Three men charged in East Texas oil well arson plot
In Longview three men including oil fire fighting contractor HB L Patton and Winnsboro brothers Troy and Lawson Wall were arrested on charges of attempted arson and arson by explosives tied to a plot to dynamite two East Texas wells. A shell company fire fighter allegedly paid $500 to two men to start the blazes to win a $7,000 extinguishing contract.
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Longview
East Texas
HB. L. Patton
Troy T. Wall
Lawson F. Wall
Winnsboro
Col. L. 8. Davidson
Patton
Houston
Overton
Texas
Louisiana
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Henry Hathaway
Gregg County
Shell Petroleum Corporation
G. W. Hooper
Upshur
Gladewater
Shell Company
Red” Wells
Wells
Car crash near Encinal claims one life, injures two
Burr W. Gordon of Springfield Missouri was killed and C 8 Jameson of San Antonio seriously injured when their automobile rolled over four miles north of Encinal on the San Antonio Laredo highway.
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Encinal
Tex
Burr W. Gordon
Springfield
Jameson
San Antonio
San Antonio-Laredo
WA couple bears largest Western Australia family
A Perth area couple has 29 children in 31 years, the largest family in Western Australia. The mother is 50 and the father 61 years old, reflecting an extraordinary domestic brood in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Western Australia
Here
Harold dancing in Berlin club exchange
In a Berlin scene Der Brummer witnesses a flirtatious exchange. Harold compliments a partner on her dancing while she playfully cautions him about pressing too far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
der Brummer
Berlin
Baby Crying Ban To Better Tempers
Wisconsin doctors urge controlling infant crying to curb bad temper and sulking in public life. A State Medical Society bulletin says mothers should stop children from praying for own way and sulking until requests are granted, to improve behavior and societal standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Mov
State Medical Society
Wisconsin
Railroad Rounds and Rumblings on the South Plains
Donley County commissioners heard from J. D. Farrington Denver general manager J. W. Moore assistant superintendent and M R Stainer maintenance of way engineer at Clarendon last week. Farmers move cotton by wagon and canning crops as the cotton crop bounces back to normalcy while retail merchants see a bumper season. W O Cope and family returned to Memphis after visiting Hubert Cole family at 1622 Ong Street. J W Brewer assigned to a mixed train local on the South Plains division. Mrs J H Steger has returned home after a visit.
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J. D. Farrington
Denver
J. W. Moore
Mr. Stainer
Donley County
Mr. Mode
W. O. Cope
Memphis
Hubert Cole
Ong Street
Cope
Fort Worth
J. W. Brewer
South Plains
Mr. Brewer
Suit seeks 2000 in damages against railroad
Upsie-Daisy visited relatives in Norman and Oklahoma City. The U S government through C W Johnson district attorney at Lubbock filed suit for 2000 against Fort Worth and Denver Railway for keeping Albert B Anderson a fireman on duty beyond lawful allowance. Four alleged causes of action each seek 500 in damages. Suit filed in U S district court at Lubbock. Mrs Jimmie Green of Santa Fe general offices returned from Atlanta after two weeks. Some call woman the weaker sex. How come Eve caused Eden's downfall. Solomon was wise yet Queen of Sheba cooked his dumpling.
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United States
C. W. Johnson
U. S
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Denver
Albert EB. Anderson
Jimmie Green
Santa Fe General Offices
Atlanta
Eve
Eden
Solomon
South Texas man seeks land amid tax strike
Samson, a heavyweight, is bested in a local tale while Deliah and Ma Ferguson influence Texas men. A South Texas fellow arrives to settle, finds land with back taxes, and a stamp fixation is noted. Ladies Auxiliary of the Order of Railway Conductors call a 2:30 meeting at Odd Fellows Hall for important business. Mrs. C. H. Jackson travels to Belva for a golden wedding anniversary. Walter Van Shaw, Santa Fe conductor, receives hospital treatment in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Deliah
Ma Ferguson
Texas
the Order of Railway Conductors
Odd Fellows Hall
Walter van Shaw
Santa Fe
Company
Topeka
Swap Day Real Estate Trade Test Arrives Saturday
T J Wagner and H N Wheeler announce a new swap day for real estate where owners can trade property. The event will be held at the Amarillo Real Estate office in the Oliver Eakle Building next Saturday. Associates include W D O'Brien Royce D Gant and F M Schenefelt of Amarillo Real Estate Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Wagner
H. N. Wheeler
Amarillo Real Estate
Oliver-Eakle
Wagner
Wheeler
W. D. O'Brien
Royce D. Gant
F. M. Schenefelt
Amarillo Real Estate Company
Believed Drowned Woman Fainted Then Drove Into Lake
In Dallas on November 15 the body of Mrs. Lillian Smart formerly of Carrolton Missouri was recovered from a lake near the city. A coroner's verdict cited heart failure and suggested the car swerved into the water after a heart attack. Relatives held the body as the case drew to closure.
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Dallas
Lillian Smart
Carrolton
Eveready Prestone anti-freeze debut promises safety
Eveready Prestone, developed by Union Carbide laboratories and National Carbon Company, claims non boiling away, non inflammable, odorless, and finish-safe. It concentrates without water dilution, prevents freezing, resists creep, and reduces rust and corrosion on brass copper solder aluminum zinc and cast iron. Approved by car manufacturers and backed by National Carbon Company in New York.
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Eveready Prestone
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
U. S. Bureau of Standards
National Carbon Company
Yale
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East Field
Doris Hawley
New York
Wonder Horse
Lee Square Garden
Doris
Chester~ Field
Eveready
Prestone
Adkisson & Gunn Tire Co
By John Moore
J. H. Steger
Rock Island
Tennessee Street
General Auto Supply Co
Amarillo
Upsie
Daisy
Norman
Oklahoma City
Virginia Terrell
Modesto
Calif
Virginia
South
C. H. Jackson
Buchanan Street
Belva
Luther Cumings
Bolivia
Amarillo Hardware CO
Polk ST
National Carbon Company, Inc
New York, N. Y
Unhe
Union Carbide
and Carbon Corporation
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