Grand Jury Finds Officers Blameless Amid Illicit Liquor Cases
The grand jury notes sensational headlines misrepresenting its report and commends police and sheriff departments for hard work. It lists indictments for liquor crimes, forgery, embezzlement, murder, theft, and more, urging better record keeping, additional staff for the district attorney, and closer post-indictment case tracking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Carson
Foreman
The
Globe
Carson
Grand Jury
Sherif
Justices of the Peace
Interior City Hall Remodeling Under Way Now
Interior work begins to convert the present city hall to accommodate the water department by removing partitions between the manager’s office and the commission chamber. Other changes aid department convenience while brick work on the new unit progresses toward rapid occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
City Commission Chamber
Bishop Seaman Returns Home From Oklahoma
Bishop E Cecil Seaman of the Episcopal church in northern Texas with headquarters in Amarillo returned from Oklahoma City where he oversaw that diocese in the absence of a named bishop. Preparations for consecration services follow the appointment of Bishop Thomas Cassady from Omaha to Oklahoma. Cassady will assume duties in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Cecil Seaman
Episcopal Church
Northern District
Texas
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Thomas Cassady
Cassady
Omaha
Oklahoma
Film Actress and Musician Are Wed
Lois Boyd, 22, film actress and Ziegfield Follies graduate, obtained a marriage license yesterday with Lou Erickson, 23, orchestra leader, in Los Angeles. Erickson is known in local musical circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Examiner
Lois Boyd
Lou Erickson
Miss Boyd
Erickson
Amarillo Retail Produce Picks Quiet Weekend
The Daily Retail Market Survey notes a pleasant weekend in Amarillo with vegetables and fruits in good supply. Grapefruit, strawberries briefly available at one market for a dime each, bell peppers and okra at 20 cents per pound, corn four for a quarter, snap beans at 10 cents, tomatoes scarce and pricey, spinach 10 cents per bunch, and beets a dime per bunch.
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Amarillo
Daudet freed by fake call in Paris prison escape
Leon Daudet, royalist editor of L Action Francaise, was released from Santa prison after a hoax call instructed guards to set him free. The incident followed his barricading of his editorial office and a three day stand with police as he cried Vive la France before surrendering. The affair entwined royalist crusade, political tension, and a death mystery involving his son Philippe in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minott Saunders
Paris
France
Leon Daudet
Sante
Republic
Daudet
Alphonse Daudet
French Republic
Bril
Philippe
The
Bajot
Montmartre
L’action Francaise
Jean Chiappe
Chiappe
Santa Prison
Poincare
Interior Sarraut
Barthou
Bower
M. Jean Chiappe
Weekend grocery ad notes stable prices and limited fruit
The itemized prices show beets and lettuce touted for iron and complexion while most fruits remain at yesterday's levels. Grapefruit sells for 10 cents each and eggs cost 24 to 25 cents a dozen. fish and frog legs are featured with 40 cents pricing. florists offer roses 4 to 7.50 a dozen and a variety of blooms for weekend tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Florists
Alaska
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Commissioners’ Court
C. W. Carson, Jr
F. M. Butts
Edwards
Polk St
Bishop Seaman
Daily Retail Market Survey
E. D. Green
Men’s Furnishings
Taylor St
J. W. Clifton
J. L. Summers
Jewel Ladies
Clark
B.E. Finkler
Panhandle
Engman’s Cafe
Florsheim
Elder and Arrow
Allen
And
Phoenix Athletic
A.good Store
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