Death Case Sought in Rochester Area Mystery
Authorities sought the cause of the deaths of Louise Prigge and Frances Polikowski both 22 near Rochester Minnesota. The scantily clad bodies were found 22 miles from Lake City with Prigge in the Zumbro River and Polikowski along the riverbank. Internal organs were sent to Rochester for examination for coroner inquest. A third body, an unidentified woman shot to death near Ryan's Bay in the Zumbro was found the same day.
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Prigge
Rochester
Louise
Wabasha
Lake City
Minn
Ryan’s Bay
Zumbro River
Louise Prigge
Francis Polikowski
Agnes Stevens
Sanford Hall
University of Minnesota
Progressive measures praised as upbuilding for Texas
Voters are urged to support Clyde Warwick and Clyde Warwicks allies, highlighting their advocacy for education from common schools to the university, labor bills, and economy. The piece lauds Warwick as sober, honest, and fiscally responsible, noting his role cutting House expenses and backing farm tax refunds while criticizing opponents’ inefficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Party Aims In Presidential Race To Fore
The piece discusses party strategies in the upcoming presidential campaign, focusing on how far Republicans will push for prohibition votes and how Democrats will pursue headline issues amid a fast moving race. The report notes a political climate of urgency and potential dominance by key parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
Local candidate J P candidate urges vote in Amarillo precinct
R L Roberts vp for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1 declares native Texan status and long Amarillo residency. He pledges courteous, just service and notes incumbent C G Landis has held office since 1896. He asks voters for support with a short campaign biography.
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R. L. Roberts
Justice of the Peace
Place 1
Amarillo
Canyon City
Potter County
Panhandle
Texas
Office of Justice of the Peace
C. G. Landis
Gee
Explosion in Abilene Claims One Life
Authorities probe a downtown Abilene blast that killed Mrs. R. C. Winters and injured four others including her companion Mrs. Russell Stephens. Winters was the wife of a former state American Legion commander. the explosion damaged a one story building.
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Abilene
R. C. Winters
Winters
American Legion
Russell Stephens
Last Man of Civil War Club Closes Its Books
In Stillwater Minnesota Captain Charles Lockwood the Last Man of the Last Man's Club marked the final gathering of Civil War veterans. Thirty three blacked draped chairs stood before the 89 year old as he paid solemn tribute to departed comrades. The Burgundy toast preserved since the club's 1885 founding was sipped in water this time. He may not attend another reunion next year at Chamberlain South Dakota where the club began.
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Stillwater
Minn
Charles Lockwood
Last Man’s Club
Lockwood
Chamberlain
Sewers Injured as Gas Explosion shakes agency
Three employees of a sewing machine agency were slightly hurt when an explosion occurred. Authorities believe escaping gas caused the blast and are investigating the incident.
Halliburton Named Texas State Florists President
Cy Halliburton of Houston was elected president of the Texas State Florists Association for the coming year at the concluding session of the annual convention in Galveston. The 1933 meeting is scheduled for Temple, Texas.
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Heads State Florists
Galveston
Cy Halliburton
Houston
Texas State Florists Association
Temple
New Dam Saved Brownwood Sector
Brownwood officials report no visible damage to the $2 500 000 dam under construction eight miles north on Jim Ned Creek and Pecan Bayou. Inspectors C B Clark and A H Dunlap of the state board of water engineers say the dam saved Brownwood and the Pecan Bayou valley from flood damage, diverting water away from the city and Colorado River.
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Brownwood
Jim Ned Creek
Pecan Bayou
C. 8
Charters Granted For Pickwick Oil & Gas Co and Third Street Pharmacy Inc
Two new corporations are chartered. Pickwick Oil & Gas Co. based in Mineral Wells with 10000 capital stock and incorporators E P Costello A A Haubert and C Costello. Third Street Pharmacy Inc. based in Texarkana with 2000 capital stock and incorporators Dr W T Thompson John Blaylock and George Williams.
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Austin
U.P
Pickwick Oil & Gas Co
Mineral Wells
Capital Stock
E. P. Costello
A. A. Haubert
C. Costello
Third Street Pharmacy Inc
Texarkana
W. T. Thompson
John Blaylock
George Williams
Deaths Point Way To New Gang War
Police pointed to gangster hands controlling Chicago labor unions as the force behind the killings of Patrick Berrell, labor leader, and his bodyguard Willie Marks at a Wisconsin resort. Union spokesmen offered responses as investigators pursued leads in the rising labor unrest linked to gang activity.
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Chicago
Patrick Berrell
Willie Marks
Wisconsin
Senter Endorsed by Veterans League Leader for July 23 Primary
A veteran affairs letter praises Senator E G Senter as a staunch fighter for the soldiers bonus and urges veterans and families to vote for him in the July 23 primary for congressman at large Place No 1. The author notes Senter’s support of the Patman bill and his statewide campaign work.
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Wright Patman
E. G. Senter
Houston
Senator Senter
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Benter
Hiram R. Williamson
Veterans League of Texas
Democratic Service Men's Association
36Th Division Association
Oklahoma-Texas
Gangland violence in Wisconsin linked to labor fight
Authorities hunt James Fur Sammons after a double murder in Shawano, Wisconsin. Report says gangsters launched a new war on organized labor in reprisal for the month old killing of George Red Barker, a Sammons associate.
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James ‘Fur” Sammons
Shawano
Wis
George “Red” Barker
Sammons
Labor Groups Under Threat from Guns and Hoodlums
A report notes that guns and hoodlums have usurped domination over a large coalition of labor organizations, signaling a breakdown in lawful union leadership and potential intimidation of workers.
Potter County Sheriff Candidate Defends Platform
L G Lou Stogner reiterates his sheriff platform amid attacks claiming abandonment. He pledges to cut the sheriff's salary, feed prisoners at cost, abolish the Kangaroo Court, employ only Potter County men, avoid third terms, and run free of political alliances.
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L. G
Lou) Stogner
Stogner
Potter County
Texas
Lne
Taxpayers’ League
United States Army
Community Chest
City Police Department
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Randall Counties
Warwick
Canyon
West Texas
Catardan Fan
Mr. Warwick
Hoover
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Garner
Roosevelt
Congress
Wall Street
Massachusetts
James A. Farley
New Jersey
W. E. Gee
the Civil District Court
108Th Civil District Court
Judge Gee
Judge W. E. Gee
New Orleans
Alberta Costley
Dorothy Dell Goff
Clarence
Howard Williams
R. L
Bob) Williams
Sta
WDAG
L. G. (Lou) Stogner
Rhea C. Myers
Gulf Seafood’s CO
Sheriff’s Department
L. G.lou
Toyven
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