Kansas City Bank Robbery Ties to Floyd Suspicions
Three masked men armed with a machine gun robbed the Plaza Bank of Commerce in Kansas City, taking $9,000 in cash and specimens of checks from ABA and ARX. Police Chief Phelan suggested Charles Pretty Boy Floyd may have orchestrated the heist, noting the rapid, smooth operation and overnight dismantling of the bank’s tear gas system.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Plaza Bank of Commerce
American Bankers Association
American Railways Express
Phelan
Charles
Pretty Boy
Ferguson Carries Injunction Case to Supreme Court
James E. Ferguson and other plaintiffs appealed to the Texas Supreme Court to halt further highway contracts while a civil appeals ruling is finalized. The Third Court of Civil Appeals had dissolved a prior injunction blocking highway fund spending, allowing bids for about 4 million dollars in contracts.
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Ferguson
Supreme Court
World's Champion Woman Athlete inboard with A IALU
A special committee in Dallas will hear the case of Babe Didrikson Zaharias seeking to restore her amateur status after an automobile advertisement used her name without consent. The U S A A official Ferris says reinstatement will occur once full facts are established, with Didrikson denying any endorsement or knowledge of the ad and requesting suspension of judgment.
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New York
Dallas
Texas
Bate
Didrikson
Americna
Daniel J. Ferr
AL. Weday
Louis di Benedett
New Orleans
Jack Raffe
Houston
Ferris
Wassur
Automobile Ir
Witnheld
Ferri
Atis
Amateu
Athletic Union
Daily Press
Mrs Ish Crawford Dead in Lewisville Funeral Planned
Luther's half brother L. K. Crawford learned this morning that Mrs Ish Crawford, wife of his half brother, had died after a long illness. Mr Crawford and Mrs W P Crawford and perhaps others will attend the funeral in Lewisville tomorrow.
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L. K. Crawford
Ish Crawford
Luther
Mr. Crawferd
W. P. Crawford
First Baptist Meeting Postponed Due to Illness
All day meeting for women at First Baptist church Friday was postponed because missionary Cynthia Miller Miller cannot attend due to illness. The note confirms the change and cites Miller's illness as the reason for postponement.
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First Baptist Church
Cynthia Miller
Bridge robbery leaves officers chasing elusive woman offender
Police seek a woman who robbed Adrian Casteen on a bridge across Bols a' Arc Tuesday night. The assailant fled with $24 in cash and Casteen's shoes and coat, later recovered by officers.
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Adrian Casteen
Bols
Mr. Casteei
Wth
Golden Wedding Keepsay Quiet Life at Home in England
In Leek, England, Joan Robupen celebrates his golden wedding with wife Sary. He has stayed home every night for fifty years, missing only one when caring for a sick friend. He has never seen the sea and remains devoted to home life.
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Leek
England
Joan
New Jersey Wipes Out Wer Dry Law
New Jersey repealed a dry law amid a reform drive, replacing a wartime era prohibition structure with new rules. The move, supported by officials, ends enforcement of certain prohibitions and aligns state code with modern alcohol regulations. Officials emphasize clarified penalties and licensing changes across counties and municipalities.
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New Jersey
Supreme Court of Texas Overrules Ferguson's Motion to Restrain
The Texas Supreme Court today overruled James Ferguson and others for leave to file a restraining order to stop Highway Commission construction contracts. It held it lacks current jurisdiction over the Travis county district court case. Plaintiff's attorney Ocie Speer plans a motion for rehearing and a writ of error at the court of civil appeals.
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Supreme Court of Texas
Ferguson
The
Highway Commission
Austin
Supreme Court
James Ferguson
Travis County
Ocie Speer
Court of Civil Appeals
Youthful Soldier of Fortune Faces Slaying Probe
In Long Beach California on December 8 1931 William James Guy a young adventurer was arrested in a shack near the Los Angeles River bottoms. Police say he is the suspected man in a gray seen near the Wanderwell yacht Charme dock after Captain Walter Wanderwell was slain. Guy admits entering the country locally and says he voted in the recent presidential election. He is booked on murder suspicion illegal entry and voting while an alien.
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Associated Press
Long Beach
Calif
Los Angeles
Willian
James Guy
Walter Wanderwell
Cnarme
Guy
Wales
Wanderwell
iMeadolake Milk Plant to Expand into Cheese Making
Sherman Texas sees three local plants expanding with new equipment. Sherman Manufacturing Company receives three cars of machinery and four more soon to upgrade textiles and fabric work. Mendovake MOK Process Company adds a new unit to produce American cheese by January 1. Interstate Cotton Oil Refining installs an oil heater to raise refinery temperatures to 450 F for cottonseed oil processing. The upgrades are expected to create more local jobs.
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Sherman Texas
Sherman
Sherman Manufacturing Company
Mnil
Mendovnke Mok Process Company
Arthur Hopkins
Interstate Cotton Oil Refining Company
Young and Traylor Refuse Cabinet Posts
New York December 7 The Evening Post reports Owen D B Young and Melvin A Traynor refused Roosevelt Cabinet offers. Young declined State Secretary due to his role as chairman of General Electric. Traynor declined Treasury for similar reasons, citing personal and corporate interests.
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New York
Evening Post
Owen BD. Young
Melvin A. Traynor
Roosevelt
Young
Chicago
Treasury
Yong
General Electric
Traytor
Mexican Is Sent Gatesville For Witchcraft Murder
Henry Eguin, age 10, convicted by the district court in Victoria on a murder charge tied to the June witchcraft slaying of Domingo Cisnero. He received four years in Gatesville reformatory. His father Manuel Eguia and uncle Alfredo Flores face trial next week.
