Moody signs bill locating Texas prisons
Governor Moody signed a prison location bill ending a three session contest. A Senate house committee will recommend a site for a concentrated prison by December 1. The Senate authorized a report on total compensation of county officers. An appropriation of 25000 dollars was made for cotton fiber study at A and M College. A combined auto registration and gasoline tax bill proposed a 50 percent cut in fees and a four cent gas tax.
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Legislature Deadlock Delays Educational Appropriation Bill
The House and Senate remain at impasse over an education appropriation bill with a six hundred thousand dollar gap. If no agreement is reached a special session may be forced, according to Senate finance chairman Pollard.
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Nix Trial at Boston Texas Starts Today
Ock Nix, 22, Bowie County farmer, faces trial for allegedly fatally poisoning his 17 year old wife Vinitia. Jury selection began with 250 of 300 veniremen eliminated as defense motions and a venue change bid were ruled, after the body was exhumed and poison found.
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Knox Trial Nears End in Tehucana Bank Robbery
The trial of Charlie Knox of Terrell for robbery with firearms in the Tehucana bank raid on November 8 is expected to end tonight with testimony featuring alibi witnesses. Knox’s mother Sally Knox testified he was at home 100 miles away, supported by neighbor Mrs. Anna Webb. Defense attorneys Carbon Hunt and William Appleton argued that James Sadler, the key state’s witness, admitted Knox did not participate.
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Ostriches Swallow Diamonds In Africa
Diamonds found in ostriches crops spark a hunt by natives and whites in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Reported by the Rand Daily Mail via two Pretoria hunters, the tale notes fortunes being made from the birds and their crop contents.
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Hunters seize diamonds in Ka labari Desert raid
On the fringes of the Ka labari Desert two cock birds were shot and their crops yielded seventy diamonds. One bird contained fifty three diamonds and the other seventeen. Hunters plan a large scale hunt under a permit from the Southwest Africa Administration.
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High Cinema Prices Indicate Japan Film Progress
Tokyo reports that high admission prices paid for motion pictures are a key indicator of the film industry's progress in Japan. The piece cites statistics suggesting prices reflect the sector’s vitality and growth.
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Earl Fuqua First Passenger by Air to Coast
Earl Fuqua of the First National Bank flew to Los Angeles by Western Air Express, the first Amarillo passenger to the West Coast. He plans to return to El Paso by plane and home by train, sending Mrs Fuqua a wire: arrived fine trip. Legal matters in Lamont Iowa stall as the only lawyer died a year ago two justices of the peace did not qualify and the mayor left for the winner.
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Seaman Drowns After Slip In Ship Channel
Pat Whelan a 27 year old seaman from Philadelphia drowned in Houston when his foot slipped while moving between skiffs near the dock. He fell into the channel as he headed toward his ship early today.
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