Four Generations of Thomas Family Serve Railways
Conover A. Thomas retires from the Pennsylvania Railroad after 42 years as a locomotive engineer. His father Charles P. Thomas served 55 years in clerical work on the Trenton division, and his grandfather Asa Thomas began with Camden and Amboy in 1830. Earl H. Thomas, Conover’s son, continues the lineage with 20 years of service, including 16 in passenger roles. In total the four generations provide 147 years of consecutive railroad work.
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Washington
New York
Thomas
Charles P. Thomas
Conover
Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Earl H. Thomas
Pennsy
Prisoner Hid Counterfeiting Outfit in Texas Jail
In Fort Worth on July 8 a Tarrant county jail prisoner named A. B. McDouglad was found with equipment to print counterfeit $10 bills. Police recovered printing rollers made from a broom handle and a woman’s brooch pin used as a master engraving. high grade paper and colored inks were seized. a visitor suspected of smuggling in materials.
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United Press
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
A. B. McDouglad
Store pickup service by rail line assured Dallas
July 8 announcement states store pickup and delivery on small lots at railroad rates will be provided by the Southern Pacific Transport Company. The plan aims to meet motor competition, with tariff approval and service territory to be announced after state railroad commission approval.
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United Press
Dallas
Southern Pacific Transport Company
State Railroad Commission
H. M. Lull
Southern Pacific Lines
Blank Cartridge Fatal to 12 Year Old Boy
Chicago report says Hipolet Mizek, age 12, died from a blank cartridge wound. Lockjaw developed from the gunshot injury suffered July 4.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hipolet Mizek
Nebraska co ed ends life by leaping from plane
Alberta Brenkenfolk, 21, a University of Nebraska senior, rode with pilot Pete Orr to a local airfield. She loosened her belt and leaped from the cockpit during flight, dying on the landing field. Coroner notes death by own action and an inquest is not expected. Fellow students knew nothing of her plans or motive.
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United Press
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Alberta Brenkenfolk
Pete Orr
Orr
Miss Breakenfolk
Hughert
Miss Brenkenfolk
Marshall Man Elected Head Texas Officers
Homer Ezell police chief at Marshall and a Texas ranger was elected president of the East Texas Peace Officers Association at its annual convention in Beaumont. E. C. Tomkins of Palestine was named vice president and J. H. Harris of Wills Point was re elected secretary and treasurer. Sheriff W. W. Covington of Beaumont was praised for thwarting a mob intent on lynching a negro. Mr and Mrs Jack Katsh of Panhandle are parents of a baby daughter born at St Anthony's Hospital on June 27.
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United Press
Beaumont
Homer Ezell
Marshall
Texas Ranger
East Texas Peace Officers Association
E. C. Tomkins
Palestine
J. H. Harris
Wills Point
W. W. Covington
Jack Katsh
Panhandle
St. Anthony's Hospital
Rail line to mushroom oil town July 17
Van Texas announces a July 17 opening of the Texas Short Line Railway from Van to Grand Saline linking the mushroom oil town to outside rail service. A celebration will mark the launch after a Van citizens conference with the line’s general passenger agent.
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Mushroom Oil Town
United Press
van, Tex
Bandit Drains Barber Till in Chicago Robbery
A bandit entered a barber shop and demanded cash. He stole 250 dollars, then left the scene for home to count the haul and surprise himself. The crime took place near the Bismarck Hotel.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
the Bandit
Bismarck Hotel
Barber Shop
Boaz to Attend Banquet as Guest of Methodists
Bishop H A Boaz newly in charge will arrive late on the 16th and head a banquet at Polk Street Methodist Church at 7 pm. He speaks that evening and departs after the event. Tickets are sold by the Ladies Missionary Society. Mr and Mrs G H Coulson have moved from Wichita to Amarillo with him joining the Lone Star Building and Loan and her working at Talmadge Apartments Beauty Shop.
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H. A. Boaz
Polk Street Methodist Church
Ladies Missionary Society
G. H. Coulson
Wichita
Kansas
Amarillo
Coulson
Lone Star Building and Loan Association
Wichita School of Cosmetology
Talmadge Apartments
Chicago Hosts Aeronautical Sweepstake Air Meet
Chicago prepares to host the tenth Aeronautical Sweepstake National Air Races at Curtiss Reynolds airport from August 23 to September 1. The event, billed as the Olympiad of the Skies, marks a major expansion from aviation beginnings in 1911 at Great Park on the Lake, featuring a growing field of competitors and advancing air travel.
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United Press
Chicago
Curtiss-Reynolds
Great Park
Lake Front
Chicago Air Race Meet Promises Record Attendance and Prizes
The 1930 Chicago air meet sponsored by the Chicago Air Race Corporation and sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association expects 1500 planes and crowds up to 1,000,000 over 10 days. Prizes total more than 100000 with events including the Thompson Trophy and five derbies two for women. Otto White of Canyon joins B L Coggin and Company and will live in Canyon while commuting to Amarillo.
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Chicago Air Race Corporation
National Aeronautic Association
Atlantic
Pacific Seaboard
Charters Granted for Several Texas Firms
Austin reports chartered firms including Rhea Nabors & Co of Waco with 10000 capital, and Shippers Equipment Co of San Benito with 2000, along with Corpus Christi Maritime Association with unspecified stock, Commonwealth Realty Co of Texarkana with 100000, listing incorporators such as B. B. Lindsey J. O. Rhea C. A. Nabors A. P. Smith F. J. Dufford T. N. Boyd and Mra O. G. Preston.
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Austin
Rhea- Nabors & Co
Waco
Capital
B. B. Lindsey
J. O. Rhea
C. A. Nabors
Shippers Equipment Co
San Benito
J. D. Crummey
W. A. Tip ‘Pit
F. W. Kibbe
Corpus Christi Maritime Association
Corpus Christi
Capital Stock
Ron
Civil War Vet Killed in Fort Worth Car Crash
J M Steward 84, wearing his Civil War uniform with Jeff Davis banner, was struck by a car in Fort Worth yesterday and died shortly after at a hospital. H S Durham and family of Amarillo are vacationing in New Mexico since July 3 and expect to return in a few days.
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United Press
Fort Worth
Jeff Davis
J. M. Steward
H. S. Durham
Amarillo
New Mexico
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C. A. Thomas
Son
Philadelphia
Conover A. Thomas
Blue-jay
la Paz
Bolivia
la Nacion al Buenos Aires
Jannetta Whitman
Malcolm D. Whitman
Douglas D. Lewis
Menlo Park
Cal
Girl
TEXAS
Bandit
Barber’s
Boaz
Gulf
Gulf Refining Co
Eee
Los Angeles
San Diego
Kane Newdss
Oakland
Calif
Grand Canyon
Sunset
San Francisco
Denver
Salt Lake
Union Bus Station
4Th & Fillmore
AIR Meet
Wilson
Bill Adams
Otto White
Canyon
B. L. Coggin and Company, Realtors
Steffens
Horlick’s
Racine, Wisconsin
Lucky
Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors
Actuarial Society of America
N.B.C
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