Jury Convicts Negro Driver in Hit and Run Case
Dallas chauffeur Joe Navarro colored was found guilty of failure to stop and render aid after striking 77 year old Amarillo woman Mrs. W. H. Thomas on West Third Avenue May 30. The jury, after under an hour, fixed punishment at one year in jail and a 250 dollar fine.
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Joe Navarro
Dallas
Amarillo
47Th District Court
West Third Avenue
W. H. Thomas
Milam Street
Courthouse Deeds and Vehicle Registrations Reported
Courthouse records show transfers of property including G C Kennedy et ux to Amarillo Development Co lot 5 block 120 O T for 500 and Wesley Goodman receiving lot 5 block 20 Summers for 1400. Additional deeds list Chas Adkisson et ux to John C Martin 2500 and B W Coyle et al to J J Pearce 200. Glenwood lots 3 and 4 block 44 sold. Vehicle registrations include several makes and owners: Chevrolet sedan Homer Keselneans Tiant Taw Pub, Pontiac sedans John Reynolds and Clarence R Smith, Ford sedans L H Bentley and Rex Murphy, Chevrolet truck Austin Bridge Co, Plymouth sedan Barney Roberts, Ford pickup Maytag Appliance Co, Chevrolet pickup H H Brunson. Found after 15 years a pocketbook lost in 1920 on Emmet Jenkins farm near Calvert, recovered by grandson Donn F Jenkins. contained a $5 bill and two quarters. Brooklyn residents reportedly stole a quarter-mile of wooden roadway for firewood in 1935.
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G. C. Kennedy
Et Ux
Amarillo Development Co
O. T
Farm & Home Savings & Loan "Association
Wesley Goodman
Chas Adkisson
John C. Martin
B. W. Coyle
J. J. Pearce
Glenwood
Williamsport
U.P
Emmet Jenkins
Calvert
Donn F. Jenkins
Opening of His Offices Announced at 709 Eable Blog
Announcement lists new office opening at 709 Eable Blog with phone contacts 4808 and 4576 for reception.
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Eable
Tribute for W. H. Younger at Tulia school funeral
Funeral services for William H. Younger Jr. longtime Tulia Public Schools superintendent were held at Tulia High Auditorium at 3 pm with Rev. Huff and assistants. Body lay in state from 11 am. Burial planned in Tulsa. Pallbearers were current school board members and honorary pallbearers were board members. Younger died Tuesday after an operation in Hot Springs New Mexico following illness.
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William H. Younger, Jr
Tulia Public
Tulia High School
A. C. Huff
First Baptist Church
J. Hoytt Boles
Sam Thomas
Tulsa
FE. K. Hulsey
James T. Hale
R. G. Crennin
W. C. Cowan
Ray Bivins
I. C. Sprague
K. E. Ramsey
Mr. Younger
R. C. Asbury
W. W. Stephenson
W. B. Hale
J. O. Bass
J. L. Cantrell
J. C. Cowan
A. P. Martin
Hot Springs
N. M
Bible Found Hidden in Old Farm House Attic
A Bible published in 1825 was discovered in a hollow space beneath a cornice board on the roof of William Houser’s farm home near Juneau Wisconsin by William Maas, a carpenter.
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Juneau
Wis
U.P
William Houser
Here
William Maas
United States Navy Orders 191 Bomber Planes For Deterrence
Opinion urges massive long range bombing capability to deter war by threatening indiscriminate city destruction, arguing that a credible threat would prevent conflict. The piece notes the idea of the United States building planes able to reach across oceans and deny attackers access to shores.Detroit reports Black Legion torch squad targets homes in demonstrations of intimidation.
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United States Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
America
Uncle Sam
United States
Detroit
Black Legion
Connecticut prison execution device sent to junk pile
The old hanging machine at the Connecticut State Prison in Wethersfield is scrapped as work begins to install an electric chair following a legislative vote. The note adds that England and Wales together have about 40 467 000 residents.
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Wethersfield, Conn
U.P
Connecticut State
Connecticut
England and
Wales
New Office Location at SUM 707 Fisk Building
The notice lists a new office address at SUM 707 Fisk Building and provides two telephone numbers Mfke Phone 2-1291 and Res 2-1501 for contact.
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Sum
Fisk
Mfke
Advice for farmers and investors spans continents in swooping predictions
The column extols cotton and crop resilience in Bolivia and Latin America while urging diversification. It cautions Americans about political risk and suggests placing funds in Canada for safety. It repeats the maxim to “go west” and seek opportunity across the U.S. from border to border.
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Old Greeley
Canada
United States
Rio Grande
Canadian
News in Briefs Jump Arounds From Prohibition to Africa
A column of varied notes discusses crime waves and bootlegging profits, labor strikes, a Moor snakes on strike tale in Granada, and a critique of British MPs intelligence. It mentions a missionary wife bitten by tse tse fly, Africa dangers, and an unproven German remedy. Also ad copy for HH. V. Robertson and Company Accountants.
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Granada
Spain
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Courthouse Records
Homer H. Keselneans
Tiant Taw
Aea
Pontiac
John Reynolds
Clarence R. Smith
Ford
L. H. Bentley
Rex Murphy
Chevrolet
Austin Bridge
Plymouth
Barney Roberts
Maytag Appliance Company
H. H. Brunson
Brooklyn
N. Y
George G. Ingham
Philadelphia
Charles J. Powers
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Roosevelt
John W. Troy
Alaska
W.H. Younger
Zale
Cambridge
Gruen Red Watch Hy
National
Nan Honeyman
Congress
Portland
Ore
Nellie Tayloe Ross
U.S. Mint
Burton W. Musser
Utah
Helen Hunt West
Florida
National Women's Party
Betty Gram Swing
Washington, D. C
A. F. Lumpkin
Prohibition
House of Commons
Congo Region
Africa
HH. V. Robertson & Compane
Accountants and Auditors
Oliver Fakle Bidg
Wilken
Tom
William
Steve Masters
Steve
Harry E. Wilken
Wilkens
Grandad
Dad
Wilken Family
JOS. S. Finch & Co., Inc
Schenley, PA
Schenley Products Co.,inc
S. Finch & Co., Inc
Thang
Ford V& Track
Harley Davidson
Willys
Lanka
Rune Fine
Olds
Chrysler
Plains Chevrolet CO
Taylor
Fillmore
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