States Rights Object Bailey Advocates Prohibition Repeal
In Fort Worth on July 21 Congressman Joe Bailey Jr told the League of American Youth that restoring states rights would be the primary result of repealing the 18th Amendment. He said prohibition is not the issue and urged repeal as a sovereign states rights matter. Rev. W R White countered that voting on repeal involves government theory and criticized the National Recovery Act as disregarding states' rights.
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Joe Bailey
League of American Youth
Bailey
W. R. White
Mexican May Get Life as Habitual
Fort Worth headlines report Frank Puebla a 35 year old Mexican found guilty of robbery by a district court jury after brief deliberation. He faces life imprisonment under the habitual criminal statute for robbing a negro of 11 cents and a suit of clothing. Puebla previously was convicted in 1928 in Ward County of robbery and given a five year sentence.
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Fort Worth
Frank Puebla
Puebla
Ward
Commutes Death Sentences in Luling Ice Pick Slaying
In Luling, Louis Rogers and Robert Cubit, both Negro defendants, saw their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Miriam Ferguson. The two men were convicted of murdering G. W. Mann, a white lunchstand operator, with an ice pick. Willie Ray Autry, named as an accomplice, testified as the key witness but has not yet been tried.
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U.P
Louis Rogers
Robert Cubit
G. W. Mann
Luling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Mann
Willie Ray Autry
Cubit
Rogers
Huntsville
Autry
Fort Worth Nudist Colony Report Emerges From Postcard
A Fort Worth Postcard sent to the Fort Worth Press claims the city hosts a nudist colony. The note states the group organized last spring with 10 men and 8 women aged 16 to 25, meeting four times weekly for 16 hours of sun exposure, though the meeting place is not disclosed.
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Fort Worth
Conquering Contract Insights From P HAL SIMS Chess of Cards
This article profiles P HAL SIMS famed as a leading contract bridge player and his Sims system. It covers decision strategies for bidding no trump, partial scores, and slam possibilities, emphasizing restraint and precise evaluation over optimistic raises. It notes the Four Horsemen team and SIMS’ national titles since 1924.
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Four Horsemen
Bid challenges in four hand spade game debate
A bridge problem from Public Ledger discusses a four handed match last month. South with Spade long and weak clubs considers game after a spade bid. The narrative critiques bidding paths two spades, three spades and four spades, noting timing and heart finesse issues.Mr. Sims offers contract queries with self addressed return envelope. The discussion weighs heart first versus spade heavy lines and notes potential four spades if South held higher spades.
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Declarer
Public Ledger
Mr. Sims
Crude spears seized in Wichita Falls jail plot
Three prisoners at Wichita County jail were thwarted when officers found crude escape gear in bunks. The items included two spears made from broom handles and steel, a soap pistol model with shoe polish, 20 feet of rope from bed sheets, and a hacksaw blade. Prisoners named Luther Milton Farr and Clyde Harrington were among those implicated in the scheme.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Luther Milton Farr
C. 8
Carlisle
Wichita Alls
Clyde Harrington
Robbery with firearms leads to years in prison here
A drug store hold up resulted in a robbery with firearms and a defendant, James F. Williams, facing forgery charges in the same case. Authorities reported sentence terms as years of imprisonment for the firearm robbery, with Williams awaiting trial on forgery actions.
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James F. Williams
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