Grand jury probes prison guard killing in Texas
Angleton Texas July 8 the grand jury began an inquiry into the killing of Jim s Retrieve State prison farm aid by two convicts Merriman of Houston and Jack xry of Hempstead as county attorney Floyd Enlow named others to be charged. Enlow said murder counts had been filed and the inquiry would likely finish today. The convicts reportedly met the guard at the barracks west end and demanded keys then shot him after the guard refused to surrender his pistol. The killing occurred Monday.
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Houston
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Floyd Enlow
I. K. Kelly
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Federal inquiry flags harsh conditions in reform schools
A government investigation describes living quarters as pin repair and unsanitary, with only the Industrial Training School in Idaho earning a clean bill. It notes severe discipline and abuse, identifies three dominant crimes among youths, and urges federal recognition of juvenile delinquency in law.
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National Training School For
Muirkirk
Industrial Training School
St. Anthony
Idaho
Stimson Heads to Europe as Mellon Arrives in Paris
The article notes Secretary Stimson travels to Europe at a pivotal time with two Hoover Cabinet members in the region. Mellon has just pushed the Hoover plan through in Paris, while Stimson aims to renew ties with European leaders and discuss non political aims.
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Hoover
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United States
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Dino Grandi
Aristide Briand
Arthur Henderson
France
Great Britain
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Tack Cotton Stockings Highlight Women Help
Dear Tack argues that women can aid cotton farmers by showing cooperation and support in manufacturing and purchasing cotton goods, urging readers to back domestic textile efforts and bolster agricultural communities.
Oil Proration Row Splits East Texas Outlook and Calls for Action
More than 1,000 operators and lease owners gathered at a mass meeting to back the Railroad Commission ruling setting East Texas field allowable at 250000 barrels daily on 20 acre units. critics urged compliance while Dan Moody and Tom Cranfill defended their plans. Governor Sterling faced calls for a special session to enforce oil conservation laws as price cuts loom.
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J. F. Lucey
Dallas
Cranfill Plan Arbitration Committee
East Texas
Dan Moody
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Tom E. Cranfill
Independent Petroleum Association of Texas
Sterling
Austin
R. S. Sterling
House of Representatives
Howsley
Oil Conservation Commission
Mid-Continent
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Wisehaup Arrives in Amarillo Amid Collector Efforts
The message notes Mr Wisehaup arriving in Amarillo this morning as part of renewed efforts to teach salesmanship and collection skills. The speaker boasts of uncovering old accounts and securing 215 dollars, expressing strong enthusiasm and support.
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Wisehaup
Amarillo
Lot Brings $2 in Tax Sale
In Kleamath Falls Oregon a tax sale lot charged to Governor Julius L Meier was sold for two dollars at a county tax sale.
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Kleamath Falls
Ore
Julius L. Meier
Riots Persist Between Chinese and Korean Rice Growers
In Northern Korea fierce clashes between Chinese and Korean rice growers continued with heavy police and Japanese troops deployed. Chinese residents faced attacks, hundreds wounded or killed, as chaos spread from border areas into Manchuria and property suffered across the region.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Fort Worth Monoplane Opens Pacific Flight to Alaska
The Fort Worth monoplane begins its Pacific crossing with fuel near capacity. If weather holds and the motor stays steady, the crew should reach Fairbanks in 15 to 18 hours, then refuel with 100 to 150 gallons before heading 520 miles to Nome.
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Pacific
Fort Worth
Fairbanks
Alaska City
Nick Greener
Jim Mattern
Nome
Robbins and Jones
Car Found After Three Years Stolen From Damariscotta Yard
Dr. Neill Parsons learned his car, stolen from his Damariscotta home three years ago, was located in a Los Angeles garage with $33 owed for storage. The discovery closed a long-quiet local case.
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Neill Parsons
Los Angeles
Calif
Convicts Train for Experimental Station at M A M College
A selected group of prisoners is being trained at Parchman to run an experimental station in collaboration with Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College. The program aims to develop agricultural techniques and research capacity at the facility.
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Miss
U.P
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Negro to Die for Murders in Caddo Parish
Felix Duhart, a 40 year old Black man, is scheduled to be hanged Friday in the new Caddo parish courthouse for the December 1925 killings of Alice Calhoun and a Black boy. A second Black woman was wounded. Prosecutors call the slaying the parish's most brutal. Duhart fled and was recaptured four years later.
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Shreveport
Felix Duhart
Caddo Parish
Duhart
Alice Calhoun
Negress
War Debt and May Business Signals Improve in June
A Department of Commerce survey shows May business declined overall but June hints at significant improvement. Employment in May fell though better than typical for the season, car loadings and electric power production show gains, and auto output remains unchanged from April while cotton textiles stay at April levels.
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Philippines
Asia
South America
Health conference poorly attended at Amarillo Mexican School
Misunderstanding led to a sparsely attended health conference on a Wednesday forenoon at Amarillo Mexican School. Dr. F P Miller and nurse Mrs C H Ray examined fewer than ten preschool children. A July 31 follow up at the Mexican School and a Friday forenoon session at Alice Landergin School were scheduled.
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Amarillo
F. P. Miller
Miller
C. H. Ray
Amarillo-Potter County
Alice
Condemned Foodstuffs Destroyed In City Incinerator
Health unit inspectors condemned fish and meats as unfit for human consumption after lab tests. The stock, found in a Grant street warehouse, included items owned by the Public Market and stored by packing firms, a farmer, and Simmons market.
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Grant Street
East Fifth Avenue
C. L. Garwood
Jamieson
Simmons Market
Jack Wyatt
Wyatt
Youth killed on Rock Island tracks near Tucumcari
The body of 17 year old Murray Clay son of G B Clay a Quay County farmer was found on Rock Island railroad tracks fourteen miles northeast of Tucumcari early today. Friends said he left home in Logan last night. Ireland is warring on gamblers.
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N. M
Murray Clay
G. B. Clay
Quay County
Rock Island Tracks
Logan
Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep From Kansas City Chicago
Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets show mixed moves with hogs mostly steady to higher, cattle strong in places, and sheep active. New Orleans cotton falls after USDA acreage estimate, while New York stocks swing with modest losses and gains.
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Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Choice Rangers
New Orleans
Bureau
Talking it Over We Look Back at Past Joys and Fears
A reflective verse recalls memories of a poorer past, shared dreams, and resilience. It contrasts former happiness with current hardship, asserts love and faith can endure, and suggests hope in facing future struggles together. References to White Motor Co and Woolworth hint at era context.
Subway Work Nears Close for Amarillo Underpass
Amarillo prepares to open the North Fillmore Street underpass by August 4 with a $250000 project. Eight 25 ton concrete slabs rest ready to swing onto pillars as four tracks are built above the underpass and paving follows piling removal.
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Fillmore Street
North Fillmore Street
East Third Avenue
Connecticut Recognizes Dancing as a Permitted Sunday Sport
In Hartford Connecticut the state general assembly favors a bill adding dancing to the list of allowed Sunday sports. The measure expands leisure choices while lawmakers note it as a legitimate, supervised activity.
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