Desilva Won’t Die In Chair As Ferguson Commutes
Governor Miriam Ferguson commutes Newt Desilva’s death sentence for the three year old Port Arthur case. Desilva will live in a penitentiary while awaiting a life sentence, following appeals and a personal plea citing age. A separate appeal remains for Pete Welk, condemned for the Dallas jailer murder.
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Ausin
Miriam Ferguson
Newt Desilva
Huntsville
A. Abrahamson
Port Arthur
Desilva
Board of Pardons
Agea Macner
Pete Welk
Dallas
Last word fashions and old time romance quoted
A London dispatch in the New York Evening Post says women are wearing glass gowns. The piece notes the latest fashion as the last word in style.
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London
New Yorkvening Post
Texas solens seturned 16 homes in session loom
Testimony from the legislative committee probing the state prison system was delivered to Governor Ferguson for action. Legislators returned home with a special session possible in about ninety days.
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United Press
Austin
Ferguson
Teapot Dome Trial Nears End in Wyoming
The defense in the Teapot Dome suit reads the depositor H. F. Bain and geologist A. W. Ambrose as the case nears closure in Cheyenne Wyoming. Admiral Latimer arrives to aid the defense and is expected to influence potentially critical proceedings.
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United Pres
Destruction and Death Toll Rise After Illinois Cyclone
Dawn reveals mass devastation in Little Egypt with 577 dead and 700 injured across Illinois Indiana and Kentucky. Relief efforts mobilize as Murphysboro burials number thirty and Chicago raises funds to aid victims while a relief train arrives with medical supplies and clothing.
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Saint Louis
Egypt
Murphysboro
President Orders Foreign Priests Off Mexican Soil
President Calles issues a government proclamation barring foreign Catholic priests from preaching in Mexican churches. The decree aims to quell strife and riots in churches sparked by religious conflicts.
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Foreion
United Press
Brownsvilles
Mexico
Calles
Barn Fire Near West Fourth Street Damages Hay
A barn at Sam Dulaney’s West Fourth Street home burned Thursday. The Fire Department quickly contained the blaze but hay and other items were damaged. Dulaney thanked the department with a $25 check, and the department requests public acknowledgment.
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Sam Dulaney
West Fourth Street
South Side Notes Personal Illnesses Update
Jernard Boyd has been sick at his home on South Fifth Street since Sunday but is improving. Mrs. Willie Bacon remains ill though resting better now. Uncle Matt Henson, ill for some time on Suth Third Street, is in critical condition and worsening daily. J G Danner confined to his room for weeks is slowly improving. Hr E Crittenden visited Mrs Willie Bacon and returned home to Yarnaby Oklo. Mrs Joe McCleary of Telephone is visiting here.
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Jernard Boyd
South Fifth Street
Willie Bacon
Matt Henson
Suth Third Street
J. G. Danner
Hr. E. Crittenden
Yarnaby
Oklo
Joe McCleary
Telephone
Honey Grove News Notes Local Crimes Trials and Health
The Honey Grove column reports a Ku Klux Klan cross sighting near the lodge, amid local social notes. M. B. Walcott of Uvalde is hospitalized in San Antonio for illness, Hayden Mann returns to Honey Grove, and W. A. Thomas, sister of Rep. Sam Rayburn, recovers from injuries in Dallas. R. R. Lane improves after appendicitis surgery in Paris. Fannin County to add a third district court term beginning January, June, and October, totaling twenty four weeks. Census data show cotton ginned in 1924 at 18,600,009 bales counting round bales as half and excluding linters, up from 10,170,000 the prior year.
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W. A. Thomas
Honey Grove
Fannis County
Dallas
Thomas
Sam Rayburn
Fannin County
United Press
Washington
Mar
Census Bureau
Walter Ramsey Visits from Cael sea Okla For Family Time
Walter Ramsey arrived Tuesday for a short visit with his mother and relatives. He lives in a country rich in crops and nearby coal oil and gas deposits. His mother still resides north of town and he is often at her side. Last summer Homey Grove hosted a successful picnic under Rufus Shelton Post American Legion with large crowds and satisfactory entertainment. Members of the Legion encouraged the public to support another picnic next summer.
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Walter Ramsey
Fron Caelsea
Okla
Mr. Ramsey
Walter Baisey
Homey Grove
Rufus Shelton Pass American Legion
Legion
A J Stevenson Seeks Pumper Upgrade for Fire Dept
A J Stevenson chief of the B Jam Fire Department urges upgrading equipment. He argues a new pumper would improve readiness for fires and evacuations. He warns delaying could jeopardize safety and response during large incidents.
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A. J. Stevenson
Rotatiar la
Local Picnic Favor Hailed In Town Meeting
A brief town meeting Monday showed virtually unanimous sentiment in favor of a community picnic. Organizers expect to set a date soon with business leaders endorsing the event and coordinating with local venues.
Texan Escapee Nabbed After New Crime Spree
Norman Barfield of San Antonio Texas, an escaped convict, was arrested after a second spree that included burglarizing a millionaire. Grove pursues Shepherd as details of the prior escape unfold. Kem Hews and Bunt Anderson are noted in the scene with Anderson having escaped.
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GROVE
Shepherd
United Press
Richmond
Norman Barfield
San Antonio
Texas
Kem Hews
Bunt Anderson
Deputies clash in French Chamber during strike question
Paris March 20 deputies engaged in a fierce fight in the Chamber of Deputies as Premier Herriot answered a question on government attitude to the strike. The melee interrupted proceedings during a debate about trade and labor unrest.
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Chamber OF Frenchi Deputies
United Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Herriot
Weather item on Mexican children in Utah schools
A weather brief notes a large number of Mexican children attending public schools in Utah. The report highlights educational demographics and regional schooling patterns without graphic detail.
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Tenty Thousand
Crowe Probes Detective Files in Ward Murder Case
Chicago March 20 States Attorney Crowe searched private detective agency records to find new evidence against William D. Shepherd charged with murdering his millionaire ward William McClintock. He said Shepherd hired detectives to alter records and that Jones agency records were ordered seized. Shepherd is held in the county jail.
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United Press
Chicago
Mar
Crowe
William D. Shepherd
William McClintock
Shepherd
Jones Agency
Mrs Vance to Visit Mrs Bu in Arkansas
Mrs Margaret Vance of Chilhowie Virginia travels to Hot Springs Arkansas to spend the winter as a guest of Mrs Herbert Bu. She will visit with her mother for a few days and attend afternoon gatherings.
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Margaret Vance
Chilhowie
Virginia
Arkansas
Herbert Bu
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