How a Poor but Dishonest Boy Made and Lost Fight Millions
Joseph Weil the "Yellow Kid" rose from a Chicago youth to defraud the public of about $8 million. He details his schemes from fake cures to rigged bets and stock deals, lists banker swindles, shares thoughts on law and human nature, and notes his life of charity work while admitting the $8,000,000 is gone.
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Ay Hal Boye
New York
Joseph
Yellow * Kid" Weil
Chicago
Actims
Weil
Indianapolis
Yellow Kid
Continents
Local Girls Win Honors At Horse Show In El Paso
Amarillo youths excel at the El Paso annual horse show. Nell Gunn, daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Gunn, won two five gaited classes riding Champagne Bud. Deanie Windsor, daughter of Mr and Mrs R G Windsor, placed third in the ladies mounted class on King. Windsor’s first show. Gunn has six blue ribbons from six showings over two and a half years. Windsor will visit California for ten days after the event.
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Amarillo
el Paso
Nell ‘Gunn
W. B. Gunn
Arch Road
Deanie Windsor
R. G. Windsor
Hughes
EE. Scott
Wolflin Stables
Miss Gunn
Champgne Bud
Miss Windsor
California
Texas Road Bill Brings Allotment for 1950 51
Texas officials estimate federal road funds total 51.7 million per year over two years with a 50 50 state match. President Potts highlights 25.99 million for Texas and details: 12.84 million yearly for primary roads, 9.04 million for farm to market, 4.02 million for urban roads.
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Austin
Texas Good Roads Association
Congress
Texas
R. J. Potts
Harlingen
Potts
Texas POWs Gather for two day convention
About 250 Texas prisoners of war attended the gathering as Association Secretary Henry L. Pritchett of Dallas estimated the turnout. The event followed Senate action passing legislation to provide compensation for prisoners of war.
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Texas
Senate
Association
Henry L. Pritchett
Dallas
Pilot Club Dinner Hosts Dallas Speech Center Leader
Members of the Pilot Club sponsor a school for speech correction for preschool children. Mrs Juliette McIntosh Grathe of Dallas will speak at 6 30 PM Monday in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel. About 20 reservations were expected for the event featuring the Dallas Society for Crippled Children's Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center director.
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Pilot Club
Juliette McIntosh Grathe
Dallas
Crystal Ballroom
Ne Herring Hotel
Dallas Society For Crippled Children
Traffic Death At Paris Leaves Two Hurt
Billy Ray Day 21 of Hugo Oklahoma was killed and AW Allen 18 of Paris was critically injured when both fell from the rear of a truck in Paris Texas early today. Paris had not had a traffic death in 166 days.
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Paris
Tex
Billy Ray Day
Hugo
Okla
Allen
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