Jail Breaker Slain by Cops in Fort Worth Shootout
Bernon Kirk, one of three escapees from a Shreveport jail, was killed by Fort Worth officers after a chase that included abduction, car theft, and several attempted robberies. Kirk’s companion fled into river bottoms. a cab driver was robbed earlier. Police fired after the suspects did not halt at an order to stop.
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Fort Worth
Bernon Kirk
Caddo Parish
Shreveport
Kirk
Trinity River Bottoms
Carter
Wood
Trail
Ernest Cash
Texas Pacific Railroad
Ben Sbrook
Cash
J. H Landrum
Freda Bledsoe
Landrum
Broadway Declares War On War With New Plays
New York theater scene splits the street as Sidney Howard's Paths of Glory and John Haynes Holmes' If This Be Treason run opposite each other. The pieces offer stark war themes, with critics praising Howard's drama while noting Holmes' plea for peace amid rising global tensions. The piece traces reactions from London to Washington as Ethiopia's war with Italy and broader geopolitics stir public opinion.
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Helen Welshimer
New York
Fifth Street
Broadway
Plymouth Theater
Sidney Howard
Music Box
Theater Guild
John Haynes Holmes
United States
Japan
Haile Selassie
Humphrey Cobb
Love and ambition clash as John McNeill contemplates love
In a reflective moment John McNeill envisions success at McNeill Pumps and wonders about winning Blaine, while wrestling with his mother’s warnings. His thoughts drift to a possible romance with Blaine and the gamble of an unsuitable match, then he resolves to pursue love and success.
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Akron
McNeill Pumps
Blaine
John
John McNeill
Real estate transfers and motor vehicle registrations listed
Courthouse records show multiple warranty deeds transferring properties in San Jacinto Heights Roberts Place Glidden & Sanborn and other subdivisions with values listed. Vehicle registrations include a 1935 Ford Tudor a 1935 Chevrolet Sport Sedan and other models. A letter with a six cent stamp from Excelsior Springs Missouri is noted and a TB association study cites stablehands as the most dangerous occupation for workers aged 15 to 64.
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H. P. Canode
J. F. Cunningham
San Jacinto Heights
Canode
J. Roy Smith
H. G. Martin
Fisk
Roberts Place
Standard Say. & L
Ben K Collins
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Pal
Pernon Kirk
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Assab
Mussa Ali
Red Sea
Arabia
Mussolini
London
America
Joseph F. Uihlein
Milwaukee
England
Britain
League
Ttalians
Fnegland
Transvaal
India
Mr Hull
Mr. Hull
Spain
Italy
Phiopia
Publica
Margo
Myron McCormick
Ann Dere
Cafe
Canefour
Herman
Hove
Texas Christian University
Hermania
Courthouse Records
W. L. Darrah
Emma Stewart
L. H. Cummings
Dumas
Nash
Willie F. Fstes
Murrell Neely
POST
Excelsior Springs
U.P
Carl Satterlee
U. S
Wiley Post
National Tuberculosis Association
Prunes
Charles Priolo
Bacon
Chile
Amaryllis
Oxydol
Chuck Roas
Genu
Vourier
Jonathan
Folger’s Coffee
Campbell's
Johnson 'S
Richelieu
Ey's
Germany
France
Toulon
Frigianed
Danakil
Eritrea
Europe
Warhington
White King
Cony
Vrata Ryt
Pierce
U. S&s
Alaska
MFAL
Red Star
Lh. Bag
Pork & Refans
Bbacon
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