Travel Resumes Over Panhandle Highways After Delays
Traffic slowly returns to Panhandle roads as W A French reports restoration efforts. Highways remain nearly impassable in places though chains allow some vehicles to pass. Road repair equipment is fully deployed to clear and fix routes, including US 66 blocked by a truck and house combo near Amarillo near the Oklahoma line.
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Panhandle
W. A. French
State Highway Department
Mr. French
U. S
Amarillo
Oklahoma Line
Fritts murder trial postponed due to ill mother
Anson Texas November 22 The murder trial of Bill Fritts was reset to January 16 after a third continuance granted because his mother is seriously ill and expected to be a material witness. Earlier, Roy and Shad Farrar of Rochester were arrested for allegedly aiding an escape from the jail near Fritts cell.
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Associated Press
Anson
Texas
Bill Fritts
D. W. Hamilton
Earle Hamilton
Rochester
Fritts
Roy
Shad Farrar
Churchill Ineligible Bricklayers Union In London
Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was declared ineligible for membership in the Bricklayers Union. The union had previously admitted him for his brick cottage building on his Westerham estate but ruled he could not work as a bricklayer nor earn a living in the trade. The entrance fee will be refunded and his membership card revoked.
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International News Service
London
Winston Churchill
Bricklayers’ Union
Churchill
Westerham
Kent
Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers
The
Treasury
Funeral man fooled by slate in comic crash
A meek man leaving his wife’s funeral is struck by a dislodged slate that cracks on his head. He quips that Sarah has already reached Heaven, delivering a darkly humorous line from Tit-Bits.
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Sarah
King George of England Confined With Cold and Fever
London reports King George I I is bedridden with a cold and fever. Physicians say the king’s condition is not serious and expect a full recovery within a few days. The House of Commons learned of the illness late last night and cabinet ministers were surprised by the suddenness of the seizure.
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United Press
London
George
House of Commons
Stanley Hewett
Lord Dawson
Penn
Stanley Hewett, Dawson
New Plane Ordered for Venice Vienna Air Line
Rome November 22 Italian air line between Venice and Vienna to install a new plane with a 450 horsepower engine capable of carrying 1,500 passengers on the busy route.
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Vienna
Venice
International News Service
Rome
Italy
Alma Rubens Faces Screen Star in Car Crash Case
Los Angeles dated November reports Alma Rubens denies an affidavit alleging she was extremely intoxicated and involved in a dispute over a car collision at a Hollywood studio. Her maid Edna Clayton allegedly battered Beverly Hills motorist Mrs. Schoelwer, with Rubens threatening further harm.
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Alma Rubens
Screen Star
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
City Prosecutor's Office
Mra. W
Mrs. Schoelner
Notable Flight Sets Record For Speed In Commercial Travel
A record pace was set as kilograms of baggage carried by four passengers and two pilots prepare for a flight that will take about two hours and fifteen minutes. The trip aims to beat velocity records in commercial aviation while English drivers improve road sense and automobile accidents decline.
How Thin Men and Women Gain in Weight
McCoy's Tablets are sugar coated weight building pills sold across North America. The ad guarantees a minimum six pound gain after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes, with a money back offer if goals aren’t met. Distributed by McCoy's Laboratories, Inc., also distributing Cod Liver Oil.
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McCoy
North America
Fox, Randal
Post Office
McCoy’s Laboratories, Inc
Film Star Alleges Rampant Intoxication During Studio Row
In an affidavit the actress describes exiting the studio after a heated argument as extremely intoxicated and accuses Mrs Schoelner of stating her maid merely did what she would have done. She quotes a confrontation about a frame up and then threatens to smash the accuser’s nose after being accused of drunkenness.
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Harry Schenck
Woman Leads Film Star Into Office, Affidavit Says
An affidavit states that the affair ended when a young woman emerged from the studio and guided the film star into the office, detailing the sequence of events. The document underscores the actions that concluded the relationship.
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Atar
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