Mercury Rises Amid Cold Wave Across States
United Press reports a shift in weather as temperatures begin to rise after the coldest spell in state history. In Oklahoma City Claude C Newton, inmate at the state penitentiary, will undergo truth serum testing to prove his innocence, while other reports note rising temperatures in New York and Pittsburgh after a harsh winter period.
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Dallas
Dee
Oklahoma City
Claude C. Newton
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Texas
Newton
Oklahoma
Holenghie
Cemativ Plac
Announe
Chicago
Nec
State Bureau of Tdentist
R. R. House of
Perris
FATAL SHOT INCIDENT SHAKES TEXAS TOWN
Funeral services were held for Maurice Maddox, 14, who was accidentally shot during a scuffle over a shotgun while hunting with four other boys. The weapon was believed unloaded and the boy died Monday shortly after the accident.
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United Press
Palmer
Texas
Maurice Maddox
Secident
Counterfeiting Ring Busted in New Jersey Case
Secret Service and Royal Mounted Police busted a counterfeiting gang from Elizabeth New Jersey linked to the Wiegand family. Five arrested including the father and son. about 35000 in counterfeit notes passed in U S and Canada over nine months. A photo plate method printed color notes on hand paper with raised fiber. a stock certificate set tied to bogus bonds was also seized. Wiegand pleaded guilty and was jailed on 10000 bond.
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Secret Service
Woffieia
Elizabeth
N. J
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Ents
Frank Wieprand
Wiegand
Canada
Pen Wiegand
Vaulfit
Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company
Piulty
United States
Pfaffa Elizabeth
Telephone Exchange Work Nears Completion in Retor
J I Doon manager of the Northern Texas Telephone Co and crews from Benham Sherman rush a new Setor exchange. The project, hindered by cold weather, will begin with fifty four phones and likely expand. Retor town in Fannin County gains prominence from a nearby oil well claim and progressive spirit.
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J. I. Doon
Northern Texas Telephone Co
Benham
Sherman
Setor
Retor
Fannin County
South Line Notes and Local Social Details
South Line Notes recount ill health of Little Miss Addie Pace on South Fourth Street. Myrtle Long returns to Spies to teach after Christmas visit. NicK McCraw family moves to Clinkenbeard farm Betoy Pike. Pred McDowell and Kibs St. Mada return to Fort Worth after Christmas with Will McDowell family. Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Reece host turkey dinner at West Eleventh Street home with relatives and friends.
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South Fourth Street
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Spies
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Clinkenbeard
Betoy Pike
Pred McDowell
Kibs St. Mada
Fort Worth
Will McDowell
Thomas Reece
West Eleventh Street
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Ars. J. R. Reece
Mollie Reese
Sally Jo
Anita Tarpley
Ahee
Jona Ford
Katia McCraw
Eldon McCraw
Roseoa Morris
Weather updates and postal bid plans from Texas
The report notes cloudy skies and rising temperatures across West Texas with light rain in southern areas. In Wasnington on December 20, the post office department awarded seven air mail contracts to private firms and announced bids for two Chicago to Dallas and Fort Worth commercial lines expected to begin in April.
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United Press
Wasitington
Post Office Department
Lale
Chicago
Dallas
Fort Worth
Reserve Bank report notes trade decline for November
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas monthly business review reports a decline in trade for November. It cites better agriculture and livestock conditions, steady seedings and rapid early grain growth, but notes reduced buying and a gradual price drop in cotton and crude oil. Building activity exceeds last year.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Monthly Business Review
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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White Sox Player Ted Blankenship Weds in Sherman
Ted Blankenship, a member of the Chicago White Sox, married Margaret McDonald of Chicago in Sherman at 2 p.m. Monday. The couple left for a honeymoon in Oklahoma. Blankenship plans to join the White Sox in March at Shreveport, Louisiana, from his Bonham Texas home.
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Ted Blankenship
Chicago White Sox
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Margaret McDonald
Chicago
Points
Oklahoma
Blankenship
Bonham
Texas
White Sox
Marel
Shreveport
Poor Health of General Pershing Stirs Peru Dispute
Lima reports a pending return of General John J. Pershing to the United States for health reasons. The delay fuels diplomatic and political speculation over the Tacna-Arica plebiscite issue, with President Coolidge as arbitrator and Pershing leading the commission. White House confirms Coolidge will not withdraw.
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United Press
Lima
Peru
Tacna-America
John J. Pershing
United States
Taena-America
Coolidge
General Pershing
Tacna
Africa
Chile
Washington
White House
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Sudden Thaw Near Budapest Causes Loss Of Lives
A sudden thaw in Transylvania and surrounding areas triggers floods as rivers break banks near Budapest. Reported losses exceed a hundred deaths with peasants stranded atop trees or on rooftops while water roars through valleys washing away goods and cattle.
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Budapest
Dy United Press
Vienna
Transylvania
Roumania
Bodies of Three Discovered Near Muskogee Okla
Three men were found dead in a ditch near Muskogee Oklahoma along the Midland Valley rail line. Officials state all were apparently river and mangled by a passing train. Investigators note the roadbed danger and urge caution near the tracks.
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Okla
Midland Valley Railway
United Press
Muskoger
Dee
Midland Valley
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