Death Chair Stage Comes Down to Earth
Ed Stanton a 45 year old Texas gunman awaits a governor granted stay of execution in the death house. He faces electrocution for the Tulsa sheriff killing after a prison escape and lobby for clemency circulates with no action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaald Spaashn
Huntsville
U.P
Perchmouth) Stanton
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
John Moseley
Tulsa
Lee Simmons
Simmons
Stanton
Joe Palmer
Raymond Hamilton
Charlie Frazier
Hamilton
Palmer
Irvin
Blackie) Thompson
Lubbock County
S.S.S. Promises Digestive Restore and Strength
An old advertisement extols S.S.S. as a scientifically tested remedy for poor digestion and weak blood. It claims to stimulate natural stomach secretions and raise red corpuscles, restoring normal digestion, better sleep, and renewed vigor. It warns against substitutes and asserts S.S.S. as the world’s great blood medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
Teletype Errors Highlight Humorous Police Messages
Washington police teletype mistakes amuse officers as reporters recount cases where phrases like missing parson became missing person and upper front jaw replaced upper front door. Clarifications reveal these misreadings created second quests for city patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Police Department
Solomon Baskerville
No. 2
Policeman’s Supper Restless in Night
NORWALK Conn Sept 26 U P Next time Policeman Charles Thrope has Spanish snails for supper he will put the leftovers under lock and key A half pail remained after the evening meal and Thrope placed the bucket on a window sill and forgot it until next evening The snails wandered all over the house clinging to curtains windows rugs the walls and ceilings and a few even made the roof Italy has been experiencing a notable pickup in tourist trade together with definite improvement in employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
U.P
Charles Thrope
Thrope
Fake Special Legislature Proclamation Triggers Austin Uproar
A phony proclamation purporting to call a Texas Legislature special session caused consternation in the House. Read aloud by veteran clerk A C Dunn, it claimed Governor Mariam Ferguson had ordered a noon meeting. The signature and the gold seal were missing, sparking alarm among reporters and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
A. C. Dunn
Mariam A. Ferguson
Texas Legisature
Dunn
Secretary of State
Murder cases slated as 84th district term opens
Borger Sept 26 All criminal cases on the docket for the 84th district court term starting in Stinnett will be called October 8. District attorney W L McConnell says an unusually large number of cases has been filed and a busy session is expected. Among those to trial are two murder cases against Arthur Huey county tax collector for the Aug 31 shooting of A P Borger and the Sept 5 death of Lloyd J Duncan. Other murder indictments include L D Compton for the Sept 1 shooting of Charles Payton and Jim Moon Mullins for the Aug 25 death of Charles Hovey after a fist fight at Mullins night club. Grand jury members listed under Judge E J Pickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd J. Duncan
Borger
Huey
L. D. Compton
Charles Payton
Jim “Moon
Mullins
Charles Hovey
E. J. Pickens
C. F. Lieb
Foreman
W. C. Clement
FE. E. Deaton
Dan Burleson
William Yake
Prite Thompson
W. E. Pfeffer
L. FE. Brain
T. D. MacConahey
C. L East
T. J. Hoodenpyle
W. R. Forrester
Tyler Man May Get Housing Job
G Mabry Seay of Dallas resigned as district director of the federal housing campaign, saying the post was temporary and personal interests demand his attention. Tyler attorney Gallaway Calhoun has been recommended to succeed Seay and was active in Roosevelt groundwork and Texas politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Man
Dallas
G. Mabry Seay
Federal Housing Campaign
Washington
Gallaway Calhoun
Tyler
Seay
Calhoun
Texas
Claude Pollard
Roosevelt
Chi
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ED Stanton
Lila Lee
Broadway
Lady Jane
Paul Harrison
New York
Tobacco Road
Rialto
Laurence Rivers
Joanna Roos
Alys Palmer
Shepperd Stridwick
Alys
Ethel Wilson
Sally
Gal
Crosby
Miss Muffet
van Buren
Tucky
Adams
N. Pierce
Amarillo College of Music, Inc
Emil F. Myers
Schells
Royal Typewriters
Royal
Maxes
A. B. Dick
Amarillo
Italy
Hutchinson County
the Globe
Cago
Tom Connally
Vicks Stainless
Oeretee
Indianapolis
OES
Continental Oil Company
Indianapolis Motor Speed
Conoco
WBAP
WFAA
WKY
Harry Richman
Jack Denny
John B. KenneDy
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