Mother Tells Why She Drowned Her 2 Year Old Son
In Newburgh New York on January 16 Mrs Dorothy Sherwood on trial for her life testified she drowned her two year old son in a moment of desperation after being deserted by a suitor who pretended to be a German She a former Salvation Army worker and show girl pleads temporary insanity and says she lost her composure as she described how she allowed her son Jimmy to play by Moonda Creek before drowning him to save him from suffering.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Dorothy Sherwood
Salvation Army
Jimmy
Moonda Creek
Local Residents Handy Visit Notes
TTL BY A B Scarborough has gone to Florida for a vacation of several weeks. Mrs D A Blard has been sick of a severe cold the past few days. June Wilson of Sherman was in this city a few hours today on business. Mrs W L Evans of Sherman and Mrs J C McKinney of Durant Okla are in Bonham today. Mrs Roy Neal of Tulsa Okla visiting her parents Mr and Mrs A B McBrayer and other relatives and friends. Kenneth Smith of Washington DC is here to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Sid Smith. We will visit in Amarillo for a day or two before returning to Washington.
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D. A. Blard
June Wilson
Sherman
Wl H Evans
J. C McKinney
Durant, Oklo
Bonham
Roy Neal
Tulsa
Okla
A. B. McBrayer
Kenneth Smith
Washington, D. C
Sid Smith
Amarillo
Washington
Henryetta
Okla.) News
L. E. Dicus
the News
Dicus
Putnam County
Ohio
Skalida
Texas
Lone Star
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Rotirians
Presbyterian Church
Henyetta
L. E Dicus
Bonham News
Judge S Leste Sustains Fractured Wrist
The judge S Leste has a slight fracture to a wrist bone after a slip at Leonard last evening. He is on the streets today and faces inconvenience from using only one arm.
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S. Leste
Leonard
Meningitis in Cablas Area Causes New Death
Dallas reports a third death from spinal meningitis in Oa area when C. J. Hawkins died in a Dallas hospital. Last week a CCC worker and a girl also died at Mesquite in Dallas County.
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Cablas
Dallas
C. J. Hawkins
Civilian Conservation Corps
Mesquite
Woman 27 on trial for first negret murder at mercy case
Mrs Sherwood, 27, blond and a widow, faces trial for first degree murder. The State argues mercy is unnecessary and seeks the electric chair. She testifies she is penniless and unable to find work.
Public Inquiry Follows Bonham Plane Crash Aftermath
Shattered wreckage of a luxury airliner that killed seventeen near Brinkley Ark was moved to dry ground for a public inquiry led by Major R W Schroeder of the Commerce Department. Missing vital instruments and a speed recorder. investigation to public hearing, with Brinkley named as possible site.
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Goopwin
Ark
R. W Schroeder
Department of Commerce
Ralph Damon
American Airlines
Schoeder
Brinkley
United
Connally Attacks Wilson Bias in Munitions Probe
The Senate Munitions Committee's wartime policy inquiry triggers sharp exchanges. Senator Connally accuses Chairman Nye of insulting President Wilson to boost his political interests while Senators Pope and Georgia's Georges defend the committee and challenge overreach amid testy remarks in the chamber.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Senate Munitions Committee
America
Comitteemen
Nye Rep
N Dakota
Senate
Connally
Texas
Nye
Wilson
J. P Morgan
Sen. Pope
Mem
Idaho
Georges
Dem
Georgia
Clark
Missouri
Wise
Pope
Automobile Dealers Say Normal Business Resumed Amid Trade Crisis
Chas Russell of Hassell Motor emphasizes returning to a sound basis after the National Act and the death of the NPA. Dallas area dealers prepare for a tough 1936 with increased auto sales and heightened finance management. Speakers Ed Payton John R Waes and W Burrus will address the gathering urging dealer attendance.
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Chas Tussell
Hassell Motor
Yitie
Council On Nations
NPA
Dallas
Jabas
Baker
Payton
John R Wae
National Association of Sales Finance
Burrus
Negro suspect killed in Carthage gun battle with officers
In Carthage Texas on January 16 Mace Grey a 35 year old Negro died after exchanging gunfire with officers who tried to arrest him during a DUI incident following a head on collision between his car and a car carrying two girls Juanita and Connie Fay Lagronne both uninjured. Grey had been on parole and had previously received a two year driving while intoxicated sentence.
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Carthage
Texas
Mace Grey
Necro
Ces Ang Hergayor
Piles Sane
Juanita
Conni
Fay Lagronne
Here
Helr
Grey
Waa
Chusy
Dante Lugienne
Shreveport
Gat
Cy S Hs
LL. M Hunt
Gry
Call Humphries for Radio Inspection and Repair Estimate
Advertisement urges residents to contact Humphries at tele 69M for inspection of radios and a cost estimate for repairs. The note presents a simple service offer with a single phone number.
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Tele
Old Stuff "Old Drivers Facing Curb" Headline
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes the phrase old stuff to describe pedestrian curb skepticism while the Greensboro Herald Tribune wonders about self government styles like the Philippines.
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Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Philippines
Greensboro
Herald- Tribune
Washington NIH assistant dies after meningitis exposure
Miss Anna Pabst of Washington D C, a young National Institute of Health laboratory assistant, was exposed when a meningitis culture splashed into her eye during an inoculation on Dercenver 11. She died on Christmas Day despite efforts to treat the eye injury.
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Anna Pabst
Washington, D. C
Young
National Institute of Health
Miss Pabst
Lawson Little Wins Sullivan Trophy for 1935 Golfing Honor
Lawson Little receives the Sullivan Trophy for 1935 in a ceremony noted by reporters as a major golfing honor. The event is described as taking place with celebration and standard press coverage of the award.
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Sullivan
Lawson Little
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