New Trial Sought for Merriman in Oak Cliff Assault Case
Dallas, Jan 24 United Press reports defense counsel Tom Kelley and A H Mount will seek a new trial for Lee Roy Merriman who was convicted of criminal assault on an 11 year old Oak Cliff girl and sentenced to death. The jury in Judge Grover Adams court deliberated two hours before imposing the electric chair penalty. Merriman was calm as the verdict was read and was jailed afterward. Bennie Aldridge Merrimans alleged companion in the December 9 kidnapping and assault of three Oak Cliff girls received death after a guilty plea and brief trial.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Lee Roy Merriman
Tom Kelley
A. H. Mount
Merriman
Grover Adams
Bennie Aldridge
Oak Cliff
Life term for wife slayer in Breckenridge
Associated Press report from Breckenridge Texas says Al Rowden was found guilty of murdering his wife on December 12. A jury assessed a 99 year sentence after Rowden claimed insanity due to his wife’s refusal to live with him.
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Associated Press
Breckenridge
Texas
al Rowden
Rowden
Influenza and Pneumonia Hit Liverpool Area Hard
The Associated Press reports widespread flu and pneumonia in Liverpool and surrounding districts with an estimated 20 000 cases in the city and pneumonia deaths mounting.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
England
North Carolina to Pay for Confederate Reunion
The North Carolina legislature will be asked to appropriate 50 000 for the next Confederate reunion to be held in June. Edmund R. Wiles, general manager, said a bill will be drafted. Former Navy Secretary Joseph Daniels has endorsed the plan.
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International News Service
Ute
N. C
North Carolina
Edmund R. Wiles
Joseph Daniels
Navy
Memphis Wins Drainage Congress Meeting Site
Memphis has been chosen to host the National Drainage congress February 18–20. President Arthur W. Large of Chicago announced the program centers on papers by national drainage authorities. The event will gather technical executives, and state government and railroad officials.
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International News Service
Memphis
Tenn
National Drainage Congress
Arthur W. Large
Chicago
Labor Unions Report Bygone Poverty And City Struggles
Central Labor Union met at Carpenter's hall with 21 delegates including sign painters and meat cutters. The session discussed relief needs, a mayoral bid, and polling tax emphasis. Other reports noted illness, fires, and new building work in Amarillo and Dimmitt. The group also touched on a new compensation law and film theater promotions.
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Central Labor Union
Carpenter's Hall
Sam Norton
W. W. Finch
P. O. Shelvie
Reading
P. G. Hisey
E. P. Dickerson
Harold Long
W. B. Dickerson
H. H. Horn
John W. Parks
E. W. Williams
National Association of Letter Carriers
Relief Committee
L. K. Garrett
Barbers
Fred Fisher
Northwest
C. C. Groning
Carpenters Union
Painters and Decorators
Painters’ Hall
E. Rollins
Harve Thomas
Antibes Tan Hosiery Shade for Evening Wear
The article introduces Antibes tan as a new hosiery shade chosen to pair with off whites. It recommends wearing with evening outfits and matching Milady’s gown with coordinated shoes.
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Milady
World of Prohibition Foes and Ambitions in 1920s Speech
A reflective piece rails against bootlegging while praising industry pioneers and union effort. It notes a Carpenters Union hall in Vernon funded by members, comments on crowded fields yet endless top spots, and cites 1928 auto production growth as evidence of progress amid criticism.
They Say The World Is Changing And The Rails Grow Slower
A noisy collage of claims spans weather changes by radio air ships laws on rail travel and a misread Oliver Twist dance. The Commerce Department reports US agricultural implement exports for the first months last year surpassing 107 million dollars, a new annual level forecast.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Trinity store robbed by burglars. cash and goods taken
Burglars entered W. R. Frazier & Co. store in Trinity Texas Tuesday night and stole more than $60 in cash along with several suits and overcoats. No trace of the robbers has been found.
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United Press
Trinity, Tex
W. R. Frazier & Co
Invisible Zemo Clears Pimples and Eczema Quickly
Advert shows Zemo as an antiseptic liquid for pimples itching rash and blemishes claiming rapid skin relief. It touts 20 years of use for stubborn eczema with odorless invisible formula. Available at druggists for 1.00.
Plan Annual Fox Hunt Near Mobile
The National Fox Hunters association will hold its annual winter hunt near Mobile Alabama February 6-8. The State Department of Conservation planted eighteen pair of red foxes between Cottage Hill and Seven Hills to stock the area, which is also rich in native gray foxes.
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International News Service
Mobile
Ala
National
Fox Hunters’ Association
State Department of Conservation
Cottage Hill
Seven Hills
Despondent farmer Besse Sutton shoots self in barn near Rusk
Despondent 44 year old farmer Besse Sutton killed himself with a shotgun at his home near Rusk Texas. A note indicates financial troubles caused his act and the coroner returned a verdict of death by own action.
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Rusk
Tex
Besse Sutton
Sutton
Here
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