Saw Sharpener Claims 20 Million Heir Share in Irish Estate
Springfield Missouri July 24 J C Rucker a 63 year old saw sharpener says he is an heir to a 200 million dollar Irish estate long in litigation for 75 years His share is 20 million He cites documents and a letter from his uncle former Congressman Nelson Rucker of Colorado claiming favorable settlement and bank guarantees in 1927 He recalls an estate left by Patrick Rucker in Ireland converted to money in 1850 His parents emigrated to the United States before his birth.
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Associated Press
Springfield
J. C. Rucker
Ireland
Rucker
Nelson Rucker
Colorado
England
Patrick Rucker
Slaying of Aged Sisters Baffles Police in New Hampshire
In Hudson New Hampshire investigators probe the murder of Miss Georgia Gills 77 and her 80 year old sister Helen found slain in their home. Both skulls crushed with a blunt instrument. Neighbors reported no sign of an intruder. Authorities led by George I Haselton search for Demetrios Papponikrrios who escaped from Concord asylum after serving five years for homicidal assault.
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George I. Haselton
Manchester
Demetrios Papponikrios
Concord
Yoakum to Address West Texas Farm Congress
Nationally known farm expert B F Yoakum will speak at the West Texas Farm congress August 26 27 at the Amarillo Tri State exposition fair grounds Panhandle farmers are promised an outstanding program Yoakum helped pioneer cooperative marketing and the movement has grown He will attend a campfire program on August 25 prior to the two day conference in Amarillo.
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B. F. Yoakum
West Texas Farm Congress
the Panhandle
Amarillo Tri- State Exposition Fair Grounds
Dawes Returns in Aged Stage Coach Ride
Cheyenne Wyoming July 24 Charles G Dawes vice president of the United States rode from the railroad station to his hotel last night in a ramshackle stage coach once used between Cheyenne and Deadwood South Dakota forty years ago. He was escorted by Indians and cow hands.
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Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Deadwood
South Dakota
Amarillo High To Host Latin Tournament This Year
Amarillo high school will host a Latin tournament under Miss Anna Klapproth to promote Latin study with participants from surrounding schools. The program will stress Latin Spanish and vocational work, offering shop, mechanical drawing, home economics, sewing, cooking, and home management courses.
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Amarillo High School
Anna Klapproth
W. A McIntosh
McIntosh
Veranda collapses as sailors parade injuring crowd
Melbourne Australia July 24 a veranda at a motion picture theater collapsed during a sailor parade injuring 113 people many of them seriously while no sailors were harmed a record crowd watched as spectators were plunged into a pile without warning crowds cheered before the fall
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Associated Press
Melburne
Australia
Plains truck farmer proves irrigation success near Plainview
E S Aylesworth owners a 75 acre triangle truck farm east of Plainview showing $11,000 in vegetables this year. One pump irrigates 40 acres of alfalfa and all crops including onions beans cantaloupes squash cabbage spinach rhubarb lettuce strawberries watermelons cucumbers beets and carrots. Farm ships four loads to Amarillo weekly and will add two loads southward.
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Plainview
Triangle
E. S. Aylesworth
Amarillo
Oldest Shriner William D Brown Dies in California
Berkley Calif July 24 William D Brown aged 99 a California pioneer and reputed world's oldest Shriner died today He was born in Charlottesville Virginia and would have turned 100 on December 4 this year.
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Associated Press
Berkley
Calif
William D. Brown
California
Charlottesville
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