Illinois Gang War Tensions Rise in Three Counties
Three southern Illinois counties weigh next moves as Birger and Shelton factions clash. Reports say Carl Shelton visited a sick brother in Arkansas while another leader is ill in east St. Louis. Deaths, arson of a Birger hangout, and Sheltonite expulsions fuel unrest as National Guard officers monitor.
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Associated Press
Marion
Til
Ilinois
Birger
Shelton
Carl Shelton
Arkansas
East St. Louis
Marines Guarding Mails Considered for Amarillo Route
No word from Postmaster Kenyon about marines sent to Amarillo to guard U S mails. Detachments have been sent to Austin Fort Worth Dallas Galveston and other cities and a few may be sent to the Panhandle. Marines to guard mail trains and post offices were ordered ten days ago by Postmaster General New after a mail truck robbery in Elizabeth New Jersey.
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Kenyon
Amarillo
United States
Austin
Fort Worth
Dallas
Galveston
Panhandle
New
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Infant dies as mother seeks aid for Cunningham boy
Harold Lonnie Cunningham, infant son of Mr and Mrs T R Cunningham of 204 East Second Street, died in his mothers arms while she ran for a doctor. The death occurred about 10 AM after the child worsened suddenly. The father T BR Cunningham works on the Herring hotel project and hails from Kansas. The body is held at N and Griggs and Bons funeral home for transport to Kansas for burial.
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Harold Lonnie Cunningham
T. R. Cunningham
East Second Street
T. BR. Cunningham
Herring
Kansas
N. &. Griggs & Bons Funere
Tri-State Fair seeks $10,000 deficit guarantee and winter fund drive
C H Amacker and the Tri-State Fair directors mobilize to raise a $10,000 deficit and winter operating costs borrowed until next season. J C Coe oversees notes deposited at banks, with 16 copies sent to directors to secure about $6,000 in premiums and $4,000 in winter expenses. Over subscriptions from lumbermen already fill part, as directors aim to secure per note totals. plans include entertainments this winter to make the fair self supporting for the first time in three years.
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C. H. Amacker
Tri-State Fair Association
J. C. Coe
Coe-Parks Lumber Company
Amacker
ii-State Fair Association
State Banks Invest in Cotton Fund Plan
State banks are authorized by the banking commission to invest in a $5,000,000 holding company that will lend to cotton farmers. Charley Fisk, president of the state bankers association, relayed the commissioner of banking C O Austin's advice as the fund aims to provide borrowing capacity of $50,000,000 to farmers who hold cotton until market conditions improve. Similar action may be taken for federal banks.
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The
Banking Commission
Charley Fisk
State Bankers’ Association
C. O. Austin
Mr. Pink
Man Held Here as Army Degerter Suspect
A man from York Pennsylvan ia is held as an Army Degerter suspect. Details are scant due to damaged text but the article notes he is in custody for avoidance of service and mentions local authorities and the Draft Board.
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Supreme Court
Senate
Conete
Hedp
Army Degerter
Autopsy Study Delays Hall Mills Murder Case
Investigators debate whether Eleanor Mills had her tongue cut out after Slaying by Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall. An autopsy on Mills’ body was performed to aid the upcoming trial of Hall’s widow and two brothers amid reports of additional wounds and a requested exhumation of Hall’s body.
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Associated Press
Somerville
N. J
Eleanor Mills
Edward Wheeler Hall
New York
Schultze
Alexander Simpson
New York County
Hall
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Unidentified man dies after fall at Borger refinery
A man believed to be C A Wilson died in a Borger hospital after a fall from the smokestack at American Refining Company No 5 Deal Well. He had recently started work with drilling contractors Willie Trigg and Lewis. Family records suggest the name Williams. his wife is believed to live elsewhere. The body is awaiting arrangements.
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C. A. Wilson
Borger
American Refining Company
Willie, Trigg and
Lewis Drilling
C. A. Williams
Edna Ver Haar to Perform in Amarillo Music Course
The Amarillo Artistas Course opens with Edna Swanson Ver Haar, Swedish contralto, at the Municipal Auditorium. The winter series features Emil Rosseau, the Russian Symphonic Choir, Vera Poppe, and others, with season tickets for seven numbers sold at popular prices through Emil Pyers, Amarillo College of Music.
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Amarillo
Edna Swanson Ver Haar
Municipal Auditorium
Miss Ver Haar
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Europe
Emil Rosseau
Vera Poppe
Cecil Arden
Chicago
Sigismond Stojowski
Emil Pyers
Amarillo College of Music
Polketroet
Snow Flurry Sweeps Colorado and Wyoming
Snow began to fall across portions of Colorado and Wyoming with reports of light accumulation in higher elevations. Forecasters warned of continuing cold and clearing but frigid conditions feared, as weather stations logged subfreezing temperatures and shifting cloud cover.
Wright Named New Administrator to Tackle Panhandle Liquor Trade
Frank V. Wright will replace Maj. Herbert White as prohibition administrator for Texas and Oklahoma. Wright, a former Justice Department agent, has jailed over fifty bootleggers in Tulsa and vows to rid the Panhandle liquor traffic. he is en route to take command in Oklahoma and Texas.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
City
Maj
Herbert White
Texas
Prohibition
Lincoln C. Andrews
White
Amarillo
Panhandle
Frank W. Wright
Tulsa
Major White
Doughty Major
J. W. Harreld
J. L. Thoroughman
Lawton
American Legion
Washington
Wright
General Andrews
Department of Justice
Federal
Prohibition Department
el Paso
Leavenworth
Osage Indian Reservation
New City
The
Globe
Oklahoma City
F. Meadows
Texans Land Legion Meeting Says Thompson
A fragment notes Texans attending a Legion meeting with Thompson asserting a plan and listing participants while mentioning local lodging and a lake area. The readable bits reference a turnout and a discussion about a parade or event, but many words are garbled.
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Texans Land Legion Meeting
Thompson
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