Heir Freed By Kidnappers Safe At Home
Haskell Bohn, a St. Paul youth, escaped captivity after nearly a week. He described being restrained with tape over his eyes and moved between locations before being released at a Medicine Lake farm house. Authorities later said three men who attempted to extort money were arrested and confessed to a hoax.
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ST. Paul
Haskell Bohn
Bohn
Medicine Lake
Minneapolis
Young Bohn
Thomas Cahill
Haskell Bahn
Building and Realty Notes Highlight Moves and Sales
Amarillo updates show the Amarillo Hardware Store relocating to 805 Polk Street in the former Khoury Brothers building with Ed O. Bagot as manager. Tolzien's Music Store expands to the 800 block on Polk as Irving Tolzien relocates to the Paramount Building from 611 Taylor Street. The Q R Thomson home at 2033 Ong Street sells to Glenn F. Miller via Clark Realty. Texas Plains Building and Loan moves to a remodeled 406 Polk Street, office formerly at 111 West Sixth Street. Mrs Inza Johnson buys 3602 Harrison Street residence from Tom Williams. Alan K Clark joins his father at Clark Realty in rental operations. W W H Van Shaw and Company move from 511 Fisk Building to 1002 Oliver Eakle Building. Mrs Berdie Cullen purchases 2207 Buchanan through EF L Coggin United Realty. J N Weaver acquires 806 Maryland Street and W T Goodson gains a Pleasant Valley residence and five acre tract via Clark Realty. An P McSwain obtains a build permit for a 1000 dollar residence in North Heights. A K Webster closes downtown office for summer. reachable at 401 Sunset Terrace. 68 F Newbold and M C Wisdom, formerly with Webster, have not announced plans. Mrs J N Smith at 807 Mississippi Street rests after fracturing an arm in a fall.
Whisky feud ends in death of rum runner
In New Orleans on July 7 authorities report Marvin J. Clark known as Big Jim, former engineer of the rum running ship I'm Alone, was shot dead after a feud with confessed bootlegger Walter Templaine.Clark and companion Thomas Jerome Woods allege Templaine opened fire, while Templaine claims self defense. 103 men indicted in a liquor syndicate case.
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New Orleans
Marvin J
Big Jim
Clark
Coast Guard
Walter Templaine
Thomas Jerome Woods
Tomplaine
Woods
Belize
British Honduras
Wood
James Culligan
Templaine
Missouri
Oil Field Tragedy Claims Life Of Roustabout In Salt Flat
July 7. John Sherman Percy 37 Greenville died after a tractor he ran was engulfed by flames from an oil well 20 feet away. Stanley Humble Co district supervisor and foreman L P Taylor burned hands trying to extinguish the blaze as the well showed a head while being plugged.
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John Sherman Percy
Greenville
Salt Flat
CO. BE. Stanley
Humble Company
L. P. Taylor
Bowie Officer Shot in Raid Dies of Injuries
Funeral services are held for W. H. Jack Hill 44 Bowie peace officer who died after being shot during a June 18 liquor raid. Hill died in a local hospital after being shot by W. S. Farar gasoline filling station operator whose place was searched. City Marshal Charles Jackson killed Farar. Grand jury at Montague returned no bill.
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Bowie
W. H
Jack) Hill
Hill
W. S. Farar
Charles Jackson
Farar
Montague
Olympics Give Impetus Here To Tour Traffic
Panhandle Auto Club secretary Mrs. W. B. Amacker said coast to coast highways especially U S 66 are in good condition as Olympic Games in Los Angeles run July 30 to August 14. Opening ceremony is July 30 at 2 PM with weight lifting at 6 PM and daily events to August 14 closing ceremonies at 5 PM. Amarillo residents plan to attend.
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Los Angeles
W. B. Amacker
Panhandle Auto Club
Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Automobile Club
Beer Gangs Hit Chicago Southside in New Outbreak
The Del Rio roadhouse massacre leaves James Red McGee and Vernie Larkin dead from shotgun blasts. A waiter was seriously wounded as gunmen fled. witnesses gave little description. The violence follows prior O Donnell faction killings and signals renewed bloodshed on the south side.
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James
Red” McGee
Vernie Larkin
Edward “Spike” O'Donnell
del Rio
McGee
Larkin
Parents of Truman Allen Awarded 3325 Dollars
Mr and Mrs Walter Allen of Floyd County received 3325 dollars in federal district court yesterday. Judge James C Wilson awarded the sum to Truman Allen’s parents for his death while employed by a Pan Tex casing crew in Hutchinson County.
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Walter Allen
Floyd County
Truman Allen
Hutchinson County
James C. Wilson
Federal District Court
Receiver named for Johnson Ranch Royalty Company
Lawrence H. Griffith of Amarillo appointed by Judge James C. Wilson as receiver for Johnson Ranch Royalty Company after removing Ed R. Mayer of Amarillo as president and treasurer on stockholders plea. Court action awaits an audit on alleged diversion of funds to Mayer linked entities. A St. Louis butter and egg man estimates Americans consume 25.2 billion eggs yearly with 600 million hens supporting production.
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Lawrence H. Griffith
Amarillo
Johnson Ranch Royalty Company
James C. Wilson
Ed R. Mayer
Wilson
Mayer
St. Louis
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Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport
Georgia Department of Game and Fish
By Tom Horner
Amarillo Hardware Store
Polk Street
Khoury Brothers
Ed O. Bagot
Tolzien
Polk
Irving Tolzien
Taylor Street
Paramount
Q. R. Thomson
Ong Street
Glenn F. Miller
Clark Realty Company
Texas Plains Building and Loan Association
Association
West Sixth Street
Inza Johnson
Harrison Street
Tom Williams
Alan K.clark
W.W. H. van Shaw and Company
Fisk Building
Oliver Eakle
Berdie Cullen
Buchanan
EF. L. Coggin
The
United Realty Company
J. N. Weaver
Maryland Street
W.T. Goodson
Pleasant Valley
An P. McSwain
North Heights
A. K. Webster
Sunset Terrace
F. Newbold
M. C. Wisdom
Webster
J. N. Smith
Mississippi Street
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Alea Kellogg
Battle Creek Mich, London, Cay
Plains Plumbing Co
Chicago
Charles O'Donnell
Spike
Gus Pacelli
O'Donnell
Plough
Polk St
Amarillo Hardware Co
Nature
Gulf
Gulf Distribution
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