Justice drama ends as mule owner pays life savings
In Texas a 77 year old German immigrant farmer, William Hagedorn, was ordered to pay a $2,632.20 default judgment for a mule he did not own after a car ditching incident. The case sparked a six day Dallas Morning News series highlighting legal technicalities and prompting broad small donations from readers.
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Hagedorn
Dallas Morning News
Allen Duckworth
J. R. Fuchs
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Supreme Court of Texas
Judge Fuchs
Texas
C. F. Richards
Lockhart First National Bank
Austin
Mass Meeting Called Over Teen Sex Club Reports
Borger officials plan a Wednesday night mass meeting at Borger Junior High School to discuss rumors of a non virgin club requiring teenage sexual relations. Judge Jack Allen will speak and a juvenile officer discussion will follow as District Attorney Bob Galloway confirms possible referral to the Hutchinson County grand jury.
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Jack Allen
84Th District Court
Bob Galloway
Hutchinson County Grand Jury
Borger News-Herald
Borger Junior High School
Starlac Milk Substitute Promises Big Savings
Government nutritionists urge milk intake for children and adults yet a Starlac package claims to replace water and fat with a powder making five quarts of nutritious nonfat milk for about seven cents per quart. It says a family can save up to two dollars weekly by using Starlac for drinking cooking and baking and notes the package needs no refrigeration.
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Borden
Widow prank on TCU campus ends with police lecture
An 18 year old student pretended to be shot on the Texas Christian University campus in a staged date prank. Two other students acted as an irate husband and fired a blank shotgun while spectators watched. Police explained the stunt as a college prank and gave a stern lecture to the participants.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christian University
TCU
Texas Christian
Dallas
Larder of Would-Be Houston Bank Robber No Longer Bare
A Houston case ends as Paul Patton 36 is released on a 2500 bond after an attorney arranged help. Police and residents donated clothing food cash two refrigerators and a washing machine for Patton and his family following his attempted bank robbery with a wooden hand grenade.
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Houston
Paul Patton
B. W. Payne
Patton
Stanley
Russel A. Bonham
Three-Penny Nail Length Described as One Percent Inch
A historical note explains a three-penny nail equals about 1 percent inch in length. The description clarifies measurement practice and tiny standard used in carpentry.
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