Texas Prison Reform Plan Presented To Governor
A prison survey committee in Austin outlined a plan for a new centralized prison system after a month of inspections across 23 state institutions. The report, due by December 1, recommends building a central prison costing about 5 million dollars, or an initial 2 million with later expansions, and will detail building types, locations, and inmate work. Professor Giesecke of Texas A&M will present architectural plans to Governor Moody in October.
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United Press
Austin
Capitol
Dan Moody
Giesecke
Texas A. & M. College
Moody
Zeppelin Transatlantic Service Planned for 1931
Friedrichshafen reports Dr. Hugo Eckener negotiating with American financiers to form a Transatlantic Zeppelin Company. Regular service is expected to start in 1931 after final details are settled. 14 months are needed to construct Zeppelins for oceanic routes. By early 1931 the Germany to New York liner is slated to depart.
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United Press Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
New York
United States
Vivid Account of Battle Between Textile Strikers and Police
In Charlotte on September 6 a murder trial heard a graphic tale of a gun battle between textile strikers and police. Officer Tom Gilbert and A. J. Roach described the July 7 raid on the National Textile Workers Union strike headquarters. Roach recalled firing on the building as strikers returned fire, while Police Chief C. F. Aderholt of Gastonia was fatally wounded in the clash.
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United Press
Charlotte
N. C
C. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Tom Gilbert
National Textile Workers Union
A. J. Roach
Gilbert
Roach
Banker in Huge Bank Hold Up Game Unfolds
Police and private detectives search for C. D. Waggoner who claimed to be Telluride bank president seeking telegraphic orders to move 500000 from New York banks. A Denver banker and Delos Waggoner confirm limited details as Waggoner vanished after August 25.
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Bank of
New York
Chase National Banks
Waggoner
C. W. Downtain
Telluride
Three pilots killed in fall during Bohemia maneuvers
Prague report says three military air pilots died when two bombing planes crashed during the annual Czechoslovakian air force maneuvers in southern Bohemia. Separate dispatch notes frost harming vineyards across South Australia Victoria and New South Wales prompting talks of government relief for growers and vintners.
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Bohemia
Prague
Czechoslovakian Air Force
War Office
South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
Automobiles Exports Top Thirty-Five Million Monthly
An average of more than 35 million dollars in automobiles are being exported from the country each month. The figure underscores the strength of the export sector and the demand for domestic vehicle production.
Dallas Woman Loses Claim for 80 000
Dallas authorities deny an $80 262 claim by Mrs. John Lowrey widow of a former county tax collector. She argued the sum was turned to the county as delinquent tax collection fees of office. The state attorney general backed part as valid, but the commissioners court rejected the claim. The supreme court previously ruled money can be unaccountable and belonging to the collector.
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Dallas
John Lowrey
Commissioners Court
State Attorney General’s Department
Lowery
Supreme Court
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