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Associated Press
Victoria
Henry Eguin
District Court Today
Domingo Cisnero
Gateville Reformatory
Manuel Eguia
Alfredo Flores
Triad
Cotton Market Falls On Government Report Fluctuations
The cotton market fluctuated markedly today after the government crop report. Prices moved down as much as twenty points before finishing about two points lower, with the January contract at 6.60.
England to Pay Large Sum on US Bill
Paris December conference with Prime Ministers Herriot and Macdonald produced the impression that England would pay 395,650,000 due the United States on December 16. It also noted France might recommend paying 20,000,040 to the United States on the same date, with the condition that it be the final payment pending negotiations.
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Associated Press
Paris
Dee
Herriot
Macdonald
England
United States
Herslot
Chamber of Deputies of
France
America
Annual Drive for Immediate Cash Bonus Begins in House
Washington December 8 The annual drive for the immediate cash payment of the bonus was begun in the house today by Representative Wright Patman. He said the outlay would provide the needed currency expansion and stimulate the economy.
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Associatds Press
Washington
Wright Patman
Cotton Census Shows U.S. Harvest At 112 Million Bales
The Department of Agriculture estimates this year's cotton crop at 112,727,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight. A month earlier the estimate stood at 11,947,000 bales. Ginnings through December 1 totaled 11,631,361 running bales, including 583,152 round bales counted as half. American-Egyptian cotton adds 6,227 bales. Texas crop is put at 4,445,000 with 3,899,554 ginnings to December 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Departent of Agriculture Today
Census Bureau Today
Texas
Texas presidential election totals top 855 021 votes
Official canvass shows Texas cast 855 021 votes for presidential electors in the general election, with 753 304 for Democrats and 96 682 for Republicans. Socialists 4 403, Liberty 324, Communist 199, Jacksonman 104. Comparisons note 1932 gains for Socialist and Communist parties. Returns missing from six counties.
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Austin
Texas
Demmocrat
Liberty
Commmunist
Jacksonman
Alfred FE. Smith
New York
Rawls
Callahan
Carson
Hopkins
Pecos
Sherman
Daily Favorite delivery notice and obit in Dallas
Subscriptions and delivery: please report missed papers and do not pay carrier boys. Mrs Stokes Saunders died in Dallas last night. remains to be buried tomorrow at 1 o'clock in Bonhaw. She was loved and known, survived by one daughter and four grandchildren.
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John Vernon
Stokes BP. Saunders
Dallas
Mi Anu
J. C. Saunders
Stoke
P Saunders
Dalle
Bonhaw
Jved Agnene
Sorrouw
Bonham Wen See New Chevrolet Care
Unclear readable text references Bonham Wen See and Chevrolet care with stray phrases. The fragmentary item also mentions unusual surgical operation and offenders given whipping, but no coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities to confirm.
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Bonham Wen
Chevrolet Care
It Wasn't Cussin Practicing For Play Dallas
Neighbors in Dallas recall a late night dispute in which a couple argued loudly about profanity and rehearsal for a show at the theater. The husband says they were rehearsing and not swearing, while the wife insists the noise and language were real. The exchange was interrupted by a telephone call from the landlord urging quieter conduct.
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Dallas
Wanted boy to deliver papers with pony
Classified ad seeks an active boy with a pony to deliver newspapers for Favor ite office Bi. Apply by May 43. A 22 a6 cloudiness indicates tonight’s weather, with a likely colder shift in the northeast portion as the forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and a drop in temperatures.
Story League session features Christmas stories
The Story League held a regular Tuesday meeting with Mrs Ann Survy. About 92 attendees heard sequential tales in a Claris style, each story evoking tears and reflecting the vital role of storytelling across generations. Mrs Sweeney presented Luke's version of Christ's birth, Miss Mary Carr shared Little Corsuelo’s tale to the Christ Child, Mrs Van Zandt offered A Holy Night, and Mrs Glass recounted The Christmas Stocking.
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Story League
Regula
Ann Survy
1933 Forecast Praises Business Outlook
The line suggests optimism that the upcoming year will bring better business conditions for most people, signaling improved prospects and a hopeful economic outlook.
Baptists Laud Two Congressmen for Prohibition Vote
Dallas December 7 resolutions commend Congressmen Tom Blanton and Wright Patman for voting against repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The Baptist general convention of Texas executive board adopted the measure at its Tuesday meeting at First Baptist Church. The board outlined plans for a more intensive evangelistic campaign next summer and agreed to aid seventeen districts with full-time missionaries, replacing part-time leaders.
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Dallas
Congressmeecn
Tom Blanton
Wright Patman
The
Baptist General Convention of Texas
First Baptist Church
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Texas Highway Commission
Oc’e Speer
Fred Connerly
Third Court of Civil Appeals
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Civil Appeals Court
Travis
James V. Allred
Commission
A. Alu
iMeadolake
Young and Traylor
Dem
Gatesville
Bonham, Texas
Bonham State Bank
Brance Alay
U.S
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Wim Sa
Ava
Spurgee Hendrix
Oya
Vouthecl
Pipuers
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Cred
Cussin
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Ares
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Dhe Nort
Stetson
Rodgers
the Good Clothes
Cogswell
Cedar Chest
Nova States Radio Beneles
Bonham Furniiture CO
Mary Coleman
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