Truck Driver Testifies on How He Was Attacked
R M Brown, a 45 year old truck driver, said in a hospital statement that Louis Patton, a taxicab driver, attacked him to aid Patton's escape after Patton leaped into the cab and demanded departure. Brown recounted escaping, Patton pursuing in a stolen taxi, and a gun battle with officers fatally wounding Patton.
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Louis Patton
R. M. Brown
Brown
Patton
Desperado
S. D. Moore
W. D. McNeills
Widow Recalls Home Invasion and Husband’s Murder
In Zavalla a 75 year old widow testified about masked men invading her home binding and gagging her early the morning C E Cansler Sr was killed. She described the events as the murder trial of Glenn Warren, charged with robbery as motive, proceeded in LUFKIN Texas.
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Lufkin
C. E Cansler
Zavalla
Passenger Train Delayed After Marshall Freight Derailment
Passenger service on the Texas and Pacific railroad was delayed yesterday by a freight locomotive derailment at Woodlawn station near Marshall. No one was injured.
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Marshall
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Woodlawn
Davis to Manage McDonald Campaign in Texas
John Davis former state senator agreed to run the gubernatorial bid for C C McDonald of Wichita Falls and will open a Dallas headquarters around April 1. A 1869 Studebaker four door sedan was delivered in Amarillo as part of a local purchase.
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M’donald
Dallas
John Davis
C. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
World headlines mix politics, crime and empire shifts
The piece surveys global upheaval including dictatorships in Europe and early communist currents in Russia. It contrasts government intervention in business with individual liberty. It also recounts the Dr. Wynekoop murder case in Chicago where legal theatrics and grim fate are debated in court.
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America
Italy
Germany
Turkey
Russia
Columbus
India
Cardus Cardui helps Fort Payne woman after first bottle
Mrs. M. M. Cook of Fort Payne Alabama reports relief from back and side pain after taking Cardus Better After First Bottle of Cardus. She says the first bottle improved her condition and she continued use, recommending Cardui to others.
Brighten up home on a budget with March refurbishing tips
New York columnist Marian Young urges thrifty March home makeovers. She suggests updating bathrooms with towels and mats, checking kettles and appliances, and refreshing dining and living room decor with Mexican pottery, new draperies, vases, and candles. The piece emphasizes practical purchases, family involvement, and maintaining cheer within budget.
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New York
Mary
Johnny
Beauty Contests and Nudist Notions Draw Irony in Old Column
The piece cites historical punishments and modern vanity standards, jokes about beauty contests in Florida with fully clothed entrants judged by face, and quotes Reverend Ilsley Boone in Philadelphia promoting domestic nudism as a social idea. It contrasts harsh justice with trivial standards of female beauty.
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C. L. Theed
Cocoanut Grove
Florida
Louisiana
Philadelphia
Ilsley Boone
Carl Peters
Boone
America
From Nudist Doors to Crinolines and Mussolini Plot
The piece surveys changing fashions and social norms from women wearing crinoline and hats to modern nudist ideas. It notes the clergyman's refusal to advise a flirtation with nudity and recalls earlier fashions as evidence of folly. It cites Mussolini’s assassination plot and Italy’s harsher handling of political criminals versus common murderers.
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Mussolini
Italy
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement extols Creomulsion as seven benefits in one to fight coughs and colds. It claims the medicine is powerful yet harmless and pleasant to take with no narcotics, and offers an on-the-spot refund if relief is not achieved.
Whisky Hijacking Near Bethany Reported
Arthur L. Leverett of Austin said five armed men hijacked his car near Bethany and took 27 cases of whiskey and about $400. Leverett and Walter Baehme were slightly injured. the car was found abandoned on a Fort Worth area farm. Police link the case to a prior Texas theft and suspect the same gang was involved.
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Shreveport
Arthur L. Leverett
Austin
Texas
Fort Worth
Bethany
Leverett
Walter Baehme
T. R. Hughes
Hijacking Injures Man as Search for Bodies Intensifies
Assailants struck Leverett on the head with a pistol leaving him unconscious beside the road. Texas and Shreveport authorities pursue leads amid a broad search around the Austin farm for two missing men while a 1929 sedan holds blood-stained items and Leverett’s business cards.
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Leverett
Shreveport
Texas
Austin
Austin Telephone
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Dr. Wynekoop
Ravaillac
Henry the Fourth
Marian Young
Paris
Japan
Huxley
Wim. A. Roger
Lunc
Heon
Hugh Whitcomb
Polk
Wm. B. Thomas, Jr
M. D
FISK
Ness
Po Drug
Amarillo Hotel
Rinso
Good Housekeeping Institute
Denver
F. D. Daggett
Denver City
Wichita Valley Railway
Fort
Kellogg’s
Rattle Creek
Sterling & Baker
Sterling & Baker Securities Corp
Shell Building
Houston
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