Two Negroes Held in Slaying of Fort Worth Deputy
George Jackson, 37, was arrested in Fort Worth after a fatal shooting of Deputy Constable M. W. Hurdleston, 61, as Matthew Carter, 30, remained hospitalized with a breast wound. Carter had been arrested at his home after the shooting. Hurdleston had served about a year as deputy and formerly held multiple police and civic roles.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
M. W. Hurdieston
George Jackson
Matthew Carter
Jackson
Carter
Hurdleston
C. P. Mehaffey
Hee
Bank Looted of $100000 in Hollywood Bank Heist
In Hollywood the Bank of Italy messenger Frank F. Wiroth was forced from his car by two bandits who then seized seven sacks of registered mail containing about $100,000 in checks and negotiable securities. The hijackers fled in a second vehicle after the curbside ambush.
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United Press
Hollywood
Calif
Bank of Italy
Frank F. Wiroth
Padlock Squads Authorized by U S
Prohibition Commissioner Doran issued orders authorizing padlock squads to trap liquor law violators. The directive also restricts agents from entering with drawn firearms and bans use except in self defense to reduce shootings and terrorizing of citizens during raids.
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United Press
Washington
Prohibition
Doran
Courthouse Deeds and Building Permits Listed
The record notes several warranty deeds transferring parcels in San Jacinto Heights Fairview and Bonita plus a Morningside lot sale. Building permits include frame dwellings and a brick service station with associated contractors and costs. Vehicle registrations list local dealerships and owners. Also described is a London book exhibit with items as small as the world's smallest volume and a Bible and Dante edition among oversized works.
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FE. L
San Jacinto Heights
J. D. Thompson
H. C. Holman
Chas. McLeroy
South Virginia
Summers
J. B. Wise
R. P. Gant
Easy
Mirror
Marland Refining Co
Northeast Eighth
Holland
London
German Girl Aged 14 Breaks Weight Record
Lori Schnae bele, a fourteen year old girl from Heimsheim in Württemberg, reportedly weighs 312 pounds, outweighing her parents who total 255 pounds. The claim labels her as the heaviest girl in Germany, with the father around 135 pounds and the mother about 100 pounds.
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International News Service
Berlin
Lori Schnaebele
Heimsheim
Waertenberg
Germany
Prosecutor Remy Leads Hoosier Fraud Cases
Indiana's Merion county prosecuting attorney William H. Remy 34 years old leads a three year probe into political corruption. He helped indict Governor Ed Jackson and Mayor John Duvall, and he convicted a Indianapolis blackmailer and others in high profile cases. His four year record shows 90 percent conviction rate.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indiana
William H. Remy
Merion County
Remy
D.C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Murdes
Ed, Jackson
Duvall
George W. Coffin
Marion County
Robert G. Marsh
Jackson
Coffin
Seek Cause Of Fatal Refinery Blast
El Dorado Ark Oct 10 Officials of Lion Oil Refining company today sought the cause of the explosion that wrecked most of the distillation plant yesterday killing four men and injuring about twenty, with property loss around 100000. Two 700 barrel stills in the center exploded and eight other stills were destroyed by the subsequent fire.
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Associated Press
EL Dorado, Ark
Lion Oil Refining Company
Pitlessie Dig Unearths Ancient Stone Coffin
In Pitlessie near Ladybank Scotland a man uncovered an ancient stone sepulchre while digging in his garden. The coffin lay vertically with a large boulder on its lid. Four stone slabs formed the sides and bone fragments were found amid loose sand.
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Pitlessie
Ladybank
Scotland
Railroad Rounds and Rumblings
A column blends reminiscence of childhood with railroad progress. It notes Rock Island’s expansion from short Chicago Joliet service to 4000 miles of lines across fourteen states, plus growing freight and passenger work, crew additions, and a look back at 1926 carload efficiency.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Joliet
D. K. Gordon
J. C., Montgomery
J.D Burke
Amarillo
Liberal
Kansas
Stinnett
Oil City
Florida
St. Johns River
Jacksonville
New York
California
Canada
Charleston Ousts Horndpipe From Sailors
Sailors abandon the hornpipe and similar sea dances and adopt the Charleston, a trend noted by a traveler aboard a British-flagged vessel.
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Charleston
Horndpipe
McCoy's Tablets Promise Weight Gain Guarantee
Underweight readers are offered McCoy's Tablets as a rapid and inexpensive way to gain flesh. The ad promises 5 pounds in weeks with improved energy and vigor and includes a full money back guarantee after a four box or two dollar purchase if goals are not met. Sold at Fox drug stores and others nationwide.
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McCoy
Fox, Randal, and
Post Office Drug
America
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