Goerners Accuse Officers of Brutal Murder Probe Tactics
Ed Goerner, 55, on trial for his wife’s death claims investigators used brutal methods and a Klan threat to force a confession. He recalled learning of the killing from his son in a corn field and described a ransacked home and missing valuables. Witnesses testified about confinement after arrest and viewing Goerner chained near the body site.
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Caldwell
Texas
Ed Goerner
Goerner
Ku Klux Klan
Virge Dunbar
Bastrop County
Coit Goerner
Walter Davis
Light Townsend
Davis
McKenzie Granted Further Stay of Execution in Texas
Governor Moody issued an additional stay for John A. McKenzie to June 18 to allow time for talks with San Antonio Mayor M. Chambers, the former district attorney at the time of McKenzie's slaying conviction of Detective Chief Sam Street.
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United Press
Austin
Texas
John A. McKenzie
Moody
M. Chambers
San Antonio
McKenzie
Sam Street
Tobacco Monopoly In Japan Is Profit
Tokyo reports that the Japanese tobacco monopoly bureau sold goods worth 14 million dollars in 1928, up 3 million from 1927 and 8 million from 1926. Golden Bat cigarette sales rose from 7.9 billion in 1927 to 9.4 billion in 1928, with 10 billion expected next year. Showa brand, issued for the Emperor Enthronement, sold poorly and 100 million pieces remain in stock.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Japanese Tobacco Monopoly Bureau
Mrs. Chitwood's Recipes and Tested Dishes from Amarillo
A scrapbook page presents Mrs Ida M. Chitwood's tested dishes including Salmon Loaf with Tomato Sauce Bacon Meat Loaf Imperial Salad and a Chocolate Malted Pie. The column notes these recipes are sold in Amarillo city drug stores and will be published weekly.
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Ida M. Chitwood
Amarillo
New Englands Railways Plan Improvements in 1929
Boston June 7 New England railroads outline plans for faster summer schedules and improvements totaling about 44.7 million dollars in 1929 Five railroads will spend more than double 1928 with new equipment and buildings Under way is New York New Haven and Hartford Railway freight terminal upgrades at New Haven Connecticut and Providence Rhode Island costing about 1.75 million dollars and overall 1929 expenditures estimated between 18 and 19 million dollars for additions betterments and new equipment
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United Press
Boston
New England
New England Council
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New Haven
Conn
Providence
R. 1
Acrobatic Cop Saves Policeman From Street Car Crush
A motorcycle officer, Melvin Collier, balanced on a truck to escape a street car wedged between a truck and the vehicle. His quick grip on the truck allowed him to lift himself to safety as the street car wheels crushed his cycle.
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Cleveland
Melvin Collier
Collier
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RED Star
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Vaney
Libby
Hershey's
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