability and audience notes. It highlights The World Changes starring Paul Muni and Aline MacMahon as best in this round, praises Muni and MacMahon performances, and mentions Weaver Brothers and Elviry appearing at Paramount with Long Lost Father starring John Barrymore. Local Valentine events at The Nat and Roy Diven performances at Roseland are noted, with hints of Mae West slogan contest and Clara Bow reference.
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Paramount
Eddie Cantor
Paul Muni
Aline MacMahon
Texas
the Baron
Jack Pearl
Rialto
Rendolph Scott
Paris
Adolphe Menjou
Emperor Jones
Paul Robeson
Rex
Ann Harding
NAT
Roy Diven
Valentine Dance
Roseland
Joe Normen
Picture Capital
Muni
Miss MacMahon
Weaver Brothers
Elviry
Ozarks
Paramount Theater
Father
John Barrymore
Cattlemen Ball Scheduled During Amarillo Fat Stock Show
A Panhandle Livestock Association ball will be held at the Nat Dance Palace on Monday night February 26 to entertain visiting cattlemen for the Amarillo Fat Stock Show March 5 to 8. Proceeds aid industry relief efforts while the annual convention meets with high hopes for relief programs. Tickets are 90 cents per couple with Roy Diven and his band performing under a committee led by Jay Taylor.
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Nat Dance Palace
Panhandle Livestock Association
Amarillo
Roy Diven
Jay Taylor
Land Ohio Girl Catherine Quinn Wins Contest
Catherine Quinn of land Ohio wins with the slogan The gal nobody no s. Her entry plays on the no meaning negative rather than knowledge, drawing attention to the phrase in a playful contest.
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Land, Ohio
Catherine Quinn
Sicilian butchers display heads on stakes to advertise meat
Vendors in Sicily parade freshly killed animal heads on staffs to attract customers, using stark street demonstrations to showcase their wares.
The Unheard Bat Cry
A striking claim notes that the bat’s shrill cry is beyond the hearing range of many humans, making the sound effectively inaudible to a portion of people.
Amarillo House Survey Opens With 20 Enumerators
The Amarillo housing survey begins this morning with 20 enumerators under authority certificates signed by Gaines D. Whitsitt Pot ter County Relief Administrator. Enumerators are sworn to secrecy and have trained in recent days, urging householders to cooperate with local CWA authorities for accurate results.
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Amarillo
Gaines D. Whitsitt
Potter County
CWA
Real Estate Board Survey Led by Roy D. Chase In Amarillo
Roy D. Chase serves as secretary of the Amarillo Real Estate Board and directs the survey with Errett Dunlap of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce acting as field coordinator and former chief instructor for the local school.
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Roy D. Chase
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Errett Dunlap
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Ointment Relief Claims to Soothe Itchy Rash Quickly
An ad promotes Blue Star Ointment as a fast cooling treatment that melts on the skin and penetrates pores to kill itching from rash, eczema, tetter, ringworm and toe itch. It promises itching ends and skin healing with safe, sure, quick action.
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Washington
THE
Florsheim Shoe
Killough @ Davies
Levine
Edouard Daladier
France
Gaston Doumergue
Doumergue
Movie Guide
Parent's Magazine
Hollywood
Mae West
Mae
Clara Bow
Brooklyn
Travel
VIA
Missouri Pacific Lines
West
Southwest
New Orleans
Memphis
Kansas City
St. Louis
A. B. Waldron
Texas & Pacific
Ft. Worth
Polk
Sto Gola
Op Corps
America
Tep Fio-Rito
Columbia Chain
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