Youth Admits Kidnapping Tale Was False
Ches ter Hyde, 19, of Woodbridge New Jersey, confessed the abduction story he told was a fake after being found bound beside a Wilmington road. Police doubted his account and he described being moved by three men and a woman before admitting fabrication. He was unharmed. A separate report names Fivin Odom, 28, jailed in Denver, as a suspect in a W T Grant holdup and Patrolman Lowther shooting. extradition to Denver is planned.
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Wilmington
Del
Public Safety
George Black
Chester Hyde
Black
Hyde
Woodbridge
N. J
William Leila
Edward G. Lewis
San Antonio
Fivin Odom
Denver
W. T. Grant
John Lowther
Jack Hice
Fred Littlepage
Police Kilday
George Marland
Odom
Forgotten German village longs to become Swiss
Busingen Germany with 900 inhabitants surrounded by Swiss territory seeks to join Switzerland. Residents say they work in Switzerland but are laid off by Swiss firms when times are bad. The village traces its history through Austrian, Baden and Württemberg rule and Napoleon era map changes.
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Busingen
Rhine
Germany
Switzerland
Europe
Wurtemburg
Grand Duchy of
Baden
Napoleon
Saar
Berlin
Trulove Guests To Sing At Sunday Bible Class
The T. Newton Hill Bible Class hosts Mr and Mrs Otis Trulove for Sunday morning program with Mrs Trulove singing solos Judge W E Gee delivering the Bible lesson and singing led by Miss Doris Shaw and H A Shaw. Public invited to 9 40 AM service in the new stone unit of First Christian Church. In other notes R L Williams appointed superintendent of Lockhart schools succeeding M Z Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Newton Hill
Otis Trulove
Trulove
Judge Trulove
W. E. Gee
Doris Shaw
H. A. Shaw
New Stone
First Christian Church
Rankin Named Social Service Director at Texas Transients
In Dallas on March 15 Mrs Nor ma Rankin relief case work supervisor has accepted the post of social service director of the Texas Transient Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Norma Rankin
Texas Transient Bureaus
Empty Prison Tank Moves Seven Prisoners to Huntsville
Seven inmates evacuated cells atop the Potter County Courthouse and were loaded into a prison truck for transfer to Huntsville. Ed Keel, Jose Gonzales, and M. B. Boyer face convictions or sentences for assault, theft, and liquor offenses. Harrison Short, J. D. Short, Harry Ward, and Richard Stone also were sent to the state penitentiary following combined convictions in Deaf Smith and Potter counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Huntsville
W. R. Crane
Ed Keel
Jose Gonzales
M. 8
Boyer
Wichita Falls
Keel
Boyce Long
Gonzales
Deaf Smith County
Harrison Short
J. D. Short
Harrison
Harry Ward
Richard Stone
Ward
Decline Reported In Foreign Crude Stocks
On March 9 the Bureau of Mines reported total crude petroleum stocks at 322,048,000 barrels, down 1,527,000 from the prior week. Domestic and foreign crude fell by 1,432,000 and 95,000 barrels respectively, with daily production at 2,585,000 barrels. California output rose to 523,000 barrels while Texas and Oklahoma stayed steady. Imports averaged 53,000 barrels daily, down 80,000, and runs to stills averaged 2,410,000 barrels, down 35,000.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Missouri Mule Back On Comeback Trail Amid Rising Bids
Kansas City reports show the famed Missouri mule selling for as high as 400 dollars as breeders flood markets with mares to revive the breed. Professor F A Trowbridge of the University of Missouri notes strong demand, with buyers flocking from across the country. The mule, once a WWI hero, has faded since 1920 but remains prized for crossing draught and lighter horse lines.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Mar
AAA
Washington
St. Louts
St. Louis
F. A. Trowbridge
University of Missouri Animal Husbandry Department
Columbia
British Navy Gets Increase for 1935
The British House of Commons approved naval estimates for 1935 at 60,050,000 pounds, up 3.5 million from last year, by 158 to 48. Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell stated Britain remains open to submarine disarmament talks and reductions in warships and cruisers. He noted Japan’s denunciation of the 1922 Washington treaty should not be seen as tragic.
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London
British
House of Commons
Bolton Eyres-Monsell
Admiralty
Great Britain
Japan
Funeral Held for Eva Lou Connally in San Angelo
Last rites were held for Eva Lou Connally a 37 year old San Angelo resident who died in a local hospital. The service at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Chapel was led by Rev J S Huckabee with pallbearers Roy Cullum Charles Robinson Roy Hollingshead W M Frost Billy Honey and Elmer Blair. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. She was the wife of W R Connally and daughter of H H Grounds of Amarillo. Survivors include five brothers and six sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Lou Connally
San Angelo
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Chapel
J. S. Huckabee
Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Roy Cullum
Charles Robinson
Roy Hollingshead
W. M. Frost
Billy Honey
Elmer Blair
Llano
Courthouse Records Highlight Property transfers and loans
A list of public records from 1935 details warranty deeds and first mortgage notes for multiple parcels in Courthouse holdings. Names include First Federal Savings and Loan, G & S, Plemons, Roberts Building, and Brock subdivisions with parcel designations and amounts such as 20000.00 and 6000.00, plus 1935 auto listings.
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First Fed Sav
J E Nunn
Cora L Wiles
Brock
Belmont Park
J D Jordan S P Merry
Plemons
E H Henderson
Chas R Priolo
Bik
O T. Will D Gilvin
J J Gordon
Will D Gilvin
John J Gordon
Eakle
Will D. Gilvin
Hughes
Waco Receives City’s Largest Single Tax Payment
Waco obtained the largest single tax payment in its history when Superior Life Insurance Co paid 31,088.52 in current and back taxes. The company also settled 13,118.82 to state and county. The city payment arrived just before the final delinquent tax deadline as collections were generally light.
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Waco
Superior Life Insurance Company
Miss Pharis’s Body Sent for Funeral in Endee
The body of 17 year old Miss Filen Louise Pharis of Endee New Mexico was sent to Endée for funeral and burial after a short illness. Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs J B Pharis and two sisters Opal and Hazel Pharis. Funeral to be held Saturday if arranged.
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Filen Louise Pharis
Endee
N. M
Endée
Blackburn-Shaw
Miss Pharis
J. B. Pharis
Opal
Hazel Pharis
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Roy Burke & Co
Schaffhausen
Here
Hitler
Perland
Mrs
Lockhart
R. L. Williams
Snyder
M. Z. Bates
Kuppenheimer
Smart New Sport
Potter Jail
Gib Landis
Velma Reed
Bushland Community Schiool
Courthouse Records
C L Munday
Gt Pl
Bidg & I
Roberts PH
Bidg & Ioan
Bide & L
Roberts
W B Stephens
P H
R.mere
Fed Say & 1
Bidg & L
Say & Ly
Thomas Currie
Tex
Ridgemere
T Diaz
Arthur
LM Blackwell
Terra
John Fraser, Jr
Groom
Dodge
F Seibele
Ford
Langdon
Chrysler
John Nutting
Clarice Baker Wrenie Kelley
Vera Clark
Pharis
Cardul
Cardus
Sult
LaFayette
Nash Precision Engineering
Nash
Nash- LaFayette
F.O. B
Mathes Motor Mart
North Fillmeam
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