Torch Fails Yeggmen In Bank Robbery Near Crowley
Yeggmen tried to rob the Continental State Bank at Crowley fourteen miles south of Fort Worth but failed as the acetylene torch to burn the vault ran out. Cashier W. S. Horn was alerted by a bakery delivery man about a shattered plate glass panel. A 15 inch square hole was burned in the vault door and a torch lighter and pliers were found on the floor. The torch was traced to a Crowley Mercantile pony.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Crowley
Here
W. S. Horn
Horn
Crowley Mercantile Pony
Girl Escapes After Locomotive Crush In Dallas Crash
In Dallas on Forest Avenue Miss Mary Cole and her brother Fred escaped serious injury after a locomotive crushed their car. Lee Hellums, 50, crawled under the engine to support Mary’s head and guide rescuers as the wreckage was cut free. Mary suffered a broken leg and head injury. Fred a broken leg and severe bruises. Doctors expect recovery.
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Frese
Dallas
Bris
Forest Avenue
Mary ‘Ole
Fred
Lee Hellums
Fece
Miss Cole
Major Locke Removed as Tribe Head Trial Details
The defense calls banker C E Dudley as expert witness to link Major Victor Locke's 1928 removal as superintendent of the five civilized tribes and loss of his Choctaw allotment to a changed, brooding temperament while he faces a murder charge. Dudley testifies Locke has been practically penniless for years and that financial stress influenced his mindset.
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Victor Locke
Five Civilized Tribes
Abner Battist
Locke
C. E. Dudley
Dudley
Rabies Cases Confined to Ama rilloo City Says State Official
H O Van Rosen berg, first assistant state veterinarian, reports rabies epidemic limited to Ama rilloo city after several days of inspection. He warns livestock in nearby areas face little danger and urges vaccination and removal of stray dogs to stamp out the outbreak. He says vaccination will positively prevent mad dogs.
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Amarilloo
H. O. van Rosenberg
Austin
von Rosenberg
Fred Stanek Defends Husking Title at National Contest
Fred Stanek of Fort Dodge Iowa again wins the national corn husking championship in Winnebago Minnesota defeating ten state champions. It marks his third first prize with a 15.4 bushels net and 1 083 total pounds despite sleet and snow bruising hands. Bert Hansen of Minnesota places second with 14.6 net bushels and 1 028 pounds.
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Associated Press
Winnebago, Minn
Fred Stanek
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Stanek
Bert Hansen
Minnesota
Appeals court actions from Amarillo civil docket today
Proceedings in the Court of Civil Appeals Seventh District at Amarillo include motions overruled and cases reversed, remanded, or dismissed. Notable items involve Adams vs. Robinson re hearing, Nevins from Wichita, Hodges, and multiple others from Bailey Hall Lubbock Motley Potter Armstrong Moore and more, set for submission December 14, 1927.
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Court OF Civil Appeals For the Seventh District
Amarillo
W. S. Langford
I’. Nevins
Wichita
J. H. Burson
First National Bank of Silverton
Briscoe
Dalton Adding Machine Sales Co
Valley Motor Co., Inc
Bailey
Whaley Lumber Co
Ve. Reliance Brick Co
Lubbock
Alan
G. T. Wilmoth
Armstrong
Raphael J. Rockhold
Lucky Tiger Oil Co
Moore
W. L. Underwood
W. B. Howard
Childress
B. S. King
J. A. Wise
Wilbarger
W. B. Gates
D. E. Pitts
Motley
Panhandle Lumber Co
G. C. Fairey
Potter
Ft. Worth
Denver City
Flashes of Life in Brief Odd News Items
New York social note says Con stance Talmadge warns a luncheon companion they will be reported engaged while she seeks an ideal mate in Reno. Los Angeles reports Grace W. Elliott, valued at $200000, must pay alimony after an arrest. Bloomsburg couples separate after prayerful divorce agreement.
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Associated Press
New York
Constance Talmadge
Los Angeles
Grace W. Elliott
Amarillo
Beware The Cough Or Cold That Hangs On
An advertisement urges relief from persistent coughs and colds with Creomulsion a twofold emulsion that soothes inflamed membranes and fights germs. It claims creosote as a major healing agent and promises refund if symptoms persist after following directions.
Mary Miles Minter Faces Back Taxes Lawsuit
In Los Angeles, Minter pays $150 monthly toward arrears while Uncle Sam sues her for $207,601 in back income taxes. He also targets her mother, Charlotte Selby, for $26,000. In New York, Leonora Corona of Dallas debuts as Leonora in Il Trovatore at the Metropolitan Opera on Thanksgiving, recalling a 25 year-old baby chorus debut and her Italianized surname Cohorone.
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Los Angeles
Sam
Mary Miles Minter
Charlotte Selby
Dallas
Leonora
Metropolitan Opera
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Torch
Yeggmen
Girl
Europe
Thomas J. Stone
Detroit
Prohibition
Major Locke
The
Antlers
Oklo
van Rosenberg
O. B. Adams
B. H. Robinson
Furnity
Bloomsburg
Allen Deppe
Lou Murphy
Springfield
Floyd V. Studer
Northwest Texas American Central Life Insurance Co
Leonora Corona
Beene Eitch
Steven
Coats
Polk St. Amarillo, Texas
the Bartley Shop
Fox Drug Co
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