Earl Joiner Recaptured Behind Prison Gates in Texas
Earl Joiner, gunman and bank robber, recaptured and sent to the state penitentiary in Huntsville for a 40 year sentence for looting the Farmers and Merchants State Bank at Grapeland Texas. His wife Estelle Davis Joiner and E. E. McAnally's dairy farm were charged after a 30 gallon still was found on the property.
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Huntsville
Earl Joiner
State Penitentiary
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Grapeland
Texas
Desperado
E. E. McAnally
Houston
McAnally
Estelle Davis Joiner
Joiner
Louisiana
Hot Springs
Ark
Crockett
Grapeland Bank
Last Tribute Paid R A Long Today
R A Long founder of Longview Washington lumber empire and model city will be buried this afternoon at his Long mausoleum beside his wife. Died after an emergency operation last week. Friends and business associates nationwide expected to attend the service at his home in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
R. A. Long
Longview
Wash
Long
Texas Lawyer Joins Brew Firm in New York
Washington March 19 W P Morrison Norman J Special Assistant to the Attorney General who prosecuted Texas Guinan and Helen Morgan in New York in 1928 resigned from the Justice Department to join a law firm representing brewing and distilling interests. He came from El Paso where he was Assistant United States Attorney to aid Mrs Willebrandt in enforcing prohibition. He helped prosecute the Broadway raids that led to indictments of the two entertainers.
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Washington
W.P
Norman J. Morrison
Texas Guinan
Helen Morgan
Ciry
New York
Justice Department
Morrison
el Paso
Tex
United States
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Flu fatal to Waxahachie newspaperman Judge Ownby
Judge W A Ownby 63 veteran Texas newspaperman and former Waxahachie Light managing editor died after an influenza relapse. He passed away in a San Antonio sanatorium and held a life membership in the Texas Press Association.
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Waxahachie
Tex
W. A
Judge
Ownby
Texas
Waxahachie Light
San Antonio
Texas Press Association
Murder trial opens for Hidalgo official in Edinburg
Charles L. Fortson former Hidalgo County district clerk goes on trial for murder over the fatal shooting of his brother in law Otis Pelt Jr during an argument in the Hidalgo County courthouse corridor in Edinburg Texas.
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Linton
Tex
W.P
Charles L. Fortson
Hidalgo County
Otis Pelt, Jr
Edinburg
Crash Victim Improves After Blood Transfusion
Mary Gurley Bryan a Baylor University co ed twenty one injured in an automobile crash showed improvement after a blood transfusion last night Arch Kroney of Dallas Baylor football star supplied the blood. Birthday Meet Set May 31 in Austin Texas Centennial Commissioners will meet May 31 in Austin Miss Lucile Taylor of Boone County Kentucky canned 506 quarts of home grown produce last year Sicily produced most of the world sulphur before 1905 American mines change prompt summary.
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Waco
U.P
Mary Gurley Bryan
Baylor University
Arch Kroney
Dallas
Baylor
Austin
Texas Centennial Commissioners
W. W. Heath
Lucile Taylor
Boone County
Kentucky
Sicily
Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Cold Remedy
A wartime era ad touts Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as a fast acting complete cold remedy. It promises to open the bowels fight germs relieve fever and headache and fortify the system for 30c or 50c at any druggist.
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Grove
Frank Bender Dies Sunday in Houston
Frank V. Bender, 63, builder of the old Bender Hotel and a prominent Texas cattle and lumber figure, died Sunday in Houston after months of illness. Survived by his wife, two brothers FE L. Bender and Alice Bender, a sister Mrs J A Bahr, and with homes in Houston and Humble. He chaired Humble school affairs and helped run C Bender and Sons, a leading Texas lumber and cattle firm founded by his father in 1886.
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Houston
Frank V. Bender
Bender
Texas
FE. L. Bender
Alice Bender
Spring
J. A. Bahr
Humble
C. Bender and Sons
Saints Canonization Sparks Bells Across Roman Churches
In Vatican City on March 19 the bells of nearly 500 Roman churches rang to mark the creation of three new saints. Teresa Margherita Redi and Pompilio Maria Pirrotti were two well known Catholics of the Americas, and Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolongo the Italian favorite. Pope Pius XII led the ceremony at St. Peter's before hundreds of American pilgrims, declaring the saints names inscribed in the catalog.
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Vatican City
United States
Latin America
St. Peter's
Pope Pius
Teresa Margherita Redi
Pompilio Maria Pirrotti
Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolongo
Edinburg Man Dies in Highway Crash
The broken body of 35 year old Paul Chadick was found Sunday in a wrecked car at Harlingen. Chadick lived in Mercedes and was brother of Mayor W. D. Chadick. Investigators said the car skidded and overturned three times on a wet curve. Physicians said he died about 6 A.M. less than three hours before the wreck was found.
