Calhoun Drives Through Texas For Attorney General Bid
Clem Calhoun Amarillo as candidate for attorney general returned for a flying visit before a week long campaign. He will tour Hereford Farwell Muleshoe Littlefield Levelland Brownfield Seagraves Seminole Odessa Monahans Barstow Pecos with a stop at Pecos Saturday and a Monahans speech at a western roundup by the chamber of commerce. The Reeves County former county attorney began his public career there and seeks election on July 23 as he builds a statewide organization and campaigns across five counties.
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Allred Targeted by Voters Seeking Fiscal Prudence
The official record quotes opponent James V. Allred arguing that people tire of costly government operation and extravagance and seek officials who will practice economy as well as preach it.
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James V. Allred
Harris dies in electric chair for murder of rival
Albert M. Harris, 49, son of a Baptist preacher, was executed in the Oklahoma state penitentiary for killing Ed Martin who pursued his estranged wife. Harris shot Martin at University Hospital in Oklahoma City on August 17, 1930, with thirty three witnesses present.
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Father slashes daughter then kills himself in Groesbeck
In M e x i a a coroner’s verdict finds A C Sharp 55 and daughter Esther L Sharp 14 dead in a Groesbeck boarding house. Sharp killed the girl as she slept then slashed his throat with a butcher knife. Bodies found in bed after business reverses. Swedish night clubs worry as curfew bill to 1 AM moves through Riksdag.
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Mercy Plea in Gas Rates Movement in West Texas
Abilene June 17 officials from over a dozen West Texas towns formed a permanent group with Mayor Lee R. York of Abilene as chairman to urge Community Natural Gas Company not to raise rates. They planned a later meeting with company officials to present a “plea of mercy” arguing the new and proposed rates burden the small consumer, with a warning that failure could push residents back to kerosene coal and wood for fuel.
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Lee R. York
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Dallas
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Lieve
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Grant Convicted Cop Slayer Appeal Bond Granted
Lonnie Wilkerson, former officer, was sentenced to five years for the fatal shooting of 17 year old Buster Grimsley. He posted a $5,000 bond and prepared for an appeal after a motion for a new trial was denied. Grimsley and companions had been shagging golf balls at Ridglea golf course when shot. A Tanganyika meteorite weighing 70 to 80 tons was reported as perhaps earths largest.
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