North Texas cotton theft ring and assorted regional notes
Texas briefs report Grayson county cotton tacks found at Gainesville signaling a suspected theft ring spanning Gray son Denton and Cooke counties with losses in the thousands. Separate items note a sheriff suit in Wichita Falls and a Del Rio editor’s death, plus arrest reports in Waco and Denton theft recoveries, oil drilling near Waco, and town updates from Dallas Abilene and Galveston on local activities and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sherman
Grayson County
Gainesville
Texas
Grayson
Denton
Cooke Counties
Cooke County
Bank Messengers Robbed in Blizzard Hold Up
In Chicago a daring morning holdup saw three federal reserve bank messengers robbed of an express package and two sacks of registered tail by three men, with seven others in two cars. A snow blizzard aided the escape as detectives pursued the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
James TB. McDougal
W. Nordel
Richard Flask
Julian Glomb
LaSalle Street
Nordell
George Kashbohm
Bureau of Identification
Plans Formed to Harass Whitney. Social Worker in Pen
San Francisco reports plans are under way to aid Miss Charlotte Anita Whitney the social worker sentenced to prison for violating California criminal syndicalism law. Attorney John Francis Neilan says efforts will organize statewide sentiment to prevent harassment of Whitney. Governor Richardson denied an audience to the ACLU and a mass meeting in Los Angeles November 1 may appeal directly to the people. Whitney’s conviction was upheld by the U S Supreme Court and she was sentenced to one to fourteen years with delays possible before start of sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associatedress
San Francisco
Charlotte Anita Whitney
California
John Francis Neilan
Richardson
Los Angeles
American Civil Liberties Union
People Direct
Miss Whitney
United States Supreme Court
Bees and queens shipped for Pacific honey experiment
John Ballantyne a Nelson pianist sails on the liner Niagara with thirty pounds of bees and ten queens bound for Auckland to start a two crop honey plan in New Zealand. If successful, colonies will be shipped across the Pacific annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praga
Vancouver
B. C
John Ballantyne
Nelson
Niagara
Auckland
New Zealand
Pacific
Blackmail Ring Exposed Targeting Bootleggers and Businessmen
Chicago reports detail a four man blackmail ring that preyed on bootleggers gamblers and prominent businessmen. A planned $5 000 ransom to save gangsters Albert Anselmi and John Salice ended when a bogus rendezvous was used. Two wealthy bootleggers paid. others fled. Harbou Cotman and Richard Jeno received prison terms in related cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Louis Smith
Albert Anselmi
John Salice
Triad
Smith
Appelmi
Herald and Examiner
Mhoney
Harbou Cotman
Richard Jeno
Newberry Sells Yearling Steers to Johnson and Son
E. R. Johnson and son purchase 125 head of steer yearlings from Bill Newberry at private terms. Cattle to be delivered at Dumas Friday and moved to Johnson ranch north of Panhandle. Sale conducted by Franklin and Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.R Johnson and Son
Bill Newberry
Dumas
Johnson Ranch
Panhandle
Franklin and
Hill
Local official named to replace Jones in Cameron county
Cameron county selects a new official to succeed J. M. Jones after a two year tenure. The appointment becomes effective November 1 and follows recent county administrative reorganizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County
J. M. Jones
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GEO. E. Magli
J. W. Clifton
W. BR. McGinty
Country Club District
J. L. Summers
G. W. Baker
Miione
West
Johnson
Amarillo, Tex
Hotel Gibler
East 10Th
Liver Drug CO
KE Taylor
Phorne
Clean
Christy Rouver
Ulades
Texas News
Yancey
Raneh
WS. Pry
A. Ft. Gooch
W. W. Bradley
Paso
Lucille Starr Murphy
Henry Starr
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fort Smith
el Tmaso
Dallas
A. S. Childers
White Rock Lake Dale
Extension Service
A. & M. Colleges
Wichita Falls
E. A. Dale
Wichita County
Lectra
Waco
Prairie Till
Wichita Palls
Iowa Park
Whichita Walla
Fort Worth
Ww. Woodman
United States
Ummployment
Abilene
Brownwod
Lions Club
Galveston
Galveston Automobile Dealers Association
Plains
Trowneville
J. J Black
Amarillo
James Cruze
Bieveles Tires
Newberry
Johnson and Son
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Galveston County
San Angelo
Henry Zweifel
United States District Attorney
Alfa Ferguson
Dan Moody
Lubbock
George Crow
Vexsus Tech
Tech
Haskell
Taylor
Watkins’ Products
W. Sixth
Schilling
Red-Top Taxi-Cab CO
Hone
Roy Taylor
TaylOr St
Phadhe
Manhattan
Blackburn Bros
Hart Shattner & Marx Clothes
A. M
Malone Lines
Pampa
Woter Panhandle—Ellis Drug Store
Whits Deer—Star Drug Store
Pampa Drug Co
AL Ad
Alide
Patton
Patton. the Tailor
Polk Street
Excella
Pattern Or
Adams Dry Goods CO
Polk
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