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Edinburg
Tex
Paul Chadick
Harlingen
Chadick
Mercedes
W. D. Chadick
Poles storm legation in Warsaw over Czechoslovak measures
A crowd of about 200 demonstrators stormed the Czecholovakian legation in Warsaw smashing windows before police dispersed them. The protests were driven by Czechoslovakian actions affecting Polish minorities in Tesjian-Silesian.
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Legation
Warsaw
Poland
Czecholovakian Legation
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Adds Members
Memberships for Amarillo’s temporary Chamber of Commerce continue arriving daily with new names such as Amarillo Coffee Shop Parr Construction Kilolugh Davies and many more. Chairman H W Galbraith says response has been gratifying showing Amarilloans support the chamber with memberships valid until April 15.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
R. E
NRA May Settle New York Cab Strike
New York March 19 The NRA stepped into the city taxi cab strike to urge a settlement. The regional labor board asked strikers and large fleet owners to hold preparatory conferences toward a joint meeting and an end to the walkout.
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New York
NRA
Regional
Cab Driver Arraigned Over Fatal Austin Crash
taxi driver John Escobedo faced justice court complaints of negligent homicide and reckless driving after Rubin Pistol died from injuries suffered when struck while crossing a street. E D Dougherty was injured. Pistol, a painter and paperhanger, formerly lived in Waco.
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Austin
John Escobedo
Justice Court
Rubin Pistol
Pistol
E. D. Daugherty
Waco
Bribes and payoffs tied to utilities firms exposed
Testimony reveals large bribes paid by a Rosenberg associate to Chicago officials, with stacks of cash in multiple safes and boxes at the Sherman hotel. The claim echoes a long history of utility companies using bribes to influence city leaders for favorable contracts and oversight.
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Sherman Hotel
Chicago
Bribery and Public Ownership in 19th Century Debate
The piece juxtaposes aldermen bribery to build Broadway streetcars with Rosenberg junk dealers bribing officials for copper sales, arguing private monopolies foster corruption while public ownership could avoid bribes. It notes the US post office has no bribery issue and mentions John Factor and his son facing kidnaping.
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Rosenberg
United States Post Office
Goitre Poisoning Nerves and Body Warns Readers
Battle Creek Goitre Specialist warns sufferers of the dangers of goitre and its harm to nerves and the body. He touts home treatment success and offers a free illustrated book by writing to Physicians Treatment and Advisory Co. Suite 304-1 65 Michigan Avenue Battle Creek Michigan.
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Battle Creek
Gottre Vietim
Physikcians Treatment and Advisory Co
Michigan Avenue
Michigan
Three men hanged for assault in Hernando Mississippi
At Hernando Miss three young Black men Isaac Howard Ernest McGehee and an unnamed third were executed after conviction for assaulting a seventeen year old schoolgirl. Two sang hymns as the ropes were tightened while the father of the victim watched.
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Hernando, Miss
Isaac Howard
Ernest McGehee
Refresh Bile To Kill A Cold
A vintage advertisement touts B-2% Tab lets as a wholesome bile cleaner to fight colds. It claims mild action tablets speed up the liver and ease bowels with chocolate coating and no calories. Sold by drug stores in packs of 60.
Mississippi Senate Okays Hangman Bill but House Blocks It
The senate passed a bill granting authority to act as hangman while the House defeated it. Two hundred guardsmen were present to deter lynching as McGehee urged calm among colored youths to avoid a repeat of the violence. Fear of a last minute lynching loomed.
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Mississippi
Senate
House
McGehee
Belief Ties Lynching and Burning to Deterrence
The passage notes that in some regions there is a belief lynching, particularly when followed by burning, serves as a stronger deterrent than formal legal executions. It underscores the disturbing mindset linking mob violence to punishment.
You Can Wear False Teeth With Real Comfort
Portable dental aid promises comfort with Fasteeth powder and paste for secure setting. Deodorizes and avoids metallic taste. sprinkle on plates for steady chewing. Available at City Drug Store, Drug Co., and others in your area.
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Frank Bender
C. OF C. Rolls
S.S.S
S.S.3
New
York
Broadway
John Factor
Goitre
Pactor
K. J. Reynolds Tobaven Company
Winston-Salem
N.C
Tencione
Seiberlings
Seiberling
Cockrell-Lokey, Inc
Washing Machine Service
Feivealt Waguo Ano
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