Fiddler Dave Goodwin Sentenced to Die in Texas Electric Chair
Dave Goodwin, known as the Bowie County fiddler, was sentenced to die by electric chair in Huntsville for the murder of Lloyd Elliott. Judge George W. Johnson set the execution date for August 10, with the governor the only remaining authority to halt the sentence. The case drew attention over alleged mob interference and defense venue issues, while Goodwin lamented his fate and reflected on the trial.
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Boston
Tex
Dave Goodwin
Huntsville
George W. Johnson
Fifth District Court
State Penitentiary
Henry Brooks
Bowie County
Dallas County
Goodwin
Ross Sterling
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lloyd Elliott
Elliott
Mount Pleasant
Dallas
J. E. Elliott
Brooks
Young Elliott
Girl Scouts Complete Medical Exams for Camp Trip
Fifty or more Girl Scouts were given physicals Tuesday afternoon at the Christian Church social center by Dr. Primer Dr. Gilkerson and Dr. Powers. The exams precede camp registration to be finalized this week at the Girl Scout headquarters in the Johnson Building. Alice Mulkey, local director, says all Scouts may register for one or both weeks.
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Christian Church Social Center
Dri B.M. Primer
Nan Gilkerson
George Powers
Johnson Building
Alice Mulkey
Divorce petitions spark Hot Springs 90 day act debate
A small divorce settlement camp at Hot Springs debates the new 90 day divorce act with petitions filed to extend dates. Headquarters offer bulletins health certificates and application forms. Mrs W H Place of Amarillo joins as camp nurse bringing public health credentials and wartime service in France.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
Ceta Canyon
W. H. Place
Amarillo
Oklahoma wheat harvest to start as yields forecast high
Harvest begins across Oklahoma with estimates ranging from 40 to 66 million bushels. Government forecast is 52.5 million. Crops in Northwestern Oklahoma and Panhandle praised for 84 percent of normal, with 14 to 15 bushels per acre.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Department of Agriculture
Harry B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
Enid
Frederick
Altus
Cordell
Teachers Return From Leave With Master’s Degrees
Miss Christine Stuckey and Miss Kate Wilson, high school faculty, will resume their positions next fall after a year’s leave during which they completed Master’s Degrees at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Stuckey returns to English and dramatics. Wilson to mathematics.
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Christine Stuckey
Kate Wilson
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Miss Stuckey
Miss Wilson
U S Gunboat Ordered to Foochow China Port
U S authorities move to protect lives and property amid fear of Communist uprisings in southern China. The destroyer Pillsbury was sent to Foochow in Tukien Province as a precaution, with missionaries reported in the interior.
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Periping
China
United States
U.S. S. Pillsbury
Foochow
Asiatic
Pillsbury
Tukien
South
Missionaries Ready to Evacuate If Communists Attack
Central China faces roving bands of alleged Chinese Communists. Foochow menaced by Communist forces in 18 months, with renewed Red uprisings hinted. Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek says he will leave Nanking for Kiangsi Province south of the Yangtze, region of frequent revolts.
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China
Foochow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Kiangs
Yangtze River
More Chicago Banks Close Amid Ongoing Shakeout
Three more Chicago neighborhood banks closed today, raising this week’s total to 22. The Northwestern Trust and Savings and the Second Northwestern State on Milwaukee Avenue, and the Lincoln State on South State Street all shut their doors as the banking shakeout continued.
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Chicago
U.P
Northwestern Trust and Savings
Northwestern
Milwaukee Avenue
Lincoln State
Black Belt
South State Street
Bank closings tied to withdrawals amid weekend mergers
The closings today were due to heavy withdrawals amid weekend unrest centered on three big mergers. Deposits fell by about 23 million, with Northwestern Trust and Savings at 16.948 million, Second Northwestern 4.51 million, and Lincoln 2.41 million. New Zealand pursues trade expansion with the Cook Islands in the Pacific.
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Northwestern Trust and Savings
Northwestern
Lincoln
New Zealand
Cook Islands
Pacific
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Arden
Philippe
Gaston
Redfern
Rap
Arkansas
Montgomery
Mass
Springfield
Friends of the Act
the Home Protective Association
James R. Campbell
Sevier County
Houston Emory
Elmer Tackett
Garland County
Ed F. McDonald
Barbara Curry
Arden Salon
New York
Miss Curry
Amarillo, Texas
Florida
Associated Press
Edna Martin
Orlando, Fla
Florida State College For Women
Tallahassee
Ambassador Hotel
America
U.S
Grocers
Plough
Polk St
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