National capital observes Thanksgiving in quiet observance
Washington marked Thanksgiving with calm, Hoover family church services, a city auto ride, and a private dinner. Officials mourn Secretary Good as cabinet members disperse for the holiday amid adjourned Congress and ongoing national reflection. Allan Hoover arrived from Cambridge for the holiday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
National Capital
Congress
James ‘. Good
Death verdict given Berwick for slaying
Luther Berwick, 28, was sentenced to death in the electric chair by a criminal district court jury in Beaumont Texas after a trial in which he admitted being driven mad by sight of Belle Crowe in the arms of William Byrd. Five shots were fired at the couple in the driveway, then Berwick fled. State witnesses said he threatened to kill the girl if she remained with Byrd.
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United Press
Beaumont
Texas
Criminal District Court
Luther Berwick
Belle. Crowe
William Byrd
Port Arthur
Berwick
Miss Crowe
Cleburne Jury Frees Robertson
A jury acquitted S H Robertson after a short deliberation for the fatal shooting of Ed Herd on a crowded street in Cleburne Texas. Herd was killed months earlier and Robertson had been charged with murder.
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United Press
Cleburne
Tex
Navy
S. H. Robertson
Ed Herd
Herd
Robertson
Noted Train Master Reports New Operating Rules
F. R. Mack, Denver train master, has completed his examination of employees under his jurisdiction on the new operating rules to take effect December 1, 1929. The rules are adopted by the Burlington system, including the Fort Worth and Denver lines, and are now in use.
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F. R. Mack
Denver
Burlington
Fort Worth
Mack
White House Holiday Dinner Features Gift Turkeys
The article notes a student at Harvard Business Administration and mentions the Hoover family unable to attend the Washington holiday. For the White House dinner, several fine turkeys were prepared as gifts from admirers nationwide, including a wild turkey specimen.
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Harvard School of Business Administration
White House
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Washington
Denver officials return from Childress meeting on new operating rules
J. W. Mode and O. R. Bodeen led a Denver contingent back to Amarillo after attending an all day session in Childress called by 8 A Covington to discuss rules to be installed December 1. C B Davis and John Spann reported wheat prospects as good for another bumper harvest next summer.
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J. W. Mode
Denver
O. R. Bodeen
Amarillo
Childress
8. A. Covington
Denver Lines
C. B. Davis
Rock Island Division
John Spann
Railroad Moves 2300 Carloads Of Lettuce From Arizona
The Rock Island prepares to ship about 2300 carloads of lettuce from the Imperial Valley and Yuma Valley in Arizona to eastern markets. The movement is slated to begin around January 1 of the coming year.
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Rock Island
Imperial Valley
Yuma Valley
Arizona
Santa Fe Officials Inspect Clinton Oklahoma and Western Line
C S Cravens Santa Fe superintendent H O Wagner division engineer and other officials recently conducted a general inspection over the Clinton Oklahoma and Western division. Mr Cravens uses an all steel motor observation car for the trip. Mr Prentice is touring with his wife on a two week pleasure trip visiting Los Angeles San Diego and Pacific Coast resorts.
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Santa Fe
H. O. Wagner
Clinton, Oklahoma and
Western Division
Mr. Cravens
PR. W. Prentice
Prentice
Los Angeles
San Diego
F. J. MacKie
Rumsey Couple Visit Relatives During Thanksgiving
Mr and Mrs H H Rumsey long time Santa Fe employees spend Thanksgiving and the following day with relatives in Aransas City Kansas. L J Peterson Santa Fe personnel.
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H. H. Rumsey
Santa Fe
Aransas City
Kansas
Lea's Hair Tonic Promises Youthful Color For Gray Hair
An advertiser touts Lea's Hair Tonic as a simple home remedy to restore youthful color and vitality to gray hair. A photographer, Margaret Valindius, claims rapid improvement after four weeks of nightly use, urging readers to try the product with a money back guarantee from Lea Tonic Co., Brentwood, Md.
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Lea
Margaret Valinchus
Weitzenhorn Bldg
Wilkes Barre
Miss Valindius
Lea Tonic Co
Brentwood
Railroad News Roundup Hits The Rails And Holidays
Record clerk notes Thanksgiving at Higgins and a switchman’s backward running watch. Higgins H L Johnson of Santa Fe audits timepieces for Plains division. The Rail Road Man's Magazine returns November 20 as a Munsey publication awaited by railroad men. C A LaRue and Mrs LaRue vacation on the Pacific Coast. Parker family in Milan Oklahoma for Thanksgiving. Z S Barnes and Mrs Barnes back home in Amarillo after Oklahoma visits. William G McAdoo proposes air mail service at 2.10 a pound vs current 8.77 from Washington to Los Angeles.
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H. L. Johnson
Santa Fe
Topeka
Plains
Sewitchman
Rail Road Man's
Railroad Man’s
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Atlantic
Pacific
Washington
Los Angeles
Charitable Christmas spirit and postal service appeal
A plea for shoppers to mail early and ship securely to ease peak holiday burden on postal workers. A. G. Gish is named as uncle to Dorothy and Lillian Gish, who lived with him in Shawnee. The Rock Island Stationery Department in Chicago supplies over 2,400 items to 1600 offices.
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Postal and Express
A. G. Gish
Rock Island
Shawnee, Okla
Dorothy
Lillian Gish
Shawnee
Rock Island Stationery Department
Chicago
Rock Island Stationery Usage and Costs Report
The report shows annual purchases of large items like machines typewriters and filing cases. It notes about 7.2 million pins shipped yearly and over 6.5 million envelopes used. Stationery cost on the Rock Island last year was $596 162.80, down $10 000 from the prior year.
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Rock Island
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